Exeter Advocate, 1907-01-10, Page 2•
RELIEF FOR DRUG SLAVES: SIIOF RUN ON BIBLE LINESA PLETHORA OF COLONELS
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Gosernruenl to Issue S1ri^91(.111 Decree
-Aged Dupe Fiends I.c1
Dunt I lily.
The edict fur the nlx.tition of the use
of opium in (;hint has been signed et
Pekin, Mill is 10 be published ituuedi-
alely.
The eleven regulations which give
effe<•t to the imperial decree are mere
series!. nt thee any ever before issued
t China.
The cultivation of poppies and the use
of opium are to cease within len years
and the ground now under cultivation
mist be decrease! Ly a tenth every
year. Rewards are promised for
the completion of the abolition before
the end of the len years.
About 40 per cent. of Chinamen tee
opium. In future every opium eater
and smoker mast register his name
and the amount of the drug he consumes
at the Yemen, or wi!h the head man of
the village. No unregistercel person will
l.e nitnwed to buy the drug, and no one
Will be permitted to begin using opium
after the issue of the regulations.
CLOSE DOPE DENS.
Under the regulation whirl) lays
down the method 1. r decte;sing the
use of °pion!. onium sesyes over sixty
are leniently fretted; those under sixty
must decrease their use 20 per cent. per
summit.
Shops selling opium will be closed
'gradually. An ()plum den.s where opium
is stroked, will be compulsorily closed
'within six nto•ints, and everything con-
nected with the trade must be efficiently
r.•gislered.
Officials are to r:rrange to distribute
among people addicted to the use of
npiuni prescriptions or medicines coun-
lcrac•ling the use, at cost price or gra-
'tuitously.
INCREASE DUI'Y.
High officials, princes, dukes, viceroys
and Tartar generals under sixty are ex-
ltorto 1 not to tercets themselves, but to
Inform the throne That they will cease
their use of the drug within a certain
lime.
Finally. the \Vat -wit -pit is to approach
the British Minister lo obtain the annu-
li' reduction of opium imported, so that
the importation may be ended within
ten years. Tho French, Dutch and Per-
sian Minis'ers are also to be approach-
ed.
The request from China to the Brit-
ish Government will, It is understood.
to that the Indian Government shnll con-
sent to nn increase of the duly on oplum
imported into the Chinese Empire.
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THE FAR.V1i1E01'11.
a i i u j!t
Multiplies App Ihr iply; Dies Oul l;oih
Generation.
i Cording to the I.ondon Morning
t'ust the rarameecaum is a very active,
slipper shaped and iiinule beast which
nuliiplies so rapidly that there is only
enc thing which saves us poor human
beings from being crowded off the
earth.
This one saving grace about the para-
mecia is that they die out with the
170111 generation. 1t is pointed out that
if the parallel cia should have a run ef
luck and should succeed in reaching
vie 900th generation with everybody
!that is. every pararnarial body) alive,
the sun, moon and stars would Le
crowded.
For if only 35`) generations of para-
rncrcin could be preserved they would
be in I•ulk bigger than this whole plan-
et. and as They went on multiplying
the surface of the sphere would be grow-
ing outward at the rule of miles a sec-
ond.
In view nt such depressing possibili-
hcs 11 causes one some uneasiness to
know that English professors have been
experimenting with the paramtec'ia, giv-
ing Ihent stimulants and tiding some
of the) over Hint critical .170th genera-
ted'.
They tried various stimulants, but
achieved the btesl rceulls with alcohnl.
The pararnatiia were constantly lin-
nurrsel in n hqu d composed of one part
e1 spirit In 5.(Ytn to 10.000 purls •'f water.
'Ilse result wits that the periods of de-
pression
o-pression %sere wiped out. Tho curve
n' seal ty nu longer showed the omni-
ous reserrnt falls.
Al the same thee the rate of growth
and division ---that is to Soy. the physio -
k girnl netivily--war increased by ns
much as 31 per cent. Something of the
Fame rffcs 1 was prndueeel by s.lryehnine,
i:ut them, MP; a remarkable difference
ce the fundamental ne:tion of the Iwo
drugs, for whereas the beneficial effect
of alcohol endured after the drug censed
1 • be adni.nistered, Ihut of blry• hr►ine
d1.1 not.
glrnhnl exacted no "physioingienl
).err," in spite of the prodigiously in•
... west col.• ,f living. It was bcneficinl
la its after effects.
I'I.1' 1 Mit 1)111 NK Aitl$.
