DEATH IS ALWAYS UP TO DATE
England's Capital
Greater Than Ever Before and Stead
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N recent years there has been a good deal of foolish, talk
about the supposed decadence of Britain. a few Eng
lishmen have themselves fallen Into grave doubts on the
subject. As a matter of fact, the nation never .possessed
elements of strength equal to these of today. A population
of 20,000,000 In 1S15 ha3 increased to one of 44,000,000. In
1S15 the nation's accumulated wealth was under 3,000,000.
000; as late as 1S45 it was only 4,000,000,000; in 1SS2, ac
cording to Mulhall, it was 8.720.000,000; today it is vari
ously estimated at from 12,000,000,000 to 15,000,000,000. The yearly ad
dition to this accumulated wealth in 1S15 was CO,000,000; today is it 300,
000,000, or six times as much. .
The total foreign investment of British subjectsalmost a negligible quan
tity a hundred years ago, is now estimated at 2,700,000,000, upon wiiich
there is an annual inc of not less than 140,000,OGO. During the last six
years the placement ( tish capital in foreign countries, largely suspended
during the previous d. ..a, has been resumed on a stupendous scale, greatly
5o the improvement of foreign trade, and distinctly to the encouragement of
public and private thrift. At least a hundred millions were invested abroad
In 190S, and approximately the same amount in 1909. These are merely a
few of the more obvious evidences of the financial power of the nation. Of
the ultimate ability of the British people to support a government twice as
lavish as any yet on record there can be not the remotest doubt. Assum
ing that the principles of reasonable economy are to prevail, the one tower
ing question is as to how the public burden may best be adjusted so that the
15 percent of the population which receives 50 percent of the national
Income and possesses more than 90 percent of the nation's aggregate wealth
may be made to bear its just share. Review of Reviews.
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and Poverty
By Winifred Black
LITTLE rjirl lay doirn on her sister's grave and died the
other day.
And when the mother -went to the drug store to tele
phone to ask for help she fainted, and the drug store people
discovered that the mother had not eaten anything for near
ly two days because there was no money to buy food.
In the same paper that told this little story I read that
aigrettes were in fashion again this year because they were
so expensive that the very presence of an aigrette meant
that the owner must have money, or at least had it when she bought the hat,
and that black pearls were again in vogue, and that it was bad form to let
the bay horse go out with anything but an ermine carriage blanket.
I wonder if the little girl who lay down and died rather than to struggle
through a world like the one she lived in wasn't, after all, wise after her kind
and condition? ,
I suppose that poor mother walked the street right beside some discon
tented rich woman a dozen times, and unless she walked unusual paths she
certainly went past a dozen young girls who are making their own mothers
miserable because they can't have just exactly the latest thing in jewelry or
the newest thing in automobiles, "like the other girls." -
If I had one of those "like-the-other-girls" daughters I'd make her spend
at least half of her time getting acquainted with some of these "other girls,"
like the one who lay down and died of hunger and heartache and sorrowful
discouragement the other day. I believe it would do her good. New Yorlj
American.
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? WillAsiaTake OurTrade?
By Moreton Frewen, English Economist
HE most serious aspect of the depreciation of gold or, to
word it more simply, of the great rise of gold prices is that
it s stimulating the industrial development of Asia, w'ith
eight hundred millions of people, and involves a competi
tion which, though little noticed thus far, is a menace to
our Western civilizations. The great abundance of the
new gold inflates our currencies, but there is no equivalent
inflation of the silver currencies of the far East. The re
suit is a great stimuus to all that' Asia exports to us, and
if the rise of gold prices continues during the next charter of a century, as 1
believe it will, we shall hand over the control of many great industries such
as steel and coal, cotton, leather and jute to an awakening China. When I
think cf the creations I have myself seen the cotton mills of Bombay, the
jute mills of Calcutta, the boot factories of Ca.wnpore, and now this terribly
ominous competition of Hankow, Shanghai and Hong Kong I find myself won
dering what white industries menaced by this murderous Mongolia compe
tition will survive. The coming competition of Chinese pig and steel must
keep the prices of pig and steel down here in the West to something like their
cost of production in China plus freights, but there is no such competition
in the case of perishable commodities wheat, beef, bacon and butter. Thus
the necessaries ot life hore must get the full uplift of the increasing depre
ciation of gold.
