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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-30
sTockERs COMING.
Kansas City Expects Iowa Stock Cattle
in january and February.

Kansas City, Dec. 30.--Livestock
commission men and livestock agents
of railroads running east from Kansas
City. are looking forward to the revival
of the trade In Iowa stockers, at this
market early in the new year. Many
inquiries have been received by COM
mission men from Iowa farmers in
regard to the stocker and feeder mar
ket here, and railroads have received
many requests for information regard
ing rates, cars and the like. The in
terest shown by the Iowa stockmen In
dicates that there are good many
stock cattle in the state which will be
marketed in January and February
The prices which thin cattle are com
manding here now are such that stock
cattle can he shipped here from Iowa
with profit. AS matter of fact good
heavy feeders and choice stockers are
bringing within few cents as much as
corn fed cattle. Choice stockers and
feeders have been selling at $375 a
400 a cwt. and good ones have been
commanding s3.OOm3.65.
This is my fourth trip to Kansas
CITY since the American Royal show, =
said r. v. stowe. of Dallas, Iowa, yes
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-30
EAST. BOUND RATES GO UP.
eio Western Lines Order Heavy In
crease On Fruits, Etc.

San Francisco, Dec. so.-The South
sern Pacific and its connections, also
the Santa Fe, are to advance east
bauna freight rates on January
next. The rate on green apples OF II
per 100 pounds is to be advanced. Inc
81 u rate to Chicago and Sl.50 to NcN
York on other kinds of deciduous fruits
are not to be disturbed. The hay rate
OF seventy five cents per 100 pounds
10 C,bicaro and 81 to New York is to
be increased, also the machinery rate
of s1.25. the 81 rate on cattle horns.
sl.a0 rate on nuts and the seventy
five cents rate on dried ana pickisu
fish.
There is also to be an advance in the
rates on green and tanned hides, honey,
sea shells, whalebone, wool in grease
and secured wool. 1t is still undecided
whether there will be an increase IN
the rates on quicksilver, canned and
dried fruits, lumber. wine and mating.
coffee and hops.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-30
His Fight With Young rorbet,
One of the Pluckiest Ever
Pulled Off
FIGHT LASTS SIXTEEN ROUNDS
Hanlon Was Still Game, But Referee
Stops the Mill Fearing HanIon Would
Be kilIed-Defeated Fighter Carried
to His Corner Nearly Dead-other
News of the Day.

San Francisco. Dec. 30.-A merci-
full referee probably saved Eddie Han
Ion from being killed by Young Cor
bett'' last night when he stopped the
round. For two rounds previous the
referee had begged Hanlon's seconds
to take their man out of the ring. but
they kept the game youngster at 1t
and finally Graney. fearing a fatality
might result. ordered the fight stopped.
No man ever received such terrific
punishment in San Francisco ring.
When the San Francisco boy was car
ried to his corner, still conscious, but
unable to walk, his seconds worked
vigorously to revive him. The terribly
beaten lad however. commenced to
vomit blood. and things looked very
serious for him for a short time. He
finally revived and was carried from
the ring.
The fight last night demonstrated
Corbett is any mans superior at his
weight. At no time during the con-
test was he in any apparent danger
and when 1t ended there was not a
mark upon him.
After the fight Corbett went over to
Hanlon and kissed him. Hanlon said:
You can lick them ALL" When Han
Ion wen. to his corner he was seized
with severe fit of vomiting. Hanlon
was carried from the ring weak but
conscious.
The contest for the feather-weight
championship proved to be one OF the
greatest drawing cards in the history
of the fighting game in this city. Inc
Auditorium was taxed to its capacity
long before the bell summoned the
principals to action. The interest In
the outcome was intense, Corbett was
pronounced the favorite in the bet
ting.
Opening at odds OF 10 to few
days ago, the odds gradually shorten
ed owing to the weight of Corbett
money. and when the lad entered the
PAVILION last night TO ! was offered
In favor of Corbett. There was plenty
of Hanlon money in sight.
Under the articles of the agreement
the men We're to weigh In al l1s
hounds at 6 o'clock or forfeit $l,Voo.
Corbett tipped the beam at even 129.
Haplon evidently was under these ng-
ures. as he failed to move the scales.
rrrst T,rva4rs.i...s. ).
Jack Evans. OF this city, and Austria
Han Billy Murphy. Evans was almost
ont when the gong sounded at the
close OF the sixth. but the referee call
a ,t,a rn,faat a draw
young Corbett" was the first TO en-
ter the ring. His seconds were Tim
McGrath, Harry Tuthill and Billy Otis.
Hanlon entered the ring at 1856. he
at once went to Corbetts corner ana
they shook hands. Hanlons SECONDS
were Harry Foley, Fred Landers, Ied
Wolf and Toby Irwin.
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lowans at the Yards,

