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The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-02-01
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The Editors Wife.

The editors wife has no peace Of her life,
For the troubles and cares that involve her.
"0h, heaven - she said, " would the paper werr
dead,''
While continual tears did dissolve her.
Never at dinner-never at tea
Never an evening home was he
And what was so very improper, he
Left other men now, to dance, fatter and bow,
To take her to church and the opera.
Then what was still worse-inexpressibly worse,
Did she ask a small sum to replenish her purse,
His countenance fell,
Not an inch but an ell
Who vowed he had nothing, not even dollar,
To spend upon crinoline, founces or collar
That is, not to day though this he would say,
When the paper began to pay,
To his darling's demand he would never say nay!
Then, as the fame he seemed to crave
1t took to itself such alarming shapes
Che journal had openly called him knave :"
While another had dubbed him 'jacknapes,"
And once, when the bell like gong had rung
And she peeped from her room at the head of the
stair,
She saw a man who a horsewhip swung
"a man seven feet high, she ready to swear,)
Who inquired with strangely ferocious air,
WAS the editor there?
And if he was not at home, where
AS he had little account to squaren'
Giving her such fright that after, at night,
Her poor bosom was in continual iutter,
Till her husband appeared, as she constantly
feared
To see him brought home on board a shutter.
No money for dresses,
No time for caresses-
But only the ghost of the whom she
ried-
pale haggard creature,
With care on each feature,
Bending under the weight she carried.
Six months as we said,
Have like pistol-balls Sped
When one day he came home and lay down on
the bed,
And groaned, as he smothered in pillows his
head
i" The paper my darling, the paper is deadn'
That sweet little wife wasn't sorry bit
"My own love, y she murmured, "Im so glad
of it?''
And taken, thereon, with a hysteric fit,
She laughed and wept alternate.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-02-01

A Frenchman was to fight duel
with an American the conditions
were that one shot should be exchan-
ged, and that the precedence should
go by lot. The Frenchman got the
first chance, blt failed to hit his ad-
versary. AS the Yankee lifted his
weapon, the other called out" Hold,
! will buy your shot - All were as
tonished at this, but his opponent ans
wered-" How much will you give 2"
-" Five hundred pounds" "Non-
sense !" cried the Yankee. taking aim
at him am a good marksman !;
you set to low value upon Yourself
" You estimate me at too high price, y
said the Frenchman, but will give
you one thousand pounds !" Agreed
cried the Yankee, and the duel was
at an end
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-02-01

A bill has been introduced into the
Legislature of Minnesota to discour-
age the immigration of free negroes.
The St Paul Pioneer expresses a
very prevalent opinion at the North
when it says: If the South desire
to drive away their free negroes, let
other asylums be sought for them than
this State The free negroe popula-
ton of the North numbers about $50,
900, and more worthless class-one
less capable of beneftting itself or the
community, unless compelled to labor
does not exist on the continent.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-02-01
[FoR THE PRESS
Enigma, No. 2.
/ am composed of % letters.

/ am composed of % letters.
My 81. 10, 3, is weight.
L, 4, 3, 8, 16, 4, 2, is a river in
New York.
-, 9, 10, 5, 8, Is, Is, is one of
the United States.
2, 6, l6, 81, 10, 10, is a town in
Pennsylvania.
" 81, 5, 9, 8, 81, %, 10, is town
in New Jersey.
90, 9, %, IL, IL, 9, is a mans
name.
81, Is, 10, is number.
IA, II, 9, 10, I, Is, 3, 20, is a
town in Virginia.
8, 8, IA, 81, 10, %, is town in
New Jersey.
My whole was an officer in the
American Revolution.
Answer next week.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-02-01
About Those Boots.
Whoever shall these boots displace,
Shall meet Bombastes face to face"
TTo BE CONTINUED.

Whoever shall these boots displace,
Shall meet Bombastes face to face
Recalling an old laugh the other day,
and trying to remember what caused
it, we bethought ourselves of an adven-
ture that poor B, dead now,) was
very fond of relating in years past. 1t
occurred on board the Lexington, 7
on one of her passages from New York
to Providence. The hero was Yer
mont lad of twenty-five, sharp enough
at a horse trade, but very verdant il
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-02-01

A dandy with more beauty than
brains, married an heiress, who although
very accomplished, was by no means
handsome One day he said to her,
My dear, ugly as you are, [ love
you as well as though you were pref
ty !" "Thank you love-" was the re-
ply, +" / can return the compliment, for
fool as you are, love you as well as
though you had w.t."
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-02-01

