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, 1857-12-11
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We witnessed yesterday a mechanical
performance, which it viii be somewhat
difficult to make our readers understand.
In the well.known Printing Establishment
Of John F. Trow, Esq, No 40 Ann street,
We saw type set by machinery, not only
with remarkable accuracy, but with extra
ordinary rapdity. Mr.. Trow has five Of
these machines in operation, all that have
been made, and Mr.. Mitchell, the inventor,
gives them his personal superintendent.
The volume Of Bancroft's Miscellanes was
set up in Mr. Trow's Office, entirely by one
of these mechanical compostors; and they
are now at work in getting out Washing
ton Irving's life of Washington" to be
published in few days by Messrs, Putnam
& Co. We have before US couple Of
pages of the FIRST proof" of this machine
work; and it is remarkably free from err
rors. In fact, these machines cannot pos
sibly make a mistake if the performer up
on them touches the right keys. We shall
not undertake to describe this wonderful
labor-saving invention except briefly and
in general terms. 1t must be seen at
work in order to be appreciated and ad-
mired. The machine is Of triangular
shape, somewhat resembling grand piano
forte, only not so large. 1t has a key
board corresponding to the letters of the
alphabet and the punctuation marks" as
the keys Of the piano represent the various
notes in the scale Of music; and the work
is done by playing upon the finger board
precisely as tunes are played upon the pia-
no forte
This part Of the performance is done by
girls, who acquire the art with great facil-
ity. The letters are supplied by long gal
lies, each filled with single letter, which
require constant replenishing; and every
touch upon the key sends the desired let
ter into long line beneath the machine,
from which it is taken by composilor,
broken into lines to suit the width of his
page or column, and Justified" The
distribution" of the type is as ingenously
managed as the ''composition;" but we can
not undertake TO describe it, This part Of
the work, too, is done by girls. Mr.. Trow
informs us that one Of these machines will
do the work of five men; and after de-
ductlng the manual assistance required TO
operate them, the saving in the cost Of
composition is an important item.
Mr.. Mitchell has devoted three years to
perfeeting his invention; and, of course,
having patent right, secured throughout
the world of letters, will soon make his for
tune. His present price for the machine
is seven hundred dollars, 1t is the opinion
of Mr. Trow, who is one of our most in-
tellgent and ARTISTIC practical printers,
that these machines areteven better adap,
ted for newspaper composition than for
book work; and there is this advantage
about them, they never Strike" for higher
wages, never go on sprees, and never come
10 their work late and lazy in the morning.
We congratulate Mr.. Mitchell on his great
invention; and the republic of letters on
the prospective cheapening of "printed
natter New York Mirror, March 81
, 1857-12-11

An ITEM FOR HousEKEEPERs. 1t will
cost but penny to try the following, which
an exchange recommends for keeping stoves
and ranges bright
Make weak alum water and mix youI
British lustre with it; put two spoonsrul tC
a gill of alum water; let the stove be cold
aud brush it with the mixture; then take a
dry brush and lnstre, and rub the stove till
it is dry. Should any part, before polish,
ing, become SO dry as to look gray, moisleu
it with a wet brush, and proceed as before
BY two applications year it can be kept
as bright as a coach body.
, 1857-12-11

How IT Is DoYE.-Everybody knows
that when rain or slcet, or snow makes
railroad track slippery, that the engine
wheels are apt to slip around without draw
ing much; but everybody doesn't know how
that difficulty is overcome in slippery wealth
er Well, large box full of dry sand is
placed on top Of the boiler, and pipes at
tachcd which sift it down very delicately
on the ira k, just forward of the driving
wheels This experiment had rather a
novel origin, somewhat in this wise:
A certain poor woman had COW killed
by locomotive, but could get no pay for
her grievous loss. Whereupon, for revenge,
she made the COW all into soft soap, and
soaped the track for several rods just where
the animal was killed, and then sat down
TO enjoy the result, In due time, a train
came whizzing along like crazy demon
but suddenly stopped;a as though frightened
at the old woman, and though the driving
wheels fairly buzzed around, the train stood
perfectly motioness. Here was dilsm-
ma, and the old woman well nigh went into
Mysteries with laughing. In course Of half
an hour the passengers began to get excited
and wax boisterouS, for they could not
bulge an inch either way; when the shrewd
dame very quietly proposed that if they
would make up purse and pay her for her
COW, she would instantly send them on
their way. In very few minutes three
times that amount was at her disposal
She then took a bucket full Of sand and
sprinkled the soap all over with it, and the
train went on without further difficulty.
, 1857-12-11
The Future Of Kansas

