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sea among the drift of the food. In the case
of Miss Boxer, to which we have referred,
the young lady is admitted to be of an age to
decide for herself. Whether she has chosen
wisely her future husband and protector, time
alone can prove. But We do not sympathize
the less with those who nurtured her in her
childhood, and drew around her all the COM
forts which wealth could command, and who,
however mistaken they may have been in
some respects, could certainly have no other
object in view than sincere desire to pro-
mote her welfare and happiness. It may be
that she will succeed eventually in raising
her coachman husband to her own level, but
the chances are that she will fail. It is far
more likely he will drag her down to his;
and thus the parents suffer first from the
daughters disobedience, and subsequently
still more severely from the selfentailed
wretchedness of their blasted hopes.
Neo York Journal of Commerce.
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LEWIS M. GR1sT, Publisher.
NO. II.

"the end of the world is surely and rapidly
approaching; and it would be wise in the
human race to 'govern itself accordingly"
In the meantime, whatever may betide, the
extinction of the whole earth, call which it
inherits," )" is really a calamity no greater than
the sinking of a ship with all on board, and
can cause no more suffering than a single
death, as each individual has but one life to
lose and some dependant, sympathetic sonls,
it may even mitigate the horror Of death to
be launched into eternity with the crowd.
N. B.-Confess your sins; pay the prin-
ter; and look out for the locomotive while the
bell rings.
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THE STUMP HOUSE TUNNEL.

A correspondent of the Edgefeld ;Adver.
tiser, writing from Pickens District, gives an
interesting sketch of the German settlement
at Walhalla, and of the various points of at.
traction in the vicinity; and describes the
present state of operations at the Stump
House Tunnel, from which we make the fol.
lowing extract
"Gen. Collyer and Co., the present con-
tractors at the Stump House Tunnel, have a.
bout two hundred hands at work, by relays,
day and night. More than three hundred
feet of rock have been excavated at the east.
ern end of the Tunnel. Atthe western end,
the workmen have gone into the rocks about
fifty feet, though the tunneling here is not
quite down to grade. There are four shafts:
No. l, No. 2, 226. feet; No. 8, 213 feet ;
No. 4, 1S9 feet. No. l is sunk deep enough
for the miners to commence tunneling; this
gives two new faces upon which to operate.
The other shafts can be sunk to grade in the
course of this year. At each end of the tun-
mel thirty feet month can be excavated by
the contractor, and forty feet month can
be completed in each shaft; consequently
the work is now progressing at the rate Of
one hundred feet every month. AS each
shaft is sunk to grade, this progress will be
increased by forty feet per month. Collyer
has two steam engines and one horse gin at
work, and there is another steam engine OF
forty horse power on the way from Philadel-
phia. Those engines are used to draw rock
and water out of the shafts. --..
s.The-Stump HOUSE Tunnel is-nne mile
572 feet long, 16 feet wide and 20 feet high.
This tunnel is a heavy job, but it can un'
doubtedly be finished in the course of three
years. Indeed Collyer has contracted to
complete all the work in two and half years
from January, 1857, and I believe he can do
it. Virginia has let daylight shine through
q mountain barrier no less formidable than
that of the Stump House mountain, and with
this noble example before their eyes, our
people cannot harbor such thought as fail
ure The importance of the Blue Ridge
Railroad to the city of Charleston, and to the
State of South Carolina at large, can hardly
be over estimated. The teeming West stands
ready to pour the contents of her overflow
ing granaries into the lap Of our commercial
emporium, as soon as the locomotives can be
made to scale the heights of the Alleghanies.
The heart of the State being enriched by the
vast influx Of trade, the glow and vigor of
an unwonted prosperity will be forced out to
the very extremities of the body polite"
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AN UNFORTUNATE HABIT.-Some per.
SONS are in the habit Of dwelling upon and
greatly magnifying every little injury they
receive at the hands Of others: They thus
render themselves very disagreeable to those
in whose ears they are continually pouring
their complaints and at the same time great
ly injure themselves in the estimation of
such, whilst they are contributing very much
to their own personal misery. How much
better would it be, were. such persons to
bury their little troubles, or at least to keep
them entirely out of sight! It's to be pre-.
sumed that they do not sufficiently reflect
upon the true nature of their conduct, else
they would be more careful to avoid it than
they are. Jameson forcibly exposes the
great folly of such conduct by the following
illustration ia man strikes me with q
sword, and inficts wound. Suppose, In
stead of binding up the wound, ] am show
ing it to everybody, and after it has been
bound up am taking off the bandage con-
tinually and examining the depth Of the
wound, and make it tester till my limb be-
comes greatly iDaamed, and my general
health is materially affected is there per-
son in the world who would not call me
fool? Now, such fool is he, who by dwell
ling upon little injsFies, or insults, or prov
ocations, causes them to agitate and infane
his mind. How much better were it to put
bandage over the wound, and never look
at it again."-Gern,an Reformed Messen-
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ferred to the case Of Mrs. Patten, the female
captain, who was true helpmeet.
The last duty is that of wife's helping
her husband in the duties of holy life
She should do this by conversation and ac-
tion; not by continually thrusting religion
on him, but by her lowly meekness Of de.
pertinent, her chasteness Of piety, and ankle
ty of her husbands welfare. Her bread
should be cast on the waters, and perhaps
would be found after many days. The SER
mon closed with fervant appeal to personal
piety and preparation for eternity, which
might come at any time.
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THE COMING CONCLUSION.

