Charlton County herald. (Folkston, Ga.) 1898-current, May 21, 1908, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextGlasgow’s Great Success - - in Running Her Ow ar Lines 5 n Street Car L Us 0 A By Frederic C. Howe. ‘Q’ﬂwg HE private company predicted failure, said the city would go bankrupt. So they refused to sell the council their cars, be- I 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 iﬁ increase the wages of the employes, Then free uniforms were added, along with five days’ holiday each year on pay. This increased consgideration for the employes now costs the department someéthing like $500,000 a year. The council did not stop here. Hauls were lengthened and fares cut down 23 percent. To day one may ride % half-mile forwa cent; two and one-third miles for two cents, and three and a half miles for three cents, For fares are arranged on the zone system, You pay for what you get., The main thing is, what does the average rider pay? In 1005 it wag 1.89 cents, while the average fare charged per mile was ninetent, , of a cent. Of the 195,000,000 passengers carried, 20 percent paid but one cent, 60 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 expensges, could maintain the system, could pay local taxes the same as a private company, and still carry passengers at a universal fare of one cent. It could do this and make money, On the basis of last year's earnings it would make about 875,000 even if there was no increase in trafiic. For the operating expenses and maintenancs charge in 1905 were $1,884,150, If the 195,767,619 passengers carried had paild one cent each, the earnings would have been $1,957,675.—~Fr0m Scribner’s, S P D arevpimastotmd 7Y - - Improvements in Pekin § More Real Advance in China in the Last Two Years Than in Previous Millennium. g AL A AL 4 By joseph Franklin Griggs. Ryrnsttoen o mprpamanind)p U bl tpb i COMPETENT authority on things Chinese states that during § * the 2ast two vears 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 cl-m* would be surpriging in their speed, but the most sanguine %mi had not hoped for what is taking place, zmq-m-n-.) In passing through Pekin, the streets seem to be the : most striking pheénomenon, 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 vards 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. lLong-iforgotten sewers have been "nopem. and places of conveniencés erected, the use of which is made compuls 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 is no longer a curiosity, but is fast becoming a necessity to progressive basiness men.—From The Century. EIG Where A D 3 -- - ? Do Wild Animals Die: So T S 0S A AAo e S By Dr. Theodore Zell. B HERE do wild animals die and what becomes of them after death? The question is simple enough and easily an ! W swered in some cases but extremely difficult in other cases. | In a large number of cases the animals are kiiled by other e animals or by man and eaten. They find their graves in the maw of their enemy, who in turn may find his grave in w . the stomach 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 instinets of carnivorous or other animals, It has been ussm;tod 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 560,000 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, a cave, hollow tree, or some crevice in the rocks, and there await the end. That 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 apon 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 danimals reach, but their writings throw no light upon the question as to what becomes of the animals 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, o} = E ) ooking Ahead e e — By Paul Alwyn Platz. } T MPLOYES in the entry department of a wholesale cloth | fug house were on the anxious seat because it was known .E that a promotion was close at hand. During all their dis | cussions, however, one young man was 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 was | a task that made all of the young men in the entry depart- S ment avoid it, as it involved much detailed work. One day, while they were discussing who would be the lucky one, the young man closed the book with a cry of joy and exclaimed: “It's up to date!” “It's work wasted!"” 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 young man who had been working upon it. “You do not wnderstand me correctly,” said the head of the firm. “I mean the big order book.” “The book 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 Epare moments was the lucky man, 10 GIRLS WHo . . .. . HAVE'TO WORK Many a girl is obliged by force of circumstances to make her own way in the world, When such is the case, she ig indeed fortunate if shé has been brought up to work and given the necessary training for her career in life. But there is another gobt of girl who starts in lie heavily %ldl capped by her ignorance of any kind of craft or profession—the girl who is suddenly left almost penailess, to face the world as best she may; or the girl whose parents have lost their money and who feels it incumbent on herself to provide for her own main tenance as well as assist in their sup port, Now, the first thing that any wo man should do who is obliged to make her own way in the world is to carefully consider what talents she has, %o that she may not take up work for which’ she has absolutely no natural taste and in which she can never be a success. For instance, it is unwise for the girl who is>a good housekeeper and who has been thoroughly trained in all the domes tic arts to try to find artistic v_(ork. Even the homely occupation of tak ing boarders will pay her much bet ter and bring her more happiness in the end than a profession for which she has no natural aptitude. 