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Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-11-15
Autumn.
BY LIZZIE LITTLE.

Glorious Autumn is here. with the
golden leaves crisping under our feet. We
love TO see it come, for il brings the golden
fruit for Winter. Every one looks for
ward to Autumn. The farmer, when Au-
tunn comes, is repaid for his Summer la
bors. Au umn is the saddesi time Of the
year. And so me thinks as | sit at mid
day in the lonely school room (Which is
situated not Ear from the little village oil
Millroy,) | see the fields that were once
fresh aud green with the morning dew,
now al clothed as with a golden carpet.
Now | hear the sound Of many voices re-
echoing through the lonely woods, gath.
ering nuts of different kinds, and laying
them up for their winters store, OIL how
merry they appear to be. And when on
my way home from school pass rich or.
chards Of mellow fruit which Autumn has
brought forth, aud as | near my boarding
place | hear the cheerful voice of the
weaver as she sits day after day at her
loom, weaving cloth for the coming Win.
ter. Then, as night throws shade OF
darkness on the earth, aud the air be-
comes cool how We gather around the
family fire, and our thoughts will carry us
back to the sunny days of Spring. Yes,
we think Of tho blooming rose and The
violet, all Of which looked so lair aud love-
ly in the month Of spring, but now lie
strewn and wiihering Tho trees that
looked so green in Spring.timc are now
stripped Of their beauty aud left TO die in
the chilly blast.
Aud SO it is with us, dear readers We,
like the rose. must die. Our Spring. time
viii soon close, aud Autumn will come
aud lay u. beneath tho withering grass,
there to rest until God shall cause the
graves to open and bid the dead arise. then
to stand face to face with friend or foe.
Aud all that are just shall wear crown
aud be forever happy. Autumn will new
er come again, but there will be an eter.
nal Spring g-.ime. 1t will be land OF
glory
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-11-15
Tho silkunrms Of lialv

South of the lakes you suddenly leave
the hills and are on tho fertile, and re
markably level plains OF Lombardy. This
plain is even more level than the praires
of Illinois, aud stretches from Turin in
in the west. not far from the French
boundary line, to the Adratic Sea on the
esst,fa distance OF two hundred miles.
Through this broad plain, City miles wide,
ilows the river Po. As you might readily
Imagine, this is the garden of Italy. Il land
lowiag with wiue, aud literally a hive OF
silk worms. The whole country from
Milan to Venice, Que hundred aud fifty
miles, resembles an endless orchard Mul
berry trees planted In rows, aud in size
like thrifty young apple trees Of ten or
fifteen years. succeed each other without
interruption all the way. The leaves OF
the treo are used for feeding the silk
worms, which are grown here from eggs
obtained chiefly from China and japan.
Ii Is by the countless millions Of these in.
dustrous little spinners that the looms OF
Lyons are fed, aud the dear creatures be.
yond the sea are clad in hne raiment.
The vine, In many eases. is growing up
alongside the tree, and, trailing from tree
10 tree, adds much to the picture with It's
rich clusters of grapes. The spaces be
tween the mulberry troes are fruitful with
grass. corn, aud other cereals. but evident
ly the chief dependence of agriculture here
is the silk worm.-[ Cleveland Herald.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-11-15
To Copy manuscript.

1.-THE following method for obtaining
copies of manuscript papers will be of
great service to those who wish to preserve
copies of what they write: Put little
sugar in common writing ink, and with
this write on common paper, sized as usu-
al. When copy is required, take some
unsized paper aud mois,en IL lightly with
sponge. aud apply the wet paper to the
writing, aud pass lightly over the unsized
paper a moderately heated iron, and the
copy is Immediately reproduced"
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-11-15
General Bsaureaard.

