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GOOD AS PASSED.

Nicaragua hiIl Sure to Pass the seth Con-
gress.
Washington. Dec. Lines are being
laid tor An early and vigorous fight in
Congress for the Nicaragua bill. Though
friends OF the bill are in the majority,
some conservative members Of that ma.
jority urge postponement of considera-
ton until after final reports shall have
ben made by engineers. However. the
House will pass the bill during the ses-
sion
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POOR OIO SPAIN.

Domestic strife Over r.xss Brings on
Critical Condition
Madrid, Dec 7-The climax in the do
mestic affairs Of Spain is. imminent.
Mass meetings agalns, the new tax
scheme are being held and even the
women are taking part in opposition.
Two hundred and forty commercial or.
carnations have decided to refuse 10
pay the tax. Conservative men say that
the monarchy is already lost.
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Democratic Leader.

Washington. Dec. 2-For the leader
ship of the Democratic minority in con.
gress the party caucus today held its first
vote. which resulted as follows: Rich.
ardson A, DE Almond 3s, Bankh, ad 81.
SulIer 25.
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FIFTY BRAVE AMERICANS.

Waltxed Into = Filipino Town and Eight
Hundred Men Surrendered.
Washington, Dec. 2-Ous today ca.
bled that Bayombong and the province
OF Vizcaya had been taken by Lieuten-
ant Moore and 50 Cavalry. The insur-
gent commander surrendered force Of
500 men. The war department is both
amused and pleased over this report.
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P|epS Too k0|ly
For Pueblo
BOULDER VS.. PUEBLO,

Last Game of the Scholastic Sc ries on Gam
bic Field.
The last gridiron struggle for the inter-
scholastic championship was played be-
tween the state preparatory school team
and Centennial high school of Pueblo
on Gamble Field today. The latter team
arrived from Pueblo last night and put
up at the Dewey. They are husky lot
of bows and PHYSICAL, a good match for
the locals. The line up was as follows ::
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SMOOTH WOMAN.

Forged and Cleared Up 0:e 800 and Con
ceaied Her Sex From Roommate.
Parkersburg. w. Va. Dec. Ellis
Glenn, the man woman prisoner of Hi.
nois. is wanted here for forgeries on
notes on which she cleared $4,000. She
was high flyer and lived at hotel
here. rooming for four months with a
young man who says he did not detec,
her sex. She forged the name of DIR.
Brainard to a note.
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The "Preps won easily in score of
% to s. The only points made by the
visitors were in the first half, when they
run up to 6. the half closing II to in
favor of the home team. This battle
determined the scholastic series in favor
of the State Preparatory school.
The visitors left the field shouting for
Poulder
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London, Dec 7-The war office tod ay
issued an order calling out the four b
portion of the army reserves.
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Suits and OverCOats

That be produced and the least possible cost to
you We have been doing for nearly twenty years. 1t
will pay you the suits selling every de-
sign and fabric, cut strictly upto date, at
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Capetown. Dec. 2-It is reported that
General methuen is at Moddei station
vet in order to reconstruct the bridge
over tine river. He has been reinforced
by two regiments.
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AN AMERICAN cRoEsUS.

Was John A. Blair, who Has Just Died In
New jersey.
Blairstown, N. J.. Dec. John A.
Blair died this morning. From penni
less boy. born in 1907. he was able to
testify on the witness stand few months
ago. that he was worth between 10000.
900 and $50. .ooo. 900. His fortune was
made in iron and rail road building and
promotjon
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A00y Hundred
We're Wounded
LIST OF THE FALLEN.