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ON'T smoke a cigar when filling the gasoline tank or you
will tis through iha rionrlv frnfoa Vmfnr vnil makf
Hw Jcmr lrcP-"r farewells.
Don't argue with the policeman who arrests you for
speeding. He knows better, or he won't admit it if he
doesn't. Argument only excites him. Save your convincing
appeal and tell it to the magistrate.
Don't run away if your machine, injures a person.
Every law of humanity demands that you do what you can
to help the Injured person, whether the accident is a result of your own oi
the other fellow's carelessness.
Don't get a swelled head just because you own or drive an automobile
RrxLomber that every man, especially the one on foot, lias as much right tc
the street as you have.
Don't con'lnue cranking the engine after a kickback without doini?
something to prevent another kickback. It may mean' a broken wrist.
X-'qa't dismantle the engine entirely if it refuses to start. You may flm
fou liuve not turned on, the switch or the gasoline.
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-Cartoon by C. R. Macauley, in tbe New York World.
RAILWAY DEATH TOLL LESS FOR YEAR PAST k
253 Passengers Killed Against . 381 Year Previous 4941 Trespassers,
ployes Operating Revenues in the United States Were
$2,418,677,538; Expenses, 1,599,443,410.
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17,487,868,935 PAR VALUE OF THE RAILROADS IN 1909
Washington, D. C. The total num
ber of persons killed on or by railroad
trains in the year ended June 30,
1909, was S722, and 95,626 persons
were injured, according to an abstract
of railway statistics made public by
the Inter-State Commerce Commis
sion. Of those killed outright, only
25 3 were passengers, as against 3S1
passengers killed the previous year;
4944 were . trespassers on the road,
and the remaining 3525 killed were
railway employes.
To passengers the greatest cause of
injury seems to have been derailment
or collisions. In this way 86 passen
gers were kjlled and 4S05 injured.
In the whole year, the report states,
1 passenger was killed for every
3.523,606 carried, while the injured
averaged 1 to every 8 6,45 8 carried.
The indications are that railroad tra
vel is becoming less dangerous with
the installation of improved safety
devices.
The statistics for the year show an
Increase of 3215 miles of single track
ing in the United States, mostly scat
tered through the West and South,
while the increase in mileage of
tracks of all sorts is S705. On June
30, 1909. the report shows, a single
track mileage in the United States of
236,868: 20,949 miles of second
track, 2169 miles' of third tracking.
The increase in locomotives over
the year previous was 479, the total
number in operation on June 30.
1909, being returned as 57,212. Of
these about 13.000 were classified as
passenger engines and about 33,000
as freight engines. The total number
of cars in operation showed a reduc
tion of 12,901 under the returns of
the year before, this year tbe total
number being 2,21S,2f:0.
The total number of persons on the
yny rolls of the steam roads in the
United States was cn June 30. 190 9,
1.502.S23, or an average of 658 per
sons to every 100 mile3 of road. These
figures show an increase in the total
number of employes of 6 6,548 over
the previous year.
The total canitaliration of the rail
roads of the United States on June 3 0,
1909, was $17,4S7,8CS,935. Of this
amount about $13,000,000,000 was
outstanding in the hands of the pub
lic, representing a capitalization of
$59,259 per mile of line. Of the total
capital outstanding there existed as
stock $7,686,278,545, of which $6,
218,3S2,4S5 was comman and $1,
467,S96,060 was preferred; the re
maining part, $9,801,590,390, repre
sented funded debt.
