The evening world. Newspaper, October 18, 1907, Page 18

ake | z Retrieved! a 4 " ene ‘iat i ee ; By Maurice Ketten. e é Be nee Daily, Brovwt meaner by the Press Fublishing Cempany, Xoo # (0 @ Park Rew, New York. (Genrn POLITZER, Protas 9 Rand 104 teaset, ZLAXGUS OM AW, Rec. Troas., t0) Wee {ttth Mroet -vening. world Da: Ly Mag zine No. 50—TZU-H’SI, the ex-Slave Who Rules Half of Asta. — IXTY years ago a pretty Chinese girl was sold as a slave. To-day she Ss is ruler of half of Asla_und-holds despotic life-and-death sway over some-400,000,000- people._Sho_ts_Tzu-H’sl Dowager Empress of China. n 1846 a prosperaus Tartzr family lost all its money, ‘This family con~ ~ Sisted-of-n-father,-mother, son “and-two-dauzhters.The elder_of the two. + girls came to the rescue with a startling proposil. She suggested that her father sell her into elayery Jv order to save those she loved from starva- tion. She wus beautiful and well grown, and found, favor with the vicoroy of the province. So {t was that twelve-year-oll Tza-H1’s| became one of jmany slaves In the’ viceregal household., The future empress,-howrver,had— other plans, and with consummute geniux Degan secreily to work for els fulfilment. NO LOAFING. a T the Jast meeting of the Board of j A: ty Magistrates a_resolution was ; doptedto-close_the_night police! court .at 4.30 o'clock. Several of | the “Magistrates indicated that this, «was the first step foward abolish: |” 2 3 3 ther) PRS : , S (ep muaieace. BG Piru tees : : One ‘day the Viceroy told’ her enviousiy of a wondrous embrolderea ing the night ipa! court ath 1 : Z ; = —. : os g idacket hé°bad seen won nt wtenste ‘The gigi said. nothing: but distened. {n= - “They complained that ee ae \ tr ; : : ‘ : : Ks 0 hes “wdeacvirtion of the garment. Soon afterward she pre: long and that they did not, . Oe \ Sass Ba J “sented him with just such a jacket; every stitch of it7ker-own handiwork.- were too Jong i y: j 1 ~in-delight the Viceroy offered her any-gift rhe might name But. in-seem ike tosvork nights — ae SS r j ; EMR any SE : oes oe pe NY Le i «the tittle slave-refused: all jowelry. or ttinkets and begged The night police court. was 5 ae a — Pn : to; owed to Jearn to read. Wer'master In amazement at so odd “jated by the ‘fast Légisiature, which j eee, . nt 2 2 as = : pea irae fade that no womnh was clever enuuRe to master the: also provided forthe appointment of}. N Z z sees : bss ‘learn to read, but speedily acqtired an education »: few, women of. \ i ; i ~ \ = penaenen oomell enlightened countries ¢ould. doast. vadsiticoal magistrates and clerks to do the work and for the payment of _«, their salaries. There was no scarcity of applicants for the jobs. Now | = the meti who have the offices and salaries want the ees abolished. They do not suggest abolishing «the salaries. = ~~ ‘The night before the Magistrates’: meeting-Commissioner “Bingham and his deputies made a rapid inspection tour of the. station-houses in he: boroughs -of Manhattan, Richmond-and-the-Bronx.-- With three or} 63 they found the captains away, the desk fieutenants- off | ‘duty or-asieep and the patrofmen left to do as they pleased. ~ ‘ + There were so few exceptions that special mention should be mad el Sof them. The Tenderloin was wide awake. “At is in command of Act-} |, For_clover, Tzu-H's! had alreqily grasped the fact that edycation ts the — key not only to liberty, bit to all true power. sAud power was what her ambitious soul craved: The news “of her accom- a piithments_reached the cars of the Emperor Halen A_Rescue and i Feng himself, The Viceroy was induced“to send a Meeting her, as a propitiaiory present, to his sovereign. $s Her career_hnd now fairly begun, at the age of sixteen. On her jounicy to the Tmpertat-court hew favorite serving mala chanced to fall into the Hun-Ho River, Tzti-H’si of- fered a _yainable ring to any one who