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A DISCREET SILENCE.

C~lara-Papa, the minister ID down
stairs. He said he dropped in to play
whist.
Witherby-How unfortunatei We
are playing poker. He'll break up the
game.
Clara-Shall 1 tell hirnf
Witherby-Heavens no! The last
time he cleaned US out.
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on all sides, and Miss Pitman calmly
answered: 'Try it and see."
She was speaking of what might De
accomplished on $1,000 a year, which
she termed a neat income, in view OF
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II HE CALLED Her

May-Er-er-er-.
June-Miss Smith.
July-Katherine.
August-Kate.
September-Kitty
October-Kit.
Noyember-Lovey.
December-Wifey.
January-Hey!
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ANSWERS TOCORRESPONDENTS

the fact that he belonged to the Sew
enth-day Baptists and kept a boarding
school.-Ed.1
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FOOLS.

Fools are always dreaming they
would be happier in other places or
circumstances.
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HIS CONCERN.

"Your wife has eloped with the
butchers driver"
did he leave the meat"
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SATURDAY. NOVEMBER IA. 1908.
A MONUMENT. TO GROVER CLEVELAND.

The prtde Of the people Of New Jersey is enlisted in the movemen wnch
Ia now taken organized shape, for the erection of a suitable memorial o New
Jerseys greatest son ar M of the most distinguished men IN hi United
the late Grover Cleveland. The movement grew ot of a suggesdon by
THE STAR tn espon to which was Statewide n nation wide Claims
wme Immediately set u for a national monument n New York; city, In wash
ington. in Buffalo n at other places But Grover Cleveland's birthplace and
tomb are both in New Jersey; lie belonged to this State before he belonged to
AZ nation. mi iso OF New Jersey soil that a lasting memorial will be placed,
and by h contributions Of the people IT, the State. After his retirement from
once Grover Cleveland ceased to- be identified with partisan politics. HI became
the nrst citizen of h republic, honored OF all men. During his life at Princeton
there dustered about him the anedhonso Of IN Americana people. His DEATH cca-
stoned universal sorrow, and the nation vas nourner att ii ba. h reproach
~ been made that he American republic is unsrateful to thu memory OF its
ne.. men N that the most distinguished services ire lily reauted That
reproach conveys some truth. But WI are learning the value Of great punhc
services N To- to honor those who render them. Grow Clevehands sreat
services were to h nation at large. bt in these he reflected lustre upon his
NATIVES State, and it is for his State o hrt do lin fitting honor, A splendid
memorial erected at Princeton will be a shrine for the American people and for
the foreign visitor It will b erected. 4 t4aE t# # @
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UNCLE 81 SAYS;

Another infant
industry in these
here parts has gone
all ter smash. The
fellers that was
round here kissin'
the kids a couple o.
week. ago ha.
quit.
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IN RIPPING GOOD HUMOR ]
BY SAM HELLMAN. N !
A CHECK MATE.

Marriage is elevating
If the woman that you get
Has the pull and drawing power
To lift you from out of debt.
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PRETTY SOON.

Bryan says the war is about TO begin.
He must mean the C~hautauqua CAM
paign.
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PRATTIE.

The "baby" girl lures men to unre-
c~iprocated love. says a writer on the
woman's page. In other words, she's
kidding them. .
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-26
INSANE MAN FIGHTS
OFFICER IN WATER
Demented Spaniard H0ists Flag
in Spreckels Lake and Says
He Is Balboa
Large Crowd of Park Visitors
Gathers on Banks to View
Struggle