J. D. Cragg, Humboldt Iowa, mar
keted two loads of 1.2S0-lb steers Mon
day at S4.S5.
big band of the Long fed western
ewes of an excellent class sold here
yesterday at $3.50.
Carsten Lorenzen of Hale. Iowa, was
on Mondays market with 19 steers Of
his own feeding averaging 1888 lbs
which sold at s5.25.
H. Ingwerson of Hale Iowa. ives on
Mondays market with is steers of his
lown feeding averaging 1888 lbs which
Went at $500.
W. f. Abbie, Hawarden. Iowa, was
here Monday with one carload of steers
of his own feeding averaging 1895 lbs
which sold at s47o
Mrs. w. G. Carl of Bennett, Iowa
marketed Monday two head of 1850
lib fancy Hereford steers which sod
for $3.50. Stern & Son OF New York
bought them.
August Christensen. of Hale, Iowa,
was here Monday with 81 steers of his
own feeding averaging 1855 lbs which
sold at $500. He also had bull
weighing 1870 lbs at $40.
Fritz Leafstead. Hawarden, Iowa,
was here with two loads of steers of
his own feeding averaging 1.265 lbs
which sold at s4.75. Included in the
lot We're few heifers
Harry Carson. kamrar. Iowa, hal
stock here this week. He says there
are plenty of hogs in the country, but
farmers and feeders have their ideas
higher than the market.
III. d. Talbot, centerville, Iowa, was
here with seven loads of cattle. He
says good fat cattle are about all
shipped out of that section now. His
son Harry accompanied him
George W. White, Charlton, Iowa,
was on Mondays market with i, ca.
of steers and heifers mixed which sod
at $50, also load of choice butche-
stock. He was Well pleased with the
ma IL eft
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-30
COMMON STEEL PREDICTION.
Net upturn Of Steel Trade May Raise
Il Above Preferred.

Nav York. Dec. 30.--Next Tuesday
the directors of the United states steel
corporation will meet to conslder the
nuestion OF dividends on the stocks OF
the company and to listen to the report
Of earnings for the quarter ended -
Al. variety of estimates OF these
On rnings has been published, ranging
from extremely high to extremely low
figures. There is absolutely no reason
10 doubt that earnings for the quarter
will show a heavy falling off, and 1t is
more than likely that the total Will De
in the neighborhood of $l4,oVo'ooV.
This will be undoubtedly the worst
quarter of the corporation. but the lact
must be borne in mind that the earn
ings for the year will be at least $los,-
900. 900 After the payment of interest
the requirements of the various sinking
funds. the payment of full dividends
on the preferred stock, and the pay
ment of at least az per cent on the
common stock for the year assuming
that the dividend on the common stock
ia passed on Tuesday nexD. there VIII
he substantial balance to be added TO
surplus. no notice being apparently
taken of the heavy retrenchments go
ing on within the corporation or the
fact that it will not require such large
sums for expenses during the coming
year.
prominent steel man voices the
prediction that in the next upturn OF
the steel trade the common stock VIII
sell higher than the preferred.
The banks lost Monday $960,OO0,
making the loss since last Friday $685.
600. This compares with gain up to
the close of business on Monday last
week of, s3055,OOO. The subtreasury
Was debtor at the clearing house
Yesterday morning for $124,259. On
Yesterdays business. up to p. M, the
banks had gained net on transfers
| 1857 900, receiving $1,067,00O paid on
account of San Francisco and shipping
| $3.50, 900 to New Orleans.
| The last mentioned shipments are
| in the regular course, incidental to the
movement of the cotton crop. which
! continues to be briskly forwarded for
| EXPORT, while the payments on account
of San Francisco chiefly reflect i'm
portations of Japanese gold coin.
The moderate furry in call funds to
| Z ner cent Yesterday is taken with COM
placency as being in the regular course
Of events. Immediately previous to the
] enormous end of the-year interest an6
dividend disbursements. The Nationa
|! City bank today loaned 100000 at
per cent The banks fixed the rate o.
renewal of standing call loans early a
SD per cent. There is no special feat.
ure to the time-money market ant
business Is not particularly active. Fol
six months funds Az per cent is bid
while 5A per cent is bid for thirty-da
money.
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Representative Hog Sales.
A few representative log sales were
made as follows:
Chicago Livestock.

