The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-04-01
JITNEY TO GUST RICKSHAW
March u Progress In japan Means
End Of Vehicle % Dssv -
Hsat Of reur1sl

That familiar ancient relie, y3ch-
shaw, Q slender carriage drawn By
man-pswer. seems now On way 70 fts
dsathbedr 70 the great wan Of curious
tourists. The existing naYYsv and
bad roads alone are keeping up tn
life. Whether for good Or for III. the
erowing severity Of the Worldwide
strusrie for existence has been com
psllins the reluctant Nipponess 70 nor
sake many Of the ANTICIPATED things
and institutions that had long been
dear to their heartA nstheticafly DIS
posed men like Lsfcadio HearI would
have japan remain forever "pactur.
esQue" and curse the skyscrap@s and
factsry chimneys; but q nation. IKE
an Individual, must live, and i've
deceDtly too. Present age In 10 doubt
IN age Of machinery; and no man
power can cope with the general toe
Of the world, and hence the mechanfza-
ton Of almost everything. Neither con
maD-power pretend to rival with me-
chanical force-it must give way to
roller, an automobile. and a cinema.
And rickshaw now must give way TO
titpey. II mad It's day. Bot the rick
shaw men do not think 80. They have
the isve and respect Of their trade.
When lately the city Of Yokohama
granted q license 20 q big jitDey bus
company. the rickshaw men attempted
o desperate effort TO smother the prof.
eel at the outset, but II proved In
vain. And numerous baby-motor cars,
allowing two passengers, win soon be
speedily carrying people around al
the rate Of % sen per mile.-East and
West News.
Play Ground In Tler
The hrst municipal play ground OF
Czecho- Slovakia, In Prague. occupies a
high hill which Is terraced OF. supply.
ing space al the top for tennis courts
and ball grounds; on lower terrace .
pavilion, band stnnd and opeD-air
thenter, on a sill lower tier q running
track, and farther down the cbildreD's
grounds, with sand pile, wadlng pool
and swings. In this latter section
there are pavillons where mothers can
sit and rest or sew as they watch the
children. This FIRST play ground for
children Is q cooperative effort OF the
Czech government and the American
"Y" which will eventually be entirely
under government management A.
present the city has supplied the place.
the Y. N. c. A. Is paying for the equip
ment and the Y. w. c. A. has given the
leadership. Charts for smaller play
places for other parts OF the city are
heing prepared.
Many Film Pictures Per Second.
Taking motion pictures AZ the rate
OF some 1900 a second with a camera
and lens. is the recent achievement OF
French scientist High-speed pho
Biography Is not new. but heretofore
has depended upon electric-spark
shadows, without lenses, and lacking
sufficient illumination for clear def
milton. The mechanism Of the camera
consists OF an aluminium reel, electri-
cally driven NJ 5000 r. p. m. and
winding MIN AZ As rect second. Al
this rate pictures 2 inches high are
maAe about 1000 times second,
larger and smaller surfaces being ex'
posed at respectively slower and faster
speeds. says the August Popular Me
chanlcs Magazine in an article carry.
ing full.page illustration.
The illuminnnt Is stream Of high
tension electric sparks with a fire.
Quency of about $1,000 a second, pro
duced nj the focal point OF concave
reflector, and kept from flaming by
current Of air.
Nippon Honors Her Soldiers.
Or Hill near Port Arthur, China
there looms grand memorial tower
and Just back OF il are buried, in I'M
marked trenches, the bodies ot 22OO
Of the bravest soldiers OF Nippon, says
the Detroit Free Press. II is shrine
for every loyal japanese. On the side
OF another hill lie buried all that is
mortal OF 1900 Russians, and there
also monument has been reared. !
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