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The San Francisco call., 1901-12-08

power. Fourteen claims have been
bought by Salt Lake parties near Battle
Mountain. Bamberger Brothers have
purchased ten claims in the same locality.
Platinum in Shasta.
The Redding Searchlight has the fol-
lowing:
The value of platinum is beginning to be
appreciated by the miners of Shasta County
commands price Of about s22 so an ounce A
great many Of the miners have heretofore paid
no attention to this metal and have allowed
it to go to waste. being unacquainted with its
appearance and knowing nothing Of the value
An aged German who is engaged in mining
between Shasta and Keswick was in town
Tuesday morning and shipped to the United
States Mint at San Francisco by express ten
ounces Of the precious metal.
He said that he had been working his claim
for some time and had allowed the strange
metal to pass without particular attention, un-
I'll while at work one day a Swede approached
him and asked him why he did not save ii
He replied that it was of no value, when the
Swede explained TO HIM that IL was more valu-
able than gold. The miner Immediately began
saving the metal and his first shipment of ten
ounces is expected to net him the handsome
The miner represents that he has q claim
which will yield large quantities of the valu-
able stuff.
There have been some recent changes in
owners of mining properties in Southern
Oregon. The Victory mine on Soldier
Creek has become the property of Chit
cago and Tacoma parties. Placers at
root creek nave Deen transferred to a
Seattle syndicate. The Tip Top mine on
Williams Creek has been purchased by
A. c. Merrill Of Tacoma and George ST.
John.
The Western Mining World, published
at Butte, Montana, says:
According to John Stanton. copper statistical n
for the associated producers. the production OF
copper in the United States for October reached
a total of l,09S long tons. This shows an in.
crease for the first time in several months
being a gain of 753 tons. OF this gain $50 tons
were made by reporting companies and 2OC
came from outside sources-the small mines
and from custom smelters as a by-product
This gain. which might have not been ex.
pected, had full credence been given to cur.
rent rumors Of closed works and idle mines
changed the small decrease shown at the end
of September to small increase over last
months was 237 tons, OIL per cent; the
total for this year being 223. 724 tons. That is
the production this year has been for Ter
months practically the same as in 1900 and
will show much the same result as the period
already passed.
An explanation of the plans for the re-
opening of the Tombstone mines has heen
given by Edward G. Kenney. who reure-
sents the American Finance and Trust
Company, which is financing the Ameri-
can Development Company of Arizona.
mines were flooded, has been securing
options and the syndicate now has con.
troll of sixty-eight mines in group. The
plan is to operate them all from the
Grand Central. The shaft has been wild
ened until it is now 10x24 feet. 1t is pro
posed to put in pumps every twenty-four
feet to control the water. The ore of ali
the mines will be taken out through one
shaft by means of tunnels and electric
cars.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-08
Track Notes.

Buchanan, who rode Landseer in the
second event, was fined $25 by Starter
Hoffman
Most of what is termed the educated
money went into the books on Frank
Bell. Meehanus seemed a better horse
than in any of his previous starts.
He certainly deserved the reception he
received for his persevering effort on Au-
tolight, when it looked as if all hope Of
success had flown.
Galanthus and John McGurk were all
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-08
ADVERTISEMENTS.
WHAT CAUSES DEAFNESS.
The Principal Cause Is Durable but
Generally Overlooked.

Many things may cause deafness. and
very often IL is difficult TO trace a cause
Some people inherit deafness. Acute dis
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-08

q. s. Trademark)
These Glasses viii be sent by express with
privilege Of trying them before paying any
charges. Prices. S. SO and SIS. When order
ing by mail state age occupation, also wheth-
CT glasses are wanted for reading or 70 see of.
EOE. z. z. KIEoAID. SECRETARY OF STATE.
Ordered by mail and writes: Ny Dear Mr..
Msyerle- The pair OF eyeglasses you sent me
from description gave YOU, without seeing
OF examining eyes, are most excellent-THE
BEST HAVE EVER HAD, although expert
opticians have examined eyes and made
glasses 70 order. It is wonderful how you
cal succeed well in fitting persons you have
never seen / feel under great obligations to
you for the comfort and benefit derived from
your glasses. Yours very truly,
II. r. KINCAID, Secretary OF State, Ore.
FROM CHIEF OF POLICE OFFICE.
II gives ne much pleasure TO recommend 70
the public Mr.. George Mayerle Of San Fran
cisco. i have been using glasses the past four
years, and during that time have consulted
several opticians, but not until consulted Mr..
George Mayerle and had him At glasses to my
I eyes did I get entire satisfaction Most re-
Hpectfully, j. H ANDERSON,
Sergeant OF Police, San Francisco.
FROM GENERAL WIN. r. SHAFTBR.
Mr.. George Mayerle, San Francisco.
Dear Sir: The glasses made by you received
yesterday. have never been Better fitted
than with this pair Very truly yours,
WM R. SHAFTER,
Major General, L. S. A.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-08

