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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-05-15
OPIUM SMOKING IN
CHINA FAST BEING
ERADICATED
CRUSADE OF THE GOVERNMENT
ON THE EVIL SHOWN IN THE
LOSS OF REvENuE-TEN.YEAR
LIMIT IS FIXED.

LONDON, May 15.-China is slowly
but surely ceasing to be nation Of
opium consumers. The ediet OF No
vember. 1906, by which the Chinese
government penalized and provided
for the gradual suppression of the
opium traffic is having enormous effect
In Chinese society, and the whole
force OF public opinion in the majority
OF provinces Is concentrated against
the abuse.
The ambition OF the Chinese gov
eminent Is TO completely eradicate
opium-smoking within ten years, by
reducing the area or poppy cultivation
by one-tenth each year. and by giving
bonuses TO districts where opium
production becomes extinct before the
ten years are out.
Meantime all opium smokers are
obliged to register themselves, stating
the amount they consume, and no
opium may be sold TO those who re.
main unregistered. Persons over 60
years OF age may continue TO smoke
opium, but all persons under that age
must decrease their allowance by one.
NTH annually.
This law Is being enforced every.
where with vigor proportionate 10
the strength of the local anti-opium
sentiment. In addition, enormous
numbers OF opium dens are being
cloSed. Opium smoking is no longer
being allowed in wine shops and
& places or public entertainment: and
shops where anything connected with
. the trade is sold. are now subject &c
( regulation, and to confscation unless
they show decrease In the extent oil
their trade.
GREAT dificulty Is being found IN
X onforcing the clause OF the edict which
+ 1PQvides that officials must either
ceaee opium smoking or retire from
the service. Although two Imperial
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-05-15

Things that make some >s'~ls blush
make others turn pale.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-05-15

. u - - q ET a..
s..yu a. >Ihs Kind Voc Have tlxap Bought
a's' e G1HAZlMl
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-05-15
EXPENSES OF A KING
ARE HEAVY IN DEATH

PARIS. May 1.-THE inability OF
King Manuel to liquldate some OF the
bills for the royal funeral recalls the
fact that king, while expensive In
life, Is even more SO in death.
The funeral expenses OF William l..
Of Germany were $4,000. Those Of
the late Grand Duke Nicholas Of Rus
STA amounted to 100000. The cost OF
Queen Victoria's burial was $4,000,
while that OF the Duke OF Wellington
cost s350,O00.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-05-15
LOOKS LIKE CAR STRIKE
IN THE FOREST CITY

CLEVELAND. May i5.-(SplD---
Most Clevelanders misconstrued last
nights regular meeting OF the street
railway mems union into the mass
meeting TO vote on the strike PROPOSE.
ton. That. however, Will come to-
night.
Vice President Behner says IL looks
more like strike now than IL has
at any time. He declares that he will
not try TO restrain the men by his
advice on this occasion.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-05-15
$1,000 MINERS STRIKE IN
EVANSVILLE DISTRICT

EVANSVILLE, Ind. May i5.-Union
coal miners in and around this city
struck Thursday. all work In Indiana
except In the block coal district
ceasing. More than $4,000 men are
affected. The strike is In obedience
TO the action OF the state convention
OF miners In Terre Haute.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-05-15
ONLY ESQUIMAU EDITOR
CELEBRATES JUBILEE

COPENHAGEN. May 15.--Lars Mol.
Ter. the only Esquimau editor in the
world. has celebrated his fifteenth an
niversary as editorial writer. publisher.
typesetter and printer.
His weekly appears In Godthaab.
and contains besides re-
ports on commercial Affairs in Green
land. contributions by EsouImau hunt.
ers and fishers from all parts Of the
Polar regions.
All the work on the paper. including
illustrations. Is done by Greenlanders.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-12-30
Spanish Nieknames.

one of the peculiar ways IL which
Spanish differs from English IS in the
names the language gives TO all peo-
pie with n certain in6rmity or peculiar
ity. A blind man is referred TO as ell
ciego, man with but one eye is n
tuerto, a pug nosed man is chato, one
who is cross eyed is bisojo, COLO is
a lame man. and nance has but one
arm. IL he is humpbacked, he is
jorobado; If baldkeaded, a calvo. and
II his hair Is very short he is a pelon.
The feminine titles for the same classes
are the same, with the exception that
they end In "a" where the masculin
terminate with 60" These short name
are used most commonly In fact, they
are applied as nicknames In many
cases, and especially among the lower
Glasses persons are addressed or re-
ferred TO only by these names.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-12-30
A CASE OF CONSCIENCE.
Tho Powerful Motive That Moved the
Commercial Traveller.

