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Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-23
The Garden Of Gethsemana.

The clover upon the ground was in
bloom, and altogether the garden, in its
aspects and associations, was better cal
culated than any place | know to soothe
a troubled spirit. Eight venerable trees,
isolated from the smaller and less impo-
sing one which skirt the pass of the
Mount Of Olives, form a consecrated
grave. High above, on either hand,
towers a lofty mountain, with the deep
yawning chasm of J~ehoshaphat between
them. Growing one Of them is a living
city on the slope Of the other is the
great Jewish cemetry-City of the Dead.
Each tree in this grove, cankered and
gnarled, and furrowed by age, yet beau
tliul and impressive in its decay, is a
living monument Of the affecting scenes
that have taken place beneath and around
1t. The olive perpetuates itself from
the root Of the dying parent stem, the
tree springs into existence. These are
accounted one thousand years old. I'm
der those of the proceeding growth, there
lore, the Saviour was wont to rest /; and
one OF the present may mark the very
spot where he knelt, and prayed, and
wept. No eayiling doubt can find en-
trance here. The geographical bounda
ries are too distinct and clear for an in
stant's hesitation. Here, the Christian,
forgetful of the present, and absorbed in
the past, can resign himself to sad, yet
soothing meditation. The few purple
and crimson flowers about the roots of
the tree will give ample food for contem
platlon. for they tell of the suffering and
ensanguined death of the Redeemer.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-23

re- The primitive method Of pulling
teeth in Scranton, is thus described by a
correspondent of the Express One end
of a firm hemp string was fastened upon
the aching member, while the other, Sc
curely tied around a bullet purposeIy
notched, was put in the barrel of an old
flint lock musket, loaded with an extra
charge of powder. When all was ready,
the desperate operator caught hold Of the
gun, end let drive. Out flew the tooth,
and away bounded the musket several
feet. This mode of extracting teeth be-
came the chosen, and only one practiced
in this region for m%any>years.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-23

5Wr The editor of the Haverhill Ban
ner tells the following story Of one of his
hens 0nr rose-bashes having Leon
infested with rose bugs, We called au old
yellow hen, who was very tame, and
shook the bushes for her benefit. This
was twice repeated, and the other day we
her reaching up to get the bugs
which were on the leaves. Bat finding
them out Of her reach, she very delibe
took the bush in her bill, shook it.
with all her strength, and her picked up
thesrose bugs that fell in large numbers"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-23

THE BIcH MANS HER.-An old wo-
man, who used to show the house and
pictures of Towcester, England. expressed
herself in these very remarkable words
/" That is Sir Robert Farmer he lived
in the country, took care of his estate,
built this house and paid for it managed
well, saved money, and died rich. That
is his son. He was made a lord, took
his place at court, spent his estate, and
died as beggar."
A very concise, but full account, and
'frsught with a valuable moral lesson =
:" He layeth up riches, not knowing who
shall gather them.n
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-23

e 4 young mani California. ~bose
friends bad not remembered him as he
thought Iitc1 ought q opted The follow
ing eXpedtJh. lie .ai iowu and wrote
-one dozen letters to din rent persons 1t
home. inquirihg lln l4jee Of land stock
what he could bay Il hand4ome farm
Of two Or lilcc huadfed acres for, etc,
intimaiing lhat he had a large sum to in
vest and was very rich generally. BY
mail he received no less than seven
letters, all anxiously inquiring after his
health, when he was coming home. etc,
aud be has received three or four every
mail since, including soiue very warm
from an old sweetheart.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-23

GOLIATH OF GATH.-The following ac-
count Of this giant is extracted from
Maleolm's Bible Dictionary =" Goliath
Of Gath was eleven feet four inches in
height his hrazen hemlet weighed ff
teen pounds his target or collar affixed
between his shoulders to defend his neck,
about thirty his spear was twenty.si x
feet long, and weighed fifty pounds, its
head weighing thirty.eight his sword
forty his greayes on his legs, thirty f;
and his coat of mail, one hundred and
thirty-six! Making in all, two hundred
and twenty-three pounds"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-23
e. An imnortant scientific and eco.

ia An important scientific and eco
nomical problem is solved in the follow
ing question and answer: How can nine
pigs be put into four pens, so that there
shall be an odd number in each pen p
Easy enough. Make n pig pen, and in
it make three small ones ; in each of
these little pens put three pigs, which
will be odd numbers each. AS a matter
Of course the fourth pen-the big one
will have an odd number in 1.-THE whole
nine.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-23
Mother, Sing Jerusalem.

