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Moral: Don't spend the gold in sea water until you know how to extract it. (Captions): The efforts of the alchemists to transform baser metals into gold were forsaken years ago; and taking stock in inventions to extract gold from sea water has almost entirely disappeared; in fact the only way to get gold is to dig for it.

Moral: Don't spend the gold in sea water until you know how to extract it. (Captions): The efforts of the alchemists to transform baser metals into gold were forsaken years ago; and taking stock in inventions to extract gold from sea water has almost entirely disappeared; in fact the only way to get gold is to dig for it.

Driving one's private rig to the picnic has some slight disadvantages.

Driving one's private rig to the picnic has some slight disadvantages.

The handwriting on the treaty.

The handwriting on the treaty.

And yet they say there is heated competition for his job.

And yet they say there is heated competition for his job.

We`re not so much interested in who has the right of way as where is a safety zone.

We`re not so much interested in who has the right of way as where is a safety zone.

Some other time maybe.

Some other time maybe.

Is everyone ready for the operation?

Is everyone ready for the operation?

Where they are so plentiful it does seem as though we ought to catch more.

Where they are so plentiful it does seem as though we ought to catch more.

The theory that all bodily ills come from old crowns seems to be somewhat inaccurate.

The theory that all bodily ills come from old crowns seems to be somewhat inaccurate.

A huge beastie of prehistoric origin has been reported alive in Patagonia.

A huge beastie of prehistoric origin has been reported alive in Patagonia.