The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-08-19
Mckinley and the Sfar.

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ltmay amzse our readers to learn what
star student discerns in the planets
and other celestial orbs for President
Mckinley and the American people dur
ing the present administration. It is
not in the middle ages or the dark ages.
but at the close of the nineteenth GEN.
fury, that this astrologer makes his pre-
dichons. Astrology used to frighten
kings. Now it amuses the curious and
the idle. and it still serves as useful Z
purpose as it did then.
The astrologer, julius Erickson,
makes his prophecies in the magazine
Intelligence. We skip lightly over the
cusps and trines and houses and de-
grees. Likewise we quote withouthots
or comment the statement that "the
universe is one grand electrified field or
magnet, eternally shedding it's potent
influence on all things great or small. {"
At the time Mckinley became presi-
dent the moon and Venus "were fortu-
nately placed in the house of honor. !"
The moon means the people, or public
at large" That indicates astrologically
that the people will have much power
during this administration, and those
who want to Cypress or bamboozle them
may we'll take warming" Then,
again, the fortunate positions of the sun.
Venus and Mars denote that we shall
have rousing and firm American pol
icy-nothing half way in it. And here
again those concerned may look out
particularly Spain, our astrologer init
mates. Harmony will exist between
president and congress, the army and
navy will be increased, and the general
condition of the people will improve.
julius says we may confidently look
forward to prosperous times after the
spring of 1898, although grave ques-
tions must be settled this year. We
would like to have the prosperity now
II we could get it, at once. The grave
questions we could put off till next
| spring. There is to be large number
of accidents, fires and disasters, and a
national school or academy will collapse
or do something dreadful, and in con-
nection with this will be brought out
some strange history. There will be hot
theological and religious disputes. One
could predict that without being an as
trologer, however.
President Mckinley will have plenty
of enemies and opposition, but he will
''stand like the pyramids and over
come. This year there will be ''serious
riot and disorder against the wealthy,
probably in Illinois. " Why in Illinois?
Why has the astrologer spite at Llli-
nois?
This summer some famous Americans
will die. Here, again, we may observe
that anybody could have told that with
out reading the stars. We have so many
distinguished Americans that not a
month passes without the death of some
of them. Even after all the Offices
abroad have been filled with them there
are enough left to make nation half
mast it's flags every few weeks 1az-,e7 =.
Publicly, the administration of Nc
Kinley will be stormy one. We are to
meet with "rebuf or treachery from
some foreign power" before this year is
over. Stocks and bonds and the posses
sions Of bloated plutocrats will get tre-
mendous shocks up and down during
this administration. There will be war
or danger of war at some time in the
next three years, and more and more of
our greatest men will die, "scholars,
men of science, divines and politicians. "
Still there is consolation in the thought
that however many Of these great men
die we shall continue to have enough
left, especially of the illustrious poll
ticians. -. .s. ~
The people, nevertheless, will prosper
through it all, and events between now
and 1901 will tend to "benefit them
effectively and permanently" No one
cares SO much about the rest, if this
part of the prediction comes true.
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