Evening star., 1898-01-22
PROPHETS ABROAD.
Queer ThiaEs Predicted In the Euro
pcan Almanacs for 1898.
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Queer Things Predicted In the Euro
pcaa Almanacs for 1898.
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NOW that We have actually entered upon
the new year. and thousands of prophetic
aimanacs will be regularly consulted for
signs of notable events. we should remem-
Der that our own kingdom does not possess
a monopoly OF this species of prophecy.
1t Is not as II we should not scorn to take
q French or German-made prediction in
preference to Old Moore, Zadkiei or Orion's.
but where our own prophets disag (or
agree upon nothing at alp it is only rea-
sonabie that one should turn abroad for
the correct astrological Information to all
up the gaps.
For instance. In "Zadkiep' we read that
the principles Of astrology are built upon
the foundation Of observations made
through many centuries. Of condolences.
OF natural phenomena and great events
In the history Of nations" After this. no
less than three Of our prophets agree that
will occur on January g. while. cnrion.lv
enouKh. that Is the very date when the
Almanach Strasburg'' and the "Agenda-
fotin declare will be a period for '.re-
toicing In European reigning family"
thus possibly foreshadowing the birth Of
an heir.
"A terrible tragedy will take place in
England which will shock the whole world
Is the way the Almanac de Mars" COM
lnents on January 30 while the sAeenda-
Potin" remarks under that date. "Graye
American political riot: many persons will
be killed" The only other reference the
writer can find is in 'Zadkiel." which OBJ
serves, TIE SOth of January is a good
birthday anniversary"
The continental almanacs seem, In no
fewer than three instances, to insist that
the Kaiser is 10 suffer some calamity on
February 3. Perhaps in the case of the
Agenda-Pofln and the Almanac de
Mars the wish is father to the thought,
but this would hardly apply to the "Kalen-
dar-Helsfngfors," which remarks that the
German Emperor should beware Of Febru-
ary o-just missing the French prediction
by two days.
Our little island is again prominently to
the fore in the "Agenda-Potin" for April
we are to have a political deadlock on the
l9th-with possible overthrow of the
ministry. Old Potin seems very sure about
this prophecy. for he has marked it with
an asterisk. The 18th is, of course, Prim-
rose day.
In May, the prophet of the "Kalendar-
Heisinsfors gives us promise of trouble
between Canada and the United States
1t Is to occur about the 18th. CuriousIy
enough, all cur own almanacs are insistent
on friction between our big colony and its
American neignbor, although none of them
II. II
In FEBRUARY, another in April and another
in October.
Passing on to July, the "Agenda- -Potin''
points to the 18th as the beginning of a
great strike in Scotland and the north of
England. We can only hope that this
item of prophecy was omitted by the print
er from last years almanac for the same
month. and now unofficially transferred to
the current one.
The following month the Russian proph-
ct, "Kalendar-H -Helsingfors." declares we
are to witness terrible confla grafton, in
which hundreds Of persons are to perish
AS the scene of this catastrophe is Ber-
lin. it rather takes the fun out of our
Old Moore's prophecy: Grand news will
come from Germany which Will be very
cheering to the emperor of that great
nation.
According to "Old Moore" England is TO
be in d bad way about October T. and
'ZadkieP' corroborates this pessimsm; but
they do not approach the gloomy predic-
tions of the "AgeT6a-Potin'' prophet who
foresees that during this month England's
tide Will have begun to ebb forever TO the
sea. An awful disaster-a dreadful loss
is to occur to our prestige somewhere about
the middle of the month.
Finally, in December, when '.ZadkieI''
kills off An ''iliustrious Frenchman or
Italiiln." the almanac Strasburg" stabs
one of our public men; and SO these little
International tragic courtesies receive
some slight equa4iza ton.