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CHINESE LUCK STICKS. CURIOUS SUPERSTITIONS OF AU- MOMD EYED "JOHN." nnndlo of Odd Little In Tell What (ho Ftttnro A Pro- fcAttor Who and Gold Rnp nt Christ Iftns by "Chtnnmnn, lilm no flaltleo; him gotten no Tlmt was thfl fiuthorltativo mailo by "HliorlfT 1 Tom tlio wary old lender of Iho Mntt Ptmit CclcaMftls. Tom hail boon nskrcl about tho mysto- Hous demons of tho elements (o whom every orthodox Chlnfunnn offers dally propitiatory sncrl flees. Tho nlwrifF hlmsnir shortly nftor daylight tho othur mornluE wcmloil hia wny to th" Joss house nt No. 10 Motfc street nrnl umdu numerous offerings, nntl tlicn shook tho "luck fcttckn." Tlmt Isn't what tho Celestials cnll thorn, the There nro 100 of thorn, bout tho of lend pencils, tnporing ton blunt point nt either end.

Kueh stick has nuinlwr on it. All nro held in Httlo jwrcelMn enso. rwovnnns ON A STICK. Tho hopofiil Chiiiimmn takes tho In both hands and filKvktrs It vigorously until ono of thosth'itsdropsout. This sometimes means shake of four or live- mlntitos and bends of jwrspirrit ion Htnnd on tho shaven forehead of tho son of Cathay Iwforo hick comes.

Aitd lio don't look upon It ns chance, cither, but.ns tho personal fooling of tho gods toward him. When tho Ktick drops out ho seizes it eagerly nnd goes to ho wall whuro hang great uum- ber of red rice paper circulars. Kachbcarn number nnd a proverb from Confucius or eomo other pig tail philosopher of tho olden days. Tho Inscription on tho paper bearing tho Ktrnio number as tho stick foretells tho luck Rocirtlly, financially, of tho holder until tho next anniversary of Pimp Yo Wong. Secretory Huie Kin, of tho Presbyterian Chjnoso mission, who, in nddltion to largo amount of natlvo holds a hard earned college diploma, told reporter many curious superstitions of tho common people in China, most of which their Mott street brethren retain.

"Chinamen," ho wild, "seo tho work of a good or evil spirit iu almost every occurrence. They also believe that thcso innumerable godfl, mysterious and otherwise, can bo influenced or propitiated by various sacrifices or offerings. "They burn prayer papers and Joss eticlcs and food almost every day, and scatter rico and do various other things as foolish as your pqople, who throw salt In tho flro when they upset tho cellar, to avoid a quarrel." Tho reporter had to admit tho similarity, and IIulo Kin, having scored ono point, continued; "Chinamen believe that ono god rules tho thunder nnd different god tokos it in charge each year. Their almanac shows which god is on duty in tho thunder department, and at tho first thunder storm of the season overy ono offers a sacrifice. If tho thunder is very heavy, they say that tho thunder god is very croBR "It is very funny, isn't it!" ho continued; "almost ns funny us tho idea of some of your formers, who plant their peas and potatoes nnd kill their pigs iu tho right of tho moon." Tho secretary had scored another good naturcd point, but ho wasn't through.

TOSI LEE IS A DISSENTER, He stated that tho Chiueso calendar is full of unlucky days, and every Chinaman about to moko journey, or commence any business undertaking, or got married, consults his almanac about tho day, nnd if it is ruled by a bad god ho changes his date. "It is very much like tho belief In unlucky Friday of your people," said tho bland Becre- tary "except thero it Is general and no ono hfdos his belief in it. "When a man is sick," ho continued, "it is because eomo bad spirit has control of Mm, or elso ho has offended the greater gods. Bo they doso him with stuff to drive out tbo bad spirit and sacrifice chickens aud rico und other things to tho good, and if tho man has a pretty good constitution ho may livo through it, and that is moro than ho does sometimes your doctors." Again Mr. Hulo Kin's almond eyes tvvin- Jtled with merriment nt his and then ho said: "Tho Chinamen in this city nearly all retain those superstitions.

