Show MANY ARt R OID AT AI EXPRESS AUCTION Theold old that thal the spirit of chanchas chance chanc has on human nature never was bet bel exemplified than in the tho auction sale ale of ot express packages now on in a room on Richards street This morning a crowd of men eager er to take a chance chan o fled filled the room and package after package package pack pack- age Se found ready buyers at good high hig prices So spirited was the bidding a at I times that the most insignificant pack u a I starting bid for beyond what reason mi mighty dictate A likely hikel looking hooking package e probably bly a 3 afoot foot square and three or four Inches thick was bid off at nt 50 cents cent Th The young man who ho had parted with wih hs his hii coin opened it il for the curious eyes o othe of the others who had bought or who woo expected expected expected ex ex- ex- ex to take a shot Tho The lau laugh laug h hwa was wa on him when a 1010 desk lesk calendar calenda worth last year ear probably a quarter quarte was shown Another happy spender opened up a package which contained two dozen blotters So rapidly rapid did the tho auctioneer sel sell i his wares this mornin morning that at times time timea a half dozen loZen or more groups were about abou the room watching the opening up pro cess doss One Ono package e contained a sma smal small bottle botte of stomach bitters biter another a box that might have contained vain valuables shies abs had a dozen or so 60 packages o of samples of peaches dried hard enough to use all al the tho water in n Cottonwood I canyon to soak them loose from each oth other rut r. r ut the bidding wont merrily on Th The Te greater the joko joke 6 evidently the more follows An old telescope en eu el case that looked as if it dated back ack to the tho time timo of the pioneers brought It I contained a motley motey array of ol oM old clothes that might have belonged to the theman theman man nian that bought hought tho the pyramids pyramid One good buy bur attracted small smal nt at at- at A woman womans woman's 8 umbrella careful 13 1 J packed for shipment exposing a pretty mission handle set with wih mother of of pearl jcarl and tho torn tor wrappings s exposing ex CX- posing a good cover cr was hid bid bd in am and laid id aside asic for 6 65 63 cents In a half hal hour hours hour's s 's bidding the umbrella package e eto to the tle careful observer was the on only article that that presented a half balf chance o of C giving in value received to the purchaser but but it looked too good perhaps o or wasn't wrapped d securely enough to lend lent the element ement of chance |