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Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1855-07-26
THE CRIMEA.
N DRPARTMENT On SGArR,

BY the arrival Of the Hermann at New
York. and the America at Halifax, id
vices have been received from the seat
of war, to June %. The allies have at
tempted to storm the Malakofr towers al
sevastopol, and have been repulsed with
great slaughter.
This took place on the 18th ult., but
with such disastrous results, that up to
the 22d, no details had been allowed to
transpire at Paris or London.
The British loss alone was ! 900
Gen. Sir Colin Campbell and above sew
enty other officers were killed.
The bombardment of the Russian
lines in front Of the Karabelnaya sub
urb, began on the 9Th, ult. On the 7th
the Mamelon, and other advanced posts
were taken with loss to the Allies &C.
cording u Prince Gorchakoff, Of, 900.
From allrepolts, - we'll English al
Russians, the Allies are fast losing
ground. The Russians IRE made Of
sternsr stuff than had been represented.
This last conflict between the Two ar
mics, is evidently serious ctack upon
the Allies. Further news will be aHait-
ed with intense interest. ssl
Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1855-07-26

the present, quiet, lnebtrusiye town.
The land il held y i pretty high fig-
ure lots command ding 5O. l00to S0Q||
4 pisce al exception, however, II nads
tothose who wish W build. The ccun-'
NV around and back of il, j. said ~ bes
excellent ~ farming purposes, bit I did
not perambulate il that direction, and
therefore cannot speak from actual OBJ
sservation. Improved farming lands
should Judge, would command from $2O
70 as per acre perhaps, land lying
near the town, would bring more than
tisia. AS there has been larger num-
Der Of emigrants who have settled near
town this year than ever before. i y
reasonable to suppose that another sea-
son will witness ! marked change 10
Sank Rapids. "a consummation most
devoutly to be wished. 3 I s
The evening we arrived Was q bril-
liant one. The moon was decked in
her most gorgeous apparel and threw
down her smiles On sleeping nature il
such an enticing manner, that ! was in
duced to sally fourth, and did sally forth
to enjoy the scenery. While wander
ing near the banks Of the river; and
watching the shadows Of the trees in the
water, music came gently stealing on
the wind, which seemed like the songs
Of angels from the blue expanse above.
i burst 80 sudden upon me. 50 far from
home and at such an hour Of the night,
that like the author Of g Home, Sweet
Home, . penniless and in aforeign land.
who heard his song sung by the rough
boatman who rowed him across the river,
7 too was disposed to shed tears, lat
least spec got in my eye and ! couldn't
see plainly. Strange power has music |!
particularly over stranger, in q
strange land, on moonlight night.
The music proceeded from instruments
played by band Of young men, who,
notwithstanding the rough pioneer life
they are obliged to lead, are by no
means insensible to the re6nements Of
civilization. But have made my let
ter too long, and must close. T. NJ. N.
Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1855-07-26

~ Mr.. Landon, Chief Engineer u
Gov. stevens Great Northern Pacific
Rail Road Survey, in regard 70 The
crossing Of the Mississippi River. says /:
9 Near the mouth Of Sauk River the
crossing Is about 500 feet. BY encoun-
|tering the current near the Rapids, an
excellent foundation for bridge masonry
can Be obtained upon the great ledge q
the section. u sss
d / have estimated the cost of 4 bridge
i Sank Rapids, for : Road-bed of "a
feet o follows
800 81 How . truss It S26, S10, 800
1855 csbic yds bridge masonry, 1t $12 1926
Preparing foundations ny 1000
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-10-17
Fatal Peep Into hIount Vesuvius.

