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The true northerner., 1882-09-15
Waiting for the Verdict.

The Jury came into court twice on Satur-
day, the 9th, but reported no agreement, and
asked for further Instructions These were
given by Judge wyne at considerable length,
and their general tendency was strongly
against the defendants. TIE Judge said:
IF you believe that these defendants or
any OF them, are guilty of this conspiracy,
that is one step settled When you reach
that conclusion sink a post there, and, that
question being settled the next one is as to
the overt acts, md there are forty or fifty
pages Of this indictment employed in setting
out distinct overt acts If any one eff those
overt acts iS correctly set out and such an
act corresponds with the indictment, it is
enough, though all the others may be incor-
rectly set out
Ingersoll-"I would like the court further
to instruct the Jury that it is impossible to
make any enc defendant responsible for the
act OF any other, unless the fact of n con-
spiracy has been established beyond reason
able doubt. And further"
II am not going" exclaimed his Honor de-
cidedly, ito have this question argued any
more This Is a talk between the Jury and
myself. The time for argument has passed.
In regard to the overt acts on the Vel1nillion
and Siou Falls route, IL there be a paper in
the case requiring Interpretation, that inter
probation belongs to the court, and there is
no question between the court and Jury on
such a proposition as that, and it is absolute
ten instruments; and read in the indictment
the description of an overt act i'm regard To y
certain route and read on jackets produced
here description OF an overt act done by
one OF the defendants; and that description
corresponded, to the last and minutest partic-
ular, with the description in the Indictment
IL became the duty of the court to say to
you, gentlemen, that il you believed that
jacket is genuine paper, and the order,
signed DO IL, Brady was written by Brady,
there Is no escape-that the overt act is
proved"
Counsel for defense excepted to almost
every word the Judge uttered, and Judge
Wylie remarked:
~Of course you don't like the law Every
word say is Objectionable to you. If make
mistakes, however, you have an appeal
On Sunday morning, the 10th, the court
was again called To order, and in short
time the Jury fled in and reported they had
not agreed upon verdict whereupon tho
court informed them he would apply In their
case the rules of common law, and send them
to the regular Jury room in the Court House
to be kept without light fire or any of the
comforts of civilized society" until they
agreed upon a verdict.
The true northerner., 1882-09-15

pushed the brown curling locks away
from his forehead.
Jack had never felt so happy before
IN his life, despite the solemn character
of the conversation.
Il can never repay you, Abbie. I'm
only sorry for that. But if l only dared
hope"
perhaps you can. Jack" she replied,
with the sweetest and most confiding
smile. Il found something in your in
ner vest pocket which has paid me al
ready" And she took from blood
stained envelope the little red mitten.
"Then you knew by that token that
had loved-at least, had never forgot
ten you," said Jack, who was a little
confused.
"Yes; and, Il my woman's sense had
not told me, your talk in delirium would
have proved it,"
Jack mentally thanked Heaven that
he had been crazy.
"But, Jack, why didn't you answer my
letter? 1t was cruel of YOU"
"Your letter."
"Yes, the one L sent by post to ap-
prise you of my present. Mr.. Staples
took it to the Office
"And never received it! Do you
suppose that fellow was mean enough
to"
"No, dear Jack, don't get excited. Let
us suppose nothing. All's well that
ends we'll"
The little red mitten is treasured
relic in the Horton family, and it has
been wondering question to several
cherubs that gladden. the household
why mamma has never knitted mate
for it.
The true northerner., 1882-09-15
THE NIGHTINGALE.
BY CELIA THAXrKR.


There II bird, plain, brown bird,
That dwels I'm lands afar,
Whose wild, delicious song IL heard
With evenings first white star.
When, dewy-fresh and still. the night
Steals to the waiting world,
And the new moon giitters silver br1ghCs
Aud the fiuttering winds are furied:
When the balm Of summer Ia In the air,
And the deep rose breathes Of musk,
Aud there comes a watt OF blossoms fair
Through the enchanted dusk;
Then breaks the silence heavenly strain.
And thrills the quiet night
With rich and wonderful refrain,
rapture OF delight.
All listeners that rare music hail,
All whisper softly: Harki
II II the matchess nightingale
Sweet-singing in the dark.
He has no pride of feathers fine:
Unconscious, too, In he,
That welcomed as thing divine
Is his clear minstrelsy.
But from the fullness OF his heart
His happy carol pours;
Beyond all praise, above all art,
His song to heaven scars.
And through the whole wide world his fame
IL sounded far and near;
Men love TO speak his very name;
That brown bird Is so dear.
The true northerner., 1882-09-15
The First Woman In Leadyille.

