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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-11-15
How Sympathetic Jury Was
Overcome.

A lawyer in Milwaukee was defending
handsome young woman, accused of
stealing from large unoccupied dwell
ing in the night time; and thus spoke in
conclusion:
Gentlemen of the jury, I am done.
When gazed with enraptured eyes on
the matchless beauty of this peerless vir-
gin, on whose respIendent charms sus-
picion never dared to breathe-when I
behold her radiant in this glorious bloom
of luscious loyeliness, which angelic
sweetness might envy, but could not
eclipse-before which the star on the
brow of night grew pale, and then re-
fleet upon the utter madness and folly
of supposing that so much beauty would
expose itself to the terrors of an empty
building, in the cold, damp, and dead
Of night when innocence like hers is
hiding itself amid the snow pillows of
repose; gentlemen of the jury, my feel
ings are too overpowering for expression
and throw her into your arms for pro-
lection against this foul charge which
the outrageous malice of disappointed
scoundrel has invented, to blast the name
of the lovely maiden, whose smiles shall
be the reward of the verdict which 1
know you will give.
The jury acquitted her without leav-
their seats.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-11-15
To Keep Meat Fresh.

Take the beef all clean off the
bones IN such sizes as is convenient
for cooking. Let it cool over night;
then to one hundred pounds of beef
use one gallon of salt, one ounce of
pulverized saltpeter, one and half
pounds of brown sugar Mix these
Ingredients thoroughly. Lay the
meat down layer after 10y erin o per-
fectly tight barrel ---a llolila asnH barrel
ID best-sprinkling each ATer with
tine above mixture, but with not q
drop Of water This vii give deli
eious meat for steaks, roasting or
boiling. Never use any either than
wen or spring water for making
brine.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-11-15
A DeIightfnl Legend.

There is a beautiful tradition
connected with the site on which
the temple of Solomon was erected.
It is said to have been occupied in
common by two brothers, one of
whom had family, the other had
none. On the spot was a field of
wheat, On the evening succeeding
the harvest, the wheat having been
gathered in shocks, the elder broth
er said to his wife, my younger
brother is unable to bear the bur
den and heat of the day: [ will
arise, take off my shocks, and place
them on his without his knowledge" :"
Ihe brother was actuated By the
same benevolent motives, said
within himself, My elder brother
has family, and 1 have none; [
will arise. take off my shocks, and
place them. on his without his knowl-
edge"
Judge of their mutual astonish-
ment when on the following morn
ing they found their respective
shocks undiminished. This course
of events transpired for several
nights when each resolved in his
own mind to stand guard and solve
the mystery They did so. when on
the following night they met each
other half way between their res
pective shocks with their hands full.
Upon ground hallowed by such
association as this was the temple
of King Solomon erected so spa
cious. so magnificent, the wonder
and admiration of the world.
Alas in these days how many
would sooner steal their brother $
whole shock than add to it single
shear.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-11-15

+ do business in tue business marts,
they enter houses and break open
hops; they are eyerywhers and in
J al places. Some are so vile look
ing that one instinctively turns from
them in disgust; but some are SO
sociable. insinuating, and plausible,
that they almost, at times, deceive
the very elect, Among this latter
class are to be found the devils
four chief servants Here are their
names
There is no Danger Thatis one.
"Only this once That is another.
Everybody does So" That is the
third.
"By-an6-by." That is the fourth.
When tempted from the path of
strict rectitude, and There's no
danger" urges you on, say, ''Get
thee behind me Satan" When
tempted to give up the Sabbath to
pleasure, or TO do a little labor
in the workshop or the counting
room, and "Only this once,'' or
Everybody does So. whispers at
your elbow do not listen for a mo-
ment to the dangerous counsel. If
the Holy Spirit has fastened upon
your conscience the solemn warnings
of a faithful teacher or friend, and
brought to mind a tender mothers
prayers for your conversion, do not
let ''By-and-by'' steal away your
confidence, and, by persuading you
to put away serious things, rob you
of your life. All four are cheats
and liars. They mean to deceive
you and cheat your soul of heaven.
Behold! !" says God. ''now is the
accepted time, now is the day of
salvation" He has no promise for
"By-and-bv."
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-11-15