Of the total capital stock outstand
ing $2,7G6,104,427,or 35.99 per cent,
paid no dividends. The amount of
dividends declared during the year
(by both operating and lessor compa
nies) wa3 $321,071,626, being equiv
alent to 6.53 per cent, on dividend
paying stock. No interest was paid
on $718,351,332, or 7.57 per cent., of
the total amount of funded fiebt out
standing. The number of passengers carried
during the year ended June 30, 1909,
was 891,472,425. The corresponding
number for the year ended June 30,
1908. was 890,009,574, an increase of
1,462, Sal,
The number of tons of freight was
1,556,559,741, while the correspond
ing figure for the previous year was
1,532,981,790, the Increase being 23,
577,951 tons.
The average receipts per passenger
per mile, as computed for the year
ended June 30, 1909, 1were 1.928
cents; the average receipts per ton
mile 0.7G3 cent. The passenger serv
ice train revenue per train mile was
$1.26.958; the freight revenue per
train mile was $2.76.450. The aver
age operating revenues per train mile
were $2.16.7S9. The average operat
ing expenses per train mile were
$1.43.370. The ratio of operating ex
penses to operatingrevenue was 66.16
per cent.
The operating revenues of the rail
ways in the United States were $2,-
418.677,538: their operating expenses
were $1,599,443,410. The corre
sponding returns for 3 SOS were: Op
erating revenues, 52,393.S05,989; op
erating expenses, $1,669,547,876.' Op
erating expenses averaged $6S65
mile of line.
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NOVEL METHOD OF MARKING HORSES.
Captain Conrad of the
United States rmy Cuggssts Tattooing ths
Number on the Lip.
Washington, D. C. Captam Cas
par H. Conrad, of the Quartermaster's
department of the army, has suggest
ed a new method of marking horses
in order to enable the War Depart
ment to keep a record of them. For
several years the hoofs of the animals
have been" numbered. This method,
however, has not been' satisfactory be
cause of the fact that the number of
ten wears off the hoof and is obliter
ated in other ways. Captain Conrad's
scheme is to tattoo the number on the
inside of the animal's lip. This sys
tem is in practice in the Quartermas
ter's department of the army of Great
Britain.
It is probable, however, that the
humane societies of the country will
raise objections to the proposed plan
of tattooing numbers on the lips of
army horses. John P. Heap, secretary
of the local humane society, had this
comment to make on the subject:
"I cannot speak for the executive
committee and I cannot reach them
at this season to learn their views, but
it is my belief that the members
would disapprove any such system as
this. I would like to have data on
the subject before submitting it to the
society for action, because It would
be necessary that we know how much
pain is Inflicted upon the anirnala
when they are subjected to such
marking, and what results are
achieved by it."
Discussing the subject. Dr. A. D.
Melvin, chief of the Bureau of Animal
Industry of the Department of Agri
culture, said that the method of tat
tooing letters, numbers and other de
signs inside the upper lips of horses is
one of the plans being considered to
secure permanent marking of such
animals.
"A system of this sort is now being
followed in the marking of English
army horses," Dr. Melvin continued,
"and I understand It is considered a
decided success. A similar scheme is
used in thi3 country for marking reg
istered cattle, only with cows and
steers the tattooing is done in. the
ear."
Dr. Melvin explained that the tat
tooing need not be very painful to the
animal because it can easily be done
with a pincer-like pinch, on which all
the needles ara Inked at once and the
mark plated in the lip with one operation.
Jn't oiase back along the road locking for a missing cylinder.
Will probably f.nd the trouble right under tbe hooi
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Twelve Couples Married on Cente
nary of Louise of Prussia's Death.
Potsdam, Cerm any. Twelve young
couples were made happy at the Gar
rison Church a few days ago thanks
to Queen Louise of Prussia, the cen
tenary of whose death was thus com
memorated. Her Majesty left a fund
to provide annually a dowry of $112
for each cf six servant girls, to be
chosen from the most worthy. On
this occasion twelve dowries were
awarded, as the date fell on the cen
tenary and also on the fortieth anai
rersary cf tbe war with France.
Expert Expects Visitation of
Seventeen-Year Locusts.
New York CI try. The "seventeen
year" locust will sweep over the At
lantic Coast from Virginia to North
ern New Jersey next spring, accord
ing to Curator Ditmars, of the Zoo
logical Gardens, in Bronx Park.
