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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-10-03
Values Increase $5,ooo,ooo.

Increases amounting to almost
$5,000,000 were made by the state tax
commission this year in the values Of
the electric light companies in the
state, according to figures made pub.
lie here. The total increases made
were $5,093,7S5 and there were de-
creases made amounting to $117 IT'S,
making the net increase $4976,610.
The increases brought the tax value
of the combined properties in the
state up to $34,42O,895. This figure
compares with a total tax value in
the state in 1910, under other hands
and other methods, of $6,437,941, the
increase made by the state tax com.
mission being nearly $2S,O0O,0OO.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-10-03

tiles to the household, to practical
charities and to religion.
Among the public institutions now
managed by women may be mention
ed the Nurse association, the Red
Cross society, the Patriotic associa-
tion, Fukuden-Kwai and Jket-a
hospital Women are also interested
in many productive industries and in
art activities. There are also now
women doctors, and the department of
communications employs women Of
ficials. Physical culture for women is
also being adopted with energy and
this is a fitting sequel to the Samurai
injunction that required women to
regulate their emotions and suppress
all those weaknesses that their west
ern. sisters usually attribute to nerves.
The Woman's university of Japan
may be taken as an expression of
Japanese ideas upon the question Of
education for women. 1t was found
ed by Mr.. Maruse, who began his
work thirty-six years ago, and who
has been unresting in its advance.
ment. The object of the university is
to educate women 20 fulfill their du,
ties toward the state and society and
to become an influence in the life OF
the nation. The university contains
So buildings, including a library Of
II, 500 volumes, chemical laboratory
and lecture hall.
The curriculum begins with q
kindergarten and there are depart
ments for household science, litera
ture, English and education, the first
Of these including mathematics
physics, chemistry and physiology
The university has S65 regular mem.
bers, 141 associate members, 81 ad
visory members, 151 junior members
and II honorary members. The fol
lowing exhortation given to the stu
dents by Mr.. Maruse leaves nothing
to be desired for its amplitude ant
intent: THE students are enjoineG
to learn, ineffaceably impressed upon
their minds, that they are to make II
their chief aim and duty to cultivate
and develop to the fullest extent al
their faculties as well as their won
anly virtues, and to remain faithsu
to the university, never forgetting tc
be and do good, study and to learn
Much, of course, remains to be done
for the advancement Of women O.
Japan, but much has already beer
done. Japan has at least broken away
from the ancient traditions of the cas-
and has set her foot on the path tha
leads to the entire emancipation O.
women
In 1878 Japan had debt Of $3s,6S6,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-10-03
Gets inspection Fund.

The Legislature at the last session
added to the duties Of State Labor
Commissioner Lange that of inspect
ing mattresses but gave him no money
to do it with. Realizing that mat.
tresses are articles of necessity and
are used by every voter and his fam
ily Commissioner Lange decided they
must be inspected and squeezed out
of his contingent fund enough to pay
the cost.
He told the state emergency board
that fund was empty. The board al.
lowed him $500, which he said was
enough to continue the benelicent
work of inspecting mattresses until
the end of the year.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-10-03
MANY FARMERS NOT
MAKING ALIV|NG
REPORT OF DR.. WILSON'S STAFF
MAKING INVESTIGATIONS OF
RURAL CONDITIONS.
CHURCHES IN RURAL DISTRICTS DYING
Eighteen Nations Are Scheduled to
Participate In the Big Shoot to Be
Held at Camp Perry
Next Year.