Moddsi River Battle.
London, Dec. The war department
this afternoon gave out the list of casual.
ties at the Modder river battle. which
Lord Me,huen cabled the queen was the
bloodiest OF the century. The figures
are ridiculously small in view OF his
statement. They are as follows: Killed
76. wounded 3o4. missing SEVEN The
Boer losses are aot given.
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So many thousand impressions of palms
have been forwarded to this department
for reading that 1t has been decided not
TO receive any more until those on hand
are answered. This is done in justice to
the palmist and to those who might for
ward Impressions and be obliged to wait
a long time before a careful reading could
be made in this column.
MR.. GEORGE S.-A decided, firm. posi-
tive nature; concise, of a speculative turn
of mind, and you will make quite a sum
many changes within the next two years;
you will have one severe accident, which
will injure your head; you Will recover
AMY K, San Luis o6ispo-You have a
hand showing great generosity; there will
be one journey of great importance; a
ciaI to you; one marriage IS indicated; a
square on a broken life line is an acct
dent which otherwise would have proved
fatal
MISS r., San Mateo-You have a gen
erous nature; very willful, yet cautious
many journeys strongly marked; NE
influenced by others; one marriage; seV-
eral love affairs that will not terminate
in marriage.
MISS E. w. H, 9s-You have decision
and caution strongly marked; one great
bereavement is shown; you are often IN
fluenced against your better Judgment by
those you love; you are sincere and kind;
great independence OF thought ana dcLlol.
WALTER K, Petaluma-Has queru-
Ious temper and poor digestion; you are
sharp in money matters and not always
just in your dealings; you will marry
twice before you are So; you will be in
moderate circumstances all your life.
ANNIE M, Vallejo-This hand por-
trays a highly cultivated mind; great
love of books and some literary ability;
well Versed on many subjects, though
you lack force; your first marriage was
a most unsuitable one; your second
which will occur before you are 30, will
be far more satisfactory
HATTIE H., San Rafael-This hand is
full of energy. You have great anxiety
for your future welfare, Though you will
not marry, yet you will be able to support
yourself nicely through your own talent
All you lack is self-assurance. You would
excel in vocal music.
MISS R., Alameda avenue-Your hand
shows that you have had heart sorrows OF
a very grave nature. Many travel lines
are shown. You are very sensitive: You
have inordnate pride. Your life line is
not as long as 1t might be. You are very
intuitive and have great love of the beau
tiful. Very cautious. Musical ABILITY.
One happy marriage.
MRS r., Virginia City-You have had
many disappOintments. Your life line is
broken between 45 and so, showing recov-
cry from a serious illness. Good logic but
not as much will power. Two marriages
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NATIONAL UNION.

Last Tuesday night Golden Gate Council
met with Alameda Council in Under
mann's Hall, Alameda. There were pres
ent about fifty members from San Fran
cisco and Berkeley, and the visitors were
received by A. L. Valleau. president, and
J. G. Menzies, the speaker of Alameda
Council. Golden Gate Council with ]. w.
germany In the chair took charge of the
ceremony, and one candidate was mi
tiated in amplified form by the team Of
1nat council, except the vice president
ana usher. These places were filled by
Messrs. Gibson and McGuffick of Cali
fornla Council. After the work the Ala
tobacco and cigars. Each pipe was dec
grated with red, white and blue ribbons.
subsequently n. r. AFTER, president of
the cabinet, took the chair, and then there
were speeches and music by the National
Union Quartet
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Robert elizabeth Garrett
R1ozynln;g


