The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-05

For several years the stars have
been playing false with the astrolo-
gers-or else the astrologers have
lost their skill in reading the stars
Alright. But, studiously silent on their
failure to foretell any of the great
events of the last three years, the
modern magi continue their annual
budget of prophecies.
In spite of the utter collapse of the
prophesying business, there are still,
strange as it may seem, persons who
believe in this sort fithing.
The events of the last three years
have been so Notwithstanding that one
would have thought the astrologers
might have read at least some of
them in the stars! Yet no. Not a sin
gle one of them foresaw the outbreak
of the great war; although a New
York lawyer, observing that Mars, the
God of swar, was riding with "the
great twin brethren" Castor and Pol
lux, predicted it just month before
it took place.
None of them foretold the downfall
of the Gar and the breakup of Rus
STA In fact at least one of the four
old reliable astrologers of England
foretold last year all sorts of rosy
things for the Gar.
The four British astrologers whose
annual alnanacs have been household
words for at least three generations
are ~OId Moore" Raphael" 'Orion'
and "Zadb1el-"
Sepharia1, the official prognostica-
tor Of '+Old Moore's Almanack," con-
ventsntly ignoring the total failure of
his prophecies for 1917, returns I'M
dismayed and almost as cocksure as
ever with the following for 1918:
This il the year of reparation, or
restitution, of reconstruction. The
horizon OF the political world still
looms red and lurid and threatens tc
rain red ruin on the Western shores
But peace is with us for time. The
Irentcon is signed. Germany is parti-
toned, and instead of PrusSian hege-
rnony we get a Federal Oligarchy
The Ottoman Empire is relegated tc
the position of an exiled malefactor
Further to the East she will attempt
a reconstruction of her Asiatic edi-
flee.
France, I regret to say, falls foul
of the best counsel of her friends, and
while Russia and other Allies are in
agreement, France stands out to her
detriment. Many internal evils arise
within her borders, and the process
of Reconstruction and rehabilitation
will be attended with great feuds
many disasters and nefarious plots.
"Greece, who looks to come out Of
the war as victorious as tickle, will
meet with a summary judgment an(
condign punishment. Intestinal strife
will do more effectively that which
her INCONSISTENCY deserves at the hand.
of Nations
~Russia augn1ents her victories by
a wise, administration of her affair!
and greater freedom will aid the
growth of that democratic spiri
which has SO well disposed of the
bureaucracy. Her sons and daugh
ters who fought for freedom will nov
begin to taste of it's joys.
Portugal suffers and will continu
to suffer from strife among her Arm.
and Navy services.
'-Of Belgium 1 can say no NOR
than it is subjected to many disaster
and great strifes and finds las foreigl
relations to be bristling with thorns
Austria, by reason of it's fate rath
er than it's deserts, gains more b.
peace than by war, and rests content
ed in the domination of the East.
1.-The United States have more thai
enough trouble on hand during tn
year, and her counsels are fraugh
with elements of the most dangerou
cmpidity.
~Of Great Britain I have only thi
to say: She will become Greater Bri
tain by the institution of a perman
CLING tendencies will be bound up to
gether for the strengthening of tn
vine. Treaties of the greatest impor
lance will be signed and our politica
ally in the Far East will afford
link to bind us to the ancient edificC
'Tmperceptibly and through niue
stress there will be created a politics
democracy and spiritual humanisr
which will bring classes together an
weld the comfy of Nations as thread
Of many colors are woven into a ga1
ment for the service of man Wome
viii receive their franchise. Throne
will fall and kingdoms will be divid
ed and by many changes and chance
the people will find their lost inherit
ance."
Last year Sepharial had the Unite
States in an invidious position bt
cause of nonparticipiation in the cor
flict; the Pope transferring his res
dence to France; Russia victorious
sweeping over Turkey; Mexico in n
volt and the great war ended
But among the specific forecas
that can be picked from his vagI
prophecies for 1918 are the follow
ing:
A great naval disaster on Jan. 2
The overthrow of the President
Mexico in the first 10 days of Febr1
airy. The fall of the Ottoman COVER
ment and the burning of Constant
nople in the last days of March. tt
conclusion of the peace treaty
April, with greater glory for the Bl
fish Empire. Release of the prise
ers of war in May. Riots and conf
grations in Budapest in June and a
archy rampant in Vienna in Jul
France the victim of lawless anarc
lists and Poland a free country in A
gust. A great international cris
with France and Russia seriously
volved and existing alliances enda
gered in October while Berlin is gi
en- over to violence and disorder