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Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-02-14
MAxIMs OF A YOUNG MAN.

Be not idle. If your hands cannot be
usefully employed, attend to the cultiva.
ton Of your mind.
Always speak the truth.
Keep good company or none.
Make few promises.
Live up to your engagements.
|. Have no very intimate friends.
Keep your own secrets, if You have
any.
When you speak to person look him
in the face.
Good company and good conversation
are the very sinews of virtue.
Good character is above all things else,
Never listen to loose or idle converse.
ton.
You had better be poisoned in your
blood than your principles.
Your character cannot be essentially
| injured except by your own acts.
If any one speaks evil of you let your
| life be so virtuous that none will believe
him.
Drink no intoxicating liquors.
Ever live, misfortunes excepted, within
your income.
When you retire to bed, think over
what you have done during the day.
Never speak lightly ofreligion.
Make no haste to be rich, if you would
prosper.
Small and steady; gains give COMPETENCY
with tranquility of mind,
Never play at any kind of game.
Avoid temptation through fear that yor
may not withstand it.
Earn your money before you spend it.
Never run in debt unless you see way
to get out again.
Never borrow if you can possibly avoid
lit.
Be just before you are generous.
Keep yourself innocent if you would be
happy.
Save when you are young to spend when
you are old.
Never think that what you do for reli-
gion is time or money misspent.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-02-14
Five Suggestions for Married Ladies

1. Never hesitate at any expense, in
adjoining your fair person. You are the
God of your husbands household, and the
principal part Of his real estate
2. Consider children always as nuisan.
ces, or at least but as consequences. Pay
no attention to their moral, Intellectual or
physical capacities. They are bound to
grow up some aoay.
B. If the question arises, shall the chill
dren have new winter clothing, or myself
assett Of these delicious laces, ignore the
the children get the slaees- up the
ichildren's old clothes they'll weather it
through somehow. 80
a. Never give up a ball. fete, party,
or any excursion, because the baby is dan
gerously sick. That would be nonsense,
as the girl can attend tothe baby. What
if it does die while you gone? There's
plenty left.
5. Always make a'grand show at church.
tits the best chance for a public exhibit
ton yet discovered. Come late, and at
tract general attention.
In word, consider the married state
as a life Of inglorious ease, that has no
object save the most intense selfshness,
instead of holy motherly loye-and forget
that you have responsibility, except to
impoyerish your husband and children.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-02-14
FANNY FERN DAGUEREoTYPED.

She is full 40-is Fanny. Sports curls
like d girl ofseventeen. They are auburn
POLITICALLY SO. Has keen, flashing
eye. Nose between Grecian and Roman,
rather good looking. Cheeks with good
deal-quite too much-coloring. Comes
of rouge Bad taste, but no business of
ours. Lips we'll turned, and indicative of
Of 6rmness rather than of-sugar; chin
handsomely chiseled: whole countenance
betokens a woman Of spirit and high ma
ture generally; form fine; chest model
not surpassed; carriage graceful and
stately; rather tall and emphatically gen
teel pretty foot; ankle to match; hand
small, likes to show it; dresses In the cut
and dash school; fond of ribbons, laces,
and millinery; talks rapidly; is witty and
brilliant-cutting and lashful; proud as
Lucifer; fond Of hates mos { OF her re.
latives; treats her father and Nat, almost
brutally; has three as pretty girls as ever
wore curls; IS proud Of them, and justly;
is heartless is flirt; lives in clover; is
worth$20, 600; gotit BY pen and ink when
passing the street takes eight eyes out Of
ten; on the whole-wonderfu woman is
Fanny Boston Dispatch.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-02-14
THE BARBER AND SAILOR,

A sailor went into BARRIERS shop to
have his beard taken off. The barber
happened to have but one razor, and that
for want of a proper intimacy with the
hone and strop was rather dull. The sal.
Tor took his seat, and the barber began to
execute his Office, and at every scrape.
which gave the sailor extreme pain, he
would cry Do | shave easy, sir do I
shave easy, sir?" The sailor bore the
scratching with good deal of patience
for some time; however, the barber takina
him by the nose, and after several scrapes
which made Jack think skin and all had
gone BY the board, continuing to repeat
the question, q Do shave easy, sir Pr
Jack grayely replied, Honest friend. TO
answer your question you must inform me
what you are about; if you call it SKIN.
ming, it is tolerably easy; but if you call
it shaving, it is deYilish hard"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-02-14
nsa The Saint Public of LYONS. r,

