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'Ii .1 Vi: " t'J . iJ 5 ' ' ' i ' i i ; t f . ' i i ) ' ' ' r i i 1 mii ! ' . i ' " 11 Sf ; ' ' Ternis:--Two Dollars Per Aunum-In Adraace. .7 . ' ',,. v .:' r "; TRUTH CEU5HED TO lifiTH SHALL EISS AGH5." -' - ' ' ' 'V ' :.v;" . ;' : ; ,: A Family NewspaperIndependent oa All Sabjett BY G. W. BROWN & CO. , ': ; ' : r V liAWREKCE, KANSAS, OCTOBER 30; 1858--; tyf.V . NUMBER 14.VOLUME 4. Xrcm Hitrpm-'t WttMy, Unoe. sr h. if . k'cabtt, or UXTPCKT. Vain is the world and all iu eares, . Its tramport. sorrows, smiles and tear. Like bobble on the ttnraVring ilrttm, Duieisg beneath the moon's pale beam. They rise a moment on tb heart. Trouble or please and then depart. ' The warrior' deed en battle-field, Hi eonqaetU won by sword and shield. Will only earn a transient name A trifling bauble men oall VAMS- Whteh will not, in declining years. Yield peaee or pleaanre to nis breast. for oh, now two that blood and tear . Eire ever stsiaed the victor W I - The boutod charms of beauty, too The rounded form, toe heek'i fait has, The parting lip, the gloiy hair. Are but the win) whioh inaeots wear When skies are elear and sammer lasts. But whioh tho frosts of ag will blast. And in vain the wordl of lor that' breathed At human shrines transporting vows LikeTapory mist at morning wreathed A round the foreete leafy bought Tbe firat rude blatt of mjjery, The obilling wind of poverty, . , Will eweep them oat of memory. " Oh, vain il earth and all itioarat, Ita trantpnrU, aorrowg, imilat and toaxf. Like babble on the floating lraam Dabeing beneath the moon a piia bum, , Thoy rie a moment oo the heart, Trouble or pleaae, and then depart. : Sngar-MeWng bora Sorgho; We published tha entire method of gu-gar-makiDg, aa practiced and set forth in a pamphlet last Fall, by J. S. Loreriog, of Philadelphia, and we have given, from time to time, much interesting information upon the subject, beside calling attention to the work ef Henry 8, Olcott, whioh includes Lorering's pamphlet and all eth er known information, a pablished by Moore of this city, and yet we are bee at with letters of inquiry of "What should I do with ray Chinese so gar-cane ? I have got a good crop, bat don't know how to age It Can yoa tell me and many others, through the Tribune, how to make sugar, or at least molasses for family use ?" We will try, upon condition that we are not asked to repeat the same thing next year. Reador, if this matter is of any interest to yon, preserve it. ' If it is not of any interest, then yoa do not wish to see cheao sue&r and molasses. Tou are no friend to the people yon do not desire great prosperity for the country. s we do, we give the following brief rules lor obtaining what was once a luxn ry, but now a necessity ef civilization sugar and syrup for all for their every.day food. CUTTINO TBI CAMS. 'When the Sorgho seed is ripe, is the best time to cut the eanes. Mr. Lovering says : 1. That it is obvious that there is a culminating point in the development of the sugar in the cane, which is the best time for sugar-making. This point or season I consider to be when moat, if not all, the seeds are ripe, and after several frosts ; say when the temperature falls to 25 or 30 Fahrenheit. 2. That frost, or even hard freezing, does not iujure the juice nor the sugar, but that warm Indian Summer weather, after the frost and hard freezing, does in- C ure tnem very materially, and reduces tn quantity and quality. 3. That if the cane in out and housed, or shocked in the field, in its moat favor able condition, it will probably keep un changed for a long time. It will, however, always be advisable to pursue the same course in Sorgho sugar making as is pursued in Louisiana, with the tropical sugar cane that is, so far as possible, not to begin cutting cane until it is exactly right, and to cut only what can be ground, and tbe juice boiled from day to day the nearer ripe the better, Mr. Lovering and others have fully proved. In fact it ha been crattr well proved that even slight freezing does not nun tne cane lor molasses. If tha season is too short to ripen all the seed, cut when three-fourths ripe, or even after a hard frost. Strip the leaves irora tne standing stair, ana cut off seed heads. Sever the stalks at tha eroirud. with one blow of a cane knife, an imple ment made expressly for cane cutting. If you divide tho rine from the unriDO ror tiotm, it will facilitate making sugar, ai the juice of the butts of the canes will granulate better than that from tha torn. If the weather is dry and cool, the canes will keep sweet some days some sav weeks after being cut ; but it is better to cut and grind each day's catting with1 out delay. If cut and left out, they should be covered with the tops for shade. GRiBDlSrO CAXI8. . The best cane mills are ponderous iron rollers, some five feet long and thirty . inches in diameter, lying parallel, two at the bottom and one at the top, touching both the others, the canes beinir mashed hy the first contact and squeezed dry, or nearly so as possible, by the second contact. The canes are fed to the mill upon a long apron or cans carrier, the whole driven by powerful steam engine. The next best mill is one of similar lorm, driven bv horses. Then there are npnght mills of two rollers, both of wood and iron, in the South, of various degrees of excellence, some of whioh do not save "If the juice. - - Good, small iron mills, tor horse-power, r grinding tha oanes ef sotghe, have Ueo built iu Philadelphia sad Cincin- ' " lttont ft"1 mill i useless attempt sugar making as it would be !! ttraPt making eider without a mill to grind the apples. . Cider saay be made ' By mashinp annlaa Htwan hn atmuta. and squeeting out tha jnice ia soy rude ay ; and so may syrup be .obtained in the same rode way from Sorgho, but the yweaa wiu not be a profitable one. . ratsravrso cassj roicn, 'aro sonrwo, As a general rule, it will take ten canes , BUke a eallon of foiee. and. as anon as hough has bees collected in the receiving vLriDf? tot change of the boiling " commence tne clarifying process, hd never get s great store of juice ahead, ose iu tendency to acidity is still (Kater than tw r Mh all sngar makers know will not suuiate u kept long exposed to the sir .To ueutralUe the acidity ef tha Juioe toe gallon of juice is the first process. The next step is io add