Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-16
TRUTHS IN ZADKIEL.
HIS ALMANAC HAS MADE SOME STAR
 FLING PREDICTIONS.

Things Which concern us more Ahan
 We Are Willing to Admit and Which It
 Isn't Always Possible to Reason About.
 There is now in England publication known as Zadkiel's Almanac, that has been for 40 years fayorito in English households of tho fairly intelligent class, as it is too abstruse for the ignorant to understand Not ksss than 200, 900 copies are sold yearly, and this is purely history of the coming year, based on tho researches of judicial astrology.
 These calculations are made by means of tho sun, moon and stars-the signs of the zodiac and the various aspects and TO- lations of the planets In astrology na- tions like individuals are subject to and are governed by the planets Tho greater part of England lies under tho cardinal sign Aries, but Gemini rules the west of England and the United States.
 Some of Zadkicl's predictions are curi- ous enough to puzzle intelligent persons. For instance, in 1886 occurs this passage: "Shocks of earthquakes in tho seventy seventh degree of west longitude may be looked for Great thunderstorms and waves of intense heat will pass over the States. There will be great excitement in America" In 1886 shocks of earthquake reached North and South Carolina on the night of Aug. 81, between longitude 76 and 7S west, and the heat was intensc many lives being lost.
 In 1858 Zadkiel put forth the following prediction as to the future of Louis Napo- leon:
 Let him not dream of lasting honors, power or prosperity. He shall found no- dynasty, ho shall wear no durable crown, but in the midst of deeds of blood and slaughter, with affrighted Europe trcm- bling beneath the weight of his daring martial hosts, he descends beneath tho heavy hand of fate and falls to rise no more.n
 It is undoubtedly true that in three hor- oscopes taken by different men entirely independent of each other bloody ending was predicted for the emperor, but only Zadkiel foretold the extinction of the dy- nasty.
 In the horoscope of Lincoln and Garfield the malific planets Mars and Saturn ruled their house of life When their end came and in marked degree the history and career of the Bourbon family corresponded with the state of the heavens at their births, according to the theories of astrol- ogy
 A belief that human events are affected by the stars was accepted by many of the ablest minds Wallenstein died at the very moment when he thought the danger past. He had the astrologer's S reading of tho stars in his hand as he was struck down.
 Goethe begins his autobiography with his Nativity"
 "On the 29th of August, 1749, at mid day as tic clock struck 12 camo into the world at Frankfort on the Main. My hor- oscope was propitious. The sun stood in tho signs of the Virgin and had culminat- ed for the day. Jupiter and Venus looked on him with friendly eyo, and Mercury not adversely, while Saturn and Mars kept themselves indifferent. The moon alone, just full, exerted the power of her re6ec- tion all the more as she had then reached her planetary hour. She opposed herself therefore to my birth which could not be accomplished until the hour was passed These good aspects, which the astrologer managed subsequently to reckon very au- spicious for me, may have been the cause of my preservation, for through the un- kindness of the midwife I came into the world as dead, and only after various efforts was 1 enabled to see the light.
 But this, of course, Is dry humor.
 Insall horoscopes the happy life and for tune of tho subject depends mainly op the friendly aspects of Venus and Jupiter, while the signs of the zodiac give strength and disposition.
 The writer can recall here in this city a remarkable case In which the nativity of two people was taken and the curious re- suit that followed. About 1888 man named Hague practiced astrology in this city. Ho was man of learning and much respected, having many distinguished peo- pie for his patrons. He made the nativity for two infants, cousins, and although the time of their birth varied only eight hours their lestinies were widely divided. One promised to be favorite of fortune, the others fate was marked by trouble, ap- parently coming about his majority. One prospered as soon as he entered life; the other was wild and reckless went to Cali fornia and fell in brawl in his twenty second year, but he was, curiously enough, tho one on whose birth fortune was pre- sumed to shine, and his cousin falsificd his sinister predictions by prospering be- yond the usual lot of man.
 There is scarcely an intelligent human being who does not recognize the clement called 'luck" in shaping our destinies.
 mere IS Il lainlly III fniiauelpnid tiao has been rich since 1880, and tho third generation is now basking in luxurics won for them by "fuke" as pronounced as winning in the lottery. Thcrc was firm here of three partners, doing large western business Two of them were OK cellent business men, tho other mere dead weight and his partners resolved to get rid of him. So they dissolved the firm, and taking the cash and bills receivable made him take his share in 100 acres Of land in the northern part of the town site of Cincinnati. He kicked, but was bullied into compliance. So they made new partnership, went on getting richer and richer, while the other partner was mak- ing poor living trucking on his city land Then times changed. Lots in Gin cinnati began to sell; the rich partners failed and died poor, while thoir victim grew into millionaire. No forethought or sagacity could have under tho circuni- stances brought about such result.