No. The Salut Public of Lyons, relates
the following fact, which it points out to
the attention ofphysiologists:-"A An officer
of the French army, whom General de
Martimprey had sent to make a reconnois-
sance in The neighborhood Of Sebastopol,
was knocked down, not by cannon ball
itself, but by the wind Off as 1t passed
close to him. The commotion was so In
tenese that the tongue of the officer in
stantly contracted, 50 that he could not
either put it out Of his mouth or articuIate
word. Having obtained leave of alb
sence, he returned to Marseilles, where he
underwent treatment by means Of cleo
tricity. After the first few shocks the
tongue began to move with more facility,
but without his being able to speak. On
the twelfth day he was subjected to an
unusually violent shock, which produced
the desired effect, and in q few minutes
after the patient recovered his speech. He
is now fully recovered, and expects to re.
turn to his post in . few days.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-02-14
GOOD TEMPER

A good natured man, whatever faults
he may have, they win for the most part
be treated with lenity; he will generally
find an advocate in every human heart
his errors will be lamented rather than
abhorred. and his virtues will be viewed
in the fairest point Of ight--his good hu-
NOR, without the help Of talents or acquire
ments, will make his company preferable
to that of the most brilliant genius in
whom this quality IS wanting but to
such brightness will be added all that
the world will envy and admire, while his
associates will almost adore and labor to
initiate him. BY good temper is not meant
an insensible indifference to injuries, and
q total forbearance from manly resent
ment There Is noble, generous indig.
nation, proper and necessary part Of
our nature, which has nothing in it sinful
or degrading; we are not dead 10 this, for
the person who feels not an injury, must
be incapable Of being properly affected
by benefits.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-02-14
Garpft Aag.

|
SIGNs.-To hear adeath-watch, denotes
that there is little insect near you. A
fringing in your ear Is a sign that you have
taken little cold. TO see strange sights,
or to hear dismal sounds, is a sign there
is something to cause them, or that your
head or nervous system is disordered.-
To have frightful dreams, is a sign that
you ate too much supper. To see an ap-
partition, or to be bswitched, is an incon-
testible evidence that you are lacking com
mon sense.
WORTH NEEDING IF men gave three
| times as much attention as they now do
to ventilation, ablation and exercise in
the open air, and only one-third as much
to eating, furnishing, and late hours, the
number of doctors, dentists and apotheca-
tries, and amount Of neuralgia, dyspepsia,
govt, fever and consumption, would be
changed in corresponding ratio. Man
kind would rapidly present the aspect.
not only of far healthier and thriftier,
but far more beautiful and more yirtu-
Ious race.
THANK COP FOR YOUR REASON. An in
dividual, as he was passing along the street
Iof London, was -bccosted by a stranger
with the question, + Did you ever thank
God for the use ofyour reason?" NO.
was the reply, /" | heyer thought of doing
lit" " Well, do itquickly," rejoined the
stranger, I" for have lost mine" For
years after reading the account of the
above Oceurrence we have mn racollnc-
ton of ever kneeling in prayer without
rendering distinct and express thanks to
the Father of mefcies for the continued
expression Of tlais iaestimable blessing
- The more we like people, the less
we see them. The man who once saved
US from drowning, we have not seen in a
dozen years or 1nore-while the wretch
that pushed US overheard, passes BIZ the
house with as much semi-daily regularity
as the milkman. From some inexplicable
reason or other, the man who Injuries you
never leaves town--while the good natured
fellow who goes your bail IS always !" il
the country"
The REWARD OF DILIGENCE Seest
thou man diligent in business?n saws Sol
onion; he shall stand before kings. -,
We have striking illustration Of this
aphorism in the life of DR.. Franklin, who
quoting the sentence himself, adds, & This
Is true, | have stood in the presence Of Eve
kings, and once had the honor Of dining
with one." All in consequence Of His
having been s'diIgentin business from his
earliest years. What lesson is this fol
our youth, and for us ALL
OBJ Times. The newspapers at times
have odd things in them; among the adver.
tisements we read-that two sisters avant
acdsling and that spinster, particularly
fond Of children, wishes two or three, hav-
ing none of her ewn, nor any other EN-
lployed.
WARS HIS NAME Punch says that
the inventor Of the steam-engine was q
man Of great engine.uity.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-02-14
Death Warrant Of Jesus Christ,

