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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-10-09

THE LITTLE DRAwER.-"Where did
you get your orderly habits z" L asked
of lady who never had to waste q
moment in hunting for things out OF
their place.
when was four years old, she an
swered, ''mother gave me a little draw.
er to put my clothes in. Make it your
business, my dear child she said, &c
keep that drawer neat and tidy. Let me
never find it In disorder
"Once she sent for me to come home
from party Of little girls, in order to
put away pair of stockings carelessly
left on the floor, and used sometimes
to think mother was hard on me; but
now see owe my good habits to the
care ] was made TO take of that little
drawer when I was four years old
You see how early habits are formed
1t is never too late to begin good one
The tCRsJPs Paper.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-10-09

WE Pass FOR WHAT WE Area
man passes for what he is worth. Very
idle is all curiosity concerning other
peoples estimate of us, and all fear for
remaining unknown is not less so. II a
man knows that he can do anything
knows that he can do it better than any
one else-he has a pledge of acknowl-
ment of that fact by all persons. The
world is full of judgment days, and in
to every assemblage that man enters,
in every action that he attempts, he is
gagged and stamped. In every troop
of boys that whoOp and run in each
yard and square. a new conner is we'll
and accurately weighed inthe course of
few days and stamped with his right
number, as if he had undergone form
al trial of his speed and temper. A
stranger comes from distant school
with a better dress, trinkets in his peck
cts, with airs and pretentions. An old
er boy says: "It's of no use, we shall
| find him out to-morrow."-R Ralph Vat
do Emerson. - ~ "a
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-10-09

THE SAME OLD SToRY.-The Demo
cratic Committee of Pennsylvania have
issued congratulatory address upon
the Republican victory in Maine. 1t
begins with these words: ''The sturdy
Democracy of Maine have covered
themselves with glory"
After Beauregard's disastrous defea
by Grant at Shiloh, and the reckless re-
treat which he begged Breckenridge,
who commanded the rear-guard, not to
suffer to ''be converted into a route, .
the foolish Booty and Beauty Beaure-
gard telegraphed to Richmond that he
chad gained great and glorious vic
tory"
The kind of victory the rebels won at
Shiloh compelled Lees surrender to
Grant. The kind of triumph in Maine,
over which the Democrats rejoice, will
bring Seymour TO the same little cere-
HorpeT's WeekIy.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-10-09


BULwER A SNoB.-Grace Greenwood
tells, in the AdeGRce, an incident which
graphically describes the snobbish char
acter of an English novelist whose life
contradicts the noble sentiments of his
books:
When the poet Longfellow was a
score of years younger than he is now,
and far less famous, he visited London
for the first time. Among his letters of
introduction to people of distinction
was one from a member of the New
York press to Sir Edward Lytton Bull
wer,gwhO was then at the height of his
unhealthy popularity. ..,.-...,,
Our young cOuntrYman, glowing with
all the fervor of true hero-worship, and
blushing with all the modesty of true
genius, went directly with his conVen-
tional "'open-sesame" to the tOwn-hOuse
of the novelist, and CHANGED to meet that
literary exquisite on the steps, just go.
ing out for drive. He then presented
his letter, and stood in shy expectancy
Of gracious reception. But BulWer,
with mere glance at the signature
handed it back, saying haughtily, "Mr
c. has no such acquaintance with me
as to warrant his introducing any one
to me-" Then without even ''goo6
morning" he walked past his visitor
entered his carriage and drove away.
| is comforting to think how amply tins
has avenged that piece of Olymplal
snubbing. The author of ''Evangeline'
is far more popular in England at thi
day than the author of pelham"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-10-09


