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The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-06-09
Story Telling.

A lot OF young fellows were trying their skill at
telling stories few days ago. Among the nu-
merous stories told on the occasion were the fol-
lowing hard crust kind of yarns -
Bill said -
[ know tree that seven men chopped at for
seven weeks, and then they took notion to go
round and look at the other SIDE They travelled
four days and then came to party of forty,
who had been chopping at it for four months,
and not cut halfthrough yeti
Tom said -
I remember that well. It was an oak, and
five million hogs were fatted yearly on the acorns
that fell from it
Joe said
The tree was at length cut down, and five
hundred sawmils have been working on it for
two years, and it is not half cut up yet. Two
new towns, five bridges and nearly thousand
barns have been built with the lumber it has pro-
duced. The chips in cutting down, when closely
heaped measured four million cords, and have
supplied two furnaces with charcoal for the last
two years
Jack said =
Deacon Brown afterward dug out the stump
and turned the place into pasture field. He
kept SO many cows on it that he made on it a
million pounds Of butter and nearly as much
cheese every year
Now came stick-in-th mud's turn. Drawing
himself up he said
Wa'al, I dun no how many pounds of cheese
Deacon Brown makes year But know that
he runs the five hundred saw mills, Joe mentioned,
by butter-milk power!
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-06-09
Dangers of Spring.

About one-fifth more persons die in May than
in November. After being pentup in the winter
it might be supposed that the ability to go out
to exercise in the lustrous air of spring time,
would be productive ofincreased vigor and health
ofbody, but this is simply not the case, as evi
denced by the ably prepared and valuable reports
of City Inspector Morton. This difference of
mortality between the last month of spring and
the last month of fall arises from causes which
are under the control Of the people or beyond !;
two of each will be mentioned.
The natural causes are 1st-The increased
dampness of the atmosphere, proved by the fact
that doors which shut easy do not do so in sum-
mer. 2d-Nature takes away the appetite for
meals, for heat giving food, in order to prepare
the body for increased temperature of summer
But two errors in practice at this time interfere
with wise natures arrangement, and induce many
and painful and dangerous diseases. First the
amount Of clothing is diminished too soon.-
Second, the conveniences Of fire in our dwellings
are removed too early. All persons especially
childern old people, and those in delicate health,
should not remove the thickest wooden flannel OF
midwinter, until some time in May, and then it
should be merely change to a little thinner
material
Furnaces should not be removed, nor fire
places and CRATES cleaned for summer, until the
18th of June for brisk fire in the CRATE is some
times very comfortable in the last week in May !;
that is rare occurrence, but it does sometimes
take place. it is better to be prepared for it than
to sit shiyering for half day, with the risk to
ourselves and children, ofsome violent attack OF
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-06-09

WORDS VS.. ACTIONS. Words are the cheapest
weapons in the world. Many good professors
daily ask God to feed the hungry and clothe the
naked and yet they have never been known
to lend Him picay une for that purpose. They
seem to think that their credit is good in the
Bank of the New Jerusalem-that whatever
they hint viii be forthcoming.
We doubt whether God is performing miracles
for the special qualification of such people. We
should not wonder if they were never heard Of
after death. Why, they would not give Gabriel
the old cents on their eyes to "toot them up at
the resurrection. There are good many such
people in every town. They can talk charity,
and offer up long prayers for the poor, but never
unite their purse-strings to relieve their desti-
tute and suffering brethren.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-06-09
Rayther a Stretcher.

Sambo was a slave to master who was con-
stitutionally addicted to lying. Sambo, being
strongly devoted to his master, had by dint of
long practice, made himself an adept in giving
plausibility to his msster's largest stories
One day when the master was entertaining
his guests in his customary manner, among other
marvellous facts, he related an incident which
took place in one of his hunting excursions.
I" fred at a buck, said he q at one hundred
yards distance, and the ball passed through his
left hind foot and through his head just back of
his ear"
This evidently producing some little doubt
upon the minds Of some ofhs guests he called
upon Sambo to corroborate him.
Yes, rnassa," said the almost COMPOUNDED
slave, after moments hesitation {" me see de
ball hit i'm. Jes as massa lif up de gun to he
eyes, de buck lif up him hine foot to scratch his
ear, an massa's ball go clean through him foot
and head at The same time "
The guests were satisfied with the explanation,
and swallowed the whole without further hesita-
tion, but when his gnests were gone, Sambo
ventured upon his masters good humor SO far
as to demonstrate.
"For mighty sake, massa, when you tell an
nudder such big lie don't put UNI so far apart,
ME had debbilish hard work to get UNI togedder' y
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-06-09
Volume 1, Number 81.
gabbatl geaaiag,
Patience.

