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Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-04-18
DRESS OF CIRCASsIAN WOMEN

With respect to the statedress of the
women, blue silk is the favorite material
for the robe, which is generally braided
with gold or silver, and confined at the
waist by a girdle similarly ornamented,
fastened with large silver or gold clasp;
and if to this we add light shawl of some
gay color, partly arranged as a turban,
and partly falling in graceful folds over
the neck and shoulders, with thin mus
lin veil, sufficiently large to envelope the
entire figure, we have the gala costume
of one Of the daughters of Circassia. The
reader may imagine the effect of such a
lovely apparition, attended, like Diana, by
favorite dog, in the midst of the charm
ing scenery of thatfomantic land. If the
fair vision should chance to attract the
admiring glances of a gallant knight in
search of wife, he can always tell, by the
color of her trousers, whether the wearef
be maid. wife, or widow; virgin white be-
ing worn by the young girls; red by her
who has assumed the duties of matron;
and blue by the hapless dame who mourns
the death of her lord. In every thing else
their dress is similar, except that the hair
of the young danes, instead of falling on
the neck and shoulders like that of the
married women, is arranged in a thick
plat behind, confined at the end by sill
yer cord.-Spencer's Turkey, Russia, the
Black Sea, and Carcassaa.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-04-18
THE SWORD OF MY FATHER.

Have any of our fair readers seen a
storm at sea? Have they stood upon the
shore and watched the raging of the ele-
ments, or, still more appalling, have they
trembled in the frail bark that seemed
every moment about to SILVER into frag-
ments? If they have been either witness
es or sharers of such scene, let them re-
call the awful horrors of the season.
1.-THE sea and the waves were roaring"
and the mems hearts might well be fail
ing them for terror The rush of the wa
tiers and the wild believing of the winds
can be likened to no earthly thing; their
majesty admits of no similitude. Now
high on the crested wave, now low in the
deep, deep, drowning valley, with the
overlapping waters arching and leaping
over, rode poor vessel. as shrivelled
leaf upon the angry ocean. In that YES
sci the gallant sailors were doing all that
desperate men might do. Despair made
their exertions almost superhuman, while
the commander stood with so intense anx-
iety marked upon his face as if he felt him
self responsible for the life of every soul
on board 1t was scene of momentous
excitement. Eternity hung on that mo-
ment Of time. And if anything could have
added to the all absorbing interests ofthat
moment it might have been found in the
presence of two individuals who were
there on board, as the passengers, in that
seemingly perishing vessel. These two
were father and daughter. The noble
presence of the one and the trembling
beauty Of the other made them censpiea-
Gus, even in that hour Of natures strife
and life's most fearful peril. The father
was sublimely calm. His faith was fixed
on that Rock which wind and waves may
lash in vain The daughter hung in wild
despair upon his arm, and her frantic cries
broke shrilly across the wild roar of the
storm. Long and tenderly had the faith
Ter striven to comfort her; to lift her soul
above the terrors of the body. In vain.
Her fear,' her grief, her horror, her de-
spair, rose above all the arguments ofrea.
SON and all the persuasions of love-
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-04-18

Suddenly that tender parent shook of
the weeping and agonized girl from his
arm. With an expression offearful anger
on his countenance, he drew his sword
and placing its point against her breast,
exclaimed, in a terrific voice, Rebelious
daughter, prepare to die" For moment,
forgetting her terror the daughter look
ed up into his face with smile of trust
full love unmingled with the slightest ex-
preston of alarm.
How" he exclaimed, edo you not fear
for your life when my sword is within an
inch of your unbelieving hearth"
mo? she replied, f" | cannot fear for
the saoord IS IN the hands Of my father"
The father threw his sword away, and
pointed to the angry sea- and the strife
full sky. Sand is not this storm, my
daughter, a sword in the hands of your
heavenly Father ?-and can you fear him
who has followed you with goodness and
mercy all the days of your life?"
The daughter bowed her stricken head
for moment, and then looked up to the
storm riven sky without dismay or fear
She threw. her arms around her father,
and, with sweet calm smile of hope and
trust, waited the result. AS she looked
up, a CLEAN of light broke athwart the hea-
vens. The storm lulled, and the good
vessel rode safely into harbor.
Dear readers, remember that every
treble that falls upon us in this world is
sword in the hands of our Father Eng
Hsh Paper.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-04-18

