Mienchow, Feb. 3.
I am on the road between Mienchuh amd Anhsien for thie night, about 30 miles from Mienchow.
Kienchubhsien, the place I have just left, seems to be retracing its steps back from the Republican ideals as fast as it can. Door gods and the old style of (Chinese visiting cards were very conspicuous. The soldiers: had decorated their quarters to salute the Chinese New Year even as they had the other one, and the joke went round that having two New Year Days in one year, we shall get along quickly at this rate. All business is at a stand still, clearly indicating where the minds of the people are as to New Year.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.