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The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-09-11
The Power Of Truth.

Wealth, we are told, is power talent is
power, and knowledge is power. But
there is mightier force in the world than
either of these-a power which wealth is
not rich enough to purchase, nor genius
subtle enough to refute, nor knowledge
wise enough to overreach, nor authority
imposing enough to science. They all
tremble in its presence. 1t is Truth-the
really most potent element of social or in
dividual life. Though tossed upon the
pillows of popular commotion, or cast
into the seven-fold furnace ofpersecution,
or trampled to the dust by the iron heel
of power, truth is the one indestructible
thing in the world, that loses in no con-
fict, suffers from no misusage and abuse,
and maintains its vitality and complete
ness after every assault. All kinds of
conspiracies have been undertaken to des-
troy and drive it from the earth all
sources of power have been exhausted to
crush it, and all kinds Of seductions en-
ployed to vitiate and poison it (; but none
have succeeded, and none ever will. We
can be confident of nothing else in the
world, but the safety and imperishability
of truth-for it is part of Divine nature
and invested with the eternity and ON
impotence of its author and source. L
may often seem to be in danger; it is al
much set upon and assaulted now, aftel
eighteen hundred years of successful re.
sistance, as ever; but history and expert
ence oug ght to reassure our faith. 1t hai
never yet failed, and never will. 1t ha
always accomplished its end, and always
will. We may rest serenely upon it anC
feel no alarm. We may anticipate it
success, and enjoy its triumphs in advance
In this struggling life, what encourage
ment and comfort there is in this though
that the man of truth, and the caus
of truth, are connected with the most po
tent elements in the world, and have al
the certainty of succeeding which God
immutable nature and decree affords.-
Evangelist.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-09-11
COuntY EairR

We observe that the citizens of John
son county have resolved to hold a Fair
a. ~ McCamish, in their county, on the
EVth and 21st days of October next. The
OIosr Of arrangements has been perfected,
~no a good time and turnout is anticipated
AL Of which we hope may prove cor
rect The people of johnson county
S Geserye much credit for being the first to
ss' the ball in notion" and we hope
:: another year every organized county
II hsnsas will follow the good example.
- some instances it would be better for
r., w OF more counties to join together
su!al they become stronger and more able
70 go 1t on their own hook" We hope
a' peiore another year the counties oi
ta'sssskenrdge, Madison and Wise will take
A O.u oi the matter in good earnest, as
S", oOTmeS tho center Of . great Common
,"n, ~sHIh, and show to the world what il
Sy Sn.y the fact; that for agricultural pro.
s.S s-sS this portion of Kansas cannot b
ma neI Us have an Agricultural Fair by al
tAs. t.Ises The good results of one will b
ssn. riof all time to come. Situated in tn,
Sno.: el Oh Kansas, and in the most pro.
tbs portion, We should certainly b
k;ndu uS 70 institute movement Of thii
NJ. = We hope that another year viii
Rm,a una US SO far "behind the times."-
<"~ Nepe. .--s sa 3
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-09-11
From tie Missouri Republican
From Fort Laramie

FORT LARAMIE, N. T., Aug. z, 1853.
There is something wrong about the
mails between st. Joseph, Missouri, and
this place. The mails arrive at st. Jo-
seph daily from St. Louis, and leave there
for this place and Salt Lake City weekly,
and arrive with some degree of regularity,
but the general complaint here is, that il
does not bring letters and papers regular.
There are many of the officers, soldiers.
and other Government employees at this
Post, who have not received letters from
their friends and relatives for over a
month, and who, under ordinary circum.
stances-w!th daily mail communica-
tion-would receive letters semi-weekly,
or weekly at least. There are thousands
of persons out here, depending upon this
facility for "good news from home" and
anxiously look for the mails to arrive, but
only do so to be repeatedly disappointed
They know that letters have been sent
and are more than month due, but have
failed to arrive. There is a screw loose
somewhere. The Republican" arrive:
sometimes, and then again it does not
Not a single copy arrived last week. l re-
ceiyed, in yesterdays mail, copy of the
18th and one of the 9Th ultimo.
II things go on this way, without i'm
provement we will get as far behind the
tines as the backwoodsman who voted
for Gen. jackson for nineteen years, no
knowing, or having heard, that any other
candidate was on the ticket for the Pres
idency. A SUBSCRIBER.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-09-11
Valuable opinion

