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wealth and invest it. which case it grow like a rolling snowball, and multiplies while he sleeps. In the end the burden is left to others for, when it wax asked of one wealthy man "How much did he Jeave?" the answer was cent." There are no pockets in a shroud and as we broujsht nothing into the world. so we can nothing out.
The striking description given our Kiukiang correspondent paper of the appalling licence of the offices in Kiangsi should uke many people ponder deep-
What he tells us of his own province is undoubtedly true of the majority. indeed in some of them matters are probably wore. As regards national taxes there is no great complaint. They are officially notified and merchants know what The other alternative is to give it away and this plan, though apparently easy, is by no means as facile as it seems, when the sum runs into millions.
The Chinese have a proverb "It-is difficult to do good," meaning that it is difficult t0 do good und where they will have to Pay.
But with provine there is no limit. Our eorrespondent gives a list of eight different taxes' which merchants now have to pay and for these there are several different offices, that the shipping clerk spends
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