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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-29
Medical Missions i'm Thibet.

no nation on the Slooe
knows as little about medicine as the
Tibetans. The facts about anatomy
are learned from one OF their MODES
Of burial. the bodies being dissected
and fed to the birds. Butter is the
universal medicine. Il is used as a
salye for animals as we'll a men. Tor
sickness and broken bones. Illness or
ali kinds is believed 10 Be the work
of devils or demons.
On REGULARITY Of the IIbetan NINA
is that they can pray an enemy TO
death. Often all a man has to dc, who
has a erudge against another. is 10
send his enemy word that he is pray.
ina daily for his special guardian idol
to Kill him. This fact, coupled WIN
The fear of the idol usually accom-
| plishes his purpose. -
r was in 1899 hat the Disciples IN
America first heard the voice from
| tibet and its need TO help. = began
70 demand tha a mission be opened
in that country. DR.. Susie RiJnh2rS
| had conle from that land alone ,av-
| ING lost her husband and banf there.
Her own health was not the best but
n determination TO plan. = missaon
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-29
" al and Missions.

Il income OF the Church II lsslon-
ary society Increased during the
q and the number Of mis-
slollarlvs on the staff from 1875 10
IA England is now in the
greatest war in her history. but there
Is no thought OF doing less than in the
years OF peace. The archbishop 81
canterbury wrote: We must relax
no ounce OF effort because Of the great
strain of a different sort which is uuon
US. II h solemniries Of such a time
lead US 70 pray better. the gifts will.
1 think, be forthcoming. however So
we're the trial.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-29
Syrian Women Organize.

An Arabic newspaper Of recent Gate
contained the following item: There
mas been in the city OF Bel
rut a society Of Syrian Mosiem ONE
whose object is the uplift and teach
ing OF young Mosiem girls. The So
clety has agreed that those who are
taught by II must teach later on in
their oWl MoSlem schools ia help up
lit other Syrian IA The society
is composed OF honorable and repu-
table wolner. The members are divi-
ded into TWO classes. honorary and ac-
tive, and they will spend their noney'
on girls not able TO pay for them
selves. This society. called the
Awakening Syrians,' will prove an in
SEPARATION and IA blessing to the coun-
try. May God take them by the
hand!' The organization has APP
piled to the American School for
Girls. where they wish to senG several
pupils.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-29

a,lohg the T~ibetans never Jeff her, and
~Ns planned better than she nr.w.
70 understand how people can D.
poIh ana live and suffer and die. with
10 / help 10 ease pain. s. cutie a
uiihcilt thing FOR one TN such n coun-
r. as America, where the ground is
80 cl-an, the water is looked after.
- io"u carefully examined. teeth
cared for. and all pain sfoppea - SOON
a. may CD with the latest scientific
methods and the keenest brains 70
use them VIII you try to imagine a
iaha where these things are all LACK
ing?
The Chinese nave / kind % MEDICAL
science. In the past they have had the
aoiace OF opium in severe pain The
OCEANS nave 40 medical science at
all. and only 3 blind trust In the nol,,
men TO help them IL al and through
all ills.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-29
McthodiSm in japan

The following are statistics Of the
Japan Methodist church. including
both the work under the two con-
ferences and that under the direct
care Of the three missions co-operat-
ing with the Japan Methodist church,:
Number of missionaries cooperating.
10; japanese pastors. 145: local
preachers, So; Bible women, 81: self
supporting churches, %: organized
churches, 140; members, 1925; pro
b~ationers. 3,004; adult baptisIns in
1913, 1.14e; infant baptisms, 30S;
professions of faith. 902; Sunday
schools, 374; Sunday school pupils.
1926; average attendance in Sunday
schools, 16.S0S: amount raised for all
purposes. s~2S.l63.83. Eighty per cent
Of the population is still unreached.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-29
LABOR IN
NORTH CAROLINA
Some Comment on Article on
Subject Written by Prof.
{. c. BranSon
DOROTHY MITCHELL.