| passed away in the confinement of SICK
room. Here few besides the members OF
her own family were admitted. Among
the exceptions were her cousin, John Ken
yon, Miss Milford who would travel for
ty miles to see her for an hour and MRS:
Jameson. 1t was during this period OF
confinement that the two volumes of
poems containing Lady GeraId1ne s
Courtship' were published. When Robert
Browning
But why retell a story which Browning
himself has recalled reverently and ten
derby in one of these very letters written
shortly after his engagement: ,,,..
always remember, he reminds MISS
Barrett, Il never wrote you, all the years
on the strength of your poetry, though L
constantly heard of you through MI \:
and was near seeing you once, ana might
have easily awaited myself of his inter-
Vention TO commend any letter TO your
notice, so as to reach you out OF the TOOL
ish crowd of ruShers-in upon genius, VINO
come and eat their bread and cheese on
the high altar and talk of reverence with
out one of its Surest insuncts-neVer quiet
till they cut their initials on the cheek or
the Medicean Venus to prove they "or-
This first letter written by Browning
was graciously answered by the Invalid,
and SO a correspondence began that was
not for some months to ripen into actual
acquaintanceship. Little by little; how
ever. you see how the two kindred souls
We're brought into nearer relationship
The letters, begun formally enough, grew
more and more intimate The correspond
ents exchange views on life, on phlloso-
ply on literature, on each others poems
Then the personal note begins TO inter-
vene. On March z, 1915, we find Brown
ing saying: ''Wiu you grant me great
favor? Always when you write, though
about your own works, not Greek plays
merely put me in, always, little ON
Cial bulletin line that shall say, am pet
ter or still better will you?" And
little further along in the same letter
crops in the query, DO you think l shall
see you in two months, three months!
Then the writer passes on to denunc1a-
ton Of society, which Miss Barrett feels
the need of as means OF selt-deVelop-
ment For me-" he eXClaimS, L always
hated it-have put up with it these six or
seven years past. lest by foregoing II
should let some unknown good escape me,
in the true time of it, and only discover
nv fault when too late; and now that L
have done most of what is to be done,
any lodge in a garden Of cucumbers for
me! | don't care even about reading
now-the world and pictures OF ii rather
than writings about the world! But you
must read books in order 70 get words
and forms for the public If you write,
and that you needs must do, II you fear
God"
Miss Browning's answer is dated
March 20. 1S45. 1T was kind of you she
begins ito wish to know how L was, ana
not unkind of me to suspend my answer to
your question-for indeed / have not been
very well, nor have had much heart Tor
saving so. This implacable weather. TINS
east wind that seems to blow through the
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lake them, my boy, and do with
them as YOU please after 1 am
gone"
So spoke Robert Browning shortly
Il before he died as he gave into the
hands of his son an inlaid box con-
tanning the love letters that had passed
between himself and Elizabeth Barely
before he married her. IheY were an
there. side by side, and none were ever
written afterward. because the Two were
never separated after this wedding.
And now it has pleased the son, RopeTl
w B. Browning, the artist, 10 pupllsh
Whether this is just right is a question
some of US may have difficulty in decld-
ing for ourselves. Look at it from an
1Inselfish standpoint and there is harsh
ness about the act Even the son must
have felt this. for he begins his book
with an excuse, as If he were lIttle
ashamed of what he had done. He says
that he had to either publish the letters
or destroy them, and the latter he felt
he had no right to do: The reader can
judge of this aspect of the case Tor MIN
Certainly no tenderer love story was
ever written than is revealed in these let
ters as they appear in book form in the
sequence of their writing. lis the love
story of poet and poetess told in their
correspondence. .
The story OF the Browning courtship in
its larger outlines is familiar one In
the book the more intimate details are
filled in. Mrs. Browning, as Miss Bar
L.
great contemporary long before. she met
him. In her Lady Geral dine's Court
ship" published in 1914, she makes the
peasant poet, her hero, read to his lady
love passages from ancient poets:
Or at times a modern volume, Wordsworth S
solemn, thoughtful idyl
Howitt's ballad verse, or Tennysons en-
chanted reverie- .
OF from Browning some ''Pomegranate q"
which if cut deep down the middle,
Shows a heart within blood tinctured, Of a
veined humanity.
Browning at the time was absent from
England He on his side, had known and
appreciated at its true worth the poetic
value of Miss Barrett's work. He, how
ever. had never sought to intrude his far
off admiration upon the authors person
alitv. The poets had, indeed, mutual
friend in Miss Barrett's cousin, Mr.. Ken
Won. But from John Kenyon Browning
had learned the sad facts of his relative 5
life So far back as 1910 she had burst a
blood vessel in the lungs, and after
twelvemonths confinement at her nome,
in London, had been ordered to a milder
climate With some relatives she mad
taken up her residence in Torquay There
a fatal event had taken place Her favor
tie brother, with two of his friends, haV-
ing embarked on board a small vessel for
a sail of a few hours, the boat had gone
down All on board had persisted.
1t was long before Miss Barrett health
sufficiently recovered from this added
shock to allow of her being brought home
again to London, where many years
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cnMPANIONs GA THE F. OF a.

