The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-02
NOVEMBER WEATHER.
Hicks Says November win Come in
With Storms and Whole Month
Will Be Stormy.

st. Louis weather prOgnOSt1catOr, are
Of unusual interest this month from
the fact that Rev. Hicks died at his
home In St. Louis, Mo-, on Oct. 18th,
at the age of ~ years, his death be-
ing due to an attack of pneumonia.
For many years Rev. Hicks predic-
lions as to the weather have been
carefully read and observed by thous-
ands of readers of his magazine and
almanacs, and his predictions for No
vember were prepared prior to his
death. 1t is announced that his
magazine Word and Works and his
yearly almanac will be continued
with his son, Irl R. Hicks IT., as edi-
tor. The young man has been asso-
ciated with his father for several
years, receiving instructions from his
renowned father, and it is stated that
he has been doing much of his faith
er's work for several years.
A regular storm period is central
on the LIST, covering the last two days
Of October, up to November the 9Th.
Disturbing causes and things to ex-
.pect-Added to the Vulcan influence
at this time, we have the strain of
the Mars period yet in full force, with
the Moon at first quarter on the End,
and on the celestial equator on the
9Th. The first stages Of this period
will fall in the last two days of Oc-
tober, during which days the temper
AZURE will rise, winds will shift to
southerly, and the barometer will
fall, in most parts of the west. By
the first of November these condi-
lions will bring cloudiness and rain
n >iv,Or
Thursday, the End, to Sunday, the
9th, these storms, or rain areas, will
progress eastwardly across the coun-
try, the front of the storm area being
warm and rainy, while the western
tangents, or rear of the storms, will
turn much colder, with rising barom-
eter, winds shifting to westerly, and
squalls of sleet and snow. The
Moon being on the celestial equator
on the 9Th, coming over from it's
south declination, will tend to retard
the change to colder until after that
date promising probable lightning
and thunder, Immediately preceding
the change to colder and the oncom-
ing of sleet and snow. We would re-
peat the fact that warmer weather,
with tendency to electrical storms,
are noticeable as rule when, the
Moon is passing over the equator,
especially when it is moving from
south to north. At this and all other
pr RODS keep your weather eye on the
face of nature, know what the bar
Ometer-the winds and the clouds,
and the temperature is Saying, and
you will know in good time just what
is coming, and when the changing
phases of the storm period are going
to pass your truck patch. This is
just as true as all the wonderful
works of God in creation, and mil
lions of practical, observant people
have proven the great truth for them
selves. Why not you?
"A reactionary storm period is cen
rial on the 9Th, 7th, Sth and 9th. This
period leads into the opening of the
combined Mercury and Venus periods
Sun and Earth on the 9th. The quad
nature of Uranus with Earth end Sun
on the 8th, aud the conjunction of
Jupiter and the Moon on the same
date, will have their part in bringing
in and intensifying the disturbances
OF this period. For two to three days
beginning in western extremes about
the 9Th, the barometer will indicate
change in weather con-
ditions. By the 7th and Sth these
conditions will develop into active
storm centers, and pass into central
parts of the country on their east
ward drift. On and touching the Sth
and 9th, rain and wind areas will
pass from central to eastern extremes
of the country, while at the same
time rain. will have turned to sleet
and snow behind the rain area, and
rising barometer, change to westerly
winds and much colder will be bring
ing up the rear from the west and
north. The combined influences of
the Mercury and Venus equinOxes at
this time may be expected to pro-
long the storms, and generally dis
.turbed conditions, causing cOntinu-
ed spell of stormy, threatening wealth
,er through the days preceding the
;OncOming, regular storm period. The
general elimination of this period
will center on and next to the time
of the Moons opposition on the 9th.
A regular storm period is central
on the 18th, extending from the 10th
to 18th. Disturbing causes and things
to expect The Moon comes to it's
highest north point on the 18th and
passes its appogee on the 18th. The
planet Venus will pass her perihelion,
or nearest approach to the Sun on
the 18th, while the Moon is in very
close conjunction with both Saturn
and Neptune on the 18th. The storm
chart for this month shows that both
the Vulcan and the Mercury periods
reach their. centers on the 18th. The
Mars period is still in force. Cloudy,
sMercurial weather will prevail, gem
orally, as this period comes in. By
the 18th, the barometer will make q
decided fall in western to central sec
lions, cloudiness will thicken into
general rain storms In the same sec
tons, and as the rain areas reach the
great central valleys, they will turn
to violent sleet and snow under pres
sure Of the rising barometer and
strong gales from the northwest.
From about Sunday, the 18th, to
Wednesday, the 18th, these storms,