MOORE’S  RURA!-  I^EW-YORKER. 
MAY  20 
ONE  DEED! 
If  I  iniifht  do  one  deed  of  good, 
One  Ultle  deed  before  1  die, 
Or  think  tme  noble  thought  that  should 
Hereafter  not  forgotten  lie, 
I  would  not  niununr,  tlioiigh  I  must 
Be  lost  in  Death's  unu umbered  dust. 
The  filmy  wing  that  wafts  the  seed 
Upon  the  careless  wind  to  earth. 
Of  its  short  life  has  only  mc(‘<i 
To  And  the  gem  lit  place  for  birth ; 
For  one  swift  moment  of  delight 
It  whirls,  then  withers  out  of  sight, 
tK  D’’.  BourdiUon. 
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HOW  TO  MAKE  SUNSHINE. 
“  ScKSHiNE !  whi',  we  have  plenty  of  that  every 
day,”  says  a  dear  little  friend  at  my  side. 
Vfis,  we  ceitalnly  have  plenty  of  It  outside  of  us, 
iihd  It  Is  the  most  beautiful  thing  In  the  world, 
because  It  makes  even  t hing  pleasant  that  It  looks 
upon.  Do  the  young  peojile  who  read  this  paper 
over  think  how  beautiful  and  how  u.serul  the  sun¬ 
light  Is?  how  It  wraps  the  world  In  its  bright 
mantle,  till  the  earth’s  old  heart  grows  warm  and 
young  agalu,  and  the  grass  and  ilowers  spring 
forth?  how  It  W'auders  all  over  the  world.  Into 
every  nook  and  corner,  with  Its  cheerful  smile? 
how  It  glances  In  the  trees  and  plays  through  the 
thick  lir.iuches,  till  the  llLtle  birds  twitter  and 
warble  with  delight  In  theli'  leafy  nests? 
Hut  It  Is  another  kind  of  sunshine  I  mean  we  are 
to  make.  Your  own  heart  la  the  sun,  and  your 
home  Is  the  little  world  which  you  are  to  All  with 
happiness. 
Do  you  suppose  the  sun  ever  sees  anything  dark 
with  that  grcal„  bright  eye  or  his?  wlii',  no;  for 
the  roomeht  he  looks  at  uiiyT.hlng  It  grows  bright, 
and  nothing  can  be  dark  where  ho  Is  looking. 
Just  so.  It  you  always  carry  a  heart  full  of  sun¬ 
shine  with  you,  everything  will  seem  beautiful 
and  bright.  But  If  your  own  heart,  gets  clouded 
with  Irnpallcnec  or  discontent  you  wlU  find  the 
ploa-santest  place  on  earth  very  gloomy  and  dis¬ 
agreeable. 
How  dlllorcnt  would’ our  life  be.  If  we  were  only 
det.ermlued,  In  spite  of  dlscouragemenUs,  to  be 
choerful  and  happy  oursolvc.s,  and  to  add,  by  every 
possible  means,  to  the  welfare  and  happiness  of 
those  around  us  I 
But  can  every  one  be  happy  who  wishes  it? 
.surely,  every  one  desires  happiness;  Iheu  why  do 
so  many  fall  in  the  attempt  to  gain  it  ? 
Because  they  do  not  try  In  the  right  way.  Our 
only  way  to  be  happy  Is  the  oue  In  which  Cod  Is 
happy,  and  that  Is  by  Muo  good  and  doing  good. 
Those  who  earnestly  try  this,  ucvci-fall  of  success, 
"  But  can  evm'u  one  be  good says  my  little 
friend,  ihoughtlully,  and  with  downcast  eyes. 
Yes,  dear,  every  one  can  be  good,  by  the  help  of 
God,  who  willingly  gives  the  help  of  His  Spirit  to 
all  who  sincerely  ask  for  It.— Fa/?;/ 
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KIND  WOEDS-WHY  USE  THEM1 
Then  Dot  trudged  on  again.  Pretty  soon  she 
got  tired,  and  sat  down  to  rest  for  a  little  while. 
