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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-04
BY Telegraph.

| Chicago-Cattle-R Receipts, 5000 head;
shipments, 5000 head; market fairly active,
| good to choice. "a 2504 s5: others. 81 35@3 s.;
| Texans, % 1898 90: stockers, 50 20@2 30; COWS,
81 1902 4O Hogs--Receipts, 6l.O0O head: ship
| ments 10 900 head; market slow to 1Oc lower:
rough and common, So 4o93 so; packers and
| mixed, SO 60@3 IS: prime heavy and butchers
weights. So 1908 Is; light, s3 20@3 40. Sheep
! market steady to weaker: native ewes. % 50
| a 25; mixed, 81 25@4 so; wethers. a a5@4 IS;
| Texans, 81 IS; Westerns. 81 00@4 s5; yearlings,
| S. 0O@5 so; lambs, 81 o0@5 25.
Buffalo - Cattle - Receipts, 7s loads
through. 8 sale held over: market 15@25c
lower. Hogs-Receipts, 81 loads through: Al
sale; market 5@l0c lower; heavy grades
cornfed. SO 95@4 05; medium weights corn
ceipts es f Iosd through, @ sale; @ marKet io@
| 15c lower: receipts of Canada lambs for the
past 36 hours, 55 cars. Sheep-Extra fancy,
to good, So so94 90. Lambs-GooG to choice
natives, S. 15@l5 80; common to fair do. 81 75
@5 90; common to extra, S. 25@5 SO.
New York-Beeves - Receipts, $40 head,
all for exporters and slaughters; no trading,
per lb; shipments to-dav, 565 beeves and 40
sheep. Calves-Receipts, 595 head: market
lower: veals,s IS OO@5 so per 100 lbs: grassers.
ceipts, 10, $3.50 head: sheep 00@5 1215 per 100
lbs: lambs. s. 00@6 10; dressed mutton steady
at 1850 per lb: dressed lambs dull at N
Ql5c. dOHS-hece1ptS. lU,oUU nedQ consigned
direct: market nominally steady at So COG
4 90 per 100 lbs.
Cfhcinnati-Hogs in good demand common
ana light, So 00@3 IS; packing and butchers,
So 40@3 Is: receipts. 1920 head: shipments.
2.l4O head. Cattle easier; fair to choice butch
er grades, 50 COCA 90: prime to choice ship
pers. IS 50@4 IS; receipts $50 head: shipments,
40 head. Sheep heavy: common to choice,
So 50@4 25: extra fat wethers and yearlings,
$4 25Q4 80; receipts, 1900 head; shipments,
none. Lambs lower; common to choice So %
"a 75per 100 pounds.
ST. -Louis-Cattie-Rece 500 head; ship
ments, 1000 head: market steady; good to
prime natives 81 90@5 &C; fair to good do,
81 1905 90; Texan and Indian steers, " O0Q
3 90. Hogs-Receipts, $500 head; shipments.
2,400 head: market unchanged; fair to best
heavy, 81 G5@3 90: mixed, IS l0@3 20; light,
fair to choice, 50 25@4 25 sheep-Receipts,
200 head: shipments. none; market hrm;
fair to choice, 50 5044 50.
Kansas OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, 5,025 head:
shipments $3.50 head; market l et STEADY;
and feeders, 50 30G3 80. Hogs-Recefpts,
3,7S5 head: shipments, 3,4O0 head: market
opened strong and closed weak; bulk, So l0@
80: all grades 81 7C@2 80. Sheep-Rece1pts,
40 head; shipments. 220 head; market steady
and unchanged.
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active and firm and our quotations are adj
vanced in accordance with sales
Following quotations are for carload lots on
track. Dealers charge an advance on these prices
from store:
WHEAT-No. q red. 81 Ga6I OF: No. 3red, s6@gc.
C0RN-No. yellow ear. 50dt51c: nigh mixed ear,
4915Oc; mixed ear. 41dAsc: No. 2 yellow shelled,
5205Sc: mixed shelIed 5OG5lc.
OATS-NO. l oats 35IsG39c; No. white. aS9
3S19c: extra No. Boats, 371z@3sc; mixed oats $40
&c.
RYE-No. Pennsylvania anu Ohio. 9e@9sc; No.
l Western, 9ld96c.
BARLEY-6SG75c.
FLoUR-Jobbing prices-Fancy spring patents,
IS 5oa3 15 fancy winter patents, s. 2S35 50; fancy
straight winter. s. 0C5 IS: fancy straight spring.
$ Sos 50 clear winter. ~ 656l5 90: fght xxx
bakers, "a 75d5 90. Rye flour. s. 25d5 30
MILLFEED-No. white middlings SO 5O023 90 y
ton: No. white middlings. so 0O0T 90: brown
middlings sla Oo9l9 on: winter wheat bran, 81 50
@1S 90: chop feed, S21 O0d0y5 co.
HAY-Blled timothy. choice. si2 50913 90: No. 1,
Sl2 G06l2 25: No. do. SO 75d1 90: clover hay,
$40 006l0 50; loose from wagon sl2 00014 co. ac-
corning to quality: packing hay. IS 5O99 90.
725.
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ALL CEREALS STRONG.
A Better Domestic Than Foreign Market
for Wheat-Poor Results of Inspection
Raise the Price of Corn-Oats Higher
Provisions Rather Weak.