IN a recent issue Of the News Letter,
which is published al Chapel Efll BY
the Bureau Of Extension OF the Uni
VersltN, there IS an article in which
some interesting figures appear con
corning child labor Ia North GaroIina.
These figures wer. assembled ny Prof.
Il. {. Br3nson, Of the University fac
uity, and other members of the board
Of editors from Volume " Of the 1910
United States Census Report on o.
cupatlon Statistics They are anaz~
Ing to a certain degree in that the
general opinion throughout the State
Is that the greatest number Of chill
dren employed are working in IN.
cotton mills. From the
report the figures show that out 81
84,210 children employed for sainful
occupations. there are only 4.623 IN.
ployed in the mills Of North Carolina
between the ages Of 10 and Is years.
From my observation. Of the different
mills, | would sag that the number -
children working in them.
These figures are Is follows:
The 1910 census volume on occu-
pations is full Of surprises. For in
stance, we used 10 think that the ch!ld
problem concerned mill work
ers mainly.
from 10 10 10 years of age in North
Carolina:
Total engaged in sainful oc-
cupatlons ....53.45T
Engaged in agriculture. ..t7.8sf
Hired out for farm and dairy
farm work ............ 1850
In the cotton mills AS obbin
boys, doffers. carriers and
spinners. mainly. 2.36t
The figures for little girls OF these
age6 in North Carolina are even more
startling. They are worth studying
thoughtfully:
Total engaged IL Eainful &C
equations 5o.b-Z
Engaged in agriculture ......25.I98
Hired out for farm ana dairy
farm Work 3,sas
In the cotton mills as ~spinners.
UinderS. spoilers. weaVerS and
and knitting mill operatives. 2.3Ia
The children Of tender age engaged
in some kind OF farm work o~utGumber
the children OF the farm more than
IL 10 ].
"These figures throw light on rural
i~IiteracE. Only 7.4+0 native white il
literates in North Carolina live IN
towns and cities; in the country Te-
eious they lumber i2+,55e.
The little hired out farm boys. 10
to 13 years old. outnuInber the boys In
the mills more than three 10 one. and
the hired out farm girls outuuInbe-
the little mill girls more than three
to Two.
Here s no merry Tnay-pol@ dance.
For many or most II these children.
life IS d march through burning deae-t
sands
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-29
JaDan and Her Women.

Mrs. James c. Hepburn was the pio-
neer of the education Of women in
Japan. In 1863 she opened a school
for girls. At hat time not much
thought was given to the education
OF women. Confucius held that a
stupid woman is less troublesome than
a wise ole. The imperial rescript Of
1871 stated that Japanese women
were without understanding.
Within twenty-five years q million
and a half of girls were in school III
Japan. In 1890 the goal a NC
village with an ignorant family. and
no family with an ignorant member"
The Ferris Seminary for Girls IS the
outgrowth OF Mrs. Hepburn's school
in her own nOTne.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-29
TIE Young Shah of Persia.

In Ieheran, on July 21st. Sultan
Ahmed Shah kaiar IL the
throne Of Persia. With his hands on
the Koran he took the oath at the par
Lament house and later. III his palace.
placed the crown upon his own head.
III Napoleonic fashion, offering pray
ers to Allah for the prosperity Of his
country. He is e little over seventeen.
not enterprlsinS. modern or educated,
and Persia a hope for little from his
influence.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-29
HOSpitalS i'm JaUau.

In 1853 there we're no hospitals in
Japan. Foul and loathsome disease
was open and public. Every third
person was pock-marked. Blindness
was shockingly common, and small
o was prevalent and frequently
epidemic. Sore heads were disgust
ingly prevalent, while consumption
made frightful rayageS. A defOrmed
child was never seen; non we're al
lowed &c survive their birth.
In 1909 there were over a thousand
public hospitals in Japan. The num-
Der has been largely increased since
then.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-29

Boston Transcript.
Hubby. can pay me back nat
dollar YOU borrowed from me-"
But, my dear" he protested ~
have already paid Il back twice.
Surely you don't - pect il again
con. all right. IL you are as mean as
all that"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-29
One. Reason.

