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The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-11-23
A Modest Young Man.

WE love a modest, unassuming
young man, wherever we find HMM
the counting room or law office-at the,
bellows or crank-at the roll-stand or
type case-on clam bank or on the
pulpit Among a world of brass and
bold impudence, he stands forth an hon.
or to himself showing to others that
he at least has had a good bringing up,
and knows what belongs to good man.
ners. Ask him a question, and he will
not look cross enough to bite you. If
you are looking for anything, he will
take pains to find it for you, if he can.
When in company with Others, he does
not usurp all the conversation, and en-
deavor to call the attention Of others
to himself by boisterous language. He
listens attentively to his seniors, and
modestly advances his opinions We
love such man-we do sincerely and
his company we highly prize, If he
meets you in the street, he pleasantly
bows, and bids you good morning
Yon do not find him standing at the
corners, using profane words, or see
him standing at the entrance of church
es on the Sabbath He quietly enters
his pew and takes his seat without a
flourish. He goes to hear, not merely
to see. Such young men there are in
the country and in the city. We Of
ten see them You VIII find them in
some of your printing Offices, work
shops, and other places, where to earn
ones living is honorable. When they
come upon the stage of active life,
they must succeed-it cannot be other
wise. We would give more for a mod
est, unassuming man, for all the prac-
tical business of life, than for a score
of brassy impudent rascals, who are
/ not worth the bread they keep from
moulding.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-11-23
The Schoolmaster's Promise.

A correspondent Of the Germantown
Telegraph tells the following anecdote
of his old schoolmaster, "Old Haskin +"
Boys" said he smilingly, one day.
What's up thought we, and were all
attention. 1t was Like sunpeep
through a heavy storm cloud, when
g Old Haskins smiled, and the phen-
omenon was unaccountable.
"Boys," said he, " / am about to
bargain with you for good behavior, "
(change of tactics, verify. } / desire
that YOU will conduct yourselves with
decorum for one week. and | will prom
ise to show you curiosity-what no
man ever saw and, having shown it to
Won whatno man shall ever see again. +"
Il" Yes, sir 80 agreed "-"Iyi sir!
and various other expressions of acqui-
essence came from every corner of the
room and as a preface to the new
state of things, the school was dismiss
ed at an early hour leaving the boys
to gaze in each others eyes il aston
ishment, as if to answer to the riddle
which had stolen upon them as pleas
ant dream sa
An anxious week followed week
Of curiosity, bewilderment, hope and
pleasure in embryo Out of school it
was all the talk" what no man ever
saw. and what no man will ever see
again !! /" not even the terrible author
of the compromise. What could it be.
Another and another day, until at
last, The identical one named dawned
upon the gladdened young hearts,
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-11-23
Portrait Of the Saviour.

The following is a description Of the
person of Jesus Christ, as it was found
in an ancient manuscript, sent by Pub
Iius Lentalus, President of Judea, to
the Roman Senate
There lives at this time in Judea, q
man of a singular character, whose
name is JESUS CHRIST.
The barbarians esteem him as a
prophet, but his followers adore him
as the immediate offspring of the i'm
mortal God. He is endowed with
such unparalleled virtue as to call back
the dead from their graves, and to heal
every kind of disease with word or
touch. His person is tai and elegant
ly shaped-his aspect amiable, and rev.
erent. His hair flows in those beauti-
full shades which no united eolors can
match, falling into graceful curls below
his ears, agreeably eouching on his
shoulders, and parting on the crown
of his head, like the head dress of the
sect of the Nazarites. His forehead is
smooth and large; the cheek without
spot, save that of a lovely red his
nose and mouth are formed with exqui-
site symmetry /; his beard is thick and
suitable to the hair of his head, reach
ing little below his chin and parting
in the middle like fork. His eyes
are bright, clear, and serene He re-
Dukes with majesty, eounsels with
mildness, and invites with the most
tender and persuasive language. His
whole address, whether in word or
deed being elegant, grave, and strictly
characteristic of so great being No
man has seen him laugh, but the whole
world behold him weep frequently; and
so persuasive are his tears, that the
multitude cannot withhold theirs from
joining in sympathy with him. He is
moderate, temperate, and wise. In
short whatever this phenomenon may
turn out in the end, he seems at pres
ent man of excellent beauty and di-
vine perfection, every way surprising
the children of men.
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Pub. Works of the United States