blood, sgjs ar milk to tha juice. If eggs are used, about one to three gallons ef juice will be re quired. Three or four gills of blood will answer for twenty gallons of juice. Two pints of milk to the same quantity will answer, but is not as good as the blood or eggs. Tha acidity of juice is determined by the use of litmus paper; the acid turns it blue, and when that has been thoroughly neutralized, the same' paper that had keen used and changed to a red color and dried, if dipped iu again, will be neutralized to its original color. Boiling must be done in the same care ful manner tfrat good maple sugar makers pursue. . As soon as the juice begins to boil, the albumen of the eggaj blood or milk, will coagulate and rise, bringing with it most of the vegetable mucilage, gummy matter and dirt, which must be carefully skimmed off, but not before it really does boil, which it will do at 215 degrees Fahrenheit. It will be best to take the kettle from the fire, or put it out, as soon as the scum has arisen, and let the Juioe-cool a few minutes before skimming it. ' Yoii may then boil again, until nearly half evaporated. The true rule is for the sarcharometor to mark 15 dog. Beaurae. It marked in Mr. Lovering's experiments 8 deg. to 12 deg. iu tha clear juica before boiling. After this second boiling, the juice should be cooled to 1G0 deg. Fahrenheit, and more eggs, blood or milk added, and again brought to the boiling pointy and again stopped boiling and allowed to be come quiet, and then skimmed. Decolorization is the next process. This is done by decanting the liquid through granulated burnt bones (animal charcoal,) from three to .five feet deep. It may be filled into . any long, narrow vessel, set on end, through which the liquid is to be leached. This filter must be prepared as a careful housewife pre pares her leach, so that no ashes shall be washed down into the lye. A board with holes in it, and a piece of wire gauze, may be fitted in the barrel above the bottom, and the bone black thoroughly wet with hot water, and that drawn off before put ting in the juice. A thin blanket may be used instead of wire gauze. Boiling down the filtered liquid is the next point, and this requires care and skill, combined with experieuce. Noth ing else will answer ; for, "If we do not boil enough, the sugar contained in the solution will not crystal ize when cold : or, . . "If we boil too much, the molasses will become so thick when it cools, as to impair the cry stali zing of the sugar, and cannot be separated from it " But how shall we know when to stop the boiling ? "By the heat of tie boiling liquid, as marked by the thermometer. " Fure water boils at 'ilz deg. Fahren heit's thermometer. Tou cannot make it hotter without chancing it to tteata. " 1 he aorgho juice, being a solution of about fourteen per cent, of sugar and mo lasses, &., in water, becomes three de grees hotter before boiling, and boils at 215 deg. Fahrenheit. As the water evap orates,, a greater heat is required to keep the concentrated juice at a boil ; in other words, the juice grows hotter and hotter. When it reaches the heat marked on the thermometer, 238 deg. Fahrenheit, there is just enough water left to enable the su gar to separato from the molasses when cold." A thermometer is therefore an essential implement in sugar making. The water being evaporated, the sugar will crystalize as the syrup cools, if all the processes have been conducted per fectly, and if not, you win nave tor sugar an excellent molasses. Sometimes that, if kept exposed to the air, will half or more crystalize weeks alter it was put away. It is not so important for family use only, that you should be able at once to granulate the syrup, since it is almost equally valuable in the form of molasses, and that almost any family can bave in unlimited quantities from the Sorgho cane. If sugar is to be made, we recommend that the juice, after being boiled to a con centration sufficient for crysUlization that is, reduced to about cne-seventh, by evaporation, should be ladled into sugar moulds, such as refiners use, or substitutes made of tall twelve gallon kegs. These mut be set whore the thermometer stands at about 70 deg. until tho liquid cools, or till the next day, when, placing the mould over a draining pot and withdrawing the stopper, the uncrystalized syrup will drain oil slowly for a week or more, and then the mass of sugar may be turned out of tbe mould and broken up for use. A twelve gallon mould, if the syrup crystauzes well, will give some forty pounds or more of dry, yellow sugar, and four gallons of molasses.- -The lower end of the cake of sugar should .ha cut off and kept separate, as it is more saturated with molasses than tbe upper end. i At least three kettles should, be used, and ample vessels for storing juice, syrup and sugar, and above all, an abundant supply of dry wood, so that the fire once started, when boiling down, can be kept hot. The kettles and moulds, if of iron, should be well painted with two white coats inside, and thoroughly dried before using. .. : : i i - If you do not understand sugar making, get some ona who knows how to make maple sugar to boil your cane juice. . Many of the best Louisiana planters employ professional sugar boilers, and the same need exists for tha manufaetnre of Sorgho sugar. ' - Tou must be provided with tha neces sary tools, or you never can sueoeed. nrst In the list is a good iron mill ; then three large kettles or pans, four or five tubs for holding juice, a thermometer, sacharoraeter, skimmers and ladles,moulds and draining pots, a barrel or more of gran ulated bone black, and uue, blood or eggs, and sundry minor things. - If your cane is not mature, do not try to make granulated sugar, but go through all the purifying processes till you get a syrup as clear and almost as sweet sad rich as honey. If you cannot procure a proper mill, or if you have a small stock of cane, and are anxious te try vour hand at sugar or molasses making remember that you may get a portion of the luice out in any rude way in a cider mill, or between two wooden rollers, or by cutting in a straw cutter sad maoerating la cold water, T u7 prooess by whioh you can eat a portion of tha sweet juica, and that you oau boil down just as rudely as many or us have uouea we juioe or tne maple, and obtained a subatenaa almost sooty black, but yet sweet, and s vary good substitute for West India sugar and molasses, and withal quite as clean, and wholesome. - , There is no reason; why, if you have Sorgho, that you should not make good molasses, to say the least, with no other tools than such as you can find on' your farm, or in tha neighborhood. 