The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-02-01
PEEPS INTO 1901.
Astrologers Do Not Agree in Their
Predictions, but Some Of Them 4:
Must be Right. =

Assuming it were at all needful to
demonstrate the fallacy Of forecasts
based on so-called astrological calcula-
tons, it would be amply sufficient to COM
pare-as the writer has done-the predic-
tons put forward for the forthcoming
year by those almanacs that make spe-
clalty of this sort of verbal jugglery. It
is but seldom indeed that they agree.
Old Moore, for instance, states that in
January our, prosperity will increase,
while Raphael tells us that there will be
referring to the same months, says spe
officially that the public health will not be
good, while at least three publications
run on similar. lines assert that it will.
Among Raphaeps predictions for Feb
Trn !y is one to the effect that terrible
occur at sea. Zadkiel has nothing about
this, nor have the other seers.
Curlously enough, however, the four
principal prophetic almanacs-Moore's
Raphaels, 0rion's and Zadkiel's-all
prophesy big theater fire in Paris for
In April, according to three almanacs,
trade will be unusually good, two give
out that it will be bad, two are silent on
the subject, while yet another predicts
a heavy fall in the revenue returns. In
March, by another curious coincidence:
~ Ao"ci lHd1 Three VI Tic pTOpuetS
tell Of war in May.
Raphaeps list Of predictions for June
includes IAN appalling accident in travel
ing, attendant with heavy sacrifice of
life," an incident foretold by none among
his rivals. On the 10Th Of the following
month-we are informed by Zadkiel- at
about p. M, the entry Of Neptune into
the tropical sign of Cancer takes place.
They all agree that this is portentous
event, but differ widely concerning re-
suits.
For August Orion predicts great fires
in London and Paris. Raphael foretells
a serious war; with much dispatchins
| either war or fire, but on the contrary
| prOphesies peace.
British trade and commerce during
September are to be unsatisfactory
according to Orion, mot good,' accord
ing to Raphael, while Zadkiel predicts
that we shall find our trade increasing.
Similarly, in October. it is not exactly
easy to see how foreign affairs can be
at the same time unsatisfactory and
troublesome and Satisfactory and plac-
i'd" while it is even more difficult to
reconcile the diverse predictions recorded
under the November heading. We are
assured, for instance, that lowing to an
will be, both politically and socially, the
darkest and stormiest of any for ten
years to come. Zadkiel, however, sees
in this omen only little sickness among
royalty, and Orion ignores it.
Finally, while Old Moore predicts that
December will exercise over London. 4
"benefic' influence, Zadkiel prophesies
for the last month Of the year much
sickness and high rate of mortality for
the metropolis, coupled with an outbreak
of crimes of violence which is to "shock
the community" Orion says it will be
and another prophetic publication Of less
er note boldly announces the total de-
struction of, London by an earthquake
and tidal wave, and the overthrow OF
Britain's maritime supremacy owing to
a European coalition, as well as the
death by "virulent sweating sickness
of two-thirds of the inhabitants Of the
United Kingdom.-London Mail.