THE Julian Acqueduct of Rome is
two miles longer than the Croton Ac-
queGuct of New York, but the Croton
carries more water than all the seven
Acqueducts Of Rome put together, and
more than any other Acqueduct in the
world, and is longer than any other,
excepting the Julian.
The Illinois Central Railroad is the
longest line ever constructed by one
company, and in point or of workman
ship is equal to any European road.
The National Road over the Cum
berland mountains is more extensive
and durable by far than the Appian
Way. 81
The stone arch over Cabin Johns
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"Not at Home. +"

al never" said lady, sent that
message to the door but once, and for
that once [ shall never forgive myself
It was more than three years ago, and
when / told my servant that morning
to say Not at home to whomsoever
might call, except she knew it was
some intimate friend, / felt my cheeks
Jingle, and the girls look of surprise
mortified me exceedingly. Bnt she
went about her duties, and / about
mine, sometimes pleased that ! had
adopted convenient fashion by which
I could secure more time to myself,
sometimes painfully smitten with the
reproaches of conscience. Thus the
day wore away, and when Mr.. Lee
came home he startled me with the
news that very dear and intimate
friend was dead.
1t cannot be, twas my reply, " for
she exactcd of me a solemn promise
that l would alone sit by her dying
pillow, as she had something of great
Importance to reveal to me. You
must be misinfoFmed; no one has been
for me. Here suddenly horrible sus-
picion crossed my mind. "
She sent for you, but you were
not at home, /" said Mr.. Lee, innocent
"; then he continued / am. sorry
for Charles, her husband he thinks
her distress was much aggravated by
your absence, from the fact that she
called your name piteously. He would
have sought you, but your servant said
she did not know where you had gone.
| am sorry. You must have been out
longer than usual, for Charles sent
servant over three times.
"Neverin all my life did | experience
such loathing of myself, such utter hu
miliation My servant had gone fur
Their than l, in adding falsehood to
falsehood, and | had placed it out Of
my power to reprove her by my own
equivocation | felt BUNDLED to the
very dust, and the next day resolved
over the cold clay Of my friend, that |
would never again under any circum-
stances, say, Not at home ="
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-11-23

VANILLA. The vanilla, so much
priZed for its delicious flavor, is the
product of avine which grows to the
top Of the Hottest trees. its leaves
somewhat resemble those of the grape
the flowers are red and yellow, and
when they fall off are succeeded by the
pods, which grow in clusters, like our
beans; green at first, they change to
yellow and finally to dark brown. To
be preserved, they are gathered when
yellow aud put in heaps for few days
to ferment. They are afterward pla-
ced in the sun to dry, hattened by the
hand, and carefully rubbed with coca
nut oil, and then packed in dry plain
tain leaves, so as to confne their pow
erful aromatic odor. The vanilla bean
is the article used to scent snuff, flavor
ice-creams, jellies, etc. The plant
grows in Central America and other
hot countries.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-11-23

