MOST REMARKABLE OF CITIES
New Indian Animal Stories
How the Wild Boy Became Brother to the Bear
LIKE most cltlei In the far East,
Shanghai Is the proud posses
sor of a fancy name. "The
Gem or the Orient," It Is called,
and It Is, in more ways than
one, a "gem," depending entirely on
the sense in which the term may be
applied.
- It Is certainly one of the most In
teresting cities In the world, and no
visitor to the Orient should leave It
out of his Itinerary.
1 It presents the curious anomaly of
being a Chinese city, whose affairs
are administered by foreigners, writes
J. M. Grady In the Denver Post.
First there is the International mu
nicipal council, whose acts are sub
ject to revision by the consular coun
cil, representing the foreign consuls
resident In Shanghai, and the de
cisions of this latter body are subject,
in turn, to revision by a council com-
posed of foreign ministers residing In
Peking iind duly accredited to the
government of China by their respec
tive countries. There Is no appeal
from the decisions of this latter, body.
It Is, In fact, a court of last resort
as far as the city of Shanghai Is con
cerned. There Is, however, a native city
within the old walls. In which the
Chinese officials exercise exclusive
control athough there are over a mil
lion Chinese living, end carrying on
business In the so-called foreign set
tlements, which means modem Shang
hai. These are of a much better class
than those who live within the walls
of the native city. Under foreign pro
tection they are free to enjoy life, lib
erty and the pursuit of happiness un
hampered by the Iniquitous exactions
practiced on prosperous Chinamen
wherever native ofllcinls rule. In no
other city In the world, perhaps, are
Chinese to rafe, so prosperous, so pro
trestlve, and certainly in no city of
their own country do they live under
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such favorable, sanitary and hygienic
conditions, with the result that many
of them have amassed great wealth
and have become luxurious.
They have erected magnificent
homes, In a semi-Oriental style of
architecture, . i the midst of grounds
which the landscape gardeners' art
fcas converted Into fairylands Tbey
travel about In costly equipages, at
tended by retinues of gorgeously llv
ered servants.
Women Are Gorgeous.
Their women's arms are encahed In
bracelets, around their nocks are
ropes of pearls and their heads are
covered with precious gems, white the
gorgeous colorings of their figured
silk costumes fairly duzzle the eyes
bf tbo beholder.
Nor are the masters of all this
splendor a whit behind In the matter
of personal adornment These
w ealthy and effeminate Chinamen seem
to never allow the question of cost to
enter Into their calculadons In the
matter of picturesque display. If
their luxurious habits carried them
no further they might be passed up
without further comment, but such Is
far from b4ng the case.
Foocuow Huad, Uhanglial, Is the
earthly paradise of Bybarltlo China
men not only of tlianghal but of the
entire Orient On this mad well
back of tho llund aro to bv found Im
posing buildings In varli-Katct1 styles
of architecture, gorgeously decorated,
standing In their own gardens and
tsed as tea bouses, sing-song bouses,
theaters and restaurant, stocked with
all thoso delicacies so dear to the
Oriental 'and calculated to stimulate
Jaded appctllo or produce a new
nnsatlon.
In these places are to be witnessed,
n'ghtly, scenes of unrestrained license
and Chinese enjoyment, of Chinese
profligacy and Chinese fastidious
ness. The Roman emperor who, In order
to Improve bis singing voice, fed on
song birds' tongues bad nothing on
the wealthy and extravagant China
men of Shanghai, for whom menus
are frequently provided In some of
these restaurants covering over one
hundred courses, and Including such
tid bits as birds' nest- soup, bears'
paws, skylarks' tongues, thrushes'
brains, Bharks' fins, canary birds' liv
ers, and other dainties too numerous
to mention.
And when I tell the reader that a
plate of birds' nest soup for a
starter costs $25, he will have a
faint idea of the amount of his "check"
should he ever visit a Foochow road
restaurant and try to hit the'pace set
by a Shanghai Chink.
There Is another, and equally Inter
esting, side to Chinese life as seen
within the walls of the native the
other extreme. In fact where teem
ing thousands toll all day, every day,
and well into the night, running at
high pressure all the time, In order
to earn enough to keep body and soul
together.
British There First
Although the British "saw It first"
and their commercial Interests are
perhaps larger than those of other na
tions, they do not by any means
dominate the place, as for Instance,
they dominate Hongkong, and I hope
I may, In passing, be permitted to re
mark, that It Is quite as well they
do not, and for the reason that wnile
the very air of Hongkong la sur
charged with Insolent snobbery, there
Is, In the delightful cosmopolitanism
of Shanghai society, a charm all its
own.