cine without being regularly registered
practitioners were served by DetectivS
Dillon yesterday. All the defendants were
released on bail.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-08
NeeIcctco ByeSient H1tects the DraIns
GEORGE MAYERLE.

Graduste German Expert Optician.
German Optical Institute,
Also GRADUATE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF
OPETHALAfOLOGX. (Charter Member Ameri-
csn Association of Opticians-)
IO7IH Market Street, Near 9TH,
San Francisco, Cal
Consultation, Examination and Advice Free.
Open evenings until g. Telephone, South 572.
GERMAN EYEWATER sos.
See City Directory FOR German Eye Special
lists and Graduate Opticians.
CUT THIS OUT.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-08

Practitioners Under Arrest.
The nine warrants for the arrest Of H
NJ Park, ]. H. Josselyn and r. S. Mac
beth and six Chinese for practicing medi-
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-08

Time-A, :25N; X. :5O1a: y. lisa Good star
Brown & Co.'S b. &. by Pardee-Caprice. Wye
was hard ridden. Rollick did his be,
ran badly
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-08
THE CALLS RACING FORM CHART,

CETRACKosatuTday. Dec z..Weather fine Track heavy
CE-one mie selling hreeyearods hrs $685.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-08
Q =. =. :.

power. Fourteen claims have been
bought by Salt Lake parties near Battle
Mountain. Bamberger Brothers have
purchased ten claims in the same locality
Platinum in Sha sta
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-08

Time-A :271z u. :55; y. 1:21% mle 15Os Good star
driving. Winner, p Ryan's br. by
O'Connor's part get Pohn up and when coIiared L.
Shot did not like the travelling Helen Smith showed &
strong riding.
2945. SECOND RACE-Futurity course; selling; two-y
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-08
WINS FROM EONIC
IN A HAIR=RAISING FINISH
Grayf-ld Captures the Burngame Stake Superbly
Ridden by Buchanan=-Favorites Do WE'LL

~ ROM a spectacular point Of view
the finish between Autolight and
III Eonic in the free handicap over
N seven furlongs at Oakland yester-
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-08

Tme-A IA; H. :26A; r. :51 y, 1:1s 2, 1872 Poor ST.
ner, G. B. Morris br by Auocrat-Siver Light
bumped and almost turned him around the three
lanthus away badly.
2940. SIXTH RACE-sx furongs selling three-year- o
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-08

TT. Won easily. Second and third
p 1t took some hard urging on
,ost Girl passed the buck" First
a trace Of speed. Romany requires
year-oIds: value to first. S325.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-11-14
Aandlcanned hx hsr Name.

The point of view which one ex.
poets to be peculiar to the man of
figures was demonstrated in a small
way recently by Henry Clews. He
was about to present to a young
woman a copy of his last Wall
street book when it occurred to him
that he did not know her given
name.
"What is your first manner" he
asked as he was about to inscribo
the book to her. Now, her name
was not one to be expected of a
hardworking woman, and she was
a handwriting woman. She had
borne the hardships of highfa-
lutin cognomen during many hard
working years. To her it had never
sounded highfalutin because she
had heard it from her babyhood.
"My name is Berenice," she said.
The name does as we'll as another,
for hers was just as bad.
"Heavensp said Clews. "Would
you call yourself that if you had
it to do over again? It's of no use
for you to work. You'll never
make any money"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-11-14
To tho Public.

Allow me to say few words in
praise of Chamberlain Cough Rem
edy can recommend il with the
utmost confidence. 1t has done good
work for me and will do the same
for others. had very severe
cough and cold and feared l would
get pneumonia, but after taking the
second dose of this medicine / felt
better, three bottles of it cured my
cold and the pains in my chest dis
appeared entirely. | am most res
pectfully yours for health, RALPH S.
MEYERS, 64-Thirty-seventh Street,
Wheeling, West Va. For sale by
Greenwich 4 Drury, Leonardtown.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-11-14
ALarue Handkerchief.