A policeman, struggling in the wa
ters of Spreckels lake in Golden Gate
park with demented man, furnished
excitement yesterday afternoon for
thousands OF persons Early in the
afternoon Siaz Horatom, Spaniard.
waded into the middle of the lake, car
rying long staff, to which was at
tached a red and blue handkerchief. f.
Reaching the center of the lake Hora-
tom planted the staff and proclaimed
himself Balboa, discoverer of all the
waters" Hundreds of pedestrians gath
cred along the waters edge and gazed
at the demented man, and when Police
man Lewis of the park station ar
rived, the crowd had grown into the
thousands.
vest, Lewis waded into the lake AS
the officer approached and commanded
Horatom to go ashore the Spaniard
paid no heed, but as Lewis was about
the grasp him by the waist, the de-
mented man raised an outcry and
1eaped at the officer. A spectacular
fight in midlake followed Lewis
grappled with Horatom and the latter
powerful and unmindful of conse-
quences, attacked the policeman. Water
splashed fiercely while the fight en-
sued, but Lewis finally overpowered his
man and dragged him ashore. Hora-
tom was taken to the detention ward
at the central emergency hospital.
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
ARRIVED

ARRIVED
Sunday October %.
stmr Claremont, Walyig, a3 hours from San
Stmr Mayfair. Olsen. 81 hours from wilIapa
Stmr Sea Foam. Lee, II hours from Mendocino,
via Point Arena II hours
Stmr Brunswick. Eilefsen, - hours from
Stmr F A KiIburn. Mcclellan, 2l hours from
stmr Daisy. Smith. IS hours from willapa
Stmr San Pedro, Bendixsen 26 hours from
Eureka.
stmr Brooklyn Henricksen. 45 hours from
San Pedro.
schr Santiago, MeAvoy. u hours from Mon
terey; in tow ting Dauntless.
Schr Eva, Schildrop. 2l2 days from Eureka.
SAILED
sunday October %.
Br stmr Strathord Anderson, Victoria and
Seattle.
Stmr Raymond Knudsen willapa.
Stmr Santa Rosa. Alexander, San Diego
L S stmr Lawrence, San Diego
Stmr Governor. Jepsen. Victoria.
Sehr Santiago, McAToy, Monterey; in tow tug
Dauntless
Oct 25-Barge Three from Port San Luis for
Sah Francisco. of Pigeon point, Z m, in tow
TELEGRAPHIC
POINT LoBos, Oct %, 10 m-westher
DOMESTIC PORTS
SAN PEDRO-Arrived Oct 25-Stmr Queen,
from San Diego; stmr Yosemite. from San Diego.
Oct 24-Stmr Hanalei. hence Oct %: stmr
Shasta from Bellingham; stmr katherine, from
Eureka
Sailed Oct 25-stmrs Queen Hanalei and
Yosemite. for San Francisco.
Arrived Oct 25-Stmr Pomo from Seattle
stmr Lakme from Eureka.
TAT0OSH-Passed out Oct 25-Br stmr Bessie
Dollar. from Everett for Australia.
CLALLAM-Passed in Oct 25-Stmr Shna Yak.
hence Oct u for Tacoma; stmr Yucatan, from
Valdez for Seattle.
PORT SAN LUIS Sailed Oct 24-Barge 3,
in tow tug Golah. for San Francisco.
ASTORIA-Arrived Oct 25-Stmr Col J.
Drake. hence Oct %; Ger stmr Ncomedia.
hence Oct 23
Sailed Oct 25-Stmr Alliance. for Coos bay;
Ger ship Henriette. for United Kingdom; Ger
stmr Deike Rickmers, for United Kingdom; stmr
Harold Dollar. for San Francisco; stmr Geo w
Fenwick. for San Pedro; stmr Santa Maria for
Port San Luis.
SEATTLE-Arriyed Oct 25--Stmr Victoria,
from Nome: Jap stmr Aosu Maru. from Hong
kong: stmr Fiield, hence Oct 20; stmr Yucatan,
from Valdez
WEsTPoRT-sailed Oct 2J-schr Wood.
for San Pedro.
ABERDEEN Oct 25-stmrs Bowdoln
and Jim Butler. for San Francisco.
Arrived Oct 25-Stmr Fairhaven, hence Oct 90.
ISLAND PORTS
HILO-Arrived Oct 24-Stmr Enterprise,
hence Oct l6.
Wright, hence Sept 20
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and set of bylaws. which will be sub
mitted and gone over again this morn
ing.
The points agreed upon at the last
meeting have been put in typewriter
vision, amendment and enlargement. if
that shall be found necessary. The
committee will finish its work this
morning and the adopted plan of the
committee will then be submitted to
the members of the association for ap-
prevail
The sole object of the organization is
to raise the standard of banking in
California to a point where unsOund
banking will not be tolerated. The
state. will be districted into about l.
divisions.
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TWO DESPONDENT MEN
END LIVES WITH GUNS
Electrician and Glass Blower in
Different Parts of City Die
at About Same Time