u
Three of the jolliest members of Palo
Alto Circle have arranged to give the
eighth marty of the r. K. l.. in Saratoga
Hall on the night of the 21st inst. The
committee has arranged fine programme
of dances. ~ MI.
Jacobs returned last Wednesday from an
eleven days official tour in the interior.
During her absence she visited Mania.
nita Circle at Angels Camp, where out of
a membership of thirty-eight there were
fhirtv-two present She then visited
Mother Lode Circle at jamestown, then
sonora Circle and Stockton Circle. In
each of these places the grand officer dis
covered that the membership was heart
and soul in the work of the order and at
Manzanita Circle she saw the ritualistic
nexer been excelled by any of the city
circles. At each place she was the re-
cipient of many courtesies.
At the meeting of Palo Alto Circle last
Wednesday night Maurice -Rapheld, the
financial secretary, and Miss Pauline
Aaron, past chief companion, were elect
Rapheid and Emil Kahn were elected al
ROBIN Robin Hood Circle last Wednesday
elected Mrs; C. Q, Miller; Mrs: H. Bailey
Grand Circle, with Miss Backers. Miss
Alice Ticoulet and Miss, Mamie Scheon
as alternates. The circle initiated one
stranger and will have six more to ini-
tate at the next meeting. This circle is
making good progress in the matter of
the farmers party to be given on the
18th of April in Social Hall of the Alca-
Ear building.
Live Oak Circle on Wednesday night
elected Mrs. Z. J. N. Steinway and
Mrs; B. Kramer as delegates to the Grand
man as alternates. The circle received
one proposition, made arrangements for
tamale party, and after the meeting
spent pleasant hour in games and social
converse.
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THE CHOSEN FRIENDS.

AT meeting of the delegates from each
OF the local councils to the committee TO
arrange for the entertainment of the dele
gates to the Grand Lodge, an organiza-
ton was effected and subcommittee APP
polned. Grand Councillor Boehm was
secretary. The entertainment will be held
IN NJ Odd Fellows Hall on the 29th of MAY.
Inc progressive councils will be in ses-
SION IN the hall of Crystal Council on the
"a INST. to arrange for the reception of
the delegates to, the Grand Council.
initiated three candidates. making fb hrs
since the beginning of the year Garden
city Council of San Jose Initiated two
petition. 0ii9
Social Council had pleasant progress
Slve euchre party in its hall last Thurs
Golden Gate Council will hold an omen
meeting on the oath inst. the first 81
series OF monthly events to be given.
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THE EASTERN STAR.


dav night initiated two candidates and
affer the work had a banquet in the lower
han AT which there were present about
100 persons.
Harmony Chapter had seventeen candi-
dates for initiation at its meeting last
Friday night The event was followed ~
a grand collation..
THE 1. o. o. F.
There was a special session of the Grand
Iodge at Auburn last night under the
auspices of District No. 4. There were
present the grand master, grand secre-
+arv and grand warden. After the meet
ing of the grand body there was meet
ING of the lodges of the district.
Western Addition Lodge gave an ami
versary entertainment last Wednesday in
the odd Fellows building. Under the
direction of the committee, of which H.
w Novel; was the chairman, there was
presented a very fine programme OF en-
fetrtainment which was followed by
dancing. The principal address Of the
evening was delivered by Past Master
The grand master will pay a visit TO
Pacific Lodge next Ihursoay: me ts;r same e
anniversary Of the institution OF that
body. - - r.
B. Guinand 70 years Of age, member
of Santa Barbara Lodge, died at the home
last week.
Lodge was surprised by the presentation
by three gentlemen of the order of mag
nificent altar, just before the lodge
worked in the initiatory degree. The altar
Is one of the most unique that has ever
been placed in a lodge room, and one of
the most beautiful.
tertained Occidental, Fidelity and Ex-
celSiOr lodges.
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ODDFELLOWsHIP. M. u.

Recently Loyal Mission Lodge conferred
the blue degree on six, in the presence of
a good attendance of members and a
number of visitors. The ceremony was
followed by collation. arranged by the
social committee. Last Tuesday night the
lodge gave its monthly social in Mission
had.
Golden Gate Lodge is progressing favor
ably and the new officers have become
proficient in the work they have to per-
form The membership IS displaying a
great deal of enthusiasm.
California, the oldest Of the lodges of
the Manchester Unity branch in this city,
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KNIGHTS OF HONOR.

Last Monday Yerba Buena Lodge ad-
mitted six members by initiation and one
by card. There were present a number of
visitors, one being Past Dictator Abra :
hanson of Occidental Lodge, who was
present to see his son initiated. To-mor-
row night the lodge will initiate several
more in the presence of a number of rep
resentatives to the Grand Lodge.
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FoREsTERs OF AMERICA.

