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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-16
Liberty Bonds
Money Market

New York, May 15.-Mercantile paper, :. Exchange firm: Sterling 60-day bills, s3.771k: commercial 60-day bills on banks, s3 771a; commercial 60 day bills. $377; de- mand, s3.s1Ss; cables, s3.S23s. Francs: De- mand, 1922; cables, 15.20; Belgian francs: Demand, H42; cables, 14.4o. Builders: Demand 361z; cables, 36Ss Lire: De- mand, 2052; cables, 2O5o. Marks: De- mand, 20.4: cables, POS; government bonds heavy railroad bonds steady.
 Bar silver, 9sAc; Mexican dollars, 764c.
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pistons Act Also as Valves

An internal combustion engine which outwardly differs little from the fa- mi,iar automobile type. but which is peculiar for it's lack of either poppet or sleeve valves. has been developed. says the Popular Mechanics Magazine in an illustrated article. The pistons are made very long. with the combus- tjon chamber recesseu In the head, and the lower end works through ring with external teeth which engage a worm wheel on a shaft in the casing. The gear rings run On steel balls in oil. and the piston actuates the con- meeting rod through ball joint.
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East St. Louis Live Stock

East St. Louis, H., May 15.-Cattle: Receipts, 750; no sales; market for week; steers, cows and canners steady; year. lings steady to 25c lower; bulls 25c to soc lower; veal calves 25 to soc higher; stockers and feeders steady to 25c to soc higher.
 Sheep: Receipts, 400, all direct to pack CTS; weeks review: clipped lambs 7oc lower; spring lambs steady; sheep sl higher.
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Live Stock
Union Stock Yards.)

IOHIUH SlUCk 1dIuS.J
 Fed steers:
 Good to choice. s10.ooQ11 .0O; medium to good. 900qs1000; common to medium. sS.00d9.00
 Grass cattle according to weight, quail ity and flesh:
 Steers, sS.00Q1000; fat cows, S00a9. .0O: medium cows. s6.oo@7oo; cutters, 5000 500; canners, s4.0OQ5.00; heavy bulls, s7.Oo @S.00; light bulls. s600d7.0o; oxen, s4.00Qp 500; fat yearlings, s7.O0as.00; medium yearlngs. s6.ooGIoo; vealers. ssood11.oO. Hogs:
 Choice corn fed hogs, 1s5 to 1S5. sl4; choice corn fed hogs, 90 to 1S5, SIP; light pigs. 90 pounds down, SIG; best heavy rough hogs, SIP; half fat rough hogs, s9a 10 soft and oily hogs from Ito ? cents pound less than above prices.
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.

York Members New York Cotton Exchange
 New Orleans Cotton Exchange. New York Produce Exchange. Associated Members Liv. erpool Cotton Association. Orders solicited for the purchase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery. Special attention and liberal terms given for con- signment of spot cotton for delivery. Cor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-16
Sugar Market

New York, May 15.-While there was no quotab1e change in the local raw sugar market the undertone was strong with holders asking much higher prices. No fresh business was reported and prices were nominal at 201zc for Cubas, cost and freight, equal to 21.57c for centrifugal.
 Private advices from Cuba said that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-16
Butter
Produce

