The Archive · 1898

It Makes My Heart Bleed

to see men who are not opium-smokers or habitual beggars look at one from between those puffy yellow eye-lids and then after receiving a couple of cash go staggering down the road oe another pittance somewhere else. The officials have succeeded, by importing rice without likin, in keeping the prices of grain to only about twice the normal value. Many societies and pri-vote individuals are making spasmodic efforts to alleviate the suffering. t is still 65 or 70 days off

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