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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14

ON. Though obviously ruin to wood paw
ing, fne rra9 c1ugTess did nrG dare vot
against their rel M IN proportion to THEN
nsz7Uw, harG-uanG tires
Cabs are declining; auto-taxis. darling
where they dragged. have anti-skidders
that shake the wood paving, break holes
in the asphalt and macadam changin;
speed and putting on their brakes. And
where the auto-taxis spare, the private
automobiles finish off.
Today there are three times more Par
isians owning autos than owned carriages
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now more than a year ago, and others
will be exported at intervals until these
yellow slaves. as they are called. are
eliminated from the golden treasure
vaults Of the Rand.
This movement will affect the whole
world 1t will. for a time. dam the
enormous streams of the yellow metal
which have been flowing out of these
mines and will cut down the gold sup
ply of the nations. Within the past
twenty years South Africa has produced
a billion dollars worth of bullion, and
about half of this has been turned out
since the Boer war. 1t has been mined
largely by Chinese cheap labor. and now
that the Chinese are to go the mining
nabobs are in despair as to getting others
to take their places.
Gold mining in the Transvaal Is a low
grade proposition. and 1t must be car
FIVE or seventy mines now on the Rand
more than one-third do not yield over
$3.50 worth Of gold to the ton. and in
some the yield is still less. The quantity
Of ore Is practically inexhaustible. and
the output is limited, almost entirely. by
the amount of labor at hand. Last year
1t was about $13O.OOOOOO. or between
one-third and one-fOurth of the whole
gold supply of the world. 1t could be
doubled or trebled If the Rand had the
labor. and II 1t has it not II must fall.
There are more than $4,000 Chinese here
at work, and they form the best of the
unskilled labor that the Rand has ever
had.
The Native Labor Supply.
But first let me tell you something about
the native labor of South Africa. There
are about 100000 negroes in the Brit
ish possessions south of the equator. and
there are perhaps 100000 more in
Portuguese East Africa over the way.
or this. however, a large number are
comprised of old men and women and
children. The men employed in the
mines range In age from fifteen to forty.
am II is estimated that there are only
something like 100000 available employees
In the whole population. Moreover, the
natives will not work longer tran six
months at a time. SO this cuts the con-
slant supply down to possible 2OOOOO.
which even IL II could be relied upon. Is
far less than the wants of the country.
Before the Boer war there were Ill WW
natives employed in the gold mines. This
number dropped to almost nothing dur
ing that struggle and the high wages
then paid by the armies and others SO
disorganiZed the industry that when the
war closed and the mines again began to
work the shortage in the labor supply
was 10000 and more 1t was then that
the possibility of getting Chinese was
discussed. and. as a result. the celestials
were brought here by the shipload.
How the Chinese Came to Africa.
The importation began in 1904. The
hrst shipment came in July. and by the
close OF that year 20.OOO OF these almond
eyed pig-tailed workmen were getting
out gold. Since than about thirty more
steamer loads have been brought. and the
total invasion has amounted to 5000
or more This has been decreased by
expectation and in other ways until at
the first of last year there were about
1900. and at present there are $1,000 or
less.
The cost Of bringing the Chinese was
about SIS per head. They came for terms
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14
Kicks.

rIARRY PAYNE WHITNEY. the day
his own and other noted horsemen'
racers were shipped for London on the
Minnehaha, said of the death of racing
in New York:
"A good many Jockeys have been hard
hit. A Jockey told me last week very
sad tale of misfortune. l listened SYM
pathetically.'
".Ah, joe said I. when a man Is down
few hands are extended to him.
The jockey, as he chewed a straw
smiled bitterly.
Few hands-yes-that's right he
said; but think of the feet.
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When their fare was 40 cents, I've seen
twenty cabnen in succession refuse offers
of 81 and Sc to the Arc dc Triomphe! AT
this price the last one said: Get in:
but I'll have to lead my horse all the
way"
Half the Paris winter "verglas'' lies
on the wood pavements. Sometimes it
thaws out by noon-to freeze again at 3
pm. The coming in of auto-taxis cabs.
with one back wheel each supplied with
an anti-skidder. has transformed the
pneumonia walk home from the theater
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14
A N Americans Impress