Then  slie  happened  to  catch  sight  of  somo  pretty 
rf!d  flowers  growing  Just  a  little  way  off  from  the 
road,  and  went  to  get  them  to  carry  to  Grandma, 
for  she  loved  flowers  very  much.  Dot  knew.  And 
when  she  haa,  with  a  great  deal  or  Labor,  broken 
tho  flow  ers  from  their  stems,  sho  spltsl  some  ill- 
les  farther  on,  looking  like  great  cups  of  gold 
held  up  to  catch  the  sumshlue  of  the  summer  day. 
She  determined  that  she  must  hiivo  them,  anil 
started  off  to  get  tliern.  Oli,  they  w  ere mn-h  beau¬ 
tiful  things  when  Sho  came  near  to  them,  such 
great,  golden  blo-ssoms,  speckled  all  over  Inside 
with  velvetty  spots  or  brown.  But  they  were 
higher  than  licr  head.  She  tried  to  reach  them, 
but  her  little  arms  were  too  short. 
At  la,st.,  tired  out  by  her  fruitless  efforts,  she  sal. 
dow'n  under  Uicin  and  Umi  her  curly  uttie  lo^ad 
on  the  moss  that  made  a  lieautlful  carpet  for  the 
ground.  Spotty  crept  up  and  nestled  elosely  down 
In  Dot’s  arms  and  began  to  purr.  And  In  a  little 
while  the  blue  eyes  of  the  iii.tlo  traveler  were  h.ur 
closed;  in  a  moment  more  she  would  have  been 
asleep ;  but  spotty  happened  to  see  a  bird  flying 
cloiio  to  tho  ground  and  away  she  dashed  In  hot 
pursuit.  Dot  sat  up.  her  eyes  wide  open  in  an 
InslAut,  and  concluded  she  ought  to  follow  Spot, 
and  see  what  the  result  of  the  cliasc  was. 
She  ran  a  llitle  waj^i  and  reached  the  prettiest 
little  brook  she  had  ever  seen,  and  lound  spot  on 
the  banks  In  great  trouble.  Tlie  bird  h.ad  flown 
across,  and  how  to  get  over  without  wet  ting  her 
white  feet  was  a  problem  the  kitten  was  unable 
to  solve. 
“  Oh,  oh !”  cried  Dor,  in  groat  delight.  If  there 
was  anything  she  liked  to  do  it  was  to  splash  and 
wade  In  broolai.  She  stopped  in  and  d.'inied  about 
to  the  great  delrlincnt  of  her  clean  dresa,  sending 
the  Avuter  splashing  high  over  her  head  In  her 
very  enthusiastic  demonstrutluus  of  delight.,  wlille 
Spot  looked  on  with  erident disapproval. 
Nice,  nice,”  said  Dot  to  Spot  kicking  about, 
and  sending  sand  and  mud  from  tho  brook-lKit,- 
tom  flying  in  every  direction.  “Go  ought  to  wade, 
Spot." 
But  .Spot  couldn’t  be  induced  to  wade.  Dot  kept 
up  her  sport  for  Imlf  an  hour,  ami  then  sat  down 
on  the  bank,  all  tlreil  out.  She  leaned  her  head 
down  by  Spot,  Av ho  was  much  relieved  at  haAing 
her  mlatre.s3  safe  on  dry  land  again,  and  before 
tAVo  minutes  had  gone  by  she  Avas  fast  asleep. 
“I  Avoudor  Avhere  Dor  Is?”  her  mother  said, 
along  In  tho  afternoon,  iioUcliig  for  the  lli-st  time 
that  all  was  still  In  the  garden.  “  Dot  !  Dot  !” 
But  Dot  didn't  answer. 
siic  went  out  ami  sought  t  hrough  the  garden 
Avithout  finding  her.  Then  she  saw  the  opening 
m  tho  fence  and  print  of  little  feet  in  the  sand 
outside.  She  rolloAA-ed  on  the  crooked,  hnIMng 
tJ'.all,  and  found,  at  lust,  AVhere  It  branched  off 
troin  the  road.  Then  she  found  the  broken  stems 
of  the  red  blossoms  and  farther  on  tlie  footprints 
about  the  lilies.  She  aaouI  In.  wondering  hoAV 
much  lartUer  her  little  girl  had  Avanderod.  All  at 
once  she  caught  sight  of  her  under  a  tree  by  the 
brook,  fast  asleep,  AvUh  Spot  curled  up  like  a  ball 
of  wldto  Avool  beside  lier. 
