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The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-09-24
srilliap, Prospects for South Lssvsnwor,h.

A colony of Quakers, from Pennsylva-
MIA, are endeavoring to effect purchase
in South Leavenworth that will give a
vigor and activity to our city, as accepta-
BILE as it is unexpected. They have had
an agent here, who has selected four humid
red and thirty-one lots, all Of them lying
south of Choctaw street. Besides this,
they have made an offer for two large
tracts of land in the Immediate vicinity
of town. The gross amount of this pur-
chase reaches the sum of $4,000. Bfr.
Jere Clark has gone East to endeavor to
close negotiations, the main obstacle being
the paying of interest on the sums that
time is required for payment. This should
not stand in the way of closing SO i'm.
portant an investment As citizens, nc
community is more to be respected thar
the Quakers. They are prompt ant
punctual in all their dealings-their wore
being sure guarantee for the fullfilm en-
of anything they promise.
Manufacturing is doubtless the inten
of this colony. The, impetus they woul'
| give to this branch of city's prosperity
would be such as to found for Leaven
worth an Importance that 10 city on th
banks of the Missouri enjoys, or can eve
anticipate. If the negotiations are brougt
to satisfactory termination, it is the il
/ tention Of the purchasers to come out in
! mediately, so that we may anticipate 500
y seeing the broad, ,brimmed hats of tn
most welcome acquisition.-Leav. Di
patch. q
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-09-24

The respective proclamations of Hugh
s. Walsh and j. NJ Winchell will embar-
rass the Constitution more, should it ever
be presented to Congress, than they will
the manner or result Of the election. If
the acting Governors essay is tahen as
authority, the Republicans in Congress
will howl, and if the President of the
Convention is to control the matter, De-
mocracy will expound upon its unjust
ness.
Just at this time, we should like our
neighbors Of the Times to manifest an ac-
cornmodating spirit. We should like to
have access to their files. 1t would save
us much trouble to refet back to them
about the time Lecomptonism was in its
glory. BY substitution of Wyandott for
f,ecotnuton, Winchell for Calhoun, &C.,
we think we eotld find some glorious ar
ticles against the propriety ofinyssting the
President of Constitutional Confehsion
with such important powers.
But the justification is, doubtless, prece-
dent. It's the plea nowadays with all
political parties, and especially Republi-
cans. If they mediate an act they know
to be contrary to right, they first ferret
out precedent, and are not overly nice
whether it be found in the era of b. c. ol
A. D. Precedent is the apology for al
political enormities, and is the acknowlg.
ed standard of all partisans.
| On this same score we may not be sur
prised at "candle-boxes'' being brough
! into requisition, and Henderson diploma
cy rising to premium. The assortmen
ofauarter, half and whole star or tallov
candle boxes is just as good to select from
now as then, and wood piles are equal,
as plentiful. This system of election i
not at all an improbable one. Preceden
will justify it as strongly as it will an un
equal apportionment. "The end sancti
fies the means" will quiet the conscience
of those who are troubled with such a
incumbrance. If carried out upon th
candle-box order of doing, the Republ
: cans will have the advantage Of their OF
, ponents; for they are far more skillful
! the art Of hiding than their antagonist
To be good "hiders' is essential to Il
success of fraud, and in this respect v
t vouch for our Republican friends not ha'
ing any of their candle boxes discovers
t under wood-pile.
q The Registers suggestion is a good ol
:, for the judges to make certified retur
= to both the pronunciamentos. 1t is ce
e tainly imposing an onerous task upon q
n judges and the clerks, for which they,
1t least, should be allowed extra compenf
l. ton. But then here another contingen
y arises. Suppose the two sets of retur
N through some mysterious agency, mi
is with alterations and amendments in tn
s. passage to the headquarters at Tope
and LecompPn. In this event, all wor
be confusio6. and the snarl would me-
ly be untangled unit, the matter was plat
re before Congress, where it would aft
70 food for loug-drawn-out buncombe
svery calibre.-Leuv. DiPascA
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~ THE citizens Of Eudora, with most

or The citizens of Eudora, with most
commendabie enterprise, have nearly
completed bridge across the Wakarusa,
within short distance Of its mouth, and
when finished they think it will bid de-
hance 10 foods and freshets, as IL will
make single span Of 10 feet across the
creek, and be raised four feet above high
water mark. 1t is built upon the Howe
plan, by our enterprising fellow citizen,
John P. Hatterschiedt, and is credit
both to the builder and proprietors, as it
is built in most substantial manner. As
soon as opened for travel, which will be
in few days, a ferry will be established
across the Kansas river, at a point about
a mile due north Of the bridge, and di-
rect road opened to Leavenworth, thus
bringing a large section of the country
south of the Kansas river into close COM
munication with this city. Such evi-
dences as this are enough TO show that the
people of the interior look upon Lsayen-
worth as the leading commercial empo-
rum Of the Territory, as well as OF the
Missouri river, and are determined to
open up the most direct routes to US.
Our citizens should lend helping hand,
whenever practicable, to all such enter
Leauenworh Herald.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-09-24
Agricultural Lectures.

