Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-12-04
A TERRIBLE PROPHECY.
By an Astrologer who Lives in
the Apple Section of
this State.
PREDICTS A SEVERE WINTER,
yICTORIA'S DEATH, WAR AND
MORE HARD TIMES.
Roanoke News, Weldon.

"You can depend upon it, .
said an old gentleman who has
seen the frosts of many winters,
"that we have some rough weath>
er ahead. have noticed forty
years that the best indication as
to the coming weather is furnish
ed by the peeling of apples. l
live in the apple section of North
Carolina, and we can always
Judge when the winter is going
to be severe, the peelirg is thick
and very tough. l have never
seen it tougher or thicker than
it is this year. Take a Timber
twig or pippin and the peeling
is as thick this year as the king
apple of ordinary years.
"You may depend upon it, we
are goingto have rough weath>
ell"
This old gentleman's observa-
tons may no: be accurate, but
they are strangely III accord with
a recent astronomical forecast,
which says that the coming
winter will be the severest since
1873, and colder than can be re-
called by the oldest inhabitant.
This forecast makes the still fur
ther unpromising prediction that
the South and West will espec>
ially suffer; that we are to have
unusual rain and snow storms
and many meteors will fall.
But this noted astrologer, who
sees such terrible weather in the
stars, sees more wonderful things.
He bases his predictions on the
fact that during this month the
majority of the planets are cen
tering III the mystic and accursed
sign Scorpio. AS result we are
to have one surprise after anoth
er until the world is stirred from
centre to circumference, the
catastrophes coming directly
after the lunation of the moon.
Political upheavals will sweep
the land at home and abroad.
England is to mourn the death
Of her noble Queen, who will
not survive the winter, and the
passing away of this wonderful
woman will mark the greatest
change in the annals OF the En-
glish Parliament since the days
of King George III.
War will be rampant The
downfall of Spain and the free,
dom Of Cuba are to come. Tur.
key will be disposed of anc
Russia will assume a dictatoria'
front with the result that the
English government will lose
some of its valuable concessions
Tie will be more unres'
among the great foreign power
than for many years. Deaths O
prominent people will occur
and under peculiar circun
stances. Daring robberies will
take place, and there will be al
avalanche Of crime of shocking
and heinous nature During
this month OF November stock
will advance rapidly and com
modites of al kinds will com
mand higher prices, but will
recede again and trade will no
revive until after April, 1897.
New and startling dlscoverie
will be made in science, and wit
the incoming of spring we vii
have made wonderful strides i
the modes of travelling Oh lano
water and in the air.
Besides the Queen, the planet
foretell the death Of England
brightest man and the mortalit
among the learned men Of til
world will be severe.
In this month of Novembe
will be born a ruler whose pow
er will be long and might,
There will be extreme sufferin
among the poor in the cities, an
acts of lawlessness and despers
ton from them will be frequen
never in the history of livin
man will there be recorded i
so short a time such carnagt
wreck and ruin as this preser
year will live to tell, with tn
worst yet to come.
Void