"Next year," said Mr. Ditmars. "will
be the seventeenth year since the 'seventeen-year'
locust swept over the up
rer Atlantic seaboard. I found in
Virginia that the locust, stiil in the
errub stage, will mature next year, and
it will Le cne of the wortt invasions."
rROMJSED LAND.
A person of persistent prominence
In the development of Oklahoma Is
the woman homesteader. Since the
first day of the opening of old Okla
homa to settlement in 1S89, when
Nannette Daisy jumped from a cow
catcher of an engine on the first train
that brought thousands of komeseek
ers into tho Territory and staked off
a claim in tho "promised land," the
woman homesteader has been occu
pying a front seat in Oklahoma's
march of progress. The instances aro
not few where women have staked
off claims, superintended the cultiva
tion for years and finally won the
prize a deed to a quarter section of
land from Uncle Sam.
Miss Nannette Daisy had been
prominent in Kentucky before coming
to Oklahoma, now more than twenty
years ago, having been an assistant
State superintendent of schools and
with knowledge of the political game.
From a incident in her life in the
Blue Grass State, in fact, was born
the drama, "In Old Kentucky," of
which her kinsman wras the author.
was such a woman who was Okla
homa's first feminine homesteader.
Arkansas Gazette.
NERVOUS ILLS.
Exercises cqnsclentiously gone
through in your bedroom night and
morning, a few breaths of fresh air,
a.nd a brisk, even walk, during which
care is peremptorily banished from
the mind, will either separately or
jollectively accomplish as much, if not
more, toward reducing nervous ills
than a sea voyage under the best
conditions.
I opportunities to use It. For years I
studied at college, quite a distance
from home, and there were hundreds
of chances for me to observe how
traveling alone seems to bring upon
the woman's head many little indig
nities. I have not spoken of tho positive
danger to women of traveling unac
companied by night. A sudden trip
on tho first train will involve a wom
an in many difficulties of which she
never dreamed in the walls of her
home. If a sleeper, is required, I ad
vise an early retiring. If the journey
be short, I pray that you do not fall
asleep, to be taken beyond your des
tination. It is extremely difficult to register
at any large hotel when you are a'.one
and arrive at night.' Remember thi3,
and try to arrange for accommoda
tions beforehand. If possible, have
one or two letters of recommendation
from reliable people, for they will be
friends indeed.
'hen traveling alone do not loiter
in public places; shun the corridors
or public rooms of a hotel or steam
er, and be conspicuous by your ab
sence in all places of amusement.
The modern girl is by no means an
Ignorant, dependent Clarissa H..r
lowe. I glory in the fact that irur
women are much more able to take
care of themselves than their grand
mothers were. But by all means let
us have no moments of genuine re
gret at a careless underrating of the
dangerous side cf this custom.
Whenever possible, avoid the trip
which offers no companion of your
own circle of friends, i If necessary,
be absolutely careful and convention
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Tomato Bisque Soup. Boil one pint of tomatoes for half
an hour. Add half a teaspoonful of soda and stir until the
froth disappears, then strain through a vegetable sieve.
Now add a teaspoonful of salt, the same of sugar and a salt
spooa of paprika, also a tablespoonful of butter and thicken
with half a cupful of fine cracker crumbs. Lastly scald a
pint of milk and pour it slowly over this, stirring well. The
soup must not boil after the milk has been added, lest it
curdle. .
Nervousness, unless it is of such j al. There will be few annoyances if
pronounced symptoms as to call for your appearance and conduct speak
the advice of a physician, will yield for themselves that you are determ-
to systematic physical training in
nine cases out of ten. Home exer
cise for the cure of nervousntss
should not be violent at-first. Prac
tice only such movements as raising
the arms from the sides to a point
above the head, all the bending move- j
ments of the upper body, chest ex-;
pansion, and the simple raising or tne
legs, one at a time,' toward front and
side, while in a standing position.