A child lay in a twilight room,
With paid, waxen face;
A little child, whose tide of life
Had nearly run its race.
Most holy robes the angels brought,
By holy spirits given,
Ready to wrap the child in them,
And carry him to heaven.
And shining wings, with clasps Of light,
Two shining wings they bore,
j To fasten on the seraph child,
Soon as the strife was DER.
Perchance their beauty made him think
Of some harmonious word,
That often from his mothers lips
The dying one had heard.
1t might be, for he whispered low,
Sing, mother, sing,' and smiled
The worn one knelt beside the couch
g What shall ! sing my child ~
Ct Jerusalem, nay happy home"
The gasping boy replied.
And sadly sweet the clear notes rang
Upon the eventide:--
g Jerusalem, my happy home,
Name ever dear to me
When shall my labors. have an end
In joy and peace, and thee 2"
And on she sang, while breaking hearts
Beat slow, unequal time
They felt the passing of the soul,
% With that triumphant chime.s
" OF when, thou city of my God
Shall | thy courts ascend ?"-
They saw the shadow of the grave
With his sweet beauty blend.
g Why should I shrink at pain or woe,
Or feel at death dismay Z"
She ceased-the angels lore the child
To realms of endless day.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-23

BE- small negro boy injudiciousIy
leaned up against the sunny side OF the
house, yesterday, and fell asleep. In a
few minutes, he began 10 soften, and in
three-quarters Of an hour he run all over
the yard. His mother dipped him up in
q wash tub. That's a : scorcher." la
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-23
Card Playing in Russia.

The Presse gives a gloomy account Of
the Generalization which prevails
amongst the population of Russia, and
which is encouraged by the financial sys-
TEN Of this country. 1t appears that 48C
millions francs, or nearly one moiety OF
the State revenue is derived from the
sale Of brandy licenses, and that the
Russian peasant is ruined in soul and
body by a decoction Of river water, nj
trio acid, %sulphuric acid, and tobacco
juice.
1t is calculated, after taking into &C
ccount the sum paid by spectators for
their licenses, the amount which they ere
forced to expend in bribery in order to
obtain the latter, the cost of the deeoc-
ton which they sell for brandy, and the
large profits which they derive from its
sale, that the total sum sacrificed by the
Russian nation to strong drink is $780,
100000 francs, or II francs per inhabi-
tant.
Another government monopoly, which
occupies a considerable place in the bud
get, is the sale of playing cards. " Play, .
says the Presse J" is as necessary to the
existence Of the ~aristocracy, as brandy is
to thato of the people Everybody plays in
Russia-men, women and Children
They do not play for amusement they
treat it as a professionals a means o.
advancing in the world.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-23

B3~ A private soldier, in one of the
Irish regiments, engaged in the dreadful
battle Of Salamanca, cried out during the
hottest part Of the action /: "Oeh, mur
der, I'm kilt entirely.
Are you wounded ?' inquired an Of
fcer near him.
Wounded, is it yer honor?" replied
the gallant Emaralder, "be jabers I'm
worse than killed out and out ; wasn't l
waiting for the last quarter of an hour
for a pull at Jim Murphy's pipe7 and
there, now, it's shot out of his mouth !"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-23

I An incorrigable wag, who lent his
minister a horse, which ran away and
threw his clerical rider. thought he should
have some credit for his aid in " spread.
ing the gospel
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-23

e@- There was much more fact than
fancy in the cross reply Of an u%nfortn-
nate female culprit, when under cross
examination in a petty court, by a brow
beating imb of the law.
Madam" he demanded, g what sort
Of conduct have you pursued through life,
that should subject you to the suspicion
Of this outrage upon the plaintiff ?"
f" I~mpudence," she answered. which
has been the making Of you, has caused
my ruin"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-23
The Young Vic

