davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Freeman's champion., 1857-07-30

None LIvETH FOR HIMSELF ALONE.
God has written, on the flowers
that sweeten the air-on tho breeze
that rocks the flowers upon the stem
upon the raindrop that rcfreShes the
Sprig Of moss that lifts its head in,tho
desort--upon its deep chambcrs---up-
on every penciled sheet that sleeps in
tho cAvcrnS Of the deep, no less than
upon the mighty sun that warns and
cheers millions Of creatures which
live. in its light-upon, all his works
hO has written "None livcth for
himself alone"
Freeman's champion., 1857-07-30

How TO EXAMINE WELLS The
following simple mode Of examining
a well, to ascertain whether it con-
tains any offensive substances, has
been recommended as efficient -
"Place u common mirror over the
well in such q position as to catch
and throw the rays Of tho sun to the
bottom Of the we'll, which will be
Immediately illuminated in such a
manner that tho smallestpobblos, &C.,
at tho bottom can be as distinctly
discerned aS if held in tho hand.---
The SUMS in the. best situation to be
reflected In the morning or afternoon
Of thaday. l faor
Freeman's champion., 1857-07-30

Gg- A boy got his grandfather''
gun and loaded it, but was afraid to
fire he, however. liz cd the fun oi
loading, and so put in another charge,
but still was afraid to fire. He kept
on charging, but without firing, until
he had got six charges in the old
piece. His grandmother, learning
his temerity, smartly roproved him;
and, grasping tho old continental,
discharged it. The rocoil was tro,
menduous, throwing the old lady on
her back She promptly struggled
to regain her feet, but tho boy cried
out, "Lay still, Granny--thore ore
five more charges to go of yet"
Freeman's champion., 1857-07-30
Wishing.
NJ JOHN b. am,

- aEA"I. ~
ut all amusements OF the mind.
From logic down to fshng,
There isn't one thai you can find,
30 very cheap as "wishing!'
A very choice diversion, too, Be
II we but rightly use it, o
And not, Us We are apt to do,
PervGrt it and abuse it.
! wish--h common wish iudced---
My purse was somewhat fatter,
That Imight choerlhe child Of need,
And not my pride to farter;
That | might make oppression reel,
AS only gold can make it,
And break the tyrant's rod Of stOel,,
As only gold can break it.!
lwish that sympathy and love,
And every human passion
That has its origin above,
Would come and keep in fashion
That scorn, and jealousy, and hate,
And every base emotion,
Was buried fifty fathoms deep
Beneath tho stsmy ocean.
Iwish that friends were always true,
And motives always pure;
Twish the good were not sofew,
wish the bad were fewer
wish that persons ne'er forgot
To heed their piouS teaching;
Iwish that practising was no'
s. different from preaching.
/ wish that modern worth might be
Appraised with truth and candor;
wish that innocence were free
From trcachery and slandcr
lwish that men their VOWS would mind
That women ne er were rovers;
Iwish that wives were always kind,
And husbands always lovsls.
I wish--in fine--that joy and mirth,
And every good ideal,
May come erewhils Throughout the eartl
10 be the glorious real,
Till God shall every creature bless
With his supremest blessing,
And hope be lost in happiness.
And wishing be possessing,
Freeman's champion., 1857-07-30

ET Much excitement was caused
in Washington, Mo-, on the 17th ult..
by the murdorof . young man named
Bullock, by his rival, VIM, l.. Hall.
The affair took place inthc presence
ofthe young lady they were counting,
Hall drawing . knife and stabbing
Bullock TO the heart. The lady
caught the murdcrer's hand, but too
late TO stay the blow. wash tfN "
Freeman's champion., 1857-07-30
RY- A miscroant in Kentucky re-

