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Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-06-03
Great Clock.

Henry G. Wright, in u letter to the
Liberater, describes the great clock IL
tie Cathedral OF Strasburg:
The priests aud military have retired
and | am now setting IL q chaii facllg
The gigantic clock-from The bottom e
tie top not lcss tian 100 feel. uild about
30 feet wide anS Is deep Afoaaa ne
are many hangers waifiGg - zee Tie
working Of this click. II Q ,aAla five
minutes ui twelve. The clock iias struck
aud the E,eopie are gone, except q les
y h5m the sexlon or head atan 9Th .
wand Or sword il conducting reagd the
building The clock hn riiHek W this
way. The dial il ,omc twenty fsei from
the iI1or on eacl. sile VI = bica IS q cher
III or liltie Dos witb q matlet, abd DYef
the dial il Il small bel; the cberas 1H tie
lcf; strikes lie ifst quarter, that Of tie
right The second quarter SOME Gffl feet
over the dial. III a largo hichet is q hage
figure Of Tine, d Deil III his left 4 seyffse
IL biz tight LABa III ff08t staha. I Hz
ufe 0f d yUaHg iHaH 8lta q BaEies wB6
strikes the tiffa quarter ~ 5H& Yell III
sla hand gf TIVE, ara .1sA t4fas MO
Rlldes VIII 4 slew sB4p fSt89 BsBlt4 taa5s
GENES Owl al Old iHaH, VIII v a9a lei ah4
places himself III ffeut u him.
~ The hour Of twelgs comes the old
man raises his tAalIet and deliberately
Strikes twslye times on the bell, that eeh.
oes through the building, and Ii heard all
round the region Of the church. The old
man glides slowly behind Father Time,
and the young ma comes on readily to
perform his part, as the times comes round
again. Soon as the old man has struck
twelve and disappeared, another set Of
machinery IL put in motion some twenty
feet higher still. II il thus; there is a
high cross with the image Of Christ on it.
The instant twelve is struck, one Of the
apostles walks out from behind, comes in
frout, turns, facing the cross. and bows
walks on around to his place. AS he does
so, another comes out IN front, turns, bows
and passes in. So twelve apostles, figure.
as large as life, walk round, bow and pas.
on. AS the last appears, an enormou,
cock, perched on the pinnacle of ths
clock, slowly flaps his wings, stretches
forth his neck, and crows three times, 81
loud as TO be heard outside of the church
to some distance, and SO naturally as tt
be mistaken fer a real cock. Then all il
silent as death. No wonder this clock il
the admiration Of Europe. 1t was mad
in 1911, and has performed these mechan
ical wonders ever since, except about 81
years, when it stood cut of repair
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-06-03
Our Strap 8agk
Eating and Sleeping.