In the correspondence of the Prairie
Farmer we find useful hint, which we
would like to see acted upon by our
County agricultural Societies or others:
"The Canadians are getting ahead of us
in spreading agricultural information
among the people. While we have been
theorizing about an Agricultural College,
their counties have undertaken to hire and
defray the expenses of competent lee
turers, at the rate of So to SO per day, to
get the farmers together in their own
neighbofhoods during the winter, and talk
to them and discuss the theory and prac-
of agriculture. 1t has succeeded well-
In this way all are reached. The business
men get good practical suggestions and
the youth grow up with AN available
knowledge eff the art of farming WELL"
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-09-24
Spurgeon.

! cannot think him genius or an ex-
traordinary man. think he owes his
success to the fact that thesSEnglishmen
are so used to hearing uniform and prosy
style Of preaching that they are astonished
to hear an earnest and effective preacher,
speaking directly and naturally at them.
After reading a hymn. he tells the choir
how to sing the first verse, and then reads
this verse again, and when that is sung.
reads each Of the verses in the same way,
and if the singing does not suit him, he
stops it, and makes them begin again,
after the fashion of a singing master. His
friends are about making efforts to build
him new stone chapeL-A Clergyman.
letter from London.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-09-24
Discomfort.

How universal it is. We never knew
the man who would say, al am content
ed" GO where you will, among the rich
and the poor, the man of competence, or
the tlah who eafhs his bread by the daily
sweat of his brow, and you hear the sound
of murmuring and the voice of complaint
The other day we stood by cooper, who
was playing a merry tune with his adze
around cask. "Ah !' said he, "mine is
a hard lot-forever trotting round like a
dog, driving away at hoop" "Heighom
sighed our reighbor, the blacksmith, in
one of the hot days, as lie wiped the drops
of perspiration from his brow, while his
red hot iron glowed on the anvil "this
is life with a vengeance. melting and fry
ing ones self over the fire." "0h, that l
were a carpenter" s" calculated a shoe
maker, as he bent over his lap-stone
"here | am, day after day, working my
soul away in making soles for Others,
cooped up in this little seven-by- nine
room" al am sick of this out door
work." exclaims the carpenter, "broiling
and sweating under the sun, or exposed
to the inclemency of the weather--if ]
was only a tailor.'' "This is too bad,''
perpetually cries the tailor, "to be COM
PEELED to Sit petched up here, plying my
needle-would that mine was more ac-
tive life." "Last day of grace--the banks
won't discount-customers won't pay
what shall l do ?" grumbles the mer'
chant; 81 had rather be dray- horse-s
dog-any thing ~ "Happy fellows =
groans the lawyer, as he scratches hi
head over some perplexing case, or pour
over some dry record; "happy fellows
1 had rather hammer stone than cudge
my brain on this tedious, vexatious ques
ton" And through all the ramifcation
of society, all are complaining of thei
condition-fnding fault with their partic
ular calling. "If were only this. or that
or the other, 1 should be content" is tn
universal cry-"any thing but what / am.
So wags the world, so it has wagged, an
SO it will wag.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-09-24
Sketch,
BY JULrErrK n. BEACH.

