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THE m0RSfoN PROPHET.

At last, after nearly thirty years Of
undisputed sway, Brigham Young has
fallen into the hands of the Philistines.
The Lion of the Lord" the man
whom thousands have revered and
honored as prophet of the Most High,
Is Gagged, and. though confined to his
bed by real or feigned sickness, is
watched and guarded by officers OF the
law, SO that his escape from the meshes
hs has woven about himself is impos
sible. He Is under arrest for contempt
Of Court. In trial in which the
notorious Ann Eliza, his nineteenth
wife, was plaintiff, the Conrt awarded
her alimony, payable from the well
filled Golfers of her part husband. He
refused to obey the mandate OF the
Court, declaring that he would prefer
death to contributing to the support OF
the divorced and mathematical Ann
Eliza. The Court insists on the enforce
ment of its order, and Brigham is under
arrest for not obeying it. A habeas
corpus was sued out yesterday by
Brigham's counsel, and he is ordered
to be brought before the Court, on the
7th of December. If the Judge is firm,
this contest between Brigham and the
Court must result disastrously to the
former. If he attempts to o,cape the
payment OF alimony, he should be tried
for bigamy. 1t is time the Mormon bull
was taken by the horns and made to
understand that he cannot violate the
law of the land without penalty. If be
is permitted to disregard the order o.
Courts aud retain his liberty, his super
stitious followers will naturally con
Guide that he is what he pretends to be,
prophet favored by heaven and under
the special protection of the Almighty.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-11-17
OUR JURY LAWS.

The "strnck jury law" passed at the
last session of the Legislature is a
source of great annoyance to judges
and lawyers. In Lincoln county the
District Court declared the new law I'M
constitutional, and Judge Rising, of
Storey county, holds to that opinion.
In rape case which came up in Judge
Flack s court at Elko jury was i'm
paneled under the new law. Before it
was sworn in, however, counsel for de-
Tense objected to the jury on the ground
of the unconstitutionality of the law
under which-it was drawn. The court
overruled the objection and the trial
proceeded. In this State at the present
time juries are drawn under the old and
new law according to the opinions en-
tertained by the District Judge, and it
will be interesting to know what dispo-
sition will be made of criminals con-
victed under the old law in case the
new one is sustained by the Supreme
Court, or of those convicted under the
new law if it is pronounced unconstitu-
tional. AS the jury law now stands it
is optional with the several District
Courts of the State whether juries shall
be drawn under the old or new law.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-11-17

Tbs constitutionality of the act of
Congress eff March Sd, 1875, which
doubles the rate of postage on books
and newspapers is being tested in the
New York Courts. 1t is claimed that
the amendment by which the rate of
postage was increased, was revenue
measure, and having originated in the
Senate instead of the House Of Repre-
sentatives, it is violative of the Con-
stitution of the. United States, which
reads: "All bills for raising revenue
shall originate in the House of Repre-
sentatives."
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-11-17
TURKEY has been borrowing money

TURKEY has been borrowing money
extensively of English, German and
French capitalists, and the Sultan is
u liable or unwilling to redeem the
bonds of the Ottoman Empire. This
b IS caused great dissatisfaction among
t bond holders, who are urging
tleir respective Governments to inter-
f re in their behalf. The Pail Ma |
Gazette says that German Jew has
devised an ingenious plan for restoring
Turkish securities in European mar
kets. He suggests that the bond
holders enroll themselves as an army
and march upon Constantinopls. He
thinks the moral effect of this demon
strution would be immense, and that
the Sultan would shrink from o pitched
battle, well knowing that all Europe
would be set in blaze of Indignation
If he attempted to slaughter those
whom he had previously plundered.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-11-17

The Yokohama, Japan, Herald re-
lates q remarkable occurrence which
shows that some of the Japanese have
Ian extraordinary capacity for WITH
standing the effects af fery rotations.
.An>O Osaka man offered prize to any
one who would drink one s6o - one
quart, one.pint, and one half of gill
of o certain native liquor about as
tstrong as spirits of wine. A coolie
performed the feat, but died the same
day from tho effects of it. They bur-
led him in shallow grave, and about
midnight the next day the earth alb
-sorbsd the liquor from his we'll soaked
BODY, and he woke up from his de-
bauch. Pushing off the light soil that
covered Elm he rose from his grave in q
white shroud, and startled some rob-
bers near by who were counting and
dividing their money. They took the
strange apparition for ghost and ran
off in dismay. The coolie picked up
the cash and reported to his wife the
sam night, a sadder but richer man
than he was before his spree.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-11-17

EASTERN DISPATCHES
ESPECIAL TO THE SILVER sTATE.l
SALT LAKE, Nov. 16, 1875.