1 The chief rule of success is to per severe, and yet to persevere again.} Work is not easily found, and rebuifs are sure to be many. But the girf" who succeeds in life is never daunted or disheartened. She accepts defeat cheerfully, and in trying to rise above circumstances eventually conquers them, { In an article of thisg sort it is ‘alm possible to particularize on exactly how one should go to work to make money, for circumstances alter cases 80 greatly, and the sort of thing that would be a success in one environ ment would fail in another. One can only generalize, but the follow ing few hints may be useful: Do not attempt to write unless you have a good education and are®certain you have a talent for writing. To wend one’s way successfully through the thorny paths of literature to the goal of success one needs not only talent, but an endless amount of energy and patience. If a girl is a particularly bright and interesting letter-writer, she may safely assume that she will write an interesting, chatty article; but articles are many and competi tion is great, and I shou’ld}. adyise everyone to try a less oyerstocked market, & e A doctor's daughter m:gaf%g up massage. There is always an open ing for a skilful masseuse. It is not very expensive to take a three mopths’ course, and you may beg‘ lo&lme “in working up ,a{eonn’eo— tion, but if you send your /business cards to all the doctors of your ac quaintance or, better still, interview them personally, modestly explaining your capabilities, they will probably be only too glad to recommend you to patients in need of vour services. It you have deft fingers and are clever at the better kinds of fancy work, you can nearly always dispose of good needlework at the shops or woman’s exchanges. The great thing to remember, if you wish to sell your work, is to keep it spotlessly clean. It would be as well if some of the girls who work things and expect their friends to buy them would re member this. I should be inclined to allow a cake of soap to every large piece of work. I have said nothing about the pro fessions of stenography, bookkeeping or trained nursing, in which many thousands of women are profitably employed, because these are profes sions that require from one to three or four years’ training, and this ar ticle is intended especially for girls thrown suddenly on their own re sources, who are not able to spend such a long time in preparation. Perseverance in whatever line youn take up cannot be too great, but it must be perseverance allied to dig nity, a stern and wise desire to get on, not a vulgar wish to elbow every one out of the way. All girls should be careful of taking offense at real or imaginary slights. I have helped a good many people both to seek and find employment, and 1 must regret fully say that the chief thing that has struck me about the girl in re duced circumstances who wishes to work is her want of perseverance and her readiness to imagine she is being slighted. A friend once asked me to help such a girl to get something to do. She said she had no accomplish ments, and she did not think she was very useful. However, she was a nice girl and exceedingly pretty, with beautiful large dark-brown eyes and a tender, mobile meuth. It struck me that she might with advantage make something of her precious gift of beauty. I consulted a celebrated lady art ist, who was also a friend of mine. She offered to let her sit as a “study of & head” to a class of lady pupils. The pay was fairly good and the work light (four hours a day), and she was not obliged to keep her head in one stiff position. She came to see me after the first day, and secemed very pleased and grateful. Then suddenly I heard she had left, The artist told me she thought it a great pity, as she could have given her plenty of work. 1 met her not long afterward end asked her why she had left. She said the pupils had treated her as though she was a com mon model, and “had not even said ‘Good morning’ to her" when she came inte the room, 3 g Now, that is the sort of splrltl which is the keynote of failure. Girls must remember that there are both kind and unkind people in the world. They may meet the former; they are certain to come across the latter. If women wish to enter into competi tion with men as bread-winners, they must be ready to take the bitter with the sweet, and remember that, al though the bitter often comes first, with time and steady perseverance the sweet will always follow, and that success in any profession is not gained without hard work.