Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-09
RfACTIONARY STORMS
NOW ABOUT DUE
Vulcan EqienUx to Cause "SOme"
Weather This Month
THE MOON TO CUT CAPERS
High Wiods and Gales and a General
Gold Snap" TO Wind UD Delight
ful Weather Of Secand Month.

February,the second month, is scarce
ly a week old, yet the sample OF
weather during that week is merely
indicative OF what is to follow
There are to be storms and reaction
airy storms, Jupiter and the sun are
to cut didos, and the Moon is to play
an important part in the game, as
we'll as Mercury Mars and few
other of the planets, according to the
representation of Rev. Trl Hicks,
who says:
"A reactionary storm period is cen
trail on the 9th, 10th and 18th Mer-
curry and Moon are in conjunction on
the 9Th, and on the same day Venus
and Sun are at inerior conjunction
on the 10th with new Moon, Uranus
and Moon III conjunction, and Mer-
curry in aphelion falling on the 18th
On the 18TH the Moon is in perigree
and also ON the celestial equator The
regular changes IN temperature, winds
and barometric pressure will pass
from west to east, ending up in some
sections with heavy rains and hail,
accompanied by thunder and lightning
with probable fiurries of snow. With
new Moon on the 18th and on the
equator on the 9th the chances are
very GO II terrific, tornado and
blizzardCus storms reaching our
southern gulf states.
"A regular storm period is central
on the 18th, extending from the 14th
to the 18th. The effects of new Moon
on the 18th and Moon on the equator
on the 18th will be felt during this reg
ular storm period. Vulcan's equinox
is on the 18th and Moon changing
from new to first quarter by the 18th
The Moon also reaches its extreme
north declination on the 10Th, which
is also the central or equnoctial day
for the Venus period. BY the 18th or
14th the temperature will rise and
barometer will fall in western sec
tons. Storm centers will form and
start on their journey across the con-
tinent reaching the central states not
later than the 10th.
"A reactionary storm period is cen
trail on the goth. 21st and 22nd BY
this time the influence of Earth's
March equinox will be increasing in
force, aided by Venus equinox on the
18th will cause reactionary forces to
be excited beyond normal With full
Moon on the 25th and Moon on the &C.
lestial equator on the Goth, there will
be a renewal of storm conditions by
the 18th or goth The barometer viii
fall in western sections with rise in
-, i,
thunder and lightning accompanying
rain and hail These storms will start
their regular course across the con-
tinent, reaching the Mississippi Val
ley about the 21st or 22nd, thence pass
ing on to the Atlantic coast
"A regular storm period is central
on the 9th. extending from the 25th
to the End of March. Jupiter and the
Sun are at quadrature on the 21st On
the 2Srd Saturn and Moon are in con-
junction, with Moon changing to full
and Mercury and Uranus in conjunc-
ton on the 25th The Moon in pass
ing from it's north declination cross
es the celestial equator on the 26th
and is in apogee on the 9th. The
probability is that storms of the re-
dictionary period will be prolonged
and that as early as the oath or 25th
storm conditions will again develop in
western sect ms with falling barome-
ter and rising temperature The
storms will gather quickly and by the
9th and 2Sth will be felt in central
1 regionsm o the country. These storms
will pass on TO the Atlantic coast by
the 1st of March. winding up this per-
iod of high winds from the northwest,
gales about the great lakes and a gen
eral cold snap" reaching into south
/ ern states"