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Show -juio goou mmuicr reurca uoi ev waiting for his glass of toddy. Abstaine STREET SCENES AT TIEN'TSK ; Tuk corrrcspoudent of tho Timet, wl r accompanies the allied forces, thus d tcribes some of tho aspects of a Chine; ; town: i "Forcing our way through unsavoui . celestials, we find ourselves in a sma square occupied by tba'ccl.ple'uud 'bake r potafo' tqeu of the place. Your workiii' i man dine in the street, and this square ; 'a favorite atfmcp rettaurant. lii, pa oi right, deals iu meat pies, He has a S'ma ! charcoal fire below his oven, and In a trii bis vatt is compounded and cooked befui the public. " llo, by his side, supplies ve, etable diet, turnips, onions, pumpkin jams, cut into small slices and served: the, There another with fruiwgrapes, peac B0' 'Wff-MtwjiWf melons,-apples and l)t Pw A.U tastes are supplied, ilat,Vei '.in ere ingftho Ineradicable )ovc or thq China lorl forgnmblingiscviiiced. EVcrypneoft ,.or deale'rshas u.bbx likeadlco boi,.rn w itiy lwcnty.,samll sticks, are' placed, Tw ore these sticks are pr&e, 'tbV reWaii !blo clanks ., iaqli portion of food Is tntipi sne. tcjW worth. lO'casb, anil onitakiug: tfn- cash, every conier.toay try his Juclt. F h mprning.tq.jirglit is jhev fattle of. fj V VIC?. hti heard' hi, th sqaaro o's of dcalennnvlte...lhe:r customers;. , ,F ?i "ftnfe ltd nTght- may tho Cblriamci bid seen yielding to the. -Invitation, Hei sua ari bid feliow; a '.bargeVbn the "river. ng, bas'.butwd cashr which ho stake sefl lose one after tho other. .,Hfsrd ; td raenil((hnd, his .belly cmpty,.so we ore him ten cash, with: which- he'may Im ive this meal ho covets. He) takes tho c ist. but Instead "of buying hU food, ho r Iti m'o.n'ccs toanille'forit., Onocash a in- another; is; drawn from hiinj and w ry, ho loses hia'Jast he walks away, din iho Test.-. ... ,14 r,Wc enter perfumer's shop", rnlj ig, kiiick-kna'ckji and necessarWfor my la k. toilet. Pearl powder Is made "nj Iri't in little packages, with rogue nnd palut w- various hues. Lotions for the complex nd pcrfumei, dyes for tha hatband '-here, rly corner, TtbiuctneOmparablc oJI. Mneass h- A harber'Js plying his" trade', Ho'slia the,,head, combs and plaits the tail. extracts war from the cars. Tho lai r, operation is cviileiiily a favorite with. l Celestiats. Alasl 'false tails' aro coint . here, as they are said' to be. In Engla The shop is jfull.of them at a dollar ' hair-doieii,. A diitingu'ishcd officer ol CCT regulars bought a few tVmakaap'li "I for his helmet. A 'curio' stall contt m Very ordinary chfus at tpry cxorblt prices. Among Its prizes, are conic r Jiuglisli bottle, prieejialf a dollar, and or English enrthcutvare pldte, with 'Sv y. scenes' painted thereon, for which dou llJ that amount is demanded. Here, a lss nrosmalllidxeslabclled'Superiorcongr matches, without smell or sulphur.' Tl K(! would, cost a halfpenny at hotuej tl ftc price at Ticti-tsin is 2id. We come t le. lincndruper'ii, and find Manchester t ' American goods linen, cotton mid. call Hero U blue tuiff for the' Coonnon tin !,lt and trousers. It 1 labelled 'Mauchcsl I J Olm Pettdt r & Cd.' Ky f ts kido oro t e' cocs; mnrked 'Sannders;' and prlntetTi J" tons from the Munchcster looms Iu gi ,,s nbdudauce. The prices are 1U0 per ci d higher than at Shanghai. (or |