The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-02-26
What viii Happen This Year
1To an end the world shall come :,
In eighteen hundred and eighty one.

Great lrOnCladS, ana Sunury Othcl tuliiSS
equally astonishing; but search reveals the
fact that the above prophecy, alleged to nave
been made by Mother Shipton, as well as
certain prophecy about the railways, are spu-
rious and false, and do not appear in any OF
the editions before 1862. They were then
nublished BY Mr.. Kindly, of Brighton, who
snbseouently acknowledged the forgeries as his
own in "Notes and Queries" 1t therefore
amounts to this, that Mother Shipton never
prophesied any such thing as the world
coming to an end in 1881, and, so far as she
is concerned, my readers may not disturb their
minds. 1t cannot, however, be denied that
1881 will be a remarkable year, chiefly on ae-
count of the great conjunction of Saturn and
jupiter land the proximity of the sun at the
timeA in the sign Taurus. Such an event will
alter the face of the earth by the prevalence
of great and continued earthquakes, the up
rising Of islands, and the subsistence of land
already above the sea. Plato in his "Ilmon
mentions that there was gigantic island in
the place where the Atlantic ocean now IS,
and that it was larger than all LYDIA aad ASA
together, and was inhabited by very war
like race; but in succeeding times prodlgious
eartbonakes and deluges taking place, the
whole island was made desolate in one day
and night. and absorbed in the sea. There
il not the least doubt but that the subsistence
of This island caused the upheaving OF the
land now called America. Louis tiguier also,
IN seThe World Before the Deluge,' says -
1.-THE upheaving of the Caucasus ana an al
Joining range Of mountains was the cause OF
The Asiatic deluge in Noah's time" 1t IS
fact that in the bowels OF the earth there IS a
heat, generating steam, vapor, ana iaRaf 70
which we are infants, and can form no luea
of its intensity, and earthquakes are the re-
suits of a combination of steam, water ana
u asr,nvN nOaAhqr. AT length
hurst the crust of the earth and escape. In
The earthouakes at Manila the other day the
earth opened, and FIRE and water were elected
loan immense elevation. Fesuvlas and other
burning mountains are outlets, or saisty
valves. As they have been frequently called.
IL nonntainons countries shocks oil earth
ouakes are frequent, and mountains are form
ed by the upheaving OF the crust OF the earth.
In conclusion, although do not anticipate
the approach of the last day, YET cannot en-,
close my eyes to the fact that there WlIl oe
startling phenomena, and sucn as the oluese
man living never saw before. In the Caoala
Inv The Csbala is understood the traditional
or secret science of the Jewish Rabbins, by
which every letter, word, number and accent
oftha law IS supposed 70 be significant m
mvsterions manner. Cabals also Hgnlhes
any secret scienee) nine Is mystic numoer
s;c-n;fvino sscompletion," and 1881 has the
singular property of being divided thus
nlns 8 equal TO 9. Nine is q peculiar NUMBER
for IN All its multiples the total Is .. Ihas
nine times . equal to IS, plus equal 70 .,
times 3 equal 10 p, plus equal 70 y
times equal TO SO, plus equal 70 y ana
SO on to any amount; and this is the only
number which can be multiplied into ltseit;
This also marks an important year, aud |
look forward TO some grand physical ano
martial events, to which at present We are
strangers. Il is true the world may De oe
.troved for the time when this viii happen -
Known 10 no one. Everybody IS IN doubt
about il. so must leave it, and eandidly
confess that neither nor any one else Know
when il will be.-Raphaefs PfopAef'e Aes-
seRger for 1881.
There is a love Of the marvellous in the
human mind, and constant desire to peer
into futur:ty, to lift the veil with which
infinite wisdom has hidden it from mortal
view. This principle is as old as the race
itself 1t was manifested by the first pair,
aud has been apparent in their descendants
ever since. Hence arose the Pretended
science Of astrology, the science Of pre-
dieting future events BY the positions OF
the heavenly bodies. AstrOlOgy IS one OF
the most ancient forms Of superstition, and
IS found prevailing among the nations o.
the east, Egyptians, Chaldeaus, HiHdOOs'
aud Chinese, at the very dawn of history
Later. after the captivity, the Jews be-
came much addicted 10 it, and it ultimate
" spread into Europe. But the CoPerni.
can system gave the death blow to It.
When the Earth itself was found to be
only enc of the planets, it seemed absurd
that al the other planets should be oeeu-
uied in Influencing f. AstrOlOgy still
holds sway ia the east, particularly among
the Mohammedans, but no Christina "a
tion PROCESSES belief 10 IT, But the GRAY
ing of the ignorant Of all countries Tor
digioa,ion is still grati6ed BY the pubica-
zion OF maIiitndes Of almanaes aud other
works containing astrological predictions,
though the writer's no longer believe IN
them. OF such character i RaPAaets
PropLetic Messenger, from which the above
extract il taken, so English publication,
whose publishers know DO more Of the tu'
,ure thaa an infant Of days, aud whose
predictions of calamities on account OF the
conjunction Of Saturn aud Jupiter "a the
sign Taurus, are worthy of no more con
sideration than the Whaling Of the idle
wind. There is q class ofpeople, hoWeFer'
Who are willing to live upon the ignorance
and eredulity of the masses, and are con
tent to pat money 10 their purses BY min
istering TO the lore Of the marvellous, and
who seem to take pleasure 10 exciting the
fears of the ignorant and sSpeFsiitious
The fallacy Of astral inAaence - not whit
Greater thau that Of the strange combina-
lions developed 10 the science of numbers
Why should set the combination Of figures
which designates the euEFeat year, 1851
he az omen of good instead Of evil. if an
omen at all? Neither RoPhaefs Pm
phetSc Messenger, nor aOy one else can
give any good reason why it sboald not be.
The truth is, that all such predictions are
idle sad unworthy the notice of intelligent
people.
The Eastou, Nd. Ledger has elected the
opinions of number Of gentlemen in Tai