OF the many Interesting relics and frag.
ments OF antiqity which have been brought
to the light by the preserving researches
| Of modern philosophers, none could have
been more interesting to the philanthropisi
and believer, than the one we publish be.
low. Chance says the COURIER Dies
ETATs UNIs, has. just putinto our hands
the most imposing and interesting judicial
document to all Christians that ever has
been recorded iii human annals" that is
the identical Death Warrant of our Lord
Jesus Christ. The document was faith.
| fully transcribed by the editor, in these
words:
SENTENCE RENDERED BY PoNTIUs PLATE
ACTING GOVERNOR OF LOWER GALALEE.
STATING THAT JESUS OF NAZARETH SHALL
SUFFER DEATH ON THE CROSS:
In the year seventeen of the Emperor
Iiberious Caesar, and the 9th day of
March, the city of the Holy Jerusalem
Anna and Caiphas being priests, sacrafis-
Gators of the people of God-Pontius Pr
e--Governor of Lower Galilee. sitting
lnsthe presidential chair of the Pretory.
condemns Jesus of Nazareth to die on the
cross between two thieves--the great and
notorious evidence of the people saving:
/. Jesus is a seducer.
2. He is seditious.
3. He is the enemy of the law.
God. 80 =
Israel. =
.. He entered into the temple, followed
by multitude bearing palm branches in
their hands.
Orders the first Centurion Quilius Cor
| ton.
Forbids any person, whomsoever either
poor or rich, to oppose the death of Jesus
Inc witnesses who signed the condem-
nation of Jesus are.
/. Daniel Robani, Pharisee.
2. Joannus Robani.
| 3. Raphael Robani.
4. Capet citizen.
Jesus shall go ont of the city of Jerusa.
lem by the gate of Struenus.
| The above sentence is engraved on a
copper plate; on one side are written these
words: A similar plate is sent to each
tribe" It was found in an antique vase
OF white marble, while excavating in the
ancient city Of Aquilla, in the kingdom of
Naples, in the year 1910, and was discov-
cred by the commissioners of arts of the
Frensh armies. At the expedition of Ma
pies, 1t was enclosed in box of ebony. as
the sacristy of the Charsem. The French
translation was made by the commission
ers ofart. The original is in the Hebrew
language.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-02-14
ANECDoDE or THE CAR.

One day a gentleman, leading little
boy by the hand along tllessidewalk OF a
Icrowded thoroughfare, carried IN the 9TH
er hand some toys he had just selected
and bought forsthe little fellow, or other
|children at home. Perhaps they moved
rather leisurely, or appropriated more
than their convenient. share OF the pave
Iment; however this might be, another gen
tleman, in the undress uniform Of some
military division, rushed most unceremo-
niously past him. Hewas evidently in q
most impolite hurry, and in striving to
pass, struck against the little boy, detach-
ed him from the light grasp Of his fathers
I hand and prostrated the child in the gut
ter. Not stopping to apologize, or even
I to assist in his extrcation, he merely turn
ed deprecating forgive me" sort Of look
upon the gentleman and kept on his hur-
Iried run at the top Of his wind and
speed.
"The Emperor-for it was no other
than he, and the gengleman knew livery
leisurely lifted his son from the mud; he
had noticed the strangers uniform or dress
sufficiently for the ssrposa of inquiry, and
arriving at the Wikt ar Palace, he sent for
the general Of the division, and somewhat
angrily directed that an attempt should
be made to identify the party. The gem
eral told his Imperial Majesty that he al
ready knew of the circumstance; that a
certain officer (ran,ing him) had only an
hour ago waited onehim and had deliver
ed up his sword, pending his Majesty dis
posal Of it, explaining the matter thus,
namely, that at the moment he was hast
ening to fetch an English physician to his
wife, who, owing tossome unforeseen acct
dent in labor, was thought to be dying
The danger was happily averted, partly
perhaps by his promptitude. Both child
and mother were safe, and satisfied that it
was so, he had taken the earliest moment
for submitting his sword and person to the
pleasure Of the Emperor.
Nicholas heard the relation thought
fully, and said: " Ascertain if this be true;
If in the slightest degree false, let false
hood be told me al peril" or words to
that effect, signifying that he did not wish
the effect OF any appeal to him to be height
ened by the eytranbous and untruthful
embellishments.
After few days the general or COM
mandant q forget which, reported to the
Emperor that the account which had been
given of the transaction was literally cor
rect. To which Emperor replied, I am
glad my soldiers make good husbands; see
that I am informed on what day the infant
is to be christenedn Idon't know wheth-
er have got the exact word. but it was
the tantamount ceremony of English hap
tism or admission into the church. "Tell
that officer Tintend 10 be present, and /
shall bring with me the Empress and my
family"
9 And SO he did, and joined in what. to
a Russ. is the scene Of a greater rejoicing
even than marriage feast. And there
and then, Nicholas, Emperor of Russia,
gave to a soldier, hardly to remove from
the ranks, his sword again, drank to the
health Of the baby Snd left behind him
hearts burning 70 manifest their loyalty
by their. self devotion, and wondering at
the imperial condescension.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-02-14
Causes of Changes in Climate.

