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The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-12-13

The SINGING PREAcHgR.-Rev. Mr.
---, of the Methodist Episcopal church
is a charming singer. He tells capita
story at his own expense. On one occa.
sion, just after he had bsen placed upor
a new circuit, in riding to an appoint
msnt, he overlook = venerable negro
jogging slowly along in the same 'lirec
tion, when tho following cslloquy tosl
place between them:
Well, old man, where are you trav
cling ?"
" am just q going, massa, to d,
neetin' house up de road, sa."
"Ab, you 60 to church, do you'"
Sometimes, massa; I'm goin, to day
kase de new preacher wot's csms on de
eirkit is going to be dar, sa."
"Wbat is the name Of your new
preacher"
We'll, don't know, massa, xactly,
cut | think his name is" mention.
ing something very near akin to the
minister's cognomea.
Well, did you ever see him'"
No-uot yet, nassa'
Why, then, are you so anxious to
go'"
Why, massa, ye see da say he kin
beat d. witches singing, do lie Car, t do
much in dc preachia line -dat's do rea-
son | wants to hear him."
81 judge they say right about him !"
said the minister, and putting whip to
his horse, rude q little faster than his
companion
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-12-13
MARBLE YARD.

THE subscriber would respectfullyinforn
the citizens Of otonington and neigh boring
towns, that he keeps constantly on hand Q
large assortment Of American and Italian
Marble, for Tomb, Tablets, Monuments, n nd
Grave stones, madeto order. in every shape
and form, at his Marble Yard in Stonigtor
Borough, where he offers any thing in
the marble line for sale as low "a can be
purchasedi in the New England states. Those
in want OF the above articles, will do we'll ia
call and examinefor themselves before pur-
chasing elsewhere.
All orders, either by letter or otherwise,
promptly attended to and faithfully execut-
ed. A share Of the public patronage is re-
spectfully solicited
Particular attention pnid toths setting of
M.nnmenW ,Tombs, ,Tablesand Ora, estones,
so,i from h is Yard.
cRRlN DC- 7.
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The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-12-13
Patent Medicines.

have made arrangements to keep on h hant
supply Of all che popular and STANDARD
Patent Medicines ofthe day. which are war
ranted genuine, and will be sold Wholesale
and retail. at the lowest cash prices.
| would respectfully ask attention to tn,
lollowing list, as among a few Of tho man y
Articles comprising my stock, which will
% sold at the lowest cash prices,
AIteratirss.
American Chanchalagua, Armington's s
Bitters, ,Bush's Sarsaparilla, BULBS do, Hal.
sey's Forest Wine, DR.. Woodworth's Sarsa.
parula, Gilson's Syrup, Halls Palingensia,
Jaynes Alternative, Kennedy's Medical
discovery, Morse's Syrup Of Yellow Dock,
Myers Extract Of Rock Rose. Railways
Resolvent, Sands Sarsaparilla, Shakers
Alternative Syrup. Thompson's Spice Bit
ters, Townsend's Sarsaparilla, DR. Weaver's
syrup, Bush's Sarsaparilla.
Bitters.
Dr. Il W Stillman's Wine, Atwood's PHYS.
ical, Clark's Sherry Wine. small, Hardy's
Electuary, Jewett's Health Restoring,
Langley's Root and Herb, Moffatt's PheniI
Richardson dry, Williams.
Cosmeties.
Balm OF Thousand Flowers, Cold Cream.
Velvet Chalk, Pink Saucers, Hungarian
Balm. Flesh balls, pink and white, Rose
powder toilet powder, liquid rogue.
Cough Medicines.
Ayers Cherry Pectoral. Bush's Waters,
Bryan's Pulmonic Waters, Cough and Group
Syrup, Curtis Hygicnna, C2d Liver Oil,
Devine's Pitch Lozenges, Fitch's Pulmonary
Balsam, Gardner's Balsam of Liyerwort.
james Expectorant. Jewett's Elixir, ,Wboon.
ing Cough Syrup. Reed & Cutters Pulmo.
nary Balsam, Rogers Syrup of Liverwort
Tar and Canchalagua. Trips Cough Car.
~ "hitney's Group Syrup.
Pills.
. Ayers Sugar coated, BENEFITS Plant and
koot, Brandreth's, Deans Rhematic, Hib. |
,ard's, Holloway's Hooper's Female. Lees
Auh- bilious, McLane's Liver, Mofratt's
Life, Phelps Tomato, Potter's Podophyllin.
smiths Sugar Coated Indian Vegetable.
and various other kinds of Pills.
Liniments.
Atvood's Liniment. Clark's do, American |
5aisam, Davis Pain Killer, Dyer's Healing
Embrocation. Pitches Liniment, Hunts
rheumatic, James Liniment, Marcbant's
iargling Oil. McIntyre's Rheumatic. Mer.
can Mustang, Railways Ready Relief.
looias venetian, williams Liniment.
POTTER 4 CHAMPLIN,
WestEn Pawcatuck Bridge.
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DRUGS AND MEDICINES,

