It is a truism that in China the farmers prospects determine to a great degree the feelings of the people. This perhaps is one reason why we huve been so kindly received. The wheat now maturing is the finest in several years. The crops of the latter part of last year were all that could be desired. The natural result: has followed: provisions are extremely cheap. Prices which now obtain are only one-half to one-fourth what they were a year ago. Thus the farmers are happy in present conditions and in future prospects. This being the case, the great mass of the people is.content.
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