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The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-10-01
Hard Times-Kigh Taxes.

From all parts of the Territory come
up complaints of hard times and high
taxes. The monetary stringency which
has pervaded the whole country, has found
its way to Kansas. The time has passed
when we can depend upon the influx Of
foreign capital, and the time has not quite
yet come when we can expect any very
abundant prosperity from our internal re-
sources. Many of our farmers in the in
terror are upon new claims, out of which
in few years, they will carve beautiful
and prosperous homes; but now, their ut
most energies are taxed, their utmost re-
sources exhausted to pay for their land:
and make the improvements necessary tc
successful beginning. These things be.
ing so, are our people just now prepared
to assume the increased taxation of g
State government The cost of State
government to the people of Kansas will
the very first year, be 100000 at leas
more than Territorial government viii
cost them. Are we prepared for this tax
ing? The land must pay it. What sa!
the farmers ?-LeaU Herald.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-10-01
The "Ailando,, on Public Schools


The September number of the atlantic
has the following on cur public school sys-
tenn:
as this magnificent system of public
instruction, the glory of the world, to turn
out merely vast machine for grinding
down Young America, just as the system
of middle-men, similarly organized, has
ground down the Irish peasantry ? Look
at it as now arranged, committees are
responsible to the public, teachers to COM
mittees, pupils to teachers-all pledged
to extract maximum crops to childish
brains. Each is responsible to the author
ity next above him for a certain amount
and must get it out of .he victim next be-
low him. Constant Improvements in ma
chinery perfect and expedite the work
improved gauges and measures(in the form
of examinations) compute the compare
tive yield to nicely, and allow no eva
sion- The child cannot spare an hour, fol
he must keep up with the other children;
the teacher dares not relax, for he must
keep up with the other schools the COM
mittees must only stimulate, not check
for the eyes of the editors are upon them
and the municipal glory is at stake
every one of these, from highest to low
est, has his appointed place in the tread
mill, and must keep step with the rest
and only once year, at the summer va
cation, the vas. machine stops, and the
poor remains of childish brain and body
are taken out and handed to anxious pa
rents-'Here, most worthy taxpayer, il
the dilapidated residue of your beloved
Angelina; take her to the sea-shore for
few weeks, and make the most of her,"
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-10-01
Heavens Trustee

Beauty, we say, is given by God it is
a TALENT position is given by God; it is a
talent; but money, we are apt to say, is
proper wages for our days work it is not
a talent, it is due. We may justly
spend it ourselves, if we have worked for
it. And there would be some shadow OF
excuse for this, were it not that the very
power of making the money is itself only
one of the applications Of that intellect or
strength which we confess to be talents.
Why is one man richer than another
Because he is more industrious, more per-
severing, and more ssgacious than others.
Well, who made him more persevering ol
more sagacious than others That pow
er of endurance, that quickness of appre-
hension, that calmness of judgment, which
enables him to seize the opportunities
that others lose, and persist in the lines
of talents-are they not, in the present
state of the world, among the most dis.
tinguished and influential of mental gifts
john Ruskin. .-. ...rl.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-10-01
Montreal Described.

A correspondent sent the following des-
cription of Montreal to the Cleveland Her.
ad few days since:
Montreal is the largest city in the
Canadas, and takes the lead in wealth and
commerce. 1t lies on the left bank of the
st. Lawrence river, one hundred and sew
enty miles above Quebec, and takes its
name from the eminence at the foot OF
which it lies, called Mount Royal. This
hill rises to the hight of seven hundred
feet above the level of the river. Around
the hill there is a splendid road, nine
miles in length. The scenery from this
hill is not surpassed in America. The
principal private residences are on the side
of Mount Royal. The Gray Nuns have a
large farm on :he west side, and the
Priests Farm is on the south side, COW
ering the whole side of the hill. The
streets and sidewalks are very narrow, but
are kept clean. The principal street is
Notre Dame. 1t is the street of fashion
able retail stores and the favorite prom
enade. The great French Roman Catho-
lie Cathedral is on this street. 1t is one
hundred and thirty four feet wide and
two hundred and fifty feet long, and cost
$500O0O. 1t contains paintings from all
parts of the world and of large number
of saints. The cathedral will seat eight
thousand people and will hold twenty
thousand. The bell is the largest in
America, weighing twenty-nine thousand
four hundred pounds. There is also a
chime of ten bells. One window oI
stained glass measures sixty four feet in
hight by thirty-two in breadth, and cost
$500. There are many other churches
most of which are Roman Catholic. The
Oldest was built in 1925, and contains the
finest altar in the city. The next build.
ing which claims attention is the Bank o.
Montreal, built of fnely-cut limestone
and costing not far from 100000 AL
of the principal buildings are very costly
and the walls are from three to five feet
in thickness. The quays or docks of the
city are built of solid masonry, and arr
upward of two miles in length. The pop
ulation of the city is eighty five Thousand
of whom seventy five thousand are Ro
man Catholics, and are very constant il
their attendance at the churches, which
are open all the time"
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-10-01
A Close Shave,