GHEMICALS, S,PERFUMERY, FNncy Ar
" ticles, Mineral Medicines, botanic
Medicines, Roots, Herbs. Barks and Ex-
tracts. Those in want of pure and un sdul.
terated medicines. will find it to their ad'
vantage to purchase at the Medical DEP ot
West End Pawcatuck Bridge.
physicians and Dealers will find it f. 1.
their interest to examine this stock before
pure aaino elsewbcra
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-12-13

s~' Elder, will you hsvo driul
of cider'' inquired farmer Of an old
temperance man, who was spending the
evsdipg at his house.
No, thank ye,' said the old msn, Il
never drink liquor Of any kind, special
ly cider; but If you call it apple juice
don't care If do take . leetls.'
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-12-13

- Biddy, has that surly fellow
slsared of the snow from the pave
mont 7" ies sir.n "Did be clear
J. Of vi .i'l sl.s,i.y, Pidd, u" "Ns,
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-03-03
How to Detect counterseits.

We gave the following article to the pub
lie severalyears agothrough the Conneaut-
viHe, Pa, Courier, where it tappeared pub
licly for the first time, since which it has
taken the general round of the press, and
been credited to the Bank Note Report
er. The "rules' are so valuable for
business men, and all who handle money,
we venture to transfer them to the col
umns of the HERALD OF FREEDOM.
l.. Examine the appearance of a bill
the genuine have a general dark neat ap-
pearance.
g. Examine the vignette, or picture in
the middle of the top; and see if the sky
or background looks clear aud transpa-
rent, or soft and even, and not scratehy.
8. Examine well the face; see if the
expressions are distinct and easv, natural
and life-like, particularly the eyes.
4. See if the drapery or dress fits well,
looks natural and easy, and shows the
fold distinctly.
5. Examine the medallion, ruling and
heads, and circular ornaments around the
figures, dc. See if they are regular,
smooth, and uniform, not scratchy. This
work in the genuine looks as if raised on
the paper, and cannot be perfectly ilnita-
ted.
6. Examine the principal line of let
ters or name of the bank. See if they
are all upright, perfectly true and even
or. if sloping. of uniform slope.
z. Carefully examine the shade or par
allel ruling on the face or outside of the
letters, &C.; see if it is clear, and looks
as if colored with brush. The fine and
parallel lines in the genuine are of equal
size, smooth, and even; counterfeits look
as if done with file.
8. Observe the round handwriting en-
graved on the bill, which should be black,
equal in size and distance, of uniform
slope, and smooth. This is in genuine
notes invariably well done. and looks very
perfect. In counterfeits it is seldom 50,
but often looks stiff, as if done with a
pen.
8. Notice the imprint or engraver's
name, which is always near the border or
end of the note, and is always alike; let
ters small, upright, and engraved very
perfectly. Counterfeits seldom do It
well. t.....zt..
NorE.-It was remarked by Stephen
Burroughs before he died, that two things
could not be perfectly counterfeited-one
was the dye work. or portrait. medallion
heads, vignette, DC, and the other the
shading or ruling above the letters.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-03-03
Cost of Passage.

