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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-08
OCEAN FREIGHTs.

Coiton-Market nominal; prices quoted
are per 100 pounds: Savannah to Boston
per bale 81 .25; to New York. per bale, sl.0li
10 Philadelphia per bale, 100; 70 Balti-
more, per bale, Sl.O0.
Lumber-By Sait-Freights strong. Sa-
vannah 10 Baltimore, s5.0OM5.25; TO Phila-
delphia, s. 25G5 80; TO New York, $50; lo
Boston and Portland. S6.50d6.75; crossties
a feet base, 10 baltimore lie; TO Fhiladlf-
pha, NE to New York. lSc.
BY Steam-Lumber-S to Bait
more, $500; to New York, 500; 10 dock
Sc. Is: llghtered-To Boston, to dock, $500
Naval Stores--The market is quiet; me-
dunn size vessels. Rosin-Cork for or
ders rs Cd per barrel of $40 pounds and {
per cent. prlmage. Spirits, As. Larger
vessels rosin rs Cd; spirits. IS 90. Steam
10c per 100 pounds on rosin; 9Oc on spirits
Savannah to Boston and Stzc on rosin, and
soc on spirits to New York.
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tacks OF bearish houses. The advance
was largely due to fears regarding the
character of the bureau report 10 maxi,
ITS appearance next Monday.
me sudden increase in the demand for
Spot COTTON at Liverpool also had much
10 40 with the Improvement here A good
many buying orders, carried over from
last night cut some figure in starting the
market upward early this morning. BUS
ness quoted down little in the early
AFTERNOON, when prices took little lower
level under liquidation. some selling wiz.
commence on the eXpecta ton of a de-
pressing movement AZ the ports and inte-
flor for the week. There was no general
selling movement IN the afternoon. how
ever, as predictions pointed to continued
dry weather in the South, the weather
map ana private advices. in fact remain
ing decidedly hullish. A few selling or
ders came in from outside sources. bur
tney were promptly met with good buying.
Inc market closed steady, Z to points
net higher
New York Sept 7, noon.-Cotton fu.
lures opened steady; September, 5S]c; Oc-
loDer, soc; November, 6.08c; December
6,l4c' January. 6.16c; February, 6.2Oc;
March, 6.24c; April, size; May, 6 SOc; June
6.34c.
p, MIXTURES closed steady; Septem-
Der 0.9Oc; October, 6.09c; November, 614c
DecemS r, goo; January, 6.25c; February
6.2oc; March, 6.5lc, April, 6 .35c; May, $500
June. 6.l2c.
spot closed quiet at an advance of 3-16c
middling uplands, Size; middling, Gulf
634e; sales, Ia
New Orleans, Sept 7.-Cotton futures
steady; September, 5.S0c, bid October
5.S3Q5. Sac; November, 5.SSa5. see; Decem.
Der, 593q5 SIC; January, 5 .98d5. 99c; Febru.
airy, 6:o2a6; 09c' March, 6.06q6.OSc; Aprn
6.1Q6.1S May, 6.15q6.17c
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MANCHESTER is BUYING.
Spinners Take the Largest Supply
for Several Months,

New York, Sept. Hubbard, Bros. &
Co, say of cotton to-day: Manchester fin
ally appears to consider ii prudent to Sc
cure portion of her supply on the pres
ent basis, as the spinners bought to-day in
Liverpool the largest quantity of cotton
for several months. This demand gave
Liverpool a needed support, and as the
Southern offerings were on a higher basis
than expected, that market improved TO
the close, some selling based on the fear
of war with the TransVaal brought arbi-
TRACE offerings here at the opening, which
was slightly lower than last evening. An
estimate of reduced yield for Texas, pub
lished in the Galveston News, caused a
further advance, in which there was some
realizing by yesterdays buyers to secure
profits. Liverpool expects the markets to
ease on the bureau report as they are not
as YET prepared to accept any hing but a
large crop estimate.
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GRAIN. PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York, Sept. Flour quite steady
with buyers at old prices, chiefly favor
ing well known brands. Rye firm. Corn
meal steady. Rye hrmer; No. western.
63hc Barley stronger; barley malt
steady.
Wheat-Spot easy; No. 2 red, 7i2lc; op-
tons opened steady and unchanged on
light offerings, but quickly developed
weakness under disappointing cables. big
Northwest receipts. small clearances. less
active export demand and realizing. A
slight afternoon rally on bullish Indian
drought news and Western buying left the
market finally steady at hQ7sc net de-
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WADE A STEADY START.