Two respondent men chose the shot
gun to end their lives yesterday. and.
although living in different sections of
the city, both committed suicide at
almost the same time. William EIken
q 2O-year old electrician, living at 1O4S
Fifth avenue, told his parents yeSter-
day that he was going to hunt ducks.
He entered his room and few minutes
later turned the shotgun upon him
self. dying instantly. Richard Elken
the father, declared that the youth had
become respondent through sickness.
In the same manner Desria Chozier
glass blower, living at 226 Sixth
street. committed suicide. According
to stories told by the dead mans ac-
quaintances, he had become despondent
over his failure to obtain work.
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NEW STREET OPENED
BY IMPROVEMENT CLUB
Fully so Men of the POtrero
Open Thoroughfare From
I'D to De Haro Street

Members and friends of the Potrero
Nouvo Improvement association turned
out with picks and stovels yesterday
morning and worked for several hours
to open a new road from Twenty-sec-
ond street to De Haro street. between
Kansas and Carolina streets. Fully
fifty men put in an appearance and the
work of opening new road was well
under way when the workers gave up
their labors for the day.
Considerable interest is being taken
in that section of the city by the resi-
dents, and many improvements have
been made during the past few months.
Yesterdays workers were led by Wal
ter j. Hamilton. president of the club.
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TENTH ANNIVERSARY
FITTINGLY OBSERVED
VarniSherS and POliSherS Enjoy
Dance in Building Trades
Temple Auditorium
James Cunningham, Retiring
President, Is Presented With
Diamond LOcket

