The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-16
PORTLAND DAILY PRESS SATURDAY MORNING. MAY 1e 1896

| The careful farmer now prepares,
| His tender focks Of sheep to SHEAR;
And tolls about with painful cares,
His little infants for to rear.
| July and August have also interesting
verses:
Young men to moving now are bent,
Whilst maidens neat and nne,
The Summer being almost spent
Make hay while sun doth shine.
| Right welcome is good weather now,
The farmer outs his crop;
And bids the poor right welcome, TOO,
10 pick up what is dropt.
An almanac which seems to have been
very popular, and which extended over a
large number of years, was one called the
nVox Stellarum, or % Loyal Aim anaek.
heseSwere compiled by Francis Moore
who styled himself physician. and their
price varied from Is. 10d. to Is. 3. This
almanac, whose Latin title signifies a
voice from the stars. evidently had all
unusually suocessfu l career for it is
1nterruptedly up to 1917, and possibly
longer. The copy for 1742 Is illustr ated
with two quaint and somewhat allegori
cal engravings, illustrative of the i'm
pending destruction of the Pope's power,
which was faithfully prophesied by a S.
uion Of these curious pictures, and rs
showing to what fine point the early
astrologers figured out their prophecies,
the following extracts may provo enter
| taining;
Besides four eclipses, this year pro-
duoes remarkable conjunction OF tue two
superior planets, Saturn and Jupiter, in
q degrees Of the Regal and Fiery Sign
Leo. on Thursday the 18th day of August,
and which eminent conjunction portends
strange and admirable mutations to h APP
pen in several parts of the world, but
more especially to those places subject to
the sign Leo, as Italy, Sicily, Bohem ia,
and particularly the famous City of
Rome from which parts therefore, We
may assuredly expect to hear Of very
great alterations in their affairs, both OF
Church ard State, if not the total cata s.
trophe of u sovereign authority. Before
these things be completed, the Christians
shall be at war, one with another, and
shall give encouragement to the Grand
Turk to invade Europe; he shall pass
through all Germany, France, Italy, nd
a part of Spain. to almost their total
ruin: after which he shall, by the divine
power of God, turn Christian, and shall
destroy the dregs of the Church of Rome,
and settle p general peace throughout the
known world; certainly you, the Princes
of Italy, as also the Roman certificates
or Conclave of Cardinals of the See of
r ONE, will ell of you find great and
grievous dlstempers in your governments.
|
doth intend to administer it ON all tally,
but Rome is particular; the Pope in great
dist ress, ana fears total subversion of
all his territories, and his absurd but
G ainful religion. One generation passes
away, and another generation cometh,
but the earth abideth forever. 1t is the
opinion of many learned men that the
papal State is not only now drawing
toward it's final period, but even in this
very age, will fall under irrstrievable
destruction
The observations for each month are
also full Of the usual prophetic uttsrances
regarding events about to happen. In
July we are told, that the genius of the
British nation is rising high in the es-
TEEN Of the world, and some famous ac-
tions are approaching, which will add
much to her honor, and be fatal to some
OF her implacahle enemies. And in Sep
TENDER it is stated that ''the Pope hath
now much business upon his ha nds, and
some mems heads run much upon spirit
nal mischief. There are mutinops and
heretical villains in the masquerad g,
who will not scruple to sacrifice their
native country and the Protestant relig-
| Ion to their own corrupt and ambitious
views. But blessed be God. Great Brit
ain is now in SO good posture as to fear
divisions at home"
John Partridge, who calls himself a
lover of truth, is the compiler of an in
teresting almanac, which he prefaces
with the Latin words "Merlinus Redivi-
vus." The particular almanac of his to
which reference Is made is for the year
l74l. Mr.. Partridge in the back of his
little almanac gives somewhat lengthy
and anu sing dissertation on comets. He
says that sit is the proper belief that
comets are celestial bodies or stars of a
different nature than those we STE visibly
low ,fvt+ Ii
they have influence to produce future
contingents, or that they are used by the
Almighty to show the wicked world. He
Is about to visit them with great calami-
ties. And the more celebrated authors
that have wrote distinctly Of them have
charged them full of Pestilence, wars,
famines, tempests, and destruction of all
kinds. But after all this, it is my
opinion that comets are celestial bodies,
not handed about by angels hut carried
about this way or that way ty certain
motion of their own, such as the y had
before they were visible, and such as they
will have also after they are vanished.
The world is mad, ard if it Yves ever pe-
witched it is at this time, for I think I
may say have not considered the posi-
tioa in any year SO confused as this Is in
all Its parts.''
| The following threatening announce
ment. published by Mr. Partridge, the
| AOSeA Vi u utiI, hJ Ua0 emu VI UlE alIHGQtC,
is certainly unique in its way: r. =:
This is to give notice to ell People
that all those Prophecies, Predictions
Almanacs and other Pamphlets that had
my Name either true or shamm'd with
the want Of a Letter. say they were all
impudent Forgeries by Breed of VIII
aims. and wholly without my Know ledge
or Consent. And doubt not but these
heggarly Villains that have scarce Bread
to eat without being Rogues two Or three
honest Ben, will be at their old Trade
aga in Of Prophesying in my name. This
| is, therefore, to give notice that if there
Is anything in print in my Name.besides
this Almanack, you may depend on 1t
that it Is Lye. and he is Villain that
writes and prints it,"
wANTED-FEMALER ELP.