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The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20

Titanis. from Nsnaimo. for San Francisco.
Passed in Mar 19-Brig ". c. Irwin. hence
Mar y, fcr Roche Hsrbor
SAN PREREQUISITES Mar l9-stmr Alas
kan. from New York. fcr san Francisco, via
san SDie-o.
PORT rowNsEND-Arrived s.ar 10 -Br
ship Castle Rock hence Mar ..
ENERETT-ArIived Mar 19-schr Mel-osa.
from Per: IIad,ock
cLALI-AN BAY-Anchored Mar l9-Dr ship
Senator from Beliingnarn. for South Africa
IstAND PORTS.
HONOLULU-ArTived Mar l9--Br stmr
Mcsns from Sydney. for Vancouver.
Sailed Mar ie--ship I. +. Chapman. for Del
HoNOIPU-sailed Mar 17-schr Defender,
for S.n Fr5nctsco.
HILo - sailed Mar 14-shi9 susquehanna.
for Delaware BTeakwater.
EASTERN PORTS.
PHILADELPHIA-Clea Mar 1S-Ship
Diriso FOR Boston.
NEW YoRK-Clearod Mar 1s-stmr Arizo-
nan. fo- sen Francisco.
Cleared Mar ls-Br strnr Massa9equa. for
Valparaiso; Br stnr Tndramayo. for Manila
FOREIGN PORTS.
CABDIFF-Arrived Mar 1s-Ger bark Zion.
from chemainus.
DOVER-Passed Mar ls-Ger stmr Totmes.
from South America, for Hamburg.
FALMOUTH-Arrived Mar 1s-Fr ship Biar-
ritz. hence Oct IS: Ger ship Siam. hence
VIcroRIA-Arrived Mar 1e-stmr city of
Puebla. hence Mar 16.
arrived Mar lJ-DE SlElf idfldIg from
Hongkong
cALLAO-Arrived Mar 1G-Br bark Iverna,
from Port Biakeley.
MANZANILLO-saile Mar 1s-Ger stmr
Amasis. for San francisco.
OCEAN STEAMERS
NEW YORK-Arrived Mar 19-Stmr La sa-
voie from Havre.
Sailed Mar 19-Stmr Graf Waldersee for
Plymouth: stmr Umbria for Liverpool; stmr
Minneapolis for London; stnr ST. Paul for
Plymouth: stmr Krooniand. for Antwerp; stmr
Hohenzoliern, for Genoa and Naples; stmr
Corinthian. for Glasgow; stmr Arizonan for
San Francisco
HAVRE-saned Mar i9-stmr La Gas
cogne, ,.for New York.
SOUTHAMPTON-Sa Mar 19-Stmr St.
Louis for New York.
LIVERPOOL-Sailed Mar I9-Stmrs Etru-
ria and Armenian. for New York.
ANTW ERP-Sailed Mar .19-Stmr Finland
for New York
YOKOHAMA-Arrived prior 10 Mar 1s-Stmr
China, from san Francisco, Via Honolulu. for
Hongkong.
PLYMoUTH-Arrivcd Mar l9-stmr New
York, from New York for southampton, and
proceeded
MoyILLE--sailed Mar 1e-stnr Columbia.
for New York.
CHERBOURG-sailod Mar I0-Strnr Moltke
from Hamburg. for New York. Mar 1S-Sunr
ST. Louis. from Southampton, for New York.
ROTTERDAM-Sailed Mar 19-Stmr Pots
dam, for New York
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Eearth-Eati Races.

Consumption of earth as food is said
to be common, not only in China. New
Caledonia and New Guinea, but in the
Malay archipelago as well The testi-
mony of many travellers in the Orient
is that the yellow races are especially
addicted to the practice. In Java and
Sumatra the clay used undergoes a
preliminary preparation for consump-
tion, being mixed with water, reduced
to paste and the sand and other hard
substances removed. The clay is then
formed into small cakes or tablets
about as thick as a lead pencil and
baked in an iron saucepan. When the
tablet emerges from this process it re-
sembles a piece of dried pork The
Japanese frequently eat small figures
roughly modelled from clay, which re-
sembles the animals turned out in pas
try shoos.-New York Tribune.
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NEWS OF THE OCEAN.
Matters Of Interest to Mariners and
Shipping Merchants.

