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Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-07-29
Salf-Ralianca.

Insist on yourself never initiate
yonr own gift you can present every mo-
ment with the cumulative force of a
whole life's cultivation but OF the
adopted talent Of another, you have only
an extemporancous, half possessinn.-
That which each can do best none but
his Maker can teach him. No man yet
knows what it is rof can till that person
has exhibited it. Where is the master
who could have taught Shakespeare p
Where is the master who could have IN.
structed franklin. or Washington, or Ra
con, or Newton? Every greatsman is d
unique. The Scipionism Of Scipio is pre-
cisely that part he conld not borrow
If anybody will tell me whom the great
man initiates in the original crisis when
he performs a great act, | will tell him
who else than himself can teach him.
Shakespeare will never be made by the
study of Shakespeare. Do that which is
assigned thee, and thou canst not hope
too much or dare toe much There Is at
this moment, there is for me an utter
ance bare and grand as that Of the colos-
sal chisel Of Phidias, or trowel of the
Egyptians, or the pen Of Moses or Dante,
but different from all these. Not posi-
bly, will the soul all rich, all eloquent,
with thousand cloven tongue design to
repeat itself but if | can hear what
these patriarches say, surely | can reply
to them in the same pitch of voice for
the ear and the tongue are two organs Of
one nature. Dwell up there in the sim
pie and noble regions q. thy life, obey
thy heart and thou shalt reproduce tho
Foreworld again Ralph Waldo Emer-
| unn
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-07-29
The Georgia Crackers"

In the wilds Of Georgia writes a cor
respondent. we have q Glars of eoplr
(auimais Of the genus bono) krown yul-
garly a. crackers" Various exrlana.
items Of this sohriqueth have been attempts
ed, but sratber unsatisfactory. They
are, in my opinion, the l%ineal descend
ants Of the original prison. settlers from
the penal colonies Of England. a glance
at them will but confirm this opinion.
knowing them, as ] do, in aInost every
relation in life by my prefessioniy in
~tercourse. | can say eandidly, just such
a class can nowhere be found. But
enough | am verging on a field too pro
life for these hasty lines,-I have had in
attendance, professionally, a family known
among the fraternity as a real poor
pay CASE for some five years. as usual
the most clamorous for their rights
restless as to night calls-glorying in
being able to bring the 9 Doc at any
time through mud, thunder and lightning.
Thinking it polite to continue my atten-
tons, l let them have their W way, de-
termining to avenge myself when time
and opportunity offered. FoFtuitous
circumstances brought about the wished
for day. Mrs., a few weeks ago,
became the mother Of a pair of twins, and
l requested the honor Of naming them.
= She replied, Well. Doc, if you will
promise me to CALI EN- Skriptur names
you kin do it jest as soon as you like"
No sooner said than done. | dubbed
one B~eIteshazzar." and the other Belize
bub and, said /, call one Bel and the
and the other Bub for short.
BELT which" said she.
"Belteshazzar,' said l real +" true and,
true' Scripture name"
The grandmother having been sum.
momed had just arrived, and approaching
Mrs. F-'s bedside said, We'll,
Mary you have gone and dun it, and
has got twins, hain't ye? And what are
yon agwine to call EN-" .
Mrs. F. eplied pointing to ME, 'the
Doc that has jest gin 'em names you will
like powerful well-a scriptur name, but
l can't remember, so get him to write
'em down."
[ put down the names in a fy-leaf Of a
Jayne's Family Almanac, about the only
thing in the shape of a book in the estab-
lishment which was visible, and read
them out to the old lady. The old soul,
with her eyes turned up and her hands
raised in the attitude of thanksgiving, re-
piled with the deepest pathos, Well,
Mary, If these children wiA only be as good
as them they is named 0rter, it is all I wiU
-. ~
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-07-29

CRIME IN HIGH hIFE.-The higher cir
cles of London have been profoundly
moved recently by the conviction of lady
Dinorbin of the crimes of libel and per.
jury. She is the widow Of a rich lord
who married her, when a poor Irish girl.
for her youth and beauty, he being old
and ugly. The marriage was unhappy,
and he soon died. leaving a daughter
whose paternity scandal puts in doubt. =
His estate was to fall-to his daughter,
provided his nephew, the legal heir,
should die childless. To accomplish this
result, Lady Dinorben attempted to pre-
vent the marriage of Mr.. Hughes by Sian.
dering him in a series of anonymous let
tiers to his afianced bride, in which she
accuses him in the vilest language of all
sorts of disgraceful crimes. Mr.. Hughes
prosecuted her for libel, and the letters
were proved to be in her handwriting
and in her own testimony connected with
the case it vas proved that she commit
ted perjury.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-07-29
All Animals Can Talk.