"  DOT  I"  she  called  soitly. 
Dot  opened  her  blue  eyes  sleepily  and  sat  up, 
half  aAvakc. 
“  1  dess  we’ve  got  to  Dranraa’s,  Spot,"  she  said, 
rubbing  lier  eyes  open  Avlth  her  chubby  hands; 
“  Ave’s  tired  most  to  dell,  ain’t  avc,  Spot  ?” 
And  that’s  the  way  Dot  Aveni.  to  visit  Grandma. 
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VITAL  STATISTICS. 
1  attendko  one  of  the  Cooper  Inst  itute  lectures. 
The  subject  was  the  “  Atraosphore,”  and  the 
speaker  read  a  tabular  slatemcnt  of  the  condi¬ 
tion  of  the  air  111  school-rooms,  lyceum  halls  and 
churches,  that  made  mj'  hair  stond  on  end. 
vital  Statistics  Avill  be  the  iieaih  of  me.  Jfy 
father  understood  them  as  little  as  did  his  stone 
wall,  and  llAvd  to  be  ninety.  When  I  Avas  a  boy  I 
u.sed  to  eat  tat  pork,  year  in  and  year  out,  lie  on 
feathers,  and  have  a  regular  setrto  with  apples, 
doughnuts  and  hard  cldtT  before  turning  In  at 
night,  and  then  sleep  like  a  Polar  bear,  l  was  as 
jolly  ns  a  Spltzcnberg  apple,  always  burot  Ing  I, he 
buttons  from  my  Jacket,  to  get  laughing  and 
groAvtng  room. 
Did  you  ask  about  the  sleeping?  Well,  1  slept 
AVlth  my  big  brother,  under  a  leaden  heap  of 
Avoolen  comtortci'S,  ujion  a  bed  Avhosc  billows  let 
us  dOAvn  into  a  A-ortek  .and  ridged  round  ns  like  n 
brooding  hen.  Our  chamber  Avaa  a  seven  by  lilne 
cubby,  six  feet  high,  out  of  AAhlch  the  root  sliced 
a  sccUon,  so  that  the  boy  nearest  the  wall  liiid  to 
stoop  low  or  get  a  sounding  hump,  .and  our  win¬ 
dow  was  often  bcrmctlcally  scaled  Avlth  Ico  and 
snoAV  for  d.iys  together.  Now,  why  aa  ei'C  Ave  not 
suffocated,  Uke  French  lovers  ?  VMiy  lild  father’s 
A’Olce,  calling  us  by  starlight,  make  us  fllug  off 
the  blankets  like  a  colt  kicking  a  dashboard, 
tumble  Into  our  troAvsers  and  l•owlll^ic  boots,  and 
••  pile  "  dOAA'n  stairs  Uke  a  charge  of  o.avalry  ? 
I  never  could  understand  chemistry,  but  It's  iny 
opinion  tbore's  a  great  deal  more  of  this  dreadful 
carbonic  add  gas  iifloat  than  there  used  to  bo 
atid  If  our  furnaces  and  hofrulr  stoA-es  don't  stop 
pulTlng  It  Into  our  faces,  I  expect  Ave  shall  aa  ako 
up  some  morning  and  And  ourselves  all  asphyxi¬ 
ated.  Then.  thereTl  be  a  pretty  llx,  ivlth  nobody 
to  dash  on  cold  water,  and  nobody  to  summon  the 
coroner  i 
It  positively  hurts  one’s  feelings  to  see  the 
“  heathen  Chinee,”  sleeping  thick  ‘'os  leaves  in 
Valambrosa,”  fly  In  the  fact  of  Hygiene  and  goon 
age  after  age  to  multiply  as  the  sand-s  of  the  sea. 
