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The herald., 1898-02-03
MARRIAGES ON THE DECREASE
Still There Were Nearly 40, 900 We'd
dings in London Last Year

A volume prepared by DR.. Shirley #.
Murphy, medical officer of health for
the administrative county of London,
gives a timely reminder Of the gigantic
nature of the task which has to be dis
charged by the county council and the
vestry in maintaining the health Of the
inhabitants of the metropolis. The
population of London is approaching
100000, and for purposes of sanitary
supervision the area is divided into
forty-three districts, each having Its
medical officer of health. Sanitation and
medical science are graphing success
fully with disease, and the illustrative
diagrams by means of which DR.. Muir
ply reduces numerous bewildering bat
talions of statistics to a striking COM
prehensive impression of that contest
tell on the whole fairly satisfactory
story.
Marriages are certainly found to be
declining when we take long survey,
even If we are not able to say that the
diminution Is all under the head of i'm
provident unions. The marriages dur
ing the forty-five years from 1851 to
1896 show mean rate of 1879 per 1000.
But from 1881 to 1879 the marriage rate
each year was above that mean. There
was indeed brief period-it covered the
'60s-when marrying in London burst
forth with exceptional fervor but the
abnormal effort seems to have had the
consequence Of all abnormal efforts in
remarkable reaction, and since then
making a "nuptial of two hearts" has
gone steadily downward, though we may
add, to reassure the timorous, that in
actual figures the diminution in the
quarter of century is from 1875 to is
per 1000. Last year 39,6S9 marriages
were made in London, and the number
Is probably ample.
The birth rate too Is on the down
grade, the turn in this department be-
ginning about 1885, and continuing until
now. Last year births were most numer-
Gus in the combined eastern districts
and lowest in the western, and we notice,
Furthermore, that, although the fewest
children We're born in the western heart
of London, more infants died there
than in any other group of districts.
The fall in the London birth rate cor
responds strangely with fall over the
whole of England and Of Wales.-Lon-
I!BN uop
The herald., 1898-02-03
Street Signs in Honolulu

The extent to which the Chinese and
Japanese enter into the trade of Homo.
lulu, their diversified attainments and
their unique use of English are shown
by the following, copied from the signs
along King and Nuanu streets:
For sale fat chicken turkey
&c etc wash iron
Wing Tai & Co Shoes Maker
Lai Kan Dresses Maker.
L. Ahlo Dealer in Merchandise Hard
ware Dry Goods Groceries Rice &c
c Fook Wo Island Butter Cold Drink
Otto Humane Carpntr & Buildr, Jobing
Yee Hing, Coffin Maker and Carpenter
Sunchong Carpenter and Coffin
Cham Kee Repair Harness
All Sam, poultry ducks and chickens
banana eggs goldfish
Leong Kee Merchant Tailor cleaned
and repaired
Sing Tai & Co. Merchant Tailor clean
ing and repairing
Hou Kee Repairing and cleaning Mer-
chant Tailor
Young Wo Dresses Maker
Fook Sing Kee Shoes Maker
Morikawa Practical Horse Shoeing
Carriage Cart fixing done
Kauka Akamai. Ii Akina
Sing Now Fruit Poultry Eggs for sale
Sing Hop Vegetable. Eggs poultry and
Fruits
Tom Leong Co. Harness Saddlery and
repairing
Fook On Co Shoe Mandatory Hale
kumeka kamaa (shoe shoemaking house)
s. Iwashita, Matchmaker All gold
plated and repairing can be done prompt
ly here.
Chu Hing Kee. Tailor cleaned and re-
paired
X. Oki Gutter pipe chimney lamp
stove and repair
Wah Lo. Poultry. vegetable eggs
fruit and cigars
Sam goldfish vegetable and banana for
sale.
All Hung. Merchant tailor clothing,
cleaned and repaired
One Lung Dressmaker. Very fine
stitching. Hale humuhumu lole.-Ha-
waiian Letter to the New York Sun.
The herald., 1898-02-03
TURKISH DOGS ARE WISE
Costantinople CANNES Can Tell When
Trains Are Due