But before could max ssssny further re-
ply, the door Of the state-room was push
ed further open, and the haired old
man came forth. He gazed first upon me,
and then upon my mate, and then, with a
low, wild murmur, he totsared towards
the table. Hesanh down a1on his knees,
and laid his head in my mates lap.
Luke Luke my seii--O my son p
he murmured, as he reached up his trem-
bling hands and caught the mate about
the neck.
Luke Marshall as | had known him,
started to his feet ard hed the old man
off at arms length.
What arc you ?" he gasped, glaring
wildly at him.
g am Joshua Foster-I am your faith
err 0 Luke, my boy, my noble, wronged
boy. forgive me-0 forgive me- know
| abused you-I know | made you mad.
But forget it all now. lam your father.
| did not die--you did not kill me, but l
lived and recovered. have sought the
whole earth over after you. have been
all up ana down the world O, you know
me-"
A few moments my mate held that old
man off and gazed into his face, and then,
with a sharp cry, he sank back insensible
During all that night Luke raved like
mailman, but on the next day he came
to his senses, and a severe fever set in.-
He called for his father when he came to,
and saw the old man bend over him and
kiss him and weep-and | saw the young
man wind his arms about that aged form
and cry like child.
And SO my mates real name was Luke
Foster, and | heard the old man tell,
while he sat by his sons side, how he had
recovered from the effects Of the blow he
had received. Two whole days after
Luke fed did he lay insensible, and the
servants reported that he was dead
When he recovered, he told his wife the
whole story, and having leftshis. business
III competent hands ha SOB out to search
for his son. He traced him to Liverpool,
and there he lost him. Eight long years
had he been on the search-sometimes 60
ing home to comfort his wife, and then
setting out again upon his mission. His
wife still lived, and she waited for the
return of her son.
At length my mate recovered, and his
father accompanied us to Liverpool |
often saw them weep together, but it was
only the memory of the past that called
up their tears. I was sorry to lose my
mate, but knew that others had prior
claim upon him, and I gave him up.
Some years afterwards / was in New
York, whittier had gone with cargo
Of manufactured iron. | easily found the
residence of Joshua Foster, and there |
found my old mate as happy as man can
well be on earth. His father still lived,
hale and hearty and his mother was a
pattern of maternal love and generous
hospitality. Luke was married, too, and
had two children.
My visit was one of the most pleasant
and joyous seasons that have ever blessed
my long life, and when 1 came away they
hung upon me as though ] was the author
of all their joy. And perhaps I was, for
/ could remember the time when | struck
aside the shaft of death from my silent
mate, and but for that simple movement
on my part, this happiness could never
have been.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-04-18
CURIOUS DISCOVERY.

The Swiss journals give the following
details relative to the discoveries recently
made in consequence Of the extraordinary
fall in the water in the Lake of Zurich:-
CAT about one hundred feet from the right
bank of the lake, opposite the village of
Mellen, there have been found several
rows of piles, formed of trunks of trees.
The piles are about a foot apart, with an
interval of sixteen feet between the rows.
These piles support enormous beams,
which form a very large area. Between
the piles there have been found the skele-
tons of animals which are no longer to be
seen in Switzerland, but no trace of any
domestic animals. On removing the mud,
there have been found an immense mum Der
of heads of arrows and spears, made of
stone, carefully cut and very pointed !;
poniards, made of flint, with buck-horn
handles, battleaxe. in stone, clay vases,
evidently formed by the hand without the
aid of any instrument, and afterwards
baked in an oven; and several other arti-
cles in stone and baked clay. A human
skull has also been found These remains,
which are considered to have belonged to
the ancient Celts, are now under exami-
nation by a commission of antiquarians."
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-04-18
3arnum in Black.