Last June the Palmerston- Russell Goa
lition turned the Derby-Disraeli Ministry
out of Office, by vote Of thirteen, in the
fullest House of Commons on record. 1t
has since happened that sers's of the mem
bers who comprised this majority were
'unduly clected"-that is, they have been
kicked out of Parliament for bribery and
corruption. This exactly makes such a
difference in the division on the want Of
confidence vote, on which the whole brib-
ingseven joined, that, had the really elect
ed members been present, Lord Derby's
Ministry, instead of having thirteen ma
jority against them, would have had a
majority Of one in their favor, on which
they probably would have remained in
Office to this day. This may appear to
be close shaving, but we believe that the
Habeas Corpus Act, (the benefits of which
are so widely diffused in this country tc
this day. was passed in the reign oi
Charles the Second by majority of one
! and that such majority was caused by &
piece of jocosity on the part of one of the
Tellers, at the division of the House o.
Commons, who, jesting with member
almost as stout as Daniel Lambert, as b,
passed through the bar, humorously
counted him as tloo-which error was un
noticed at the time and passed the Bill
which lord Shaftesbury had humanel,
and wisely framed.-Phladelphia Press.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-10-01
WAsH1NeroS. Sent. 5. 1859.


Congress having, at the last session,
adopted resolution calling on the Post.
master General to report at the next ses
sion what further legislation, if any, is
necessary to diminish the number Of dead
Letters, or provide for return of the same
to the writers thereof, that functionary has
sent circulars upon the subject to all the
postmasters Of the country. Many of
these postmasters have already reported,
agreeing with the views of the Depart
ment that most Of the letters returned as
dead were so returned by reason of mis-
takes or imperfsctions in the direction,
and from the fact of the existence of a
large floating population in the country.
As the Post Office Department apprehends
that the taking of letters from the general
boxes, and the transferring of them to the
advertised list, too often prevents their
delivery, an order is about to be given
requiring that no letter shall be advertised
until it has been in the general boxes at
least one week. In the largest cities, the
duty is enjoined upon postmasters oi
making proper search both among the let
tiers that are advertised and those that are
not advertised, no matter what the addi-
tional labors that may be imposed. A cir
cular has been issued to poStmaSters con-
tanning some fifteen sections relating tc
dead letters; alse, form of circular from
the dead-letter Office to postmasters, in
forming them of the presence there of &
letter of interest to the person addressed
though not containing valuables, and in
quiring if he could be found, and wa'
willing to pay postage for the return o
the letter, with one cent additional. The
number of dead letters yearly returned t.
the Department is two and quarter mil
lions. The number containing vsluable
is twenty thousand.-Cor. ". Y. Tribune
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-10-01
Poefty.
From D'eighfs Journal Of Music.
To The Mnckina Rird


