The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-09

.s mixed with the shocdy and the product
l- SOLO as wooden goods. In 1910 as much
as io.e0op pounds az such srIr was used
Ai GREAT Britain. Nearly all the shoddv
Me manufacture comes from American
rags wnne Great Britain gets its RAGS
from All parts OF the world
Dot'oN rags are used largely in the
i.'-il fracture OF paper. while the waste
oi the cotton mills. which IS too short
,.I SPIN ming Is employed for cotton bat
1900 anu "aeo4ng We make about 10
P"'iuS or such stun every year
Some Chinese Economies.
There is probably less waste in China
.'.'i' J" any other country. There are
no Dig factories. but nevertheless everv-
'nl"s nnds a use. Cloth OF all kinds is
'.-ielull saved. Old cl0thinn "a sold to
second hand dealers. and ~ goos fror,
one class 20 another. until il becomes
rags tNcn then the rags are washed
ana lroncd and then pasted one upOn an
"'i-'' 10 make the sOles lOr Chinese shoes
All Kinds ~ metals are saved. There
Us q regular business in China In old rim
ana Ola iron. The Standard Oil cans. for
instance are hattened out and used for
i-""S''-foohng, and th. best ~ tho Chi
heSe razors are made Of worn-out horse
shoes' which are imported By the shlpload
from Europe
As 70 food in China. nothing goes 10
-'i'i4'oN every ntft OF chicken IL
eaten. even TO the entrails. Tea grounds
are used over and over again. and every
scrap OF meat is consumed As to fuel
the fallen twigs and branches are gath
cred up, and straw is often burned for
cooking. The Chinese understand how to
get the most out OF manure. and nothing
OF this sort Is thrown away. The house
sWeepings are saved for the gardens and
even the beds OF the streams are scOoped
up from time to time into scows and
spread over the fields.
Why the French Are Rich.
IT is similar economies which largely
aid in making the French one Of the
richest nations OF the world. Every one
thought they would become bankrupt
when, in 1871, the Germans compelled
them to pa a billion dollars in the way
Of indemnity. Since then they have
wasted millions on the Panama Canal
and are to-day about the wealthiest OF
all European nations. 1t is said that the
French loaned about $3.50 600 600 to our
capitalists during the year 1905. as wei
as $3.50, 600 900 to Germany and an even
greater sum to Russia They now hold
foreign securities TO the amount OF
$4,000 COO, 900, and more than one-fourth
Of this is in Russian bonds and indus
trials. France Is said to have an annual
surplus of $500 900 600. and she is grad
ualiy placing this in various Investments
throughout the world. II she has no war
she will soon have an interest in every
national enterprise and be the worlds
chief creditor.
All this comes from saving the pennies
and watching the waste. The average
breakfast of the Frcnchman costs about
two cents while that of the American is
at least ten cents. or five times as much
France has 40.OO00O0 people and at this
rate she daily spends $500. O0o for break
fast. whereas. at ten cents. our break
fasts cost us s. 000. 900
Had we the same population as France
our morning meal would cost us 100000
more every day than II does her or more
than $lOlO.0000OO every year A similar
saving goes on as 10 other things. and
tine common people are always saving
and investing. They could live on whar