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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-12-28
CAPTAIN JOHN BAKER, :,
AGED PIONEER, DEAD

Captain John Baker died at his
home on the Garden Road this morn
ing, December 2S, 1908, at 6:20i
O'Clock aged 92 years and months,
having celebrated his 92nd birthday
on the 2Sth of last September. His
death was caused by old age. He
was one of the best known of early
Oregon pioneers, crossing the plains
in AZ, with his wife, and three chill
dren, and coming direct to Portland,
where he stayed a short time From
there he went to oregon City, where
he conducted hotel. having for his
boarders General Grant, and Or.
Mclaughlin who were very warm
friends of Captain Baker While
there they lost two children In the
fall of 40 they came TO Salem, where
the Captain has since lived. For the
first two winters here he conducted
a sawmill, and then went into the
brick business, furnishing the nc-
terial for the Oldest of Salem's brick
buildings. He retired from this
work, and made his home In the res
idence on the Garden Road, which he
built in '65, where he has lived ever
since
Capt. Baker was sergeant-at-arms
of the constitutional convention, and
vas known as a man perfectly fear
less in his day. He was sent sew
eral times to bring in recalictrants,
and never was daunted but once.
when he was ordered to bring in
Capt. Elisha Applegate, who attend
ed the sessions about three days and
left for his cabin at Yoncalla In dis
gust. He sent word that any man
who tried TO serve warrant on him
would never serve another. SO
Baker waited until the convention
adjourned and took him printed
copy of the proceedings. Applegate,
though of opposing politics, always
regarded Baker as his friend, and
makes kindly mention of him in
some OF his writings
Even up to within n few months
of the time of his last sickness, Mr..
Baker was a familiar sight on the
streets. He was always pleasant,
happy and cheerful loved to tell
good story or take n drink with
friend, and although faithful mem
Der of the Baptist church never lost
his pioneer customs and habits. He
was a lover OF a good horse and the
soul of kindness to those he loved.
Mrs. Baker died in 81, and of
their ten children the following are
living: Mrs. l.. n. Roney, OF Eugene
owen c. Baker, of Salem; J. o.
Baker, of Boise, Idaho; Il, %. Bak-
er, of Portland. Tlfe deceased are:
Mrs. Mary Holman, Mrs. Judge b.
+. Bonham, Mrs. Lark Richardson,
VIM. Baker, Lucinda Baker and
Nina Baker
Captain Bakers mind was clear
up TO within a few hours OF the end,
and he made all the arrangements
for his funeral services. They will
be conducted by Rev. =. S. knight.
at the family residence on the Gard
en- Road, at 2 O'Clock tomorrow,
Tuesday afternoon. Interment
will be held in Lee Mission cemetery
beside Mrs. Baker and their three
children.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-12-28
Refused Bail.
Omitted Press Leased wireD

Omitted Press Leased Wire)
Nashville, Tenn, Dec. 2S.-Judge
Hant today refused TO admit to bail
Colonel Duncan Cooped, his son Rob.
bin Cooper, and former Sheriff John
Sharpe, who are held on charges of
killing former Senator e. w. Car
mack.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-12-28

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-12-28

A woman knows she has a soul be-
cause there is no proof of 1t.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-02-13
ELECTRIC POWER
FOR MANHATTAN

The Nevada California Power Co.,
with its magnificent hydro-electric de
velopment plant on Bishop Creek, on
the eastern flank of the Sierro Ne
vada, has sianified its intention of eX.
tending its power lines from Tonopah
TO Manhattan, the work TO be done
this summer, says the Manhattan
Mail. The route will probably be via
Millers twhere there is now a large
sub-station), up Smoky Valley, and
thence through Manhattan Canyon. A
branch line will probably be extended
up the valley to Round Mountain.
With abundant electric power at rea-
sonable price the development Of the
camp Will 90 forward with leaps and
pounds. Neither TOnopail or Gold
field made satisfactory Or notable pro
gress until ample electric power was
furnished by the electric company.
In those camps every mine and every
mill has all needed power at the sim
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-02-13
LUNDY TO LEAD THE RESERVES

