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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-01-27
Us1rEp Sr.rrs Tpaops ron Tr.H-Ee

UNITED STATES TRooPs FOR UTAH.-Lieut.
Gen. Scott has ordered the following troops
to be added to the reinforcements for Utah:
!. B and K companies of the second regi-
ment OF dragons, now at fort ~Leavenworth.
2. ~Sixty-four enlisted men of company A,
engineer soldiers, with company organize
tion,) to be commanded by First Lieutenant
Andrew j. Donelson, corps of engineers, with
Brevet Second Lieut.. p. alexander, of the
same corps, as subaltern.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-01-27

Not long did the feeble light of Mrs.
Linwood's eyes shed their gentle radiance
on little Lilly. Soon those bright-eyes
closed in death and Lilly was left alone in
the world with an inebriate father. Even
when the shades Of death were stealing
over her, she, true to her woman's heart,
forgot not her only love, though he was
lying intoxicated in the room, all uncon-
scious that his best and truest friends was
sinking into the dreamless grave. "LilIy.
my darling, tell him, tell your father, I
loved him to the last. l forgive him for
all his unkindness to me and remember his
former kindness only. Tell him to break
the chains of appetite and be once more a
man, and a father to you, my child. Re-
member your promise, Lilly. l have a
brother, an only brother, who once loved
me. Hyou should ever see him, tell him
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-09-16
Foo Late for Church.


An old negro in Connecticut, who had
always been very constant in attending
church and priding himself furthermore
in being The first there, happened to be
detained far beyond the usual hour one
morning
john" said CUTIE, as he stood card
ing his wool for the occasion. hab tho
kindness to tell me what o'clock him
be ?"
Cant tell you, Cuffee, de clock hab
stopped. should tink it am pretty con.
siderable late"
Ise wouldn't be exposed if 'twar half
an hour top o'dat," returned Cutfee, and
hurried to church as fast as his handy
legs would carry him. He entered to-
ward the end of the sermon, just as the
parson was re~iteratlng the text for the
last time.
1.-The last shall be first, and the first
shall be last" Cufee turned upon his
heel aud went out exclaiming-
dat means mel come last, Ise out
fussur anyhow de mex time dis niger
goes late to meeting, he no go at all"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-09-16
Shocking Poor Preachin'.

Shortly alter i q c;ose of the as our.
and prior to tie tine Of The ca ah;I:a lrs4
act. gave freedom To tae s.ln T.. H. iLi;
State. Col. WilieI, residing q; Cor1aei'4
Hook. was possessed Of two ctattle'i
called Caesar and John. He had given
leave Of absence On Sunday afternoon 10
each alternately. one remaining at home
while The other was absent. strict charge
having been given 10 b have SiiA liuprt
ETY. under the penalty Of having Ieayt! ,s
absence cut off.
For several Sundays in succession the
Colonel remarked that Cesar was invar.
s~wering any calls made upon him. I'm.
agining that John was imposed upon by
Caesar, and determined that each one
should perform his round Of service, the
Colonel inquired oil John why he was So
frequently at home and Caesar absent p
He was surprised when informed that il
was the result Of a pecuniary arrange.
ment between the two slaves. Caesar hay
ing agreed to pay John a stipulated sum
for performing his duty each alternate
Sunday. The Colonel supposed some
thing was going on of which he ought to
be informed, and the next morning called
Caesar to account, desiring to know
where and hsw he spent his time, and
where he procured money to pay John
for double time. Caesar for some time
declined to tell where he vent or how he
was engaged, but warmly asserted he was
not doing anything ~disgraceful. The
Colonel, however, insisted upon knowing
where the money came from, and threat
ened Cesar with his dlrest displeasure
unless he made full confession. Caesar
thus pressed, informed bis master that he
went regularly to church.
" To church where p
Down BY de sugar house, in Leonard
street"
4Well, if that is true, where do you
get money to pay John? l insist upon
knowing"
Why, master, / breaches a little, and
dey pays me for It,"
OH yoq preach do you. Well, what
do they give yop-how much :"
Well, you see, master, that ponds on
the lection !; sometimes h~alf-dollar, and
sometimes dollar"
Half a dollar for preaching Why
Cesar, that's shocking poor pay"
Well, yes, master but den, you see,
it's shockin' poor preaching tool"
The Colonel did not interfere any fur
Their with Caesars theological pursuits,
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-09-16
The Wonders Of Light.