A young man passing through the
woods in Missouri one dark night last
week saw, sitting on, bush, what he
took to be a turkey-buzzard, land, taking
a stick, he thought he would knock him
off. But it wasn't turkey-buzzard at
all, but an eagle which resented the
blow, and hand-to-hand fight ensued
in which the eagle was killed, though
not till he had terribly wounded the
young man. The bird measured six
feet from tip to tip and was formidable
antagonist.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-11-15
"gt is not i
NORRIS
ROCK OF AC

Crock Of Ages, cleft for me,
Thoughtlessly the maiden suHgS -
Fell the words uneonsciousIy A
From her giriish, guileless tongue.
Sang as little children sing;
Sang as sing the birds in Juno :;
Fell the words like light leaves down
On The current of the tune-g
s'Roek Of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Iyhee.e
LET me hide myself in Thee.'
IeIt her soul no need to hide;
Sweet the song as song could be,
And she had no thought beside.
An the words unheedingly
Fen from lips untouched by care,
Dreaming not that each might be
On some other lips prayer
''Roek Of Ages, cleft for me,
Let ne hide myself in Thee.'
"Rock Of Ages, cleft for me-"
Twas a woman sung them now,
Sung them slow and YEARLY
Wan hand on her aching brow.
Rose the song as storm-to 3sed BIRD
Beats with weary wing the air;
Every note with sorrow stirred,
Every syllable a prayer
''Rock of Ages, cloft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee"
crock of Ages, cleft for me.'
Lips grown aged sung the hymn,
Trustingly and tenderly;
Voice grown weak and eyes grown dim.
f'Let me hide myself in Thee"
Trembling though the voice, and low,
Ran the sweet strain peacefully,
Like a river in its flow.
Sung as only they can sing
Who LIES thcrny paths have pressed;
Sung as only they can sing
Who behold the promised rest;
Crock of Ages, cleft for me-"
Sung above coffin-lid
Underneath, ali restfuHy,
All Ife's joys and sorrows hid.
Nevermore, o stornl-tossed soul!
Nevermore from wind or tide;
Nevernore from biIlows' roll
Wit thou ever need to hide.
Gould the sightless, sunken eyes,
Closed beneath the soft, gray hair;
Could the mute and stifened lips.
Move again in pleading prayer,
Still, aye still, the words would be,
''Let me hide myself in Thee >"
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-11-15

Prepare shelter and warm quar-
ters for your COWS. In this way you
not only save feed. but likewise the
life Of many an animal, especially
those advanced in age.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-11-15
From the St. Paul Pioneer.

Mr.. w, ". Watt, formerly a pu-
pill at the Commercial College in
this city. but now a member of the
firm of Hazen, Whitehead & Watt,
doing business at Crook City, in the
Black Hills. has addressed a letter
to Prof. G. G.. Curtis, his tutor, con-
tanning muck interesting information
in regard to the situation in the
Black Hills. The letter was written
on the 20th of September, and COM
mences with an account Of the rapid
settlement at the more inviting To-
cations:
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-11-15

A young Ohio man had a sweetheart
whose parents did not look with favor
able eyes upon his suit. But the male
parent had the little popularity of drink,
and this young man knew it. So one
evening not long ago he provided him,
self with bottle of the beverage com
monty called whisky, and repaired to
the family dwelling. He sat 'doWn So
eially and produced the bottle and he
and the father engaged in drinks, which
resulted in a sale of the daughtef to the
young man for the sum Of five cents.
Then, lest the parent should sober of
aud relent, a clergyman was called i'm
mediately in and the twain Werennited.
4 Probably the wife win find, as time slips
( by, that her husband values her as jusi
about the purchase mQEleY paid and viii
treat her accordingly.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-11-15
ME JOURNFY OUT.