Some Germans of good family, on re-
cent occasion, had toiled to the summit Of
Mount Vesuvius, and after resting them
selves on that sulphurous bed, they descen-
ded the steep incline to the mouth of the
crater. There was little smoke on that
day, and the scientific gentleman began to
get into danger without being aware of it.
| The guides having had quite enough of
soft ashes and hard work in the ascent,
sat down on the upper rim of the crater
not feeling inclined for more exertions.--
So many people had gone to peep into the
chimney of the internal regions day after
day, without any accident, that these
lazy guides preferred some sour wine, and
slice or so of lemon sprinkled over with
salt, very common comestible among
the lower orders of Neapolitans, and a
| little siesta, to looking after the souls and
bodies of those entrusted to them. One
of the most adventurous of the Germans,
finding he could bear the little sulphur
which seemed emitted from the crater,
resolved to penetrate further; but scarce
~ had he placed his foot upon an appar-'
emily solid projection than the whole crum-
.bled beneath him, and he was preciptated
at least one hundred feet. The interior
of the crater seems as soft as the exterior,
for the first words heard from the unfor-
tunate man were that he was not hurt. In
vain he tried to extricate HIMSELF what
ever he grasped mouldered in his grasp.
He could not regain his feet--of this his
companions above were informed They
seemed to have become more stupefed
than the unfortunate victim; for instead of
dispatching the guide to the Observatory
or the Hermitage, for ropes, or assistance
of some kind, they stood listening to their
friend below, who gave them the idea of
being elsewhere than where they remain
ed useless and spell-bound. There is every
thing in Naples but what is required; and
at the Observatory, although ropes must
always bell request, and at least, pre-
cautionary utility. yet none could be OBJ
tanned either there or at the Hermitage:
and the guides were obliged to go to Resi-
ma for that which ought always to be at
hand In the meantime the sulphur began
to operate upon the poor fellow in the
crater, and be felt himself gradually sink
ing, not only in strength, but in position
w I'm WOnueflui Setl-cOmmanu, lie look
leave of his friends, being perfectly certain
he could not survive the natural dilatory
delay Of the Neapolitans For two long
hours did he.surviye, when his voice got
feeblerNaildA feebler. Perhaps as he by
slow DEGREES. Slid deeper into the crater,
hope gfadIally vanished the voice
was entirely lost. An occasional groan
was heard, until after the expiration of
the above time, when all was silent. The
body was many hours after rescued by a
guide, who descended two hundred feet
before he found it. Of course, it was per-
fectly liteless--the sulphur had sufoeated
the peeg fellow.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-10-17
Our Strap 8ook.
An Hour in the State Prison.
FROM THE STATE GAZETTE.

The reporter Of the Gazette, having paid
brief visit to the N. J. Penitentiary
gives an interesting sketch of the estab.
lishment, from which we make the fol
lowing extract:
Among the female prisoners is young
woman, % years Of age, Margaret Devine,
convicted about four years since Of poison
ing her mistress, and sentenced to twenty
years imprisonment. She has served less
than quarter of it, yet, when asked how
much longer she was to stay here, replied
cheerfully, nearly Is years" She is a
good looking girl, and, Judging from her
countenapce, it would be difficult to mag
inc her guilty Of so dreadful crime.
In another cell we found an intelligent
looking German girl. whose term of u
months has almost expired. As an evil
dence Of tie improvement to be derived
from perseyering application, even when
surrounded by the most untoward associ-
ations, we may mention that when she
entered she could not speak syllable of
English now she speaks, reads, and
writes, with wonderful proficiency. 1t is
interesting to notice, III passing from cell
to cell, the evidences Of genius displayed
by many of the convicts. In some. IN
stances the walls are covered with orig
inal sketches, portraits, &C., many of
which would do credit to larger opportu-
nifty and better materials. Here and
there an ingenious original machine is to
be found, which must have cost months of
patient experiment. In one We were
shown an intricate arrangement of wheels,
cogS and pulleys, including figures of lit
tie men and women; spinning wheels, &C.,
made of the homeliest materials, of course,
being such as the keeper would supply
conduct; at one end is cylinder, made
to reyolye horizontally, into which the
prisoner had introduced some mice, caught
in his cell, and, by careful training, had
succeeded in tanning them. They knew
his voice, and, on hearing him whistle
Immediately sprang into the cylinder and
caused it to revolve after the manner of
squirrel. This set the whole machine
in motion; the spinning wheel, the dancing
precision. The tanning Of these tiny
creatures, captiyes like himself, shows
how inherent in the breast Of man is the
desire for OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES pleasure
can be derived from the society of one of
the meanest of the animal kingdom.
The specimens Of workmanship in the
various trades of weaving, chair seating,
boot and shoe making, &C., are very
creditable to the institution, and many
who have been led to the commission of
crime, from ignorance of trade, are
sent forth. at the expiration of their terms,
well instructed in good, reliable trades,
and trained to habits of productive in
dustry.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-10-17
HOW JED MISSED TT.
I" I love you, | adore you;
But I'm talking in my sleep"