SOSt OF FdSsaS6.
"What is the cost of passage from
New England to Kansas" inquiries aeor-
respondent, and "what length of time
will be consumed in the journey"
The agents of the Emigrant Aid Com
pany furnished tickets last year from
Boston to Buffalo for ST; from Buffalo
to st. Louis, BY the Michigan Central
Line, for S13; and from st. Louis to
Kansas. for So. Those wishing state
rooms and board up the Missouri were
charged SO. 1t should be remembered
that S25 for tic entire trip does not in
clude board at any place on the route,
and that the So additional up the Mis-
souri, only includes the cost of board
up that river. The entire cost off Jour-
ney from Boston to Kansas city, Mis-
souri,, including incidental expenses, can
not fall short of S35. From Kansas city
it Is difficult to tell the cost to this city,
distant fifty miles, as it is dependant at
present entirely on circumstances. There
are no regular means of communication,
and will not be until boats commence
running on the Kansas river, when uni
form prices will probably be established.
A friend of ours who has travelled over
the route from Erie, Pa, to Kansas city,
Mo-. gives the following list of prices by
railroad, disconnected from any arrange
ments with the Aid Company, by which
it will be seen that the cost is greater
from Erie to Kansas city than it is from
Boston-provided tickets arc secured
from the agents of that Company. From
Cleveland to Erie the passage is 50 25;
Cleveland to St. Louis, S17; st. Louis
to Kansas city, Mo-, S12; total. S31 25.
Distance to Cleveland from Erie, rs miles !;
to Chicago, 363 miles additional; to st.
Louis, 281 miles; to Kansas city, 456
miles; aggregate distance from Erie by
railroad, by way of Chicago, 1,l85 miles.
The time occupied by our friend in trav-
cling over this route was seven days; but
he lost better than twelve hours in Chi
chago, in consequence of break. in the
railroad connection. In time of high
water in the Missouri, and everything ia
vorable, this trip can be shortened at least
two days, making the journey from Erie
to Kansas city in five days, and probably
less. The time from Boston will range
from six to eight days, owing to the de-
lays on the route.
Tickets can be procured for passage of
DR.. THOMAS ii. WEBB, Boston, Mass,
and of our General Agent, H. A. Bill
LrsGs, Esq, No. 90 Niagara Temperance
House, Buffalo, n. Y, at reduced prices.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-03-03

less to raise up rival in the production
of staples In which, from superior fresh
ness and eheapness of her soil, she will
very soon be able to undersell Missouri in
The markets and drive her out altogether.
Kansas, IL she becomes slave State, will
be to Missouri what Missouri has been
to Kentucky. Veal know that Missouri
has now almost monopoly in the pro-
duction of hemp, and that the manufac-
turers of Kentucky are compelled 10 send
here for the raw material. The same
causes which have produced this result
cheap and fresh Iand-wiIl work out
the same result, and make Kansas sue
cessful rival in the cultivation Of cur most
valuable staple II, however, Kansas
should be free State, she cannot raise
hemp, and win be a customer instead of
rival.
The very evil which the Senator from
Pike apprehends-the insecurity of our
slaves-has been brought about by this
much lauded sas-Nsbraska bill. 1t
has beenespecially pernicious to Missouri;
for it has poured upon cur frontier that
class of northern men against whom so
many exceptions have been taken, and
who have come, under the tacit obliga
ton to war against our institution-&
class of men whose feet would never have
touched the soil of Kansas but for the
fierce excitement created at the North BY
the repeal of the Missouri compromise.
1t has been the opening ola Padora's box,
from which untold evils have sprung
Contrast the peaceful settlement of Iowa
under theproyisions ofthe Missouri COM
promise, with the violence and blcodshed
which have attended the organization of
Kansas and her first elections. Contrast
the neighborly and friendly conduct of
the people of Iowa with that which We
may expect from the settlers sent out by
the aid societies of the East. No man
has ever had occasion 10 complain of the
abduction of slave from Missouri by
our Iowa neighbors, and her representa-
tives in Congress have always sustained
the rights of the South in the amplest
manner. Can we expect similar good
Offices from the people of Kansas, if her
government is modelled BY the emigrants
from the North ? And whom shall we
thank for sending so many enemies upon
our borders as are already there? II the
slaves OF Missouri are enticed by the
people of Kansas, we may thank Mr..
Atehison, who reused the feeling which
sent those people there. Ths'dangers his
friends so much deplore, are Of his own
making and contriyance.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-03-03
More Caution.