History informs US that many of the
countries of Europe, which now possess
very mild winters, at one time experienced
severe cold at this season of the YEAR
The Tiber, at Rome, was frozen over. and
snow at one time lay for forty days in
that city. The Euxine sea was frozen
over every winter during the time of Ovid,
and the rivers Rhine and Rhone used to
be frozen so deep that the ice sustained
loaded wagons. The waters of the Fiher,
Rhine and Rhone, now flow freely every
winter; ice is unknown in Rome, and the
waves Of the Euxine dash their wintry
foam unchrystalized upon the rocks.
Some have ascribed these climate chan
ges to agriculture, the cutting down Of
dense forests the exposure of the upturned
soil to the summer sun, and the draining
of great marshes. We do not believe
that such great changes could have been
produced in the climate Of any country by
agriculture, and we are certain no such
theory can account for the contrary
change of climate from warm to cold
winters-which history tells us has taken
place in other countries than those named.
Greenland received its name from the
emerald heritage that clothed its valleys
and mountains; and its east coast, which
is now inaccessible on account Of the per-
petual ice heaped upon its shores, was, in
the eleventh century, the seat of Scandi-
navian colonies, all trace of which is now
lost. Cold Labrador was named Vinland
by the. Mortimer who visited it III the
year 1000, and who were. charmed with
its then mild climate. The cause of these
changes is an important inquiry.
A pamphlet by John hurry, civil engi-
neer. has recently been published in Lon
don, in which he endeavors to account for
these great changes of climate by the chan
geable position Of the magnetic poles
The magnetic variation or declination Of
the needle is well known. At the present
time it amounts, in London, to about TWEEN
ty-three degrees west of north, while in
1859 the line of variation passed through
England. and then moved gradually west
until 1916. In that year great removal
of ice took place on the coast of Green
land; hence it is inferred that the cold
meridian, which is now supposed to pass
through Canada and Siberia, may at one
time have passed through Italy; and that
if the magnetic meridian returns, as it is
now doing, to its old lines in Europe,
Rome may once more see her Tiber frozen
over, and the merry RhineIander drive
his team on the ice of the classic river.
Whether the changes of climate mem
toned have been caused by the change of
the magnetic meridian or not we have too
few facts before us, at present. to decide
concIusively; but the idea once spread
abroad, will soon lead to such investiga-
ton as will, no doubt, remove every OBJ
security and settle the question.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-02-14
What is a Year.


What is year? IT'S but wave
Z On life's dark rolling stream,
Which is so quickly gone that we
Account it but dream;
IT'S but single earnest throb
Of Times old iron heart,
Which, tireless now, and strong as when
1t first with life did start
What is a year, 'Tis but turn
Of Times old brazen wheel:
Or but page upon the book
Which time must shortly seal
IT'S but step upon the road
Which we must travel DER
A few more steps and we shall walk
Lifes weary road no more.
What is a year 2 IT'S but a breath
From Times old nostrils blown,
As rushing onward DER the earth,
We hear his weary moan,
IT'S like the bubble on the wave,
Or dew upon the lawn
As transient as the mist of morn
Beneath the Summers sun.
What is year? IT'S but type
0flife's oft changing scene;
Youths happy morn comes gladly on
With hills and valleys green:
Next Summers prime succeeds the Spring
Then Autumn with tear;
When comes old Winter-death, and all
Must find level here.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-02-14
William Penn's WIZ.

In the days Of fierce persecution Of tke
Quakers, William Penn was brought mr.,
for attending q meeting for religious wor.
ship. He said:
/" 1 desire you would let me know bv
what law It is you prosecute me, and upog
what law you ground my Indictment.
The Recorder, not being able 10 answer
him, said. Sir, you are troublesome fell
low, and it's not for the honor of the CORE
to suffer you to go on. = :
have, !" replied ". Penn, asked but
me; though the rights and PRIVILEGES q -
every Englishman be concerned IN itn =
" Well, said the recorder, g if 7 sbo,la
permit you 10 ask questions till t S.UrS1
row morning you would be never the
wiser. slle
J, That i said w Penn, accord;nr q,
the dnssrers are. 's''' -
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-02-14
Took him at his Offer.

