The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-07-17
THE JAPANESE lIELL.

dou Field.
THE JAPANESE iiRLL.
Que Of the cnrions articles exhibited at
1iffany's is q scarf Of gray Canton Grape.
which pcrtrays the infe,nsl region, accord-
ing TO the japanese idea ! hi scarf il
nine yards long. AID half q yard vide The
first scene represents Satan 90 earth seeks
ing new victims. The arch tiend appears
as sulphuric. ycllowish-green demon. With
psotruuing hcrns. cioyen feet, and dtnio.
uiacal expression. Turing his victims into
his nc.s and piuaging taem into hery
depths. They appear 70 fall into i nest of
h.rDing s:orp,s,s, where they are tapisllz-
Cd by glia'rsc of their frie,ids Ell ,ymg
themselves il a. lake Of cool water inihd
next scene. Satan takes the form OF al im>
mcnse dragon. With his humaa victims
crouch in terror At his feet. Ties are
merciie>sIy dragged into court, aud the
Judge Is represented as cundeinnlng tbemtu
be tied eI rocks and 10, have rea.liot Isaj
poured down their thfpais. They nfe then
chased BY hjenas through Held Of open
knives and other sharp instruments. The
victims are next portrayed as being toitur-
cd by having their limbs sawn of and BY
being thrown into ! revolving wheel of firs.
Satan next appears 10 be looking oat for
new victims on tisld Of battle. Some OF
these victims ar made 10 hug red hot stove
pipes. while Satan himself. With smile. i
f,nuing them. Oil err. are swimming il,
seas of bl~,d, snrnmnded BY laughing de
mons. others, still. are seated ina caul-
dron Of red>hot sulphur. having their
tongues pulled out. Some are rspresentcl
as carrying heavy burdens Of roal aud throw
ing il into the tre TO burn ues victims.
! His satanic majcstyis next-representci ~
feeding hls sulYests with rice. presumably
10 give them strength with which % endure
gre,ter torture.
THE WHIPPING pUsF IN vtIGiNIs
With the beginning of July the. Criminal
law 0f Virginia returned 10 what 10 was twu
hundred years ago, and Tor petty larcenies
the lash was substituted fn imprisonineui.
RemarkinE upon the relapse into bsrhar-
ism as su,ne Of the sentimental journals rf
the North are pleased 10 term il. the Rich
m0Ed Why ut,ers these sober and ratcnal
sentiments, We sdaitit is hots plea.
slnt spsciacle---tbat ul a fellow, being sab
jected TO the excoriations of the lash. Ii
wounds tender sens oilities, audis rsrely
contemplated with pleasure by c,rn rugt.
ed naiures. Hut MIA, is TO lie dcnei Our
yicss arc very troublesome. no ,leub,. and
are very difficult q deal with. live lis On
10 sentiment, and forbear the punitive hand
the vicious become rampant and ovcrrun
the land. Z IL the punishment j. II chara.
Fter moi 10 d.iier--is rases 10 be ipsra.
tive; and when, ss IN The ease IL free ra.
thousand nothing 10 do. il becomes an in
cen,ive 10 transgresSion. il pervcrts justice
into stimelant TO crime. Recent expert.
enco aas taught Us that this Is the result of
the system which has bcre prcvailiag q
mong US. Petty offences have multiplied--
aud the punishment ofimprisanmeni. so lar
fruul rcsira;ning, ircites 10 the infrar,ion II
the Law. Comfortable quarters IN jail.
with plenty TO eat ar,l nothing a. do. Is q
conditiou hot jresies in these times. Tho
consequences has been great increase Of
CRIME aud " public expense. and there Is
no alternative butto reform The system Of
lisbsnd society --t'hsr!atis Observer.
g----~.---rs-s--.-l fast ~
/ ii. nov the wiss policy II iicrublioa
leaders TO croaio dlvi-. smsha ns ,f
they possibly eau. Here 10 our nwn comfy
their strength j. 80 weak. that tbcir oily
resource j. 10 bring uut independent rani
dstes FROM our own ranks. Tbsitmctteis j.
Anything 70 hest the regalw m,n,insssaf
the Democratic party Noe lpi svefs
true democratic shun an iadtrrndert' "a
he would viper. no matter fpm what
quarter he haiis-- NJ matter What bis ptu.
tended prImapis. may he 1lie j. otiy . tod
in the hards rf aaeSririnr lfsc,a.n. isds.
feat the regular nominees. -lffdoll Cute a
Well there was yrry rough ycung man
whom sanks ssw staring at the cin.e cfikc
rasstinr, and kindly s.ks,i YonhF nan
arc yealiookinc farsalsa,lcn 7 ,Na.' wss,ha
reply. u am lo,'klnr fr Sal Jscksun.' let
Us sirg hymn said S.nksy, WI
The following T. thc snSwsr n aewly
married payson man " the invitation n 4
philadelphis friend who wished bin 10 vi
sit the Centennial: You are ysry kind.