{" Patience p 1t is the lesson taught us by
winter
The wind whispers it through the branches of
fir and pine, where by ndby the oriole and the
red bird shall futter their bright plnmage. The
wind brings now no song of birds, no breath of
roses but the medicine of the cold, wholesome
air not less needful than the perfume of the sum,
mer breeze. Patience !be willing to be hardened
into vigor-be willing to be made strong, that
so every season may minister to thee its ownkeen
and particular delight.
"Patience p The bare twigs Of oak and
maple and willow, shape themselves into hero
glyphics, to spell out the word. Every bough
inprisons colony of living buds; sleeping calmly
in their letters till the appointed time to unfurl
their flag of liberty upon the sunny air. Why
should the untimely bud hurry out to meet the
death dealing frost Patience, heart, neither
were it well for thee always to be in leaf and
flower. For thee is the time of poisoning and
fruitage fixed, as surely as for the tree.
"Patience !" It is written upon the earth's
face, as she lies looking placidly up to the hea-
yens, through her veil of snow. How calm she
is. with her whit mantle folded ever her bosom
over the seeds and roots she is Keeping quiet
for the festival time Of spring-oyer the graves
where lie our sealed-up promises Of Paradise. =
Patience, should hold thy life germs pure and
sound through the long days of silence and, cold
content, since heaven is above thee still, with
its earnestness of truth, its open radiance of
love.
Patience for the seeds will burst, the buds will
unfold, the graves will open Wait in quietness
and confidence Let thy snow-robes of endu-
rance lie light and beautiful about thee till winter
passes. and up from the deeps of thy being
comes murmur and perfume of life Then
patience may change into joy, for it is thy re-
demption that draweth nigh Congregation
alist.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-06-09

LAUGHTER -Inasmuch as laughter is faculty
bestowed exclusively upon man, we seem to be
guilty of ingratitude, if not impiety, in not exer-
cisins it as often as we can. We may say, with
Titus that we have ''lost day. if we have pass'd
il without laughing. The Mahomedans consider
it so essential part of their devotion, that they
call upon their prophet to preserve them from sad
faces. Thank God !" exclaimed Rabelais,
with an honest pried, as his friends were weeping
arounp his death-bed if were to die ten times
over, should never make you cry half so much
as have made you laugh"
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-06-09

RELIGION AT HoME.-Relgion begins in the
family. One of the hottest sanctuarles on earth,
home. The family altar is more venerable than
any altar in church built with hands,
The education of the soul for eternity begins by
the Preside. The principle of love which is to
be carried through the universe is first unfolded
in the family. Let them learn first" says the
apostle, ITO show piety at home"
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-06-09

CLERICAL IGNORANCE IN THE FOURTEENTH
CENTURY ignorance of the Clergy, reSuec-
ting religion, was as gross as the dissoluteness
oftheir morals Even bishops were not ashamed
to confess that they were unacquainted with the
cannon of their faith, and had never read any
part ofthe sacred Scriptures except what they
met with in their missals. Life Of John
K11or.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-06-09
IN Vt NJ q \ y 1t 8.

