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Year: 1872

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himself into a Territorial Court Hawkins
asked that the punishment, if any, might be
fixed according to territorial laws. At this
Mexican topped back again, and held that
tho penalty must be meted out under Uni
ted States statute.


In short, this champion topper pursued the
practice of Territorial Court when the act of
Congress would have limited the prosecution /;
of United States Court when the jury was
being selected of a Territorial Court when
the jury was being challenged, and Of a Uni
ted States Court when the jury might, under
territorial law, have been more lenient in pre-
scribing punishment. He was first one kind
of Court, and then another, being anything
and everything to secure the conviction Of
Hawkins of the crime of cohabiting with his
own wife, married years ago according to the
rule of his church. Webrag from one Fourth
of July to another about the justness of our
laws and the freedom of our institutions, butat
the same time allow Methodist bigot to occu-
py the bench, and prosecute religious sect un-
der imaginary laws. If there was law for it,
and if that law was impartially carried out,
there could be no ground of complaint, but
law and practice are alike violated, that few
poor devils out here in Utah may be sent to
prison or driven out of the country, whose
only crime is sincere and candid belief in
the doctrines of their church. Let me say
here and for all, that while I detest many Of
the cardinal principles of the Mormon creed,
and think their so-called revelation is fraud
and humbug, yet do not for a moment
doubt the perfect sincerity and candor and
good faith of those here who profess the Nor
mon religion. believe they are as honest in
their beliefs as We are in ours, and I know that
they are more faithful to their creed, more
Year: 1872

Annie Dickeuson hit the nail on the
head when she drove it through that Zap


doodle ofths partisan press which We are
continually hearing about Grant paying
the national debt, thus: ave hear
about Grant paying the debt as If every


three months he drew his salary and paid
slice Of the dobt out of his own pocket.
II ia the people Who are paying the debt,
and Who say it shall bs paid" Well
done for Annie
Year: 1872

Strange as the statement may appear,
there were never two companions so i'll
assorted as republican 60 ernment aud
jury trial. The latter, as instituted with
US, is essentially miniature illustration
of monarchy. In republics the majority
rules in juries, the minority. A mans
ruling power is not confined to an active,
dominant impulsion of the acts Of other
men. II may be quite as effective end
absolute by means of his capacity tore.
sist-his uis inertie-his faculty Of de.
feating. The power to nullify is as am.
pie as the power to originate and dictate
action. But, it may be said, stubborn
juryman, in favor of hanging for in
stance, is bound by his oath to give the
prisoner the benefit of every reasonable
doubt. And it may be answered that a
monarch is bound quite as strictly by
his coronation oath. They are both
sworn to do their duty, that is all, they
being the judges of duty. 1t possible
for this anomaly in our Jurisprudence to
do things which a monarch would not
dare attempt in civilized countries. A
iuryman may effectually debar his fell
low-citizens of his most essential rights
at his discretion. In some respects the
vote of Roman dictator was not more
formidable power A somewhat ceiebra-
ted case in New York has just added a
new illustration of the foregoing posi-
tions. A young married woman, while
in a frenzy of Indignation and alarm, shot
brutal ruffian who had seduced her be-
fore marriage, aud was continuing to
persecute her with base attentions. After
a long trial, ten jurymen we're in favor
of acquittal. and two for verdict OF
manslaughter in the third degree. As a
final resort, the ten offered to compromise
on verdict of manslaughter in the
fourth degree, fixing the hne at 81. .oOO,
and pledging themselves to make 1t up
by equal contribution. But the tEo
were not satisfied even by this novel dfs-
play of generosity, and the poor wretch
vent back to prison.
Year: 1872

A woman wants you; don't forget her.
No matter if you are poor, don't wait to
be rich; if you do, ten to one If you are
fit to be married. Marry while you are
young and struggle up together. But
mark. young man, the woman don't wan
you if she is to divide her affections with
cigar, spittoon, or whisky jug; neither
does she want you if you don't care fol
her and the little after thoughts which
are pretty sure to follow. Neither does
she want you simply because you are a
man, the definition of which is too apt
to be-an animal that wears bifurcated
garments on his lower limbs, quarter
sections of stove pipe on his head, swears
like pirate, aud given to filthy practices
generally. She wants you for compan-
ion. for q helpmate; she wants you to
have learned to regulate your appetite
and passions; in fact, in the image OF
God, not iu the likeness of beast. If
you are strong in good purpose, frm
in resistance to evil, pure iu thought
and action as you require her to be, and
without which inward purity neither OF
you are fit to be husband and wife; If
YOU love virtue and abhor vice; if you
are gentIemauly. forbearing and kind,
and Cot loud talking, exacting, and bru-
tsl-young man, that woman wants you;
that modest, fair, cheerful, right looking,
frank spoken woman, we mean, who fills
your idea of maiden and wife. 1t is she
that wants you; marry her when you like,
whether rich or poor; We trust you both
on the above conditions, without any
further security.
Year: 1872