IA few evenings ago a party OF Southern
gentlemen give dinner TO General Beaur-
egard at the New York Hotel. In the
course Of his remarks on the occasion, the
General stated that he had received tempt
ing offerings from English capitalists to
take up bis residence in England assu-
perintendent OF extensive engineering
works in that country, but he had con.
,cluded, upon calmly surveying the differ
ent governments of the world. their status
and their inherent strength. that this coun-
ty now possessed the most stable Govern
ment Of any existing upon the face of the
earth, and that for his part he was deter
mined to spend his life under the flag of
the Government that was the most stable
aud less liable to disorganization. 1t was
nothing short of sheer nonsense to talk
of another rebellion. If they wanted to
raise one they could not, 1t was utterly
impossible, and will be impossible for them
TO do 80 for the next generation. Before
the war he was in favor Of State sovereignty.
but he had a that dogma essentially whip
ped out Of him, and thought that all should
pow bend their energies towards again
building up our Union TO that magnifi
cent status among the nations of the world
to which its destiny evidently points. In
conclusion, he would urge them to give
the Government their united support in
every manner, making it their pride to add
lustre TO the common glory of a united
people, I'm. Y. Express.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-11-15
IN lecture upon pews papers delivered

IN lecture upon newspapers, delivered
in Philadelphia by Rev he Witt Tall
madee, be paid the press thefollowing com
plimcnt; II now declare that / consider
the newspapers to be the grand agency by
which the Gospel is preached, ignorance
cast out, oppression de'hroned, crime exir.
pated, the world raised Heaven rejoiced,
aud God glorifed. Ia the clanking Of the
printing press, as sheets fly out, hear the
voice Of the Lord Almighty proclaiming to
all the dead nations of the earth, Lazarus,
come fcrtbl and to the reiresiing surges Of
arkness, Let there be lighi''
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-11-15
For the American.
MYrWo.


met him with steady smile.
Aud cheek not flushed with redj
While my heart went back 70 another face,
And a Summer long since dead.
Aud when my hand within his own
Lay passive, calm and still,
I tboughthow once a lighter clasp
Could make my pulses thrill.
One has DARK eyes Of laughing brown,
with glance fond, loving aud true;
But my heart Is buried with him who died,
Whose eyes were 90 clea, and blue.
One loving beiowl ore loved abovel
Both hre my own forever;
Yet sometimes loog tobe with hlm
Who Is waiting DER the river.
Ny twoI Heaven bless them each tonight
opeupon earth, and one viii Gcdi
Both are dear TO my heart and life,
But he is dearest meath the sod.
GEoRGIA NJ. FIsaEa.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-11-15
How Voorhees, Lies.


From the New York Tribune.
Tho Hon. Daniel w. voorhees,, of In
diana, was among the speakers at the late
Democratic mass meeting in this city. To
show with what utter recklessness aud bra
zen ehrontery the villain lies, We copy from
the Worlds report Of his speech as fol.
lows:
"By the act Of reconstructicn the entire
black population Of the South has been
enfranchsed aud invested with the power
Of political control. Ncarly he entire
'chite population ot The .South has teea die
Jrdnchised and deprived Of any voice in
controlling the present or shaping tho fu.
ture Thus about six hundred thousand
negro votes are added to the strength OF
the Radical party, and neariy million oj
,chite Uotes are stricken out of existence"
The facts which refute these infamous
falsehoods are freshly recorded. aud have
been printed in all Leading Journals of the
country. There are not two hundred
thousand persons disfranchised in all the
South--we believe not one hundred thous.
and. There are more white than black
voters registered in the late rebel States
In Virginia there are nearly 10000,
more, though a still larger number failed
to vote at tho late election. We believe
that nine-tcnths Of these arc at heart Re d.
publicans, deferred from voting by the
proscripiiye power and ind renee Of the
aristoeracy. Every white who was regis
tered could have voted il he chose; aud
the whites might have voted down a Con.
vention, though every black voted for il;
yet tho Convention is carried by an i'm
mcnse majority, because at least $4,000
whites voted for it, while twice as many
failed to vote at all.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-11-15
Flattery.

If you wish to be agreeable in society,
be the person with whom you are thrown
old. young, single. married, young ladies
or old men, of whatever grade, opiuion or
professionalism is Que sure way Of do
ing it--by aattery. Some can swallow a
strong dose--olbers may prefer it in a di
luted form, but all have taste for it; all
like il in some form or other, aud there
is nothing more calculated 10 give pleasure
aud increase ones popularity than to in.
dulgo people in This way. But aallcry is
always used at the expense OF manhood,
self respect and truth 1t is ono of the
smallest ways Of lying 1t makes the
heart hollow--it poisons tho soul.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-11-15

An amusing instance Of the capacity OF
the ear is given in case Of blind man,
who was sent 10y an Edinburg tradesman
tl take u mattress to a customer, together
with the bill. that he might receive pay
ments. "To my surprise said his em-
ployer, she returned with the account aud
the mattress too. I've brought back bath,
ye sec, sir said ho. How SOP Indeed,
sir, Ididna' like't' leavOt yonder, else I'm
sure wo wad ne'er see the siller; there's
nae stick of furniture within the door.
How do you come TO know thatY oh,
sir, twa taps on the aoor with my stick
soon lel't me that, The iva taps were
not wrong.'
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-11-15
Sadness there will never come.
Orphans there will have a home.

