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Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-07-04
CHAPTER II.

Edward Montague had not enough prac-
tice to enable him to live in luxurious
style, but could barely maintain respecta-
bility. When, therefore, he took his
young wife to her new home he was great
ly grieved at the prospect of her having
to undergo privations to which she had
never been accustomed but she cheerful
ly assured him that she should forget
what she had been, and think only what,
and who, she now was and although she
found it very hard at first to wait upon
herself, yet they lived happily till their
only child was about seven years old
She was merry little creature, always
laughing or singing and dancing in and
out OF the doors like sunbeam. She in
herlted the rich chestnut hair Of her father,
and the soft blue eyes of her mother. She
did not know that her mother had ever
been any richer than she now was, and
she did not know that she had grand
father living, for Mr.. and Mrs. Montague
never alluded to him in her presence.
When she was about seven years of age
her father was taken sick and died. leay-
ing his disconsolate widow and child en-
tirely unprovided for, as he had been mn
able to save anything out of his narrow
income. Mrs. Montague's health was i'm
pared by constant watching over her hns.
band, and she was unable to Support her
self, and in less than year after her hns.
band she died also. When she was on
her death bed she called the little Eloise
to her. and as she clasped her to her DO.
som she murmured:
" Alas my poor darling, who will take
care Of thee when | am gone ?"
"Oh! mother, dear mother, do not die
and leave me here alone, for What can ]
do without you? Obi do not die, or else
let me die with your sobbed the child
passionately.
While the tears streamed down her owl
cheeks, Mrs. Montague strove to cheer hel
lehlld;i but the words grew fainter and
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NO. SO.
Hints to Farmers

/, When you have finished a,iob of plow-
ing and your plow is to be idle few
days or weeks, do pot leave it exposed to
the weather, but shelter it without delay.
By doing this you prevent covering of
rust, which will, require half days
work, and good many pounds of flesh
from your team; to wear off. The same
may be said Of other implements, such as
hoes, scythes, axes, &c. They should
always, when not in use. be under cover.
High winds are apt to displace the
rails of our fences. particularly in the
spring and summer season. This should
always be well looked to. It is better to
lay up rail than to construct a poke
to repair fence IN season, than to be
compelled to part with ap px or horse at
half price. Some of the Interest feuds
have arisen between neighbors from an
unlucky neglect Of this kind, and if you
forget the rest, do not pass by the fallen
rail of partition fence without replacing
it carefully. NOM.
when ioeing coorn or potatoes, do not
be SO fearful of STOPPING as to leave
weeds, thistles, &C., in the hills not pulled
out. H., go,
Remember that every very weed allowed to
grow requires as much nutriment as
root of wheat or ear Of corn, and that
they reduce the crop about that proper
ton. Hoeing is the time for thinning
the corn plants, and the best and most
vigorous plants should be left. No hill
should have more than four or less than
three left at the thinning out, ,s,t,.,, ),
Some farmers suppose 1t ECONOMICAL to
burn green wood !; this is great error,
Dry wood will produce, on .. moderate
estimate thrice as much heat as the same
amount of green wood, and saves much
trouble in kindling fires ON cold morn
ings. To prevent it burning away too
rapidly, the sticks should, be large. To
suppose that green wood will actually
cause more heat ip burning than dry, is
as absurd as to suppose a vessel of hot
water will freeze sooner than cold one,
Salt should be regularly fed to. cattle
both in winter and summer. They will
never eat too much if it is placed con.
stantly before them where they can oh,
tain it at all times. In winter, when the
ground is covered with snow, salt should
be applied by brining the fodder.-DOl
lar Newspaper.
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G.5e farmer,
Management and Profit of the Milk
Cow.