Carolling bird, that merrily, night and day.
Tellest thy raptures from the rustling spray,
And Wakest the morning with thy varied lay
Singing thy mathis
When we hsye come to hear thy sweet oblation
OF love and joyance from thy sylvan station,
Why in the place Of musical cantation,
balk Us with pratings?
We stroll bymoonlight In the dusky forest,
Where the tall cypress shields thee, fervent cho-
And sit in hauDts of Echoes, when thou pourest
Tby woodland solo.
Hark! from the next green tree thy song com
Music and discOrd join to mock the senses,
Repeated from the tree tops and the fences.
From hill and hollow.
a hundred voices mingle with thy clamor:
Bird, beast and reptile take part in thy DRAMA
Outspeak they all IN turn without a stammer-
Brisk Polyglot!
Voices OF hilldeer, Plover, Duck, and Datterel
Notes bubbling, Kissing, mellow, sharp, and gut
OfCat; Bird, Cat or Cart " heel, thou canst uttel
And sll-untaught.
The Ravens croak. the chirping Of the Sparrow
The scream OF Jays, the croaking Of Wheelbar-
row,
And hoot Of Owls-all Join, the soul to harrow.
And CRATE the ear.
We listen to thy quaint soliloQuizing,
As II all creatures thou vert catechiEing
Tuning their voices, and their notes revising
From far and near.
Sweet bird! that surely lowest the noise of folly;
Most musical, but never melancholy;
DisturbeT of the hour that should be holy,
With sound prodigious!
Fie on thee, D thou feathered Paganini
To use thy little pipes to squawk and whinny,
And emulate the hinge and spinningjenny,
Making night hideOus!
Provoking melodist! why canst thou breathe u.
No thrilling harmony, no charming pathos,
Nocheerful song Of love without its bathos?
The Furies take thee
Blast thy obstreperous mirth, thy foolish chat
ter,
Gag thee. exhaust thy breath, and stop thy cIat.
ter.
And change thee to a beast. thou senseless pra.
teri ,f
Nought else can check thee!
A longthened pause ensues--but bark again
From the new woodland, stealing Ger the plain
Comes forth a sweeter and hOlier strain
Listening delighted,
The gales breathe softly, as they bear along
The Warbled treasure-the delicious throng
Of notes that swell accordant in the song,
Aslove is plighted.
The Echoes, joyful from their vocal cell,
Leap with the winged sounds DER hill and dell,
With kindling fervOr, as the chimes they tell
TOwakeful Even
They melt upon the ear; they float away
They rise, they sink. they hasten, they delay,
And hold the listener with bewitchng sway,
Like sounds from Heaven!
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-10-01

o. Superintendent Rucker, of the
Cleveland and Toledo Railroad, had an
unexpected compliment paid him last
week. He had gone on the Michican
Southern Railroad in order to see for him.
self what prospects there were for speedy
termination of the difficulties on that
road. The STRIKERS" put him on sepa-
rate locomotive, and started him home
ward, carefully excluding the officers Of
their own road.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-10-01
General Unauimity.

We are glad to see that the papers in
all sections of the country, and without
distinction to party, unite in commencing
the recent action of Postmaster Holt con-
corning the abuse of franking. The claim
that the frank of an official entitled to il
NAV be affixed to a mailed document by
any other person than himself, is prepos
ferrous. The privilege is purely personal
and cannot be transferred. 1t is bad
enough to permit any one to exercise sucf
a privilege, but if he may authorize every.
body else to write his name and frank
letters Herewith, the Department nigh
be left without dollar of revenue.-N
Y. Times.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-10-01
WiseeIiaQeops.
Nature Performing one of the Most Wonderful
Chemical Experiments In the World.

Chemical Experiments in the World.
Mr.. Henry K. Strong, of Pennsylvania,
has written an article in the Philadelphia
North american and Gazette, on the quail
ity of the water of the river Schuylkill,
from which that city is supplied by the
Fairmount Water Works. After referring
to the immense volumes of sulphuric acid
water discharged from the bottom of the
sixty-six colleries on the head waters OF
the Schuylkill, he says:
at will be seen, therefore, that the
mountain streams that make up the
Schuylkill are strongly impregnated with
sulphuric acid, which kills all the fish in
the Schuylkill and its tributaries, for more
that thirty miles below the mines. The
water is clear, but has peculiar greenish
blue tint, from the coal region through
the entire broad belt of the Devonian for.
nation. But, as soon as it enters the
great Silurian limestone above Reading
and receives the waters of the Maiden
creek and other limestone tributaries
there is a sudden changed appearance oi
the waters. Both streams are clear and
transparent above the junction, but below
the united stream presents milky and
cloudy appearance. Here nature performs
one Of the largest, grandest and most use.
full chemical experiments in the world
Here two streams Of impure water-ont
impure by the amount of lime held in so
luton, and the other impure on accoun
of the quantity of sulphuric acid received
from the mines-are made one, and puri
fed by the chemical attraction of the i'm
purities of both. Here the lime, held il
solution by the waters of Maiden creek
unites with the acid which impregnate
the Schuylkill, and forms gypsum frs
coloriDg the water blueish white, anC
then rendering it clean and pure before i
reaches Reading, by the sinking of tn
gypsum to the bottom of the stream.
THE Importance, in an economic poin
of view, of this great chemical action
which nature is constantly performing
cannot be too highly estimated. Withou
the acid from the coal mines, to neutral
ize the lime, the city of Reading woul'
be without a pure soft water for domesti
purposes, for the factories, and for the en-
gines which drive their furnaces, an
without the limestone tributaries Of tn
Schuylkill, to neutralize the acid from tn
coal mines, Philadelphia would now b
without pure water for household pui
poses, and without water fit to be use
in the twelve hundred steam engines tbs
now make her the greatest manufacturin
city in the Union"
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-10-01
Matrimonial Affection