Columbus. - Many Ohio farmers
are not making a living, scores
of the states churches in rural
districts are dying because too many
of them, of different denominations,
try to find support, and social life
has almost ceased to exist in some of
the poorer countfes-these are part
of the findings of the Ohio rural life
survey in an investigation of re-
ligious, social and economic condi-
tions in Ohio by reports recently re-
ceived here.
The survey was made during the
summer under the direction of the
department of church and country
life of the Presbyterian board of home
missions. DR.. Warren H. Wilson was
in charge. Associated with the Pres
byterian workers are a great variety
of individuals and associations.
Sixty men who have worked in the
field are now making their reports.
The field covers the following coun-
ties, picked to give as wide a scope
as possible to the investigation:
Western Reserve-Geauga, Ashta-
bula.
Eastern Ohio-Wayne, Holmes, Co.
lumbiana, Harrison, Guernsey, Mus
kingum, Licking.
Ohio river-Washingto Athens,
Vinton, Lawrenc, Adams.
Southwestern Ohio-Hamilton But
Ter, Preblc, Darke, Montgomery.
Northwestern Ohio-Defance, Al
len, Hancock.
"Of course" said Hermann Morse
of DR.. Wilson's staff, in charge of the
compilation of the results of the sur
vey, "it is impossible to deduce from
the reports any statewide conditions.
We are simply finding what conditions
are in certain localities.
Eighteen Nations to Compete.
Columbus. - Eighteen nations will
be represented in the big information.
al shoot to be held at Camp Perry
next year as one of the special feat.
ures of the Perry's victory centen,
NAL.
LlVuC' NCL. JOllh W. DdtCo1 lOl
head of the regular army of the Uni
ted States, who conferred with Adjt
Gen. Weybrecht at Camp Perry about
the shoot, informed the latter that
assurances had been received that the
number of nations mentioned would
be represented. Six of these are in
South America.
Webster p. Huntington, secretary o.
the Perrys victory commission, took
part in the conference. 1t was de
cided to ask congress and the Ohio
legislature for appropriations with
which to make the tournament the
greatest ever held in the worlds his
tory. General Bates thinks that the
national government will give lib
! eral sum. The time for the shoot has
been fixed 1t will be from August Is
to September 8.
General Weybrecht said that the
best shooting in the state matches
just held there was being done by the
Cincinnati and Cleveland soldiers.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-10-03
Harmon Fixes Trip Date.

Because of faster schedule, Gov
ernor Judson Harmon said that he and
the party which will make the trip to
the Pacific coast to make the official
selection of the site for the Ohio
building of the Panama-Pacific expo
sition will leave Columbus October
over the Pennsylvania lines instead of
during the following day. Mrs. Har.
mon and their daughter, Mrs. e. H.
Wright, will be in the party.
The legislature has appropriated
$4,000 for the trip, which will last
between two and three weeks.
After the site for the Ohio building
is selected the legislature will be
asked to make an appropriation for
the building. Although no formal
demand has been made it is said that
the appropriation sought will be be.
tween $4,000 and 100000.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-10-03
THOUGHT HE KNEW THE SIGNS
Aged Darky Could See Nothing to
His Passenger Except a Man
l7stituting Lodges.

Bob Hull, the champion story tell
er of Savannah, had occasion lately
to take a business trip into interior
Georgia. He took his golf clubs with
him, intending to stop on his way for
match on the famous links at
Augusta.
He dropped off the train at his
business destination-a small town on
branch road-and carrying his lug
gage climbed into an ancient hack
and bade the driver, who was an old
negro man, take him to the local ho-
tel.
The negro eyed the queer-looking
yellow leather bag that his passenger
carried with the peculiar looking
sticks in 1t. His curiosity got the
best of him finally.
Boss" he began, please, sub.
'scuse me-but mout AK you ques-
tion?"
go ahead and ask" said Mr.. Hull.
"Whut kind of lodge is you insti'
tutin' '?"-Saturday Evening Post.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-10-03