Having said so much without fear,
favor, affection, malice or ill-will, I
will state that on the forenoon of the
Sunday after my arrival In Shanghai
I lost my way while wandering
through a section of the settlement
occupied by the poorer class of Chi
nese, none 6f whom understood a
word of EnglUh, I noticed a Hindu
BRITISH SECTION , SHANGHAI
policeman, with a rifle slung over bli
shoulder, guarding the entrance to
very large building. Not understand
ing English himself, he led me acrosi
a court yard and Into the office of the
building, which later I found was th
municipal police court In this office
were two young Englishmen and sev
eral native clerks.
The Englishman treated me with
greatest courtesy, looked up. the re
quired Information and drew rough
diagram of the streets I should trav
erse In order to recover my hearings,
and, better still, one of them (a Mr.
Marlott) Insisted, as he bad nothing
special on (It being Sunday), on tak
ing a rickshaw with' me and showing
me the way. It was then about
eleven o'clock and he remained with
me until six o'clock In the evening,
when be left me as he kindly put It
regretfully, to keep an engagement
' The Lake and the Woods.
The suggestion that the state gel
possession of the little Inland lakes
and reserve them for the people Is
an excellent one. These little bodies
of watec will have wholesome In flu
ence upon publlo sentlmeut The
pleasure connected with them Is of an
elevating character, Tbey are a fea
ture of nature that should be pre
served. If not soon devoted to popular
use they will be commercialised and
lose their grateful Influence upon the
civic character.
We should preserve the woods, too,
as far as possible. They are beauti
ful and Inspiring. They make people
better. The very air of the forest
tranqulllzea the spirit and prepares
It for nobler living. Let us not turn
everything Into money. Let money
bo the object of a little lake or piece
of woodland, and the effect Is degen
erating. Let these blessings be duly
appreciated and handed over to the
people for their enjoyment and uplift
Baltimore American.
8mall California Metropolis Used
Only As Medium of the Photo
play Productions.
America, the home of the moving
picture Industry, possesses a city that
It always on the move. It Is known
as Universal City, and is situated In
far-away California. It Is one of the
most remarkable cities of modern
times. It has streets and houses and
Institutions, a mayor and corporation,
and the usual civic equipment, but It
Is razed and reconstructed maybe a
hundred times In a year, assuming a
different form at each removal. It Is
"ancient and modern," at one and the
same time. Elizabethan bouses face
a Norman stronghold, the wigwams of
a tribe of marauding Indians stand In
front of a typically English country
home, and a Roman forum vies with a
frowning commercial factory.
"Universal City," writes William E.
Plttuck In the Mlllgate Monthly, "cov
ers an area of over 600 acres and
houses a community of over 1,000, all
of whom, from the oldest to the young
est, Snd their livelihood depend on
this moving-picture production. A sin
gle house, or a series of houses, may
be erected for pictures one day and
be dismantled the next, so that a small
army of builders and carpenters are
always sedulously engaged; while for
the various costumes and uniforms a
contingent of 80 seamstresses are kept
buglly employed, despite the fact that
the general wardrobe of the city con
tains over 9,000 varied types of wear
ing apparel."
THOMAS SANTSCHI
Director Thomas Smtsclil is putting
on a picture at the Sellg Western stu
dio which Involves the burning of a
ship at sea. .
Made the Actors Work.
"Under Arizona Skies" Is the title of
a frontier drama just finished by DI
rector Willis L. Robards. One of the
requirements In the story Is the burn
ing of a shack by Indians. This was
successfully done, but the neighbor
Ing vegltatlon took fire and the en
tire company director, actors, and all
was forced to take a band In fight
Ing what might have resulted In a
very serious forest fire. It was two
hours before the flames were finally
subdued and the work bad been so
strenuous that several of the actor
fainted.
Will Show Arizona Scene.
Webster Culllson I getting along so
well with the officials at Tucson, Ariz
where his company' western studio
Is located, that be has entered Into an
agreement to film the numerous
points of Interest In and about the pic
turesque town. Among the picture
will be view of the historic San
Xavler mission, and the- reclamation
project of the Tucson Farm company
Ha Her Own "Animal Farm."
Helen. Holme, the lead who play
opposite J. P. McQowan at Olendale,
la going to add to her own "animal
farm" In the large' grounds of her
home. The carpenters are busy msk
Ing series of cage to hold her pets.
and a special home I being construct
ed for "Stripes." a big aide winder
make presented to her by an old pros
pector rrom ueatn vaney.
Popular Novel Scenarleiztd.