The steamer san Juan sailed yesterday fer
Panama and way ports with a general ruer-
chandise cargo valued al SOS 1l5 TO be dis
tibuteo Is follows: For Central America.
SoAcsb; Mex.co. S522: Panama. $lS9S: Colon
oia. $500. New York. S3S.472: Jamaica Ses:
taeielu;n. &i448: England, 5000. 'rhe follow
1ng were the leading exports.
go Central Auerlca-5TSS bbIs -four 1870
Eels = 6 wine. - Sals 1913 whisky l72
gas es liquors. 40 pkgs bottled beer I6s
pkgs potatoes ano cniOnS 1850 lbs raisins SOS
lbs cried fruit, 65l5 lbs spices. 90 cs canned
Goscs. ibl pkgs groceries ana provisions 23 cs
canned salmcn. a. $50 lbs rice q pkgs paste
4bf lbs peas. 2l26 lbs u cs bread. i I cs min
eral water. 65o lbs bears pkgs fresh fruits
and vegeta bles, $50 lbs goldfish .ss9 ms r,,s-fs
80 lbs laro, 80. s23 lbs tallow 2S pkzs ma
cn.nery. . bdls IS pcs pipe p COO lbs cement
bales leather 81 bales cotton. POS cs coal OH
4 pkgs acid. 10 reels bsrbed wire 81 pkg drv
goods. 81 bales bags, 100 kegs blasting poyrser
olzt los sulphur. l25 iron ra1s 56 pkes rafl-
road nsttrlal. s. bars iron. 10 SKIS coal Z pkTs
Sewing machines. 20 pkgs n1illwork Is pes
steel. il TASKS quicksilver 6 bales oalxun, :
coils rope. $3.50 lbs cyanide
To Mezico-59 gals wine 10 pkgs drugs and
suncrles, 20 lbs sulphur. cs oils 2 cs table
preparaticns ! cerboy acid. lI2 lbs soda
10 Psname-4Jo bbls -four 50 gals whisky
TO Coiombia-S0 bbis -four. 20 cs beer. % b5ls
shingles. - JUS
To New York-65. .5s3 gals wine. 200 2os 1hs
pig lead, 1888 lbs asphsiturn Il 600 Ibs drv
mdes 1898 lbs lead oross. u cs canned fruit 4
cs ory goods, SO bales junk. casks sea shells
TO Jsmaica-35 cs canned salmon.
TO Belgium-5S.500 lbs dried prunes.
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Composition on Ducks.

A schoolboy in Jewell City, Mo-, was
assigned to prepare an essay on ths
subject of Ducks" and this is what
he wrote: The duck is low, heavy
set bird. composed mostly of meat and
feathers. He is a mighty poor singer
having a hoarse voice caused by get
ting so many frogs in his neck. He
likes the water AID carries a toy bal
locn in his stomach to keep him from
sinking. The duck has only two legs
and they are set so far back on his
running gear by nature that she calne
purity near missing his body. Some
ducks when they get big have curls on
their tails and are called brakes,
brakes don't have TO set or hatch, but
just loaf, go swimming and eat. If
was to be duck I'd rather be drake
every time. New York Tribune.
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Shipping Intelligence.
ARRIVTD.