Sit idly down and allow your thoughts
to dwell upon the "might have been. u
Never extend to your fellow man in the
hour of need, helping hand. When a
friend offends you. in word r.deed, nope
it out in a mulish pout. To allow self,
and all its sensual qualifications to pre-
dominate over your better virtues, and
mistrust all around you.


Now is this the way to live ? Is this
The way to pass away the life that has
beeUbestowed upon US by our beueficent
Creator? Can we, leading such life as
this, prepare for the grave Beyond ?
The echo of my heart answers me back,
mo, no! I"


Then let us be up and doing let not
the golden hours pass unheedingly by
Dwell not too earnestly upon the past
for yesterday we were. to day wo are, and
to morrow we hope to be.
Year: 1872

THE WAY TO SETTLE BEEs.-An
attache of the Frankfort Reonlan Office,
who has had much experience in the
management of bees, says, that "whcu
bees swarm, if on a sunshiny day, they
eau be easily made to settle by throwing
the reflection of the sun from a good
sized looking glass among them. In q
few moments they will settle on some
convenient object hard by, where they
can be readily hived"
Year: 1872

The OLD MAN.-Bow low the head
do reverence to the old man once like
you. The vicissitudes of life have sill
vered his hair and changed the round
merry face to the worn visage before you.
Once the heart that beat with aspiration
was crushed by disappointment, as yours,
perhaps, is destined to be. Once that
form stalked promptly through the gay
scenes of pleasure, the beau ideal of
grace now the hand of time, that with
ers the flowers of yesterday, has bent
that figure aud destroyed that noble car
rage. Once at your age, he possessed
the thousand thoughts that pass through
your brain, now wishing to accomplish
deeds equal to height in frame; anon
imagining it dream that the sooner he
awakened from the better. But he has
lived the dream very near at hand his
eye never kindles at old deeds of daring,
and the hand takes frmer grasp of the
staff. But bow the head, boys, as you
would in your old age be revereuced.
Year: 1872

LOOK at the wonderfully genial IN
j fiuence which recent travel has bre
, between the peoples Of England an
! America. Eleven years ago the civi
|, war in America began, and the feel


ing at first was most favorable to tn


Northern States. Then, in conse


quence possibly OF the action of Capt


Wilkes, possibly of the sudden los:


Of cotton, possibly of the very ill-ad


vised speeches OF Mr.. Cassius NJ


Clay, the feeling turned against tht


North, until in 1S60-6l it was hard


to find man in society who was not


more or less Southern sympathizer,


One band of men, however, were gen.


orally sympathizers with the North.


and those were the men who had


travelled In America. At one time


thero were only three journals of great


note were on the Northern side, the


Star, the Daily Ne,os and the Specta-
tOr-Te can remember no others.


Since then the journey to America


has become popular, nay fashionable !;
and look at the change of tone which
has been produced by it. Year by
year the two nations have been
drawing closer and closer to one an
other; the Americans are proud of
US, they always were but now We
are proud OF them. Some people tell
US that in 100 years our coal will be
exhausted, and that we shall be an
agricultural people of about twenty
five millions. Let it be so, if God
wills it, but we shall still look on
America with her hundred thous-
and millions with pride. A.knowledge
OF them, gained by intercommnnica
ton, has removed all jealousy; and
if they are to be more powerful Than
ourselves, we have the satisfaction OF
knowing that they are carrying free
dom and civilization wherever they
go. Every traveller who goes to
America brings back new message
of peace. Eleven years ago it was all
anger between Us, aud had it not
been for a few cool and wise heacs
on both sides of the Atlantic we
might have been at war. Eleven |
years ago they would have thrown |
our money back in our teeth, even If
we had offered it. What do we see
now? One of their most beautiful
cities and one of their fairest proyin-
ces have been ruined by visitation
of God; every Englisbman, Scotch
man and Irishman worthy of the
name dashes to their assistance; they
receive our aid without the smallest
arriere penSee, and thank US in terms
which we, at all events. shall never
forget, paying US ten times over in
sheer good will. The amount we are
sending to Chicago and Michigan is
very small it is not half enough at
but the two nations know
one another now so well, that the will
is taken for the deed, and they thank
us in terms which warm the heart of
every true man among us. Why is
this? Because we have got to under /
stand one another by circulating in
one another's countries, and by find
ing out that we both want the same
freedom and sound
Henry Ringsley, an
Tsnsley's Magazine. --.-- ........
Year: 1872

