The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-26

shaking a Bundle Of odd Little sticks to
Tell VIVA. the Future Contains-A Pro
fcs.or who Explains and Gets "a Zap 81
Christians BY Ills Comparisons.
"Chinaman, him no aailoo, him gottce ~
spookce.'
That wa- tlo authoritative statement mGI.
hy -ShcrlI Iom L.. tto wary old lender "a.
the Mott street Ceics.ials
Toul Lee bad been asked about iho mystic
rious demons Of the clomcnts % whom every
ortholl * C4niman offers daily propitiot9rs
sacrifice,
The sheriff himself shortly after daylight
tho other morning wendell hi way 20 tho
joss house a. $50. li Mott street onl uadc
numerous olCiings and then shook tho luck
sticks.
That isn't what tho Cclostials call faon
bat that h tho meaning. There AFRO lo %.
'hem. about tl8 .zo VI Lad pencils. taparlla
toa hluut point "a, c,her e.d. Each sii.b
has q number On Co. All ars held m @ itt.c
porcelain casa.
PROVERBS or 4 STICK.
Tho hopeful Cinnamon takes tho case IN
both hands and shakes it vigorously until one
NA hAe Hat" HH AMP" NAN. ANN" """ "H"- '|
"a shake of four or lvo minutes and beads oi
persr.rltion stand on the slarcn forehead 81
thc sou of Catlay before iuck om@ Aud
le don look upon 10 MS chance, either. bui as
Csc personal fe. ling 90 ths gods toward him.
When tho .lck drops nt hs~ -eil.,it eagerly
anl eos TO Che wall Hhoro hans % great nuns
ber az rcd rico pap-t o.lcg-lrs i.a'h BEARS "a
number AMI % pgoYelb tl0ia Couileiu5 OBJ
some other pa. tlil Philosopher of fle oii.I
days.
The Inscription ol fhe paper bearing tae
same number as the stick ~log.tells tle lnck
socially. financially e,c., OK Gao holder untl
tho uezf anlivas4aIy Of Paag 80 Wong
Secretary IIui3 Kin, d Tie Precipitation
Clines misslou. who. Ia addition o. "a lag C.
amount of native Intelligence. holds a larl
canned college diploma, t,ld d reP)ft@r many
curious sur.Tsuuoas Of the common prgi.
in China, most Of which tloir Aot- street
brethrcn retain.
"Chiuamcn," be said. 500 the work Of o
good Or qvil CDlit 10 almost every occur-
reucp. They also believe tlIt thee inluller-
ahio glds, mYatcrims ana otherwise C5n De-
influenced ol propita,c1 bY various sacrifices
" oIefln~a
AN. F"t It'l yea lNaN" Nt r~- ~
and icCd almost every dGy. and sca.tar il=
your people, Wa throw salt 10 tac lIo gAcl
they upset t4s cellar, - aycid o quarrel
The reporter led % olnit tlo luliali.r.
and uuie Elm. having scored Cue point. con-
t.uuel
-"Cbinamen believe Stat on. god rlst tie
thunder oll different Col takes ull-rc
each year. Their Gluana9 shows which rcd
is On duty il t-c thunder department.. end 10
tto first thunder storm ~ tho .--.cn lvcrv
one offers o slcrl'lo. III the lhrl-,rl Very
heavy, tAey ay taat tho Thunder Col IS very
cross
"lt &, very funny, isutitt 10 cortinr9i
almost os funny us tae idea O., come G., yTr
iarmori. 7l@ plant tle.l pea cl- lc-et2--
aud kUl titr pigs Ia tue lis-- t-u- ot t4o
+, moon
The accro.arg hai scored ou..Nes good
natlued POINT. alf lf wasn't iirr1.i
T9I Ll- s p.s,EATla
He stated ta.l The C.il.s 0isuaar D.. iul
& u~r.gcay days oal oyery Cbla-4a4 a.11t
20 mako O journey. Oil. c.mlt1~ C-T Lrri
n, syslldertaliag ca g-t msryci, ,o-ts Del.
aimhnnc about tie day, aul i.ltH gl..I by O.
lad gcI Dec CHANGES Ill dara
&c o. very much lo tl9 b,iia. il railc'v
Friday Of your people sail tla t3nl score
lary, except tLcT9 10 Is general all 40 o2s
hilaslis belief la g.
"Nh9n q man Is ssI, he continued. "tb
because solo bal sp.r., has control o. l.a.
or else be has Offended tho creator g5i5 Sc
they dose him v.th -uut' 20 drive cue tA5 bad
spirit ard sacrifice chickens end rico and
other thiges 10 tine good, and d th1snan las
pretty good constitution h9 may live through
.t, and that q uor0 than he does somstauca
with your doctors
Again .1r. Uu.o Eln's oinoud eyes twin
eisl Wl.h merTlnont O. ht5 point, AID then
& osQid;
Tho Cinnamon ia tbs city nearly nl re-
tan thoao sup0r-l-cua Even vixen they
embrace Christianity tho Ga, fearful super
srltious feeling remains, Gnd i~uvclprtallly
some time they VII perform scll2 pfcpitla-
tor net
Sir. Huio In said that The Chinese are tue
mos. gUpcrtitcus people II Tia world, as
they must naturally Dc, believing as they do.
that each ono O. tlcir 300 CODA take q c3r-
s9nal interest ia each individual Cbnahau.
and reward or Furnishes him according 20 a-
~ varying mood OF whlu.
Brt ShcgL3 Tom Leo WOULDN'T odnit thl
Pooh kefaid LOS Chlomaa 10 la.A
Tim gctteo 10 cpookee. n-EcW Eorb Journal.