Saturday. March 10.
stnr Aewburg. Anhndsen. 81 hours from
sfmr Nevsdsn. Greene. days hours from
Kahului -iOii'
stmr Rsdona9. Krog. % hours from Port
lano. Via Astoria 81 hours
Landing. "" Do"eHS
stmr Grace Dollar. Olsen. ~ hours from
stnr Del NOrte. Green. AZ hours from cre.-
schr Bella. JsnnsOn. II days from coouiI,e
schr Annie Larsen. Larsen. 20 days from
sohr Defiance. saletEke Is Gays from Fair
schr Onward. Thomas. 5 days from cOquille
sehr Western Home. Lenbke. days from
rug Daunfiess. shea, 42 hours from San
Pedro with stEnr Grace Dollar in tow
CLEARED
Saturday, March 10
stmr San Juan. Uny. Panama. PMss
stnnr Spokane Nopander. Eureka, P c s
stmr Bonita. cislOw. san Pedro. P Co.
ssTr santa Rosa. Alexander. San Diego. P
SAILED.
Saturday. March 49,
stnr Msckinsw storrs, Tacoma.
Stmr san Juan. Urry, Panama
Stlnr Whittier. Nelson. Redondo.
TELEGRAPHIC
POINT LoBos. March l9. 10 p m.-weather
clear; wind NV; velocity 2S miles per hour
DOMESTIC PORTS.
SEATTLE-Arrfved Mar 1s-stmr CITY ~
Puehls, hence Mar I6; stmr Centennial. hence
Mar 10.
Arrived Mar ls-stmr FaraiIon. from sksg.
Nay.
salied Mar Is-Br ship Belford. for vsncou-
yer, = c sailed 20 p m.-Stmr Senator Tor
San Francisco.
UMPoUA-ssiIed Mar 1e-Schr Caroline, for
san Pedro.
PORT CAMBLE-Arrived Mar l9-Br stmr
Iottenhsm- from Port Townsend.
Sailed Mar 19-Schr John c. North. for San
francisco.
TAToosH-Psssed out Mar ls--Sor stnr
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colored pictures make the room at
tractive to the little people.
MONTANA. is ADVANCING.

Several months ago the Great Falls.
Mont, library board required that as
sistants and apprentices in the libra
ry must take course in library
work, including ordering, accession
ing, catalegueing and other details.
The librarian, Miss Jennie M. Conner.
has therefore been giving the instruc-
ton.
The chief industry of Great Falls is
smelling copper ore, consequently the
population is largely of the laboring
class. That the children of limited
home advantages who are now attend
ing the third and sixth grades in
school might have an introduction to
the best literature through the story
telling hour, Miss Conner arranged
nine stories concerning King Arthur
and the knights of the Round Table.
Not 100 children were expected to be
present. but on every Friday after
noon more than 400 have crowded the
available rooms. Pictures are used to
illustrate the stories. The list as ar
ranged is:
story 1-IIow Arthur became king; the good
sword Excalibur; the great feast and what
followed.
story 2-ATthur's court and the order OF
the Ro.nd Table: King Arthur and the Prir-
cess Gt.irevere.
story ;-The coming of Gareth; the story CT
Gareth and Lynette.
Story 4--sF lvaine, Sir Balm, Sir Garaint
and Enid.
story arthur and Sir Aocalon; how Ar
thur fought with a giant; how arthur fought
with Rome
Story o-The knight with the badly made
ccat; Sir Lancelet and sir Bruno
story THE adventure pf King Pelenore
Sir I.sncelot and his friends.
Story S--How LancelOt saved the Queen
Sir Lancelot and the lily maid of Astolat.
Stcry 9-The search for the Holy Grail; The
passing of Arthur.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20

1t was found the other day in Lon
don that a stolen dog. which failed to
identify its owner, had been dosed
with anis seed by the thief. Anis seed
destroys the sense of smell temporar-
lily. The dog did not recover for two
or three days.
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Sailor Boy Loses Jibboom.

The steam schooner Aureiia while coming
IN her berth Mission street wharf yes
terday morning, fouled with her rigging and
snapped Of the jibboom OF the three-n -nasted
schooner Sailor Boy. The Sailor Boy was
made fast across the end OF the wharf. which
is contrary 10 the har5or regulations and the
tide carried the Aurelia against the projecting
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Every Every Pacific
Every Man Woman Child in United
Of This Superb
No Pictures. They Presented FREE
With Sunday Call Order in Advance
Principal Hotels Depots
Stationers All Train News Agents Register Complaint
Cannot a Call
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Brine Her low 70 Port.