would rescue the matd. A young sallos sprang into the water and brought the servant ashore, receiving tke — romised ring as reward. Years later this same sallor was to make historZ ~00, his own-account. ~For-he-was Lt Hung -Chang. -it-was-his first_meeting — /with the woman whose reign-he was destined to adorn, The Emperor was a pleasure-loving, weak, idle potentate. Tzu-H'#_ ulckly attained such influence over him that he made her one of his two +\ng Capt. Bérnard’ Kelleher, who is a policeman by ancestry as well as chicf wives, and little by little grow to leave all matters of statesmanship and pudile welfare in her hands. With tho skill of a born diplomat the ex- by traifing, _who won his promotion by bravery and not purchase, and = : Guana reitn {ef 8 born afptomat the Tes { ~ = = ‘ 2 Slave girl grasped tho tang) skein of Oriental politics and ruled with a ose manners are an example~of what police courtesy to the public: : SS e - > ..{..brilliancy_and firmness almost unequalled Jn Eastern annals, But she was should ‘be. Also the policemen in in_the -Tottenville station-! house were Tae econ “not-yet-at-the-acnie-of-her-greatiecs.___ 2 Soar wiwide Awake and on’ duty, and in the new Tenderloin Precinct, whe 7 , ; d When Emperor Hsien Feng died he ae the crown to his young : incipat—wife—as— =the station-house is a doimitory anda police office devoid of cells, i i Heority. Strangely enough, this “principal wife” ‘and the < : Y [new mperor both died somewhat suddenly, leaving Tzu-H'si sole regent all precinct station-houses should be. 4 nt China. Then. once for all, the Dowager Empress threw off the mask of _ These enka do the work for which the ear pay them, x : i ;meekness. Dismissing the “Council of Regency” she managed national af- is é “ Ca 3 ‘ fairs to snit herself. She had previously married her sister to one of th . <former_Emperors relatives, and the couple had had a son, Kwang-Su, «- boy of-four, The Empress announced that-her-husband-had-secretly-adopted- | this nephew of hets as his own son, and that the child was therefore lawtal - Emperor. She_procecded to crown him—and to continue to act as regent during his long minority. She saw to it that Kwang-Su's education and amusements should be along Iines—that would wreck him mentally and physically and make him a mere figure-head, the willing dupe of his power- ful aunt. a So, even when the lad came of age she continued, and st{}] continues, to-rule in-his name Once Kwang-Su made a feeble effort io grasp the reins _of government for himself, But Tzu-H'si promptly oftwitted him and has eve: since kept him practically a prisoner, subject to her will. From time os ‘to time’ revolts against her despotiem have been started, only to be _merci<— lessly criished. Reformers have sought to bring China more in touch with | the outer world. The-Dowager Empress, who hates all forelgners, haa had more than twenty of these reformers put to death. Police: Magistrates are trying to o have their salaries raised and)” ‘ c = In this supposedly “enlightened” twentieth cen- Mbeir numbers increased so that their vacations may be extended. “It is; j Miryanks Sear ae peonTe, a je orks i Ts course tie a-year half=as. = = : — = = - ) completely as ever did a tyrant of the middle ages. Her_mere wordecan put a nian to death as easily, “ams-wwageeamer-of = : a ny} sone aE i g oe es ‘ardal a ~ as can w fall coutt trial. : They complain of a few hours” of Tif . : Rea 5 = PG we : MCL poe The- -Japaneso-Chinese war shook China's prestige, but not Its rulers sthe*case of the Magistrates at the rate of $5 an hour. 3 ~quellhig.of.ch. axe: renetiton wae mother hmAs ‘ i pera aa eos ae | ton to the people, but not necessarily to tho Empress. Where her Own + — How many firemen and engineers in all-night power plants; how 667 OOK m hati" cries Mrs, Jarr at the window. “That's the latest way to do it: | natidn Js conceraed Txu-K’el is absolute dictator, In her dealings with * many printers and prestmen, copy-readers and reporters.on the: momning | iL “Took at that! What will Gicy be doing next i9| ‘Do what?