N"t'on Then Advanced and II
FONTS Closing at Gain of @ md
Points.
NoW York, Sept, AFTER making a
s'eaay start with prices 2 points higher
10 lower, the cotton market became very
'S,'e and advanced sharply on covering
'"u investment buying. Wall street par
yes gave the market very generous sup
port The upward movement, however,
'-'e' with considerable resistance from IN
nuehtIal local bears, as well rs from par
representing the foreign contingent.
-'sNertheless the upward course of prices
vas not permanently checked until the
@0taoee had reached net gain Of sail
ls' although there were numerous pc
'9uS Va partial reaction under the at
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my GOODS.

New York, Sept. 7.--Good attendance of
buyers and demand for cotton goods fully
up 10 the average. Bleached cottons strong
and against buyers in all grades. Brown
goods both heavy and light in first-class
shape and marked very firm. Denims, ticks
and other coarse colored oOttoas firm aver
age sales. Prints without change, ging-
hams firm, wooden and worsted goods di-
vision quiet at previous prices. Jobbers
here very busy in an departments and 60
ing well ahead of last year.
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Galveston-Firm; middling, SIS; net re-
ceipts, 6993; gross, 6,9S3; sales 636; stock,
51l9S
New Orleans-steady; mlddlng, 6; net
receipts, $50; gross, 1,l23; sales, ?, $50; stock,
1926.
Mobe-Firm middiing, 1916; net re-
ceipts, 1913; gross, 129; sales, 400; stock,
1906,
Charleston-Firm; middling, lilo; net
receipts, 1888; gross, 1853; stock, 13,412.
Wilmington-Steady; middling, SIS; net
receipts 627; gross, 627; stock 1885
Norfolk-Steady; middling, SIS; net re-
ceipts' S3l; gross, S31; sales, %; stock
1881
Baltmore-Nominal; middling, 61a; stock,
3000
New York-Quiet; middling, 61A; gross,
$3.50; Sales, rs; stock, 1851.
Boston-Quiet and steady; middling, 6
0-l6 net receipts, 4: gross, 1905.
Philadelphia middling, ga; stock,
4es1
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Augusta-Steady; middling SIS; net re-
CENTS, 1889; gross, 1889; sales, sci; stock,
1885
cents, III; gross, 25S; sales, 800; stock,
6SsS
ST. Louis-Frm; middling 1916; net re-
CENTS, 1853; gross, SS6; sales. $50; stock,
GT9
Cincinnati Steady; middlng, So; net re-
cents, 800; gross, 90; sales, 100; stock,
1888.
Houston-steady; middling, 61s; net re-
selpts, 1920; gross, 1920; sales, 800; stock,
1920
Lou'sVille-Quiet; middling, 6ls
Exports of Cotton This Day
Mobile-Coastwise, 502
oaVannah-COastwise 2,404.
Charleston-C oastwise 400.
Norfolk Coastwise. 800
Boston-To Great Britain, 6l5
Ioldl foreign exports from all ports this
Jay To Great Britain, 6l5.
loidl foreign exports from all ports thus
lar this week: To Great Britain, 9,4S5;
10 the continent. 3,2lS
Total foreign exports since Sept. l, 1899:
d. % Great Britain, 15,S49; to the continent,
Liverpool. Sept. 7.-Cotton, spot, increas-
ed demand; prices 1-S2d higher; American
ddnladlng fair 3-32d; good middlins,
3 25-32d; mlddling. 3 17-92d; low middling,
. 3l-32d.
NE sales of the day were 1900, OF
Nnlch 1000 were for speculation and eX-
port and included II, 200 American; no re-
'Flpts' Futures opened and closed firm
u' me advance; American mlddlng, low
mlddlng clause september. S31d sellers;
sSeptember-October 3.29d sellers; October
,NoVemoer 5.27d sellers; November Deem
"sL' 5.26d sellers; December-January 3.26d
,I,ers' January February, S.26d sellers;
oruary-March, 3.26Q327d sellers;
.Haich-April 3.27d buyers; April-May.
DQ3.2Sd buyers; May-June. Z. Esd buyers