~rS1kn HsEsss Yarnishers' and pol
sTfz6F z6Fs1pssoslco 4 w COUNCIL ishers union No.
\ ~Ssg SazSS5sE5 124, r. of p ID. and
p of A. had its
tenth anniversary in the auditorium of
the building trades temple Saturday
night. The decorations were artistic
and the assemblage, which comfortably
filed the large hall, enjoyed Is dances,
with three extras, under the direction
OF the following committees:
Arangements-L. K. Makree. w. NJ. Page
w. Wolff, o. Radlof. ]. Mayhed
Reception. Tuite, j. Cunningham. $.
Arnold F. A. Hamilton, w T, Lanheld, NJ
Floor-C. E.. Parker, floor manager X. H.
Leon, J.. 0akes. j. Pulls. I. Reinhard, L..
Gasser ID. Canelo. Ii. Cunningham
During the evening James Cunning
ham, who recently retired from the Of
fee of president of the union, was,
through W. NJ. Page, secretary, pre-
sented with a diamond set locl~et in
appreciation of his services in the
chair.
The postoffice clerks union, local No.
2, had very enjoyable ball Saturday
night There was a large attendance,
with many pretty and elegantly. gowned
women, good music and an order OF 10
modern dances. Thomas f. Flaherty,
assisted by II. e. King and Il. j. Nc
Sorley, had direction of the floor. The
| floor committee was composed or the
following:
w Barrett. c. j. Bellman W. F. Bollnger.
G. Gassman, b. d. Kelly. A Liebscher, John
II. Montell. j. W. o'Neill. G. ?. NJ. Quedens,
L. Shoaf. j. NJ. shorey and j. zowasky
Bakers and confectioners' union No.
"a gave its twenty-third annual ball
Saturday night 1t was in the nature
of a family reunion and there was a
very large attendance. Martin Mes was
the floor manager. He was assisted by
John Breitweise, Emil Eisold Charles
Hausman Paul Banderley, William
! Wright, John Smeilter and David Weller
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brought 5000 cases of salmon TO the
Alaska packers association 1t also
brought q lot of cannery machinery
which is to be repaired here and sent
back to Alaska next spring.
Captain Anderson reports that on Oc-
tober l5 he towed the ship Star OF
Russia from Karluk out into the open
sea. The vessel is bound for this port
with full load OF salmon.
The Star Of Russia is the last salmon
ship TO leave northern waters. and is
expected TO arrive the middle of this
week
Captain Anderson also reports that
he spoke the United States survey boat
patterson which was surveying near
Kodiak island
Goes to China Basin
The Pacific Mail steamship Chins went over
10 China basin Saturday make room for
the Manchuria. which is due TO arrive from the
orient early this morning. The Manchura is
II has ever carried
Connects with Honolulu
The oil carrier Rosecrans by its new wire
less system, caught line from the wireless at
Honolulu Yesterday morning. but the Rosecrans
was unable 10 get message from this point
The Rosecrans succeeded in talking with
Monterey
New Fish Carrier
Contracts were let last week for the build
American fish and oyster company II. Ander-
son VIII be the builder and Dckie Brothers
are the designers. 1t is TO be used in carry
ing nsh frcn the San Joaquin and Sacramento
rivers TO Black Diamond.
The craft viii be 43 feet long. feet
beam and . feet inches deep, and will
viii be the best boat Of its class in these wa
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WILL ORGANIZE TO RAISE
STANDARD OF BANKING
House Delegates to
Assemble Here Today to
Plan Crusade

The adjourned meeting of the dele
gates from the various clearing houses
in California, who have in charge the
preparation of the constitution and by
laws for the proposed state clearing
house association. will assemble in the
rooms of the San Francisco clear
ing house at 10 o'clock this morning.
cussed very thoroughly at the last
meeting of the representatives of the
clearing house. held October II. Plans
were, then outlined for a constitution
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Average snow on ground > inches.
SNNnDSIS

The pressure ha sfallen slowly along the Pa
cifc Warm weather continues and after
noon temperatures in the great valley exceed
so degrees. There has been rain west of
the Rocky mountains The winds mostly
from the north northeast, and the relative
humidity is low throughout California.
FORECAST
San Francisco and vicinity-Fair Monday;
somewhat cooler; light northeast winds changing
to west.
Santa Clara valley-Fair Monday; light north
winds.
Sacramento vailey-Fair Monday, cooler; light
north winds changing to south.
san Joaquin valley-Fair Monday; light west
winds.
Los Angeles and vicinity-Fair Monday: light
northeast winds changing to west
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Tovo Kisen Kaisha

(ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP Coz
S. s. ''Honskong Maru'' Tuesday Nov. IT, 1908
S. S. "Tenyo Maru'' Friday, Dec. IL, 1908
S. s. Nippon Maru'' (via Manila)
.........-......... Saturday, Jan. e. 1909
Steamers sail from cenlpany's piers, Nos. y.
A. near foot of Second ST.. p. m, for Yoko-
hama and Hongkong. calling at Honolulu. Kobe
(Hiogo) Nagasaki and Shanghai. and connecting
at Hongkong with steamers for Manila. India.
etc No cargo received on board on day OF
sailing. Round trip tickets at reduced rates.
For freight and passage apply at office, 81
James Flood building. W. III. AVERY,
Assistant General Manager.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-26
The Ethics of Dress

Ii is entirely proper and natural that
every woman should desire to be well
dressed The esthetic sense that
prompts the wish for beautiful gar
ments. becoming hats and shapely
shoes is eommendable How exquis-
ifelv absurd" says Sydney Smith. TO
tell a girl that beauty is of no value;
dress of no use Beauty is of value:
her whole prospects and happiness in
life may often depend upon a new
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-26
ATLANTIC OCEAN TRAVEL
Compagnie Generate Transatlantioue

