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Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-02
C~ircnmstantial Evidence,

Joe Brace was a farmers son in the
town OF W, and by his tricks and
games, and wild pranks. caused his watch
full PARENT" no little trouble sometimes.
1t happened on one occasion. that master
Joe was caught in some misdemeanor and
as a punishment for the same, had been
compelled to hoe in the corn field until
such a time as said "parient" should
Judge proper that he should Re released.
Joe like a dutiful son. took his hoe, and
~straightway commenced sad havoc among
the weeds which obstrueted the growth
of the corn. Dinner time came and pass.
ed by, and still no call for poor Joe, who
began to think his punishment was
= greater than he could bear = but still
he toiled on, expecting every moment to
hear the ulnmon which would release
him for a time at least, from his task
But there was no such good luck for him.
The old mar determined he should
:" sweat it OUT as he termed it and
stretching himself on the lounge in the
back room, was soon fast asleep. Joe
labored faithfully till rear three o'clock,
when hunger getting the better Of duty
he resolved to obtain something to stay
his g stomach" at all hazards. So drop.
ping his hoe, he stcered cautiously for
the house ; and entering the back door
unobserved, succeeded in reaching the
pantry without detection-the old mar
being asleep, and the other portion of the
household being engaged with some com
pany in the front part of the house, who
had arrived a few moments before. On
entering he commenced an attack OF q
nince pie, that had been set upon the
window to cool, being just from the oven.
When he had about half demolished the
pie, and was thinking Of some means to
escape detection, his meditatioas were
disturbed by something in contact with
his limbs. On looking down, he saw the
f~avorite pussy, who had stolen in at tho
door, and was rubbing herself aud purr-
ing as if expressing her entire apprOha'
ton of the proceeding. On pereeiving
her he thought of q plan which he put
Immediately into execution. Grasping
her fore legs, he .daubed her fore feet
about in the remaining part of the pie,
and placing her on the shelf, left the PAN
try, the cat jumping to the floor, and fol-
lowing him, leaving her tracks, of course.
both on,the floor and on the shelf. joe
now made immediate haste for the field,
much refreshed by his bite" and was
soon diligently at work.
lie had been hoeing but a short time,
when, hearing a noise in the rear, he
looked up and saw the old man coming,
with Tabby under his arm and his gun
over his shoulder. Neither spoke the
old man passing by. and proceeding
round beheld a knoll which hid hiuS
from Joes view.
Joe leaned on his hoe for a. moment,
listening. when the silence was suddenly
disturbed by the report Of the gun, MIN
gled with the screenings of a cat. plain
y indicating what had been the fate Of
poor pussy. In a moment more the old
man reappeared with his gun in hand, the
smoke stll curling from the barrel : and
as he passed by his laboring hopeful, if
he had not been a little hard Of hearing,
he might have heard
There goes another victim to circunstan.
tiaJ Evidence"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-02
-Four Millions Of Soldiers Under
Arms in Europe.

According to the correspondence of
the New York Journal of Commerce II
appears from official statements made "a
late as the 10Th of February last, that the
military forces of Europe embraced moro
than four millions of soldiers under arms.
without counting sailors gardes, civil nat.
ional, or militia of all kinds, of which
the number reaches a much larger figure /:
The effective force Of France on the
1st of June, 1858, was 671,400 men, 165
batteries de campage, marine. AT YES
sells of war, 800 sailing, 1T steamers,
27 900 mariners.
The Austrian Army consists of 670,577
men, of which 520.400 were infantry, TO-
300 cavalry 1892 artillery, lilo engi-
neers, 9.217 pontoneers marine 104 YES
sells Of war.
The Prussian army consists Of $4,000,
Of which 100000 are of the active force,
and Landwher.. of list con. marine, so
vessels Of war, $500 mariners.
England has an army of 229, 900 men,
including those dispersed 10 the colonies !;
marine, 600 vessels Of war, 300 sailing.
PSI steamers, 40 vessels of the line car
rying 1892 guns and 66,500 sailors.
The Russian army consists of 1,067 600
men including the reserve and 226, 900
irregulars 166 vessels, %, 900 marines
and gunners.
Spain has a peace establis hment of 49,
600 troops and for war 500, 900 marine,
40 vessels, 1900 mariners.
The Sardinian army consists of so, 900
soldiers marine 40 vessels and $3.50
sailors.
Two Sicilies-The army is 100. 600 Of
which 10000 are ships marine 60 YES
sells, II sailing. rs steamers, 100 can
noneers. 1852 sailors.
Rome maintains an army of 16, 900 in.
fantry and 1915 cavalry. Tuscany has
an army of 10000 men.
The German States have a federal
army of 100000 men. The German con
federation an army Of 225. 900 men, 49,.
500 cavalry including the Austrian and
Prusslan Contingents.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-02
A New Game.