The street dogs of Constantjnople are
a feature of that city. They go about
unowned and uncared for, and acquire
wonderful knack of looking after
themselves. The instinct which enables
these poor tramps to tell the time is the
most astonishing thing about them.
Day after day, at regular hours, when
the scraps are thrown out, they are
never much to- early and never too late
The super itendent of one of the great
railway fes ending in Constantinople
records a most remarkable case. The
Oriental express, the famous train from
Paris to Constantinople, arrives three
times a week at a certain hour in the
afternoon. When the train comes in
there are always several dogs ready to
receive it. Before the passengers have
had time to get out, the dogs jump into
the carriages and search everywhere un-
der the seats and in the corners for the
scraps of luncheon left by the passen-
gers, and when they have found all the
pieces they go away. The remarkable
thing is that they never come at any
time except when the Oriental express
is due; that they never make mistake
in a day, and always rmember that be-
tween Friday and Monday there are two
days and not one. They pay no attention
to local trains, because little or no food
is left in them, owing to the short jour-
neys the passengers take. Exactly this
same knowledge of the time table and
of the difference between local and long
distance trains has been noticed at the
stations of the Asiatic railways in
Soutari across the Bosphorus.-London
Mail
The herald., 1898-02-03
The Elusive One

"Father who is that man with the
bumps all over his face and hands?'
THAT, my child, is a tourist man.
No, he has not fallen off the Great Pyra-
mid; those are only the forget-me not
brands of the multitudinous Cairo mos
quito He is newly arrived in the
land of the Pharaohs, and such as he the
Cairo mosquito loves with an exceeding
great love. For, it's an insect passing
hard to please. He cares not for the
leathery skinned native, but saves up
his appetite against the time when the
tender, toothsome paleface shall flock
hitherward and furnish unto him and
all his brethren the wherewithal for a
square meal. When he has been here a
few days he will become even as you and
1, mosquito proof, and then his friends
will not need a new introduction every
time they meet him on the street. Re-
gard him we'll now, my son, for a mos
quito Is stabbing him unawares in the
back of the neck. Presently he will
swat him mighty blow under the back
hair"
"And slay the mosquito, father?"
mot to any extent, son. He may
think so, but when he feels around for
the remains, 10, the remains are waltz
ing away to pastures new" - Cairo
(EgypD Sphinx.
The herald., 1898-02-03
Real Estate Transfers
WEDNESDAY, Fe'

WEDNESDAY,, FeD. 2.
s. P. and S. A. Mattison to C. z. Bene-
dict-Lot g. block c. Knob Hill tract; $500.
A. and c. A. Sumner to F. Thorn-Lots
12, 13 and A. block B, Lincolnian Heights
tract; s14OO.
I. S. Johnson to A. Truman-Lot 4 and
part lots and 6, block l. Plater's subdi-
vision of Messick tract; $3.50.
n. S. and E. A. M. Harshman to Mrs. r.
d. Dilworth-Lot 5, block As. Highland
Park tract; $40
NJ. B. and w. p. Barnes to ]. K. Loring-
Lot H. block /. subdivision No. l of lands
of Azusa L. and w. company 1920.
]. B. and S. Pearce to j. A. Wooley-West
half lots 29 so. 81 and 92, block 2S, Co.
Operative Colony tract: $500.
J. A. and A. l.. Wooley to j. B. Pearce-
Lot 25 block 3, Mount Lookout tract;
s4O0.
G. w. and ]. w. Stimson to w. B. LOTUS
Part lots 81 and 3S, block NJ w. L. A.
$4,000.
J. K. Stump to NJ. A. Moffet-Undivided
half interest in Lucky Bill mining claim
in Cedar mining district; $50.
Same to A r. Treat-Same; $780,
w. M. and A. NJ. Humphreys to Mrs. A.
Aphold-Lots II and 12, block D. Glassell' s
subdivision. H. S.; $1,000.
A. Moore, sr.. to A. Moore, jr.-Lot 1,
block o.; lots 16 and 90 block N: lot 10,
DlOck ", AllSO tract, lOl 20, DUCK U, MOul-
ton tract lots and z, Alfred Moore's sub
division; lot -, block N, Also tract; $500.
]. B. and NJ. A. Calhoun to L. Snodgrass
Lot 49, block c, Washington street trace;
$780,
W. S. Vawter ct al. to B. +. Coulter-Lot
], block 145. Santa Monica; 5000.
]. E. and NJ. Frick to E. NJ. Polittle-Un-
divided half interest in tract on Lecou-
vreur street: $500.
f. Cawston ct al to Southern California
Railway company-Part lots IA and 49, Lin
coin Park, South Pasadena; $273.50
]. P. and L. S. Green to J. G Goodman
Lot 9, block ~, o. w. Childs' tract; $3.50.
j. G. H. Lampadius to Mrs. L. L. Thurber
Agreement to convey lot 2, Lampadius
tract No. 2; $1,000.
SUMMARY
lJeeuS al
NOHlllIdl
IOtal .ANuSl q
The herald., 1898-02-03
NU. al
Southern California Savings
Totals
o o o

