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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-14

serving the family wealth intact, until
hnally sort of landed aristocrecy grew up
and with il all of its accompAnIments Of
high living, fat cattle, fast horses and
hound chasing. Then the war came! The
old regime was broken. A new order of
things settled down. New people came and
are coming in. For the old set nothing
was left but ruined fortunes, desolated
homes, broken family ties. Notwithstand-
ing all these changes there still fingers a
pleasant fragrance of the olden times. They
have lost their fortunes, but they still pre-
serve the genuine
Spirit Of Hospitality
which graced the better days Family cir
cles have been broken and scattered, still
they preserve that refined gentility which
blessed the halcyon ''longago." God grant
that the fragrant purity of the old regime
may linger forever to hallow the future
generations of the new.
This valley has had splendid past 1t is
to have more glorious future Not exact
ly of the same sort; more practical, more
material, but better suited to the new order
OF things. They are going to have a rail-
road. They ought to have, and | believe
they will, for when people become earnest
and enthusiastic in good cause, success is
mighty apt To crown their efforts The
South Branch valley will yet be an import
ant factor in that grand destiny of po yer
and wealth which West Virginia will occu-
py ere long in this sisterhood of republics.
Amid SO many Courtesies and SO much
kindness, it would seem invidious to men
tiOn names. but | cannot refrain from ex-
pressing personal obligations to Captain
Chipley, Mr.. McMcchen, Attorney Carr,
Editor Maupn and Hon. Vim. Fisher for
facilities in prosecuting the object of my
visit. g. II. NJ.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-14
General Raun,

rf the Internal Revenue Service, no" gets
the credit Of raising the fund which decided
the result ui the Virginia election. 1t i
>aid that Malone did not take Il cent ont OF
New York aS the result of his begging cN-
petition there. and not until Raum sent
cut circulars 10 his collectors aud sub
agents und got them interested did any
lMIsllrr.LhLl. urrl. l.,nnt .nrnn in
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-14
WASHINGTON.
associated Press.
Nom lions bV tho T~osidr",


Nomi.s-tiops bv ts.o T-"sidr".
WASHINGTON, December l3.-The PrcSi-
dent nominated to-day, Pay Director Jas.
G.. Waimough 10 be Chief of the Bureau Of
Provisions and Clothing and Paymastcr
General; Paymastcr John H. Stevens 10 be-
Pay Inspector, VIM. w. PoStlcthwaite
Chaplain and Professor OF History, etc. ut
West Point.
The poStmasterS nominated number over
Il hundred.
The Funding Bill.
WASHINGTON, December lJ.-Thc Senate
Committee on Finance has approved the
Sherman bill for the issue OF three per cent
bonds. Secretary Folger will appear be-
fore the committee, Thursday, 10 give his
views on the subject.
The Chalmers Case.
There is quiet talk among some Demo-
Gratis of the House in connection with the
coming contested seat cases. about the re-
port that Curtin and other Democratic
members from Pennsylvania are threaten
ing to rctaliate upon the rebel brigadier for
voting against Curtin i'll his contest for
Nocum's seat, in the last Congress. Curtin
and his friends alleged that the cx-Con-
fcderates voted against him because Of his
record rs the war Governor Of Pennsyl-
vania, and his services in putting down the
rebellion. Chalmers voted against Curtin,
and now il is whispered that Curtin, Beltz-
hoover and other Democrats VIII, in rctalIa-
ton. vote against Chalmers when the con-
test for his seat comes up. There have been
open threats INDUCED in and some South
ern Democrats are stirred up about the
matter, and ii retallatory action OF that
sort begins they will keep it up. 4 South
crn member said, this morning, that the
time for Northern Democrats 10 dictate Ia
SOuther Democrats WAS passed, and that the
Northern Democratic influence and dlcta-
ton drove Malone ont of the party and
would drive more out
After Blaine.
WASHINGTON. j. C., December N.-The
introduction OF resolution to-day, in the
Senate, calling for copies of all the CORES
pondcnCe between the State Department
and Ministers to Peru and Chilli, i'll relation
10 the affairs of these Governments, Is said
to be strike at Blaine from Stalwart quar-
tiers. 1t is said that Blaine has only given
out such OF this correspondence rs tends to
relieve the State Department OF response
bility for any Misunderstanding, but that
the entire correspondence will show that
the best adyiCcs Ia the United States were
against the course adopted by Blaine. and
that the State Departments 10 blame Tor
the trouble.
The President has adopted rules lor the
reception Of visitors AT the White House.
He reserves Saturdays and Sundays for
himself, and on these days will receive no
one. He will hold his first public rcccp-
ton on New Years Day.
Secretary Frclinghuyscn will not assume
the duties Of Secretary OF State fUr several
days.
The exports of petroleum and petroleum
products for the ten months ended October
81 amount To SlO.Ol2.">o; for the CORE
sIUnding period of lss0, S2S, N299ij.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-14
Morguntoun Post.