}:sty. Ilabilurtl 1►rtlnkenness is a Fusel
of Instsnily.
'rho habitual drunkard is not volute
loess. s10101-. 11e 15 insane. partly by
111111. partly 1.y his own nil.., partly 11
m ek's! (.r •l=ets(.. largely by oft -
repealed °tempt stoppage of liquor. ile
must 1.5' pal into a mental hnspilnl.
Such in held are the points of n re-
ninrkable HNue Buuk on the Inebriates
Acts.
The insp.'e' •r 'Dr. 11. W. lira:Ottettte)
of crrlilieJ the Miele refirnualerics de-
clare. That mere than 62 per cent. of the
ininnlet are insane or defective. "\fen-
lul diens.' \%u, the rendition for which
they were repc'nledly imprisoned. The
majority tit our insane inebriates 1 ecorne
alcolr.hr teemse of enngenitnl defect or
tendency In insnnil; . Many of these
hinnhac )night h:rs.• 1" 'n pr 0)enie,1 from
becoming Inserts. if They had leen pro -
;dirty treated earlier."
11,0 reel cure is lu Ce.n°ne1 11es victim:
e'nncer In n refurn►ntory which al,-
Iri►ijAcr. as Hear as p05sib11 11. a sten•
al hn.retal.
IN L't's1,NEsS.
Mr. Freeman 'Fries to (am l.:et His Drug
Store "as Jesus Would
Conduct 11.'
There is a Crug store in Chicago that
is being successfully conducted by a
man who is guided in all things by the
questions, "What would Jesus do?" -in
other words, on the principles set forth
by Iho It, w. Charles NI. Sheldon of
N•ku, Kon., in his howl. "It Ilse �tc'I)s: t•arenll
orul, \Vhat \\auld Jesus du?" The , ,viler y•
i.; Oliver J. Freeman, and the stew i-. at Every Great Power has a much smut -
1127 Sheffield Avenue. At lir. t Ir i. mei ler quantity of co:encls-in comparis )u
hos pas+',p to the nuu+Ler of men -than Britain
the road rough, but to -day he
the experimental stage and bus a paying hru. Thu;, (b•nnuty has ue colonel
busines.s. to ev,uy fury :pixr():her 011icr.'uand I,
Cigars and tobacco cannot be per- 0.).) men; i'r.oiese, one eels:eel to every
chased in Nlr•. Oliver's store at any price. fifty -Iwo other ullhers and 1,4-12 Wren,
They aro not in the stock. Nothing can vitae Br'lain has ewe 10 every eighte:'t
be purchased on the Srsbbath except pre- 0t11 1 ollhers and 451 men,
seriplinns that are alcsoluiely necessary.
Not even a cough drop or a stick of gum
is sold on the Sabbath and telephone
service is not permitted on that day, ex-
cept to call physicians
IN URGENT CASES.
OUT-OF-DATE SYSTEM IN THE BRIT -
I.511 Altlil'.
Nothing to Do for 3'3i of linin - Pro-
motion May be Matte on
11t•ri9.
The British army is suffering from a
i,tethera of colonels!
This is not a criticism on Britain
land forces ullercd in lighter sent, but
an extrucl from a sober "Repute cf
the \Vac ()nice Committee on Promo-
tion to Colonel and General," issued
In each of the display windows a sign
is sluing each Sunday which (rads :
"Remember the Sabbath Day to Keep it
Holy. Nothing but necessary articles
sold on Sunday." And that rule is rigid-
ly enforced by Mr. Freeman.
Mr. Freeman has followed this prin-
ciple for years and Ile is emphatic in the
declaration that it pays. Although his
store is almost in the extreme northern
part of the city, he enjoys a prosperous
business.
ICs pr:ccs are probably higher than
those of any of the other outlying drug
stores, but 1113 receipts equal those of
some of the drug stores in the down
town district. Ten clerks are kept busy
week days.
"Yes. the application of Christian ideas
1•, one's business is n good thing," said
Mr. Freeman. Christianity is a good
thing at all titres and in all places,
business includes(. It is a good thing
for nature, and it is s, good thing for
the. citizens.
"1 lel. the Bible govern my leisiness,
my, tinnily and all my affairs, and 1 as-
sure you it governs very well indeed.
For years 1 have conducted my business
as I belie) sd Jesus would have it con-
ducted.
"My store is close! nn the Snhba!h to
all business except the filling or ahso-
lutely necessary and
URGENT PRESCli1PTIONS.
1 do not sell tobacco in any form.
