Standard OiPs Champion.
ulasgow s ureat success
in Running
Her Own Street Car Lines
Ey Frederic C. Howe.
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HE private company predicted failure, said the city would go
bankrupt. So they refused to sell the council their cars, be
cause they expected the system to come back to them in a
short time.
The first thing the city did was to reduce the hours and
increase the wages of the employes. Then free uniforms
were added, along with five days' holiday each year on pay.
This increased consideration for the employes now costs the
department something like $500,000 a year. The council
did not stop here. Hauls were lengthened and fares cut down 33 percent. To
day one may ride a half-mile for a cent; two and one-third miles for two cents,
and three and a half miles for three cents. For fares are arranged cn the
tone system. You pay for what you get. The main thing is, what does the
average rider pay? In 1905 it was 1.89 cents, while the average fare charged
per mile was nine tenths of a cent. Of the 193,000,000 passengers carried, 30
percent paid but one cent, CO percent but two cents, and only 10 percent of
the total number carried paid more than the latter sum. All fares in excess
of two cents might be abolished and the earnings would hardly show it.
And the cost to the city for carrying the average passenger (not Including
interest charges) was just under one cent in 1905. An examination of the
earnings and expenses shows that the Glasgow tramway could pay all operat
ing expenses, could maintain the system, could pay local taxes the same as
a prlval-3 company, am still carry passengers at a universal faro of one cent.
It could do this and mak money. On the basis of last year's earnings it would
make about $75,000 even if there was no increase in traffic. For the operating
expenses and maintenance- charge in 1905 were $1,88-1,150. If the 195,767,019
passengers carried had paid one cent each, the earnings would have bee
$1,957,C75. From Scribner's.
Improvements in Pekin
More Real Advance in China in the Last
Two Years Than in Previous Millennium.
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Ey Joseph Franklin Griggs.
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COMPETENT authority on things Chinese states that during
the ?ust two years China has made more real advancement
than in the previous millennium. That his judgment is
sound is apparent to those who enjoy the vantage point of a
residence in Pekin. It has long been predicted that changes
would be surprising in their speed, but the most sanguine
had not hoped for what is taking place.
In passing through Pekin, the streets seem to be the
most striking phenomenon. Three years ago there seemed
little hope that the black mud, and the disgusting sights and stenches would
ever give place to anything better. The board that had been appointed to re
pair the streets was considered to have an Augean task and was the butt of
many facetious remarks. Now the broad thoroughfares are fast being convert
ed into handsome avenues. The central portion, a strip of about seven yards
in width, is being well macadamized with the aid of steam rollers. This is
flanked on each side by shallow drains of brickwork, a row of trees, an un
paved strip of five yards, in good repair, then a curbed sidewalk of varying
width, cheaply cemented with pounded lime and earth. The building line has
been straightened, necessitating the rebuilding of many shops, the rehabilita
tion of which is in keeping with the rest. Long-forgotten sewers have been
reopened, and places of conveniences erected, the use of which is made compul
sory. Innumerable unsightly sheds which have occupied half the roadway are
being removed, forever, It is hoped, and the squatters have sought other fields
in which to ply their trades. The new roadways are guarded by uniformed
police in their sentry boxes, and kept in order by numerous laborers. Fine
telephone poles, strung with countless copper wires, replace the topsy-turvy
line of the last few years. The telephone iff no longer a curiosity, but Is fast
becoming a necessity to progressive business men. From The Century.
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Ey Dr. Theodore Zell.
HERE do wild animals die and what becomes of them
after death? The question is simple enough and easily an
swered in some cases, but extremely difficult in other cases.
In a large number of cases the animals are killed by other
animals or by man and eaten. They find their graves in
the maw of their enemy, who in turn may find his grave in
the stqmach of some other more powerful creature. Of all
living creatures man is the most bloodthirsty, and more an
imals fall victims to his greed, cruelty or appetite than to
the murderous instincts of carnivorous or other animals.