GttbAJAS dA4A 0AOGpAA4S ~
Halls Journal of Health says For
persons who cat three times a dav. it is
amp sufficient to make the last meal Of
cold bread aud tmtter, abd d eur D warm
drink. Numae Gun $ arve pttits while u
perseverance, ii the habit 5000 Fngeia q
vigorous appetite for breakflsk. % prom.
ising Of 4 day OF comfort.
Yes, yes and " omittiug tie Third
meal, the Individual, besides securing i
night of sound sleep, viii mo- find on
awaking in The morning a bad taste il
his mouth, 50 Indicative Of general foul
ness.
If one would always have Il sweet
mouth and u clean tongue, he ean secure
thea both by supply ceasing To oyertax
his stomach. This frequent eating ii an
idle, mischieyous habit, ~ruinoas Of both
health and comfort aud il prevents the
individual from receiving the great
amount Of enjoyment which it was intep.
ded he should receive from eating, aud
which is necessary to perfect nutrition,
Nothing should be eaten between The
regular meals, whether these meals are
taken either two or three timos d day
nor should one eat SO that the quantity
ingested will induce heayiness or uneomi
Portable feelings.
The cock tastes the food she prepares,
and by this frequent tasting she destroys
both the relish for her meals, aud her
health. There are many housekeepers
who have the same pernicious habit.
We know farmers who, at the close Of O
long summer day, during which they have
eaten heartily five times, andworked hard
from four o'clock in the morning to nine
at night, eat freely just before going to
bed.
The stomach, already enfeebled by con
slant working under Instantaneous cir
cumstances, has now imposed on it an i'm
practible task, and the men lie down to
sleep! Next morning they are nerveless
have scarcely slept all night-feel more
wearied than they did when they lay
down-and, on the whole, think the far.
mer lives a dogs life. So he does, so fal
as he sinks to mere Misunderstanding to
eat-taxing his digestive apparatus at the
expense Of health, life, and lifc's enjoy
ments. So on from day to day, till ma
ture makes a desperate effort to rid the
body Of the superauous food introduced
into it, burning it up by fever, or expel
ling by some different remedial effort.
Farmers, being SO much in the open air
with abundant exercise. should be the
healthiest people; but, like others who
are cursed with abundance of bread
they are rheumatic, billions, dyspeptic
This is a shame and sin. Farmers it il
sin. Your liver complaints, chill levers
etc., are as unnecessary as is the plague
Health and sweet sleep will come.to yol
when you need, unless by bad habits yot
drive them away. 60, and sin nc
mere
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-06-03

"You meyer saw q great display-such
as laces' and hounces, and furbelows; yop
never saw him before he kept a horse.
riding much for pleasure. No, they both
pulled one way. and took. their pleasure
in being sober, Industrious and %useIni,
and now they reap their reward in being
universally respectful. Why, there ain't
a man that has so much money to let as
SQUIRE Thorndike. and he is never hard
and screwing about it as o,n are. lie
isn't stingy, eithsr. lie has taken the
two children Of one Lawyer Willis to
bring up, and he does as well By them as
he does By his own. Lawyer Willis wife
was a kind OF cousin to Squire Thorn
dike's wife. She was a dashy, SNOWY
gal. You'd have tho't the richest folks
on earth were married when they had
the knot tied. Poor fellow, he had a
hard time Notwithstanding to support his
wife in style. He took to drink and
died. | have heard say that she turned
up her nose at he- cousins match, but
she little thought her boys would be
glad to go to thst same cousin for a
home, while she would be glad to take
up with the little house that SOU re Thorn
dike's mother lived in.
"Ah, sir,p continued the old man
t" this is a changing world but to my
mind if folks would be more prudent and
industrious, and give up hankering after
things beyond their means, there would
be more real good done in the world, and
fewer changes
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-06-03
Nothing Ever Lost.

1t is a law In the material world, that
nothing Is absolutely lost. The place,
the form, the material of objects change.
The whole animal and vegetable creations
have their periods of growth and decay.
The waters wear the stones. Thou
washest away the things that grow out of
the dust of the EARTH" But in this
change there is no loss or destruction of
elementary particles. Dissolving ele,
ments appear again in new combinations,
and new forms of utility and beauty
The waters absorbed by the atmosphere
90 up by the mountains, gather into
clouds, and descend in showers to water
the earth, and enter into the structure of
all living things. And may net a law
something like this exist in Gods spiritu-
al kingdom? Will He who watches over
the changing elements Of senseless y after,
SO that not one particle is ever lost or
comes short of its destination, permit
those good influences which by grace
have originated in the faith of His people
ever to be lost or to come short of their
end Win they not certainly enter into
this glorious building, and contribute
something to the completeness OF its form
and the perfection of its beauty? No
doubt the good Influences exerteG by the
pious often seem to man to be utterly and
forever d~issipated. When the blosd of
the Chrystian martyrs was poured out on
tae sands of Rome, their prosecutors i'm.
agined they had made an end of them and
| their doctrine. But that blood washed
into the Tiber was carried by its waters
into the sea, and by the sea into the ocean,
and by it's waves into every kingdom Of
the earth and thus became a type, not
more Of the spreading doctrines of Chris
~tianity, than of.the augmented and widely
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-06-03
Got Him There.