One of the most important transac ctions
OF the week has been the sale of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church property on the
westerly side of Broadway, between Third
and Fourth. Tho size Of this lot Is 6Sib
feet front by l46 feet deep. and consequent
ly contains SsS213 square feet. The prop
erty has been bought in the name of S.
Is. Lindley, trustee, for parties whose
names are not divulged
The price agreed to be paid is s63 ono
which Is equivalent to about s6.34 per
square foot. A deposit has been put nm
on the purchase, and the buyers are al
ready offering to dispose of their bareai in.
at profit of course. '''
The new fireproof building of Homer
Laughlin will be occupied on the ground
floor, when completed. by the Coulter DRY
Goods Company, which will be of great ad.
vantage to that coming thoroughfare. Mr.
Coulter bears the. palm as q pioneer mer-
chant In moving with the current of the
retail trade. Years ago he had his stores
in the Baker Block; he then moved to the
Downey Block. corner of Temple. and
thence to the Holenbeck, corner Sprinp
and Second where he now Is located.
Martin & Kurtz have closed the sale of a.
lot on Twenty-first street, near Union ave-
nue., to c. Fl. Jarrett for $4,000.
The sale Is reported of 100 feet front on
Spring and Eighth, including the Armory
building, just constructed. The price paid
Is stated at $3.50 per front foot for the lot,
to which has been added the cost of the
building.
Robert K. Campbell is having two
The herald., 1898-02-03
ON CHANGE
Conditions Shown by the Dealings on
Wall Street

NEW YORK, Feb 2.-The stock market
was under liquidating pressure today, but
the strength of some special stocks and
manipulated advances of others made the
market exceedingly uneven. There were
numerous halts in the liquidation during
the day and partly successful attempts to
achieve rallies so that the day was one
of constant changes, some stocks mount
ing upward strongly while the market was
tending downward. Offerings were very
well absorbed and most of the net losses
of the day are confined to combination
of influences Among them was the ap-
parent hopelessness of agreement as to
rates on the expected Klondike business.
Rumors of losses sustained by a local
bank through injudicious loans encour-
aged the reactions The rates for exchange
hardened a shade on investments induced
by the low rates for money, which con-
tinued to work on an easier basis. The
days exchanges at the local clearing
house went to the enormous total Of
s2O4. .221,925, rejecting some very heavy
financial operations. The details of these
could not be ascertained.
The bond market continued strong on a
large volume Of dealings. Total sales
The herald., 1898-02-03

