The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-03
Promises a Stormy March.

Irl r. Hicks, the St. Louis weather
prophet who has been forecasting
bad weather all winter, comes out
with another batch of bad weather
| promises for March, with cold wealth
or continuing all through the month.
He says regular storm period Is
central on the LIST, beginning in
February and ending March 3rd.
This period is at the center of the
Venus period, with forces of Earth
and Mars becoming greatly intensi-
| fled. Equatorial storms Of great
energy, especially in the south, are
promised for the End and 3rd. At
| the close of this and other March
periods look for blizzardous changes
to high northerly gales, with cold
| waves sweeping from the northwest
| far into the south and east.
| A second storm period falls on the
| 9Th, 7th and Sth, with indications
| that are unsettled, if not stormy
| weather may fill much of the time
between the first and the third storm
| periods of the month. The Venus
| disturbance, combined with Earth
and Mars, are sufficient to cause
heavy and prolonged disturbances
at any time throughout the month.
| A regular storm period extends
from the 10th to the 18th, the Moon
is on the celestial equator and in
perigee. 1t is in conjunction with
Earth and Sun on the 18th, the ex-
act center of the greatest magnetic
and electric perturbation of the
whole year. The barometer and
every other reliable indicator of ap-
preaching storms should be careful
| ly needed throughout this period.
| West India storms are entirely prob
able in central to southern parts,
causing vicious thunder storms and
tornadoes. Watch the 18th, 18th,
18th and 18th. A blizzard out of
the northwest will be natural on the
western flank of these storms. The
10th to the 18th is also a very de-
cided seismic period. Watch for
earthquakes and volcanic reports.
A reactionary storm period is
central on the 18th, 18th and 18th,
with Moon at the extreme north
declination. The storm chart also
shows that this period is near the
center of both the Earth and the
Mars equinoxes. 1t is coincidence
not seen in ages that they should fall
exactly together on March 21st.
Violent storms may or may not Oc-
cur at this time, but on and touch
ing the 18th, 18th and 18th is an
other time to exercise calm and pru-
| dent Watchfulness and care. Change
to high barometer and much colder
will come out of the northwest be-
hind these storms.
A regular storm period, as full Of
storm possibilities as any In the
month, is central on the oath, ex-
| tending from the 22nd to the 9th.
Full moon on the celestial equator
falls in the midst of this period on
the 25th. Tropical storms Of the
nature of hurricanes and tornadoes
will be natural southwark, with a
boreal counterpart of billiards. and
| sleet to the northward. The crisis of
this period will strike progressively
from west to east from the oath to
the 9th. A general cold and severe
wave for March will most likely
come out of the northwest, and
sweep far into the southeastern parts
of the country in the rear of ad-
vancing storm areas. 1t will touch
most parts of the country between
the 25th and 29th
A reactionary storm period centers
on the goth and 31st. This is at the
crisis of the Mercury disturbance,
! and SO near the center of the Mars
and Earth periods on the 21st that
prolonged storms of rain, sleet and
snow should not be surprising dur
ing the last week of March.
Everybody who has watch will
be interested in the following author
itatiye advice as to how to wind and
care for it.: Turn slowly and avoid
all jerky movements. When a watch
is wound at night it has only. the
weakened spring to offer as resistance
to the jerks and jolts of the daytime.
The morning winding lessons the dan
ger of breaking the handspring, being
at time when the spring is
no longer at full tension at night can
stand the cold better A watch should
never be suspended or laid against a
cold surface. Sudden change In the
1 temperature is the cause of most
main springs breaking. The watch
pocket should be cleaned frequently,
for there was never joining made
tight enough to keep out all the dust
Even with the greatest care watch
should be cleaned once year. AS
the oil becomes dry it mixes with
metallic dust and grinds away on the
works like emery. Don't lay your
watch down one night and hang 1t up
the next. Keep 1t In the same position
as nearly as possible.
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The fool killer doesn't understand
q bride or overlook duty.
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