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Show STOCK CERTIFICATES THOUGHT WORTHLESS ARE VALUABLE San Francisco. April 12 Ton years ago Henry Brink of Melrose, purchased pur-chased a few thousand shares of stock in an Arizona gold mine. In return tor sveral hundred dollars, lie received receiv-ed a great bunddle of beautiful green certificate, handsomely engraved. After waiting In vain for the mine lo become productive and finally do-tiling do-tiling that as-ln vcptr he was hi green ad his certificates. Brink smiled over bl toss and papered his room with the souvenirs of his folly. As a mural decoration, the stpek was worth par. ! Yvierday he was informed that porcelain day of rare quality had been discovered on the mine site ar.d that hi.; certificates, in consequence, were wcrth a fortune. Promptly thereupon, I-crink watered his stock that Is. he soaked It and the certificates peeled oft nlevly. UU wslls are bare nnw, but he sa3 h will remedy that at onco. |