2Tew Fori Tribune, B-rgaaUatlsS of Us IV Stale FarTf. '-. : We sea by .our Kansas exchanges, that is, those of the Sepublican faith, are all in favor of a re-organization of the Free State party. They say that the old Free State party has served its purpose and needs remodelling. ; ..; ! i-; vxzi With all due respect for our cotempo raries, we beg leave to differ with them ; we are of the opinion that the Old Free State party has not served its - purpose, if wo understand that purposa conaotly. As we understand it, .the "Big Springs Platform" 'was the one on which they would stand and abide by until Kansas was 'made a free State;' Kansas is not a State, and if the people are to be consult ed in tha matter, she will not be for some time to ccme. This call for the re-organization' of a Free State party is all "leath er and pruneHa," they will do no such thing; the powers that made the call, and those who respond to .that call, can not re-orcanize it ..... . . The call .was made' with the view of reviving the Leavenworth Constitution, and with it making immediate application for admission into tha Union, and to form the Republican party. This is what tho fanatics and conservative fanatics desire to do, as the proceedings of the Conven tion will show, i i .. We. think the proper plan for them to pursue would bo to pass a resolution re questing our next Legislature to submit the question of a State government to the people ; let them take the responsibility and decide the matter. They will have to bear the burden of taxation for the support of a State government, and they should be consulted in the premises. ' If a few unscrupulous politicians at tempt to take a snap-judgment, on the people, we hope they will rise in their majesty and power, and make them bite tne oust. . We care not whether that Convention be composed of "nigger lovers,'! Lane lover. McLane-lovers, or McLane-haters, they cannot coax, drive or purchase us to take a position that will prostrate the iu terests of the people : we are for the peo ple first, last and forever, in preference to the politicians of Kansas, who are, to say tho least of them, the most infamous and unscrupulous set of beings that ever trod God's green-earth. -The history of the past warrants the assertion ; and, from preseut appearances,, they will not repent in future. A re-organization of the i ree State party is not needed ; the "Big Hpnngs 1'latrorm" is broad enough and strong enough to hold every man who- is iu lavor.o making iLansas a iree state True, it is not of the right shape to suit the views of a few eminent gentlemen who desire to be in the company of the colored population in preference to the white, and who are worshippers at the shrine of all the run-mad-isms of the day, but then their peculiar abstract notions should not be consulted at present ; the great object to be obtained is to make Jvansas a t ree btate, and all other issues should be abandoned until that object is accomplished. Aansas Ledger. Chip. What should we think of a . man who would attempt to tell us what was in the parlor of a house from having seen what was in the cellar or kitchen .' From knowing that there were mahogany so fas and chairs and tables in the parlor, how could he tell what volumes graced the suelvos ot tne Horary ! Everyman's soul, ns has been mors than once said, is full of rooms. Ton, m your intercourse witn any given man, are admitted to his kitchen I see what he has in his parlor another person is shown into bis library and the fourth may be admitted into his private chamber ; shall either of us define the man's po sition in the mental, moral or social scale? All of us together, may not do it ; for though wo have seen the kitchen, parlor, library and chamber, these are not all the rooms in bis house. Only he who has seen the whole, may speak truly of him only he who has seen tho winter stores of the cellar, the every day wear of the kitchen, the peace-makers of tbe sit ting-room, the rich stiffness of the par. lor, the quieting surroundings of the chamber, the tomes of stern thought and blissful dream of the library, the sanctities of the "own room," the rubbish Of the garret ; - " - Let u have more faith in our race more charity for each other. , , Perchance your neighbor is not really the cold, stem man you think him to bo. . You haveJ found the parlors gorgeous, prim and cheerless ; but you have not therefore a warrant for saying that no Uand sum mer airs make melody in the shuttered chamber. . . ' . ... " t . -Around yonder corner is an 'unsightly, repulsive house, but insido its uncouth stone walls Christian Virtue orders all tho rooms ; and to more than one eye, the house which you pronounce so nnarchi tecfural, glows with beauty rarer than hu man luie oould mould. So, here is a man whom you do not love whom yen say you cannot respect; a man clothed with 'unattractiveuess, and walking --aver with shadows ' yet this same mau is known to the ragged ones of the alley; many of whom, sit at will in the rooms of his soul-house, that you never dreamed existed; to these outcasts he is tbe bearer of everything thai makes life pleasant the companion of cheer and sunshine the messenger' .of peace and good will. Alton Courier.' " , ', i s j . Officer Ftoaao Motto. - We would invite the attention of Sheriffs ia the different eounties.Hnd of Constables in tha different townships, to cectiou 430, page 135 of Laws passed last winter, which requires that sales upoa ax ration shall be advertised in some newspaper-' printed, in . the .