The black republicans are bcginni,. =,
back down from their position that EaSS..o "
must inevitably become q slave State 1T,na Thu
now admit that the Climate and pro5":y
tions Of Kansas are not adapted ia sio",
labor" and that the chances are the nenr,0
of that territory understand this ar. fm'
From the day the Kansas bill passed 70,
gress, until very recently, the black ronvt,
lcans kept up the howl that Kansas III
been consigned to slavery-to use ,boiI
own language, the words they proclaimaa
from the pulpit, press and stump. that slo
very was legislated into Kansas hv t4. M
Kansas Nebraska bill They now coms ,ns
forward, however, and admit that thew l;nJ
like the devil every time they uttered tbjs
charge, and they openly confess that tbero
is no sort of prospect that slavery will 90
into Kansas, or that Kansas will become n
slave state. This fact the people will no,
forget Hundreds of innocent and unsn,
pecting men were befooled into the beIioe
that the Democrats had lcgislated slayery
into Kansas, by the passage of the Kanso,
bill-and being made to believe this tbov
voted the black republican ticket and
against the democracy. This deception
has been kept up by the black republican
leaders, for three years past, and they now
impudently throw off the mask and openlv
confess the fraud they have practiccd mon
the people They how coolly tell theirfol.
lowers that they were only humbuppipr
them-that it was all the mere claptrao
Of electionCering-and that there il no
possible chance for Kansas to become
slave state, for the reason that its Climate
and productions are not adapted to slave
labor" The present position of those who
have followed the lead of the Black Re.
publican press and pulpit, in this matter is
humiliatng enough. How much longer
they will consent 10 follow their lead and
DO thus imposed upoa-and laughed at for
their stupidity, by those who have duped
them remains to be seen Since it is ad-
milted by the Black republican press that
the charge that the democracy had egisla.
ted slavery into Kansas was false charge,
and admitted, further, that the institution
will not go into Kansas at all, what fur
ther use is there for Black Republican lea.
ders aud their long train Of befooed, be-
logged, blinded, bcwidered, deluded dupes
of followers? We pause for reply.
, 1857-12-11

DR.. RAE ON SIR JouN FRANKLIN, A
the Scientific Convention recently held al
Montreal, Canada, Dr. Rae, the dscoverel
of the relics of Sir John Franklin, was in
troduced to the association, and exhibited
the portion Of the relics still in his possess
ion, such as watch cases and chains, and q
spoon marked with Sir Johns crest These
relics were obtained from the Esquimaux
who gave him positive information concern
ing the party. He said he had not the
least hope that any Of Dr. Frankin's party
yet survived-no more than of those who
perished in the steamer Arctic because
in the locality where they were known tc
be, it is almost impossible to find food o.
any kind, and even experienced hunters
could not have survived. DR.. Rea believe;
that, after wintering the first year al
Beechy Island, Sir John Franklin attempt
ed to carry out his plan by crossing Peale!
Sound and reaching Behering's Straits
His party was seen coming down Pealet
Sound at place near King William'i
Land. DR.. Rae thinks they must have
pcrishod from hunger and scurvy.
, 1857-12-11

The average cost of American railways
has been estimated to be $40, 900 a mile
which is rather over than below the mark
The English railways have cost, on an nv'
erage, 100000 a mile; the Belgium rail
ways, 800, 900; the French railways. Sl3O,
900; the Germany railways, $56,0OO.-
Many reasons may be assigned for these
variations.
The German and American roads have
in general but one track; the French and
English two. The principle pursued by
the English engineers, who also built mosI
of the French roads, was to avoid abrupi
curves and steep gradients, by grading and
cutting, hence large increase Of expense
, 1857-12-11