Tho Powerful Motive That Moved the
Commercial Traveller.
mo. I'm not whistling and singing
because business is good" replied the
hardware drummer. What ais me
Is because have n clear conscience
Tor the first time I'm three years"
Have you confessed to murder?"
was asked.
Gentlemen, don't try 10 be funny.
This is n sacred thing. | was I'm Bos-
ton three years ago, and picked up
package on the street. On opening
II found seventy-fve $1,000 bills.
The name Of the loser was there. but
l took that money and got out OF town
by the first train. My conscience told
me that / was as bad as n thief. but
/ tried to stife it."
"A drummer with a consciencew
sneered three OF the listeners in cho-
rus.
Il went to Chicago with the money"
continued the drummer. and invested
1t In real estate. knew il was wrong.
but did It, Six months ago found
myself worth 100000. Conscience
would not down. 1t got so bad that |
couldn't look even a confidence man I'm
the face. At length / started for Bos-
ton and hunted up the loser of the
wealth / found him in his Office and
told my story. When 1t was finished
laid my all before him and asked his
forgiveness"
And what did he do?"
II VIII tell you what he did. and l
shall never forget it. He looked at me
and saw how i was suffering. and he
took me by the hand and said in a IA
therly way:
My friend, suffer no more. l was
going to poker game when lost that
money. and It would have gone any,
how"
But what In thunder are you doing
on the road II you are worth $500 OOO?"
shouted voice.
Conscience again, gentlemen-con-
science. 1t won't let me retire and
leave you fellows to do all the lyiner
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-12-30
DON'T FIGHT THE WEATHER.
Try the Plan Of Being on Friendly
Terms With n.

WIN
What n great misfortune this Is. the
habit OF considering the weather-of
thinking that we must consider the
weather, 1t is largely due, IS Il not. 10
clothes! No mention Is made of rain
In the garden OF Eden, but we must
not therefore contend that rain was
disagreeable and omitted. We must
recollect that Adam and Eve did not
need TO consider rain. Furthermore
IN blessed ignorance they did not know
that 1t was anything TO be considered.
To mind the rain no more than the
May sunshine. but to plunge into II
and let the drops pelt rs they will TO
accept snow without n thought of dis.
comfort, but, rather. to enjoy the
throngirg presence of 1t: 10 pursue
ones daily stint regardless OF whether
the sky be dun or blue-this is a state
which we, especially OF the cities. long
long have lost
We regain 1t, some OF us. in the viii
derness camp, where we hunt or fish
II the day be dark or II the day be
bright. and where we find that tho
dash OF the soft rain on ones face *
not death, after all: that wetness and
dryness are merely relative terms.
All the centuries OF fussing and FUN
Ing with the weather have not affected
the weather one particle. 1t still rains
and SHOWS and sleets and blows. just
as dictated by circumstances. There.
fore, what's the use2 Are your puny
diatribes or mine Of any greater DO
tency than those OF others gone be-
Tore? Evidently not Accordingly try
the plan OF being friendly with the
weather, OF agreeing with II instead OF
fighting It, and. pom my word pres.
entity 1t will be agreeing with you
T.. L. Sabin in Lippincott's.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-12-30
The Earth's Chanoes-

The surface of the earth is under
going steady transformation. largely
through the agency OF man. but per
haps nowhere is the plant and animal
life or the region being more rapidly
superseded than In New Zealand. The
native Polynesian race. crowded bv
Europeans, Is becoming extinct. Many
or the imported animals run Wild and
multiply rapidly at the expense of the
native species. even the streams being
hiled with European and American
trout. which grow to great size.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-12-30
Desirable Residence for Ssls.

As attorney for the owner, l will
sell privately large and hand
some two-story residence on South
church street, Berryville, Va.
This Is one of the most desirable
properties in BerryvilIe. IL has a
large yard, tine garden, fruit and
shade trees. Barn and other out
buildings. Bathroom and other
conveniences. The house is suit
able for boarding house or dwell
ing For terms. apply to
CONRAD kowNsLAR.
Lock Box 81, Berryville, Va.
COW Ia If
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-12-30
The Fieur- de lis.

The origin and therefore the full
heraidic meaning Of the feur-de-lis Is
disputed. BY some the emblem is sup
posed to represent lily. by others the
Iron head OF some weapon, presumably
n lance. From the claims put forth by
English soyereigns to certain princi-
palities in France. gained by inner
itance or marriage. the French royal
coat appeared as a quartering In the
English royal arms. but II was ahol-
ished by George ".
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-12-30
Heartiess Gamblers.

