The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-01
JULY WEATHER.
Hicks Says We Will Have Many
Storms and Rains During
This Month.

to very high reading, on and next to
that day. Spasmodic flights of bar
on'c1lic readings, causing severe, If
| not DANGEROUS, local gusts and thun-
| der storms. On and touching the
Bird and 18th. the barometer will
make a decided rise, bringing north
westerly winds and change to cooler,
pleasant heather.
The first regular storm period is
central on the 18th, extending over
the 18th to the 9th inclusive.
disturbing causes and what to
look for-The Earth is in aphelion,
or at the greatest distance from the
Sun on The 9Th, from which point it
will meet with gravitational, mag
netic and electrical restrain, begin
| it's perihelion, or nearest approach to
the Sun, which will be in January,
1916. Moon will be in apogee on
| the Sth, and at greatest north declin-
alton on the 9Th. The regular Vul-
can influence will be the chief cause
of whatever disturbances may ap-
pear at this period BY the 9Th and
9Th a very warm wave, attended by
low and falling barometer, will de-
Velop in the west, cloudiness will fol-
low, and storms of rain, attended by
wind and thunder, will take up their
march eastward. Very warm, sultry,
fair weather will precede these
storm centers in central and eastern
sections of the country, bringing
what are Familiarity called storm
breeding days" Good observers
will naturally look for the cloudiness
and storms that will follow, progress
sively from the west. Your barom-
eter will prove your best friend and
safest counsellor at this, as we'll as
all other storm periods. Do not take
our word for all this we are constant
ly saying about good barometer.
Inform yourself in a practical way
the weather and storms in cOnnec
ton herewith, you will soon decide
that the half has never been told y
Rising barometric pressure will
bring up the western tlanks OF
storms, bringing cooler winds from
the west and north about 9Th to llth.
There are no special reasons to ap-
prehend more than moderate to nor
NAL disturbances at this period.
Rains generally will be moderate to
very light, but enough to refresh
growing crops, especially where the
soil is promptly and thoroughly
stirred, after the rain. All who
learn and practice this important les
son will appropriate to themselves
the benefits and secrets Of the
science of dry farming.
The second reactionary storm per-
| iod is central on the 18th, 18th and
18th. This is at the entrance Of a
Mercury period, with the Moon at its
new, or in conjunction with the
Earth and Sun on the 18th. AS a
rule we are to look for higher tenn
peratures on and about the dates OF
new Moon and electrical storms are
more common at such times. This is
especially true when the Moon is on
the celestial equator at its GENUINE
ton with Earth and Sun. Such is
not the case at this new Moon, but
| if you will watch when it is, you will
soon know for yourself that it is a
| fact, in spite of the sneerlng crltl-
cism of some "high-mu ck-a-mucks
in the scientific world There are
good and valid scientific reasons for
| it-reasons which practical and COM
petent workers in electrical fields
will discover, confirm and apply, just
as soon as they begin to reach out
and up with longer poles. The Earth,
Moon and Sun are magical, and di-
rectly related wheels, and fields
and "armatures" in the great cosmi-
cal, planetary machinery, and they
rise to maximum, and sink to mini
mum results, in accordance with
their changing relations to each 9TH
er and to other members Of the solar
system. There is better outlook for
generous rains on and about the
18th, 18th and 14th, attended by
summer thunder gusts, and follow
ed by cooler, cloudy weather. The
storm diagram shows a Mercury dis
turbance beginning at this time, and
these Mercury periods are always
hopeful for increased and prolonged
cloudiness and rain in summer.
The second regular storm period is
central on the 18th, extending from
the 18th to the 21st, inclusive.
s1n1bi,4g causes and what to
look for-The regular Vulcan period
is about coincident with the center OF
the Mercury period, the Moon being
on the equator with Mercury's cen
ter on the 18th, and at first quarter
on the 10Th. The very close con-
junction of Venus and Saturn on the
18th, and the conjunction of Nep-
tune, Sun and Earth on the 23rd
may add perturbing influences on
storm, weather and earthquake
which may be easier to note, and
more unpleasant to endure, than it is
to fully comprehend and explain the
phenomena. Storms, in all probable
ity, will be much more pronounced
from about Saturday, the 18th, to
Tuesday the goth. Be on the watch
for such, first to the west, and pro-
gressively to the central and eastern
sections, as the period progresses.
Your barometer will again be your
best earthly friend and admonisher
during this period. The Mercury in
fuence may prolong cloudy. threat
ening conditions, with abundant
rains.
The third reactionary storm per-
iod is central on the 25rd, oath and
25th. The Moon is in perigee and at
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