grant IN TIE MEXICAN WAR-A
LEAP FOR LIFE.-Toward night, as very
hard fighting was going on near the
plaza, 1t was suddenly discovered that
the detachment engaged was almost out
of ammunition. The men were under
q hot fire. and could not hold their
ground for moment without carfridg4
es. Tayior's headquarters were mile
back outside of the town, at ssFort Num-
Der One, a captured redoubt Grant,
who had been with his regiment from
the firing of the first musket. yolun-
teered to find him and TWiggs, and or
der up ammunition.
He prepared for his ride behind a
house, and then dashed out. The mo-
ment he emerged from cover he was
under sweeping artillery and musket-
ry fire from forts and houses. But he
was probably the best horseman in the
army and his skill did him good service.
Before running the hot gauntlet, he had
adopted the posture of the Comanche
Indians III similar peril-lying against
the side of his morse, with one foot
thrown over the saddle and his hand
clutched to the name. Being on the
opposite side of the enemy any shots to
harm him must pass through the steed.
His horse was well trained, and with
Grant clinging to him in that awkward
position, and "bobbing up and down
with his motion, he started at quick
run. On the way he had to jump an
earth wall nearly four feet high. He
made the leap splendidly, and though
balls whistled, and shells exploded all
around him, Grant had the good fortune
to reach the fort safely. He found
Twiggs, who gave the order to forward
the ammunition, but before it could
start, our troops came pouring back.
With great but fruitless gallantry, they
had got into place in which they could
not stay. As Grant himself afterwards
described it, they were like the man who
caught the wild boar. - Richardson's
Grant.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-10-09

Henry Clay Dean, the Iowa apostle
of Democracy, recently made speech at
Manchester. n. III. In the course of his
remarks, which were genuinely Demo
cratic throughout, he said:
of I could have my way / would
place JEFF. Davis in Congress where he
richly belongs. Then l would go to
Concord, take all the miserable battle
flags from the State House yard. [Great
applause.l Then I would go through
the North and destroy all the monu-
ments and gravestones erected to the
memory of soldiers. In short, would
put out of sight everything which re.
minds us that we ever had a war with
our Southern brethren.
81 do not know that I would hang
one-legged and one-armed soldiers, but
l would pray to God to get them out OF
the way as soon as possible"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-10-09

A CHANCE FOR SINGERs.-The dea-
cons of Surrey Tabernacle, England,
advertise for "clerk to conduct the
singing" at their place of worship. They
specify infinitely what publications
they desire their ''clerk" to possess, as
follows: i
He must be one who knows vitality
the truth for himself, and be able to
give a Scriptural reason of the hope
that is in him. One who lives as well
as processes the Gospel. He must also
be decided, strict Baptist.
Also, he must have a competent
knowledge of music, and voice for
giving the hymns out as we'll as sing
| ing, suited to the largeness of the place
one who can both give the hymns out
in their significance, as one who knows
in his own soul what he is saying. AL
SO, he must be sufficiently acquainted
with tho EngIieh language to pro
nounce his words with propriety; one
who knows whereabouts accent and
emphasis ought to rest. 1t is not de-
sired that the hymn, in giving out
should be growled out, nor squeaked
out, nor bawled out, nor whispered out
nor hurried out, nor dandied out, but
given out as dictated by common sense
and feeling heart, in voice distinct
earnest and Impressive.
Also, it is desirable that he should be
one who, in singing, pronounces hi:
words; not glide with lie, La, la, through
the hymn, and nobody knows what h
is singing; nor is it desirable that HI
should baw1 ready to split his throat
but sing easily and melodiously. O
course perfection is not expected, Blu
the above will serve for hint as to the
kind of article that is wanted.
If this should meet the eye of any
American who can fill its requirements
he need not go abroad to procure a sit
uation.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-10-09

A letter recently picked up in Chica-
go, bearing the date of Dorchester, N.
Y, September :" and signed by one
John L. Way, who seems to be a zeal
Gus Seymour man, contains the follow
ing advice: ,iss sf{
Don't bet any more on Seymour, for
the DID Radicals will carry the State in
spite of US / have taken some pains to
find out how we standi here, and know
we are, losing ground-don'tI bet, and
tell your friends to- do big talking but
no betting. as saa m
Mr.. Way evidently 'sdiseerns thesigns
of the times.o .se,,s4.,e-gssz. =.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-10-09

