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Pa1nl1istry :

- 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 palm
ist and to those who might forward i'm
pressions and be obliged to wait a LONG
time before a careful reading could be
made in this column.
A. c. H.-This diminutive palm gives
promise OF a well-spent, happy, harmo-
NOUS life. Full OF activity and great am
bition to accumulate money. Good health
strong, affectionate nature. Fond or dis
play. VIII always have enough to keep
up appearances. On the whole, lucky
hand.
MISS ]. W.-Yours Is the palm OF true
refinement, inclined to be too dreamy and
idealistic- You live In a world or your
own creation. You are visionary and
artistic. One love sorrow in early life is
shown on your heart line. You will have
to take especially good care of your
health between Sc and IS.
r. G.-You have a generous heart:
Your life has been very much marked
with trials and tribulations in financial
affairs. The latter half of your life shows
very much better prosperity. You are
very honest in all your dealings. Other
people have taken advantage or your
goodness You have not realized the
amount of money your efforts have war
ranted.
G. T. R.-You have keen sense of the
ridiculous. Your life line is long and
shows great vitality. You will be rich
man. You have great executive ability.
You will have honors and favors from
those in power. You will have some very very,
deep heart sorrows. Your heaq me
shows intellect and perception. Quite I'M
aginative. One lawsuit is indicated. You
are very courageous and cautious. IL,
a. L. P, Santa Cruz-Your hand moi
Gates a stormy, checkered career. Your
those in your life. Your first wife com
mitted suicide. leaving one child ooy;
Your second wife has been thorn IN
your flesh; many quarrels are lnulcateq.
You had a serious accident at %, which
left your health shattered. You nave
not, nor will you have, much money: You
MRS b, Oakland-You have a good
line. Your head and eyes are always
open to your own interests. Your nature
is cautious, conservative and inactive
Your logic is well developed, but you leck
force to carry out your designs. several
short illnesses are indicated on your
life line.
BABY WILLIE, Oakland-This diminu-
tive hand gives promise OF happy, pros
porous life He Is broad-minded, good ma
fured, willful and determined; loves to
have his own way in all things. He has
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as 1t is upon the perpetual failure of US
all to put in perfect form the bewitchtng
dreams that dance before our entranced
vision. The first Stanza or 1t is as Iol-
lows:
Fair are flowers and the children, but their
subtle suggestion is fairer;
Rare is the roseburst of dawn, but the secret
that clasps 1t is rarer;
Sweet the exultance of song, but the strain
that precedes it is sweeter;
And never poem yet writ but the mean
ing mastered the meter"
Briefer. but born of happy skill, Is the
one titled "A Birthday Lily:
In May the rosebud of the Towering year.
A stainless lily came;
Earth shone with light. and every starry
Burned with dlviner flame
Art, brooding Ger her large beattudes.
Felt q creative thrill
Run tingling through her splendid varying
moods
And consentaneous will.
Song. praised amid her high interpretings.
Knew a seraphic fire
Ache in her bosom. and her startled wings
Shook music as Tyre.
And round the awful soul of virginhood
A whittier glory prayed,
And babes unto their mothers crawled and
cooed
More softly unafraid.
The mention OF Massey and Burns in re-
spect to Realf is made merely to show the
species Oh poetry INTO winch Ills WOIA ldilS
the style of spirit which was in him, and
by which he was inspired. In his phrases
and manner of expression he took, in the
main, his own path. One can say that his
the swing of THE Raven" and that when
he wrote:
Some fibers in all hearts hold fast to heaven
I could not live without the stars
he might have caught note from Alex
ander Smith, as he very likely did the
hi1t r1a1Ody 0f Tho fol-
lowing octave:
She kissed me- my beautiful darling,
1 drunk the delight OF her lips;
The universe melted to ether,
Mortality stood in eclipse.
spirit OF light stood before me,
! heard a far rustic of wings;
The kings of the earth beggarS
And the beggars of earth were as kings"
Funk & Wagnalls Company, publishers,
New York.
HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE
F. r. G.. s., ard Colonel James A. Robertson
To oil students of Scottish history this must
prove to be of the most valuable books
published. The work begins with the acts of
Parliament of 1887. and follows along until
ton of the work is map showing the location
of the clans and the division OF property in
Scotland the days of the ashand
ALONG THE TRAIL. By Richard Hovey.
works, Comrades Spring and The
Farm A handy, well gotten up little volume
Small, Maynard Co., Boston, publishers
|, ONE WAY ROUND THE WORLD. BY De-
light Sweetser. The Bowen Merrill Company
Indianapolis. publishers.
INFATUATfON. BY B. NJ Croker. A read
able novel. ]. B. Lppncott Company. pub
fishers. Philadelphia. Price, 50 cents
ANECDOTES AND MORALS By Rev.
Louis Albert Banks, D. y. A volume OF illus
trations from current life. Funk Wagnalls
Company, publishers. New York.
LAUREL WINNERS. Portraits and sill
houettes of American composers. Published by
the John Church Company, Cincinnati.
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KNIGHTS OF THE MACCABEEs.