| am pleased to find that others beside
myself advocate the milking of the COW
up to the time of parturition-even if the
milk be found unfit for family use, when
it might be fed to the hogs--satisfed as
I am, that the practice will be followed
with beneficial results. once owned a
small cow that seemed to turn all she ate
into milk, for Of a surety but little flesh
could ever be found on her bones. She
was Of the unimproved breed of real Jer-
sey cattle, yet by no means was she like
the caricature published in the last vol
ume of the New York Agricultural Trans
actions to throw despite on the Jersey
cow of twenty years ago, but which it has
failed to do, as every one knew that breed
at that time of day will bear me out when
| say no such cow as there depicted in
ridicule was ever seen on that island. |
consider all caricatures species Of lying
but | am depressing.
The purport Of this is, to recommend
to the dairyman the benefits arising from
the continued and regular milking of the
COW until she calves. [ have several
times MIXED considerable quantity in
the evening, and found fine calf with
the COW in her large stall next morning
Few persons are aware of the difference
between the value of good cow and a
bad one--one that will go dry for three or
four months in the year. 1t amounts to
more than difference of cent. per cent,
for while the good COW gives profit the
bad COW leaves decided loss, even when
the labor of management is not taken into
account. Speaking of the worth of good
COW, many, no doubt, have seen an account
Of the Cramp Cow" of England, whose
milking properties are acknowledged to
have been almost unprecedentedly great:
but find in Cobbett, mention made of her
that will, | think, be read with interest
by all who have the management of that
kind of stock. 1t is then said
I" had once COW that made more than
two pounds of butter during the week,
and had calf on the Saturday night
Cows ought always to be MIXED to the
very day of their calving, and during the
whole time of sucking their calves. In a
little publication of Mr.. Cramp, printed
by the Board of Agriculture, it was sta
ted, and the proof given, that his single
cow gave him, clear profit, for several sue
cessive years, more than fifty pounds ster-
ling year, or upwards of two hundred
and twenty dollars. This was clear profit;
reckoning the food and labor, and taking
credit for the calf, the butter, and for the
skim milk at a penny quart only. Mr..
Cramps was Sussex cow. Mine were
of the Alderny breed, little, small -boned
things; but two Of my cows, fed upon
three quarters Of an acre Of grass ground,
in the middle Of my sKrubberya and fast
ened to pins in the ground, which were
shifted twice day, made three hundred
pounds Of butter from the 2Sth Of March
to the 9th Of June."-Cor. Boston Cult
vdtor.
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"RIPE OLD AGE"

In the June number of Hunts Mer-
chants Magazine is table of the average
age attained by men pursuing different oc-
equations. Some Of its facts are of such
general interest that we CLEAN them from
it and present them in chronological order.
The man that dies youngest, as might
be expected, perhaps, is the Railway
Brakeman. His average age is only 81.
Yet this must be taken with some allow
ance from the fact that hardly any but
Young and active men are emnloyed in
that capacity.
At the same age dies the Factory Work
man through the combined influence of
confined air, sedentary posture, scant wa
ges and unremitting toll
Then como the Railway Baggageman
who is smashed on an average. at thirty
Milliners and Dressmakers live but lit
tie longer. The average age Of the one
is 80, and the other 33.
The Engineer, the Fireman, the Con-
ductor, the Powder Maker, the Well Dig
ger, and the Factory Operative, all of
whom are exposed to sudden and violent
deaths, die on an average under the age
Of IS.
The Cutler, the Dyet, the Leather Dress
er, the Apothecary, the Confeetioner, the
Cigar Maker, the Printer, the Silyersmith,
the Painter Shoe Cutter, the Engraver
and the Machinist, all Of whom lead con-
fined lives in an unwhoIesome atmosphere,
none of them reach the age Of 40.
The Musician blows his breath all out
of bis body at 40. The Editor Knocks
himself into pi at the same age.
Then comes trades that are active or in
a purer air.. The Baker lives to the ave-
rage age Of 4S, the Butcher to 40, the
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Errors in Growing Beans.