higher
Provisions Rather Weak.
CHICAGO-Trading in wheat here TODAY
was largely of a professional character The
market seems TO have fallen into rut, and
the public have ceased to take much in.
terest in it, As q consequence commission
houses are having light run of orders. Ii
Is only when boom is OH and there are
prospects of higher prices, that the outside
public dabbles in grain or provisions.
Just now the situation, both at home and
abroad. is bearish, and but for the purchases
of professionals, who are buying to cover
shorts or for investments, on the theory that
prices have got low enough and that they
are due to advance, values would probably
have gone lower to-day. With n very quiet
market and n run of bearish news, there was
an undertone of strength throughout most
OF the session, resulting in an advance of
nearly cent in prices. There was less liqui
dation than at yesterdays session, during
which most OF the tired longs got rid of their
burdens while the decisive break of the past
few days stimulated covering by shorts to
realize their profits.
Cables were weak and lower Domestic
markets are holding mp very well in face of
the weak situation abroad. May opened at
SIC, sold al $3.50, then went mp quietly and
slowly to e75sc: weakened to 97Lsc on Brad
streets report that the available stocks in
creased 3,s0o,00) bushels last week: grew
strong on renewed buying during the last
hour, advancing to SIG, and closing firm at
g7zc.
CoIn ulsplayeu goou zeal OF SVrengtn
early, year opening 1sc higher than it closed
yesterday and selling up &c more. The
nrmness was due to free coverings by shorts,
who were somewhat alarmed at the poor in
spection. Fear OF manipulation owing to
their difficulty in getting track corn, started
brisk buying. But when the most urgent
shorts had covered the buying became slack
and there was drop from 473zc to 471sc.
Later the wet weather reported all over the
West, tending to lower the grade caused re-
Bewed buying and advance to 4Sc, the
market closing &c lower. The fluctuations
to a L@ssc range.
Oats, were very dull, but strong, closing
with an advance Of &c for December and
&c for May.
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the session, on account of the continued
heavy run of hogs. There were nearly 100, :
0o0 head in the yards and on the sidetracks
adjoining this morning. and the prediction
is made that the aggregate receipts Of the
week will be the largest in the history Of
the trade. The decline in the price of prod
ucts was moderate, however, and during the
afternoon there was a reaction in sympathy
with the strength in grains, which left
prices at insignificant changes from yester-
DAYS last figures.
The leading futures ranged follows, as
rected by John NJ. Oakley & Co. IS Sixth street,
members OF the Chicago Board of Trade:
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Grain, Flour and Feed.