The promise of Deputy ]. A. Elmer
ms made to Golden West Tent that he
would increase the membership of that
body turns out to be not an idle boast,
for since he made it three weeks ago he
has secured Cor it nearly thirty applica-
tions to Join and of this number fourteen
have already been initiated. The mem
bership of this tent, which a few weeks
ago was not very large, is now seventy
five, and it will not be long before IT will
pass the one hundred mark. The lodge
has. organized a degree team, with sir
knight G. Morgan as captain. The other
members are: Sir knights Seaman, Ell
kins, Malabee, Cyford. Freeman, Classen,
Altenberg, Mize, Boerner. Feliz, Ernst and
Grundel. The lodge has by special. dis
pensation reopened its charter for ninety
days to permit of the admission OF new
members at charter fee rates.
The Supreme Tent will meet In Port
Huron Mich, on the 18th of July
The degree team of San Francisco Tent,
which at the recent convention eXempli-
fed the ritualstic work under the dtrec-
ton of H. L. Tickner, the captain of the
team, did it's work in a manner that en-
titles it to the highest praises, for it was
faultless as to memorized work, and the
costumes and accessories were correct In
every particular and were features in the
production of the effective dramatic eff
fects that are introduced to make the
work have that impreSsiveneSS that the
author of the ritual intended. 1t was said
by knights from outside of the city, who
have witnessed many teams in the work,
that San Francisco's cannot be sur
passed.
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snonded to 1.-THE Press" M. Jones of
Court Defiance entertained with a song,
after which Jacob Label of the American
Forester Review responded to THE Com
panions of the Forest j. KEEL Kelley yf faypr-
the "Iollv Boy of Court Acme, in a hui
rnorous speech, responded to The La
dies The last toast, "Our Absent
Brothers." was responded to in feeling
manner by D. J. Cronin. The affair was
a very pleasant one and did much to con
Acme has always been held. 1t was after
midnight before the gathering broke up.
Previous to the banquet there was an in
formal hop in the social hall of the AL
cazar building, where those who were so
inclined danced for an hour
KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF HONOR.
Aurora Lodge had good attendance of
members last Monday night and after the
disposal of routine business Ii was decided
that there shall be some kind of pleasing
entertainment after the business of each
meeting. 1t will be the aim of the COM
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than the most of US who are natives here.
and who was prominent among the Free
Kansas" band that strove TO rescue a
commonwealth from slavery. He was, to
name another picturesque detail in his
life. a part of the John Brown government
and army for invading Virginia, so that
his whole term Of existence seemed to be
a protracted and tumultuous tragedy.
Richard Realf whatever he was or did.
was notable, first Of all, for his poetic in
stinct and nature. He had in him a kind
Of composite spirit that suggested blend
of Gerald Massey with Robert Burns. He
wrote always with ffuency and fire, and
there was such a fresh and fellcitous
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mittee on entertainment, Mrs. L. B. Hol-
comb, Mrs. Sarah Davidson and Mrs.
Helen Hearn, to make these evenings so
enjoyable that the entire membership will
attend.
The officers and members of Aurora
Lodge will entertain the delegates to the
Grand Lodge, which is to meet in this
city on the third Tuesday in April.
During the past week a number of ap-
plications have been presented to the
loca! lodges, and within two weeks there
will be considerable work in the initiatory
degree.
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD.
The committee on excursion appointed
at the previous meeting reported last
Monday night to Golden Gate Camp that
it was decided to have a Woodmen's ex-
cursion to Sunset Park on the 18th of
June, and that arrangements to that end
had been made. The local camps and
those of Oakland and Alameda will join
in the festivities, which 1t is expected will
be one Of the great fraternaI events of
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the year. The committee of the camn
that is to arrange all the details is COM
posed of the following named: Richard
Fahey, ]. S. Patterson. E. A SpraglIe' A
j: Weinert and J. f. Bright During the
evening w: E. Dorm, Hugh McCauley and
H. d. Keefe were admitted into the camn
by initiation. The camp also received APP
plications from three strangers who
want to join, and from three who wish tO
be admitted by card.
After the business of the evening +he
degree team from Western Addition
Camp took charge and conferred the de-
grees on forty-one candidates who ex
pressed a desire to become initiated info
the mysteries of Orientalism This de-
gree has many beautiful features in it.
ana when SO proficient team as the one
from Western Addition does the work II
is presented with much dramatic effect
and striking situations
Golden Gate Camp then organized an
Oriental team and selected John S. PAT
terson as the grand orient. David Oliver
Jr. as grand scrivinator and a full corps
of assistants. AS in this degree what the
grand orient says is law, he thinks he has
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COMPANIONS OF THE FOREST