One of the best replies we have no.
ticed in the canvass is that of the Hon.
John A. Bingham, of Ohio, who, while
speaking at a Republican meeting in
Bangor, Maine, was insulted by Cop
perhead, who cried out, ''How about
Mrs. Surratt ?" Mr.. Bingham instantly
responded:
How about her? Go and consult the
records of the court that tried and con-
victed her. Go and ask General Han
cock, who issued the order for her exc
cution in spite of a writ of habeas corr
pus which had been served upon him t;
and, if you are still unsatisfied go and
ask that apostate President Andrew
johnson, why he refused pardon after
petition had been sent him signed by
every member but one of the court
who tried her, and drawn up in the
handwriting of the man you seek to
insult.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-10-09

A good story is told of DIR. o. w.
Holmes, who having been called upon
and considerably bored by gentleman
who had devoted himself to lecturing in
New England, without much ability for
doing so, inquired, "What are you about
at this particular time ?" The answer
was 'Iecturing as usual. I hold forth
this evening at Roxbury." The profess
or, clapping his hands together, exclaim-
ed, I'm glad of it, never liked those
Roxbury people"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-10-09

The Illustrated London Ners, the
best illustrated newspaper in the world,
is owned by lady, Mrs. Ingraham. No
one can be paid without the signature
of Gam Ingraham." The Illustrated
London Times is also owned by the
same lady. t
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-10-09

The will of Edwin A. Stevens was
opened on Thursday. His entire prop:
600 of which is in Hoboken and Jersey
City. He bequeathed $4,000 for the
erection of an educational institution.
and an endowment of 100000 for its
support. He further bequeathes ST..
100000 for the completion of the Stevs
ems Battery
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-10-09

Neither Wendell Phillips, Lloyd Gar.
rison, nor Thaddeus Stevens was the au.
thor of the oft-quoted saying: |The
constitution is league with hell and g
covenant with death" 1t is the perVert-
ed sentence of j. Q. Adams, who said
that if the constitution meant so and so
then sit was league" &c.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-10-09

1t is announced by a. religious paper
in England that four million copies of
the book, Hymns, Ancient and Mod
ern" have been sold. No literary I'M
dertaking of the present century has
equalled this in success.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-10-09

There is gentleman living at Posili.
pc, Italy, wonderful pianist, who
though an amateur is preferred to near
~ all the professionals. He plays with
his nose with such perfection and won
derful precision that any ore not look
ing at him would imagine he was play
ing with his hands. >
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-10-09

Governor Brownlow says that in
point of real and substantial improve
ment Knoxville is going ahead of any
town in the South. Upwards of three
hundred buildings are now in course of
construction.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-10-09

There are more Methodists in Ohio
than in any other State; more ,Baptists
in Georgia more Presbyterians in Penn
sylVania; more Congregationalits in
Massachusetts,; more Episcopalians in
New York, and ten times more Unita-
rians in Massachusetts than in any 9TH
er State-4s
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-10-09

1t is claimed by the Palmyra IN. W
Courier that Col. James s.. Stodtiard,
residing in that place is the Oldest
printer in the United States. He is in
his S5th year, and it is seventy-three
years since he began his apprenticeship
with Samuel Green, in New London,
Connecticut. He is still in the enioy-
ment Of remarkable mental and physic
al strength.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-10-09
The following was upon transpar-
ancy at late Tanners demonstration

Fifteen and quarter millions of doi4
lars, given by individuals alone, in the
last five years, to Protestant colleges and
universities and theological Summaries
IN the United States, indicates love of
education which no other nation under
heaven has begun to emulate.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-10-09

The secrets of health are
1. Keep warm.
3. Eat reglarly and slowly.
3. Maintain regular daily bodily hab-
its. -
4. Take early and light suppers.
5. Keep clean skin.
6. Get plenty of sleep at night.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-10-09

In Iowa clubs of s'Grant Girls" are
being organized. The 'tBoys in Blue
will doubtless snatch EN-" sna atfg
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-10-09

+ A New York sculptor is making a
bust of editor Beach. Most editors ex-
perience one or more ''busts" (financial)
without the aid of a sculptor.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-10-09

The reason why Northern Republic
cans who go South are called carpet
baggers, is TO distinguish them from the
Conserv atives, who generally carry their
clothes IN q red Handkerchief. 40 szv
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-10-09

Four hundred lost children were re-.
stored to their parents by the police of
San Francisco during the year ending
July 30, 1868.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-10-09