RENO, Feb. 1.-THE announcement
came from Carson yesterday that {.
A. Lundy, better known as Bert"
Lundy had been appointed as q mem
Der Of the State Police force in com
mand of the reserves. Lundy Will
enter upon his duties at once and
will probably leave for Goidtield as
soon as the organization is completed.
Lundy is well known in Reno and is
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-02-13

pie cost of installing an electric motor
The wonders wrought in these two
Old camps, as well as in BullfrOs,. viii
be repeated in Manhattan and Round
Mountain upon the advent OF electric
power. Next winter will see the
camp with reliable electric illumina-
ton, with arc lights in the streets and
at the mines. The users OF steam
power will be independent OF the wood
question, and the Forestry Depart
ment Will have no demand for wood
except for domestic purposes.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-02-13
IN SOUTHERN NEVADA
MINING FEVER RACES

1t is doubtful IL at any time in re-
cent years the State Of Nevada has
been so thoroughly aroused to its pos
sibilitles and SO confident Of the fu-
ture as it is at the present moment,
says the Journal Of Commerce. A
observable IN the State that portneds
a wonderful activity during the pres
ent year.
This valor for the fray has been
awakened and encouraged by Sc
lies OF triumphs and events-victor-
les in overcoming obstacles and hap
penings in the way Of development
and discovery. Web known mines,
such as Mcnamara, Belmont and he
wanas, have uncovered rich ore, and
the new discoveries have been made
n young camps.
Rawhide is now the chiet claimant
for the attention Of the new conner.
In MANY respects ii is a remarkable
camp. bidding fair to become famous
I as one OF the best producers III me
! country Aleready it has ensendered
a uolitical controversy as 10 whether
I il is or should be in Esmeralda or III
Churchill County. Some OF the news
. papers are urging the organization OF
q new county 10 embrace Wonder
Farview and Rawhide. II this were
done there is little doubt that IN a
few years the new county would be
one Of the strongest II property val
ues in the State Five years ago the
great county CT Esmeralda vas des
elt. Now it is Nevada s heaviest tax
payer This performance IS likely L
be repeated i a new county should Dc
formed to embrace The three 2rea
camps named.
Observing the onward rush OF Ne
vada the mind reaches out Tor some
ccnception Of what the State VII
achieve in the next decade. Certain
" it is a great State With . great des
tiny.
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Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-02-13

well qualified for his new position.
He is now a aforementioned on
the staff of Governor Sparks and
served with distinction in the Spanish
tain with the staff at the outbreak
of the war and later served as a
member Of the 43d Infantry il the
Philippines.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-02-13
STATEMENT OF BUSINESS OF
THE BLACkHAWk CONSOLIDA-
TED MINING COMPANY FOR 1907
ANNUAL STATEMEN MT


ANNUAL STATEMENT
Of the Western Pacific Railway Com
pany, Railroad Cooperation Or
ganzed and Existing Under the
Laws CT the State of California. OF
its Business in the State Of Nevada
fer the year ending December 81.
1907.
Amount expended in con-
structi0n OF railroads il
the State Of Nevada. S2.33l. SQ %
Amount expended i'll buT-
chase Of property in the
State Of Nevada ..... 4l,v2o -
Amount OF revenue collect
ed for business in the
state of Nevada ..... Nothing
Miles OF track Laid in
State OF Nevada ...... i3.S Miles
WESTERN PACIFIC RAILWAY co.
y J. c. HABELY. Secretary,
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-02-13

TRY THE NEW PLACE.
New buffet. new cigars but the best
OF old liquors. Try one at Hills and
be convinced
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-02-13
DR.. w. z. c We. F.ADESkY

DIR. ". Z. Vc'. E.%IEoN7
physician ard Surgeon
Cnce adjoining Electric substat: on,
f. ID Street Carson C;ty, Nev.
OFFICE HOCRS-1 to > and : TO s.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1908-10-16
9ntber Seminar.