During his Snowman days, Barnum had
somewhere advertised negro songs the
Ethiop was wanting, and no one of the
company was competent to fill his place
but being determined not to disappoint
the audience, Barnum BACKED himself
thoroughly, and sang the songs advertised
namely Zip Coon" Getting up Stairs
ana 4lre 4saassssa EaI1ss s s. ss4tisss 81
Rail" It was decidedly hard push, ?
but the audience applauded, and in two
of the songs, Barnum was encored =
" After singing my negro songs one eve
ming" he says and just as | had pulled
my coat off in the dressing-room Of the
tent, | heard slight disturbance outside
Of the canvass. Rushing to the spot, and
finding person disputing with my men,
| took their part, and spoke my mind to
him very freely. He instantly drew his
pistol, exclaiming, You black scoundrel
dare you use such insolence to white
man.? and proceeded to cock it. | saw
that he supposed me to be negro, and
might perhaps blow my brains out. Quick
as thought, rolled up my shirt sleeves,
and replied, | am as white as you are,
sirT He absolutely dropped the pistol
with fright. Probably he had never seen
a white man blacked up before: At all
events, he begged my pardon, and l re-
entered my dressing-room,' fully realizing
that | had incurred a narrow chance of
losing my life"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-04-18

DECIDEDLY A FAor-One of our New
York exchanges has the following
1t is a singular fact that it takes more
time to write letter Of one page than an
epistle of three or four; but is neverthe.
less true. 1t is no paradox, but an es-
tablished fact, that tits easier to write an
article half column in length, than well
digested paragraph of dozen lines. The
reason some ministers are SO long-winded
is. because they lack concentrativeness,
and are compelled to make verbosity atone
for the paucity of idea. The same rule
applies to books. tits more labor to con-
dense one book than to write Dozen
Any one disposed to doubt this may salts
fy himself by very little observation"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-04-18
SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN.

When this eminent architect was build
ing st. Paul's cathedral, he caused the fol-
lowing notice to be affixed to several parts
of the structure. Whereas, among la,
borers and others, that ungodly custom of
swearing is so frequently heard to the
dishonor of God and contempt of his au-
thority; and to the end that such impiety
may be utterly banished from these works,
which are intended for the honor of God
and the honor Of religion: it is ordered,
that profane swearing. shall be sufficient
crime to dismiss any laborer that comes
to the call; and the clerk of the works,
upon sufficient proof, shall dismiss him
accordingly: and that if any master, work
ing by task, shall not, upon admonition,
reform the proclamation among his appren-
tees, servants, and laborers, it shall be
construed his fault, and he shall be liable
to be censured by the commissioners"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-04-18

nP "SIocum, how is it to-day-cans
YOU take that note up?"
"I'm sorry to say | can't-never was
so cramped in my life"
"By the way, you are always cramped-'
are you not ?"
I'm sorry to say, I am and yet there
is natural cause for it."
And what is that 2"
Why, was weanea on green apples
and water-melons."
We regret to say that Mr.. Jaycocks
could not see the force of this sort of rea-
soning, and the next day presented Slo-
cum with piece Of paper, on which was
an exaggerated wafer, surmountSd with
an American Eagle, bearing in his claws
eight darts and a thunderbolt. What
this indicates we cannot say. Probably
that Slocurl mast "dart" around and raise
the money, or else close his shop and
abolt" himself. We will inquire and
find out.
nsa- The celebrated trotting mare Lady
Suffolk died on the It'll tilt. at Edgar Hill,
Bridgeport, VT, of ft1it is thought
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-04-18
INTOXICATED MONKEY.