Mrs. Sarah Ray, washerwoman of
Lesdville, who has made fortune of
81, 10000 has had an eventful life. She
was the first white woman who ever
dared to set foot in Leadville, and as
such helped found the city. She dug
in the mines. secured the plains as
scout, and, last but not least, took in
washing from the Leadville miners,
and to-day has snug little fortune that
pays her an income of $4,000 year.
She is now woman of about 90, weigh
ing some l40 pounds, and is rugged and
spry. She mas daughter that she Is
educating in the East who is a hand
some and lady-like girl of Is.
The true northerner., 1882-09-15

A YoUNGsTER, in passing the old
homestead from which the family had
been removed for some time, and which
the lad had often had pointed ont to
him as the house in which he and his
little brothers had been born, on seeing
it removed preparatory to the erection
of new one, surveyed in silence for
few moments the changed scene, and
then said, pathetically: "Oh, papa, we
weren't born nowhere now, were we?"
The true northerner., 1882-09-15

MACON county, Ga., has citizen who
has buried six wives and is now living
with the seventh. He has been kept SO
busy getting married and attending
funerals that he only weighs ninety
eight pounds.
The true northerner., 1882-09-15

Among the earliest volunteer regi-
The true northerner., 1882-09-15

enemy, on whose heels Lieut.. Horton,
whose fighting blood was up, hung with
tenaoity that astenished his brother
officers. Jack braved danger with n
GOODNESS that was amazing, and directed
the fire of his men where it would do
the most good. 1t was his ambition to
capture somebody or something, and he
did, Confederate Captain and two
privates, who were surrounded" by
himself and one of his soldiers. But
Jack, fired by his success, rashly
pressed ahead for more human plumber.
when he was laid low by bullet through
the shouldeN.
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around away from your wife. Before
marriage you couldn't spend your
evenings enough with her.
Don't prowl in the losfng resorts
till midnight, wasting your time in
culpable idleness, leaving your wife
lonely ut home to brood over your
neglect and her disappointment.
Don't think the woman you promised
to love, cherish and protect becomes
your servant a. her part Of the con-
tract.
Don't think that board and clothes
is sufficient return for all that wife
does for you.
Don't expect your wife to love and
honor you if you prove . brute, I'M
worthy of love or honor.
Don't caress your wife in public,
and snarl and growl at her in private.
This proves you both hypscrits and
dog.
Don't wonder that your wife 10
not as cheerful as she used TO be
when she labOrs from early morning
till late at night to pander to the
comfort and caprice Of . selfish being,
who has not soul enough TO . appreciate
her.
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WESTERN HUMOR.
A Spicy Account Of Some Spon-
tane0us Fun in Wyom-
ing.