L
Some folks are in the habit of talking
in their; sleep and Miss Betsey Wilson
was Of that number. This peculiarly she
accidentally revealed to Jediah jenkins
in careless, conversational way. Jediak
had just finished the recital Of matrimo5
NAL dream, in which the young lady and
himself figured as hero and heroine, he,
having invented the same, for the sake Of
saying at the conclusion that it was too
good to be true" and thus, BY speaking
IN parallels, assuring the damsel of what
he dared not speak plainly.
" never dream" said Betsey, but I
sometimes talk half the night and telf
every thing know in nay Sleep
" You don't say so"
Yes: can never have secret from
mother; if she wants to know any thing,
she pumps me after I've gone to bed, and.
/ answer her questions as honestly as II
my life depended on it. That was the
reason | wouldn't go to ride the other
night, knew she would find it QUIT 10
awful provoking"
Some days after this, Jed called at the
house, and entering the parlor unannounc-
ed, found that Miss Betsey, probably over
come by the heat of the weather, had
fallen asleep on the sofa
Now, Jed, as the reader has surmised,
had. long felt an overweening partiality
for the young lady, and yearned to know
if it was returned; but, though possessed
of sufficient courage to mount f" the immi-
nent deadly breech"-or breeches-( com-
mercial ones, We mean he could not mus
ter spunk enough to inquire into the
state of her heart. But he now bethoughts
himself of her confessed somnambuIic,
loquacity, and felt that the time to ascer-
tain his fate had come. Approaching the
sofa, he whispered
My dearest Betsey, tell me, oh tell
me the Object of your fondest affections"
The fair sleeper gave faint sigh and
responded:
= loye-let me think-(here You might
have heard the beating of Jed's heart
through brick walD l love Heaven, my
country, and baked beans; but if have
one passion above all others, it is for
roast onions"
The indignant lover didn't wake her.
but sloped at once, sadder, but not
wiser man." AT last accounts, Jed was
Shining up" to another young lady.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-10-17
The Indian Runner.

1t seems curious problem now how
such people were to be called together:
but their runners were almost as fleet of
foot as the deer in the forest, and their
trails were the connecting links not only
between village and village, clans and
nations, but stretched far away to the
Mississippi and Gulf of Mexico, the Allan
tic Ocean and the northern lakes. They
we're mere footpath, just wide enough
for one to walk in, but they were some
times so deep by the myriad footsteps
which trayersed them for centuries, that
the sides we're several inches deep. And
these trails have become the thoroughfare
of our great nation. In them the Indians
wound along beneath the mountains and
through the valleys, carrying the light ca
noe upon tAeir shoulders, in which they
skinned the broadest lakes and deepest
rivers, and we're so familiar with all the
connecting Inks that the darkest recesses
of the forest were threaded as. easily as
the streets OF a village and almost as
quickly as tile fiery engine wheels its way
over the smooth iron pathway. | have
heard a young Indian say that his father
had often run from Lake Erie to the Gulf
of Mexico, and for four or five days at a
time, scarcely stopping to eat by the way.
And have heard an aged Indian say
that in the days of his youth he would run
the distance between certain boundaries,
which must have included forty miles; re-
turning the same day, and thought it no
great feat. Only few years ago there
was trial Of speed between an Indian
runner and several horsemen, on their ca
prisoned steels, and the runner left the
horsemen far in the rear.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-10-17

i
selF A toast given few years ago for
the shoe and. leather manufacturers of
Danvers-" May they have all the women,
in the country to shoe,-and the men to
boot"
RA Ours is no common lot, as the
toads said, when they got into the clover
field.
Res- Might not publican who, hav-,
ing been unfortunate in business, had re.
opened his house, be termed a republi.
can 2"
9sA Bill Brown says that his Shang.
nal rooster is SO tall, thet he has to get
down on his knees to crow.
g@- When does man look like a.
cannon ball? When he, looks round.
sJr Come, rest in this boson,p asths
turkey said to the stufings
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-10-17
| Large Fees.

