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Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-04-18
ROMANCE OF A COAL FIELD.

The following singular circumstance
happened few days ago in Parr, about
thirteen miles from Liverpool, where there
are several extensive collieries. It will
tend to show the immense value of coal
mines which lie under small superficial
extent OF land. An elderly widow lady
SOLD TO gentleman some property in Parr,
consisting OF house and about thirty
acres of land, for three thousand pounds.
The old lady thought there must be Goals
under the land, as there was so much in
the neighborhood; but it was the decided
opinion of coal proprietors, and others
conyersant with coal mines, that there
were no Goals on the property. The sell
Ter OF the property, however, insisted that
the Goals should be reserved, unless the
purchaser would give her one hundred
pounds for them. This he refused doing
and the Goals were accordingly excepted
from the purchase, and reserved to her.
The old lady died soon after, bequeathing
the coal mines among the children of de-
ceased sister, seven in number, who were
all laborers, and the residue of her prop
erty, worth about three thousand pounds.
to the children of another sister. The be-
quest OF the coal mines was considered a
nominal thing, and led to dissensions in
in the two families on account of it. The
coal legatees brooded for length of time
over their disappointment in not sharing
their aunt's property with their cousins,
but at length they contrived to induce
some persons, who were supposed to have
more money than wit, to undertake the
expense of boring on the land to ascertain
whether there were Goals or not. The
boring continued for considerable time, to
the great amusement Of persons connected
with collieries; but at last, to their great
establishment, the chagrin Of the purchas
er and the unbounded delight of the lega
tees, two delfts of the best coal in Ian
cashire were discovered, extending nearly
the whole breadth of the land. and which
could be easily worked. These Goals
were Immediately purchased by the pro
prletors Of a neigboring colliery for TWEEN
ty thousand pounds. On subsequent Dor
lngs three lower delfts were found, which
the same parties purchased for fifteen
thousand pounds.-JMining Journal.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-04-18
The Deacon's Order.

A pious, but illiterate deacon, in GER
tain town adjacent to Worcester Mass.
gave to the coachman slip of paper, upon
which, he said, was written the name of a
couple of books, which he wished him to
caAla sor at Mr.. As bookstore. The
driver called at the store, and handing
the memorandum to clerk, said
There's couple Of books, which Dea-
con B. wished you to send him."
The clerk, after careful examination
of the paper, was unable to make "head
or taiP' of it, and passed it to the book
keeper, who was supposed to know some
thing of letters but to him it was also
Greek" The proprietor was also called
and he also gave the thing up in despair.
and it was finally concluded best to send
the memorandum back to the deacon, as
it was supposed he must have sent the
wrong paper. AS the coach arrived AFT
the village inn, the driver saw the deacon
on the steps.
Well, driver" said he, did you get
my books to-day?"
Books no; and a good reason why.
Tor there couldn't a man in Worcester
read your old hen-tracks."
Couldn't read 'ritcn2 Let me see
the paper"
The driver drew it from his pocket, and
passed it to the deacon, who, taking out
and carefully adjusting his glasses, held
the memorandum at arms length, ex-
claiming, as he did SO, in very satisfied
tone
Why, it's as plain as the nose on your
face To SAM BUx-'twopsalm bookslr
| guess his clerks had better go to school
awhile~
And here the deacon made some re-
Elections upon the Ignorance of the times,''
and the want of attention to books by the,
"rising generation" which would have
all been very well, if said by somebody
lse.-.Manchester .Mirror-
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-04-18
A Snake Story.

During the Florida war;" said the
speaker, | was with the American army.
One day shouldered my gun and went
in pursuit of game. In passing through
swamp, | saw something a few feet
ahead, lying on the ground, which had
every appearance of log, it being some
forty feet in length, and about one foot
was nothing but log, that paid no at
tention to it; the fact is, l would have
sworn before a court of justice that it was
a'iog. and nothing else. You see, never
heard of snakes growing to such huge
dimensions, and the fact is, l never should
have believed it, if had. Well, between.
me and the log, as took it to be, was a
miry place which it was necessary for me
to avoid. l therefore placed the butt of
my gun on the ground ahead of me, and
springing upon it, lit right On the top Of
what do you supposed"
" A boa constructor" said one.
enc"
An anaconda" said another.
".No."
what could it have been" said third.
just what I supposed it to be--a log,"
said the wag.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-04-18
AN ALLEGORY.

