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ALAMEDA ADVERTISEMENTS
ALAMEDA REAL ESTATE.

BERKELEY REAL ESTATE.
FOR ssle-In the best part Of Berkeley house
of Q rooms new oil modern improvements: :
large lot. JOSEPH J. MASON. Real Estate
adjoining Posroftice, Berkeley
TO let-Furnished house OF 1s rooms; . acres
OF land; carriage house, etc. Apply JOSEPH
j. MASON, Real Estate, adjoining Post
office. Berkeley.
FOR SALE-Fine reEidence site; corner Vine
and Spruce, bet Vine and Cedar, North
Berkeley: outlook bay; very desirable for
home garden orchard: any amount. Terms,
owner HEMENWAY, 1913 Spruce.
CHEAPEST and best In Amtrca-The Weekly
Call l6 pages cent 70 any address In the
United States. postpaid. for 81 per year.
BERKELEY HOUSES To LET.
FOR rent, in desirable location. house Of nine
rooms bath, laundry and storeroom, with
stable chlcEen-hCuse and large yard; con-
venent 10 trains and university grounds. Ap-
ply 10 J. r. LITTLE, Berkeley station.
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PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.

FOR SALE-FOR SALE.
EASY TERMs-SAAIE AS RENT.
NEW MODERN HOMES
JUST COMPLETED
SIX ROOMS. BATHS AND EASEMENTS.
VERMONT AND KANSAS SITS, Mr.. 18TH.
co SEE THEM
OUR REPRESENTATIVE OK PREMISES
CENTER & SPADER. il Montgomery st.
FOR sale-House OF 10 rooms suitable for 2
families; lot 25xl10: on Thirteenth St, in West
Oakland, price SI700; cheaper for cash: offer
wanted; going East the cause For partcu-
lars apply 20 WM CHRISTIN. Real Estate
Agent. 1853 Seventh St. West Oakland.
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zoe per H. Smoked Sturgeon. zoe: Red
Herrings, l5c per dozen; Yarmouth Bloat-
per- pered III Herrings, 4oc per dozen; salt Cod
fish. Eastern, 15c per 10; California, 1Oc
Brick. zoe; Holland Herrings, 40c per doz-
en- Select Mii Ien1 y per s 0ozen Mae a
ifornia Mackerel. for Csc.
Shell fish are quoted as follows: Cali
foria per dozen sma &C.
opened, Soc; Eagle brand, Zoe per cali;
Blue Point, soc; Soft CLANS, 15c per doz-
opened one ed CSC per quart; shrimps 1oc per
NJ; Mussels. 1214c per quart: Lobster. hoe
per 10; Grabs. 15c each.
Following are the retail prices for the
various articles mentioned:
FLOUR-Family Extras, $1.95 per 100
lbs: 81 for 80 lbs.
FRUIT-Oranges, 15c, 25c, 3Oc, 4Oc and
Cocoanuts, .So each; Bananas, 30c per
dozen; Apples, 81 per box; Dates. 1Oc per
ID. Strawberries, 8 for 25c; Cherries. 15c
VEGETABLEs-T Tomatoes 1216c per 10 !;
Celery, &c per head; Caulifower, 10c per
head; Carrots, Lettuce, Radishes, Leek.
dozen punches; Onions, &c per 10; Roman,
per h; Cream Squash, &c peg ID; Spinach,
Onions, Sc per 10; Asparagus. SQ5c per 70 !;
Old Potatoes, &c per ID; New, SC; Rhubarb,
ag5c per p; Artie boxes. 4oe per dozen,
per 10; Corned Beef, SQ12c; Sausage, 121ko;
Vienna Sausage, 15c; Bacon, 15c; Loin
Steak, 12Q15c; Rump Steak, Toe: Chuck
Roast, 1Oc: Rump, Sc; Brisket, Sc; Chuck
Steak, 10c. Veal-Loin and Rib Chops,
l5c Roast Veal, 12c. Mutton-Leg, n9
l2lsc Loin. and Rib Chops, 12lsc; Mutton
stew. Sc: Shoulder Chops, &c. Pork
Sophie; Ham. 12Q131Ac.
POGtITRY-Hens, Coo each; Spring, SOC
each; Broilers, 25@40c each; Tame Geese.
S1.50 each: Tame Ducks, 50Q65c each; Tur-
keys, lie for live and zoe for dressed per
ID.
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Royal and 141aQ151ac for Moorpark. Prunes
-40-5os, 71kQSc; 56-6Os, 51zG5%c; 69-7Os, AZ
@sac: 5e,Sos $S4c;, SECS se5sos, ss@s}4c; 90
in ms sacks, 51z@4c; White eS@sc; Peaches,
sQ9c for good TO choice; loQl01ec for fancy
and 121a9141ac for peeled: Plums, .41aQ6c
for pitted, 1411ac for unpitted; Apples, 81
@Sslc for good to choice evaporated, go
Sic for fancy do, and 61aq71sc for sun
dried.
RAIsINS-New crop, f. O. b. Fresno:
Boxes, 20 lbs net, 6-crown Imperial clus-
tiers. $3.50 per box; 5-crown Dehesa clus
ters. Sc: 4-crown Fancy clusters, $780, g.
crown London layers, $3.50; 2-crown do,
3&c; Seedless Muscatels, b-fp boxes, sac;
JIngraded Loose Muscatels, 312c; Sui
tanas, unbleached. dlac.
BUTTER-Creamery- 161ac per
10; seconds, 151ha16c per ID. Dairy-Fancy,
14M1415c; other grades. l212Ml31ac per 10.
Packed Butter-Nominal.
CHEESE-New. 10Q10l2c; OLD, c: Cal
America Am eric 1ia12c; Eastern, 1411al5c; West
F'GGSCaltfornia store Eggs, 141k@15c
per dozen: ranch, 16@17c per dozen: East
ern. nominal .
for Hens and 13G14c for Gobblers; dress
and f6S5O for young Broilers, $3@4 for
small and $4.50G5.50 for large; Fryers, 500
Z; Hens, s4.5065.5 so: Ducks, s6dS; Geese,
s.. 5062 50 per pair: Pigeons. Sl.50Q2.25 pair.
GAME-Hare, 81; Rabbits, 81 per dozen.
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COMMERCIAL.
WHEAT LOWER ON CALL, BUT
UNCHANGED FOR SPOT.
Barley Steady, With Very Little
Business Doing-Oats Firmly
Held-Trade Quiet
San Francisco. May 4th.