DIRECT LINE TO HAVRE-PARIS
Sailing every Thursday. instead of Saturday
at 10 a. M. from pier AZ, North river foot Of
Morton st.
First class TO Havre $3.50 and upward
second class TO Havrc. $50 and upward. GEN
ERAL AGENCY FOR UNITED STATES AND
CANADA. 10 State St, New York ]. r.. FU-
GAZI. Manager Pacific Coast, 6;}0 Montgomery
ST. San Francisco. Tickets sold by all rail
road ticket agents.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-26
Fine Cattae for japan

Several head of blooded cattle from the best
stock farms in California will form part of
the steamer Siberia's cargo when that vessel
sails for the orient tomorrow Agents of the
Japanese imperial stock yards have been select
ing the cattle for the last year. They will be used
for breeding purposes by the Japanese government.
The shipment includes cattle OF the Jersey, Hol-
stein Friesian and Devonshire breeds. The 81
IBERIA will also carry 5000 tons of miscellaneous
freight and 100 passengers.
HoNoLULU-Sailed Oct 2A-Fr war stmr
Catinet for San Francisco.
FOREIGN PORTS
yICToRIA-Arrived Oct 25-Jap stmr Tosa
Maru from Hongkong.
OCEAN STEAMERS
LIVERPOoI-Arrived Oct 25-Stmr Caronia,
from New York
tania for New York.
SoUTHAsIPTON-Sail Oct 25-stmr Prinz
Friedrich Wilhelm, fer New York; stmr
Bleucher. for New York.
Arrived Oct 25-Stmr st Louis, from New
York.
DovER-sailed Oct 24-stmr Finland, for
New York.
NEW YoRK-Arrived Oct 25-stmr Amerika,
from Hamburg. southampton and Cherbourg.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-26

See the Page for the Modern
House Keeper" which appears reg
ularly in the magazine of The
Sunday Call. Cash prizes are given
each week for best household ideas
and kitchen recipes. Send in your
choicest ones to Modern House
Keeper Page" The San Francisco
Sunday Call.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-26
Shipping News and Gossip
Of the Water Front
NuSElagak Arrives From Alaska With
Part OF Seasons Salmon Catch

Ihe steamer Nushagak which ar
rived late saturday night. came 10 its
"och early yesterday morning. It was
elsnt and half days making the run
oo~n the coast from Karluk. IT
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-26
SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST
Items of Interest to Mariners
of fhe Pacific

