If there is anybody languishing in doubt as +0 what would be a good!) book to take or have' sent up to Peitaiho or Weihaiwei let him be asked: "Does China.spell anathema to you?" If the reply is in the Jaffirmative we must tender sincere Jeondolences for having spoken ard Jstrongly recommend that the in. valid hie back to the land from which he or she sprang, if pecuniaily possible, without delay.
But if by' chance the questioned think China is really rather a wonderful old country—despite such horrors as the brutal decapitation of Mfrs. Sibley at Chengtu on June 7 of {this year—and if they have happy recollections of pleasant days spent in some of her cities and with some lof her people, let them get in touch with Kelly & Walsh or the Chinese! American Publishing Company and! task for a book with a very funny; nam
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