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Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-06-21
Cleanse the Blood.

WITH corrupt or tainted Blood,
w you are sick oil over. ] may
burst out In Pimples, or Sores, or
10 some active disease, or II may
merely keep you listless, depress-
ed and good for nothing. But you
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-07-12
GEN. SHERIDAN's EARLY CAREER

Mr.. John Talbot, ofthe Robinson IN.
Constitution, gives his personal recollec
tons of the youth of Gen. Sheridan. He
says:
About twenty eight years ago we, the
humble editor of this paper, snatched
Sheridan-theu a boy of twelve years
from humble obseurity, and gave him q
place In our store. We found him bright,
willing and accommodating. and we took
considerable pains in instructing him in
the intervals of business. We kept him 2
couple of years; he then went into a drv
goods establishment, stayed in that fol
some time until, through the influence Of
Gen. Richey. then member of Congress
he was admitted to West Point. He had
been, until the breaking out ofths South
eru war, engaged in the Indian terrific
ries. Soon after the war began our old
est son entered the army. We wrote to
Sheridan requesting his influence toward
his promotion. He promised BY letter,
which We have before Us, TO use his influ-
ence 10 have him promoted. He express.
ed the qualification it would give him to
to do something to prove to me his CRATE.
lul "a VIC ldNOIS L
conferred upon him in dogs gone by
But my boy was killed soon after, and
of course nothing was DONE"
The Marietta (OhiO) Times copies this,
and it's editor says:
From our tenth to our 3Oth year, We
used to know John Talbot we'll, and we
have some personal knowledge of the facts
touching bis relations to Phillip H. Sher
idan, from 1841 TO 1914. After Phillip
left Mr.. Talbot's hardware store, he went
iuto the day goods house of David White
head, and continued with Whitehead for
two years.
"He then engaged with Fluck & Dittoe
az a salesman, and was in their employ
until I848. when as Mr.. Talbot says,
Gen. Thomas Ritchey, at that time a
Representative in Congress from Ohio,
18Th district, nominated him as a cadet
to the West Point Military Academy"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-07-12
THE REIGN OF MERCY,

The benevolent Horace Is not the only
one afflicted with an ardent desire to pre-
vent proper punishment being melted out
TO criminals, as is proven by the number
less petitions being circulated and extern
sively signed, for the purpose of releasing
men who are incarceraIed for the commits
sion of as dark crimes as ever disgraced
humanity. 10 England, recently, a re-
prieve was granted, on petition and reco-
mendatiou, to the man Wagner, who
murdered his wife in cold blood. Anoth-
er man, named Longhurst, twice commit
ted horrible outrage on little girl whom
he caught in the fields, aud after its COM
mission, plunged his knife into her throat,
intending to take her life, to prevent his
crime being known; and though the full
est evidence of his guilt was given, there
is every probability of his being pardoned
on the RECOMMENDATION of the jury. The
Reverend Lindsay deliberately and slowly
pounded the life out of his little boy, for
which he was fined to the amount of two
hundred aud fifty dollars.
These are samples of the work of the
great army of humaniIaIians, who are
solemnly engaged in offering premiums
for the commission of every crime that
disgraces fsl en- human nature. The more
horrible or attrocions the deed, the great,
er the sympathy for the criminal, and
greater the Efforts to dsfraud justice of her
due.
This mawkish, maudlin sensibility is
on the increase, and if not frowned down,
will undoubtedly tend to the encourage
ment of crime, and remove the barriers
that hold in check the brutal passions OF
men. Crime is fearfully on the iucre aes
at the present day, and nothing but strict
enforcement of the laws, aud sure and
speedy punishment, will do ought TO de-
crease it.-LawreRcs Tribune.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-07-12

It is probably generally known that
Uncle Samuel, in his innocence, is send
ing lot of American citizens Of African
descent" out wet to fight Indians. They
have Just about as much of an idea of In
dams IS some white philanthropists east.
A couple of inquisitive chaps got into a
conversation with one of them the other
day. He informed them that he was on
his way out to fight Indians; general
Indian conversation followed. "Do you
know anything about the Centipedes?''
was asked. Eyes sab dem is berry bad
Iniun," was the reply. How about she
GoPhers?" 10 reply TO this he gave i
a. bis candid conviction that they Wer,
worse than the Centipedes. He express
ed a similar dislike for the CaYotss-ir
short, be believed every Indisn on th,
plains was very bad, and that such green.
horns as himself we're the only ones {,
dress them down. How geod-natursdll
our old Uncle does fool away his money
n..sStion CTty Union.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-07-12
THE FASHIONS FOR lilly.