But am wandering Autumn then is
the most melancholy time Of the year. 1t
brings memories fresh and dear to our
wind. Ye-, | think Of year ago. when
| took my little school in New T.enton mp
III the woods to have some sport. Yes,
methirks see the tree-tops bending to
aud fro in the Autumn wind. And how
we sat aud sang together in the shady
grove Then when night set in, we start
ed for home, feeling that we had spent a
cheerful day, since then Spring has come
aud gone, aud Summer has taken It's place.
Now Autumn has taken tho place Of Sum-
mer, aud it ii ads me far away among stIan-
gers, but all of whom seem kind aud good.
have Il pleasant school of thirty eight
scholars. Oil how they enjoy themselves
sporting in the school yard. 1t makes
me think Of my childish days, as l, with
my sisters aud brothers, would spend
hours of enjoyment ia the green meadows
or beside the flowing brook. But those
days Of Spring time are over aud gone.
Autumn has come Our brother has left
US aud gone to live above We are scat.
tered from each other, but hope to meet
again. st
Rush County, Ind.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-11-15

A Unitarian clergyman OF Middlesex
county, says: at Is doubtful whether,
will our modern tendency, God can send
upon society a greater combination Of
curses than a truly eloquent preacher, u
ten thousand dollar organ, aud superb
opera choir.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-11-15

A frenchman, being about % remove
his shop, his landlord inquired his resi-
son, stating at the same time, that 10 wss
considered very good stand for business.
The frenehaian replied; "oA ses, be's
very good stand for de business---byfgar
me stand al day, for nobody como " make
me move" f,
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-11-15

TnE prussisu Government Il 90 pay
2,000,O00 ia specie to the ex. king ef
Hanover, in liquidation Of bis Priyska
claims. r,,,
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-11-15

CHEATs.--If a man cheat thee once,
shame on him; il he cheat thee twice,
shame on thee.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-11-15

~ ~ -saoi a1il1 lasa
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-11-15

For the American.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1867-09-20
XI.---NO. 81.
A Dream Realized-An Ingenious
SVindle,

Some time during last summer stran.
ger stopped at farm house in Paris
Township, in this county, and asked per-
mission TO stay over night, which was
readily granted by the hospitablo farmer.
A couple of hours after retiring for the
night, the stranger was taken suddenly
and violently i'll, and for several days was
apparently deranged. On his recovery he
informed his host that during his illness
he had dreamed three nights in succession
that he had discovered, in a certain ravine
near the house, under rock, an earthen
Xt this the old gentleman expressed sur
prise and spoke of it being mysterious
dream. Afterwards, however, they were
walking together in that section, and the
dream was again adverted to by the stran-
ger. An examination was at once pro-
posed by the farmer, to satisfy their Gu
riosity. Tho rock was soon found, and
after brushing the leaves carefully away
it was removed, and to their utter amaze
ment there sat crock full of silver
They took it out and conveyed it secretly
to the house and on examination it was
found to contain $500, which they agreed
to divide equally between them. The
day after this discovery, as the stranger
was about to take his leave, he complained
to his benefactor of the Inconvenience Of
carrying SO much silver, when an ox-
change was proposed, the stranger rcceiv-
ing $3.50 in greenbaoks for his share of
the coin, silver then being at premium
of about so per cent. 1t was not long
after the departure of his guest, however,
till mino host made another discovery
his $500 in silver was counterfeit and
he had thus been ingeniously swindled out
of $3.50. The story was kept quiet for
several months, but it finally leaked out,
and we now give it to our readers pre-
cisely as we have heard it-ANiance
(Ohio) Monitor.
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a Greater than Dexter.