Seated each in a slight bark of rich
workmanship, that foated with the cur
rent and needed no impulse from oar or
sail, a youth and maiden met upon an
open stream And the youth babe the
maiden hail, and she smiled over the edge
of her boat, and they hoated down the
river side by side, with much loving
speech and tender songs, that were echoed
from the bright green banks. Overhead,
was the blue heaven; underneath the spark
ling water; on either side, far stretching
plains skirted by sloping woods, above
which stood the hills in the gray distance.
The youth and the maiden were crown
ed with garlands of bright flowers; and
by -and-hye, the youth flung bis wreath in
to the boat of the maiden, who wove that
and her own into one large beautiful band,
and threw an end of it to the boat of her
companion. Eagerly he seized and kissed
it; and so keeping their bark side by side,
and united by band Of flowers, they
swan down the stream together.
They had not gone very far in this man
ner, when the golden laburum and purple
lilac, and cream-and-p Powered chest
nut trees were displaced, on the left-hand
side of the stream, which was the maiden's,
side-darkling cedars overhanging the
banks, and the shadow Of a cypress fell
suddenly upon her brow. Still they
smiled and sang; though their songs were
sadder, and there was melancholy ten
derness in their smiles.
Suddenly the stream descended into a
lower bed, and then became forked; on
the left hand, it swept silently, awfully
down, and crept. all black and dark, into
a thick cedar forest whose CLEANS wan
dering sunshine might lose itself; on the
right, with turbulent, laundering fall, it
dashed along under the willows that
dropped into the foam, till its noise sub
sided in the distance into a plaintive MUIR
muir.
AS the two boats neared the descent
the band of flowers snapped and both ends
were dropped into the stream by hands
unnerved and trembling. The youth and
maiden exchanged one long, long, wistful
look, as the maiden's boat plunged down
the lefthand slope and disappeared with
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-04-18
Initiative Powers Of tha Chinese

1t is generally supposed the the Chi
nese will not learn anything; but no
people are more ready to learn if it is
likely to be attended with advantage
They have lately been taught to make
glass, and turn out bronze argand-lamps
and globes, emblazoned with the London
makers name all complete, and actually
export these lamps to Batavia. They like
putting an English name on their commo-
dltles, and are as free with the word pat
ent" as any manufacturer in GERMANY
They excel in the manufacture Of locks,
particularly padlocks. One Of my friends
gave an order to astradesman to 7arnish
a box furnished with Chubbs lock. of
which he had two keys, and one of these
he sent with the box, retaining the other
himself. When the box came back, he
found that his key would not turn the
lock, though the one he had given to the
tradesman acted very well. Thinking
some trick had been played he accused
the man of having changed the lock; and
after some evasion, he acknowledged the
fact, saying that, on examination, he found
it such an excellent one, that he took it
off and kept it, making an other exactly
like it, with the makers name, and every
thing complete, except that the original
would not open it. Their mechanical
contrivances generally have some defect
Of this kind. They have never made a
watch that will keep time, though they
greatly prize watches, and usually carry
two. If you ask the reason Of this fashion,
their reply is, "'Spose one makee sick,
other can walkee."
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-04-18
TO A FOREST BIRD.

Sweet spirit of the deep wood green,
Which wak'st thy harp of pleasant note
Within the leafy grot unseen,
Where mountain echoes float.
Soft is thy song of dear content,
And rich, on balmy breezes borne,
Beneath the crystal armament,
And dewy wings of morn.
When the young bud is bursting forth,
And joy inspires thousand hearts
With all of music's charm and worth
Untutored power imparts:
When bounding rill and rivulet
Through bowery glens irradiate leap,
With rarest jewels richly set,
Mid vaults unseen and deep:
tbs then, sweet hermit, floats thy song
s0f strange-almost unearthly power,
In notes so charming, they prolong
The sorcery of the hour.
Floating as from the memories
OF youngest hopes and tenderest days;
o, they arrest each form of bliss
Which DER the full heart strays.
Then sing, sing on, angelic one;
A thousand sweetly sing, but thou,
OF all the multitude, art lone
In music's mystery now.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-04-18
Joker's Budget.