While a number of lawyers and gen
tlemen were dining together at WiscasSet,
a few years ago, a jolly SOL Of Emerald
Isle appeared and called for dinner
The landlord told him he should dine
when the gentlemen were done eating.
"Let him dine with U.S." whispered a
limb Of the law" and we shall have fun
with him."
The Irishman took his seat at the ia
BILE.
You werelnot born in this country
said one.
No, sir l was born in Ireland"
Is your father living ?"
No, sir; he is dead
What is your occupation 2"
Trading horses.n
Did your father ever cheat any one
while here?".
suppose he did cheat many, sir"
Where do you suppose he went to-"
To heaven sir"
Has he cheated any one thcre."
He has cheated one [ believe
Why did they not prosecute him ~
q Because they searched the whole
Kingdom Of heaven, and couldn't find a
lawyer"
This last answer spoilt the whole of
the fun In the estimation Of the limb Of
the law.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-06-03
BENroN's FERocIous SARcAsM.-aSon

BENToN's FERoCIoUs SARcAsM.-"Some
years hgo, while speaking in Scott coun-
ty, Missouri, Mr.. barnes, the Represent
alive Of that county, sat directly in front
Of him, for the purpose of putting ques-
tons to him, and if need be, to insult
him. Benton was reading the names Of
those who voted for the jackson re-
solution and coming to the name of
Mr.. barnes, stopped, and in his own pc.
culiar way said " 1 smell a aaIlafer This
man barnes was a promising child, but
this is not the child that was born.
When he was three years old his mother
took him to corr husking. The boy
Darnes was stolen this brat was snbsti-
tuted." He then came to O'Banyon, who
was hiding himself behind a tree. This
O'Banyon was a contemplate pup. |
made him what he is | gave him office.
At - he had the i~mpudence to rise
and present me several questions to an.
swer. [ told him to stand and hold
them he did, three hours and forty
minutes, by my watch, for which service |
owe him one dollar. Here is a one dol
lar note, signed by Jno. Van Dyke, a
Democratic sausage maker; take it,
sir, to Mr.. barnes and pay him, sir r
barnes tells the story. and says he was
never so badly used up in his life.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-06-03

Bay~ There is no passion Of the human
mind SO deleterious to bodily health, as
grief especially when it is deeply seat
ed and long INDUCED. By embedding the
whole nervous system, it depresses the
motion Of the heart, and retards the cir
culation of the blood, with that of all the
other fluids. 1t commonly debiliates those
organs which are necessary for digestion,
producing dyspepsia, ETC., and pre-dispos-
ing to every disease that may arise from
extreme relaxation. 1t preys upon the
mind as well as the body, and is nourish.
ed by indulgence to the utmost degree Of
excess.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-06-03

The school House.
BY J. R. LOWELL.


Propt on the marsh, a dwelling now | see,
The humble school-house of my A. B. c.
Where well drilled urchins, each behind his tire,
Waited in ranks the Wished command to fire,
Then altogether, when the signal came,
Discharged their alb abs against the dame,
Who mid the volleyed learning, firm and calm,
Patted the furloughed ferule on her palm,
And to our wonder, could detect at once
Who flashed the pan, and who was downright
Ounce.
There young Devotion learned to climb with ease
The gnarly limbs of Scripture family trees,
And he was most commended and admired
Who soonest to the topmost twig perspired;
Each name was called as many various ways
As pleased the readers ear on different days,
So that the weather, or the ferule's stings,
Colds in the head, or fifty other things,
Transformed the helpless Hebrew thrice a week
To gutteral Pequot, or resounding Greek,
The vibrant accent skipping here and there,
just as it pleased invention or despair;
No controversial Hebraist was the dame;
Withlor without the points pleas'd her the same;
If any tyro found a name too tough,
And looked at her, pride furnished skill enough;
She nerved her larynx for the desperate thing,
And cleared the five barred s~yllables at a spring.
All, dear old times! there once it was my hap,
Perched on a stool, to wear the long cared cap;
From books degraded, there l sat at ease,
A drone, the envy of compulsorybees.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-06-03

