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Year: 1870

Old customs 81 thought aud action
( are constantly being called 40 and
their worth tested in the hight a
science and religion. IN these days q
progress and reform, and among them
none deserve more earnest attention
than Tie question oi punishment in all
its bearings


How many persons ave not heard
the funous eyclamatjous oi an angry
parent ebastisiug a child for some ms
demeanor Nov. | DO not wish 70 soil
this page with these malignant expires.
si0us without u good reason. Bat that
reason Will appear presently


FIRST you heaI The piercing scream
Of 10 child IN mortal fear Of pain, and
then the hsariless shall not say pro.
i,da3cy words 81 TINT child's natural
protector I'D learn you 10 steal !"
"Tll learn you to disobey me. you
brat You are always doing SO r


Does that parent ever imagine the
fearful reality q the meaning of these
words The very thought should GOV.
or his face with shame and confusion.


lie says, Il viii learn YOU TO lie +"
Some one asks, How will he teach
tbnt miserable art bypunishing him
for p.


Why this is easily dono; whip him
very soundIy for striking playmate,
or for stealing a piece Of pie, and then
when be is asked if he did this or that,
he win fear the whipping more than
he will fear to lie; SO he will lie He
may not be in the wrong, but he will
fear to make the necessary erplana-
tions, lest he should be found in fault;
so be will invent any ingenious false
hood to escape punishment OF course
the parent does his best to find it out,
and then charges him with it, and
gives him sound thrashing. This
will teach him to tell more ingenious
aud circumstantial lies Necessity, you
know, is the mother Of invention


Who doubts but that the foregoing
mean and debasing influences would
lead directly to stealing and the deep
est iniquity II any one thinks the
case is oyerstated, let him lay down the
paper and give the subject few calm,
earnest thoughts.


The object Of this article is not to
fnd fault, but to lead the erring to a
higher and nobler conception Of duty
to children
Year: 1870

HoRRBLE PUNISHMENT IN JAPAN--A
letter from Yokohama, Japan, states:--
On the 29th Of September, nine Japa-
nese rebels were executed, eight OF
them being beheaded by the sword, and
the leader by crucifxion This last was
tall man, exceedingly pallid, looking
more like ghost than living man; he
was bound to cross, with his legs
spread far apart, and between them
was placed stick Of wood on which
the body had torturing support. A
cord round the neck tied the body to
the cross, and the upper and foreArms
we're also bound tightly to it, This be-
ing done, he remained hanging for half
an hour, during which he was obliged
to witness the beheading his eight COM
panions, one after the other. After be-
holding the scene, and the washing an 1
combing OF the heads, which we're plac-
ed upon poles, he was pierced in the
side with spear, 50 that large stream
Of blood flowed from the wound His
countenance became horribly distorted.
and shortly after he received anoth, r
thrust in the other side. He bit into
the rope around hi neck IN the agony
Of bis suffering, and died in this posi-
ton at last Just before be drew his
last breath be was pierced IN the bow
els with a hook lance, and the intes-
tines drawn out You cannot imagine
the horrible spectacle, and tho fearful
contortions Of the face and the whole
body II seemed as il received tho
thrust myself He was left hanging
thero tho whole day as warning ex-
ample to everybody. The Japanso o
look upon this with the greatest indiiiei.
euce
Year: 1870

YouSs Man, stop and think You
spend 80 cents every day for cigars. That
amount deposited every day in the
Enterprise savings Bask for one year will
secure you, six months Tution and board


in the best College in the country, or y
quarter section Of land, that ten year.
hence may be worth ten thousand dollars
Year: 1870

LATE CUHosmlES-A fence mado
from tho railing of scolding wife.
4 plate OF butter from the cream of "a
Joke. Tho small coins "in the change
of the moon" The original brush
used in painting the signs OF tho
times. The latest contract with the
trade winds The chair in which the
sun sets. A garment for the naked
eve Buckle 10 a laughing stock. The
animal that drew the inference. Eggs
from a nest OF thieves. A bucket Of
water from "Alrs WE'LL
Year: 1870

New Fra I'm Inland NavigaiiOn--ThS Latest


Invention in Steamboats,.


On Thursday last number OF scientific gentlemen n
and others opposed 10 the railroad monopoly met
atTrenton N. j., for the purpose OF witnessing an
experiment OF model steam propeller. The In
ventor Is Mr.. william f. Goodwin OF MetuChen.
M.