Some day it viii be found that to
bring up man with genial nature,
good temper, and happy frame OF
mind, is a greater effort than to per-
feet him in many accomplishments.
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Answer to last weeks Riddle Hope.
Answer to last weeks Mathematical
Problem-Multiply the fakes of snow
by the hairs Of the cows tail, then d.
vide he product by turnip, add a
pound Of sugar, and the sum will be
complete.
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LET Us HAVE THE BEST. A farmer
in an adjoining county once went to
his Clergyman and inquired of him
why be did not preach so much Lat
IN and Greek as the minister did who
preached to them previous to him y
/" Why said he, . thought ] would
make use of such language as | pre-
sumed you could understand, and | did
not suppose that the farmers generally
understood Latin and Greek" "Oh, /"
said the farmer, +" pay for the best,
and let US have it give Us as much
Latin aud Greek as you can spare. +"
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YANKEE DOODLE. Yankee es-
corting British officer around to view
the objects of attraction in the Vicini-
ty of Boston, brought him to Bunker's
Hill "This is the place where War
rem fell" said the Yankee. "Ak !"
said John Bull, "did it hurt him much
" Hurt him ! he was killed, SIR" ''Ah
was he?" said John; that was not
surprising considering the distance he
fell''
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POSTAGE ON Music. 1t is stated
officially in the Constitution, that the
proper mode of rating music with
postage is by the piece, without regard
to the number of sheets in a piece
one cent for each piece, not exceeding
three ounces in weight. When piece
exceeds three ounces in weight one
cent should be charged for the first
three ounces, and one cent additional
for each additional ounce or fraction
of an ounce. On the same principle,
packs of playing cards are rated by
the pack, and not by the single card.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-02-01

The little pure gold is far more val
liable than great deal Of base metal.
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MARRIAGE ON SHORT ACQUAINTANCE.
There is not a city, there is not town
ship. that does not number among its
inhabitants women who married on very
short acquaintance, only to be abused {,
deserted, and left burden and a life
long sorrow to their families in which
they were born and reared, and which
they most improperly and imprudently
deserted, to share the fortunes of rela-
tive strangers. If ladies could realize
how grossly indelicate as well as culpa
bly, reckless such marriages appear in
the eyes Of the observing, they surely
would forbear. A years thorough ac-
quaintance, with the most clrcumstan-
tial accounts, from disinterested and
reliable witnesses, of the antecedents
from childhood, are the very least guar
antics which any woman who realize
what marriage is, will require of a
stranger.
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Answers.

Answer to last weeks Enigma, No.
1-Prosperity's the very bond Of love.
Answer to last weeks Enigma, No.
2-Time and patience waits for no
man.
Answer to last weeks Anagram-
/. The
g. Lambert
3. Vile
4. Lyceum,
5. Lambert
6. Vile,
7. Hunterdon
s. County,
9. New Jersey.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-02-01

S5(isfellang,
The Shot in the Eye.

A TRUE sroRY OF TEXAS BORDER LIFE.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-02-01
VOLUME 2, NUMBER s.

ty than at her bridal In prosperity
she is bud for the winds of adsersity
to scatter them abroad-pure gold,
valuable bnt united in the furnace. In
short, woman is miracle mystery
around the centre from which radiates
the great charm of existence.
A good story-is told Of an Irish host
Ter, who was sent to the stable to
bring forth a travellers horse. Not
knowing which Of the two strange
horses in the stalls, belonged to the
traveller, and wishing to avoid the ap-
pearanee of ignorance in his business,
he saddled both animals, and brought
them to the door.
The traveller pointed out his own
horse, saying:
"That's my nag"
Certainly, yer honor, l know that
very well; but | didn't know which
was the other gentleman's.
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The STANDARD.
CoMPTRoLLER,s REPORT.

REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER OF PUBL
ACCOUNTS, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR EN-
ING SEPT. 30TH, 1859. .
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T. Loring, for publishing in
Goldsboro' Tribune, Spring
distribution, 1853, for Com
mon Schools,
Bank of the State of n. Caro-
lima, IS, 40 81 checks on
New York, in payment for
IL Bonds of $500 each Of
Cape Fear and Deep River
Navigation Co., guaranteed
by the State. and purchased
by Literary Board.
June. Paid sundry counties the States
quota for support Of Comm.
Schools. spring distribution,
1oSn ~ C,>no,r,-.
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W. II. Michael, Trustee of
Lincoln County. on account
Of J. Long in Insane Asylum
Of North. Carolina,
G. L. Summers, Sheriff of Iredcll
County, additional return of
tax on collateral descents in
said County for 1857,
h. .. Davidson, Sheriff Of Cher.
okes County, part Of tax due
tho State from said County
for 1857,
Jas. G. Cook, President Of Fay
etteville & Albemarle Plank
road Company, 9 State Cou-
pom Bonds of $1,000 each,
dated Oct. LIST, 1858, and run.
ming 20 years, issued on &C
count Of said Road,
(fo % cOaTasvsD)
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W. P. Ward and Archibald
Henderson, membes Of Lit
erary Board, and Graham
DaSo, Secretary, Hpenses
d meeting in Rals&, Nay
I'd, 1859, q
Publishing in Newbers 1elta,
Spring Distribution,'5 for
Common Schools, "A
Adams Express, fre,gkt\on
books sent by Z. H. Will,
J. N. Newson, for publishinin
Salisbury Banner Spring y.
tribution, 1859, for ComuIh
SCHOOLS, 7
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harmony? All the world regards such things as
evidence of weakness or cowardice and only calcu-
lated to stimulate the invaders. When Philip of
Macedon was threatening Greece, his hired parti-
sans recommended repose ard quiet, and denounced
Demosthencs As political agitator. 1t was in the
midst of men who were crying out "peace! peace"
that Patrick Henry Numbered that there was Z" no
peace!" II the AbOlitonists in the North could be
induced to abandon agitation the subject of slave
ry, it would be well but they reject with dersion
the suggestion, and become only more insolent as
Southern men cry out the louder for quiet and
union.
When, some twenty five years ago, the abolition
society at Boston, under the lead and guidance of
British subject, attracted public attention. though
it declared that its pul poses were merely peaceful
and intended to persuade to liberate the slaves
yet so insignificant in numbers was it. that the can
ddate for Congress in that district refused to reply
to its nterrogatores to give any pledges as to his
course on the subject of slavery. For this he was
complimented by Harrison Gray Otis, who. never
theless, said with prophetic sagacity:
And can you doubt, feow-citizens, that these
associations will act together for political purposes
Is it in human nature for such combinations to for
bear? IT. then, their numbers should be augment.
ed AMI the success they antic pate realized in max
ing proselytes, how soon might you see majority
in Congress returned under the influence of the A.
sociations And how long afterwards would this
Union last ?" :.
Though few in numbers, tho Aboit,onists went
resolutely and actively to work.
There was strong feeling in favor Of liberty per-
vadng the public mind generally, while its attention
had never been called to the specific differences
physical, mental, and moral-existing between the
white man and the negro The point of operations
selected was one remote from negro slavery, where
the people were ignorant of its actual features and
mus ntted more easily to be imposed upon, In
that vicinity, too were the remains of old Drsndces
against the Southern section Of the Union. The eff.
@s d Tie shvlitiguis1 w1 dIvUsd TO TIM cm,,pt.
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action: 10 do everywhere and every occasion
what we can, and not to neglect refuse to do what
we can at any time because at that precise time and
on that particular occasion We cannot do more
circumstances determine possibilities"
But VIC must begin deeper and lower than the
composition and combination of factions or parties.
wherein the strength and security of slavery lie
You answer that 1t lies in the Constitution of the
United States and the constitutions and laws of
slaveholding States. Not at ALL 1t is in the erro
neous sentiment Of the American people. Constitu-
tons and laws can no more rise above the virtue of
the people than the limpid stream can climb above
its native spring. Incllcate the love of freedom and
the equal rights of man under the paternal roof see
to it that they are taught in the schools and in the
churches; reform your own code; extend cordial
welcome to the fugitive who lays his weary limbs at
your door, and defend him as you would your pa
ternai gods; correct your own error, that slavery
mas any constitutional guarantee which may not be
released and ought not to be relinquished"
Whenever the public mind shall will the aboli-
ton OF slavery, the way will open for it,"
~ know that you will tell me this is all too slow
Well, them go faster if you can and will go with
you; but, remember the instructive lesson that was
taught in the words these things ought We to have
done and not to have left the others undone'n
Such efforts as this were perseyercd in from time
to time. In 1850 he made that speech in which he
proclaimed that there was "higher law" than the
Constitution, for which he received the emphatic
denunciation Of Mr.. Clay. His subsequent efforts
have been in this same line; and at Rochester more
recently he endeavored to render the shareholders Of
the South as odious as possible, and declared that
there was an "irreprcssible conflict" between the
free and the slaveholding States To stimulate the
northernpeople to attack US, he affirmed that unless
they abolished slavery throughout the entire South
we would extend slavery over all the northern States
In substance ne says, to protect themselves they
must destroy our social and politicalsystem. When
. m'a says that thxs 3 n nseprsssihs eunaaue =.
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oHe years ago. an iI,tciiigent foreigner, who hap
pened to hear one Of these TRADES in this BODY cx-
pressed his establishment at the quiet manner in
which it was listened to by Southern Senator'S He
declared that it when European Congress had met
tor business purposes, a similar course had been
taken, the Congress would at once have been broken
up In our State Legislatures, such things, if they
occur, arc soon stopped by personal collisions. In
congress- out OF Difference to sectional feelings there
Is no attempt to check such men as choose to en-
bark in the trade Of heapng all manner Of obloquy
on our constituents
This antislavery party has torn to pieces most of
the great Christian associations Of the country: in
spite of all the resistance which the esprit du corps
and Christian charity prevailing among them could
present 1t has stricken down every public man in
the North within its reach, who has shown will
lingness to administer the Constitution fairly in re.
lation to slavery. zoe
Whenever 1t has obtained the control of the Leg.
islatures it has caused them to pass the most strn
gent acts for the notification of that clause in the
constitution which provides for the return of fugi-
tive slaves. When, many years ago, the State Of
outh-Carolina threatened to nullify law of Con-
gross, the whole Union was thrown into a state OF
the greatest excitement; but SO common have these
proceedings become in the free States that they
now scarcely excite remark when passed.
This party, too has organized societies, and hired
agents to steal and carry away slaves from the South.
orn States; and when gang Of twenty or more ia
taken off at time it is made matter Of public re-.
joicng and their papers boast of the perfection O,
the underground railroads, and of the millions O.,
dollars worth Of property that they have taker
from the South.
The Federal system, instead Of giving us protec
ton. only affords our enemies immunities and facili
ties tor attack. Instead Of being shield, the Unior
has been converted into sword to stab us the more
deeply.
1t is idle for Senator's to say that majority
the people Of their States are not in favor Of thss
tOtSe1ssg1 ~ INSave)
The Kenosha telegraph and tribune. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1859-1860, 1860-01-12

