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Show A I H KVi:ilY one who hua aeen a J Chlneae qimrter III a large "" city kuowa, "the heathen Chinee" Chi-nee" ceh brnlea the New Yenr la a rlKht royal faalilon. In the nmtlier I country the ralolrlnga ahaorh fully a month, during lha tlral pan of wklcb there la not nil empty inouih In Iho cllilill-e. Hut tha refreahmeiila are of a light kind - iM-aniita, watermelon aarda. BweetniratB, orntigea, ten anil ly ideally ideal-ly (illneae rukea. Preaellta of rlkea are given to the poor, and "brilliant eakca," aupiuiaeil to help the ehlldren along with Ihelr atudlea, are illatrlbu-l.-.l I i the templea. At mi early hour on Iho aerond ol Keliiuary - their New Year'a day tin y propitiate hcni-an mid earth with offarlnga of rice, vegetiihl.-a. leu, wine, nrani;ea, and liiiliatlou paper money, whlrh iluy burn wlih Iii.-.-ii . Joaa atlrka. and rmullea Altetwin.l they wi.rl.l. their hoiiarholil no,l mid le-r. le-r. .i-. .l an. rati. ra mid IMnit r.-l allvea. All thin la r.inl.-.l nut III the iimat Bill- emn in. iihi. -r. mnl onViliiKa made to ev. rvlii.ily except the living linag.-a of gn.la are ranl.-.l In pro-ccaalon pro-ccaalon to the beiitlng of u .1- ifmlng goi'g, mnl uiauitiirlna go by Imudreda wllh cougraiulatoiy mhlrc .i lu the emperor. Their rob"a me g.ii-r.aaualy .nil.i . .1.1 .-i .,1 iiu.l me heavy ui'li gold. Numeroiia itmiiaeiiieiiia are i.iuvlded for thu public, the .-l-l.-r of w Im-h are aritug, llltimlnailona, anil llreworka. |