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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-08-09
Methods OF Chinese Cruelty.

The greatest attribute of a Chinese
General is consider ed to be his strategy
He is nothing worth if he fails to lead his
enemy into making false step. The
hero of the hour on this account is Gen.
eral who led body of troops against a
walled city held by the insurgents. He
besieged them, and in due course of time
they pleaded for terms. Laudable prom
ises were made by thedOzens, the sine qua
non being that they should lay down their
arms. This was done, when, the Generals
dispatches inform us, they were imme-
diately massacred as fast as it was possible
to do so, but the leader was "put to death
by the extreme torture" This consisted
in winding wire very tightly about the
entire head and body to the feet, intervals
of an inch being left between each turn.
This brought the flesh into wales, which
were quickly and neatly sliced off by
keen knives. The scene ended by decap-
itating the still-living skeleton. A very
great deal of evidence in criminal cases
is eli, tied by torture, unless that given
comedies with the idea of the Magistrate.
If, under torture, witnesses assert things
detrimental to the side he proposes to
favor, they remain in agony till they take
it all back again. When he has got it ar
ranged to suit himself, ten TO one he will
administer another dose to them for not
telling the truth ~ at once. There is
something frightful to the civilized mind
il such abortion of justice, but, even
when the verdict is correct and the felon
is to suffer for crime committed, the pun
ishments are SO truly barbarOus you sink
your detestation of the offense in your
pity for the suffering offender. The sight
of human being receiving 200 or 800
blows from heavy bamboo, leaving cash.
es and flesh beaten to jelly, and finally .
helpless cripple for life, does not tend to
excite your love for your fellow-man.
Kneeling on chains Tor man. hours, the
lash descending at the slightest change of
posture; pinching the fingers in vises
made of split bamboo; entwining metal
tubes about the body and extremities, in
which boiling fluid is poured, soaring the
flesh wherever it touches; wearing three
feet-square, twenty pound wooden collar,
day and night, for weeks, being unable to
reach the mouth with the hand, and ex-
posed to the gaze of passers-by in the 10.
cality of the offense placing in q cage
with the head secured in collar which
forms the roof, the toes just touching. the
ground. and left to die by starvation and
strangulation; beheading, and cutting into
"ten thousand pieces" are among the
usual punishments of this enlightened race.
Shanghai Cor. San Franeisco Chronicls.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-08-09
An Indians Use of Bis Squaw.

A NUMBER of the Piutes camped among
the hills hereabOut possess ponies. As
there is hardly handful of grass to the
acre in the neighborhood of their shanties
it beh00ves such as have horses to keep
bright lookout for provender. Every
wisp Of hay that is met with by either
bucks or squaws is picked up and stuffed
into gunny sack to 20 toward providing
a meal for the half -famished pony picket
ed at the camp. The Indians are sure TO
be on hand when hay is being unlOaded
from the cars, and generally manage to
CLEAN considerable bundle of the coveted
article.
The other morning we observed Cap
tain Bob and his squaw at hay car that
stood at q distance from the depot, and
there being no one about they allowed
none of the bales to show ragged corners.
After huge bundle had been made up
Bob boosted it upon the back If his squaw,
and, after seeing that the rope was in its
proper place across her forehead, gave
satisfied grunt and started her along to-
ward camp, he following, leading by the
hand four-year-old boy. The boy was
duck legged and q slow-traveller. Bob
picked him up, and we supposed it was
his intention to carry him home. No
as he overhauled his squaw he plaLted the
hoy atop of the load Of hay. This pro-
ceeding caused the woman to bow her
head q foot nearer the ground, but Bob
didn't notice it.
why don't you carry the boy, Bobr
said we.
.sFOr cos me like to see him ride"
Let him ride on your back, them
'Guess not, old son; me can't see him
if he on my back ?'' and away went Bob,
proudly smiling upon the youthful scion of
his house. Before reaching camp, Bob
probably had quarter of cord Of wood
piled up around the boy; for, as Piutes
say, "Squaw heap str0ng."-Virginia
CITY (Neo.) Enterprise.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-08-09
Statistical Observations ON Potato.
Bugs.