Dr. Cummings "learned Theban" Of
Scotland, announces that Comet is coming
which will strike the earth on the 18th of
June next, and knock it, in printers phrase
into "pi." Already the high pressure revival
preachers have seized upon the prediction
and are making ghostly capital out of the
calculation, horrifying their hearers by de-
picting the awful consequences of the final
catastrophe.
For its wars, murders, robberies, rapes,
rascalities and cruelties the world deserves to
be pitched into Hadcs; and, to quote the
words of darling little epitome of the king
dom of heaven-if "God was not the good.
est man in the world, such might long since
have been its fate.
Far be it from US to deny the possible ac-
curacy of astronomical mathematics, especi-
ally as We have not had time to examine the
figures and cipher out the problem. 1t may
be true that the end of this wicked world is
approaching-that doomsday is near; at all
events, it is wiser for us to prepare for the
awful event than to mock at the solemn war
ming.
It will do no harm for all the world to bal.
ance its books, settle its difficulties, confess
its sins and stand ready to meet with resign
ed fortitude the annihilating shock. How.
ever absolute may be our confidence in the
accurate and harmless operations of the Uni
verse, yet the Christian world processes to
believe in "the end of Time;" and there is
no reason for the postponement of the event,
so far as this Earth is concerned, to suit the
pleasure of the inhabitants. This little whirl-
ing globe may be made to stop spinning next
month, as well as millions Of years hence
Destruction is as much law of Nature as
creation, and the ending is logically involved
in the beginning. All we know is based up
on the doctrine of probabilities. The chances
are that the sun will rise tomorrow. We
have no absolute knowledge of the fact
That would imply omniscience. But wheth-
er any particular individual who sees the
light of the sun to-day will live to see its
light tomorrow, is matter of very serious
doubt; while every succeeding day multiplies
the uncertainty.
The only ''moraP to be deduced from the
astronomical prophecy of DR.. Cummings is
this: That whether there is to be general
terrestrial smash up or not in June, by which
we are all to be hurled into Eternity Gin
the twinkling of an eye,", it is we'll occasion
ally to pause and ponder the inevitable fact,
that to each individual Of the human race
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A New EXCITEMENT IN PROSPECT
BURNING THE DEAD.-An eminent New
York physician has, according to the Buffalo
Republic, written an elaborate work in favor
of the. practice Of burning the dead, which is
to be published after bis own death. ="
By his will he directs his mortal remains
to be kept for five daysin warm. room; the
thorax then to be opened, and the heart e1-
tracted, which is to be embalmed and enclo-
sed in thick vellum bag, strongly impreg-
mated with asphaltum; the remainder of.his
body is then to be publicly burnt on pyre Of
sassafras or sandal wood, in one of the pub.
emeteries-the ashes carefully gathered and
deposited with the embaled heart in a bronze
urn. Five copies of the leading daily city
papers, containing an account of the whole
proceedings, are likewise directed to be de-
posted in the urn, which is then to be her
metically sealed and taken to the New York
Museum. "a!
In the midst Of the excitement created by
these proceedings the work is to be publish
ed. For its circulation $10, 0,000, are appro-
priated, $40, 900 more for redistribution among
the city officials and leading politicians Of all
parties, who are to receive from $25 to 500
each for assisting in the ceremony, and
$1,000 more for the editorial fraternity, to
be divided pro rata, according to their inau-
ence. -... ... .' - .-. 81. ...s ...,
Should anything occur to prevent the due
execution of the will, the bulk of his prop
erty is to be at once transferred to charita-
Bile institution in Philadelphia. The Re-
public has these facts from the attorney who
drew up the will. He estimates the proper
ty at 100000.
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PREPARATION FOR THE Passover. The
annual observance of this institution, (Which
the Bible reader need not be told dates back
to the period theexodus of the children of Is.
rael from the land of the Pharohs,) com
mences this year on Wednesday, she 9Th OLA.
pril, and the Jewish population of the world
are already making preparations for its cele.
bration. The preliminary requisite is to OBJ
tain the "unleavened bread" OF this the
Louisville Journal says: 2sa@as
"This Matzot cake is baked almost exclu-
sively in the city of New Yorw, and then
sent to all portions of the country. It. is
made solely Of the best wheat -four and pure
water. A certain quantity of water is added
to certain weight of -four. It is mixed up
not kneeded as the housewife or ordinary
baker does common doe, with the hands;
nor yet as the pilot bread baker does, with
his feet'-but broken with sort Of a lever,
one end of which acts upon hinge, and the
other end is raised up and down very much
as boys do who play 'see saw The dough,
after being broken, undergoes rolling pro-
cess, between two setes Of rollers. It is then
placed upon the feed board of an apparatus
similar to a cracker machine, and it is then
subjected to another rolling, after which it
falls upon linen duck apron, which carries
it along under the cutter. Here. it is at one
operation, cut into round cakes, and at the
same time it is perforated with small holes
at equal distances. After the cake is baked,
it is packed and sent off in baskets. 80.
'The matzot is very good and pleasant to
the taste, but modern Christians could hard
ly reconcile themselves to eating it almost
exclusively for the eight days the Feast Of
the Passover continues" -
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HocUs PocUs.-How to get a fine white
house out of an empty whisky barrel. Put
the barrel in secure place, near spring of
good water, on the road to the grog-shop.--
When you want a dram take the price Of it
in your hand and start to the grog-shop-go
as far as the spring, drop the money through
the bunghole, take a good drink Of water .t
and return home. Repeat this operation till
the barrel is full, knock ont the head, and
you have the price Of a splendid brick build
ing. Fact. I. ----- .-..,za rsit, -.
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Gkotitf 4oettg.
THE BABY DEcKED WITH FLOWERS.