FrO0uCo Sweet Potatoes-s4 per hundred California Celery-sl0 per crate; H.75 dog. Peanuts-Spanish, SC lb. large. 14c. Cabbage--$5 per hundred. Irish Potatoes-s9 per hundred. Onions-& per 100 lbs. Bananas-Extras, 71zc lb. Limes-S1.75 per 100. Rutabagas-4c per lb. Tomatoes-S5 crate. Oranges-Florida, 126s, $500; 150s, SS. 50: 176s. s7 zoos. s7; 216s. s7; 25os, q.
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Central of Georgia cons. 5s. bid. 7sM Central Leather 5s, bId ......... e2 Chesapeake & Ohio cv. 5s ...... IFS Chi, E. & Quincy joint As ...... 94A Chi, Mil. & St. P. cv. 41as ...... SPA Chi. R. I. & Pac Ky. ref. As =. 621a City of Paris 6s ......... 91 Colorado & Southern ref. 4As.. 69 renver & Rio Grands cons 4s 5SSs Dominion of Canada IS tls71)... S9% Erie gen. As 40 Illinois Central ref. 4s .,....... e5A Int Mer. Marine 6s .. S6 kansas City Southern ref 5s, bid 651s Iiggett X Myers 5s -.... 7S Louisville & Nashville un. As , 74K Missouri, K. & T. 1st As ... 5315 Missouri Pacific gen. As ........ 527ss New York Central deb 6s ... S7 Norfolk & Western cv. 6s .. 951a Northern Pacific 4s .. 69% Pennsylvania gen. 5s ... sS7s Res ding gen. As s...... 79ss Republic l. & s. 5s O94O) . S5 S. Louis & San Fran. adj 6s... 57% Seahoard Air Line adJ 5s ... 341s S1 uthern Bell Tel. 5s ., SIS Southern Pacific cvEs . 97k Southern Railway 5s - 1878 'Southern Railway gen. is ..... 55
 { eXas Company cv. ss bid ..... 1047s Texas x Pacific 1st, cid. .. 76h Union Pacific As .... 1894 United Kingdom of Great Britain
 and Ireland 51s s G93O .: S51s U. S. Steel 5s ........... 92A Virginia -Caro. Chemical 5s ..... 92ss Wstash 1st, bid .. IS Wilson X Go. cv. 6s ...... S6
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Marine News

Port Eads. La, May 15.-Arrived: Steamer Lake Fife Havana.
 Sailed: steamers Herkeles (Norwegian). Norfolk; Sarmacia, Port Barrios.
 Mobile, May 15.-Arrived: Steamers Lake Orange, Havana. Percerler. Cuba; schooner Strathcona (British). Key West
 Sailed: Steamers Cockaponset, San Francisco, Lake Fernwood. Belize, Han over (here in distriss). Liverpool; schooner F. c. Lockhart, Gibara, Cuba.
 (The steamship Lake Fernwood re- ported several days ago as having sailed returned to port in distress and sailed again this date.)
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Produce Market
By Associated Press

New York, May 15.-Butter firm; creamery firsts. 5S@61chc. Eggs ir- regular; fresh gathered firsts, 44@
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Naval Stores
By Associated Press

Jacksonville, Fla, May 15.-Turpen- tine steady, s1.Ss. Sales, 100; receipts. 250: shipments. 32; stock, 2,195. Rosin firm; sales, 1,253; receipts. 715; ship n.ents, 22S; stock, 43,68S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-16
Shot Coffee

By Associated Press New York, May 1.-Coffee: Rio No. z. s-16c. Futures firm: July, 15.35c; Sep tember, 14.96c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-16
Meal and Feedstuff

Mixed Horse-S75qS5. Old Style Hulls-$26. Corn--$2.2S. Corn Chops-s4.40. No. White Oats-s1.43 per bushel. Shorts-$7S. Bran-S6S. c. S. Meal, 2 per cent-$7s. Hen Feed-s4.50 per 100-ib. sack. Economy Dairy Feed-SS2. Choice Pea Green Alfalfa-$53. Wheat Straw-$25. Timothy-s55. Perfect Hog Feed-SS2
 Hides and Tallow No. 1 Green Salt Hides--1Sc. Nc. Green Salt Hdes-17c. No. 1 Green Hides-15c. No. 2 Green Hides 14c. No. 1 Dry Flint Hides-35c. No. 2 Dry Flint Hides-34c. No. Dry Salt Hides-32c. No. Dry Salt Hides-31c. Sheep Ckins-50c9s1.5 Horse Hides-s250G Goat Skins-si@1.1 Hog Skins-25Q50c. Tallow-10Q12c. Beeswax-35436c. Clear Washed Weol-55d6oc. Clear Grease Wool-3S440c. Burry Wool-20Q25c.
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Rice Market
Rv Assnniatnd Prasa