The most novel feature OF tie new propeller con-
sists IN having the propelllng wheel placed at the
bow end of the boat instead OF beng at tho stern
The boat Is constructed in the form Of a scow. with
the sides straight and parallel and projecting IN ad.
vance OF the body Of the boat sufficiently to enc
the propeing wheel, made to float upon the surface
OF the water moving or vibrating round the driving
shaiI.


1t mas been considered well settled principle in
navigation that the amount oil water which a boat
Will displace is just the same whatever may be her
form, and that the motive power required to Iorce
the boat through the water can be diminished only
by the employment OF acute angies or sharp lines IN
the construction OF her DOW ana stern. But this
involves considerable expense and dimnishes the
amount OF storage room, besides lsssenng consider
aUly the buoyancy OF the boat. In ike manner
there 10 vacancy created at the stern, which must
De filled by the replacement oil the water before the
boat can proceed. Ii follows tnat the power re.
CURED TO eject this displacement ana replace
ment OF water must exist In addition TO
the power absorbed IN overcoming the inertia
Of the boat itself aud the friction OF the
water upon her bottom and sides. 1t Is known by
actual experiment tnat nine-tentbs OF the power
used In ordinary steamboat. required to dispace
tne water, whe only the remaining one-tenLn IS
sufficient to propel the boat after the water has been
displaced.


The preceding difficulties are al overcome in the
new propeller Tue projecting sides serve the
double purpose Of receiving the entire body OF water
to be displaced and contining 1t while acted upon
and forced down by the Wheel conducting the water
under tue ooat M ana at ne same time preventing the
muncatlng with the water on the outside
Year: 1870

a drop of dew found itself one morn
ing closely confined in a small and ra
ther uncomfortable cell. 1t looked
around, vainly endeavoring to find
some mode of escape, but soon discov-
cred that escape was impossible, as its
prison (and a beautiful prison it WAS
all busted with with gOldl was no less
than the mouth of huge snap-tlragon.


How it lOnged 10 have one peep at
the bright sun, whose light shone softly
through the walls of its cell, and who
was mingling his rays with the fieecy
clouds floating SO silently by, up in
the deep blue sky; and who was be-
ginning to awaken the many tinted
flowers around-for it now first knew
itself to he an inhabitant of the fiorife-
rous world. But the train Of its
thoughts was soon broken by the faint
and plaintive Voice of pansy at its
captor's feet, saying,


My giant neighbor, will YOU tell
me why the schoFching sun i 80 much
more lenient with YOU than with me?
See, | am withered and painting for
breath, while you are Us fresh and
bloeming as at dawn of day.


You are unjust replied the more
wise snar dragon; "the sun is no
more lenient with me than with you.
But why did you drive away so rJdely
that little dewdrop this morning, say
ing You are troublesome and | can
shelter myself under under the broad
spreading wings of friends, who will
gladly favor their petted pansy-for my
beauty and fragrance they know il
would he misfortune to lose" Now
all that remains for you is disappoint-
ment, for we all have enough to do to
take care of ourselves, ard hope in
the future, you will provide for YOUR
self and not depend on your neigh
bOrs."


Now, my dear children, | hope you
will try tD initiate the wise. snap
dragon, and not the foolish pansv
for if you do not make AN effort To
help yourself, you may bc sure that
no one will attempt To help you.
Year: 1870

We were informed some weeks ago


by a gentlemen of our acquaintance


that there was at that time in the city


the greatest of living human curiosi-


ties. He described it to us as q monde
script half human, half turtle, and with
al not hideOus monstrosity. We de-
clined to believe the statements of our
friend at the time, but we have since
bad an opportunity of seeing this Won
derful being, and convincing ourselves
of the truth of the statements originally,
made us. 1t is now on exhibition on
on Second street, between Madison and
Monroe, and any of our readers who
are skeptical can, like ourselves, have
all doubts removed by visit thither.


