The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-02-28
what is 10 Happen i'm 1870.

What is 10 Happen i'm 1870.
The new number of ''ZadlSels' prophetic
almanac is made the subject of humorous
comment in once a Week. 1t says:-
1.-The Emperor of the French, according to
a carefully cast nativity by ZadlSiel, is in no
danger of troubling Charon with q fare for
twelve months at least. Objection could be
taken to the irreverence of the prophet in
saying of an Emperor, the year 1870 opens
favorably for the imperial native-native
being irretrievably associated with 'nigger in
the British mind, and especially with that
particular development of nigger which
was in attendance on O certain knowing
major whose memory is ever green. But
when the conclusion of the horoscope declares
the year is prosperous to him generally
much may be forgiven. Them again, what
comfort must be conveyed by the sentence,
In June he is troubled by the press To an
emperor writhing daily under such torture as
can be inflicted by venomous censors with an
epigrammatic turn of mind, the inference of
eleven months 'kef' ought to be soothing in
the extreme. In August continues the
seer, 'he increases his armies, and will be full
of warlike dispositions, and, if at war, he will
gain some battle Happily, there has always
been much virtue in an If, though a fool
was the first to discover the fact, and we take
comfort Altogether, his Imperial Maj esty
has every reason to be satisfied with Zadkiel;
and if sublunary honors may be conferred
with propriety on a man who is on intimate
terms with Jupiter and other leading planets,
Napoleon should recognize Tao SEE the next
time he is distributing bits of ribbon.
''If the stars are thus favorable to the
French Cesar, their aspect is menacing
towards the next greatest European sove-
reign, King William of Prussia His Majesty
| is doomed. In May next, his planetary con-
dition is terribly bad, as is indicated by the
| following awful symptoms:-'Moon opposi-
tion Mars, zod. con. 73 deg 10 min, and M.
c. square Mars, Zod. con. 73 deg 10 min.
| Dreadful as this appears, worse remains be-
| hind for Zadziel continues:-And as Saturn
will be this month retrograding over his
ascendant, we may hardly hope he will long
escape the hour when he shall hear the great
summons
''Under such circumstances the seer is pro-
badly justified in adding the solemn warning,
Let him therefore prepare. 1t looks almost
| like profanity to hint in reference to this
serious matter that the prediction may con-
tain both 'bane and antidote, especially the
| latter. Something might possibly be done
| by 'squaring' Mars; if that disreputable
| luminary could be induced for consideration
to refrain from misbehaving with 'zod. con.
whoever she may be-the king might
escapes and Count Bsmark ought to look to
it at once. Though the Berlin exchequer
|
Prussians would make an effort in behalf of
their grim old God fearing drill-sergeant. 1t
seems odd to suggest such slangy terrestrial
operation as 'squaring in connection
with celestial bodies, but the prac-
tice seems to prevail in the upper
circles, for Zadkiel plainly states, in his
predictions for February, that 'on the 9th of
this month Saturn will square the Sun
There are other monarchs in O parlous
state, as we'll as he of Prussia. The kings of
Saxopy and Italy would do well to follow the
grave advice given by Zadkiel to King
William, and make their souls, as an Irish
man would say, with as little delay as pos
sible. They are both astrologically referred
to in the month of March as If now living,
and that phrase is as Ineligible as it is omi-
nous. The oracle has something to say about
the great republic as we'll as about our petty
European sovereigns. A total eclipse of the
moon on the 18th July, combined with GER
tain Objectionable proceedings of Saturn and
Mars at that period, threatens to produce
lamentable results. There seems reason,
says Zadkiel, to expect some serious quarrel
with these people, the Americans, who seem
more susceptible of planetary influence
than most others. I Judge they will pick 6
quarrel with some other nation; but l hope i
will not be with England. Yet we should b'
prepared for the worst. It is more likely tC
be with Spain Our prophet is here little
incoherent; but there is consolation in tht
} last sentence.
''The care of ZadlIiel does not fai
in noticing even trivial matters affecting tn,
, person. Thus, he tells people unluck,
enough to call the 21st of January their birth
day that, during the coming year, they will
5 be liable to INJURIES and may break leg o
meet with other accidents; and those born ol
l the 18th of March adjured to 'guarC
against scalds, to the feet especially No
S body can gainsay the need of this piece o
t advice, but it might have been more genera
l in its application with great advantage. 1t i
4 not exclusively people born on the 10th o
March that are prone to get into hot water
r Humanity in general has a surprising pro
pensity to put its foot in it, in season and ou
i of season.
o 1T is Saturn, by the way, who does mos
g of the mischief, great and small; and he doe
G it by making inconvenient halts every nov
9 and then on his way through space, just a
= if he were drunken old carrier calling o
h ever SO many public houses on the road, AM
, getting unpleasantly tipsy in each. For ex
n ample, the Voice of the Stars for April whis
pers, Saturn will be stationary on the 7tt
and he will then inflict many evils on Spain
o Hungary, Dalmatia, Tuscany etc., such q
" uproars of the people and many other mis-
s fortunes The obvious remedy is tn
: appointment of a planetary policeman
J. with strict injunctions to compel th
k reprobate and degenerate Krenos
q fulfil his proper mission, an
|, move on'-nay, in the words of forgotte
d chant of some renown in its day, to 'pus
d along, keep moving. Pains are taken
b | Zadkiel to point out the particular days @