"I must confess that 1 found it diffi-
cult 14) bring my ideas into practical use
at first. 1 have lost ninny customers be-
cause I have steadily refused to be
swnyed.
"However. the gain over the 'news was
such that the business slowly grew, un-
til ten clerks are kept busy.
settle
cus-
tomers insisted on leering served with
cig;irs and left angrily, on learning that
I kept no tobacco on sale. Others in-
sislel nn buying unnecessary articles on
the Sabbath, but 1 stuck steadily to my
resolutions.
"I carne to Chicago in 189)1 penniless,
and almost friendless. I was married
and my brother lent one $2.($ I, and with
that capital i starte(i in business where 1
ant now located. !11y (business tins been
confined to this particular locality all
these years. Almost all my p+tlrotunge
comes from regular customers, who
agree with me in my stews. 1 nn a
member of Ilse Methodist Church,"
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STOLEN FORTUNE FOR M0011.
Hungarian Eccentric Played the fart al
0 Beggar.
A story recently crime frim Budapest
that nn oil 1w'ggnr of neglected nppi nr-
mice. who was believed lo be n Ur. Ger-
lach. had diel there. leaving n fortune of
850,100 to the poor. tieria:h, Recording
is the story, lived the life of it tramp.
sleeping in railway ::talions and door-
ways or any other place convenient.
it now appears null Gerlach was n
universal: graduate. and. for !tinny years
held a responsible position in Ihr house
of a Baron llnldar iy, a Hnngarinn
nnblemnn. The hiller dial and Ills large
fortune went In distant relnlivec. The
less of some 850.00u to money was dis-
covered and tunny valuables were miss-
ing. Mol the faithful Gerlach was not
sisspe•Ied. Ile pretended to be wholly
destitute. rind frequently asked rind re-
ceived nSsiSlan.:e from (110 heirs whom
tie had robbed.
A bank official finally disemered that
the owner of n inrgc deposit and Ger-
lach were one and the same person
ce, la. ti then pretended la have inherited
n fortune %%hent he said he intended to
increase and leave to the prior. ile Asti')
lie slept in railway station.c and similar
pubis- places for the sake of safely, Ile
was afraid to sleep in houses 145'411v of
his fear of robb•e'r•s. Ile ens regarded a+c
n harmless eccentric, and frequently re-
ceived charily.
Shortly before he dice) in the hu.pttal
Gerlach confeesed to the t•nllw•r)`. Ib'
said his original inlentinn was to enjoy
the fruits of his (heft quietly after a cer-
tain limited period had passel. but lip
:-.on took a liking to the ruling (ramp
life rind meshed to continue i1, awl
lave the stolen money to charity.
I)flL\UNOI'(illl'� ' i:►RCIII.1(ili'I'.
'rhe searchlight cn beard the new
ftriliah lnlllesl►ip Dreadnought Is of a
new ly'p5'. )wing duuhle-endes. so a5 to
meow powerful teethe; of light in e\iwl.
Iv opposite directions. to Meditate sema-
phore signalling. Each light is of nearly
.,0.001 candle power, and. placed on the
lop of the tripod mast, will be visible 2n
ntl lee.
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Ti!i 111'..►I. hlF I).
"mess', n man at the door,•po." call•
H1 little \\ idle front the Ismer ball.
"eh.. w Anis 10 sees the boas of the
house...
"Fell your neither." rolled pre
"Tell Bridget." premplly 'tilled 1.1s
111 enter.
On Oc:ober 1, I90O, there were Set
colonels on the active list. The num-
ber of appointments requiring an (M-
eer of Colonel's rank to fill them was
252. 'There were thcrelore--and, ap-
proximately, still are -328 colonels more
Than are wanted.
EXCESS OF SUPPLY.
So the report gels to 11►e bottom r 1
the causes for this excess of supply over
Demand, and to do so the, committee
took the very sensible view that the
').ends of big business firms could pro-
bably tench military men something in
'the way of haw to recognize merit and
mike proeioLone.
The report finds that: -
"This plethora of colonels Is dice to
Iwo ca srs. The first Ls the brevel-
colnno:edes given during the South Af-
rican reward for services in rho field.
"The se end and mono cause of the
congerlion is permanently in operation.
anti unless dealt with will continue In
manufacture coloneLs faster than we
either require or can dispose of them.
1t is Iib rule under which every tieul-
enunt-col. automatically receives pro-
unolinn to brevet -colonel rifler three
years' employment in a lieutenant -colon-
el's p:o;t, or offer six years' pay service
if nal so employed.'
