The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-31
PROF. COLES FOR JANUARY.

Strange, yet true, the first three
ec,ipses of 1899 lin suCCession) will cen
ter their shadows upon the extreme
northwestern coast of the United States
and Alaska, like as follows: A par
tial eclipse of the sun Jan. II. invisible
in the United States except in Oregon
and Washington and Alaska. A par
tial eclipse of the sun June 9, invisible
in the United States except i'm the eX-
treme northwest and Alaska. a total
eclipse of the moon June %, visible on
the extreme northwestern coast of the
United states, and Alaska. Three
shadows of three eClipses centering at
one particular point is certainly a very
remarkable and strange coincidence:
and following SO soon after the grand
and awe-inspiring total eclipse OF the
moon that has set the whole world to
thinking; and the planets all fastening
to meet in one sign and to form i'm one
line al the close of the century, shows
us plainly the following coming events:
ENGLAND MAY BETRAY Us.
The greatest compliment ever paid
America was by Ii Hung Chang, who
left his coffin in the old country when
he started for America, the heaven of
peace and prosperity. He came. He
saw. He passed over the line into Can.
ada, and through Canada to Alaska,
and from Alaska to China. His visit
To America had a significance which
one can plainly read i'm the shadows Of
the forthcoming ecipses, and fore
warns the United States to guard well
her northern and northwestern bord-
ers, or through them may creep the
pestilence, the plague and the yellow
Jackets" 1899 will prove a strange and
eVentful year. Nearly all of the pres
ent great rulers will be called off the
stage of action; wars, pestilence, fam
Ines and plaques will beat the records
The waters of the great seas will show
their power to destroy man and all his
works in manner never before shown;
and storms and floods will make an
unprecedented record on both conti-
nents.
VALUABLE INFORMATION.
The 9TH, 9th and 25th will be the best
days TO kill pork or beef for winter use
the 9th, 18th, 18th, nth 21st, 25th and
10Th will be good days to hunt and TO
fish; the 18th, 18th. 10th. nth 10Th, 2lst.
Goth and 26th will be good days to COM
mence any new undertakings. The LIST
ID Sd, 4th, 5th. 27th, 2Sth, 10Th, 3Oth and
3lst will be Low Ebb" days, in which
nothing but failure will result, finally,
from any undertaking performed on
those days. The 9th, 10th, 2lst and 25th
Will be the best days to feed house
plants, and all sickly plants should be
removed to the kitchen, because of the
constant evaporation of water as it
puffs forth from the spout of the tea
kettle. Every house should be fumi-
gated with rosin this month Put a
lump on tin plate and set on two
bricks or stones to keep il off the floor.
Light the rosin and let the smoke fill
the room, This will destroy all insect :
and microbes, and will not injure the
furniture as sulphur will. Watch out
for high gales, destructive rain. sleet
and snow storms. blizzards, floods, ana
an earthshake.
WORDS OF WARNING.
The planets are now in position ia
bring typhoons, hurricanes, cyclones
hlizzards and tidal waves. Keep a
sharp watch out on land and sea-
Floods may sweep the eastern states
as we'll as the southern and western.
This will he a hard month for skin
diseases; such as measles, smallpox
etc.
Lagrippmonia will still continue tc
spread over Europe and America.
our October forecasts foretold the
coming Of the present grip epidemic as
follows: THE typhoid and yellow fever
will continue to rage until a new epi-
demic-a cross between the yellow Jack
and La Gripp-will appear and cause
great CONSERVATION.
Prof. c. Coles.
Editor Storms and Signs.
Kingston, Pa, u. S. A, Dec. II, 1895.