A few weeks since it was stated in sew
cral of the journals Of the country that a
great trotting phenomenon had just been
brought out at Paris. The statement
gave the time of the horse at 2:23, which
was said to have been made without any
previous training. The report was not be-
lieyed on this side of tie water; and
wagers were freely offered that no such per.
formanoe had ever been made. From a
gentleman who has just returned from
Paris, where he witnessed the trial, and
who is of unquestionable veracity, we
gather the following:
vr5 0p tlp &d s f aAnsg 8tn Gf BBs t 81
interest, stallion, which was naturally a
trotter, and which never having been
trained had developed an extraordinary
degree of speed. This was the horse Be-
douin, an animal of the Arabian blood,
crossed with Holland stock. He had
been in the Emporor's stables ever since
foaling and began to show the qualities of
a trotter at seven years.
When the Car went to Paris he took
the stallion with him. In June last a
trial was made of the speed of the horse
in the Bois do Boulogne, in the presence
of a large gathering Of English and Amer
can gentlemen, patrons of the turf. The
track was a rounded rectapgle, much the
shape and size of one of our ordinary half
mile courses. In heavy Russian gig,
weighing 125 lbs, the groom of the stall.
lion, man weighing 1S5 lbs, drove the
horse, which was very aeshy, and not by
any means in good speedy condition, three
times about the course in the time Of A.
At. The track was measured BY several
gentlemen, curious to know the exact
time, and was found to measure nearly
five -eighths Of mile The stallion had
therefore trotted mile and seven-eighths
at the rate of 2 23A to the mile.
The effort was at once made by num-
Der of Americans to purchase the horse,
and Elias j. Howe, Jr., offered $1,000
for him, it is said. The Gar refused to
part with him, intending to keep him for
breeding purposes.
Bedouin is IL years old, Is hands 3
inches high, and weighing at the time Of
the above trial 1,130 pounds. He has a
beautiful head, limbs clean, and very
strong, with a tail sweeping on the
ground. 1t was thought that, in good
condition, the stallion could trot mile in
Oil at least.
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kiss her, they being only admitted to So
journ in his plantation upon their good
behavior, was ordered to be sent out of
this town." &c-Idid.
Now, let ali chewers and smokers of to-
bacco, and all young men and women be
on the look out, as there is every appear
ance of disposition on the part of some
Of our grave lawmakers and philanthro.
pists to revive the blue laws of Connocti-
cut Within the past week or two there
was a serious discussion in the councils of
this national metropolis about the expedi-
oncy Of allowing BARRIERS to take off a
mans beard or wash his face on Sunday,
and almost every day We read resolu-
s si'" 5; at prohibitory liquor law, by
which no man will be permitted to sell or
drink glass Of wine or whiskey.
Shame upon such fanatcsm Who
gave to the members Of the City Courcil
authority to decide what is morally right
or wrong, or what constitutes violation
Of the Sabbath 10 restrict the BARRIERS
in their necessary employment, is about as
reasonable as to forbid contcctioncrs to
sell on Sunday ice-cream and cake, land
lords to provide for their guests, house
keepers and chamber.maids to clean up
the premises under their charge. The
efforts of certain temperance advocates are
CHARACTERIZED by the same Incorporate
zeal which carries them altogether DO.
yond their legitimate sphere, and bctrays
them into extremes which arc as ludi-
cfous for them as they are invasive of the
rights of others. No wonder that the
Germans. in their late festive celebration
in this city, erected monument by way
Of caricaturing such cxtravagant views.
The Germans, as well as the great naSs of
the community, are the friends of tompe'
rance properly understood, or as prescribed
by the Divine Law; and they certainly
may be permitted to laugh at the as
sumption of certain Legislators and moral
lists, who, instead of being "wise unto So
briefly" travel out of their proper sphere,
and undertake without any authorization
to abridge the rights Of their tcllow-men.
w.
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A Conscientious foreman"