It has been asserted that man is compelled to kill to prevent an excessive
increase in the number of animals which would threaten his very existence.
The mission of the carnivorous animals seems to be a similar one. In Rus
sia 180,000 head of cattle and other large animals and 500,000 smaller animals
are killed by wolves every year, not counting the poultry which becomes their
prey.
Some have made, the assertion that certain animals, when they feel the
approach of death, retire to some hiding place, , cave, hollow tree, or some
crevice in the rocks, and there await the end. Thit may be true and Is decid
edly probable, but does not explain the fact that only in rare cases are the re
mains of dead animals found in such places. It has often been commented
pon that even in the districts where monkeys are abundant dead monkeys are
scarcely ever found. Ancient writers like Pliny speak with remarkable eru
dition of the age which certain domestic and wild animals reach, but their
writings throw no light upon the question as to what becomes of the animal3
after death. The number of carcasses and skeletons which are actually found
is fr too small to give a satisfactory evplanation of the puzzling question which
is still witing for its Oedipus. Chicago Tribune.
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p Looking Ahead
Ey Paul Jllivyn Platz.
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MPLOYES in the entry department of a wholesale cloth
ing house were on the anxioii3 seat because it was known
that a proTii v.-n.-; Ho-e at hand. Burin all their riis
fUP&ions, however, one young man vas too busy to talk as
he was working upon the sales-book which was; in a tangle
and a month behind the orders. To bring it up to date w?.3
a task that rcae all cf the young men in the entry depart
ment avoid it. as it involved much detailed work. One day
while they were discussing who would be the lucky one,
ttc your.g R:an closed the Lock with a cry of joy and exclaimed: "It's up to
date!" "It's work wasted 1" was the comment of the others.
The next day the head of the firm came into the entry-room with a troub
led 'look. "We're in a great fix. I wish the sales-book was up to date!" "It
is," responded the your.g mm who had been working upon it. "You do not
understand ire correctly," eaid tbe head cf the firm. "I mean the big order
book." "The bock is up to date," and the young man reached over and pick
ed up the sales-book, opening it on his desk.
When the promotion was announced, the young man who worked in his
fpcre mon-3"t3 was the Iuc!;y man.
New York City. The over waist
that is made with loose sleeves Is
orre of the best liked and is always
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charmingly attractive. This one is
distinctly novel, giving the effect of
a, separate guimpe while in reality
American Ileautjr Favored.
The American Beauty rose is to bo
a great favorite with all milliners.
It is occasionally, used alone, but of
ten combined with lilacs and orchids.
Child's Coat.
Such a coat as this one Is adapted
to all seasons of the year, for it can
bo made from an almost limitless
variety of materials. In the illus
tration white pique is trimmed with
embroidery but cloth, silk, bedford
cord and all materials used for chil
dren's coats are appropriate. For the
coming season pique, linen, cotton
bedford cord and the like are much
used, while for the very warm
weather still thinner fabrics are
dainty and . are very much liked,
whereas for the cooler weather cloths
are in every way appropriate. The
cape is not alone becoming, it also is
protective and desirable from the
practical point of view, but it is,
nevertheless, optional and can be
used or omitted as liked.
The coat is made with a square
yoke, to which the full skirt portion
is attached. It includes comfortably
full sleeves that are finished with
cuffs and the separate cape ia ar
ranged over it, while at the neck
is a turn-over collar.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size (four years) is
four and three-quarter yards twenty-
the entire blouse is made in one. In
the illustration taffeta is trimmed
with banding and is finished with em
broidery on the yoke and the cuffs
while it is combined with a chemi
sette of tucked mousseline, but al
most all the waisting materials are
appropriate and the blouse will be
found quite as satisfactory for the
gown as it is for separate wear. It
will be charming made from crepe de
chine or any similar thin, soft silk
and, indeed, from almost every sea
sonable material. The chemistto can
be of tucking or of all-over lace or of
anything in contrast that may be
liked, so that there is great variety
possible.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is three yards
twenty-one or twenty-four, two yards
twenty-seven or one and one-half
yards forty-four inches wide with
three-quarter yard of tucking, nine
and three-eighth yards of insertion.
bcven, tnree and three quarter yards
thirty-two or three yards forty-four
inches wide, three and three-quarter
yards of narrow, six and one-half
A New Shade.