At the annual meeting of the associa-
ton for the advancement of science, held
lately at Boston, it was shown that, after
all, there are no dumb beasts" DR..
Gibbon read a very interesting paper
on.sthe language of animals. He says
that every variety Of animated beings
possesses some means Of Ineligible com.
%munication. Each creature, by peculiar
sounds or signs Of correspondence, has a
language understood by its own kind, and
sometimes learned by others. Emotions
of caution, affection and fear-of joy,
gratitude and grief-are disclosed BY
simple tones Of voice, or by impressive
gestures, thus express themselves dis
tinct languages, signed, spoken and sung,
seen, heard and felt" He illustrated his
theory BY stating familiar facts relative
to domestic animals. ak f'
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-07-29

Bsa- Listen to the delightful manner
in which the AHtoerat of the Breakfast
Table" discourses this month in the 1T
lantic Monthly:
IT shall speak of trees as we see them,
love them, adore them in the fields, where
they are alive, holding their green sun
shades over our heads, talking to US with
their hundred thousand whispering
tongues, looking down on US with that
sweet meekness which belongs to huge,
but limited organisms-which one sees
in the brown eyes of oxen, but most in
in the patient posture, the outstretched
arms and the heavy dropping robes Of
those vast beings endowed with life. but
not with so9i=-which outgrow and out
live, but stand helpiess-poor things =
while Nature dresses and undresses them,
like SO many full sized, but unidentified
children.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-07-29
THE sOwER TO HIS SEED.

Sink, little seed, in the earth's black mould,
Sink in your graves, SO wet and so cold
There you must lie
Earth I throw over you,
Darkness must cover you,
Light comes not nigh.
What grief you'd tell. if words you could say
What grief make known for loss of the day!
Sadly you'd speak;
Lie here, must l ever2
will the sunlight never
Ny dark grave seek?"
Have faith, little seed. Soon, yet again,
Thou'lt rise from the grave where thou art lain
Thou'lt be SO fair,
With thy green shades so light,
And thy flowers SO bright
Waving in the air.
So we must sink in the earth's black mould
Sink in the grave, so wet and so cold;
There must we stay,
Till at last we shall see
Time turn to eternity
Darkness to day.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-07-29
Effect Of a change Of Heart.

In the Editors Table of the Knicker-
booker for June we find the following acs
count OF an incident that actually occurr
ed in a little Western town not long since.
We had, some time ago, a protracted
meeting held here and among the con.
verted was a certain Mr.. c., who
had always been considered a first rate
horse jockey in fact on that subject, he
was always well posted. At the time of
instrumentation he was proprietor of a
very fast t%rotter, and what to do with his
"2:40 nag" he was at a loss to know !;
but one day shortly after he had become a
pillar of the church, he met his old friend
L., a noted dealer in fancy horses.
Friend L." said he, Il have
awakened to a sense of the evil course l
have formerly pursued I have realized
a change, and joined the church and I
intend to lead a different life in future"
L-replied that he was glad to hear
it, for you know, c., that you have
" lifted me in our trades many a time
and now l hope you will be a little easier
with a poor fellow"
"Well, says c., you know l am the
owner of the fastest trotting horse in this
country, and the change that have ex
perienced will not admit of my keeping
such an animal. To make a long story
short, | viii sell aim to you las we al
was have been good friends for seven
hundred dollars |"
Ii objected, and gave as a reason,
he had not that amount Of money
just then to inyestin horse,aesh.
Never mind that" replied c., |
will sell you the horse on time, and gou
can am that much nth him before nert
faplp
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-07-29
TForlthe Village Record


The following beautiful lines were written by Mi
NARY E. GLADwIN, of Middletown, Conn, a fe
before her death, on receiving a boquet
lowers. and we're read at her funeral, March 4, 1856
Shall l see the spring flowers again2
Shall y watch the young. violets blowa
Shall 1 wander DER hill side and glen.
To find where the wild roses grow?
The flowers by the door-stone at home,
And my favorite lilac tree,
When the Spring in its beauty shall come,
Will they blossom again for me-
When the soft winds of summer shall blow,
The lilacs so sweet and so fair
By nay window will blossom I know,
But I never shall welcome them there.
For when the bright Summer shall come
To deck tho green earth's sunny bowers,
This world will not then be my home
They tell me I am leaving the flowers.
Well, I trust there's a mansion for me,
Prepared by the Savior above;
feel that his mercy is free,
I trust that.I have tasted his love,
Then if never again to my view
The earth in its yerdure is drest,
There is beauty, all fadeless and new,
In the bright, happy homes Of the blest.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-07-29
A WORD TO THE WISE.