THE importance of destroying potato
bugs should not be underestimated. The
bugs have done little damage as yet, but
that they are destined to do much is true.
The present high price of potatoes has
nothing to do with bug activity, but the
scarcity which it is believed will follow
bears on the question. AS showing what
time is likely to develop, a farmer one
day last week picked from q single row
of potatoes 1853 bugs. He set out to pick
bugs from an entire acre, but rs there
were eighty rows in the acre, he gave up
the job as bad one. Now let us specu-
late little ON what may happen if no
bugs are picked or destroyed: Eighty
rows of potatoes, with 1853 bugs to the
row, yields at the first picking 90, 90 bugs.
The potato growing season lasts about
thirty days longer, and it is believed the
number Of bugs mentioned can be picked
at least twenty times before the end Of the
seasOn-an aggregate of 1850, 600 bugs.
As there are about 800 acres in town
planted with potatoes, we have the sum of
SIS, OOO, 600 bugs for Westp0rt al,ne. 1t
is fair to say that the 100 towns in the
State have planted an average this year of
800 acres, which multiplied into the fg-
ures as above gives for Connecticut the
enormous aggregate of 80 ,2SO, OOO, 900. To
bring this insect product down where we
can see it, we will suppose a quart meas
ure holds 5000 bugs-a liberal estimate
and we have II, LEO, 600 quarts. At 80
quarts to the bushel, we have 34S $50
bushels, enough to load many large. sized
ships. New England yielded last year
q, 0OO, 900 bushels of potatoes. Connect
icut's proportion was, at a rough guess,
4 ,OOO, 900 bushels, or at the rate of an
average of IS bushels to the acre. If these
bugs are permitted to do their deadly
y, work many and many an !. acre 81 will yield
be fair to reckon the loss occasioned by
bugs at fully one-ha!f the crop, or 2,OOO,-
900. As the ruling price will be about 81
per bushel, the loss we are likely to ex-
perience can be readily figured.-NoaoaM
Conn \ Gazette
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-08-09
MahOlnet's Marriage.

MAHoMET lad inherited the rare per-
s0nal attractions of Abdullah and Amina
(his parents). He was tall, graceful and
dignified, his cOuntenance engaging, his
eyes dark and lustrOus; his thick, black
beard reached down upon his breast; intel.
1igence and pensive melancholy marked
his carriage; he spoke seldom, yet always
in language musical and refined; some
times he broke into sallies of humor and
loud peals of laughter; he was passionate
but forgiving, gentle yet full Of dignity.
"Never did he speak to me an unkind
word" said one of his slaves Of him. Yet
his air was 30 commanding and austere as
at times to awaken an indescribable awe.
A vein in his forehead swelled in his mo-
m ents of excitement, and his eyes, blood
shot and restless, seldom fixed upon any
single object, but were full of the inspira-
ton or the poetry of q prophet or q seer.
Khadijah, whe had been sought in mar.
rage by many noble Meccans, had reject
ed every offer, and lived in retirement.
adding to her large fortune by q success.
full trade. Mah0met alone had won her
heart. Yet we are told she hesitated how
to make known her preference, and sis
ter or servant opportunity lent her aid
went to the young man and said, "What
Is 1t, y MahOmet, that keeps thee from
marrying?" II have nothing" he re.
piled, lin my hands wherewith to mar.
ry." but what If some beautiful and
wealthy lady should offer to place thee in
affluence, wouldst thou have herr" ..And
who can that bei" said the aston
ished Mahomet. "Khadijah." "But
how can aspire to herr" 7" Let that be
my care" said the confidante. 81 son
ready" he said. And the servant went to
tel all to Khadijah. But one obstacle
still seemed to threaten discontinue to all
their hopes; for Khadijah's father, . pow.
erful and wealthy Meccan, was certain to
refuse TO bestow his daughter on her poor
and Obscure sutton, and . lovers strata.
gem was employed ~ deceive the unsus.
picious old man. Hanna, Mahomet,s
uncle and friend, was hidden to the we'd.
ding. Khadijah prepared feast for her
father, and when he was overpowed BY
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-08-09