New Orleans, May 15.-Rough rice: No sales; receipts, 1929 sacks; ship ments. 676. Clean rice: No sales; re- cepits. 2,346 pockets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-16
LOCAL MARKETS
Poultry

NNdES-Z0C. Turkeys--Live S7izd4oc. Ducks-S2iizc.- Fryers-Small. 75c lb.; large. 5ec. Hens-33d34c Fresh Eggs-42c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-16
Chicago Futures
Cash Grain
By Associated Press

Chicago, May 15,-Cash wheat No 3 northern spring, $S.20@S.25. Corn, No. mixed, S2.16; No ? yellow, $2.15@217. Oats, No. white $1.16117A, No. 3 white, d.14& @116. Rye, No. ?, S2.22A; barley, $1.s2. Timothy sed, s10 @11.50.. Clovers ed, $25 q35.
 St. Louis, May 15.-Cash wheat, No ? red, $3.10; No. red winter, $S.07 @ S.09. Corn, No. white, s2.12; No. 2 yellow, $2.15 May, $2.03; July, $1.S1. Oatsi No. 9 white, $1.17; No. white, s1.17; May, $I.14; July, 921sc.
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Meats

D. S. Clear Bellies-2219Q24c. D. S. Rib Bellies-201xa231zc Pure Lard-23lsc Hams-Regular. 34dS9c; skinned. s+a5sc. Pork Loins-35c. Picnic Hams-23c. Bacon-36051c
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Fish

Gray Snapper-Headless and drawn, 14c Red Snapper-Headless and drawn, 17G 23c
 Eastern Select Oysters-s2.5O gallon. Spanish Mackerel-22d23c. Pompano-35c
 Salt Water Trout-22623c. Mixed Fish-12c. Mullet-11c.
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Sheep: Receipts, 800, direct to packers. Compared with week ago, best lambs mostly S1 lower; others s1 to $l.50 lower, with spots off more; sheep scarce; mar ket around soc higher than last weeks close and about soc lower than this weeks opening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-16

461sc. Cheese firm; average run, 2s0 sOc- Poultry, alive. not quoted. Dressed steady and unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-16

23 centrals had finished their grind ing during the past week and that the outturn much below last years figures, which would seem to confirm the re- cent reduced crop estimates by sev- eral of the leading authorities.
 In refined two of the sales offices were closed and there is some talk in the trade of closing the market on Saturdays during the summer months. There was no change in prices. which are listed from 1912c to 25c for fine granulated, the latter price for July August shipment
 The continued strength in the spot market led to renewed buying in fu- lures and prices we're strong with sev- eral of the active positions selling a full cent above the previous close, or the maximum fluctuations permitted in any one days trading. The close was firm at 65 to 100 oints net higher.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-16
Cotton Seed Oil

New York. May l5-After opening steady to firm with cotton. cotton seed oil turned easy under scattered liduida- tion in July. induced by the heavy tone of lard and continued poor trade demand Leading months closed to points net lower. Sales. 3.100 barrels. Prime crude. l55o@1sc; prime summer yellow spot, 1sc; May, 19.25c: July. 19.44c; September. 19 soc: all bid Prime yellow winter ana summer white nominal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-16
Naval Stores By Aeseelate1 Prsss

Savannah, May l5.-Turpentine quiet, $1.s2 no sales.: receipts. 245: shipments. sG.e2; stock, 2,313. Resin firm: sales, e5s; receipts. 776; shipments, 2,705, stock, 119,951. Quote: B $14.35; D, $1735; F, $1745; F. c. H, 317.55; I, $17e5; K. $17.s0: NJ. $17.95; IN, $1s.25; WIG. 31S.45; wv. $1S.65.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-16
Louisville Live Stock By Associated Press
Chicago Live Stock