To deal with the difficulty the com-
mittee first of all recommends that the
anio n:die promotion just described
shall be abolished.
This is the Most important change
t•ropo-e 1, and under it the committee
to -oil mends that the calks for the
Whole army above that of lieutenanl-
tolonet snail be: Colonels 350, major -
generale 70, Iteutenatt-p;eeerals 20, gen-
erals 10.
COR(INATION INCIDENTS.
Cnlortunate Omens at the
Kings.
in s
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The several coronations which have
taken place within the last few years
have brought into timid not only ihe
curious customs vent which IradiWon
surr:,unds such ceremonies, but the
many superstitions and omens which at-
tend the various functions. In the Last
every minute detail castled meaning,
and every slightest mishap in the ela-
borate proceedings bespoke disaster. An
unfortunate incident happened at the
crowning of William the (asnqueror.
After the coronation oath, in which the
new umnnrclt promised to peeled the
church and to execute judgment and
mercy, the archbishop put the question
lo the assembled crowd :
"Will ye have this prince to be your
king?"
A clamorous response of assent
startled the Norman gnrrison. They be-
lieved the English had revolletl, rind look
up their swords and lorehes. They set
houses on lire. the flares spread, and
(here was n general alarm.
The English, hearing of lite piny ls'r,
rushed out of chureh. The bishops and
clergy who remained were in such con-
fusion that they could hardly go through
with 1I►e net of crowning. Willem) heard
Ihr tumuli. hub could nut conjecture Ilse
cause, and sal trembling at the foot of
the altar. No great 'Mollie( was done
by the lire, but the occurrence laid the
fi.undntions of a long enmity between
the English and Neruans.
'1'hc day of henry V.'s coronation,
"being Pasoan Sunday, was it sore and
tempestuous day, with wind. snow mei
sleet. so 11131 Hien )realm.' marvelled
thereat, making divers 111telpletaliuns
what the valor )night sigIiifie.
An incident attending the crowning of
ChnIlets Stuart was ()ruinous. The royal
barge drifted from its )aurin); -place
:cod stook in the mud of the 'Flumes.
011ier occurrences were tsnprupitloue.
The sermon xoumld Tike n funeral era -
lion. 011 earthquake sh„c'k was fell (lur-
ing the service, and the herald nook a
.tip in his antioutwemrnt, proclaiming
Crowning 01
ENGLISH STOCK OF GOLD
1 (:U\tl' \III' -l1`. W 1111 'i 11 t i (.1'
OTt111t 1 0 MIMS,.
Leading( Nasions Keep a I.ar ser duck of
(:old Than Does Improvident
:.s land.
It is a surer, ng feet that, though for
Me past fifteen ()1twenty years the pro-
dectiou of gold lln•oughuu1 the world
has been steadily rising, the United
Kingdom at the p:rescnt time is bare of
gold, 'ay the Loudon Daily Mail. Nut
in 0 filet's! sense, for there Is always a
handsome amount of coin and bullion
In the vaults of the l3unk of England,
but in comparison with other and per-
haps more fortunate countries.
The English stock of gold at the Batt:
of Englund )vas £21,000.UIX) til Ute close
of the year 1880, 111 the days of small
gold production and much smaller busi-
ness. It was only X2,v.100,U0 at the etas°
'II 1905, though we have seen that the
gold production hod irebted in the inter-
val, and business had probably doubled.
The highest point reached was in Ise(.,
al the end of which year it stood al £45,-
0(i0A00. It is to -day ssLs)ul £29.000,000-
a dangerously small sum for modern
I hues.
\\-here England had stood still,
France, Germany, Russia, Austria, Italy
and the United Stales have till ad-
vanced. In most of (hese countries trade
has been developing far faster than in
England, and gold goes where trade is
'nest active. In Frauee, the stock of
gold. in the Bank of Fiance has risen
from £:1,(001,(100 in 1880 to .CI15,000.000
in 195. Il has thus been more than
quadrupled, and even to -day it is £112,-
000,060.
FRANCE IIAS AN AMPLE SUPPLY,
but her bank authorili's are careful not
lJ part with their gold when they Can
possibly prevent i1.
Germany maintained in 1880 n stock
of only £9,600,(100 in the vaults of the
Ileichsbank at Berlin. in addition, of
course, to the military war chest of
coined gold at Spundnu, on which the
nation con fall back us it last reserve in
the hour of war. She trebled this
amount between 1880 and 1905, for in the
falter year the figure was £29,000,000,
while it Is £36,000,000 to -day. Where
England has stood still, Germany has
got the gold. (ler ally, Austria, is ano-
ther great holder of gold, and has re-
cently increased her holding markedly.