Lemice Therieux once worked off
a little practical joke at the expense
of a play in which the Pelion of
misery was heaped upon the Ossa of
despair. Together with twenty
friends he secured a prominent seat
in the gallery. When the pathetic
moment arrived, Therieux pulled
out handkerchief and burst into
tears. The effect was electrical.
The man next to him also fell to
weeping, and also took hold of the
handkerchief. The epidemic of
tears thereupon extended all along
tAe line Of the faithful twenty, and
as each man succumbed to his emo
ton he took hold of the end of the
handkerchief until at last all the
confederates were weeping in it.
The handkerchief was twenty yards
long and had been specially pre-
pared for the occasion. The low
comedian struggled gamely with
this exhibition of woe, but his witt
cisms were of no avail, for the fun
nier he became the more frequent
were the sobs of the sorrowing
twenty.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-11-14
Fed the Lions catnlp.

Out at the Central park zoo, in
New York, the other day they tried
an odd experiment. As a result of
this experiment the lions leaped
wildly about their cages and turned
somersaults on the floor, the pu-
mas played leapfrog, and the Loop
ards threw themselves upon their
backs and kicked their legs in the
air.
A professor of natural history
from Columbia or Yale, who was
looking over the collection of ami
mails, stood transfxed with wonder.
An old lady from the country, who
carried a reticule with peppermints
and lozenges in it, suddenly shifted
the air and exclaimed:
ooh, l know what ails 'em-cat-
nip. That big lion there acts just
like my old cat Table does when
| give her catnip."
And, sure enough, she was right.
Director John w, Smith had tried
an experiment. A bundle of fresh
catnip was thrown into each cage
occupied by members of the cat
family, and the effect was electrical.
The Siberian tiger was the only one
who took no interest in the catnip.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-11-14
FOOD VALUE OF EGGS.

In a bulletin issued by the United
States department of agriculture
interesting and valuable facts are
given in regard to the food value of
eggs, their digestibility and the
best methods of cooking them. Ex-
periments in the digestibility of
eggs show that hard boiled and fried
eggs required three and one-half
hours for digestion, soft boiled
eggs required three hours, roasted
eggs two and one-quarter hours,
raw eggs, not whipped, two hours,
and raw eggs, whipped, one and
one-half hours. 1t has also been
established that from SO to 81 per
cent of an egg that is eaten is
digested.
The following methods of prepar-
ing soft cooked and medium cooked
eggs have been found to give uni
form results in laboratory tests.
Using a graniteware stewpan OF one
quart capacity one pint of water
was heated over a gas flame. When
the water boiled, the gas was turn
ed off and an egg which had been
kept in a refrigerator was dropped
into the water. Without disturb
ing the vessel it was covered closely
and the egg allowed to remain in
the water six minutes. 1t was then
soft cooked. If the egg remained
in the water eight minutes, it was
medium cooked.-Leslie's.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-11-14
To Properly Roast Mutton.

To roast shoulder of mutton in
perfection observe the following
directions:
Get shoulder of the best Canada
or Kentucky mutton weighing from
six to seven pounds, have the blade
removed at the market and have it
well skewered. Put it in a patent
rooster if you have one; if not, in a
deep dripping pan. Dredge it well
with -four and sprinkle it well with
black pepper. Slice a large onion
over the mutton, then cut half a
lemon in slices and add them to the
flayorings. Put in two bay leaves;
put half a pint of water in the pan,
cover it closely and stand it in a
quick oven. After it has roasted
twenty minutes draw the pan for
ward, lift the cover and season the
mutton palatably with salt; cover
it again, put it back in the oven and
turn the heat off a little and let the
mutton roast until quite done. If
it is not very fat and gets too dry,
dash some boiling water from the
teakettle over it once or twice
while roasting. Three minutes be-
fore removing it from the oven pour
gill of sherry over the mutton.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-11-14
CONDENSED STORIES.
How Nine. Games Rebuked Two Rich
English Ladies'.