-county, provided there ia ona such. . In aectiosr 439, page 138, they will see that they may refuse to publish the notice of sale, unless the party for whose benefit. sale is ta be made, wilL on demand, first advance to them the printer's fees. A word, to the wise is sufficient, Ibrt Scott Democrat, ' T C3r Virtue and Happiness are mother and oattter. ? , j . m . i i . Tram tkt Emporia Suet, ' Hews tram the Upper Noho. " Batxboad Mebtiho. By reference to another column it will be seen that a Railroad meetinsr will be held in Emporia on Saturday, October 23d, at 2 o'clock P. a. W. F. M. Amy, President, ana j no. 0. Wattles, ' Treasurer of the Jefferson City & Neosho Yalley Eailroad Company, will be present vithputail, to address the meeting. . We hope to see a good turn out on that day to express the interest the people of this section feel in the speedy construction of the Jefferson City and Neosho Valley Railroad, the western ter minus ef which is Emporia. - Theougu tha indefatigable exertions 01 the President of tha' road, Sir. Amy, the survey of the road has been, made, the right of way through all the lands throAgh which it would necessarily pass,' secured; so that as soon as : a grant of land shall have been obtained from Congress, (which will probably be next winter,) work, will be commenced. If a general grant is made to Kansas for Railroad purposes, there is no doubt that this road will re ceive its due proportion, it being in a greater state of forwardness in the matter of organization than any other ' in the Territory. ' " - ' ' This is an age of wonders, w bat onee took years to accomplish ia now done in a day. Railroads are built in the time our fathers spent in talking about, them. And we ask our readers not to be sur- -prised if they should hear . -" - ; i'j "The engine' pant along its quivenng rails " in the Neosho Valley in three years from this time. Old fogies may lauh and shake their heads, but true and progress ive "Young America" is tho "manifest destiny" of this age which is to lead it on to newer and grander achievements than tbe world has ever yet seen, and they must shake the dust of ages from their -gar ments snd awaken to the new tespocai bilities and demands of the hour, or con sent forever to remain as laggards iu the race. . . ...... .. ftfT" Trade in Emporia appears to be quite brisk just now, considering the prev alent "hard times,".. Uur merchant-) and mechanics are. alL doing a thriving busi ness and we are satisfied that if any set of men deserve it, they are the ones. The stocks of goods in Emporia now, are large and very complete suited to the wants of the community, and are sold at such prices as will justify no man in this com munity in going to the river to purchase his supplies. "Trade at home" is tho motto for our farmers and all having in terests at stake here. Build up your own wealth. . .... . (& Agreeable to, announcement the free school. opened in : this, rplace on Wednesday hut, and will be ept regu larly, without intermission, five days in each week during the ensuing' winter. ' It will be such a school, too, as any parent will be glad to send his children to. Miss Watson is an experienced teacher, well qualified for her post, and will doubtless give entire satisfaction. Recollect that the school iifree to all. fr Immigrants still continue to ar rive, making their way to the , South, South-west and West . The last company, of six families, went up the Cottonwood to the neighborhood of Cottonwood Falls. . Editing a Paper. , , We copy from the Olpelouaas Gazelie, of January 13, 1830, the following, which shows that twenty-eight years ago "the difficulties of an editor ot a newspaper were the same as they are now, and the same as will always exist; ' ' "The truth is, an editor cannot step without treading on somebody's toes. If he states facts without comments, he dares not to express his sentiments. If he con scientiously refuses to advocate the claims of an individual to office, be is accused of hostility. A jackanape, who. measures off words into verse as a clerk does tape by the yard hands him a parcel of stuff that jingles like a handful of rusty nails and gimlets, and if the editor is not fool enough to print the nonsense, 'Stop ray paper 1 wont patronize a mau that's no better iudze of poetrv:' as if it were pat ronage to buy a paper at about one-half more than so much waste paper would cost. One murmurs because his paper is not literary another beoause it is . litera ryanother because it is not literary enough. - One grumbles because the ad vertisements engross too much room another complains that the paper is too large we can't find time to read it all One wants type so small that a microscope would be indispensable in every family another threatens to discontinue the paper 5 unless the letters sro half an inch long. one old lady actually offered an additional price for a paper that should be printed in type as largo as is used for handbills. - "Every subscriber has a plan of his own for . conducting a journal, and - the labor of &isyphus was recreation when com pared with that of an editor who under takes to please all" ' - w. , , The Latest from the Uinee. . j . , He William Parsons and . three. others, arrived at Lawrence on Snnday last, and at this city yesterday. " We have their reports 1 ' . -.-t.'j.'-.ft ..-.-. They give plain unvarnished report of their operations. They state that they had but one pan in their party, and that they worked but a short tisae each day never more than four or five hours, and that thev made easily $5 per day to the man. "' They were very short of provi sions, and having to tools to build ashel ter for the winter, a portion had oocemded to go to Bent's Fort to winter, and those now here, to return for tools and outfit Thoy exhibit some of the finest speci mens yet seen. - They represent the coun try as magnificent . in tha summer, and have selected a town site on one of the tributaries of the Arkansas, ia tho imme diate vicinity of their mining locality. : 'Thoy were Joined, a short time before their departure, by a Califoraiao,: whom chy left at work, he refusing to leave. He had tools, and was making, on an av. erage, $15 per day.1 He stated to our in formants that tho mines whera they were then, y oiiing, yielded better than the same description of diggings in Califor nia. He staUd that ho intended to re main as long as it was possible, digging when, he could, and supplying himself wiApuns). v..-r fi .-,- I The above men are well known in Las rence, and their report has croaiel a per fect furor in that town; They will return at tha earliest possible day in the spring. They report that the Indians were du aerou fa tha mines; 'but had offered no In temipUoB.