Pool" is a game e~xtravagantly in.
dulged in at Buffalo. The game is PLAYED
on a billiard table, with twenty or thirty
balls, each ball numbered, the numbers
running from one up. A dozen or moro
can join in the glme. A certain mum.
b-r is fixed upon. and the player who
shall first pocket enough balls whose
numbers will amount to it. wins the pile.
which is made up by the players stalking
a certain amount each before the game
commences. Previous to the commence.
ment, each player draws a marble from
a box, and puts it out of sight in his
pocket. These marbles are all numbered
to correspond with numbers on the table.
The player, after receiving his marble
reccollects the number. and his game is to
pocket balls enough, the number of which.
added to that of the marble in his pocket.
will make the number which wins the
pile.
The Republic tells a good story of an
adventure which an old gent ~passiouately
fond of pool" had a few nights ago
He is occasionally given to chance in
other games, it is intimated. Well he
home very late from a seige at
pool" His wife was asleep. When
she awokc in the morning, she found upon
the floor a marble, which had dropped
out of her husbands pocket when he came
to bed, upon which were the figures IT,"
What is this p said she to the lord.
Lord opened his eyes, looked, blushed,
was confused, and stammered, why
why-it's a marble, amt it?"
Yes" said she, " but what are you
doing with a marble in your pocket 2"
In my pocket l-well-ah 1.-The fact
is, I've had that marble in my pocket for
the last thirty FIVE years-ever since I
used to play for keeps with Bill"
Indeed !" incredulously asked his
wife but what are these figures on
here for what does II mean ?"
at mean p said he, hesitatingly-
/" Oil II ?-why that was the number Of
marbles Bill owed me when we quit play
ing he marked 1t out there so ! wouldn't
forget it."
The old fellow had a narrow escape,
and hasn't played any more " pool" since,
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-02

EDUCATION AND FIGHTING.-By a law
Of Prussia, every child between the ages
of seven and fourteen is required to go
to school and learn to read and write
In 1916 there were but two persons in a
hundred who could neither read nor
write. Two million three hundred
thousand out Of the two million nine
hundred thousand between seven and
fourteen years attend school. In the
standing army OF 126. 900, but two sold
iers were unable to read. In case of her
taking part in the war, Prussia can bring
into the field 100000 soldiers, and in one
sense the beat educated military in the
world.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-02
Our Strip 8ooh
Eloquent Extract.

There may be finer and loftier exam
pies of true eloquence than the following
extract from a speech in New York a
short time since, by Wendell Phillips, but
they are few and far between
II am sometimes accustomed to COM
pare my country to that vast natural phe-
nomenon upon its Atlantic coast--the
Gulf Stream. This body of water flows
with a strong, steady and constant cur
rent from the south to the north, gradu-
ally lessening in intensity, but yet carry
ing its influences from the CapeS of Flor.
ida to Hatteras to Nantucket, from Nan
tucket to the Banks of Newfoundland and
Labrador, and thence spreading them
over the whole western shore of northern
and southern Europe. Like the Gulf
Stream, all our influences come from the
South. The South gives us our Presi-
dents and politics that guide them; it gives
US the cotton, coffee, tobacco and sugar,
that create our commerce, quicken our
industry, soothe US in excitement and
sweeten our very repast. But the inqui-
rers and philosophers tell US that far
down beneath the surface of this steady
impulse that bears so many and so great
influences northward there runs a con
slant and mighty stream OF cold. calm
and refreshing waters from the north,
which return to the south the energies it
has lost. Sometimes a mighty iceberg,
rearing high above the surface its bril-.
liant yet icy head-some Daniel Webster,
glittering, yet grand and gloomy, fast
anchored in the calm, cool influences that
flow beneath the surface Of our affairs
breasts the upper current, and holds its
way steadily southwark. The southern
waves dash against it and their inhuen-
ces continually work upon it. Little by
lit:le it melts away before them as it ad
%vances; now a j%utting point gives way,
now a soaring pinnacle falls, till at hast
the mighty mass itself bows its head and
is overwhelmed 10y the all surrounding
waters, to be seen and heard no more.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-02
Reasons for Turning Loafer.