EI- A iniscreant in Kentucky re-
Gently perpotrated tho following in
tho company Of several ladies tee
"Whst did Adam and Eyo'do when
they were expelled from tho garden
Of Eden 2" "Thcy raised Cdin,P'.--
The ladies tainted, and during tho
confusion, the perpotrator made his
sacapo, and has not been hoard OF
aimee,
Freeman's champion., 1857-07-30
NGRAVINGS AND STORIES

Il N & RAW lNGS An ID STOKl ED =
Than any other Periodical Of the age.
Volume Llv., Of Godey's Lady's Book
commenced in Jan. 1857, and the Publisher
and Proprietor would take this occasion to
return his thanks to the Ladies Of America
for their steady patronage Of their own book
since its first publication in July, 1880, by
the same publisher, period Of over twenty
seven years, circumstance unparalleled in
the Magazine Literature Of the country. He
would be wanting in common gratitude to
that great Republic Of ladies, for whom it
is his pride 10 say, that he was the first to
commence Magazine suited to their wants
and for whom he has catered longer and bet
ter than any other man in the Union, il he
did not use all the means that long expert
cnce and the command Of money gives him,
10 make the best and most suitable work
for those who have so literally and so long
patronized him and he feels assured that
so long as he may dGseryeit, by publishing
the best Lady's Book in the country, SO long
will that encouragement be continued. 1t
will be impossible for him to enumerate all
thai he intends to do this year, but he will
again promise that the Book for 1857, shall
surpass that Of 1856. Let the result show.
NEW FEATURES FOR 1851!
A New and Very Interesting Story-by
Meta Victoria Victor, late Fuller) was
commenced in the January number.
Miss Virginia F. Townsend, commenced
one Of her thrilling stories in the February
number.
Mario Harlan, author Of "Alone" and
Hidden Path" will also contribute during
the year.
Mrs A. B. Neal, commenced in the jana.
ary number, and will continue in every num-
Der story Of domestic nature.
Trials Of an English Housekeeper. con-
tinucd also. Carolina Backwoods Sketch.
es, by celebrated author.
Pauline Forsyth, Mrs 81 Hale, Miss
Virginia D'Forrest, Mrs Z. +. Ellis, Mrs An
nie 4. Porter, Mrs Nichols, Miss A. T. Will.
bur, Rev. Hastings Weld and W. Gilmore
Simms, Esq, will all contribute during the
year.
This is only giving an idea Of our inten-
tions for 1857 lin short Godey's Lady's,
Book, will possess the interest of any other
three Magazines TERMS CASH IN AD-
VANCE .s...
One Copy one year, $500 Two Copies
$500 Three copies for one year( in advansO)
$500 Five Copies, and one extra to person
making the club 1000. SCOPES one year
and an extra copy to the person sending the
club, making 8 copies for $500; Eleven
copies one year, extra, 3 1000.
The only Magazine that can be introduced
into any Of the above clubs is Arthur's Home
MagaEine--one or more ofithat work can be
included in the Club in place Of the LAdy'S
Book, if preferred.
Harper's Magazine and the Lady'S Book,
one year, for $50 this is the only way we
club with HMpers Magazine.
Club subscribers will be sent to any Post
Office where the subscriber may reside.
L. A. Cooley.
ll3, Chestnut st. Philla.
Freeman's champion., 1857-07-30
DT A man may think well, an

rT A man may think well, and
vet not act wisely, The power to see
What 10 right 10 very different from
sAs power of doing it. A. man Of
moral energy, will accomplish more
with a little knowledge, than q man
" Inferior will. with much. And
,,rongth Of will 10 generally acquired
Nv struggling with difficulties ip ear
" life. a8 M glSd
Freeman's champion., 1857-07-30
BLACKSMITHING.

