The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-02-12
The Ill Omened Year.
1.-The world to an end shall come
Tn Riohfaap uuudra6 and EIGHTY One

In Eighteen Hundred and Eighty One"
Neither Symptoms Prophecy
So many Of Mother Symptoms prophecies are sup
posed to have come true, that this last awakens APP
prehensions in many minds, and stimulates the
lugubrious vaccinations of Millerites, Adveutists,
and alarmists generally. And scientists come for
ward to give effect to the old lady's lines of doom. The
British astronomer, Piazzi Smith. who interpreted
the symbolism Of the great Pyramid of Cheops, had
~dstsrmined from it that = cstsclysm Of this earth
was in order for 1881 and an overwhelming
belief has prevailed in many minds. who have read
his views, that this planet win have o dreadful ex-
psrienee daring this year. The sycthe of death
was to be pat to the harvest in the far east and to
sweep westward. with q swsthe IS broad as the con-
tinent. until il reached the Pacific Ocean. Plaques,
famines .pestisnces, earthquskes. foods and iornadoes
were to scourge the human race until only a few
remained 10 rspeople the earth with q sturdier and
mere God.fearing race"
And then the astronomers have set the heavenly
host. or at least all the Olympiau gods in array
against poor Mother Earth, especially Jupiter,
Mars, Venus, Saturn aud Uranus, who are to be in
joint perihelion, or holding Privy Council with the
Sun ; although the great star gazer Proctor, casts
some doubt upon this celestial confederation ; and it
ID . pity We did not get hold Of hiT, and interview
him, when he lately called at Honolulu, en- route
eastward, and get our minds cleared up in regard to
this antiterrestrial solar and planetary conspiracy.
However. . judicious authority says, I" all star
gsEers will have plenty Of phenomena in the heavens
to occupy their attention this year (1881). The sky
will not present sach brilliant pageants again this
century. There will be q remarkable series of con-
functions. and double and triple conjunctions. The
most Interesting Of these is the great twenty year
eoDjunetion of Jupiter and Saturn in April. This con-
Junction 10 one Of the strongholds Of the astrologers.
AZ it occurs in the sign Taurus which they say
rules Turkey and Ireland, they feel safe, on account
Of recent occurrences. in predicting very momento US
ELECTS in those countries from the conjunction
There will also be coDjunctions Of Jupiter and Mars;
Of Venus and Jupiter, and of Saturn and Venus,
and the far away Titans, Uranus and Neptune will
play . part in this remarkable planetary levee."
Venus will reach her greatest brightness in the
spring, and will be 20 brilliant as to be visible at
MONDAY.
This will strain all our eyes sky-ward to gaze on
the lovely Venus. looking down benignantly upon
our Archipelago in spite Of the ardent splendor of
angry Phebus ; and will inspire hope to us islanders
that the Ocean Born will protect her Oceanic children.
But to return to Mother Ship'on-as one Of her
latter prophecies was that &" England would accep' u
Jew :" and a. England has done 30, and is likely to
do 90 again, and place the reins Of empire in the
hands Of the son of Isaac Disrae;i, the Jew. her last
prophecy acquires g profOunder Significance in minds
prone to forget the duties of the world they live in
to think Of some other one they may 60 to where
they can DO what they neglect to do here. II is well
to have something to arouse some earnestness in
certain natures aud if the hope of q Divine Redeem
or does not awaken them. the fear Of a witch's
prophecy. and . planetary c~slaclysm may arouse
them. We hope to record in the P. c. ADVERTISER
the events 10 Hawaii mel Of 1881.