The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-01-27

low up the warm anu rainy arrears.
Should equatorial storms, with wide
and intense low barometric depres-
sions, appear in the far south, at this
reactionary period, billiards., driven
by high, boreal winds from the
northwest, all followed by a great
cold wave, may be expected on ana
not far from the 18th.
A regular storm period Is central
on the 22nd, extending over Sunday
the goth, to Friday, the 25th, Dis
turbing causes and things to expect
The disturbing periods Of Vulcan
and Mercury have their centers to-
gether on the 22nd. The Mercury
period, as may be seen by the storm
| diagram, extends from the 18th to
the end of the month Meantime the
Earth's vernal equinoctial perturba-i
ton is increasing in force. The Moon
is on the celestial equator on the
goth, on it's way to south declinatiOn.
All these facts indicate very active, it
not violent, disturbances during this
period Sudden change to much
warmer will appear in the west at
tended by falling barometer, with
possibly rain and thunder storms, as
early as the 2Oth. Your barometer,
if you will heed it, will plainly warn
you of the approach and intensity of
these storms and of the time they
will arrive at your locality, in their
eastward sweep across the country.
Wind, rain and thunder will be sue
cceded by snow and sleet and changes
to very cold; all these phases touch
ing progressively, during successive
days of the period, in all parts of
the country. Danger of equinoctial4
storms in the south should be appre-
hended during and about this per-
iod Do not be caught mapping out
over the great northwest. Watchful-
ness and preparation will do you no
harm, even if dangerous storms do
not materialize; if they should APP
pear, lack Of caution and readiness
will exact of you their toll of suffer-
ing and loss and death.
Some of our most violent storms,
ending in furious billiards., follow
the full Moon when it falls on or
near the celestial equator, and this
fact promises to prolong and greatly
intensity the storms and other dis
turbances occurring on or about the
18th, so that a prolonged spell OF
stormy and hard winter weather will
most probably run into, and continue
throughout the regular storm per-
iod, goth to 25th. We repeat that
there is danger of very severe equi-
noctial storms in the south, with de-
structive snow, sleet and cold over
most interior parts of the country
from about the 18th to 25th of Feb
ruary. A cold wave, far reaching
and destructive will be the sequel,
or wind uD of these great and gener-
al disturbances.
the fact the planet Mercury Is the
"sleet god" and that almost one
hundred per cent of our great sleet
storms fall within the compass Of
the Mercury equinoctial braces. At
such times the periods begin warm
ana rainy, but later turn to freezing,
until everything becomes coated and
bnrdened with ice. This will prove
one of these periods, and we predict
that those who have charge of tele-
phone and telegraph and electric
wires, had better stand up and take
notice.
A reactionary storm period is CEN
tral on the last three days of Feb
ruary The Moon is at last quarter
on the 26th, at extreme declination
south on the 9th, in perigee on the
2Sth. These days will bring return
of lew barometer, southerly winds,
warmer weather, general rains. As
we enter March, storms of rain,
turning to sleet and snow will be dis
appearing eastward with cold, clear
ing weather following closely in their
rear.