Love hailed a little maid,
Romping through the meadows:
Needless in the sun she played,
Scornful of the shadow.
"Come with me-" whispered he;
"Listen, sweet to love and reason"
By-and-by,' she Knocked reply;
cloves not in season."
Years went, years came:
Light mixed with shadow;
Love met the maid again,
Dreaming through the meadow.
"Not so coy" urged the boy;
"List in time to love and reason"
"By-and-by," she unused reply
cloves still in season."
Years went, years came;
Light changed to shadow.
Love said the maid again,
Waiting in the meadow.
"Pass no more my dream is DER;
1 can listen now to reason"
keep the coy" Knocked the boy
"Love is out of season."
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-07-29

WHAT NEXT adam Enreigh, of Jul
N. Y, has invented and actual
ly pateated a device for SHINING cells, to
the use Of which we hope the cells will
soon become a%eeQstomed. 1t consists in
the employment Of q clamp or holder and
a decapitating knife, or their equivalents,
whereby the desired work. viz: tae skin
ming of cells, may be performed very ex
pediSeasly, and in a manner far prefera-
BILE, j. e., to the operator, not to the cells,
to that done by hand.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-07-29

A FINISHED C1TY.-Ar recent American
traveller, when in Venice. expressed a Gu
riosity to know how the remarkable pal
aces Of that city were built, and on what
foundation they stood. When told that
they stood on piles, he desired to see the
pile-driEer. There is a model Of it in
the Dodge's Palace somewhere" replied
the guide, but it has not been used, for
we have had no house. built in Venice for
three hundred gears" Making due allow
ance for the guides accuracy of computa-
tion, the anecdote will serve to show the
stagnant, Dead-sea aspect of many Eas-
tern countries, whose exploits history has
e~mblazonea.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-07-29
Krrp1NG PROMISES WITH CH1LDREN.-.l

hEEPI hONIoNo VIII O-HIHDhNN'-
gentleman of the nervous temperament
once called on DR.. Dwight, President Of
Yale College. One Of the Doctors boys
was rather boisterous, and pestered the
nervous gentleman somewhat, whereupon
he said to him., Ny boy, if you will keep
still while | am talking to your father, !
will give yea a dollar" INSTANTLY the
boy hushed down, gentle as a sleeping
lamb. at the CLOSE Of the gentleman's
remarks, he attempted to leave without
giving the boy the dollar but DR..
Dwight was too fast for him. lie pnt o
dollar into the mans hand, saying, You
promised my boy . dollar for good behav-
Tor. Give him that, as you promised
If sir, we lie, u children will be liars
also.n
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-07-29
A Sentimental Robber.

The New Orleans Delta details the
following incident of recent occurrence
IN that city, as a proof that at least one
thief in New Orleans esteems Kisses more
precious than jewels -
\ night or two ago, a fair, sweet girl
residing on Race. tear Fourth street.
was partially awakened FROM her slam
bers 10y a mar i'll her chamber. but now
fully aroused she lay with closed lips for
a minute, when, the sound being repeated.
she started up and saw by the light Of
the little JET upon The gas,burner. "a INA u 5
form disappearing thro' the wiudnw.-
She screamed in|yoiantarily, and her
father, armed with 1t revolver, was in her
room i'll a few moments. great, agitated
and alarmed.
The parcut was disposed to think his
daughter had been dreaming ; when in
looking around, he observed upon mis-
daughters dressing bureau, where a
pair Of heavy bracelets. a diamond ring
and a necklace were lying, a slip Of pa
per, on which was written
FAIREsT, DEAREST GIRL Il came here
to rob, but your beauty made me honest
for the time. | saw these jewels, but be
lieving them yours, l could mot take
them. ! have stolen what | value more
three delicious kisses from your uncon'
scious lips. Do not be offended, they
were gentle and innocent.
AN UNKNOWN LOVER.
This story sounds romantic, but we arr
assured upon the best authority that it il
strictly true, and we publish it as an ev
idence that the age Of ~gallantry and sell
timent is not at an end that the race o
Rinaldo Rinaldino is not extinct.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-07-29
from the Plainfield Gazette.l


