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Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-09-15
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Fall Fashions.

The modistes seem determined to make
every style fashionable, so that the casa
que and basque arc worn as we'll pointed
aud round bodies.
The round WASTED dresses (reviyed
novelties) seem to threaten us as leading
on the short waists worn by our ances
tors. At present they reach quite to the
hips, and only appear short. by the sup.
preston of the basque, but little by little
the waists will be shortened in the sane
proportion as they have been heightened
Skirts retain all their fullness, and
most dresses are made with bands full
bodies for light dresses, many of them
with open bodies, trimmed round with
tuIle rucheS high and pointed bodies
are worn for dresses of silk or other
thick material.
Sleeves are still worn very full and
open tight sleeves are worn for morning
dresses, and small bishop sleeves, with q
turned back Cuff, are still in favor. Low
bodies are much in request, with canczons
either OF figured nett or muslin, fastened
under the band, and trimmed across the
shoulders with frill Of bouilone.
The Zouave jacket, in all materials, is
in universal favor.
AS neglige the long casaque, with skirt
Of the same material, is much worn, either
in quilting, chintz, jaconet, steel colored
barege, aud printed muslins; the casaque
trimmed with fiat plating.
Simple dresses made with four hounces
trimmed with ribbon of the sare color
arc much worn, ribbons of different col
ors are abandoned. High bodied barege
dresses, made either with a gIet in.front
or pointed behind, or rounded at the
waist, with sash, the bow in front, are
fashionable.
Nantes are going out Of favor; shawls
OF cashmere, lace silk, muslin or Grape
are now the favoriteS. These are trim
med with two rows Of lace, or with gimp
fringe, and jet buttons.
For the country, round hats are adop
ted. They are made Of Leghorn, bound
with blue or black velvet, and trimmed
with feathers or bows Of velvet, ornamen
ted occasionally on the front with q
boquet of flowers, on which is placed a
humIning bird, stag beetle, or grasshop
per.
We have seen some pretty rice straw
hats, trimmed with white mauvc, OF
cerise feathers or flowers to match; and
with band of lace, fastening a boquet
of fancy grass, or a single feather and
Empress roses; black and white trimming
is still perseyered in.
There is little change in bonnets; light
fancy straws, Grape and Leghorn are
worn; these are trimmed with simple
ribbon or flowers and lace, the inside to
match; any becoming color may be
worn.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-09-15
The Distance Of the Sun Increasins

A German publication has given the
calculations to prove that the distance
between the earth and the sun is annual.
ly increasing, saud attributes to this fact
the increasing humidity Of our summers.
and the less Of fertility in the soil of the
formerly most favored regions If the
earth. The vegetable and animal remains
found even within the strata of the Arc
circle. show that degree Of heat form.
erly prevailed there which cqualed tina
of the equatorial regions Of the present
time, and although many ingenious theo-
ries have been started to account for ibis
desolation Of once sunny region, none
seems so rational as the very obvious one
Of gradual withdraw of the great source
Of light and heat.
The Egyptians, Chinese and other ma.
tons have traditions that at very early
period of their history, the appa: ent d.
ametcr Of the sun was double what it
now is, ard according to the tables Of the
German savant, in the course Of six thou
sand years more, the distance Of that
luminary will have diminished SO that we
shall receive but one eighth part Of the
solar influence which we at present enjoy,
the whole earth being covered with eter
nal ice. 1t is now admitted by the most
orthodox school Of science that the earth
and other planets were thrown off from
the sun, SO that our g lobe has confessedIy
travelled one hundred millions Of miles
from its birth place, and no absurdity
exists in the supposition that it has not
yet ceased recedings though at constant
ly diminished rate, which may or may
reach the 0 point before i5arriyes at such
distance to be uninhabitable, when fol
lowing the analogy of all other known
pertcrbati0ns and eccentricities among
the different bodies of the universe, it
will undoubtedly retrace its steps to a
point much nearer than any it has occu-
pied during the historic period, and so
move back and fortn. like a mighty pen
dulum forever, measuring off perhaps
thousands of ages at each beat. Or,
perchance, having run its course, it will
fall back into the snn-as a man, who
springs from the dust, returns to dust
again--to be again evolved in the form
OF nebnlous matter, and again condensed
into a habitable globe.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-09-15
Genius and Labor.