San Francisco, May 4th.
Flour export movement liberal Wheat
market lower on call this morning, follow
ing a decline i'll Chicago prices Spot quo
tations unchanged. Barley steady, both
on and off cali. Very little business done.
Oats firmly, held; trade quiet. Corn firm
ly sustained. with business moderate.
Liberal supplies of Hay and market
weak. The shipment of new Alfalfa Hay
lately arrived sold at S per ton. Bran and
Mixed feed lower
Strawberries in heavy supply Market
weaker all around. Cherries plentiful at
easy prices. Gooseberries in fair supply,
at previous prices. Blackberry sales made
on A basis Of 81 per crate. Apricots from
Arizona were easier at H.75- per. small
crate. Oranges steady. Lemons and Lines
easy Fancy Apples very firm.
Closing Quotations.
FLNUR-Net cash prices for Family Ex-
tras, So. 60qS.75 per barrel: Bakers Extras
IS. 4Oq3. IS; Oregon and Washington, 1903 50
" Shipping Wheat. slOsA per ctl
for No. l and sl:o71a for choice; Milling,
BARLEY : Feed. slO214a1-o5 per ctl;
oATs@Poor to fair. 81. sO@1 IS per ctl;
gocd to 7, choies a37sSgs55 ~ fancy feed,
CORN-In sacks-Large Yellow, 81 121bG9
1.17l4; White; si.121kqI III; Mixed, 81. loo
IL L.
per ctl, nominal.
RYE-971ac4sl.
KWHEAT-Nominal.
BR BRAN ilg9a per ton ton 70
IIAY-EX-car or cargo: Wheat, $SG1250
per ton; Wheat and Dat, sS@11: Dat, $50
ie;y' sS50as Alfalfa, $5asl5o: STOCK, nomi-
STRAW-Per BALE 25d55c.
HOPS-Crop of 1898 is nominal at 15c per
n. f1r choice
for medium. and lower grades lOc per 10
. BEANs.Round lots, Bayos. N.55al s.;
k keass Bgtf TINA nomn PEA Raa s' Shall
Blackeye. sza41o; Red Kidney. s24o9a5o.'
15O per ctl: River Burbanks, s1.4OG1 so per
ctl Oregon do, s1.10Q135 per ctl for seed
and s1.50G1.SG for large; Oregon Garnet
9165 per ctl Petaluma, s1.5Oal65 per ctl;
MERGED Sweet Potatoes, nominal; New,
oNfoNs-4o@e5c per ctl for No. 2 and
sack
VEGETABLES = Asparagus, s5c@s1. 50
a per ooN fancy 9o Ger i6 box eoGp 70
re ena cess sa2 string Bea sas'e Pss per-
Green s Esq e sS eer per- 0 for Dry g0 do
l21lc per 10; Mushrooms, "a. per box;
Mafrowfat Squash squash, pp per ton; Cream DO,
c,,p nj, 25cGn per dozen: ArtichoSes
per sack. 25Q5Oc: Summer Squash, per
box. s1.75Q2; Brussels Sprouts, =.
FRESH FRUITS-Apples-F $50
$50 per box, and common to choice, $50
2.75.
Apricots-s1.75 per crate of fou- baskets
Ferries Strawberries S. 5015 so per
chest for small and $3@4 for large; Black
berries 81 per crate: Gooseberries, 25qSOc
per drawer and 60n75c per box.
Cherries-50cGs1.2 per box, according to
variety and condition.
CITRUS FRUITS-Oranges, Navels,
81 5O6l2. 25 per box for common to good,
q. SOFAS for choice, and So 25G3 80 for fancy !;
Seedlings. $l42 per box; Japanese Man.
darins, % per box; Mexican Lines,
S6.5Oa7: California Lemons, 75cQi$l.25 for
common to good, $1.50@2 for choice and
81 25d2. so for fancy; Grape Fruit, $2Gp2. so
per box.
TROPICAL FRUIT-Bananas, $1.5002. 50
per bunch; Pineapples, $2a4 per dozen; ;
61b07c per 10
DRIED FRUITs-Apricots, 121s014c for
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SAN FRANCISCO STOCKS.