Even when thoy embrace Christianity tho old, fearful super- tftitious fueling remains, and involuntarily noaio tlnio thoy will perform somo propitiatory act." Mr. Huio Kin said that tho Chinese aro tbo most superstitious people iif tho world, as they must naturally be, believing, as thoy do, that each ono of their goda tuko a personal interest in each individual Chinaman, and rewards or punishes him according to his own varying mood or whim. But Sheriff Tom Lee wouldn't admit this. "Pooh ho said. "LoU Chinaman no fluid.

Him gottuo Now York Journal. Huri'flltnry KlopcmuntH. "lamuot prepared to say whether marriage in general is a failure, but runaway marriages certainly aro in ono souse," said an old physician yesterday, "Thoy are a success hi being imitated by several generations that follow. Many years ago an ulopenieut was matter of great public Interest, and was usually accompanied by somo thrilling incidents, such as pursuit by tho nngry father and possibly a pitched battle between tho young men und tho girl's malo relatives. Iu this way some of tho old tlino runaway matches were impressed on my mind.

You would bo surprised if I were to show you tho record of the descendants of eomeof these gay old. couples. It seems to be family trait in inuny instances, and the mania runs through several generations, I know one gentleman who has uover forgiven ono of his children for eloping, and yet ho ran off with his bride thirty yeans ago, and there Imvo been three or four similar escapades in tho same family. His descendants will keep on ruuniug away until the inaniu wears itsulf out; it Eccuis hereditary, und tho children ctmnoinoro hulp running away than thoy can help looking like their 'parents." Louisvilla Commercial, WORDS BY FRED. DIXOK.

Tempo rfi Valse. Music nv HARRY PEPPER. Homo far a -cross the soft Home, Home, beau ful home, Homeev-ci Mnderata, 1. I'm watch-Ing by tbo old log fire Aa ruil-dy my hornol see' 3. I seo tho happyCbristnms children with their father's merry joyous fnuo And JLi Urner Xotfs fnr if fond nnd third FWE.

2. I sen tliecot-tagenenththelrecil I I I dear, ov-er clear to me 1. tears tlmt dim my eyes. I BOO each faco onuo loved BO well, My heart Is fllled with pain; I 3. hap py girls und boys.

I mut ter low bless them try to say pray'r. So see tho old arm chair; I see my moth-cr'sBI-ble, But mother Is not there. I see UlC WOOflS.tlB KllOOl rft. WHP ores. HEFXAHT FOH ALT, RTANZAfl.

Tempo til Valse, wtfopawtm. ritard. 1. think where home! used to dwell I ne'er shall see n-gnln. hom i 0 tu rfi 3 of home, 3.

let ithe cur-tain fall, Tho pio- ttire still is there. brook with its soft flow; I see the sweet-heart fair, who told Her lovo now long n-go. fcj 4 5 I Copjright-Konkel BOYAI. Repeat Refrain then tiny 3d WINT COLUMN. TJIOK SALE OK ol 160 acres with liuprovemonta In oaat edce of Stafford county.

Call on or andreaa, A. M. walk, Oil dealer, Untchlnson. 160" property In UntclilnBOn in exchange for 130 acrea of land free and clear, aix rollea from the city. Adilresa M.

B. office. 172-1 OB foet front, First avenue west, within one Uock of Main. Inquire of I. S.

George, No. 33 Flrat avenue west ilreeamaker, lowing In private (aiulllefl by day or permanent position with ilressinaker. Call at 305 Kaet Fourth ave. OKSALE-BlRbarualnBln reBldence loto In deelrable part ol toe city. EllBWorth A Par- menUT.

Manager for western brunch of our Chicago business to ha established at llutch- Inaon. Salary $1,600 Ural and None but reliable energetic who can command 1.000 cash and furnish beet of references need apply. Edwin, J.A5-2S7 Wabuh avenue, 172-3 by young man, competent and willing, office or store. Two years experience aa clerk In general store; good references: tnua.ll salary to commence. Address No.

31 First avenue. Sevdsl Seeds! Wholesale or retail, garden and field leeds. A. S. Vance, No.

10 south Main street. Five coopers Immediately. Apply at the works of the Western bait Co. ITOtt girls, one for New Mexico and one for Colorado. Wages $30 per month.