The creature is the likeness of moth
ing else under Gods blue canopy. 1t
is about thirty inches in height, and
when standing erect, and looking to-
wards one resembles somewhat the
pictures of the dwarfs in the fairy books
of our childhood. The feet are very
large, being fully eleven inches in
length, and are encased in stocking and
slippers. The legs are very shorf-hot
longer than the feet. The body is ap-
parently all paunch, off which rests q
very large, but well shaped human
head, the face having rather pleasant
expression of cOuntenance. The arms
are short, and consist rather of a sue
cessiOn of joints, like the fiips of tur-
tie, each arm being jointed thrice from
the hand to the shoulder, and the joints
being of such kind that the arm can be
doubled up or bent in any direction
But the most wonderful thing in regard
to the structure of this strange lusus
nature, is the fact that his back is coy-
cred with shell exactly Of the shape
and substance as the shield or back Of
a soft shell turtle, scales, marks and
all. Around the margin of this shield
the hide is marked like the skin Of .
rattleSnake. The creature speaks three
English, French and Choc-
taw; walks equally well on his hands
as on his feet, and better on {" all f0urs"
than either, and is as much at home
in the water as ON dry land. His face
wears a perpetual grin. His keeper
says that he is always in good humor.
He eats anything that other humans
do, and has other human attributes. -
He is inordinately fond Of whisky and
the girls! In response to our questions
he told us that he came from Brazil
when twelve years old, and has lived
since in the Choctaw Nation, he being
now twenty-one years old. His mo-
ther is a South American, and his ia
ther Frenchman, who for years has
been trapper in the Indian Territory.
In this limited sketch we have only
been able to speak of the more striking
and remarkable features of this wonder,
but we vouch for the truth of our state
ments, and invite all who wish to, see
for themselves to call Immediately at
the booth, on Second street near Madi-
son.-Ae mphis appeal.
Year: 1870

A San Francisco correspondent gives
the following sketch of Chinese hos
pital % 81 ti14 7-a s' s1. r' Il


Very few of the women brought here
are wives, and they live, for the most
part, in the most abject manner. When
one of these poor unfOrtunates becomes
weak and sick, and a Chinese physi-
clan pronounces her case hopeless, she
is notified that she must die. She
knows very well that protestatiOns and
prayers are unavailing, and submits
without murmur to her fate. Lead
by night to some miserable tenament
that goes by the name OF : hospital" !"
(hOw it gained such a Significant anti
thetical name we do not know she Is
forced within the door and made to lie
down upon a shelf. A cup of water,
another of boiled rice, and little metal
oil lamp is placed by her side. The
assassin passes out of the death cell, the
heavy door is locked, and the misera-
BILE creature is left to die alone. What
agonies the poor victims suffer in their
lingering death, no one knows. The
smothered shrieks of despair the
dreadful means with which weakened
nature announces its suffering, may be
heard in the immediate vicinity; but
they either pay no attention to. them,
or simply vent maledctions on the suf-
fering cause of their annoyance. No
one thinks Of interfering with the
doomed one all know the law, and
none are brave eenOugh to interfere with
tho dreadful edict. After a few days
the lamp burns out; the light fails for
lack of oil the rice cup and water cup
are empty and dry, and the Joss-sticks
which were lighted when the woman
was brought to the cell, are nothing
but charred splits of bamboo. Those
who have immediate charge of the
hospital know how long the oil should
last, and when the limit is. reached
they return to the hospital, unbar the
door and enter, that they may remove
the unhappy victim of such barberOus
usage. Generally, the woman Is dead,
either by starvation or her own hand;
but sometimes life is not extinct; the.
spark yet remains when the doctors
enter; but this makes little difference
with them. They come for the corpse,
and they will not go away without it.
If the victim be not already dead, the
circumstance only delays the removal
of the remains few minutes. When
they enter, the woman is still alive,
but they soon come forth bearing
body-Only body; tire heart has
ceased to beat; the breath comes and
goes no more the soul has fled. How
the deed is dOne-whether blood Is
drawn, the victim slaughtered or
smOthered, none save those in the Sc
cret know. The result is past dispute:
A poor, erring woman, helpless and
unloyed, is murdered, and tl.is in the
heart of an enlightened and Christian,
s.jty
Year: 1870

The Natural History Society, of Pitts
field, have button found at Pery's
Peak, which is supposed to have been
dropped by Ham, the son of Noah,
while leaning over the taffrail of the
ark in a fit of sea-sickness,
Year: 1870

SPOTTED TAIL ON THE WAR PATH--The In
dian Bureau has received Information th at
Spotted Tail is believed to be on the war path


in Dakotah, and intends to attack the Pawn ,es
and the government surveyors in that Territory.
Year: 1870

HTo prevent having red nose in Winter, q
good remedy Is to battle the face in ice water
before going out, and to keep the month shut
for i've minutes after you 60 into the open Air.
Year: 1870