The sun is sinking low, Willie,
Is sinking in thegea,
The clouds are all aglow, Willie
And l will think of thee.
The brook is slumbering, sweet Willie
There's music in its tone,
l listen for thy feet, Willie
For l am sad and lene.
There's aching in my head, Willie,
There's aching in my heart,
l would that I were dead, Willie,
'Twere better thus to part.
For thou art on the sea, Willie,
Thy home is on the main, .
Then think, oh, think of me Willie,
We may not meet again.
The breezes sing a song, Willie,
Perhaps it is for me,
Its notes are deep and long, Willie,
And seem to speak of thee.
Thine eyes were ever bright, Willie,
Say have they lost their glow2
And is thy step as light, Willie,
AS in the long ago.
Would 1 might kiss thy brow, Willie,
And see thy gentle smile,
But we are parted now, Willie,
Full many a weary mile.
The stars are coming out, Willie,
To deck high heavens brow,
And l have many a dorbt, Willie,
If thou art happy now.
Then fare-thee-well again, Willie,
For thou art OF the sea,
Thy home is on the main, Willie,
And I viii think of thee.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-07-29

BA SATISFACTORILY EXPLAINED
Doctor" said IN old lady, the other day
to her family physician, kin you tell me
how it is that some folks is borg dumb ?"
Why, hem Why, certainly madam, "
replied the doctor " it is owing to the
fact that they came into the world with
out tho power of Speech
fla, me p remarked the old lady,
now just see what it is to have physical
%edication. I've asked my old man more
than a hundred times, that ere same
thing, and all | could ever git out of him
wasa'' kase they is" Well, l am glad l
axed you, for I never should aided salts
fed without KNOWN it,
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-07-29

The Two HEADED GIRL.-This singu-
lar creature is now on exhibition at Lex
ington, Missouri. She is seven years old
and is possessed of two perfect heads,
four areas, four legs, two hearts, and one
well formed body only. She is healthy,
active and intelligent. speaks and eats
with both mouths, walks wsll, runs fast.
sings with taste, and dances gracefully.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-07-29

A gay and brilliant throng were as
sembled il the city of Washington
Congress was in session, and the hotels
crowded with strangers. It was an eve
ming party. The brilliantly lighted
rooms were filed with youth and beauty.
Standing near one Of the doors were
two young ladies, busiiy engaged CONVEX.
sing together. The elder Of the two
suddenly exclaimed
1Oh Marian, have you seen Mr.. Ham
ilton, the new member from W."
mo, but | have heard a great deal
about him."
ooh, / want to see him SO badly
Mr.. N. is going to introduce him to. us.
/ wish he would make haste, I have NO
patience"
Don't speak so, Louise, wish you
would not be SO triaing," said Marian.
A singular. smile played around the
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-07-29

DO I'm aloatl I'm ahoat!'' scream.
ed a young lady of powerful lungs, and
fingers to match, as she exercised both at
The. piano. |" should think you were"
growled an old bachelor, /" indging from
tho squall you raise"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-07-29
For the Monmouth Weekly Herald.
THE SABBATEH BELL.
BY N WARD.

-
Sweetly sounds the Sabbath bell,
Echoing in the silent dell,
Sounding through the valleys wide,
Rolling up the mountain side.
Hallowed Peace from Heaven descends,
For a little season ends
All the care of worldly strife,
And we breathe a purer life.
Worldly thoughts no more modest,
On this holy day Of rest,
Sweetest, purest Of the seven,
Blessed antepast of Heaven.
Sweetly sounds the Sabbath bell,
Like a harp's enhancing swell,
When a seraph sweeps the strings,
Hymming Christ the King of Kings.
,ITcHFIELD, July 10, 1858.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-07-29

nsA Plutarch says, in his life of Al
exander, that the B~abylonians used, du.
ring the dog days, to sleep on skins filed
with water. The Boston Times adds,
that in these days men sleep on skins
filed with bad UNI.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-07-29

pA An Irishman being sent to grease
the carriage, returned about an hour af-
forwards, and said, i've creased every
part of the carriage but them sticks
where the wheels hang on"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-07-29