ct mt Sfoleaar er otter paabe.
epnot. 2utber Seminars 3sre er
after aabneoe % ben alminbelige
SrapeIbeb giper fig tilfienbe. Oct
er Ell ret Ssitiosituno naar Stu-
oenter og 2erer after msbes efter
Serien for at trpffe binanben ct
Sat for ii6it" og "pelfommen til
baee". 2utber Seminar er ct bps.
eeIist % fiprt Stem for alle, iom
Lar babt ben 2pffe at frefpentere BET.
8i er en- flor Samilie meo f9leS Sn'
tfresier, feles @leoer os 8efpm.
ringer. Ser berifer ben inoerligite
SoritaaeIie meaem Stuoenterne ino.
bDroes % mellem SGrerperionalet
&C stioenterne. Gen raaoenbe aanb,
pasienoe ipm ben er, mobner cg no
pifIer. Oct er ba let foritaaelist, at
en- iaaom groberaano, enbog UNDER
Sommerieriernes Sraoelbeo, oraser
StuSenternes Sanfer os Gnifer ben.
imob bet npe Sfoleaars 9egpnbelie.
Sore Stuoenter tilbringer lin Serie
runbt / Samiunoets W~enigbeoer og
zoe paa geitens 8ibber, paa Wis.
Iionsmarfen, beifi9ftiget meo ReIi.
oionsifoIearbeioe og ErRoifen. Bore
StuSenter bar life Haab til at an.
penbe i'm Serie meb at fare runot
fra fSteo iii mloet til blot os bar
SornsieIie. 9eres arbeibe runot /
Samiunoet err al BEN auer itsrite
getp6ning for llbpiflingen og Spg.
ti~saisrelien / ben itore @ierning
iom Sutber Seminar nooamer til.
9utber Seminar er ct 5prtaarn, Der
isaer of fate 9ps uboper Wemeife.
febens itore ~ifummenbe SAP, bpor.
fra Der aarlig uoienbes 8eoniuss-
m9nS for at bi9lpe Dem, iom er |
Rsb, bpcrira Der bpert aar uoienoes
en- IiSeu Scr al unse, iprise @eno,
riQise os uoruiteoe til at ORE alt,
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1908-10-16

man mente, at Ser life ftiiIoe mere
til for of bore Ell goo Sarmer e1o
Get at BABE ct Gar fraftise arute og
zen peo Sioen al BEN imiile timber.
oisning Tom enbOer Saber tirnbe
aioe. Saa bleo oct Sarming meo
$9noer. Wien Den Si6 er iorbi M.
Nan foritaar nh, at Den iom tan
farne ogiaa meS tit Sopeo, pil Tom
&egel fomme Iansit % burtisit
frem. Wtan foritaar MI, at en- goo
6arrner maa farme babe nteS so.
beo og S9lber % life minoit meo
lit Sooeo. Sette giGloer ogiaa paa
lin Waaoe bore Sitsrsore. 3et err
lite not for Dem of lore at fete og
eiere rent; men Der er iGa iaare
mango Sitg iom tr9uaes for at
sisre ct Siem INIT pg foieliet og til.
trGffenbe, iaa at baaoe Wanoen og
DC Born iom oofier op Ser, fan fan.
be, at there is no place life BONE.
De @srn Tom maa pcfie Cd / ct
Siem Der er iaaSdrt, at De timber iig
tebre tiIfrebie uoeufor bets 8rgee
cto inbetfor, De er meget at befIage,
&C Sen tomnenoe StS biz eriare oct,
ibis Den faar mango al Dem.
@eeb oct for Die Tom ieg bar pest
pda, tngenIunSe ~oroentIig uorebet,
I'll reg gierre iaa anbefalet Dor
SfoIe | REQ 8ira. Seq bar reiit
nof'aa meset omfring bIanSt bort
8oIt. Ten ieg bar life bsrt, at no.
cen bar aueret paa, at De bar ienbt
fine 3stre III 2utberon Babies sc.
minorp. Mmiubelig bar Se fun no
talt fin 8Ieoe oner, bnao beres o.
ire bar fact al llooanneIie Ser.
Selp lutter ies mig fuIot no til
hiSie. Sorleben CONNER traf icg {
Rorb.G ofota en- WorS iom iogoe
mig, at ON ban bapbe 10 Sstre, iaa
piIoe ban ienoe Dem ale til Eigeifo.
len / Ge6gSing. Sdu bopoe meo
@l9oe feet pna De uuge Gamer, iom
topbe ioaet TN SfoIegnng Der. De
crfsrte iig / Rcgelen iom tpffelise,
Feifeone, friitelig oonnebe Riaer, oa
bopbe, ipntes ban, ct mtoet anitrsg
emo De apiuoer iom ff lin lloban.
reIie peo Staters SfoIer. Som re.
Gel er oct oiit ogioa Zig. llnotagel.
icr gipes Der piintof. Wen man
maa 10 ogiaa funne oente, at Den
llnoerpisning og GiciipIin iom belt
igiennem brres al oen ianoe Sri.
itenooms aaro, pil iRtte i'm 5ru9t
/ 2ipet.
Waattc oa ogian lutheran Rabies
Semirarp mere % mere fau Den
Elabs hos bort Solf, iom ieg tror
anitalten fortienerl Nau fan eiter
min iulbc Sperbepisning meb Srpg-
beo ienoe fine 9stre bib. De oil og-
iaa meo Senipr til Slgt % Srnen
tages oore paa Of iampitigbeSsfuloe.
friiteIigiinoebe 29rere, iom meo
@Ipoe biz itr9be at prre for benz
boao DC bsr.
Eroi. DR.. :. glpisofcr | Strife
tiocuoe", Der inoienot al Eroi. 8.
aaen).
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1908-10-16
Sen SoreneSe airtes Seminar.