THE Wheeling REGISTER came to us
yesterday in Il 5. s.landid dra,s Of new
types, rules, &C., and containing dou-
bic sheet, or sixty-four columns! The
REGISTER is making rapid strides rs
newspapers. 1t is improved, enlarged >
aud bcautified in every department, and
we are glad to see such evidence ofproS-
p,r.ty, even if, politically, it isjoined to
IL. idols
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-14

wife in the most outrageous terms. This
man." he said, "knew her before did
Iou can draw your own inference" -,.
Samuel B. Phelps, broker, of New York.
knew the prisoner since 1863 First knew
him in Chicago.
Guiteau became extremely angry at n
statement made by the witness and ratified
off perfect
TRADE Of Abuse.
Several minutes elapsed before the e1-
animation could proceed
Witness, in the fourteen years he had
known the prisoner, never saw anything to
indicate he was Of unsound mine.
The croSs-cxamination was continued to
the hour OF adjournment and was fire.
quently interrupted by Guiteau, with con-
tradictions and denials. When witness
said Guiteau had desired witness to act as
editor-in-chlef of one of his newspaper
projects Guiteau laughed immoderately
for some minutes, and shouted: "Oh.
Philips, that is the height OF absurdity.
You for chief editor"
Adjourned
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-14

-a.. leave u IeIlo"' any >'''"
....r .Inp,~. of Florida, will soon .
... Constructed rit'Zch. lie l. 10 /
.... .younG lady OF Massachusetts
,.,I7-,--i-,,. :. ,,-,r,r,o,I /
-. g.. ...,,i,,,- 80, ., OIL /
j. attacking even old dea-
.a-
v........r ,,v- rbgr Bennett was the |
.,o,r Greeley the pubIicist,
.,.uuui ,hr Polemic and Prentice the
v..
,.....rt.-.-., 10 have the trial over, /
.... be, .u alke the field as Il lee
w,.- .~. ravaging the tlorhS of
u......u. Wisconsin, farmers. a bouu-
..s-.- .vr H,ud l. offered for the ami
.--r.t
Nr>.a.. pr'"ahIE nave Tor many
...> ."r"mr "a NtandinEarmS oi ABOUT
..."| myu. 1t i standing army ot
.aay huildcy~.
------ -. ,u:.,.,,,, ara .
-. ,.-...,....,,, ,,,,inst /.
-, '.',, -, .IrsSnro II will
...,rd Fort Moroni
.,-.,.i. ,,,- 5,y.lcr,5 gra,tr,.
iu"a'.ph' mas "'l''"I'" S''''''' .
official. '-sud~' II' proportion 10 IL P"Pu- .
....n. ,."a any "ther city III the "i'"'
...-.. 'r'rIand H'r'.".
r.. ,.....,,p U-pxc j. the name Of
t-va-u' douhi originated to till a long
81. aag- among the nations represent
..r~.
T.. Nova scotia authorities are con-
..rsrp with the Medical Society of the
.-...rr.. nr Halifax with reference To
..rarria, which last year killed 1000
..... Inhabitants.
10 Kansas hluor l. no" SINen ou'
t physicians. c"rIlhca'eH. Inc o,a'r
,~' a'"I'hl 'ha' the government ''''''
."'r'"'''",nS 10 '"ii'L''' ''''>> - sup
N..r Kansas ''! "'"'rl''en were
a-"s 81. nc a','l'a'i"h "' ''' Guy
H.... SOFAS, ana lh' contractor mas
.u r'@hl aiiicrcht cl'''N' sine
...- wm &" accept job.
m. ,..-l,~, 1rr0r,Jfnc to Emopu,l
f.a...~,- --latest reported deliver
.... .r.h.r..,pr-r marvellous in his
- Ihr''"I7"' anu ~'l'nc'N are I" De /
""""-"y" A' one Iui N"oop'
W.r.-,Y,,ln,z +, making it, app,ar-
...,.a.l over rh,. country. a mv~rcriou,
...L.r..r,- l.r.,l...n ,ut in Southeastern
,.r..., .,,r,..,, ,r,,,r. ba, snari,IIv
..........,r firm nr Jnrbtbrri,
-.
'".''''.E mas or thli'N' 'I.' haN' Ho'H
migration from her shores. Many Of
.l.E
A'"7iln@ L" N'al Dow the people .,
..'.E states are no" ac'''eIS tiH'N''
"'rN 10 "O'aIh the au"Plloh "l " 'o'-
u''Ha amendment pr"iiIoi'lhE the
.aaaa'tUrr aud sale "i 'h'"A'c"'"'S
.'-.
t..-c of miraculous cure = reported
. Kingston, y. Y, where, ai'nr,nir
..a,r ~prauS to unused feet AMI
.. Fat the mere promise Ola mutri-
... u-agcmpul with an eligible |
g.. -.. ling of the Republican, over |
\ A... rpudiatiou of Lewis is mex
,,. Ley themselves taught Ma |
."a. '.at rpudiation was an admira-
Ito .a.H-; auL ne j. simply acting up to
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-14
MIR. Davis, OF West virginia,

