One of the local products of the export of which we used to hear very little is white fruit," or, in other words, hen's eggs. These used to be sold for about three or four cash apiece, but since Boxer times all this is changed. Wagons drawn by four or five animals are seen loaded with old kerosene boxes each stuffed with bran and eggs, 500 to the box, a single cart drawing 20,000, and the string of such carts, as well of wheelbarrows so loaded is endless. This endless demand for the results of the toil of the humble hen brings wholesale dealers to every inland fair, offering to buy up the whole output at rates greatly is filled, and in places choked within advance of anything before known in them. Inquiry as to their place of Chinese history. Thus the local supply is departure brings out a list of all the limited and high in price. This is called prefectures, and counties on each side "Progress," and China is now becoming of the great road for 50 miles east "civilised." and bp and for three or four hundred miles to the south. Careful estimates made by inquiries of a great
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