SALT LAKE, Nov. 10, 1910
Hussev's new First National Bank
building, the finest building IN o'an'
occupied by Deseret National BANK
and owned by the Walker Brothers.
was entirely destroyed by fire this
morning, also the buildings and con-
tents on each side, occupied by Slegsi
Brothers. Walter Brothers and Ranso-
hoff & Co. Loss, about $l25, 900.
New YORK. Nov. 16, 1875
The National Line steamer Egypt
from Liverpool arrived at Sandy HOOK
this morning.
Another ocean disaster is reported,
by which fifteen persons lost their lives,
on the 25th of October, in latitude
1928 north, longitude 1926 west.
The brig Marie, of st. Pierre. was cap
sized and thirteen of her passengers
and two of her crew lost. She was
from st. Pierre, bound for France, and
WAS several days out. She had a gen.
eral cargo, seventeen passengers and
crew of twelve. She was struck by
northwest gale and capsized. Four
of the passengers and ten of the crew
chung to the vessel, and were rescued
next day by the ship Imperial from
Quebec, and two days afterwards were
transferred to the Ravenscrag from
Glasgow, which arrived here yester-
day with the shipwrecked passegers
and crew.
A Herald special cable dispatch from
London says the opening of the Forty
ninth Session of the Royal Geographic
cal Society took place yesterday. Sir
Henry Rawlinson presided. Over one
thousand persons were present. In
Gliding many African authorities and
large copy Of SANKEY'S description of
the country he has explored, and the
recent discovery OF the Victoria Ny
anza-a iake-theTe WAS exhibited re-
port of Stanley's discoveries, prepared
by james A Grant. Sir Henry Raviin-
son delivered long and able discourse,
giving a graphic account of Stanley's
journey. which he characterized as the
most important exploration of the year.
He also paid high tribute to the
New York Herald and London Tele-
graph, for fitting ont the expedition.
Utica. New York l6, 1875.
About 5 o'clock this morning the
smaller of the two boilers under Boggs
Hotel, in this city, exploded with great
force, instantly killing one of the fire.
men named Mitchell, and severely
wounding another.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-11-17
MAGNOLIA SALOON,
Between the Central Hotel and Rail.
road Meat Market,
BRIDGE STREET, WINsEMUCCA,
JOHN Observation-Disclosures

YyHE MAGNOLIA HAS BEEN Frrrpn
Il up in the most attractive STYLE possihla
with view to the convenience and comfort
OF patrons. The proprietor desires 10 cali ths
attention OF customers, friends and the public
to his superior stock Of
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-11-17

A HUSBAND and his wife took their
infant son to the Rev. John Henry
Jones for baptism. d" What name?"
asked the clergyman. as they were ar
ranged before the congregation
George Washington Poagers." whis-
pered the father. No; Isaac Newton
Podgers. spoke out the wife. :" Tut
tut" interrupted the preacher; "my
name is good one; take that. John
Henry Podgers, I baptize thee in the
name of the father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost. Amen" The
couple went away smiling, and the hus-
band afterward said that the preacher
had saved him from the biggest kind
of a row.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-11-17

A SMART. LOOKING young woman
stepped up to tell her wrongs in Lon
don police court. She had peeped
through Mrs. Perkins keyhole and
seen her faithless husband sitting with
his arms encirclipe that lady's waist.
The door was fastened. She knocked,
and there stood Mrs. Perkins alone,
looking the very picture of Innocence.
3" looks round. your Worship. and /
sees my villains coat tail sticking out
of Mrs. Perkins coal cupboard. I
pulled him out, and 1 scratched his
face, I did. and he can't deny it. And
wants your Worship's advice what
what I'm to do with him. And I puts
it to your Worship what would be the
feelings OF your Worship's good lady
if she saw your Worship's coat tail
n-sticking out of another lady's GOAL
'cup-board?"
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-11-17

The Reveille thinks there will be
another dividend of ten cents paid to
creditors of the First National Brink of
Nevada. after which the bank will be-
come thing of the past, to be thought
of only by some poor devil whose twenty
dollar ieces were loaned to conyicts
and forgers, by the men to whom he
had entrusted them for safe keeping.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-11-17