The Austro-itungarinn (lank in 18140 lend
a supply of only £5.600,(00, which by
the skill of its financial authorities was
expanded to a figure of £46,000,0110 in
195, and which has been as high as
149.000.0110 in 1901.
In linty and Russia, though the figures
for 1880 are not available, the sane at-
tention ha. been shown to the gold re-
serve. Russia had at the end of 19015 an
amount of .171,000,000, or nearly three
limes the British one. Wily had at the
end of the salve year a supply of X25.-
000,101
resent
e ld 'which in l
000
1X10 in ) P
, gold,
year has been raised to .C28,000.000..C28,000.000.In
the United Stales the Treasury at the
end of 19115 hod gold of the value of
11J38.000,(00) in its vaults, against an
amount of £24.000,01)0 in 1880.
Thus France. GeI•rnnny. Austin, Rus-
sia and the United Slates all keep a
larger stock of gold that does
IMPROVIDENT ENGLAND.
All. or most of there, Isnvc increased
(heir stock to correspond wills the
growth in the gob production. Italy.
with infinitely smaller requirements and
obligations than the United Kingdom.
has certainly quintupled her stock of
gold in the last twenty -live years, while
England ruts content with practically \s ho, inslen,l cif kc5'ping 'nibs as he
the same quantity of the precious metal by rights nughl to have Ilene, went to
iilcep. The Mississippi (liver was in
'fun meld. and present!)• the ship broke
from torr mooring., drifting dnw•n with
the stream, galhering momentum ns she
went, and ended by crashing into the
turning out .1:'20,800.(010 worth annually; lev'e'e' µhied► protected the city from in -
WOMEN'S SHOP MADNESS
is IRT DOC -ORS ADC '+11'ING ON
THE SUBJECT.
Shopplt'g Mania le Its A,utest Form
Is a
t1 .1tcr.
Dr. Grinker, 1511 eminent American
tucntal s;e ei, pni a
/(.stile cause ofatisl)servessays;'shnane!p0)011tg of
inadue:s, in women.
Ur, Grimier a(lirrns that the majority
of nervous women owe their condition
10 the stropping habit, and ought to be
I,lac:d in sanulorin.
A11 eminent Lon ton spe'iatist con-
sults! by the London Daily Mirror
Ih eight the American doctor had over -
stilled the truth. For most women
shopping was a taenial stimulus, with-
sul which the majority of the sex
would become dull and listless. But
e adwoman is really
s(lirickrn vv::hll'e.lthat It►c shopping if a wonmania in its
aculest (arm h is ah soleus matter.
KLEI'l'OMANI.1 COMMON.„
Fw ep lo•rania is a common manifes-
tation" I+c said. "n many casae the
1)::t'enl is only seized )villi it )when do
a shop. As a guest in a friends mouse
she would not be templed. 1icr mania
requires the stimulus of counters and
Ile' sight of large arrays of goods, with
attendant. salesmen or saleswomen.
"At the present moment 1 know n
truly wl:o su'f. rs from intense melon-
choly unless she is either in a shop cr
gazing in n Shop window. Aller the
reecnt big sales her condition became
serious, n)01 she is now a patient In a
!nursing home.
"11 must be clear to everynne Mit
the vast mnjorily of lite women who
crowd round shop windows sire not
int• nding huyrr;, but aro simply gloat-
ing over the line things and coveting
them.
WOMAN WITH A WHIM.
"It is not only in the \Vest End that
(hi: weakness is rife. In every district
of London it Is the same."
Shrpw•alkers in \Vest End shops are
pestered by scores of ladies. who are
notorieu noshed(. circles. Visiting shop
after s'so,) they inspect vast quantities
of Bonds with no intention of buying.
One elderly lady, known in many
West End shops, habitually gives enorm-
ous orders for expensive goods.
The shopkeepers honor her whim,
lake herr adseess, and promise to de-
liver the nrlicles at once. knowing Ilial
lh order is purely fictitious, and that
if they send the goods they will only
b,: reluine(I.
SHIPS THAT WRECK CITIES.
Steamer (:rashes IIirotge Embankment
and Drowns City.
The recent n
71
weskit' at Dover, r what
'
t
111e Swedish steamer Olnus Olsson
charged the breakwater, doing 8200:
05)1) worth of damage, is not entirely
unparalleled, unusual though such un
Occurrence most certainly is.