Boston Transcript.
Il wonder why :k-c ar So few
woman architectS?"
Perhaps woInen are afraid they
might BE- called Designing cr.atl1s"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-29
Facts That Count.

According 10 DR.. john T.. Mott more
than 100000 members Of h Young
Mems Christian association are serv-
ing in the various armies Of Europe.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-29

The 9. M. G. a. Of f:ekine. China,
is supported by thc students and
alumni Of Princeton University. It
has a membership Of 1899 At its cen
trail building. SEQ enrolled in Binie
classes, md during the past year rs
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-29

Korea q about 20o,0 in her Sun-
day schools, the bulk 81 these adults.
the children being left at home as
caretakers. They have had tne whole
Bible only a few years. They bring
it an6 the hymn book to the church,
and turn TO the references as made.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-29
Southern Presbyterian Work in The
Belgian Congo

Population of the field oc-
cuDled by Southern Pres
pylerld!iS zoo, 900
N.lssioliarles 81
Native workers 42f
O~utstations, places OF reg
lar meeting. 1e5
Organized churches 2
Conmunlcants .......... 1880
Added by confession last
year 1928
Aunerents $500
sabbath schools 1O3
school membership. 10000
ochools 100
Students $500
CnurcheS and chapels ..... 1916
Native contributions $500. 3457
twenty-five years ago there was not
q man in all the region OF Luebo that
had heard the name of Jesus. Now
there are over ten thousand believers.
twenty-five years e there was not
a man that knew q letter in any al
phabet. Today there are nearly seven
thousand pupils in the different
Twenty-Five years ago there
was not q man, omar or child in
all that great region hat could utter
a syllable of intelligent prayer. When
Bishop Lambuth was there he esti-
mated that at s o'clock every n orning
twenty thousand people gathered in
the various villages for morning
prayer
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-29
EnDaTor YOSl.itO.

Emperor Yoshito, OF Japan. has
given $4,000 to St. Lukc's hospital.
Tokyo, which is conducted under the
auspices Of the Protestant Episcopal
mission.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-05-01

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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-05-01

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Coupon OCoupon Booh.I
by ID
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THE STAR WILL NOT GIVE AWAY
$50 5000 GOLD
Star SIS Coupon Book redeemabe it's value
mentioned
ST. book redemabe for that amount Past due Daily
Weekly book
neo all
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sGentFu 5 cent
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COMPANY Fnt percen
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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-01-16
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET.
EDGERToN, WIS, Jan. 16, 1914.

ED0Eh1ON, w 49, eli GIl 1O, 1J19
While there apparently is no organ
lied effort being made to take over the
unsold remnants of the crop, still a
quiet movement is all the time reduc-
ing the remaining fraction. So far the
stemmers have not purchased their
usual proportion of the crop nor have
they made many contracts for low
grades with packers. Deliveries have
been regular every day occurrence at
the receiving points and settlements
are made without much dockage on ac-
count of condition. Much of the to-
bacco has been examined and accepted
upon the farms before being ordered in.
No news of Importance has develop
in the market for cured leaf, though
inquiries for serviceable binder stock
are plentiful enough.
Warehouse handling is now moving
along at the packing points with full
complement of help working smoothly
with plenty of bundle stock on hand
until the close of the season.
The shipments out of storage reach
about 800 cases from this market to all
points since last report.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-01-16
New ENGLAND.

SPRINGFIELD, MASS, Jan. 5, 1914.
The annual convention of the New
England Tobacco Growers association
to be held in Hartford this week, Fri
day, is for the moment the engrossing
topic in the Connecticut valley tobacco
belt.
Having no tariff tilts in sight for sew
eral years to come, the association for
the first time in its career will turn it's
attention to matters of practical value
to the rank and file of tobacco growers.
The proposal to appoint grievance
committee to consider complaint against
tobacco buyers, said committee to re-
port at each annual meeting; the sug-
gestion that committee be appointed
to draw a uniform contract form; the
proposition to determine through COM
mittee of experts the desirable types
of Havana Seed and Broadleaf tobacco
are matters on which affirmative action
may be expected.
Though not generally known, the
new workmen's compensation acts
vitally affect tobacco growers in both
Massachusetts and Connecticut. With
in few weeks liability companies have
done big business insuring owners OF
packing houses from loss due to injury
to employees. While not ready to con.
denim the underlying principle Of the
compensation act, tobacco men fee
that it needs ironing out in some places
All in all, the annual roundup of New
England tobacco raisers promises to be
an event of unusual interest.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-01-16
New York.
NEW YORK, Jan. 10, 1914.