"Genne rummelige og Gole gpg'
Ming or utuiIiomt Den pafrelte ai ale
litiberife EreiteifoIer Der / 2anbet.
Zen er ct Dpr6ist Wtsmtmert I'll De.
res RiofiRrteo % 8ubsfrpgt, iom
III uogisr Den ltsrre SaIuoel al ben
norit. hltberife 8efOlfntng | amerita.
Spab 5ul6itpuoigbeo al mo6erne
lloitpr % gfuipertng augaar er Den.
ne groieterneS SfoIe uopertruffen.
og Sen itore al SfpggetrRr bepoTeSe
8rlnO / oeute lan6Iiee Soritao til
Ct. galil. eiper geIigserbeben en-
gnSigbeo, iom fau Breiteitoler fan
brpite fig al" - Saa taller "Sbe Sit.
tberau", Organ for General goun-
eli, og oct, iom S~ioresbpr6et giel.
ser. er Ser Soreneoe airtes Semi-
mar i CT. antboup Borf, Niim. 3et
er ct pottert giouesbpr0 og mar ri
IPier Def. ioa MAJ ot uoiltoarlig
tpnfe pad oct Snbtrpf. iom gpsntn.
sen ntaa bape giort paa Ell frertro.
sen6e 8eiitIig, iom beisgte STOLEN
for life lang 3iS iioeu. ga ban bop-
De beiet gpgninger irtooenoig og no.
penoig uobrso ban: "Sar man Sa
pirfeIig ogiaa betuIt for ae--.s2"
San bapbe pitt ioot ser Snotrpf. at
be, iom bapoe itoiiet tiloeie gsioler.
ne til benne gpsnirgs SpisreIie.
moa bare toget nogen bpstise Tag.
% set peo ri, at De gioroe.
Wen M. til SiengiRIo, iaa bar Sc
ba gpsniusen. Zen itnar Der iom ct
tr9gtist Winoe. Ss boao mere er,
ben er life ubrust. Zen er bpert
aar sanife iuIo al Shaoetter. Gen
ioarer til i'm Seniist. Zen er ben
Soreneoe airfes Siener os ct Mio-
Del / Serrets Saano iii at irerimie
bans Sag paa SorSeu.
Oct err mn oper tire Tiger iiSen set
bespnote of Eli ioIfiomt isien / q.
auibonp Iarf. Ranse al De samIe
Staoenter bapoe alereSe inohmaet
W0rrattes paa sise 81
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1908-10-16
ieIb; Sacob ssobn SooIer oa elmer