NEARLY all the fire companies of vlr
ginia City are making arrangements TO
disband. Cause, dissatisfaction grow
ing out of the ignorance of the present
Chief of the Fire Department in that
city.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-11-17

The Carson Appeal says "They want
a tri-weekly mail between Winnemucca
and Paradise Valley. They should
have it. Send word to Superintendent
of the Pacific Postal Service, l. n. Am
norman, at San Francisco. He is the
right man in the right place and will
stand in"
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-11-17

LAST Sunday night gentleman
walking rapidly homeward along dark
thoroughfar Gin Virginia City, was SUI :
IDENTIFY pounesa upon by three men,
who garroted him and took from his
pockets $l70 in coin, and valua-
BILE gold watch.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-11-17

The Reno Journal says all claims
against Washoe county will be paid on
presentation. The county is out of
debt and will do its business on a cash
basis in future.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-11-17

The Territorial Enterprise of yester-
day reached us to day restored to its
old proportions, and with its old familiar
face just the same az before the fire.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-11-17

HUssEY's new building in Salt Lake
City, one of the finest and best in Utah
was burned yesterday.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-11-17

WY d. KELLY HAS OPENED A CsS'
Wv penter Shop on Bridge etreet, ~
site Purdin 4 Woods, Winnemueca; os sss
jobbing and Upholstering. Paper hans'"
specially. Orders promptly attended ~
W. b. KELLts
winnemucca, October IL, 1879,
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Wines. Liquors and Cigars.

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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-10-05
Men and their Faces.
BY WILLIAM PAGE

The life and works OF Dante tally with
bis face. la the face of Cromwell the
great iIontai base OF MS brain. as left in
his mask, and the power of his lower jaw,
are the upper and neither mill-stones of
his history. In modern portraits Garri'
sons lamb.like face has abolition Grants
the grit, fighting IL out on this line if it
takes all summer, and leavin not
crows ration in the valley letting us
have peace In ,unoon additional surrender.
A true portrait is that incolrigible page
OF history which neither justice nor mercy
invalinstes.
II is the dead level OF man mid fuctuat-
ing fashion and tickle opinion. Our
national portrai,ure. though likely to be
hung for while in the Rogues' Gallery,
is iDcorruptibe history, every truly rem
dered iace proclaimng, Know all men
by these presents as unlying as light
lssIf. A good likeness is rogue's
worst enemy. II will surely betray him,
and anon retori on his alter ego, Il told
YOU So" God made man in his own
human image. So the soul creates its
outer shell in likeness 10 itself II the
man is hid in his stature. it is the duty OF
the artist to pick him Out Study Of
Shakespeare's Portraits !" Scrtbner JoT
SeDteIlber,
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Locust Entiu0.

We read in the Bible, That the food Of
John the Baptist was locus and wild
honey A great deal OF pains has been
taken by commentators 10 prove that II
Vas not what we call locusts, but the
fruit OF the wild carob tree. that John alto
with the honey that he found in the vii.
derness whore he lived.
But | do not think that any one who
has Travelled in Arabia, or found rest and
shelter ia AL ARABS tent, and been
guest at his Lospi,abe board. would thus
jI ge Of what ia BiD.e means by '.lo-
Gusts In Turkey, Persia, Arabia. and
nl that region OF country, locusts-
genuine, J0nG-6de locusts-haye been
eaten from remote antiquity; and 10 this
day, they form an important item OF the
food used by the common people. The
Bedouins collect them in immense guam
titles and, after u partial drying, pack
them il sacks Tnen at their convenience,
when the season Tor collecting is over,
they steam the insects in close vessels
over Il hot fire, winnow them ia broad
baskets to remove the legs and wings,
and then pulverize between fiat stones.
When wanted for food. they are only
moistened with little water. just as the
Arabs do in preparing their date-aour.
and then the repast is all ready
The turks eat locusts In the same way.
and by very many other Orientals they
are regarded as the choicest of daintes.
The Moors boil or fry them, seasoning
them with salt pepper, and vinegar; and
they pronounce them even superior 10
quails and pigeons The Hottentots
make from the eggs delicious soup;
they also roast the locusts over slow
tire. and eat them as we do caramels or
bon-bons. DR.. Livingstone says he used
them at first from necessity. when
deprived of all other food; "but. strange
~ say. grew daily more fond OF them,
and at last preferred them TO shrimps
or oy sters. st. Nicholas
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CHAPTER III.