9J1lne-July, 5. 29d sellers; July-August, S.29
4o3od sellers.
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Noney-Marllet steady
Foreign Exchange Market Is steady. The
.eoilowing are The Savannah quotations:
commercial, demand A.SGb; sixty days.
81 s., ninety days, SLsOl=; francs, Paris
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orado Fuel and Iron, $3.50; Federal Steel,
100; Sugar, % 760; Tennessee Coal and
Iron, 1922; United States Leather, 80 425
Republic Iron and Steel, 1885.
New York Closing Stocks
Atchison zee. q. 2115ITexas & P. .... 2O2,
do pref ...... 649s Union Pacific =. 46A
B. q Ohio ...... 5312 do pref. ........ 500
can. Pacific 50 Wabash .... go. IA
Can. Southern. 53l2 do pref. ........ 22S
Cent. Pacific e. 575s Wheel & L. e. 1875
c. & o. ......... 2S do "a pref. see. 3112
chi. IG. w. 800. 16 Wis. Central ... 177t
c., 3. & @. ....1347s Adams Elk. lib
c., l. & l.. ....... 10 American Elk. .15O
do pref. ....,.. Il Il. S. Elk. ....... so
Chi. & II. III. q. 96A Wells Fargo Elk 1875
Chi. & NV. ...17012 Am. Cotton Oil. "A
c.. R. l. & p. ..1181a do pref. ....... "a
c. c. c. & st. l.. 571a Am Mailing 80. 14M
Col Southern .. SIS do pref. ........ &C
do LIST pref. =. 4615 Am. s. & Ref .. 4l2s
do I'd pref. 80. 1919 do pref. 49,. 81
Del. & Hudson. 12324 Am. Spirits 800. 4
D., l.. ~ w. ..H914 do pref. ........ 3034
d. & r. G. 500. 22as Am. Steel Hoop Al
do pref. ....... 76AI do pref. ........ S534
Erie .... .... -. 1888 Am. S. & w. . 5624
do list pref. =. 1874 do pref ........ 9Sla
CT. Nor. pref. ..165 Am. Tin Plate. AZ
Hooking Coal e. 1872 do pref. ........ 81
Hook Valley -. 3i2i Am. Tobacco 12S2s
Ill. Central ....114A do pref. ........145
la. Central IA Anaconda NJ. Co 55l2
do pref ....... 50 Brook, r. T. JOBS
K. c., P & G.. 1914 Col. F. & l. ~ 5SI6
Lake E. & w. q. 20 Cont. Tobacco =. 46A
do pref. ...... 1919. do pref. ........ 9Sh
Lake Shore .20lIa Federal Steel 80. sos
L. & N. ......... sos do pref. ........ S1%
Manhattan L .1137s Gen. Electric 123ik
Met. st. Ry. ...2OS34 Glucose Sugar. 64ls
Mex Central l47s do pref. ....... .lO51a
| MINI. &, st. L.. rs IntnI Paper &c. 81
do pref. ........ 9615I do pref. ........ 76l5
Mo. Pacific 49,. As Laclede Gas 80. 66
M &, Ohio .... 4SA Nation Biscuit 42lb
NJ, K. e r. ..... 1874 do pref MAN.. 81
do pref. ....... 4115l National Lead =. 3lA
N. j. Central E. 11S1aI do pref. ........116
N. Y. Central ..13S National Steel g.. ssh
Nor. & West. 255s do pref. .,...... 9S
do pref ....... 7O94l n Y. Air Brake 161
Nor. Pacific &C.. 5ils No. American :. 1919
do pref ....... 7Gl5 Pacific Coast &c. 81
Ontario & w. 81. 269s do LIST pref. -. 81
ore. r. & n. .. as do I'd pref. 49,. 63
do pref. ....... 1872 Pacific Mail 49,. 41ss
Pennsylvania 1347s Peoples Gas HISS
Reading .. -. 22& Pressed S. Car. 59lk
do LIST pref. e.. 6GM do pref. ........ 81
do 2d pref 80. 327z Pullman p Car164
Rio G. w. sac. 381A Stan. r.. & r 81
do pref ....... 50 Sugar 49,. go. 1854
| St. l.. e S. f.. .. 1l7sl do pref. ........l19
do LIST pref. . 7O94 Tenn c. & Iron.112
do I'd pref g.. 363s U. 5. Leather II
! ST. l.. SW. ...... 1914 do pref. ........ 75la
| do pref. ....... 36la u. S. Rubber :. 49i4
| ST. Paul 49,. ..134ss do pref. ........ 1854
do pref. .......17Sl2 West. Union -. 81
St. p. & ON. 1909 P. c. c. e. ST. L. 769s
SO. Pacific go. IT'S Republic /. & S. 30
! So Railway .... 1924 do pref. ........ 76A
do pref. ....... 545s
Bonds.
| u. S. Is, reg. ...1OOIz J.. new con. 4s.1O6
10 n. e nj 40
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NAVAL STORES.