If man builds corn crib, does that
give him right to crib corn?
The epicure who finished his dinner
with the desert" of Sahara, found it
rather dry eating.
Simon seated beside his sweetheart,
fishing" Sally. I wish was fish and
you was bait. Lordee, how I'd bite!"
The Boston Bee says: "a man can get
along without advertising; so can wagon
without greasirg, but it goes right hard.'
81 wonder what makes my eyes so
weak ?" said loafer to gentleman
+" Why, they are in weak place." re-
piled the latter.
Ladies of a certain age may perhaps
envy the Emperor Of China one Of his
luxuries-his birthday is celebrated but
once in ten years.
A sawyer, after saving with very
dull saw, exclaimed, Of all the saws
ever saw saw, / never saw saw saw as
that saw saws"
A young lady in Albany was lately
married to Mr.. VIM. Tongue. Isn't she
tongue.tied? We hope she may be hap
Ply, and hold her tongue many a long year.
A young lady declared in our hearing
the other day, that she would marry no
one who could not keep carriage and
horses. We presume her favorite air is
Wat for the Wagon"
The famous saying of Will Shakespeare,
that there is a divinity which shapes
our ends" is exemplifed in the employ
ment of some thousand pretty girls at
Milford, in making gentlemen's gaiter
boots.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-04-18
TRUST IN GOD.

BY WILLIAM B. AwRENCE
How many precious hours are lost
In sorrowing and repining
Imaginary evils cost
The mind to woe inclining,
More of life's bitterness and tears,
Than real ills which haunt our fears.
How DER the spirit cen may steal
Dark thoughts of coming woe,
The future-may it be for veal,
Or not-who here can know2
But as thy day. thy strength shall be !"
This promise sweet should comfort thee.
What though Deaths angel broodeth DER
Thy soul, with pinions grim!
Let fear invade thy breast no more,
Cast all thy cares on Him,
Who for the sins of man hath died;
Yes, trust in Him, what'er betide.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-04-18
Our Sfrap 8ook.
LOST FRIENDSHIP.

O. when in this dark world of care,
Our spirits ofttimes ae depressed,
When friendship, which we've thought bid fair
The toughest storms of lfe to breast,
Is wicked and fallen,-do we not
Oft feel ourselves alone, forgot?
All pleasures which we've shared before.
Their power to charm us now seems DER.
Ills then our thoughts win upward turn
To Him, who in our joyous hours
We seldom thought to thank and bless
For His rich gifts, of lifss bought flowers,
But when our earthly friends shall fail,
And for their loss we'd sadly grieve,
Then look to God, for he will sure
The crushed ard wounded heart relieve.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-04-18
The Irishnnan.

An lrishman going to market, met d
farmer with an owl.
Say, misther, what'll We take for ye
big-eyed turkey p
Its an owl, ye BOBBY replied the as
tonished farmer.
" Divil bit do care whether it's ould
or young-price the bird, ye spalpeen."
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-04-18
A Good Pun.

A gentleman named Dunlop, being pre-
sent at party, where one of the company
had made several puns on the names of
persons present, remarked that..he had
never heard his name punned upon, and
did not believe it'could be done. There
is nothing in the world more easy, sir"
replied the punster, just Top off half of
the name, and it is Dun"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-04-18
SPRING..
BY SAMUEL BLINKHoRNE.

Joyful spring has come at last,
Flora has resumed her dress
Boisterous winter now is past,
Nature blooms in loyeliness.
Fair and beautiful to view,
Every bud unfolds its stem;
Every flower, its tints and hue,
Is natures fairest diadem.
Beauteous as the morn of life
Is the spring-time of the year;
Which with beauty now is rife.
And triumphant does appear.
How the whole creation tolls!
How all nature sings for joyl
Gladdening with her vernal smiles
All that grow, or walk, or fly.
Birds, with cheerful warbling notes,
Echo the green-clad trees;
And the gaudy fly now floats
On the sweet, inspiring breeze.
Life of love! hail thee, Spring!
Life is natures harmony;
How the cliffs and valleys ring
With the heavenly melody!
Diversified in shape and form,
Ofevery tint, and hue, and shade;
Merging from a night of storm,
With magnificent parade.
Now with buoyant hope and love,
We the bounteous Giver bless;
Who from his abode above
Pours on US such loneliness.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-04-18
MOURN NOT FOR THE DEAD
BY MARY N. DEARBORN.