—McCall’s Magazine. FUN OF BALLOONING. T Why It is Becoming a Popular Sport All Over the World. | Floating softly up into the blue ocean of air, watching the earth sink slowly away beneath us and fade and change quietly to an immense map spread before our wondering eyes— such are the first impressions of bal locon voyagers. 'The noisy shouts of those who come to wish us “Bon voy age!” become fainter and fainter un til absolute quiet reigns about us. It is so still that the ticking of the clock in the barograph is heard noisily counting the seconds as it traces the \ line of our upward flight across the sheet. 1 Meanwhile the earth-map down be- | low us stretches out larger and larger, | but its details are fading and becom ing blurred. High hills have changed ‘ to flat surfaces. A river winds and 1 bends its way through the duller col ors like a tangled ribbon of silver. A small lake sparkles in the sun shine, giving life and fire to the sober shades about it. A railway train creeps slowly along, its trail of smoke 1 streaming back over it; but as we look it suddenly disappears from | sight, apparently swallowed up be fore our eyes. Then we realize that iit has plunged into a tunnel through 'a hill which to us seems only a flat lsurface; now it appears again coming out on the other side. So the wonderful scenes come and go, ever changing, but ever grand and inspiring—scenes that come back to us real and vivid, that we may live them over again in later days. The cloud effects are at times the most beautiful of all. After having sailed up through these into the dazzling sunlight we see the snowy billows just below our car, the shadow of our balloon falling upon their white sur face. This shadow is often surround ed by a halo of rainbow colors of rare beauty. At such times one has the feeling of having left the earth com pletely and to have reached -some oth er planet. The white masses just be low seem to be quite solid and look ‘as though, one might step out of the balloon and take a stroll over then, if one only had snowshoes. The air is wonderfully clear and pure and gives one a feeling of exhilaration much greater than thag enjoyed im mountain climbing. Is it, then, sur prising that bal}ooning is rapidly bees coming a popular sport?—~Century. bl e e Mr. Gray to the Queen. That the divinity which hedges royalty in England has lost a chip from its halo is shown by an exceed ingly amusing incident which is de scribed in Harper’s Weekly. It ap pears that a body of the unemployed in Northampton sent to Queen Alex andra, upon the occasion of the last reopeningof Parliament the following telegrars: “The Queen, London—Very kindly secure this postseript to to-day King's speech: “ ‘We learn by telegraph that sev enty-five faithful lieges bearing on foot from Manchester, Birmingham and other towns a petition to us for restoration of ancient right to work, lie to your order in pig trucks at Northampton Station. * ‘God’s will be these men are giv en the inducements to thrifty inde pendence provided for their forefath ers under 59 George 111., cap. 12, sec tion 13.’ - “Facts as stated. Some men sick, many bootless, women and children abandoned on journey or evicted or starving, along with 25,000 left be hind. Awaiting His Majesty’s in structions. — Alexander Stewart Gray.” This message was regarded with horror and amazement by the public. No answer was, of course, received from it, but such was the consterna tion evoked by the dispateu that the senders, who had been marching from Manchester to London to look for work, were paid £2 by the chief con ‘stable of Northampton to leave the %cmr. ; Backing Into the Winter. At an Atlantic City hotel there is an old Southern mnegro employed as head waiter. One afternoon last sum mer a number of guests were re marking how cool it was for the sea son, and one of them turned to the old servitor, who chanced to be stand ing nearby, and said: **Well, John, how do you account for its being so cool?” The colored man thought for a mo ment and answered gravely: ‘“Well, sah, dere hab been so many ‘of dese here earthquakes and vol canoes eruptin’ dat de ears hab done shook off its axis and's revolvin’ the odder way. It am comin’ winter in stead of summer.”-—Philadelphia Ledger. B il s miastsmabmasiin . The Octopas. : Measuring ten feet six inches, an octopus, while being killed at Too radin, Victoria, entwined a tentacle s 0 firmly around the foot of one of its captors that the membrane had to be cut to free the man, ; A NOBEL PRIZE FOR AMERICAN SCIENCE By HERBERT T. WADE. When the trustees of the 'bel Fund in their awards for 190 W de cided to confer the annual prize for physics on Professor Albert A. Mich elson, of the University of Chicago, the event was significant as being the first time that this distinguished honecr has been paid to an American man of science. The award of the Nobel prize for the promotion of peace to President Roosevelt in 1906 — 5 A AR s o SE e ;X e LT s S ) "E’X‘,‘?