A funny story is told by correspon-
dent Of the first colored jury empannelled
under the recent military order in Texas.
1t appears that, by municipal regula-
ton, justices Of the peace have jurisdic-
ton over offences of certain grades, with
power to empanel jury of six, and try
tho case in regular and ample form. An
ofonse having been committed by col
ored citizen, be was arrested and brought
before such jury, composed chiefly of
negroes from the cotton fields in the dis.
trict, who were duly sworn and one Of
their number appointed foreman. After
hearing the evidence and pleadings of the
counsel, the jury were charged by the JUS
tce that their duty was to "ind verdict,
and when they had found it to return it
into court" and theroupon they re-
tired to deliberate. La about an hour the
foreman, whose name was Sam, returned
at the head of his mates, aud the panel
being called, rose and spoke to this ef-
feet
"See here, Mr.. Court, we's been down
to dat are room, and VIC hunts in every
crack, in every corner, up the chimney
and under de floor, and can't find any
thing that looks like wordick."
The judge then gravely proceeded to
explain to the jurors the nature OF YER
dict, and having apparently succeeded IN
enlightcning their minds, sent them back
opce more to deliberate. In another half
hour they again made their appearance
and "sam,' with every symptom of hon
est indignation, inquired thus ofhis hon
or:
'Look here, Mr.. Court, didn't you
point me foreman of this jury p
eyes, sir, [ did,"
"Dat's what l told desc fools, but dey
didn't got sense enough to know it. |
tells 'um what and how dis case is and
dcy won't do as [ tells UNI. Amt del
bound to do what 1 say, Mr.. Court Z"
The upshot Of the matter was that thu
Judge finally sent the counsel out will
the jury to help them mace up q verdict
and then suitable one was rendered.
But the blacks are learning rapidly,-N
Y. Post,
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RS" A fow days ago, while John Wes-
son was picking berries in the woods at
Boston Corners, near Chatham, N. Y, he
saw something hidden under rock which
looked like box covered with moss
John examined it close, and found it was
box, aud on opening it found $4,000 in
silver pieces of Spanish coinage. Among
the number were FIVE hundred Spanish
dollars done up in a bag, on which was
some writing, but SO destroyed that 1t was
illegible. None of the pieces bore date
later than 1903. The finder has for sew
eral years past been working at odd JOBS
in the summer, and in leisure timo pick
ing berries.
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~ A commander, who has been en-
gagged for many years in the survey OF the
Irish coast, was examined recently before
the select committee on the fisheries OF
Ireland. He stated that the quantity of
fish in the sea was so vast and unlimited,
that all the art of man directed to its cap
ture would have no appreciable effect in
diminishing the quantity. "lndeed," ad-
ded the gallant officer, off you were to
take every fish you could catch out of it,
| don't think there would be one less it
it !"
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The w omen of a Scottish Island.

A correspondent of the Glasgow Her.
aid who recently visited the Island of
Lewis, in the Hebrides, says, "the women
do all the heavy work. They dig, delve
and hoo; they carry heavy loads of ma.
nure to the fields. and in the peat season
you may see them all day carrying creel-
fulls of peat from the bog. You will Of
ten see man trudging along tho road be-
side woman, but the creol is always on
the woman's back, If they come to
river or ford, the woman crosses first, de-
posits her creel on the other side, and
then returns to carry the man across. [
saw this once, but the farmers tell me it
is thing of everyday occurrence. When
the creel is empty, the man sometimes
sings it over his own shoulder, and then
mounts upon the back of the woman, who
carries them both across together. This,
| am told, is tho only occasion on which,
by any chance, you see creel upon the
back of man. The woman in the rural
districts here is in fact beast of burden,
and men, in looking out for wives, look
well to muscular development. A story
is current here among the English-speak-
ing farmers that illustrates this concep-
ton of woman's mission. In the middle
of ono peat season when labor was much
in demand, man who was supposed to
DO confirmed old bachelor suddenly
married. A friend met him some days
after. "What for did you take woman
like that 2" said the friend. "Did you
no hoar,' replied the man, "that my horse
was dead 2"
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D@~ Last summer, while the people Of
Chicago were agitated by fears of the
cholera, a gentleman of the city was hav-
ing his hair dressed by an English bar
Der, who remarked, as he was vigorously
removing the dandrutf from his custom-
er's scalp: "They says, sir, that the
cholera is in the hair" Tho gentleman
sprapg up in great CONSERVATION, from
fear Of contagion in the brush. ooh,
sir,' said the barber, 81 doesn't mean,
sir, the air of the 'ead, but the hair Of the
hatmosphere."