Sales on call at the Grain Exchange: cars
sample shell corn, SIC. 5 days; car sample
oats, 3sc, days. Receipts, as bulletined. 20
cars, as follows: By Pittsburg, Fit. Wayne
and Chicago Railway: car of ear corn, 8 OF
oats of hay, of Dran, 1 of straw, 4 of flour.
By Pittsburg, Cincinnati and Sc. Louis: 5
cars Of corn, l of oats. 1 of hay. By Balti-
more and Ohio: l car Of flour. By Pitts
burg and Lake Erie: l car Of middlings, of
flour By Pittsburg and Western: cars of
hay, OF oats, of wheat Corn and oats
are a shade easier than they have been for a
week or two past. Flour is reported frmer
at sources of supply, but markets hero are
without change. Hay of choice grade is
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of these bonds has resulted in decrease Of
nearly 81, l,000, 900 in the bonded debt since
November l. During the same period there
has been an increase of nearly So 0Oo IN
the Treasury cash available for the reduc-
tion of the debt.
At New York Yesterday money on call was
easy, ranging from TO 81 per cent; last loan,
3; closed offered at per cent Prime mer-
camille paper. 5@61S per cent. Sterling ex-
change quiet and steady at 81 81 for 6o-day
bills and ST. "a demand.
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Closing Bond Quotations.
Bank Clearings.

New ORLEANs-Clearings. So 000,054.
ST: LoUIs-Clearings, s4,5ls3Sl; balances,
$3.50. 759; money, 7GS per cent; exchange on
New York 25c discount.
CHIcAeo-New York exchange par to 25c
discount: money steady at per cent; Dank
clearings. $,9,0sS lis.
MEMPHTs-New York exchange selling at
par: clearings, S637, $50; balances, S10O, ,251
NEW YoRK-Bank clearings SIS, ,0S0SO4; BAL
ances, $5 1873 S45.
BosToN-Bank clearings sl9O, ,272 l23; bal
ances, s., 1923 922; rate for money 2 per cent;
exchange on New York, 5@l0c discount
PHILADELPHA-Bank clearings, $l3, ,9SS;
BAIT1MoRE Bank clearings, ss ss3, 100; bal
ances, $79S. .2s4; rate, per cent.
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MONETARY SITUATION.

Some improvement in the Call From the
Best Sources.
There was considerable activity in local
monetary circles yesterday. Some of the
bankers reported Improvement in the de-
mand for funds. 1t came almost entirely
from manufacturing and mercantile sources,
showing a broadening tendency in those in
terests The regular per cent rate was
observed Bank clearings were $2,52l, ,507 70
and balances $l4l, 7S5 81.
The total amount OF Government AIS re-
deemed up to yesterday was 81, ,s30, ,45O, leav-
ing outstanding $3,674,26o. The redemption
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The Drygoods Market.

NEW YORK. Dec. 3.-The drygoods market
displayed better feeling and there was an
improved demand for standard and three
yard sheetlngs and such light weight fabrics
as are adapted to the wants of customers,
The general market however remained with
out much new DEVELOPMENT
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The total sales of stocks to-day were 49,, 1858
shares, including: Atchison, SOLO; Chicago
Gas, s. l55 Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern, 672s Erie, 10 1856; Lake Shore, 8, ,640 Louis
vile and Nashville, $500; Missouri Pacific,
s,295; Northwestern, 10s9S: New York Cen
trail, 5,3s5: Northern Pacific preferred. 7,046;
Reading, $500; Richmond and West Point,
$3.50; st. Paul, 14.660
The following table shows the prices of active
stocks on the New York Stock Exchange YESTERDAY:
Corrected daily for THE DISPATCH by WHITNEY
STEPHENSON. Oldest Pittsburg members of New
York Stock Exchange, 81 Fourth avenue.
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Coffee Markets,

NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-Coffee-Options steady
and unchanged to 10 points down; closed
firm 10 mp to 10 down: sales, Is, 500 bags in
Guiding December, II. l5@12.2 25c; January, IL. IS
@iI5Oc; FebrnaTy' s n:499il .5oc: March. n;4o
z, l55s.
BALTIMORE, Dec. s.-Cofee steady; Rio fair,
l7c: No z BIKE
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Mining Stock Quotations.

