Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-02-26
CHINESE LuCK STICKS
CURIOUS sUPeasrriors o. Al.
Mosp EYED "JorN."
shaking {. Basdi. ef Odd u,,is sticks Ca
Tell What the raiar. Cs.,sin.-A rro-
f..-or whs r,riais. and Gets . Hap .,
Chr,.,iss. ny tti. Cenr.ri..s..

Chr,.,l.s. b, ui. csmr.',.s..-
"chinAmAn. him no aAidIee. him gOt,~e no
spcokss-
That wAs the authoritative statement maie
BY sheriff Ton iec. the vary oil leatier q
the Mott s,rset Ccls~,iAk
Tom - had tsen asked ahoui the mystc-
rious demons ~ the elcmcnts 90 whom every
orthodox ChinAinan ofrer daily rropiiiaiory
sacri6oS
The sherir himself shortly after daylight
the othsr morning weadci hls way % the
Jo~. hou- AZ No 10 Mott street anil made
numernus offerings. ami then shcok tho 'iuck
sficks-
That tsnt What the Cclss;ials call ihsu.
bat that Is the lnoaning There are iO q
them. about the siIe ~ Lad Tsncils. taTcring
81 blunt Print "a either snd Each siick
has numtsr oa a. Al are held In little
p.crcslain oase
rrovIHns on SICK.
The hoTsiul Chinaman tale. the oa.s IN
both hands AMI shakes u viguruusly until Que
~ the sticks druT- out nis -nsnctiIns- mans
= shake q fouT ~ I've MINUTES AMI t-,adls q
t.-Spiraiiun stand on ilc shavca forehead q
the ~ q Cathay tsfore lucl cHne- AMI
b. dout I lrsk upna u a. chAncs. slihrr. but A.
the g.r-nAi feeling - tho gal. toward him
whrn the stics drvJ- oui h. sslIs- u eagrrly
ami Ec- 20 ibs ~all sbere hang gr,Ai mum.
bcr u rei ric, PAPER circulars Each b-ars a
numl.r AMI = pruverb from Coafncius ~
-iDs o,bsr p,g tail philc~upher q ibs ol,isn
dAys
rss ln-rrptioa ga the TaI-r t-aTing the
sAms uumtsr a. tis s;ics forvtsll. the lacs
sorially. financially, s,c.. - The boAlcr until
the nsIi AnnivcrSAry u fanE Yo Wong
S,grvtAry Ilgis Kin. u the rf,<bytsriAn
Chins-s mi.si0n. sho. In si,liiioo g. lArgr
anzouni q native inieliiErnce. hoLls . har,i
oArn~i colicsr diflrsna, tod . rcT-rier many
curiuus aiIsrstiti1us q the cCmnion t.upls
In China. ms; u ~hich ibeu No't strsv;
brpthrrn retain
"Chinanscu. b. All. ~ tls sofk q .
gosi 90 svtl spini In Aluio-t s,Nry or-uf.
r,nce rhsy al-o l-ligye that ihs-c tnnuiDor
ale eo.is. my,isfious AMI othcrsiss. can h.
lnnuenos,i o. rrvTtiiai~i by 'srhus sacriiis-
~ oncftnEN
"Thsy bau prayer raIsrS and Jc-- STICK.
ani fo.i aino-i every day. AMI -raiier ricc
and - saricus oiisr thinEs a. foollsh a.
your T-uT,is. ~isn thro~ ALT la ,hs iirr ~h.n
ihey ug--'t H. c,llar. a. Av0ii quarrel
The ryI-Ftsr hal 90 admit The similarity.
AMI Hue Kin. having ~,ur~i oOs Ioiui. gu
tiuuci
'',hinaunsn i-ii-,e that oS,s g,-i rai.. ths
,hundCr AMI difsrui gcd tAks. Il IN charge
sarh ,sar rl,sir almanac shows ~hich gu.i
l. 90 duiy in tho thanlcr Department. AMI Al
the frsi ihun.lsr siorm q the ssa-1n every
ono oifcrs q sacfihl,a n The thundsr l. very
heavy. thy NY tha, ths thunder co.i l. very
Gus
1t sycry funny. isnt Ia b. cvutinuoi
-Aimo-i a. funny a. ths tisa - sou,e - yotf
iArirer.. who plAnt tb.ir pas AM Potatoes
AMI sil ihc.r p,ss In The night time q ihe
moan
TIE -crvtAIy hsd -ncr~i another guei
nAiur,l puint, bui b. wasn't ihrugh
ruu trr u ptSsryrNR
lie stated that tle Chir.-. oalsDdar /, full
% unlucky dsys. aisi every ChinanAn al.oui
to make a journ~y. 90 cumm.ro. any busi.
~. Undertaking. - get marri~l, cunsuits has
almanac at.ui The dAy. AMI " u l. r,lls.i by a
bai g,.l hc chan-,s bis date
1T vcry much lie the t-lIrf In unlucky
Friiay of your t.opls.- sAii the blAni -cr~
tar. "stcrp, therp u s sg,D-rai and M on~
hilos hls h'licf IN H.
"Whcn a man l. sch. b. cuntinu~i. "it 1.
hoau-e -nsDe tod splrii has cunirol q him,
~ si-s b. has oficuisl ths grea,er gois ~
they do him ~iih stuif 10 drive cot ihe lai
srirt ani Sarrihcv ehickeu. ami ricc AMI
otbcr thin-s o. the eo.n'i. AMI n the man has a
rru;iy gooi constitution b. may live thruagh
Il. AMI that 10 morc than b. dos sngn-iims-
With yuur dostorx"
Again nr Hue Kins almoni eys- twin.
klsl Siih ui-rriueni al bis Toini. AMI ihsH
b. All
''Ths Chinanicn In this city nearly al ~
tain thu snI.rs,iiicns Even When thy
smhracs Chrisfianiiy thc eli. fearful SUPER
siitious feeling ruaIgs. AMI invoiuntarily
HlIns time they sin T.rform ~nu'~ pruriiia.
tory act.
Mr. Iuio Kin sAii TIA, N. Chine-o are the
mo-i superstition t-cple In the wofi, a.
they must naturally l.. believing. as thy d.,
that zach one q their S.oo rols take a Isr.
-onal Interest In each Individual Chinainan,
AMI rewards o. punishe- him accoriing % hi'
own varying mo,d 80 whim
But Sheriff Tum iEc woulint admit thiA
"pouhl" b. said "iots ChinamAn NJ tiaLi
Him cuit-c nosTsokrc "-Ne~ York Journal