viii submit resolution calling on the
Secretary of the Interior Tor detailed inior-
nation in regard to the pension frauds; to
what extent frauds have been practiCed; /;
what has been done to prevent frauds and
punish offenders. etc. This resolution is to
pave the way for an investigation ot the
pppSion office
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-14

Jones. of Florida, will soon
.. constructed citizen. He is to
. Young lady of Massachusetts.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-14

". -.s and glyccriuc is pronounced
.......,, remedy Tor ''pink-eyc,' and
... .-.-.. - attacking even old dea-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-14

.N~ ,a.d the bank burglar, "it'S
.-,ay uari times. These bank cash
-.... leave Us fellows any show"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-14
E.a'i'S Shin Railway.

WAsHINeroN, December l%-Mr. Vest,
today. introduced the Ead> bill for the con-
struCtion OF a ship railway across the
lSthmuS Of Tehcuntcpec. The bill pro
yides that EadS shall first demonstrate
the practicability of the scheme by cx-
pending sevcnty-iiye millions of dollars in
preliminary work, and when the plau is
proved practicable, Congress shall guarantee
bonds to the amount of one hundred mil
lions OF dollars ---
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-14
TsriuRe,.>top Commission

j. not going 20 pass without struggle.
From the speech of senator Beck, yeStcr-
,l:,v. and other expressions oi frcC-:radr cN-
yuucrtS. il i apparent tnat the free-traicrS
will cndcayor to prccpitatc the fight now
instead of awaiting the investigation Of
commissioner. They profess fear. no, :"
much oi the results OF full invest gati n
and report. as of commission constructed
in the interests of protection. and djSpo
ed originally, to present but one sid" ot
rbt. an, Stipu
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-14

Toronto Giobc detects the Hiber-
, ancestry Of the President i'll the
., .r~. line OF the message.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-14
THE NEWS.

--... r-,,h has already begun for the
,.'~I.a chilli left vacant by the death
...r.ts' fitzpatrick.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-14
The Funding Bill.

WASHINGTON, December IJ.-Thr Srnatr
Committee on Finance has approved the
Sherman bill for the issue OF three per cent
bonds Secretary Folger will appear be-
fore the committee, Thursday, 10 give his
views on the subject
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-14
People ofthe Son tin Branch.

There are names in this valley familiar
to the early history of West Virginia. Par
sons, Cunningham, Dyer, Van Metre and
others, all are names associated with our
horc or annals. Th.ir descendants now
DIVE ling in the valley, by happy combi-
m ion, show all the characteristics of the
h; rdy, adventurous Scotch-lriSh, and the
?, gged honesty to be seen in the bright
ruby OF o Dutchman's check, which marked
their ancestors. The early settlers cleared
the lands; they and their descendants built
elegant homestcads on the rich farms;
Ii, .ayr families iu.~-war"i"i. thus pr"-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-14
Senator PendIcton'S Bill

20 Give Cabinet officers and heads ot de-
l,arrm"ut> a seat ON the floors Uf congress
nu,lN considerable opposition. AS Il Demo
cratic Congressman expressed it, 1t sim
ly rnlurgrS the facilities of the depart
irrut.hradS tu lobby pet schemes through.
a!,G ?. cir opportunities are sufficient al
ready" Snsiar aS ob;aining in
formation from them "n topics
ul der consideration is concerned, which is
the main argument of friends ot the bull.
,htr cau hc readily secured under present
arraugrwCut~.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-14

rm.aIclphia paper says that love
..g. This is probably true, Ii is
,....,..i, that il costly.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-14

Tar l.mv0D NcUSc i the name Of a
..,, rarrr ,u be- started at Washington.
rya-u, douht originated 10 fill Il long
.. aaa. among the nations represent
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-14

