Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-05-29
An Interesting Leaf of History.

On the 18th day OF December, 1888,
at St.Remy, in Provence, France, was
born one of the most remarkable men
of the period, Michael Nostrademus,
by name. He died on the I'd of July,
1866, before he was 33 years old. In
this short manhood, however, he had
profoundly impressed himself upon
the thought of his countrymen, from
prince to peasant. Nor has this inn
preston been confined to his own
country. In his writings has been
found that which has awakened the
most lively interest among people
who did not speak his language!
Public attention was first directed
to him while he was yet very young
man. That terrible scourge, the
Plague, was desolating Europe, and
appeared in his native district in its
most appalling form. He promptly
went into those places most afflicted,
and with a powder of his own COM
position cured the plague; and issaid
to have literally "stayed the pesti-
lence." AT once famous, he was
everywhere honored as apublic bene-
factor. His life, however, was given
to study and he became writer of
books. In 1906 he published a work,
"Four Centuries" which in 1858 he
enlarged and published under the
title "Seven Prohetic Centuries" and
dedicated it to the reigning monarch,
Henry III. A singular feature of the
book was that in it he foretold that
this King would be killed by an acct
dent on a subsequent day named =!
And more singular still, this predic-
ton was verified to the letter! King
Henry was killed accidentally at a
tournament on the very day! The
public sensation was great, and in
consequence King Charles TX. called
him to Court, made him the royal
physician and provided for his every
want with regal munifcence. The
most acceptable provision to Nostra-
demus of all those made by the King
was that of a very large library.
Here he enlarged his work to "Twelve
Prophetic Centuries" In these books
he foretold the great revolution in
England, the beheading of Charles l.,
the rise and fall of the CrOmwellian
republic, and the restoration of the
monarchy under Charles II. In
them is also foretold the French revo-
luton with its bloody horrors, the
beheading of Louis XVI, the rise,
splendid career and gloomy down.
fall of the first Napoleon.
Having read these things in Eng
lish publications, the present writer,
many years ago, made diligent but
unsuccessful search for copy Of the
''Twelve Prophetic Centuries" 1t
was "Out of print" and to him mac
cessible. His researches, however,
were partially compensated by find
ing in the Congressional library at
Washington City a very old copy of
the "Seven Prophetic Centuries" But
it was written in the old Norman
French tongue, wholly dissimilar to
modern French, and he was compel
led to abandon the cherished purpose
of translating it into English for the
amusement and instruction of his
countrymen.
His regret at not being able to find
a copy of the Twelve Prophetic Cen
turtles was intensified by the fact that
he had also read what purported to
be the translation of prediction con-
tanned in it touching our own coun-
try. AS accurately as his memory
will enable him to do so, he here
gives that translation" in the words
in which he read it. 1t is as follows
"In a land beyond the sea, called
America, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eighteen hundred and
sixty-one, there will begin a wal
between the sections, which fol
bitterness aroused, armies raised
battles fought, treasure expended
and widespread destruction of prop
erty and life, will be without it
equal amongst civil wars since thu
birth of Christ. 1t will rage fol
four years, when it will cease, an(
the sections will remain under ont
government. There will follow {
period of mismanagement, in which
the conquering section will oppres
the weaker and wrong its people
but in the course of not many years
the better citizens of both sections
: forgetting their former hates, vii
unite together against the extremist