Far down through the mist OF the falling river
Which rise, up ike an incense ever,
The splntered points OF the crags are seen,
With water bowling and veIel between,
While the swooping whir of the pool beneath
Seems an open throat with It's granite teeth.
il G. WhRiier.
Ten years after the evanLs recorded in
the preceding chapter. the settlement
below the falls had increased to nearly
twenty families. Egbert Francis was
a young man OF three-and twenty,
and still remained u. the homestead with
his parents, their dwelling having been
transformed fIom the rude log hut pre-.
viousIY mentioned to very respectable
frame house. The year had held a
bitter experience for the colony. The
SHOWS OF winter encroached far into the
spring, ard when at last milder days
dawned the nights were cold aud frosty.
The maize just peepng above ground had
been nipped and half destroyed by frost
ut the outset, and the lateness OF the
season had retarded the growth of this
staple crop. upon which the people main
ly depended at that early day, 50 that
the autumn frosts which came earlier
than vas their wont, had nearly ruined
the remainder. Game was also scarce
in the forests, and the hunter might
travel whole day without seeing even
grey squirrel or hearing the drum of
a partridge. The beasts OF the field with
willy instinct, had repaired TO more favor
able localities. even The beech and oak
trees we're destitute OF their usual abun.
dauc9 Of nuts; and the little colony, near
the advent of long, torbidding New
T. gland winter WAS beginning even
thea 10 be pinchei Tor food, and looked
forward u the cold seaS)l, with feelings
of dismay ana doubt. Added to this the
threatening attitude oil the ADenaquis,
whose maze patches nld been p!undered
oraDle whites rendered The circumstances
OF the little colony most unhappy, and its
spoiiation by The red men seemed thing
undoubtedly soon 10 be consumated.
Saboussit. the wise old sachem, was
dead. aud since his demise the Indians
had almost ealifoly ceased their previ.
ou5ly friendly visits COZ barter to the
settlements. Metea still came frequently.
but her visits were disc ountenanced and
frowned upon by the braves, who had
chosen new chief. Bra the young girl,
now woman, had not forgotten the
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NUMBER SO.

for his squaw. After they hal departed,
Alliquippa had parlaken deeply of tho
fire water lett By the braves. and was
soon in such i condition as tO afford no
obstacle TO her escape. So, following
the river, through the binding fog. she
had reached the settlement just in season
TO warn them Of their danger.
"And now said she, my mission is
ended, aud the debt OF gratitude | have
50 long owed this young pale.face is
repaid. lie saved my life-I have saved
his. Metea will seek new home among
a strange people, but will never forget
you. Good bye" And the girl fled
away. swift as fawn, towards the river.
Egbert stood irresoute for moment.
Then he hurried out, and overlakinG the
maiden walked with her down the river
path.
The sun had sunk in the western sky
ere they returned together to Egbert's
home. What had transpired during that
interview we need not chronicle; suffice
it to say that Metea found a home among
those to whom she had become boand
by the tendrils OF association and love.
During the long and severe winter which
followed. she shared the priyations of
her pale faced friends, aud when at last
the spring floods unIoosed the icy letters
OF the ealth and nature renewed her
vernal robes. Egbert founded new
bone above the itIls, in which she was
Installed rs his bride Her descendants
may still be found among the citizens OF
AndrOscoggiu county and perchauce,
some aged granl>ire still tells. by the
evening freight, the story of the brave
Indian maiden who lived where they now
dwell, more than one hundred years ago.
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Qottrp
To A Butterfly.