EDITOR BAzOO MANY readers of the
BAzOO, no doubt, believe that Bill Nye, Of
Boomerang fame, is the one and only
humorist Of which Wyoming can boast.
Such, however, is not The case, and my
reason for writing this article is to, in q
measure, correct this wrong impression.
Wyoming Territory, SD far from being
the parent OF but one funny man, is the
home of hnmOrists. She boasts of more
humOrists than Missouri has outlaws. In
order to give the patrons Of the paper pub
lished for the people now on earth IN idea
of our crude western humor, I'll quote
from the meeting of humOrists jus, recently
held in the territory, and in order that said
patrons may not too seriously criticize the
stances to which am about to refer, the
mirth- provoking fun was entirely exten,-
paraniOus.
Rock Creek, City miles west of here was
the scene Of the first meeting. A trapper
entered the town during the forenoon, and,
after dispOsing Of his game, proceeded to
howl up. After placing IL or Is bowls to
his credit. the humOr in him began to ex-
tempOre, aud shortly afterward, in . fit OF
wild extemporsneous humor, he drew his
gun, and, firing, instantly killed q young
man, citizen Of the place. The citizens
at once secured the humorist, bound him
hand and foot and pla'ed q guard over
him, while a committee Of bumorists, for
the purpose Of taking immediate action in
the premises, was being found, the com.
mit!ee formed. Many were in favor OF
sending the prisoner over the river by the
way Of The telegraph route, but this was
objected TO, and overruled. The chief
argument being that said style of humor,
like the Spoopendyke letters, was fast going
out Of fashion. After . further consulta.
iion, the committee decided to suspend the
humOrist from box scar which stood on
the side track. This fresh oui-burst of spon-
taneous humor was received with applause
and III. crowd of humorists proceeded at
once to execute their plan. Ii was a grand
success.
The coroner, after viewing the remains,
gave out that twas his opinion that deceas-
ed came to his death by the breaking
of his neck from falling from q box car,
caused by the lack OF rope.
The second meeting Of humorists was
held last Saturday at Fort Fetiermsn. The
circumstances were very similar to t.,e
Rock Creek affair, differing only in this
particular: The candidate for immigra-
iiop, instead vi going via the railroad route,
climbed the golden stair through the foil
age Of tall oak tree
As l remarked before, Wyoming humor
is mostly spontaneous. IT'S all extempOr-
aneous, and we are always ready to extern
pore at the proper time. Very respectfully,
Ed. WALSH.
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kings of commerce, the princes OF
traffic, have told US time and
again that only by honesty,
economy, q strict attention to
business and q life free from debaucheTy
and dissipation did they win the
golden zenith of their power.
Not every lawyer can be q Mathew
Hale or q Marshall, nor every
merchant Stewart or Farwell, nor
every aritizan a Stephenson or q
Cartwright; nor every physician a
Cooper or a Gross, nor every preacher
a Wesley or a Chalmers, nor every
Journalist Greedy or . Dana. But
every man in all these professions and
callings can win such success az will
prove him . man indeed. Failure
only comes from cowardice
and sIoth. 1t is all very we'll to
have "good time in the hey-day Of
young manhood. but the result Of
it is, nine times on. of ten, evil in the
long run.
In a word, the difference is that one
man practices virtue, gives home to
sobriety, cultivates the gifts of
BRAIN and heart, keeps his trust in the
possibilities within him lives within bis
means, believes in the regnant power
of clear brain and steady
hand and is not ashamed Of honest
toll. The other man does none Of
these things, and goes down to
defeat.
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First, the pistol, as q means of self
defence, fails in its purpose. The man
who il in the habit of keeping revOlv-
er in his hip pocket is generally the
one who is shot. The man who never
owned q pistol in his life, and never
borrowed one. is pretty certain to die
= natural death. Neither can escape
the assassin, but the assassin is 80 GER
tain to be banged that he is hardly to
be feared. But it is only the man
with the pistol that invites the recon
tire, for there is no part of our country
where to shoot down an unarmed man
would not be called murder and meet
with cendign punishment.
Again. where a healthy public senti-
ment Is to be found OH this question,
the man who carries deadly weapons
is branded as q coward. In the Eng
lish, Scotch and colonial Cities one
may thrash another with his fists, or
be may perhaps use a stick; but be
who should use pistol, either to at
tack in the first instance or to defend
himself from a beating, would come
out of Jail to find the finger of scorn
pointed at him everywhere. There
the tragedy Of last week could not
have taken place. There is personal
journalism in London, but men appeal
to the law for redress, and the law
gives a sufficient remedy.
The law says that the citizen shall
not carry deadly weapons. and society.
if he breaks this law, calls him a
coward as we'll as a criminal. Cannot
our laws be made broad enough to
cover every grievance. and our public
sentiments to be SO changed as to look
upon him who executes capital pun
isbment at his own option as a
murderer, regardless ofthe provocation?
Then this public sentiment will soon
60 farther, and in our great cities.
with their police protection for all, will
consider the man who walks through
our streets and goes about his business,
in the daytime, with q deadly weapon
in his pocket, is as great = physical
coward as old jerks in "Artnur
Bonnicastle," who, until be had tied
a bladder around his neck, put q
Iife-preserver under his arm. and
filed his pockets with corks, could
not be persuaded to step on board
. rry-bOat.-SpectatOr.
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SPARKLING SPRAY.
Sent From Aurora Springs by the
Bazoo's Spicy Cores
pOndent.