931. Thirty years later the debt had
risen to $1,120,O00,000. This immense
increase was due mainly to the Chi
nese and Russian war, and continu-
ing expenditure on a large scale Is
necessitated by the national defense.
In the year 1908 the army and navy
cost 44,1S9,1S3. Between April l,
1895, and March !, 1909, the army cost
$376,0S5 0SS and the navy $313,443, ,44O
The national defense has cost total
of $3.50, ,423,523 within fourteen years
and this without counting the cost of
the Russian war. Corea, Formosa and
Manchuria have demanded heavy
expenditures. A merchant marine has
been established, many extensive pub
lie works undertaken, including rail
ways, telegraphs and telephones, and
all these things have been done by a
country that contains only 26,0OO
square miles of arabic soil.
Under such conditions it is easy to
believe that taxation is the question
of the day in Japan and has been so
for many years. Since the outbreak
Of the Russian war the land tax has
ranged from per cent. to 17.5 per
cent. The tax on liquors ranges from
S. per 40 gallons up to 17.40B per
40 gallons, according to the percent
age of alcohol.
Then comes the income tax, which
is arranged upon a sort Of graduated
scale. Before the war the tax paid
by 'juridicat" persons was 21a per
cent, but after the war an additional
tax was levied equal to so per cent.
up to 400 per cent. Of the ordinary
rate. An income tax of 2 per cent.
was also levied on public loan funds
and company debentures. All other
persons not already assessed as above
pay rate in proportion to their in
come. Before the war those with an
income of 300 yen ($150) per annum
paid / per cent, and this increased
according to the income up to 5k
per cent. Now the lowest income pays
10 per cent. and the highest 20.35 per
cent. There are various exceptions,
such as army and navy officers while
engaged in war, widows, orphans, pen
sioners, etc. There is also a tax on
textiles, an excise duty on sugar, and
a substantial revenue from the post
office. The customs tariff also is re,
sponsible for substantial income
amounting to about $22,0O0,000 year.
Mention should also be made of the
state monopolies of tobacco, salt and
camphor, worth about $25,000,000 a
year. bis
Adachi Kinnosuki describes the will.
ingness of the Japanese people to be
taxed and their accomplishing re,
sponse to demands that are necessi.
! tated by the good of the country. His
statement is so remarkable that it is
worthy Of quotation He says:
"In 1895 we went to war with China
Our government wanted money, and
wanted 1t badly. 1t let our people know
about it's needs in terms of war loans
To the first call the people answered
by putting up $25,0O0,000. The govern
ment wanted more, and on the second
call 1t succeeded in getting from the
people $15,000,000-in all $40,000,000
The people gave this amount very
willingly That fact was very plain
on the very face Of 1t. 1t was widely
advertised also. The thing that was
not so we'll known, especially outside
of the country, however, was that this
was all that the people could do al
the time-and little more. Nine
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-10-03
HARD To SEE.
Even When the Facts About Coffee
are Plain.

It is curious how people will refuse
to believe what one can clearly see.
Tell the average man or woman that
the slow but cumulative poisonous
effect OF caffeine-the alkaloid in tea
and coffee-tends to weaken the heart,
upset the nervous system and cause
indigestion, and they may laugh at
you if they don't know the facts.
Prove it by science or by practical
demonstration in the recovery of cof-
fee drinkers from the above condt-
tions, and a large per cent of the hui
man family will shrug their shoulders
take some drugs and-keep on drink
ing coffee or tea.
Coffee never agreed with me nor
with several members Of our house
hold" writes a lady. 'It enervates,
depresses and creates a feeling OF
languor and heaviress. 1t was only
by leaving off coffee and using Postum
that we discovered the cause and way
out of these ills.
"The only reason, l am sure, why
Postum is not used altogether to the
exclusion of ordinary coffee is, many
persons do not know and do not seem
willing 70 learn the facts and how to
prepare this nutritious beverage.
There's only one way-according to
directions-boil it fully Is minutes.
Then it is delicious" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Greek, Mich. Read
the little book, "The Road to Well
vile" In pkgs. There's reason"
Ever rend the above Ietter1 A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine. true, and full Of humaA
interest. Adv.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-10-03
Award Ohio Jobs.

Columbus. - Many miles of good
new highway, constructed with the
revenue yielded by the automobile
tax, were insured through awards Of
road contracts in several counties to-
falling nearly $12O,0OO. The bids were
received by State Highway Commits
sioner James R. Marker. Following
are some of the awards: Marysville
and Marion road, Union county, to l..
L. Aler and ]. w. Scott of Marion; Co
lumbus road, Erie county, to Frank
Riedy, Castalia, $9,746; Medina-Woos
ter road, Medina county, to G. S. Mel
lert, Medina, $3.50; Scio road, Har
rison county, to McMath & Kelly, Free
port, $23,2S9.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-10-03

