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The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-11-26
A Model Dictionary.

1t is refreshing to turn from the warfare
between the publishers of webster and
Worcester to the waggish suggestion of
Horace and James Smith, for dictionary
which would give the meaning of
things as well as words. We publish a
few specimens:
Argument-With fools, passion, vocif-
Grafton and violence. With ministers, a
majority. With men of sense, a sound
reason.
Enthusiastically derived by Ju-
MUS from the Greek for foolish, and by
Spelman from Baculus, a cudgel, be-
cause he deserves one. A poltroon, who
is afraid to marry, lest his wife should
become his mistress, and who generally
concludes by converting his mistress into
a wife.
Baker-0ne who gets his own bread by
adulterating that of others.
King-According to the modern doc
trine, the hereditary proprietor of nation;
according to reason, its accountable first
magistrate.
Bed-An article in which we sleep and
pass the happiest part of our lives, and
yet one which we never wish to keep.
Babies = Noisy, lactiferous animals
much desiderated by those who never had
any.
Esquire-A title much in use among
the lower orders
Face-The silent echo of the heart.
Faction-Any party out of power.
Infant-A mysterious meteor sent to
US from the invisible world, into which
after performing the evolutions incidental
to the seven ages of man, it will finally
return.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-11-26
Jim Lane.

The Kansas Press, Published at Coun-
Gil Grove, and Republican paper, hits
Lane in the following sensible manner:
Lame stands no more chance of the
United States Senate than we do of the
Presidency, and we venture a picayune
that his private affairs will be SO pressing
as to prevent him from being candidate
Everything he supported in the Topeka
Convention, he killed. Doniphan county
was ruled by him, and got nothing; the
same as to Shawnee and other counties.
Lanes promises of his influence and sup
port are now worth about ten cents on the
dollar. The people, when they select
public servants, will select those who can
do the most for them, and acknowledge
themselves indebted to no one. Those
who looked to Lane for office at Topeka,
went home swearing. Poor fellows, they
were duped (; but should not blame Lane
he had not the power to help them"
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-11-26
Robbery Of the Shawnee Treasury.

On Monday last. at the meeting of the
Shawnee Indian Council, it was discovered
that their safe had been entered and rob-
bed of all the money it contained. The
Council meets monthly at Donaldson's, a
few miles from here, where they keep
their orphan funds, in strong safe, under
care of the clerk. At the previous meet
ing of the Council the money was count
ed, and it amounted to between $4,000
and $1,000, all in gold. On meeting to-
gether last Monday, and opening the safe,
the money was all gone. The safe was
not injured, and it is probably that false
keys were used. The robber is not known
but there are some strong suspicious 1,
is likely that by next week some devel-
opments will be made.
A man that would steal from orphan
Indians is mean enough to do anything
and if detected he ought to be scalped
and tomahawked, and that without mer-
cy.-Border Star.
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Obituaries

Everybody remembers the famous ep-
itaph, which closed with these words !:
she painted beautifully in water colors,
and of such is the kingdom of Heaven"
Some of the Boston reporters have hit
upon almost as touching mode of allu-
sion to departed worth. At least two Of
them have announced the death of gen.
tleman in Brookline, and added, she was
the owner of the celebrated horse Hiram
Drew" We shall expect to see before
long such a notice as this: "Mr. John
Smith, the owner of the celebrated Shang-
mai rooster, Tin Yang, departed this life
yesterday, leaving behind him large cir
Gle of mourning friends" There is moth
ing SO consoling as to be reminded Of oul
departed friends titles to fame.-PrOvi
de7sce Journal
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-11-26
Poetry.
The Enchanted Island.

wonderful stream is the river Time
Asit runs through the realm Of years.
With faultless rhyme. and n musical chime.
And abroader sweep and surge sublime.
And blends with the ocean of tears.
There is a musical isle of the River Time
Where the softest harps are playing;
There IS cioudless sky and q tropical cline
And song as sweet as a vespsr chime,
And the tones with the rose are straying.
And the name of this isle is the Long Agon
And We bury our treasure there
Ihefc are broWsOf beauty and blossoms of snow
Ihey are heaps Of dust-but we loved them 90
Ihere are trinkets and tresses Of hair;
There are fragments Of songs that nobody sings
-, And part of an infants prayer;
insrs IS Iute unswept, and heart without
There are broken VOWS and pieces of rings.
ana the garments she used to wear.
shore 'no ian'
By the mirageis lifted in air
And we sometimes hear, through the turbulent
roar.
Sweet voices We heard in days gone before.
"hen the wind down the river is fair.
On remember for aye be the blessed isle,
"a All the day Oflife till night;
smile,
ARD our eyes are closing in slumber awhile,
Nay that Island Of Souls be in sight.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-11-26
Deaths By Steam Travelling.