San Francisco, May 4th.
Morning Session-Best & Bel, SIC; Bull
lions DC: Caledonia, 34c; Challenge Con, 36c; ;
Chollar. sic; Con Cal & Va. I75; g q 6.
Nev. ST: Utah lie: Yellow Jacket, 45c,
Afternoon Standardization, 5Sc; Con
Cal & va R$1.70; Savage, 26c; Potosi. 25c;
Hale & Nor. 26c; Y elbow Jacket, 43c; Bel,
no. Confidence, soc: Sierra Nevada, 96c;
Caledonia soc; Challenge, 35QS4c; Andes,
lie: Chollar. 2lc. 40.
Con &c :NAndes, 10c: Belcher, 35c: Best y
Rel 55c. Bulion, lie: Caledonia. SAC; Chal
Con, $50; CholIar, sec; c9nfidence 1sc' Con
New York. &c: Crown Point. 19c; G g. c,
s4c. Hale & Nor, 25c Julia. &c; Justice,
zoe: Kentuck Con. sc; Lady Washington
1nhiir 81 ~. Overman, 12c: Potosi. 24c;
Savaee. 25c: Seq Belcher. &c: Sierra Me-
Tada s6c Standard. $3.50: Union Con. &c:
Utah Con, 10c; Yellow Jacket. 42c.
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will not fall short of 100000.
UTAH INTERESTS.
Salt Lake Tribune: The first payment
in the sum of $4,000 was made by
Otto Stalmann through the banking
house of Mccormick yesterday on the
purchase of the Copper Basin mines in
Humboldt County, New The total
price is reported at 100000. The prop
erty consists of twenty-one claims, the
ores from which have been going. to the
smelter at Golconda and average II
per cent copper with SO in gold.
A report from the Superintendent of
the Old Resolute at Ophir brought
news that the new strike in the new
workings has developed into ten inches
of sensational value. Samples accom-
panying the report show native silver
in astonishing abundance. Assays
from samples sent in the previous day
gave 13S ounces in silver, 5 per cent.
lead and $3.50 in gold. The Superin-
tendent has begun raising and sack
ing ore on promises Of shipment at
an early date.
Assays returned to the manag ement
of the Mckinley Mining Company yes
terday certify to the presence of ore
silver per ton. The samples were
brought in by Manager Kinney, and
contained great scales of horn silver
The ore occurs in pockets correspond
ing with those that have been I'M
covered at intervals for years past. and
some Of which have been productive of
great wealth.
The Glasgow and Western Mining
Company, with general offices in this
city, yesterday made it's third payment
of $4,000 on the purchase of the Cop
per Canyon group of claims in Hum
boldt County, New, through Mccormick
q Co.'S Bank. The total amount in
volved in the acquisition is fixed at
$4,000. The company reports a steady
output of ore that shows an average
OF is per cent. copper.
TO HUNT OIL.
Oakland Enquirer: A company of
Oaklarders have acquired a number of
claims in the recently developed OIL
fields of Kings County. and the holders
of the stock are of the opinion that they
nave struck bonanza They are now
fguring on setting up a plant, and they
think that oil will flow like water as
soon as they begin operations
The new corporation has adopted the
name of the Oakland Oil and Asphalt
Company. There are in all sixty-four
stockholders, all of whom reside in this
city. j. w. TompkinsJ is President of
the company. and among the stock
holders are Charles McCleverty. ]. S.
Corrigan. Louis Jurgens, s. G. Nye. M.
Enos and Fred Kleupfer The latter
located the claims at the oil fields for
the company, and he states that that
district is experiencing a genuine
boom, derricks being put up in all por-
tons of It and many wells being in
active operation.
The nearest town of any Importance
to the new oil field of Hanford. From
there q. railroad runs to a. station called
Coalinga, about fifty miles away. and
here the Gil developments are taking
place. 1t is claimed that one we'll.
which is sunk. to a depth of / 100 feet.
is now yielding a thousand barrels of
oil a day Among those interested in
these oil fields are the Berrys of Klon-
dixie fame. They are said to have
shipped several outfits for sinking
wells W, to their claims of late and
are confident of obtaining a big yield
of oil. A. l.. Mcpherson of this city
is interested with the Berrys in this
venture.
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EGGs-Calirornia, zoe per dozen.
DAIRY PRODUCE-Butter- Zoe
per ID; Mountain, zoe; Valley Roll, zoe;
Petaluma. 45c per roll; Creamery, 45c per
roll Cheese-California, 15c per ID; Young
America, lie: Eastern Creamery, l5420c;
Genuine Swiss, 40c; American Swiss, Zoe;
Neufchatel, loo.
HAY AND GRAIN-Oat or Wheat Hay,
65@S5c; Alfalfa, 6o@65c;. Whole Barley.
s.. 5Od1. go; Middlings, $1.05; Shorts, 81;
Bran, CSC; Straw, 5o@6Oc; Corn. large, $lSO;
Small, $135; Cracked Corn, S140; Ground
NUTS~New Walnuts, 15c per ID; New
Almonds 15q20c; New Brazils, 121ac; Pc
cans, Ice; Filbertsy- 15c; Chestnuts, loo
per 10; Pine Nuts, &c -
COAL OIL-Pearl (cases), lie; Star. lie;
Eocene, 19c: Extra Star. 21c; Elaine. 25c;
Water White (bulkl, 12c. -.
41sc; u o., 51kc; Ia o.. 61ac; l6 o.. 7c1a.
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Meat Market.

