The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-06-03
Hicks's Forecasts for June.

The Ord, 4th and 9Th are reactionary storm
dates. From the Bird to 9th, inclusive, these
conditions will pass progressively over the
country from west to east, causing rains and
thunder storms generally in their passage.
The storm period, extending from the 9TH to
the 12th promises to bring some of the most
general and severe disturbances of the month.
We predict that the weather and storm con-
ditions during the last half of June will safely
indicate what may generally be expected quite
through the month of July.
From about the 10th to the 18th of June is
an annual period of maximum electrical and
magnetic excitement Earth currents, seismic
and volcanic disturbances, great thunder
storms and dOwnpours OF rain, as a rule reach
a crisis about this time. Such results should
not surprise any of our readers from about the
9th to the 18th of the present month. Great
warmth, attended by high humidity and very
low barometer, will be warnings of probable
danger that none can afford to despise or neg
lect. The blending of the Mars influence with
the June solstce period indicates that thunder
showers may transpire during the afternoons
and evenings, up to and through the reaction
ary storom period covering the 18th to the
18th
This is a time when haymakers will be under
constrant in harvesting their crops. Grasses
and grains that will stand without material
loss until the June solstice showers subSide,
will be safer uncut, unless small quantities are
reaped at Il time and handled with great
promptness and care.
The Vulcan storm period extending from
the 10Th to oath, is central on the Dist, the
central day of the summer solstice period.
This period will bring very high temperature,
low barometer and threatening storms.
The moon being on the celestial equator on
the oath and in apOgee on the 18th, in every
probability thunder storms June showers and
great electrical unrest will continue into the
reactionary storm PERIOD central on 2Gth,
9th and 2Sth. 1t will be very natural, but
not as a rule dangerous, for electrical clouds
to flash and blaze all through the nights at this
part of the June solstice.
1t is proper that we repeat what we have
often said, that there is the greatest danger in
taking shelter under green trees during these
June thunder storms. We repeat. also, the
warning of danger to live stock from lightning
in crowded barns and sheds. and from expos
ure to wire fences. Every season we hear of
much stock being killed by lightning, in con-.
sequence of flocks and herds budding under
trees and against wire fences in thunder
storms. These suggestions may seem unim-
portant to some but correct statistics of loss
and death by lightning, especially in the
month of June, would put different mean
ing into the proposition.
If heavy rains and storms occur at the be-
ginning of the Mars period, say from the 10th
10 the 18th, the same may be expected to con.
tinue at the reactionary period, 2Gth to 2Sth,
and at the storm periods through much of
July. If dry weather and high temperatures
lead into the opening of the Mars period in
any wide section. July will bring hurtful
degree of warmth and drouth to that section.
At the same time another extreme may begin
and continue through the same period. We
have said, and we will believe that a marked
shortage of rainfall will be felt over much of
the great central, western, northwestern and
southwestern grain belts, before the crops of
the present season are matured.