Callor nddreasT. J. Durtch. A GOOD mattress either cotton, moss or husk, go to ISO Thintavo. IW-tf ANTEU-To rent 80 acrea Marclls addition room 8, rent 80 acrea fonaprlng crop.

W. I 1 Tko First National uauk building. of all kinds. Dressmaking a specialty nuo and Plumb. iieclalty.

Northeast corner Third ave- 162lf TTPHOLSTEUINO In the lateat Btylo and awn- Ings umile to order ut KM Third avo. 181-tf magazines at the NKWS Book Bindery. 143tr UKNITUliE repaired and varnished, carpets sowed and laid at Itf) Third ave. east, fastf A thoroughly competent cook. Good wages.

Mrs. 11. It. 1'rtce, 439 First avenue east. BENT.

OK Main and avenue also four llvlngrooms above store. Cheap rent. Inquire on premises. 172-ti 'OR houses rented in one week. When you want a house or to leave one for rent call on M.

Q. Dean. 171-U Suvutl by Lylnif Uowii. A Kansas paper relates that a cattlo raiser tioar Kevery went out into Iii3 fwxl lot recently ou foot. Tbo cattlo became Infuriated aud inado rush at him.

Ho full flat ou tho grouud uud romalncd perfectly quiot. Tho mad, bellowing herd cauio up aud trumped round aud round, often tuuellluz of his body, but nuvur attempting to Injure it. After four horn's In this pobHkui eotua men noticed the pci'ulhir action of the herd arid iu nud rescued Herald. Victoria's WIU. Victoria's will vaa inado in 1870, tingrossed on itt now a grout bound volume fostoned with lock, with aaverul blanki pugualuft for subsequent coUleila, Tho last i was maiio recently and distributed tho jublloo Buino uru luft to tho stuto and tho others nru distributed among the iiiombeni of tho royal Yorl Fratty Woaua.

All women look attractive when tbier color and complexion ii clew. If your (kin in sallow, eyes dull, youawbillloui, eeourea box of WiUlamrAurtraJUuHerb Pills, take directed, and toe feeling of languor will leave you, your brighten, and yoM are another woman. Try them. Price He. At Dickey 1 Mid druygjatl.

Vault ciaitniug promptly attended to. HurrU fl.rriion. city. .708 ITiOU front office roums In city. -T Also back rooms tu i'uterbaugh block South Main.

lolitf I7IOK Hoteln, store rooms, dwellings and rooms, hie or llttlir, we can ut you. Cone llcifurlana, No. a'Ji North Main street. It OIt furnished room In business center of city, for gentlemen only Inquire of News olllce. TJiOB you want a house call on M.

G. Uoao. 171-0 OK furnished rooms with'tire In Crow block, ttsl N. Main. Inquire of W.

Crow. IBOtf KKNT-AilDebiiBlneeB room, 116x60 feet, Plata olasa out, olttctrlc lluht and hydrant, 45 per uiouth. Call at 406 NorOi Main. fOR KXOUAtlGE. TOOK la-lUV or mint's uold watch fur a Uotee.

Will jiay niouuy UUter- ynce if uocefleary. MuKttjmu room over No. 6 North Mala KltC tOH la lIutclilDBOu Write oc call for particular. K1U worth iS rpu Valiiabla timber claim lor J. hortu) aud bugify jr uooU tHaui.

Addreaa or apply to Honour l.and UUlce, M. Main. 145LI JTUB BALE. UK BALK-StatoauU county rlubu of one the most valuable pituata on uarth. lUi no cooipetltlou.

A pew Invention, patented Feb. lit '89. Oaulwaeoaat Hotel Mitlluml to-day, tu partlculen addreia t'. II. North Third Bt.

LouU, Mo. ITii-l- 1 OH UAI.K—A thoroughbred ileaany bull. In qulru at No. £3 Second avenue weet. Ut It' TjV)H HALK-A two-etoty hoiue with lot on out.

81UO cub Addrea Thomaa. T. Chaye, CJlty. Exoluaive Carriage and Implement House. THE HIOTINSON1PLE1NT and 1'KHBONAL.