The Spreckels tug Dauntless arrived yestsr-
cay. forry-two hours from San Pedro. with
the disabled steamer Grace Dollar in tow. Ths
Grace Dollar lost her propeller just outside
of Astoria one Of the Columbia River tugs
towed her into the Oregon port. where she
loa5ed lumber for san Pedro. The Dauntless
tcVed her from Astoria 70 San Pedro, waited
a. the southern port until the cargo was dis
charged and got here yesterday with her pro-
Iellerless charge
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swamced on the Clin House.

a crab-Gshin= boat was swamped and sunk
"a O'Clock yesterday morning in the stormy
waters on the Clin House. and for half an
hour the occupants Paul and Vincent Msras-
rousiO, struggled for life in the chilly brine.
They were then picked up and brought to
the city by the Lavourl1e brothers. era b
fishers. who were cruising in the vicinity.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20
Win Winter in the Arctic.

The steam whaler Karluk. in the stream
with crew on beard and all ready for sea. did
not get away yesterday as Captain McGregcr
had expected II the weather permits she viii
- this morning. The Karluk and the Bsluga
which So lied Fridsy. will winter in the Arctic
The knrluk's crew shipped for a cruise not to
exceed thirty months. but the Beluga's com
Uany Is on the articles for FIVE years II II
should suit Captain Comisky 10 prOlong the
t.r1liea n that limit
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20

Every year more than 100000 Japan
ese youths qualify by age for regular
military service. and 100000 begin tc
serve either with the colors or as SUI
pernumeraries.
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Lumber Freirhts

The latest lumber charters reported are.
Schooner Golden Shore. from Humboldt Ray,
q Manila; barkentins Jane L. Stanford fror1
Blakeley 70 Shanghai or Kaichou: schoons-
Maria Z. Smith. from Puget Sound 10 GI,sy
squil al Dos: schooner Ruth z. Godfrey from
Cd SNit a. LIS
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With especial The Call directs the particular
attention of its readers the picture this splendid
RES It exceptionally fine picture respect The
of this grand building, perhaps the
handsomest Exposition grounds plainly shown
statuary brought prominently The
color charming and natural The surroundings
beautiful In every detail and whole it is superb
picture.
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Sun. Moon and Tide.

Cnited States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Time and Height Of High and Low Waters
az Fort Point. entrance to San Francisco
Bay. Published By official authority OF the
Superintendent.
NOTE-The high and low waters occur at
the city front (Mission- street WHARF about 25
minutes later than Fort Point: the height
OF tide IS the same at both places
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20

Figures recently published in Christi
ania show that the amount of money
sent home from the United States by
immigrants from Norway last year was
Sc, Te0. 600.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20

Parts of the Sea of Azov are frozen
so hard that, it is reported, artillery
might with safety be maneuvered over
the surface.
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San Juan Sails.

The Pacific Mail Company's steamship san
JUa7. Captain Urry. sailed yesterday for Pan
airs and way ports. She carried a fun cargo
and about thirty passengers.
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The Overdue List.

The Englehorn is quoted for reinsurance at
70 Der cent; Sappho and Clematis at 25 per
cent and Znigger at 80 'per cent
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chants. Exchnnre. San

chants Exchange. San Francisco. Cal.
March 10. 1904
The Time Ball the tower OF the Ferry
building was dropped exactly at noon TO- day
i. e. at of the 10th meridian or al 3
D. m. Greenwich time. ]. c. BURNETT
Lieutenant. L. S. ". in charge.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20

In Europe there are companies which
rent pillows to railway passengers The
charge is 20 cents a pillow for the trip.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20

If the SERVANT QUESTION
is one of your troubles-end IL.
Reliable men and women are
seeking situations through CALL
ads.
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SUNDAY. March 20.