Weep not for the dead, the hallowed dead.
Who have early passed away
From these scenes of trouble, and toll, and pain,
To the realms of nightless day.
Mourn not for the dead, the unconscious dead,
Who the silent grave yard share,
For the fearful eye, and the painful head,
Have never an entrance there.
Weep not for the dead, the Wondering dead,
Since theirs is a peaceful rest;
Not murmuring thought, not an envious dream
Shall find slumberer's breast.
Mourn not for the dead, the sanctiied dead,i
Who would ask no tears of thee;
Let the living share thy plying care,
On life's tempestuous sea-
Weep not for the dead the immortal dead:
Where no midnight shadowings come,
In that far-off land the sainted blest
Have found them better home.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-04-18
WIT IS HUMOR ;
The Road to Heaven.

A pedlar, calling on an elderly lady,
recently, to dispose of some goods, in his
inquired if she could tell
him Of any road that no pedlar had ever
Yes, know of one, and only one
which no pedlar has ever travelled, (the
pedlar's couhtenance frightened } and that
is the road to Heaven"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-04-18
CONTENTME EMIT.
BY WILLIAM W. CRANKY.

BY WILLIAM W. CRANKY.
Where is contentment to be found
Is it plant of earth2
Grows it upon terrestrial ground,
Or claims it heavenly birth2
IT'S not where gems of beauty bright
Diffuse their sparkling rays;
IT'S not where proud ambitions height
Calls forth the need of praise;
IT'S not where pomp and glittering wealth
Their dazzling charms display,
Nor yet in beauty, or in health,
Contentment leads the way.
In vain the sons of men have sought
Her smiles and charms to gain;
Monarchs and kings in vain have fought
This precious boon to obtain.
But there's gem of sacred worth
Within the human breast;
It smooths the thorny path of earth,
And leads to endless rest.
IT'S love to God, and love to mani
That only can bestow
Contentment and true happiness
On mortals here below.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-04-18

n9~ The darkey who creased his feet
so that he would not make noise when
he went to steal chickens, slipped from
the hen-roost into the custody of the
owner. He gave as reason for being
there, Dat he only cum dar to see if de
chickens sleep wild dere eyes OPEN" He
was cooped.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-04-18
A Vegetable Pedigree.

What's that horse out OFF," said fell
low, with view to quiz farmers boy,
who was riding an old horse, which showed
less blood than bone.
Out off"
Yes, what's he out of-do you know?"
Yes, | do"
Well, what?"
He's out of edits ~
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-04-18
NP-f2Ez

Its precious burthen, under the embracing
cedars, into night and silence. The youth
bent his head upon his bosom and was
lost lost for time under the trailing willows.
When he emerged at length from their
shade into the day, his forehead was pale
and his lips were compressed
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-04-18
Railroad Scene.

Old Gent.-"Is there any chance in
this carr"
Smart young Man. That depends on
circumstances. If you want a chance to
stand up for the next sixty miles, the
opening is glorious"
The scene closes with the old gent ut
tering Did puppy !" and slamming
to the door with such force as to break
the ankle of the lower hinge.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-04-18

a3H There are some minds which, like
the vulture's eye, can pass heedlessly over
the beauties of the verdant meadow, and
spy only the carrion that lies rotting in
the corner.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-04-18

BA- It is stated that there is mer-
chant in Boston, who, during fourteen
years, has always had his name on the
docket of some court either as plaintiff or
defendant. The lawyers tip their bea-
vers" to this gentleman almost instinc-
lively.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-03-28
German Uroscopic Physician
DIR M +. EDISON

