The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-08-31
LITTLE COMFORT
IN September.
Rev. lrI Hicks Predicts a Success
sion Of Storms During
The Month.

prophet.
On and touching Friday, the Ist,
no reader may be surprised to see
or hear of a crisis in the elements
rain, wind and thunder, with
equinoctial tenpests in the south
coast regions very probable. The
disturbances at this time will, in
all probability, be prolonged in
cloudy, threatening and possibly
stormy weather, up to and through
the 3rd, 18th and 5th. Change to
rising barometer, westerly winds
and clearing, cooler weather will
touch most parts about the 5th to
9TH.
The regular Vulcan storm period
central on the 9th, will be felt as
early as the 9TH or Sth, in falling
barometer, change to warmer and
growing cloudiness in western sec
tions. AS these conditions in
crease and advance eastward over
the country, storms of wind, rain
and thunder will visit most local.
ties about Saturday the 9th to
Monday the nth.
We find full moon on the 18th
and moon on the equator on the
I4th. The 18th to 10Th are also
reactionary storm days. We may
therefore, look for decided storm
conditions to continue over these
dates. One of the most probable
earthquake periods in September
will be central on the 18th extend
ing twenty-four to thirty-six hours
before and after that day. A mark
ed change to high barometer, Yves,
terly gales and much cooler will
almost certainly follow general and
severe storms at this time. Frosts
IN many localities, especially north
ward, between the 5th and 10th,
may reasonably be expected. The
next regular storm period is CEN
trail on the 2Ist, this being also
the central day of Earth's autumn
nal equinox. This period will ex-
press itself in falling barometer,
rising temperature, threatening
storm clouds, with rain, wind and
thunder, the crisis falling on the
2Ist to 23rd, progressively from
west to east.
The 27th, 18th and goth are re
dictionary storm days not far from
the center of the autumnal equi-
noX, and with the moon at new
and on the celestial equator on the
28th and in perigee, or nearest the
earth, on the 10th. We predict
that within the period embraced
between Wednesday eth and Sat
urday the goth, many wide-sweep-
ing and violent storms will visit
various parts of sea and land all
around the earth. Seismic distur-
Dances and volcanic activity will |
be natural concomitants of all |
these phenomena.
There may be those who for per-
sonal ends will forcibly construe
all this into false and sensational
meaning. But the intelligent pnb
lie understands us too well to be /
deceived by. mercenary traducers. .
While every sensible person will
know that risks and dangers arts
ing from an excess of storms at
this time are greatly increased, at /
the same time all will know that
our forecasts and warnings do not
imply anything out of the ordi-
nary. THE ordinary" during
the regular season of equinoctial .
storm and tempest, as all those
who are most exposed to their fury
know is not a matter to be light
ly laughed down and kicked aside. /
There may be seasons when these
wild, equinoctial storms are re-
duced to comparatively harmless
minimum, but ten to one they will |
show up at more than one point, .
even on our own coast, and across
our prosperous states, bearing in
their desolating winds death to
some and destruction to many.
Too many, alas, are unmindful
of and unWatChful against these .