Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-09-30
OCTOBER WEATHER.
Rev. IrI Hicks Predicts Regular
Storm Period"-And Other
Things.

October weather will be up to the
average kind when Mercury, Vulcan,
/ Jupiter and the Earth take hand in
furnishing it. Rev. Irl Hicks says a
regular storm period will prevail the
closing days in September, exte nding
to October 4.
This period will have the combine d
| forces of Vulcan, Mercury, Earth and
Jupiter bearing upon it. The new
Moon being at an eclipse node on
| September 29th, will greatly aug
ment the tendency 10 earthquake and
volcanic diturbances up to the 4th to
| 9th of Oct lber Autumnal hurricanes,
especially in the southern states. would
be most natural at this period, with
boreal storms of great energy COM
ing out of the northwest to meet
them.
In this event there will be danger
of tornadoes over the central, western
safes, with high and dangerous gales
over the lakes and along the Allan
tic coats. Rains will reach most in
terror sections, with probability Of
sleet and snow along extreme north
erh parts of the country. Sharp
cold for the season will come with
the high baIometric pressure, as the
storm areas move out of che way TO
the eastward. Frost in many sec
tions should not surprise readers of
these forecasts, any time from about
the End to the 9Th.
reactionary storm period falls
on the 6th, 9TH and 9Th, coincident
with Moons first quarter on the 9th.
Falling barometer, softening, south
erly winds, and re turn of general fall
ing weather will be the natural order
on and touching the 9Th, 9TH and 9Th.
Autumnal, chilly nights will come
with the rising barometer from the
northwest, progressively eatward and
southwark, on and about the 9Th, 9Th
and 10th.
A regular storm period extends
from the 10th to the 10th, having its
center on the 18th. The Moon is on
thu celestial equator on the 18th, in
dicating that low barometer, cloudi-
ness and autumnal thunder storm.
will gather, and visit many localities
in an eastward sweep from the 18th
to the 10th. As these storms grad
ually move to the east, a high ba-
rometer will press close on their
western tanks, and cool, frosty
nights will spread over most parts
of the country, especially northward
and central, on and touching the
14th, 18th and 18th.
Cool to chilly weather will reach
almost or quite to the gulf at this
time Seismic reriod, in which earth
quake reports will be had from many
parts of the Earth, extends from the
18th to the 18th, having its center
on the 10Th. Keep your eye on the
period and the telegraphic reports.
A reactionary storm period centers
on the 18th, 18th and goth The
Venus disturbance, which reachel it's
center in November, will begin to
affect storm and weather conditions
this time.
Tendency to much higher temper
atures, with unste ady. fluctuating
barometer and electrical storms, will
be the natural order. Sudden ris-
idg of the barometer, autumnal gales
from the northwest, and change to
decidedly cool, will push the rear of
these storms and spread eastward
and southwark from about the 18th
to 22nd. A regular storm period
covers the 22nd to the 9th, being
central on the oath. Falling barom-
eter and other growing storm condi-
early in this period, all Of which will
move eastward, increasing in strength
and magnitude.
On and touching the 26th and 9th
they will reach their eliminating
stages in the central Mississippi Val
ley in rain, wind and thunder. At
the same time snow squalls will be
following from the west and north,
with rising barometer, high gales
and much GLIDER, Gle airing weather.
Those who navigate the great north
ern lakes. who donot recognize the
probability of danger at this and
other October periods, may have
cause to regret their indifference and
lack of precaution and watchfulness.
The Moon will be on the equat )r,
passing to south decIination on the
Goth and in perigee on the 9th.
Drop of temperature, almost to the
frost and freezing line will be pre-
vented, if at all, orly by the fact
that the Moons conjunction with the
Earth and Sun is just ahead of those
dates. Good observers can easily
prove to themselves that high barom-
eters and changes to colder weather
are, as a rule, retarded by the near
approach of the new Moon, or the
Moons conjunction with the Sun and
Earth.
A reactionary storm period covers
the last three days of the month.
The new Moon on the 29th will
bring the elimination of this period
on and touching that day. Storms of
rain, wind and autumnal thunder
will result at this time, passing to
the eastern states and leaving high
barometer and much colder, clearing,
weather behind them by the end of
the month. marked earthquake
period is central on the 29th, extend
ing from the 26th to November 4th.
This period will bear watching
While the general outlook for Octo-
Der would seem to be normal, the
presence of a Venus disturbance,
confined with those of Jupiter and
Earth, make it entirely probable