Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-07
AND FOSTER SAYS IT
WILL BE COLDER YET
MOREOVER THE PRESENT COOL
NESS is LIABLE TO CONTINUE
UNTIL BIG DROP PASSES.
JUNE AND JULY HOT
Best Time to Visit the jamestown Ex-
JUNE AND JULY HOT
Best Time to Visit the Jamestown Elk
position Viii be Between August is
and October 15-Interesting New
Scientific Idea Advanced.

II any persons thought the past few
days have been cold weather for May,
they have another guess coming for
Professor Foster in this weeks bulle-
tin declares that the real article in
winter weather Is not due until about
the middle Of the month, Moreover,
the present GOODNESS is liable to stay on
until the final drop is over. Following
that period Iowa may have q season
Of either drouth or rain, a sthe state
lies directly between the two sections
of the country which will experience
these extremes. Professor Fosters
prediction in full is us follows:
Washington, d. G., May 4>-Last bull
letin gave forecasts Of disturbance to
cross continent to 9, warm wave 4 to
8, cool wave Z to IL. Next disturbance
will reach Pacific coast about 8, cross
west OF Rockies country by close Of 10,
great central valleys ii to 10, eastern
states IA. Warm wave will cross west
Of Rockies about 8, great central val
will cross west of Rockies about ~,
great central valleys IA, eastern states
16.
Greatest Drop May 10 to IA.
This disturbance will be most severe
on the Pacific slope about May to 10
and at the same time the disturbance
preceding it will be at its greatest in
tensity on the Atlantic slope. This 10
to IA disturbance will be preceded by
very cool weather and will be followed
by the greatest drop in temperature
that will occur In May. This will be-
come a furious storm out on the At
lantic from 15 to 10. gss II
Principal rains of this disturbance
will occur about the great lakes and
the upper Ohio valley while dry wealth.
er will prevail on the Atlantic slope,
the upper Mississippi valley and In
western Texas.
About and following May A severe
ed with rains in Illionis, Indiana and
Ohio, while elsewhere dry weather is
expected.
June and July Hot.
am expecting June and July to be
very hot and dry In many parts of the
United States, and therefore not a fav-
orable time to visit Washington and
the Jamestown exposition. / expect
August to be cool month and Septem-
Der and October moderate, therefore,
advise my readers that from August Ii
to October Is will be the most favor.
able time for that eastern trip. will
keep this matter in mind and advise
my readers of probable coming wealth.
er events more in detail.
Science Notes.
OF course a majority of those who
visit the jamestown exposition Will
stop over at Washington from one to
ten lays and see the interesting fea-
lures of the capital city. So far as
possible q visit to Washington would
be included In the education Of every
American youth. l suggest this pro
gram: Start out on foot and walk to
the Washington monument, then te
Smithsonian institution Corcoran ART
gallery, war department, the treasury
pension bureau, take street cars fol
capitol, then soldiers home. Don't
miss 3 ride on the big motor car. "See
ing Washington" Put In one day see
ing the geological park Then IL time
permits see the weather bureau, nava
observatory and Cabin John.
New Scientific Discovery.
Professor France in Germs of MIND
| in Plants" holds that plants are living
beings capable of receiving impress
sfons from the outside world and, like
animals, moving In search Of food ant
for protection. Interest is intensified
when we inquire whether all ANNA
| life first existed in vegetable form We
can not now draw the line where PLAN
life ends and animal life begins ant
we know that electricity is the life
force Of both and magnetism the build
er. An electric current moves dowr
and magnetic spiral up IN all vegeta
ton. the former bringing plant food
the latter adjusting the material to the