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Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-30
The Tw ) Brothers.

The following beautiful Arabian legend
we copy from The Voice Of jacob
The site occupied hy the Temple OF
Solomon was formerly d cultivated field.
possessed III conanon by Two brother
One of them vas married and had several
children the other was UNMARRIED
They lived Together. how.ver, in the
greatest harmony possible, cultiyating the
property they Iral iuiieriaed fto,n lIreir
father. L
The harvest season had arrived. The
Two brothers bound up their sheaycs. and
made Two eqna! stacks Of these, and left
theta on The iieid. Dnrlng The night rhe
unmarried brother was struck with an
excellent thought. My brother. said lie
10 himself, has a lie aud children TO sup
port, is il just that my portion Of the hal
vest should be as large as his? Upon
this he arose>a.na took from his stack sev.
eral sheaves, which he added to those Of
his brother ; and this che did with as
much secrecy as if he had been commit
ting all evil action, In order that his Of
tering might not be rejected.
On the same night the other brother
awoke, and said to his wife, Ny brother
lives alone without a companion /; he has
none to assist him in his labor, nor re.
ward him for his tolls, while God has be.
slowed on me wife and children ; it is not
right that we should take from our com
mon fields as many sheaves as he, since
we have more than he has-domestic hap.
plness Ii you consent, we shall, by ad.
ding secretly a number Of our sheaves tc
his stack, by way Of compensation, and
without his knowledge, see his portion o.
harvest increased. This object was ap
proved and Immediately put into execu
ton.
In the morning each of the brother,
went into tho field, and we're much sur
prised at seeing the stacks still equal
During several successive nights the SAM
contriVance was repeated IA each side
for each kept adding to his brother store
the stacks always remaining the same
But n night both having stood ~sentine
to divine into the cause of this miracle
they met, each bearing the sheaves mutu
ally designed for the other. 1t was thu
that all vas calculated, and they rusheC
into each Others arms, each grateful Il
Heaven for having so good a brother.
Now says the legend, the place wher,
| so good an idea had simultaneously oc
CURED to the two brothers, and with ST
much pertinacity, must have been accep
table to God. Men blessed it, aad Israe
chose it, there to erect the house Of tn
Lord. :.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-30
The Season Abroad.

The thermometer in England, was high
er last month on the average, than during
any September since obervations have
been made, and the London newspapers
are discussing the question whether the
comet has anything to do with the extra
ordinary mildness of the season. The
London Chronicle has this paragraph
Comets do not affect the seasons
Taking an interval of sixteen years, the
warmest was 1874, in which there was
one comet, the coolest 1899, in which
there were two, and therefore it is not
probable that comets ever killed cats,
wasps, or Julius Cesar produced fine
vintages or great ~droughts. or can now
be saddled with the plague of daddy-long
legs. steel petticoats, and other monstros-
ities."
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-30
The Manufacture Of Sugar

According to the process of making
and purifying sugars due to the ingenui
ty of Mr.. Ne. Robinson, a saturated mix
ture of alum and lime is applied to the
juice, in the proportion Of two pounds
of the mixture to a hundred gallons OF
the juice. These being intimately mixed
the acid is then ~neutralized by the appli.
cation of milk of lime, in the proportion
OF, three pounds to a hundred gallons
If there be an excess of acid, it will be
discovered by the application Of the best
paper usually employed by chemists to
detect acids, and more lime of milk is to
be added and if there be an excess Of
alkali, it may be discovered by the APP.
plication of the test-paper used for de.
tecting arkalies, and more juice is added.
When the mixture ceases to effect either
the test for acid or alkali, the impurities
will be precipitated, and may thus be
separated; and the juice thus purified is
to be subjected to the usual mode of clar.
ifcation.
Pure raw sugar is now obtained direct
from the sugar-cane without having un
dergone any subsequent process of decol.
orization or refining, prepared by affect.
ing the last stages of the concentration
Of the juice Of the cane in a vacuum. at a
temperatIss insufficient to produce any
chemical changes in its constituent parts.
By this Improved aud scientific process
of manufacture, no molasses or uncrystal.
liable sugar is formed, and there is sub.
seqaently an increase in the quantity Of
sugar obtained Of twenty-five per cent.
This establishes the fact, that molasses is
not an educt of the cane, but merely a
product of the former operation, from the
intense and long continued degree OF
heat employed in the processes, The
sugar thus obtained is in perfect, pure,
transparent granular crystals, developing
the true crystalline form OF the sugar, and
being entirely free from the least portion
Of uncrystallizable sugar or coloring
matter. e
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-30
Hospital for the Inebriate.