A PUZZLED OFFICIAL. -Hemo, an
eastern tyrant, built gallows on a
bridge, and asked every passenger
whittier he was going. Ifhe answered
him truly, he passed unframed; lffalse-
ly, he was hanged on this gallows.
One day passenger being asked the
usual question, answered:
II am going to be hung on the gal
lows. !"
Now" said the gallows builder,
"if | hang this man, he will have told
the truth, and ought not to have been
hanged if l do not hang him he will
have answered falsely, and ought
to have been hanged. " The justice,
and not the man, was placed in sus-
pense, and whether he has yet been re-
lieved from it we cannot say.
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cltement Wnlch must nave. OCcaSlOueQ
your wife's fainting fit. You had bet.
ter call coach and carry her home
directly"
Poor Brown was dumbfounded =
~ wonder" thought he, whether
Isl possible that am really Jones,
and have gone crazy, in consequence
of which I fancy that my name is
Brown. And vet I don't think I'm
Jones. In spite Of all, I win insist
that my name is Brown"
"Well, sir, what are you waiting
for? It is necessary that your wife
should be removed Immediately, VIII
you order a carriage?"
Grown saw it was no use to pro-
tract the discussion by a denial. He,
therefore, without contesting the point,
ordered hackeny coach to the spot.
Mr. Brown accordingly lent an arm to
Mrs. Jones who had somewhat recov-
cred and was about to close the door
upon her.
"What, are you not going with her,
yourself?" haa
"Why, no; why should II" a
Your wife should not go alone !;
she has hardly recovered" Pea
Brown gave despairing glance at
theserowd around him and deeming it
useless to make opposition where so
many seemed thoroughly convinced
that be was Mr.. Jones followed the la
dy in.
where shall I drive to 2" asked
whip.
Gil don't know" said Mr..
Brown.
"Where would you wish to be car
ried, Mrs Jones''
Home, of course" murmured Mrs.
Jones. 4
" Where is that 2" asked the dri-
yer. 4.su
:" I don't know" said Mr. Brown.
"No. 10 II street, said the
gentleman already introduced, glancing
contemptuously at Brown.
viii you help me out, Mr., Jones Z"
said the lady, as the carriage drew up
III front Of the door Pm not fully
recovered from the fainting fit to which
your cruelty drove me-"
"Are you quite sure that I am Mr.,
Jones ?" said Brown, with anguish.
"Of course" said Mrs. Jones,
Then" said he, resignedIy, II sup
pose I am. But if you viii believe me,
/ was firmly convinced this morning
that my name was Brown, and, to tell
the truth, I haven't any recollection of
this house"
Brown helped Mrs jones' into the
parlor; but good heavens conceive
the astonishment of all, when man
was discovered seated in an arm chair
no was the very fac smile of Mr..
=
Brown, in form, features, and every
other respect.
!" Gracious !" calculated the lady,
which-which is my husband 2"
An explanation was given, the mys-
tory cleared up, and Mr.. Browns par
don sought for the embarrassing mis-
take. It was freely accorded by Mr..
Brown, who was quite delighted to
think that after all be was not Mr..
Jones, with wife and child to boot.
Mr.. Brown has not since visited the
place where the Comedy of Errors hap
pened He was afraid of losing his
identity.
1t was q fortunate thing, perhaps,
for Mr.. Jones that he happened to be
at home just at that particular time
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-11-23

Nine O'Clock eame-eyery urchin at
his post--books and states all in read
mess and ignoranee-eVery task fully
committed 10 memory Altogether a
charming state of affairs. An active
mind not welded too closely to ortho-
dox ideas, would have OWNED at once
the great advantage of rewards, and
kindness, over oppression and cruelty.
But our old tutor was invincible. I'm
make him Never. You could not
alter his plan one iota.
"Tingle ! Jingle /! sounded the lit
tie bell-that little bell had voice as
well as q tongue Boys all attention !
eyes, ears mouth all agape momentos
epoch!
Old Haskin raised the lid of his desk,
and adjusted his ominous spectacles
upon his nasal projection, and proceed
ed to the solemn ceremony.
:" Attention, school roared the tu-
tor A single order was all that was
necessary-you might have heard
pin drop.
The hour has arrived; behold in
my appraised fingers single almond,
K terrible suspense +" In this al
mond is kerneTl" { tremendously
breaks the shell and exposes the tiny
thing. "This no man ever saw. y
Then opening his capaeious jaws, ex-
poses an array of deeaying ivory and
raw flesh, that reminds us of Bengal
tiger, he thrusts in the mysterious ker-
nef-crushed and Swallowed it.
Boys, " exclaimed he with great
emphasis, "boys You viii never-no
man will ever see that kernel again
To your lessons you rascals, every dog
of you !"
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gabbath Ending.
The Poet to his Wife.

No image of creative fancy thou,
But an imbodying of truth and love
Fond sharer of my joys and serrows-how
Thou art@uch substantial FORMS above.
Most hollow hearted, and most Ignorant
Of gentle Loves best happiness, are they
Who rail against our state by Heaven, and cant
Apart, It's one of purest joy. I pray
That we may not, though stubborn viii perverse,
Changing, ourselves, Gods blessing to q curse,
Divert the stream of mutual delights
But that it flow serenely, clear and bright
Missing foul discontent's dark shallow wave,
And passions whirlfng eddies, to the grave.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-11-23

PAT AND THE KNOW n oTHfNG. !"
One afternoon, last September, dur
ing the time of the great political ex-
citement, as / was vending my way
homeward along the wharf, my atten-
ton was called to new steam process
for loading and discharging the freights
from the holds of vessels. Whilst ad-
miring the beautiful machinery then in
operation, with its innumerable wheels
spinning and bnzzing around, perform
ing the labor Of some twenty men, my
eyes fell upon a rather distressed look
ing son Of Erin, from whom I heard
the following soliloquy:
"Ah |" he exclaimed, "you whirly
gig you; it is yourself that takes the
bread out of twenty of me countrymeR's
mouths inny day you work; but be
Jabers there is one consolation after
all you can't cote the KpoaC-N Nothing
ticket!
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-11-23