fieIo; Sacob Sobn SabIer os elmer
Sberon Sbune, goa; elmer SIiper
ellington amberit Sunction, 8is. I;
Oscar artbur grsin, Sermon; aa.
ren Soiepbine Soberg, Irsuspiae,
g. O.; Sba 2oliia SteIia Sonion,
Carpenter, So; 9ersit Selen SIion,
Sime Springs, Sa.; 8atie GnseI-
Brit, Breton; Omen 9eniamin
Sfaplem, Stouebton, @is.; abeIia
Ganep 9iplep, Sisieton, Q. O.;
Ileranoer Wtngnls, Glen SIora,
@is.; Sbeooore Slette, Garppiae,
isis; gbtpin SuIiiis gricfion, Ion-
tepibeo; Oscar Soban Sobnion, SO.
tparb, g.. O.; Imelia Dime llaanb
% gbmarb Clarence SnepaIoion,
glooming Trairie; Iartin GeIion,
Butler, g. O.; Gillian S,tliet anoer.
Zen, Mabiion, @is.; 2ouis Goparb
Sipingstor og Sngram Sarpp Soel,
Ganbp; Otto aaron ellington, Gap.
ron, SI.; Ole 8alager og Sells
Sbeobore Sabren, 2afe Earf; Slaf
sbeiloe, Gorparo 2eganeer SiigeIen
CO Conrad Sliper Toene, Soreit
Gitp, Sa.; Inna Clifton, agnes Der.
ee % George Sitroot, 2afe Yreiton,
g. O.; NelS Mpffeltpebt, ReIbroof,
ST.; Gbriitina InberionL Sarming-
ton; SiIba armette Sbompion, sc.
Ionb, Sa.; Otto Srpgue 2spaas,
Chicago, Sobanna Sbereia SobniOn,
ct. OLAF, Sa.; RoeI SoInL eleua,
isis; grnit gnbreip &opelitao, 81.
gin, Sn.; gmnna Serena Sborion,
TiIep @is.; Rarie Gbriitine &olag,
9ooge, 9. O.; gtta Gillian % 2ottie
@lipina Sngbertion, Seloit, @iS.;
Rueben Ioulion, SoaanoaIe, @iS.;
Salppr 2anbsperf, 8lenpooo; Sare.
Illus 9anbialo, Gulutb; Oscar Ora.
r,lel @lluoerion, eagle @rope, Sa.;
Cora IaIpita Srlplano, epbraim,
@is.; Sacob 8nlioion, &aocliife,
So; Carl emanuel Sorea, Rrince-
ton; aitrina Gleonora Hasbp, eitber'
title, So; Narianna Sarietb, gm'
herit Sunction, @is. Sbeobore Sug'
qerpicf, Sort &idmono,R q. g; CLARA
Suiama Sielbitab, Springfielo;
sgnes 4lepen, Winneota; CAROLYN
grolpn, Slater, So; Clarence grn'
clio Ielbp, Iinieota; Welpin Col
laf Bull, Ianbor,, 9. O.; Balmcr
Serbert IeIion, 2elato, Sa.; @tar'
tia Gbriitine Harelanb, Wfinneapo'
lis; Sim Spenier aeigitab og ent'
Serena arubion, De Sorelt,
@is.; 2ena l1nberbabl, Sroit; Soo
@iornit5fa og anoers Salbor Sbor'
ION fra Gorge; alice Sopiie 2orior,
garabiie, &c. O.; Seperin Sbeooore
gerlanb, @uibforb; Spur @orinnb,
Siour Gitp, Sa,; Merarber Sbeo'
bore Sisrnbom, Serglts Sails, So.
tannes SsifieIo, @apuiae, q. O.;
Oscar 8eoer Stapoas, Salton;
Ianba @atbiIba ReIion, Senorrm;
GbriItian Natwicf, Soloiers 8robe,
isis. Sbeooore Samuel Glen, gopo,
S6etnan, Seattle, 8aib.;
gerlep Siioor 8eterion, Banning;
Glias, 9riitol, g.. O.; arne
Serleifion, Rortbpoob, q. 8.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1908-10-16

Hutioens Iibernle % ipaienoe
StormIsb. Oct itaar ffrepet" er
oeres SoIbepunft.
Sermeo Ell fiGrlig Silieu til ole
2utber Seminars genner og BEL.
pnoere. M. 8. Sumitao.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-06-05
Russian Prison Horrors,

Many horrors must be endured BY
russians convicted of political OF.
lenses. NJ. Nikaleir petrovich Starod
vorSKy was sent to prison In April.
1851. young fellow OF twenty-ona
years. He came out a few months ago
man or !orty-three. with an appalling
experience behind him. He and his
companions were shut up in the prison
OF ST. Peter and st. Paul in st. Peters.
burg. The cells In which they were
confined were hardly above The level
OF the river. When the river was in
hood the rats invaded the cells i'm or.
der TO avoid drowning. One OF the 70
male prisoners. who had n child in her
arms when she was sentenced. WAC
Obliged to watch IL night and day lest
the rats should dcvour IL. The food
was insufficient In quantity and dctcst-
able In quality and cQckroachcs were
found In It, OF his terrible cxnrri.
ence NJ. Starodvorsky says that OF FOR.
weight prisoners five committed sui
eide. three got themselves shot I'm pris.
on, three died mad and nine OF illness
insane prisoners were kept with the
sane. ana he himself lived for a ycaY
and n half with mad companion who
was or noble birth. Chicago News.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-06-05
OUR CLOSED CHURCHES.

