The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1876-11-03
FABRICATED PREDICTIONS.
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The Wonderful Prophecies Of Mother shipton.

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The Wonderful Prophecies Of Mother shiptoa.
Z The newspapers which are reproducing
the wonderful prophecies, says the New
York Journal Of Commerce, now current
and ascribed to Mother shipton, are simply
the victims of cunning imposters, many of
whom in this century have been playing
upon the credulity Of the people. There
was veritable Mother Shipton who lived
in England several centuries ago, and who
uttered various prophecies, some in prose
and some in doggerel verse, that attracted
much attention. The predictions were
mostly vague or Of such general character
that in almost every generation, not to say
every year, some events would be found to
fit them. Butthe more definite prophecies,
supposed to be fulfilled in the use of steam
On lar5 and sea, the invention Of the
electric telegraph, balloons, tunnels through
the mountain and under the sea, diving
suits, the use of iron ships, the fresh dis
coveries of gold, winding up with the pre-
diction that the earth shall come to an end
in 1881, are all very modern forgerles.
Take the following, which we clip from the
Boston Jour4sal:- uelV Fu
Is A REMARKABLE PRoPHEcY.-The follow
ing which is known as Mother Shipton's
Prophecy was first published in 1888, and
republished in 1641. 1t will be noticed
that all the events predicted in it, except
that mentioned in the last two lnes-which
is still in the future-have already come to
pass
Carriages without horses shall go, H -s
30 And accidents fill the world with woe 51sGe,4
r. Aronnd the world thoughts shall fly D. z.t7
In the twinkling of an eye.
Waters shall yet more wonders do;
Now strange, yet shall be true.
heworld upside down shall be, -, -l.
And gold be found at root of tree.
Through hills man shall ride,
5. y And no horse or ass be at his side. $3.50
y Under water men shall walk; ~. .. .f.=,
Shall ride, shall sleep shall talk. rt,......
In the air men shall be seen.
In white in black in green '' "'
Iron IN the water shall float, -"4 ..
AS easy as wooden boat.
Uulu sHdti De lOuuu anu sDOWH
In II land that is not now known. 1#E
Fire and water shall wonders do; gu[
England shall at last admit jew. ....4
The world to an end shall come
In eighteen hundred and eighty-one, .-+.
The substance of the above is first found
in what purported to be a fac simaile reprint
of the 1641 edition of Mother Shipton,
g edited - by /" Edwin Pearson" and pub
lished at London few years ago. 1t has,
however, been still further modernized
since its then late issue, to include a hit at
one of Englands statesmen. The line
which now reads tgs--.rf sl.. ,,.:..a...
England shall at last admit Jew: ,
Read in the reprint we have cited:
England shall at last admit foe
In the eighth line, 'sno horse or ass"
has been extended at the expense of the
meter to make it more pointed by the ad-
dition of the two words in Italics and the
two lines sa,5.' -n-r .n.t
Water shall yet more wonders do ..-
Now strange yet shall be true ...,.E,- |
have been added by a poet who wrote a
very lame hand indeed if this was his best.
The use of the word Carriages, as ap-
piled to wheeled vehicle, totally unknown
to the times of 1883, when the prophecy
was dated, was sufficient to put any
thoughtful critic ON his guard, and few
sensible men admitted the genuineness of
the remarkable" prophecy. A compari-
son of the reprint with an old edition of
Mother Shipton showed that about dozen
Of the most cleyer pieces in the later book
were new. After spirited discussion of
their merits, Mr.. Charles Hindley, of
Brighton, came before the public in letter
and acknowledged that the entire piece we
have quoted above, and some ten others,
more or less striking, contained in his re-
print of 1862, were pure inventions of his
own, composed to make the issue success
full business adventure. The whole affair |
of this " remarkable prophecy" therefore,
which notes all modern discoveries and !
proposes to wind up all mundane affairs in
1881, was first wrought, with many others |
of like character, cut of the brains of Mr.. |
Hindley in 1862. i55it ja5ssa sdi .s4a$aaI
Before closing we may notice another
invention which was at first passed around |
as a veritable Mother Shipton prophecy
When Princes get tipsey on arrack E5t stEa /
M And farmers grow thin on old meat; l2ltg 4
When soldiers look red in their barraek. r5 5 4 |
And be ggars look blue in the street; (. |
When monarchs with purest intentions, tfE |
To settle all national qualms, -.---- +
Assemble in holy conventions, " va /
sH And study the prophets and psalms; ea |
Strange things upon wet land ana dry land,
On wood land and waste land shall be-
And Oatrland, and Wheat-land and Rye-land
Together be sunk in the seal gz-ssst Ia :
After Mother Shipton had been hunted |
through in vain for this production, it was /
ascribed to /" Nostradamus, /" but turned |
out to have been a clever hit at the subject |
under discussion, inl literary gathering by |
the poet Praed.s saa IfsEe Gs.sg.,zts.e s.aa. !.
No one can justify this, style Of literary
forgery. Many q person has been greatly
bg the. supposed fulfllment of all
Mother shipton's g. prophecies save that |
which ends the world in "1881,'' As the
first part Of the predictions was, written |
only fifteen years ago. when all Of it that
has been realized was history, no great
stress need be laid on the last fearful warn
ing. sasts asss9 ST. .ssss,s,g5 s., Ans,sf t
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The Wealth Of Cardinal AntonelL. td +
The London Echo has the following:-
The French and Belgian journals have
been recently employed in calculating the
almost incalcn1able wealth Of Cardinal
Antonelli, who is reported to be danger