1t appears, from tables that have been
carefully compiled, that since 1853, some
seventeen railroad accidents have occur
red in the United States, which could lay
claim to the dignity OF first class horrors
the list of killed and wounded footing up
three hundred and three of the former
and six hundred and twelve of the latter.
But this slaughter is wholly eclipsed by a
comparison of the figures with the losses
which have been sustained on our western
rivers for the first six months of the pres
ent year. During this brief period, no
less than three hundred and sixty-seven
lives have been lost by the snagging, ex-
plosion, confagration, &C., of boats-not
to mention nearly two millions of dollars
worth ofproperty which has been destroy
ed in the same way.
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Encouraging.

The following anecdote of the late Prof
Wilson Christopher North) has encour-
aged bachelors to hope that their case is
not altogether hopeless. Read it:
When the suitor for the hand of Prof.
Wilson's daughter had gained the young
lady's consent, he was, of course, referred
to papa Having stated his, probably, not
unexpected case, the young gentleman
was directed to request the young lady to
come to her father, and doubtless her
obedience was prompt. Professor Wilson
had before him, for review, some work,
on the fy-leaf of which was inscribed,
"With the authors compliments" He
tore this ont, pinned it to his daughters
sleeve, solemnly led her to the young
lover, and went back to his work.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-11-26

OF the pistols, and on my giving the sig
nal, took deliberate aim at me. The
pistol went of, and the ball appeared be
tween my teeth.
More angry than ever, my rival tried to
seize the other pistol, but succeeded in
reaching it before him. "You could not
injure me-" l said. "but you shall now
see that my aim is more dangerous than
yours. Look on that wall"
l pulled the trigger, and on the newly
whitewAshed wall there appeared large
patch of blood, exactly at the spot where
| had aimed The Marabout went up to
it, dipped his finger in the blood, and
raising it to his mouth, convinced himself
of the reality. When lie acquired this
certainty, his arms fell and his head was
bowed upon his chest, as if he were an
lijh:lsted. Itwas evident that for mo-
ment he doubted everything, even the
Prophets. The spectst, RS raised their
eyes TO heaven, muttered prayers, and
regarded me with species of terror.
The trick | have just described, though
SO curious, is easily prepared. / will give
a description of how l got in readiness
for it over night. As soon as was alone
in my room, l took out of my pistol case
bullet mould. l took a card, bent up
the four edges, and thus made sort of
trough, in which l placed piece of wax,
taken from one of the candles. When it
was melted, l mixed with ita little lamp
black l had obtained by putting the blade
of knife over the candle, and then ran
this composition in the bullet mould.
Had l allowed the liquid to get quite
cold, the ball would have been full and
solid ; but in about ten seconds turned
the mould over, and the portion of the
wax not yet set, ran out, leaving hollow
ball in the mould. wanted second
ball, which l made rather more solid than
the other, and this | filed with blood,
and covered the orifice with lump OF
wax. An Irishman had once taught me
how to draw blood from the thumb with
out feeling any pain, and l employed ii
on this occasion to fill my bullet. Bull
lets thus made bear an extraordinary re-
sem blance to lead, and are easily mistak-
en- for that metal, when seen short dis
tance off.
With this explanation the trick will be
easily understood. After showing the
leaden bullet to the spectators, changed
it for my hollow ball, and openly put the
latter into the pistol. By pressing the
wad tightly down, the wax broke into
small pieces, and could not touch me al
the distance stood AT the moment the
pistol was fred, l opened my mouth to
display the lead bullet held between
my teeth, while the other pistol contained
the bullet filled with blood, which burst
ing against the wall, left its imprint,
though the wax had flown to pieces.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-11-26

Moderate exercise in the open air, for
the purpose Of assisting the various secre-
tions, is an essential requisite for the pro-
duction and maintenance of good health.
None can neglect this rule with impunity;
but sedentary life is certainly not so
detrimental to those who live on vegetable
diet Unless sufficient oxy gen be supplied
to the lungs by daily exercise in the open
air, the products of decomposition will
fail to be removed in sufficient quantity
for the maintenance of healthy state !;
and the assimilation of new matter is i'm
peded. Without exercise, also, the con
tractile power of the heart and large arte-
ries is fesbly exerted; aud, though suf6-
cient to carry the blood to the ultimate
tissue, it is nevertheless not strong enough
to carry it through with the rapidity nee
essary for health. The ultimate tissue
being thus filled faster than it is emptied,
congestion takes place in those delicate
and important vessels which compose it.;
as well as in the large veins, the Office of
which is to convey the blood from the It's
sue to the heart. One of the chief condi-
tions of the body, in that generally ill
state of health usually deuominated ''in-
Digestion" is congestion of blood in the
ultimate tissue of our organs-the brain,
the lungs, the spinal marrow, the stomach,
the gang,ionic system, the liver, bowels,
and all the organs concerned in the nutri-
tion of the body. When the system,
therefore, undebilitated by disease, will
admit good supply of oxygen by mus
cular exercise, it is the best means of di-
nlinishing the amount of veuous blood
and Gin conjunction with legitimate sup
ply of proper blood,) OF increasing the
amount Of arterial blood /; and in proper.
tion as the latter preponderates over the
former, shall we possess health and mus
cular strength, as well as elasticity o
mnd.-Smith's Fruits and FdrinGcea.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-11-26