JOHN GRIFFETH would respectfully
inform the citizens Of Prairie City and Vi
Cinity that he is now prepared to execute
all orders in the line Of blasksmithing that
may be given him. Having nearly recover
cd from the "agor," he can now promptly
attend TO his business. and will not only do =,
his work in the best style, but will do 1t
rMMEDATELr. HisAerms are CASH.
Prairie City, June oath l657--l.h
Freeman's champion., 1857-07-30

Gv- The dry weather in Kanzas Is
not extending through tho country
Letters from New England and New
York, state that the farmers there
are greatly jncommodod by the in.
cessant and heavy rains. In Minne-
sofa, there IS now q heavy food, which
is doing great damsgs. iif orae
Freeman's champion., 1857-07-30
From the Chicago Tribuns.l
The Free State Programme.

The Free State men OF kanzas,
have chalked ont a bold, straight for
ward programme, and are inhexi-
bly, resolved to follow it out to the
letter. In the first place they will
pay no taxes to the usurpers, nor
recognize the validity Of any OF their
acts.
In the next place, census will be
Immediately taken, Of all the inhabi-
tants and voters in the Territory.
Thirdly--An election will be held
on the first Monday Of August under
this census, Tor Governor, State Off
GERS and Legislature, as provided for
by the Topeka Constitution.
Fourthly--Free State men will
attend the polls this fall, at the Ter
ritorial election, and secure both the
legislature and the delegate to Con-
gress; which Legislature, whom it as
sembles, will Immediately repeal, re-
pudiate, wipe out, and obliterate every
vestigo of the acts and appointments
Of the bogus Legislature IRON the day
Of the first invasion down to that
time, and commence anew.
Fifthly--Said Legislature will sub
nit to vote Of the people, the To-
peka Constitution. which Of course
will be ratified by an overwhelming
majority. This document will then
be forwarded to Congress, and ad.
mission asked into the Union.
Sixthly--lf the Constitution about
being framed by the Border Rufiians,
be submitted to the people, it will be
quietly voted down; but if none be
allowed to vote upon it but those who
have been registered, the Free State
men will refuse to vote, just as they
have done at the present election
Then the two Constitutions will come
before Congress--one Of them the
work of Pro-Slavery fillibusters; the
other embodying the will Of the vast
majority OF bona fde settlers OF Kan
zas. And, furthermore, the latter
will have the stamp of "regularity''
upon it, because OF its having been
submitted to the people for rati6ca'
tion, by a Legislature created by vir
tue Of the organic act, Douglas owr
bill there cum be no rejecting it OF
the ground Of irregularity.
How will the Pro-Slavery part in
Congress decide between the two
Constitutions? People will ask these
questions. But let it decide as il
may, in the end the Republicans vii
gain the victory. II tho Topeka Con
stitution be adopted, Kanzas will
come into the Union with flying col
ors as a iull-blooded Republican State
II the Lecompton Constitution il
chosen, as soon as she is in the Union
the Free State men will forthwith takt
possession of the State Government
and proceed to kick the Pro-Slavery
Constitution into a thousand frag
mcnts, and adopt the Topeka one
Once in the Union as u sovereign
State, they can do as they please
none daring to modest them. A'lth'
Democracy" will gain by rejecting
the Free State Constitution, and Sc
lecting the Border Ruffian one, viii
be the cxecration, hatred and scorn o
the free labor masses Of the North
and heavier defeats at each subse
quent election in free State"
II .....lk lN,k A. To,,k11x, M.
Freeman's champion., 1857-07-30
8. 8. PR0UTY,
RE GISTER OF DEEDS,
Prairie City, Kanzas.
OGcein "Freemen's Champion" Block
CLAIMS FOR SALE

Two miles from Prairie City, two splOn.
did claims for sale--one with 30 acres tim
Der, and 80 acres tip.top prairie, ten acrcs
under cultivation with crop in for this sea
son, and good log house. The other 10 =
prairie claim with log house and some ap-
pie trees on it. They both will bs aold
reasonably. ..
Inquire at this ofice.
Freeman's champion., 1857-07-30

All right but the Fourthly, Mr..
Tribune. The people will have a
Legislature of their own, before the
Fall Territorial Election" that
will be amply able to carry out all
their wishes.
Freeman's champion., 1857-07-30
PRAIRIE CITY.

