The streets at that time look quite gay with groups of people, dressed, not as at other times, in dark cotton clothes, but in silks and satins of crimson, green, blue, purples and various hues, often with beautifully embroidered sleeves, and jackets often lined with fur. The children look particularly smart, being adorned with gay caps and hats, ornamented with gilt figures or Chinese characters, especially the Chinese character which means “happiness.” The Chinese kites are very elaborate, and are generally in the shape of some animal—a gigantic butterfly, a centipede, a bird, a dragon, etc.; and it is a fine sight to watch such a kite rise, rise steadily in the still, clear atmosphere, till it becomes almost a speck. Sometimes they fly these kites at night, and send lighted lanterns up after them, which startle the unwary into imagining there are new stars appearing in the sky! But you know, dear children, that these Chinese have evil hearts as well as we, which need the renewing of the Holy Ghost. Will you pray that they may receive this great blessing?—_Mary Elwin in C. M. Juvenile Instructor._ * * * * * RECEIPTS FOR JANUARY, 1882. * * * * * MAINE, $462.36. Bangor. Central Cong. Ch. and Soc. $50.00 Bath. Central Ch. and Soc., $25.70; Mrs. J.C., $1 26.70 Belfast. Rev. Wooster Parker 5.00 Bethel. F. B. 1.00 Brunswick. C. R. S. 0.50 Bucksport. Miss L. S. Barnard 5.00 Castine. Trin. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 10.00 Dennysville. —— 21.68 East Madison. Eliza Bicknell 4.00 Ellsworth. L. F. D. 0.50 Gorham. Bbl. of C. and $2.75 _for Selma, Ala._ 2.75 Hallowell. Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid, Fisk. U._ 5.17 Hallowell. 2 Bbls. C., _for Talladega, Ala._, and _McIntosh, Ga._ Hampden. Cong. Sab. Sch., _for John Brown Steamer_ 10.00 Hiram. Sab. Sch., _for Selma, Ala._ 1.00 Litchfield. Miss Maria Plimpton 2.00 Limerick. Rev. T. N. Lord 2.50 Orland. Mrs. S. T. Buck and daughters, to const. SARAH E. BUCK L. M. 30.00 Portland. State St. Ch., $75; High St. Ch. and Soc., $100; Mrs. L. D., $1 176.00 Portland. “Ladies of Maine,” _for Lady Missionaries_ 50.00 Portland. Brown Thurston’s S. S. Class, High St. Ch., _for Student Aid, Hampton N. & A.