Chicago, Dec. 80.
cattle-Estimatea receipts for today,
10000; market steady4 good to prime
steers, 4.5OM5.75; poor to medium, 800
oats; stockers and feeders, LOO 400;
cows, 1.50M4.1o; heifers, a.o0@4.e5'
Gamers, 1.5Od2.40; calves, 2.50@6.75;
bulls. 1.75@4.25.
Estimated receipts for today
10000; market steady to cents high
er: mixed and butchers, .I0m4S0;
good to choice heavy, 4.7oM4.S0; rough
heavy, .4.30@4.70; light, 4.S5@4.60;
bulk of sales. 4.60@4.15.
sheep-Estimated receipts for today
10000: sheep steady: lambs steady;
good to choice wethers. S.75G4.5o; fail
to choice mixed. 3.o0@S.s5; western
sheep. 3.25m4.25; native lambs. 4.25@
6.1O; western lambs, 4.60@6.1o
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CANADA BUILDS LAKE CRUISER.
Causes Comment on the Treaty to
Secun: Neutrality.

0GCQUS tNS0SAtSys
Ottawa, Ont, Dec. S0.-The building
OF the Canadian armored cruiser for
the great lakes has caused comment
on the treaty supposed TO restrict sucn
a movement. Under Secretary of State
Pope points out that no treaty exists
between Great Britain and the United
States limiting the number of vessels
to be maintained by the United States
or Canada on the the great lakes.
There is an agreement to cease placing
them there after six months notice by
either country. Mr.. Pope doubts If it is
binding.
Washington. Dec. 30.-The state de-
partment has not been Informed up to
this moment that the Canadian govern
ment contempiates placing an armed
cruiser on the lakes In addition to the
few small and insignificant naval YES
sells now maintained there. Recently
the Canadian government laid down a
couple of revenue cutters for lake
service and altho these were. being OF
modern type, better vessels than thosa
heretofore employed for this work.
their construction was not regarded
here as violating the treaty. 1t APP
pears that a United States naval off,
Ger visited the place where the vessels
we're being built and examined their
construction. fact that gave rise to
some feeling on the part of the Cam
adams when they learned OF the visit.
AS soon as congress reconvenes after
the recess there will without doubt be
Il renewal of the attempt which has
been made annually for the last ten
years to secure repeal or modifica-
ton OF that section of the Rush treaty
between the United States ana Great
Britain that limits the use of naval
vessels on the lakes. Representative
William Alden Smith of Michigan, be-
| lieving that the Canadian government
| Is about to enter formal protest
against the location of the proposed
United States naval training station OF
1 the great lakes, he is prepared to re-
| new with force the attack upon the
Rush treaty, holding that 1t has had 9
paralyZing and disastrous effect upor
| the important shipbuilding industrle:
| of the great lakes as they would 9TH
1 erwise be in position. not only to
/ supply themselves such naval vessels
as might be needed for training pur-
poses on the lakes, but could also en-.
! ter into competition with the deep ses
! shipbuilders for larger naval con-
struction.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-30
Early Market Showed Weak
ness, But War Rumors
Caused Firmar Tone
THE CLOSE ABOUT UNCHANGED
Continued Small Receipts and Steady
Gables Caused Some Covering in
Corn and Prices Hello Comparatively
Firm and the Close Was Higher -
Oats Higher.

Chicago, Dec. S0.-Heavy selling in
May wheat by local holders and COM
mission houses, due to lower cables
ana increased receipts. caused weak
ness today. The opening was Il to Il
Q. a cert lower at 81 to S4}s, and with
Very little support declined to S3ss a
SSM. Mlnneap pods. Duluth and Chicago
lec4ipts were 633 cars
The report that war between Russia
and Japan had been declared caused
in active demand later in the session
May advanced to S4S. During the last
half hour, however. there was consid-
cradle realizing and most of the gain
was lost, May closing a shade higher
NJ S414.
Continued small receipts were steady
ana cables caused some covering in
corn and prices held comparatively
firm. The provision interests We're the
principal sellers. May opened I'M
changed to Is OF cent higher at 441s
ceipts were 100 cars.
Prices hAld firm( and May closed IS
of cent higher at 45A.
Oats.
Oats we're trifie easier in sympathy
with wheat. After opening shade
lower at BIZ. May held steady at s7s.
Receipts were los ears.
Provisions.
Local shorts and outside interests
were fair buyers of provisions, and the
market held firm.
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New York Produce.

New York, Dec. 80.
Wheat May, s7ss.
Com-51 ".
Butter-Firm: extra creamery, 2S1s
common to choice, 15M2S.
Eggs Steady; extras. 36M37; firsts
So: seconds. S1@34; refrigerated, 81
@sO.
Poultry-Alive steady; chickens, IL:
fowls, 11@12; turkeys, 10; dressed
steady; chickens, 11@l1ia; fowls, 1Oi
turkeys. 15@1S1s.
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Held up the Waterman.