Last week we cautioned the pioneer
seeking home in Kansas against pick
pocksls and gamblers. particularly the
latter, who visit nearly every boat on the
Missouri. and apply their arls TO 6lch the
gold from the pockets Of the unsuspect-
ing. This week we desire to caution him
against an entire different class of indi-
viduals, persons who are equally destruc-
tive to the best interests of the emigrant,
and labor as hard to take from him his
hard-earned money without giving an
equivalent. We allude to runners from
the hotels, stores, and other public places
in st. Louis They are pest which he
first meets at Alton, on his downward
trip, and who cling to him with the tena-
city of reptiles until their purposes are
accomplished.
So far as hotels are concerned, as We
have mentioned on other occasions, there
is no necessity whatever of making bill
at st. Louis. Gro at once to the steamer
which will carry you up the Missouri,
and you will secure a state-room, and be
provided with board until you start out
equal to the best hotel fare. If you have
not an agent who represents company
with which you are travelling. you had
better call directly ON B. SLATER, 81
Levee, who viii give you all needful in
structions. He is an agent of the Emil
grant Aid Company, and his statements
are strictly reliable. Your freight should
be directed to him in every instance, and
he will see that it is properly forwarded.
But it was not the runners of hotels
mostly to whom We had objections, but
to drumnaers,'' as they are technically
termed, from stores and groceries, who
come on board of boats loaded with pio-
ncers, invite them to their stores, fill them
with wine, and anything calculated to
throw the unwary traveller off his guard
then with croakings about the suffering
in Kansas, and the great want of proyis,
ions experienced along the border, they
induce him to make heavy purchases Of
-four, groceries, and other heavy freight,
which he is compelled to get up the river
at great cost, when, on his arrival in
Kansas, he learns he could have bought
similar article at the same, and often al
lower rate, at his very door in his new
home.
Buy nothing in st. Louis, not even a
glass of wine; and be sure that You do
not drink any with any person; for if you
do, you will find it is trap set for catch
ing "gulls," and the chances are You
will fall the victim. Everything wanted
for replenishing the outward or inner
man is found in abundance here, and with
a plenty of "the root of all evil" we are
confident, with the opening of the spring
trade, it can be bought for fair prices.
There is no need of amplifying on this
subject, and we trust no person will have
occasion hereafter to describe the conduct
of gentlemen in st. Louis who are SO ex-
tremely attentive to the wants of ,stran-
gers, and put themselves to so much in-
convenience to tell them what to buy,
which cannot be procured at any point
west of that city.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-03-03
Patronixe Them.

Those having occasion to ship goods
to Kansas City, No.. win do well to di-
rect them to the care of RIDDLEsBARGER
& CO., forwarding and commission mer-
chants. whose card We give an insertion
In this number Of the HERAID. We have
transacted considerable business with
them, and have found them gentlemanly
and affable in their intercourse with their
patrons, and withal disposed to do IS
they would be done by. Sach men de-
serve well Of the public. =
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-03-03
For the Eastern Pioneer.

As the season of the year is rapidly
approaching when emigration parties will
be setting out from the East for this Ter
ritory, few general hints may not be
out of place.
First, then, as tothe articles to be select
ed and brought out as freight. We have
a great hesitaney in advising in this mat
ter, owing to the different circumstances
which may surround different individu-
ais; but, as general thing. We have our
doubts as to the propriety of bringing
many articles of household furniture,
such as are provided by cabinet-makers,
chair-makers, DC. All articles of this de-
scription run up a heavy bill for transpor-
tation; besides, are liable to be broken TO
pieces or much injured in their passage,
and can be bought at Kansas City, Mo-,
nearly as low as in the East. Those who
can come all the way by water, and who
are with their goods the whole distance.
will not consider this advice as APPLYING
to them; for we would suggest that they
bring everything, their household furni-
ture as well as agricultural and meehan-
ical implements.
Those parties which have already ar
rived have experienced much difficulty
from finding their goods from a few weeks
to several months behind them. Those
who start with their household furniture,
and come by railroad, are put to great
inconvenience ON their arrival, when they
find that their goods are behind, and that
weeks must intervene before their reeep-
ton. They are frequently compelled to
lie upon expense until their furniture ar
riyes, and by that time they find their
purses so much exhausted that it is with
difficulty they are able to redeem their
goods. The better way for our friends
in New England, or New York, would be
to ship their freight, save their travelling
baggageof one hundred pounds, at least
three weeks in advance of the starting of
the party. and if possible send some trusty
individual to accompany them. They
can be carried all the way by water, and
a great saving viii be made by adopting
this mode of conveyance.
So far as We have observed, boxes have
been too large and heavy, and not sniff
GENTLY strong for the rough treatment
they receive while In transit. No box
should be more than three and q half or
four feet long. unless absolutely necessary,
nor more than two feet square, and pref
erable below that size; and in epsry in
stance it should be strongly nailed, and
hooped with green wooden Eithes well
fastened. Too much care cannot be OBJ
served in this particular. The boxes
should DC sufficiently tight to prevent the
ingress of rats; for we learn that many
val,ablearticles havebeen greatly injured,
or entirely destroyed, by these pests,
which are common on every water craft
on tbs canals, lakes, or rivers.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-03-03

corn-6eld, supplies nourishment for stock
in winter. while in summer they can roam
at win over the boundiess acres which
will lie unimproyed for years to come.
We have protracted this article much
beyond the length we had intended, hence
shall leave it, and resume the subject,
which seems so prolific, at another time.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-03-03
Concrete Houses.

A hundred workmen accustomed to
building CONCRETE HOUSES, could find
constant employment and large wages.
by renewing shither Immediately. We
haze an abundant supply of the best Of
nstesiai aal GROUND US. VIII the Wafer
Cure, and Phreaoiosiest Journals, New
York, notice this item !?
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-03-03
Printers Wanted.