Snirits Turpentine-At the opening the
market ruled firm to-day at a cents, the
price for which $50 casts were Sold after
Wednesdays closing. ne inclination not
TO make further sales at this figure was
aDparent Just after The sales were made,
and at the opening to-day the market was
bulletined A cents bid, and AIS asked. The
close was firm al A cents bid. Business
was al a standstiii until after the closing
by reason OF The inclination of factors TO
hold bids as long as possible. Late In the
afternoon sales were brisk al the price
bid il being Variously estimated that the
Transactions were considerably above 100
asks one large buyer had the market
covered at this figure, il was stated though
there were others ready to buy. II is I'M
derstood the offerings were pretty well
cleaned up The days receipts were 1852
casks.
Posin-Rosins remained firm and I'M
changed. There is not much activity in
The market at present. The reported sa.es
- 20o barres were made after Wedues-
dav's closing These sales were scattered
arong all grades, however an[i We're not
therefore sufficient TO change any of the
quotations The days receipts 1921 bar
Tels The following were the quotations:
A r C...........S 80 / ......... ........$1 %
~ ....... 50 x ...,... ........ 80
II s. NJ ...... ........... 65
~ ..... 20 " .......... ...... %
q ............1 10 w q .............. 10
II .......... l 70 w w ........... 70
Nave. Stores Statement
Spirits. Rosn
1899 1899
Stock on hand April |, 1899 o.. 1886 III 1886
Receipts to-day .....,.......... lO62 1921
receipts previously ...........lSlS3l 50l 4Gl
Total ......... ......... ..'''.2Ol,9 S9 5lo 4is
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Total sales of stocks to-day were 400 500
shares, including Atchison, $780, do pre-
ferred. 15 100; Burlington, $780, Rock ISL
and, $780, Louisville and Nashville, 9,565;
Manhattan. $50; Missouri Pacific, 5000;
Missouri Kansas and Texas preferred,
$3.50; Ontario and Western, $3.50; Reading
first preferred, 1850; st. Paul, 1850;
Southern Pacific, $3.50; Southern Railway
preferred, 6000 Union Pacific, l.l40; do
preferred, S499; American Steel and Wire,
6,40O; American Tobacco. 1880; Anaconda,
1850 Brooklyn Rapid Transit, 1892; Col
orado Fuel and Iron, $3.50; Federal Steel,
100; Sugar, 23,76O; Tennessee Coal and
Iron, 1922; United States Leather, 30,425;
Republc Iron and Steel 15.525.
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Central Of Georgia Railway