Ia fairly under way, with more improve.
msnta and better prospecta than any other
town on this great middle thoroughfare,
Such 10 our, position, that wc defy suscses'
ful composition. 0dr main street already
has q business appearance. and several
Freeman's champion., 1857-07-30
GODEY'S BEST EFFORT !
Still greater attractions will be ofersdin
Godey's Lady's Book for 1857.

Fifty-fourth and fifty-ffth volumes Of the
Pioneer MagaziEel Especially devo-
ted to the wants Of the Ladies Of
America. This work has been
the standard for twenty
seven years, and con-
tainR more brilliant
Freeman's champion., 1857-07-30
WILLIAM GRAHAM, M. d.,
PHYSI CLAN AND SURGEON.

-Prd'rse CNy, K0nsds,
Respectfully returns his thanks to the cit,
iEcns Of Prairie City. for the liberal pAtron-
age heretofore betsowsd upon him. antA
hopes to merit q continuation Of the SANE.
Ho will devote hia entire attention to the.
profession, and will pay particular atten-
ton OF operations In surgery
! Office on Main street. I lN
Freeman's champion., 1857-07-30

ET The line proposed for Mime
sofa by CongresswilI make that State
$40 miles long by 240 wide.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-14

Tur A1IIMPrgp SUICIDE OF Mn. SLiDE, offn
FtRM on LAwREscE, SIosE & Co.-The sd So
gence has Just reached us that Mr.. Jarvis Sad
ate finn ofLswTenee, Stone e. Co. Of this city, sse
ed Yesterday BorniIg 20 destroy HE Own life wshees
iesdtnce OF his brother ir-lsw, Mr. james & fsan
in Bath, Marie. Mr.. Slade has long Occupied 9tE'
prom ireIt poeltionia the business comnusi'y. he
.mem6er Of the house Of AlDy, Patterson a. % ~
De was quite y0urg man, and the rsre qua w =
hen displayed gave Tim reputation Tor ss2esy 4.
ability quite unusual for one Of bis years. Nc
&c ihs active psrtrer Of the Boston branch ~
IL re Of Iawrerce Stone s. Co. since Its Orgsniz>eS
ard yhep the financial troubles OF that ttm vcs
yeslso be evirced the most resolute energy 70 -
But mortal man could not csiry inst firm thfss
the cou pljcstOns in which they had become inyoss
arc Mr.. Slsds's heath brks down under tn, cr1DsS
70 igkt Of responsibility which vas placed up97 -
BAN fever ~8s the Tesut, and he nee never eseerr
self since bis hrs, attack Medical skill and csss
DuIsmg svait 10 throw of he physical oislsdy ~
hey ceulo rot 'ucctssfnlly " minister to miss
1od." We ale tola thai il bss been evidtn~
Sls des fiji nes, eIcce be bss been oUt sttsf ns
corfneEent by illness, that be has never been '~'
ais tight mil q.
lie hes been Greatly depressed by the L:aoess ~
lsITGssn eIts of the house with which he 49,
reo,ed. AT times his reason has utterly desensa :,
I'D biz fiiebds were in constant fesr CT the seinS
O. 1T which hiss row come. |. wss hoped nA
sit 20 hs connections m Bath might divert as -
ne1 resore his health. But these hopes are Il
pointed AID i. is nOg qui.e uncertain wosth1 -
uryiye he woulde Inflicted on hia thFo,' oy ~
AIDS xej
Ar. sIsds 10 forty ore years Of age, and ms
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-14
.soins. his 50 event that aesre h ,.t;,. .
imDortaDse deserves.