Then  consider  those  German  peasants  Avho  repose 
summer  and  winter  between  leather  beds  weigh¬ 
ing  from  flfty  to  one  liundred  pounds,  sandalched 
betAvoen  Pollon  and  O.Hsa,  wltJiout  sheets,  and 
thew'  beds  descending  from  fatlicr  to  son  lor 
generations.  Is  not  that  a  powerful  way  to  con- 
sen  e  tho  not  to  say  tho  vu-rnoru^  of  one’s 
ancestors,  e.spoelally  as  these  btils  are  religiously 
shut  up  In  imventJlated  alcoves  during  t  he  day  ? 
Then  there’s  the/ooti  fpiestlon,  Ojic  prophet 
comes  In  and  puffs  out  his  oleaginous  cheeks  at 
me  as  he  Insists  that  people  are  dropping  Into 
tlK.'lr  graves  from  Avantof  fat;— that  I  mast  eat 
fat,  lubrl(;ate  with  fat- and  Ooze  fat  at  every  pore. 
He  tolls  me,  Avlth  Insinuating  olllneas  of  speech, 
that,  the  only  rea.son  people  ever  reach  the  death 
point  Is  because  they  will  keej)  shivering  over  the 
lirush  flr(!8  of  vegetariantsm.  1  Immcdlatoly  or¬ 
der  a  roast  of  pork,  with  apple  sauce,  for  dinner, 
us  a  son  of  hickory  back -log  for  my  interior 
InatrUi-Htono,  Avhen  in  rushes  the  slandered  vego- 
torlun,  Av.ariiing  me,  Avlth  harrowing  earnestness, 
that  pork  is  a  very  frtcaaee  of  tlie  ICvIl  One,  He 
goe.s  on  toshOAv  what  a  disgusting  animal  t  he  hog 
is,  and  how  swlne-abjurthg  uatlons  arc  belOA’cd  of 
the  gods  and  never  have  dyspepifla, 
“But,”  1  exclaim,  ruefully,  as  savory  odora 
from  the  kltohon  steal  in,  “  what  Is  to  become  of 
my  dinner?" 
"  Nothing  oiisler," replied  my  friend ;  “Just  toss 
the  I'oast  Ihto  tho  gutter,  Avhere  It  belongs,  and 
dlno  on  the  apple  sauce.” 
And  by  this  time  SAVltie  and  scrofula  aie  so 
blended  in  my  Imagination  that  I  feel  as  If  1  had 
SAA'allowed  a  holusof  Infection,  and  gladly  folloAV 
Ills  suggestion. 
Mlth  soni^  the  hobby  Is  not  (jMlitalive,  but 
(iunnUtaUi'e,  and  tliey  slip  away  yotir  liauucli  of 
vciitsonor  leg  of  .SoiitbdOAvu  just  as  you  are  In- 
baling  the  exuuislto  aroma  of  the  first  mouthful, 
blandly  offering  to  Avelgh  all  your  ooinesllblcs 
Avlth  IJllputlan  scales,  and  your  drinks  Avlth  a 
minim  gl.ass. 
And  here  comes  n  new  saA  anl,  Dr.  F.imie.s,  avIio 
exhorts  me  to  ahrivel  up  my  stomach,  like  a  dried 
rennetosUh,  Avlth  his  Hunger-Cure.  Did  au.vbody 
ever  hunt  up  the  vital  statistics  of  Leyden  during 
her  famous  siege,  or  of  other  famlne-strlkcn 
places  ?  What  a  Ioav  death-rate  they  should  hav* 
shoAvni  But,  moanAvhllo,  Dr.  Auca  I’cra  stand.s 
at  my  othor  car,  ln.sl.‘<tlng  that  lu  water  alone  lies 
the  balsam  of  eternal  youth,  and  the  prophets  of 
t,he  whole  bath  genus,  medicated,  sun,  compressed 
air,  magnetic,  etc.,  buttou-holo  mo  In  the  street 
and  thrust  marvelous  testimonials  Into  iny  pwk- 
eta. 