A N Americans impress
"A sions of Stone, Wood,
Macadam. Asphalt, Dust and
Tar in Light of the Late
Road Congress-Most Beau
tiful Promenades in the
World Being Overworked-
They Threaten the Pedes-
TRANS Life and Limbs
Before Daybreak and All
Through the Day the Traffic
is Unceasing - Reasons for
Disintegration.
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of three years with possible extension
to six years. but no longer: and they
were to be paid at the start $40 month.
1t was provided that they were TO i've
in compounds. walled yards. during
their stay in South Africa. and that no
one could employ them except under IL
cense
The most of them came from north
China, and more than half were shipped
from Tien-Tsin. They were brought IN on
a contract between the British and Chi
nese governments, and were washed anu
scrubbed. vaccinated and photographed
and medically examined before leaving.
They got two months pay at the start.
and they were so we'll cared for that
very few died on the way. 1t was
part of the agreement that they were
to be carried back home, and the Trans
vaaI was sured that the Chinese would
not be allowed to obtain foothoid IN the
land.
With the Chinese Miners.
During my stay here / have gone
through the mines and watched these
Chinese at work. They are far more
indust rious than the natives and form
a much better labor supply. While
going through the underground workings
of the Simmer and Jack, the greatest
producing mine of South Africa, L was
told by Mr. Sea2raves, the manager
that the Chinese will do at least one
third more work than the native Afr!-
cans. Said he:
I'VE have increased our output that
much with 10 per cent less men, than
when we worked. negroes only. 1t is
only few years since that we had 1000
native Africans. We have now 4.OU
Chinese to take their places and our pro-
duct is one-third greater and the work
more satisfactory. The Chinese are
more easily handled and are more relia-
BILE"
Speaking of the teachability of the
Chinese as we watched them drilling the
holes for blasting and loading the ore
Mr.. SeaSraveS said:
Those men came to us green. Their
homes are not far from the Chinese wall.
and they probably never heard of dyna-
standing that they were doing efficient
work within two months after their ar
rival, and at the end of six months they
were equal TO our best white miners at
home. To give you an idea of their
reliability in comparison with our ordi-
nary labor supply we had to have white
overseers with every negro gang, and
We have them still. The Chinese could
get along by themselves. l have some
thing like 600 white men employed in
these underground workings. and / could,
IL necessary. dismiss them all.
North Chinese the Best.
lis it not uncommon to get labor from
north China. l thought most of the
emigrating coolies were from the SOUTH?
YES, that is so as a rule replied the
mine manager The Chinese of the
United States come largely from Canton,
while those of the Philippines are from
about Annoy. We tried the Cantonese.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14

CERIOUS Labor Questions
- in South Africa-How the
Chinese Were Imported and
How They Are Treated
Their Wonderful Efficiency
A Visit to Their Compounds
The Daily Life of a Chinese
Miner-Among the Ka6rs-
Where Can the Transvaal Get
New Workmen?
Copyright. 1908. BY Frank G. Carpenter,
Special Correspondence Of The Star.
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CAB ran over a
French general be-
side the Madeleine.
1t was my first
Paris sight, some
seventeen ar s
ago, and, enthused
by democracy. in
which a cabby
seemed more than
a military chief. l
wrote: In Paris,
if you get knocked
o-to1''
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JOHANNESBURG

} H y CHINAMAN
must get out Of
HSv aa ].
Gen. BOtha's hand
has written that
decree on the in
dustrial wall of
South Africa. No
more coolies are
to be imported.
The first shipment
of 1900 back to
China was made.
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and as soon as we have made him thor
oughly efficient he wants to leave. The
negroes here will not work more than
one-third of the year, and we cannot be
sure of more than three or four months
from any of them. The Chinaman works
right along year in and year out. The
ahead. like as not, goes home and buys
wife, and we see him no more. 1t
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but we find them hard to handle. and
not SO efficient as these men from the
north. Our Chinese are happy and con-
tented They do not smoke much opium.
and, as general thing. they are orderly
and law-abiding. Their chief vice Is
gambling. They will bet on anything.
and they spend their holidays In playing
fan-tan. Now and then man commits
suicide who has played away all his saw
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ings Sometimes the men hang them
selves and others take enough opium
to cause DEATH
How will you get along without the
Chinese?" ] asked.
Il really do not know" was the reply.
"You see. it takes some time to teach
the native how to work. and he will not
contract for more than a few months.
Half of his term is spent in learning,
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Special Correspondence Of The Star
pAPTC Norcmber 2 1,
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Daily Life of a Chinese Miner.

