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Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-09-03
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Effects Of Clover on Animals.

Semc late writer's have taken the posi-7q
ton that clover hay produces most in-
furious effect ON domestic animals. partie-
ularly horses; and that to this cause the I
great increase, of diseased horses is to be.
attributed. We lately heard farmer az ,
firm, that he believed the Introduction Of i
clover hay into general cultivation, thedt
greatest curse yet inflicted on the counsjt
try, and assigned as a reason for this sin-lo
gular opinion. its effects on animals,whenas
used as a fodder. Late English writers
have attributed to this kind OF hay the
prevalence of heaves in horses. ard theal
great increase of other diseases that eff
feet the respiratory organs. 5..fls
This is a most important snhjject, ard
should receive full investigation. Clo-a
yer Is too important plant to be discard
ded or condemned, except upon the mostd
satisfactory evidence. Its value IT'S a sfersl
tilizer and apreparative for wheat, tosayn
nothing Of its use for pasture and, hayt.
would demand that it should not be con-.
demned unheard. For ourselves. we have
very little belief in the iniuriods proper2g
ties assigned to clover. We have used
it constantly for pasture. and for hav
more than thirty years, and never. to ouf-a
knowledge, has anyoaniInal suffered tfr5mi
it; certainly, no horse has been taleas
with the heaves. when fed on it,4or while,
in our possession. AS hay for sheep, we.
have considered it unrivaled. and should
have no fears that any stock would not
winter well, with supply ofllwell- cured
clover hay. 'ai g ~ sia sssSisia
I And here lies, we think, the great
source of objection to clover hay. tits
too often iniperfeetIy cayea TO saxes
the leaves and the heads, which are apt
to fall handling or3curing the hay is put
| into the barn while the large stems are.
full of moisture or the natural inices, and
the fermentation which -ensues. causes the
whole mass to become damp: and If not
spoiled wholly, it becomes mouldy, black
and when used raises such dust, it is
no wonder that horses and cattle are
choked, or their lungs destroyed. Our
experience shows thai clover may be, per-
fectly cured without losing any Of its vail
liable parts ; cured so that when fed out,
no more dust will be flying than from
timothy or herd grass, and we shall be
slow to believe that from such hay any
injury to animals ever ensues.- Ohio Fdts
leg Farmer. W aa ggsm,
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Romance in High Life.

Among the presentations to her Majes-
ty at one of the drawing-rooms this sea-
son was a young lady upon her marriage,
aud about whose nuptials a story is cur
rent Of more than usual interest in these
nnroaiantic times She is the daughter
Of a baronet holding a distinguished pc
sition. Among the suitors of this young
lady, who is as pretty as accomplished.
was one. OF very advanced years but it
was in vain that all the allnrements con-
sequent upon the possession Of riches
were set forth. The fair maiden showed
herself completely Indifferent to the gold
en- prize that lay at her feet, ard in spite
Of the high recommendation of /" papa, :" it
was unhestatinglyH rejected. So far,
therefore, everything was perfectly natur-
al and very unromatic. But it seems that
the gentleman, 1afteriih his proposals had
been declined (of course with the usual
protestations Of respect and esteem. again
sought an Interview, and assul ed the lady
that his attachment was not sel6sh-that
he was ready, at any sacrifice, to do any
thing that could contribute to her happi-
ness; and that if her affections were fixed
on any one whose wealth might not be ad
equate to his good fortune, he was ready.
bv settlement even to the extent of 91O0,
200, to place her happiness in her own
power. Such a proof of disinterested at
tachment ais perfectly s und eniable and il
rs ,said that tie young lady pondered over
|it SO much. that, like the recital of Othel-
los danger. it wrought a complete revul
sion Of feeling. We do not pretend to
know what kind of 6 hint" the venerable
gentleman spoke again, but speak again
he did, and with 50 much effect that the
happy day was soon named. and the mp
tials in due course. solemnized, and the
line bride presented on her marriage to
the Queen. The world gives, with its usu
al generosity, an almost fabulous amount
to Mr.. --- -'s fortune, but it is very
well known that one item in it is G150,-
001raIlway stock. and more than half of
which is paying & per cent.
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Power in the RAYS Of the gu1iy i