Then  the  drink  ((uastlon  perplexes  me.  Here  1 
have  )u.st  put  a  flltoring  apparatus,  at  great  ex¬ 
pense,  Into  my  cistern,  In  order  to  drink  the  puro 
nectar  of  tho  heaA-eus,  although  I  have  In  the  yard 
a  well  of  a.s  cryst!il-<-lcar  Avater  .as  ever  dlmplodon 
u  pebbly  bottom.  OI  course  it  avjis  my  luck,  Jast 
after,  to  stumble  on  another  “\1tal  statistic,” 
Avhlch  told  me  the  death-rato  In  soft-water  dis¬ 
tricts  Is  4  per  cent,  greater  than  In  limestone  re¬ 
gions. 
The  hydropalhlst  tells  me  that  coffee  Is  a  nerve 
exhauster  aiid  brain  enfeebler,  Avhlle  the  tur- 
baned  son  of  .Mohammed  lltts  devoted  hands  and 
exclaliiis;  “Oh,  cuffoo!  thou  dlspellesi  tho  cares 
of  the  great,  thou  brlugcst  back  those  AA  ho  wan¬ 
der  from  the  paths  of  UnoAvlcdge.  Thou  art  the 
beverage  of  tho  people  of  God,  and  Ihe  cordial  cf 
his  sci  A  unis  AA'ho  thirst  for  Avlsdorn.”  But  then 
llAKot'N  hud  never  studied  liyglonc. 
NOAv  If  iheso  apostles  oi  reform  avouui  all  sfieak 
the  same  Avord ;  but  each  haa  an  Intorpretstlon— 
a  revelation,  and  four  wild  hoases  could  not  rend 
one’s  limbs  more  effectually  tlxan  they  rend  one's 
opinions.  Oh!  If  somebody  AvouUI  but  calculate 
all  the  winds  and  cross  cun'enrs  of  medical  belief, 
and  build  at  their  focal  center  an  osclihuing 
chamber  like  i  h.u  whteb  Bksbmkk  has  been  seek¬ 
ing  for  (lualmlsh  AA’ai'riors,  how  gladly  would  we 
creep  Into  It  and  bo  at  restl  But,  mean whllo, 
from  r/fa?  dellA'cr  U.S  I  Penduluii. 
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A  FEW  SEEING  THOUGHTS,  AS  OTHEE8 
SEE  IT. 
.Si  MMEK  Is  coming  I  W  e  hear  Uie  sweet  prophe¬ 
cy  lu  the  song  of  the  bluo-blrd  and  feel  It  in  the 
softened  touch  of  tho  soulliwlud;  and  soodavc 
shall  see.  m  spilnglng  gi'ass  blade  and  opening 
blos.soui,  surer  CAldences  of  tho  approach  of  that 
welcome  giic.st.  .\nd  Avhen  the  golden  daj's  are 
come,  hOAV  sweet  to  be  free  to  enjoy  them;  free, 
with  the  careless  freedom  of  a  child,  or  the  lambs 
sporliug  on  the  lilllsldtA  i  Ah  me !  Mmd  the  sweet 
pictures  all  be  blotted  out  by  visions  of  heated, 
Avearjing  tell  ?  Not  much  time  for  tho  average 
farmer's  wife  to  enjoy  the  beautiful  and  poetic. 
Her  part  Is  cmliicnlly  practical.  Strains  of  sweet¬ 
est  blril-muslc  may  Avaken  her  lu  tho  fi'esh,  early 
daAvn,  but  only  to  remind  her  that  another  Avork- 
day  Is  iiAvalUng  licr;  the  morning  brings  light  to 
Avoi'k  by— that  Is  all.  Hard  for  her  to  pursue  the 
dull  round  of  duties,  geuerall.v  unaided,  and,  alas! 
