Tt is interesting to note that the progressive and reforming Governor of Shansi (Tven) has just gone through a like formance in the temple of the city-god at Taiyuanfu, He had a mannikin of millet-stalks clad in red brought before him on charge of being the " Drought Demon" (Han Po), heard the evidence in due form, and had the creature led outside the west gate and beheaded, taking up his gubernatorial residence in the temple until rain shall come! When the enlightened Governors of China act like this, what may be expected of the unprogressive and the conservatives? The writer is credibly informed that many years ago the magistrate of Techou near here played a similar part in the temple of the city-god, only in this case he had himself chained by the neck to the image, threatening to remain thus until rain came. But after a single day he wearied of the boycott (which was much more wearing on the human than on the divine contingent) and released himself without reference to the results
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