Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-15

NNNA'A N' lANh 'fh''.II'N 10 NI.' NANl|Hf NNAIN
| II there are darker towns In central
Africa than the municipal centers Of
| China after sunset. The streets are
| deserted. A little candle or lamp may
| hang here and there out IN front Of a
| store, but there is neither gas nor cleo
| trlcity.
The coal oil consumed comes largely
| from the United States. although within
! the last few years there have been con-
| siderable imports from Russia and Su-
/ matra, There are at Shanghai enOrm-
| GUS oil tanks filed with Dutch, Rus
| sian ana American Kerosene. l saw
| Philadelphia oil for sale in Tlen Tsln,
| and / have seen camels loaded with
| Standard oil cans on the borders Of
Manchurla.
A BOY WASTED
A large part OF the tlnware used in
| China Is made from old Kerosene cans.
| There are shops In each town which
deal In such ware, and many OF the
buckets of the country are made from
| IT, The Chinese are very economical
and IN buying oil they figure on the
money 10 be- had from the cans as well
as from the oil itself
This desire % save recently caused
the death Of an almond-eyed servant
OF a missionary at Cheefoo. The mis-
sionary had bought can Of oil and
| had ordered the boy to open t. The
| boy thought IL would be a pity to in
iure so good a can, so he tried to re-
| move the solder with red-hot poker.
| The result was an explosion, which
wasted both the oil and the boy.
CANDLES WHICH GROW on
TREES.
Much Of the light Of the Yangtse val
| ley Is from a vegetable talloW. Indeed,
they have trees In western China which
grow tallow candles At least they
grow berries from which candles can
be made. The tree is q well rounded
one about twenty feet high when full
grown IL has heart-shaped leaves OF
the size Of q silver dollar and berries
about as big as a cherry. The berries
have shells much like our hickory nuts.
As they ripen the shells crack and fan
off, leaving white seeds. The whiteness
comes from a wax with which the seeds
are covered. This Is removed by boil
ing AS the water heats the wax mets
from the seed and II rises I'm a scum 10
the top. IL Is skinned off and poured
into candle molls In which are wicks
Just like those I'm the candle molds Of
the United states.
As ii cools IL hardens and when taken
from the molds Il IS I'm the form OF can
dies ready for burning. The seeds are
/ also ground and boiled and a second
rate-tallow is skinned from them.
This wax is known as vegetable tallow,
| IL Is one OF the chief exports OF the
kuklang region.
RICH CHINESE AS INVESTORS.
China is glutted with money, much as
the United States and In organizing
electric light steel railroad and tele-
phone companies a large capital could
be raised from the natives II the powers
| will demand the right treaties as TO the
safety OF investments l am told there
are thousands of rich Chinese who have
trouble to make their money bring a
fair interest At present the only out
let's are in pawn shops, grain shops and
house property, and the risks are so
great that money rarely realizes more
than per cent. The Chinese appreci-
ate what interest means They are
savers and economizers They are not
afraid TO invest In anything that prom
Uses well II they know that the men
al the head Of it are safe and that the
undertaking Is free from the official
leeches. They have faith In foreigners
and will go into schemes which are I'M
der foreign superintendent.
HOW Ii HUNG CHANG BooMs
STOCKS.
Just now there is much Chinese capt
tai invested In cotton mills, silk mills
and railroads. / have before me
proclamation which Ii Hung Chang is
sued when he built the Tien Tsln-kaip-
Ing railroad In order TO induce the peo-
pie to buy shares. In this he offers
900 900 taels about S75O,000) worth OF
stock and asks for subscriptions. The
circular shows how the Chinese look
upon such undertakings and how they
may be made interested IN them.
quote only part. Says ii Hung Chang:
This railroad win be OF advantage
20 the government and convenient 10
the people. The company Will be carried
on In a strictly commercial manner and
its officials viii protect It's rights and
see that IL is honestly directed. a capt.
tai of 100000 taels is TO be raised.
Printed prospectuses have been dis
trlbuted but In order that you may put
faith In the scheme | issue this prOcla-
nation. IL must be understood that
railroads are in use IN all foreign coun-
tries. our people who have Travelled
have seen with their own eyes the add
yantages and wherever are railroads
the trade viii flourish
IAN rich people In foreign countries
invest their money In railroad stock as
an inheritance for their children. China
i'm following the example Of foreign
countries should be saynlg and deal
honestly with the shareholders. When
a profit Is realized by the railroad conf
pany IL will be divided justly among
the stockholders, and the managers are
not 20 profit thereby. This Is import
ant 10 the government, and the officials
must see that Il win be lasting and
work honestly. All the work must be
carried on as In a foreign country and
the business sealed by the shareholders
and managers. Although officials are
connected with Il they have no power
TO ransatct business and are only TO
see that II IS carried on honestly. ANY
one In the Chekiang province desiring
shares win apply early, DO not lose
thi opportunity
Dated the 18th year OF Kuang Hsu,
9Th moon, Path day.
"(signed) III HUNG CHANG.
"Viceroy Of Chilli"
III" WANTED THE FURNITURE.
In striking contrast with this procla-
nation and Illustrative Of how the chi
nese officials naturally claim every
thing loose Is a story / heard OF II
HUNG Chang as 10 this same railroad.
ID was when the road was completed
and his oXcellency the viceroy had
taken his FIRST trip over Il IN special
car. The car was probably made for the
superlntendent OF the road. IL was I'M
isbed In mahogany, and lis furniture