Such a course of calisthenics, which
any woman could readily outline for
herself, would not have as its object
the development of one set cf nius
;les, but it would raise the vital forces
as a whole by stimulating the entire
body, at one time. Strike out,' up,
back and down with the arms; bend,
front, back and .towards the sides
with the body, and you have suc
ceeded in putting a dozen sets of mus
cles into play within the space of a
few seconds.
Most essential of all is the mental
attitude, which, if you expect to de
rive marked benefit, must be one of
complete quiescence. Never should
the person taking the exercises look
upon them as work; when gone
through in the spirit-that solemn duty
is being discharged and must on no
account be evaded, just so soon will
ined to reach your destination in dig.
nifled peace. Washington Herald.
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Albatross is being used much.
Tucking is used a great deal on
gowns.
Afternoon gowns are more or ies3
elaborate.
Many coats have long revers that
cross and button below the waist
line.
The Ehoulder seam on the new
shirt waists is much longer than that
of last season.
Lingerie embroidered with the all
pervading chantecler is one of the
fads of the hour.
Exquisite separate blouses are
made of the soft crepe printed in the
rich Paisley patterns.
An exquisite combination seen
recently on a house gown is a blue
tulle veiling silver embroidery.
One of tho old fashions that has
been revived is the use of colons
physical culture become onerous and j gold buckles to trim gowns.
fail of it3 purpose. Let the impres
sion on your mind be one of jqprmal
exercise rather than of obligatory ex
ertion, and you will soon observe a
change for the bettsr in your physical
condition. New Haven' Register.
WHEN TRAVELING ALONE.
It is regrettable, but true, that
many women must travel alone in j from a tiny gold chain or ouo of the
street cars or on longer journeys, and i seed pearls
Coats of velvet are being worn
over foulards, the coat being lined
with the same material as the gown.
If ycu get a lingerie hat be sure
to choose the mob style, with largo
high crown and a double rulTle around
the face. -
Bangles of seed pearls are , worn
as pendants. They arl" suspended
to them I wish to speak to-day. Busi
ness or necessity often takes a wom
en from the shelter of her home and
places her in situations that require
the most circumspect behavior. A
trained nu.'se, a doctor, a student or
a young woman traveling from one
place to another is subjected to crit
icism and a treatment that is different
from that accorded to a group. It is
necessary that the fact that she is
alone be made as inconspicuous as
possible.
. In the first place, never dress in a
manner to attract attention. Take
off all dazzling jewelry, leave the
beautiful plumes at home, and wear
your plainest and most refined
clothes. A quiet demeanor and in
conspicuous garb are best at all times,
and doubly valuable when traveling
alone.
Avoid any chance acquaintances. I
know one young nnrse who can look
with horror to a day when a kind
woman relieved her of a well filled
suit case due to the unnecessary
familiarity of a railroad seat.
A book is a good, reliable compan
ion to a solitary traveler. Any forced
remarks from an intruder seem hope
less if you intrench yourself behind a
book.
A well bred, dignified reserve will
accomplish wonders when the famil
iar salesman looks yc'ur way. TakeJ
The rich, dull coppers as well as
other metallic shades are seen in
many of the stunning slippers for
evening wear.
There is little change from other
years in the fabrics used for bathing
suits, serge, mohair, taffeta and batiu
all being in evidence.
Black and white, violet and helio
trope, tilleul green and biscuit color
are the predominant shades especial
ly as regards millinery.
Wooden beads are made into neck
laces, and are exceedingly smart for
trimming on hats. One finds them,
too, studding rafliu belts.
In Paris, women are seen with
rings slipped on over their gloves.
Whether this is to be a popular fad
or not, remains to be seen.
Gilt buttons, which are held la
place by means of metal rings, ar
used as fastenings on some of tho
white linen Russian blouse suits.
For general wear fair-sized as well
as extremely small toque3 will be
worn, some of the newest being of
changeable straw in -a coarse basket
weave.
A long jacket of silk matching the
afternoon gown with which it is worn
is EomethiDg that ha? bem quickly
adopted as serviceable aud good look
ing. Fringe or chiffon niching is
my word for It, there will bs .wanr ! iS3d to edge collar and sleeves.