Lima bean vines ,aFs Usually Suffered to
wind themselves around a post IL or Is
feet high, and before the vine reaches the
top Of 1fhe pole, some beans are already
Of a size to be pulled, near its bottom.
Lima beans should be, pfnched off when
five and 4 half feet high, and they will
readily throw out side shoots we'll filed
with pods, which will ripen before frost s
wheTsas, when not shortened in, the bean;
on the upper ends Of tie vine cannot per,
feet themselves in time to be saved. #
is unfair to expect gill of sap to travel
through forty feet of vine wrapped around
pole, and make perfect bean at tie
extreme end Of it,
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about FIVE years old, she died, leaving hel
HUSBAND almost heart-broken, for he had
loved her devotedly. Gradually he rous
ed himself from his grief to attend to his
little Floise, and on her he concentrated
all his affection. AS she grew old enough
to learn he taught her himself and for
hours he would sit in his library gazing
on the portrait which hung beside his
own, while the eager child who sat on
his knee, listened breathless to every word
that he told her about her dear mamma.
of whom she had faintremembrance and
as she looked up and saw the bright smile
that played around the beautiful mouth
of her picture-mother, she would imagine
that that beloved parent had come back
and was listening to them.
AS Eloise grew to womanhood she be-
came daily more like her mother had been
in person, the same golden ringlets, the
same soft blue eyesyand dimpled mouth ;
but she possessed the proud and naughty
spirit of her father
AS she entered into society she attract
ed unboundcd admiration, and her father
entertained the highest hopes in regard
to her marriage. But alas for his expec-
tatlons! Suitor after sutton was dismiss
ed with naughty scorn, till at length one
appeared who awoke in her bosom a soft
er sentiment than she had hitherto ex,
porienced.
Edward Montague was an orphan his
parents having both died within a few
weeks of each other, when he was only
fifteen years of age, leaving him to make
his way through the world with no for.
tune and but few friends. Being ambi-
tlous he had managed, by great Industry,
to continue his studies, till he was at
length admitted to the bar. He was pos
sessed Of handsome face, and a noble.
manly spirit; and it was he who had in
splred the heart of the proud and beauti-
full Eloise Percy with the love that had
laid dormant amid the batteries of the
gay multitude that constantly surrounded
her.
She thought not now Of the disgrace
she had always been taught to think at
tendant upon marriage with one so far
beneath her in fortune and position she
thought not OF her proud ancestry she
thought Of nothing but the love that oc-
cupied her whole soul, and when Edward
declared his love to her she referred him
to her father, and for the first time the
possibility of his refusal Of consent to
their marriage, occurred to her, and she
was in an agony of suspense till her lover
returned to tell her her fathers answer.
AS she had anticipated, Montague was
peremptorily and haughtily denied the
hand of Eloise, and he was forbidden to
see her again but this command he could
not obey, and they resolved to be married
without the knowledge of Mr.. Percy
After her marriage, Eloise wrote d letter,
pleading her cause with all the eloquence
she could command, land that was no
Small share.) We have already seen how
it was received, and although it almost
broke his heart, he was resolved to abide
by the decision he had made.
Some time after this, Eloise called on
him In person, but he refused to see her,
and sent her message that aroused her
proud spirit and as she left her fathers
door she resolved never more to enter it
unless he sent for her to come.
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Progress Of Reaping Machines.

We have been informed By maanufac,
turer of agricultural implements-one
who is excellent authority-that between
fifteen and sixteen thousand reaping ma
chimes will be manufactured aAda soifd this
year ar, in our country. The demand u.s. 80.
great that manufacturers cannot make
them fast enough for their orders. This
affords evidence of agricultural prosperity,
as the costof these machiness will amount
to rearly two millions of dollars. Our
farmers exhibit wisdom in using and pat
machinery. A reaping machine
will save the price of itself I'll 6hs season.
An.ei1cAh..
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To Raise Turkeys,

4, shut gp the old turkey in some dry
place, and feed the young ones with cheese
cuffdfl, f{pF r the first fye, pr six weeks and
then give them Indian meal mixed with
sour milk. I never lose any in treating
this way, and have tried it for upwards
of twenty-five years. Let others try it
and report for your paper the result.
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G5oiitt apeettl,.
DO RIGHT.
BY MRS. A. P. HENRY.

Selected By Hengqe A. Kendall
Awake, 0, soul, thy hours are fleeing,
This life is rapidly completing,
Time with eternity is meeting,
Soon comes the night
Thy retribution too will come
According to thy deeds thy DOOM
Do right, do right.
Though clouds thy armament o'erspread,
And tempests burst around thy head,
Though life its greenest foliage shed,
In sorrows blight;
And though thy holy hopes and fears,
Lie buried meath the gathering years
Do right, do right.
The warning elements worst wrath.
The earthquake and the wh'rlwinds breath,
The valley and the shade of death,
Need not alright;
For Duty's calm, commanding form,
With rainbow-arms shall clasp the storm,
Do right, do right.
And faint not in all the weary strife,
Though every day with toll be rife,
Work is the element of lfe,-
Action is light;
For man was made to toll and strive,
And only those who labor, live.
Do right, do right.
Life is not all a feetng dream,
meteor flash, a rainbow CLEAN,
"A bubble on the passing stream,
Soon lost to sight;
For there's work for every hour
In every passing word power
Do right, do right
Oh life is full of solemn thought,
And noble deeds-if nobly wrought
With fearful consequences fraught.
And there's a might
If gathered-in each passing hour,
That gives the soul unearthly power.
Do right, do right,
Richfezd Springs, NJ 4
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,DAY MORNING, JULY 4, 1866.

