The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-02-21
THE STAR OF BETHLEHEM.
Prospects of TIA Temperance in the Near
Future.
IChicago inter.Ocean.

lChicago inter Ocean.
There have appeared from time to time
within the past few years notices of the ex-
pec.ed reappearance of the "Star of Bethle-
hem" in the constellation Cassiopeia, with
dark surmises as to the ominous results to
the world and TO humanity which its COM
ing is to foreshadow. As an instance of the
kind of speculation in which some minds
delight, the following may be quoted:
''In 1887 the Star of Bethlehem will be
once more seen in 'Cassiopeia's Chair and
il will be accompanied by total eclipse of
the sun and moon. This star only makes its
appearance every 315 years. 1t will appear
and illumine the heavens, and excel in
brilliancy even Jupiter when in opposition
to the sun, and, therefore, nearest
to the earth and brightest. The
marvellous brilliancy OF the Star of
Bethlehem in 1887 will surpass any
of the previous visitations. 1t will be seen
even at MONDAY, shining with quick,
flashing light the entire year, after which it
will gradually decrease in brightness and
finally disappear, not to return TO our
heavens till the year 2202, or 315 years from
1887. This star first attracted the attention
of modern astronomers in the year 1872.
1t was then called a new star. 1t was
no new star however, for this was the
star that shone so brightly B. c., and was
the star that Illuminated the heavens at the
nativity of Christ. 1t has reappeared every
315 years since, and every educated astrolo-
ger is certain that il will appear in August,
1887. The appearance of the star &C
companied as it will be by solar and
lunar eclipses, together with the bale
full influence that follows the positions
that Mars and Saturn will occupy, will cause
universal war and portentIous floods and
fearful shipwrecks. North America will be
involved in fearful strife, and reign of
terror will prevail in the Atlantic States,
unless Napoleon rises to prevent il. There
will be a war of classes-the rich will array
themselves against the poor, and vice versa,
everywhere"
whoever will cast his eye upward about 6
o'clock on clear evening will perceive the
constellation Cassiopeia, lying in the milky
way, nearly overhead, a little in the north
of the zenith. 1t is in this constellation, &C.
cording to the prophet above quoted, that
the messenger of dread is 10 appear. There
are five bright stars in it, forming, with one
or two fainter ones the figure OF an inverted
chair. The chair is not difficult to discover,
and no doubt those gifted with a powerful
Imagination can succeed in seeing the lady
who is supposed to be sitting in it.
The last appearance of the Star of Bethle-
hem has been described by Tycho Brahe.
the Danish astronomer. On the night of
the 18th of November 1872, Tycho's atten-
ton YVES drawn TO q brilliant and unknown
following is his own statement in regard
to il:
"When quilted Germany to return to
the Danish coasts l stopped in the ancient
cloister, admirably situated, OF Herritz-
valid, tbelonging to my uncle, StenonsBille,
and became accustomed there to remain in
my chemical laboratory till the fall of
night. One evening as was surveying, as
usual, the celestial vault. the aspect of
which is so familiar to me, / saw with indie
scribable establishment near the zenith
in Cassiopeia a radiant star of extraordinary
size. Struck with SURPRISE L could scarcely
believe my eyes. To convince myself that
that there was no illusion and to gather the
testimony OF other persons, 1 had the
w0rkmen come out who were occu-
pied in my laboratory, and / asked
them. as we'll as all the passers by, If they
saw, like me, the star which had just sud-
denly appeared. learned later that in
Germany some wsgoners and others of
the common people had apprised the asfron-
omers Of a great apparition in the sky,