OF There is a sort Of people who.
through some notion Of their own superb
ority Of wisdom or authority, are 50 in the
habit of identifying their prejudices with
the DEGREES of Heaven, that they cannot
but look upon all who call them in quss-
ton as wicked-enenies Of God and in
cendiaries in society. They do not doubt
that the Almighty thinks precisely as they
do; and expect that their views will be
received with the Difference due to an
infallible revelation. These people do not
respond to arguments, they arraign their
authors; they do not seek to convict; and
look upon error not as thing TO be over
come, but to be punished in the person OF
its believer.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-11-26

The political horizon of Europe is over
cast again with numerous clouds, forebod-
ing trouble. The Morocco imbroglio, and
the Frauco-Spanish alliance; the Suez
canal difficulty, in which the Constita-
tionnel declares France will stand no lon
ger the action of England; the utter con-
fusion that prevails throughout Italy; and
the recent imperial letter to the King OF
Sardinia, calculated to render the 'confu-
sion worse confounded," are portentous
signs.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-11-26
An Indian pr...n, 10 Ii. Pr.sid.p,

The Indian girls at the Usage Mission
School have deputed the Commissioner
of Indian Affairs to be the bearer of a
present to the President of the United
States. The memento consists of a couple
of purses of silk and buckskin, beautifully
worked in beads. The package is in
scribed in the handwriting of Victoria
White Hair, one of the Indian girls, "From
the Usage girls to the Great Father
Washington Constitution.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-11-26
w,sh,n1,on,s Plan,

Washington's plan for abolishing slsv-
cry differs materially from that of Brown.
Il was this "There is not a man living
who wishes more sincerely than / do to
see a plan adopted for the abolition Of
slavery; but there is only one proper and
effectuai mode by which it can be accom-
plished, and that is by legislative author
ity. This, as far as my suffrage goes,
shall never be wanting"
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-11-26

Let all young men, looking out for
wives, follow the counsel we give below.
1t will save them a world of trouble:
"If ever you marry" said my uncle,
"let it be woman who has judgment
enough to superintend the work of her
house; taste enough to dress herself; pride
enough to wash herself before breakfast;
and sense enough to hold her tongue
when she has nothing to say"
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-11-26

or A company of five, including a
lady, from the El Doralo Of Kansas, ar
rived in town yesterday morning, with a
large drove of stock, two teams, aud any
quantity of rocks. They intend remain
ing on the border until spring, wintering
their stock near Lawrence, and returning
to the diggings in time for operations
LeaU. Reqister.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-11-26

OF The plating and calculations from
the survey made Of the Kansas Central
Railroad are nearly completed. The road
has been surveyed to Fort Riley, . dis
tance Of one hundred and thirty.two
miles, and the maximum grade only
twenty feet-Lsav. Register.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-11-26

OF 1t gives Us pleasure to announce
that Mr.. Rankin has succeeded in organ
izlng a Presbyterian church in this place,
one at Erie, on Drywood, and one in the
State, at the junction Of Marmiton and
Drywood. A pastor who will take charge
Of all three, viii soon be here.-F0rt Scot
Dem.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-11-26

or This Gallo expression, hors ds
combat, 90 prominently brought TO the
readers attention at the present time, IN
cludes all who, being neither killed nor
wounded, are yet put out Of the sattts--
used up, done for, or otherwise incapae'-
tated for further hostile effort
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-11-26
o. A model of an omnibus has been

OF A model of an omnibus has been
exhibited in Paris. 1t will accommodate
As passengers. The upper part represents
achar-a-bano, with two longitudinal bench
es, with back common to both. There is
likewise third bench behind the coach
man. These benches will accommodate
"a persons, protected from rain and sun
by screen which may be raised or let
down at pleasure. This omnibus appears
to have been approved by the public.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-11-26