too  often  unappreciated,  AvhUe  every  blossom- 
scented  breeze  that  fans  her  heated  forehead 
seems  to  whLspef  lovingly,  eorne  aAvay  l 
Oh !  how  pleasant  to  stray  off  into  the  wild,  un- 
freriueuted  places,  and  wandering  at  will  OA'er 
m02ss-grown  rocks  and  undv-r  wide-spreading  for¬ 
est  trees,  10  feel  that  SAveet  sense  of  isolation- a 
solliude,  AvlilcU  yet  Is  not  loniluess— a  feeUngthat 
you,  and  the  trees  and  birds,  and  all  the  dumb 
things  around  you,  animate  and  inu  inmate,  some- 
hoAV  belonged  together,  and  that  the  great,  toll¬ 
ing,  planning,  sinning,  suffering  Avorld,  Avere 
something  afar  off,  and  altogether  a))art.  And 
thenhOAv  hard  to  feel  that  all  such  sAvect  trifles 
must  be  cruslied  out  or  one's  life,  and  to  realize 
tliat,  what,  to  the  dainty  daughters  of  AvealtU  and 
pleasure,  means  beauty,  and  the  opportunity  to 
enjoy  It  to  the  utmost,  to  you  only  means  a  sea¬ 
son  of  toU  Avhlch  shall  knOAv  no  cessation,  until 
leafless  trees  and  chilling  forest*  shall  tell  us  tliat 
Winter  liAS  come  again.  Vorj%  A'ery  hard ;  and  a 
thought  which  must  BOmetlmea  bring  a  lltDe  bit¬ 
terness  Into  the  meekest  hearu  Yet,  come  to  us, 
sweet  golden  summer :  Come,  with  waving  grnsM, 
and  changing  Cloud,  and  singing  rlA-ulctl  For 
thou  Shalt  .speak  to  us  In  sweetest  language  of  the 
“green  pastures  and  atiu  waters  of  the  *'land 
that  Is  very  far  off,”  where,  with  tired  lieart 
soothed  Into  Inllitlte  peace,  and  tired  hands  folded 
In  Inflnlte  rest,  “Ave  shall  be  satlsfled.” 
JonesAllle,  187G.  Ermknoakdk. 
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EUSSIAN  DINNEES, 
It  Is  ATorth  wblle  to  go  to  St.  Petersburg,  If  only 
to  eat  a  Hu.sslan  dinner.  Like  all  Nort.hern  na¬ 
tions,  the  Hu-kHlans  rr-Jolce  In  raw  food  and  start- 
Itng  contenst*.  Some  or  their  favorite  soups  arc 
eaten  cold,  and  l.lietr  leu  Is  drank  so  hot  aa  to  he 
Impossible  l«  an  ordliiarj'  palate.  As  a  prepara¬ 
tion  for  dliirier,  8<jme  of  a  long  Ilai.  of  relishes  are 
chosen  and  washed  iloAvn  bj  strong  liqueurs. 
You  may  take  c.avlar,  raAv  radlslics,  or  ca’cii,  like 
a  Hoasonod  Kusslan,  sevo-henings,  raw  smoked 
salmon,  raw  dried  sturgiAon,  raw  smoked  goose, 
cheese,  butter,  oi-  all  of  these  delicacies.  They 
are  folloAved  by  cold  Joed  sOUp  of  “  kyas”  (a  bever- 
.age  uiaile  of  femmited  n'e),  with  pieces  of  her¬ 
ring,  cucumber  and  meat  iloatlngln  It;  or  another 
cold  soup  of  a  green  color,  <>r,  what  Is  really  good, 
“steht,”  a  cabbage  soup,  to  be  eaten  wltli  sour 
cream,  or  ttsh  soup.  For  your  next  course— fish- 
you  are  rccomniendcd  to  seloct  cicher  Rastagni 
patties,  very  much  like  miifllns  Avllh  flsh,  or  “.so- 
Uaiika”— u  dish  composed  of  fish  and  cabbage. 
By  this  time  you  should  be  broken  In  sufflcleutly 
to  face  AAltli  equanimity  both  the  Avords  “porosJ- 
onok  pod  kncnuiOm."  or  their  ma  ntfcslailons  In 
the  ilisih,  nanioly,  c<a1c]  boiled  sucking  pig,  with 
horsi>rudloh  sauce.  You  may  then  add  the  really 
dellcliAUs  chicken  or  veal  cutlets  and  roast  mutton 
stuffed  wlUi  buckwheat,  passing  on  to  capercail¬ 
zie,  rlabchlek  (a  kind  of  groute),  or  double  snipe, 
Avitli  .suited  cucumberH  for  s.olad,  and  various 
sweet  dislii-s,  including  Nesselrode  pudding  lu  the 
land  of  its  birth.  If  digesi.lon  requires  It,  you 
may  return  to  cheese  and  eaAliir;  but  If  Indeed 
you  have  succeeded  In  eating  all  these  dishes 
AVlth  relish,  there  can  be  no  apparent  reason  on 
the  scores  of  digestion  Avhy  you  should  not  go  on 
iigitln  with  the  cold  souji  and  spend  a  fCAV  hours 
more  or  leas  in  dining  In  a  circle.  You  ought 
moaiiAvhlle  to  be  drinking  the  wliiesor  the  Crimea, 
the  cunc.asusur  the  Don,  but  you  will  not  And  It 
easy  to  get  Uii-in  unless  pou  pay  lor  them  under 
the  names  of  Bordeaux,  Burgundy,  or  champagne. 
