Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1887 — Reformed by the Lash. [ARTICLE]

Reformed by the Lash.

Although Mr. Dmcan’s whole course has been calculated to win the love and confide nee of the Metlakahtla Indians, his rule has been firm, One of the firstjpublic buddings erected was a jail, and the whipping-post beceme an established institution for the punishment of those who threatened to take life. On one occasion it became necessary to whip a desperately bad man, and the constables were afraid that he would kil ; the one who applied the lash. Mr. Duncan told them to blindfold him so that he would not know who did the whipping A handkerchief was tied about his eyes, and the constable took the piece of rope, but he was so nervous that he began to talk. Of course the man recognized his voice. Thereupon Mr. Duncan took the piece of rope from the constable, and going to the criminal said: “I will tell you who is going to whip you; I am going to do it myself; do you understand?” Then he whipped him. The culprit is now one of the best men in Metlakhatla.—The American Magazine.

General Fairchild, at a Grand Army meeting in New York on Wednesday evening, made use of the following|wrords, applying them to I. resid?nt Cleveland: “May God palsy the hand that wrote the order! May God palsy the brain that conceived it, and may God palsy the tongue that dictated it!” These words evince the spirit that caused the assassination of President Garfield. But after all it appears that President Cleveland’s hand did not write the order. It was written by Adjutant General Drum, a native of Somerset cou ity, Pa., and a republican all his life. We do not know whether General Fairchild is concerned in what appears as a general movement among republican politicians to take every opportunity to cast opprobrium on the President oi the United States for the purposes of lessening his char ces for re-election, should he be a candidate, but the words quoted are unworthy of a man occupying the position of General Commander of the Grand Army. Presid’n. Cleveland’s manly course in countermanding Gen Drum’s oruer was known to Commander Fairchild when he made another attack on the President at New Haven on Thursday evening.— Altoona (Pa.) Times.

To cure a felon, saturate a bit of grated wild turnip the size of a bean with spirits of turpentine and apply/ to the affected part. It relieves the pain at once and in twelve hours or less there will be a hole to the bone. Dress with sticking salve and the finger is well. So says an exchange. Unthinking people frequently throw large pieces of paper on the streets, sometimes an entire newspaper, little thinking of the serious results that may ensue. Nothing frightens *he average horse more easily than to have piece of paper Mown in his face from the road. »