Few people can imagine the length to which taxation has gone in some matters,
samples, every pig killed pays 40 cents, every and yot the populace stand it, As a fow cee 8200, besides equoeess. The buichers tried t0 compound with the officials As are a geat number of for an enormous sum, but it was refused.
Mohammedans in Kueilin this tax adds considerably to their cost of living Every oil press pays ten cents per diem. Brory street vendor pays his duly tax of so many cents. at_ would hawkers in England say if they had to pay, say, a shilling a day? Every article entering the city pays taxes to an extent undreamt of two years ago. The increase {set least teofold.
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