= 't5She is modest, but not bst
Free and easy, but not b
Like an apple, ripe and mss
Not too young and not +
Half inviting half rcpalSha
Now advancing and nov
There is mischief in her dr.
ssa3T There is danger in her eye.
She has studied human nature
She is sehooled in all her arts
She has taken her diploma
ssa AS tile mistress of all hearts;
She eau tell the very moment
When to sigh and when to smile,
O, a maids sometimes charming;
But a widow all the while.
Are you sad : how very serious
VIII her handsome face becomel
Are you angry I she is wretched,
Lonely, friendless, fearful, dumb
Are you mirthful how her laughter,
Silver-sounding, will ring out!
She-can lure and catch and play you,
As the angler does the trout.
Ye- old bachelors of forty,
s4Naohave grown SO bald and wise,
y Young Americans of twenty,
with the love-locks in your eyes,
You may practice all the lessons I
vi. Taught by Cupid since the fall
But | Know a little widow
2sM1plean win and fool you alL's
a-aA @
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-23

Ds A few days since all the members
of the legal profession of Dubuque, went
on an excursion down the Mississippi
The Times of that place thus apostro-
phised-" Blessed city, with but two or
three mad dogs, and not a lawyer in the
precincts"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-23

BEL am afraid. my dear" said a
|Iady to her husband, that. am a going
to have q stiff neck"
"Not at all improbable, my love-" re-
piled her husband, Il have seen strong
symptoms of it more than a year ago,
ever since We were married |"
The lady Bit her sweet lip ar
mousd.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-23
A Day i'm the old village Huo,ne.

BY PRAIRIE FAY.
I've come again to this dear place,
A spot that l love well,
There's not a stone or tree, but has
A history to tell;
A history of years-Ah, mel
That never can return;
And toward the friends that loved me there
l feel my spirit yearn.
The memory of a mother, dear,
Comes to me once again,
And while | think of all her love,
My tears fall like hot rain.
She and my sister Nellie sleep
In yon old graveyard still,
0ershadowed by the dropping elms,
And nesting on the hill.
The naples on the winding street
Have larger grown and tall;
All, me! I well remember where
Their shadows used to fall.
The little cottage where 1 lived
3 Is still as white and fair;
But stranger faces from it look
1t has a strange, cold air.
Yet still I felt that l must see
The room where Nellie died,
Where many a summer night I've slept,
Close pillowed by her side.
Ny eyes quick filed, but strangers near
Forbade the tears to flow;
And with one sad and earnest look
slowly turned to go.
The sunshine smiled as out I came,
And as l closed the door,
1t seemed as if | were indeed
A little child once more.
In fancy l the satchel swung,
And p~ondered DER each rule;
l wondered if I would not get
A tardy mark at school.
And then my charmed lips did speak,
"Nellie, we late shall be-"
Oh, then in truth came consciousness,
The past was lost to me.
l wandered to the dear old wood;
The grass still groweth green,
And pleasant fecks of sunhine fall
Each leafy branch between.
l sat down in the oak trees shade
'Tis there I'm writing now
And as of yore the sweet south breeze,
CaresSes soft my brow.
This used to be a trysting place,
Here where the brooks waves flow
And many a sweet, low tale of love
This olden oak must know.
L.
The merry brook sings gladly on,
9- And chants the same sweet tune
AS when l walked with Harry May
Beneath the harvest moon.
But though to-day my heart is sad,
Gazing life's vista down.
I am a bleSt and cheerful wife
have worn woman's crown.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-23

ak% Under the head of" Amnsements.n
the Hartford Press notices a meeting of
the Common Council of that CITY.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-23

asg~ 1t is in vain to stick your finger
in the water and pulling it out, look for
the hole, and equally vain to suppose
that however large a space you occupy,
the world will miss you when you die.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-23

nAA gentleman was once making
funeof a sack a young lady wore.
: You had better keep quiet" was the
reply, or | will give you the sack"
(" | should be most happy" was the gal
liant response, IF you'll give it to mo as
it is, with yourself inside of it,"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-23

gAA man in New Orleans is SO up.
right in all his dealing, that he won't sit
down to eat his meals.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-23

Bg One of our Gncst writers says,
that the nightly dews come down upon
us like blessings" How different the
daily dues com down upon us these hard
lines!
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-23