The rage for gambling at whie's
and Almack's clubs In London I'm other
days led to most outrageous betting,
as to which Walpole tells what he
calls good tale: A man dropped down
in fit before the door and was car
ried inside. The club instantly made
bets as to whether he would die or
not and when doctor was called in
to attend him his ministrations were
interfered with by the members be-
cause, they said, these would AFFECT
the fairness Of the bets.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-12-30
kinnikinic

We ran out of tobacco while fishing
In the Canadian wilds," said a-club.
man. Our guides put us on to kinni-
kinic' and we smoked that for ten
days. 1t wasn't bad.
"Kinnikinic is the inner bark Of the
red willow You dry IT. then you cut
IL up. 1t really tastes like tobacco
The Indians always use 1t when they
can't get the real thing. and | under.
stand that there are certain brands of
canadian tobacco that are Favored
Win kinnikinic."-Washington Times
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-12-30
Without lmaaination.

There is certain New York bust
ness man Of rather waSgish disposi-
ton who contends that his wife has
no Imagination.
AT dinner one night he CHANGED to
mention tragic circumstance he had
read In the evening paper on his way
nome. A passenger on q transatlantic
steamer had fallen overheard In mid
ocean and had never been seen again.
WAS he drowned?" asked the wife.
"Of course not" answered the ire
pressible hubby, but he sprained his
ankle, i ve."-LippIncott's.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-12-30
Snakes Changed Into Rods.

Inc Egyptian cobra Is not unlike its
Asiatlc relative except I'm respect of
the absence OF the curious spectacle
IKE mark which distinguishes the LAT
ter although it is the most poisonous
reptiie known to inhabit northern AZ
rica' 1t is the favorite among the snake
enarmers. These conjurers know how
10 render this serpent rigidIy uncon-
kcious by pressing the nape of its neck
win a finger. This act appears to
throw the reptile into catalepsy. in
which IL as stiff as an iron rod.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-12-30
Pitiful Sales.

Kits OF sailors lost ut sea are sold
regularly at auction at the Albert
docks In London. The sale provides
many pitiful sight. Most OF the lots
are contained in the regular sailors
sea chest, all marked with the name OF
the ship from which they come. 1t Is
not unusual for those who have lost
friends or relatives at sea to attend
these auctions. and there are times
when the first news of such n loss
comes through the recognition of IA
miliar objects.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-12-30
The HoroIoaieal Rsxsnn.

Iney were looking over their we'd
Jung presents. He pointed to a small
bronze CLOCK. Seems to me-" nc said
that l have seen that before
lou nave" she returned serene,v
You gave 1t to my first husband and
me Tor wedding present. When we
divided the things after the elvorcc no
kept the clock, and now he IS sen.l,na
IL Dack to us."-New York rrrss
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-12-30
a EAR OFF,.

Small boy (whO has been watching
amateur gunner's failures for an hour
or more)-Say, mister.
Sportsman-Well. what is IL, boy?
Gimme a nickel an a start as far
as the fence an you kin have one at
me."-Life.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-12-30

Yes. SIR said the pompcus indi-
vldual. Il always pay cash for every
ming get. Dear mew exclaimed the
matter OF fact person. What's the
matter with your credit ~ Chicago
News.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-12-30
Reformed.

Il hear your son is something Of an
aviator, Mrs. Comeup."
wen, to tell the truth, he was a bit
that way, but he's taken the pledge
baltimore American.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-12-30
TreSpaSS Notice.

IFoSpdSS h0llCt.
No hunting or other trespassiny
will he allowed ON the land under
control of the undersigned: and
violators Of this notice will be
prosecuted to the full extent of the
law.
Benz. DUKE flor S. p. Kerr.
JAMES FURR (for G.. G.. SMITH.
BURwEI.L MCGUIRE.
+. WYCKHAM LYRD.
Ed. G. RICAMoRE.
GEO A. Bowen.
GEO. III. BYRD.
III. &. Levi.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-12-30
His Mother-in-Iaw won.