Alexander Hamilton once said to an
intimate friend:
Men give some credit for genius. All
the genius | have lies just in this:-When
| have subject in hand l study it pro.
ioundlly. Day and night it is before me.
| explore it in all its bearings. Nv mind
becomes pervaded with it. Then the eff
Tort which | make is what the people are
pleased to call the fruit of genius. 1t is
the fruit Of labor and and great deal Of
thought"
Mr.. Webster once replied to a gentle
man who pressed him to speak on sub
ject of great Importance; The subject
interests me deeply, but | have not time
There, SIR" pointing to huge pile oil
letters on the table, is pile of unan
swered letters, to which | must reply be-
fore the close of the session. (Which was
then three days Off l have not time
to master the subject SO as to do it Jus.
tice"
But, Mr.. Webster, few words from
you would do much to awaken public at
tention to it,"
:" II there be so much weight in my
words as you represent, it is because
40 not allow myselfto speak on any sub
Ject till | have imbued my mind with it,
Demosthenes was once urged to speak
on a great and sudden emergency. u
am not prepared" said he, and obstinate
ly refused.
The law of labor is equally binding on
genius and mediocrity.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-09-15

n@% The story of an Englishman in
the camp of GarribaIdi, whose enthusi
asm in fghing the Austrians was said bv
himself not to spring so much from his
zeal for Italy as love of shooting. will
be recollected by many readers. His
name is Captain Peard, and correspon
dent of the London News gives the fol-
lowing account of him:
He comes from Cornwall, and belongs
to militia regiment, whose uniform he
wears with a decidedly martial bearing.
He is man of tall and colossal frame,
nearer 60 than so, and is considered the
best shot Of the party. Although he has
been attached to Garribaldi's staff, he
makes war at his own expense, and he
was always to be found in the thick OF
the fray. 1t seems that his only object
was that of getting a good shot at the
enemy, and whenever be had killed an
Austrian he was seen to mark him down
in his pocket book. A few days ago |
met Capt. Peard at Brescia and he was
kind enough to show me his book, from
which it was apparent that twenty-five
Austrian were killed by him during the
campaign, besides ten who were under the
head of uncertain" I was greatly
amazed at the unpretending manner in
which our countryman spoke of the rather
curious propensity for such a murderous
game, for he assured me he processes the
utmost indifference to the cause of Italian
independence.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-09-15
Preaching to the Point.

Passing along one night-for evening
at the south is our afternoon-in Mont.
gommery, Alabama, I stepped into the
Presbyterian lecture room, where slave
was preaching. My bredren," said he,
"'llgion is like the Alabama river: in
spring comes fresh, and bring in all the
ole logs, slabs and sticks dat had been
lynn on the bank, an carry dem down in
de current. Bymeby de water down, den
a log cotch here on dis island, den a slab
gifts cotched on de shore; an de sticks
on de bushes, an dryin' till comes an
other fresh. Jes' so dere come a 'vival
of 'ligion, dis ole sinner bro't in, dat old
backslider bro't back, an all de folks
seem comm, an mighty good times
But, bredren, bymeby dc 'vival gone; den
dis old sinner is stuck on his old sin, den
dat old backslider is cotched where he
was afore, on jes' such a rock; den one
after mother dat had got 'ligion lies all
along de shore an dare they lie till an
other 'yiyal. Beloved bredren, God bress
your souls, keep in de current Christian
Herald.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-09-15
The Irish Root Doctor.

1t appeared best to the excise commits.
sionerS Of the town of NJ. New York,
to refuse license for the sale of intoxicat.
ing liquors to all persons save doctor
ofknown integrity and strong temperance
principles, who promised not to sell ex.
cept for medical or mechanical purposes.
One Wheeler-an eccentric Irish cobbleF
-longed for a quiet drink, and with
sober air and smooth tongue. petitioned
the doctor for quart of gin.
For what purpose do you wish it ?"
asked the doctor.
SUI doctor, I've been very bad for
nearly ten days back, with great gone.
ness in my stomach, and not a harper Of
good can I get from anything in these
turns but gin to soak some roots in"
"And do you tell me, upon your honor,
Wheeler, that you only wish the gin to
soak some roots in, and to he taken as
medicine or weak stomach 2"
Faith, as live, doctor, only want
the gin to soak some roots"
The doctor confident from his sallow
appearance that the man was sick. and
that little tonic bitter would not harm
him, filled his quart bottle and received
his pay. Wheeler, on reaching the side.
walk, fronted the doctor, who was still
standing in the door. placed his thumb,
upon his nose. and while with the other
hand he placed the bottle to his mouth
and took a long invigorating guzzel of
gin.
"Stop!" cried the doctor; you gave
your word of honor that you only wanted
gin to soak some roots, and here you
are drinking yourself dead drunk"
Faith, doctor, and I'm after telling
you no lies. | wanted the gin to soak
the roots Of me tongue which was so
dry could never swallow mouthful of
meat to strengthen my stomach"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-09-15
E oQuent Extract,

