Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-05
MAY SEE MERCURY
PROF. FOSTER STATES THAT Sci.
poM-sEEN PLANET WILL BE
VISIBLE THIS MONTH
July Weather to Contain Both High
and Low Temneratures--Wea
Prophet Says Spectators Worse
Than Beef Trust-Need Legislation.

Mercury, that seldom seen planet
Will be visible, providing the sky is
clear, from tonight until July %,
on very clear nights, according
to this weeks bulletin issued by Prof
w. I. Foster of Washington, D. G..
The professor also predicts a sort of
melange of hot and cold weather for
the month just beginning as we'll as a
combination of rainy weather and
drouth in different parts of the
country.
He says that alarming reports will
be heard from the corn crop because
OF this drought, which will be at its
worst in that portion of the grain pro-
ducing districts which center around
st. Louis, Mo- In this connection the
weather prophet again advices farmers
TO hold out for 60 cent corn at the
Chicago market, but warns the option
dealer Of the big Sharks" whom he
says are more to be feared than any
freaks of the weather man or his ele-
ments. In his arraignment of these
sharks" the professor is really quite
crusty as it were. This weeks bulle-
tin follows:
a.
bulletin gave forecasts of disturbance
TO cross continent 81 to July 1, warm
wave 26 to 80, cool wave 20 to July 8.
Next disturbance will reach Pacific
coast about July 2, cross west of Rock
les country by close of 3, great central
valleys to 6, eastern states Z.
Warm wave will cross west of Rock
les about 2, great central valley 4,
eastern states g. Cool wave will cross
west of Rockies about 5, great central
valley Z, eastern states 8.
This disturbance will bring one of
the two very high temperature warm
waves of the month and decidedly
the hottest weather of the first half
OF July will occur while that warm
wave is passing. All weather features
accompanying that disturbance will be
of greater intensity than usual. Pre-
ceding the storm center will come a
great rise in temperature and follow
ing it a great fall; weather extremes
will continue from about 4 to IL.
During that week the rain fall will
not be general but very heavy in a
few small, sections, while drouth con-
ditiohs will be more threatening in
other sections Of the west central val
lev, particularly that great grain
ntry Of which st. Louis is a
ltral point. Alarming reports will
heard about the corn crop.
Again advise dealers against the
nense power Of the millionaire
,culators. Y3u must watch those
sharks more carefully than you do
weather. They will trick you out
any legitimate profits that would
lerwise come with bad crop
,ather.
More great spectators, who throw
.eir money in the balance against
upply and demand are more danger
Gus to the country than the packing
houses ever could be and more richly
deserve investigation and drastic laws
to regulate them than any species of
graft ever known. Turn the time
light onto them and let the people
have legitimate trade, governed by
supply and demand.
s9July temperatures will average not
far from normal but cooler in the
southwest than in the northeast. The
drouth will also extend into the south
eastern states and into Florida.
Elm a general way, July will bring
two great hot periods, centering
around 4 and %, and two unusually
ccIl periods covering about week,
each and centering near the 10 to 80.
The most severe storms and other
weather extremes will occur the weeks
centering about the and %. IN
usually severe weather is expected
and Immediately and following
June 80.
During July Venus will be beauti-
full silvery bright adornment in the
western evening sky Close to it but
little nearer the sun will shine the
seldom seen Mercury, very clear sky
this evening and until July 23, might
enable you to see that fleet footed
planet"