---A"aiisaj Orjr Jamut, TOOL Tha Dawn of a Hew. En la Kansas. ' In a private letter recently received from Creni EastW editor of the leading; Pro-slavery paper iu Kansas he observes that "the old feeling of hostility between pro -slavery aad Free State men is fast dy ing out, and an era of more kindly- senti ments has began to dawn." - This fact if confirmed by every letter wa receive from the Territory, and additional evidence is furnished by the article republished in another column-, from the Lawrence Her aid cf Freedom, headed "Not What They Seem." Tha writer of. that, article, (no matter how much, ha may have shrieked for freedom in days of Shrieks" and "ruffianism,") is no doubt a clever gentle man, whose heart is in the right place. He frankly extends the right , hand of fel lowship to his Pro-slavery cotemporaries, and they are ruffians, indeed, if they do not accept it in a spirit equally generous and manly; 1 : ::! - v: ' . .: The editor, of the Herald of Freedom remarks: "Since our. difficulties have ended, and we have met many of our biU tercst political opponents in social life, and have' become more aoquainted with them; and exchanged ideas, wa are more and mora satisfied that half of our troubles have arisen from want of acquaintance and not understanding each other." There is much truth in this, we know from personal experience. ' Born and reared -ia the South, we at one time had a bigoted prejudice against everything called Tan. keeism, and thought that the entire north was tinctured with Tankee trickery. 'It was hard for us to believe that Northern ers oould be as generous, high-souled, and truly chivalrous as the people of the South. But these were youthful mistakes, which subsequent experience corrected. In the year 1855 we made a lengthy visit to the North spent some time in New York, Philadelohia and Boston: md unon invi tation of Mr. Abbott Lawrence, made frequent visits to the manufacturing es tablishments of Lowell, Lynn, etc, and became tolerably well acquainted with Northern society, from, the millionaire down to the factory operative. The greater, part of the past year we spent in Pennsylvania most of the time in the city of brotherly-love and we had op portunities of becoming acquainted with meaof various professions and avocations. The result of our observation was, that human nature is about the same on both sides of Mason and Dixon's line,' and that good and bad men may be found in abundance both at the North and at the South. .Difference of latitude does not make that difference of character which many suppose. We have seen a Bosto nian who carried his heart in his hand and kept his purse ready to be divided with, evry needy friend; and we have seen a Virginian who was ever on the look-out for a half-dollar, and when he got it, would hold on with a grasp so tight a to make tho eagle fairly scream with agony. .,; ... - r But there is a mutual prejudice among the ignorant classes Aorta and South, against each other, and this prejudice is fostered by demagogues of both regions. Tho Southerner is made to believe that every man at the North is an abolitionist and a fanatic, while the northerner is taught that every - southerner is a fire-eater and disunionist ' Close contiguity and person al fellowship are all that are necessary to dispel mutual delusions. There is a mountain in Europe which. from its shape and surroundings, and the peculiarity of its atmosphere, always dis torts the appearance . of . objects in its neighborhood. . The shepherd tending his uock at tne base of this mountain, sees an object approaching, which, in the distance, looks like a monster; coming nearer, he discovers it to be a man: and approach ing closer he recognizes his own brother. So it is with the people of the North and the South; seen at a distance, and throuzh the mists of prejudice, they seem to each other as monsters ; a nearer approach show them to be men of like nature; and personal intimacy ' and intercourse fre quently disclose the fact that they are brothers in feeling, in sentiment, and in sympathy. . . Kansas is made up of men from all portions of our inreat confederacy, and being thrown in close connection, they are beginning to know and appreciate each other. Prejudices are being removed, and good men of all parties and diverse nv tivities are coming together, despite the efforts of political demagogues ta keep mem ssunuer. Harder star. . : Hew Coffee cam to bo Csed, It is somewhat singular to trace the manner in which' arose the use ef the common beverage, coffee, without which few persons in any half or wholly civil ised country in tne world, would seem hardly able to exist" At the time Colum bus discovered America, it had never been known or used. -It only grew in Arabia and upper Ethiopia. - The discovery of its use as a beverage, is ascribed to the supe rior of a monastery, 'in Arabia, who, de sirous oi preventing the monks "from sleeping at their nocturnal services, made them , drink the infusion of coffee, upon the report of some shepherds, who ob served that their flocks were more lively after browsing on the fruit of that plant Its reputation spread throagh the adjacent country, and in about zuu years if rescued Paris. A single plant brought there in' m became the parent stock of ail the coffee plantations in tho West Indies. The extent of the consumption can now hardly be realised. -The United States alone annually consume it, at the cost of its landing, of from fifteen to sixteen mil lions of dollars. Tou may know the Arabia or Mocha, the best coffee, by its small bean of a dark yellow color. . The Java and East India, the next in quality, are larger and of a paler yellow. The West India Bio has a bluish greenish gray Reno TUene agaia ai Work. -' Several horses were stolen on last Sat-' urday night in the vicinity of this oitv. The visits of these bands of thieves seem to be periodical, their forays in this quar ter being at intervals of about three weeks. It is supposed that they have a depot far tha stock iu tha southern part of the State, where it is received by their part ners, and sent off to market To deliver the stock at tha depot, takes Soma tisae, hones tha regular intervals of their visits, A organised vigilance comaaiUeo, wa have reason to believe, could be. put ia possession of such facts aa would wnable them to capture and break -un tha saas. Until this is dene, ther wilL so doubt continue their 6tytedlimM.IndiftdmKi xenrngw. .