NOTE-In the above exposition or the tfdez
the early morning tides are given In the left
hand column and the successive tides OF the
day IN the order Of occurrence as to time: the
fourth time column gives the last tide of the
day. except when there are but three tides as
sometimes occurs. The heights given are in
addition TO the soundings of the United States
Coast Survey charts except when a minus 81
sign precedes the height, and then the number
given is subtracted from the depth given bv
the charts. The plane Of reference is the mean
Of the lower low waters
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20

Time Ball.
Branch photographic Office. U. S. N. Mer-
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-03-16
Some Interesting Figures.

The value Of the canal to the com
meroe of the world can be readily
understood by any girl or boy who
will refer to common map Of the
world, says St. Nicholas. Both the
United States and Europe will reap
great benefits from it. By the pres.
ent route steamers sailing from New
York to San Francisco by way of the
Magellan must cover some 1900
miles, including the usual stops re-
quired for coaling. When the canal
across the Isthmus of Panama is
opened the distance will be shortened
to 1924 miles-a saving Of nearly
5000 miles. Steamers bound from
European ports would fnd almost
equal advantages. Those sailing
from Hamburg to San Francisco
would have their present route short.
ened by 5, ,649 miles.
Steamers sailing from New York to
Australia anu New Zealand now 20 by
the way of Cape of Good Hope. By
going through the new canal this
route would be shortened between
$500 and 5,175 miles, according to
the port they were bound for. Our
ships from the Atlantic seaboard must
now pass through the Suez Canal to
reach China and Japan in the most
direct way. The total distance from
New York to Yokohama, Japan, is
3,04O miles, and through the Panama
Canal it would be reduced to 1O,O88
miles. From New York to Shanghai,
China, the saving in distance through
the canal would amount to 1889
miles. To the Oriental countries the
saving is thus not 80 great es along
our own coast and to our Pacific Ocean
possessions, owing to the fact that
China and Japan are nearly opposite
US on the globe. But to Hawaii there
would be q distance saving OF 6,5Sl
miles
Saving in time and distance does
, not mean 20 much to sailing vessels,
but it is very important TO ocean
steamers. With coal at &3 and o. per
ton wh0loaale, the saving in monsy
from trip through che Panama Canal
would quickly mount up into thou.
sands OF dollars. It is estimated
that from New York 10 San FRANCISCO
the actual saving in coal for the aver
age freight steamer would be $4,000.
The saving in time would be even
more important. A steamer on this
line makes only about Two round trips
a year through the Strait Of Magellan, i,
but through the Panama Canal at
least five round trips year prob
ably could be made.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-03-16
The War la the Far East.

Toxic, March 13.-Oficial and pri-
vate reports both indicate that Ad-
miral Togo's fourth attack on Port
Arthur on the 10th instant was the
most effective since the first assault of
month ago. One Russian torpedo
boat destroyer was sunk and several
Russian torpedo boat destroyers seri-
ously damaged. The Notifications
and city were subjected to heavy
pomoardment, lasting nearly four
hours.
Tienstin, March 13.-lnformaticn
from an official who was an eye-wit
ness of the bOmbardment Of Port Ar
thur on Wednesday and Thursday is
to the effect that the Russians mad
twenty five killed on the battleship
SebastapOl, twenty on the Retvizan
and. in addition, thirty persons, prin-
cipally soldiers were killed in Port
Arthur.
London, March 14.-Last night re-
ports of the fall of Port Arthur were
not believed correct, but today con-
tirmation from Wei Hai-Wei came
stating that tho Japanese assert posi-
lively that Port Arthur has been cap
tured by tho Japanese. I;'s stated
that the greater part of the city was
burned and the Notifications deserted
by the Russians.
An outline of the plans of the Rus
sian commanders indicates that they
intend to fall back indefinitely until
they nave men enough to risk battle
with the Japanese.
A Russian correspondent en- route
to the front, pictures the fearful suf-
ferlngs OF women and children who
are Heelng from the scene of war.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-03-16
Shot by Brave Girl.