Many think that musical artists
should present their services for
concerts given for charitable OBJ
jects.
Nine. Eames is also of this opin-
ion, but she recently in London put
the matter in a new light to those
who invited her to appear gratui-
tously.
Nine. Eames was one afternoon
at Lord Charles Beresford's, and
the next day received a letter from
Lady Beresford saying that two
ladies present had wanted to ask
her a favor, but in her presence had
lost courage.
"But / am not afraid of you,"
wrote Lady Beresford, and proceed
ed to say that the ladies in question,
who happened to be extremely
wealthy, wished her to sing for
nothing for a certain charity.
Nine. Eames Immediately sat
down and wrote a reply. 1t was her
duty, she said, to save herself as
much as possible for her operate
performances at Covent Garden,
which were stipulated by contract
to be two days apart so that she
might give her freshest and best to
the public. She felt, however,
greatly attracted toward the char
ity named, and would make only
one condition regarding the do
mating of her services. She had re-
: ceived 300 guineas about $1,5OO
for singing at. Mr.. W. W. Astor's
and about the same amount at other
private concerts. She would gladly
sing for nothing at the charity con-
cert if each one of the ladies inter
ested, who had so kindly asked her,
would donate 800 guineas to the OBJ
ject for which the concert was
given.
AS yet no replies from "the ladies
interested" have been received. But
Lady Beresford, not being one of
the interested ladies'" appreciates
more fully the humor of the situa-
tion.-Saturday Evening Post.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-11-14
Get Ready For II,

Well, the world is near the end
again. Professor Ludwig Morien-
burger is the latest advance agent
of that highly exciting event. He
has a novel way of bringing it about.
This planet, he says, has jumped its
orbit and is wabbling around in
space like a drunken man. This
irregularity, the professor explains,
causes the summers to become hot
ter and hotter and the winters to
be colder and colder. Before long,
he thinks, nobody will be able to
make the transit from one extreme
to the other, and then the human
race will expire.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-11-14
A violent Attack of Group Cured.

Last winter an infant child of
mine had, Group in violent form, I"
says Elder John w. Rogers, a Chris
tian Evangelist, of Filley, Mo. Il
gave her a1few doses ofChamberlain' S
Cough Re NEEDY and in a short time
all dangef was past and the child
recovered This remedy not only
cures crodp, but when given as soon
as the first symptoms appear, will
prevent the attack. 1t contains no
opium or other harmful substance
and may be given as confidently to a
baby as 10 an adult. For sale by
Greenwich 4 Drury, Leonardtown.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-11-14
No Further Use For the Leo.

A singular dispute has arisen be-
tween the officials of the Miners as
ISOLATION of Essen and the widow
of deceased member. The latter
some years ago lost his leg in an
accident and was supplied by the as
ISOLATION with an artificial one.
When the man died, his false leg
was buried with him, and now the
association is calling upon the
widow to have it exhumed, the limb
not having been sold, but lent
London Globe.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-11-14
Saint Narq S Beacon,
ALL OVER THE HOUSE.
Bone Of the Novelties In Curtains
That Are Popular.

Among the novelties displayed in
curtains are those which combine
silk and lace in a strikingly effective
fashion. Arabian laces are mount
ed on red, blue, green or gold MORE
silk. Sometimes there is a wide
border Of the lace, then deep in
sertion Of silk, while the body of the
curtain is net. Colored French EN-
broidery on black and colored nets
done in floral and japanese designs
is also new and attractive. The
Austrian brussels variety of lace is
another Of the seasons fancies. In
: draping the windows Of boudoir
many decorators now recommend an
unconventional French treatment,
in which straight breadth Of fab
ric, usually stiffened, is hung upon
each side of the window as a frame
work to the lace curtain. Velours
of some desired color, with gold en-
broidered side lines, is pretty for
this purpose. To this straight
framework may be affixed a silk or
cotton stuff of chintzlike pattern,
which should be plated or gather
ed the same height as the wainscot-
ing. This material may be used
for a box plated valance across the
top of the window.
Some of the double faced silk
portieres now being made in two
patterns, on one side an empire
figure and on the other floral de-
sign, with borders and corded edg-
ing on both, make decidedly hand
some hangings. An equally un-
usual style is shown in a variety of
curtains, upon one side of which is
an armure ground, with overshot
renaissance figure, and on the re-
verse side a three color oriental
Bagdad stripe. These are remark
ably interesting examples of textile
weaving.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-11-14
FOR THE LITTLE ONES.
The Oyster In lts House at the Bottom
OF the Sea.