NEW York. Dec. 3.-Alice, 125; Best and
Belcher, 200; Chollar, 125; Crown Point, 100;
Consolidated California and Virginia, AIS;
Deadwood, 1856; Eureka Consolidated, 200;
Hale and Norcross, 100; Homestake, 1850;
200; savage, 130; Sierra Nevada, 2lO; Standard
Jos; Union Consolidated 175; Yellow Jacket,
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LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
Receipts at East Liberty and All Othe,
Stock Yards.

OFFICE OF PrrrsBURG DISPATCH
WEDNESDAY, December 3.
CArTIE-Receipts, 1,C29 head; shipments,
746 head: market nothing doing; all through
shipments. No cattle shipped to New York
to-day.
HoGs-Receipts, 1900 head: shipments, $500
head; market slow; Philadeiphias, SO s5@3 30;
mixed, So 75@3 80: best Workers, SO 55@3 65;
light, So 1903 55 pigs So OO03 50. Seven cars
Of hogs shipped to New York to-day.
SHEEP-Receipts 800 head: shipments, 1000
head; market steady at unchanged prices.
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The Metal Markets.

NEW YORK, Dec 3.-Pig iron dull and un-
changed. Copper firm; lake, December,
sIl 90. Lead dull and steady; domestic, 81 Is.
Tin quiet and firmer; straits, $l9 90
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The Price of Bar Silver.

NEW YORK, Dec. 3-[SpeciaL l-Bar silver
in London I'D higher at 441<d perounce; New
York dealers price for silver, 95Xc per ounce.
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PhiIaieIpilia Stocks,

Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur
nished by Whitney & Stephenson. brokers, No. 81
Fourth avenue, members of the New York Stock
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b. q b.

Another lot of 32.inch art silks Hand
some styles for drapery and fancy work, 80
cents. BoGGs & BuHL.
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Wool Markets,

ST UIs-wool-Receipts, $500 pounds:
shipments, IL, 800 pounds. Market quiet az
unchanged figures. .
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Boston Stocks-CIosinr Prices.
Electric Stocks.

BosroN, Dec. 3.-[SpecioL 1.-The latest elec-
trio stock quotations to-day were:
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Provisions.

The movement in this line is slow, and,
with the heavy receipts ofhogs at live stock
centers, prices incline downward.
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AN INVESTORS MARKET.
RAILROAD BONDS NOW MORE INTER.
ESTING THAN STOCKS,
Dull, Bonds Are Widening Out-Grang-
ers, Especially Burlington, Resume

Both Are Strong, but While Shares Are
Dull, Bonds Are Widening Out-Grang-
ers, Especially Burlington, Resume
Their Lead in Stocks-Steady Advances.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3-The stock market to-
day was as dull as those preceding it for the
last two weeks, but there was a change in
the character of the trading, the local trad
ing element having less to do in the making
of quotations. while there was a marked in
crease in the number of purchases for in
yestment account of both stocks and bonds
The market, it may be said was prin cipally
an investors market, and, relieved of the
usual pressure of sales for the short account
there was a slow but steady improvement in
values all along the line, with few marked
movements here and there.
The Grangers once more resumed their old
prominence in the market, and Burlington
when attracted most attention, was the
only stock which finally scored a material
ga in among the usually active list The
trading was, however, monotonous in the
extreme, and the upward movement met
with no check, but was slow and at times
almost imperceptible.
The traders were sellers to limited extent
in the forenoon, but changed front later in
the day which had the effect OF taking ali
the vim out of the market, but gave q more
decided strength to the tone of the dealings.
Burlington was the leader in both strength
and ACTIVITY, anu WINE IL Is Cne only stock
which could be called active, it fairly led the
upward movement.
The opening was rather hesitating and
showed none of the activity and strength of
Yesterdays final dealings, but a firm tone
was soon developed. The lack of feature
was very pronounced, and the market finally
closed dull, but firm to strong at about the
top figures of the day.
The most interesting part of the market
was the trading in railroad bonds which
showed not only an Improvement in temper.
but widening of the most positive char.
actcr The number of issues traded in was
largely increased, and while only two bonds
and Great Southern firsts, with sIO9, ,O0O-
showed any marked marked, animation. s inn ad the total
strength, but a wider demand was seen, and
while it met full supply a firm tone marked
the trading throughout The highest and
closing quotations were:
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The Turpentins Markets.