It is estimated that the wheat crop OF
Oregon win amount to 5000, 600 bushels
this year.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-10-09

iowa dedicates her Agricultural Col
Iege with appropriate cernmony, Octo-
Der 21st. =. t
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-10-09

Longfellow was the guest of Dickens
at London. Two Of his daughters &C.
company him abroad.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-10-09

afr. Dickens is said by English papers
to have cleared $4,000 by his visit to
this country.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-10-09

Never in the history of Baltimore has
there been more rapid progress in
building than during the present year.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-10-09

A trapper LIT years old, lives in Kan
sas City.
Delmoaico projects big hotel in
New York.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-10-09

Look out for morals as well as mus
Gle in hiring farm hands. They may
ruin the boys by their vicious examples.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-10-09

The American lecture. system has
been adopted in Germany.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-10-09
A MAN -FOUR HUNDRED YEARS OLD.

There recently arrived here a lunatic
"a scholarly man of about thirty-elght
who has been employed as teacher
in schools. He has always lived quiz
ct, temperate life, and never exhibited
any symptoms of insanity until within
a month past. He converses well and
intelligibly on the topics of the day, but
soon drifts away into the past to recount
some of the events which occurred two
or three hundred years ago, and in
which, according to his account, he him
self mingled. He knew Shakespeare
well, he says, and was present when he
made his first appearance in London as
an actor. He speaks of having once
loaned civilian" five dollars, which he
forgot to repay. ''But, never mind,
he says, "Billy was good fellow, and
he wasn't as well fixed as 1 was"
A gentleman remarked that if he was
four hundred years old, he must have
been quite young man when Column
bus sailed in search of the New World.
Oh, yes, he remembered it well. He
was present at presentation of a bo-
som pin which was made to Columbus
by some of his friends on the night pre-
vious to his departure. 'They had a
gay time" said he, making speeches
and drinking toasts. Chris. wanted me
to go along with him, but told him /
believed l would wait for the next
steamer.
After musing little time the four
hundred year old man suddenly re-
marked:
"Ever know Lib"
LIB who?" said the gentleman adj
dressed.
"Why, Elizabeth, Queen of England.
Great friend of mine. 1 was the only
one she allowed to call her Lib. Spleen
did woman-magnificen woman-a lit
tie naughty, though, and self willed.
never liked the way she used the Queen
of Scots. Told her so at the time"
So would this unfortunate man run
on by the hour.-Cinciandtt Times.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-10-09

Only 700 illegal naturalization papers
have been Issued this fall in New 7 ork.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-10-09

Montana farmers are trying to do-
mesticate the buffalo. KS
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-10-09

B L A, G. x S NJ 1 T III S.
They would announce to the people Of Lyon
and adjoining counties that they still carry on
the above business - 3 - -
AT THEIR OLD STAND IN EMPoRIA
They VIII be ready az all times 20 iron wagons
and buggies, shoe horses and do all kinds Of
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-30

low MANY THOUSAND OF PERSONS
IL do we daily behold, both male and female,
who are suffering out miserable existence from
the effects of secret indulgence, from virus
absorbed into their system from venerial dis
ease. Look at their paid, emaciated and disfg-
ured faces. and their broken down constitutions,
depicting disease ard its horrible consequences;
disqualifying them from marriage, or the enjoy
ment of life. 1t is, therefore, important for
those sufferers to know that, by calling upon DR..
J. HATES, they can be effectuslly cured. He
Is a physician who has made private disease"
his especial study for thirty-two years, and who
has cured upward of thirty thousand cases in
Cincinnati alone within the last twenty years.
He is therefore competent to cure every form of
disease, both recent and chronic, in the shortest
possible time, without mercury or other poison
GUS medicines. Be careful that you find DIR.
HATES, at his old established Office, / SO Syca-
more street, Cincinnati, Ohio. first house below
Fifth street west side. DR.. HATES attends to
his patients personally, and may be found in his
Office from O'Clock A. NJ, till 5 o'clock P. n.
Sundays from A. N. till IL A. N. All conf
Dental. Oct.23dawIy.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-30

