The Portland daily press., 1896-12-19
(Boston Transcript.)

the crowned l6dds OIL nurOPo,
to "Zadkiel's Almanac" and Raphael
Prophetic Messenger. Both OF these
books are published in London, ana eney
tell some astonishing things apouo Mn"'
is likely to happen next year. NoisneA
Mr.. Raphael nor Mr.. q adkiel prints MS
full name in the front of his pooh, poO
apparently both Of the gentlemen arc
pretty we'll known over there, ZOE INK.
Raphael mentions in casual way that
he is the greatest astrologer OF the nine
teenth century. and Mr.. Zadkiel talks
in the most autocratic manner about the
almost criminal negligence of England
prime minister in regard to the warnings
which have boon given him in Mr.. Zad-
kieps valuable publication. Mr.. Zadkiel
says in effect that he clearly prophesieo
the trouble which was to come up be-
tween England and the United States
mora than year before it happened, out
that, in spite Of this, Salisbury went
folding around writing letters and en-
ploying diplomacy, when he might nave
known how it was all coming out simply
by consulting the almanac. This hurt
Mr. Zadkiel S feelin gs, and he says that
now he will simply prophesy what is
coming, and if Salisbury don't want to
know about it, he needn't. Mr.. AaaKlel
washes his hands of him forthwith, and
he NAV founder along with his ola
diplomacy in the best way possible.
Things will be serious en- ough in Eng
I,o+L Mr. Ia6kinI and
Mr.. Raphael. In the first place there Will
be o great deal Of discord in Parliament,
discomfort in the army, and hres,
murders and suicides in London. Think
of that fires, murders and suicides!
There will be wars and rumors OF wars,
constant trouble among the colonies, ana
treachery on the part of the other Powers
There will lie much sickness and death,
and also continual succession OF
"strange and unprecedented troubles.
Mr.. Raphael, who makes this lass pre-
diction. does not state the nature OF these
troubles, although doubtless he couid
tell If he chose to. The car OF Russia,
however, is the person who is going TO
have the hardest time this year, and II he
is going to get out of it with whole
skin he should sleep with copies OF the
Messenger and the Almanac under his
pillow, and never go out of the house
without his soeptre or some other weapon
of defence. There will be great insur-
rectiop in Russia, and Struggle for re-
form and liberty on the part OF the
people. There will be much danger and
effusion Of blood, and the indications
are that the Vaccinations OF the N!hlllsts
will keep his majesty on the jump oil
through the year. He will also be III
danger through sickness. The sultan
also will have n hard time, and Mr..
Zadkiel says that he will go out OF the
ruling business on June 81, 1897. This
will not end the troubles there however,
for in July the fact That Mars and Jupi-
ter are in conjunction in the sign Virgo,
twill incite the Moslem to deeds or
cruelty and oppression" although 1t IS
not explained why little thing like that
should cause such display of i'll temper
on the art of the Turks. Germany and
Austria will be kept busy throughout the
year, as there will be danger of warfare
all the time. In these countries, as we'll
as in Russia, the lives of the rulers Will
be in constant danger through the at
tsoks of Anarchists, who will be very
prevalent and daring.
The United States Will have compar-
atively uneventfuI year. There will be
cheating, fraud and population in con-
uection with the treasury, violent deaths
and murders will be rife, there will be
panic in the stock market, deaths of
many great men, the President will be
in fx, and thwarted by powerful men,
and will be severely attacked by the
press, large ocean steamer will be sunk
and there will be riots and earthquakes,
but nothing really worth noticing.
Perhaps tho most remarkable instance
of this accuracy to which the astrology
business has been brought is found in
xhe prediction that thore will be strife
aud bloodshed n Cuba. No one not in
direct communication with the heavenly
bodies could ever have imagined this.
There will be an appalling and destruc-
tive earthquake in Venezuela, and also a
scarcity of food, rapine, slaughter and
a great epidemic.
Both books give careful instructions
to in dividuals as to what to do and
what not to do, and the times Of particu-
lar danger or good fortune. Mr..
Rephael in his book prints an almanac
giving minute instructions for every day
of the year, bat tho man who follows
this almanac will have to be pretty
lively fellow, as the programme laid out
for him is an elaborate one and IT Ger
tainly seems as if there were altogether
too much to do OIL some of the days. On
the first of July, for instance, the man
who wishes to follow the guidance Of the
stars should court, marry, deal. ask
favors, hire servants and push his buei-
ness, and should do 1t ell before noon.
ELEPHANTS ROLLED ABROAD.
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