Chicago May 15.-Cattle: Receipts, 2,50o slow; compared with week ago, prime heavy weight beef steers 25c to 40c lower: others steady to 25c lower; fat COWS and heifers, mostly 25c lower: can ners steady to lower; little change in fat heavy bulls: bolognas soc to 75c lower; bulk veal calves steady to 25c lower; lights soc to s1 lower; stockers and feed- CTS mostly 25c lower.
 Hogs: Receipts, 16,00o, mostly 25c lower
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New York Stocks By Associated Press

Sales. High. Low. Cicse. Ani B. Sugar.. 92 Am. Can ...... 15oO 41A 40 40 Am. c. Ss F. ... 300 1924 1S11a 131hs
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-01
st. Louis Live Stock.
PROHIBITION is
HELPING SAVE
Ia Spite of the High Cost Of Living
and the Extravagant Manner in
Which People Buy, Saw
ings Accounts Grow.

One rather puzbling feature Of
these unusual times is the way people
spend their money with such recK-
less abandon and still the savings de-
posts in the banks and building and
loan associations continue to mount
SO rapidly and SO substantially A
thoughtful man Of our acquaintance.
says a writer in the Ohio State Jour
nal, vouch safes a reason for this phe-
nomenon, which may explain 1t at
least partially. Prohibition is at the
bottom Of it, he says. He estimates
that something like $500, 90, 900 was
spent yearly on drink in the old wet
days and making Z rough estimate
of 100000 900 as the amount which
goes to bootleggers, he says that me
remaining $4,000 10000 or much Of
it now either is turned over to the
wives of the former drinkers, for the
purchase of food, clothing. and
Injuries for themselves and the chill
dren or else goes into savings &C.
counts
There may be a good deal in this
view; it would help explain why
people seem to have so much more
money to spend than ever before and
still. despite the ratio of prices to
wages, can save a great deal. Our
national troubles are many, but TO
hundreds Of thousands ,-sof families
prohibition has brought more COM
fort and happiness than they ever
knew before.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-01
Good Advice.

Bob" Burdette: Remember, my
son, you have to work. Whether you
handle a pick or pen, wheelbarrow
or set Of books, digging bitches or
editing paper, ringing an auction
bell or writing funny things, you must
work. If you look around, you VIII
see the men who are the most abie
to live the rest of their days without
work are the men who work the hard
est. Don't be afraid of killing your
self with overwork. 1t is beyond
your power to do that on the sunny
side of thirty. They die sometimes
but it is because they quit at b p IN;
and don't get home until a. m ~ i
the interval that kills, my SON. Ihe
work gives you an appetite for your
meals; it lends solidity to your SUM
bers; it gives you perfect and CRATE
full appreciation of a holiday. .
There are young men who do not
work, but the world is not proud OIL
them. 1t does not know their names
even; it simply speaks OF them as .oid
So-and-so's boys Nobody l1kes
them; the great busy world doesn't
know they are there. SO IND OUT
what you want to be and do. and take
off your coat and make dust in the
world. The buster you are, the less
harm you will be apt to get into, the
sweeter will be your sleep. the bright
er and happier your holidays. and me
better satisfied will the world be WIN
you"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-01
UNITED PRESS
CONVENTION NEWS
Trained Newspaper MEN viii Cover
Two Big Meetings This Month
for Newspapers on
Circuit