The daily life of one of these Chinese
may interest you. He wakes about
o clock in the morning at the sound of
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-03-27
Records January l. 1908.

Status of States Special Land Grant. According to State
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-03-27
State Lands Sold during Year 1907:

. Acres Amt sold for Ayrgc price
special Grant Lands 8877.9l $10l, 56801 $11A
School lands 8238.66 61,83l.65 1435
State lands leased during year 1907:
Acres leased for five years,
and two years rental re-
celved on same, and aver
age price per 46, sos 96 SO 879.8S s 1O6
Acres leased for year.
amt of one years rental
reed on same, and average
price leased for, Is 234.29 3251 10 %
State timber sold during 1907:
Timber (acres) 2O,677.SO $780, 1920 Sl21O
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-03-27

The following statement is summary Of the re-
ceipts Of the State Land Department for the year
1897 aad disposal made Of same together with state
ment showing investments on hand January T. 1908
and expenses incurred during said period Also com
paratiye statement Of the business transacted by this
Department prior TO January l. 1905 period Of four
teen years from the organization Of this Department
and the business transacted from January l. 1906 to
January !, 1903 period Of three years
Total cash receipts for 1907 $1,173, so
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-03-27
Comparative Statements

The following is comparative statement of the
business transacted by this Department from the or
ganzation Of the same in 1891 to january l. 1905,
period Of fourteen years compared with the bust
ness transacted between January l. 1905 and January
l. 1908 period Of three years:
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-03-27

The following statement shows the number Of ACRES
segregated under The provisions Of the Carey Act un.
der The various irrigation companies operating under
said Act 10 the State of Idaho together with state
seni q the number u acres Tor which segregation has
hecoasked and IS naR pending, and also the number
q acres Tor which application has been made 20 the
eate bat eg which segregation has not yet .been re-
qfe8ted t8-wif.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-03-27

Amounts due on State Lands
The following amount is due state lands. being
The unpaid principal due on land ard timber and bears
siN per cent Interest payable annually
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-08
brooklyn Eagle.)


Innumerable instances are on record,
both in America and England, of ex-
ceedingIy cheap colts afterward win
ming fortunes for their chance owners
One of the most notable cases recently
was that OF the American steeple-
chaser. Rubio. which won the Liver
pool Grand National last. March. After
arriving in England with a lot of year
lings he was sold for SO. and driven to
a trap for awhile.
Stories of Derby winners having been
sold as Youngsters for exceedingly
small sums are fairly numerous and
without going too far back into the re-
cesses of the past. at least two in
stances can be cited of animals destined
ultimately to win the blue ribbon of
the turf which as yearlings no one
thought good enough to buy. Voltigeur
was one of these. and the other was
Thormanby.
Volngeur was bred by Robert Ste
phenson in 1S47, and as yeaTling was
sent I'D to be sold at the Doncaster
sales, a reserve price of $1,750 being
placed on him. Not a man was found
to bid that much for him, consequently
he was withdrawn
In all probability he would have re-
manned unsold had not Williamson, a
seen him, and, having taken a fancy to
him. finally persuaded his lordship to
buy him.
His judgment was triumphantly vim
dictated. for not only did Voltigeur win
the Derby and st. Leger. but he sue
ceeded in establishing line of thor
oughbreds which is at present domi-
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TeddingtOn, the winner of 1851, was
bred by a blacksmith. who sold him
as foal, together with his dam. to
Sir Joseph Hawley for $3.50 and a
further $1,000 if he won the Derby
Sir Joseph and his confederate, Mas
sey Stanhope. TO whom the horse really
belonged prOfited largely over the sue
cess, and the jockey. NIarson. who rode
the horse received $4,000 as token
of victory. which in those days was I'M
precedented.
Sainfoin, which carried the cOlors OF
Sir James Miller to the front eighteen
years ago. was an exceptionally for
tunate purchase by John Porter. the
trainer He bought the colt out of the
Hampton Court lot of yearlings in 1888
for the very reasonable price of SIPS.
Sir Robert Dardine taking half in
terest in him.
As a 2-year-old he was seen only
once in public. and he won his race
with the greatest ease. The year fol-
lowing he won the Esher Stakes in a
canter. after which he was sold to Sir
James Miller for $50. 600 and a contin-
gency of half the stakes if he won the
Derby He was. indeed, profitable
deal for Porter and Sir Robert.
Another instance of Porter's shrewd-
ness as a horse dealer was his purchase
of the great horse Isonomy for the bag
ateIle figure. comparatively speaking,
of 81 500 The real owner was Fred
Gretton.
Isonomy gave no real promise OF his
worth as a 2-year-old, his only victory
being a nursery stake in the latter part
Of the season. As d 3-year-old ne was
not seen in public until the Cambridge
shire. which he won easily by two
lengths, and incidentally earned no less
than $500, 600 in bets for mis- owner.
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FAMOUS THOROUGHBREDS