.solns. is.ss event that assas h ,.s,. !
inportasse deserves. =
Last thursday, Judge Park, viii n.
cenee OF the Bank CommSssioner,, disscs,sS n
functions which were granted ls,t Octnhs. ia
the Charter Oah, Exchange and Ms,csnsS. ssl
BY statement. presented by The oficsv AZ a. 20
stitutions, ard fully indoned a. correct bv -
missioners, It appear that they are coma
their sufpensory state ~ good a. new ~, "a
mini,bed capitals and unimpaired credt ~
Of Hartford County stlll remains uud.r n. -. I'll
which vas pui spon il two nostAs - "a
that too win come out bright IN tAs AIhl
functions sppesr 70 be excellent r..tnr.s $500.
banks that get in Q feeble way.
The lecture season has coumepcss !, H.
quite brilliantly. The lists of ko,b "a.
Union and "the Young Mems In,tt,..s - "a
sn unusually shining srray Of l.c.ur. ssfaA
Mr. Wendell Phillips, Of Bossoa. dsl;,srsS ., s.ess
Ing lecture Of the institute eon,,s - .TreTs
night. Mr.. Philips has lectured h No.. .s -
Winters in succession, which 10 a ur,tts " av'u ~
that the people Ike to hear him. Wei - e sn =
truth, though frown Indignantly upon N ~ 20,
disunienism, % in duty bound, afer an ms..s =
10 hear Mr.. Phillips talk. really Ia. ,i,m.h =
coure, j don't confess 10 this eskness ever
I'm willing TO tell you Though wish you ys.,Ss
mention it), that when I'm "a Bsston a /, 49,
always 20 in the morning 20 siusic Han "a -
ing. and in the afternoon ] stroll on Tie Cn..s
What pity it is that your Garriscos "a ~
and Philhp,es, and other pestilents Of q. -.
sort, should be such laundering smar. N. M,
most mysterious dispensation Of Provideses, ~ =
is the other fact, tina. so many good, WORTH "A.
doI diyines, ard sound, conservative, solid hm..
Of "respeciabir.y and standing" should !. ma
dreadful dullSates But though own up b -
of guilty pleasure in listening TO Mr.. Phlllpi =
lures, i can fully appreciate the piOus ,esl WIZ
prompted worthy citizen OF the sAer d
mentioned just above, to address communism
to The Courar, not long slnse, asking with ,si
significance, whether the Wendell Phillps ears
TO lecture before the Institute was Wendell PblS
the disubiopist, in6del and hereto. The a.
never deigned TO reply to this anxious "Inquiru
and the lecture committee, presume, did no. On.
rience so much dismsy as the said Inquirer" :.
pected would be felt by them, for il seem, tier a
not withdraw their invitation. GRASsra.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-14

n, m ne ~. Tlds movement isano assn4 nsds 70
sntcpse the proceeding, Of the seh ecn-tsnssd 70
vi,o, al Governof Calhoun. A letter from nere1as'
Al Lsyenworh states that skoul1 there DC sly ioer
trercs with the meeting Of the Free stse HgH~
ture it i'll be the forerunner Of bot WORK N .-so.
If the Information given above skoud prove oorrect
II looks a. collision between the United s's'es ao
tbori.y and the braves Of Calhoun might take pace.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-14

ACCIDENT IRON BIAsrISG Pierce B:rns.n, fore
man Tor Wn. Rutter contractor for grazing Seventy
Iahorer were severely injured Saturday afternoon
Nv some Il regiments Of rock thro~n from oa-'; 60
fnsr vss struck in tie face ard The 's'ter 10 the S
Both he uien vsre conveyed % their BONES, "hefe
they received T. deal 6:tendaLce.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-14
From TIE Wotc,n Dapotcs EIte, Dee. 9.