Richmond, Va, Dec. 30.-J. L. Car
rett. the town Waterman of West
Point. was held up Monday night by
three men armed with revolvers. who
bound and gagged him. marched him
TO the postofiice. broke in the door.
Flew open the safe and robbed 1t of
considerable money and a package
containing $1,000 In bonds. Garrett
was compelled to witness the whole
performance. The robbers escaped.
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CHICAGO Grain.

Chicago. Dec. 80.
Nsheat-No. . red, 90; No. 5 red, SEQ
SO; No. 2 hard. 7SGs1; No. hard, 7od
IS; December, s17s May opened at 81
@Sais: highest, S4B; lowest, $685.
closing at SAN.
Corn-No. and No. white, AN q
IS: No. 3. 421a@4aA; No. 2 yellow, Al
at45,s: No. yellow, 444 d45: Decem.
Der, 4ia; May opansd at 44as @45;
highest. 44as: lowest. 44A; closing a
i5h.
oats--No. .. So: No. 3. 341s: No.
white. sSm39; No. 3 white. s5s@37;
No. a white, 3i@S5sa; standard, 37@
IS: December, Sc: May opened at S7h;
highest. ASA: lowest, 37&; closing a
SASSY.
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Kansas City Live Stock.

Kansas City, Dec. 30.
Cattle-Estimated receipts for today.
5000; steady to 10 cents higher: native
steers. S.5O@4.60; southern steers. ESQ
M3.65: stockers and feeders. 3.0O@3.65:
calves. 2.5oM5.5o: western steers, 3.25
@4.00; COWS. 1.50@2.9
Hogs-Estlmated receipts for today
1000; steady; heavy. 4.50@4.7O: pack
ers. 4.5om460; pigs and light, 4.25@
400.
Sheep-Estimated receipts for today
1000; strong TO 10 cents higher; NUT
tons. 3.25G4.25; lambs. 4.75@5.50:
range wethers, 3.60@ 400, ewes, 2.25M
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THE DAY BEFORE.
fFor Cornparison.l

cattle-Estimated receipts for today,
10000; market steady: good to prime
steers, 490M5.s0 poor to medium,
3.25@475; stockers and feeders, 2.00@
400: cows, 15OG4.0o heifers, 200 a
Ass; Gamers, 1.5O@2.4o; bulls, 2.oo@
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Kansas City Grain.

Kansas City, Dec 80.
Wheat December, Gig; May. 7oN
@70as; No. 2 hard, 70m71; No. 2 rel
's2@sSls.
n-Deccember, 81; May, 1885
No mixed, So: No. white. 36la.
Oats--No. white, 35@361s; No.
mixed, 34@341a.
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ST. Louis Grain.

st. Louis, Dec. 80.
Wheat-Cash, 91M92; May. 81.
Corn-cash, 44A m45; May, 4Ss.
Oats-Cash, SIX @37ts; May, 1885.
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3. 4 Prince Grain Letter.

Chicago. Dec. -Wheat-Sentfmeat
In the wheat pit at the start today Was
decidedly bearish. While there was no
very large trade of individual char
acter lot of wheat came out ana
weakness developed. The cause Oh
selling was mainly due to easier cables
and increasing receipts in the north
west and continued large receipts in
the southwest on the bottom there
was support credited to Armour and
"A slight rally occurred. But it was
mot until rumor started that Japan
had declared war that the market
started up and the advance was rap
Ia. II eased off little toward the
close but closed strong at last nights
close. There was but little wheat for
sale on the bulge.
Corn-There was a firm market IN
corn even when wheat was weakest
and the market became very strong
when the war rumor started. Local
sentiment was bullish and there was
a good commission house demand, altao
some OF the early selling was thru
commission houses. One of the fea-
lures OF the market was early selling In
May by Cudahy brokers. The close
was firm.
Oats-The early market was easier in
sympathy with wheat. but became
strong and advanced easily under buy
ing by Bartlett Frazier and other com
mission houses. At no time were of
tferings large.
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Liverpool Grain.

Liverpool. Dec. 80.
Wheat-Firm: spot. Is 3lsd; March
IS 4@d: May. IS 3Isd.
Corn-Steady; spot, As ID; January
Is sd: March, As.
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Money Market.

New York, Dec. so.--Money. strong,
3@7; prime mercantile, sac; sterling,
heavy, 50@4s3.60; demand, 4.S0.75
@4.S0s0; sixty days.
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Duluth Grain.