HE BABY DEChED WITH FLU" Hrs-
BY MRS. NJ. W. sTRATToN.
The baby sleeps, and calmly now
bend me Ger her bed,
And kiss the lip, the cheek, the brow,
Whence only life has fed.
For friendship robbed thee, cruel Death,
OF half thy dismal powers
No shroud cnfolds my Evelyn,
They decked the babe with flowers.
And to that little waxen face
A soothing charm was given;
Of earth, there fingered not trace
She seemed q thing of heaven.
scarce could make my heart believe
That treasure e'erwas ours
I wept, but dared not wildly grieve
Beside that bed of flowers.
She was the little household pet,
For none could pass her by;
She smiled in every face she met,
Oh, so enchantingly!
And she would wave her dimpled hands,
And show her mimic powers;
No wonder that all worshipped so
This baby decked with flowers.
That manly heads were sadly bowed,
And manly eyes grew dim;
For though no words were breathed aloud,
Still, memory worked within;
And if that little stainless form
Had thought-awakening powers,
Perhaps some stern soul envied, then,
The baby decked with flowers.
Now move the cradle-hide the chair
Put by that tiny shoe
Nor let her kitten gambol there
Nor let the ring dove COO.
For, oh, too many tokens haunt
This darkened home of ours!
One, only one, does memory want
The baby decked with flowers.
Oh, God, forgive, if first 1 bent
Beneath thy sudden blow,
And could not deem that kindly meant
Which tore my hcart-strings SO;
But, Father, can thank thee now
For my few blissful hours,
And give thee back, unmurmuringly,
The baby decked with flowers.
COLUMBIA, Feb 8, 1857.
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Smiths Hotel,
NO. 222 BURNETT STREET