"Those candles you sold me last week were
very bad, said Brown to a tallow chandler.
Indeed sir, said he; II am sorry for
that"
"They burnt to the middle" said the wag,
".and then they wouldn't burn any longer"
!" What, sir! did they go out"
/" Motley burnt shorter" s.a.t
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-06-09

An exchange says that party at a country
town was lately visited by the following persons
Two Miss Understandings, three Miss Takes,
Miss Management, Miss Conduct, Miss D. Mean
er, Miss B. Haviour, Miss Fortune, and Mr..
Phillip Buster 1t must have been & happy
gathering
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-06-09

for instance the Vanderbilt, which, from its rap
ed Cape Race in six days from Southampton
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-06-09

/" Now, look yer, Charlie, Jim moutbe hon
est niger, and then agin he moutent, but eff l
was chicken and knowed dat he was bout de
yard, tell you wot, niger, I'd roost high, L
would"
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-06-09

Caesar, what's become OBJ dat darby dat sto Il
de taller?" He was taken up on an adidavy,
and carried up to de sperm court to hab it tried
"On an afidavy, Cesar?" Yes | seed de
handle of it."
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-06-09

Faithlessness to the dimity Institution is sure
sign of a want of principle, piety and good
bringing up.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-06-09

To some persons it is indispensable to be worth
money for without it they would be worth
nothing themselves.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-06-09

Be moderate, and always avoid extremes. -
Forbear resenting injuries so much as you may
think they deserve.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-06-09

Life's greatest success is happy heart-that
is, a disposition to do good to all around
you.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-06-09

During an examination medical student
being asked the question, "when does NORTH
cation ensue ," replied:
When you pop the question, and are answer
ed, Mo-"
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-06-09

One Of the iiterate who had call to preach ;,
recently set his congregation in broad grin, at
the close of hammer and-tongs sermon, by re-
questing them to sing the Sockdolloger."
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-06-09

Men pirate about woman's virtue The wo-
men would all be virtuous if the men would let
them alone.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-06-09

"If dogge's tails kut awff entirely, will it
not interfere with his lowcomowshun 2" Not egg
zacty, it might not effect his carriage but 'twould
entirely stop his Vaughn
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-06-09

A strap is sometimes very good thing t
sharpen razors and dull boys.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-06-09

That takes my eye,' as the fellow said whe
ne got his eye knocked out with rock
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-06-09

A fellow out of health went to Saratoga to
pick up little, and picked up enough to send
him to State Prison for three years.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-06-09

Small newsboy to Mortified dandy Won't
you scratch my 'ead, mister, my lands is SO cold
/ can't ?"
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-06-09
ID. Is. Blackwell, Publisher.
gnet's 81 q q / !.
[FoR THE PRESS.
Verses Written Upon Receiving
Boquet.
BY T. w.

A thousand thanks my gentle friend,
For those sweet summer flow RS;
More dear to me since they were calPd
By thee, from happy bow'rs.
All . would that they would never fade,
But like that smile from thee,
That grows more bright around my heart
Then when it first charmed me.
But while gaze upon each leaf,
And quaff their fragrant breath,
cannot fail to recognise
The cruel hand of Death
Yetwhy surprised, how could they live,
When they no longer see @l9
That lovely face, that angel form,
And that sweet smile from thee.
Then dearest maiden pluck them not
But let them bloom awhile,
Since withered leaves are only left,
When banshed from thy smile.
Yes, when sad desolation comes,
And steals their charms from me,
Each faded leaf I'll treasure then,
To tell my heart of thee.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-06-09

A man behind the age should be fed on catch
up"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-10-08
Snicide nj HIIo.

HILo, Sept. 10, 1859.
Mr. EDITOR About a week since our quiet town
was startled with the intelligence that one of our old
residents had blown out his brains. The facts are
these
Last Monday, Sept 18th, a charge was preferred
against one a. Shra1der, a victualing housekeeper.
for selling or furnishing liquor to a native. BE hay-
ing been convicted, only a few weeks before. of the
same ~ofense, a suit was also commenced by the gov
eminent. on his 'bond for victualIing housekeeper.,.
Both suits were to come on, on the Tuesday follow
ing. Early that morning he was found dead in the
grass behind his house On a Coroner's inquest be-
ing held on the body, the jury returned a verdict of
death by shooting himself with a gun"
Ii a2pears from the evidence given at that time.
that the Diseased had late in the afternoon proceed
ing his death. gone over to the residence or a friend
OIL his' who was his security en- his bond, and that on
learning from him that there was but little chance of
an acquittaIl en- the suits preferred against him, he
SAID, Il can clear you" He, deceased, then went
home and spent the whole night in writing letters.
&C. He also left . viii with the United States Con-
sui here About half past fse A. NJ. he, having
written on . slip Of paper that death ty buckshot
vas easier than taking poison, and that he would be
found IN ~ grass. went out with his gun and shot
himself, ths musxle Of Tie xvn heinz pl.<.a 4.s--
eye9 4 ~, evident Is Ill that III. dL-.
nosiy<Nr Tenfs, &c. HAwAu.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-10-08