Jack, as he was called, seeing his mas
ter and some companions drinking, with
those initiative powers for which his spe-
ciese is remarkable, finding half a glass
Of whiskey left, took it up and drank it
off. 1t flew of course to his head. Amid
their roars Of laughter, he began to skip,
hop and dance-Jack was egunk. Next
day when he went with the intention of
repeating the fun, to take tie poor mon
key from his box, he was not to be seen.
Looking inside, there he lay crouching
in corner. Come out,' said his mas
ter. Afraid to disobey, he came walking
on three legs-the fore paw that was laid
on his forehead saying as plain as words
could do, that he had headache. Hav-
ing left him for some days to get well and
resume his gaiety, they at length carried
him off to the old scene of revel. On en-
tering, he eyed the glasses with manifest
terror, skulking behind the chair; and on
his master ordering him to drink, he bolt
ed and was on the house top in twink
ling. They called him down; he would
not come. His master shook the whip at
him. Jack, astride on the ridge pole,
grinned defiance. A gun, OF which he
was always much afraid, was pointed at
this deciple of temperance; he ducked his
head and slipped over to the back of the
house, upon which, seeing his predicament,
and less afraid apparently of the fire than
Of the fre-water, the monkey leaped at a
bound on the chimneysop, and getting
down into q Aue, held Oh by his fore-paws.
He would rather be singed than drink
He triumphed, and although his master
kept him for twelve years after that, he
never could persuade the monkey to taste
another drop Of whiskey.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-04-18
1fEiistfIIal,eous.
DETERMINED TO WED.

One very cold winter night, in one OF
our country towns, a young couple, heat
ed by the ardent passion" resolved to
have themselves spliced, and'so proceeded
to the minister's to have it done.
The divine had returned that day from
an adjoining village, fatigued, and retired
early. The young folks were not put off
in that way, and Immediately commenced
pounding at the door with all their might,
until the clergyman opened window and
showed out his head, wondering what the
noise meant. He inquired what they
wanted, and they told him. The minis
ter declined performing the ceremony
that night, saying that he was tired and
unwell.
Now look a-here, squire" said the
young man, we amt going to go away
until you make us one; so, the sooner you
begin, the better !" and with that they
again commenced banging at the door.
1t so happened that all the minister's
family were paying visit to some friends
in neighboring village, and old man was
alone. What was to be done? Itwould
not do to have them break the door in
and did not like the idea of travelling
down stairs in the cold. At least an idea
struck him, and he took advantage of it.
He told the young couple to stand before
the window and join hands, which they
did. He then POLITICALLY proceeded thus;
Out of this window, this stormy weather,
1 join this man and woman together;
None but He who rules the thunder,
Shall ever break this man and woman asunderl'
The lovers Immediately went their way,
saying they would name their first born
after the pious old man.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-04-18
VALUABLE RELIC.

There has been presented to Mr.. John
son, at the Agricultural Rooms, by the
Hon. John M. Bolts, of Virginia, very
interesting relic of ancient times-a pow
der horn on which is very finely engraved
a map, giving the courses of the Mohawk
and Hudson rivers, etc., from Albany to
Schenectady, Fort Stanwix, Oswego, and
Niagra; and from Albany, by Halfmoon,r
Saratoga, ETC., to Lake George Lake,
Champlain and 'Ticonderoga. The date
engraved on the horn is July, 1852
The British coat of arms is very finely en-
graved, and soldier in uniform and an In
dian Warrior The following places are
designated with engravings of forts, block
houses, etc. The names are given as en-
graved: From Albany-Schnakady,,
johnson, Hunter, Stonraby, Fort Henry
Fit .Harl kmar, German Flats, Ft. Stanwix,
Fit. Bulls, Canada Greek, Lake Oneida
8 Rivers, False, Oswego, Lake Ontario,
Fort Niagra- Inlli 26, 1859 From Alba
bany-Halfmoon, Saltwater, Saratoga,
Royal Block Hous, Fit. Edward, Lake
George, South Bay, Ticonderoga, Lake
Champlain." The coat-ofarms, with hoHs
and unicorn, is finely drawn; at the bottom
Dieu ct Mon Droit;; "on the shields, Homo
soit-qui naal,s- Piense." New York is rep.
resented on it also, with shipping, fort
and windmill. The style of the work
shows it to have been done by some per-
son skilled in drawing. A brother, of Mr..
Bolts obtained this horn from wood
chopper in woodlands cabin, in the
woods of Virginia, who had received it
from his father, and he from his ancestor,
who obtained it from an old soldier in
the early wars on our frontiers.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-04-18