The inhabitants of the Economically beautiful town
of Binghampton, on the Susquehanna, N. Z, have
generously offered to give five hundred acres of
land as a Home for Inetriates, provided that the
requisite funds are contributed to build and endow
the hospital and farms. The Inauguration is to take
place in October, the humane project having already
received favorable encouragement. AS this most
affecting habit is, in many cases, a disease, wanting
only seclusion in pure air, good counsel, industrial
employment and freedom from temptation to effect
a cure, the foundation of such a hospital seems a
prominently important charity for our enlightened
country. Perhaps it may not be amiss to suggest
that, in assemblies where an appeal for contributions
toward this object are to be ms de, the singing of the
following beautiful hymn may assist in expressing
the plea.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-30
The Princeton Graveyard.

Few visit Princeton, without strolling
down Witherspoon street to its precious
graveyard. You enter a very humble
gate, and the first object that meets your
eye is the tomb Of the devoted patriot
Richard Stockton, lying among the
graves of his numerous kindred. Next
comes the long line of time worn and pill.
grim hacked tombs of the Presidents OF
the College and Fathers of the American
Presbyterian Church. There inscrip-
tons are in the stately Latin which John
son thought the only fit language for the
inscription of the great. Growing this
line of tombs lies the scholar Burr, who
presided over the College at Newark.
Next to-him comes his famous father.in-
law, the greatest metaphysieian of the
age and OF America, the pious Jonathan
Edwards. At his feet lies his ignoble
grandson, Aaron Burr, who though en-.
dowed with a great mind and afable
manners, was a base libertine. His mon.
ument is of pure marble, said to have been
erected at night by an unknown person.
age. Next to Edward lies the eloquent
Davies, the most distinguished preacher
of his day, and to whom Patrick Henry
owes much Of his oratorical skill. He
preached when on an errand to England
before the King, who desired to hear him,
and when being interrupted by his Ma
jesty's applause, calmly remarked, "When
the lion roars, the beasts of the forest
tremble when the Lord speaks, let the
King be silent J" and be was silent. and
so pleased that he presented a donation
to the College. Next to Davis's tomb
lies the cenotaph of the gentle Finley
Next to him comes the statesman and di,
vine, John Wishsrspoon, one of the most
distinguished laa in the Continental
Congress and il the Revolution. Next
to him lies his courtly son in law Stan.
hope Smith. Next comes the ausetre
Ashbel Green, tie first introducer of the
study Of the Bible in Colleges, who, after
he resigned his Presidency, was Chaplain
with Blshep White to Congress for seven
years. Next comes the affable Scotch
man, Mclean, who introduced the pres
ent system of chemistry in this country.
and whose son is the present incumbent
of the Presidential Chair. In the same
lot lies the brilliant Albert bod, whom
DIR. Hodge pronounced to be the greatest
man New Jersey ever produced, and Wal
ter Mimic, the successful defender of Lord
Napier's claims to the invention of loga.
rithms, and the intimate friend of the
Earl of Buchan. Elsewhere in the yard
lie the remains of DR.. Samuel Miller, the
champion of Presbyterianism, and of DR..
Archibald Alexander, the good Presbyte-
rian Father, and hrst Professor of the
Seminary. What blessed memories they
have left, We ulast not fail to pause be.
fore a row of mar la obelisks erected by
the devotion OF classmates. Some Of
them memorize choice spirits. What a
sad warning to the young and ambitiousl
What line ~examplars of youthful pietyl
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-30

Net a ba'j joke j. lid Of 80 If ~.
View Work Niesd ia,r rtor /. ha.
Tened a !tn eseitn&. ace. slfs4tt. aa.t
the Yates s@s SO. isfsi a plain nnking
conntryniah Was seen 81 leave a l.yi, H..
ing at pier No. u, with a Suspicious io,i
ing bundle IN his hands. , Il aay a laf4t
package and "a heavy one. and the STRAIT
ger tugged along slowly up lie pier with
1t. and turned the corner. swearing ui,ier
his load.
AHA! my tine fello9.1 CALCULATED the
lynx eyed Inspector harp sci official.
by the way" aha I've got you this
time, and approaching The country man,
he said
Good evening. Let me relieve you
of that load, my friend"
Eth" responded the man nueasily.
I'm take that bnndle if you please
sir.n
Thank you"
It's heavy, isn't it ~ said the cficer.
bur p
Como along, its all right. I'll take
care of this-come on"
Exactly--much obliged. It's tarnal
heavy, and Ire>got to git up TO The How
ard House"
Come along continued the officer.
knowlngly-we1l see about that p aud
in a few minutes they reached the How,
ard House when the stranger observed
that the inspector had no idea Of halting.
Halo which way, friend ? I'm stop
pin here at present" said the country
man..
It's no matter. Fve seized this prop.
erty and you can explain matters at the
Custom House tomorrow, continued the
shrewd Inspector.
LUX here, trienf Not tew fast if
you please. I've paid my duties on that
ere lot OF goods. Just you look at this
neow,' and he drew forth a bit OF paper
from his vest pocket, signed by The Col,
lector.
Why you scamp!' said the inspec.
tor, this is a permit for your goods!-
Why didn't you show this before %
Why, in the fust place, you didn't ask
me tew and, in the next place, eff | had
you'd seed me break my back afore you'd
a bro't that bundle clear up here for me,
| know"
The inspector blowed his nose, and
cugsing the countryman for a fool, turned
down Pine street instanter, to resume his
lonely round. The stranger put his par.
Gel in the charge of the servant, and
grinned a CHASTITY grin. as the over zeal
Gus Waterman departed.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-30