The late March afternoons woird and gray.
The crazy wind. in monotone most dreary,
Whispers its half-told tale, and dies away
As if a weary.
Low riffs of snow lie covering in the lane.
Wbsreyesterday spring golden feet were dane
Andfrom the skies that wooed her gentle reign
Black clouds are glancing.
Isit within my sewing chair, and droam-
My work the while falls idly from my fingers
And where the freight drops its melIOwest beam
My gaze long fingers.
NJ littleboy lies sleeping. Stirless now
Are the bare feet, so quick and restless lataiv.
And the blue eyes beneath his thoughtful brow
One hand lies hid among the locks that aoat
n, In careless grace upon the yielding pillows:
The other on his breast rides like Boat
On summer hilloWs.
About the couch, where they his waking hide
HIS Whilom playthinRs lie in rare confusion.
Ana underneath tho shoes he thought TO hide
In safe seclusion.
he calmly sleeps. The wind moans at the door.
:, Ana the room the frelight's ftful cleaning
Makes pleasant shadows on the crimson floor
sit a dreaming.
Isee afar the yelled, uncertain land,
That in the future waits his manhood 8 coming.
And strive to dissipate, with loves strong hand,
Its mists benumbing.
And is he Of that race of laureed kings,
The Wearers Of the purple of the Poet,
Orllke the heroes whom the Poet sings?
His life will show it.
And if he be soul from falsehood free,
Though he should wear no laurel, sing no story.
To bear his part with honest men shall be
Enough Of glory.
The dusty twilight round the easement clines.
The wind lifts up its voice in louder WaiIin0'
And drenry eve folds in her somber wings
The daylight failing.
Familiar footsteps linger at the door,
And IN the room the lastfsint day beams quiv-
or Lethe's river.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-09-24
The Corn Orop.

Speaking of the corn crop-next to
wheat the most important staple of the
West-the Cincinnati Commercial says:
The prospect for a corn crop Of full
average yield throughout the region of
country about which there was recently
so much apprehension, has been well re-
assured by the generous rains Of the last
two weeks, and the increased amount of
land planted throughout the West will
make the yield of this great staple, if
present anticipations are realized, much
greater than ever before gathered.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-09-24
Kansas Corn.

Mr.. Hiram Corum, living about three
miles south of this city, on the Westport
road, exhibited to us yesterday several
ears of corn of his own raising, this sea-
son. One of the ears measured fifteen
inches in length, and eight inches In cir
cumference. 1t has 16 rows of grain, and
SO grains to the row. making 896 grains
to the ear. These ears of corn were mere
samples of the average yield of his whole
crop. He believes his crops will yield IS
bushels to the acre. This is the product
of Kansas soil, and is only what many
other farms will produce. Kansas against
the world for agriculture.-Leav. Herald.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-09-24

N. Bit will be proper to state that
the liberal premium to be awarded at the
Fair to the Best Lady Equestrian, owes
not its source to the Agricultural Society.
The liberality of the citizens of Lawrence,
through the agency of Messrs. ]. c. Hor-
ton and 7. Prentiss, is to be credited with
this generous auxiliary, affecting not only
the Fair Enterprise but also the enterprise
of the Fair. P. II. BERKAU.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-09-24
A Good Hint.
We find the following extract fr


We find the following extract from
letter by DR.. L. II. Dixon, in the New
York Herald of August 16, apropos Of
several abuses, not given by the editor,
but which, we may infer from the con-
text, refer to the loss of health, owing TO
the stupid construction of most Of our
houses:
"Only consider what a simple, efficient
and far cheaper method would remedy all
those terrible consequences, and how much
money the capitalists might save by
adopting il. The common French win
dow Of our drawing rooms, opening each
way from the middle, and hung with butt
hinges like folding doors, and extending
from the ceiling to the floor, with bars
half way from the latter for safety, and
wooden shaft going from the roof to the
bottom floor, with a wind jacket and q
pivot to turn its open mouth to the wind,
would completely effect ventilation by
the force of the cool air entering into the
warmer apartment, it would roll all the
impure exhalations of the body and the
heavy carbonic acid exhaled from the
lungs out of the windows. All stairways
should open on the street; the water clo-
sets should be invariably built on the roof"
We have, time and again, urged on our
readers the fact that long windows, OPEN
ing from top to bottom, are, in this hot
climate of ours, infinitely preferable to
the three feet square port holes now in
use, which keep us on half allowance of
fresh air through the dog days. Such
windows would cost less than the slide
weight and pulley ones now in use, and
be infinitely more agreeable. According
to the pattern proposed, they would, also,
be excellent ventilators, catching the wind
from almost any quarter.
Another sensible idea, which so far very
few have had the courage to adopt, is the
use of awnings before private dwellings.
Awnings not only catch the breeze, but
shade front rooms. Many ladies never
open their parlor windows for fear the
sunlight will spoil the curtains and cause
the carpets to fade. A pretty striped Ital-
ian awning is always picturesque, and
what is more, comfortable. Ii every
house had one, we should no. dread the
sun at MONDAY or the rain by night, and
passers by would be greatly benefited.
Life is air and light. Those who live
in the purest air are the healthiest. 1t is
all very we'll for people to ridicule the
philosophy which says that
"AIl that is good or great in men
May be traced to oxygen;"
and vet, if it be true that human life av-
erages one. third more in England, since
houses have been more fully ventilated
and cleaned, and since people have taken
to washing themselves, it must certainly
be admitted that oxygen has played no
mean part in making people deceuter and
cleaner than they once were. But we arc
as yet at the beginning Of the era of baths,
ventilation and care of health.-Philades-
phia Bulletin.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-09-24
Lov.Neeked Dresses.