Among the many reasons which are
efectual in urging a man to turn loafer,
the following may be named as a few of
the most powerful:
/. You are never bothered with tailor's
or boot makers bills.
2. Poor relations are a kind of folks
that don't make frequent calls upon your
purse.
8. You have 10 work to do, and may
lounge the streets to your hearts content.
4. You are never in danger of being
reused from a sound sleep, with Joseph,
get up; your breakfast is waiting for
you.'
5. You run no hazard of being knocked
down for your money.
6. You are at liberty to enjoy the IN.
disturbed luxury of sucking molasses
from hogsheads, through a wisp of stra W.
7. You are free from the c~onstraints
of fashionable etiquette.
s. You have no fear of getting corns
on your toes from new boots.
8. You are in the way of becoming a
philosopher by observing with solicitude
" the changes Of the moon," and noting
the alternate approach Of fair and foul
weather by the direction Of the winds.
10. You are never obliged to take
your " eye. opener" or your phlegm cut
ter" at your own expense.
II. You are never likely to be de
nounced BY the rabble as a purse proud
aristocrat.
IL. And you enjoy the distinction
universally accorded, of being a public
man.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-02

49,
The BEST SCHcEARt-In every school
there is one who is called the best schol,
ar. Teachers and pupils have no Difficult
ty in deciding who is entitled to this hon.
orable distinction, and when we once
heard the pupils Of a school exclaim, as a
bright eyed boy entered the room, Here
ONE Frank F.; he is the best boy in
the school,"-w thought, What a good
introduction to a new teacher" After
becoming acquainted with the scholars,
we found that they had told the truth
Frank was the best boy in school, and
will no doubt become one Of the best men
in the city. Think of it, boys. The
best boy in school," Who would not be
proud of such u title 1t is worth more
than millions Of dollars. But perhaps
some scholars will say, We can't all lie
the best" This is true, but you have a
right to try, and the one who will try
the hardest will succeed, for there is
power in that li&sle word try. Frank
could not be the best boy in his school if
he did not try. If you cannot be the
best, be careful and not be the worst
Every school has one boy who is worse
than any other scholar. We pity him /:
we pity his parents, his brothers and sis,
ters. What a disgraccful title" The
worst boy in school," lie will no doubt
become one of the worst men in.the com
munity. Let every boy who reads this,
resolve to be " the best boy in school,"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-02
There is Somebody Dead in There

There's somebody dead in there"
said one little boy to another, as passed
a house on the belI.knob of which hung a
little piece of Grape. Ny heart repeated
what the little boy had said" there's
somebody dead in there" as | walked
slowly and thonghtfully down the street.
All who passed and saw the same sad Elm
bletn, learned the same sad story, some
body was dead" But how few cared to
ask, or know.
a few short months since, when the
cold winds were drifting the snow
through the street and piling it on side
walks and roof, a little stranger with a
face-O, so little and eyes looked 0
derlngly around on the new world it had
discovered, made two hearts glad. And
by and by it grew SO strong that it made
brief journeys from a chair to mammals
outstrctched arms, laughing the while as
hard as it could. Often as | passed the
house, a sweet baby turned towards me
thro' the half closed blinds, and my heart
blessed the little child. But a few days
ago it sicke.ed, and last night, when the
sun went down, it died.
| miss q sweet face at the window to-
day, and the little carriage is empty ;
and asI pass the house. I am repeating
sadly, with the little boy, " there's some
body dead in there The heart knoweth
its own bitterness, ana that young mother
knows better than anybody else, that
" there's somebody dead in the house,
as again and again she lifts the white
covering that conceals the repose of her
first born and only child. God help thee
young mother This afternoon, while the
Sabbath fingers, and the holy hours are
full Of rest and stiffness, they will carry
thy little one TO its quiet home in Mount
Hope, to await the coming Of its Redeem.
err.
They have buried their dead out of
their sight, and still it seems as if some
body was dead in that house. Oh, those
sad hours at the ireside-and only they
who have felt them know how sad, when
it is said there's somebody dead in
there" How the sorrow settles down
like a dark cloud above and around US !
The sunshine seems all Withdrawn, and
verify we should die did not God send it
back to US again.
By-and by, dear reeaaT of your house
and mine will it be said, there's some.
body dead in here" Perhaps that some
body will be you or me perhaps the
sweet wife who journeys by our side, or
the little one that n~estles close in the cor
ner of the heart. God help US in that
nour, for all human help will fail. OF
every earthly house will it sooner or later
be said, there's somebody dead in
there = but there is a house not made
with hands, Of which it shall never, never
be spoken. Down through the ages
sounds the glorious everlasting proclama-
ton, there shall be no more death. If
you and |, dear reader, have a mansion
in that house, let death como to,our earth
ly house, if God send it. 1t can trouble
US but a little while, and then, at last,
standing within the fold of the Good
Shepherd, all tears shall be wi Led from
our eyes.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-02

