The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-01-07
JANUARY TO BE BAD.
So Says Hicks. the St. Louis Meath
er prOnoSiCator,

Rev. lrt X. Hicks, OF st. Louis, in his
predictions for January, 1909, says:
A reactionary storm period centers on
the 9th and 7th. At this time the earth
is in perihelion, or nearest the sun,
with Uranus in opposition and Neptune
! IN conjunction with sun and earth. Full
moon at extreme north declination is
on the 9th. Decided reaction to falling
barometer and warmer will pass east
ward over the country at this time, re-
sulting in general rain and snow storms
on and touching the 9th and 7th. Don't
be surprised il billiards. hit many sec
lions at this time, with cold wave and |
high winds following from northwest.
The 4th to 9th is seismic period center
ing on the 9th. Such may not occur,
but maximum tendency will exist.
A regular storm period extends from
the 9th to the 14th is central on the
18th. The Mercury period is central on
the 18th reaching from the 9th to the
a9th. Falling barometer and marked
winter storms will pass over the coun-
try from west to east from about Sun
day the 10th to Thursday the 14th. The
crisis will fall on and touching the 18th.
Heavy sleet storms, turning to billiards.
northward may be expected. A cold
wave, with cloudy clustering weather
Will lollO CuS I'LL oONCidi ooyos
Preparation and watchfuIness should be
Your watchwords.
A reactionary storm period is central
on the 10th and 18th. The Mercury dis
turbance is still in force and will help
to incite storms of sleet and snow on
and touching these days. Cold rains
will pass over regions to the southwark.
High barometer and frigid gales will
bring fair cold weather following the
storms.
A regular storm period begins with
new moon on the 2lst is central on the
23rd, and extends to the 18th. Decided
change to warmer will appear westward
by the 2lst, with falling barometer and
eloudiness. These conditions will adj
vance eastward, resulting in decided
winter storms from Friday the % to
Monday the 25th. Look with confidence
for these storms and for violent change
to high barometer and cold, pushing
close on the western hanks of storm
areas. The chances are that January
thaw' may appear during this period,
with winter thunder and lightning on
and about the 35th, but cold will follow
and don't you forget it. Reports of
seismic shakes in various parts Of the
globe will be most natural on or within
three or four days of the 21st. We do
not say that they must, as physical
necessity, occur: but we do contend
that this is periodic time when such
phenomena are hundred to one more
probable. This being true there are
cesnic, scientific principles behind it
worth contending for.
reactionary storm period has it's
center on the 2Sth and 10Th, at which
time the cold will relax, the barometer
will fall and cloudiness with rain and
snow will reappear. At this closing
period for January, the indications are
that the disturbances will be COM
paratively moderate. The conditions
existing at the proceeding period, the
2tst to 25th promise much more general
and active storms, in which cases the
disturbed periods as a rule are longer
continued, and the reactionary periods
following are marked with less intensity.
This is especially true when no other
astronomic causes are bearing on the
reactionary period, as is the case in
this closing period, for January.
We are reasonably certain that jan
aary will not prove the most severe and
disagreeable month of the present
winter OF course there will be some
severe winter storms, and cold waves
will follow each storm period in due
order; but these will be what may be
called normal. There are no apparent
causes for phenomenal weather condi-
tions such as are usually to be expect
ed in this mid winter month. Naturally
the winters cold reaches it's maximum
In January, but such maximum cold is
not always attended by storms out of
the ordinary. 1t is the natural result OF
cumulative cold, arising from the fact
that continued long nights and short
days have allowed the boreal influences
to reach high tide in the northern hemi-
sphere. When aggravating combina.
tions of astronomic causes fall in Janu
airy, thus antagonizing and intensifyine
the natural tendency to maximum colo
eur worst billiards. and greatest cold
waves occur. AS stated above no such
concentration of astronomic causes falls
in the present month.