One of the industries carried on quite extensively ina number of the villages of that section—not all belonging to one district—is the manufacture of "small, "i.e. light-weight cash, It is said that they can be purchased ata price ranging from 400 to 700 for 1,00, to the amount of copper used. Current cashire even purchased and re-cast. There was considerable talk about two aspirants for literary honours, who went to Peking this autumn to attend the examinations." They took supply of this bad" cash with which to increase their actual funds by sale in the Capital. On arrival, their carter demanded a pair of shoes as a t for his attentions by the way, in addition to his hire, which being refused, he "mentioned" the matter of the cash. "As a consequence, the Isienseng were apprehended, and it was likely to go ver; ig lose their heads t 7 some trepidation among these villages. It is impossible to predict the result.
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