In the early days Of Pennsylvania there
was a law which stated as follows "That
if any white female, Of ten years or up
wards, should appear in any public street,
lane, highway, church, court house, ,taS-
ern, ball room, theatre or any other place
Of public resort, with naked shoulders,
Ii. O., low-necked dresses, being able to
purchase necessary clothing, shall forfeit
and pay a fine not less than one nor more
than two hundred dollars" The closing
paragraph of the law, however, permitted
women of Questionable character 70 bare
their shoulders, as badge of distinction
between the chaste and unchaste.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-09-24
Council Grove.

Seven large wagons, loaded with lumber
for the erection of large Hotel at Coun-
Gil Grove, left here yesterday morning.
We have for a number Of years looked
upon the Grove as decidedly the most
eligible site in all western Kansas for the
building up of the great frontier town Of
the future State. To-day we are more
certain than ever that our views on this
subject are correct. Even now, week
seldom passes that does not bring with il
some new improvement of permanent
character in, that place.-Ksnsas Cit
Journal of Commerce.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-09-24
Missouri Railroad. Looking up.

The Palmyra and Quincy QlL) Rail-
road, it is said, will be completed in sixty
days. This will give an unbroken rail-
road connection between St. Joseph, west
ern Missouri and the Atlantic seaboard,
saving the ferry at Quincy.-Leav. Herald
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-09-24

-NS OtOHO = OhNO1 w
Best Young orchard of Small Fruits, so
Best Young Orchard of Apples and
Peaches, 80
Competition in Essay Writing, Free.
Competition in Ladies' Equestrian
Department. Free.
The price of admission to all persons
not members Of the Society was fixed
at 70 cents each. Family tickets, 81.
Lyman Allen, Levi Woodland and P. II.
Berkau were appointed to select Judges
on awarding premiums and have their
names published in connection with the
premium list.
Itisrequested that all the marshals and
managers appointend to aid in the man
agement of the contemplated Fair. NEE,
with the Board at its next meeting.
On motion, adjourned to meet at Law
renee, on the Gath of September next. a,
10 O'Clock, A. n.
JOS. GARDNER, President.
P.H. BERKAU, Secretary. sF
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-09-24

OF We were informed by Mr.. Filly-
brown, yesterday, that at the Cottonwood,
300 miles this side of Denver City, there
was a considerable snow storm on the
5th of September. Snow fell to the
depth of four inehes.-Leav. Herald.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-09-24

0tT The tunnel on the Covington end
Ohio Railway in Virginia, is 400 feet
long, and 100 feet below the surface Of the
earth. 1t is 800 feet longer than the Blue
Ridge tunnel. The width is twenty
seven feet, to accommodate double track,
and the heighth is twenty-three feet
An. RnAs1V ResRe.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-09-24

CA am certain, wife, that am right
and that you are wrong; I'll bet my ears
on it" Indeed. husband, you shouldn't
carry betting to ertrane lengths"
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-09-24

OF Republicanism is not remarkably
popular in Washington Territory, where
all the members Of the Legislature are
Democrats.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-09-24

GA good man, who has seen much
of the world and is not tired of it, says !:
"The grand essentials to happiness in this
life are, something to do, something to
love, and something to hope for"
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-09-24

or There is many man whose tongue
might govern multitudes if he could only
govern his tongue. -
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-09-24
agricultural.
Douglas County Agricultural Society.
LAWRENCE, Sept. 10Th. Is