A RELIC OF OLDEN TINES An an
Gent barrel is in the possession Of Benson
Coe, of West Hartford. Mass. 1t bears
date 1910, and is therefore two hundred
and forty nine years old. 1t is known
to have been used as a vinegar cask for
over one hundred and eighty years. The
cask is still sound, and some Of The hoops
were on it before the Revolutionary war.
Mr.. Coo supposes that his ancestors
brought it from Holland at the time OF
the earliest settlement in Massachusetts.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-02

vs. When dogs attack a flock Of
sheep, the sheep scatter, and thus become
IN easy prey ; but in attacking goats,
they find it more difficult to accomplish
their purpose. The goats form into a
ring, the kids in the centre, and the
horns of the old bucks, presented against
the enemy, are a strong defence. Wis.
dom and prudence seem to be on the side
of the goats.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-02

E The following beautiful poem, written sere
raj years ago, by Bishop Doane, is again afoat o
the sea of prilt. 1t used to be familiar as house
hold words:
Chisel in hand stood a sculptor boy,
With his marble block before him,
And his face lit up with a smile of joy,
As an angel dream passed DER him
He carved the dream on the shapeless stone,
With many a deep incision
With heavens own light the sculptor shone,
He caught that angels vision.
sculrtors of life are we, as we stand
With our souls uncarved before US;
Waiting the hour, when at Gods command,
Our life-drean passes or us.
If we carve it then, on the yielding stone.
With maEy a sharp incision,
It's heavenly beauty shall be our own,
Our lives that angels vision.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-02
words of Kindness.

Oh how sweet are words of kindness
Flowing fo.u a loving. heart;
What on earth can we find sweeter
Than tie joy which they impart.
In our sorrow, In our sadness,
Kind words rrove a healing balm;
Aud in life's most adverse tempes.
They a ouad US breathe a calm.
sweet are words when fifty spoken
Oft they give the spirit cheer;
Sweet ii whispered consolation
To the child of sorrows ear.
Melody, the swce.e-t, lureSt-
Ia NTH every one il wove,
Bike harps tune by seraoh fingers
II Tie reals se8 light aud love.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-02

BGA AN EXCELLENT LIN1MENT.-Take
the whites of two eggs beaten to a froth,
a wineglass Of vinegar, a wineglass of
spirits of turpentine, and a w~ineglass of
alcohol, beating it all the time. This
lininent must be put together in the
order mentioned above, or it will not he
thoroughly incorporated. We find this
very superior in all cases Of sprains,
bruises, &C., on man or beast.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-02

BA The people Of Coshocton. Ohio,
are excited over what is supposed to be
a silver mine in West Lafayette. The
ore is found in a bed fifty yards wide ard
three feet thick, overlaid with a vein Of
lead one foot thick. Chemical tests
have beer made, and the silver pronouinc
ed genuine.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-02

DGr Years ago the significant letters
G. T.-Gone to Texas-were used as a
means Of marking upon the ledger bad
debts. Now the initials G. p p Gone
to Pixies Peak-are used for the same
purpose.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-02