Not only does ligh. fly from the grand
I" ruler Of the day. with a velocity which
is q million and a half times greater than
the speed Of a cannon ball, but it darts
from every rejecting surface with a like
velocity, aud reaches the tender struc
tnre OF the eye so gently, that, az it
falls upon the little curtain Of nerves
which is thare spread to receive il. IL i'm
parts the most pleasing SENSATIONS ard
tells its story Of the ouicr sor i with q
minu:eness of detail and holiness Of
truth. Philosophers once sought to
weigh the sunbeam: they constructed a
delicate balance and e4uddeuly let III
upon tia beam Of lip hi the iev,.r of the
balance was 50 d~elicately hung that the
aulturing Of a dy would have disturbed
it. Everything prepared, the grave men
took their places and with keen eyes
watched the result. The sunbeam that
was to decide the experiment had left the
sun eight minutes prior to pass the ordeal.
1t had flown through ninety tive millions
of miles of space in hat short space OF
time, and it shot upon the balance with
unabated velocity bnt.the lever moved
haot and the philosophers were mute.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-09-16
Insurance Quibble.

The agent of the Trans atlantic Tele-
graph Company has just returned from
England with a flea in his ear. 1t seems
the lost cable was insured in England
but when application was made for the
insurance, the company declined on the
ground that the cable was exactly where
the parties wanted it-at the bottom Of
the ocean!
These British insurers must have taken
the hint from the story of tue negro cook,
who approached the captain one fine
morning with an anxious face and said;
+" Massa be anything lost when you know
where tbs 2" mo you fool" said the
captain. Berry glad to hear it," said
Cufy, " cos our new copper tea7kettIe
just fell overheard. But faint lost, Massa
cos we know where It's"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-09-16
Never get Angry.

1t does no good. Some sins have
seeming compensation or apology, a pre-.
sent qualification of some sort but an
ger has none A man feels no better for
it. It is really a torrent ; and when the
storm of passion passes away, it leaves
N to see that be has been q fool and
has made himself q fool in the eyes Of
Others too Who thinks we'll of an ILL.,
natured man, who has to be approached
in the most guarded and cautious way ?
Who wishes him for a neighbor or a
partner in business :? He keeps all
about him in the same state of mind Us if
they were living mex to a hornets nest,
or a rabid animal. And as for prosperity
In business, one gets along no better for
being angry. What if business is labori-
Gus and %perplcxing, aRd everybody goes
by contParies ; will q 6t Of passion make
the winds more propi.ious, the grounds
more productive. the markets more favor
able? Will a bad temper draw custom
ers, pay notes, and makes creditors better
natured ? An angry man adds nothing
to the welfare of society. Since then,
anger is useless, needless, disgraceful,
without the least apology, and found
in the bosom Of fools, why should it be
INDUCED in at ala ID eds
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-09-16
A Curious Hiding Place.

A new application of this text: Search
the Scriptures, " was discovered by some
Of the officials at the Massachusetts State
Prison Q few days ago. A certain con-
yIct in that institution has often been de.
tected in using tobacco, which is inter-
dieted by the rules of the Prison. The
mystery was how he got it. His cell was
searched, his dress frequently examined,
but to no purpose. The officers could
not find his tobacco nor box, but he
could.
A few days since an officer happened
to take up the Bible in the ~convicts cell,
aud opening it discovered that the great.
er part of the leaves had been cut out of
the center, and in this cavity was a good
store of plug" enough to last a State
Prison convict a long time. The book
externally presented the same .
ance as any other Of the Bibles, a copy of
which is in eachsconYict's cell, but the
contents of the volume were not exactly
in accordance with the Assembly's Cate
chism. sgesol $50
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-09-16
Preserving Grapes.