A distinguished chemist, in a recent lec-
ture, while showing that all species of
moving power have their origin in the
rays of the sun, stated that W bile the iron
tubular railroad over the Menai straitsin
England, four hundred feet long, bent Init
falf an inch under the heayiest pressure
ola train, il will be bent np anrinch and
a half from its usual horizontal line when
the sun Shines upon it for some hours.
He'stated that the Bunker Hill Monu-
mcnt is higher in the evening than in the
morning Of suuy day. the little sunbeans
enter the. pores ofthe stones like SO many
wedges, lifting it up. stsl oo4 bssi5ssg 40
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Bertraa. the pretended banker. The
reason Of his not wishing to say how he
how came by the ring was explained
He would not voluntarily avow himself a
pirate. ~
Heller returned to Canada with his
mother and wife the happy Marion. Well
was she repaid for her years Of patient
hopeful faithfulness.
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The Reasoh for Eight Silk Dresses.

Maria" said a lady to her colored
chambermaid, "that is the third silk
dress you have worn since you came to
me; pray. how many do you own?''--
."Only seven, Misses; bnt rs saving my
wages to- buy anoder.' Sevenl what
use are seven silk dresses to you? Why
| do not own as many as that" aspects
not, Missus," said the smiling darkey,
"you doesn't need EN- so mach as I does.
You see you quality white folks cherry
b,sdy know, is quality but we better most
kind eff cnllud ipussons has to dress smart
TO istinguish ourselves from common Mig.
gers. So critics, who denounce the
present extravagant style Of dress, be lem
ientE And when the paraphernalia Of
hoops and aounces, silks, velvets and
laces is very astounding. thinks Well,
poor thingst they must do something to
'stinguisb themselves from common folks.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-09-03
How Men Poison Themselves.

II is stated that there are 600, 600, 900
of human beings who use tobacco, and
that the world produces annually T,4SO.
100000 lbs. of this fascinating and pofs.
onous weed. Opium eaters AuiITbef about
100,000,000: Indian-hemp y8segss 1870 600;
butternutleaters, LOG, 600, 00G.r.ss Tie value
of these articles consumed, tosay nothing
ofcoffeeiand tea, is computed, at $500
100000 per annum. Suppose we add
strong drink, what a frighiful aggregate
of expense we would show! Hard Zines
would cease, Il man woald cease ID poison
himself. e & 1859 st1Aa1 + lilSsds
an.f
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wv anted.

CPANIsH SILVER 2 Shilling Pieces, fol 25 cts.
~ do do do do II II
do do 6 IA cts do IA
In Exchange for all kinds of goods, cheaper than
you can buy at any other Store
D. PERRINE.
Freehold June 25th 1857. 35 If
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3 BeA Punch says. that every family
ought to keep kitten to amuse the chill
dren. They should also keep children to
amuse the kitten. Se
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ICE.

GREAT DISCOVERY.
- THE PEOPLE OF MONMOUTH COUNTY
hays at last discovered the largest and cheapest
stock Of Stoves and Tin ware, that can be found in
tho County, at A. 7. MANNlNGS.
Freehold. August 9th, 1857 4l-u
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JAME.s M. HOPPER,