shock of these masses of compact ice. A
blow on the back was very painful. and
one on the head was q serious matter. l
weighed one hailstone which was almost
exactly an ounce, and y friend OF mine
measured one which was 1.65 inches in
diameter, and these were not the largest
They were composed of hard ice in con.
centric layers, alternating with white
and less transparent ice, and crystalline
structure consisting of radial spicule.
Houses exposed to the southwest suffered
the most, the windows ratified to the
music of the hail, and one crash after an.
other announced their fates in succession.
In one case q clean hole was made in a
pane of glass as if it had been pierced by
q bullet.
In one minute the streets are like those
of a city of the dead the crowded mar
ket-place is deserted by every living thing,
nothing except the carts of hay and vege-
tables remain; the oxen, horses and buf.
falOes have been hurriedly taken to the
pavement to secure what scanty shelter is
afforded by the balconies of houses; the
boulevards aTe empty and the lOungers
have all fled into the shops for shelter,
where they stand at the doors looking out
at the storm in wonder. Occasionally
some one holder than the rest rushes out
to pick up hailstone of unusually large
dimensions, or one which has been less
broken up by its fall on the pavement,
but such bold spirits always retreat with
rapidity.
1t seems absurd to call these balls or
pear-shaped masses of ice by the same
name as the hailstones OF everyday life.
They are of nearly uniform size, on the
10th about one inch in diameter, and on
the 10th about one inch and three quar-
tiers. The DOmbardment lasts for five or
ten minutes, when rain Oegins to fall in
torrents, and this is almost as serious a
matter as the hail. The water-pipes lead
ing from the roofs of houses shoot out
their foaming contents into the street.
through the main thoroughfares rivers of
turbid water are rushing along to dis
charge their contents into the River Kura,
which is itself flooded in quarter of an
horr.-Tyeis Cor. London Times.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-08-09

AFTER tea we went into the garden.
which is about an acre in extent. and has
been reclaimed from the fertile wilder
ness around by Mr.. Zamorski's own
hands. 1t is q micr0cOsm of what this
whole land might, could and should he.
1t is laid out in q flower and kitchen gar.
den, the former glorious in its blaze of
summer beauty, the latter crammed with
every fruit and herb which is gOUd for
man. The station masters family is un.
able to consume the half of what this acre
produces, SO the rest is given away to
people who are too lazy to produce food
for themselves. There is absolutely no
market. New-la.d eggs are five penny.
chickens twOpence apiece and fat goose
sixpence at Shumla. As one walked
among apricot trees loaded with fast
ripening fruit, and saw grapes, plums,
apples, almonds and cherries in such pro-
fusion, one could not help getting indig-
nant at the thought that almost the whole
of the boundless wealth of this magnificent
country is wasted from sheer idleness and
stupidity. Will it be credited that the
peasants here, who, sensibly enough. al
most all keep poultry, invariably throw
the feathers away? Administered by
Englishmen, what q Paradise would Tur-
key be! The Pravady Valley, properly
drained, would produce food for millions,
while now it scarcely provides for hun
dreds. The wooded heis hts are alive
with every sort of game, fiona quails to
eagles, from bears and deer to
hares. Every man is at liberty to
take his gun and knock down what
too lazy and the poor too timid to en-
joy their privileges. A few men 20 into
the woods for hares and on the lakes to
fish, but it may be generally said that the
Turks make no use of their vast and teem-
ing game-preserves. An instance of the
slOvenly and uncertain government of this
land may be found in the fact that there
is gun-tax of 100 piasters a year, but no.
body knows anybody who ever paid it.
But what would you do if an official
were to come! and demand arrears ?" l
said to an Englishman, who had used a
gun for dozen years. Why, should
first threaten to kick the fellow if he
wernt of, and then give him q back
sheesh OF ten piasters to get rid of him
peaceably." 1t is strange land in.
deed! Not far from the station l saw
some men planting vines, and stopped to
inquire why each plant was dipped into a
bucket before it was put into the ground
and watered. The fellows were very civil,
but did not know what it was done for.
1--WE always do it that way; don't you,
Efendi, do the same in your country ~
l told them we grew no grapes in England,
at which they looked mildly astonished at
our want of sense. "God be with you
and send you plenty Of grapes, men!"
May He also preserve you, Effendi, and
greatly lengthen your days." The grace,
one never grows tired of admiring.--
Stuml0 Letter to London Times.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-08-09

