Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-30

rack Room Ballads.. were snvnired by his
youthful associaffsA- with the large mill
.sry harrison At Ibis point: Here Danny
In a drunken passion, and here Private Null
vaney developed his profound philosophy.
A Misssqnary Centsr.
Lahore is the principal Protestant mis-
sionary center &c northern India. The
american Presbyterians are the oldest in
point of time and the strongest Ia point Of
numbers. They csrae IN 1870. and some Of
the pioneers are still living. They have
schools and coliegess theological seminary
and other institutions. with altogether 1--WE
Or six thousand students, and are turning
out battaiions Of native preachers and
of India. The American Methodists are
also strong and there are several schools
maintained by British societies Fifty
years ago there was not a native Christian
In all these parts and the missionaries had
to coax children into their schools by Of
fering Inducements In the form OF food and
clothing. Now by the recent census there
are 66,6n protesting Christians In the Pun
JAP province. and the schools and native
churches are nearly all self-supporting
Lahore is an important market for ma
tive merchandise, and is the distributing
point for imported European goods as well
as the native products. while Amritsar. the
neighboring city of which / spoke yester-
day. is the manufacturing center. Here
come Cashmeris, Nepalese, Beluchis, AT
ghans Persians, Bokharans, Khivans,
khokandes. Turcomans, Yarkandis, Cash
garis, Thibetans, Tartars Ghurkhars and
other strange types Of the human race II,
Asia. including various clans of China and
India. each wearing his native dress and
bringing upon caravans OF camels and
elephants the handiwork of his neighbors.
The great merchants Of London Paris, VI
emma. New York and Chicago have buyers
here picking up curious articles Of native
hahdiwork, as well as staples like shawls
firm Cashmere and rugs and carpets from
The Carpets Of Amritsar.
The finest carpets in India are produced
at Amritsar. and between 1900 and 5000
people are engaged in their manufacture.
These operators are not collected In fac
tories as with us, but work in their own
homes. The looms are usually set up In
the doofways through which the only
light can enter, the houses, and as you pass
up and down the streets you see women and
men, even children, at work at the LOOMS
for every member of the family takes a
turn AS in China. Japan and other ORR
entail countries, arts and industries are
hereditary. Children always follow the
trades of their parents and all work is done
In the households. The weavers of Amrftsar
today are making carpets and shawls upon
the same looms that were used by their
great grandfathers-yes. their progenitor
ten and twenty generations back-and at
weaving the same patterns, although it is
to be regretted modern chemical dyes made
In Paris, the United States and Germany
are taking the place of the primitive native
methods which produced richer and perma-
nent cOlOrs
The trade is handled by middlemen. who
furnish materials to the weavers and pay
them SO much for their labor upon each
piece. The average earnings seem to be
rldlcuIouSly small. An entire family dnos