. j..
Corner of Hiram long knowa as Bulls Head.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ j.
TINE ABOVE HOUSE, KEPT FOR THE LAST
l. % years by Henry Smith Esq, as the Bulls
Head has recently passed into the hands fthe sub
scriber, (who f T number Of years was principal
assistant at Sele's hotel under tile management of
B. D. STEELE, ESD and has been remodeled ard re-
furnished throughout.
The subscriber pledges himself that nothing shall
be wanting to make his guests comfortable and at
home. He hopes to merit and receive the patronage
of his friends and the travelling public large and
convenient STABLE is attached to the House, and
attentive OStlers in attendance.
esg- Horses and carriages to let Also Horses ia.
ken on Livery at moderate rates
STAGE LlNEs-Stages leave the above house every
morning, Sunday excepted, for Boundbrook and
Somerville, at 12o clock A. NJ, Old Bridge Spots-
wood, md Freehold, Mondays, Wedne3davs, and
Saturdays, at O'Clock P NJ Aliddletown Point and
Keyport, on Monday and Thursday, at . l-2 o'ccce
P. NJ, Van Kinks Express and Stage eve.y day for
Harrington
s<Y 0mnbuses leave this House every morning in
TO carry passengers to the Ste imbaat for New
York JOHN WILLIAMS,
August 8, 1856 Proprietor
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June is, 1856. 34-1y Near Broadway N. Y.
g West Freehold Hotel y

WILLIAM II. STRONG,
TNHE PROPRIETOR OF THE WEST FREE
i hold Hotel, within two miles of Freehold N. j.,
Formerly kept by John H. Mount,) is prepared to
accommodate the public in good style. The house
has undergone q thorough overhauling, and been
fitted up in a neat, and comfortable manner. His
stablings and fodder are good, and employs one of
the best osters the State can boast of There will
be pains spared to make everything pleasant and
agreeable to visitors
~ The Proprietor is also well qualified and pre-
pared to Handle and Break Colts for the road or
train and condition them for market or tho turf
His charges will always be found reasonable.
April %, 1865. 26-tf
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FARM FOR SALE,
November 81. 1855.

LNINE FARM NEAR SPoTTswooD, ON THE
i Washington and Cranberry road and Dunham's
Corner 135 acres, suitable for all kinds of grain
grass and Yegetables-l3 acres Wood, Locust avenue
in the centre, well fruited, &c. Large farm house
and small house, comfortable, two wells of good
water, and fine shade trees about the house. land
equal to any in that vicinity at the low price of sixty
five dollars per Enquire of Mr. ALFRED
SMITH of Jamesburg, New Jersey.
March g. 1857 1ets
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Remember F.!
GARDEu SEElSI

A CHOICE VARIETY OF GARDEN SEEDS FOR
IAsale by the subscriber from James NJ Thorbum.
q Co.. in quantities to suit Customers, obtained at
short notice. fine assortment of Peas g. Beans.
VIM. LLOYD
Freehold. April g. 1857. 24-tf
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TIllTlaN. IN MISlc

MIR. JAMES GARLAND, PROFESSOR OF NU-
lHl sic, (0rganst at the Presbyterian Church,
Freehold) wishes to inform his friends and the pub
lie generally, that he will commence, toward the
close of September his musical instructions on the
Organ, Melodeon and Piano Forte.
Mr.. G will attend at Bordentown and Hightstown,
in addition to Freehold.
Freehold AuG % 1856 If
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EorInan g. TilroclETT2orton
Main Street, Freahold.

NTOULD RESPECTFULLY CALL THE AT
w tention of the Ladies of Freehold, and of the
Country, to their newly selected and increased
sortment of Fancy Goods and Trimmings, to which
we are constantly adding the newest well as the
latest styles and fashion Every article in the line
of Trimmings. such Button's Fringes Black
Grape Collars and Sleeves, Needle Work Collars and
Sleeves, Needle Work and Lace edgings, Ladies Caps
Stamped Muslin, Gloves, Hosiery Barge Bonnets
also school Bonnets, of different kinds for children
Pins Needles, Scissors. Sewing Silks, and Cotton Of
all colors; French working Cotton of every style;
also, Whalebones, Reeds, Cotton Cord Gutta Percha
Steel and Brass springs, for Skirts Skirts ready
made and French Corsets
Here will also be found a variety of articles too
numerous to MENTION and will be sold at the lowest
prices.
MISSES FoRMAN q THRoCKMoRToN.
Freehold March, II, 1857 20-3m
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J. r. Stafford's Olive Tar.

THIS GREAT ELECTRICAL REMEDY is IN
l. hailed and applied. (not taken,) to cure disea-
ses of the Throat and Lungs. No Rheumatic, Neu-
ralgic other pain exist where Olive Tar is APP
Piled Sold at so cts per bottle, at the Company s
Depot, No. 16 State st., New York, and by VIM.
VOORHEES,, Druggist Freehold, Nj.
Inlv 9 1876
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Stafford's Ointment

CURES EVERY DISEASE OF THE SKIN
~ 1t is made by mixing equal portions of j. R
Stfords Olive Tar and Mutton Tallow. Sold al
% cents bottle, at the Company's Depot, No. 1e
State ST., New York, and by VIM. VOORHEES,
Druggist, Freehold, NJ
July 2, 1856. 36-tf
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SILKS ]! SILKS

TINE LARGEST STOCK !-IF YOU WANT A
Il rich Black Silk Dress, of the best quality, or
e .egant plaid or striped silk call at the store Of
D. c. PERRINE.
Freehold March g. 1857
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w. EROpsaEyy

JOSEPH W. BORDEN.
UNREGISTERED BANK, N. J-ALWAYS ON
~ hand, general assortment of Drugs and Med
clnes, Perfumery and Fancy Articles. Also, Paints,
G-o 10Y
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HAMLET BOILING.