Court Palo Alto at its last held meet
ing initiated four candidates, one of the
initiates being P. A. Bergerot. The work
was done in that excellent manner for
which this court is noted.
Court Sutro Heights on last Thursday
received a visit from Grand Trustee Max
Grimm of Stockton and other grand Of
ficers. There was a large attendance of
evening there was work in the initiatory
degree. the same being performed in a
manner that called for many words of
commenda ton from those who are COM
Detent to Judge.
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wooDMEN OF THE WORLD

Last Monday night Golden Gate camn
Woodmen of the World, after the close
of routine business, opened wide it's doors
and admitted number of friends into
Shasta Hall, Native Sons building, after
which the membership and visitors were
treated to a select programme of enter
tainment which had been arranged by
John S. Patterson, George J. Strong and
e. McCourtney, the social committee
This included an overture on the piano
by Professor Weisel, cornet solo by Mr.
Maynard and then tenor solo by j. III
Desmond, followed by selections on the
est member OF the camp, fancy dancing
by the Misses Kaufman, a violin solo bv
Miss Guthrie, accompanied by Miss
Schernstein; recitation by Miss Rear
don, song by Mr.. CARAT and other
numbers, which kept the company to-
gether until after IL O'clock
The camp has on the taps a proposition
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CONVENTION OF 90.

The social committee of the Convention
of '99 which has for its objects the en-
tertainment of the delegates of the Grand
Circle of the Companions of the Forest of
America. will give a grand social in So
ciai Hail Of the Alcazar building on the
4th of April. The committee, of which
Mrs. E. Harrington, P. G. c. c., is chair
man, will present pleasant evening S
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SONS Oh BENJAMIN.

The third annual picnic of the Sons of
BENJAMIN will be given at Schuetzen Park
on the sd of April. The committee has
secured good music and will give a num-
Der OF gate prizes. The affair has been
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B'NE BIRTH

Unanimous consent of all the local
lodges having been obtained, a new lodge
WIN De instituted shortly in this city.
Grand President Sichel on his return 70
his home in Portland, Or. was Welcomes
by the local membership. He was sera~
naued ana then was the guest of honor a r
[eGeptlon rendered him. There were a.
bers of the order iiielA-
Inc Daughters of Judah have invited
Unity Lodge TO attend the entertainment
Wednesday next Lon o'i
1he proceedings of the recent Grand
Lodge Will be ready for distribution with
in a week
Jonas Hermann has been for the fifth
term reelected janitor of the B. b. build
ing. He has proved faithful Official and
his reward is reelection
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COST OF MAGAZINES.

1t becomes every year more Costly
business to float an important periodical
/ see that Mr.. Harmsworth of the London
Mail and dozen other publications, dis
cussed at the recent annual meeting OF
the shareholders of his company. that 1t
had cost 600 to introduce the new
Harmsworth Magazine and get out the
first four numbers. That is a pretty good
sumA$1O0, 900, and four numbers, even In
the swiftest flight to success, don't carry
a periodical SO very far
Yet this is about what any one must be
equal to, If he would undertake to found
new monthly or weekly. People who I'M
dertake these ventures without knowing
well beforehand what they require are
apt to make the mistake OF supposlng
that when they have figured out, with
reasonable cleverness, the cost OF proouc-
financial provision for paying such sum
at the required intervals through a GER
tain term, the provision is ample
Editing so much, literature so mucn,
and art, typesetting, printing, paper, bind
ing, distributing, and so forth, all SO mucn
more; this is a comparatively easy sum:
1t leaves out of calculation the cost OF
getting your publication known; and that
Is perhaps the toughest OF all the prop
lens You can produce years numbers
Chat is, twelve numbersl OF a very very g goo
for $50 900 or $40, 900. But there has been
as much as the larger of these sums, ana
probably more, spent by a single PerIoq-
zeal in the course of three months simply
in advertising itself in other periodicals.
Add to this the cost of circulars and reg
ular and special notices, distributed Tor
the most part through the mail, and see
what a total results as the cost merely Oh
selling your production.
The effort few years ago to con1ure
with a familiar name and revive period
zeal long since defunct is said to have cost
each of three or four successive owners a
small fortune. Every penny OF the large
nanRht
tempt had finally to be entirely aoan-
doned