Wanted Immediately at thisoffice three
practical printers, one of whom is COM
petent of doing press-work, one to fll
the post of foreman, and one TO work at
case. None need apply but good work
men, of temperate and industrious hab-
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-03-03
The Baptist Shawnee asi..iou.

!
While on our tour to Kansas city. Mo-,
last week. it was our pleasure to stop at
the house of Rev. FRANCIS BARKER, of
the Baptist Shawnee Mission, who resides
some four miles this side of the Missouri
line. We were happy in making the ac-
quaintance of the Doctor and his very
exemplary lady, and feel confident tho
time is far distant when we shall forget
their kindness to us.
This Mission was established In 1891,
under the auspices of the Baptist General
Convention of the United States. Rev.
ISAAC McCoY was appointed about this
time an agent of government for celon-
izing the Indians west of Missouri; dur
ing which period several Missions were
established, among which was the ono
alluded to. Mr.. McC. opened school
for educating the Indian youth, and had
some twenty in his charge a portion of
the time; but it was subject to Interrupt
ton, and after the first season was tempo
rarily abandoned, and not resumed again
until 1889, when Rev. Mr.. BARKER took
charge of the Mission. he having removed
thither during that year, from Massachu-
sets, with his family. In fs48 the Mis-
sion erected church edifce, very
pretty frame building, with a stseple, and
painted white. the first frame structure of
the kind worthy of consideration in the
Territory of Kansas. Standing on .
prominence, and overlooking the cuisi-
waited fields of the Baptist and Asthodist
Mission, and near the great Santa Fe and
California highway. the traveller forgets
that he is measurably removed from the
abode of civilization, and that be Is in
the midst of an Indian country.
The school attached to the Mission has
been kept open, with brief interruptions.
down to the present. during which period
about two hundred Indian youths of both
sexes have received elementary instruc-
ch-;..;..;.r a. ~. -, -
ed. are now worthy members of the
church. Meetings have been held reg
,,,.r,v o..h s.hh.th ,-h;.h con.;d.r;e,,
IN ~, ,,;;.o,,,,,....... ~ h.nn va,, n .t
t..d.d
IT,. o,... ol.t..,s 10 ,roora.. .r,ong
these :. sons Of the forest. i strong
III. n...o. p. .h..-..a .h;s
- B.. t,to,.a -.,,,;o,,.,. - h.,;.,, :,
from The circle in which he was Isbor.
;np. The result is. a Division of. IN.
Sons of Temperance has been established
in his vicinity. and at th;s time thew paeet
weekly at the Indian Counea
House. but short distance from Ii. seal,
dsnce.
There Is a farm of one bundrsd acre.
connected with the Mission wb;cb !.
fenced. and under . oood s..s1 - .,,,.;-
ya.;on. Annrebens;ans -. - ......
tanned that the ;,anrovercen,s win uh..h.
ssorbed nv the M,a.hod;st u:s.;o,, ed
M -
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-03-03

kE"Thompson's Bank Note and Com
mercial Reporter" IS very excellent
publieafion, issued weekly and monthly
by j. THoArsoS, banker, No. 2 Wall
street, New York, at % year for the
weekly edition, and 75cts. forthe month-
ly. The circulation Is 100, GOO, and is
said 70 be the most reliable of any of the
eastern reporters.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-03-03
Post once.

2 The post once for the present win be
st the house of Mr. Lykips, os the Leree.
The mail carrier sn seaEe this city every
Monday morning at 9 o'clock, returning
IN Friday.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-03-03
The Pate Of citiss.


1t is stated that the city of Douglas,
which was laid out some ten miles above
this place on the Kansas river, has been
abandoned, and new site selected about
a mile this side of that location. The
new city is called Delaware. Did the
name destroy the former city site, OF was
it OWN. to the great meeting held there
a few weeks ago, on which occasion they
called everybody "serf'' or "white
slave" who saw proper to differ with
them on the subject of slavery?
1t is held by some to be a law of Heav-
en- that every infraction of the moral code
brings its own penalty. Sodom and
Gomorrah witnessed this in an eminent
degree. The ancient cities of the East
practiced all sorts of vices, and one by
one have disappeared, and at the present
time it is difficult, if not impossible, to
find the sites of many of them, so com
plete is the work of destruction: whilst
the names of others, like their builders,
are forgotten. Douglas, though mag
niEcent city on paper. had but a single
house to mark its locality, and ere many
months shall pass away, win be remem-
bered only by its unfortunate protector,
as bubble which exploded ere its growth
commenced.