Fhe ccfor came back to her cheeks, and
the hghtness to her feet, and she skipped,
and sang, and laughed as merrily as she
did when her parents were living.
Mr.. Percy mourned for the loss of his
own daughter, yet he was consoled by the
presence of the little Eloise, and he EN-
ployed himself in teaching her, as he had
formerly taught her mother, and she re-
warded his care by the warmest affection.
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old and he thanks God that he has been
permitted to live to witness his grand
child's happiness.
Miss Amanda Lewis has lately been
married to one every way worthy of her,
and who takes no pains to sober her gay
disposition.
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Written for the Monmouth Weekly Herald
LASTING BEAUTY. l .
BY HENRIE A. Kendall.


What is lasting beauty? The rose is
beautiful, but while we inhale its delight
full fragrance, and gaze with admiration
upon its brilliant colors, it fades, and its
withered leaves fall to the ground.
The wide-spreading branches of the
lofty oak, as it rises in majestic grandeur
to the skies is beautiful, but it cannot sur
vive the tempests of many winters.
The diamond is beautiful, but it will
moulder in the sea-
The works of Art are beautiful but
Time with its noiseless tread, will soon
PROSTATE all that man can erect. Yes
the marble dome and gilded spire must
alike be clad with moss.
Man erects his pillars of brass and mar
Bile, whose noble proportions win the ad-
miration of its beholder he inscribes
high up on the monument which he has
raised Immortality" Yes, in burning
letters, IMMORTALITY He calls it beau
tiful. He crosses the painless ocean, and
for awhile revels in the Injuries and
splendors of other countries he returns
only to find that "Old Father Tine" with
fearful ravages, has destroyed the cher
ished works Of bis hand. He mourns
over IFS disappointed hopes, and exclaims,
Alas have seen an end of all earthly
beauty
The proud ship, as it plows the track
less ocean, will ere long yield to the tenn
pest, and sink amid the Unsuitable waves
of its native element.
The brilliant sun, the "pale and silent
moon," the countless millions of stars
which twinkle in the armament of heaven,
the deep blue sky, the beautiful rainbow,
Gods Bow of Promise" all, all are beau
tiful, but not lasting. 81
The time shall come, when the sun shall
lose his brightness and splendor, when
the moon shall be turned to blood, when
the stars shall fall from heaven, when the
heavens and earth shall be rolled together
as scroll, and the wreck of worlds, and
God Himself shall proclaim that all these
beautiful things shall perish.
Is there then no lasting beauty Moth
ing immortal upon which we may fasten 2
There IS beauty which will not fade like
the things Of this earth, but will endure
forever. 1t is found in a noble heart, in
lovely disposition, and a God-like pur-
pose.
A young maiden, wLo had scarcely seen
sixteen summers, was placed on sick
bed Her life had been one of noble en-
deavors to do good !; life Of innocence
and holiness. Weeping friends are con-
gregated around her bedside, and on
asking her if she wished to get well, she
replied, !" If it be Gods will that l recov-
er, hope | may, but l know that He will
do all for the best"
All here is beauty that will not fade
like the things of this earth, but will re-
main true emblem of Eternity.
Homer, ". T., June. 1856.
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nel The crops promise well this year
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-01-20
How % 20. LIKE IT.