tHO SyDIGT an NlS E1OuSC a. AHS SSAbSfh
OF the Sea.
All the summer the oyster is busy
laying eggs. 1t lays an almost in
credible number. One oyster will
lay 100000 in a single season. 1t
does not leave its eggs to their fate.
1t keeps them for time hi4den in
its mantle. The young oysters
swim about in the water. They
have swimming apparatus like a
band covered with what looks like
hair, called ella, that keep moving
and row the little creatures about.
At first the young oysters keep near
their mother, and at the least dan
ger hide themselves in her shell,
but by and by they fix themselves to
some solid body and begin to make
their shells. In three years time
they are fully grown. The gland
that secretes the material for the
oyster shell has in some species a
very extraordinary power. 1t Sc
cretes a substance as precious as
gold and for which men risk their
lives; i man the pearl. Down in
the depthsnof the ocean the oyster
prepares this beautiful gem. The
oyster thatproduces. the pearl is not
the same as the 6nyGhat is eaten.
The shell of the pearl oyster is
lined with a beautiful substance
called mother Of pearl.
1t is thought that the oyster
throws out the pearly juice in mo-
ment of irritation caused by the en-
trance of come tiny substance, such
as even bit of sand, into its shell.
Then it sets to work to cover over
the intruder with a quantity of mat
ter which forms the pearl.
The Chinese, who are very in
genious, can make artificial pearls.
They put atoms of grit or glass
into the oysters shell and watch to
see what the creature will do.
They find that it pours out the
pearly juice over the atom, whatever
it may be.
1t cannot turn out its enemy, so
it does its best to conceal it.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-11-14
The stain on the Table.

When a polished table is stained
by hot dish, one restoring process
is to use first wood alcohol and then
linsced or olive oil. This treatment
is excellent for keeping any polish
ed furniture in order and is one of
the few thinga for which wood alco-
hol may be used. The latter is
cheaper than the pure and for GER
tain domestic used is quite as good.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-11-14
A Tidy Duchess.

The parquet floors at Blenheim
make of every room potential
smoking room and are therefore
particularly welcome to smokers.
But there were days when carpets
covered the floors and when there
was a duchess who particularly dis
liked to see them dirtied Sir
Joshua Reynolds knew that to his
cost when he painted his great
group of George, fourth duke of
Marlborough, his duchess and their
children. He loved his snuff, even
as the duchess her carpets. When
he took pinch, the duchess order
ed servant to sweep up the refuse.
That Sir Joshua would not allow.
The dust raised, he said, would
make all the family involuntary
snuff takers, and his threat was that
he would paint them for posterity
in the act of the sneeze.-London
Chronicle.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-11-14
Two Compilations.

Senator Bailey of Texas has II
face like a cherub. 1t is round and
soft and full of color. One day in
the corridor of the senate he was
approached by a giggling young
woman, who asked rapturously,
ooh, senator, where in the world
did you get your pretty pink com
plexion ?"
Bailey was embarrassed only for
an instant, Looking her straight
in the eye and tapping her lightly
on her slightly rouged cheek, he
very gravely asked, "Where in the
city did you get yours?"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-11-14
A LADY STOPPED HIM.

of scarlet silk, of which an inch or
so showed below the rim of his silk
hat.
Zone afternoon while he was on
the board walk a lady stopped him
and said:
"'Excuse me, sir, but the lining
of your hat has slipped down in the
back
"The cardinal thanked her grave
ly, but as soon as she left he laugh
ed heartily at her mistake"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-11-14
The Best Day.

Some skies may be gloomy.
= Eomessdoplonts- be sad,
But everywhere, always,
Some souls must be glad,
For tree is the saying
Proclaimed by the seer.
zach day is the best day
OF somebody's yearl'
Each day finds hero;
Each day helps a saint;
Each Gay brings TO some one
io3 without faint.
Though 1t may not be my turn
Or yours that is near.
Each day Is the best day
OF somebody's yearl"
The calendar sparkles
With days that have brought
Some prize that was hoped for,
Some good that was sought.
High deeds happen daily;
Wide truths grow more clear.
Each day Is the best day
OF somebody's yearl"
No sta ever rises
But brings Joy behind;
No sorrow In letters
The whole earth can bind
How sblhsh our trettingi
Howlp9rrow our fearl
Each day q the best day
OF somebody's yearl''
Youths Companion.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-11-14
Watermelon Ice.

For watermelon ice scoop out the
red part of a melon carefully, re-
move the seeds and chop the pulp
rather fine. Add one cupful of
sugar, two tablespoonfuls of lemon
juice and little claret, then freeze
as for any water ice until it reaches
the consistency of soft snow.