WARS IN NAME ?"-Everything.
Charles Lamb understood this matter when,
speaking of giving children ugly Christian
names, he said" Don't NieOdemus a man
into nothing" A boys name has more to
do with his happiness and prosperity than
we are apt to imagine. y A diminutive, i'll
sounding cognomen has kept many poor
fellow in the back ground all his days.
And an unlucky nickname, applied to the
wearsr by the caprice or malice Of his fel.
lows, not unfrequently affects his peace and
respectability through life. We once knew
man whose real, bona Jidc name was
Stuffle Sickle" He was called "Stun
Pickle" for short. Well-what of him
Nothing. He was nobody" Of course,
and his whole history, mix" Reader il
you are young, las we hope you are), and
married, (as you ought to be), and should
have sons and daughters" (and may you
he blessed with half dozen of such sort }
remember that much depends on naming
them properly. Beware of top-heavy
names-such as Byron, and Washington,
and Shakespeare, re,-which only serve to be.
little the wearer Better by half call them
all John and Mary, and then number hem
as they do steamboats, in the west. Give
them good, plain, manly, spelling book
titles, and then if any man nicknames
your child, prosecute him for sander.
, 1857-12-11

How TO SECURE Coon Fruit CRoPs.-
The Agricultural and Horticultural Society
of Vancluse recommends, that in order to
insure large crcp in fruit trees, the fol-
lowing plan should be adopted A hole
must be dug round the tree to a certain
depth in the autumn, but not deep enough
10 expose the roots, and must then be filled
up with manure the manure should be
left until frozen, and then be covered with
the earth extracted. Thus covered over,
the manure does not thaw until late pc.
riod, and thereby prevents the tree from
budding early, and produces the effect in
tended The same society further makes
known that it is well ascertained fact
that trees which yield most fruit are those
whose branches grow horizontally, instead
Of vertically and it therefore recommends
that trees should, as far as possible, be
trained to grow in that direction it even
declares that by such training, trees that
have never yielded any fruit previously,
may be made productive.
, 1857-12-11

RAILROADS IN THE WoRLD.-The whole
number of miles Of railroad, we learn by o
New York paper, in the world on the lst
of July last, was inside of $4,000 miles
OF this amount more than one-half (27, $50
miles) is in the United States. Railroads
were started in England, and yet in ten
years we passed her. At the present time
the Model Republic has three times as
many miles Of railroad as Great Britain
and France united sThe following table
showing the miles of railroads in different
countries, we clip from report made tc
Congress some three weeks since:
, 1857-12-11

R@The Postmaster General has order.
ed that all postmasters whose compensation
exceeds $l2 so per quarter shall be sup
piled with wrapping paper, twine, and seal
ing wax for the use of their Offices by the
Post Office Department; and the rule
adopted March II, 1855, in relation to the
same subject is repealed All postmasters
whose compensation erquarter is less than
$l2 so can purchase for the use of their
Offices a reasonable amount Of the articles
last above mentioned; provided the nett
proceeds Of such Offices are not less than
$40 per year.
, 1857-12-11

B9-A Vermont genius, by name Mead
10 years Of age, has been astonishing the
natives near the asylum, Brattleboro, w.
During the night before Christmas, by the
light of lantern, young Mead constructed
Of blocks of frozen snow, on which water
had been poured, a statue which genius
alone could form or conceive. The figure
is said to represent beautifully sculptured
figure of the Goddess of Fame, rather
larger than life size The design indicates
decided genius. Fame has just recorded
the past years history. Her right hand,
still grasping the pen, has fallen carelessly
to her side, while her left hand, holding the
tablet, rests upon her knee; her attention
for the moment being engrossed with pass
ing and changing objects yet to be record,
cd. Close scrutiny is necessary to detect
the fact that the tO6Ole figure IS made oJ
Snoio and ice, while the tablet and pen are
but pieces Of an old cigar box. This eurl'
osity is reported to have attracted NUM-
ber Of visitors.
, 1857-12-11

DEMAND FOR CoTroN.-The New York
Herald estimates the requirements of trade
at the end Of ten years at from five and q
half to six millions of bales-an amount,
says the Herald, (which this country would
find no difficulty in Supplying, or even aug
menting to 100000 bales, were African
labor at all available for the purpose. "
Bennett, therefore, proposes to reopen the
slave trade as a method of supplying the
deficiency Of African labor.
, 1857-12-11