Martha Washington, the noble wife Of
him who was "frst in war, first in peace,
and first in the hearts of his country
men," used to say at is surely more
desirable that young ladies should sing,
play, and dance, only so well as to amuse
themselves and their friends, rather than
to practice these light arts in so emi-
nent degree as to astonish the public, be-
cause great apparent attention to trivial
accomplishments is liable to give sus-
picion that more valuable requirements
have been neglected. As they consist oi
an exhibition of the person. they are not
unfrequently liable to be accompanied
with vanity, and tend to extinguish the
sweet blush ofshrinking timidity, which
is in a young ladythe most powerful of heI
! exterior charnA"
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-09-11
BY G. w. BROWN & &C
The Love Of Home

A correspondent of the Country Gen.
AemGn says:
"Among the many virtues, the posses
sion Of which renders man useful, and life
pleasant, the love of home is gilmore than
minor Importance. I call it a virtue.
How shall we increase our general love
of home, and instill the same into the
minds of our children ? By rendering
home peaceful, pleasant, and attractive.
Invest it with the charm of beauty
adorn its exterior surround it with trees
and shrubs with the maple, the willow,
ash and the evergreen let the oak and
the chestnut be there you will but add to
their beauty and grandeur"
Conceal all that is unsightly in the mas
sy foliage of the grateful grape wreath
columns of the verandah with festoons Of
the climbing rose and forget not the
dark-leaved ivy withal, let the fragrance
of flowers sweeten every breeze that pass.
es over your house.
Thus much for the exterior. Now fol
a view of the hearth-stone, first promising
that where the former is thus established
the latter will conform thereto, for tn,
taste which produced the one will rendel
the other attractive. Let comfort anC
convenience, pervaded by taste and re.
finement, be paramount in the arrange
ment of the interior. Let generosity anC
hospitality be the rule of action towards
the neighbor and the stranger, while af
| fection, kindness and love, cement tn,
ireside circle. So will you have hom,
which angels might envy-one which will
irradiate life with happiness, and illumi
nate your pathway with sunshine. Sucl
home each child will love, and tn,
memories of its blessings will be undim
med by years.
From such home, we turn to the con
temptation of one which is the type of to-
large class of rural homes. Lone ant
dreary, treeless, shrubless and struck
unblessed with the fragrance of flower
or the shadow of vine, it stands withou
a companion, save its out-buildings.
matters little whether such a home b
old and time-worn, or a modern fabri
dressed in glaring white (; it will posses
little of its owners love. His childre
will evince the strength of their attach
ment, by leaving it as fast and early a
practicable.
| Friends, farmers, you of all others ca
and should have pleasant and attractiv
home if that which you now occupy, b
not such, time, taste, and attention, wi
soon render it right. The ability of Sc
lection is yours ; choose, and may yo
never regret your choice.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-09-11
Colony for Kansax

A valued correspondence Knox county
writes us that colony for Kansas is now
organizing in that county. The colony
are residents Of Galesburgh and vicinity.
A locating committee is in the Territory,
looking for proper site. They propose
to take full township, which is to be
divided into shares, and sold only to
members of the Association, each OF
whom are bound by agreement, to en-
close, before next spring. his entire pur-
chase, by substantial fence. The enter
prise is clearly feasible, and we have a
guaranty in the character of the men
engaged therein, that it viii, be success.
Ciecqe Press
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-09-11
Purify and Honesty of Character Essential "a
Happiness.

All the treasures of ten thousand worlds
will not compare in value with one pure
and honest heart for the production of all
that is satisfying and blessed. They will
not purchase peace nor joy, nor sacred
rest, nor the sweet tranquility of an un-
sullied conscience, nor one single mo-
ment's real bliss. All that exalts, ennobles,
embellishes and dignifes humanity, is
blended in the beauty and the glory Of a
truly genuine character.
Let none imagine that the bare letter
of duty, or even the reputation Of good
resolutions, will bear them with golden
opinions through life of action, des.
pising those means, which, like the
farmers heavy rollers, smooth the ground
they are compelled to crush. Let such
persons neglect that amenity, that consid-
crate bearing, so essential in the inter-
course of life, and infallibly the return
will be found bitter harvest Of aver.
sion.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-09-11
Poeffy.
The Mother