ERSONAL-CttU on Dr. Heath, 23 But fiber- man etreet, specialist In chronic, private and Bkln diseases. Regular gradnate and gives the ateat and moet advanced treatment as given by be hoepltala at Mew York and Chicago. Alao "lot Springs treatment except batbr wtl Publication Notice. The City of Hutcbioeon ve Sectlono Klght.

Seventeen anrtTwenty, Town 2U south In Hange No. 6 weet, Eleven and Fourteen, in Town Boatb, In Kango Ho. ti, weet, In Reno county, state of Kaneae. To All whom It May Concern: Notice la hereby given that on tbe 2Cth day of February, IBtiU. the eamo liolag one of tbo adjourned days of November, A.

D. 1E88, term of the district court of Reno cannty, the said City of liiitchinaoit will uraeuot to tire Juriuo of Hftid court Its petition aaklnc tbat tbo llouta of (tafil city bo extended BO aa to tako Into tbe corpo- rule limlta thereof tbe fallowing deecribed parcels of laud and territory adjacent to and now abutting on the now limits of eald city, to-wit: All of eectlona Eight, Seventeen and Twenty, in TownalilpNo. 21, eoutli, Range Gwpflt, p. in and all of Suctions Kleven and Fourteen, In Townebtp No. south, Hunge weet, tJ 41, all in Reno county, state of Kaunas, not platted.

Tbe petitioner, beUHVlog tbat It will Iw for tbo befit Interests of said city, and that It ill caueo no manlfeet Injury to persona owning real estate In tbe territory ao aougbt to be added to eatd city, at which time all persona interested In tbe said annexation of Bald territory can be urea- eat and be heard as to tbe advisability of euch extension or otherwise. Dated thin 28th day of January, A. 1) 1889. L. A.

IWHIKR, Mayor. By the Mayor: Ciua. E. HALL, City Clerk. 1-Mtf BEWARE OF IMPOSTORS.

DR, WHITTIER, 10 West Ninth KANSAS CITY, MO. xa ORIGINAL Dr hl KaDuaa City. CII tttur lu Mittdourli and r. WhlUlcr lu KUUSUH City who UPllv lias practiced medlclao uvcr IS yuan. (No feu until SYriUMH.

Herufultt. UheuinutUm, Goi- tre. ICcieiuu, and all bluud unil eklu cauBluu ulcerB.eruiittons, pain lu IHIUCB, sweltluif of loliitti, enlarged glaiidH, putciics in mouth, railing hair, und many oilier NymptomB. ure quickly removed, and ullpoUua thorounuiy tinu iiurnmneutly oradlctited from uio uyutoiu by purttly Voyetubla Treutmunt. mwtorrhcpa.

Impotcnoy. Nervous Ity, reaultmgfroni youthful ludlvuretlon, u.wwjuiu miitured yearn, and other Imluclug ionic of the follow lug symptoms, as illiexliiAits, ouiifualou of Ideuu, delecilve luemury, uvoraloq to blotubes. miilMioua, exhuuvtiuit, nro cured. IIOIMAPV KIONKV A III.ADUKIl UttlMAK (ruuhlux. Weak Hack, Incou- lineuco.Uoiiorrliiun, (lleul, und Varlooouto are quickly uud purfuutlyourcd.

OLDEST DR. WHITTIER In portion or by litttrr, llrllt. No promlaramadetbftl nut', Intnnrlty nnd not juiHIfy. AledloiaDHlBut miywliurit by mull or secure from utmervatlon. Coimultutlon freo anil Invited.

Oflicvbourn, Oto B. 7 Io8i Huuduy. IU lain. Send Stump fur BKAl.Kli IMMl'llMST. H.

J. WHITTIER, M. 10 W. NiulU City, Mu. Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Carriages, FTJMPS, SEKDS, WllSrD MILLS, ETC.

Farm. IVLacliinerv. We thall carry tho Largrat. Finest Moet Varied stock weet of Kinsan City, worthy of Hutch Inson, and Bhbll have It in roadlneaa aa after March 1st poaatble. HpocUl attention will hf Kiven to city trade in Vi'hiclui.