ASTORIA, Oct. 2J-The big oil tank steamer
Santa Rita arrived from Portland TODAY and
wiz discharge 10000 gallons ut the Union tanks
mere before proceeding.
German steamer Dierkes Rickmers, with grain
Tor Europe via st. Vincent, went to sea today.
Steam schooner Harold Dollar. with lumber
for California. went 70 sea today She was de-
tanned at this port for several hours owing TO
some repairs her boilers.
German ship Henrietta, with grain for Europe.
was towed 10 sea today.
OIL tank steamer Colonel Z. l.. Drake. with
fuel oil. arrived in port today. After diseharg
ing 10000 gallons at the local tanks she will
proceed TO Portland to finish.
Steam schooner R. d. Inman arrived in from
San Francisco this evening and viii load lumber
At Portland for a return.
Carrying lumber cargo Of 100000 feet the
big steam schooner NJ Fenwick left for Califor
MIA at today.
Steamer Alliance with freight and passengers
for Coos bay. went to this morning
SAN PEDRO, Oct 25.-rhe steamer Hanale
Captain McFarlane, cleared this afternoon for
san Francisco with freight and passengers.
The steamer Lakme, Captain Preble. arrived
this morning from Eureka via San Francisco
with 200. 600 feet of lumber.
The steamer Yosemite Captain johnson. called
today from San Diego for oil and cleared for
Portland via San Francisco.
The steamer Queen. Captain Thomas. arrived
this morning from san Diego and after taking
freight and passengers cleared for San Fran
cisco via Redondo and Santa Barbara
The schooner Sadie Captain Johnson, arrived
this afternoon from Umpqua river with 400, 0e0
feet Of lumber.
The oil steamer Roma. Captain Lane arrived
- 600 barrels Of oil for the Union oil company
The Overdue List
Bark Toxteth. out 23s days from Port Talbot
FOR Toeopilla. 80 per cent
British bark Cricceth Castle, ont 15l days
from Barry. for Melbourne. 40 per cent
British ship AcamAs out 1S4 days from Rot
terdam. for San Francisco 10 per cent.
British ship Thornliebank. out 139 days from
Caleta Buena for Balboa, per cent.
British ship Crocodile. out l27 days from
Barry. for Tacahuana. Is per cent.
British ship Ilala, ont 49, days from Peru, for
Antwerp. per cent
Army Transports
The Buford is at Nagasaki.
The Cook arrived October Is at Manila.
The Fitzpatrick is at Newport News, Va.
The Dix is at Seattle.
The Logan is in port
The Meade is at Newport News. Va.
The Sherman is in port.
The Sheridan is in port and will sail November
for Manila.
The Thomas sailed October 10 from Honolulu
for Manila.
The Warren Is at Manila.
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gown or a becoming bonnet. and if
she has five grains of common sense
she viii find this out The great
thing is to teach her their value and
that there must be something better
under the bonnet than "a pretty face,
if she would have real and lasting
happiness"
The regulations of society govern
ing dress are primarily designed for
the protection and convenience of the
many They have the object of pro-
dueing orderliness and economy. 1t is,
however, quite conceivable that these
regulations, despite their utilitarian
character, may become onerous and
the present tendency. a grave menace
to our moral well being. 1t is beyond
dispute that the ordinary demands OF
dress are already such as to fall
to comply with them. Somewhere be-
tween the line of necessity, as repre-
sented by the classic chiffon, and limit
less profusion, there must be a middle
ground on which economy and ele-
gance may compromise.
Professional men are required TO
spend too much in clothing their wives
and daughters, and women who are
obliged TO work for a livelihood COM
monty devote too large proportion
ment In the matter of gowns and
hats especially does she seldom get her
moneys worth.
The American woman has a genius
for dress and the valuable adjuncts of
symmetrical figure and graceful car
riage. and with these pronounced .ad-
vantages she should exercise a greater
degree of Independence larger meas
ure of individuality. With natural
taste and courage of originality she
should excel the Frenchwoman and
lead her sex. as she will eventually in
the matter of dress
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-26
The Horoscope

Inc nOIOSCOpt
Scorpio-October % to November %.
Second Sign of the Water Triplicity.
These people possess great talent. Great
est surgeons are born under this sign.
They are cool, calm and determined.
Scorpio people are helpful and great
humanitarians, but their wills are
strong and unless they have learned
sell control will stop at nothing to
attain their ends They are fond of
change and travel and have great de-
scriptive powers in writing. They arc
liable TO be taken in by fiattery, as they
place too great value upon the opinion
of the world. They are clever in busi-
ness and quick to see an opportunity.
The women are luxurious and indolent
If discontented with their surround
ings Both men and women are apt
to be variable in their friendships.
TLey excel in games and sports Of all
kinds and have a great love for ami
mails over which they possess mag
netic power. These people have won
derful presence of mind and often show
great heroism in moments of danger.
They are apt to suffer from gout.
Scorpio people are apt to be fortu-
nate with an enterprise undertaken
the first week in Pisces and the third
in Cancer If possible they should avoid
transacting business in the last week
in Aries.
Marriage-Unions with Virgo will
prove to be the happiest ones
Governing Planet-Mars. Flower
Carnation.
Astral Colors-Brown and black
irthstones-Aquamari and mala-
chfte