CIGARs.-It appears from the subjoin-
ed advertisements, which we copy from
an old Boston newspaper, that cigars
first came into fashion about the year
1860:
Brought from Havana, a box Of eli
CARS, a very rare article The best of
tobacco rolled up to the size of a small
finger. and of about five inches in length,
for smoking. They are preferred by the
Spanish dons to the pipe. Those who
may wish to enjoy such a luxury, will
please call and try them.
WILLIAM STOCKTON"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-06-03

ABOUT CRows.-A writer in the Massa-
chusetts " P~loughman, who rather favors
crows. states the following case of the
mischieyous practices, and the remedy
A farmer in the neighboring town plan
ted a piece containing two acres; he went
out one morning and found every hill
pulled up; he planted it again andaalso
soaked a quantity Of corr in a solution
of strychnine and sowed it about the field.
He went outiths next morning and picked
up Is or 20 dead crows-the rest cenclu-
ded it wassbest to keep away.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-06-03

g@l Strawberry beds should be water
ed daily and abundantly, from the time
the fruit is set until ripening. Much de-
ponds upon this. The grass and weeds
should be removed as fast as they appear.
They are death upon the strawberry
Generally speaking there are about five
staminate plants where there ought to be
only ene. Those who may not be able to
distinguish the plant, can readily the
flower, and the excess of ~staminates, if
any, should be removed. In three years,
the male plants, unless thinned out, will
take almost entire possession of the bed,
and you get no fruit.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-06-03
The precious GIFT of God.

Twas Christmas morn. In parlor fair,
Three lovely sisters sat;
Most pleasantly they spent the hour,
With music, song and chat.
Finally, Blanche, the youngest said,
With deeply thoughtful eyes,
" Sisters, of all the gifts of God,
Which one do you most prize2"
The eldest, Maud, a moment thought,
Then cast a look of pride
Ger all surroundings, rich and rare,
And quickly thus replied:
" Wealth, methinks, is Heavens best gift
TO mingle with earth's poor.
And dwell in wretched, squalid cot,
never could endure,
Rose, queen flower of the three,
First in the mirror took
A glance at her rare loyiness,
Then said, with smiling look
THAT, in my heart, most dearly priced
Is paid at BeGmtg's shrine;
There, thoughts arise of angels bright
Yes, It's a gift divine"
They now looked eagerly at Blanche;
A tear believed her cheek,
And with a trembling utterance
She answered, sweesly meek;
"The one most CHERISHED in my soul
We recognize this day
Gods gift Of has belove9 son.
To rash oaq SINS oaSay."
The sisters blushed, and felt rebuked,
Then with a swee accord
They gave a cordial kiss to Blanche,
Thus mindful of her Lord.
And, with one mind, they all knelt down,
And sweetly there were given;
For that most precious gift of Sod,
Prayer, praise and thanks to heaven.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-06-03
From the Southern Cultivator.
The sunamer Child.

