The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-14
FORECASTS OF
1914 WEATHER
Rev. Ira Hicks Is Very Strong on
Storm Periods

The twentieth annual number of the
Rev. Ira II Hicks almanac has re-
Gently been issued, leaving the world
ia whirl ON for another twelvemonth
with not the slightest fear for what
may befall i'm the way of weather. 1t
contains some meterology, some as
trolOgy. some astronomy, and no little
Hicks. in the form of prediction for
each month of what weather is To be-
fall And if you are as clever as DR.
Hicks. YOU can figure out which part
of the country each prediction is to
apply To. and if YOU are not you can
sniff and say that ii is easy enough
to predict storms and fair weather,
mixed up with rain, snow, hail slcet,
sunshine and moonlight when you
have the whole United States To work
on.
The government at Washington
doesn't like Mr.. Hicks. 1t is perfectly
to say that he is long range fore
caster operating in 81. Louis, Mo"
Yet tho government ana Mr.. Hicks
both follow the principles OF meteorol-
ogy for viii IN neither the government
nor Mr.. Hicks. but a Power some
what greater. was responsible The
long range forecastcr's methods are
not precisely like those of the govern
mcnt, for he issues his almanac once
"a Year. while the weather bureau is
sues daily report ana doesn't find
itself ovciburdened with accuracy.
Strong on Storm Periods.
Mr.. Hicks is strong on storm per-
iods January. for example. he allows |
viii have a rcactionary storm period |
from Il To- y; a regular one from the |
- to the II; reaction from the Is !
10 20; regular frcm the "a to -. |
ana "a linaI reaction winding up the
month. 80 it goes through every |
month. Alphonse regular says to Gas
ton reaction: I'm follow YOU" and |
life becomes one long succession of
storm periods.
The prophet is 10y NJ means mis-
guided and he is far more reasonable
than the old Farmers Almanac. But
he is wise enough to know that ma
tiun- wide circulation Is better than IA
local one. 50 that some part of the
country can find weather To suit his
predictions and lay down the shovel
and hoe long enough To write to MIR.
Hicks and tell HIM how absolutely
dead rght and second-seeing he was.
February Cold, March Tornadoes
h.. N b.t |
February 12-14 will he piercing cold
Gin italics). followed by bizzardous
storms and borcal trouble which is
'nly reading up to the March equi-
loX. The March prediction tells us,
llso i'm italics, that the barometer Is
he thing al greatest worth in fore
clling the oncoming and intensity of
'torms and other disturbances. Moth
ng heretical i'm that.
con- March IL l. and 13 someone is
going To get wicked equinoCtial dis
mhances." tornadoes from the south
and billiards from the north. 600!
Furthermore, the days of greatest
C1ust after we read this we look at
the calendar. March Is is Friday)
April will come in quietly and scnsi-
bly,, but there are going to be many,
Too many, hail storms. From the 26
Ia the % the best place for every one
is i'm bed, for Abnormal warmth will
reach a crisis eliminating in fierce
storms of thunder, rain. hail and
wind" Whoops!
About the 25th of May there may he
danger of tornado storms; perhaps
not, but watch. And SO IL goes. June,
July and August will be summary, hut
about September. look out for fall. 1t
will surely be here by December. and
hen YOU can buy another almanac AS
Q weather doctor, Or. Hicks is inn
nense. He makes u little common
sense so a long way
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