Charles Cambell, of Aurora, Cayuga
county, N. Y, communicates to the
American Agriculturalist, the following
method of preserving grapes:
"When they gre fully ripe, suspend the
basket by a strap or cord passed around
the neck, thereby giving liberty to both
hands for picking ; with n hand hold
the o~lnster, and with the other remove it
from the vine remove from the clusters
all unripe or decayed fruit, and deposit
them in the basket until it is filed. |
use a market basket that will hold about
half q bushel. Carry the grapes thus
gathered to the place for packing
| use boxes about two feet square by
six inches deep in the clear. with covers
made to fit tight. In packing, lay a
newspaper on she bottom of the box.
then a layer of grapes, then a paper and
second layer Of grapes, which, when
closely packed, fills the box set in some
dry, airy place, with the cover off, and let
the box remain open for ten days, or un
til the sweating process is past then
close the box and set them in the fruit
room, cellar or garrett, any place where
they will not freeze, or which is not. ex
tremely damp.
Grapes packed as above directed will
open at any time during the winter or
spring following, as fresh as when lacked.
The only secret or mystery is, that the
moisture which spoils the fruit when
packed in sawdust aud other absorbents,
passes off during the ten days that the!
box remains open, instead of being alb.
sorbed and ultimately moulding and spoil
ing them. use shallow boxes for pack
ing grapes that the moisture may more.
readily escape, and the first layer in the
bottom may not be crushed by the weight.
above
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-09-16
Practice what You Preach.

Tell me not Of garbled sermons
Elegance of thought and style,
Heard from out your modern pulpits
Man from error to beguile.
Eloquence may charm the fancy,
Summon an admiring crowd,
Who surround the gifted preacher,
With their praises long and loud;
But If Gods appointed servants,
Would their hearers conscience reach,
Leading them to paths of wisdom,
They must practice what they preach.
Parents of your tender offspring
You would lead in ways of truth
Shielding them from the temptations
That surround the paths of youth.
Count as vain your time-worn maxims,
And, to make your teachings sure,
Guide them not alone by precept,
But example, just and pure.
For, to shelter from the tempests
Sins dark cloud would cast round each
Tender flower of your protection.
You must practice what you preach.
Teachers. if throughout your duties,
Ever faithful you would be,
Not by words, but by your actions,
Teach in all sincerity.
Youthful eyes are on you gazing,
Youthful hearts your thoughts receive
Eagerly they catch your accents,
Eagerly your words believe.
Then beware2 lest by your actions,
Untrue principles you teach,
And forget not yon must ever
Strive to practice what you preach.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-09-16
A Good Anecdote.

AaE rLtE HNEHE E"
During the Inauguration of General
Taylor at Washington, D, g., March 4th,
1849, the police regulations, as usual re-
CURED that after the speech of the new
President had commenced, the gates Iof
the Capitol grounds should be closed,
and no carriage of any kind allowed to
pass until the speech was finished, to
prevent confusion.
The Minister of all the Russians, M.
Bodisco, was very late, and after the
speech had began, drove up to the gate
in great haste, the horses covered with
foam, when the coachman shouted to the
guard. open re gates iv you please
The footman next called out, " Will you
open re gate for re Russian Minister ?n
The guard again shook his head, without
answering 2 word. Next the grand
Minister put his head ont Of the carriage
window and called to the guard Open
ze gates to ze gran Minister of oil re
Russians, Minister Plenipatentiary, NJ.
Bodisco am re Minister"
There was q great crowd around the
gates, within and without, and all this
fuss created quite q stir. The guard
drew himself up, and in o firm but pleas,
ant manner replied IF you were a
free born American citizen of these United
States of America you could not pass the
gate in a carriage"
The crowd came very near giving
cheers for the guard, but better manners
prevailed; and NJ. Bodisco stepped out
of his elegent equipage, and entered the
side gate with the sovereign people, his
carriage remaining outside until all the
ceremonies were over. as
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-09-16
Daring Exploit with q Bear.

: At Woodland, Ulster county, N Y,
on Sunday, as two brothers, John and
Mat. Schoonmaker were strolling lup
Muddy Bush Kill. with no weapons but
their pocket knives, and no companions
but their two dogs-one afox hound, the
other a water spaniel-they stopped to
fsh but they had caught only a few
specklers, Rhen they were startled to
hear the hound uttersstbe yellknown cry
of bis species upon seeming game. n
One Of the men Immediately put chase
after the dog, and on reaching the spot
the bank of the stream where the dog
FIRST found the trail, was not q little sur.
prised to discover the footprints of o
large bear on a hemlock log, where he
had landed from his morning bath.
The bear had retreated some twenty
rods from the stream to q cover, and
there the dog came upon it.
It was but The work of q moment to
acquaint the other mar Of the state Of
the case, whereupon, giving his fishing
pole a toss into the stream, he ran up
with the other dog. IS.
Then a regular rough-and- tumble fight
ensued, during which. part of the time
the bear had the upper hand, and part,
the men and dogs bnt in a lucky mo
ment, the spaniel got the bear fast by the
hind leg, and then, as he turned over to
give him-the dog-his quietus, the
hound seized the opportunity, and the
bear too, by the under jaw. and 8 the
two pinned him to the ground, when John
thrust a heavy stake into his mouth, and
his knee on the bears Head, pros
ceeded, with but a sorry specimen Of a
jack-knile, to perform the operation of
tracheotmy upon Bruins throat, and kill
ed him.
It proved to be a genuine black bear, one
Of the red-nosed and most savage kind,
and weighed when<dressed, some 800
pounds. z @
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-09-16