MOULD respectfully inform the citizens
w of Brandon and vicinity, that he will
practice medicine on the German Uroscopic
SYSTEM which leads him TO locate and de-
scribe the symptoms of disease of n CHRON-
&c CHARACTER, with the utmost accuracy
and satisfaction. A clean vial containing
about two ounces ofurine, passed first IN the
morning,-with the name and age of the pa
tientwil enable him to treat successfully the
case in question. Hence, one individual can
bring several cases and medicine can be sent
to any part of the country. His remedies are
wholly of the reformed practice, differing es-
sentially from those of any other system or
school, consisting Of Chemicals and Extracts,
in the most concentrated form, and obtained
almost exclusively from the vegetable king
dom, obviating the Inconvenience of bulk
&c, heretofore an objection to their general
use. Unlike the potent minerals they arc
reliable, efficient and safe-acting in harmony
with natures laws without encrvatng or
prostrating the vital functions of organic life
The relative merits of the two systems in.
their application for the removal Of disease,
we leave for people Of common sense to de
termine.
Sanguine that he is enlisted in good cause
and for UNSUITABLE ends-the cause of hui
manity-thc cure and rest Grafton tohcalth of
those suffering from disease, with whom are
we cannot but invite ana urge your serious
consideration to this most important subject,
and leave no means iintricd to promote the
health and happiness of yoursclfand friends.
From the humble and grateful recipients OF
his remedies, he is daily receiving their vol
untary acknowledgements in the most en-
thuSiastic terms, of cures from diseases and
sickness, some of which were of the mos
extreme eases Of MISERY. of from five tc
twelve years standing, now restored and in
the enjoyment of health. lie would partcu-
larly call your attention TO the following list
of Chronic diseases which heretofore to
very great extent bailed the skill of the pro-
fcSsion at large, but uow he claims within
the list of successful treatment and cure, viz:
Affections Of the Llngs, Throat Liver, Kid
ncys and Spleen, rheumatism, Neuralgia
Shortncss Of Breath Dyspepsia, Dropsy,
Commissions, Female Weakness. NERVOUS
Diseases, Palritation Of the Heart, Scroiula,
Ulcers Fever Sores, FiStulas, Old Sores of
every variety, Piles ilumors and all diseases
arising from an impute state of the blood OF
habit of the system
Particular attention will be paid to Female
Complaints; and all diseases of delicate
nature, may be trusted to him, without be-
travail of that confidence which should ex-
list between the patient and physician.
s-S No charge for consultation. Charges
for medicine reasonable.
Office hours from a. NJ. till p. NJ.
Office few rods south of the Brandon
House, cast side of the river
Brandon, Vt, Jan, 1865. 81 Gnu.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-03-28
EAR AND EYE!
DRs. LIE BRUN e. D

DU0. LIZ OhON W ~ L ON,
ocrLisrs AND ARTISTS.
Ear Diseases and Deafness Radically Cured!
nR. LIE BRUN offers TO those suffering
~ from Deafness. his ihfatiblc ARrui
Remedies, which have, been successfulin near
ly 5000 cases OF confirmed Deafress. These
remedies have been pronounced by Drs Khra-
mer, of B srlin, lizard and Delau Of Paris ard
Curtis. Pitcher and Yearsley, Of London, as
the most rondcrfRt and cffectual ever applied,
for diseases Of the External and Middle Ear.
They comprise different courses FOR the various
diseases that affect the External Internal and
Middle Ear. DR.. lie Brhn wARKASTsA CURE
IN EVERY CASE, when the ear is perfect in its
formation. He has eighteen certificates from
those who have been deaf from infancy, whose
hearing is nOtr cOmpleieiU restored and they
are H0ic enabled 10 learn The Language. Over
2700 cases of deafness have been successfully
healed by him. Certificates TO that enec may
be seen on application DIR. Dufton is thcon.
" Oculiss in the United States who practices
the new, painless, and successful method in
treating all diseases TO which the eye is sub
ject. Where all other means have failed to
ford relief he asks from such fair and i'm
partial trial.
TERMS-s5 consultation fee. $40 to be
paid when the hearing is restored to its cr-
iginal acueness. Address.
DRS. LIE BRUN g. DUFTON
Union Place. n. Y. City.
N. B.-A treatise on the nature and treat
mcnt of Deafness and Diseases of the Ear,
with the treatment of the Deaf and Dumb.
Price 81 Money letters must be registered By
Me Post Master.
Aug. 81, 1854. 27;6m