lsoftening thought Of other years,
feeling linked to hours
Wben life was all too bright for tears,
And hope sang wreathed with flowers;
A memory Of affections fed,
1f voices heard no more;
Stirred in my spirit when read,
That name Of fondness DER.
Ogaotler!-In n that magic word
What loves and joys combined
WhathO too oft, alas, deferred!
What Watchings-griefs-are thine!
Yetnever. till the hour we roam,
By worldly thrslls oppres't,
Learn we 10 prize that hOliest home,
A tender mothers breast.
Ten thousand prayers at midnight poured
Beside our couch Of woes;
The wasting WEAKNESS endured
To soften our repose:
Whils murmur never marked thy tongue.
Nor tolls relaxed thy care!
How, mother, is thy heart SO strong,
To pity and forbearl
What filial fondness e'er repaid,
Or could repay the past?
Alas. for gratitude decayed!
Regrets that rarely last!
Ti5 only when the dust is thrown
Thy blessed bosom DER,
We muse on all thy kindness shown,
And wish ice'd k0Ued thee more.
'Tis only when the lips are cold
WemOurn--With late regret,
Mid myriad memories OF old
The days for ever set;
And not an act. or look, or thought,
Against the meek control,
But with q sad remembrance fraught,
Wakes anguish in the souli
On every land. in every cline,
True to her sacred cause;
Filled BY that influence sublime
From which her strength she draws
Still is the mothers heart the same;
The mothers lot as tried;
And, q, may nations guard that name
With filial power and pride.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-09-11
A H..nafni Exnaet.

There lies in the depth of every heart
that dream of youth, and the chastened
wish of manhood, which neither cares
nor honors can ever extfnguish-the hope
Of one day resting from the pursuits
which absorb US; of intsrposing between
old age and the tomb some tranquil inter.
val Of reflection, when, with feelings not
subdued but softened, with passions nIs
exhausted but mellowed, we may look
calmly on the past without regret, anc on
the future without apprehension. But in
the tumult of the world, this vision for
ever recedes as we approach il; the pas
sions which have agitated our life, dis
turb our last hours, and we 60 down to
the tomb like the sun in the ocean, with ,
no gentle and gradual withdrawal Of tne as
light Of life back to the source wnlcn
gave il, but sullen in its hery glow lone
after it has lost its power and its splenoof
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-09-11
The Railroad.

Tho success which attended the first
earnest effort to establish the eastern tele-
graphic connection, emboldens us to the
belief that our citizens will be found
equally energetic and prompt in forward
ing the mighty and more important rail-
road enterprise, to which we have so fire.
quently urged attention. We now in
quire who has this matter in charge p
We believe company has been organized
under the laws of the state of Missouri,
and that there is in existence somewhere,
Board of Directors, whose duty it is to
attend to this matter. If this project of a
connection with the Hannibal & st. Jo-
seph Railroad, can be put into some tang
ible shape-if some persons having au-
thority, and possessing the confidence of
our people, will take hold oft energeti-
cally, we have every reason to believe
they will be warmly seconded by our peo-
pie. There has been already enough
loose street-talk upon this subject. Its
vital Importance is already fully appreci-
ated, and now is the time for action.
Even if we do all in our power from
this time forward, we shall not be able to
complete our branch, as soon as the mair
line is finished.
Ifthe present Directors of our proposed
road are unable, or unwilling to act il
this matter, let them step aside, and give
place to men of the right stamp-mer
who will take hold of the enterprise with
the determination to carry it through.
1t seems to us, in view of the impor
tance of this question, it would be wei
for our citizens to meet in mass conven.
ton, and take some means to bring abou
a concert of action. Every days delay
jeopardizes the interests of our city. LIE
us then be up and doing. We ask ou
brethren ofthe press to take hold of thi
question, which certainly now stands frs
on the docket-Leauenportb Journal.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-09-11
Poetry.
Tho Magnetic Telegraph.
BY JAMES G. LYONS, L. L. D.