are most TO blame Tor the bad tempers
and passionate outbreaks of the children
and this little trouble with John only
confirms the opinion. ! say it kindly !;
nay, Anna, in tender love. Be not hurt.
then. nor offended; bur Tor the sake of
your bright, beautiful boy, lay up my
words in your heart
The mother SAT- sober aud thoughtful
Her sister had not spoken in yain-
Truth had awakened conyictioa. Sud
denly raising and kissing her sister in
token of FORGIVENESS. she left the room
and went to the library. John was still
laying upon the floor where he had
thrown himself. He heard his mother )
footsteps but did not move. Expert.
ence had taught him that reproof lit
might be punishment was in store for
him and so he awaited, in stubborn 81,
lence, for whatever unpleasant consequent
ces might come.
John 1t was a low, soft, tender,
almost sad voice, and the word was spok-
en- close to his ear. He started in sud
den surprise, and raised his face from the
floor.
Come, dear. The voice was ever
tenderer aud a warm hand grasped
his with a firm pressure.
oh, mother The child started up
with this exclamation, and in q passion
of tears, threw his arms around her neck,
and hid his face in her bosom. Tightly
she held him there, and lovingly she
kissed his pure forehead.
Il don't mean to do wrong, mother.
said the boy I love to build houses,
and father said yesterday that if l didn't
hurt the books, | might take some OF
them.'
The mother only kissed him again and
drew her arms in token Of love, more
tightly around him. What could she say
to words that came to her ears with such
cutting rebuke.'
You love me, mother, don't you,
asked the child
Yes, dear yes! Better than all the
world was the almost sobbing answer
And l love you, mother. And I'll try
to do good always. Won't you ask faith
er to buy me some building blocks, and
then I'll not want his books
Yes you shall have a box full to.
morrow.
You're a good mother said little
John, only sometimes'-
The child paused as if in doubt.
Only what dear?"
You won't be angry If / say it, will
your
Mono, dear, say on
Only sometimes you scold me SO, and
jerk me up when l amt doing any harm
as I can see. And then I get so mad
and | can't help it. And I'm sorry, Oh,
dear, / wish | never was mad!
And with a half shudder, as if some
very painful idea was forced upon his
young mind, little Johnny buried his face
close down upon his mothers bosom
again, and lay there very still.
No more words passed. then between
the mother and child, but the scales had
been removed from the mothers vision
and she saw that her precious boy had
generous feelings and right impulses, and
that for these exhibitions of a naturally
quick temper, she was most to blame.
Thanks for your truthful words, dear
sister 7 she said, a little while afterwards
| shall have cause to bless you for then
in all coming time
! And it was even so.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-30
The Two Villages.

Over the river, on the hill,
Lieth a village white and still;
All around the forest trees
SILVER and whisper in the breeze:
Over it sailing shadows. go
Of soaring hawk and screaming crow
And mountain grasses. low and sweet,
Grow in the midst of every street.
Over the river, under the NIL.
Another village lieth still
There 1 see in the cloudy night,
Twinkling stars Of household light,
Fires that CLEAN from the smithy's door.
Mists that curl on the river shore;
And in the roads no grasses grow.
For the wheels that hasten to AMI
In that village on the hill,
Never is sound of smithy or M.
The houses are matched with 3. iowers
Never a clock to tell the hours
The marble doors are always &
You cannot enter in hall or b.
All the villagers lie asleep;
Never a grain to SOW or reap,
Never in dreams to moan or sigh,
Silent, and idle, and low they lie.
In that village under the hill,
When the night is starry and still,
Many a weary soul in prayer
Looks to the other village there,
And, weeping and signing, long to go
Up to that home, from this below;
Longs to sleep by the forest wild,
Whittier have vanished wife and child,
And heareth, praying, this answer fall
6 Patience that village shall hold you ALL"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-30
My Father.