stood the Importance of the crisis and
his harrangue to his troops before the
promised great rewards to the
brave who should insure him victory, and
menaced with death the towards who
fee.
The battle was obstinate and bloody
So long as the arrow and the ~javelin were
the weapons of attack the Huns had the
but when darts aud spears
had been hurled, and ~combatents had
to closer quarters. Roman disci-
pline and stubborn Gothic valor began
to tell. Foaming with rage, Attila saw
his promised victory escaping from him !;
and when evSaiag came, and two hundred
thousand of his followers lay dead upon
the field, he silently gave the signal for
retreat and the deepening night put an
end to the carnage.
Then followed a night Of suspense, in
which neither side knew what the enemy
were doing. When morning dawned, it
shone upon q scene calculated, in those
rude tines, to excite the admiration ever
Of an exasperated foe. During the hours
of darkness, the Huns had formed a com
plete fertilization, after their fashion with
the wagons which always followed their
train. Within the enclosure framed by
those carriages stood the warriors in a
deep circle, rank upon rank, many Of
them holding torches in their hands. In
the centre they had raised an immense
pile, formed of wooden saddles of their
horses, the yokes Of their oxen, and all
the timber they could collect, and on the
summit of the giant mound lowered, torch
in hand, the form of Attila. Driven tc
desperation by the unlocked for reverses
of the previous day. the savage king had
determined to FIRE the pile and perish in
the flames, rather than fall a captive into
the hands of his foes.
Courage, ever if it were the courage o.
despair, was the quality most respected
in those days of warfare. Etius anc
Meroyig declined attacking an enemy sc
|humbled, yet SO proud in his abasement
They remained at some distance, anC
slowly silently Attila drew off the re
mains OF his army. and retired beyonG
the Rhine. The "Scourge of God was
broken, and Europe breathed more free
ly."
Yet another year and the savage king
succumbed to a monarchy more powerful
and pitiless than himself-eyen the grin
King of Terrors. He had menaced Rome
with the remains Of his arlny-a horde
still formidable, even after the loss they
had sustained, by their numbers and Zero
city. BIT a dark presentiment seemed
suddenly to fall upon him ; he drew of
the remains OF his men, and retired to
Upper Italy where he died.
His followers mourned deeply for their
great loss. They inferred him in a gold
en- coffin, inclosed in an outer she'll of sill
yer, and the slaves who dug bis grave
were all slain, that none might be temp.
ted by the wealth deposited there, to dis.
turb the monarch's resting place. Then
with mourning and lamentation, the Huns
fed back toward the East and to this
day no man knows where the Scourge
of God" lies buried.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-09-16
BY J. B. MENNY.

Che Pressl The Press! The pride of arts,
A radiant dawn %fortells,
10 guide IN consolidated lights,
The land where freedom dwells;
TO lead the progress of the mind,
10 spread the charms OF peace,
Ana blend the human race IN one,
When bigot strife shall cease.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-09-16
Life in India.