The writer states that he left Min
nesota on the 9th of April, and
after a tiresome journey, arrived at
Crook City on the oath of May.
The town had been located only
four days, but all the surveyed lots
had been taken up. All the best
claims in the gulches had been en-
tered, and prospecting could only be
done in large parties, Having a
few hundred dollars is his possession
he returned to Bismarck by the first
train, and invested in provisions
dour being then worth $50 per 100,
bacon 80 cents per pound. tea 81 so
tobacco 81 so, d sugar 35 cents.
The round trip was made in twenty
i've days, and upon his return flour
was selling at 50 per 100. There
were only one hundred persons left
ont of population of seven hun
dred-- owing to the closing of the
Fort Pierre route, and the return of
many miners to the States in conse-
uuenee Mr.. Watt held on to his pur-
chase, however, and subsequently
forming the partnership with Hazen
& Whitehead, he has had 10 occa-
sion to regret his speculative move
ment.
INDIAN MURDERS AND TIE THEFTs-
The writer states that he has yet
to see his first Indian since leaving
Minneapolis, but he has experienced
his share of scares, and viewed the
victims or savage craftsmanship.
From an estimate made by parties
at Crook City, [, 100 head of horses
have been stolen from the Black
Hills during the summer. The last
man killed by tie Indians at Crook
City was Robert Lilton Provence. o.
Montana, while engaged in hauling
uay. A party Of three men were
coming into Crook City provence
in the advance) and when within
three miles OF town, they were at
tackled by four Indians. Provence
was instantly killed, but the Others
escaped by unhitching their horses,
and mounting one each, and rode
back to the hay camp in safety.
A few days before that the In
dians rode off Montana herd oi
about $50 horses, killed a minister
while on his way from Deadwood tc
Crook City, where he was engaged
to preach.
ONE INDIAN REPULsEs TWENTY-FIVE
DTrreI-TyT7c
While Crook City party were il
pursuit of the Indians who had sto
len the Montana herd, they came il
sight of an Indian near Speartish
He ran into small brush in a gulch
and was soon surrounded by twenty
| Eve men. They fired about 10t
shots into the Indians hiding plac'
and imagined they had killed him
Some Of the party volunteered to g
into the brush and hunt him UPS
Mr.. Brown, OF Deadwood. taking
! the lead and separating the brusl
in front of him with his rifle. ID
advanced to within ten feet OF tht
Indian, who fired, and shot Brow
through the heart, The Indian re
loaded, shot the next man In front
and then gave a war whoop, Th
white men retreated and were force
to leave, after throwing rocks, firin,
shots, and trying all kinds of plan
to kill or drive the redsl1ln out
his hiding-p place. it being dark an
rainy. So one Indian repulsed tweI
ty- eight white men, and worse sti
killed two of the party, robbed th
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-11-15

FINDING THE FEE.-Dr. Woodward,
Glasgow physician of the last century,
had patient who always had his fee in
his hand to give the doctor as he felt
his pulse. One day Woodward arrived
only to hear that few minutes before
his patient had died. s'Impossible!"
cried the doctor, "he cannot be dead
yet. Let me see him-some trance or
heavy sleep, perhaps" The doctor ae-
cordingly went to the bedside in dark
ened apartment He felt the pulse and
also couple of guineas in the dead
mans hand, which he took quietly in
his own as honestly earned. cay, ay!
poor fellow" said the doctor, che is
dead There is destiny in all things.
And with this tag of mortality he went
on his WaY
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-11-15


) The best soldiers of the King of Da-
honey are women, the famed CANA
zons," who are subjected from child
hood to violent exercise, and leave the
palace only in cases of emergency. Be-
3 ing condemned to celibacy, man seen
smiling at or speaking to one of fhem
pays the price of his indiscretion by los
ing his life Bells are attached to their
necl1s, which tinkle as they walk, and
when the men hear these bells they rush
pell nell out of sight and hearing, lest
they should be accused of even smiling
at the approaching terror. When on
duty a loose tunic and trowsers are worn,
similar to those of the rest of the arnly,
and the officers carry whips to lay about
them in case they think it needed.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-11-15

FoRETHoUGHT.-W Chicago girl
received dispatch from Wisconsin,
says the Chicago Tribune, announcing
that her lover was going off with CON
sumption, she telegraphed to his friend:
q Has poor Jeffrey kept up his life in
surance2" The friend telegraphed back:
g Policy for $4,000 in your favor is paid
up till May 8, 1877. Poor jeffrey can
not last after the first cold snap" The
young lady then wondered philosophi-
cally how she would look in black, and
telegraphed to Jeffrey: Darling Twill
be with you on Tuesday, never to quit
you during life. Lurline." 6 1t will be
a sad loss to you, my love-" said her
mother g Yes, ma, sobbed the girl,
but the loss is fully covered by insur-
ance."
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-11-15
THE BLACK HILLS.