HOUSE & SIGN PAINTER,
FREEHOLD, N. ].
DAINTING IN IMITATION OF OAK, MAPLE
L Walnut, Mahogany and Rosewood. Also, Mar.
Die in any style
n5g- Paper Hanging-Plain and Architectural
neatly executed.
October 25 1854. 1-Iy
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Farmers Warehouse.

ToHN C. sMOCK, WHOSE RESIDENCE is
a now in Freehold, will devote his whole attention
in procuring and offering to the Farmers, the best
implements in market, all of which are warranted
to give satisfaction, or may be returned within a
reasonable time. Moving and Reaping Machines,
combined or separate; Hores Powers and Threshers
with without cleaners; Grain Drills, Lime and
Guano spreaders, Corn and Cob Mills, Saw Mills,
Corn Shelters, large and small; Tanning Mills,
Horse Ropes, Hay and Straw Cutters, Vegetable
Cutters, Sausage Cutters, Plows, Harows Cultiva-
tors, Forks, Rakes, Shovels Spades, Hoes. &c. all
of which constantly on hand, with good supply
of Castings for most of the machines
Farmers, please call and examine for yourselves
All orders thankfully received aud promptly attend
ed to. JOHN c. SMOCK
Freehold, April 16, 1856. 25-1y
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SPRING!


CPRING-SWEET, GENTLE BALMY SPRING,
lis upon us and will soon commence her reign of
mildness In anticipation of this. the subscriber has
already commenced manufacturing a9 article that
sS you VIII an want-Boots nd.rsssu
IN Shoes suitable for the season -W#A
szzsa@aassse> such as fine French Calf Boots, EAI
Congress CATERS and fancy Shoes of every style and
pattera, which cannot fail to fit the eye well as
the foot.
Owing to the liberalpatronage which has been ex-
tended for number Of years past, the subscriber
deems it unnecessary to puff" or elbow about his
his work considering it only necessary to announce
to the public that he still lives, and still manufac
lures Boots and Shoes. He intends to keep pace
with the fashions and If possible to furnish his Gus
toners with still better article than usual and
also to keep hand variety of work of his own
getting up, far superior to the ready made trash
that comes from New-York.
NIB He has in his employ man expressly for
MENDING, so that if you bring your Boots and
Shoes here for repair, they will be done right.
JAMES V. EMMONS.
ktL
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TO Mechanics.


AND ENTERPRISING MEN.
DEAR SIRS Your attention is called to notice
the fact that all the Steam Power and connections Of
the late "Navesink Mills" Red Bank, are offered at
Private Sale, including, Steam Boiler, "a feet long
4-12 feet diameter; Fues II inch each Steam
Chamber, Is by 2 feet, with feed Pipes; Check
Valves Blow Pipes with Blow Cocks, Salty Valves
with Blow Pipe, Try Cocks, and Dampers.
ALSO.-A Steam Engine, % inch cylinder, Fly
Wheel, Main Shaft Crank, Pillow Blocks Couplings,
and Pump pully connected, 35 horsepower
ALS0.-Pumps, Pump Frame and Pipes, Steam
Pipes, Feed Pipes, and one heater. Horizontal
shafting perpendicular shafng ofextra weight Coup
lings, Pillow Blocks Pueys Cog Wheels bolts keys
bands, rests, and gudgeons. Also, Fire front, feet
tress, and CRATE bars, wrenches, hammers, pokers
scrapers, &c.Also large lot Of Iron Work, which
could be made useful About so tons of Pea COAL
The inducement offered by this location cannot be
surpassed in the county. The boiler is set in good
brick walls, with fire brick chimney 40 feet high
foundation stone ready laid. There are wells, &C.,
on the premises.
The above property will be sold cheap. lease
for term of years may be had on the ground For
further particulars, apply to
D. WYK0FF HENDRICKSON.
on the premises.
Red Rank Nav 1887 oS-dv