* asked Mr, Jarr,in amazement. as he beheld the chauffeur turo! other lands she has proved her wits to be more than a match for tho Newspapers; how-many. waiters and what I want to know. Of course, if you leave our|the car around, and once again the car, with the woman hulding on to the rope | wilfest of European diplomats. potatoes and take long walks and drug yourself till you sre behind crawled past. _ At seventy-three’ her power shows no sign of falling. In a country — ~ xzy and Weak you may do it, and maybe this js just 3x “Why, reducing ber wetelit!"” replied Mrs. Jarr. “Can't you see she's a stout | wae-e women are ‘despised as mere beasts of burden, she has, in herself, 00G w way as any, but It certainly tooky-as if she waa only | woman? Hips have gone out. and. anyway, the ygars of most-women'a lives after! raiead womanhood's. standard to-an immeasurable height. . Heartless, making a show of herself an trying to attract attention! |they are forty consists of a fight againat fat, This is the very latest way to| cratty, cruel, thoroughly wicked, but more thorotighly -great, she sits like ‘And yet, after all. its her own business and If she doesn't | {ake {t off. You dress up In heavy woollens and jog behind a slow-moving aato-| someltat’ gray ispideriin the teartiot her webotimatohiesadiplomacy. and other anybody why should anybody bother her? Buty T don't | mobile for ten miles, I hear you can lose ten pounds a day.” i defies a whole world. In history she may well stand as the equal of Queen knows 1t-mayoBe-that sie wants: tosnow oft thatvhe has| “Pity the serrowa-of the rich!” said Mr. Jarr. ‘Don't you think she JooR¥) Eiizaheth or of Catherine IT, of Russia. For nelther of these had such tomoniie, yer yous “hire an nutemebis,aithouch ono ba v e nhs se i like that costs 3% an hour, at least Mrs. Kittingly was| “It’s better than looking very pe Sry OU Wren-are-very feel obstacles to clear awn: 5 Hable helghta_as_thts—— -eharged--$5-an-hour=for belug taken. to a_eanitarium tm | quick to criticise, and yet fa woman gete-stout-you are thh frat to aneer at her!” former Tartar slave girl. Westchester Comty In an autoraobile, but why she couldn't ‘You don't mean to"tell-me that you'd ttch yourselt behind’ an_sitomobile have gone by—a-train_gets me, and those tax Sci trot Tour tat off you unsere. vandte.of Peery, cinthey weuld-Fobr asked ouly charge sixty cents an hour, or six( ~ — forest which, although, perhaps, they won't tak> you out of town. they ve turned round and are coming back, but whether it becauss | rather conaplenaustietitnlvsin ereadtutinngtts eel fat-and-as. J-told_sou,hips street or not I don't know!" are going out and_curyes nren't fashionable.’ If the talking machine has rup dows, Way Task what's the-aneserci: “he ot Sc “las toa iI, too the cou rts, too e—-police-force, too many loafers the depart- Menis-leo any mon. everywhere drawing pay without ng its cts ure you talking about?” asked Mra: Jarr. : tre inthe air and you have an Incentive In tr7ing to keep tp with the er Lh sapighpaanvoibaaumis “Em asking you what you are talking about.’ was the regix. replied Mra. Jarr. “'‘Why, I.do declare, {t's Mrs. Stryver! 