BY one Of those queer marriage set
Elements sometimes made in England
a young man agreed to pay his wife's
mother 500 on the first day Of each
year. He settled I'm Canada, and when
he came 10 make the remittance he
deducted the amount of the postage
and sent her only S99S4. The mother
in-law insisted that she must have the
other lG cents. and after they had
quarreled by mail about il for a
month or two she had her attorneys
bring suit against him in the Ontario
courts. She made him pay. too. and
stuck him for the cost OF the action.
though she was obliged to fee her
own lawyers The total expenses of
this sixteen cent lawsuit were said TO
be exactly S6l2. most of which fen
upon the economical son-in-law
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-12-30

cora-she has such keen perceptions
Dora-And such a blunt way Of con-
ssying them.-Puck.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-12-30

rIowers are the sweetest things tlI;t
GOO ever made and forgot to nut q
soul into.-Beecher.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-12-30

ALL ORDERS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY CASH
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-12
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

DETROIT. March 12.--Close: Wheat
was quiet on Thursday and. most OF the
time. firm. Liverpool got some bad
fraction. The bulls were well pleased
at the confirmation of Wednesdays re-
ports of cash sales. part for miilers and
part for export. OF nearly million
been dull for several DAYS. There was
nothing In the days new TO change
the bullish outlook regarding supplies
In this country.
s7ac: May opened with an advance OF
&c AT CSC. touched ssttc. and declined
10 sSMc: July opened at s2tac. worked
up 10 93c, and declined to s2c. Septem-
ser opsn 20 s e. s ny GAINED and
white. s7hc.
Coarse grain quotations: corn--cash
No. 8. CSC; No. 3 yellow. 67c
NJ oAts s~S',s No; 3 White sshc asked
Rye---Cabh No. q. $50.
Beans--Cash and MAY. Sans nom
Clover seed--prime spot ana March
si2: October. 100 bags at s7.So: sam
pie, IA bags at s1150. ~ at sio.75. : al
$3.50, prime aisikc. $11.55. snfuple al
slks; bags at sii.ss. 10 at sio.So. 47a'
Timothy seed--Prime spot 50 bag,
Bsrisy-soId by sample. car a,
-" Recsipts Ia The pa1roit-.,.s-,.--+-nr
cars OF wheat. OF corn. OF oats. 1
-Four stocks are sse. tss ba OF Ss i.ss q
f5t2sI bu OF corn $3.50 bu OF oats
Wheat acreage seeded IN India, ~.
ooo:ooo. year ago. 10000. 900. -.
- Wheat e~eeffts ST. Louis II unr
bu: year ago. $4,000 bU ~
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-12
BOSTON COPPER.

Cameron Currie & Co.'s copper letter:
Opening copper cable: Spot, f5s rs
Sd, up Is Sd. futures, f5S log up rs Cd.
The coppers again opened duh and
unchanged this morning with no fea-
ture to the trading during the first
half OF the day. The better market in
New York has not yet communicated
itself to the copper liar and the latter
continues apathetic TO this influence.
Early London cables were strong and
7s Sd higher. There was no news and
Mt the noon hour. the market was dead
dull with practically no change IN
prices.
New York wires: While local con-
sumers oflcopper are not entering the
market with rush. the buying from
domestic sources is not discouragirg
by any means. There has been some
buying over last several weeks by in
tcrests who have been holding aioof
from the market for months. The
forebodings OF heavy Accommodations Of
copper as a result OF the opening of
the Butte mines are not shared by
conservative copper interests. They
look forward TO decided improve
ment before the close OF the year
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-12
App,e.-rspcy. ,sos.oo: common 81

Butter-Extra creamery, Csc; farm
separator, q packing stock, lsc: reno
waited. 24H III csc. Official prices: Extra
crea merfes. ale; frsts, 2Oc. crooks, ssc;
packing stock. lsc per ID.
Cabbuge--Home- grown. S1Q1-25 per
Ceirry-35c per doz: Caiifo~nis. "a. 50
per ease: Florida. 1926 per crate.
CONFERENCE.-The Howes. $3.50 per
&C casiidoweS@caiifornra, u.7s@: per
Cheese-M'chigan full cream. 1l1
ceas.M;SPackage e0nse. si47ssisss
Dr~.scd calve.--Fancy. s9shc: con,
Dre.ses ief.--LIshs soc.c per i'll.
Exs.-Strest prices: Fresh receipts.
20 Il 2lc. official prices; Extras. IS sc:
firsls, l7He; cases included.
$50 s.cSns patent, 'aI"' 10 .,rs TsGs
Teed--jobbins. lots. bran. s27 90:
chop $500: coarse middiinss, sss.oa:
fine middlings. $1,000 per ton.
Fresh ycgctnbieS--tsr.en phfonr ian
s0c per aSs s sSsSmoss 's s9,ae6
sl.15 per bu; parsley, 2o@25c per dog;
water cress. 4oc per dos; Elephant. ioc
per dor.
sr "Ss. y.sc 5 Hs p per SDi
Green Peppers--soc per basket.
Ho.~y--Fsncy white. i5w1sc: amber.
i40f6c. extracted, s@gc per ID.
Hickory Nuts--S2 per blu.
Hay--Defroit shippers are paying the
following prices FOR new baied hay in
s., ,S,' a. p s!ss NJ '% sisysyy
mixed. sis.5o6is; rye straw. ia: wheat
and oat straw, Sc tcp IN car lois.
liides---No 1 cured. Sc: No. cur,d.
SC: No. green. Sc; No ? green. &c: kip.
cured No. I. e; No; . 5nc: kip; green.
lie: No. 4. SIC: calf. green, No. 4.
Toe; No; Z. src per 10: horse hides: Ne.
HaFdw aFv-wTre nails. t240: base
painted barbed wire, e2.3v. galvanized
oarbed wire. t2.s0: No. ? ann6aled wire.
ss.ss: poultry netting before Weaving.
SO and per cent on: poultry nettIne.
after weaving. 80 per cent on. wire
on round and corrugated conductor
pipe. 70 and D per cent MT
LiIncs--ef 41.25 per 100.
LSnsns--caiifornia-. ss0s-so per boz.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-12
Mu.hroom.-soc per ib.