Not long ago King Victor Emanuel of
Italy was very sick, with some unspellable
and unpronouncable disease. Being sup
posed to be dying, the King bad to have
confessor, of course. The circumstances
under which he was absolved and re-
ceived the sacrament of the Eucharist are
thus related by a correspondent of LON
don journal:


"The priest, before absolving the King,
told him it was necessary he should make
an abiuration of the offenses which he had
committed against the church. His
Majesty replied: AS Christian l have
lived in the faith of my forefathers, and
am prepared to die in the same !; AS
King, initiating the example of my
I have done what my con
science as sovereign commanded me
to do for my country. | have always
my obligation as a
King from my duties as Christian as
King / have no abjuration to make The
priest, confused by this reply, admins
tered the sacrament, but ON his return to
Pisa, and reporting to Cardinal Corsi, the
what had happened. he was
blamed and enjoined, on pain of church
to return to San Rossore and
demand the abjuration. The priest obeyed,
and returning to the couch of the sick
man, delivered his message. Then the
King told him: IF You come here to
speak to Christian of his approaching
end, l will listen to you with calmness
and gratitude but if you require to speak
about politics, my Ministers are in the
next ROOM The reverend priest made
his way back to Pisa


We trust there is no levity in saying,
since the King got the Eucharist, and got
well, too, that it was the reverend priest
Of Pisa who came out euchred in that lit
tie game, after all. As euohreist,"
Victor Emanuel is success.
Year: 1870

CHEsTER.-My statement in the HER
AID of Monday last, that we had SO
places of business in the town, receives
considerable comment. / am accused of
wishing to dwarf our fair proportions and
of aiming to bring down prices of real es-
tate here, by ourtailing in my report GER
tain commercial items which constitute
our metropolitan Importance. When 1
placed the number of business places at
62, did so only after patient research for
facts, and the honest conviction that some
20 years experience in the place ought to
post one accurately in the matter; but
the subject was brought up last evening
before several worthies-who do d great
deal towards making gossip and correct
ing statisties-and fully canvassed The
result was, that after sundry and divers
counts and recounts, there was found to
be rs places of business, including certain
cider mills omitted in my report It is
insisted that [ make this correction
through the columns of the HERALD, or
be voted a scandalous compiler of in
furious reports. Therefore, Mr. Editor, do
me the favor of publishing this, my card,
that [ may once more be reinstated in
the confidence of this community, for
whose prosperity will ever pray.
Year: 1870

The FLooD AT MoNTPELIER.-The
severe storm of Sunday commenced in
this place early in the morning by a fall
of about two inches of snow, turning to
rain before noon, the rain continuing to
fall rapidly during the afternoon and
evening, when the wind arose, and wind
and rain seemed to contend for the mas
terry during almost the entire night. The
Winoosh river was broken up, the ice be-
coming damned up at the "arch bridge"
across the pond, completely filing the
road on the Berlin side of the pond, and
jamming in the underpinning and cellar
wall of John Cummings' dwelling house
and partly filing his cellar with ice.
The trestle-work for the railroad bridge
was carried away, and with it the derrick
and tools with which the workmen have
for The past week been repairing the stone
pier under the middle of the bridge. The
damage seems to have been confined to q
space Of less than half mile in the river
Year: 1870

the boat makes for Loch Boisdals. Every
where on the water, see the fishing boats
making for the same bourne, blessing
their luck or cursing their isfortune,
just as the fortune of the night may have
been. All sail is set, if possible, and it is
a wild race to the market.-AR the Year
Round.
Year: 1870

The WIND IN CHARLoTTE.-We learn
from the Free Press that the wind veered
around into the south, during the after
noon of Sunday, and at dark it was blow
ing quite hard. About nine o'clock in the
evening tremendous gust swept over the
place, breaking off trees and turning them
up by the roots. The first intimation of
the approaching storm was heavy roar
ing, like unusually loud thunder. The
most substantial houses trembled under
the force of the gale. The night was
rendered quite dark by the heavy and
angry looking clouds that swept past, at
the rate of good many knots an hour.
Messrs. S. A. 81 S. M. Williams had a
cow shed blown down, and the top of a
chimney torn off. The heaviest part of
the gale lasted about fifteen minutes.
Year: 1870

got out an attachment upon the same A
proceeding for the condemnation of the
liquor SO seized was brought before JUS
tice Greene, and a jury being called, Mon
day was spent in the selection of jurors.
The case was to have come up for trial
Yesterday
Year: 1870

