The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-09-17

~, thOuSh tllhk errOneOusly, believed
to proviLe its o IN reward. Allie Year
hoUld
HoRRoR, or FAMINE. - The most hor-
riblc details are given Of the famine in
India. The deaths in Balasore, town
oil about half the population OF Boston,
were 900 day. The streets were
crowded with gaunt skeleton figures
stalking hourly under the burning sun,
and falling dead to add to the intoerable
stencil that filed the air When water
was reached the mi'crable wreiches fell
IN from sheer debility. Then there wa.
the fillh--the despar-thc almost utter
absence of human help and sympathy
tor the Government officials could not aid
much. In some districts the mortality
WAS one fourth. In others only one>
eighth OF he hill districts where the
!anino must have been necessarily more
intense, nothing has been heard and the
worst accounts are anticipated. But the
miserable people were faithful to their an
clcnt superstiions TO the last. Plenty of
Instances are known of men fishing dead
bodies out Of the river AMI eating them,
ani OF mothers devouring their famished
children who had died in their arms
Bat there is no instance Of Ilindoo eat
ing Il COW. dog, or cat.
The officials say that no words can de-
scribe the awful famine scene. BY this
time it is probable that the terrible sever.
iiy has nbated. The Government and
private persons have sent supplies of food
and clothing. 1t is misfortune that
many persons die this year of the exhaust
ing effects Of last years starvation. The
survivors are in II terriJle condition, and
ievers and pestilcncc-the usual attend
ants OF tamine-are anticipated. This
year the deaths, 50 far, are probably
about half a million. Last years mortal-
lty WAS million
Prison DGsCrPLNE. The PdH MAJ
Ga;>tts says A very curious point has
come out during n recent debate in the
Austrian Chambers with regard to prison
discipline. Complaints were made rs
they are made about English prisons,
that lite in them was getting somewhat
too comfortable for the purpose. The
Minister of Justice, however, defended
the measures lately introduced for the al
deviation of the hard lot Of the condemned
ciim,nals Not only the reading of news
paper, he said, hal proved very benefici-
al, but, and in a much higher degree, the
Introduction Of tobacco smoking. He
gaid, Il ayow the truth of the fact that
! the cOnyic's are now allowed snuff AMI
pipes Nay, am proud of having my
| self introduced it in several places, for
tLc permission TO use snuff and smoke to-
hucco il a magic aid Of discipline 1t
simply acts ike miracle. The mere
threat OF lorbidding tobacco acts instant
sncousy upon the most hardened cuprt.
30 amount OF solitary coninem mt comes
N the rcmUtcst degree near it."
TuE Assassin or kLEBER An old
soldier Of the First Empire named Dar-
roy. has just died at the Invaliles, aged
ninety. lie served in Egypt under Klc-
bcr, AMI was present az sentinel during
the execution Of Soliman, the murderer
Of thA, General at Cairo, in June, 1900
SJlman first had hi1 right hand consum-
ed ON a slow fire. and was then placed
on an iron hurlr, with embers under it.
where he remained living for four hours.
Being tortured with thirst he asked for
drink, but this was refused him, as 1t
might have shortened his sufftrings.
| Darroy, who was then a volunteer in the
Egyptian service, was, however touched
with compassion, AMI gave the dying
man a glass Of water. Suliman drank it
Oft at one draUght, and then fell back and
expired.
HE kING AND TIE INNKEEPnR.-The
| present King Of Sweden is an odd sort of
genius. lie likes to travel incornto
| throughout his realm. and is never hap.
pier than when he mingles with his peo-
Pile without beng recognized by them
/ Not long since, he went TO the city of
Calmar, where he put mp at sccond-
class hotel. n pickpocket stole from
him all the money he had with him AMI
/ the unfortunatc king was unable to pay
his hotel bill MY friend" he said to
the landlord, 81 am an honest fellow. |
/ won s"lndle you some rascal has
picked my pocket and stolen all my mon.
ey. can't pay your bill but let mo
60 row, and two days hence you shall
have your money The landlord could
not see it, lie eyed the king suspiciously,
aud told him that there were so many
Gwinlcrs about the country that he could
not trust him, He must pay his bill, and
should no; leave his house before dong so.
The king burst into loud laughter and ex-
claimed, "l'oor Sweden There Will be
an uderrglUm, then, until somebody goes
security for her king!" The conster-
nation of the landlord when lie heard
who his guest was may be imagined.
THE SCSCEPUBLE GlEG--She preser-
YES the vitality Of her emotions by con-
stanily exercising them. Nor is she, the
susceptible lady, particular in her choice
of objects Although she will as girl
fix on man in preference to a cat ora
parrot, still. sooner than want subject,
she will even love one of her own sex
With her, love means simple fetish wor-
ship of the present idol. Although she
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