MushrOOms--60c per III.
Ornnges--Callfornia navels. 800 "
observation-disclosures. s3@2.se per doz.
I'op Corn--Ears. IA a. &c per H.
Potatoes-Car lots. T. O. b. Detroit.
s3@s5. per blu: new Bermudas. ss.50
per bu.
Pouitry-Ldve springs. 12@1sc; hens,
turkeys. 1iQlsc: dressed springs. 1s
IL dp12c: turkeys. l5917c per ID.
prOvfsiOns--Mess pork, $1z.J0. family
pork. 3t4014.50; light. clear. $l3.50;
heavy. 1890: smoked hams. ohc; dry
saited priskets. y sc; shoulders. SC;
picnic hams, Ihc; bacon loHe; lard. In
Onions-75c per bu: Spanish. Si.e5
Oii.-Raw iinseed. 4oc: boiled lin-
seed, 4lc gal, less / percent for cash
IN 10 days; diamond headlight kero-
sene. sisc;. turpentine. Ira barrel lots
53c per gal.
Rabbits--sl.25 per doz.
sweet Potatce.--Illinois. $2g225 per
bu; SC per Dbl
sugar-Crystai dominoes. $40; eagic
tablets, 1856; cut loaf. $6.6b cubes
$3.50: xxx powdered, $3.50. grard-
lated extra coarse. S5.25; granulatcu
in bulk, s5.15; graduated. In 10-lb cot
ton bags, $3.50: granulated in 25-lb cot
ton bags. $40; Michigan. .ganulated
s5.o5: confectioners =. s.; No. /. ss.Is;
10. g. So: No. s, s4s5; No Z. 1920: No
S. Sass No. 0. $3.50: No. 10. st75; No
ii. s47o: No. IL. s4.85; No. 10. s4.65;
No. II. $500; No. 49, $500 per 100 lbs
TaIlow-No. I. 4%c: No. ?. &c per ID
To,natoes-F'loridas. 75c per basks.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-12
Markets an4 Finance

Wheat in Liverpool closed AGhd
higher. and corn unchanged TO ia
higher.
Northwestern wheat receipts Thurs
DAY, s64 cars; year ago. $40 cars.
estimated Argentine wheat exports
this week. 100000 bn.
Exports OF wheat and nour Thurs
day. $4,000 bu.
Wheat receipts at - primary points
Thursday. $4,000 bu; year ago. $4,000
bu.
CHICAGO CHAIS y
CHICAGO. March 12.--There was
hrnl and higher opening In wheat on
reports. Prices advanced 10 one cent
over yesterday shortly after The open
ing. Commission houses generally
bought wheat at the start on the bulge
selling by 5. c. Love and Finley Bar
rell caused a quick reaction 10 about
yesterdays level.
Opening prices: Wheat--May. 9414
"a sac. Corn-May, 66L 465Ac Oats
May, IS nc. Pork--May. $te.l0. Lard
May $50. Ribs-May, S6.77G675.
May wheat closed sc higher against
loss OF &c In the deferred months
Commission houses are advising GUS
toners to steer clear of the Nav OPP
ZION. Corn was OF u a sac. and oats
y qhc higher; provisions were Ia q
i7Xc lower.
Closing prices: Wheat--Mny. Stts "
9t&c. Corn-May, 64ss G64hc. Oats
May. 63i. q $3.50. Pork-May. s1l.s2 a
4ll.s6. Lard-May, s1.I2L asked
Ribs--May. se.szis.