iis is an Interesting uamc for our Young
brothers and sisters al parents may .ioi;
them.
One Of the company rust leave the room
those who remain choose some wol: Of double
or treble meaning. sucil As I1r bank. or riJii
rs mri'e, ~ri9it. right. RE are ali pronounced
the same When The word '.as been decided
upon, the person who wen, CHI may be recall
ci, and it is his !uv 20 ascertain what word
las been selected ~ Ike answers given 70 the
.h:ee isilowil. Questions: First. he mus.
ask each person liz Succession. 'liow 90 you
ike it: Ii he is l;ot able 20 guess the wor'l,
he must 90 around AGAR, asking each, when
do YOU like il ?'-arl he does not then guess
the word, he must 20 around; The third time.
asking Where will you PIT it = And final
w., if una,.!c 10 guess the word at the third
round, he IS t. ~ crowned with duuce-cap.
and required TO re commence his questions
proceeding as bc.ole.
When he hits upon he right word the rcr-
son whose answer led him to conjecture Il,
must take his place, and leave TIE room while
another word is chosen.
That you MAJ re. f. IL understanding this
game, We will tel! you some O! the answers
that were given cnce where we saw co.npa-
ny OF young persons playing it. Ihe word
Bank had been selected for this Occasion,
while Thomas was sen: OFT. On being called
in he commenced by addressing Arna.
Thomas. How do vou like it, Anna:
Anna. | ike ii with large capital
Thomas. Then it may be pillar. state, or
sor:e business. BIZ: how do yot: like it, Al.
ice?
Alice. ! i.s.t i: -..a.!y. and covered with
moss
Thomas. And YOU. Edward.
Edward. With secure vaults, well GlIsi
Thomas. VIA: say you, Mary:
Mary. | ike i, coyer.d with .;olets
Thomas. How DO YOU ike it, Charles.
Charles. With good board of directors.
Thomas. And how TO YOU like it, GEORGE
'.corgs. i'i.c it high and picturesque.
Thomas. What 81: you. john?
John. Of frees:one or white marble,
Thomas Well, Lucy, how DO YOU Ike it?
Lucy. Very green. and dr..
Thomas. llo" con;radictory-gresa aux!
dry. OF marble, Covered with .iolc,s, witt. go
cure and vel filled vaults, shady, high and
picturesque well Lcaue, hcw DO YOU like it!
J.cmuc!. | like i. warranted not to break.
.hornas J shall be obliged TO 20 round a.
Sa'n !o'''. .!:n,. Whea u ror IKE: j.:
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Anna. When have money to keep it safe

Anna. When have money TO keep ii safe
ly.
Thomas. When do YOU like it, Alice?
Alice. When | am in the country, and feel
weary.
Thomas. And you. Edward?
Edward. When hold check.
Thomas. And when do you like it, Mary :?
Mary. In the spring Of the year when |
feel languid.
Thomas. When do You like it, Charlie?
Charles. When am stockholler.
Thomas. So should think, if it paid good
dividend. | shall be saved the trouble Of go
ing round the third time, for | should be
dull indeed if did not guess it to be Bank
You, Edward, may 90 out, while we choose
another word: your 'we!l-fillcd vaults and
check first gave me the clue to the word
Life Illustrated.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-01-20
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SucgeHs|hy Sec'nc Il >t'1rt

OWED 10 HE SIEiM FRI. T;GINN.
Sucgestsfhy Ssc'ng i >t'1rt
By A. Stole
crate !ng'nc You have erad:cated Fire ,naci .r,
Worhed ~ human mussel--G'ate incn, You
skwirt Oh tie TOPS =. l.Guse. where TIE iIal"c,
Pr0tru'le, wich yon meiesiy eek ,insci>iI.
Graf Inginc.
o:u2endoow Us s'eela pump. You sncL You
Draw up, ;.nI ycu >Aw:rt water on .,a raging
and ':evu"-:rg e!cc.cI. comm, H.. H.. r",
Ike. And you suckseat in kwenchi,r 10 a'lesc.,
S,Upcndoowus Stcein pu,nn.
Mite, destroyer Of igri.ei 4o,nnl.>.ihul~ hc,, voi
Get to sis:ern. YOU run your -rck,0a. H.
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Ms; ~! rrovd Jcka>e ,ou lsyc plenty
Of wafer oi. .,si and do.l', vu,e
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Reiiase You have nothing to 3d.
U1a"i cc.s:cii'i.l.atoT o' u,a,c;l.c materials
"o" 'rrnl in:a-.,i!o Water works. u have
So"Ye:- eaiei the sborcous efforts ofiule-
vi|ua.S /" pcficc; hal.,! pumps. Ana vou
Now stand Out in bass rejierus 20 the enemy
81 lame fck:'>e You always coaie o;. first b.
Wonderful; Infantis Water Work
lon sprea Ter of tie akweoup Eiu;,i-Yo,;
Know full Wei. your hnnd. cd Zee. rrirc i,
Your L!.cr, big whcai>, It'll. waves,
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useful to Insurance Companies.
I:.ou lreader of:l!e akwco,, rlu..,.
Steerl Fire l!.inc-.rc.r u.-G.I. tou
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