LAWRENCE, Sept. 10th. 1869.
Pursuant to adjournment, the Execu-
tive committee of the Douglas County
Agricultural Society met at 10 O'Clock, A.
N. and was called to order by the Presi-
dent.
Present, Messrs. Allen, Campbell, Enos,
Woodward, Hiatt, Evans, Gardner and
Berkau.
Absent Messrs. Yates, Walsh, Wells,
Scudder, Starr, Ingersoll, Furman, Smith,
Warren and Merwin.
Proceedings of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
Mr. Allen, from Committee on location
Of the Fair, reported that the citizens of
Lawrence township had obtained the
Congregational Church, in Lawrence, with
sufficient amount of ground around it
to answer all the requirements of the
occasion. The report was unanimously
adopted.
The Committees on Rules and Regula>
lations, and Classification of Premiums,
brought in their report, which was read,
amended and approved, and ordered to be
printed in such papers of the county as
would do so free of charge.
On motion of Mr.. Allen, the Board took
recess of one hour.
Afternoon session, 2 o'clock, P. NJ.
On motion of P. H. Berkau, Capt.
Samuel Walker, of Lecomptou township
was appointed Director in the place Of
Mr.. Charles Ingersoll, resigned.
On motion of Mr.. Allen, the Board
fixed the entrance fees on articles and
animals competing for premiums at tht
following rates, less fifty per cent. to al
nlAa6ers Of the Society:
Entrance fee on all items belonging tC
Glass LIST / OK
Excepting calves, on which the fee
will be only 5(
Glass 0C
Glass 3 OC
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-09-24

The late March afternooni is weird and rr,y
The crazy wind. in monotone most dreary.
Whispers its balf-told tale, and dies away
As il a weary.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1859-04-30

NLN VI WAN" - -f--"
Ahe Tor your upper ten girls,
With their velvets and satins and laceh
Their diamonds and rubies and pearls,
Ard their milliner figures and faces,
They msy shine At party or ball.
Emblazoned with half they possess
But give me. IN place Of them all,
The girl with calico dress.
She e as plnmp as a partridge, and fair
ls the rose IN its earliest bloom;
Her teeth will with ivory compare,
And her breath with the clover perfume.
Her step Il as free and as light
Asthe lawns whom the hunters bard press
And her eyes IL as soft aud as bright.
My girl with the calico dress.
yonr dnndles nnd foplings may sneer
Al her modest and simple attire;
But she charms she permits TO appear
Would set q whole iceberg on hre
She can dance. but she never allows
The hngging, the squeeze and caress;
She Is saving al these for her spouse
Ny girl with the calico dress.
She 70 cheerful, warm-hearted and true,
And kind to her father and mother
She studies how much she can do
For her sweet little sister and brother.
II you want a cOmpsnion for life,
TO comfort. eDliven and bless,
She is just the right sort for a wife
MY girl with the calico dress.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1859-04-30
planting Potatoes /.

II. Poor, Of Brooklyn, L. J., in commuDica-
ton to the New England Farmer, thus speaks
Of potato planting and growing on Long Is.
land:
ais It not fatal error, that the farmer
Is q little too economical in seeding with
small potatoes, instead of large ones, when
be is SO unsparing in bis cash outlays for all
other good seed, and especially, Of some
new and unknown variety? Here on Long
Island, potato-growing is reduced to a sci
ence. We have many farmers who sell
from seven to twelve thousand bushels q
season This constitutes the principal crop
of the farm, with the exception Of Swedish
turnips, which are transplanted after the
early potato crop is taken off. They plow
in horse manure, and pillow deep select
their largest potatoes for planting, cut of,
and give to the pigs, the cluster Of eyes,
called the seed end, (on the long yarieties,) }
such as Jenny Lind, Chenange, Long Reds,
&c. by doing this, they get no small po-
tatoes, and as many pounds as If the whole
were planted. They say, the body of the
potato contains the large, healthy germs
(which must be selfevident to all farmers
and ridicule the idea of planting pig po-
tatoesD to realize from. This would seem
to be common sense view of the matter.
They plant quarter of large potato two
feet apart, and want only three or four
stalks to a hill. This practice of planting
and cultivation was satisfactorily proved to
me, by going into field of fifteen acres,
where several men were digging, aud scarce
ly pig potato could be seen--but on the
contrary, large, marketable potatoes, which
required no sorting
Now, that nothing may be lost, and a
fair experiment tried, would suggest that
these small eyes be planted in separate
rows. The trial will cost nothing, and may
turn out to be valuable discovery. Last
year, the potato discussion terminated (as
] thought in favor of large seed for plant
ing. Yet, several of your correspondents
made fair showing for the pigmy family
The last few years of my own farming con-
vinced me, that planting small potatoes
from year to year, was the sure dwarfng
principle. The bins in my cellar bore evil
dence of the fact"