We should be very sorry to put q
damper upon the nicotian enjoyment
of any of our numerous readers, and
lead them TO suppose that every one
of the nicely colOred pipes are "noi
what they seem,' veritable Meer-
schaum, but we must, in our crusade
against adulteration, divers and sun.
dry, inform them that when they
fondly dream they are inhsling, Raj
eigh- like, the fumes OF unsophistics
ted VIrginian weed, out OF the pure
pEcume de mer--the real mineral
scum of the sea; it is often, alas
not the true Meersehaum, from the
south of Russia, in which they are
distilling the tobacco, but nothing
more or less than piece OF cheese
adulterated withmagnesia. All cheese
is formed out of the casein of milk,
and casein mixe1 with lime is often,
too, used instead Of linseed oil by
the house painter. We might forgive
this as the representatives of the
Milk Journal, and leave the exposure
to the Gilman, the Grocer, or the
Ironmonger but as the article trenches
npon our own ground, we take up the
matter instsnrer.


The world has to thank-or un-
Ithank-Dr. Wagner for the discov-
cry that cheese will sell readily for
the meerschaum-nott the DIR. Wagner
by the way immortalized by Goethe,
as the chemist who made the little
Homunculus, and gave it Lille. The
first mentioned has pointed out that
casein, mixed with six parts OF calcln-
ell maonesia, and one part OF oxide
of zinc, and all diluted with water
makes up whitley paste, which, when
dry, .indIrstes to such an extent that
it will cut like the true article, and Is
furthermore susceptible OF a glorious
polish. We have looked very suspl-
ciousiy upon the loads on loads OF ipe
stuff on view at the pipe cutters, and
wondered at the matier-of-tact man
ner in which they handled the precious
material. Now we can account for it.


la all probability much of 1T i;
made of that king OF earth which i
precipitated. from milk By the action
OF sulphuric acid, and, instead OF
being geologically deposited, it is the
result OF an everyday action OF car
Donate OF soda. We know that the
casino which is produced from skim
med milk is dry and poor, whilst
that taken from milk in which a por-
tion of cream rs lett is even rich.


Suppose that We are not even treat
ed fairly in the matter of the easelr
pipe. Meerschaums vary greatly IN
color, and in future we shall recog
nize in the yellower ones an nAlderneI
parentage, and in the paler ones
but no, we will not think of it, for WI
might follow up the matter in oul
brain until We begin to believe that,
after all, the moon was made o'
cheese OF curiously green tint
| Max Journal
Year: 1872

THE London Observer, says that
Secretary Fish's reply to Lord Gran
ville's note concerning the claim for
indirect damage has been received,
and expresses tire desire of the Amer
lean government for a final amicable
settlement Of the whole question. The
Observer adds that neither the British
nor the American government is in
favor OF reopening the proceedings OF
the Joint High Commission.
Year: 1872

1t was a Dutchman who said his
pig had no ear mark except a short
tail, snd it was British magistrate
who, being told by vagabond that
he was not married, replied, 'thars a
good thing for your wife"
Year: 1872

A few copies of the DELAWARE TGnuNE, of
this week, the weekly edition Of the CONNER
cAI-) are to he had at our business office They
contain in a collected form our reports Of the
Sabbath School jubilee.
Year: 1872

musical voice still rings in my ear, and
every word of the song as II dropped
from her lips, sank deep into the hearts
of those gathered around her.


With her golden hair falling careless
" around her little shoulders, her face OF
almost ethereal beauty, and, looking so
trustincly and comfortably upon the
men around, her beautiful eyes illuml-
mated with light that seemed not Il
earth, formed picture of purity ami m
nocence worthy the genius OF poet or
painter.