One evening | returned, more than usu-
ally fatigued, to my bungalow, and has
tened to bed. | was soon asleep, and as
usual dreaming 0 fEurope and her charms.
Suddenly | was awakened by a cold OBJ
ject resting on my arm. Involuntarily /
raised my other arm toward it. 1t glided
rapidly of-not however, till it inflicted
its dreaded bite for | plainly felt the
pain, which, though not acute, was sting.
ing, resembling the puncture of a hot in.
strument, ora sudden scald. The fact.
however, was obvious. had been bitten
by asnake, and was probably a dead man.
| sprang from my bed, rushed to my dres-
sing table, seized one of my razors, and
without hesitation cut out the bitten part.
[ actually seooped out a piece nearly as
large as a nut then with my arm bleed
ing profusely, l rushed toward the lamp,
and catching it up, burnt the wounded
part for several seconds. By this time
several of my servants had arrived,
alarmed by my cries. One fastened off
for our assistant surgeon, who lived next
door, while the others began to question
me. In broken sentences | explained to
them my situation. They were Mortified.
While m poured eau de luce into the
dreadful self-inRicted cash, the others pre
pared a portion OF the same medicine di-
luted in water, which, hastily swallowed.
By this time | was more calm, and when
DR.. Lisson arrived, / was collected
enough to view my situation with becom.
ing philosophy.
While he was dressing my arm and
binding it up, | took advantage Of the
silence, the awe of'the moment, Ito signify
to him my last wishes in case Of nv
death. | stated the manner in which I
desired 10 be buried, the style of letters
| wished written to my relations the
way in which | wished my little remain
ing property to be disposed of. The
doctor was almost tempted to shed tears.
The surrounding khitmutgars stood in
mute agony of woe. Lisson however,
hoped | had cut deep enough, and assur-
ed me that he thought the virus had not
had time to enter the system. Let us
at least" he asid, have the consolation
of destroying the reptile that has endan
gered your life. Here my men. bring
each a soft cane, and let us attack the
monster together The men ran out and
came back each armed with a plant bam-
boo, a single stroke Of which will kill the
most dreaded snake in India. .And
now, surround the bed, the reptile cannot
have got away. Gently /; gently keep
your eys steadily fixed. lie must be un
der the pillow. Directly ] raise it be
ready to strike. Ha, there he is The
at N struck at the object
pointed out, and. succeeded in killing it.
They held mp, when 10 it proved to-
be a poor little lizard, a harmless animal.
which beyond the blistering drop he had
let fall on my arm, bears no venom. The
doctor burst into a roar of laughter
The black rascals Joined in it. The next
week ! was forced to get two months
for whenever | appeared with my
arm in a sling, my " dying words were
quoted to me. Twas almost leased to
death, because when / fanciedI had been
bitten by a snake, | had chosen to take
precautionary measures.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-09-16
The Distant One.
BY BENJAMIN GERRIsH.

BY BENJAMIN GERRIsH.
I love her, 0. l love her,
Though very far from me,
And | can ne'er find another,
So pure and good as she.
Though very distant from me,
Yet thought can travel fast,
And my heart is ever with thee,
When 1 look back on the past.
How very sad and lonely
The world now seems to be,
And everything is gloomy
When thou art gone from me.
Yet onward, slowly onward,
Time treads her measured way,
Q how my heart bounds upward,
When 1 think of that coming day
For the time is slowly coming,
When we shall meet once more,
And who a tell what fortune
Has for us both in store?
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-09-16

WONDERFUL ACHIEVEMENT, IF TRUE.-
M. Garyani, a French machinist, has, it
is said, perfected his aerial ship, at a cost
of 100000 francs, and made a voyage to
Algiers, Africa, and back with tia dis
lance Of fifteen hundred miles from the
starting point the average speed was al
most one hundred miles an hour, the yoy-
age occupied Is hours. NJ. Garvani, is to
make the attempt from Hayre to the city
of New York, as soon as he has tested
the character of his invention by a few
short trips over the Mediterranean and
its neutrality-suspicious..
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-09-16
Nm- An auctioneer was selling a 10

BA- An auctlOneer was seIIlng a Tot
of land, for agricultural parposes,-
"Gent1emep," said he, q this is this
most delightful land. 1t is the easiest
land to cultiyate-it is SO light-so very
light. Mr.. Parker, here, will corrobate
my statement he owns the next patch,
and he will tell you how easy it is work
3D."
"Yes, gentlemen" said Mr.. Parker,
= it is very easy to work, but it is plaguy
sight easier to gather the crops.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-09-16

STAND FAsT.-Under all trials of life
stand fast Would you wish to live with
out a trial? Then you would wish to die
but half a man. Without trials7 you can
not guess at your own strength. Men do
not learn to swim On a table. They
must go into deep water, and buffet the
sarges. If you wish to understand their
true character, If they are capable, throw
them overheard over with them. and if
they are worth saving, they will swim
ashore of themselves. SIT paesA q
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-09-16

5a5FA cheerful face is nearly as good
for an invalid as healthy weather. To
make q sick man think he is dying, all
that is neoessary is to look half dead your
self. Hope and despair is as catching as
.cutaneous complaints. Always endeavor
to feel s~unshinys especially in a sick room,
and to look so, too.