NEW Ou1A, q clLls 1O1 4O1ts
Not much was or could be expected
from the first weeks trading of the
new year. Most of the factories were
busy stock taking and naturally not
prepared for making large investments
for their coming needs during the year.
But the leaf market was busy shipping
orders contracted during the lull of the
holiday season. 1t was also busy with
gratifying prospectors of the new
shade-grown crop, both of New Eng
land and Georgia Florida. A great
many people crowded the offices of
these houses to take look at and to
examine the samples of these crops,
which have just been made ready to be
marketed. The inspection of these
crops seems to have proven most salts
factory indeed, it is being proclaimed
that there were never healthier and
more useful crops produced The de-
mand for binder leaf remains unabated
as we'll as unsatisfed. The market is
wondering where manufacturers are to
get binder supply from till last year S
crop becomes marketable. The scare
ity in certain filler types is also making
itself felt and great expectations are
expressed as to the advance of the
Pennsylvania of which alone certain
abundance seems to be still available.
The Sumatra is running it's even course
of supplying steady needs, so is also
the Havana market. journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-01-16
PENNSYLVANIA.
LANCASTER, Pa, Jan. Z, l

LANCASTER, PA, Jan. Z, 1914.
The local tobacco trade admits that
it had worse years for business than
1918 was. Recently the trade has
Stacked up, and dnring the past week
there was nothing, practically, doing.
One prominent retailer declared it was
the best year the local cigarists have
had for years, and as for himself, he
never had better year. The jobbers,
as rule, say the past year was just
''fair" The leaf dealers, it must be
confessed, are disappointed with 1913,
years, because big things were expect
ed, and these did not pan out.
The packers are just as optimistic
now as they were this time last year,
but everybody agrees that there are
more grounds to go on now. The
new year finds Lancaster dealers with
very little old goods on hand besides
the 1909 packing and probably not over
10000 cases of 1912 goods. About the
latter there have been many inquiries,
but if the trade wants this tobacco it
will have to make better offers than
haye been made lately. A little has
been sold In former years there was
always more or less passing of crop
from cne dealer to another, but there
was little of this in connection with the
1913 packing, for the margin of profit
is small.
1t is because of the. local packers
having SO little old goods on hand that
they are preparing to get their share
OF the new crop. But what Of that
crop? Only a small percentage of it
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-01-16

Continued OF Page 81
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-01-16

Tobacco follows next below the po-
tato crop in order of value in 1913, ="
says the Agricultural Outlook, a unique
farmers bulletin, the first of its kind,
and the final review of the 1918 crop
situation-just issued by the Agricul-
tural Department. "'The average farm
price of this crop, 1913 cents per pound,
is the highest since 1864. The tobacco
crop of 1913 is the most valuable one
ever raised in this country, and eX
ceeds in value by over 80 per cent the
average of the preceding five years.
The quality of the production, however,
is slightly under the average and has
aBeen- exceeded by three former crops.
The final estimate of the production of
tobacco in 1913 is 953, 734, 600 pounds,
compared with 1852, ,855, 900 pounds in
1912, reduction of 9,121, 600 pounds,
or less than l per cent The average
price per pound on December l was
1878 cents, against 1913 cents Deem
Der l last year, an advance OF two
cents. The December l value is es-
timated to be S122, 481 900, compared
with S1O4, O63, 900 in 1912, an advance of
$18, 418, 900, or TT per cent. The lead
ing states in the production of this crop
are Kentucky, North Carolina and Vir-
ginia in the order named.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-01-16
Business Directory.
Wisconsin Tobacco Statistics.