- r?vwu is t: x? c; oj n Angel Listeners. '' ' When tbe nirtt her phiBist are tpreading -' SlowUre'eraersabhaast, And the weary and the oarewora " bilk in quietude tortvl, ,,;' " . TU delightful then to faney, - Whe la renine prayer i laid. ,, -That the Axgela gladly listen , . , - Hovering near w, overheada - !j "Every feeble, faint petition,- f " V''"- . Finis a woleome'mid the throng, , , " And they boar it gently upward, -Praising as thoy float along. . , v v: That the power to them is given, . . , -Thns to minister to Ban, - : c - Sweetly singing risbest praises ' ; - For tho world's redeeming plan." - Tboneh the snadowsround n gather. " titUl the Angels baak ia ligh; , Ah! wehear themehantof Heaven, . . - Whera is neither abadoaor night. - t. If the heart bo faint and wear . , ' Angel voiees mnrranr hw - -- -Of a land all fra from sorrow , Of a rest w soon mar know. ' Lift I they whisper word of promise As thoy linger near at even. Waiting to be jorou bearers " --Of repentant thoughts to Heaven! - - And it soothes the heart to faney, , '" That. 'mid thades of life's dark irtirht, . They will bear the spirit heavenward , . ,i . To tho realms of endless light. . -v -.i:; Sesravitr of too Asaoriooa Fnse. .. . The American press is, to a fearful ex tent, in the hand of a cowardly,, merce nary and unprincipled class of men, who have no regard for truth in dealing with what is unpopular ; who eater to the low est passions of the multitude, and carica ture every movement aiming at the over throw of established wrong ; who are as destitute of all fairness in controversy as they are lacking in eeif-respect ; and whose oolumna are closed against any re ply that may be proffered to their libellous accusations. It is true, these men repre sent the prevailing public sentiment, eith er m the locality tn which tney reside, or in the country at large ; but, fearlully de moralized aa that sentiment is, in many particulars, they aim to make it still more corrupt, rather than to change it for the better.-- They not only publish all the lies thoy can pick up, in opposition to the struggling cause af humanity, but they busy themselves in coining lies, which they audaciously present to their credu lous readers as reliable truths. There is no end to their deception and tergiversa tion. ,- Such men are far mora dangerous to society than burglars, incendiaries and highwaymen. Occupying a position of solemn trust, and almost awful respensi bility exerting a potent Influence over a large class of ignorant and unrenecung minds, who look up to them as teachers and guides, however deficient in brains or vicious m morals they nave it alike in their power and in their disposition to do ceive, mislead, circumvent and demoralize to a ruinous extent Each of them is a local authority ; and of their many read ers, comparatively few think of question ing the authenticity of what is laid before them, from day to day, or from week to week. Of all the daily papers in the United States, we know of none not excepting even the New York IKAune which can be relied upon to give a fair and truthful report of the proceedings of any meeting upon which public opinion frowns, no matter how excellent or praiseworthy its object may be. Take, for example, the atrocious misrepresentations of the late Rutland Convention, by tbe press gener ally. The object of that Convention was, in good faith, the elevation and advance ment of the human race; it was called by hundreds of intelligent and respectable men and women, interested in the sup pression of vice, the promotion of purity, the abolition of slavery, the extension of peace t it was attended by thousands of earnest seekers alter tne iruin, mougn, oi . . .i , course, diverse in some of their ideas and opinions ; it provided a free platform, and invited tha fullest discussion of every subject, pro and eon, possible under the circumstances ; its proceedings were char acterized by remarkable order, by rare dignity and composure, and. by an absorb ing interest never surpassed ; it was ad dressed by men and women of irreproach able 'character, of wide reputation as effl dent and eloquent advocates, of superior intellect and ability, and was singularly fortunate fn being delivered from the presence of weak and in competent speak ers ; and, if free -inquiry be not a crime, and freedom ef speech not a curse, it wa worthy of universal respect Yet it was traduced by the press in advance, with brazen" Impudence ; It was burlesqued and distorted in every possible manner when held reach of the reporters C with one ex ception) was emulous to make the falsest ami foulest report of 16 proceeding ; all over the co usury,, it was proclaimed, by the electne telegraph, to have , been " Free Love Convention ;" and to this hour the millions of the readers of news papers bave been made to believe that it was no better than, "a cage of .unclean birds," j0( tha mighty throng in attend ance, but one solitary person appeared as the advocate of what is called " free love " as against legalised and enforced "mar riage ; snd she met with no response, but, en the contrary, with prompt and open condemnation,. SULL this Uct is studi ously suppressed ; and still, the Rutland Convention continues to be stigmatized as a Free Love Convention," and held up to public odium, both by the press ana the pulpit for the pulpit is as mendacious as ' the' press, in every such case. . That Convention adopted no -resolutions that were offered, and made Itself nsponsible for no sentiments that were tittered en. its platform ; yet, because Mrs. Julia Branch uttered her own opinions, on her own re sponsibility, the Convention is represented at having endorsed what she said; aad no correction will ever be made of .this foul accusation. Hence we say, that such pub lishers, and editors, and reporters, are mora dangerous to society than common ineendhiries and burglars, and are more justly deserving a place in tha peuUen tiary. . ,; ... Take another example. In accordance with a calL numerously and respectably signed, drawn up in unexceptionable lan guage; ana m as excellent apint, si lxn- 1 veuuon was held, e few days since, in Utics, 5. Y, to consider " the cause and the cure of evil "a subject of vast com pass anal world-wide imrjortanea i which. owevsf difficult of solution, no lover ef bis raoe.no candid and upright mind will be disposed to treat with levity or anger. As soon aa tjhe call was Issued, the