The Virgins Hotel is being improved
BY . beautiful veranda on the front.
We are credibly informed our town
will have an sdditional dry goods store
next week.
j. r. Stephens, Of Cooper county, and
Henry HcBroon, Of Cole county. are Wis.
iting The fountain Of health.
The ladies Of eur tsvn should have
the praise for substantial and beautiful
iDprovenents around our springs.
-Worknen are eenstrnctisg besutiful
pasods owe, the Round spring which vill
b beneficial - veil assrnamestal
The JeIerson City, Lebanon 4 South.
western railroad 10 doing good business
and will make . COED paying road.
We have Q new blacksmith in Aurora
SPRINGS and good one in the person Of
Peter Seigle. This makes four shops and
all are doing yell.
Luther N. Musser, . brilliant young
Pennsylvania, has enrolled n . citisen Of
Aurora springs and 10 reading Law with
Col John II. Slower.
The genial Carl Vile. Of Louis
Deutach's Wholesale house, Sedslis, sup
piled some Of our dealers With vet gro.
ceries and cigars this week. They all
patroniss Carl When they need anything in
his line.
s.. B. kellogg. Of ST. Louis, IL in Auro
n, looking up the Tiff trade. We have
quite an extensive tif business here.
Aessrs. Petersen, Klinger, Franklin and
Harvey are having il taken out and
shipped.
The county is literally swarming with
candidates, republican, democrat, indie
pendent and greenbacker and the boys are
reveling 10 all the best common they can
stand, and occasionally little more Fill
them up again.
Joseph Springer and son and q Mr..
Ivy, of Moniteau county, visited the
springs this week and took in both caves
They had to take the BAzoo's description
of the Aurora cave home with them. They
couldn't half describe il.
Hon. James II. Walker is lettering
around the springs, making himself agree-
able with the voters of his district. Sena-
tor Walker il an agreeable, affable gentle
man and in the future, as in the past, will
serve his constituents creditably.
Hon. r. p. Bland and state auditor,
John Walker, will address our citizens
from . democratic text, October 18th,
while the Hons. w. ]. Wallace and Mack
J. Leaning vii. discourse OF the republic
can views Of the question on Nov. third.
j. K. Bicksler, James Burke, Hy
Sseinbregge. 6. B. kellogg, st. Louis j.
L. Cun@ings, d. C. Cu@mipes, Tuscum-
bia Georee Mabel, J. D. Hill, 3. sapins-
ton, @. b Farmer, J. 81. Howard, Califor-
mia; @. L. Roger, Thos. A. BoucheP, L.
H. Northup, Js6ersoa City; H. Stephenson,
Winchester, Va; W. G. 6hull, e. W.
Arey, Sedalia; James II. Walker, Of Coop
er county, aEs registered ss The Virginia
hotel.
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MOURNING.

Written for the Sunday Mornins BsEos.
In all times and in every nation there
has heen some Conversational form Of mani
testing griefT he custom of wearing black was
instituted By Rome at some period during
her existaacc n . republic. This form OF
mourning became very popular, replacing
the other modes until NJ the presens time,
In civilIsed countries, black 10 universally
worn. That Greece stood at the hrsd of
antiquity, 10 acknowledged By all. IL vss
more advanced, more civilized, more hN-
manised, and ~ . natural conseQ uence, bad
the most modest and sensible mode Of
mourning. The Greek, having lost dear
friend or rslssivs, would withdraw unto
retirement for 6 time and then return to
every day life N the same costume in
which he Withdrew. But instead Of ini-
tstinR this very vise custom of Greeos, the
modern world has followed Rome. IL seems
ridiculous for one 10 sorroV 70 advertise il
By the 'Ssble Of Grief" - is 10 called. If
il were s0aethine like poverty o. in6rn-
ily Or anything that apyese could sssis:
in removing, il would net b - bad but
such Q thing - sorrow for The dead. the
feeling that the death q dear ones causes.
should Be kept sacredly and secretly With.
about in places Of fesiivity under . black
sighnboard. OF all the disgusting, abhor-
rent sights. the most revolving to anyone
else, add disgrsceful to the wearsr 10 .
mourning dress in places sf gayety ana
Amusement. And this Is frequently seen.
Whes . mother or father dies, immedi-
ately the dressm aker is sent for, measures
are takea and the point settled as to Whist
style 10 becoming or whether mourning il
becoming 1t all or not Then they will
consider whether they will make the little
four-year-old girl mourn-and will they
make her mourn oil over, hat stockings aud
all The grief 10 not 80 overcoming that all of
this cannot be attended TO. In truth il be-
gins afler they are all "rigged" out and
prepared to lament their loss
But" they say, respect must be shown
the dead" II this 10 respect, may God help
us, after death, to be disrespected.
1t would seem very foolish, As we'll ~ ir-
reverent, should the ancient custom be re-
vived and the street loungers be called in
by the friends to howl and vail around the
premises where lay the deceased; but con-
sidering the enlightment of the present
age, to wear Grape is still more alb
surd. In this absurdity We 60 further than
did any Of the. ancienls. They wore black
for . certain time and then removed it,
coming hack to their former dress. We
wear black to indicate the deepest grief
then purple, which SAYS: "I'm not so sorry
now" and 6rallv, when the widow removes
every species OF mourning, she advertises
to the community her candidacy for matri-
mony. II shows that the great horror of .
second marriage, which she had when she
FIRST became widow, has gradually passed
away.
May the time soon come When in our
land this barbarous custom will b no more
engaged in; when this mot palpable relic
Of barbarian will b expunged When the
bereaved will mourn in spirit and in truth,
and net in hypecrisy and in black.
G.
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Don't think when you have Won .
wife that you have won also slave.
Don't think that your wife has less
feeling than your sweetheart. Her
relationship to you is simply changed,
not her nature.
Don't think that you can dispense
with all the little civilities Of lite to-
ward her ON marrying. She appreci-
ates those things quite as much as
other women.
Don't be gruff and rude at home.
Had you been that sort ola fellow be-
fore marriage the probabilities are
that you would be sewing on your
buttons still.
Don't MAKE your wife feel that she
is an incumbrance on you by giving
grudgingly. What she needs give
cheerfully, as if it were q plsasure to
do 80. She will feel better and SO will
you.
Don't NEEDLE in the affairs o: the
house under her charge. You have
no more right to b poking your nose
into the kitchen than she has to walk
into vour place Of business and give
directions to your employees.
Don't end fault with her extrava-
gance 10 ribbons, etc., until you have
shut down on cigars, tobacco, whisky,
etc.
Don't leave your wife ct home to
nurse the children, on the score Of
economy. while you bolt down town
at night to see the show or spend
Q dollar on billiards.
Don't bolt your supper and hurry
o6 to spend yeur evenings Longing
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CIVILIZATION AND THEPISTOL