Tobacco growing began in Wisconsin
Is counties now p State His Soclet,
A., 200 acres were g
Average yield IN wisconsin aboutI
80. .000, 900 pounds.
Brings Wisconsin farmers annual in |
come of S6 000, 600.
s.. COO, 900 spent annually for handling
storage and insurance.
EdgertOn has 81 warehouses on insur- |
ance map
The sixth important agricultural in
dustry in the state
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-01-16
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES

One of the surprises developing as
the tobacco crop is being received is
the percentage of filters, running all
the way from 10 to 20 per cent, and
averaging close to Is per cent for the
entire crop. These figures are some
what of an eye-opener to the dealers
who contracted at round price for the
running crop and now find they are
paying good stiff figures for all such
tobacco. In the sorting, however, the
percentage or rags is found to be much
below the usual average.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-01-16

Some remarkably fancy dividends
have been declared by the larger man.
facturers of tobacco on the past years S
business. The different segments of
the old trust have each apparently en-
joyed a fine business. The American
Tobacco Co. made a cash distribution
ef Is per cent besides the cut of quite
a large melon from other stocks held
by it. The P Lorillard Co. paid ST.
818, $50, the same as in 1912, and the
Leggett & Meyers Co. increased its
dividend more than half million to
So, 439, ,424. An extra dividend of Is
per cent was distributed to stockhold-
ers in the Scotten-Dillon Co., Detroit
manufacturers, in addition of the reg
ular quarterly dividend of 2 per cent.
In 1911 the extra dividend was 26 per
cent. Last year the extra payment
was Is per cent.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-01-16

s.'The total production of cigar tobac-
lis estimated at 1873, $50. 900 pounds, or
II per cent less than last year, with a
total value of 24,075, 600, or less than
in 1912. In Georgia and Florida the
yield per acre is better than last year,
and the quality is the best for several
years. In all the other districts the
yield per acre is less than last year and
quality not up to the usual standard of
a good crop, except in the Miami val
ley of Ohio, where the cured product,
while of smaller growth than usual,
has otherwise fine quality. The New
England crop shows smaller percent
age of wrapper than usual. Quality in
Pennsylvania is inferior to that of 1912.
In Wisconsin quality is better than it
was last year. Yield per acre is less
and price higher than in 1912.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-01-16

With capital that approXimates
$50, 600, 600, the French tobacco monop-
oily realized profits in excess of $105,-
900, 900 during the past year. This is
the largest return on their money that
the government has realized in the 102
wears of its business life in the tobacco
field. Visitors to France are inclined
to criticise the quality of tobacco fur
nished them, principally because they
are unable to find their favorite brands
such as are on sale at home. But as
Frenchmen have no knowledge of to-
bacco in any form, except such as is
supplied them by the government, they
are content with the qualities of tobac-
co, although they may grumble at the
prices. Much of the tobacco smoked
in France is grown in the country IT.
self. The government keeps sharp
eve on all raisers of the leaf, and the
whole of the crop must be sold to the
state at fair appraisement. Twenty
great factories work up the whole OF
the tobacco manufactured In France
and the right to retail is jealousy
guarded by the state. Permits to open
tobacco shops are usually granted to
widows of officers of the army and
navy, or of other EMPLOYEES of the gov
ernment. The widows usually lease
their permits to other persons in con-
sideration of fixed annual payments.
The price of cigar of a given quality
is the same all over France, and the
same if one cigar or thousand are
purchased. The hotels and restaurants
put their cigars at the same prices as
they are sold to the general public, but
they add from so to 100 per cent as
their own profit. There are AZ, ,25O
authorized tobacco plants IN France,
who grow about 100000 pounds of
tobacco on O,000 acres. The monopoly
besides buying all the tobacco grown in
France, purchases IS, 600, 900 pounds of
foreign grown tobacco, most of it being
American leaf.
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Notice of General Election

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