what narrow skirts, and what a sWeeI
OF train! Scarfs tied as sashes half wa
down the side of the long, trailing skirts
chains and beads festooned about the mar
70" hips, and over the straight severity
OF the dress; hair massed 10 curls on the
top of the head. stray one only hanging
here aud there back of tie ears; beads Of
chains about the neck and head; long
loose sleeves, displaying white. rounded
arms and rich bracelets-these are thC
points that 6rst strike one on seeing III,
gorgeous, glittering throng.
There are some, however. whose taste
has made their toilets as fresh and charm
ing as June morning. One of these la,
dies wears lilac silk dress dotted with
white lace barbe, and some delicate lilac
flower In her hair, and pearl ornaments,
brooch earrings aud bracelet. Her dress
Is trimmed with plain lilac bands. corded
with white satin.
Another charming dress, but much
more striking. is of maroon colored gauge,
shot with white silk and crystal fringe.
1t is quite new effect; but the wearer
being handsome, snowy brunette, it
SUITS ner very WE'LL
Large black and white lace shawls and
burnoose are very much worn, now the
warm weather has fairly commenced, over
rich totlettes. Short silk saques, bas-
qulnes and pelpums are not elegant over
very long gored and trained dresses; aud
it being too warm for cashmere or Paisley
shawls, lace is brought into requisition.
hn
the lowest price for even a Llama lace
shawl or cloak is forty or fifty dollars,
aud from this the price ranges up to two
thousand. A handsome lace shawl or
cloak Is. however, considered indispensa-
BILE to lady's wardrobe, and is really
useful in a thousand ways.
One of the great features Of the season
is the rich silk and jet embroidery lavish
ed upon costly silk cloaks aud dresses.
Magnificent t0ilettes or black gros grains
are literally covered with embroidery, and
many are rought in exquisite designs upon
the seams, or so as to describe sashee or
pointed basques upon the skirt, in addi
ton to the border round the bottom
This embroidery is executed by hand, and
gives an infnity of labor to the comple-
lion Of one handsome toilet
The new styles of round hats consists
simply of crown, descending slightly
toward the outer edge, but without other
indications of brim. They are very
pretty and very useless; but as that has
been the case for long time with bonuets,
We need not groumble at the disease
spreading to round hats emoret's
July.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-07-12
GRANT AT WEST POINT.

AT the examination at West Point, last
week, it became Gen. Grants duty to
present diplomas to the cadets OF the
graduating class. The report of the
New York Times contains the following
incident:
Moving somewhat nervously on bis
camp stool, Gen. Grant watched the
corps until Major Boynton approached,
and the following dialogue took place:
Maj T Boynton-Will the General pre-
sent the diploma first?
Gen. GRANTEES; but where are
they?
Major BoyntOu-Here they are. sir.
Gen. Grant-How many?
Major Boyntou-Sixty three.
Gen. Grant-Shall have to say some
thing to every one?
Dr.. Vlnton-Yes; sixty three speeches.
The first name, Raffner, was called,
and when the cadet presented himself,
the General said:
Il am very glad to know that you are
a smart boy, and at the head of your
class. Pay attention to your studies,
and there is no goal you may not hope TO
reach in this country"
The rest of the diplomas were presented
to the cadets in order of graduation, the
General bowling courleously to each, as
he gave the coveted parchment.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-07-12
HALF AN ACRE BEoUaH.


A shoemaker over in Jersey bought a
half-acre lot. He was fond of fruit and
read the papers. The soil was wet clay,
and he selected the fruit suited to the
climate. He built house and put his
i any In condition to produce fruit. He
q. nau no manure bat a little gathered in
the streets. In his leisure hs brought
rom the woods some bark, rottsn wood,
moss and leaf mould, which he Uired
with the soil three feet deep. This wss
done by degrees, and as fast as the Ground
vas prepared he planted fruit. Be ~
came so interested and successful that bs
retired from the cobbleT's bench. I was
his near neighbor and knew him init
mately. His half acre supported himself
ana wife comfortably, almost in elegance.
She had no servant, and had plenty Of
time to cultivate flowers. Strangers in.
CURED about their beautiful home.
isabelle grapes and comon currants
formed the bulk of his fruit. With a bat.
ter selection his income would have been
larger. Others have had the same sue
cess on small pieces of ground. One 1
knew supported his family on one acre.
Half was in grapes, the crop of which in
one season sold for $500, and he had no
labor bills to pay. If concentration will
give success, let us know il and practice
it.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-07-12
THE GRANDMOTHER OLD.
BIZ HARRIET n. HATHAWAY.