nant on the English turf and likely to
remain Sc for some time to come
Thormanby. too, was sent up to be
disposed of at the Doncaster, and. like
Voltiseur, did not reach nominal re-
serve. DESTROYS of getting rid of him.
however. PIummer, his breeder, re-
quested his famous trainer Matt Daw-
son, to come and have thorough look
at him.
? This Dawson did. and, perceiving at
a glance good points about him. which
no one else apparently had noticed,
bought him for Merry. his patron.
Strange enough, Dawson gave the same
figure for Thormanby as that paid for
Voltigeur
As 2-year-old, Thormanby ran
fourteen times. and out of this number
scored nine wins, and in the Derby of
the following year he beat a field of
thirty. 1t was said that the race Melted
Merry the nice sum of 100000.
The cheapest horse that ever won the
Derby was Little Wonder. which was
successful in 1910, for he only cost his
owner. Robertson. the meager sum of
1925.
SPANIEL. too. winner of the race in
1881. was picked up for a very small
sum. Lord Egerton, his breeder, letting
him go for $3.50
Pyrrhus J. which won in 1916, was
purchased by John Day. the noted
trainer. as a yearIing at Doncaster.
Gully, the pugiIist. taking half inter-
est in him
AS 2-year-old the horse never ran.
and seemingly his abilities We're Their
of an unknown quantity. for AT the
end of the season Day agreed to sell
his half share in him To Gully for $500
DAYS chagrin at his subsequent VIC
tory in the Derby was very great.
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didn't Tnum- -mean-" but his
tongue is so thick he can't get out any
more. He puts his hands over his face
and slumps down on his knees.
up with ye," says Dennis. jerkin
him on his feet like he was handlin'
sack o. meal
Easy there, Dennis. or you'll have
him apart says I. Turn him loose
and go and lock the stable. I'll tend to
him.
When he gets the knuckles out of his
neck. and finds he amt goin TO be
handcuffed, o. hit on the head with a
billy he feels a little better.
Now tell us all about it," says I.
ooh, I will" says he; TN tell every
thing just as it happened. But please
don't-dOn't-" and down he goes again.
Up, up" says L. pOkin' my thumb at
him. like the elephant trainers do.
"Pup-pup- please" he starts off once
more.
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well, well, says I, don't get chesty
over ii. You've got lots of competition
in that line. What's your speciality
But just then old Mr.. Dayton butts
in, wantin' TO try his hand. And say
whatever that old ducks regular bust
ness is, he missed it by not gOin' out
with parlor organ and a tent; for as
an exhorter he's the fancy goods. First
thing Thayer and l knows he has
eamped down alongside that single
chested wreck, and has got hold of one
of his hands, and he's doin' the Moody
and Sankey turn to beat the cars. 1t
was "Oh, my poor erring brother" and
Sinners come to glory" and all that
business; both of 'em rOckin' back and
forth on their knees like some one was
pullin' the strings.
After a few minutes of that Mr.
Dayton looks up at us with his eyes
leaky and says, Now. friends let US
all join in a hymn for the sakd of this
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poor wandering soul. Com, Salvation
Is Free Together, now"
Say, would you believe it? He had
me goin'. Maybe l never made a stab
at hymn singin' before, but 1 did then
So does Thayer. The four of US was
at it full tilt, when / looks up and sees
Dennis and Mother Whaley peekin'
through the door. with their eyes
popped out and their mouths open.
That sends me off the key as quick as
though I'd fell from a ladder, and I'd
quit for good if old Mr. Dayton hadn't
caught my eye and give me the encour-
agin' nod At that 1 waves the Wha-
legs to beat it, and takes a fresh start.
Now" says Mr.. Dayton, after We've
staggered through Bringing in the
Sheaves," perhaps our dear brother
will confess his sim
why sure" says l. "I'lI go as far
as
1T will be your turn next" says the
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ooh, have it your own way" says l.
IF you can talk easier on your knee
pads, why stay there. But get busy
What particular kind of an undesirable
cit are you, anyway
+ Tin a th-thief." says he, begin
min TO Dlubber.
"Oh, shocking" says old Mr.. Day
ton, who has been edging out from be-
hind the corner of the bookcase. Thay-
er comes to the front, too, and the three
of US lines up before the specimen on
the rug.
Now say I've seen enough of crooks
to know that the average run of 'em
don't go around pu0liship' their record
before strangers; SO l takes it we've
dug up an amateur.
thief, eh2- says I. is that a
bluff. or are you just braggin'?''
Yes yes" he goes on; Il am thief
q thief"
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They Were Bought for a Song and
Won Big Money for Owners.