Sir Ashley Cooper the celebrated sur
geon, is said to have received the largest
fee ever giveh for an operation. 1t was
upon an old gentleman 70 years of age,
a resident ofthe West Indies, who, being
afflicted, went to England to undergo an
operation. It was performed with Sir
Ashley Coopfr's accustomed ability; and
upon visiting him one day when be was
able to quit his bed, he observed to his
surgeon thathe had fed his physician, but
not his surgeon. He desired to know the
amount of his debt, and Sir Ashley replied,
1.-Two hundred guineas."
Pooh pdoh" exclaimed the old gem
tleman, Il shan't give two hundred gui-
meas; there, that is what shall give your
tnking off his nightcap and tossing it to
Sir Ashley.
Thank you, sir" said the surgeon,
aany thing from you is acceptable and
he put the cap in his pocket Upon ex-
animation itkas, found to contain check
for o thousand guineas.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-10-17
Written for the Monmouth Weekly Herald
Autumn.
BY HENRY a. KENDALL.


The Autumn winds are signing arequiem thro' the
trees,
And mournful mem'ries stealing of other days and
years; F
The leaves around are flling-the sky oercast with
gloom safA
How sad the thoughts come trembling, the thoughts
of bright hopes gone!
The clouds arc gathering darkly and sweep with dis
NAL wall,
The sun now shines but family through mist, and
seet, and hail. sefg
The birds which sang so sweetly have flown to .
Southern cline,
When shall we hear their melody1 Oh, haste the
happy time!
The Summer fow'rs have faded, and lost their lovely
bloom, Is
Oh, will they neer return again to yield their sweet
perfume
Faith bids us look to Him above who sends the gen
tie dew,
The seeds which fall to earth just now shall germin-
ate anew.
Homer, N T., 1866.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-10-17
Eating Green Persimmons.

A loafer got hold of a green persimmon,
which, before they are ripened by the frost
are said to be the most bitter and puckery
fruit known.
lie took the persimmon outside the gar
den wall, commenced upon it by 'aeizing a
generous mouthful of the fruit, which APP
peared to be in state to frizzle his lips
and tongue most provokingly.
How do you like it ?" enquired the
owner of the garden, who had been watch-
ing him.
The saliva was issuing from the corners
of the fellows mouth, and he Was able only
to reply:
How do look, naber? ~ AMI .cisEin'
or singin'."
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-10-17
Patrick's Wardrnha.

AT sale of furniture which took place
in country town, among the lockers on
were a few Irish laborers, and upon a
trunk being put up for sale, one Of them
said to his neighbor:
Pat, | think you should buy that
trunk"
AN what should do with i?" replied
Pat with some degree of astonishment.
Put your clothes in it" was his advi-
ser's reply"
Pat gazed upon him with look Of sur.
prise, and then with that >laconic elo.
quence which is peculiar to a son of the
Emerald Isle, exclaimed An go naksdr
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-10-17

PLEASE PITCH INTO THEM. "'-We COM
mend the following from the Boston Sat-
urday Evening Gazette to the attention
Of some of our readers:
within our editorial experience we
have often been requested to pitch into
abuses and affected reforms by those who
little think what they are asking. You
ought to pitch into this, says one suggeS-
ting row of points against which to
prick our editorial toes and another suC-
gests the propriety of running our head
against an evil which if we did, would
only result in injury to ourselves
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-10-17
Written for the Monmouth Weekly Herald.
The Old School-House.
by DAVE.


How well know those good old walls
This green in front, like home appears
And every tree around. recalls
Those happy times of bygone years.
Down by the banks of yonder stream.
How very oft have been there
And by the silvery moons pale beam
Have frolicked in the evening air.
The day can never be forgot
When first myself and sister dear,
Were led by mother to this spot
To prosecute our studies here.
And hand in hand we daily sped
To meet our teachers cheerful smile
We had no cause tear to shed,
But all was joy and peace the while.
Methinks see my playmatcs now,
With buoyant spirits, romping free
Playing meath this old oaks bough
With joyous laugh--youth's melody.
But ah yon churchyard holds the last
Remains of some playmates of yore;
As memory leads me to the past
weep to think they are no more.
Tho many years have glided by
And many scenes have met my view,
Until the fount of life is dry
Old school-house, I'll remember you'll
hong absence never can erase
From memory's tablet, days when young,
rambled round this good old place
With songs Of gladness on my tongue.
Aralapan, ~. J., OCT, 1850.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-10-17
INC ONmOU9R WEEKLY nIRA

occasionally responded "Amen" to por-
tons Of the petition; but at length he
was silent. The prayer was long and
earnest, and when the clergyman and
Lord Mordant rose from their knees, they
found that while the petition in his behalf
had been ascending to the throne of grace,
the soul Of the honest old sailor had pass
ed away.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-10-17
1'r'.-l-sa7
From Godey's Lady's Book.
Eventide.