An incident that has recently occurred
has Just reached our ears, and thinking it
pretty good, we give it to our readers
Mr.. M and his wife were sitting
quite c'ose to each other, in their home |;
the husband feeling somewhat loverlike,
although for years married man, put his
arm around his wife and saluted her quite
affectionately. The wife pushed him
away, saying "You shouldn't do such
things when the door is open and people
are passing. They will think we are not
married if they see US kissing each 9TH
er."
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-10-01

OF The Washington correspondent of
the N. 7. journal of Commerce, referring
to the expenses of the Post-office De-
partment says that the ordinary revenues
Of the department are much diminished
by the extent to which the telegraph is
used, and asserts that it is well ascertsined
that telegraphic correspondence now sub
tracts a million of dollars year from the
revenue Of the Post-cfice Department.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-10-01

OF In America we fine men and boys
who go in to swim. 10 England, the mag
istrates set such offenders free, and con-
denim and ridicule the conduct of the
complainants. 1t strikes US that the
English course is the best. All things
that promote health should be encouraged,
and swimming promotes it greatly.-BOs-
ton Traveller.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-10-01

OF The Rocky Mountain Ne1cs gives
the returns from thirteen precincts, show
ing the vote on the State Constitution.
1t has been defeated by decided vote.
In these thirteen precincts the vote stands
as follows For Territorial organization,
2,179. For State organization 563. The
returns are not all in, but the above indi-
Gates the result.-Ledv. Herald.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-10-01
Group.

Halls Journal Of Health, an excellent
medical authority, furnishes a simple
remedy for this common but dangerous
complaint
"When child is taken with Group, in
stantly apply cold water-ice waterif pos
sible-suddenly and freely to the neck
and chest with a sponge. The breathing
will almost Instantly be relieved. Soon
as possible let the sufferer drink as much
as it can ; then wipe it dry, cover it warm
and soon quiet slumber will relieve al
anxiety"
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-10-01

or CRAwFoRp's plaster cast of the
Genius of Liberty, which was brought
from Italy in sections, has been put up IN
the old House hall at Washington, d. Q.
The figure is twenty five feet in height
from its pedestal. The right hand rests
upon the hilt of sword, Of which the
point reaches to the feet. The left hand
erasps wreaths, and rests upon shield.
The head piece is the figure Of an eagle,
with wings half spread. The body is
clothed in royal robe. The statue. when
cast in bronze, is TO surmount the dome OF
the Capitol.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-10-01

OF The consumption of railway iron
in this country in 1853, was 400. .995 tons,
of which 1O5, 600 tons were manufactured
in the United States. In 1856, the con-
sumption was 298, ,051 tons. of which 140,
552 tons were manufactured in the United
States, showing an increase of more than
one-third during that time.-Ans. Rail,ody
Re,1elr
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-10-01

OF The Pennsylvania Railway Com
pany are substituting wrought iron COM
pound beam bridges on their road, for the
remaining wooden structures. They are
made by the Phoenix Iron Company, are
from fifteen to forty feet span, and costing
from $1s to 500 per lineal foot.-An',
Rdil,oov Revie,c.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-10-01

T The Gold Reporter says: "The
mines are still being energetically worked
and are paying much better than they
have done at any time this season. Every
thing seems quiet in town, but a tripmade
through the gulches this week convinced
us that the miners are nearly or quite all
making wages, and many being richly
paid for their labor"
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-10-01