IJUIUIII, I3VV. %.
Wheat-To arrive, No. l hard, S31.;
No. northern, S1a: No. northern,
1914; on track, No. 1 northern. S1s4
No . northern, S9A; No. ) spring,
1914; December. s0%; May. sSA; July.
S2A.
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Rance Of Prices.

The following range of prices of The
Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce
and the New York stock market quo
tations are furnished by Edwards,
Wood g. Co.. local office II AMI II,
Woodbury. building. S. H. Swan, man
ager
Minneapolis Chamber Of Commerce.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-30
Rance OF Prices.

The following quotations upon the
range Of prices upon the Chicago board
of trade today were furnished by the
'Weare Grain Company; w. A. WATSON.
manager:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-30
CHICAGO Produce.

Pork-January. 1915; May, 12.s2A.
Lard-January, 6.721a @S.'o;, May
692is.
Rihs-January. 6.3o; May, 6.65.
Rye-Decembar, 81.
Timothy-2.s0
Clover-11.25.
Barley--Cash, ?FM5s.
Fiax-94s 01.0lM.
Butter Steady, ereanieries, Jog zo'
diaries, 14@21.
Eggs-Firm: 2S@27h.
Poultry-Firmer: turkeys, 11@llk
chickens. 10; springs. 10.
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New York Exhanoe.

Chicago. Dec. 30.-New York ex-
change was at 20 to 80 per cent pre-
MUM.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-30

Boston--Fire in building occupied
by wholesale paper dealers caused 1
500, 600 loss.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-30

Greensboro. N. C.-Professor j. G.
Estell, of the chair of chemistry. has
gone violently insane.
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ElIll| a||I|l!!ll[lSl|
Norris Printing Co.. Eldora. Iowa.
49,
FURS! FURS! FURS!

/ have got large and complete stock
OF fur garments, which 10 the largest
that has ever been displayed In Mar
ehalltown.
st This stock is Of my own manufacture
and comprises all the latest ideas
Dame Fashion has brought US for tho
coming season.
My prices are positively the lowest.
considering good material and work.
manship. I guarantee to save you
money in all your purchases as you
huy direct from the manufacturer.
Now is the time to select your fur
garments while the stock is complete,
and prices are low.
Now IL the time to have your old fur
garments remodeled before the colo
weather sets in.
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quickly. ,,..,a.
aver the membrane and is absorbed. Relief is i'm
mediate and cure follows 1t is not drying-does
not produce sneezlng Large Size, so cents at Drug
aists or by mail; Trial Size, 10 cents BY mall.
, ELY BROTHERS. 81 Warren Street. New York
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-30

Minneapolis. Dec. 80.
| Wheat December, s1ls; May, S3a,
| QS37s; July, SO; on track, No. hard
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Peoria Grain
Minneapolis Grain.

ItOT1H, DEC, iSVe
Corn-Firm; new No. 3, 3S1s
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-30

Sass No. 1 northern. s31s; No. 2 north
]ern, SOS.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-03-25
THE OLD P~RosPEcToR.
But a Few Remain of the First
Sturdy Band Of Gold Seekers.

The Western Mining World has Of
fered a suggestion which will, no
doubt, be favorably considered by the
people of the west. The suggestion is
the establishment of a permanent
home for aged and INDECENT prospect
ors. As observed by the World, it is
very rare that one of the men who
opened up the gold fields of the west,
made them known to the outside world
and habitable for the teeming thous-
ands which have followed In their
footsteps, has laid by a competence
for his old age. In most instances
the very impulses which drives him
to leave a home of comfort, midst the
haunts of civilization, to a life of de-
prlvation and difficulties in an UNI
explored country. inhabited only by
sayagcs and dangerous animals, is dt-
rectly opposed TO the stable financial
instinct which would direct him to
hoard some Of his golden discoveries
till The inevitable day when his body,
bent and broken. fails to respond to
the Wills mandate to move on to the
newly discovered gold field. Failure
does not qUcnch the fire OF enthu-
siasm in the soul of the prospeetor,
nor success lessen the yearning to be
ever on tho move. No claim is so
unpromising that his fervent wish VIII
not father Il thought that he might
make a strike, and no strike Is so
good that The prospects Of a better
one viii not cause him to abandon II.
His passion is not so much for pos
sesslng the precious metal as for
seeking for favorable places to dig Tor
II. From tho time he takes up ms
pick and shovel and strikes for his
first claim. 10 the day when his last
grubstakc ia gone, and, weary with
III" labors Of many years. he becomes
a burden ~ his friends or a care TOT
the county. he fatal fever OF the
%prospector ever urges him on and the
hope which springs eternal In his
breast expires only with the setting
Of the sun N life.