NEW YoRK-Rosin quiet and steady. Tur.
pentine dull and lower ut 3311034c.
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EXCHANGE
STOCKS.

P. p. Sc NJ. Ex.
Citizens n. B.
Exchange N. b.
German N. b..
safe Deposit Co.
CHARTERS V. Gas.
Mauufact'rs Gas.
P. n. G. &P. Co.
Phila. Co.
Wheeling CAS-.
Fisher Oil Co. ....
Ft. Pitt Incline.
Central Traction.
Citizens Tract.
Pittsburg Tract.
Pleasant Valley.
Allegheny Valley
Pitts, Y. & A..
p. Y. & A. pref.
Pitts. juno. r. R.
P.V.& G. r. r. Co.
Pitts. & West. pfd
n. y. & C.G.C.Co
Hidalgo Mining.
La Noria Min....
Luster Mining. -.
Red Cloud Min. :.
Westinghouse E.
Monon. Nav. Co.
Monon. Water.
Union 5. & s. 49,
West'house A. B.
West. B. Co. lin.
Pa. Water, com.
Pa. Water. pref. q
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DELIVERY BY TUBE.
In London Messages Go in That Way
Quicker Than by Telegraph.
COATING IRON PLATES WITH LEAD.
Electric Lights Increase Profits Of Garden
ing 25 Per Cent.
WATCHING THE SPAWN OF OYSTERS
WRITTEN FOE THE DIsrArcH.I