PILING 1T Up.-One John Denman was
recently sentenced, at Urbana, Missouri.
to imprisonment for life for a he:nous
crime, and q day or two after, having
been convicted of horse-stealing, was sen
fenced therefor by the stern Judge to im
prisonment for an additional term of
eight yearsl
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-02

rs It is asserted that a mans finger
nails grow their complete length in four
months and a half. A man living seven
ty years renews his nails 1870 times. AL.
each nail to be half an inch long,
he has grown seven feet and nine inches
of finger nails on each finger. and on fin.
gers and thumbs an aggregate Of II feet
and I inches.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-02

DSA When the wind moves at the rate
of one mile an hour it is hardly percepti-
Bile, at two miles an hour it fans US as the
gentle zephyr, and at six it becomes u
gentle wind. From ten to twenty, it be.
comes high, and thirty to fifty character
ize storms from light to hard at eighty
miles an hour it becomes a hurricane. aud
at one hundred a tornado.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-02
The Summer Angels.

Ills the dark December weather,
Winds are waiting through the sky;
If you listen you will hear them
Singing wild and singing high.
Now they toss the billow branches
Leaning DER the window bars,
Then their moan goes softer, fainter,
Up among the silent stars.
It's the dark December weather,
All the summer trees are bare;
See the latest leaves are falling
Torn and CHASTITY through the air.
You may search the forest over,
You may trace the brooklet's flow,
Not IN aster's eye will open,
Mt a golden rod will glow.
TiS the dark December weather,
Cold the tide creeps down the bay;
Sea-gulls in their snowy circles,
Beating up the windy way;
Sailing, sailing from the northland,
Bringing winter OF their wings,
They will linger, flashing seward,
Till the time the robin sings.
IT'S the dark December weather,
Wind and wood ard wave are sad
lis the dark December weather,
Yet our hearts are blithe and glad.
And within them it is summer,
Radiant summer eyermore,
For Gods ~ eetest angels hover
Radiant eyed about the door.
Love, as tender as the moonlight,
Hope, as rosy as the dawn
There can come to those no winter
Whom such glory shineth on
0, the dark December weather
May oershadow sea and shore,
In our hearts the blessed angels
Make it summer evermore!
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-02

A DREADFUL SITUATION" What a
dreadful situation for a young girl to
find herself in! Perfectly willing to DO
married, ard with a dear, kind father
equally anxious for her to enter the glo-
rious state Of matrimony, which would
crown her with a halo Of felicity, and not
a lover to be met with u
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-02

nA A western editor boasts that his
columns are 9 very spacious" True, but,
like SONS of the fashionable hoops We see
in the streets, they have nothing Of much
consequence in them.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-02
song of the Cambro American.

When the sun in his chariot of gold
Would set DER the hills Of the West;
When the queen of the night would unfold
And spread her sweet mantle of rest;
When star after star from above
Would twinkle on forests and wales
Then mother, with voice of love
Would sing of the beauties of Wales.
She sung of the mountains and hills,
Where shepherds were Watching their focks
Mh6r, thousands of crystalline rills
With revealing danced DER the rocks;
The mountains where poets of old
Their spirits te nature did suit;
Where Draids to warrior so bold
Awakened the harp ard the lutte.
She sung of the iyy-green cot,
Surrounded by flowers so sweet;
It's hearth was a bright hallowed spot
Where angels delighted to meet.
The cottage was simple and small,
But pleasure and comfort were there;
For its inmates knew naught of the gall
1IdL iDtDgltS AiIu llCDCs dlQ CdT6.
Che n entiored the cuckoo and thrush
S~aluting the dawn of the day;
A mu'tiform harp was the bush,
It's tenants melodious and gay.
The river pearl sprinkled below
Went cleaning and dancing along,
It's pebbles as white as the snow,
It's murm ring an ~innocen song.
Methought while her sweet swelling note
Brought fond recollections to bear,
That | should be happy to float
Ger the.billows, tho high, and be there;
To ses where her footsteps had been,
With playmates SO gladstone and gay
And rest on the old village green
To witness the children at play.
But year after year glided on,
As swift as a tale that is told;
AND the songs in our cabin are gone,
For mother grew weary and old.
She died-and her greetings of love
With chorus so mild are 10 more;
Bur, All she is singing above,
Where the Blessed forever adore.
When the sun in his chariot of gold
Would set Der the hills of the West;
When the queen of tie night would unfold
And spread her sweet mantle of rest;
Nhen star after star from above
Would twinkle on forests and wales,
Would sing of the beauties of Wales.