Interesting Account of the Re
turn of Gen. Cooks Command
"A Ragged and Half Starved
Lot Of Veterans CheerIess
View of q Summers Campaign
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-12-07

earnestly called to the necessity Of throwing
some greater saies 'rd over the method Of
choosing and declaring the election OF = tresi-
dent. Under the present system there seems
TO be no provided remedy tor; cont-s ing the
election in any one State. The remedy is par
italy. no doubt, in the enlightenment OF cleo
tors. The compulsory support Of the fire
schools, and tue di>tranch,se Aent OF all who
cannot read aud write the English language
after fixed pr. ,bation, would meet my hearty
approval. would not make this apply, how
ever, to those already voters, but would to all
becoming 60 alter the expiration OF tho
probation fixed upon Foreigners COM
ing to the country to become citizen+ who are
e,ucAted in their own LANGUAGE would acquire
the requisite knowledge Of ours during the
necessary residence to obtain naturalization.
lfthey did not take enough inter- st in our
language to acquire sufficient knowledge Of it
to s,uds the institutions and laws of the
Ge 1h to ske "GS a%, nG nor to eee
thoae VIII, do.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-12-07

periatendept o. the railway mail service i'll
vestigated this case and reported that
the mail messenger had DISAPPEARED from
his pc: t, leaving his work to be pc. formed by
q subordinate The Postmaster General
thinks this last is sufficiently suggestive to
justify him in recommending that q mere se-
we're punishment should be provided tor the
offense Ut assaulting any person in charge of
the maiia. or retard'ng OF Otherwise obs:ruct.
ing then BY threats Of personal injury.
A very gratifying result IS presented in the
tact that the deficiency Of this department
reduced to s4,osl .7sO:is. a." against
$6, '69 1855 for the preceding year. ahe dit.
terence can be traced to the large incr* ase iu
it, ordinary receipts, which grestly exceeded
the estimates therefor, and . slight decrease
in its expendi ures. The ordinary receipts Of
the post office department tor the past i:cal
years have increased at an average rate OF s
per cent per annuw, while the increase OF ex.
peuditar-s Tor tae sans periol has :een about
5x per cent. per annulD, and the decrease OF
deficiency in the revenues has been at the
rate Of nearly per cent. per annum.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-12-07

Horse flesh is as nutricious, consid.
cred IS food. as that of the OK or
COW. The relation of heterogeneous to
fixed material is rather higher in a
horse than in an OK, and the amount
of water is less. There is no good
reason why horse flesh should not be
used as food. It is prejudice alone
which prevents its employment. It is
a regular article of sale in the meat
markets of Paris at the present time.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-12-07

ing such cases. an! providing hew KIP tia
tioa may he accomplished While eulls grants
In large numbers b come cit zens OF the Uui
ted tates, it is also true th.t pe' song, both
nstive md naturalized, once citizsus OF the
Uniiel Safes, either by formal acts or as
the effect OF series Of iacts
and circumstances, abandon t!ei,
to the protection Of the. United States, but COR
tiuue On convenient occas ions to asser: CLAIMS
to protection In the absence of provisions on
thes questions. and in this connection. again
iuoite your attention to the necessity of lrYis-
lsti0n concerning the tnarr ages OF American
teens contracted abroad, aud concerning
the status IT American women v no may marry
fore gners, and OF children torn OF American
parents in foreign couotry. Tie delicate
and complicated qnesti us continually occur.
ring with reference to naturalization, pair i
ton and the st .tns Of such persons as hive
Above referred t.. induce me to earnestly d.
rect your .tention again t. these sui iiscts.
TUE CLAIMS OF ALIENS.
In like manner I repeat ny
be provided for the lea ing and
determin.tio. OF the just and subsistinx claims
Of aliens upon the 6 1vernment OF the United
Stsfes, WITHIN reasonable limitation, and q
such as may hereafter arise. While by exist.
ing provisions OF the law tae court Of claims
may in certain cases he rescrted to by ar
alien c'simant, tile absence OF any genera
provisions governing all such cases, and ths
want of tribunal skilled in the GispO3i,inn o
such cases upoa Recognized, fixed an se,tlee
principles, e,Iter provi1es no remedy in many
deserving cases, or ccmpels consideration o
such claims BY Congress or the executive de-
psrtments Of the government. 1t is believed
That other governments are in advance oftb'
United States upon this question:. and ths
the practice now adopted is unsatisfactory.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-12-07
TIE CENTENNIAL STATE.
ADMISSION OF COLORADO.