DEMOCRATIC TOWNSHIP CONVENTION
The democratic delegates chosen from the
different wards to nominate township tick
ct, met In the court house Saturday even
ing March 29th instant, and organized by
calling Jacob Dodge to the chair, and ap-
pointing VIM. c. Blackburn secretary.
After prelluninaries. reading the call, &C.,
&c, the convention proceeded to ballot tor
candidates, as follows:
For Supervisor - S. B. Stoddard 80,
James Boyle 3, T. A. Babccck l, Henry
Burgower /, L. t. Rice l, F. Vogele l, j.
NJ. Buford l, Jacob Riley l.
For Assistant Supervisor Oil
weller 26, Jacob Riley IL, Jacob Dodge /.
For T6,cn Clerk-P. T. McElherne, Jr.,
had Is, /. N. kirkpatrick 5, George Lamont
3, W. C. Blackburn 2, P. Bogue /, Henry
Errett /, Leroy Lawhead /.
For Assessor-V. M. Blanding %, c.
Engel l3, II. b. Taylor 2, Patrick Grant /.
For Collector-Pa Patrick Grant 81, George
L. Carlton 6, /. N. kirkpatrick 3, Henry
Errett |.
For ConStables-Phihp Mitsch and Fran.
els Woods were nominated BY reclamation.
The whole ticket was then endorsed
unanimously and enthusiastically by the
delegates and the whole house.
The delegates were then appointed a
committee of the whole to urge the a.ten-
dance of every democrat al the polls on
election day.
The convention then adjourned.
VIM. c. BLACKBURN, Sec'y.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-30
ILa;on manufacture them?

| Union manufacture them?
The radical organs new version of the
| post office affair is calculated to excite the
contempt of all respectable citizens. Mr..
Osborn is a venerable gentleman whose age
should certainly protect him from insult, if
his long residence among US, and his relia-
BILE character should fail to do so. The rad
ical organ was the FIRST to publish this case
and make all the alarm it could about it.
But now, in order to shield the incompetent
radical management of city affairs from mer-
it ID contempt, it eats its own words and en-
deavors to place Mr.. Osborn in a most ride
ulous position, when his statements are fully
corroborated by Messrs. John ID. Ely and
FEED Corker, who were present More than
this, we are authorized to state that man
in this city stands ready to work up this
matter with every prospect of bringing the
outlaws to Justice. Desiring to cover up
their incompetency, there is no doubt but
that the clique win decline to employ him.
The radical organ was also the first to
publish the fact that C. W. Negus shot a
man who was lying in wait for him in the
alley near his house. 1t now picks up a
harmless joke of waggish friend of Mr..
Negus, about a COW, which was gotten up
merely to get laugh on Charley, and at
tempts to deny its own item of news. Mr.
Negus, this morning, reasserts the story,
exactly as told at first. He says his cow is
white one, and is perfectly we'll, as any
radical can see by calling on her. He fur
Their says that he thinks he could tell white
cow from man. Also that, if there was
one COW there was two, who ran on their
hind legs at rapid rate, and talked with
each other as they ran. He reasserts the
fact as first stated, and says it can't be ex-
planned away.
In fact, the radical organ, which was the
first to publish these, and other outrages,
how swallows them all, and, at the bidding
of the clique, admits that it did not tell the
truth about any of them. A palmer case of
Standardization in order to save its "ring'
from deserved contempt, has never been
known.
The Union was the first to publish these
outrages. After it had done so, We called
on the parties named, heard their stories,
and published them as told to US, not know
ing, of course, whether they were true or
false. The expedent of the Union in char.
ging that its own news items were manufac-
tured by US, is base and contemplate, and
will not save it or its office-holders from the
Indignation of people generally.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-30

EVERYBODY TAXES IT!-Brady's Family
Bisters for dyspepsia, dysentery, consumption
coughs, and cholera morbus; and for the
liver and kidneys it has no equal 1t is a
sure preventive against chills and fever for
all of which complaints it will be found an
eficacious remedy. 1t is therefore not to be
wondered at that everybody takes ID! To
travellers and all others who are likely to suf:
fer from the effects of change of water or
diet, bottle of this medicine will be found
desirable, and no family should be without
it, as it is at once pleasant, safe, speedy
and effectual remedy.
Sold at Bard's grocery.