boneless hams, sugar cured, Q; Rex bone
less butts, -; summer sausage, 16;
Rex dried beef. insides. IAN; Rex dried
outsides, =: smoked tongues. Is; Diamond
c breakfast bacon, backs. per lb., 9; bacon
bellies, 8; light medium bacon, 81;
medium bacon, 81; dry salt clear
bellies, 1926 avg, s; dry salt
clears, 35-4O avg, IN; salt clear backs, Z;
Rex pure leaf lard, tierces, 81; ivory,
tierces, 5%; cottolene, tierces 6h; Rexo-
lene, tierces, SIS; special kettle rendered
lard, z; Orange brand. Sos. 6A; los, N;
'si BEANS "a; s. AND DRIED PEAs-Pink, 800;
II .65@l. rs: small white. LS0g1.9O: green field
peas 2.5OQ2.75; black-eyed beans, 2.OO4226;
earvancos, 3.50Q3.75; lentils imported, 700
az 90: lentils, California, 3.50q4.0O.
NUTS-Walnuts, Los Angeles, 697; me-
dunn soft, 7dS; soft-shell, Los Nietos.
fancy, Z. Almonds: soft-shell. O.
oris, l1@12; peanuts. Eastern. ra y, 5h96h
roasted, SaSk; California, raw. 4Q5;
roasted. 61k97
DRIED FRUITS-Apples, sun dried
sacks, per lb. 6; boxes. -; evaporated
fancy. 500; apricots, fancy. 8; choice. "a
71a; peaches, fancy, unpeeled, z; pears
fancy evaporated, S@1O; plums, pitted
choice, SWlO' prunes' cHoice, Do1eu, 1HsqS
sack, 6; dates. 6@61a; silver prunes, choice
sack, 7h@S; boxes. 9@10; figs California
white, per ID, sac; California black. per ID
5@5k; California fancy. per 1b 7kQS; i'm
ported Smyrna, 121a915.
LIVESTOCK-Per ID: Beeves, 2Ad3N;
hogs, 3h@3Z; lambs. per head, 2.0002 50
sheep, per cwt. 2.5O@375; calves. per ID.
| 31f44.
HONEY AND BEESwAX-Honeyco
7g1O per lb.: strained. 495; beeswax, zoo
| 25 per lb.
DRESSED MEATS-All per pound; beef
61a@7; hind quarters. No. 1, sih; hind quar-
ters, No. 2, 71a; ribs of beef. 10: veal, 7@8
mutton, Z; lambs. s; pork, 699.
TALLOW-Per h., 213h.
The herald., 1898-02-03
CHICAGO MARKET
Prices and Prospects of the Trade in
Cereals

CHICAGO, Feb. 2.--Traders in wheat
were somewhat puzzled at the start by the
action of Liverpool. That market, In spite
Of yesterdays advance here, opened slight
ly lower, and a weak feeling on the curb
was noticeable In consequence. Later news
cominS before the opening hour showed
the decline recovered, and some advance
besides Rumors were also current of a
sale of big block of Letter wheat and
seaboard messages told of good cable ac-
ceptances of wheat offered to the other
side. May started at from 95A@96
The market grew quite weak during the
afternoon. Prices had In the meantime
rallied on the receipt of strong closing
cables. May getting up to SO again, but
New York selling broke the market. May
was carried down to 95B, closing at 95A1
953s.
Corn was slow and barley steady. May
closed shade lower
Oats were dull May closed unchanged
Provisions were the strongest market on
the floor, and a fairly active trade was
done Short covering and good buying by
packers caused a general rise from the
start. May pork closed 271a higher: May
lard, 12la higher, and May ribs Is higher
The herald., 1898-02-03
SETS A THIEF TO CATCH A THIEF
President Diaz Appoints Bandit as
Chief of Police

President Diaz of Mexico is credited
with the invention of an ingenious meth
cd of ridding the country of bandits, in
Guiding train robbers, which is working
lii charm. A desperate Of more than
common intelligence was captured
about two years ago, and the president
interviewed him in prison several times.
The bandit told him that want Of oc-
cupation was the root of the whole
trouble. The president said: Il Will
test you. You shall be liberated and
will appoint you chief of police in your
native district. You are to guard all
trains and protect passengers at the way
stations. You can appoint your own
subordinates from your followers. You
will be rewarded for maintaining good
order in your district and held respon-
sible for all lawless acts, by whom So
ever committed"
There has not been robbery in that
district-which was formerly a danger
Gus one for tourists to pass through
since that appointment was made. The
systm has been extended and now the
solitary uniformed policeman on the
| platform of nearly every small station
in Mexico is an ex-robber. He is known
and respected as superior person by
the poems and loafers, who know that he
will permit no petty thieving. He, in
turn knows that he is closely watched
by superior officer, who is in the en-
ploy of the chief ex-bandit.
These facts are given upon the au-
thority of a prominent Philadelphia
who recently returned from Mexico,
where he has spent several months in
investigating the industrial conditions
of that country. 1t can be believed that
the statement here made is true, and ii
is certainly a very curious and interest
ing solution of serious problem.-P91ia-
delphia Record.
The herald., 1898-02-03
C1.. G. o.o. B0Okbinders and -.
UldSS a LUllX Blank Book Manufacturers
2l3-2ls NEW HIGH ST. Los Angeles

