The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-02-24
PROPHETS ABROAD,
Queer Things Predicted In the Eu-
rOpean AImanacs for 1898.

rOpean AImnnacs for 1898.
Now that we have actually entered
upon the new year, and thousands of
prophetic almanacs will be regularly
consulted for signs of notable events,
we should remember that our own king
dom does not possess a monopoly of
this species of prophecy.
II is not as if we should not scorn to
take French or German-made predic-
ton in preference to Old Moore, Zadkiel
or Orion's, but where our own prophets
disagree tor agree upon nothing at alD
it is only reasonable that one should
informa ton to fill up the gaps.
For instance, in "Zadkiel" we read
that the principles of astrology are
built upon the foundation of obseFva-
tions 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 ''sorrow and suf-
fering in high places" will occur on
January 8, while, curiously enough,
that is the very date when the cal
manach Strasburg" and the "Agenda-
Potin" declare will be period for IRE
ioicing in a 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" comments on January 30, with
the "Agenda-Potin" remarks under
that date, Grave American political
riot; many persons will be killed" The
only other reference the writer can find
is in "Zadkiel," which observes, ''The
3Oth of January is a good birthday an
niversary."
The continental almanacs seem, in
no fewer than three instances, to insist
that the Kaiser is to suffer some calam-
ity on February 3. Perhaps in the case
of the genda-Potin" and the AL
manac de Mars" the wish is father to the
thought, but this would hardly apply
to the "kalendarH elsingfors," which
remarks that the German emperor
should beware of February 5-just
missing the French prediction by two
days.
Our little island is again prominent-
ly to the fore in the "Agenda-Potin for
April. We are to have political dead
lock on the 19th-with a possible over
throw of the ministry. Old Potin seems
very sure about this prophecy, for he
has marked it with an asterisk The
10Th, is of course, Primrose day.
In May, the prophet of the ''Kalendar-
Helsingfors" gives us promise of
trouble between Canada and the United
States. 1t is to occur about the 10th.
Curiously enough, all our own almanacs
are insistent on friction between our
big colony and its American neighbor.
although none of them agree on the
precise month. One puts it in February,
another in April and another in Octo-
Der.
Passing on to July, the "Agenda-Po-
tin" 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 printer from last years almanac
for the same month, and now unofficial
ly transferred to the current one.
The following month the Russias
prophet. Observation-Disclosures de-
clares we are to witness a terrible con.
flagration, in which hundreds of per-
sons are to perish. AS the scene of this
catastrophe is Berlin, it rather takes
the fun out of our Old Moore's
prophecy: Grand news will come
from Germany which will be very cheer
ing to the emperor of that great ma
ton"
According to "Old Moore" England is
10 be in bad way about October Z,
and "Zadkiel'' corroborates this pes
simism; but they do not approach the
gloomy predictions of the "Agenda- Po-
tin" prophet. who forsees that during
this month England's tide will have be-
gun to cbb forever to the sea. An aw-
full disaster-a dreadful loss-is to oc-
cur to our prestige somewhere about
the middle of the month.
Finally, in December, when 'Zadkiel''
kills off an ''illustrious Frenchman or
Italian the almanac Strasburg"
stabs one of our public men; and so
these little international tragic courte-
sizes receive some slight equalization
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