= CriticisnA % Them From the Coma
mercisl Point of View.
i suppose many readers will be star
tied and some offended, at least in their
FIRST impression, when they see our
churches arraigned as misusers OF
wealth. How is that possible? they will
protest. Are not our churches obviously
and conspieuously devoted to the gem
eral goody Are they not guided by able
and unseliish men who devote their
lives TO the spiritual needs OF their fell
low menu And is il not prcposterous to
charge them with misusing wealth. Ell
Their shamefully or otherwise. when ev-
cry one knows that most OF our church,
es are struggling under burden Of
debt?
All that Is true enough, yet the brief
est consideration makes IL clear that the
hundred thousand churches In America
Qet us take that number for the sake Of
argumenp are trying to do their work
under conditions that would be consid-
cred foolish and wasteful If they exist
ed In any ordinary enterprise Imagine
100000 department stores doing active
business only one day I'm seven and re-
naming closed for the other six DAYS.
or at best doing "A languld business On
one or two odd afternoons. Imagine
100000 theaters giving performances
two or three evenings week and then
remaining closed and silent for four or
nve evenings. Imagine 100000 facto-
ries working ten hours day for a sim
gle day in seven and working five
hours a day for two other days and
then letting their fire engines and ma
chinery lie Idle all the rest of the time.
We should call IL stupid and extrava-
CANT folly, we should expect such fool
ish factories, theaters and department.
stores TO lose both In money and I'm gen.
eral esteem. and IL such conditions per
sisted we should conclude either that
the directors OF these activities were
hopelessly incompetent or that there
was very small demand for what they
were trying to furnish.
or course we have grown I'M i'm the
idea that il is the right and natural
state of churches to be closed and ST.
lent most OF the time, just why no one
can say; but, being creatures OF habit,
we accept things as we find them. We
expect our houses to be used every day,
our barns 20 be used every day, our
shops, libraries, hospitals, Office build
tngs, all the structures Oh our soil we
expect to be used every day save only
the churches, which are the most costly
and the most beautiful These we ex-
pect to be used occasionally. less than
half the time. probably not one third OF
the time, yet the churches represent q
huge material investment based on infi-
mite labor and saving, q value far
greater than all the gold coin In the
United States, value, counting land
and buildings, that certainly exceeds
$2.OOO,OO0,O00. on which the money in
terest at per cent would be $3.50, 900 a.
day. And the spiritual daily equivalent
well. that Is beyond our reckoning.
but 1t should be very great and pre-
cious to offset so huge a sum. And
most OF the days 1t Is wasted.--Cisve-
land MOfrst In Success.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-06-05
Gambling on Shave..

AS the customer entered the six bar
bers. who had been chatting in COR
her, moved to their respective chairs
and stood beside them like faithful
sentinels awaiting the pleasure OF the
customer, who leisureIy proceeded to
divest himself OF his coat, collar and
necktie Being Il comparative stranger
to the place and therefore having no
"favorite," he dropped into the nearest
chair. AS he did so the other five bar
bers moved back to the corner from
whence they came, muttering under
their breath and directing sullen
glances at their fellow worker in
whose chair the customer was seated.
This barber was straightway seized
with a fit Of suppressed laughter. In
the midst of his iathering he had to
stop TO give vent to his feelings. The
man In the chair began to get nervous.
Say, what Is this all about, any
way: he asked angrlly. Have done
anything unusual or violated any
rules? 1 came here to get shaved. not
10 be laughed at or scowled at. Where
Is the boss!
Your pardon, sir.'' said the barber.
ceasing his chuckle. "YOu see, it's this
way: This is an off day for BARRIERS.
Very few people get shaved on this
day. Then, too, IL is storming, and
that makes Ii even more dull. Just to
while away the time we made ND n
pool OF 20 cents each to go to the man
selected by customer. You are the
third who has been here so far today.
and the other two gentlemen, like
yourself, selected me. i am lucky;
they are sore. New York Press.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-06-05


people who have read OF the present
war against opium in China have asked
me lately" said the drug importer.
whether the stopping of its cultivation
there would not seriously shorten our
supply for medicinal purposes Very
few seem to understand that the Chi.
nese smoking opium, which is raised In
India and China, is an entirely differ
ent article from the opium OF the drug
market. That comes almost wholly
from Turkey, though there is a little
from Persia too. Smyrna Is the, center
or the trade. The duty on Turkish
opium Is only dollar a pound, while
mat on the opium OF Chinatown is So a
pound That would be sufficient to pro-
hibit much Importation. Besides. the
smoking variety is OF very inferior
strength, yielding not more than or S
per cent OF morphine, while crude opi-
um Tor drug purposes Is not allowed to
be imported unless II shows at least o
per cent OF morphine when tested. SO.
you see, the destruction OF the Chinese
poppy fields Is not going to deprive us
or our necessary narcotics"-New York
Times.