As die the embers on the hearth,
And DER the floor ths shadows fall,
And creeps the chipping cricket forth,
And ticks the death watch on the wall
I see a form on yonder chair,
That grows beneath the waning light
There are the wan sad fealures-there
The pallid brow. and locks of white
My father! when they laid thee down,
And heaped the clay upon thy breast.
And left thee sleeping all alone,
Upon thy narrow couch of rest,
l knew not why l could not weep.
The soothing drops refused to roll;
And oh that grief is wild and deep
Which settles fearless on the souli
But when 1 saw thy vacant chair
Thine idle hat upon the wall
The book-with pencilled passage where
Thine eyes had rested last of all;
The trees beneath whose friendly shade
Thy trembling feet had wandered forth
The very prints those feet had made,
When last they feebly trod the earth
And thought while countless ages fed,
Thy vacant seat would vacant stand,
Unworn thy hat, thy books unread,
EfGaced thy footsteps from the sand,
And widowed in this cherries world,
The heart that gave its love to thee
Torn, like a vine whose tendrils curled
More closely round the falling treei
Oh father, then for her and thee,
Gushed madly forth the scorching tears;
And oft and long and bitterly
Those tears have gushed in later years;
For as the world grows cold around,
And things take on their real hue,
IT'S sad to learn that love is found
Alone above the stars with you.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-30

B@ A Kentucky lawyer on circuit
was asked to dine with the Judge. At
the table, the Judge, as is his custom .
asked a blessing, and shortly after rose
from the sea and took from the side
board a bottle of Old Bourton, OF which
he invited his guests to partake, parta,
king himself, as is his custom. After
dinner was over. the lawyer said /:
Judge, will you permit me to ask you
a question Z"
oh certainly" replied the Judge,
+" what is i II"
Il observed that after you asked d
blessing, you set on the bottle. Now l
want TO know whether you were ashamed
to ask a blessing on the liquor, or wheth.
er you thought it was good enough
without?n
The Judge took the case under ad-
visement.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-30
s RY-and-RE.3:

There's a little mischief-maki
Elfin, who is ever nigh,
Thwarting every undertaken.
And his name is By-and-B
What we ought to do this nj
viii be better done." heg
eff tomorrow we begin it,
Put it offp' says By-and
Those who heed his treachese.
Win his faithless guidance
What we always put off dcirs
Clearly We shall never do.
We shall reach what we endeayor,
If on Now we more rely;
But unto the realms Of Never,
Leads the pilot By-and-By.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-30

How TRUE lit is not work that kills
men, it is soorry. Work is healthy, but
you car put more on a man than he can
bear. 1t is not tho revolution that de.
stroys the machinery, but the friction.
Fear secre5es esds ; but love and trust
are sweet juicsa.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-30

HA An old lady said her husband
was very fond of peaches, and that was
his only fault. Fault How can that
be a fault ?"
Why, because there are different
ways OF eating them, sir. My husband
likes them in the form of brandy"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-30

The DIFFERENCES little girl from
the country was visiting with her mother
an unit in the city. She was waiting
one morning for her accustomed bread
and milk.
He m at last. however, and the lit
tie girls want was supplied.
is it good dear-do you like it ?" in.
CURED aunty.
Il don't like mems milk so we'll as l
do cows milk" was the ingenious and
.fOrcible reply.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-30

Dg- Said one student to another,
whom he caught swinging a scythe most
Justify in a field of stout grass, Frank,
what makes you work for a living g? l
mean to get my living by my Wits"
We'll, Bill, you can work with duller
tools than | can" was his reply.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-30

R6T A clergyman who was reading to
his congregation a chapter in Genesis,
found the last sentence 10 be
"And the Lord gave unto Adam a
WIFE"
Turning over two leaves together, he
found written ; and read in an audible
tone:
And she was pitched without and
Within"
He had uuhappily got into a descrip.
ton of Noah's Ark.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-30

T The ultra dandies of New York
are adopting the mousetail fashion for
mou~se-taches, as described last year, as
the military fashion on the Cascine, at
Florence. By means Of gum or soap,
the moustaches are made to stand out on
either side of the face like the horns of
a catfish. Ambitious young men please
take notice.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-30

A PLEASANT PARTY.-The Edinburgh
EUening Courant, of the 9TH ult., tells Vi
that, : On Monday Mrs. r. Major Bird.
port invited q party of Eiends to a picnic
at Eype."
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-30

~ A person was remarking the 9th.
er day. how very cheap everything has
got.
Not everything replied a friend.
why, what is not 2"
Woman r
oh. forgot!-women are always
DEAR"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-30

El Whsis n the pursuit of wealth
and homer, We Dc not seek the gentle and
relying influence of Nature, but as our
hearts become softened by misfortune or
disappointment, we love Nature, for we
feel there the presence of Natures Ged.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-30

81 come to steal" as a rat observed
to the trap. And l spring to embrace
you," as the steel trap replied to the rat.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-30

BA- It has been said that pantaloons
obtained on credit are breeches Of trust.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-30

Ga- How much pains have those evils
cost us which never happen