Columbus. The state Of Ohio is
not troubled with the high cost
of living. While beef and pork are sell,
ing in the markets at all but prohibi,
tive prices to people of average means,
the state bought three-omnth
supply at an average cost of 10 cents
pound. Here are some of the prices
the state paid: Beef 8 cents pound,
corned beef S.62 cents, mutton 6 cents,
veal 10 cents, pork II cents, fresh
pork loins IL cents, smoked hams
13 1-3 cents, California hams II cents,
bacon 1875 cents, picked pork 6.5
cents, lard 105 cents.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-10-03
Yen per day q Yen equal to 50 cents gold
Monthly wages in Tokyo are approx

Millard says in his Far Eastert
Question" that several persons whom
he has questioned estimate the av-
erage earnings of the average Jap
anese family Of four in the lower
classes at 100 yen ($S0) annually, as
suming that the children are old
enough to work. None placed the fig
ure higher than 200 yen annual in
come. Out of this amount the average
Japanese pays 40 per cent. in taxes.
That is a very high proportion, but
the fiscal authorities seem to have no
doubt that it can be maintained, and
probably even raised.
1t seems impossible to economize
except by a reduction of the eXpend-
iture for armaments. and there seems
to be little chance for that. Arma-
ments on their present scale are con-
sidered to be absolutely necessary to
the preservation of the national life,
and as a Japanese writer recently re-
marked: "Of what use is it to econo'
mize the nations finances at the cost
Of national destruction"
In 1907 there were 1886 banks in
japan, with a total capitalization OF
579,62S,220 yen and which showed a
balance in deposits of 1,S30,693, ,270
yen. Their earnings in 1906 were 20S,'
445, 500 yen and they paid dividends at
the rate of 96 per cent.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-10-03
Will Weed Out Library.

Columbus. - Wholesale changes in
the list of employees of the state
library will be announced within
the next few days. The trustees a few
days ago declared vacant the position
of Miss Nora A. Downey, library or
ganizer. Miss Downey's home is in
Ottumwa, Ia. She is one of three non
residents of the state who are on the
library pay roll All are to be let out,
it is said. The other two are Miss
Sabra N. Youcht of Knoxville, Tenn,
and Miss Margaret A. Gramesly OF
Charleston, Ill.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-10-03

years later came the Russian war.
Once more the government talked to
the people in the unpleasant language
of government loans. The people OF
Japan, however, apparently enjoyed
this bitter talk. Indeed they became
enthusiastic about it, Five times the
government talked to the people and
five times the people replied by giving
up altogether $300,000,000. In addition
to this amount we raised about $780,
100000 from foreign loans. AS in the
time of the Chinese war, the willing
ness of the people, their enthusiasm,
their appreciation of the honor of
emptying their pocketbooks for the
state was the same. Ours is the Spar
tan ideal-no consideration for the in.
dividual, everything for the state,
What was not exactly the same was
that our people had a very much hard
er time in putting up the $40,OOO,OOO
at the time of the Chinese war than in
surrendering $300,000,000 at the time
of the Russian war"
The Japanese government is now
carrying out scheme Tor paying oil
the principal of the national debt.
Prime Minister Katoura decided that
the country must raise at least $25,,
If this can be maintained Japan will
have paid her war debts in less than
thirty years.
But she will not find the task an
easy one. She will have to call again
upon a patriotism that has never fail
ed her, but that cannot perform the
impossible. 1t may be doubted If the
taxes can be pushed any higher than
they are now and even the most will
ing taxpayers cannot pay when they
do not possess. The annual taxation
now amounts to almost 16 yen ($S)
and this Is a very large sum indeed
when we remember that the average
earnings are very small. In 1904 ar
estimate was made of the monthly eX
penses of the average Japanese family
of four, and it is probably fairly cor
rect at the present time. 1t is as fol
lows:
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-10-03
Sweepino Statement.

"Scriblets is going to quit being a
press humorist"
Did he tell you that?"
mo, but he said he was not going to
write any more jokes about mothers
In-law, bald-headed men, women's
hats, intoxicated husbands and family
fights"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-10-03
Murder Follows Quarrel.