-Currant pie is In season, and when .
man With false teeth gets about thirty -nine
seeds between the plate and the roof of
his mouth, he begins to think he is chew
ing on vagrant nutmeg Crater that has
got mixed In with his pastry Burlington
Hack Bye.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-08-09

MIR. Labouchere says in his Loudon
paper: :" i was much amused last Sunday
by hearing young lady say to an adj
mirer, Hush! beware Of the torpedo:
and. on his asking for an explanation, she
answered, oh, it's only our Lew name
for mamma, because she blows us up so."'
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-08-09

Tho robber of birds nest in New
jersey II sent to Jail for sixty days.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-08-09
THE TURCO.RUssIAN WAR.

A Jassy telegram of the Oath says the
rindcrpest had made it's appearance among
the cattle for the Russian Army and had
already made great havoc.
A late telegram from C0nstantinople
states that the railway to Philippopolis had
been intercepted, and that Russian corps
had reached Kirk-Kilssa, thirty miles east
of AdrianOro Fort Vir, at the southern
entrance of Duga Pass, had surrendered to
the Russians after four hours lombard
ment.
The Russians had sustained q severe
check, if not an actual defeat, at Pleona, &C
Ne'cs' correspondent, published on the 25th
LON without fighting.
According to Berlin specials of the 26th,
the Russian Government had called out the
reserve Of landwehr.
A Pesth telegram of the 26th says Prince
Gortschakoff had notified the Powers that,
under no circumstances, would Russia treat
directly with the Porte. Peace, if it ever
came, would come through the Intervention
of other Powers.
The Russian Army in the Caucasus has
been reinforced by $4,000 men and fresh
advance into Armenia begun.
There was naval engagement in the
Black Sea, on the 9th, between Turkish
continued five hours. Both vessels were
badly cut up.
An Adrianople dispatch of the 9th an
nounces the defeat of the Turks under
Suleiman Pasha at Kara Bunar. He was re-
treating ON Adrianople, followed by the VIC
torious Russians.
The Montenegrlns have blown up the
Outworks Of Nicsics. On the 9th, they
were bOmbarding the fortress from all sides.
The reported defeat of Suleiman Pasha
at kara-Bunar was confirmed, on the 10th
the Turkish losses being stated at 5000
killed and wounded.
A Constantinople dispatch of the Goth
says the Porte was arranging to remove the
Sultan and the seat of Government to Brous.
ga, in Asiatic Turkey, as soon as the Russians
reached Adriauople.
An official report from Osman. Bazaar,
on the 18th, says body of Turkish infantry,
from Pleona, had recaptured Lovatx, which
had previously been occupied by the Rus
SLAMS.
A London dispatch of the 80th ult. SAYS
Austria would intervene - soon - Rus
sian victory uncovered Constantinople. and
that England and Austria were thoroughly
in accord and would acitogether.
In consequence Of the revolutionary
Tendencies, In Russia. Of the slavophils, the
Government has temporarily exiied Aksa.
kod, the Chic: Of the Moscow Society.
An important engagement was fought,
on the 18th ult.. near Rustchuk, which re.
suited tn Turkish defeat, their losses being
thirty guns, Ten standards and 5000 men.
0RMRnA Az.
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0RNRR Al.

The Ohio State Democratic Convention
met ct Columbus, on the 25&h, and nomins, Cd
State ticket - follows: Governor. r n.
Bishop; Lieutenant Governor, Gen. Jabes
w. Fitch; supreme Judge. Judge J. W.
Okey; Clerk Of the Supreme Court, r. J.
Tanning; Attorney General, Isaiah Pillars:
Treasurer, Anthony Howells; School Com.
missioner. J. J. Burns. The platform declares
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-08-09

The French Bishop of Movers died, on
the I'D, while ministering at the altar.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-08-09

Several arrests of rioters were made at
different points throughout the country on
the 3Oth ult.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-08-09
EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
Condensed Telegraphic News.