yTloULD INFORM HIS NUMEROUS CUSTo-
wv mers. and the public, that he
HAS REMOVED
his Clock, Watch, and Jewelry Store, few doors
below the old stand,
To the New Building
Recently erected oy DR.. Cono,er, adjoinHg the
residence Of DIR. Freeman, and the kw
Drug Store,
ION MAIN STREET, FREEHOLD, &
Where he is better than ever prepared to
carry on the business of repairing
Clocks and Watches having
AS HANDSOME A STORE,
And as well adapted his business for location and
$50 convenience,
AS ANY IN L FL E vi L l. A G E..
He has now on hand
a good assortment of clocks
and Jewery, to which extensive adj
IS ditinns Will soon be made. Having no other
Irens in the fire. he is prepared to give his
undivided attention to this business. and will
endeavor to merit, and hopes to
receive liberal patronage.
Many thanks for past
favors. Call and
see
.sk. JAMES NJ. HOPPER.
Freehold. April % 1857. &c IT,
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Guilty.

IA T., MANNING Is GUILTY OF SELLING
III. Cooking Stoves from $3.50 to $s5, 90 each. :
9 call and see.
Freehold, August 9th, 1857. 4l-tf
The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1857-08-15
Tannery Wanted.

Nothing would pay better or afford more satisfaction
to the citizens of Minnesota, than the establishment of
tanneries ii the Territory. Raw hides are disposed Of
80 lev and leather being exorbitantly high, that farm.
ere Jeotld 9 TadTy welcome those disposed to engage in
such business. And the proprietors of towns would
generally be inclined to encourage them we think this
would be the case in Nininger, az every laudable calling
meets with hearty and generous welcome here. All the
requisite materials, we believe, can readily be obtained
in great abundance. In this County there is considerable
interest manifested on the subject, and there is no doubt
the attention of the proper man will be reached, and a
certain fortune will be realized by him.
We have no doubt but our aspiring politicians, pos
sessed Of wealth and merit, would find it a royal road to
office to i take hold Of such branches of business as the
above, where the whole Territory would be benefited so
much, and where there is so little risk to be run. 1t
would not be lost on a people SO quick to appreciate noble
efforts, as is ours.
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friendly to the whites, and have given material aid to
the government in suppressing the i'll feeling manifested
by some of the lawless bands; no less than 600 we're
lately engaged in c~bastising Ink-pa-du-tah's followers,
many of whom they destroyed. Unnecessary alarm is
felt at what may seem at a distance to be great danger,
whenever a few drunken ~vagabond Indians commit de-
predations on the settlers on the frontiers. This they
occasionally do more from a thievish propensity than
any cruelty Of feeling, and are. always careful to know
that they shall meet with no molestation. But the
loud complaints Of the settlers at being so outraged d.
reefs attention and unduly excites the timid. But these
troubles will soon cease by the course now taken by our
government, and all will be peace and quiet again with
in our borders.
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HARVESTING

It is remarkable how generally farming labor-saving
implements are employed in our Territory. NoSone
would suppose that in a country SO new, where it is
believed a large part Of our settlers come here barely
able to secure their homestesds, that nearly the whole
Of the hay and small grain crops are cut by machinery.
Our farmers, especially in this and the adjoining county
Of Rice, may be still residents of their log houses in
which they made their claims, but their minds are not
cramped by any small notions Of doing Business: in
every field the reaping machine is now busily employed
in cutting one of the most abundant yields of wheat ever
produced in Minnesota every farmer thoroughly un-
derstands the spirit of the age in which he lives, and
keeps himself well posted in the varied improvements of
the day affecting his noble calling. If any sacrifice is
to be made to avail himself of these western blessings,
his personal comforts are the first offered. Next to the
care and culture of their children's minds, they seem to
take pride in doing honor to the farming interest of their
country. But there seems to be little appreciation of
this spirit on the part of the inventors and manufacture
es OF agricultural implements. No provision is made
for supplying the large demand that has so lately risen
up here; the chance purchase by a river merchant of a
right to sell a certain article or the willingness of others
to receive a commission to dispose of forlorn wares, is
too much esteemed as a proper supply for our market.
just here, SO remote from the mandatory, these i'm
plements become a source of heavy taxation in their
liability to break and damage. The complaint heard is
not that their machinery is too dear, but that it is not
the best article in market, and is inferior of the kind.
They require the establishment in the Territory, at sew
eral points, Of manufactures to turn out everything
on the spot, and where a large and proper supply of
machines, Or parts of machines liable to wear or damage,
may be procured at any time. As it now exists, there
is no opportunity Of repairing any damage except at a
trouble equal the expense Of purchasing new machines.
We speak particularly of the two counties referred to
but believe of course, the same is true of the rest Of
the Territory. In New York State, at the late trial Of
reapers and mowers, there were entered for competition
not less than one hundred different machines, the report
on which has not yet been published by the judges, but
we think among them there was none from Minnesota.
We hope it will be different next year, and that besides
the establishment of large manufactures, We shall have
those agricultural implements so much needed of our
own invention.
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Works of Darkness.