Following are the rates for whole car
cases from slaughterers to dealers:
BEEF-First quality, SqSl4c; other
grades, 7G71ac per ID,
VEAi4.TLarge, 7@71Ac, and SGS11c per ID
for small.
per ID.
LAMB-sc. per fb for Yearling, and sG1oc
per 10 for Spring.
medium. 51k@55sc for small. 4%Q5c for
large; dressed, 7QS1zc per 10.
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SACRAMENTO MARKET.
A Very Fair Days Trade in Local
Produce Circles.
Sacramento. M

Sacramento, May 4th.
Trade was Very fair in local produce cir
cles to-day. Cherries are coming in more
freely, and prices have downward ten
dency.
Tomorrow (Friday) the following va
rieties of fish will be on sale at the
prices quoted; Trout. zoe per 10; Salmon,
10c; Rockcod, 15c; Halibut. 15c; Tomcod,
121ac; Flounder, 12lac; Sole, 121ac; Catfish,
zee. Snelt, tic
In smoked and cured fish the following
prices will rule: Oregon Smoked Salmon.
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xtraordinarySuit Bargains

If you are looking for fine, late styl
suit just as good as are sold for $3.50 ant
SIS at stores who have high cost fittings O
brass bands to pay for, take a look at Oh
BIG STOCK OF LATE ARRIVALS,
marked at the easily paid price OF. ......
French Pique Dress Suits, lined
throughout with rich satin, others inn
ported worsteds, fine cassimeres and
nobby cheviots, in dark, neat, light or
fancy checked fabrics. Suits JUST AS
GOOD as you've been paying $I8 and
$40 for elsewhere. Our price, to-day
and Saturday only. ..................
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Closing Grain Quotations.