BY JAMES G. LYONS, L. L. D.
Along the smooth and slender wires
The sleepless heralds run,
Fast as the clear and living rays
Go streaming from the sun.
No peals or flashes heard or seen,
Their wondrous fight betrays;
And yet their words are plainly felt
In cities far away.
Nor summers heat, nor winters hail,
Can check their rapid course;
They meet unmoved the fierce winds rage
The rough waves sweeping force;
In the long night Of rain and wrath.
As in the blaze OF day,
They rush with notes Of veal or woe,
To thousands far away.
But faster still than tidings borne
On that electric cord,
Rise the pure thoughts Of him who loves
The Christians life and Lord;
Of him who taught in smiles and tears,
With fervent lips to pray,
Maintains high converse here on earth
With bright worlds far away.
Aye! though no outward wish is breathed,
No outward answer given,
The signing of the humble heart
Is known and felt in Heaven;
Those long frail wires may bend and break,
Those viewless heralds stray.
But Faiths least word shall reach the throne
Of God, though far away.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-09-11

@ One portion of the Democratic
party belongs to Buchanan and the other
to Douglas But, if we whip one portion,
We guess the other portion will feel the
blows. We have heard of little boy
and girl, who agreed to share kitten be-
tween them, the boy being proprietor
of his long, beautiful tail. Shortly after
wards, the kitten was heard mewing
dreadfully. "What is the matter with
our kitten?" screamed the little girl.
"Oh - said the boy, al trod on my part,
and your part hollered. ."-Louisvi7ls Jour
nal.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-09-11

OF Five of the sweetest words in the
English language begin with II, which is
only breath, says one. "Heart, hope,
home, happiness, heaven" The heaven
of happiness is to have hope at home in
the heart. This sentence can be uttered
at a single breath.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-09-11
~ Woman. generally. have less cour

@ Women, generally, have less oour-
tesy than men. You often see men in
steamboats,, stages-coaches, in churches,
and in public meetings, rise and give
their seats to women, and the women seat
themselves quietly without word of ac-
acknowledgement And so with thousand
other attentions, which are rendered and
received without smile or "thank ye,"
in return. They might say, "Ycu are
very kind, sir" if nothing more.-Ars
2h&& 3 l.t .-.sl - sA..
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-09-11
LAWRENCE, KANSAS. SEPT. IL. 1853.

T The roots of Nature are in the
human mind. The life and meaning OF
the outward world is not in itself, but in
us. And when we have taken in all that
the eve can gather, the ear, the hand,
the other senses, we have but the body;
we do not yet read and know the spirit
and truth, which cannot be received by
the senses, but by the soul. And Nature
comprises in herself all the effects which
she causes upon the senses, and all that
she causes upon the mind. He will see
the most without who has the most with
in; and he who only sees with his bodily
organs sees but the surface He who
paints or describes with the senses alone,
is but surface artist. This superficial
reading of Nature is as if one had been
taught like Millions daughters, to read the
Greek language fuently without under
standing any part of its meaning. The
sound is sweet, the reading is fluent. But
all the life and contents are wanting
And he that reads Nature reads Gods
language. He only pronounces the words,
without the meaning, who sees the natural
world by his senses only, and not also by
his feelings. The bell from yonder steeple
sounds out suddenly through the storm
washed air. What does that sound mean ?
To the bell, rattling. To the mechanical
philosopher it means the vibration pro-
duced upon the air. To the matchmaker
| it means twelve o'clock-noon. To the
laborer it means rest and food. To the
school-boy it means release from living
tomb. To the nurse it means the hour
for medicine. To the impatient BRIDE
groom it is the hour of wedding. 1t is
the funeral hour also, and the sexton
cracks his whip. 1t means separation and
heart-pangs to those aboard the cars
That bell-stroke means all that it can
make a man feel and think. 1t bears
back the thought on its waves, and strands
us upon the shores of childhood. Itopens
the door of tears or of smiles, of Joyful
remembrances or sad ones. 1t reaches
toward the feeling. Those pulsations
beat open the gate of Eternity. Lying
upon the warm and fragrant grass, fiecked
all over with the golden-spotted shadow
of an elm, that deep, solitary, single stroke
of the bell, lifted high above the ground
that does not sound out one note anC
cease, as trumpet does, but moves anC
warbles; that pulses again and again
going and coming, as if it were beckoninl
and soliciting US to follow; upon tina
sound we do ride bravely heavenward, anC
inits dying cadence hear hundred voices
speaking things to the feeling unutterabl
in human language. And that singh
sound is all that it can do. 1t is caus
that includes in itself all the effects it i
capable of producing.-H W. Beecher.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-09-11

0r James Carrolton, says the Leasen-
worth Journal, has the honor OF being .ns
first man convicted Of any crime IN Nan
sas. He Iaas been sentenced to the Pen
itentiaiy for the term of one year. his
crime was grand larceny, Kansas IS 10
deemed!
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-09-11

G.Three things that never agree
two cats over one mouse, two wives in
one house. or two lovers after one usaid-
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-04-27