Persons often receive little papers through the post
Office, and wonder who sent them, or how their address
was known. On examining these documents they will
read of great prizes to be drawn in some lottery, and
their cupidity will l. worked upon by detailing the cir
cumstance of some poor person who laid out a few dol
lars in lottery tickets, and by getting a prize became
wealthy. In this artful manner, many are duped into
the snare, and send on to the agent, whose name is
prominently displayed in the Aaring advertisements of
these sheets, in hopes that they may meet with some
of the good fortune, and request the agent to send them
certain specified tickets. 1t matters little whether they
get tickets or not, from these parties they will never
receive prizes they are sheer s~windlers, who take every
chance opportunity to send such papers all over the
country, but have no place where they can be found,
except by letter. Sometimes parties who are keen in
business generally, will send five, ten, or twenty dollars
to these unknown scamps, when they would not lend a
friend or relative even one dollar without havingi it well
secured. The swindle has become quite serious, there
being now some dozen regular publications issued in
various parts Of the country. They are all intended to
deceive and rob those who heed their advice. Beware
of them, and beware of lotteries any way, they are but
receptions, to rob the unwary.
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Wenderful Exhlbi1ese6 Dunnaa Deprayily
"A great e~xsitemeat 9ilsd latelIslnns Glasgow,
Scotland, caused BY the trial o. = heapti1& ind accom-
plished young lady for the murder b hi iover. She
was the daughter Of 9 wealthy gentleman moving in
the highest csrcIes, who had devoted extra care in his
child's education, that she might be kept free from every
communicating influence he felt satisfied that be had
succeeded, 30 pure and lovely was she esteemed by all
her friends and acquaintances. She became acquainted
after returning home from boarding school, with a young
artist named L'Angeller, unknown to her parents, and
feelings Of attachment sprung up which finally ended in
her ruin. Their intercourse was thus kept up secretly
for months, they meeting clAndestinely at the home Of
her parents. A change ip her character soon began~tQ
take place, until finally she became entirely deprayed to
all mornl feeling,She now tired of her lover and
desired to free herself from her engagement with him,
she having declared herself his wife, to him. But the
young man, who loved her distractedly, refused to CONE
ply, and threatened to expose her if she sought TO marry
any ono else. Soon after this she invited him ~ come
and see her, and pretended to love him 8 srdenfly -
ever on returning home be was taken sick with every
appearance of having been poisoned, but finally ct veil
again. He had his suspicious somewhat excited,se~ke
was heard to say that he should visit her eyeu Il he
knew he should lose his life, 80 infatuated was BIZ love
He finally was found at his own door poisoped a death,
after returning from q visit to the young hdysSs An IN
y~estigation followed, which led foAhe examination a his
letter., among which we're a great many from Madeleine
Smith, the name Of the young lady, which revealed their
relationship, and also showed there were some suspicious
circumstances relating to the sickness Of LAngellier,
that connected her with it. She was thereupon indited,
and her trial soon after took place. When the cores
pondence was revealed it was SO utterly revolving that
it called forth the establishment of the court, that human
nature could become SO utterly deprayed. During the
whole proceedings she maintained the bold ~efrontery OF
the most incorrjgible criminals, and never exhibited the
least sensibility, while all others were deeply affected BY
many points Of the evidence. Although it was proved
that she had purchased poison, giving false reasons for
its use, and at each time soon after had given LAngel-
lir food and drink that made him sick, she was ac-
quilted, the jury deciding that the administering Of the
poison by her had not been proved. No one doubted
her guilt, so utter was her abandonment. yet her beauty
caused her much sympathy. She has since arrived in
this country with her parents, but can hardly escape
from the scrutiny of her misdeeds even here.
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our indian