Chicago May 4th.
wHEAT--May, 71Ac; July, 7214c; Sep
TENDER, &c.
WHEAT--May, 7SAc; July, 76Bc; Sep
TENDER, 753ic
San Francisco May 4th.
WHEAT-December $l.14A.
BARLEY-New, $3.50.
CORN-I,arge Yellow, S1.12h@L171a.
BRAN-15Q16.
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California Dried Fruits.

NEW YORK, May 4.--California Dried
Fruits steady. Evaporated Apples-Com-
mon, 7GtS15c; prime wire tray, Ss4@9c:
choice. s1a@3lsc; fancy, 9i@@10c. Prunes-
41bG 91Sc Apricots-Royal 1315lD14c; Moor
park, 1401Sc. Peaches-Unpeeled, 91a@111ac;
peeled 25Q2Sc
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hence they cry out hon.
esty! quality! low pricesI
brainsI and unparalleled
facilities But where
the shoe pinches" Is due
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California Fruit Sales.

NEW YORK, May 4.-The Earl Fruit
Company sold California Cherries at auc-
ton o-day as follows; Black Tartarian,
So S71hGl4 Is.
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THEY CAN'T COMPETE!


MOST BARGAINS
ne
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New lot of hammocks at popular
prices-S5c. 95c. $50. $1.9O and up.
w. H. Eckhardt GO9-611 K street.
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mated that the yield of gold from them
will not fall short of 100000.
Utah INTER FISTS
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-15

through my mind OF going to his help
an absurd idea, of course, and now impos
sible, for the pony had become thoroughly
frightened and was boiling as hard as he
could GO There was more shouting now.
and hoped that others had come to the
rescue; but, glancing back again, saw 1t
was too late. Ostrich and man had met
The Kaffir made a tremendous spring at
the long neck of the bird, but he was too
slow, and an awful kick sent the poor
wretch upon the earth. Before he had
time to recover-if indeed he ever could
the bird was literally dancing upon him,
and l shut my eyes to hide the CHASTITY
sight. BY this time several Kaffirs and a
Dutchman had come up, and with long
lasso they caught the sensitive part of the
birds neck and strangled 1t, dragging it
off the PROSTATE Kaffir at the same time.
never knew how / reached home that
day. For days and nights that CHASTITY
fight haunted me, and l was troubled by
the thought that the man had practically
given his life for mine, while had done
nothing even to attempt to save him. His
master, hard, mercenary Boer, was more
filed with annoyance at the loss of tho
valuable ostrich than with pity for the
man. The unfortunate Kafflr had only
lived till he reached the farm, and then
he succumbed to his terrible Injuries
Wide World Magazine.
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FAMOUS OLD PEOPLE.
Some Who Attained Great Age and With
out Any Diet Rules.

Among the examples of moderation in
diet Miguel Soils of San Salvador is con-
spicuous He was 1870 years old in 1873,
and, II he is still to the fore, is likely to
complete his second century. He believed
that he had lived so long because he had
never eaten more than one meal u day
Even in that he limited himself to what
he could tuck in during the short space of
half an hour. He therefore was living
argument against those hygienists who
bid us eat slowly and masticate we'll His
diet was chiefly vegetable, meat, which
was always cooked the day before, enter
ing into it only twice a week. For two
days in every month he tasted, and he
drank large quantities of water. His plan
included several other details, and, on the
whole, we of the threescore and ten can
without envy wish him JOY.
Maoklin, the comedian, who lived and
died in Covent Garden, was wonderful
oddly, in virtue of which, or perhaps in
spite of which, he managed to get through
1O7 years. He followed the wise and SIM
pie rule of eating when hungry, drinking
when thirsty and sleeping when sleepy.
All these he did on a liberal scale. He
never took of his clothes except for the
purpose of having his body rubbed all over
with brandy. He always slept in blank.
cts, and history does not record single
journey on their part to the laundry, and
his couch, which was hard, was placed In
the middle of the room
What Is most strange about longevity il
that it comes, like the dew of heaven, to
every GLASS. Kings, who live in luxury,
beggars, who go through existence In a
state of chronic cold and hunger, giants
and cripples, abstainers and drunkards,
large eaters and small eaters, toilsrs ana
sluggsrds, brain workers and body work.
ers, vegetarians and earnivores, smokers
and nonsmokers, sane and insane-all
have apparently an equal chance Of the
prize of long life. An old woman who
died in Ireland at the age Of lie was all
her life beggar and during the last halt
of IL was never known to eat a square
meal from one end OF the year TO the 9th
er.--London Lancet.
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improving uut er massage and other treat
ment, and the right leg is now almost as
good as ever. The left leg. however, APP
pears to be permanently psralyzed below
the knee. and frhaps it may be ampu
tated at the joint. in which event Mr..
Marshall would use an articfiial leg
His general health is excellent, the grip
in his hand Is as firm, and the sparkle in
his eye is as bright as ever, and his cour-
age for the future is uniinpaired His
DO ok, entitled 1.-The Story of the Rough
Riders" on which he has teen working
several months, has just been published
and promises to be very successful, Judg-
ing from advance sales. The accompany
ing portrait is from Mir. Marshall's late st
photograph.
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Edward Marshall, the heroic war CORE
spondent who was wounded apparently
to death on the firing line at Las Grasi.
mas on June "a last. is rapidly recovering
a degree Of health and strength for which
neither he nor his friends dared to hope
in the weeks and months Immediately
following his injury. Virtually complete
paralysis of both legs was the first and
most deplorable result of the wound, the
bullet passing through and destroying
one of the vertebrae and QUITTING off the
large nerves leading to the lower limbs
The wound itself yielded readily to treat
ment and had long been completely
healed, and, though the bullet has not
yet been removed. it is making little
trouble. Little by little the paralysis is
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NEW LIGHT FOR MARINERS
II wm Gusvd the Graveyard OF the
Atlantic.