8SA Mrs. Jameson, says "The bread
Of life is love; the salt Of life is work
the sugar Of life is poetry the water Of
life is faith"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-23

Bg~ A divine informed a sailor that
the devil was chained up. "How long
is the rope? ?"
e"Ohr7 was the digniiied reply, it
extends half over the world.
docs it ~ rejoined Jack :" il SO, the
Iubber might as well be loose" ISIS
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-23

No. What is better than presence of
mind in a railroad accident? Absence
of body.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-23

p@A " My dear sir" said an election
acquaintance, accosting a sturdy wag on
election day, II am very glad to see
you"
I" Needn't be, I have voted" was the
reply.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-23

BeA When a Tennessee girl is kissed,
she frowns and says Put that article
right back, sir, where you stole it FROM
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-23

10 What ship IS boat ought to contain
a happy crew The jolly,boat. 5
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-12-18
THE MARKETS


PIlLADELPIrA, Dec. 17,-Flour firm bnt de-
mand for shipment quite limited; sales 1000.
bbls snperfne at SIS, l8a5, 20 and 100 bbls extra
at So 80, the inspections for the past week are
1860 bbs, against 90, 900 bbls during the same
week last year. Rye Flour steady ut 81 and
lCorn Meal at 1926. Wheat COMES forward
slowly and is dull; 1000 bushels red sold at
Sl,2Gal % and white at $l.3G and l,4O Rye
in good demand at SOC. Prime new Corn in
request and selling freely at roc.
| CINCINNATI, Dec. 17.-Flour in good demand
and prices tending upward; sales 1900 bbls at
$4,75a5,50; receipts light Whisky firm at 23c,
with sales of l,lu0bbls. Hogs firm, good de.
mand at $6,O0a687; those averaging 26Olbs sell
at ST, 0Oa6,6O; receipts light and weather favor
able for packing. Provisions buoyant; some
orders from the South for mess pork, together
with the light receipts of hogs, stiifened the
market; mess pork closed higher with sales of
900 b6is, in lots a; $l7a17 80; 400 0OOl lbs bulk
pork sold at Gas Tor February, which is an i'm
proVement. Lard firm at lOFalOS on spot and
| IL for future delivery.
New YomE, Dec. 17.-Four firm; sales s.
500 bbls at 81, 25a4,5o for State and 81, 35a5 so
for Ohio. Wheat very dull. Corn dull at f5a
| 769 for mixed. Pork firm. Lard buoyant at
Hall 1s. Whisky dull at 254a26.
| BALTIMORE, Dec. 1T.-Flour firm; 900 bills
sold at So, 124. Wheat firm; 10000 bus sold:
Quotations unclaimed. Corn unsettled: white
! Sc, yellow 50. Provisions quiet Whisky firm
at &c. Coffee firm; 1900 bags sold at ia for
Rio
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-12-18

Quick Night before last five hundred
Kegs of nails were shipped from the Belmont
Iron Mills on the steamer Marengo, Captain
Mcclellan, for St. Louis. On the morning
previous to the shipment, the pig from which
most of these nails was manufactured, was
lying untouched at the Mills The raw material
was thus worked up, passed through all the in
trlc0te processes cut into nails put into kegs,
shipped aboard the boat, and sent on its way
down the river, in, one day. Capt. Mcclellan
says the kegs were so hot that it was ANYTHING
but pleasant to handle them. We don't
thoroughly understand the-way they do things
down at the Belmont Mills, but this strikes as a
little the fastest work we, ever heard Of
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-12-18

css-TRe Very Essence of .Feanness.-we
have heard ofstealing acorns from blind hog,
of pilf..ing the cents from 4 :funct Africans
visual organs and of stealing tho coffin of a pa
rent to Slide down hill OF, but the climax of
,neanness vas never reached until yesterday
morning. So re time ago q man who now resi-
DIES in Paper NjIl Alley. Centre Wheeling, had
the misfortune 10 lnosr ais both eyes in blasting
rock Some charltoo.c persons and friends of
the blind man subscribed various sums of mon
ey for his support and he was in possession of
something less than hundred dollars which he
kept closely concealed in carpet sack in his
house. Yesterday morning some unadulterated
scoundrel, who ought to belimbed, skinned and
hamstrung, entered the poor mans house and
robbed him of money, carpet sack and all, ta-
king everything that had been contributed to
the sightlcss fellows support and rendering
him doubly miserable, and destitute. Aid.
McCourtney issued search warrants for three
different houses, the occupants of which were
suspected. officers Tracy and Lancaster did
the searching, thoroughly, but were unable to
discover any traces of the stolen money.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-12-18