MANY men pass fifty or sixty years
in the world, and when they are just
about going ont Of it they bethink
themselves, and step back as it were to
do something which they had all the
while forgotten; namely, the main
business for which they carae into the.
Hworld--to repent Of their sirs, and 70.
form their lives, aud make their peace
with God--and in time prepare for
eternity.
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Greek, on the Washingt on Acqueduct,
is about fifty feet greater than any
other stone arch in the world, and is
more beautiful in proportion than the
arch over the Ocha, so long celebrate d
for its magnifcence.
The tunnel on the summit of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, was more
difficult work than the tunnel under
the Thames.
The structures on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad at Harper's Ferry, and
the Starrocea Viaduct on the New
York and Erie Railroad, are equal in
magnifcence to anything BRUNEI ever
did in England, or Morgan in France
The Suspension Bridge over the Nj
agara River at Lewistown, is 1,O42
feet 10 inches in one span, and 43 feet
greater than any other single span in
the world, being nearly twice as great
and quite as strong as Te1ferd's cele-
brated bridge over the Meni Straits in
England.
! The United States Dry Dock in
Brooklyn, is the largest dry dock in the
world by many feet. The plates of
iron used in the gates of this dock are
the largest that had been made up to
the time they were rolled.
The flight of the combined locks on
the Erie Canal at Lockport, is equal
led to only one other place in Christ
endom, Sweden.
The Railroad Suspension Bridge
over the Niagara, is within few feet
of twice the span of Stephenson's great
Tubular Bridge in England, the lar
gest structure of the kind. 1t. is 800
feet in one span, and is two stories
high, the railroad being above the pub
lie highway. Nothing like this exists
anywhere else.
The lighthouse on Minot's Ledge
is more exposed situation, and, as
far as proceeded with, is more securely
bolted together than the famous Edy-
stone Lighthouse in England.
The Bridge at Wheeling is exceeded
only in span by the Lewistown Bridge,
and is heavier than it; it is the second
largest bridge in the world, and is
much more beautiful than the Fri5urg
Bridge, its European rival
In carpentry we are unexcelled in
the world Such structures in timber
as the Dry Dock at San Francisco and
Philadelphia, McCullom's and Col
Seymour's bridges on the Erie Rail
road and branches, the timber viaducts
on the lCattawissa Railroad, Col,
Longs bridges on the various New
England railroads, and How's trusses
at Harrisburg, have not their equal
across the Atlantic.
The stones in either corner of the
Exchange in Boston, built by Rodgers,
are larger than any single stone in Gle
opatra's Needle, and those now being
put into the United States Treasury,
at Washington, are much heavier than
any stone of Pompey's Pillar, or the
Pyramids of Egypt.
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guet's sropk.
iron THE PREss.I
To a Parent
BY NETTIE.

An parent take that child while young,
While in its youthful days,
And gently teach its infant tongue
To lisp the Sayiour's praise.
All parent take that little lamb,
AID lead it to the fold,
And then methinks it will refrain,
From straying when tbs old.
All parent take that tender flower,
And shield it from the blast,
Yes, shield it from the rending power
Of sims destructive blast
All parent teach those little feet
To walk in wisdom's way,
And early teach, with influence sweet,
Those little lips to pray.
All parent take that little vine,
And train it for the skies,
Then soon, oh soon, shalt thou and thine
To heaven triumphant rise.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-11-23

THE sacred book Of the ancient Per-
SLAMS, says, IF you wish to be saint,
instruct your children because allthe
good they do win be imputed to you.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-11-23

AN American poet, discoursing of
t he eyes Of rival lady loves, exclaims !:
"The bright black eye, the melting blue,
T cannot choose betwixt the two ! y,
boston Pest.
A right smart blow betwixt the two,
Will quickly make them black and blue.
49, Ibid.
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SOLEMN PEOPLE. -Beecher doL't like
solemn people. "There are not a few"
he says, "who even in this life seem to
be preparing themselves for that SMILE
less eternity to which they look forward
by banishing all gaity from their hearts,
all joyfullness from their couDtenances.
| meet one such in the streets, not fire.
quently persen of intelligence and ed
ucation, but who gives me and all that
that pass, such a rayless aud chilling
look of recognition, something as if he
were one of Heavens accusers, come
down to doom every acquaintance he
met, that / have sometimes began to
sneeze on the spot and gone home with
violent cold, dating from that instant.
/ don't doubt he would cut off his kit
ten, tail if he caught her playing with
it Please tell me who taught her to
play with it
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-11-23