She was fourscore years. if she was day,
The grandmother sitting there;
| Meath her dainty nOb-cap, were folded away
Soft bands Of silvery hair.
Her brow, it was ike an open book
| Written over with lines of grace.
And it seemed to me, l had never seen
Such smile, on another face.
80 grandmother old, - 1 sorrowing cried.
Il am weary, l come to theel"
And she drew my head on her aged breast
| So loving, so tendely--
As she said, 40 lamb of the shepher DIS fold,
| l know that thy spirit Is sore;
/ Thy smile Is sad, and thy step and voice
Are not as they were of yOre.
Thou art learning life's lesson, I ken it we'll,
have read it many day;
know that the rainbow tints of youth
Are fading, fading away.
"Thou hast passed from under the rosy gate
OF childhood; thy tender feet
Are bleeding and bruised thy garments are
With the dust of thy weary beat. [sOiled
al have journeYed over the self same road
It's end have neared, at last,
For close at hand are the pastures green,
Where the living waters pass.
"once it looked to me, IS it does to the e,
So dreary, and dark, aud wild;
But now l see, through the lapse of years,
But shining path, my child,
THAT brighter grows; yea Outlines deem
That Its walks paved with gold,
Like the streets of the New Jerusalem,
OF whose giories We are told.
q IT'S strange-but, tonight, my spirit seems
To be bursting its prison-bars,
And on anQel-Wln0s to be plumino its flight
For its home, beyond the stars"
Ohlquietly then the gloaming fell
Over mountain, and river, and lea.
And solemn stiffness closed around
The grandmother old, and me;
And thought, as my head on her bosom lay,
heard the rushing of wings,
And all the air with music was filled,
From harPs with golden strings.
90 grandmother old, - reverently cried,
As lowly bowed at her feet,
Do you catch the sound of ru hing wings2
Do you hear the m usic sweet2"
listened: there came not voice, nor sound,
She had broken her prison bars;
The grandmother old has passed from earth
To her home beyond the stare!
was lifted. how I could not tell,
Above earth with its sorrow and care;
NOl0, know that the mantle me fell
Of the gran dmotheT, sitting tn erei
--EUening Standard.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-07-12

GRANT AND THE PREsIDENCY.-Mu ch
has been said of late about conversation
between some politicians aud General
Grant, in relation to the next Presidency.
The telegraph, which we are sorry 10 say
is always charged with conservative hear
saw, and predictions, reported that Gen
eral Grant for himself did not want the
Presidency, but would esteem it great
personal favor to have General Sherman
dominated As this preposterOus story
attained telegraphic circulation, Judge
Cartier questioned Grant upon the Presi-
dency, receiving the following reply, as
reported by the Boston Commonwealth
which is the best authority:
General Grant replied that be really
did not feel DESTROYS of becoming Presi'
dent of the United States; that he had
been honored and trusted in q degree that
was a surprise to hiDeelf: and get he fell!
that, If the people called upon him to BE-
come candidate for The Presidency o.
the party that had been for the aOar for he
preservation Of the Union, he could moi
feel that he iOas at liberty to decline; and
that, as q matter of course, be could have
nothing whatever to cay, in such q case,
as to the second person on the ticket: that
that. as also the first place on the ticket
was 8 matter for the wisdom OF the peo.
pie to Determine, and he certainly could
have no objection 10 Mr.. Wsds--H hich
is taken by the Wade men 90 mean tha
Gen. Grant is in the field. Yesl aud vi
will venture the guess that the ticket vii
be Grant and Wilson. a.t-s &c.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-07-12