Schedules Effective Aug. IA, 1899.
90th Meridian Time.
DEPARTURES
Lv. Savannah
Daily for Macon. Augusta and
Atlanta Observation-Disclosures. s:45 A. NJ,
Daily for Augusta, Macon.
Montgomery, Atlanta, Ath-
ems, Columbus and Brming-
ham .............. ............. 9:OOP. NJ.
Daily ex. Sunday for Dover. 500 p. NJ.
Daily ex, Sunday for Guyton. -. 200 P. NJ.
ARRIVALS
Ar. Savannah
Daily from Macon, Augusta and
Atlanta ............. ........... 600 p. NJ,
Daily from Augusta Macon,
Montgomery, Atlanta, Ath-
ems, Columbus and Blrming-
nam ............. .............. 800 A. NJ.
Daily ex Sunday from Dover. 7:4S A. NJ.
Daily ex. Sunday from Guyton.. 1850 P. M.
BETWEEN SAVANNAH AND TYBEE.
10Th meridian or Savannah city time.
Leave Savannah daily 6:25 a. m. 1905 p.
m, 6:15 p. m
Returning, leave Tybee 7:45 a. M, 500
p. m, 7:O5 d. m.
Connections made at terminal points with
all trains Northwest, West and Southwest
Sleeping cars on night trains between
savannah and Augusta, Macon, Atlanta
and Birmingham.
Parlor cars on day trains between Sa.
vannah and Atlanta
For further information and for sched-
ules to all points beyond our line apply to
w. G. BREWER, City Ticket and Pass
enger Agent, 1W Bull street,
j. c. HALLE, General Passenger Agent.
e. H. HINTON, Traffic Manager.
THEO. d. KLINE, Gen. Superintendent
JOHN M EGAN, Vice President.
Savannah Ga
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COTTON.

The market ruled firm at the close to-
dav with an advance of 2-16 cent on all
grades. At the opening call at 1880 O'Clock
Ihere was an advance of lie cent on the
strength of Liverpool and New York, ad-
vices. which stated those markets had de-
cIied upward tendencies. AT the 1 O'clock
call the further advance at lis cent was
posted Good safes at these prices were
reported. Factors say the offerings are
Increasing daily, and prospects are bright
for a large volume of business soon.
The following were the official spot quo
tatiors at the close of the market, at the
I1n.nhancra TO-DAY.
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Central Goth Meridian Time.
TIME TABLE EFF ECTIVE JUNE IL 1892
daily
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-01-28

volume, of less than hundred pages,
issued third of century ago. Why,
the mere sight of the official register
for, say, 1916, and the two large vol
umes of late years will make an object
lesson to young and old, to say nothing
of what may be learned by inspection.
Where a few hundred officials were
sufficient then for the transaction of
the business of the government, many
thousands now are required. The total
force of some of the present bureaus
exceeds by hundreds the grand total
Of that period, and some of the depart
ments could then muster less than half
a hundred. The state department at
that period included the home bureau
of 16 employees and the patent Office
of 81, and with these had but 45 on
the rolls. The postoffice department
had but 55 employees; the navy de-
partment, including 81 at the observa-
tory, 85; the war department, inclu-
ding the pension Office of IL and the
Indian Office of 13, had 113; and the
treasury, including n in the general
land Office, 1877. The home (after-
ward named the interior) department
had not then been organized, and the
patent Office and home bureau under
the state department, the general land
Office under the treasury, and the PEN
sion Office under the war department q
few years after formed the nucleus of
the interior department."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-01-28

