Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1912-01-30
FEBRUARY WEATHER
What the Rev. Irl R. Hicks Fore
casts for the Second Months
Hand Out.
MARS EQUINOcTIAL ON THE 9Th
January Lingers in February's Lap
and Then Win be Regular Storm
Periods-Wind Sleet and
Snow.

Lest we forget" with the passing
Of the month the gymnastics perform
ed by the weather in January. Rev.
Irl r. Hicks, stargazer and weather
prophet promises US that "the last
regular storm period in January ex-
tends TO the first and second of Feb
ruary," and as something extra for
those who, either by preference or
BY necessity, stick to this part %
the country while the roses are
blooming and warm winds blowing
straight from the Gulf Stream, are
making life a thing of JOY for
those who dwell in the Southland,
he promises that on these dates
there will be "cold and clearing
weather in western parts" while
the "storms will have passed into
the eastern sections"
Not content with this We are told
that "a seismic period is central on
February 2, covering three TO four
days before and after that date. I"
That doesn't sound so very dreadful,
but harken unto what followeth /:
Watch for general earthquake reports
not only at this, but every seismic
period throughout the year.
AS "brevity is the soul of wit, the
weather prophet here changes the
subject abruptly and confines his at
tention for the moment to telling US
about a reactionary storm period
which is central on the 4th, 9Th and
9th. 1t appears that the moon and
the planet Mars are responsible for
this, as "this period is at the center
of the Mars equinoctial. which falls
on the 9th. The Moon is on the celes-
tial equator the same day. Low ba-
rometer, thunder, wind and rain will
visit many sections, especially in the
Southern States, on and about the
9th, all to be followed by snow, ris-
ing barometer and change to much
colder the cold wave to penetrate far
into the South and dominate the
weather up to about the 9th and
10TH"
AS he goes on the seer appears
to warm up to his subject and in black
letters he proclaims that regular
storm period" will be with us from
the 9th to the 14th. To make this
statement the more dismal, we are
assured that "about the 9th the ba-
rometer will begin falling in western
parts, change to warmer and cloud
mess, followed by rain, turning on
western TANKS to snow.
During the 18th 18th and 18th, into
the 14th, these storms will mo e
steadily eastward across the country,
preceded on the east TANKS by warmth
and rains, followed on the west by
snow, cold and clearing" The pro-
phet then lays down 1.-THE law of storm
and weather movement and change
"a law that all should understand
and remember. The periods of fair
and cold weather lie between the
periods of low barometer and storms,
and are progressive from west to
east, the same as the storm areas"
The new moon comes in for its
share of attention at this point, be-
ing the center of a reactionary
storm period which "falls on the
10th. 18th and 18th. The Earth's
vernal equinox will also be present
during this period, intensifying
storms and other phenomena. Low
barometer, much warmer. with very
active storm in many sections, will be
natural at this time. A seismic period
is central on the 18th, extending from
the 18th to the Goth.
Fearing this may prove tame per-
haps, the Rev. Mr.. Hicks calls our flag
cling attention to the fact that "a reg
ular storm period covers the Goth to
the 25th, being party covered by the
incoming Mercury period. Disturb
ances of the preceding reactionary
period will scarcely subside until fall
ing barometer changes to warmer and
electrical storms will appear on the
goth. Rain and thunder, with violent
winds south will mark the first stages
of this period, but as the storms pro-
gress during the 2lst, 22nd, 23d and
oath, rain will turn to sleet and snow
amounting to blizsards followed from
the north by high winds and a sweep
ing cold wave"
Following upon this ard closing the
remarks made by the prophet about
the weather for February comes a
reactionary storm period (which is
central during the last three days of
the month. The Mercury, Earth and
Mars periods combine their disturbing
forces at this time calling for pro-
longed and very decided storms of
rain, wind, sleet and snow Some
dark hints about West Indian storms,
ice gorges and floods are conveyed
by the prophet, but if we shall have
to have survived all the
other things to which he claims we
are to be exposed during the weeks
them, the probability is
that we shall be able to weather them,