Whatty Morrison. a scotch clergyman
was man Of great wit and humor. On
one occasion he entreated an officer At
Fort George to pardon a poor fellow who
was sent to the halberds. The officer Of.
fered to grant his request, if he would in
return, grant him the first favor he would
ask. Mr.. Morrison agreed to this and
the officer Immediately demanded that the
ceremony Of baptism should be performed
on puppy. The clergy agreed to it, and
a party Of many gentlemen assembled to
witness the novel baptism.
Mr.. Morrison desired the officer to hold
up the dog, as was customary in the bap.
tism Of children, and said: " / am q minis
ter of the church of Scotland | must pro-
coed according to the ceremonies of the
church"
:" Certainly" said the Major, g expect
all the ceremony"
Well, then, Major, I begin by the usu.
al question:-you acknowledge yourself
the father Of this puppy?9
roar oflaughter burst from the crowd
anei ttIv otficvr tinrom suv rauutrtatc ssor
baptism away.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-02-14
REsPECTABIL1TY.

" Cato, does you knows dem Johnsines,
up dar, in Congo Place, is got to berry.
spectacle folks? ?"
" Wal, Scipio, fought dey was gettin'
along berry well; but doesn't know how
spectacle dey is"
" How spectacle does you tink, Cato ?"
Wall, guess bout tree tousand dollars"
More spectacle dan dat"
Wal, how spectacle is dey ?"
Wy, hive tousand dollars, an house
an lot besides.p
" Whey ! good bye. Catoj | must give
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-02-14
CoNUNDR.UMS

Why is SevastopoI like dose Of Cas-
tor Oil. Give it up? Because tits hard
to take.
Why is the ID like the Emperor of
Russia? Because he is his Imperial Ma
jesty.
Why was Noah bad mouser? Because
he was forty days and forty nights before
he found airy rat. (Ararat.
Why is newspaper like tooth brush 2
Dye give itup? Because every one should
have one of his own, and not be borrow
ing his neighbor's.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-02-14
The Old, Old Home.


When long for sainted memories,
Like angel troops they come,
If l fold my arms to ponder
On the old, old home.
The heart has many passages,
Through which true feelings roam,
But its middle aisle is sacredJ
To thoughts Of old, old home.
Where infancy was sheltered,
Like rosebud from the blast,
Where boyhoods brief elysium,
In joyousness was past;
To that sweet spot forever,
As to some hallowed dome,
LIES pilgrim bends his vision;
IT'S his old, old home
A Father sat, how proudly,
BY that dear hearth-stone's ray.
And told his children stories
Of his early manhood's day,
And one soft eye was beaming,
From child to child 'twould roam;
Thus a Mother counts her treasures
In the old, old home.
The birthday gifts and festivals,
The blended vesper hymn,
(Some dear ones who were swelling il,
Are with the seraphin,)
The fond good nights" at bed time,
How quiet sleep would come,
And fold US altogether,
In the old, old home.
Like wreath of scented flowrets,
Close intertwined each heart,
But time and change in concert
Have blown the wreath apart;
But sainted, sainted memories
Like angels ever come,
III fold my arms and ponder
On the old, old home.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-02-14
To My Sister.


love thee, dearest sister,
Thy name is very dear;
And as fondly lisp it.
Oh! how I wish thee near.
love thee dearest sister;
Did We not early share
The feetfng joys of childhood,
And childhood's feeting care2
] love thee, dearest sister;
Thy heart is free from guile;
There turks no secret malice
Beneath thy cheerful smile.
Il thou vert near me, sister,
I'd press thee to my heart,
And my earnest gaze should tell thee,
How very dear thou art.
And when thou heardst me bless thee,
And bless and bless again;
II thou hadst loved me never,
I'm sure thoud'st love me then.
But oh that thou dost love me,
1t is my joy to know;
I know thou lov'st me sister,
For thou hast told me so.
May no unkindly feeling
Fer disunite our hearts;
No! may we be as we have been,
Till life itself departs.
Our love has never languished,
And never, never will
This side the grave, and beyond ii
Wen love each other still