Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-01-31
FOUR YEARS
only Until the Return of the Star OF
Bethlehem.

Bethlehem.
There have appeared from time to
time within the past few years notices
of the expected reappearance of the
'Star Of Bethlehem" in the constella-
ton of CassiOpeia, with dark surmises
as to the ominous results to the world
and to humanity which its coming is to
fOreshadOw. AS an instance of the
kind of speculation in which some
minds delight, the following may be
quoted:
an 1887 the Star of Bethlehem will
be once mOreseen in 'CassiOpeia's chair
and it will be accompanied by a total
eclipse Of the sun and moon. This star
only makes its appearance every 3l5
years. IL will appear and illumine the
heavens, and excel in briliiancy
even Jupiter when in opposition
to the sun and, therefore, nearer
to the earth and brightest. The mar
velOus beauty of the Star of Bethle-
hem in 1887 will surpass any of the
previous visitatiOns. 1t will be seer
even at MONDAY, shining with a quick,
flashing light the entire year, after
which il will gradually decrease in
brightness and finally disappear, not to
lNAhAh w OuA hNoN VII NllC col --u-,
or 3l5 years from 1887. This star first
attracted the attention of modern as
tronomers in the year 1872. 1t was then
called a new star. II was no new star,
however, for this was the star
that ShOne so brightly 4
Il. c., and was the star that
Illuminated the heavens at the nativity
of Christ. II has reappeared every 3l5
years since. and every educated astrolO-
ger is certain hat it will appear in Au-
gust, 1887. The appearance of the star,
accompanied rs it will be by solar and
lunar eclipses, together with the baleful
influence that follows the positions that
Mars and Saturn will occupy, will cause
an universal wal and ~pOrtentiouS floods
and fearful shipwreeks. North Ameri-
ca will be involved in civil strife, and q
reign of terror will prevail in the At
lantic States, unless a Napoleon arises
to quell il. There will be a war of
claSses-the rich will array themselves
against the poor, and rice persd every
where"
POOR C~ASSIOPEIA.
Whoever will cast his eye upward
about 8 o'clock on a clear evening will
perceive the constellation ~CassIOpeia,
lying in the milky way, nearly over
head, a little To- the north of the zenith.
It is in this constellation, according to
the prophet above qnOted, that the mes
senger Of dread is to appear. There are
five bright stars in it, forming, with one
or two fainter ones, the figure Of an in
vertrd chair. The char is not difficult
to discover, and no doubt those who
are gifted with q powerful imagination
can succeed in seeing the lady who is
supposed to be seated in it. Cassiopeia,
according to fable, was the wife
of Cepheus, the King of Ethio-
pia. Having boosted herself fairer
than Juno or the sea nYmphs,
these ladies appealed to Neptune
TO revenge the insult they had received.
Neptune thereupOn sent a dreadful
monster against Cassiopeia, and COM
PEELED her to chain her fair daughter,
AndrOmeda, to a rock on the beach,
and leave her to be devoured by the
monster. The legs and feet of this I'M
fortunate young lady can be seen pro-
truding in the lett of the diagram. AS
in all true romances, a champion was
at hand. The gallant PerseuS, who was
returning after his conquest of the Cor
CONS, saw and became eaptivated with
Andromeda, and, having obtained the
promise of her hand from her father,
Cepheus, Overcame the monster by the
magic of Medusa's head, which he car
ried in his hand.
CHAINED to a rock she stood; Young Perseus
His rapid flight to WOO the beauteOus maid"