CURRENT PARAGRAPlas.
Gen. Grant reached Berne, Switzerland,
on the oath.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-08-09

A quantity Of shell exploded in Fort
Valeriau, near London, on the 10th. SIEVE.
raj soldiers were killed.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-08-09

George Ward Hunt, First Lord of the
British Admiralty, died on the 10Th.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-08-09

Ex-King Amadeus, Of Spain, was fatal.
ly injured at Turin, Italy, on the 10Th, by
being thrown from his carriage.
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Of Court, that road being In the hands of q
receiver appointed by the Court.
Washington specials of the 3Oth ult. say
the news from all quarters was of rcassur-
ing character, and it was believed that no
further aid would be required by Governors
Of the several States for the preservation Of
peace, and that the Federal troops employed
on the various railroads would soon be re-
lieved from that duty.
The workmen in several Of the mines
in the Cumberland (Md.) District struck for
higher wages on the SOth ult. A general
strike was threatened.
Freight trains were running on all the
roads leading out of Pittsburgh, on the 3Oth
ult.. and met with little or NO opposition.
According to Columbus (Ohio) tele.
gram Of the 30th ult., the strikers there had
complete control Of the Columbus, Chicago
q Indiana Central Yards and prevented all
trains from leaving.
An inquiry by Coroner's Jury into the
causes which led to the death of ten persons
in the riot ut Baltimore on the 2Oth ult.
began in that city on the S0th ult. The tes-
timony showed that several soldiers were
knocked down before any firing took place,
and that they fred without orders.
On the 30th, the Delaware, Lackawanna
d Western strikers resolved to return to
work At the reduced wages, and trains com.
menced running In all directions from
Scranton. The miners and ifon-workers
strike still continued.
An Erie (Pa.) dispatch of the 90th ult.
says that freight and passenger trains were
running on all roads leading from that city.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-08-09

Woods, Weeks & Co., rroprietors of
the Baltimore Sugar Refinery, failed, on the
Gath, showing assets aggregating 100000.
and liabilities aggrcgsting $75O,OOO.
Connecticut western news., 1877-02-16
Breaking Down.

Men who often have their hands full, are over-crowded with business and drive hurriedly along at it, but they may not be OverwOrked. We cannot always tell when we are overworked. A man does not always know himself no more than he knows the strain on the handspring of his watch what will bre ak it. But there comes time when the watch breaks-a click, a snap, and the watch stops. Men break down in thIs way. They go on, day sitter day, the pressure bearing harder each suc- cessive day, until the vital force gives out, and the machine stops. It is a great pity that the indications of this state of things cannot be seen before- hand, and if seen, regarded. It is one of the last things that men will admit to themselves. much less to others. They flatter themselves it is only lit tie weariness of the flesh which will pass off with few hours rest, when, in fact, every nerve power and resource are exhausted, and the system is driv- en to work by sheer force of the will When the Oll on the shaft or in the oil box is exhausted, every revolution of | the wheel wears on the revolving part, and soon will ruin it. The same is true of the human body.
Connecticut western news., 1877-02-16
Everyday Receptions.
An . ordinary woman's happiness

An ordinary woman's happiness or misery is decided by triles. Her in terests are so few that her mind dwells on little things, to the exclusion of more momentOus matters. One night a young wife sat wondering why her husband did not come home. She had been in the kitchen, two or three times to see that supper was ready and being kept hot, for MT Jones was one of thosefmen who neither like to wait for 8 meal nor eata a cold one. At last, full an hour after his usual time, the hus- band made his appearance. He did not think it necessary to tell her that he had supped "down town" with friend
 he was probably ashamed of the little extravaganza; therefore he pushed from him the cake she had prepared for his especial enjoyment, observing that 1t was not up to the usual mark. Theyoung wife was grievously disap- pointed, for her afternoons happiness had consisted in thinking how agreed bly, her husband would be surprised at this little deiicacy. But this was all destroyed now, and it was as much as she could do to command her feelings
 Her husband saw and partially under stood her emotion. A single word would have explained all, and he knew it; but he was ashamed, at first, to say that he had been lettering on the way home and afterwards it was too late
 At last became angry at his wife fOl being hurt, as men strangely will when they are themselves in fault. Ii was a miserable evening for both.