V....~uu says that Bennett was the
..u- a.ugcr. Greeley the publiciSt,
...u.nt .hr polemic and Prentice the
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-14

T.r. Nova scotia authorities are con-
sitting with the Medical Society Of the
.-r.urr Of Halifax with reference To
..aturrlu, which last year killed 1000
.... inhabitants.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-14

u Kansas liquor is now given out
a physicians certificates. The state
.- 80 arulthy that the government had
.U.-umcthing To compel folks To sup
..,-- r... uhN~iCianS.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-14

But little business, aside from the in
PRODUCTION OF bills, was transactedhy the
House, yesterday, but the session of the
Senate was marked by several features
of interest. The introduction of the
resolution of Senator Davis in relation
10 Pensions and Pension frauds, plainly
indicates an intention to thoroughly in
VrStigatc the management of that De-
partment, and ifthe Senator succced|in
MS designs, some rich developments
may be expected.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-14
PRESS OPINIONS.
Washington P., Ob"Tr'r.
THE Wheeling REGISTER comes 10 u,
greatly enlarged and improved.

TIE Whhcling REGISTER comes 10
us in bran new clothes, and il just as
sweet rs it is good. 1t is the worthy
organ of the West Virginia Democracy,
and is the best paper We have seen from
that State, 1t is our favOrtc exchange
from West Virginia.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-14

>...r Eau>as City aldermen were
a-.a 81. .ac dedication ~ the city
u...- a-s,. and the contractor has
@.u eight different cities, sine
IL Nm ~ nn.-nL q lob.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-14
HARDY COUNTY.
MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE SOUTH
BRANCH COUNTRY.
A Fertile Valley and Mountains Rich in
MineraIs-PeopIe and Prospects of the
South Branch-The Hugh Miller
Of West Virginia.
THE EGYPT OF WEST VIRGINIA.

Special Correspondence ofthc Register.
MooRFIELp, December 10. - The "Old
Fields" some three or four miles below
this place, are said to have been in cultiva-
ton by the Indians when the white settlers
came to this valley, and that they have
been cultivated continuously since that
time This will give one an idea of the
wonderful fertility of the South Branch
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-14
Egypt of Mest Virginia.

and Inc south BranCh rlNcr IS ltS Me. FOr,
like that famous country of the East, its
fertility may be- attributed to the frequent
overfowS Of the river. Just below the
"Old Fields" the river ridges come close to-
gethcr, leaving but narrow paSsway for
the waters. This is called the Trough" "
Here, in times of floods, the waters are
checked up, and. cbbing backward, spread
sediment OF rich soil gathered from the
limestone country at the head of the river.
Year after year this sediment is deposited,
until the land of this valley is well nigh
meXhauStblc, and thus We find here one
OF the finest agricultural sections in the
United States Indian corn is the principal
product, which finds market by being fed
4, ,.,; ,l,. n,,I b,,sS
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-14

Philadelphia has developed greater
official. .-.ud~, in proportion to it, popu-
.-.r ,Man any ether city in the land,
..-.... Cleveland RorU'H.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-07-22
The Lad and the Man.

As the boy begins, so the man will
end. The lad who speaks with afecta-
ton, and minces foreign tongues that
he does not understand at school, will
be weak chrome in character all his
life; the boy who cheats his teachers
into thinking him devout at chapel will
be the man who will make religion q
trade, and bring Christianity into con-,
tempt; and the boy who wins the high
est average by stealing his examination
papers will figure some day as tricky
politician. The lad who, whether rich
or poor, dull or clever, looks you straight
in the eyes and keeps his answer inside
of the truth, already counts friends who
will last all his life, and holds capital
which will bring him in surer interest
than money.
Then get to the bottom of things.
You see how it is already as to that. It
was the student who was grounded in
the grammar that took the Latin prize;
it was that slow, steady drudge who
practiced firing every day last winter
that bagged the most game in the
mountains; it is the clerk who studies
the specially of the house in off hours
who is to be promoted. Your brilliant,
happy-go-lucky, hit-or-miss fellow
usually turns out the dead weight OF
the family by forty-fve. Don't take
anything for granted: get to the bot
tom of things. Neither be sham your
self, nor be fooled by shams.-N T.
Tribune.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-07-22
L Psychological Wonder-A Young Lady
Predicting Her Own Affections.