Loss OF TIE BARK MELIrA.-The American bark
.NeiiiG. Of Boston, which sailed from this port
April 20 for Japan and AMOR, under command Of
Capt. Pollys, was lost on the 23d of June, 10 the
Gulf of Tartary, while entering the Amoor River in
charge of the pilot. The channel Mt the mouth of
that river, as We are informed by Capt. Gilliat Of
the Bhering, consists of changing fats and quick
sands, and is considered rather unsafe. The .Heliia
in entering that port last year, got aground on the
left bank, and this year in endeavoring to keep off the
same ground. got onto the shoals on the right hand.
A par; Of the cargo will be saved, butthe vessel is a
total loss The Captain and Mate bad left for San
Francisco in the schooner Lesris Perry, and the
crew had mostly gone 10 Japan. one being on board
the BAevfpg. he sMkiifa was owned by h A. Pierce
Of Boston. and uas probably fally insured. Mr..
LANCE (former1y q this rIsee.) and Rev. Mr.. Collins,
ON ear readers vii rememher. we're On board at
1ime q the ureek Mr.. LANCE Lost most Of his
NJ conin. I'D returned BY the Russian
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-10-08

The ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH-Tbs III,
under its new organization, is adyert;.;..s
subscription to the new stock il is Is @' \
and the advantages secured to the som,.s
which expectations Of high profits ana
1t is proposed to raise 49, 900 200 -
capital in subscriptions of S25. fe5, -
subscribers to which will not be a6ectaE VI
of the original proprietors. The sum LII
or $3.50 per share is to be paid at ii, 49,
scription, and the further sum of q
allotment. The holders Of these preler,aa !. !
a half yearly dividend Of s Der cen, ~
from the profits, after which thsld NM
to be entitled TO a dividend Of I Der 81, !.
surplus, If any, above these two diyits,1, J
divided equally, pro rata, among the eudr |,
the company
The payment of the s per cent. diy;d.,
cured by the guarantee of the British Go,sr
the same on a capital of e600, 000 for tSeDtrs1
ON condition that the cable shall be lad n ]
successfully. In addition to this income d
be subsidies by the British and Anerias d
ments, for their use of the line, amouutipgn1
a year, and the receipts from the business uI
at large.
The earliest operations are to be an ~st;eu,,|
the old cable, for which f20,000 cute Il,
guaranteed capital is to be Appropriated. 4
ment of the government su tsidies will u
Immediately On the success Of this a,temt
works are TO be commenced until at Least 81 1
are subscribed, and if the subscriptions % a
thai sum-, the installment paid on subscriAhaa:|
repaid after deducting the preliminary y
As doubts have been expressed as 10 III
any messages having really passed over |
already laid a statement is given, which I'd
were transmitted while it was successful; I
366 messages containing 9,942 words sd
letters. OF the messages 81 went from ~
Newfoundland and 269 from Newfoundanid
tia. The last word transmitted was " foryu5
of encour aging omen.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-10-08