The newest color shown In the ad
vanced styles is called mulberry. This
seems to be a cross between crushed
strawberry nnd raspberry, and it is
just, iiar enough to old rose to bo
becoming to almost any complexion.
Hat in Tobaccp and Claret.
A very large hat with drooping
brim rolled slightly at the left side
and medium-tall straight crown, cov
ered with miroir velvet i;. tobacco
brown. Binding of the velvet fin
ishes the brim; draped velvet, held
at the front by a diamond-shaped
brooch set with a mock moonstone,
surrounds the crown, and posed at
tho left of the back i3 a radiating
tuft of three denil-short ostrich tips
ia claret-red.
yard3 of wide banding, six and one
half yards of edging.
Itibbon Through Lace.
The running of ribbon through lace
has become more fashionable than
ever and the handsomest dinner
gowns are treated with silk and vel
vet ribbon and with chiffon velvet,
used as though it were ribbon.
Quills On Hatf.
Golden quiils are in great demand
for hats, and what could be easier
than to paint over those that fail to
match any lat at present In use?
Y
JAMES ROCCOE DAY, D. D., LL. D.,
Chancellor of Syracuse University.
A New Cupboard.
No better receptacle for old china
has ever been found than a corner
cupboard, but unfortunately the sup
ply Is not equal to the demand. There
are more collectors than cupboards.
If one were clever enough to copy
a Collnial cupboard, as did P. D. Clif
ton, of Pittsburg, it would hardly be
worth while hunting for an old one.
As a faithful reproduction of a
famous eighteenth century design, it
would be hard to find anything better
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Norwalk, Conn. It was made in 1740,
and has the scroll top, urn flnlale,
pilasters, rosettes, and other details
which marked the best cabinet-wors
of that day.- We publish Mr. Clifton'
cupboard as an incentive to other
amateurs, particularly those with a
china-hobby. The House Beautiful.
A Copy of a Colonial Cupboard.
than his work. It. has all the feeling
of the genuine and might easily be
taken for an old piece.
Mr. Clifton is an amateur who
made the cupboard for pleasure, hav
ing for a model merely a magazine
illustration of the original. The lat
ter is owned by Dr. Coburn, of South
Don't Fold Your Arms.
By folding your arms you pull the"
shoulders forward, flatten the chest
and impair deep breathing. Folding
the arms across the chest so flattens
it down that it requires a conscious
effort to keep the chest in what
should be its natural position. As
soon as yoa forget yourself down
drops the chest.
We cannot see ourselves as others
see us. If we could many of us
would be ashamed of our shapes. The
position you hold your body in most
of the time soon becomes its natural
position. Continuously folding your
arms across the chest will develop a
flat chest and a rounded back.
Here are four other hints which
should be made habits: Keep' the
back of the neck close to the back of
the collar at all possible times. Al
ways carry the chest fartherjtofc
front than any other par4-of the anjL
terior body. Draw the abdomen inT"
and up a hundred " times each day. ,
Take a dozen deep, slow breaths a
dozen times each day. Family Doctor.
Lincoln's Sarcasm.
Probably the most cutting thing
Lincoln ever said was the remark he
made about a very loquacious man,
"This person can compress the most
words into the smallest ideas of any
man I ever met."
No fewer than fifty-two memorial
stones were laid at the foundation of
a new primitive Methodist church at
Scunthrope, England.
Tibetan Priests With Their Telescopic Trumpets Which
Emit a Note Like Thunder.
e l i6-t AfV W "1 Si
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These huge brass trumpets are sounded at Intervals during solemn
festivals of the lamaistic ritual. The standing figures are two lamas of the
Chatsa monastery, and the trumpets they are holding are sixteen feet la
length. The Sphere. j