There is in this city, says the Vir-
ginia City Enterprise, young lady
whose case is not only the most dis
tressing imaginable, but which also is
most curious and q puzzle for physi-
clans and all who are acquainted with
her condition and the peculiar circum-
stances attendant upon and connected
Herewith. The young lady is q Miss
Mary Kenney, aged about Is years, who
resides on the Divide. Previous to her
illness she was pupil in Prof. Flint's
school, where she was distinguished for
her close application to her studies and
her quiet and ladylike department. She
was ambitious to become teacher, and
studied very hard in order to be able to
pass an examination. Some six weeks
ago Miss Kenney told her mother and
others that great calamity was soon to
befall her: that she would be stricken
blind, deaf and dumb. In making this
announcement she was much distressed
and wept bitterly. 1t was in vain that
her friends tried to comfort her; she
said it was . thing that must come. A
few days later, while on her way home
from school, she was suddenly struck
blind, and was led by the hand the re-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-07-22
An Indian Agents Adventures.

George H. Spencer, of St. Paul, ap-
pointed agent for the Crow Creek In
dams, has had quite an eventful time
among the savages. He has had an
experience of thirty years among the
red men, speaking the Sioux language
as well as he does English. He partici-
pated in the outbreak of 1862, was shot
several times, dangerously wounded,
taken prisoner and held for six weeks,
his life being saved through the instru-
mentality of a friendly Indian, after
whom the town of Chaska is named.
When he recovered he was turned over
to Gen. Sibley. Mr.. Spencer was with
Gen. Sibley in his expedition in 1868.
The Indian Chaska, at whose death Mr..
Spencer was present, has wife named
Tat, living near Mendoza. Previous to
the outbreak in 1862 Mr.. Spencer was
engaged in trading with the Indians at
Big Stone Lake, near the head waters of
the Minnesota, on the spot where the
town of Ortonville now stands, but his
store was pillaged, his property de-
stroyed. and he left penniless. He is ma
tive of Kentucky, and is fifty years old.
His appointment was made on the rec
ommendation of Bishop Hare.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-07-22

clown. that Il made his father and
mother very miserable. They oiten
had to send him away, or punish him.
At the same time he talked great
deal about what he would do when he
was a man. He used to put on his
fathers hat and take his cane and strut
about, just to see how il would seem to
be q real man. s
al hope you won't spill your soup
over your jacket when you're q real
man." said his little sister.
..Men don't wear jackets" Fred
answered. 'That's all girls know
about it" q,
One day, when his father was late to
tea, Fred slipped into his place, and be-
gan to ask the other children what they
would have, in big voice.
Presently his father came in and TOOK
Fred's seat; but he was hardly seated
before he astorished Fred by pushing
his plate away and .snarling out that ne
didn't want any OF that stuff. Then ne
twisted in his chair, and overturned 9
dish in his neighbor's lap. He cried
out that he wanted to be helped to big
piece of cake. "Give me some MARINA
Jade, 1 tell your he roared; . Will
have some; won't eat my supper II !
don't have it, And he began to eat
with his mouth open. dipped toast,
he cried, II hate it." And he made
such horrible face that it almost
caused Fred's hair to stand on end.
Hes acting just the way you do,
Fred" said one of the children.
From that time Fred began to mend
his table manners. He now behaves
like a gentleman. He does not roar for
what he wants. He does not make .
mess on the tablecloth. He does not
slop his milk about. He does not get
spots on his clothes, or tip over back
wards in his chair. You would never
know but he was already grown man.
N. Prescott, in Our Little Ones.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-07-22
japanese and Chinese.

S. Kurino, a Japanese student, writes
to the Boston Herald that his love of his
own country impels him to- set forth ''a
nationality utterly distinct from that of
China" The principal reasons given
by him for rejecting the theory that the
Japanese are of Chinese origin are that
the customs of the two people are gen.
orally different; that the former are far
superior to the latter in intellectual pro-
gress; that their earliest written lam
guages are dissimilar, and that history
indicates the descent of the Japanese
from the inhabitants of ancient Babylon.
Kurino admits, however, that the an
Gent history of Japan is too fragmen-
tary and untrustworthy to be of much
value. That there was an invasion
about $50 years before Christ is certain,
but he contends that it was not from
China. He takes pride in the fact that
the Japanese, unlike other Asiatics, do
not treat women as interiors; and he
claims that hari-kari, or the execution
of the death penalty upon ones self, is
proof of genuine chivalry. cit must
not" he says, ssbe COMPOUNDED with
common, ignoble suicide; it was, on the
contrary, public act, attended with
great ceremonies, and kind of capital
punishment intended for the privileged
class. The high privilege, hari-kari,
was granted by the code of honor only
when military retainer was guilty of
some high political offence not unworthy
of his rank, in order to save HIM from
the infamy of being abandoned to the
ignominious hands of the common exc
cuti0ner."