The best thing yet written by Edward
Everett in his Mount Vernon Papers, y
is an article on the late comet. After
describing its approach to the earth, and
the beautiful picture it presented, he
says:
= Return, then. mysterious traveller, to
the depths of the heavens, never again to
be seer by the eyes of men now living
Thou hast run thy race with gIoryl Mil
lions Of eyes have gazed upon thee with
wonder, but they shall never look upon
thee again. Since thy last appearance
in these skies, empires, languages and
races have died away-the Macedonian
the Alexandrian, the Augustan, the Par.
THAN, the Byzantine, the Saracenic, the
Ottoman dynasties have sunk or are sink
ing into the gulf of ages. Since thy last
appearance old continents have relapsed
into ignorance, and new worlds have
Gene out from behind the veil of waters.
The Magian fires are quencbed on the
hill tops of Asia; the Chaldean is blind
the Egyptian hicrogramist has lost bis
cunning; the Oracles are dumb. Wis
dom now dwel5 in the farthest Thules
or in newly discovered worlds beyond
the sea-Haply, when, wheeling Up again
from the celestial abysses, thou art once
more seen by the jewellers Of the earth
the language we speak shall be forgotten
and science shall have fed to the utter
most corners of the earth. But even
there His bands. that now marks out thy
Wondrous circuit. Shall still guide thy
course; d then, as now, Hesper will
smile at thy approach, and Arcturus, with
his sons, rejoice at thy coming"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-09-15

A BAD BREATH The other day an
freshman late from Erin's fair turf, while
at work in stone quarry near the city
of Milwaukee, found skunk under Cat
stone he was raising. Catching q
glimpse of the animal, he stopped lifting,
called to a companion to hold the stone
while he got the kitten as he called it,
out and not kill the poor thing
Jamie came, hell up the stone, while
Patrick got down upon his knees. reach.
ed his hand under, and pulled out the
animal. Handling it little rough for
ordinary occasions he all of sudden let
go, sprang up with one hand to his nose,
and sang out" Howly mither Off,
and what has that cat been eating p"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-09-15

Ba- \ certain Irish literateur. the
other day, met the author of" Ben Bolt"
on the steamboat, and in the course Of
conversation, said
"An! but this is the way with you.
\ child Of genius. you give everything
the most brilliant hues ~
But" replied E., " l am no child Of
genius, am citizen OF New jersey
Child of genius, indeed y
"Wcll, but" said the other, "don't
you see the compliment I'm paying
you q
I. i can't say that 1 do retorted the
poet. My conception of a child of
genius, is fellow with hole in his
bFeeches, and very dirty shirt"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-09-15

A NOVEL ADVERTISEMENTS mos
remarkable among the many remarkable
advertisements which daily fall under
our notice, in hundreds of exchanges
from every section Of the country, is the
one below:
"a pew is for sale in the meeting house
of the first parish in Amherst. The man
that owns the pew owns the right of a
space just as long as the pew is, from the
bottom of the meeting house to the top
OF the roof, and he can go as much higher
as he can get. If man will buy my
pew and sit in it on Sundays, and repent
and be good man, he will go to heaven
if God lets him go. Let a man start
from the right place, let him go right
keep right, do right, and he will go tc
heaven at last, and my pew is as good 9
place to start from as any pew in the
meeting house."
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-09-15
why be Unhappy.

