The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-30
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SCopyrlehted, 1902. by James IIlnrston,
Mr. William Waldorf Aston. ono ~ ~
wealthiest and most notable OF living Amar.
ieahs' was born ON March ~. ists The
nour OF his birth ! do not know nor is Il,
vi any consequence. as his name, tnkcn IN
connection with the day and YEAR OF his
niren' wiz reveal TO me all that desire IN
AnoW OF Is worth knowing In regard 10 ms
character and career. st
transmitted into numbers. his pap,a e.
equivalent to S4:112:45 and these nnn,e,,ls
aadea together ore equal 10 "a. which
again is equal to l. In this Mr. Astor,s
name is condensed. so to speak. ana ,,e.
cause Is his number. we NAV nredtct IN
the authority Of the ancient kahain nm,
ene good fortune. to which de was horn
VIII not desert him so long as he obcvs his
conscience and does his duty. "You win
srusn your enemies" SAYS the prophetic
Dook, You will overcome all obstacles ana
your "!shes VIII be fulfilled, provided YOU
90 Your lifc's work fearlessly> and CON.
scient,ously."
AS Mr.. Astor was born when the sun
was III the eleventh degree OF Aries, which
Is the hrst sign of the zodiac we must add
II ana to the numerical value of his
name (s4ll2;45) and the result. IS must
next be added IN the regular manner 20
is4s, the year Of his blrth, This gives us
lo.O, which Is equnl to - An mat re.
! mains now Is to draw Il horoScOlr, lltd mi
the signs ana p.Nnets III their prcAr places
a goou horoscope 1t Is. SO good indeed
.hat y VIII be surprise to those persons.
WAC know nothing OF Mr.. AstOr exccpt
what they read in the mewspapers Thai
IL Is very faulty In some respects admit.
opt II was pleasure to me 10 And that
II contained so many excellent textures.
Naturally OF dreamy and poetic nature,
M Astor prefers solitude 10 society aud
the company OF good books TO that OF
wealthy or aristocratic idiers. he Is more
OF pessimist than an optimlst and,
though ne has some taste foi public life, he
Will spend most OF his life Ia comparative
solitude. Owing TO his sensitive nature
adverse criticism Is extremely annoying TO
aim and one reason why he lives in In
snows that IN England his actions viii not
ne criticised as they would be II he lived
in this country. His character" says the
ka5ala, will be attacked by scandal.
mongers and his prosecutors may even
drive him into exile" No matter where
he lives, he viii become the object of Sc.
we're criticism during every seventh or ninth
year and hardly anything VIII annoy hin
so much as these attacks Nevertneless,
he will ultimately triumph over his enemies
be esteemed by distinguished persons, main
~ foreigners
He loves to live in grand style and. II
he could have his way, he would play the
role OF a Lorenzo de Medici that mag
niicent Italian who did so much for art
and culture. Ambitious. however, though
Mr., Aston is, he can never nttnin such dis
tinction as this AS an au<.dr he VIII
acquire some reputation ana his judgment
on literary matters viii generally be sound
On the other hand, II is extremely improna.
BILE that ne VIII ever make any money as
a publisher.
In regard 10 his great wealth the horo'
SCOPE contains some very remarkable tok
ems First, the family name, Asror, Is, as
( have explained, equivalent to 40 Now
in every horoscope is symbol OF the
house ruling real estate and a'is a symbol
of the house ruling speculation; therefore,
the name Aston signifies good luck through
seesss eee
those great promoters of progress, develop
ment and prosperity, whose 1touch VIII
transform this now dormant region--a almost
bursting with fcrtllity--into green nelns OF
h1xuriant cane, whose dcw.hedeehcd tops,
tossed to md fro by the south winds VIII
CLEAN IN the morning sun Ike the restless
waves of the sea; and whose enterprise
will put IN motion thousands or centrni
factories dotted all over this beautiful
Arcadia from whose smoke stacks, sll
noueted against the blue sky Will pour
forth volumes Of smoke, Indicating that
there is pulsoting within mighty mnehln-
erv whose hum will be fitting accOmpnni-
mcnt to tho glad song Of industrial pros.
perity, and whose products Will be poured
into the waiting arms Of the railroads that
will bear them away to the utterinost PM
Of tho country adding wealth and carrying
blessings. comfort and prosperity to the
people, and giving employment to thou
sands Of loborers.
There is no moro inviting field for the
investment of capital than the sugar in
dustry of the gulf coast and the, sure
profits It offers will soon bring rapid o.
rolopment and Industrial activity to this
favored region.