or two later with battery, from which
projected piece of wire. Just turn this
crank bit," he said to bystander The
latter did as directed and the electrician
showed the wire into the trap. The big
rat glanced at 1t and then grabbed it
viciously with his teeth. Presto! AS
quick as flash all was over. The ro-
dent had gone to that bourne, etc. Just
a matter of 1000 volts or So" senten-
tiously remarked the electrician, picking
up his battery and walking away The
rat was pitched into the garbage barrel,
and now cats and dogs are at discount
at that hotel, while electricity is away
above par-Washington Post.
The herald., 1898-02-03
SAN FRANCISCO MARKET
Call Board Dealings and Prices of
Produce

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2-Wheat-
Firm; December, 1921; May, 1885.
Barley-Firm: May, 1914.
Corn-I.arge yellow, 10561.07h.
Bran. 2050q21.50.
Flour-Family extras, 4.55Q465; bakers
extras, 4.30d4.40.
Wheat-Shipping, 1.41A for No and l. 421z
01.43& for choice; milling wheat, 1.45Q1.5
Barley-Feed, good to choice, 971e@1.O0;
fancy, 1022@1 03%; brewing. 1.0591171k
Oats-Poor to fair. 1.121aG1.15; good to
choice. L17lsd1. 221s; fancy feed. 1221a@1. 25;
gray, 1.15d1171a milling. 1.171aG1. .22ls; sur
prise, 1.25M1.35; black for seed, L3541. so;
red, 1.3511.45.
Feed and MISUNDERSTANDING %. 5O125. .0C
per ton; bran, 20.5062L50.
Hay-Wheat 1600d1S.5O; wheat and oat,
l60O417.50; alfalfa. 10.50q1150; clover II. O0I
1850; stock, 11.00m12.5 so; compressed wheat
1500a17.50 per ton; straw, 40G45c per bale.
Dry Beans-Pink, 2.554265 Lima. 17O9
LIS; small white, 1.354145; large white, 1.25
G1.4o.
vegetables-Early Rose potatoes, 65675c
per GENITAL; River Burbanks, 50d70c; River
reds, 45655c; Oregon Burbanks. 6O99Oc;
Salinas do, S5c@1.10; onions, 260@2.75 per
GENITAL; green peas, 6G7c per lb.: string
beans, 2Od25 per lb.; green peppers, 2O@25;
dried okra, To-
Citrus Fruits-Navel oranges. 125d2. so:
Mexican lines, repack, 6.OO@7.0O per
box; common California lemons. 750
1.25 per box; fancy California lemons, 1.5O
62.0O.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 27d271ac per lb.
do. second, 25G26c; fancy dairy, 24I25c;
do. second. 21@23c.
Eggs-Calfornia, 22423; fancy ranch,
23025c per dozen.
Poultry-I4ive turkey gobblers, 1O611c
10 MI
G3.75 per dozen; young roosters, 4.50@5.00
small broilers, 3.0OG4.0O; large broilers, 4.5t
450O; fryers, 4.50Q5.00; hens. 3.0Od4.O0; old
ducks. 4.OOQ5.00; young ducks. 4.00d5.0O
geese. 1.25d15O per pair; old pigeons, Lon
per dozen; young, 12501.75
The herald., 1898-02-03
Mortgages, $1,000 and Over

NJ. and c. A. Wright to G. j. Priem-
Part lot /, blk. 4. Washington Villa
trt., years, II per cent. 81, 900
j. H. Bryant and X. b. and w. E.
McVay TO j. f. Mahler-Lot 81 and
part 49, Waverly trt., year, S1s per
cent ............................ $500
N. and j. MacAdam to j. r. Askew--
Lot I and part 6, Garland trt, 2
years, 10 per cent. ................... 1000
R. NJ. and j. o. Walgren to A. E.
Lander-Lot l, blk. c. Pickering l.
and w. Co.'S sub. year, 10 per
cent ....................... 1900
j. e. Cox ct al to c. ]. Fox-Lot 7.
blk. b, Finney trt., years. 10 per
cent .....................~... 1,75O
F. B. and w. u. Wheatly to n G..
Carter-Part lot 81. Sierra Madre
trt,, 3 years, Sla per cent.............. 1000
Nineteen mortgages under $1000..... $500
Total OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 500 07Q
The herald., 1898-02-03
Marble From Venezuela