WRITTEN FOE THE DrSrArCH.l
E. Rosewater. who has just returned from
Europe where he has been engaged in in
vestigating the working Of the Government
telegraph systems of various countries, gave
last week before the New York Electric
Club an interesting paper in which his OBJ
servations on the subject were embodied.
He stated that in London dispatches and
city letters are transmitted by tube more
rapidly than. they could be forwarded by
wire. But to the public the greatest benefit
Of the tube system is its cheapness. In New
York or Chicago city message Of 10 words
costs 20 cents. In London as many words
as can be written on the card or blank,
which may vary from 100 to 1000 words, is
sent for si1pence (12H cents), and what is
Of equal Importance, the message will have
been delivered almost before the girl who
usually acts as operator in the hotels or
local Offices in our cities has had time to
copy it. BY the tube system no copying Is
original message is delivered to
the party to whom it is directed.
Another practice 10 that . telegram with
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champion to vanquish which is the constant
effort of all other boys of the village. A
lad envious cf his honors will sidle UP to
this champior with,
LESS ha'a 60 aw cob-nuts."
"Yes, thee's mind to-" is the rejoinder;
and at it they 70, squatting wherever the
spirit of battle .vercomes them. Ties are
drawn for first '.crack." The looser throws
his hat upon the ground, and lays his cob
nut in little ho low on its top. Then the
''cobber" or strii-er, holding his cob be-
tween the ends OF the fingers of his left
hand and the end Of the attached waxed-
end in his right, after many feints, motions
and Sights" brings his cob with almost
the force of a bullet upon his opponents
One or the other is seated" or broken. 1t
is turn and turn about. Generally one Of
the lads has his entire stock of reserve cobs
destroyed. The victor dryly remarka,
"Wass think of un now?"
"Here, my son, arten't through Wait
minute wust ee?"
He rushes to friend for another supply
with,
"Here, Jack, lend us one o'ths cob-nuts,
wust ee?"
"Wass q matter witha?''
'Ees smocken all items. Ef thees give
me thine, I'll scat eep'
And so this Cornish game of cob-nuts has
gone on, since good King Arthur's time.
The Cornish Hare and Hounds.
Another game or pastime Of Cornish
boys is the ''Long Hunt" distinct from,
but bearing some resemblance to, the Glare
and Hounds" chase SO famous with English
boys at Rugby and elsewhere. Moonlight
nights are selected for this sturdy and often
grewsome sport. A 'leader" is chosen, by
the following contingent rhyme, heard
everywhere among Cornish boys and girls:
Ire, ore, igery. eben,
Eat a bone, crack a bone, ten or elevenI
Spin, span, must be done,
Three times seven are twenty-one-o-u-e-
ouH
He is given . start Of 100, counted aloud
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He lead. the followers into every wierd and
ghostly lane, by deserted mines, through
graveyards, and everywhere his daring and
ingenuity can take his own strong legs. He
is "leader" every night until he succeeds in
evading capture, when the same counting
out process is repeated.
"Rook-day" Is one Of the happiest days
OF the year for Cornish. boys. Lords of
manors throw open their forests and parks
one day Of each year, in the autumn, for
wholesale slaughter of rocks. Aside from
their participation in this battle with the
rocks, they enjoy these grand English for
ing away great Quantities of beechnuts for
winter fireside cheer. Besides, the young
rocks make capital pies, and the boys 60
home from this days glorious outing to
what Is to them one of the grandest feasts
Of the year.
There are many other ways and occasions
whereby Cornish boys find rude and hearty
Pastime Christmas is q feast day pure and
simple The Christmas bun is then their
acme Of delight Each parish also has its
annual parish feast day, when friends from
other parishes come, and all the Cornish
games are played with wondrous zest.
Most Reckiessly Daring Cubs.
But in time the working days begin. The
boys are at once installed as fathers '1ab-
bots, or helpers, In the mines. They bring
swabsticks and water for swabbing the drill
holes; take the dulled drills above ground
to the blacksmith shops for sharpening and
return them; bring the "croust," or lunch,
to their fathers when the ''touch-pipe. or
rest and bit of food are taken; help shovel
and wheel ore to the "skip;" learn to
twist the drill'' and then to "strike the
Ill L r n
miners that s'knaw tin"
During their '1abbot" days in the mines
these Cornish boys are reckoned the most
daring cubs in all England. They
scorn to descend the shafts by the man en-
gine, having . wild and startling way of ]
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their own. At the corner Of each shaft 10 Q
''man-hole," with stationary ladder from
top to bottom, with smooth halk-round sides
and wrought-iron "rungs." springing
upon these like monkeys the boys slide
from one 'sollar" or landing to another,
their hands just touching the slippery sides
and the toes of their hob-nailed shoes best-
ing the iron o, rungs with a horrible
the lightning like descent causing deafening
and shrill thunder, as though the iron
rachets at an hundred ferries wers blinking
and screaming simultaneously.
EDGAR L. WAKEMAR.
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One Of the rarest and most valuable
canoes in the world is now in the museum
of the University Of ofPennsylvania, in Phila-
delphia. It is head Of Jupiter &giochus,
dating from the second century A. D., and
is exquisitely carved from single chryso-
prase seven inches long by five wide. Anti
quarians prize it because it shows both the
oak leaves and the @gis, or armor-s COM
bination known in only two other repre-
sentations of Jupiter. The cameo is part
of the Somerville collection of 2, 900 engraved
gems and talismans, and Is valued at over
$50, 600.
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week current of electricity is passed, which
is said to reduce the time required one-third.
From this bath the articles are passed, as
usual, into another of lime water, which
neutralizes the acid, and thence into the
third Of clear water, and afterward into q
fourth bath consisting of neutral solution
OF zinc and stannio chlorides The
drying process which follows leaves on
the surface Of the plates . deposit Of the
mixed metallic chlorides, which protects
the plates from oxidation. The next pro-
cess Is the passage through a bath Of molten
lead, after which the plates are found to be
coated with uniform and very adherent
layer Of lead. Though perfectly uniform
this layer is nevertheless very thin. The
ductility and strength of the iron are not
decreased by the process, and q plate can
be bent and closed and again opened with
out cracking the coating