Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-01-07

grade AS Taurus rules Ireland, the
Irish people may look for some bene-
fits very soon, and increased prosper
ity for the farmers and stock breed
ers. Mars passing through the sign
Cancer embitJerS the strife in Africa.
and causes some disturbance in Con
stantinople. There is a very close
conjunction of the moon with Mars
an occultation-in the morning of the
9th inst. which is unpleasant for
people who were born on or about the
S0th of June. or when the moon held
the ninth degree of Cancer, involving
them in strife. i'll health or danger
by water.
Jupiter's stationary position toward
the close of the month is the harbinger
of halcyon days for those who We're
born on the 23d of August, or when
the moon held the first degree Of Virgo,
especially in 1916, 1916, 1S49. 1851,
1861, 1864 or 1872. Let those whose
anniversary falls on the I'd of April
beware of specializing now, or the tluc-
tuations of the money market at the
beginning of this month will be dis
astrous to them. Ecclesiastical and
educational affairs will be the subject
of angry debates in Parliament, the
school boards and county councils.
Even the sweet month of May seems
to have nothing in store but rude hap
penings. Mercury is again strong in
Gemini. his chief dignity. this month,
and Venus is strong in Taurus and in
trine aspect with Jupiter in Virgo; ergo
we may expect trade to improve, and
merry making to abound in London
and the provinces generally. In Afrt-
ca, and Morocco notably, strife and the
clash of arms will resound In France
much public excitement will mark the
entry of Mars into the sign Leo Italy
will also partalle in the martial excite
ment which threatens to run to fever
heat toward the close of this month.
The 10th or 10Th days of April are
very evil anniversaries for all. whether
monarchs, statesmen, aristoclnts or
peasants, bringing on them either
/ financial embarrassment. illness or
misfortunes.
The ear of Russia feels the sting of
impelled by the military party to enter
upon warlike measures; his protectors
should now redouble their vigilance
against Nhilistic plots. The flag of
old England is borne to victory, under
the influence of the sun in seXtile with
Mars on the oath inst There are very
few good birthdays this month, the LIST,
10th, 25th and 2Sth beng the best.
AS the month closes a heavy fall, If
not panic. is threatened on Change,
when Mercury forms the opposition as
/ rect with Saturn and Uranus. Acct
dents on railways and at sea will be
alarming.
The dreadful Turk had better look
out when June comes around. Jupiter
rising at the new moon of the 31st ult
would be of happy omen for the open
ing of this month but for the singular
phenomenon that Saturn forms his
second conjunction with Uranus, this
year. both planets being retrograde in
notion. The effects of this evil con-
junction will fall chiefly on Turkey,
where they will be in the lower merd~
ian, Greece and the South African
colonies. 1t seems to sound the death
knell of the corrupt Ottoman rule; and
the presence of Jupiter in Virgo, the
ruling sign of Turkey, affords Europ-
can statesmen a grand opportunity of
reforming the Turkish rule and sett-
ling the dreadful Eastern questions;
but modern statesmen reject astrolog-
ical science and may let this favorable
time slip by. Great storms, earth
quakes and intense excitement will
soon be witnessed in the south and
east of Europe; and probably an orup-
ton of Mount Vesuvius will take
place.
July is to be counted upon as a
terror. The chief astrn logical event Of
this month is the very close conjunc-
ton Of Mars with Jupiter. the 25th
instant AS both plantets have north
latitude and declination, the latter
half of this month will be marked by
great heat The sign Virgo rules Tur-
key, therefore it may be anticipated
that this conjunction will excite the
fanaticism of the Mosiem people to
deeds OF cruelty and cause great NOR
tality from epidemic disease, probably
cholera. Paris will be disturbed, and
mortality will rule high in the French
capital. Anarchists will strike a sud
den blow against the authorities, and
! the crisis will. in all probability, lead
/ to the resignation Of the French min
/ istry. In the West Indies, Cuba and
Mexico, epidemics will be very fatal.
London gains by the passage OF Mer-
curry and Venus through her ruling
sign; but the public health cannot be
expected to be good, diarThoea and an
eruptive fever being sure to prevail.
A few pleasant events are scheduled
for August. The position OF Jupiter
in the middle OF the sign Virgo this
month Is very favorable to the harvest
and we'll being OF Switzerland the
/ West Indies. and other parts OF the
world influenced by the sign. In Tur-