Trained newspaper men. who have
been in actual touch with the political
situation during the campaign, will
cover the republican and democratic
national conventions for the United
Press clients.
Other men and women whose names
are well known to the reading public
through magazines and public work
will supplement this news report with
feature articles.
The conventions staff will be in d.
rect charge OF E2-nist, general
news managtr OF the United Press
Members of the staff win include Ed
l. Keen. European manager of the
United Press, who returned to this
country for the purpose OF attending
the conventions: Harold d. Jacobs,
United Press expert on political as
signments; Hugh Baltic. manager OF
the Washington bureau; L. c. Martin.
chief of the Washington capitol staff;
Herbert Walker and Raymond Clap
per. of the Washington staff
Superintendent of Telegraph W. r.
Lynch will be in charge OF the trans
mission work at the conventions. He
viii be assisted by A H Platter, chief
operator for the central division at
Chicago and by w. L. Balm, chief Of
the Pacific coast division a; San Fran
cisco.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-01

is due the landlord and no back rent
to pay. IL the crop is a poor one, the
owner suffers equally with the ten
ant
The same division is made OF the
sweet potatoes, except that, as
large share OF the potatoes are used
before they ripen, one row belongs
to the landlord to every row belong
ing to the tenant Each can dig his
share whenever he wishes. Taro
and beans come under different
regulation. The faro requires more
manure than the, other crops, SO that
the landlord gets but one root out
of four He receives half OF the
beans, but is required to furnish the
seed Wheat, barley and all other
kinds Of vegetables belong exclu-
sively to the tenant.
The Chinese tenant farmer and his
landlord get along admirably with
that method of paying rent 1t fos-
tiers a friendly feeling between them.
f-the year has been a bad one, due
to drought, mildew or other causes,
the tenant knows that his landlord
will take his share of the crops and
not harass him for further payment,
no matter il his share is less than
half what it was the season before.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-01
ONE
ANCIENT GAME
This Sport Was INDUCED in BY Cor
nish Gentlemen at Hyde Park in
1654-Otiver Cromwell
a Spectator.

That football is one of our most
ancient games goes without saying.
It is on record that in 1854 fifty Cor
nish gentlemen played On one side
and fifty on the other in a football
match in Hyde park, and one of the
spectators was no less parsonage
that the great proctor, Oliver Crom-
well! What a goal keeper that man
would have made. remarks a. writer
in london Answers. In the twelfth
century football was a game of the
streets, as it is at Shrovetide in one
or two of our older towns still.
Until comparatively recently an an.
cient custom was practical at liver
ness for the spinsters to meet the ma
irons in an annual game of footer.
All the available women .ook part and
the men gathered round and urged
their wives and sweethearts and cous.
ms and sisters.
?. It is said that the matrons gener-
ally won It was really a case of
natural selection and the survival of
the fittest, for the men folk were wont
to choose their mates from those
who showed the most powness and en-
durance in the field and thus the less
tough and less skillful women were
apt to be. left to play on the spinster's
side.
The game still played occasionally
at Chester is said to have curious
and rather CHASTITY origin. In olden
days raiding Dane was slain and his
head severed from his body and used
as a football by the populace. Later
the shoemakers Of the city used to
present the diapers with football in
the presence of the mayor and cor
poration, and then a game of football
took place, the teams being Diapers
VS.. Shoemakers. The field of play
extended from the Roodee to the
common hall.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-01

.tiaries are authorized TO sign the arm
istice (Signed) The Chancellor OF the
Empire" Three ciphered figures at
the end OF the message proved its
authenticity. More than twelve hours
OF elaboration and debate over the
harsh" terms followed Foch grant
ed some concessions and refused the
others.
Subsequently the wearfed French.
English and Germans appended their
signatures to the document, and. By
prearrangement, six hours after the
signing, or IL a. III. OF the morning OF
the 11th, operations ceased along all
the fronts Four years of warfare
which had cost more than 100000
lives
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-01
Can We Harness the AtomG