1 didn't know her at Un Weawertay, Oct-23; “THB—WARS_OK_OUR COUNTRY,” 2 Albert Payson Terhane—a eple ndld w (historical series very American—will hes Pequixaleni i in honest work. a ity z . ( 75 ot c i * sniffed Mra. Jarr, “Conm to the window and ace, What Would yor | first. Come to ink of it, T aia “hear shes beer Teoucine. behind-an ‘automobite HE: Instead of increasiy the police force and addins to the burden of me If J-was making an-exhibition of myself like shat?” for some time.” Just ne Minute, Sisters! a me a Sat arr, his curfosity aroused, came over to the window to behold a large| “Doing her any good?” asked Mr. Jarr. ‘Econom Briefs, ¥% _-Whe wage und salary eameys, who pay the taxes, get rid of the loafers jlacstly tourabout, or lght-running domestic racer automobile, pars the house, “Well, I's like all-theother ways,’ said Mra. Jarr with © a ate. Penicrcs)) Ly *and-hire policemen who w ad da pal sr | wtethe slowest possibly pace it was-capable of. you so hungry that after you've taken a bath—=ou rit down and eat so much | a ‘ Soe AES isl S18 ll rea GS I Pet speed, hawever, wax sufficient to isé-K woman who walked behindtt|that you are heavier than eve Bee Bor eleva Hf they are not satisfied with their jobs, let them quit. | ,oaine on toa rope to atep rapidiy. The woman had on a cap tied tight to ner| “Oh, chickweed!"" sald Mr, Jarr. .- 3 Sy head with a folded veil. A long gray ratn coat was all else of costume that $e. | HE proper spending of money is a= important-aa the saning of it) night be scan, { NS, y oe . ‘ising dodge of some Water Wasted. by the Million Galfons. ye = ‘There are two oli eayinga about moncy that have been repeated drenoriecr id ine better off without several of them, anyhow. re Jac "Or fs it an advei -oftan—asto have become almost meaningless: “A penny payed le A penny: earned’ and “Bo not be penny-wise und pound-foollsh,” replied Mrs. TLUTONS ot nod. “cave under that cont,’ Jarr, not {n-an- M Indjana.> Over -a miiiion aii Ee RRS are Sete {na ingle Sue rr's question, out as if Taforming him of something of moratm- ‘The amount of twater-thus drawn from the wndergreund rerervoirs and | ry - ~ s that, slie has a heavy woollen akirt and a knit petticoat andj unutilized In Madison County xtone Ix xuMclent to supplya_city of 10.0c-inhabl-| When penny saving does an annie into miserliness ana a consequent Jat Dwellers. Oa thonrHeat me ke n fists or else-ail-wool inion usderwear.—Poorthingr* {tants. In only a few places fa, water put to use. ‘The farmers do not seem | awariing of soul-power and when pound-foolishness does not develop into mean: on leave and rorrows, Allmo ray eyes," asked Mr. Jarr, “or do you know the poor demented | to realize that a hvdreulle rim or, a windrnlil placed on a flowing well-will raise a | jy moc the Thesaboth@eusim sndablesisas oe = Eom Sh sah enicade Sener a ete A Sven aaa u = | urge-portion af the water to thelr houses onthe hills above. Immense-volumes ve ‘e pl gt ; = ix thore any hope of awakening naman Reet erueen Vardoeeee 5 fro Ry dle helena Arka Barer Sht Rms eid petmnod water ape therefore siftered to wastemnnd ft-this- way. the..“head.*: or Tg-savecpentiesttor-the-sake-o having Founda or-dolinre-to-m Petes ow fAiwellere toalnense\ of what-they owes | 1 think: would eolve-div sliat she's wea Otherwise what good would {t do?” (height of water in the welts, Or the VocrtwesrRbon ttt R ent eaxtpa temic aeitimb chehesalion chk fake le wikia noone A sikh s-plain that 2he should be tmitns been lowered several fe: mele that once yiclded copious and sirons Vows have teased to how entlrel: theahe, alsoe "the Exouns ater ex Uiin-region in ten years has been™ Tore over ten tert ~ r WHEL KOU: ‘dors tr do said Mearns Joyo Pension j Mra Jarre-rekarded bh Telegraphy. ————. se a a * ttn mere decency. to otier tenante? The ee Sworn went “anirtek edo the “dumb ‘owalter at 6 AM. the child that ts al- Jowed ta clump up and not Indulge-ta « lot of cheap or unnecessary (rifles, bought without first taking Hhought, but saves for ihe really userit and dostrable things. — He ts a-thritty Eepender- and not an: select iceman tes cect = ston. poln fawn the alie| WAMt to Len - Tae * 5 . * = 1 F 1 To the Editor of Tre vord: | the piano Un eee ee era Can you tel mélwhere a young man, he OF S of Peace. eo) , Our Police Taik of Using & ) By F: G. Lo ah Ho noted such a cant of alfferent mater ag me need tewer things We % 1 + 1 iM $e b and thinzs app: t rious ta each othe: tud s See Mater aad oe The DOG } Do3 Patrols. Like Belgium's. |. ae court at cray-dawn.