Harold MacQrath's novel, "The Man
on the Box," has been scenarlctsed
and. a shown at th Strand theater,
New Tork, n a great (ucces. Th
story, you remember. Is built on the
old but favorite plot of a hero dis
guising himself a a menial In order
to be near hi lady love. - Mat Fig
msn and Lollta Robertson plsy the
eadlng role.
Gaby Desly On Screen, .
Provided the war does not Interfere,
the mction picture art will soon b en
ricned by the screen appearance of
Oaby Potly. The International star
started work two weeks ago In Lon
don on production. The picture I
sn original conception, entitled "The
Triumph.
Movie Showed Htm Misfortune.
A farmer living near Breatwood,
England, went to a moving picture
show In thst town during a visit and
learned by a picture shown on the
screen that a fire had In his absence
destroyed the stables and shed at
hi farm
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Long-time ago, In the day when
the Indian hunter followed the trail
of the bear and the deer far Into the
mountain, the little boy would watch
the hunters go away from the camp In
the early morning and wish that they,
too, could go. Sometimes one boy
would run after the hunter a abort
dlstanca, and then an old man would
call out:
"Ho, little one! Do you think you
are the brother of the near, and do you
go to hunt with the Wild Boy?" Then
the boy would come back to the camp.
'Tell me about the Wild Boy and
the bear!" the little boy would aay,
and while the old man shaped a tiny
arrow for the boy' tiny bow, he would
tell this story:
It was In the day when the people
lived close beside the river which run
south, and when everybody was happy
and had plenty to eat There was a
young woman who lived with her
eeven brothers, who were all good
hunter. She kept the home for then,
and dressed the skin of the animal
when her brother brought them In.
And alVday she was ilnglng.
But once the hunters did not come
back at night, and this young woman
sat up and waited for them.
On the seventh night some one
came to the house where the young
woman eat and knocked at the door.
"Slyu!" (hello!) said a voice outside,
and the young woman went to the door
to see who It was. '
Out In the moonlight stood the Wild
Boy, with bla bow and hi quiver of
arrow over hi (boulder.
"Who are you?" asked the young
woman.
"I am the Wild Boy, and I have come
to make a bargain with you," said the
boy, who stood In the moonlight "I
will go and find your ssven brothers
nd bring then back to you If you will
marry me. I have lived In the tree
with the bee ffcd the bird so long
that I am getting lonely."
And the young woman studied about
what th Wild Boy said a long time be
WILL FOOL SMART FRIENDS
Ordinary Two-Foot Rule Will Not Fold
Up If Properly Balanced With
Carpinter'a Hammer.
Her I a paradox to fool your smart
friend with. Take an ordinary fold
ing rule (a two-foot rule 1 best), and
ask your friend what will happen If
you tie a hammer on the end of the
rulo, with the hinge on the rule un
der neath. Of course be will aay that
the rule will at once fold up, for It
' Rule and Hammer Trick. .
will do that even without the hammer
bolng hung on It
However, It' eaiy enough to do Im
possibilities provldod you know how,
and that I the case In this Instance.
You tie the hammer In the rule exact
ly as shown In tho Illustration. You
may hav to try several time before
you will get It Just right Then when
you bold up the rule It will remain
tiff and straight and will not fold up,
In spite of th weight of the hammer.
Iu fact It I the hammer which keep
It from folding up, for the weight of
It I so placed that it produces a lever
age upward on the end of the rule, as
you can readily see when you try It.
Hss Wheel.
Teacher Tommy, what I a dachs
hund? .
Tommy A little dog that rolls
around with a caster on each corner.
Up Thla Picture,
fore she agreed that If he would brlnj
back her seven brother she would
be hi wife. Then the Wild Boy rat
away Into the wood and the. youni
woman went to sleep for the first tim
In seven night.
A the Wild Boy went swlftlj
through the woods ho Bang the on
which the young woman had alwayi
sung a she worked. And the bear
who slept at the edge of a meadow be
side the river, heard the aong and got
up and went to see who It was sing
Ing.
And the bear met the Wild Boy Id
the meadow and asked htm where bi
was going.
"I am going to find the seven broth
era of the young woman who I to b
my wife," (aid the Wild Boy. Anc
then the bear laughed.
"You will never find them," said th
bear, "unless I go with you to show
you the road across the notch In thi
mountains which leads into the Dark
enlng Land."
"Then you must come with me right
away," aatd the Wild Boy, ,
. "What will you do for me," askei
the bear, "If I come with youT"
"I will be your friend," said the Wile
Boy.
- "That will not do," said the bear
"Ton must be my brother!"