Alfred J. Lotka, in Harpers MAE
zine: The coal fields of the British
isles are approaching exhaustion. -
the energy of the atom going to DC
their salvation? The atom is Ike
great treasure-house that has beell
securely locked and the key throWh
away. II science succeeds IN nv
ing the key, there may be ushered Y
a new era which will put all achieve
ments of today, great as they are -
the shade.
Where does this stupendous energy
of the atom come from? The genera,
tendency of things that are "wouh7
rp" is to run down: they do rot ~
wind themselves. How is 1t that 10
all The ages that have passed tnn
atoms have not all run down as tns
radium atom is slowly running dow.
today? And how did the atom sn
wound up in the first place? an
other generation of physicists. pc
haps. viii have something to tell ING
world about this
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-01
SEE
MORE MONEY
Spanish American Survivors Ct.
Sells Bill snd World War Sers
vice Men Given Compensa-
tion by House

Veterans of the Spanish American
war and of the world war. in KeoHuk,
are feeling considerably richer today.
The house passed the comrensa-
ton bill for soldiers of the world war
Saturday night, and the senate
passed the Sells bill yesterday.
Both of these bills have been fos.
tered by the organizations they give
compensation to, and both OF them
provide for bonuses in some form
for the veterans. The Sells bill gives
relief from disability at the age Of
sixty-two for Spanish war vets, and
it makes no difference how the lis.
ability was acquired, either in The
war or afterwards.
The soldiers bonus bill will pro-
vide four fold compensation for the
former service men.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-01
Florida Contest Considered.

FiOTlCd SCFScSA SOHSi0SFCOS
CHICAGO. June Indications a,
the opening Of the republican national
committees contest hearings today
zsere that General Wood would lose am
other claimed delegation at large
A subcommittee reporting on the
Florida contest involving three sets
of delegates indicated il would move
TO unseat the regulars" pledged TO
General Wood 1t previously elimin,
ated group pledged to Governor
Lowden- The third group, apparently
favored, was headed by H l. Ander-
son and was designated only as anti
Wood"
Further time for argument was
granted the two delegations and the
committees first task today was the
hearing OF contest from the District
70 Columbia
Excess delegates viii be seated with
their state delegations If the recon-.
mendation Of a subcommittee is adopt
ed by the main committee The sub
committee comprising H o. Bursum.
New Mexico; A. K CasseiI, proxy for
Boies Penrose and Fred w. Esta-
brok, New Hampshire, will offer the
recommendation today.
Adoption of the recommendation
would mean the seating Of from fifty
three TO sixty men. The sub-commit-
tee got the architects TO agree tina:
space could be provided The situa-
ton arpse when in healing factional
difficulties some states chose eight in
stead of four delegates at large, giving
each man one half a vote.
The committee today demanded that
accedited representatives of presiden-
tial candidates file their names with
the secretary.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-01
CHINESE FARMS
ARE VERY SMALL
Owners Of Land and Tenants on It
Get Along Nicely Concerning
the Payment Of Rents and
Division of Crops.

There are tenant farmers in China.
but there are no laws for tho protec-
ton of, the owners. None are need
ed They never quarrel over rent
If one prospers the other prospers.
What's ones loss is also the others
loss, says the Boston Transcript
Farms in China are small, due to
the custom of dividing the land
owned by a man among his sons at
his death. The work is done entirely
by the farmer and his family; there
are no carts, beasts of burden or up
to-date machinery to aid. II it were
not for the custom Of dividing land
among the sons on a mans death.
there probably would be no tenant
farmer class in China. AS 1t is,
after the land has been parutfoned
many times there is not enough LETT
for all, and the younger sons seek
other callings in which to make
livelihood, Or rent farm from
wealthy man who has invested his
money in land. The number OF such
tenants has grown to be large one.
Customs of rent are entirely dhier-
ent from those prevailing IN the
United States. Land owners and ten
ants do not become hostile to each
other over rent, repairs, etc, and
China does not have our problem of
shifting farm tenantry, which has
done SO much to complicate the rural
church problem here.
Payment Of rent is almost invari-
ably made in kind in China When
harvest time comes the landlord
takes his seat where he can watch
operations. AS soon as the rice is
cut and threshed it is weighed and
one-haIf is handed over to the owner
of the land; the renter retains the
rest There is no dispute over what