Giddiness, Headache, &c.-These pans and
dsagreeable feelings are generally symptoms Of some
other complaint; SUCH as dyspepsia, apoplexy, and
various others, all CT which are caused by corrupt
noxous matter, cloggng the various circulations;
hence, stream rush Of blood to the head, and by
the excitement great pressure on the brain. Gidd.
hess, headache, loss OF memory, dmness OF sight, and
various other complaints the result. Thus It will
be seen that all the above painful and distressing NAL
aides owe their origin to the blood. DR.. Morse's In.
dian Root Pills are acknowledged to be the only medi-
cine that will thoroughy purify the blood. They en-.
ter the blood and follow the stream of life its jour
ney through the system. They root out all founess
and impurity and drive out every unhealthy obstruc
tion. They should be taken every night in sufficient
quantities to operate briskiy, by commencing with
two pills going to bed, three the next night, four
the next; II the SYMPTOMS are not removed, commence
again with two pills and go mp again as before Com
tnue in like manner, until the blood Is thoroughly
purified, and all pain and distress is entirely re.
moved. r..H -ul ssea -
Obtain one OF our Free Almanacs, and read the his
tory of DR.. Morses father and how this medicine was
introduced. .rlir.i>l fI e..B
BEWARE OF counterfeit of these Pills-YKLLow
WRAPPERS, All genuine are in BLUE wrappers, with
the signature Of A. }. White l. Co., on each box.
Price % cts.lgE
DIR. Morses Indian Root Pills are sold by dealers in
Medicines. ~Fftig So mar3l-d&w
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-04-27

ground pitAia the City Of Eraasriile:
SECTION |. Be it ordai ned by the Common Coun-
cilof the City OF Evansville, That whenever any
situated that water does or shall collect and remain
sagnant hereon such lot while situated shall be
deemed aud taken to be u nuisance, and the Common
Council may direct and require the owner or oecupi-
of the premises to aate such nuisance by draining
% Ss Or S as the
Council may order and direct ,.
Sac. shall be the duty Of the Clerk to issue to
the Marshal duplicate certified copies OF any order
made i'm pursuance Of the last section, and h Mar
shall shall forthwith, Is soon practicable deliver
premises MENTIONED In said order, to the agent of
such owner or o,cupier. and sad Marshal shall re-
ting in his return the time and manner Of services
and on whom served, and the Clerk shall ME and
SEQ. n ne said copy shall he returned "not
found" by the Marshal, The Clerk shall forthwith
publish copy 81 said order in some newspaper print.
SEC Ii, after service or publication OF copy OF
said order as aforesaid the owner or 81 such
fiji up the same within the time and in the manner
required Ny said order, II shall be the duty 81 me
time mensioned in such order, to proceed to drain or
fill up such lot or parcel Of ground. according 70 the
requirements OF such order and the Marshal shall
draining or filing up shall be completed, make q
statement in writing. detailing the expenses Of said
fed by the afdavit OF said Marshal. and shsl be by
him flied with the Clerk, and the Clerk shall record
and the amount charged in said statement shall he q
debt against the owner or occupier Of said lot, and
shall be lien such lot parcel of ground; and
the said debt may be collected ny action against the
owner occupier Of the lot parcel Of ground; OF
said lien may be enforced in any Court OF competent
jurisdiction. .'t-. u >"
SEC. 8. IL any Of any lot parcel Of ground,
who shall have been personally serS ed with copy
Of any order made in pursuance Of the ordinance
shall fail neglect to ply with said order within
the time which may be specfedin such order, such
shall fer such offense forfeit and pay any
sum not exceeding ten dollars, nor less than one
dollar.
SEE. 6. IT the Clerk Marshal shall neglect or
fail to perform any duty required Of him ny this
ordinance, such Clerk or Marshal shall for such
offence forfeit and pay any sum not less than hvc
dollars, nor more than ffty dollars. 2 u IA y :
SECT. The Clerk shall at the first meeting of the
Council in the months Of July, October, and Janua-
~ of each year, report to the Council in writing,
statement Of ali sums which may remain due and
unpaid for filling up or draining any and all lots
or parcels of ground under this ordinance.
Secs This ordinance shall be in force from and
Passed April s4tii, 1855, and publish ed 10 the Ev-
ansville Journal. April s'th 1883, and in the Voks
ansi's A.LEMCKE, Clerk.