For instance, it is not so very long
ago since a sto►'nr(liven vessel car-
eered clean through Southend Pier, cut;
ling Mot structure practically 'n
halves; and, during the typhoon at
(long -Kong last September, a ship was
lifted by wind and water right on lop
o9 a big building, which it crushed as
though it had been an cggshcll.
On board a cotton-stennrcr lying n
few miles rsbe.ve New Orleans rine night
in Oc'olcr, 1893. ens a drunken miler,
ne in Ilse past and trusts to luck to
bring her Through any serious erne is.
1t is not as though the itritish Empire
did not produce gold in immense quan-
tities. The mines of the Rand before lite
Radicals gal 10 work upon Them were
the Australian) output Inst year was ttiid:il:on.
1a7.l(4,(000, and Ile•• ('nnadian pt•odue. `li' ''nil Ihrotgh the massive eusbank-
Ino❑ £2.IIWl.(NN). 'flee booted Stales stood tit nt as though it hod been made r,f
next to South Africa, wills u production N•111111101101. and Irl leenc talent twenty
tit £17,1118,000 'cif h• finillin:n cubic Inns of wider upon the
city and the surrounding district. Hun -
(lode of L+rildings were destroyei, thou -
eaten: of square miles of country were
(keeled. and over 1.200 persons were
druwnel.
MOVEMENT A(:•INST OPIUM.
Great Rush in China to Escape From Its
Influence.
The anli•upium movement in Malaya
ran only be described as a,k,.S.al. So
rapidly has it sprend and so popular tia.s
it become that it reminds one inure of a
Welsh revival than a movement under-
taken by the stolid Chinese, wastes a
arrnsapottdent.
A few weeks ago n well -dodo Chinn-
mnn in Kuala I.arnpnr. Ihn capital n1
Selangor. received from reline *tee
minis of n plant which was said to be
a cure for the npiunt habit. A short
hire the "dubitulle" instead of the "in- selar;h revealed the fact that the plant
dubitable heir." grew freely in Selangor in it wild state,
When George 111. was installed on the oils in 0 sery short time n quantity was
Rhone. Lund Ellinghnm. mister of cere-
ntonieS. lorgol 10 provide the sword of
stale. and the chair and canopy for the
t.nnquet. Tho articles had to be inipro-
viso.l, and the ceremonies were delayed
los hours. When lite king complained of
the negligence, he received Ilse delight-
(.,; reply front Effingham :
"It is true. air, Mat there has leen
„ate neglect. lot 1 hose taken rare Utnl
that next cerunatiun shall be regulated
in the exActcsl manner possible."
A; George was moving down the ab-
bey \%slit Ilse root circlet on Isis head,
the great diamond fell out. and was
found only after much trouble. There
were not \stinting to after days those
who saw in the mishap the foreshadow-
ing of the lalling away of the thirteen
culnnic+.
It is well to remember, in reading of
these gloomy prophecies of doom, that
such incident; are seldom thought of un-
til an untoward event i+as occurred.
Then the superstitious mind seeks some
occurrence lo serve the purpose of en
omen, n Thing not tined to find. since al-
most every occasion is attended tis eotne
unfortunate accident.
....M..•• -t
nhtnine'd, and active uperaliune com-
menced.
The leaves of the plant. which appenrs
to Iwe n shrub somewhat akin to gam -
tiler. ore exposed to the sun for a tiny.
then els peed line and roasted, after
which an infusion is nettle, and the spe-
cific is ready for use. The first man ex-
perimented upon, although he was a
confirmed opium smoker, was pro-
nounced
ronounced cured in a week.
Now alt Anti -Opium 5•sciely has leen
formed In Kunln ieinipur. rend the speci-
fic is distributed free. The disperisarisc
established for its distribution ore hard
pushed to keep up with the demand. the
applicants in Kuala I.ampur alone num.
tiering over 24100 doily.
The anti-opiumi5l.a chitin M have
cured, in the w sh05' se
pmol was discofevered.ort over 11.(001 peoIlple
thKunspur districtweeks )la50)ne. The
receiptsin e ofala I.nrho opium shops in and
around Kuala I.ainpur have fallen off by
Iwo-thints, while several shops have had
to close for lack of custom.