Suffolk, Va, March 11.-By the
pluoky use Of revolver last mid
night, Miss Ophelia CoWper repulsed
an invader into her bed chamber, and
when the would-be sssaiiant fed in
alarm, he left behind him o trail OF
blood on the carpet Of the hall and
stairway, and there were blood drops
along the sidewalk, which the man
left, as he sped towards the river.
! Miss Cowper lives in a secluded
part Of Main street with an invalid
mother. There are no inmates OF the
house save these. Between II o clock
and midnight the intruder, who had
gained entrance to the house by
smashing che glass street door.
sought to enter Miss Cowper's bed.
room. She fastened the door, propped
it with chair, and warned the man
that he would enter at the peril Of
his life.
Then she got her pistol and waited
Developments bravely.
The invader finally forced the door.
When his head was thrust inside.
Miss Cowper fred into his face. With
. CRY Of pain the fellow made for an
exit. He evidently was badly wound.
ed.
For fear Of disturbing her mother
Miss Cowper did not give an alarm
until today, and then 90 many per.
sons had beeu along the route that
bloodhounds could not trail.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-03-16

Mrs. Robeccs Mayo, aged so
years, the last but one surviving widow
OF o revolutionary war soldier, Is dead
at Newborn, Va. Mrs. Mayo was
married in 1888 to Captain Stephen
Mayo, who was then 76 years old. He
died in 1847. Mrs. Esther 8. Damon,
Of Plymouth Union, VT, is now the
sole surviving widow of a revolution
ary war soldier.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-07-14
Fourth of July Accident.

An accident occurred at Jefferson
canyon, Nye county, on the Fourth OF
July, in which n Indian known as
Dick Patterson was killed and a man
by the name of Oakly was horribly
MANNED. On the morning of the
Fourth the two men with Pattersons
wife took large quantity of giant
powder on the hillside near Kanrohat's
mine for the purpose of firing a salute
Each stick OF powder was primed with
a cap and piece of fuse. A charge
was fired and the squaw saw the con-
cussion from the first calute caused
the remainder of the powder to ex-
plode killing Patterson outright and
blowing Oakley's right hand off at
the wrist and destroying the sight Of
the right eye-Austin Reville
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-07-14
Saltwater to she Front.

Old Saltwater is taking on a new
lease Of life. Preparations are being
made for the rush that is to come t,
the erstwhile comfy seat in the near
future.
Chas Cirac has enlarged his hotel
and equipped it width new furniture
from cellar to garnet
In the vicinity Cf Saltwater there
IS much activity IN mining A number
OF prospectors are in the hills there
a bout and they are enthusiastic over
the outlook
The land surrounding Saltwater is
known to be as fine as any under the
sun and there are thousands of acres
in that locality to be reclaimed by the
government as soon as the land is
under cultivation, Saltwater will as
sumo the proportions of a city In
fact it is estimated that the town will
grow to contain a population of 2000
| people At any rate it will be better
than it has ever been The spot is
an ideal one for a beautiful city AMI
there will certainly be one there befor.
many years have Dassad-Standard.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-07-14
The Comstock Market.

With the opening of the Comstock
share market after the midsummer hOl-
idays, there are hopes of better times
on Pine Street. There are some i'm
portant matters arranged that ought
to awaken public interest in what can
be rightfully determined the greatest
mineral lode TIE world as eve known.
They talk about one or two other
developments of the kind in ancient
history as leading the Comstock in
point of merit, but it all resolves it.
self into talk when it comes down to
facts and figures There should be op-
portunties in money making in all
the listed shares. Work is about to
be taken up in new ground and all
along the lode, and the success already
obtained in Ophir shows the chances
which are still left IT. the uncover
ing of new bonanzas.-S. F. News
Letter