From The We'terH DsPdih Eltye, Dee. z
In consequence Of the great interest which is felt n
relation TO affairs in U.sh and upon the Plains, We
hasten to lay the following before our resder:
BY ibe arrival Of an express from Hams Fork, ssnt
in w Waddei Russell & Co., and also bearing Gov
eminent dispatches, We have much A'er news fom
tie Plains thsa that which has been Published. Tne
e1pressmsn, Mr.. Stephen l. RADnsbarger, who was
wagon mater Of the tain Of Messrs Waddell, Ras-
rell & Co, which was destroyed oy the Aormons lott
Hams Fork about o'clock on the morning Of Nov.
/, and arrived in this city this evening
Mr. Rsnnsbsrger had charge Of the cattle OF the de-
stroyed train Of Wsddell, Russell 4 Co, but having
OILY nine men they were attacked by sbout 80 Nor
mons within two miles Of Col. AsIanders command,
ard the cattle taken from b'm He informs d that
the Molmons hsd burnt the grass in every drec,
ti,r and that the government stock starving and
tree zipg 10 death at the rate OF nesn twenty per
day. This Is The mole seriously e, as the horses AZ
tsChed a. the battery are, from this eause already Ia
adequate - the service required Of them.
The Ie~t from Salt Lake, received up to the tme
OF the departure OF the express, fully confirms The
slleady received OF he determined resistance OF
the MoImCIs. All ii the mountaG pssse. are strong
y fortified, at each of whioa is st.tOted forty o.
dny mer, who ic their position veil sbe 10
stop tee iuIiher approach Of our troops during the
vii ter.
Col Alexander had tax an three Mormon prisoners;
smors ihem brother Of the notorious murderer, w.
H. Hicku al. II WIS the custom Of the Mormons %
keep party Of csmp-foloweFs constantly in the rear
o the TCops for the purpose Of getting all the stock
lcl behiL stIaJs, nc. \ file vi scldvrs
:, sed in rsyiIe 10 osptare Of these parties and
single nan sert out "a iscoy The Mormors
reaily took The bait snd he'd 10 pursuit OF the
rirs e colder 10 the ambush when the soldiers red,
killing ore ard taking the three prisoners before men
toned.
Col Johrscn met on the Big Sandy, seventy
miles fen Ham, fork, having upder his charge aud
e. sort al Of the Government provision trains end 30
hs sins Of the different IT ,d,fs, and wac aver aging
IL daN nd a
ri,r 70 70 i1tO Salt Lake City til. Winter
Met Colonel Cooke with bis regiment u csvsl'y II
Eiesse.N jod Greek twelve miles tbs side Of Iade-
r.rd,pce Rock; ~ss destitute Of for his horses
you'd r.ach the camp OF Col. Alexander ia ten or
treive days
Forty tfnSgra~'s men belonging to tie wagon.
Dad execution, lad been mustered into service.
some % these eomp.sin IDLY Of MsgrAvs Ihun IN
y, toward thtro shgfg ,h.t they had been aosudDn-
Of the pi.ics severity eight or eighty Niles from as
s..t.rce wLoU. PloVisors.
Iva thought hat sh .hs te.Ins,srs o. the rosd
sorlo h. n, asseysa into sAryiee.
J-ssse Joaes vac . p-isoIer IL So, Lsks City, er-
oyi-, the freedom q tee Place, hs. rsst-c,ed from
/, ibs yott Is liz "a.
ySe horltVs ssJ thai Ley "ill fshi 10 tie dea:b
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-14
nRnl.IANfATIn\

To the Members Of the Legislative Assembly OF the
Territory Ct Ksrsas
An extraordinary occasion hsvirg occNrred in the
affss of The Territory within the meaning OF the Goth
section Of the Organic Act which authorizes the Legs-
ls,ure 10 be called together upon suan occasions:
], rderc p. Stanton, Secretary OF and Ac.ing-
Governor, do hereby summon the Members OF tue
Council and House Of representatives, Of the said Ter
i,ory 10 ssseu bic in their respective Houses q LIS.
comptsn, Monday next he 7th ins' then and there
- consider matters Of great moment pertaining 70 the
put l.c ~elfsre.
Given und.ril s. Of ,te Territory At Leompon this tbs
Ir cay OF December, A ID. 1851. -
H. FRED sThNFOS