-the milk wna bread | tke corlearn it, and | t ta good voc | tg Hl s Boys who whistle and stamp and clank | ton? ow = : =) bottles under our windows in the area| ADDIY to superintendent of Posts! or Nh) “As < SIDE THE 0OGS WiILt Take care to ¢conomize In the right place. ‘Thern are economies that are ray at B A.M. Are all thone past con- | Western Union Te: " ECTHENCS, WORK WHILE HE b eonomice aml econcmics that are rank extrayaganscs, Of the former, raving, q tt Of the latter, > alderation? Oniinary Now York nolses Shadea-an me Renae ee (eae are bad enough, but unnecessary ohes | To the Editor of The 3 Mustrate ig a thing to save ity walking to save carfare when time te can and should he barred, Who else !9| In reply to “Noxht at, the expense of tho eyesight; doing unoecesenry manual c hor (waste and sweeping for example) at the expense of health. brave enough to discuss thia? Jasks if "green shades ae * * > NEUROSIS. | which ts better for the eyes, . 17 Battery Place. jele Let_me tear tr with scorn, “Th, Os all you know! s BRINGING. EVIDENCE Piny ways in which a clevér and artistic woman may A work, to some worthy person who desires tt a There are 1 to yy tor this & Arh. thoney Doser a To the Editor of The Erening World }waat are the frat s: | tuviness of St, pats Pioase let me kuow the address of the brea 1 will ay T think black | S hd 2. Marine Engineers’ Society, is ah A wise expenditure of these three—energy, time and mons ihe ea fale bent ot all, wan Jn dept of all and 0 shows lteelf byt) yeadlng matter t } rounded character. | ! + A Boom in Jet. 1 é trade fn diamonds has lately ben reported as la hing, ana’ ILE the Y W the mrs mlace are threatened by the chemists’ InboSatory, the coming yeancne ttle {nto on a tremendosis Loom {n a hutnbler kind of Cornasvent, Vor veara Jot wax oxt of fasion, but last year there was an une precedented demand {> tt, and the fhetoriew Yave lately heen hard at work to Cupply the recat quantties non to be usd. Paris has been shoring mush tae [refulty tn the Invention of yew designe, and one of ihe reat Jewelry shops fn | London jatels: gave ep un entire window to exhibiting the possltilitien of [whieh Ix ae loner iavactated xpeotally wit m Most of the fet w pve from the teriiy or secondary rocks o nire, and the supply be y avundatit. Diverce and Alimeny, To the Fultor of The Evening World if the nail was ey AMUEL BALL, ‘Optometry don’ d be many divorces it there Was nd alimony.” The Juitges of oar Te turf courts are doing Indu theta iE ‘ i ef _orces and seporations by the grantiag | foreign paren of alimony. J think im: women ap- / izcd) 4 citt Ply for alimony dutles | "The work.» The: ef course, Ket (he worst of the bargain dn the Jong run, If divorted and mar- | ¢, Tied again thelr marriage Is seidom fot raturat. VAMES 0 amera ‘ule Again, To the Editor of ‘The Evening World “Trolley king” in rohtuitert Gardens {s an outtage at ig should be thus prohibited. Ney are the ones | ‘raking pictures of the antials Ix not ML the bile as bad as giving them lighted clears, “Ming throughout Hives and leaving jas I jaye seen done by viriiors. 1 ting ly a gad ory of r home and | there should bo nething done to de- te, A meniory of & pleasant, lov-| molisi this rule, = home is shecoue sustaining thought | AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER. Serre obo ga bbe: > The “Silk Land.”’ : FMDMONT, Italy. produces about Uireo Wines inahy cocoons an any other |p Itallan provinc:, and In ptoportion to jt is*perhaps the most pide silkworm distrist of Wit word, the Pie Aung 15 amounting w 12,001,668 hounds, With @ value of sete eles Y ia ax HAH wl hese x Senet i