What's the use to be unhappy,
What's the use to fume and fret Z
What's the use to look behind you,
Nursing up the vain regret
What if life is clouded over
With lis sorrows dark AMI wild?
What if fortune does look sternly
Hath she never sometimes smiled
Why, If you must taste the bitter,
VIII you fling the sweet away
Fighting ever with the crosses
That you meet from day to day
Why disquiet those around you
With complaints you should suppress
Weary those whom duty bids you
Still TO comfort and to bless.
Look a; yonder little insees
Sporting in the suns bright beams
Listen now and hear The music
OF yop j,uyous, laughing streams.
Look at nature all around you,
And above, where er you stray
Mute creations ever singing,
Happy j! it seems to sag.
sHs
What's the use to be unhappy,
What's the use to fume and fret
Pluck up courage. laugh at triAes,
And you may be happy yet.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-09-15

BY the soft green light in the woody glade,
On the banks of moss where thy childhood play'd
By the waving tree through which thine eye
First loek'd in love to the summer sky;
BY the dcwy CLEAN, by the very BREATH
Of tie primrose tufts in the grass beneath,
Upon thy heart there is laid spell
Holy and precious4-oh guard it well
BY the sleeping ripple of the stream,
Which hatb, fulld thee into many dream
BY the Shiver of the ivy leaves,
To the wind of morn at thy easement caves;
BY the bees deep murmur in the lines,
By the music of the sabbath chimes;
By every sound of thy native shade,
Stronger and dearer the spell is made
By the gathering round the winter hearth
When twilight CALI unto household mirth
By the fairy tale or the legend old
In that ring of happy faces told,
BY the quiet hours when hearts unite
In the parting prayer and the kind good night !"
By the smiling eye and loving tone,
Oyer thy life has the spell been thrown.
Anu pieSS tndt 9iiI Ill hden Seaee miSHe5
A guardian power and guiding light!
1t hath led the freeman forth to stand
In the mountain battles of his land;
1t haiti brought the wanderer er the seas
To die on the hills of his own fresh breeze,
And back to the gates of his fathers hall,
1t hath won the weeping prodigal.
Yes when thy heart in its pride would stray
From the loves of his guileless youth away;
When the sullying breath of the world would come
Der the flowers it brought from its chiIdhood's
home;
Think thou again of the woody glade,
And the souni by the rustling ivy made,
Think of the tree at thy parents door,
And the kindly spell shall have power once more
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-09-15
The Mad Stone.

We condense the following from the
Linn county Register, Iowa:
f" The Rev. Mr.. Cleghorn, of Covers
Ferry, Cedar county, had one of bis sons
bitten by mad dog on the I'd inst, and
also the horse on which the boy was ri.
ding at the time. Having seen the ac
count which was published few DAYS
ago of the Mad Stone in the possession
Of Mr.. Evans, Of Paris. in this county, he
Immediately started thit..er with his bow
and horse. The stone was soaked in
warm milk and water. and then applied
to the wound. 1t adhered with great te
naclty-so much as to cause intense
pain for few moments. After short
time it seemed to fill Itself and dropped
off. After being submerged in the milk
and water again during which greer
offensive scum would arise from the stone
it was again applied. After the fourth
time 1T would not adhere any more, and
Mr.. Evans pronounced him cured. II
was then applied to the wound on the
horse, to which it adhered three time:
only. To make sare Of the matter, how
ever. Mr.. g. remained over night and
tried 1T again in the morning, but il
would have on effect on either the boy Oh
the horse. 1t seems to b. a fact we'll at.
tested, that this stone will not adhere &c
any wound not. made by rabid animal
and IT so must cOnfound the wisdom OF
the most philosophical.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-09-15

pS- The other day, a lady fell off the
Brooklyn boat into the East river a
poor lrishman sprang over aud rescued
her. When she was safe on deck again,
her husband, who had been calm spec
tator Of the accident, handed the brave
fellow a shilling. Upon some one Of the
bystanders expressing Indignation. Pat
said, as he pocketed the coin, Arrah
don't blame the jintleman-he knows
best; maybap il / hadn't saved her, he'd
have given me dollar"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-09-15
HI- Steve" said one ebouy to anoth

E@~ Steve, said one ebony to anoth.
err the other day. kin yon tell me what
makes the thunder and lightning 2"
Who me? Sartinly | kin"
: Well proceed to lightnen."
g." You see de colica it runs against de
atmospheric elementary spellin' book,
and split it wide open; dat makes de
lightnin', and de noise perjused makes de
thunder. You see now ?"
"Lookee heah, how long did you work
at the spelin' book binding business ?"
You go to chopin out cotton, ar I'll
chop out yer WOOL y
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-09-15