People coursing from Kuala I.nnipur.
adds the cortespnndiest, tell me That a;
the distributing hour appr.ar:hes coolies
can be seen flocking to the dispensaries
from all directions. each carrying a
couple of empty iseer nr whiskey brittle::
The Average girl decleics to marry to obtain the day's Fuppty of the Spad-
a lot of men heeause lbw neglect lo fie. The average time required for •
a -k her. cure is from a fortnight to It.tee weeks.
AN UNSEEN N'1TNt��•
Nun (iise% !•.Idenre Rehired (:(main to
Soso. Ilex Vows.
The Criminal Crawl at Salzburg. Ger-
many. len.; been forced lo hold a rifting
111 it convent, owing 10 the refusal of a
1,111 lo give 5'vidrnre in public.
A wocelrulter in the service of the con-
vent on the Nonberg was on his trial
fur stealing, and the evidence of Sister
Celestine, one of Use nuns. was material.
She, however. refused to attend the
court on the *;round of her vows, which
forbade her lo allow herself to be seen
by men.
An appeal to the Archbi•hnp of Salz-
burg elicited the reply that only Ihr
Pope himself could release the sister
from her sows, so Arrangements were
made for her to be exnmimvl in the owe
vent.
Tho judge and the counsel were ac-
rnmmodaled in Uie visiterc' room. while
Sister Celestine, nupllo116'd by the nl,
bees, tr,ok her place behind a curtain. so
that she could be heard hal not seen.
The sister then underwent nn examina-
tion and cress -examination. and nn her
evidence the conn wee condemned to
two month.' imprisonment.
The anti -clerical papers protest against
evidence given in this way being ad-
511L4'sIhle.
ELADING MARKETS
MEAL/Si UFFS.
Toronto, Jan. 8.-\\ heal --Ontario
No. 2 w:cite, Gtk uskcd outside. ISS),',0
Did: No. 2 goose. Glc bid east.
\\ heat-Aluuiloba-Nu. 1 norll.ern,
$1;e)S,c asked, 793ie b.d, lake purls.
Duties -No. 2. SJek bid east.
Peas -No. 2, 71)c bid.
Oats -No. 2 while, 35%c risked lr w•
fez est t.) Nese York, 35Xis asked tia.n
line west.
Itye--No. 2, Tec eskcd cast.
Barky -51e to 52c.
Buckwheat -52c to 53c.
Corn --No. 3 yellow, 490 to 50c.
Flour-I'ccll-(h+larlu. $2.70 asked for
9::) i:er cent. patents fur export, t uyers'
bags out •ide, $2.e5 Lid; Manifest a hest
puteitt.., e.i.5u; seconds, $4; bakers',
$3.90.
THEY AI.1. 1)O.
"Tut. tut,' said Srnsttter=. "You
mustn't complain that Way. Rrmern-
b .r that 1 have In fool the bills."
"Ye-. you font them," retested Mrs.
Stoilher<. "You kick at every single
one of them.'
- - -
3,11r11\tIEit"TOOi)'
IIs 'stones, Tenn who pert in bis son -
dem. a pinr:.nl trawling: "11'-.9i'9 go Any-
where rice to be (.)teal.+l! Step in here•'
w•as iesg+tctrst In find Ibat it didn't et -
tract any •u'lomrrs.
COUN'fb I. PRODUCE..
Rutter -'119 • market
etcady nett limo.
I:reau:ry .... .... .... .... 25: tu 27c
du solids ..... .. .... .... 21cto25e
Dairy prints .... .... .. .... 220 to 23o
do pails ..... .... 19e t o 2Oc
do tubs ...... 1190 to 25)e
Inferior .. 15c to 18e
Cheese -Firm at 13'-.e for !urge and
14c for twin;.
Eggs-Storag-.e are gimlet] Orn) at
24e, and limed 22e. N. w laid are nom-
inal at from 30.: to 35c.
Rabbits -25e per pnir.
1'oul'i-y'--Prtces are generally nominal
and steady.
Chickens, dressed .. .. Gc to 9c
Fowl .... .... .... .. 5c to 70
Ducks .... .... ...... ... le • to 12c
Geese .... .... .. 10c to 12c
Turkeys .... .. , . .. 12e to 13e
['otatoes--Ontitrios Are quoted at Coo
to 65e per ling in car lots here. East-
ern, 70c to 75c.
Bided Hay -Quotations are at $11.50
lo 3412 for No. 1 timothy, and E9 to C). -
GJ for No. 2 in car lots here,
Straw --Steady nt 87 in car lots her..
continues very
BUFFALO MARKET.
flufia'o, Jan. 8. - Flour - fitendy.