SHEEP CHREsE.-Me are in the habit
of believing that Yankees are sharp when
money is to be made; but they cannot be-
gin with the patient, saving, fint-skinning
Europeans. The English, and even the
Scotch, are improvident and wastsful in
comparison. For instance, what Yankee
would ever think of making a fortune by
milking his sheep? But at Paris, 10 the
Exhibition, is sample fock of sheep
kept expressly for milking; and their
milk is more profitable than the wool or
mutton. One company in the Depart
ment of Avignon makes of the milk of
sheep four million pounds of cheese a
year, which is sent all over the world
from Bucharest, in Roumanis, to New
York, whence it Is distri buted, no doubt,
over the Western continent. It is also
sent directly to China and South Ameri-~
ca. This is the much admired Rogue
fort cheese. 1t is made with great care,
and ripened in extensive caves of a per@
fectly even temperature, model of which
forms one of the features of the Exhibi-
ton. We have. 70 recollection that our
model farmers in this country have turn
ed their attention to milking sheep: Il
seems it is very profitable business. We
learn that Mr.. Henry Ten Eyck, of Gaze
novis, is about to introduce the milking
process on his flock of FIVE thousand sheep
on his farm in Iowa. We wait with anx-
icty to learn the result Albany (N.Y.)
Knickerbocker.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-07-12

Pictures "A room with pictures in
it, and a room without pictures, differ by
nearly as much as a room without win
dows. Nothing, we think. is more mel
ancholy, particularly to q person who
has to pass much time in his room, than
blank walls. and nothing on them: for
pictures are loop holes of escape to the
human soul, leading It to other scenes
and other spheres. It is such an mex
pressible relief to person engaged in VIII
ting, and even reading, on looking up.
not 10 have mis- line of vision chopped
square off By an odious white wall, bat to
6Dd his soul escaping, as it were, through
the frame of an exquisite picture, to other
beautiful. and, perhaps, Idyllic scenes,
where the fancy. for a moment, may Fevel,
refreshed and delighted. Is it winter 10 tie
world?-perbsps it is summer in the pic
ture; what a charming momentary change
and contrast! Aud thus pictures are
CONSIDERS of lohliness; they are q relief to
the jsded mind; they are windows to the
imprisoned thought; they are books; they
are histories and sermoas-wbich can be
read without the trouble Of turning over
the leaves.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-07-12

PAINT.-They are using at Ottawa an
article OF paint manufactured from the
following receipt, which is pronounced by
the Home Journal to be "iust the thing
"Take one quart of unslacked lime;
one pint of sifted ashes; one half pound of
salt; put these into vessel that will hold
two pailfuls; pour two gallons of boiling
water upon it; cover itup and keep it COW
cred until it is COOL Then put in ten
pounds of paint, any kind of color you
wish. Stir this up with enough sweet
skinned milk to make it as thin as ordi-
nary printing. Six eggs well beaten up
and stirred in is all that is now needed to
give an excellent paint that will cover =
two story building of twenty by forty
feet. Of course more or less can be
made according to the size of the build
ing.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-07-12

WHAT IEDUsTRY WILL Do.-Under this
head toe Waco (Texas) Register has the
following: Last year yonug man living
near this place. Albert Sears, rented a
peice Of good land, hired one good old
freedman, and with his own hands went
to work to cultivate the soil. he worked
manfully aud well. And now for the
fruits of his industry; He has gathered
twenty four balls of cotton. two thousand
bushels of corn and made four hundred
gallons Of molases from sorghum. He
also has some pork to spare. He has sold
sixteen hundred bushels Of corn for
81 goo in gold, obtained $500 for bis
molsssss. and his cotton 10 good for
81 500 moEe-mskiDg in all So, 500.
HE vas AZ some trihing extra expense
during cotton picking time.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-07-12

It is ssid by Traveller recently re-
turned from Western Africa, that equato-
rial regions would be uninhabited were it
not for the ants that are constantly sngag-
ed in clearing away all putrsscibls matter.
Their number is incslcuable and their vo.
racity is astonishing. The hives they
build themselves in Liberia are, in arch :
itectural point if view, far superior in
appearance to the huts of the negroes;
they are in the shape of pyramids, some
times thirty feet high. and upwards of ten
feet in diameter.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-07-12

LAND MEAeURE.-Eysry farmer should
have a rod measure light, stiff pole
just 163 feet long, for measuring land.
By little practice he can learn to step a
rod at FIVE PAGES, which will answer very
we'll for ordinary farm work. Ascertain-
ing the number of rods in width and
length of lot you wish to measure, null
tiply one into the other, and divide by
$50, aud you have the number of acres.
as 100 square rods make square acre.
If you wish to lay off one acre, meas
ure thirteen rods upon each. This lacks
only a rod of full measure.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-07-12
EmpOria Water Mill.
W. T. SODEN, Proprietor & Manager