It  is  liii'  belter  lotr.v  the  elder,  perry,  or  raspberry 
kla.s,  or  the  cool  Lompoiio,  Coffee,  3'elloAv  tea, 
liqueurs  and  cigarettes  complete  the  repast. 
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CHINESE  BAEBEE- SHOPS. 
The  Chinese  barber-sliops  In  San  Froncisco  are 
more  liunierous  than  those  or  any  other  calllug. 
On  Dupont  street,  bet  AA  cun  Sacramento  and  Clay 
streets,  mere  are  not  less  than  fllty  basement 
apartment*  devoted  to  tonsorlal  operallons.  At 
ilrst  blush  the  Avonder  arises  Avhy  so  many  of 
those  e.stabllRhments  ore  tieedod ;  but  stand  on 
the  .street.  In  the  quarter  and  glaiioe  at  the  head 
of  each  passing  Chinaman  and  the  mj'stery  Is 
dispelled.  Among  them  no  toilet  is  consldercAl 
complete  whtcli  does  not  Involve  a  shaving  of  a 
greater  pi'rtloa  of  the  head  and  mjck,  a  thorough 
cloa using  of  the  ey&s,  ears  and  nostrils,  and  even 
a  trimming  and  penciling  of  tho  eyebrows  and 
lashes.  Kazoi's,  probes,  and  lauce.s  of  peculiar 
construction,  are  among  the  ln.strument.s  used  by 
these  skillful  artists.  The  process  of  shaving  and 
cleansing  l*  necessarily  a  long  oue,  and  Avhen  a 
t^hlnaman  emerges  from  one  of  tUt«e  shops  he 
may  be  safely  counted  as  tboroughly  clean— above 
tho  shouldei'S.  TUe  combing  and  braiding  of  cues 
consumes  no  little  time.  Every  Ciunoinan  of 
adult  years  regards  an  occasional  tolisorlal  expe¬ 
rience  as  II  sacred  duty.  Tbe  closely-sbavcn  bead 
must  be  soiaiied  over  often  to  preserve  the  aj)- 
pearance  so  much  desired,  luid  all  this.  In  a  place 
so  populous  as  the  "quarter  ”  in  this  city,  nAqidres 
tlie  constuiii  service  of  a  numerous  force.  All  tlie 
barber-hhops  of  the  Cbluese  liaA-e  a  peculiar  sign 
atilicdoor-Avay  Indicative  of  the  occupation,  it 
Is  a  foiu'-legged  frame,  the  legs  painted  green  and 
the  top  knobs  red. 
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BOOKS  EECEIVED. 
Pkom  G.  P.  Pltnam’s  Sons,  New  Y'ork ; 
The  Physical  Basis  of  immoitallty.  By  A.  B. 
Black  well,  [doth.— pp.  824.  Price  fi.50.] 
James  H.  Osoood  &  Co.,  Boston; 
The  Complete  Poetical  Works  of  J.  G.  Whit¬ 
tier.  tl’apcr.— pp.  293.  Illustrated.] 
T.  B.  Peterso.s’  &  Bkotukks,  Phllaaelplila  : 
ishmael ;  or.  Out  of  the  Depths.  By  Mrs.  E. 
1).  E.  N.  SouthAvorth.  [Cloth.— pp.  718.] 
Magazines  for  June: 
Kecord  of  the  Y’ear,  Atlantic,  Harper’s. 