qu1ry was held, and his retention on that
island was also considered injudicious.
He was removed from his high estate.
That was all. He had murdered, re-
peat it, deliberately murdered, three peo-
ple-in fact, fogged the lives nut OF
two women and one man, and the only
sentence passed upon him was that he
should be transferred elsewhere. It
makes my blood boil to think Of it"
II can quite understand it."
Eyes That was all Nothing more
was done. The man went free. The
poor wretches were only natives, you
must understand. And who cares about
few natives? No one. You may think
I'm exaggerating, but am not. Now
it so happens that l have an agent living
on that very island whom l can perfect
iy trust He was a witness on the in
quiry commission. He saw the fogging
in question, and in due course be re-
ported the facts to me. | must also tell
you that that man boasted publicly that
if he caught me be would-but there, I
dare not tell you what he said he would
do. Now his friends have used their In.
f1uence, and he has been appointed to q
post in one Of the treaty ports Of China.
I hear he is passenger on the mailboat
touching at Singapore next week"
"And what. do you intend to do?"
ut is my intention, If possible, to
catch him, to punish him as he deserves
and by 80 doing to teach him a lesson
he will remember all his life"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-01-28

How He ROSE FROM THE RANKS
"Ah, Mr.. Chauneey M. Depew !" ex-
claimed Professor Morris, head Of the
mechanical department of Cornell
University, as an unexpected visitor
entered "I'm very glad to see you, for
I claim you as an old acquaintance"
Allows that ?" asked Mr.. Depew.
81 used to work for the New York
Central railroad" was the professors
answer.
"Indeed In what Department."
"Oh, just in the ranks"
"How did you get on there ?" asked
Depew.
II was first fireman on an engine.
That was tough job but it led up to
the position of engineer. / made up
my mind to get an education. l stud.
led at night and fitted myself for Union
college, running all the time with my
locomotive. l procured books and
attended, as far as possible, the lee
lures and recitations. 1 Kept up with
my class, and on the day of graduation
| l left my locomotive, washed up, put
lon the gown and cap, delivered my
thesis, and received my diploma put
the gown and cap in the closet, put on
my working shirt, got on my engine,
and made my usual run that day."
"Then," said Depew, 81 knew how
he became Professor Morris. 1t was
simply by doing each duty faithfully
as he came to it, and preparing for the
nextn
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-01-28

feet, her American accent 30 real, her
acting had been 80 wonderfully main
tanned, that never for an instant sus-
pected the trick she had been playing
upon me.
"You, AlieP' ! cried when at last
found my voice. ''Is 1t possible that
Miss Sanderson has been a myth all the
timer"
mot only quite possible, but fact, I"
she answered, with a laugh. Eyes I
am Allie, and no more Miss Sanderson
of New York than you ara Do me the
Justice to remember warned you was
good at Disgusting myself My reason
for not revealing my identity to you be-
fore was that wanted thoroughly to
test the value Of the part was playing,
and since you, who know me 80 well,
did not recognize me am inclined to
believe nobody else will"
lit is simply marvellous. IF you had
not declared yourself, I should never
have known you. And your companion
is therefore not Mrs. Beecher, whose
husbands patent double action sofa
springs are 80 justly famous, any more
than you are Miss Sanderson?''
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-01-28

A WONDERFUL LAKE.-In Colorado
is a 1O.acre field, which is no more nor
less than a suburban lake, covered
with soil about 8 inches deep. On the
soil is cultivated a field of corn, which
produces 80 or 40 bushels to the acre.
If any one will take the trouble to dig
a hole the depth of a.spade-handle, he
will find it to fill with water, and by
using a hook and line, fish 4 or 5 inch
es long can be caught. The fish have
neither scales nor eyes, and are perch
like in shape. The ground is black
mari in nature, and in all probability
was at one time an open body of water,
on which accumulated vegetable mat
ter, which has been increased from time
10 time, until now it has a crust suffi-
ciently rich to produce fine corn,
though it has to be cultivated by hand,
as it is not strong enough TO bear the
weight of horse. While harvesting,
the hands catch great strings of fish
by making a hole through the earth. A
person rising on his heel and coming
down suddenly can see the growing
corn shake all around him. Anyone
having the strength to drive rail
through the crust will find, on releas-
ing it, that it will disappear altogether.