new circle. to be known as Cedar.
was instituted last Friday with fifty-five
charter members.
Last Thursday the supreme grand chief
companion Mrs. Beverson; the past SUI
preme grand chief companion, John Fall
coner and Max Boehm, the high chief
ranger of the Ancient Foresters, visited
Pinole for the purpose of instituting a
new circle there.
Last week the members of Alba Circle
were visited by Supreme Grand Chief
Companion Mrs. Beverson.
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Poems of Richard ReaIf.

" HE poems Of Richard Realf have
at last been collected and put in
worthy binding. This work has
been done by Richard ]. Hinton, an
- old friend of the poet who for q
short time honored San Francisco by
making it his home.
Possibly the reader Of to-day does not
recall Realf-the hlgh-tensioned British
American who wrote burning lyrics, who
was. in fact, more enthusiastically
''American"-fn the true sense of that
often frightfully misapplied adjective
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THE DRUIDs.

Noble Grand Arch Lewis and Grand
Secretary Graves left last Thursday on a
tour of official visitations, and they will
be absent several days. The following is
the the itinerary: March q, San Joaquin and
Modesto Grove; March %. MERGED
Grove; March &c, Summer Grove and
Morton Grove; March q. Mazzinin and
Los Angeles groves, at Los Angeles.
w w. Mollison past arch of Hesperian
Grove and a prominent member. of the
order, died last Monday after an illness OF
tWenty-four hours.
Aurora Grove initiated one candidate
last Tuesday and conferred the second
degree. Last week Gallileo Grove con-
ferred the third degree on two, Laurel
Grove worked in the third degree, Men
dicino Grove initiated six candidates,
Templar Grove initiated one candidate
V Vas da Cana conferred the third de-
gree on several entitled to receive the
same
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FRIENDS OF THE. FOREST.

Last Monday night Lincoln Lodge had
a pleasant meeting and initiated one can
didate. after which there. were remarks
by number of members for the good or
the order.
America Lodge has arranged for an en-
tertainment and ball to be given in Man
nerbund Hall, Twenty-fourth street and
Potrero avenue, on April 10.
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touch al his command that he rarely
or passages from his verse that foated
easily over the sea of journalism were
gathered eagerly by discerning readers as
precious waits.
Perhaps the poem entitled "Indirection"
has been the most widely copied, based
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FL Dorado Council at its last meeting
initiated one candidate and there We're
presented four applications. Under good
Of the order there were remarks by Pres
ident After and Secretary Hastings, of
the San Francisco Cabinet, and then
social hour was spent. ,
received three propositions and 1t will
initiate the candidates at the next meet
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Madame Neergaard pupil OF st. German.
scientific palm reading. 1888 Twenty-hrst ST..
near Valencia. Telephone White 1911.
$1,000 &->-&%@
Hood Circle of San Francisco paid a fra
ternal visit to Hamlet Circle in Alameda
at It's last held meeting.
Orange Blossom Circle of Oroville ini-
tiated eight candidates at it's last held
meeting and will initiate seven more at
it's next.
tary of Fidelity Circle of Santa Ana, who
was a representative to the Assembly of
the Maccabees, paid visit last Sunday
to Miss Agnes d. Bremen at her home in
Alameda.
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FoREsTERs OF AMERICA.

r q. Grossman and T. B. Goodwin as
delegates to the grand court session.
After the business was over the commit
tee on entertainment, consisting Of ]; B.
Grossman, T. B. Goodwin. c; M Gerston;
E. H. Thomas, presented a programme,
it being quarterly links night e and -, two
hours were spent in a very pleasant man
address by Court Physician Dr.. Kylberg,
who resigned his office. as he is going to
reside in Mokelumne Hill. ~
hall last night and there were many
members of the order and friends present
who were entertained with an interesting
programme of music, song and talk.
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AMrTY REBEKAH LODGE.