Wheat --Spring, 011 enquiry; Winter,
dull; No. 1 white. 83c. Corn -Active;
No. 2 yellow, 47r; No. 2 white, 46;;c.
Oats -Strong; No. 2 white, 39g to
Mc. Barley -Offerings light; sellers
firm; Western, len store. 52 to 60c. Bye-
-Dull; No. 1 North-western, 70e.
NE\V YORK \V1lluVf AfAltla l'.
New fork, Jan. 8. -\\'hent -Spot easy;
No. 2 red, 79c nominal elevator; No. 2:
red, 80%c nominal f.o.b. anent; No. 1
northern Duluth, 89/.c f.c.b. afloa.; No.
hard winter, 84%c f.o.b. afloat.
CATFLE MARKL:f.
Toronto, Jan. 8.-7'rade was nctive
on light receipts of cattle at the Western •
Market lo -day. Only Iwo or three lends
of exporters' cattle were on sale. The
'c (rem 1.25 to per cwt.
prices ranged ft S $5
1. I
Buyers •sI bulchrrS' cattle were out for
fresh suppli" . Choice picked butchers'
cattle. lt1.10 to $4.75; heavy butchers',
85 to $5.25; fat cows, 83.50 to *4.75.;
common cows, 81.5') to $3.25 per cwt.
Feeding bulls and sleers were in quiet
demand. Feeders, 83.25 to $3.65; short -
keeps, 83.80 to $4: feeding bulls, $2 to
$1.50; stockers, $2.50 to 83.25; stockers,
common, $1.75 to $2.25 per cwt.
Lambe sold at 85 to 86.50; export
ewes ttt 31.50 to 81.115; buries. $3 to $3.59)
pie cwt. Calves were bteady at $3 to
86.50 per cwt.
\ditch cows were in fair demand al $25
t) $55 ench.
Hogs were selling at $6.40 for selects,
and $6.15 for lights and fats.
TUNIS FASHION.
flow the Rey (landed Out Justice to a
Captain.
A certain captain once left \larseille%
for China. hut, tieing buffeted by the
winds, made for the harbor of Tunis to
await better wealLer. The collector of
the port cane on board, and. allheuglt
the captain stated shut tie ens f'righl..1
for (:amen and had nothing to do with
'funis. the collector succeeded in pre-.
ing 110)1 that he must pay his harbor
duns.
(:°plain 1-- did so, but instantly re-
paired to the palace of the Bey and dr•
ntattdc'd justre.
"Go011 Frank." said the Rey. "1 8511
your friend. What do you want?"
"Highness." answered the captain.
"your Custom -house has rubbed ine. 1
bad to pay unjustly.'
"Excellent individual," answered the
Rey; "in this country, when we have 1t10
money. we keep It. The first acquisition
is a difficulty. but to give back a thing is
unknown In Afrtra. •
"Shall 1 riot have justice, Uier !"
"Certainly you &hall ; eserynne has
justice in Tunis. Will you have it in
French nr Tanta Fashion?"
"French justice, never! 1 am in a
hurry."
"So be it, then," replied the Bey.
"What is your cargo?"
"Marseilles soap and 204'10 0,11011
craps."
"11 IS well; go away and Ise tranquil."
The Bey then sumrnnned the Vizier.
"Vizier." roan he, "we lose imams.; we
love the Franks. Proclaim that every
Jew whs. nppx•are out of doors to °son'nw
without n cotton ere w ill have u ht:le
transr•.rlion to settle \villi ore."
'them were some Ihonsrtuds 151 Jews
in Tunis, and there ea- 0,1 a s,t►gle
cotton cap. The uuloilunate leen were
preparing for death. when they learned
that captain 11---- had nn abundance of
Ihr deeired article. That was enough;
Ile was able to sell big entre lot for *2 a
. ap.
Ile rushed to the Itey's patoee and
poured out Isis (hanks.
"Not so fast," 51141 Ile" Rel'. "1 hate
not done yet. Vizier, proclaim that every
Jew who keeps a cotton cop another hour
will hese trouble v i! h 'nee
'1110 Vizier rnn.Ie re creel sniaaln and
retired. When 5s.p!riin 11 reluns,(1
:n htw ship he found a creed of iMis nl•
rendy °wailing hire. caps in hand.
H0 purcheed all I'M" ut•tw•I.•: ngnin for
ieo rents apier. 11011 went en to len-
ient with Isis cargo linnet awl Isis purse
laden 'with the silver which brad been
Thus jts !.-d from Ile^ Jcvs,
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