McCLELLAN.-A country paper is try
ing to amuse itself and its readers by tell
ing what McClellan's fort is. We don't
know what his fort is now, but his fort
during the war was mud work and he
was always behind it, too.
Year: 1870

PROCESS OF MoToY.-We are permit
ted to give the following scientific facts
from the note book of one of the eminent
scientific gentleman of our State:


The separation of oxygen from the air
seems in fair way to be done on a practi-
cal scale. For years past it has been done
in a small way, but it is not until recently
that proper means and apparatus have
been devised by which it can be produced
in an economical manner. By following
the process of Motoy, it is asserted that
the gas can be produced in large quanti-
ties at the cost of $1.00 per 1000 cubic
feet


In preparing the oxygen a mixture of
manganate of soda, and the oxides of cop
per and manganese, is placed in retorts,
which are then heated to cherry red
heat Common mir, purified by passing
through q solution of caustic soda, is then
forced through the retorts for the period
torts absorbs the oxygen and permits the
nitrogen to pass on During the next
succeeding ten minutes, super-heated
steam is forced through the retorts, which
liberates the oxygen from the manganate
of soda, and carries it forward to a con-
denser, where the steam is condensed into
water, and the oxygen set free and col
lectea in an ordinary gas holder. The
.s tod La o., rs,aJo 10
through the mixture in the retorts for the
given space, and then the current of su-
per-heated steam follows for the same
space, then condensation and storing
away as before. The air gives up its oxy-
gen to the compound in the retorts, and
the steam liberates it; and this process
may go on indefinitely, without the re-
newal of the contents of the retorts.


Theoretically the process seems perfect.
1t is stated that the method has been in
successful operation for months past in
Paris. The works of the New York Oxy-
gen Gas Company are approaching COM
pletion, and soon the process will be faith
fully tested in our country.


BY using oxygen in connection with
common gas, or the readily combustible
volatile fluids, it can be applied to vast
variety of purposes, in lighting, cooking,
heating, and the like. Such process for
oh htaining oxygen has been long desired,
and It is to be hoped that this one will
nrove completely satisfactory.
Year: 1870

HOTEL PRICEs.-The leading New
York hotels are considering the propriety
of cutting down their prices thirty-three
per cent. They could well afford TO put
them down fifty per cent, and nearly all
the hotels in the country could join them.
The day of war charges has gone by.
Year: 1870

EAST ORWELL CHEESE FACTORY
The following statistics of the East Or
well Cheese Factory for the past season
cannot fail to interest large class of our
readers, especially those engaged in agri-
cultural pursuits Average number of
cows, 300. Number of pounds of cheese
produced, 90,6C7, showing an average of
8 46-100 pounds of milk for one pound of
cheese. Cash receipts for sale of cheese
$14,905,3 80, an average of gross receipts
per cow, $40 68-100. Besides the above
there will be funds to pay fair per cent


on the capital stock of the company. A
large per centof the cows furnishing milk
for the factory are young and do not pro-
duce as much milk as older ones.
Year: 1870

PEA SoUP.--A pint and half of split
peas, two small onions, pepper and salt to
taste. Use three quarts of water and
boil from five to six hours. Pork is often
put in, but makes the soup far less whole-
some. If the water is hard, add. piece
of saleratus not larger than pea. 1t
would be difficult to find way in which
the same amount of nourishment could
be obtained for four times what this costs.
Year: 1870

Sons OF TEMPERANCE ExcuRsIoN.-The


steamer Sylvester was well filled with the
members Of the cold water army and ladies
fair when she left the wharf at half-past
passed off pleasantly, as might have been
expected, and the party returned to the
than gratified with their moonlight voyage.
Year: 1870

A USEFUL RECEIPT NOT GENERALLY
KNowN.-It may not be generally known
amongst our lady readers that hot water
will take out the stain of any fruit from any
fabric. You have only to put the garment
in a tub or bowl, pour boiling water over
it, and let it stand till cool. Then wash out,
and the stain is gone, .&&
Year: 1870

CORN AND FLOUR ExcHANGE-MEETING OF
THE AssooIAT1oN.-A meeting of the men,
bers of the Richmond Corn and Flour Ex-
change will be held in their room this
morning Immediately after the close of
sales, to take action upon matters affecting
the interests Of the trade.
Year: 1870

FELL IN THE R1vER.-Y Yesterday about I
o'clock, as two colored men Were going
aboard the steamer Isaac Bell, the gang
plank gave way and precipitated them into
The water. After considerable tioundering
about they were fished out, and looked very