‘i’" S "‘\k{ "";i‘"‘ -':7;"';;3«"’:"3""211 S et s e B : enavst e R SRR «“‘f\‘}‘,;‘\{‘n-’, ""\g‘%’ ey aSt e SenERE R AT \;« WO SR e e SR 5 e N e e . B “\"""‘"‘"\:‘ﬁ"‘r? Bty s gy or e e ~|.\“n$._;“(-;s.’;',“;u.,v ~é§;’-, RS e S A TR 3 o RSR TAt v RSR S S - ‘Y“\“““""'\\x\’(‘(}}“ i R "{‘3’(?l‘! 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MICHELSON, » : . i B 90 ” V ics, 1907, /i 2 rize in Physics, Winner of the Nobel Pri naturally met with the enthusiastic approval of the people of the United States, and so this more recent honor to an illustrious physicist is consid ered as much a recognition of Amer ican science and capacity for original work and minute speculation as it is a well merited tribute to the distin guished recipient. Furthermore, it is an added source of gratification that Professor Michelson’s work repre sents most largely the results of American training and environment and has been carried on for the most part in American institutions. ) ‘Born at Strelno, Prussia, December 19, 1852, he was brought to this country as a boy, and from the San Francisco high school entered the United States Naval Academy at An napolis, where he was graduated in 1873. The young ensign’s interest in physics and chemistry led to his detail to the teaching staff of the Academy in 1875, and it was here that he commenced his experimental work that soon developed to such im portance.—From the American Re “iew of Reviews. “Presence-of-Mind’”’ Smith, The victory of Christ Chureh in the Torpids at Oxford recalls a tragic epi sode recorded among the earlier row ing annals of the house. Dr. Smith, afterward Dean of Christ Church, when an undergraduate, went down to Iffley with a friend in a skiff. His companion fell overboard, and caught hold of the skiff, and Smith ex plained, when he returned alone: **We would both have been drowned had I not, with great presence of mind, hit him on the head with a boat hook.” He was thenceforward known as “Presence-of-Mind Smith,” and the unpleasant sobriquet caused him, when dean, to exchange with Gais ford. 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SIS ‘.(\":.‘ S < s - By N i AT A s LSR VU AT ke § .‘v_""t_"'a;:?"-”-;a‘: Lo NS e el i $ 4’:‘"4‘-"‘ B W _?’:,A._;,f":: : ;3,-1 Sir Chentung Liang-Cheng, the re rent Chinese Ambassador to the United States, visiting his son, who 18 being educated in England.—The By stander. On the Fence For Clothes-Props. When the weekly wash is not on the line clothes-props are apt to be in the way, if not carelessly left lying TS g s BT RAR SR TR b ‘v[& T !’d}[ff"l\ il 3‘:‘ oYy .!I\ ,}f. Bel Dot ST . ‘L_k- gl ‘. I T b ' "Y-'l-‘ 'II,: "v;‘;" :K\ "/ R R 'ﬁjﬂ;»”‘. on the ground to gather dirt for soil ing wet sheets next wash-day. This sketch shows a simple arrangement for disposing of them. The brackets can be bought at any hardware store, or may be made of wood by the handy-man of the house.—M. S., iy the Ladies’ World. bsl S Aid to Navigation. ; To facilitate,the navigation of large vessels, especially at night, a Pennsyl vania man has brought forth a novel plan. His method of thus aiding navs igation consists in illuminating the water in the’ channel at a certain N ! Z V 222 w“*:;*\.ré%.__g = | = = = %} *‘*\V%lt = SIENEW S oS @=Q point below the surface. The illumi nation is to compris=z a series of sub merged lights along the vessel's course. Electric lights are to be used. Lights of different colors are to be employed to indicate the courses of incoming and outgoing vessels.— Washington Star. A Notable Performance. A member of. the School Board of Philadelphia describes a unique schoolhouse in Northern Pennsylva nia, where the schoolmaster keeps his boys grinding steadily at their desks, but sometimes permits them to nibble from their lunch boxes as they work. One day the pedagogue was in structing a class in arithmetic, when he noticed that one pupil was devot ing more attention to a piece of pie than to his lesson. “William,” commanded the stern mentor, “will you pay attention to the lesson?”’ “I'm listening, sir,” said the boy. “Listening, are you?” exclaimed the master. ‘‘Then you're listening with one ear and eating pie with the other!”’—Harper's Weekly. s Humble, Gentle, Loving. There is nothing better under the sun than that a man should preserve an humble, gentle and loving spirit. Contending for one's rights may be at times necessary, no doubt it is SO, but it is a poor rule to live by if we intend to make it the primary point of view. The meek shall inherit the earth,—Western Methodist. bo e S Cheaper Postal Rates. No one who has given a casual thought to the matter requires any demonstration of the advantages to business that would result from a general lowering of the foreign pos« tal rates.—Country Life. oL Do Your Duty. Do your whole duty and keep your mouth shut, is an up-to-date variant of trust in God and keep your powder dry.