SoLD.-Two well-known gentlemen of
Detroit were slightly done for" on the
Saturday morning train, coming from Nj
agara. Having grown wearied with the
ennui of the journey, on their arrival at
London they concluded they would obtain
a pack of cards for their amusement. Ac-
eordingly a boy was despatched with a
three dollar bill to purchase the desired
article. The time had nearly arrived for
the cars to start, but the boy did not make
his appearance. The gentlemen got I'M
easy-one of them stepped to the plat
form and discovered the rougish youth
peeping slyly round the corner Of build
ing. Our friend began to smell the rat
and was about to leave the train and
chastise the rougish messenger, when the
bell sounded-it was too late-he was
Obliged to content himself with violent
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-04-18
s@- A story is related of an honest

e@~ A story is related of an honest
farmer, who attempting to drive home q
bull, got suddenly hoisted over the fence.
Recovering himself, he saw the animal on
the other side of the rails, saving the air
with his head and neck, and paving the
ground. The good old man looked stead
lily at him for a moment, and then shaking
his fist at him, exclaimed, darn your
apologies, you needn't stand there, you
'tarnal crittur, bowin and scrapin'
did it purpose"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-04-18

se" Life lisa flower garden, in which
new blossoms are ever opening as fast as
others fade"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-04-18

shake of his fist at the boy, who coolly
applied his thumb to his nose, and cried
out, docs your mother know you're out"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-04-18
gu ynttrestmg Storg.
THE SILENT MATE.
FROM THE LOG BOOK OF AN
OLD SnIPMASTER.
BY sYLvANUs COBB, JR.

SOME years ago l had
command of a ship enga-
ged in the East India
trade. Ny first officer
or mate was named Luke
MarsiiRll. He had ship
ped With me at Liver
MOL tn run to Galcntta
Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-09-22
Facts for the People.
FOREIGN AND NATIVE CRIME.

FOREIGN AND NATIVE CRIME.
To continue the comparison between the foreign
and native population, which we have undertaken,
we proceed to investigate the subject of crime.
The census of 1850 shows that the whole num-
Der of persons convicted of crime in the United
States, during the year ending June so, 1850, was
~ 900, of which $4,000 were Of native, and l4,c00
of foreign birth. The foreign exceed the native
1000. We shall compare these statistics of crime
with the foreign and native population, and thus
determine the relative proportion Of foreign and
native crime:
Population. Criminals. Proport'n
of crime
Native population 81 osl 1868 $4,000 to 1919
Foreign population 216o,207 $4,000 l to 154
One out of every 1854 foreigners is a criminal,
and but one in every 1919 Americans. The pro-
portion of Kative and foreign crime, then, is as
to lO---one American to ten foreigners
But let us take another view Of this subject. In
doing so, we shall again call attention to the num-
Der of criminals who were convicted by the courts
of several States In $780, In Connecticut the
whole number of convictions was $50; and Of
these 545 were natives and 305 foreigners. In
Illinois, the whole number convicted was SIG; and
of these l27 were natives and l89 foreigners In
Maine, the whole number convicted 744; and Of
these 2s4 were natives and AGO foreigners In
Massachusetts, the whole number convicted was
1880; and Of these 1885 were natives and 1884
Foreigners. In missouri, tnefe were 5Oo convic-
tons; and of these 242 were natives and 666 for
eigners In New York, the number Of convictions
was 1920 and Of these 1892 were natives and
e.Sl7 foreigners In Pennsylvania, the number of
convictions S57; and of these 594 were natives
and 293 foreigners. In Vermont the number
convicted 10; of whom "a were natives and As
foreigners.
By a table published in the Compendium of the
Seventh Census, giving the number Of convicts in
the prisons and penitentares ofthe several States
out of every ten thousand of the population, the
proportion ofnatives and foreigners In that number
Il az fnlloWs;