EARLY Discovery OF THE LAKE SUPERIOR
COPPER MINEs.-It would seem from tne
following extract of letter, dated May J.
1929, from Samuel Preston, of Stockport
Pa, to the editor Of the ~ Y. American
that the existence of copper in the region
Of Lake Superior was known earlier lnan
it was supposed to have been, and that 'no
United States are indebted for its possess
ion to Dr. Franklin
"Dr. Franklin told nc that when nc was
drawing the treaty Of peace with EngIanu'
in the city Of Paris, he had access 70 'hS
journals and charts of corps OF trehgn
engineers that had sloops and were expo
ring Lake Superior when Quebec iell ~
the British, from which chart he drew l,'o
line through Lake Superior TO include ..e
most and the best of the copper orc oil 'no
United States and the time would eoiile .n
when drawing that line would be consul
cred the greatest service he eyer rendere"
his country the facilities Of transport
ton would be well improved so as! 10 ca,
port the copper ore to Europe cheaP'aa
than they raised it from their own m'n'>'
, 1857-12-11

RMLwAYs.-The annual statement oi
railways in the Union has just been pub.
lished by the URited States Railroad and
Mining Register. 1t makes the total mum
Der of miles of railway "a, 1872, being an
increase of 3,423 over the preceding year
The Increase is larger in Pennsylvania than
in any other State, being 426, while the
largest increase in other States is, Illinois
39S, Indiana 36S, and Wisconsin 353 miles
Our total is now 2,l64 miles, Ohio head
ing the list with 2,S69, New York follow.
ing next with 1902, and Illinois 1881
Pennsylvania is now the fourth Railway
State but is fast overtaking those ahead
Of her.
, 1857-12-11

CHINESE SUGAR CANE.-The Commission
er Of Patents is now sending to our State
Agricultural Societies a parcel of Chinese
sugar cane seed, raised under the direct su-
pervision-9f the Patent Office, sufficient to
plant SiX,jen acres, with view of extend
ing the culture Of this plant.-N o Pic
, 1857-12-11

I KlLLEU.-S SIuggie, the Indian who was
most instrumental in the capture of LEscHI,
the noted war chief during our late Indian
difficulties, who was convicted Of murder
and sentenced to be hung at the February
term Of the District Court for the ID Judi
cial District of Washington Territory, was
killed short time since by Yelm Jim on
the Nisqually reserve. The decd is sup
posed to have been committed to avenge
the probable death Of Lsscki, Of whose fate
the Indians seem to entertain no doubt
If justice bc done him, there can he no
doubt among the whites. Il
, 1857-12-11

p9- The new cotton factory in the
Louisiana penitentiary, at Baton Rogue, is
said to be capable of doing double the
work executed by the old one, which was
destroyed by fire in June last. The pres
ont factory contains one hundred looms and
fifty cards, with all the spinning and other
machinery necessary to supply thread.
, 1857-12-11

PorAro DIGGING BY MAcHINERY.-Cap-
tain Taggarl Of Roxbury, Mass, has pat
ented plow-shaped machine, with double
set of revolving metal fingers, which take
up the potatoes, winnow them from the
earth, and deposit them in baskets hung on
each side, or in couple Of rows upon the
earth. With pair of horses it is calcula5
ted man may dig from six to eight acres
o day.
, 1857-12-11

How To DETECT PHoroGRAPnc BANK
BILLs-Tho sure method Of detecting a
photograph is to touch it with a solution
composed of 60 grains Of cyanide POTASH.
um in an ounce of pure water. This solu.
ton is poison 1t will remove the photo.
graphic impression almost instantaneously,
but it will not touch the carbon ink Of the
bank note plate printer. 1t can be put up
by any apothecary for eighteen pence.
, 1857-12-11

SUPREME CoURT.-The annual term Of the
Supreme Court for the Territory of Wash
ington convened on Monday lust-Hon. O.
B. McFADDEN, Of the First Judicial Dis
trict, presiding. Present-IIon. f. A,
CHENowErH, OF the Third Judicial District;
absent-Chief Justice LANDER B. p.
ANDERSON, Esq, was appointed Clerk. -
Several causes Of importance are in pro-
cess of investigation, and it is possible the
court may not adjourn for two or three
weeks. 4
The Kanzas news., 1857-08-15