On Saturday the 18th, Antty Rebekah
Lodge had a calico party in Eureka Hall,
I. o. o. F. building, and there were more
persons in attendance than there was
room for. Previous to the dance the
Misses Sadie and Lottie 'Dorr favored
with a piano duet, Miss Annie Neyers
charmed with a vocal. solo, Daniel r.
Hanlon gave some Of those dramatic reel
tations which have proved so entertain
ing. there was q vocal solo by G. Ham
me, a recitation by Mrs. ]. Turn
er Barton, a Scotch song by Robert
coon songs by the Misses Aline and Annie
Kreth. This was presented under the d.
rection of DR.. c. L. Ziegler, who was di-
rector Of entertainment Mrs. Antoinette
Shaw and Mrs. Farnham- Then followed
dancing for an hour.
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THE ODD FELLOWS.


The visit of Grand Master Breuck to
Pacific Lodge was an event that Will be
long remembered with pleasure by all
who attended The high official was &C
corpanied by the grand secretary and the
grand treasurer, and there was presented
for their edication an exempnhcauoh OIL
the ritualistiC work by the initiation OIL
two candidates. After the work there was
an adjournment to the banquet-naIl,
where a collation. was partaken Of, and
John Stevenson, the noble grand, pro-
posed a number of toasts, which were re-
sponded TO by the grand master, Grand
Secretary Shaw, Grand Treasurer Harris,
Past Grands Morrison, Kase and Lyon,
and by Messrs. Downs, Bird, Burns,
Vance, Ashworth and others Turns
these responses the officers OF the Ioase
were highly complimented tor the perfect
manner in which they performed thg
work of initiation, and II was SQSseSii Gu
that all follow the example OF the wee
grand in bringing good members IiIto 'Ao
The reception rendered by the member
shin of Mission Rebekah Lodge TO Occl-
dental Excelsior and Fidelity lodges on
the 18th inst was a most pleasant event,
and at the banquet that Followed lhere
were present at least nunuIe9 55 Pc bv
There was a most eloquent ADDRESS, ny
Miss Rena Crawford, the noble grand OF
Mission Lodge, and addresses by w. W.
Watson, District Deputy MISS SoplIIa "a "a
DR.. J. Frost, who spoke in an interesting
strain on "Odd Fellowship George
Weimer acted as postmaster.
Oriental Rebekah Lodge will on next
wednesday tender a, reception to Canton I{'Sa
No. of the Patriarchs Militant, ana MSS as
b Mflafiie and past president Of the Assem-
bly, of Illinois Tuesday night Miss IS, Mel fd-
the benefit of the Odd Fellows Home and
the Orphans Home.
The trustees OF the Orphans Home have
elected Mrs. Mosher matron to assist IN
the care of the forty little ones there
now. Mrs Mosher is member OF ORR
Grand Patriarch Harris on last Tuesday
visited Fresno encampment at Fresno and
found It in excellent condition and the
membership jubilant on account or the
conious doWnDour. Next Tuesday he will
visit the encampment at San Luis Obispo.
The representatives of the Grand Lodge
and the delegates to the Assembly are 70
be elected in the lodges on the last held
meeting this month.
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DEPUTY GRAND MASTER DAN
FORTH