U An editor acknowledges the re,
ceipt Of a bottle Of brandy ~forty-eight
years old. and says; This brandy is so
old that we very much fear it cannot live
much long e
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-07-29

pgAIt is said that the health of Cairo
is bad. We shall never believe in water.
cnre again. "
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-07-29

G To what color does Aogging
change a boy? It makes him yellow (yeIl
oh
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-07-29

psA-A man is known by the company
he keeps.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-07-29

GA little nonsense, nov ard uc
Is relished by the wiyest men
The Evansville daily journal., 1858-04-15

Safety and ReIfef-Old Dr. II. James, abou
whom the New Yok and other Atlantic city press have
said much has retired from practice, but Or. Thos
Tilton his sonin-law, has been educated to trav
e for him and dispense his invaluable medicines. Most
prominent among these is his extract of Canniabs In
dca, which he discovered after hard labor and deep
search I'm Calcutta. lie strove o make medicine to
save his only child nom death by consumption, and he
succeeded DIR. Tilton, his sonin.law, is in Chicago,
Groom No. III, State street) lie has already sue
cecdcd in curing permanently, hundreds of terrible
cases Of Consumption, Nervous Debility and Suffer
ing, Asthma and Bronchitis. The Colds and Coughs
he has banished. are innumerabe. The Canniabs In
dica the most wonderful blessing Of the age. Give
DIR. Tion call send for bottle Of medicine, which
will cost you two dollars lie will prove 70 you that
you need not be sick, and that will cost mere trie
to get we'll.
n. A Spiro- Dy nameter to test the ngth oi
the lungs and ascertain the exact state of the patients
health.
p. S.-By addressing DR.. Tilton note through the
Chicago Post Office, enclosing four postage stamps,
2 centsi recipe will he sent in return free of Charge
to any part OF the Union All letters answered prompt
ly. Address,
DR.. TILTON,
octllGm- Box 16s2, Chicago, Ill.
The Evansville daily journal., 1858-04-15

F The religious movement that pre-
walls throughout the country has reached
New Orleans, and has awakened deep
sensation, and an unusual attendance is
observed in all the churches, which are
kept open every day in the week. 1t is
an unusual sight to see in hat city any
considerable number of business men,
gentlemen Of leisure. and laboring men,
turning from their usual routine of plea
sure or labor, during the interval between
Monday morning and Saturday night to
visit our churches. The Picayune says:
"At the prayer meetings now held each
day, at different hours, in different places,
and all attended by large numbers, are
to be seen quite as many men as women,
and the line Of Unconstitutional division
In these reunions seems to be almost en-.
| tirely broken down."
The Evansville daily journal., 1858-04-15

@ New YORK city is great place
for sympathizing meetings. A few days
ago, toasts were drank. at public meet
ing in that city, in honor Of Nena Sahib,
the Sepoy butcher, and now we notice
another demonstration is to take place
in honor Of Orsini, the Italian assassin
INSTRUMENTATION is to take place at 2
O'Clock P. NJ. on the 14th day Of the
month, being the same hour and day
when Orsini attempted ito rid Europe
Of its tyrant"-so his sympathizers ex.
press it. 1t is expected to come off either
in April or May, probably the former. A
torchlight procession is to march through
the principal thoroughiares of New York
with drums and funeral music, which
will halt in front Of the City Hall, where
speeches in three different languages will
be made.
The Evansville daily journal., 1858-04-15

@The fancy ball at Mrs. Senator
Gwinn's S must have been splendid af.
fair. No pains seems to have been
spared in order to make the occasion one
long to be remembered by the elite of
Washington City, and we judge the ef-
forts Of the lady were attended with
complete success. In order to let our
lady readers judge how Mrs. Gwinn ap-
pcared, We make the following extract:
The guests were announced in their
assumed characters by an usher, and
were received by Mrs. Gwinn, who was
dressed as Marquse of the Court of
Louis XIV For the benefit Of our lady
readers at distance, we will state that
this splendid costume was skirt of
white moire antique silk, trimmed with
deep founces Of rare lace, with train of
cherry -colored sltin, trimmed with a
ruche Of the same material. The bod
dice was trimmed with lace, and the
coiffure was of that elaborately arranged
and powdered fashion peculiar to the old
French court. She was assisted by her
eldest daughter. becomingly attired as a
Greek Girl, and attended by younger
daughter, dressed as a Court Page.