Our location In central, our reiiosltoryl, lloht, clean and hand eoine, our Roods are atylUh uud rullable, and onr prices an low aa consistent with iiuallty. You an cordially invited to call whether deeirinK to buy or not. Woodard Block, First Avenue East, Hutehlnson, Kansas Grain and Live Stock Co OPERATING ON LINES OF T. S. F.

B'y. We solicit correspoudence with consumers of Grain and Salt in Kauu, Octet ado and If ew Mexico. HUTCHINSON, KANSAS. JOHN M. THOMSON.

GEOIIGE. BARBER THE SOUTH HUTCHINSON IEERLESS PYKS Bo Your Own Byciuf, Home. They will dye everything. weield (or Strength, BliBhtueai, Amount la or QuatlSca. not croak anut in colon.

Estimates furnished for all kinds of Castings. Boilers Salt Pans, Tanks, Smoke Stacks and all classes of Sheet Iron Work. Boilers, Engines, Steam Pumps and all classes Machinery repaired. Works formerly Factory. P.

0. address South Hutchinson. Telephone 185. LIVERY AND BOARDING The Largest and Finest i the City Corner Walnut and Sherman l.treeta. Telephone No.

87, No. 6 Eaat Sherman St. A.BSTRA.OT8! Fur-nished Pi'onaptlv. Have Plenty of Money to Loan on Farm City and Property No delay iu getting Monty as they always have Plenty of It ou hand. FA.HMLOA.ISrS SPECIALTY Office, Rear First National Bank, 8.

CAMPBELL, Sec. A. BIGGER, Prea J. TEMPLEB, KD. H.

MORTON, Me. KANSAS MAM tOTAOQrMINTED WITH THE GEOOHAPHY OF THE apUWTRY, WILL OBTAIS MDOH VALUABLE INFOBMATION FROM A STUDY OF THIS MAP OF THE GREAT ROCK ISLAND ROUTE. (Chicago, Bock Island Pacific and Chicago, Kansas Nebraska Byi.) Its main lines, branches and uxtonslonB went, northwest and southwest Include Ohlcuffo, Joiiet, Ottawa, Puoria, LaSolio, Moll no, Hook Island in Muacatluo, Otturnwa, Oskaiooaa, West Liberty, Iowa City, Molnos. Knnxvillo. Wlmnrset, Atlantic.

Audubon, Harlan, Outhrlo Centra, and Council Blutfn In and Bt. Paul In MINNE- and Sioux Palla In Trenton, Oameron. 8t. Josoph, and Kausau City In Falrbury. and NeUon i Topoko, Hutchlnson, Wichita, Belluvlllo, Norton.

Abllune. Caldwell, In Sprlngv, Denver, Puoblo, in COLO- KADO. now and vast areas of rich farmlncr and grazing lands. 4UU1U, IU affording the b'eatf fooUltleiTof "states and to all and cities In Southern Nobraaka, Kanuaa. Colorado.

Utah, New Mexico, Indian Territory, Texas, Arizona, Idaho, California, and Paclflo ooaat und trans-oceanlo eaaports. SOLID FAST VESTIBULE EXPRESS TRAINS Of Palace all compotltoi-j In eplondor or oqulpment and luxviry of throuKli dally bofcwoeu Cblcairo and riulp.BprtngrB 1 nnd Puobla Similar MAONIPIOKNT VOSTIBU of throuirh dally bofcwot Jprinni. Danvur nnd Puoblo. Bluiilai- MAONI TRAIN SERVICE dully between Ohlciwo imd Council Blufl'a (pmnnal botwcnn Ohlcueo und Kanaua City. Hlugant Day Couchca, ulnlnff I Becllaiutr Chair Cars (f'KEEi, und Fuliicu Sleeptnic Cars.

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Joseph, Leavenworth, Kanaati Olty and Mlnue- apollB and St. Paul. The Favorite Touriut Line to the scenic reoorta, und buuttnfr and usliintr irrounda of tbe Nonawost. Its Wattutown Branch oouraea throuifh the moat produotlvo hmda of Northern Iowa, Bouthwuutern AJlnnaaota, and Eaat Southern Dakota. For Tloketa, Maps, Folders, or desired Information, apply to any Coupon.

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