Four months ago there was not a house
where Emporia now stands and from the town
ference. AS far as the eye can reach in ev-
cry direction, every quarter section is occu-
pied. In every bend of the Neosho and
Cottonwood is dwelling, and one or more
fields of grain. The settlers have all been
hard at work, and another year will produce
marked difference in the appearance OF
things, and the amount of grain and stock
raised. The country around this is as thick
ly settled as many parts of the west that
have been open for years to settlement, and
FIVE years hence viii witness a development
of the resources of the country unparalleled
in the settlement of the West.
The Kanzas news., 1857-08-15

prisoners through our streets purposely IN
tended TO excite the passions of our people,
so that some overt act might be committed,
70 give this devilish madman pretext for ar
resting in Lawrence?
One of those brutal scenes which are
sound only in standing armies and on slave
Plantations. occurred few evenings since,
= the g. S. camp. For some offence, steal
lng arms to sell for whisky we believe, a
soldier received so lashes, and is now lying
very Ill from the effects of that brutality
y bat can be expected from such body of
men, who are kept In subiection only by
the lash and the military rule of terror
1yrants first degrade their serfs, before en-
ploying them to crush out the liberties of
others.
The Blue Lodges are again. in full blast
IA Missouri We are informed that along
the border they were never more active than
% day.
Il is supposed that Rollins is elected Gov
ernor of Missouri, though it is by no means
certain. All the returns so far give this
gentleman majority.
TAXEsi TAxES!i
I,HE TAXES OF. DOUGLAS COUNTY is
Il now due and it is expected of each man tt
pay his Taxes promptly when called on either by
deputy OF myself. b. BUTCHER, Sheriff
of Douglas County.
Lecompton. Aug. 1st- 1857.
The above significant notice appeared in
ne IecoEnpton paper The grammar is the
sherlHs, not ours. Do the crazy fools really
sIntend 20 attempt such thing IF So they
had better .'pitch in'' at once
Whitaker, the Sheriff of Shawnee Coun-
Ety appeared on Monday last at Topeka with
writs on old charges for nearly 100 persons
He was alone and did not succeed In max
ing any arrests. The '.boys" walked up to
the Sheriff and looked over the writs, ex-
claiming, ssthat's for me- and so on, when
ever they came to one upon which one oi
their names was written. DR.. Ritchie found
one for him and having said so, the Sheriff
raising his hand exclaimed, We'll, sir, /
land stopped there, frightened by the
look of Richie, who drawing himself up,
told the villain .sthat he would do it at his
peril Whitaker returned home, threat
ening to bring the troops next time.
st night of the same day, the citizens held
a meeting relative to proposed city gov
ernnlent. After adjournment Capt. Cleve-
land, who lives on claim adjoining town
started home. Instead of taking the road
as usual, he went along foot path and thro
his corn field. On nearing his house be
saw six men surrounding it. watching, i
mas evident, for his return. He started
back for Topeka, where he stayed that night
1t was supposed to be Sheriff's possee,
who were seeking to arrest him.
The Kanzas news., 1857-08-15

The high stage of water in the Neosho
and Cottonwood for few days past has set
our citizens a-thinking on the subject of
bridging them. The necessity of such a
movement must be very apparent to every
person doing business here, and to all in
terested in the prosperity of the place.
Both these streams rise very rapidly, and
extremely high, so as to make them entirely
impossible, at certain seasons, producing
no little Inconvenience to the entire neigh
borhood by depriving rs of our mails, OBJ
structing tsaFel, and also cutting off con-
siderable trade from this place. The bridges
should be built at once; and hearty coop
Grafton of those Interested in the enterprise
is all that is needed to build them. Some
may say Wait until we are better able, -
but We can better afford to build them this
Fall than we can to wait till another season.
1t is understood that the Emporia Town
Company is ready to make a liberal sub
scription towards bridging the Neosho at
the foot of Commercial street-probably
: enough to pay for the entire work, leaving
only the necessary lumber 10 be furnished
oy the citizens. This will leave us COM
parativeiy free to direct our means and en-
ergies towards the Cottonwood bridge which
Is OF no secondary importance. The i'm
mense Fall emigration for the Southwest
viii pass through this place. and all that
region OF country will be densely populated
before the setting in of winter. With a
good substantial bridge across the Cotton
wood, at this point, an immense trade must
pour into this place from these newly settled
portions Emporia is the natural center Of
wealthy and populous country, and moth
ing but Lack of enterprise on the part of
her citizens, viii prevent her becoming the
center of large and lucrative trade. Let
ns' then, be up and DOING That which
can be accomplished towards the attainment
OF this object. this year. should not be de.
Tered until next year.