THIS Mill is now in good running order,
Il and the proprietor takes pleasure in an
nouneing 20 the farmers and people that he is
ready to grind Wheatand Corn for their use on
the shortest possible notice, and in large OF
small Quantities and on reasonable terms. But
parties wanting Touring or grinding done fol
selling purposes are requested to make special
contract, Tor ca mot reiterate, aud will ask
what disposition they intend to make Of theil
-four.
Choice wheat bought at the highest cash
prices and Flour Corn Meal, HOminy and
Bran, kept constantly on hand
To parties purchasing by the qua ntity or fc
retail trade, very large deduction will b,
made.
W. T. soDEN.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-07-12

Can any one tell why men who cannot
pay small bills can always find plenty Of
money to attend the circus, buy liquor
and treat when happening among their
friends?
Can any one tell why men who dodge
their washerWoman and are always behind
with their tailor can play billiards night
and day, and are always ready for a game
of poker or seven up?
Can any one tell how men live and
support their families who have no in
come and do not work; while others who
are industrious and constantly employed,
half starve?
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-07-12

An exchange reports street CONVERSE
ton which it's local overheard, the morn
ing after the release of Davis:
"Sheff TaVis he goes free under ten
thousand tollars pail. Mein GottI And
Horace Greeley, be gees NIT him, too.
Tere vas leetls ie Ter dere, &c oider day,
vat got in de ceegar peezness all by him
self, and he git arrested and put in shall,
and fined tree hundred tollar, and put
upds fifteen tousand tollar pail. Den
it is Sleeper to go into rebellion dan to 60
into de leetle'ceegar peeznes."
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-07-12

How TO KEEP HAMs.-After your
hams have taken salt, hang them up and
smoke them well; then take them down
and dip them in boiling water for a few
seeonde; that will kill all the eggs OF the
insects, if there should bs any; then roll
them in dry ashes while wet and hang
them I'D again; smoke them more if you
choose. Those that do their bacon IN
this way will never have any bugs or
shippers on their meat.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-07-12


JONATHAN AT TUE PARIS EXPOSITION
The following is an official list OF awards
to the Americans, given at the Elk
position on Monday, the first of July;
names given in the order in which the
report will be made.
Mr.. Chaplin, Lawrence, Mass, we'll
conducted factory; Prof. Hughes, Ken
lucky, printing telegraph; Cyrus w
Field, New York, promoter of system oil
Ocean telegraph; DR.. F. W. Evans, Paris,
sanitary collsctor-gold medals; SteinWay
q Sons, New York, pianos; Chickering
& Sons. New York and Boston, pianos
5. G. White, Philadelphia. artificial teeth
G. D. Waldridge. New York, mineral
from Idaho; ]. p. Whitney, Boston, min :
erals from Colorado; Louis Frazer. Con
cordis parish, Louisiana, cotton; Victor
Meyer. Concordia parish, louisiana, cot
ton; G. II. Mccormack, Chicago, NOV
ing machine; w A. Wood, Hassie Falls
New York, moving machine; Carlis,
Steam Engine Co., Providence, R. /.
steam engine: VIM. Sellows &
Co, Philadelphia, machine tools
w eeler 81 Wilson, New York
sew ing machines; G. B. Rogers & Co.
NorWicb, Conn, wood working mschin-
cry; Patrick Welsh, New York type print
ing machine; Grant Locomotive Works,
Paterson. New Jersey locomotive steam
engine Gable, June "a.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-07-12

Buffalo New York is becoming great
centre for the cattle trade. The Express
says fine transactions at the Central Rail-
road stock yards Monday footed up over
q million and q quarter dollars. There
were sellers from every State West and
South, and buyers from all parts Of the
East
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-07-12

In = railroad station is q placard az
bouncing mo Smoking" posted over 8
lamp. Two Irishmen appear, one smok-
ing. Mike says the other ''ye'sr
transgressin the rules Of the establish-
msnt." "How is that" said the smo-
ker. "Dont you see thers-No Smok-
ing?" eyes, but can't ys zee, ys sapl-
peen, the remark is addressed to the
smp?"