Probably the best proof that thi.
community is not yet completely civil
lied is to be found in the fact thai
crimes take place among us which the
state will not punish. and which public
sentiment calls upon the Individual t.
avenge. In the earliest times, the
right to punish crime was vested il
any individual in the community who
might come across the path Of the az
gressor. As society advanced. this
right became first restricted to the ag.
grieved party or his relatives, and fin.
ally was vested in the sovereign power.
But again and again in the struggle
towards supreme law, this penal pow.
er was resumed by the citizen as a
matter of necessity. sometimes because
its enforcement by the sovereign pow
er was lax, sometimes because it Was
impotent. A century ago our fore
fathers in Europe carried swords at
their sides. for there were many high
waymen on the roads, and there were
no police in the towns. But the sword
intended for protection, was soon used
as means of settling private quarrels,
and continued to be 60 used until the
highwayman had been hanged aud
the footpad had been transported. In
the early history Of this western ooun-
try. men did we'll to &c armed. the
sovereign power had not yet asserted
itself, and each citizen Was often called
upon to be his own protector. But
has not the time arrived at least IN this
city when this power should be sur
rendered 10 the state ! If not. our claim
to be civilized people Is hardly we'll
founded.
For there are two things at least
which are the marks Of civilization.
One is that of which We have just
spoken, the delegation of the penal
power to the sovereign. This We
have not yet done, for if it were 80 the
eminent citizen and beloved man
whom whole community now mourn
had not died. He persisted in an At
tempt to be his own vindicator, forced
to do 80 by the knowledge that
thousands of his fellow-citizens would
regard him as lacking the courage if
he did not usurp the sovereign power
and punish criminal libel against
himself. The other mark Of civilization
is the extinction in the individual Of
the desire to kill. The savage has .
thirst for blool that is difficult to
satisfy. Among a civilized people,
society consents to the taking away of
life with great reluctance, and the
only to protect itself, not to torture the
criminal A community which sanctions
the carrying of pistols, makes every
man his own executioner for his own
revenge. The -weapon that killed
Colonel Stay back, and that which it
is alleged was in his possession. meant
death. To use them was 70 kill. Has
. society which tolerates the carrying
Of such deadly weapons, the right to
call itselfcivilizeai But aside from this
view of the matter, there are several
other reasons why the NE Of the pistol
sheuld b abolished.
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DURLEY HALL,
APPLETON CITY, No.
A. T.. kinchelOe, MANAGER.
Will seat 500.