Ctxv enuon was prejudged by a weau prise, ajBu br&aaed is a&oiotx " free utrt't U' fair, and prior to and during its sessions, tha Utica journals vied with each other to malign and misrepresent it, and to rouse a mobooratifl apint against it I Here, for instance, is the way ia which the Utica JSonung JUerxud greeted the Convention ; " Tb 'Philakthbofio Coxvxhtior.' We report very fully the proceedings of the Philanthropic Convention, which commenced its session yesterday at Me chanics HalL Our readers will be as tounded a the sentimenU declared. They ate so bold, so- startling,' so -essentially revolutionary in their" eharacter, that thinking men may well pause and wonder that so many persons should publicly pro claim them. For the credit of bur city and our State, we are glad that these in dividuals come mostly from other parts of tne country., i ney are from SkLiouig on the west, through Wisconsin and Illinois, to New England on the east. Only a very few of our own citizens approve of the Contention, though quite a number from this neighborhood are attracted by curiosity. ; ; ... , . s . " Our readers will see that the baldest infidelity is openly avowed. . The speak ers seem to vie with each' other in the blasphemies ther utter. "1 Tha 8aviour of the. world only serves to point a jest, and Qod is not at all m their thoughts ; even his existence is denied, or is to them a matter of no consequence. ' ''' "About everything else, they talk at ran dom : but on Free Love, they speak can didly. ' They maintain it and put it for ward alluringty. and step by step. They have calculated the degrees by whioh tbe pernicious doctrine may be advanced. They are not restrained by any respect for society or morality. They do not seem to know what delicacy or even de coney is, and a blush is the only thing that, with female as well as -male, seems out of order; in the' Convention. One speaker uttered an aspiration for cloven tongues to come upon tnem. judging from their talk, cloven feet are not far from many of the managers. " Let it be known that our city does not sympathize with this monstrosity. Oar citizens are so old-fashioned as to believe in a Bible, and in the religion of Christ. These disorganize and loose-minded men and-women ' will startle none mora than they do the community into the midst of which they have come." The -Morning Herald is e, Bepublican journal. . j , Not to be outdone on the score of defa mation and ribaldry, the Utica Evening Tetesravh commences its report oi tne Convention as follows t . ;. "Fbiday . Attebnoon. At 2 o'clock the usual complement of hirsute, bespec tacled, airy-looking individuals had as sembled, beflanked around and about with antiquated damsels, varying; in age from the infancy of 65 to tbe maturity of 102. some in crinoline and mote in we-don't-know-what-to-call-it attire, looking as if their spirituality hadnt taken away their appetite for dinner. " Wa looked iu vain for an affinity ; couldn't see any good-looking enough to suit us, although we imagine that there are plenty in the ranks who are not averse to a passional attraction.' " As in the case of the Rutland Conven tion, unscrupulous villains at Utica, in the service of the press, telegraphed in all Ql rections to this effect : - ttr A strong tone of free-lovelsm is perceptible in oil the tpttchu, thus far, and the Convention, if anything, smeU ttronger ef filth than the Rutland Conven tion." JCO ........ There is no Ianzuaga fitly to character ize scoundrelism like this ; yet it is gloat ingly seised upea by newspapers of every description, and sent forth to tbe world as a truthful representation at least, without any editorial disclaimer, or cau tion as to placing implicit reliance upon it ' Nor is there any hope of its being corrected hereafter. It is intentional, sys tematic, relentless moral assassination, and it is perpetrated with impunity. Tbe Now York Tribune strikes out from the foul dispatch we have quoted, the words "of filth," so as to make the sentence read, " The Convention, if anything, tmelU stronger than tbe Rutland Conven tion,' thus persevering in its scandalous misrepresentations ef the latter Conten tion, even with' a verbatim report of all that was said and done in that assemblage in iu possession, aad giving a foul taint to ' the Utica Convention, though the Tribune knew, beyond -all doubt, that there was net a word ef truth contained in that telegraphic impeachment for those who had addressed the Convention, up to thsttime, were Andrew Jacksoo Davis, Mary F. Davis, C. H. Plumb, Chas. Partridge, Parker Pillsbury and Henry C. Wright, from the lips of not one of whom had a thought or expression fallen ia favor of "free-loveisTo," and all of whom are as inimical to the doctrine as Mr. Greeley himself. ' -'" ' The libellous dispatch alluded to. con cludes by announcing that "Julia Branch will make tne opening speecn to-morrow." Who Mrs. ?-aneh is, what is her charao teroraim, we do not intelligently know, but we instinctively feel that she Is the Incarnation of virtue and modesty, com pared with the herd of editorial profli gates and reportorisl frequenters of stews, who innate lewdness is never mora grat ified than when it can affect to be shocked st the slightest deviation front tho line of conventional purity, ana at tne same wra caa eive s stab tbthecauseof free inquiry and individual freedom, with tbe hope of making the blow a fatal one. ,. ... In what part of the country in what town or village can an anti-slavery meet ins: be held, of an uncompromising ehar acter. even after a struggle of twenty -five Tears, withont be ins bsaelr misrepresented by the press, or treated with silent con tempt r let, lor a quarter or a century, aboutiouism the denial of. the 'right to make ansa tbe property of mau his been lamoeeued. anaUtenaauzsd. villified. un ceasingly, and universally, by the journals of tho day, both religious and secular it advocates have been held Bp aa erazy fa natics and. wild .disorganiasrs aad Its meetings represented as unworthy of coun tenance by sane and decent men f Every other unpopular movement, however no ble and good, has beoa treated fn tbe same manaetand "the end it not yet." L . We feel competent thus to arraign the i. - - . American press geoeraiiy-nrsv Because we bave been familiar with its course for the last forty years end second, because wa