And for a while the Wild Bo;
studied about what the bear bad said
and then be agreed that he would b
the bear'a brother. So the bear passed
ms tongue over both cheek of tb
Wild Boy, and the two went on to tat
the seven lost hunter.
In the Darkening Land they found
the seven brother of the youni
woman and brought them back to bei
house. But then, when the youni
woman got ready to go with the Wild
Boy a bl wife, the Wild Boy cried
out:
"No, I do not want a wife, for I am
brother to the bear, and I must stay to
live Sn the wood!" And ever since,
the Wild Boy ha lived In the woods,
where only the bear know whare to
find him.
I RAISING GUINEA PIGS EASY
Excellent Opportunity Offered to Boy
on Farm to Make HI Own
8pndlnd Money.
(By ALJCB MAT DOUOLA8.)
Guinea pig are easy to raise ant.
taken all in all, are the most desir
able pet that there are. Even a baby
can play with them without fear of bo
lng scratched.
Hoye on the farm ran eara quite a
llttlo by raising theae pet and telling
them In the village or city at the rate
of 25 cents each.'
The guinea pig should be kept away
from cata, who will hunt them as they
do rata. Some lay, however, that
when a kitten I brought up from the
very first with guinea pig, she will
live peacefully with them.
One farmer boy raised a bushel ol
potatoes off of a piece of ground
which be traded In the city for a pair
of guinea pig from which he raised
quite a litter.
Expecting Too Much.
Some girls expect so much fram
their friends that tbey are all Die time
being disappointed. They themselves
lose their temper often, but they ex
pect their friend alwayi to be (weet
and polite. Sometime their face are
overcast, and their brow wrinkled
Into a frown, but they expect tholr
friend to go about amillng. It I a
mistake to expect so much more of
your friend than you expect of your
self, for that 1 one way of losing
friend.
Like a Toll Gat.
When I a dog' tall Ilk a toll
gate?
When It itop a waggtn' (wagon).
OSKISON
PUpY
TRADE 8ECRET8.
Why did you take out the mir
ror you had around your soda foun
tain?"
They. hurt the business. When
ever a woman saw bow she looked In-
baling a drink through a straw she'd
never come back to do It again."
8peaking of Suffragettes.
A lady of great beauty and attract
iveness, who was an ardent admirer of
Ireland, once crowned her praise of It
at a party by saying:
I think I was. meant for an Irish
woman.
Madam," rejoined a witty son of
Erin, who happened to be present
thousands would back me in saying
that you were meant for an Irishman."
Explained.
"I hear that you have a college-
graduate for a cook. Isn't that rather
expensive?"
Not very. 8he works for her board
and clothes."
Why, bow doe she come to do-
that?"
She' my wife." Rehobqth Sunday
Herald.
A 6tay-at-Home.
'Of course, I'd like to vote," aaldt
Mr. McGudley. "But I dunno'f I'd
ever get a chance to exercise my light
to vote even if I had It."
'Couldn't you go to the polls and
cast your ballot, like anybody else?"
No. If everybody voted all the-
help In the house would be sure to
want the day oil every time there was
an election."
Fatal Disease.
A young painter who had Just fin
ished a picture Insisted upon a friend!
calling to see It
"There, now," enthused the artist,
you see my new picture. What the
matter with that?"
'I don't know," replied the bored
friend, "but I should say It wa a casei
of art failure." National Monthly.
Saving Labor.
"The automobile I a great boon to
the poor, overworked horse," said the
sympathetic woman.
"Ye," replied Mr. Chuggln; "but
while It Is msklng life easy for the
horse, It baa three or four buman be
ings busy dsy and night keeping the
machine In repair."
Nothing Softens Him.
"Tompkins seems to have an Incur
able grouch."
"I agree with you. I've knnm kin.
to eat a meal that would delight an
epicure, toss off a glass of cordial,
light a 25-cent cigar and start right
In knocking humanity."
Not a Rash Promls.
"Do you think you will be able tc
provide for my daughter's wants
necessities?" asked the proud parent
i aon t snow about her wants," an
swered the prudent young man, "but
I will be able to provide for her ne
cessities. '
Philosopher and Optimist.
"What I the difference between a
philosopher and an optimist?"
"Well. philosopher takes things a
they come, while an optimist If they
com with the dark side uppermost,
turn them over."
HI Record.
"We want plenty of energy n 0ur
business. Ha this fellow you're rec
ommending any go In him?"
"Any go! There Isn't a speed taw
In ten adjacent date that h hain't
fractured."
- Mors to th Point
Anxlou Cbum 1 asiur you, my
dear sir, my young friend will make
your daughter a handsome husband.
Btarn Parent Yes. but ' will be
maks her a handsome living?