The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-08-18
This Settelas It,

The New York Mercury has been con-
sultipg an astroloeer in regard to the
candidates for president. and their chan
ces. The venerable sage drew Hancock
horoscope as follows.
when General Hancock was born.
Mars, his signi6cator, was in Libra;
Scorpia, too, was rising to the zenith,
while the moon was also nearing the CEN
ter in the sign Leo, These signify and
depict the aspect and character of the
man-large OF person.: in middle life
become stout and heavy. Characters
tically we have good tempered. generous.
sound of sense, brave. discriminating. little
of speaker, though capable OF writing
an epistle replete with common sense; IN
fine representative man. Observe that
here we find the moon and. Mars in
sextile, denoting that popularity belongs
to him after reaching middle life. Mer-
curry and the moon face each other, that
is they are opposite, suggest thoughfulness,
quietness and decision. Mars and Mes-
curry being in juxtaposltion, the fact that the
former is apparently trying to outrun the
other in the race for the zenith indicate
sharpness, natural acuteness OF perception
and logical discrimination. while Mars
position, SO near the zenith OF the heavens,
denotes exaltation, success and permanent
fame He was born a natural soldier.
His path in life was laid out tor him long
ere he was able to act for himself, and
heretofore hs has simply. been fulfilling his
destiny. Let US cast his horoscope 1t the
timo of his nomination. Remark this
wonderful coincidence: Mars. his signi-
| Gator. his watch dog-favorite starts
| again In the ascendant 10 exactly the
the same relative position as it was in the
nFc IN nj he hnE
of his birth. Astrologically speaking.
Mars is what is termed Lord of the AS.
cendant. 1t is approaching the mid
| heavens. depoting extreme
| POWER. POPULARITY AND SUCCESS.a
Its aspect, too, towards Jupiter, Sat
urn and Venus. is favorable while the
"a DON is on the 'cusp Of the fourth house.
Significant of all this is ultimate permanent
triumph. Mars in the ascendant speeds
through mid heaven. his relative position
to Jupiter and Saturn, which are under
the earth, being what is astrologically
| called in good aspect. Thus the three
great planets are in unison, and augur
magni6cently. This on the one hand; on
| the other Jupiter and Saturn are just be-
low the crest Of the earth. They are
rising above the horizon, and will be in it
about the same time that Mars reaches
SQUARE respectively. Indicative of Sthis
| is..strength and force. There
are the unfavorable aspects. What are
the unfavorable signs written in this book
of fate2 ] see none. The only malign
| influence that could be exerted against
him is that of Venus. She, however, is
| in the eighth house. the house of his friends
and therefore is. of course. weak and
powerless.'
Let US now: cast his horoscope for the
date of the election. For the last time
the m agic circle was deftly drawn. and
they indicate series of signs aud besecting
| lines inserted.
| WHEN THE aALLoTING COMMENCES.
said tho white haired sage. MARS. Gen.
eral Hancock's signi6er, will be ia close.
c1njunctions with the sun, and the most
powerful of the planets. Now, the sun
represents magnitude, acquisitiveness and
tame; siguity!ns distinction and power, aud
| 10 conjunction With Mars is significant of
Irresistible. force. carrying everything before
lit. Venus, his only malign influence
again has her hands. tied. being 10 square
with Uranus, whose power is greater thaD
her own, meaning defeat and disaster to
| her. On the contrary, Mars, the Gener-
ais watch dog, is being aspect to Uranus.
| The reading Of tho star lie favorable. The
Generals destiny to reach power, and to
use it for the good Of others, is written on
the plane Of Heaven. That destiny be
will fulfill. There are no sinister lines
drawn across his pathway. Nothing either
! to corner him into doing that which ia
wrong, or to Interfere with or depreciate
his influence for good. His elevation is
certainty. There is no misinterpreting
the writing in tina book of fate. The
stars have said it. and General Hancock
will be tbs President OF these United
States in the year 1881.
His future life beyond that period will
be one Of honor and distinction. There are
no malign influences that have sufficient
power to mar his life, 1t will be serene
apd useful and we'll prolonged. -