OF Elihu Burritt. the Learned Black
SMITH and noted philanthropist, has Civ
en- up the editorship of his paper, the
North and South, and will soon go tc
England to plead for the general disarma-
ment. The North and South was partial
ly devoted to the cause Of compensated
emancipation"
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-10-01
Eeonomr of Sewing Machines

The Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Ma
chine Company has prepared tables show
ing, by actual experiment of four differ
ent workers, the time required to stitch
each part of garment by hand, and with
the sewing machine. The superiority Of
the work done by the machine and the
healthfulness of the employment are ad.
vantages quite as great as the saving o.
time. We subjoin a summary of severa
of the tables
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-10-01

or The Agricultural Society which
holds its Fair at Dundee, Illinois, in Oc-
tober, offers premium of five dollars to
the young lady "who viii pare peck Of
potatoes in the shortest time and do it the
best"
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-10-01

GA new shotgun has been perfected
at Colts armery, which will probably be
in market next winter. 1t is made for
five charges on the revolver principle, and
is loaded and fred with great facility; il
is of convenient size and weight, and may
be carried through the most dense wood
and in the most careless manner, without
accident.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-10-01

GA London letter says the harvest in
England will be probably above the ave-
rage. The sudden and early ripening of
the crop has caused an immense demand
for labor, and better wages are now being
given than have been for several years
past.-Alton Courier.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-10-01
.rb,,,. n, w,v n, Mono, oo., y

In an article the other day upon the
Civil Service Estimates, the Times began
sentence by remarking that /: "As for
the public purse, it is mere abstraction. -
Yes, exactly. That's just it. The pub
lie purse is just mere abstraction" from
our private pockets.-Punch.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-10-01

VI Marriages are frequently made by
two ciergymen in these times, one rev.
erend gentleman assisting" the other.
We must suppose this precaution is taken
in order to meet the increased facilities
for divorces that modern benevolence and
law have provided. The couples are tied
with double beau-knots.-Boston Trav'
.1s,
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-10-01
n4rMiss MitcbslI. h.. c,.,,..a - ,t..-,

Or Miss Mitchell has caused an observ-
atory to be built in Nantucket, for the
accommodation Of her new and beautiful
telescope. She takes great delight in
this instrument, and frequently passes the
entire night in her observatory, watching
the heavenly bodies. Her new telescope
which is very powerful instrument was
presented to her by q few personal friends
Boston Attds. t. e.i -
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-10-01

OF The Annual Report of the Regis
tration of Births, Deaths and Marriages in
England has just been printed. The births
for the past year have been in excess by
243,256; and the deaths also exceed
those of previous years by upwards Of
20OOO
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-10-01
County Convention.

Pursuant to call, the Democracy of
johnson county met in convention on
Monday last, at this place, at 2 O'Clock P.
NJ.
On motion of B. NJ. Jewett, Henry W.
Jones, Esq, was chosen Chairman, who
addressed the convention in few brief
but appropriate remarks. w. Bronaugh
was chosen Secretary.
On motion of DIR. Jewett, a committee
of five was appointed on credentials, which
reported the various delegations complete,
and proceeded to choose candidates by
ballot; those receiving majority of all
the votes cast were declared the nominees
of the convention.
The following named gentlemen were
selected as the candidates of the Democ-
racy by the convention:
For Legislature-L. S. Cornwell, olathe;
Chas. II. Sims, Spring Hill.
For County Attorney-G. NJ. Waugh,
Gardner.
For Probate Jadge-E. s. Wilkinson
Olathe.
For SherF-Pat. Cosgrove, Olathe.
For County Clerks. B. Myrick, Ola.
the.
For Register of Deels-J. Henry Blake
Olathe.
For Coroner-C. B. MRoberts, Oxford
For Sap't Of Public Schools-Mr. Chris
terson, Lexington.
For County Tredsarer-A. B. Squires
Aubery. i4.
For County Surveyor Slaughter
Oidthe Herald.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-10-01
THE ISLE OF WIGHT ANDNEwpoRT SCENERY

rM'lle Rosa Bonheur has undertaken
the pictorial illustration of work on the
agriculture Of. France" from the pen Of
N. Louis Gassin, professor at the Normal
Agricultural Institute Of Besuvais.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-10-01

Seams of any considerable length are
stitched ordinarily at the rate of a yard a
minute.