WENDELL PHILLIPS says: In It.
ally you will see farmer breaking up
the ground with his two COWS, root
of tree for a plow, while he is dressed
in skins with the hair on. In Rome,
Vienna, and Dresden, if you hire man
to saw your wood, he does not bring
saw horse-he never had one nor his
father before him-but he places one
end of the saw on the ground and the
other against his breast, and taking the
wood in his hands, he rubs it against
the saw; in this way he will be all day
doing two hours work. It is solemn
fact, that in Florence, city filed with
the triumphs of art, there is not sin
gle auger, and if carpenter would
bore hole, he does it with red hot
poker !! This results not from want of
industry, but of sagacity of thought.
In Rome charcoal is principally used
for fuel, and you will see string of
twenty mules bringing little sacks of it
upon their backs when one mule would
draw it all in a cart. But the char
coal vender never saw a cart and so
keeps twenty mules and feeds them. "
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-10-02

Nkw Yoak. Sept. 80 "A fcv minutes
after Elk o'clo, X this nornins. the rot rr
used for cooking purposes In the Girard
House, exploded with . fearful crash. In
.,an,ly killing John OConnor. . plumber.
and irinring the 6r reman. John Collins. to
sue an extent that his recovery v i0 po--
sihle The boiler was situated In the base-
menf, and the Who'll. building Was shaken
by the explosion. There WAS barber sbop
on The first floor. which although not direct
w above the boiler. was literally blown In
pieces There were two BARRIERS in the
room st the time. sleeping in the cha'rs -
They were thrown W to the ceiling. but
.,Ssnge 10 say, escaped without injury.
The partls heor Of the building 80
torn up ia several places In the hail Of
the private entrance partition several sers
| in length has sunk down some inches, In the
room below there is also . nass of ruins -
Tie windows were broken. and everything
piled up pr 3miscuously. At the uUis ~
the accident there was . quantity Of water
in tn. boiler, which the engineer suppceed
rendered il saf.. and the cause Of the CO
tas,rophe 10 not known Another small
boiler in the .asss room exploded; O'Cos-
nor had been liking II. and he'd Just CON
pleted the work and eested hims~f neal
the tire. Collins vas removed 70 the hospi
tai The Coroner will hold an inquest THU
Pm.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-10-02
The N lssOuPi State Eals.

Sr. LOUIS. Sept 30. Another rain teh this
morning rendering the roads to ths lair
grounds worse than Yesterday, still the
number OF visitors was as great a. any oth'
er day. The proceedings ia the arena be
gan at al early hour.
The balance Of yesterdays programme
was finished this p. NJ The amphitestre
was crowded with anxious spectators 10
witness the competition for the Thousand
dollar prize TOR the best roadster stallion.
| The ring CONSISTED Of 40 entrees. and there
| WAS probably the best and most valuable
! collection Of roadsters ever assembled to-
gether in the country. After a spirite':
eontes. Of abOut one hour, during which the
i ms, it's Of the different horses was fully test
! ed. the bin, wreath hung on the graceful
: neck af 5iock bridge Chief. amidst the loud
avplau.a OF the enthusiastic thousands -
/ otockbriGgs chief was sired by Hills B!ack
Hawk, sf Vermont, owned by Messrs.
Cooper asd Cream Of Hamilton county
| Ohio.
The regular frize Of $3.50 for the best
roadster was awarded to Green Movn-
tain, sired by Shermsn Morgan and owned
: by Elias Dorsey, Of jefferson co. Ky. Ih''
, horse was the most formidable competitor
OF st1.ckbridgc Chief.
| In consequence Of the Indictment weather
l the progress of the fair was much retarded
ard the awarding of the sweepstalse 20 prize
0as postponed till Monday.
The National Democratic State Central
Conmittee of Illinois hss called Conven-
ton, to be held at Springfield OF the 10Th
of Janus~y next. TO choose delegates to the
Charlesto. Conv enticn.