Bi NtRcIE SMITH.
10 thou vast made to hush thy perfect wings
Upon cold ufus and shapes OF lin decay,
To iypliS 90 man Immortal thiugs
beyond thc dreaming oG a summer day.
tnr fsyrae'> form, which Love did once impies,
With dcathlc--ncss,
pid snatch from thee,
Sigh, creature ut an hour,
iic grace that q, tins dover.
i' -tmu i.sr to time hyr b.i-ht eternity.
Nc-, tb,u art linked with lhat divine. past:
i"'o TAX tr'n golden years thy curyins nisht,
Rom elder gods and singers sal thou hast
i't secured 20 morning, cut OF sight
Aud yet to-day, la tbi- dcliciou, ain,
This sunlight rare,
Prom bloom TO bloom
rival blossom skimming
THe sweetness ovcrbrimmins,
Who now would mate with thcc the insignia OF
the tomb
Rather, an emblem filter Tar thou art
oi life swung deep amid the moments bliss,
ZINE sense, Gnc soul, atlirill on bcauty's heart,
NOT breathing save attouch Of beauty's Kiss.
The wauton bee ms grosser need supplies,
lie feeds and hies,
Aud still the ear
Follows his greedy hasiing,
Whilst thou, thy leisure wasting,
BIcak'st not with pompous stir ;hc Iansuorous
atmosphere.
The ardent season atIts height DELAYS,
Pauscs an Instant ere it, waning glow:
No rawness cools the fervor of its dSys,
No changing dates its lingering fortunes know
In -himmeins warmth the wide green spae IS lie,
Drinking the sky,
Its habit even
III mpersonal spruce iorsaking,
With hints OF JOY Is waking,
Aud you dumb ledge half smiles 70 greet the kindly
heaven.
Bat It's where Nature, tired OF her crown,
Comes 20 the earth in generous embrace,
Hcre, where she lets her ralicui ,pleulor down.
That thou ART wout, SO near her shining face,
In mute delight, reflected sun an! blue
To ,t.li pursBc;
And peots say
Thev were ambition losing
Thy aimlc,- pa,iime choosing,
Only 70 feel with the with thee FOR once 70 stray .
-Harper's Magu-iHe for september
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The oldest Bible Manuscript

The two most ancient manuscripts OF
the Bible known are the Codex Sinslticus
OF the Imperial Library at ST. Petersburg
and the Codex Valicanus OF the Vatican
Library at Rome, both of which are be-
lieyed TO have been written about the
middle of the fourth century A. ID. The
Sinai,icus. so called because it was OBJ
tained Gin 1887 from the convent OF st.
Catharine on Mount Sinai, is supposed
nv Tischendorf, its discoverer, to be one
of the fifty copies oil the Scripture who
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dark locks as she was about sinking for
the lat time. The woman, bruised aud
stunned by the fall, sank like stone.
and though probably like all Indian
women, as aquatic in her habits as duck,
haze gone to the bottom before she could
recover sufficiently to strike out for the
shore scarce rod from where she entered
the water. Beaten about by the rapid
current and hampered 0y the dead weight
ol the iusensible child and his own sat.
urated clothing, Eg bert reached the shore
some distance below, benumbed by dash.
ing against the Sunken rocks in the chan
mel. aud laid his burden on a pile Of dry
leaves near the gnfrled stump OF fallen
pine: Well Skilled in woodcratt, Egbert
soon resuscitated the child, who regarded
him with Il wild stare, and seemed halt
frightened, half confused by her position.
You werJ near being drowned" ex
planned Esbert, pointing to the broken
log and his wet garments. "Do you
understand" ?"
Yes" replied the child in brokon Eng
lisb, "me see. Pale face swim au save"
"E1ac'lY," replied Egbert. "but your
mother is drowned"
No mother. Nagaasqaa; nurse Metea.
Mother dead many moons"
where do you live. and who has
learned you the pale-face language p
queried the boy curiously.
The great soul-mcdicine man (mis-
sionary). lie speak much TO me. Metea
be Saboussit child" replied she.
"Can you guide me to your fathers
wigwam?n
No; Nagaasqua lost answered the
child. "since the sun shine
We'll, think can lead you home"
And taking the dusky little maiden's
hand, and following the course Of the
stream ho soon reached the Peiepscot.
and keeping the river galloy until late in
the afternoon he came to the wigwam oil
Saboussit. who sat smoking in front OF
his lodge.
The old Sycamore WAS well versed in
English, and Egbeyt soon explained 10
him the cause Of the accident and his
endeavors TO rescue both the woman and
the child. but That he had been unable TO
accomplish tia. and could ouly return the
daughter
The old sachem smoked quietly until
Ezbtlt had concluded his narration Of the
affair, aud then Offering him his own pipe,
and ,asing his daughter TO his breast,
looked heaveuwa,d and said;
"Mantou. The mighty. shelter the pale
face; and ;he love o: SAbous,it and hi
people shall rest upon the young pale.
lace and AL his people. SLoous,it will
no. iofget-he mas sworn his oath before
you."
So. on the morrow. while the braves
were yet absent on their annual boating
excursion to the OllochantI mountains
OF the Ksnnebec. EZbert returned to his
parents. who had become thorou ghly
alarmed at his proiracted absence, bear.
lag with him the warm friendship OF the
Old sachem whose child he had so for
tunately rescued from 4 watery grave.
The people a, the settlement talked of it
for time and then I was forgotten.
OF what import this fortuitous circum
stance became 10 the little colony in alter
years will appear in the ensuing chapter.