New  Music  fro.ai  W,  a.  Pond  A  Co.,  Ncav  York ; 
The  Liberty  Bell.  .Moalc  of  lUo  Pines;  Song, 
E.  B,  I’helps.  The  Soldier’s  Return;  Mor- 
ceau  dt  Salon,  Hj'.  Kleber.  A  Jubilate  Deo, 
Win.  II.  Squires,  O  Hush  Thee,  my  Baby; 
Lullabji  C.  A.  :Maceroae.  FloAvcr  Song,  O. 
Lange.  Send  out  thy  Light;  Suijrod  Song, 
Clara Oottlnct.  First  Kiss;  Waltz,  Samothe. 
Rothesay  Bay ;  Song,  T.  s.  Lloyd.  SAvlug 
the  Cot  Gently ;  Song,  D.  Braham.  Evening 
Service  in  C,  Henry  Wilson. 
I.  Because  they  alAA’ays  cheer  him  to  Avhom 
they  art*  addressed.  They  soothe  him  If  he  Is 
wretched;  they  com  rorl  him  If  he  Is  sad.  Thej' 
keep  him  out  of  the  slough  of  desixiud,  or  help 
him  out  If  ho  happens  to  be  In. 
II.  There  are  words  enough  of  tho  oppo.site  kind 
flying  In  all  dlrecUous;— sour  Avoids— cros-s  Avords 
—  fretful  words— Insulting  Avords— overbearing 
Avords— Irritating  words.  Noav,  let  kind  Avords 
have  a  cbance  to  get  abroad,  slnco  so  many  and 
BO  different  are  on  the  wing. 
HI.  Kind  Avords  bless  him  that  uses  them.  A 
SAvoel  sound  on  the  tongue  tends  to  make  the 
lieart  mellow.  Kind  woi'tLs  react  upon  the  kind 
feellDga  AvlUch  prompted  them,  and  jnake  them 
more  kind.  They  add  fresh  fuel  to  the  Are  of  be¬ 
nevolent  emotion  In  t  he  soul. 
IV.  Kind  Avords  beget  kind  feelluga  lOAvard  him 
that  loves  to  use  them.  People  love  to  see  the 
face  and  hear  the  voice  of  such  a  man. 
Kind  Avords  are  therefore  of  great  value  In  the.se 
hard  times. 
^  »  . 
EESTITUTION. 
You  have  defrauded  your  neighbor.  You  have 
done  him  an  Injury,  not  accidentally  but  on  pur¬ 
pose.  You  have  sought  your  OAvn  proflt  by  In¬ 
flicting  a  loss  upon  him.  You  have  taken  Avhat 
does  not  belong  to  you  but  to  lilm.  You  must 
then  proceed  to  make  reBtltuilon,  Go  at  once. 
Go  to-day.  If  you  can.  State  the  facts  frankly  and 
honestly.  Acknowledge  j'Our  Avrong-dolng,  and 
repair  tho  harm  as  fully  as  you  can.  It  will  cost 
you  a  struggle  to  do  this.  When,  hoAvcver,  you 
have  made  up  your  inlnd  to  the  struggle,  .v^ou  avHI 
probably  find  It  easier  thau  you  expect.  But 
whatever  you  do,  don’t  keep  this  burden  upon 
your  conscleuce.  It  will  stand  between  i*ou  and 
God.  It  Is  an  obstacle  Avhlch  you  cannot  get  o\’er. 
You  may  forget  that  It  Is  there;  but  there  it  Is; 
and  you  are  on  one  side,  and  Almighty  God  Ison 
the  other.— Dean  Hon-son. 
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Tuk  Skcket  of  Peace.- The  permission  in  all 
things  to  let  our  requests  be  made  kno-wn  to  God 
would  be  a  fatal  one  for  us  II  It  meant  that  God 
would  always  glA*e  us  Avhat  we  ask.  When  we 
come  to  see  the  record  of  our  life  as  It  Is  Avrltten 
In  heaven,  we  shall  see  some  of  our  best  occasions 
of  thankfulness  under  the  head  of  “  prayei-s  de¬ 
nied.” 
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Love  God  and  everj'thlng  avui  come  l  ight. 
.  •  I 