A fine quality of marble has been dis
covered near Puerto Cabello, Vene-
zuela, which is being turned out so
rapidly as to have almost destroyed our
commerce in that line. A plant costing
$4,000 has been erected, first-class work
is turned out and a reputation is being
established. Our brooms too, no longer
find ready sale there, as the natives
have built up their own industries along
that branch of trade,
The herald., 1898-02-03
A Good Selection

Senator s. M. White has been selected
ais chairman of the National Demo-
cratic congressional committe. This
responsible position was eagerly sought
after by many Of the ablest members of
the Democratic party, but by reason of
his great ability the choice fell upon the
distinguished Californian. Our Steve
is a natural born political leader and it
is we'll that the party helm has been
placed in his hands.-Downey Champion.
The herald., 1898-02-03
Silver Bullion

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2.-Bar silver.
559s; Mexican dollars, 47@47A.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-Bar silver, 563s
Mexican dollars 45A.
LONDON, Feb. 2.-Bar silver, 26 1-16d.
The herald., 1898-02-03
Dried Fruit Prices

NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-California dried
fruits-Apples firm: other fruits quiet and
steady. Evaporated apples, common 5d
7ai; prime, wire tray. S1s; wood dried, prime,
sla; choice S34 fancy. 9d9A. Prunes, 3dlS.
Apricots, Royal, 5lhd714; Moorpark, 9d1O.
Peaches. unpeeled. 1Nl10: peeled. 1920.
The herald., 1898-02-03
Petroleum

OIL CITY-Feb. 2.-Credit balances, 65
certificates closed, 661a bid shipments "A,
574; runs, 70,S57.
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IS, 10000 U. S. new As declined b bid.
but there was an actual sale of the cou-
pons at an advance of u.
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Releases, $1,000 and Over

E. w. Berry to II. j. Cone ct al, 519-
63 ...................... 81, 800
e. r Shelley to S. A. Mattison ct AL,
5oo-s4 "...................... 1000
II. l.. Keith to o. r. Jordan ct AL, 1885,
200 ...........-..~........ 1876
H. c. Wiley to p. Steinhart 1885,, 1000
J. n. Roads to l. w. Dobbihs, 475-270.. $500
K. Garvey to w. r. Young. 343-50...... 5000
;. j. Poweli TO A. L. Du Bois 479-292.. 1900
National B. and L. Assn to S. p.
Rees, 464-SO7. ......"......"......~.... 1000
Johnston & Keeney Co. to L. e.
Finch, 4S7-l49. ......................... 1,4oO
Fourteen releases under $1,000. 7,436
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 500 211
The herald., 1898-02-03

practice is to theory what the feet are
TO the head"
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story dwelling erected on the southwest
corner of Brooklyn and Chicago streets,
In Boyle Heights. The building will cost
about $500.
Mohave County miner., 1898-12-31
PURE
soyAt eAkIse eo~oea CO.. New yoak.

Mohave county in the line of
neurological and geological at
fractions stands at the head of the
list. Every mineral known to sci
ence is to be found here and the
great tissure of the Grand Canyon
shows nearly every rock known
Even in the early fifties scientific
exploring parties made volumlnous
reports on the great possibilities Of
this section. Sitgreive gives a
most comprehensive report of the
country although his movements
were hampered at the time by hos
tile Indians.
Mohave County miner., 1898-12-31
Notice..

will give 25$ for aoy information that
~I'l lead 10 Ib. discovery and conviction
u The parties who stole drills, shovels,
picks and touls from the turquoise mines
or Sill lead TO any Information concern.
ing parties aho sra taking any Of the
turquoise or s'oue from the Wheetman,
Azec, or Peacock claims, AS they have
no right there under any pretense what
ever Myself and associates have spent
too much time and money to be robbed
and black kmaIieh on the eve OF capital
investing to develop.
JAMES W. HAAS.
Mineral PARK. Mohave county, Ariz.,
Dc IA, 1898.