Had he been in the classic races he
would in all probability have cleaned
the board
As 4-year-old he won the gold cup
at Ascot and the Goodwood and
Brighton cups, and crowned these feats
by literally running away with the
Great Ebor handicap. carrying the
crushing weight of 136 pounds.
The following year Isonomy proved
himself better horse than ever. not
only winning the Ascot gold cup again,
but also the Manchester cup, with the
almost impossible burden, one would
think, of 13S pounds
1t has been calculated that altogeth-
er Isonomy won for his owner upward
OF $500.000 in stakes and bets, which for
an $500 investment was a colossal
profit
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THE NAIL OF DESTINY.
(PuckD.

For the want of a nail the shoe was lost
For the want of the shoe the horse was
lost.
For the want of the horse the rider was
lost.
For the want Of the rider the battle was
lost.
For the want of the battle the kingdom
was lost
naii,'
But this. my child. you doubtless know,
Was a number of hundred years ago.
Brought down to date, the facts are these:
The general chooses to ride at ease
IN new six-cylinder automobile.
And he punetures the tire of his off-front
wheel;
So the battle goes bump-not for the lack,
But because of a smallish carpet tack
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ATLANTIC CITY. n. J..

The Lexington, s rss'a sxss and o, Asss an
from depot. 100 ydS. from beach and Palace pier
Hotel premises extend To beach: ocean view
bathing direct from house: choice table sup
pied from our own farm; white service; station
AIRY washstards, with running water in rooms.
s. ami IN weekly, $l.25 and up daily; Sat. to
Mon. $50
PAUL C.. ROSECRANS
nv31- Su ~ 10
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ARANDALE HOTEL. BEDFORD, PA
Opens June /. Guests will haze free OF the
mineral waters both hotel and springs. Its
own farm gives to the table products par
cellence Terms moderate. Booklets.
myc2- S0ts0 AI.SIP & SMITH.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE. GRAND AND SEW ALL
AYES; SIS 10 $12 weekly; minutes from de.
pots. boardwalk Auditorium.
my27lOOt.4 E. JORDEN.
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WASHING ION AND POTOMAC STEAMBOAT
COMPANY.
9Th STREET ksIIaRE
The Origin of Woman.

From the Calcutta Research and Review.
The Hindu conception OF the origin OF
the fair SEX appears to be more sublime
than that of the Hebrews. because when
Brahma. the Supreme Being created our
first parents the two are said to have
been in one and the same body. The
right half of this body represented the
father of humanity and the left half,
which was distinguished by q fairer mold
ing, its mother.