1.-THE Graveyard OF the Atlantic" II
what seafaring men term that part oil
the ocean which lies off Cape Hsttsrss,
says Youths Companion. Since Ameri'
ca was discovered this long. low piece Of
North Carolina, projecting far out to sea,
has been more dreaded than any Other
cane in the Western Hemisphere. The
bottom OF the ocean there is strewn with
the wrecks of vessels. and the great loss
of life which has occurred there In ma
rine disasters has we'll earned the piacc
its title. A powerful light gives some
warming to the marines by night, but
by day the dangerous shoals, about which
storms rage sometimes for weeks togetn-
err, are only revealed by line Of foam
capped breakers.
10 prevent, II possible, further ship
wrecks In the daytime, the government
has constructed u beacon, the only one
Of It's Kind In the world which 1t Is be.
lisved win do much In warming away
ships and their crows.
1t is what is termed day beacon, ="
and is built ON solid steel rods, forming
"a skeleton structure, which will stand
about forty feet above the water at low
tide. The skeleton holds hngh cage OF
iron, which IL IL believed can be seen
through glasses ut a distance Of fully to n
u lies.
The question OF fastening the structure
securely in the treaoherous sands at THIS
point has been a great engineer Ing prob
lem. -Four steel disks will be sunk to
a point fourteen feet below the bottom,
and filled with concrete. They are OF
such size that engineers believe they
will form huge anchor preventing the
skeleton from being thrown over by the
great force of the waves at this point.
The framework alone weighs thirty
tons, and was lowed to Cape Hatteras
resting on pontoons filled with air, which
are forty feet long and seven feet in d.
anetsr IL the beacon Is successful, 9th
ers are to be placed at different points on
the coast,
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DISCOVERIES CRAZE PEOPLE
Work OF Roman Exeavators Worries
SchoolbOy.

III connection with the discovery of the
tomb of Romulus, here Is letter sup
posed to have been written in complaint
ny an English schoolboy. 1t is addressed
to London weekly:
''Do you think it right" he asked, "for
those excavating chaps at Rome to make
all this fuss over stupid black stone
they call the tomb of Romulus2 1t is
giving US an awful time in our school.
Romulus was had enough when we
thought him only a mythical Johnny,
bnt ever since the newspapers took up
that stone our head master has been on
the Jump with what he calls the vital
personalities Of history Then some
body has made him believe that the
French are sticking upa monument TO
Veroingetorix as the. first trenchman who
shouted 'Viye l'armee A has les Juifsr
AS you seem rather a kind sort of duffer
thought you might stop the papers be-
fore they found the tomb of Remus. l
know they will if somebody doesn't
jump on them.
"Our head master is always fearful
when he talks about Remos. He says
Remus's blood conseorated the founda-
tions of Rome, and II the exoavators run
ACROSS the blood stains l know he will
go out of his mind. Nearly all The boys
are out of their minds. There's IA kid who
sleeps in the dormitory next to me and he
talks all night about the wolf that nursed
Romulus and his brother. He shouts out,
They've found them. and when we say,
Found what? he says, 1.-The VOLTS back
teeth They've fourd them in paper
bag!' Can't you stop thisY It's no use
writing home TO father. He san arohae-
ologIstr'