Mansfeld.-Armed with rifles while
they were hunting in woods
in the northern part of the
county, Garnett Moore, 20, and Ed.
ward Burgraif, %, who reside on ad'
joining farms near the village Of
Rome, quarreled over a dog which had
been shot. In the heat of the argu'
ment Burgraff raised his rifle and
pulled the trigger, instantly killing
Moore, whose body was found later by
members of his family.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-10-03
Memory Aid for Busy Men

long. 1t has the appearance of desk
clock with three sets Of pigeon holes,
one series for the months Of the year,
another for the days Of the month,
and the third for each quarter Of an
hour of the day.
A busy professional or business man
wishing to be reminded Of something
he is to do in the future makes a
memorandum of it on card and drops
1t into the case In the. pigeon hole set
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-10-03
S4.212.nO0 Oh Hand,

Ohio's finances are iii splendid con,
dition. At the close of business last
Saturday, State Treasurer Creamer's
daily report showed the balance on
hand to be almost $4,212,000. This
sum will be increased by approximate,
ly $5,000,000 by October l by the pay,
ments of the Willis law tax by domes,
tic corporations.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-10-03

The first mechanical apparatus in
tended to prevent the busy man from
forgetting any of his engagements has
Just been described, with illustration,
in Popular Mechanics. The new
memory device is operated by a large
spring, released at predetermined in
tervals by an ordinary clock. 1t is a
desk fixture which keeps accurate
time and occupies desk space only
six inches in height and eight inches
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-10-03
Now In Full Effect,

Columbus. Ohio's new constitution
became an entity September %
by Issuance of a proclamation by
Governor Judson Harmon declaring
"a of the proposed amendments to
have been adopted by the people and
eight to have been rejected by them
The proclamation specifies each propo.
sition and tells the action of the voters
at the recent election.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-10-03

Columbus. - A superintendent of
a state hospital must receive "drunks"
if they are committed to the insti-
tuition by probate court, accord
ing to an opinion given by Attorney
General Hogan to Superintendent H.
c. Eyman of the Massillon State hos
pital.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-10-03
A ParadoxicaI Ballot.

"I should think the women voting
in the new suffrage states would
strike one obstacle"
"What is tnat?'
"How can the matrons Of party
cast their maiden vote?"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-10-03

Alliance, - Chauncey Hayes, aged
80, of Rochester, Pa, was instantly
killed here when he attempted to
board passenger train on the Penn
sylvania railway as it was pulling out
of the station. He missed the vesti-
kule and fell under the wheels, being
<ut tn pieces.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-10-03

aside for that purpose. No matter
whether the engagement is for year
ahead, or the next Is minutes, bell
rings when that particular time
comes and a card automatically drops
down before him,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-10-03
Superfluous Question.
as your wife superstitious?
my dear sir, my wife is woman.
Froner Course of Life.

A mans purpose of life should be
like river, which was born of a
thousand little rills in the mountains;
and when at last it has reached its
manhood in the plain, all its mighty
current flows changeless to the sea-
H. w. Beecher.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-10-03
Small business Accounts.

The bills discounted by the Bank Of
France. in 1910 included 354,373 which
were below the value Of 10 francs
1927. Fifty-fve per cent. of the total
of bills discounted we're for amounts
less than $40.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-10-03
Cropping.

what is Miss Hammerah trying to
play on the piano."
"In the Shadow"
81 thought she seemed to be hav-
ing some difficulty in finding the right
keys"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-10-03
FREE ADVICE
TO SICK WOMEN
Thousands Have Been Helped
By Common Sense
Suggestions.

Women suffering from any form Of fe-
male ills are invited to communicate
promptly with thewoman' 'sprivate corre-
spondence department of the Lydia E.
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Your letter will be opened, read and
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many years and which has never been
broken. Never have they published q
testimonial or used a letter without the
written consent of the writer, and never
has the Company allowed these confden-
hal letters to get out of their possession,
as the hundreds of thousands of them in
their files will attest
Out of the vast volume of experiences
which they have to draw from, it is more
than possible that they possess the very
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ing is asked in return except your good
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