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Show "(It.,. Tellies" l China. Theipi'init Industry In the glioitly lln.ilnl.nmi la "graao telling," wrtlea WuJlUm P. l- Falas, Un Chluese exirt, now in Ibe orient. When tlio averago Mongolian roaches manhood's eatato one of hi xtrat ambltlout ia to uavn a nlio aud comfortable graae. Tlmmomcutlie baa Ua mpultv c-uli. lut conaulu one. or more ' grave teller." Thno aro old scholar, whoa scholanhlti lias not leii cplireeiateil by tlie public at largo, or who b i. o fall n from gnico by gambling, c(iluin smoking or other vice, and who tarn a preraiiou living from attndog), clairvoyance and similar "auj ruaturnl' scU ncv. Tko ibtloopbvr, after rec lv Ing a fe whoee amount 1 pro(wrtloii'J to the wealth of hi client, coniulta bit loyatla book, draws au Incoiii(relicnit Ll) dlairram with point nnd strnUlit lice, nud announces tho day on which It will lw f nudnuey (goal luik) to viait certain leim-ii rle and burial site. Tbo cUy arrived tliu pnrllei aro on hand, un mauerwhat trtcka-the weather may piny. I have ao u lliem in a rocky (a, wluro Ibe thertaoiut ter wat 13 deg., and la a uar.li kueu de. p In mud when tho rain wa an lee cold deluge. They ooine dratted in their bet clothe, newly waabeil and shaveik Tlio grave teller are equipped with book, dla-praini. dla-praini. taper ami a forked rod, Strang- ly resembling tbo ill) Inlug rod with which 'our aiicosiur sought pring and a t In of ore. The search beginswlih (-rayer, and then conti aweary walk and talk, some time tatting hour. The situ is finally picked oat. Often two or three iltm are selected, so tint lu com the tuo cf onol(rueut-cd onol(rueut-cd by nnforcactu olrcumatuicea acotlier oue will bo ready. The client arrange Willi thg owner of tho land nud the au-thorillo. au-thorillo. nnd It then n pared to dlo In im. Tho practice la unit eraal an 1 at old aaCbtuiM-chillsatlon. II Intlnence upon the peoplo I somcllilnj tniaru-doua. |