1.
A vision which l had of late,
By the orchards lattice gate,
Let this simple song relate!
Vision of a little girl,
With a cheek of peach and pearl,
And the promise of a curl!
Daintily in white arrayed,
Borne by Ethiopian maid,
Blending well with light and shade.
Dimpled hand on dushy neck,
Ebony a0ith sizrer feck,
'Ts0agt a tl@5an and a eheekl
By the cedar's scented gloom,
By the %violet's perfume,
By the ~jesamine's golden bloom.
BY the graceful hawthorne tree,
By the stately hickory
Pausing for a kiss from me!
Melting where the sunlight shines.
On the blossomed nectarines,
Melting down the orchard lines.
Melts, but bids before me rise
A wiser pair of wider eyes,
In a wide world. of surprise,
And a w~orldsof rapture swells
In her accent as she tells
All the legends of our dells.
Where the wild bee builds her cells,
Where the humming birdie dwells,
Where the squirrel drops the shells!
Voice, by soul of music stirred,
Eloquent in tone and word,
Mocks the very hooking bird.
And she knows the ways of fruit,
All the tricks of bud and shoot,
All the secrets of the root.
Much that wiser folks call weeds,
Her wide horticulture heeds;
Boundless her. delight in seeds.
Leace her to her slender hoei
Let the seasons come and got
Let the fo1ers and maiden gro0!"
Another presence bright, yet pure,
With mien more modest than demure,
Not our little maiden, sure!
Yesl by dimpled cheek and ctifn,
Violet eyes and velvet skin
Ills our " Summer child /" again!
Mid the roses she hath brought
Mid the 1ilies, till she caught
Health and grace IN form and thought.
Greet her. all ye clustered bloomsl
Apples, peaches, pears, and plumsl
Greet your sweetest, as she comesl
By the cedar's scented breath,
BY the violets underneath,
By the j~essamine's golden wreath.
Grown her with your fragrant hands.
All bright things from all bright lands,
Grown your brightest where she stands,
BY the graceful haS thorn tree,
By the. stately hickory,
Pausing for a kiss from me. F.0.T
Torch Hill, April 10, 1858.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-06-03

PRAYER.-Bowed knees and beautiful
words cannot make a prayer, but earnest
desires from a heart bowed by love, in
spired by Gods Holy Spirit, and thirst
ing for God-the living Goodwill do it
anywhere, or in any place. and at any
time.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-06-03

D1~ Old maid" What! nine months
old and net walk yet Why, when l
was a baby, | went alone at six months"
Young indignant mother (aside)-" and
she's been alone ever SINCE"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-06-03

nP Woman is like iyy-the more you
are ruined, the closer she clings to you.
A bachelor adds: Ivy is like a woman
the closer she clings to you, the more you
are ruined.n
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-06-03

A HINr.-When you prune a small
branch of a tree, always see that a bud is
left opposite the cut; this will help it to
heal over quickly; and you will assist the
still more, by making the cut a
one.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-06-03

LIME FOR PoTAToEs.-A correspondent
Of the Scientific Americans S. Groom,
Of Troy, N. Y. says, that his experience
in the culture of potatoes has convinced
him that about a handful Of dry Stacked
lime, placed in each hill tends to prevent
the potatoe rot. The lime, he states,
brings the potatoes earlier to maturity
and imparts to them a vigor which resists
the attacks of the disease. An expert
ment with lime can be conducted by any
of our farmers at a small expense, and if
it does not prevent the potato ret, the
lime will certainly enrich the soil for
other crops.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-06-03

u.s. Did you know l was here ?" said
the bellows to the fire. "Oh, yes, l
always coEtriye to get wind of you" was
the reply.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-06-03
Organic Transmission.

One Of the most remarkable instances
Of the transmission of a singular physi-
cal d%eformity from parents to children
through successive generations, is to be
fousd in Cincinnati. A mar between
forty and fifty years Of age has four short
fingers on each hand, reaching about to
the 6rst joint Of . finger Of usual length;
and what is very remarkable, is the fact
that this physical deformity Of the hand
can be traced back through various mem
beers of his family for a period Of one
hundred and eighty years. Another SIM
gular feature is the fact that butt part
Of the children of each generation have
been similarly aflioted-sOme Of them
having as perfect hands and fingers as
the generality of persons.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-06-03

I Punch says that no woman was
ever known to live so long as SO years
40 years being about a woman's ultimatam
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-20

RLANCARD HOUSE BROADWAY AND TWELFTH
~ street New York Reopened elegantly furnished with
every modern improvement Board ~ per day; by the week
~ lower rates The large and well ventilated, and
many q them m suits q parlos and chambers Tables pr
yaie and meas served n All hours without extra charge.
PAhlc favor respectfully solicit n nj hc new management
BLANCHARD MACMILLAN.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-20


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hcures pour deux jours.
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