Edwin Danforth, deputy grand master
workman of the jurisdiction Of Cal1for-
MIA. Ancient Order United Workmen, had
q surprise in store last Wednesday night
for the district deputies of this city. He
sent to each of the eight deputies note
10 meet him in the office of the grand
recorder, and after he had talked with
them in an informal way for short time
he invited them to accompany him TO Del
monicos where he asked them to a salon,
in which was served an excellent supper.
That he said, was to show his apprecia-
ton of the assistance the deputies had
rendered him during the year During the
evening there was an interchange of
ideas as to what changes and reforms
could be suggested at the approaching
session Of the Grand Lodge. Several of
the suggestions offered were of a prac-
teal character, and If the grand body can
be Induced to adopt them they will mate
rally advance the cause Of the order in
this State The gathering of the deputy
grand master and the eight deputies,
very unusual event, was very pleasant
one.
ANCIENT ORDER OF WORKMEN.
All arrangements have been completed
for the institption of the Old Friends
Lodge on the night Of next Wednesday.
DR. f. F. Lord will be the past master,
H II. Davis the master and j. q. Slinkey
the recorder After the institution there
will be a banquet
Out of the membership of Valley Lodge
there has been organized a social CLUB
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Inter Nos Circle had an unusually large
and interesting meeting last Wednesday
night. Miss Annie Gamble, Mrs Sadie
Meyers Miss Anna Johnson, Miss Dora
Smith, Miss Elsie Fegan and Miss Lizzie
Fegan were admitted to membership by
initiation. Mrs. Mary Connell and Mrs.
Lizzie Meyers were elected delegates to
the Grand Circle, with Mrs c. Pashold
and Miss Maggie Forest as alternates
Frederick Erritt was elected chief COM
panion to serve the uneXpired term of
Miss Emma Cakes, who resigned on ac-
count of inability to attend to the duties
of the office. Miss NJ. Crowley was elected
outside guardian and Miss Nellie Shay in
side guardian for the unexpired term
There were some interesting addresses
under good of the order and after the
meeting there were games and refresh
ments were served.
Grand Chief Companion Coburn and
other grand officers paid an official visit
last Thursday night to Excelsior Circle.
There was large attendance, which was
pleased to witness the most satisfactory
manner in which the officers rendered the
ritualistic work
Mrs. and Miss Mamie Backess of Robin
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before Ia such d IN
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rHr AMERICAN GUILD.

San Francisco Chapter at its meeting
last Wednesday received official note of
the first death of one of its members, ].
n. Barley, who was crushed in one of the
railroad yards. A committee was APP
nointed to inquire into the accident. The
cbaDter has decided to move from its
present quarters to Harmony Hall in the
Red Mems building, on Post street. Dur
ing the evening DR.. S. F. Long and B. r.
Walcott were admitted into the order by
Initiation.
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rHE NATIONAL Union.

a snap on those who in the camp would
attempt to poke fun at him.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-12-08
ABSOLUTE SILENCE PREVAILS.
No News Received In London from
the War I'm south Africa-Be-
coming Impatient.

London. Dee. ., q: 30 a. m.-Ahsoln,e
Silence has fallen over affairs in south
Africa. The war Office has not Sc; re-
ccived Lord Methuen's casualty list.
The public and the press. hitherto pa
tent. arr beginning TO murmur at the
apparently needless delay which keep,
many families in "A state OF painful
suspense.
y Is regarded as practically certain
that Lord Mcthuen has been rein
forced by half a battalion Of the Coz
don Ilighlanders. regiment Of ca,al-
rs and a hattervof artillery. and thar
\" Aar is being daily reinforced ~
troops to hold the lines Of commun a.
ton.
u is supposed that the Natal nd
vsnce has been delayed b. the necrs-
sity Of getting supplies 10 PETER
..ariizburg. bnt not word cmanatrs
fom any Of the various commands.
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A DASTARDLY ATTEMPT.
Tried tn Destroy the Home an,, Pam.
lily of Lawyer b.
Dynamite.

Minneapolis. Mimi. Dee. "a sg-
cial 10 the Times from Cedar Hst..s.
Ia, SAYS.
\ dastardly attempt to destroy fhc
home and family OF ATTORNEY ". 1.
tron. was attempted last niahr ht an-
known parties. who placed th-rt
pounds Of dynamite at his front dsor
and ignited a l4-foot fus.. which
burned down into the Illuminating ,au.
but failed 10 explode. Cron was a0aa.
ened by tho smell. and later descrit .
and went TO his stable. IL found tae
mysterious package. bot supposinr il
10 be- something belonging 10 his sun
threw IL into the hallway. This mnrn-
ing he examined the package and IL
once reported the ease TO the police
who are AT work on slight clew l-
lowing the Urbana outrage in which
one man lost his life. the people ere
thoroughly aroused and incensec.
Open threats of summary Justice are
frequently heard.