have the consciousness ef publishing a fees, Independent, impartial journal, la tbe eolaasfi jf which alt sides have over hwiitaersA a.fsixbnsjixig, ,udlje seeks to make known "tha truth, tb." whola truth, and toothing but tha truth,' at whatever cost or hazard. Haw such a" paper fcdvooatiiig the noblest cause tha can engage the attention ef man, and giv tag auxiliary support to ether great re formatory movements ia appreciated and sustained, is seen ia its petty subscription list, in its limited circulation, in the eevert and open effort everywhere reads tor ym suppression ; and how other papers, wnieow espouse tbe side- or tne oppressor, nut falsehood and Jesuitism their Stock In trade, and resist every attempt to reform society by removing old abuses, are aa courage and uphold, may be seen m iusj wide circulation and richly remunerative income of Bennett's EervJd, the New- York Observer, the Journal nf Commtret, and many others of e similar atazup.- What does all this indicate aa to the state of tha country ? Boston Liberate, ! ''Do Hot Ask Tavtta. ' ' .'' Rolv on Yourselves, and ask no favors. It is a great deal better to suiTer than ta be dependent on others, uotsiu wnaiyou want bv vour own exertions, or make u your mind to go without it. There ia more true dignity iu comparative poverty with an independent spirit, than in the most luxurious indolence, gained through cringing and asking favors. And then, too, it is so humiliating to be refused by those who are abundantly able to aid you, with, "t am very sorry I cannot aocorsv modate you." "I really wish it wss ia my power,'!.. "Dear me, if you had only applied yesterday," and all the other oil musty speeches which have been stereo-' typed from time immemorial, reaay lor use by those who avail themselves of any excuse, rather than put themselves to any Inconvenience to do a favor to those who eay they are friends. We recently knew a man who had always been ready to de favors for his kindred, brought into a tight pecuniary fix, and thought ha had many relatives, who, without any trouble, might have assisted, yet there was not one of them willing to do the least thin; for him. .The better way is not to try even the nearest relatives we have oa earth, by asking favors of them. If a man, however, has connexions or friends who really are noble-hearted, and who, when they see him in trouble, come forward, on their own accord, and offer assistance, let him accept it, and rejoice that he has such. ' ' ' "That are friend Indeed, " , Beoauae friend iu need. , Don't ask favors, then. Bely upon your own efforts ; go ahead ; work hard ; and if sometimes embarrassed, and a whole souled man comes slong and offers the helping hand, do not let a foolish, mis taken pride, not of independence, prevent you from cordially and gratefully accept ing the proffered aid, and be ready to prove your appreciation of his kindness, by doing him a good turn the first oppor tunity that occurs. . Tho Sold Mine ef Kansas, ' The accounts which reach us front Cherry Biver and Pike's Peak are so nu merous and well authenticated, that there cannot longer be any doubt that tha east em slope of the mountains in western, Kansas, are as rich in mineral wealth aa Feather river or any part of California. Persons formerly residing among us, and In whom we have confidence, send favor able reports, and advise their friends and relatives to come forthwith, as there la abundance of gold to be found. More over, persons daily arriving King wua them ample specimens,, and corroborate their statements, rne enact nas neon to diroct to Western Kansas an lmmsnsa emigration. Trains are constantly leav ing from our river towns, and "Pike's Peak" is upon the lips of all. Many are coming up tbe river en route for the mines, and ere the snows of winter cover the ground, more than five thousand people will be at work In the auriferous sands al the sources of the Kansas, Platte and Ar kansas rivers. . The season is now far advanced, and few will pass to tho mines after tale month ; but another spring will witness a roth to Kansas, and a growth and settle ment equalled only by California, Pike's reak is nosriy one wesi irons this nlace. distance 600 miles, in Int. 83. decrees. Ion. 105. The country is Wall . adapted to agriculture, well watered aad timbered, abounding in game, and with a scenery varied and eminently picturesque. There is a good wagon road almost tha entire distance. The best and shortest route is Via the Kansas river and the Smoky Hill Fort TopAa ahouns, "''. They Cadantaad It ' The citizens of Council Bluffs, Iowa,!o order to aid in securing emigration te their portion of country, have subscribed for tv thousand copies of their ity pa pers for distribution in tbe justern Btaies. Ther are to be sent gratis to hotels, read ing rooms, &e, KebrasJn City Nem - That is the most sensible mere to tbe right direction we have heard of lately. The people of Council Bluffs well under stand the power of the press in directing the tide of emigration, and wishing to secure their share of in benefits they have "struck upon tbe right oord." People desiring to look out new homes are con stantly looking over the papers, and a thousand copies of a paper distributed as above, will coma in eentectrtth cuaay thousands desiring te locate somewhere ia the expansive and und6nbie West, rarlnnlie. Courier... .. - v:;, , Entlgraalil Xhntgran! Notwithstanding tha lateness ef the .imnfai still continue te mur through here every day tot the Territory. One or both ferry boats an kept constant ly iB requisition to convey over tneteama ami atoek. of movers, sad in doing this hive reaped a handsome fortune within a couple of months pest,' ssany ana arrive by boats; and depart in the various stages aad hack that leave our city for different parts every morning. Kantat City JU' ropolitan. " - .The WyanJott Argyt, ejieaking of the resignation of Got. Denver, augrests that his successor be a citizen of the Territory. Exchange. -- ------ - -' ' Has it yet been decided how long is takes a man to become " a citizen of tha Territory J". Whilst ap as Lewreaworth tbe other day, we were kindly invited ta go up and voto, snd, were .assured thaa many persona had voted there without having been tn the city half as long se ws hodU We had been there: jmm eJgM f 3 n I? 1: it I ' Hi. 3 0 I i ' if; f i 8 i i lis n II:' Ii u s i 1