Feelings Of confidence are now generally manifested BY
those who have labored under apprehension Of removed
trouble with tho Indian bands on our frontier. Large
bodies Of troops have been advanced into those districts
where there has been Indication Of hostility, and cner
getic steps have Teen taken ~ the general q overnment
to punish with severity all who have iustigated mischief
The greater part of the Territorial Indians are
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Sewing


The Sewing Machine is one of the facts of this age,
destined soon to become one of our household gods, and
the commencement of Woman's Millennium cannot be
far distant. Long ages of toll and suffering seem to
have satisfied the g curse" and the fairer portion of
creation will soon enter upon their reward. The entire
ready-made clothing sent out from the eastern cities is
made by machinery; and 50 is a large amount Of the
domestic work now done in various parts Of the country.
A good machine can be bought for about a hundred and
fifty dollars we have seen machines that could do good
work which their owners thought could be afforded at
ten dollars. We may reasonably hope to see them in.
troduced into every family as an Indispensable help to
western life, before a great many years. Then either
the boys or girls can sit down of an evening and do up
a months sowing, and enjoy it IS a pastime.
We have received a very interesting letter from G.
j.. Armsbury, Esq, who has travelled extensively over
the unsettled portions of Wisconsin and northern Iowa,
to view the country and recruit his health He advises
any one to go over the same ground, if they are troubled
with dyspepsia, and they will find certain relief In all his
travels he found but little to invite the ~emigrant except
near Eau Claire, WIS.,, about 100 miles up the Ghippe-
wa river. He saw many ~emigrants who were leaving
Iawa for Minnesota, to secure homes here, because the
land was so extensively held by spectators, p~recl1ding
the hope that they will he surrounded by ~neighbors for
years to- come. Crops throughout his journey were
good, bnt corn rather backward We are sorry We have
not space for the antira letter, as it came late.
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The two separate bodies are still at work, eacl. pre-
pairing a Constitution; their labors for the past two
week have been mainly in the various committees prepar-
atory to their being disposed of in Convention. Although
of much interest, the transactions of these committees
are too voluminous to think Of reporting even a synopsis
of them. Various items of great interest are occasionally
noticed in one instance q member observed that Min
nesota had a larger school fund than any other State ever
had. This is a matter of rejoicing, and we hope it may
be so administered than a consequent good shall flow
from it.
We notice with satisfaction that the Republican body
have authorized a committee of conference to meet a
similar committee from the Democratic body, to endeayor
to unite the two, and have but one Constitution. When
first proposed in the latter body, it was barely defeated
by d majority Of four. Better connseE we hope will
prevail soon, and that harmony so essential to the future
before them have the united wisdom of both Conventions
to perfect it. This we hope to chronicle in our next
issue. 3tIs.3-
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second hand. The same state of things in "plaoes OF
far less Importance" would long since have set call the
world, and the the rest of mankind in a blaze.
Mails for your Office are made up here with the same
regularity as those of other offices on route l4,O09.
They are put in charge Of the Route Agents, and if not
delivered t~ri-weekly by the boats, it can only be attribu'
ted to the extreme modesty of your citizens in not in
sisting on their rights.
Tell your p. NJ. to look out in future for the engine
when the bell rings. l have given such instructions as
will secure you an independent mail in future.
Very respectfully, yours,