New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-23

ner Of Dr. slade they had heard the mystic sound Of
tablerappng hundreds OF years before the Fox girls
startled Rochester and for panchete. the curious
little instrument which widely introduced In the
United States ten years its supernatural agency was
studied by the disciples of Confucius. AT temple in
Using Kang panchee is used by the priests in convey
ing the wisdom of the immortas TO the faithful souls
who stand at the altar and wait for celestial hints The
oraces generally ambiguous they at Delphi
pous carver who consulted Python three years ago
the village in the south suddenly in the left foot there
will be pain return EOme immediately and procure
hoe and there Will he enough for the remainder oil your
life These words Of planchette the carver Oh
the walls OF his and for three years his negDOrs
laughed at him drouth came and his family were re-
duced 10 poverty one day last December nc pawned
the coveret of his bed in order to offer sacrifices on me
anniversary Of his mothers DEATH The old lady had
been very fond OF Chinese gin, and toward evening he
started for the village to buy some OF her favote spirit
@ vden 9 ran in net his s eft e Ny good luck
como ~ Iost +, Le exclaimed as he marked Off the
ground whereOn stood. He bought the gu; he offered
sacrifice to his mother; then borrowed lie noe ana
running TO spot whore he had stood when ne felt The
gold, silver, and jewels
Two Prussian parish priests on the Polish
frontier P!arrer Writ OF Grabia and Pfarer Liak Of
Piranlc were a short time deprived Of their vings
for noncompliance with the law, and two conforming
priests appointed the vacant parishes The two
recusant clergymcn, like Rtualistic Mr. Tooth, felt
bound to protect their focks against the ncuisons OF
hereca preachers They fastened notices on the doors
of their churches stating that they were the only legl
and cnOncal pastors; that other priests who
dared without their leave TO minister in these parishes
would be schSmatics that the practitioners were now
called upon choose whether they would obey GOd OF
obey man and that if they took their children 10 these
StateimpOaed ntrudeTs for baptism, attended Their
resOrcd TO them for marriage or confession they
would ouy but also in the approach
ing punishment of the SaccgOus priests and OF the
goddess Pru-siau state They then shook tne dnst 81
Polish Prussia from their feet, crossed over the frontier
into Russian Poland, and settled down in neghb"rlng
Roman Clfh0lic villages. The eXpatriated PrussiIn
priests were allowed by their Russian UItraInontane
brethren to make use OF their churches for mas COMES
sions baptism and marrlaGe majority Of the parish
toner's Of Graba and Paranie crossed over regularly INTO
Russian territory for worship and the SACRAMENT.
minority objected TO this families we're divided
ana fierce cvi and domestic war between the STATE
Catholics and the true Catholics went On III boh vi!
Lagos Tho Russian Government. Ia consequence oi a
complaint from Prussin authorities nas i-Soi an
Injunction bv which all Roman Catholic priests dwelling
on tue Russian side OF the border prohibited from cN
ercsIng any pastoral functions on behalf OF Prussan
subiecCs from the two parishes