0 Senator Sumner is about to resign
his seat in the United States Senate, aud,
if is said, will marry and reside in England.
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ton will please address
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No. 800 First St.
Williamsburg, Kings CO., n. Y.
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Minnesota and Oregon. and he argued
that the Republican opposition arose
from the fact that these States were
free States. hence the hypocrisy of the
party. This was rot honest. Mr..
Hendricks knew perfectly well the rea-
sons as given by themselves why few
Republicans voted against the admis-
sion OF these States. Kansas, known
to be a Republican Territory and
known to be opposed to the incorpora-
ton of Slavery into her limits. was be-
ing tyrannized over, and her rights
tramPled under foot by the administra-
ton and It's party. The constitutions
ofthese new States were Objectionable
to some. and hence to aid the people of
Kansas. in having their viii acknowl-
edged by the government, and think
ing opposition to the admission Of
these States, might induce the admin
istration party to do justice to Kan
sas; and because of these objections. as
was alleged in the constitutions OF
these States. some Republicans did
vote against their admission. These
were the reasons, and not because they
were free States, as Mr. Hendricks
argued.
Strange as itmay seem, it is never
theless true. that this ringed, streaked
and striped Democratic orator, insisted
in the same speech, that the Repub-
lican party was in favor of negro
equality" AS an humble member of
that party, we think he may Danish
his fears, and dry up his tears. As a
party, the Republicans are theoretical
ly and practically opposed to the mix
turc of the two races; yet, as a party,
we are not without our fears as to the
mixture of the two races. "Let the
seed of the woman bruise the scrpents
head" So let the gentleman or any oil
his party friends examine the record,
and report whether there is more evil
,lence of the actual mixing of the races
in Republican or Democratic States
Our fears then will be obvious, that
the Democracy intent to bleach out the
negro. This we hope to avoid by cnl-
tivating the negro's intellect, or by
wholesome laws.
The reason that the gentleman gave
why the "mixing of the races" SHOULD
be deporcd, had some force in it. Ii,
insisted that n mixed race is Away,
weak and feeble, and he cited to the
battle-iieds of Buena Vista. Some o
our folks who were on his platform il
1919 and are yet. thought better
comparison would have been the bat
tlc-iells of llarper's Ferry, where ;
dozen purely white men, and half {
dozen parc negroes, captured town
two thousand inhabitants in ten min
utes. The inference is that a grea
numb Der of the inhabitants of this towl
were of ''mixed race" weak and fee
bic. 1t may be that the gentleman
reasons. however true, will prov
more than he desires.
Without dilating further, the gen
tleman performed a feat remarkable
He spoke near one hour and half an
never used the name of James Buchan
an for either good or evil. lie nevc
brcathel his name-gave the old ger
tleman the complete so by. This wa
: right.
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Sherifi'S Sale.

pY virtue of an execution to me direct
ID ed from the Randolph Circuit
Court, | will expose TO sale ut the court
house door, in Winchester. Randolph Co.,
Ind, on the 18th day of December. le59, be-
tween the hours of 10 o'clock A. VI. and 4
O'Clock 7. VI. said day, the following real
estate, situated in Randolph County, lndi-
ana, 10 wit
The undivided half of the land and saw
mill property in the town of Huntsville. be-
ginning nineteen poles north of the north
east corner of lot number six, in block num-
Der two, of the part of the town of Hunts
vile laid out by Stephen Keever, thence
running north twenty-five poles, thence
east eleven poles, thence south twenty; two
poles, thence west eleven poles to the place
of beginning.
Executed a the property of Elihu II. Hunt.
ut the suit of Lewis b. Morrison. executor
oil James Rariden. deceased
WI. VI. CAMPBELL,
Nov II. le39.-.f fee 81. Sh'f X. G..
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For the Journal
Acknowledgement.

| hereby gratefully acknowledge the
following contributions to Liber Col
lege, viz:
VIM. Wright, 1926; Il. Bond. 81
!. Bond. 81; j. Wright, s2.25; W
Roberts, 81; \. Bond, 40 cents; q
yanderburgh. S1.I5; J. Jenkins. ct
cents: J. May. sl.20; |. Farquhar
sI.2O; j. Badgley, SO; c. Mullen
10 cents: l.. Steele, 53 cents; L. Ward
81: j. q. \. Roberts, o. cents; j
Evans. 50. |. y. TAYLOR. Agt.
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SEneEiff'S Sale.

10y virtue OF an execution to me di-
I'D rectcd from the Randolph Common
Pleas Court, will expose to sale at the court
house door, in Winchestor. Randolph CO.,
Indiana, on the Both day of December,
1889, between the hours of ID O'Clock 4. VI.
and / o'clock r. VI. of said day, tho follow
Ing real estate, situated in Randolph Coun-
". Indiana. To wit:
Commencing twenty-five and half rods
north OF the southeast corner of section
thirtytour, in township nineteen, OF range
fourteen east, on the east line of said sec
ton, thence west nine rods and thirteen and
half feet, thence north fifteen rods, thence
east nine rods and thirteen and half feet,
thence south fifteen rods tn the place of be-
ginning, on which is situated n steam saw
mill.
Executed as the property of Joseph Van
ness, at the suit of Enoch Rodgers,
WM. VI. CAMPBELL,
Nov Office >. Sh'n, X. c.
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