AS FAR UP AS THEY owN-We have
inst heard good 'un. Not loug ago
distinguished divine of this city was
walking with friend past new church
in which another distinguished is the
SHEPPARD. Said the friend to the D. D.
looking up at the spire, (which was very
tall and not yet completely how much
higher is that going to be ?" Not
much" said the D. D. with sly laugh,
They don't own very far in that diree-
ton !"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-09-15

nsA- A dandy with more beauty than
brains married ar heiress, who. although
very accomplished was by no meas very
handsome. One day be said to her
My dear as ugly as you are, l love
You as we'll as though you were pretty"
"Thank you, love, was the reply /
can return the compliment, for fool as
you are, love you as well as though you
had wit"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-09-15

BsA In neighboring town lives a
person who has always refused to give
anything towards the support of religious
worship. A few days ago a new church
was built, and the gentleman, to The sur
prise of all, gave bell for new struc-
ture. On being asked the reason, he
said he never put his money where he
could not hear it ring.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-09-15

ns+ A stiff necked old politician, liy-
ing near Detroit recently refused to allow
his daughter to marry the man Of her
choice, because be didn't vote the reg
ular ticket" But the shrewdest polite
ian is no match for girl, aud the mar
riage took place in the parlor. while the
old gentlhman was holding causus in
his library.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-09-15

TIT FOR TAT.-At camp meeting in
East Kington, New Hampshire, a Deputy
Sheriff was arrested for peddling cakes
and pies without a license. After paying
his SIS and costs, he arrested Elder J. V.
Hines for selling Second Advent"
books, who was fined like the Sheriff, but
he refused to pay and went to Jail.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-09-15

ANECDoTE OF JoHNsoN.-A man whom
DR.. johnson once reproved for following
a useless and demoralizing business said
in excuse:
You know, doctor, that must i've"
The brave old hater of everything that
was mear and hateful, coolly replied, II
do notsee any necessity for that"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-09-15

Vs. A beggar importuned lady for
aims she gave him shilling. God
bless your ladyship I" said he, this will
prevent me from executing my resolu-
ton" The lady alarmed, and thinking
he meditated suicide, asked what he
meant Alas, madam p said he. +" bat
for this shilling should be obliged to go
to work"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-09-15

HD~ Annette, my dear, what country
is opposite to US on the globe ~
s. Don't know, SIR"
Well, we'll" said the perplexed
teacher IF l were to bore a hole
through the EARTH and you were to go in
this eud, where would you come out 2"
/" Out of the hole sir" replied the pu.
pill.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-09-15

WHAT IS A Fool Fanny Fern, who
writes great deal Of nonsense, writes
good sense sometimes. The following is
her definition Of fool
g. The fool is he who, not yet at life's
meridian, has exhausted it and himself
who thinks every man green who has
not taken his diploma in wickedness.-
For whom existence is as weary as a
thrice told tale. Who has crowded four
score years into twenty or less (; and has
nothing left for it but to sneer at the
healthy, simple, pure, fresh joys which
may never come again to his vitiated
pallet.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-09-15

The MIND.-Tbe mind has certain
vegetatiye power, which cannot be Who'll
ly idle. If it is not laid out and cultiya
ted into beautiful garden, it will of
itself shoot up into weeds or flowers Of a
wild growth.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-09-15

BI- Is your house warm one p
asked a man in search Of tenement, Of
a landlord.
" 1t ought to be-the painter gave it
70 coats recently was the response.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-09-15

de- Profession and practice should
act together. If the acts belle the words
little credit can be given to the latter,
however earnest they may seem.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-09-15
To- A Jolly fellow had an Office n.

Ia A jolly fellow had an Office mex
to doctors. One day an elderly gen
tleman Of the old fogy school Numbered
into the wrong shop.
"Dr. X in?"
Don't live here" says P, who was il
full scribble over some important papers,
without looking up.
"Oh thought this was his Office"
Next door,"
pray, sir, can you tell me if the doc
tor has many patients ?"
Not living"
The old gentleman was never h card O.
in the vicinity again, but the story wa;
that DR.. II. threatened to sue P. for libel
However,, be came to think better Of it