Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1854-03-15
PREDICTIONS FOR THE YEAR 1854.

Thisycar viii be famous for a thousand won
derful things. From January to December,
the days win consist Of twenty-four hours
each, and there win DO such number Of
eclipses. that many wise people viii be in The
dark There viii be fogs in Maine. fires at
Constantinople, and lack Of brains In many
fools head.
South America, this year. will not extend
beyond Cape Hpsn; and the North Pole viii be
exactly in ninety degrees of latitude. Those
who lose money win lock sad, aud those who
are in giant of cash when they borrow, will
want il more when they como to pay.
Wisdom will cry aloud, but few will regard
IL. There win be long speeches in Congress ;
but for oil that, Lake Superior will not be
upset.
Quadrupcds, this year. win 60 upon four
legs, pretty generally and cowsborns win
be crooked The fate of lottery tickets viii
be dubious; but whether there will be gem
cral European war, or not, mortal wounds will
be apt to kill, and be that is sick with old age,
will have disease harder to cure than sbo
mumps or chincough.
The celestial aspects Indicate that political
parties will not agree for some time to come;
but whoever is President, water will run down
hill, and ducks will waddlu, as heretofore.
Cabbages. this year, will BIO rather round
than three cornered, and carrots viii DO de-
cidedly red. Goals will be as black as ever :
cats will love fish, hut hato to wet their feet.
and all on account Of KlinsarGtd's comet
The world, this year, viii turn upside down,
but not in consequence Of the Governors In
auguration. The crop ofhay will depend up
on the weather, but whether it rains or not,
there will DO plenty of sand Of Cape Cod.
Whoever sslls his house to buy moonGhino
will barely get bis moneys worth Whoever
runs to catch the rainbow, viii get out Of
breath for his pains For all that, eastern
lands may be had for the buying
Locomotives and auctionecrs' tongues win
run fast. There will DO mortal war botweon
cats and rats, as well as between aldermen
and roast turkeys. People viii think about
the end Of the world, but it is ton to one that
the solar system will not run against the dog
star between now and next December.
Sea -scrpcnts, this year, will BIO hard to
catch, and mono but conjurer will ba able to
get quart into pint pot. Those who have
wooden legs will suffer little when they freeze
their toes. Wigs are expected to be fashion
able among the bald. but blind folks will have
some difficulty in seeing.
Divers steamboats, will blow up this year.
Apples will ripen about October, sooner or
later; but that is oil one, provided We have
eide enough. Foxes will pay particular at
tontiou to poultry; there will De very few old
birds taken with chat, and wild geese will
not lay tame eggs.
But, most of all. there will prev all this yoar
horrible epidemic, worse than the cholera,
small pox, or plague, for which there will bo
no euro. The Italians call it POGO dinaro i;
the Germans, Klein gled the French fautc
dargent; in this country, it goes under var
ious applications, but it is most commonly
known by the name of empty pockets.
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