The clipper ship Ocean Express, winch arrlvea on
Thursday, brings US San Francisco papers to the
9th. being Eve days later than previous intelligence
received. BY an, overland mail, Geographic dates
from New York to the 9th August, one day later
had also been received.
In c. W. Brooks circular, we find the following
additional PARTICULARS relating to the FIRE which oc-
curred in New Bedford on the oath August
FIRE broke out about noon to-day in North Water
s,,ee, which destroyed about twenty-five buildings,
and was finally arrested on K and North streets ny
blowing up several buildings with gunpowder-
The buildings destroyed included Hathaway q
Sons machine shop and planning mil nyosr e.
Smiths spar yard Burstandt's turning mill n. IL;
Nve's ship chandlery; Edward NJ. Rooinsons OIL
ward in which 1900 bbls. of oil were destroyed
besides some lots of oil belonging to ". u. Pope
b. b. Rowland and David b. Kemp
Several dwellings, carpenter shops anu groceries
are also included in the confagration.
4 large quantity of bomb lances. in the premises OF
Wilcox & Halfway caused loud explosion, as dId the
burning of the oil casks.
The ship John & Eduard,.: lying at Wilcox q
Richmond's wharf, was burned to the water edge.
The ship Mionis was also on hre, but was to"eo
out and saved, with loss OF sails rigging, &C.
Several persons were injured. but none fatally.
The tota. ..ss is variously estimated at from S2Oo-
600 to $500, 900, on which the insurance IS small
MANY families are rendered penniless by the con-
Aagration, and several captains of whaling vessels are
ruined by the loss of their oil on storage.
For the full particulars of the above fre, we shall
have to await the arrival of the next mail
ARREST OF JUDGE TERRY.-We are informed by
the Chief of Police of this city, that Judge Terry was
arrested at his ranch, near Stockton, yesterday, ana
is now in the custody of Sheriff j. w. U Neal, OF
San Joaquin county. He was arrested on a warrant
from this city, and, it is presumed. that the Juris-
diction of this city has attached upon him.-S. r.
Bulletin.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-10-08

NAv,oxroR-s IsLAxD.-We have received . COPY q
the Samoan Reporter Of January last 81 Il We
learn that the British ship-ofw Var ACordeiid, arrived
ON the 18th of September previous, for the purpose o.
mourning into the circumstances connected with inc
murder Of an Englishman named Fox, two years pre-
yious. At the time of the murders Mr.. frltcnaru.
the Consul, had demanded the punishment. Of the
murderer, and the native authorities, according 70
Samoan usage, instead of furnishing the murderer,
who was q young chief, had put TO death q man OF
inferior rank and having thus killed a man Of Foxs
own rank, they thought they had made sufficient sat-
isfaction for the deed. After the arrival OF the Cor
della. it was not until a fine of $500 and ten hne
mats had been imposed on the principal district, ana
property to the amount of $4,000 destroyed, that the
real murderer was given up. He was tried' iouh'
guilty, and hung from the yard arm OF the Cofdesd'
in Apia harbor. The Reporter says that during the
mast seven years. there had been % earthquakes at
the isiand-occurring mostly between the months OF
February and August-but none Of them severe
enough to throw down houses or endanger LIE.
Mr.. j. C. Direckson had succeeded j. 5. Jenkins as
United States Consul. Mr.. ]. C. Williams had been
appointed to the British Consular post, in place OF
Mr.. Pritchard, removed to the Feejees.
How TO RAISE PEACH EEs.-Considerabl diff
Guilty has been found In raising peach trees irom III
seed. on the Hawaiian Islands, because of the ants.
The stone has to be cracked before planting, and the
mischievous little fellows manage to destroy the germ
of life before it has a chance to sprout forth. Judge
Hardy, of Kauai, however, has introduced a method
of raising them, which sets insects at defiance.
Cracking the nut, he lays the kernel upon a bed OF
wet straw in a box, and covers 1t with a wet cioth.
The box should be suspended in the air by strings,
and the strings should be wet with corrosive SUBJ
Innate, or with some glutinous substance, to keep
off the ants. In a few days the kernel thus planted
will begin to sprout. Then it should be transferred
to another box, suspended in the same way, and hlied
with light rich mould. In a very short time 1t Will
be ready to transplant to the garden.
REsuRREcrIoN.-It was generally supposed that
the old Nile case was long ago ended--dead. make
loa, as the natives say. But it seems not. A suit
was brought in the Supreme Court this week by j.
Tillman OF San Francisco, against Thomas Spencer,
for one-eighth share of the .SHe, claimed to have
been owned by him, and sold by the marshal. Alter
hearing all the evidence. the jury returned a verdict
for the plaintiff in the sum of S1392,56
- Owing to the press of matter, we are Obliged
to omit nearly two columns, including a long letter
from our San Francisco correspondent.
~ We are indebted to Messrs. Hackfeld & Co.,
for late China papers.