IL D. HARDY, DR., ONE OF OUR coxTRIBuToRs,
Sunset colors now are playing
In the far receding west,
With golden-robe arraying
Hill-top and the mountain crest;
Workmen now are homeward hieing,
Sound and echo now are dying,
Gently they away have died,
IT'S the silent Eventide.
Mists are stealing DER the mountains
Where the brooklets sweetly sing,
Birds are seeking forest shadows,
There to rest with folded wing.
List the vesper bells are Ginning,
Sweetly as a poets rhyming,
All things now seem sanctifed,
IT'S the holy Eventide.
Stars above are brightly beaming
In the coronet of night,
Like the eyes of angels seeming
Gazing from that world of light,
Gar from earth-land lone and dresry,
Where'r rest the sad and weary,
Where Hope, Faith and Love abide,
And is known no Eventide.
Gentle zephyrs sport and daily,
Breathing music on the air,
Dancing hilltop DER and valley,
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-10-17
LET There be Light. !"
BY FINLEY JOHNSON.

W7len on the long chaotic night
Came the words, q let there be light"
Then light and beauty burst abroad
From the fingers of their God.-
Day, with sunbeams on her breast,
Night, with stars andsholy rest,
Solid land with teeming fruit,
And ocean in her sea-green suit.
And on us in that first hour,
God endowed a godlike power
Power to win and power to do,
70 create and to slbdue.
And across the oceans tide,
We proudly in our vessels ride;
And beneath the mountains gray,
We have made great highway.
Come there failure OF success,
Let US march in earnestness;
For naught can come amiss or wrong,,-
If the soul be truesandSstrongs
Then let each mortal use his right,
And command let there be lightps'
For every soul hath more or less
Power to conquer, or TO bless.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-10-17

n@r A tavern keeper out west adver1,
tises young lawyer who left his houso
without paying his bill under the follow.
ing expressive espt5cn:-" Absquatulums
damnum ct Swartoutandibus in transitus
non est invenus additum scape goatum, mon,
combatibus in Swampo."
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-10-17
nea- Emphasis is known to be of great

BEsA EmpnaSIS IS KHUWH 10 De OF great
consequence to public speaker. Ges-
ture is something equally impressive. An
anecdote is related of clergyman who
was tormented with termagant wife
In the course of time she paid the debt
of nature" and her husband personally
officiated at her funeral. His speech was
devoted in part to ''the thousand ills that
flesh is heir to-" and was concluded by a
Scripture quotation. Extending his right
hand toward the grave he said There
the wicked cease from troubling" and
then placing the same hand on bis heart,
he added, and the weary are at rest.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-10-17

H@T~ This is evidently an age of refnes>
ment. The old adage, that you should
not count your chickens before they are
hatched,' has thus been rendered by a.
professor of etiquette =" The producers
Of poultry should postpone the census of
their juvenile fowls, till the period of in
is fully accomplished
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-10-17

The soil should lie light and be finely
pulverized, in order that the little fibres
sent.out by the roots In search of nour-
ishment may easily permeate in all direc-
tons. 1t should be porous to be easily
penetrated by air and water, and as its
own weight and the filtering of rains tend
constantly to bed it down into a compact
mass; it needs frequent stirring.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-10-17

BsA What is stronger in death than
In life? An old yellow-legged hen. If
you don't believe it, try te.dissect one
after boiling.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-10-17

A PLEASING FIeBRE.-In prayer, re-
Gently, Theodore Parker desired that our
lives might be as fragrant as flowers on
the earth and. as bright as the stars in
Heaven. a
Smyrna times., 1855-05-23

ANOTHER MAsToDoN FouND.-The bones of
some monsIrous an!mal were found recently in
Maine street, Bangor, Me-, in the blue clay,
aboundtlg with mussel shells, at point forty
teet below the surface OF the hill and at dis
tance Of fifty or sixty feet laterally from the
river surface. There were some fifteen or
twenty pieces of bone, apparently the yertebra
of the animal The largest Of them were
about eight inches in diameter, and FIVE or six
inches long. The Journal believes they are
the bones of no animal extant, but formed the
spinal column OF some of those huge Icthyo-
saurian mo.sters thatllved far back in the geo.
bones were also found, together with the bones
OF birds.