At the close of the song many were
weeping men who had not shed a tear
for years now wept like children. One
young man, who had resisted with scorn
the pleading of loving mother, and the
entreaties of friends to strive 10 lead q
better life, to desist from course that
was wasting his fortune and running his
health, now approached the child, and
taking both her little hands in his, while
tears streamed down his pale cheeks,ex
claimed with deep emotion


God bless you, my little angel. You
have saved me from ruin and disgrace,
from poverty and drunkard's grass. II
there was ever angels on earth. You are
one God bless you, God bless you :.
and putting bill in the hands of the
mother. said


Please accept this trifie rs a token of
my regard and esteem, for your little
Girl has done me kindness can never
repay. And remember, whenever you
are in want, you will ever find in me a
true friend, at Che same time giving hei
his name and address.


Taking her child by the hand, she
turned to go, but pausing at the door,
said


"God bless You, gentlemen. Accept
the heartfelt thanks of poor, friend
less woman, for the kindness aud cour
tesy YOU have shown her.


Before any one could reply, she was
gone.


4 silence of several minutes ensued
which was at length broken by the pro,
prictor, who exclaimed


"Gentlemcn, that lady is right, and
have sold my last glass of whisky; ltany
of YOU want more, you will have to SO
elsewhere.


".And | have drank my last glass OF
whisky said young man who had
long been given up as utterly beyond
the reach of those who had a deep III
terest in his wcltare-as sunk too low
ever to reform. There is Il temperance
organization in this city called the
Temple of Honor, and at their next
meeting shall send up my name TO be
admitted. Who will 90 with me


ILL, and l." several exclaimed,
in a chorus, and fifteen names were add
ed to his.


True to his word, the owner of the
saloon where this strange scene was en-
acted disposed OF his entire stock the
next day, and is now engaged III an
honorable business. Would to heaven
that lady with her little one could have
gone into every hamlet, town and city,
throughout our country, and met with
like results.
Year: 1872

There wilderness in Gods mercy,


Like the wilderness of the sea;
There's kindness in his justice


Which is more than liberty.
There is no place where earth's sorrows
Are more felt than up in heaven,
There is no place where earth's wailings
Have such kindly judgment given.
For the love Of God is broader


Than the measures of mans mind,
And the heart of the Eternal


Is most wonderfully kind.
If our love were but more simple,


We should take him at his word,
And our lives would be all sunshine


In the sweetness of our Lord.
Year: 1872

Too SHARP EOR THE OLD FoLKs.-Tbe
t1ther of a certain Kentucky girl refused con.
sent to her marriage with the man of her
choice on account of his poverty. She con.
cluded to make the Young man a Christmas
gltt OF herself, and therefore agreed to clone
with him. At five clock on the morning of
Frrihy before Christmas she met him and some
trends at the depot of Franklin, Kentucky,
when 1t was suggested by one of the party that
they might possibly be overtaken by her irate
father and their bIissful hopes blasted at the
very moment Of realzltion The bridegroom
become considerably dcmoralized, but was soon
raaSSured by his plucker companion, who
coolly remarked, Il don't see how he can. I
really don't He lives three miles from here.
and 1t he comes he will have to walk. He
can make the distance atoOt before the arri-
val and departure Of the train. | foresaw the
danger OF such denOuement last night and
made my arrangements accordingly. went 10
the stables hid all the brides; Tucked the
doors aud threw the keys away. When left
home this morning mother and father were
asleep. l quietly turned the key on them
and threw it away too.


1t need hardly be said that her exclamation
Wa> highly satisfactory. and that in due time
they dlin care much if the old man did over
take them.
Year: 1872

FEMALE DELICACY.-Above every other fea
ture that alorns the female character. delicacy
stands foremost within the province of good
taste. Not that delicacy which is perpetualy
in quest of something to be ashamed of, which
makes merit Of a blush, and simpels at the
false construction its own ingenuity has put
upon an innocent remark: this spurious kind
OF delicacy is as far removed from good taste as
from good feeling anl good sense: but the
high minded de!icicy which maintains its pure
aud Underwriting walk alike amongst women as
as in the society of men, which shrinks from
no necessary duty, and crn speak when re-
qrlred with seriousness and kindness of things
at which it would be ashamed to smile or to
blush.
Year: 1872

After all the suffering Chicago has had from
tie terrible fire, it would be only natural to
imagine that even without fire law her peo
pie would unite as one man in determining to
make the new city as nearly 6re-proof as posi-
bile. 1t seems, however, that there are people
there who are particularly anxious to take the
risk Of a second disaster, and these, in con
ell recently to prevent the passage of strin.
gent frelimit ordinance. They dispersed the
members of the Council, sacked the room, and
altogether behaved very badly. The police
could not or would not interfere, and SO the
mob had matters very much its own way.
Year: 1872

Two workers in one field


TOl;ed on from day to day;
Both had the same hard labor,


Both had the same small pay,
With the same blue sky above,


The same green grass below;
One soIl was full OF love,


The other full Of woe.
One !eaped up with the light.