E5- DESERVING a Wife an the HonsymoOn.-
Some days ago story was published to the ef-
feet that John II. Berry had deserted newly
welded wife, at small town on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, and had come on to this CITY
after having stolen her watch and jewelry. 1t
was reported TO have been runaway match and
the parties hodlived together butOne week when
the cruel desertion took place.
a lady who represented herself to be the wife
OF Berry was in the city yesterday on her re-
turn from a trip to Cincinnati, where she had
been searching for her husband, in company
with relative. The search proved entirely
iruitess. Berry is a fortune,hunter. good look.
ing and accomplished, but most unprincipled
rascal. He married his wife after an acouaint-
ance Of two months against the will.of her moth.
err and robbed and deserted her in less than n
week afterwards. '''''ll :
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-12-18
Aaos e1E- IS > zGxS ass,
" Il III EG AGBH SAUCE,

The delicate pm, L1sicetf. aromatic fovor
impaired to all kinds Sol Fish. Meats salads
Oysters, Soups. Cur e. ries. etc. renders thia
the best 2.IE2 LEI S.GN q NJ
ever offered discrim-I <lSIina,ing public r. i'm.
proves the appetite. -lstrengtheus the digea-
tive organs, imparts 7<,Itone to the srsteno
and connteracts theI luxurious effects of foo
Observation-Disclosures FL Private families Ho-
tells, Steamboats, orI nuIRestaurantg who CON
snlt the relish of al G1imeal or tl,o eo,,in-
ment the table, will 1oIneyer disnensa With
the YANKEE " TTCE Al
either breakfast, din, IA ner. or sumner,
This Sauce wherever used. is eTInerced;nt,
ait"iher ar'iclesof the eikind, and is destined
to become indispen- :. sable. as sugar or saIt
II Is within tue reach { <Iofall. While used up
ontle groaning tables Esgiof The rich, it e0uRIfv
adorns the hulnblei SSAlboard of the moor
soldby all GrOcers and General Dealers through.
out the world, for
25 GENTS PER BOTTLE.
BARNES So PARK General ARenta.
Is & Is PARK ROW New York
LAUGHLIEs & BUSHF1ELD and W. A. EDWARDS
nhO'' agents Tor wheeling ie9 d&w 6msay
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-12-18

- d Charitable Donation.-A Mrs. Kelley,
VI Tue second ward, whose husband has been for
some time in the last stages of that fell destroy
81 consumption, and who was comparatively
destitute In consequence, received night before
last from an unknown and mysterious source, a
lot OF n0nr' sugar, bacon, coffee and other neces-
@[ies, The recipients felt gratitude unspeak
cSole, oqt are at loss to understand the source
ION winch the timely aid proceeded Such un.
ErSo"o acts of charity are becoming quite
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-12-18

tS- Narrow Escape Day before yesterday
man named John Bahama, in endeavoring to
land fiat boat above the city, opposite Martins.
vile, became entangled in line and was thrown
into the river. A man who was catching drift
wood from n skiff near by, proceeded to the
rescue, and though he had little hopes of saving
Bahama, thought to pull in the end of the line
which had heen carried into the water. Strange
to say, the line was found TO have coiled about
the mans neck so as to prevent him from being
carried away by the current, and to permit Of
his being hauled ashore, cold and stiff, and APP
parSntly liteless. DIR. Hildreth, of this city,
happened to be crossing the river at the mo.
ment, and fastened to administer the proper
remedies. During the night Bahamas recovery
was considered doubtful, but yesterday morning
he was cOnvnlescing.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-12-18

sas7a4s 9sfeaIt' House, under the manage.
. !, OF J. I. Metcalf, is doing a tiourishing
business. Its patronage is well deserved, for
-tnere are cleverer fellows than are attached
to this house, not forgetting the amiable gentle
man whose name corresponds with the planet
beyond Uranus. - s''s f'"Aet