The one-line editor has gone to College.
The Kenosha telegraph and tribune. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1859-1860, 1860-01-12
CHAPTER II.
WOLFGANG.

Maurice Lester was near the starboard gang
way when the ship struck, having started aft to
look to the helm. The shock threw him upon
his back, and he tried to get up but ere he
could regain his feet the flood of mad waters
came surging over the bark, and he was thrown
he knew not where. He only knew that the
food came-that it caught him in its giant grasp
that it hurled him as the gale hurls d feather
that his head was hurt-that his body was
tossed and bruised--and then the lamp of his
consciousness went out, When he came to him
self it was daylight, and the rays of the sun were
beaming above him. At first he did not attempt
to move, any further than simply to assure him.
self that he was really alive and sensible but
sought to recall the events of the past, which he
did, very clearly, up to the time when his ship
struck upon the rocks,-he could go no farther
After this he raised himself upon his elbow, and
tried to gaze about him. He found himself up.
on bed of sand between two immense rocks
He had been landed there in that deep nook
and the tide had gone out and left him. In lit
tie while he rose to his feet, and managed tc
crawl up, by the aid of stranded spar, over
low part of one of the rocks.
After seeing all that was to be observed from
this point, he moved on towards where he tho
he should soonest find an open beach, for he
felt fain faint and sick, and he wished to fine
help as soon as possible. After toiling over slip
perry, Shiny rocks, and cruel, tearing crags, unit
his clothing was all torn, and his flesh bruised
and lacerated, he finally reached an open space
among the rocks. where many pieces OF tht
wreck had been lodged, and where he found the
bodies of three of his men. He has tened TO the
spot where they lay-two of them being claspec
IN each others arms-but ound no signs o
life.
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came ripping over the top of the rock. He felt
us moisture enupon his feet. And still il rose
slowly put relentlessly it rose higher-biober
ana as 1t rose the rats climbed up his limbs for
sa1ety. 1t was in vain that he brushed them off
with his fettered hands. They instantly return
Gu. Ihey ciambered up his back-to his shout
oers-over the back of his neck-to the crown
OF his head; their clammy bodies striking chill
to his very hear1
Aua still higher the waters rose, and moro
tlckly the fowl vermin clustered upon the de.
yoted captives shoulders and head, as their or.
y places OF safety. Driven frantic at last by the
OF ms situation, he was about to plunge
- 'uc surglng TIDE and seek watery grave
non MS ateenton was arrested by the tread of
rapid footsteps near the aperture above his head
ana the sound OF harsh masculine voice. almost
instantly followed by noise as of a struogla
ana piercing shrek which thrilled Maurice
Lester to the very soul He could not be mis-
taken 1t was CARRIES voice Again he heard it,
but now IN tones of entreaty Oh it ,gas her
voice. She was net dead Gath ering ali his
strength he shouted, "Carrie Carrie CARRIB',
dead silence followed, broken only by the
fearful murmurs of the still rising waters, and
the splash of the rats as they fell from the
wretched captive's head and shoulders only to
return gain, in their fierce struggles for perch
OF safety from the advancing tide, which had
now nearly reached our hero's shoulders
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llshed in our columns. We give this as a sample
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