With the soaring OF the lark;
One felt 1t every night.


For his soul was ever dark.
One heart was hard as stone,


One heart was ever gay,
One worked with many a groan,
One whistled all the day.
One had fewer clad cot


Beside merry mill
Vile and children near the spot
Made It Sweeter, iairer still.
One a wretched hovel had,
Full OF dIScOrd. dirt ami din;
No wonder he seemed mad,
Wife and children starved within.
Still they worked in the same feld.
TOiled on from day to day;
Both had the same hard labor,
Both had the same small pay.
But they worked not with one will,
The reason let me tell
Lo the one drank at the still,
And TIE other at the we'll.
Year: 1872

HEREDITARY VICE Science bears constant
testimony to the truth Of the decalogue that the
sins OF the fathers are visited upon their chill.
dren OF the third and fourth generation.


Dr. Maudesley quotes from Morel an
eminent French physician and writer on
physical degcneracy-the history of family,
which may serve as typc Il example of the
course of degeneration proceeding unchecked,
and which may be summed up thus:


First generation. -ImmOrality. Alcoholic
excess. Brutal degradation.


Second generation. Hereditary drunken
ness. Maniacal attacks General paralysis,


Third generation. .-Sobriety, hypochondria
Lypemania melancholy Systematic mania.
Homicidal tendencies.


Fourth generution.-Feeble intelligence
Stupidity. First attack of mania at sixteen
Transition to complete idiocy, and the proba-
bic extinction of the family.


This fearful exhibit shows where the evil
begins, and how the remedy may be applied
Surely those who fear not God nor regard man,
and who will not stop at the thought of their
own sins and probable sufferings, will vet
pause before the array of woes they are bring
ing upon the inheritance of their names and
blood. let these plain and terrible facts be
taken up by the pulpit and the press, and no
excuse for ignoran:e be left to any one iu the
community.
Year: 1872

"'fod and my right = Twas bravely said
No braggart's idle boast;
For BY this word of strength was led
An empires gathering host.
An! S0ul-why follow with the crowd
Who bend at Custom shriney
Whv serve the gods that cry aloud
To drown the voice Dlviuei
Mt thine for power or place to fawn-
To care for gIlded show;
The leader arts-the bishops lawn
Thy wisdom shall not know.
Con ASn THY RtGHT to him 10 rise
In noble thought and deed.
His truth to see with earnest eyes.
His love thy life to feed
GOo AND thy RIGHT to brav-ly doubt!
with trdth TO stand alone!
And evrey bold pretencr to scout
From altar or IRON throne!
Gon AND THY RIGHT the cause to try
TwiXt man and giant Wrong
Face with clear sight each worshiped lie.
In heart and purpose storing!
Year: 1872

A HARD CAsE.-William Kelley has just
been parioned out of the Ohio state nriSon
upon the belief that he was innocent of the
crime for which a lifetime sentence was
passed upon him. He has been imprisoned
twelve years, and the state settles its Obligation
to him by giving him pardon and new suit
OF clothes.
Year: 1872

SHALL We MGEr AGAtN-The following is
said to be one of the most brilliant articles
ever written by the l,menrel Geo d. Prentice


But the hat Ot nature is inexorab!e There
Is no appeal for reliei from the great law which
dooms Us to dust. We flourish and fade a,
the leaves of the forest, and the flowers thar
bloom and wther for IA day have no trailer hold
up on life than the mightieSt monarch that
ever shook the earth with his footsteps. Gene.
ratIons OF men will appear and disappear as
the grass, and countless multitudes that
throng the world to day, will disappear as the
footsteps on the shore


Men seldom think of the great event of
death until the shadows fall across their own
path, hiding from their eyes the traces of loved
ones, whose loving smiles was the sunlight of
their existence. Death is the great aptaro.
mist OF life and cold thoughts Of the tomb is
the 81 keleton of all feaSt>. We do not want to
90 through the dark valley, although its
passage may lead to Paradise and with
Charles Lamb, We do not want to lie down in
the grave even with princes for bed-fellows.