Congress, by IN act approved the Sd Of
March, 1875, authorized thu inhatitants OF the
territory OF Colorado TO form a State govern
ment, with the name 0: the State OF Colorado,
and therein provided for the admission OF
said State when formed into the Union upon
equal terms with the original STATES. A con
stitut:on having been adopted and ratii d by
the people Of that State, and the acting govern
CT having certified to me the facts ss provided
BY said act. together With copy, OF such con-
stitution and ordin- nee as provided for in the
sail act, and tue provisions If said act Ct Con-
gress having been duly compl led with, l is
sued proclamation upon the first Of August,
1876, a copy Of which Is hereto annexed.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-12-07

Publish that which Is good. DR.. J.
H. McLean's Strengthening Cordial
and Blood Purifier is a life.saving
remedy. imparts vigor,. health and
strength to the system, purifies and
enriches the blood. DR.. j. II. Mclean,
3l4 Chestnut, st. Louis, Mo.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-12-07
THE WAR DEPARTMENT.

ABSTRACT OF TIE sEcRETARY's REPORT.
The report OF the Secretary Of War shows
that tie army has been act,velv employed
during the year in subluipg, at the request OF
the Indian burean, certain will bands Of the
Sioux nation, ard the preserving OF peace q,
the South during the election
Thecou u i>s,on constituted under the act O.
July GATH, 1876; t. consider and report OH the
whole subject Of the re!olm au1 reofgAGizati2
Of the wnvie army, met in Angus: last, aud
has collected . iarge mass OF satisfies and
opinions BEARING on the suhject tetore it,
which are now under consideration. Their
report = progressing. / am advised though,
that it will he ii1practicable to Com.
ply with tie Clause OF the act requiring
the report to he presented through me 70 Con
gress on the first day OF this session, as there
has not yet been time for that mature de!iber-
alton which the importance Of the subject de-
msuds. Therefore ask that the time Of
making the report be extended to The e9;h day
Of January, 1917.
In accordance with the resolution Of the
l3th Of August. 1876, the army regulations,
prepared under the act eft March, 1875. have
MT beeu promulgated, but ar. he d uu,il after
the repcr; Of the above mentioned committee
shalt have baeu received'and acted on.
BY the acs Cfthe nth OF August, 1876, the
cavalry force OF the army was increased by
1850 mep. with the prvviso that they should;
be discharged on the expiration 81 the
hostililies. Under this au hority the cavalry
regiments have b1en Strengthened and u poS-
ton Of them are now in the field pursuing the
remnants of the indians with whom they have
been engaged during the summer.
THE ESTIMATES
OF tie war department are made upon the b.
sis o. the nulnber OF men authorized by law,
aud their requirements, ~ shown BY years OF
experience, aud also with the purp sc on the
part Ut the bureau officers to provide tor all
Contingencies that may arise during the time
for which the IS imateS are maze Exclusive
Of the engineer es,imat 8, presented in accord.
anee with the acts OF Cong :ess calling tor sur
veys and estimates Tor Improvements in var.
ious localities, the estim ties now presented a. e
about Dix millions in excess OF the app,oplia-
tins for the years 1874 auo 1876 and 1876. TIE
incresse is asked in order to provide for the
increased cavalry force, should the services
DO necessary; to pro 'ecute. economical work
upon important public building 10 provide
tor the armament of fortifcAtions and the
manufacture of small arms, and to replenish
the working sock in the supply department.
The appropriations or these last named have
Tor the past few years been 80 limited that the
accumulation in store will be entirely ex.
haas!ed dariug the present year, and it will
be necessary to 1t ). once replenish
them.
- REC0NXENDATION9.
Invite Your special attention to the fol-
lowing recommendations OF the secretary of
var: