davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Lambertville press., 1860-05-30
Exercise out of Doors.

Hon. Erastus Brooks, who has trav-
elled extensively in Europe, and is
close observer Of Society, in q recent
article in the New York Express,
makes the following remarks upon out
door exercise
1--WE might look over the world in
vain for another people like ours for
indoor confinement, not only in our
large towns and cities, but in the
country. AS consequence the health
is impaired, and cheerfulness ia q
stranger to the family hearth, around
which the matrons sit and sew. Not
only are they self-condemned in this
Imprisonment, but their innocent chill
dren, too, are debarred from their
birthright of air and sunshine. The
Germans in the old country, the French
peasantry may be happy with their
toll and their crust; they have fire.
quent holidays, and between the hours
of work find their way in crowds to
the public gardens where they gain
health and yigor by recreation. The
women spend several hours every day
out of doors. But American danes.
rich and poor, make their walks few
and far between. and shiveF over fires
with 9 novel, oe work in the house
with doors and windows shut.
The robust health of English ladies is
often spoken of, and their pedestrian
achievements But what American
lady would not shrek at the idea of
besag expected to walk six or eight
miles on stretchi They could not
do it No, they could not do it, be-
cause they have never been used to
exercise and half mile exhausts their
strength, So between this habitual
indoIeace and late hours, they lose the
fresh beauty of girlhood before they
are out of their teens and ct forty
they are viotians of chronic disease.
The Lambertville press., 1860-05-30

No MARROW IN HIg BoNEs. The
man who has no enemies, says an ex-
change. is . mere drone in the great
hive of created intelligence. He is q
milk and water man, who contents
himself With doing no harm, while it
is notorious that he is doug no good.
Sgch men are tigae serving, fencerrid-
ing, go hetwsens, who creep after men
of position aud propcFty, and bypo-
critically bow to men in the humble
walks Of life, take no part IN public
sentiment, and smile and smirk upon
all they come in contact with. They
glide through life undistqrbed, and
sink to obscure graves, nnwcpt, pnhnn-
orad, and unsung.
The Lambertville press., 1860-05-30
Popular Fallacies Overturned.

"VAnu off0uiu oiWdye Uc Hcdtiy
and elegantly dressed she has RIO ex-
cuse for appearing otherwise |"
Has not she, sir /? What. do you
call those Eve little aaimals in pink
aprons and pinker cheeks, who hang
around her " from mern to dewy eve?"
What do you call the baby. who al
ways wakes just when he ought to be
asleep, aad lifts up the full force of
his small lungs just when he ought to
keep still ? What do you call the
soup which rast s9e seasoned to
grain of pepper, and the pudding
which must be baked just so, or there
will be trouble among the lords of Gre
alton? The cost which must be men,
ded !; the cravats which need only
stitch the china which must be wash
ed; the carpets which mast be swept?
We shah call these very respectable
excuses for little disheBslle now and
then.
A woman gadding abroad is one
of the most disagreeable sights in the
world , her place is at home
We are not SO sure of that either
not if she wears pretty bonnet, and
has checks like the sunny side of
peach, and ripe, cherry kind of lips.
We've seen . great many more 'disa-
greeable locking things, and confess
to weakness for bright eyes and
pretty hair. Undoubtedly her place
is home, but that's no reason she is to
shut herself up there until she looks
like celery stalk or lump of chalk.
Who would buy the coal and the cal
ico-the marketing and the new mu-
sic-if woman is never to set her foot
over the threshold The man who
wrote that heresy never kept house
aCe know.
" Woman should always be calm
aud composed, like peaceful land
scape or serenely shining star. Her
whole manner should carry out the
idea of rest and repose :!
All very well if the gentleman in
charge of these "serencly shining starsn
would ALLOW them to remain up among
the clouds, high above all suhlnnary
tolls and tRrmoils ! Bnt what is the
luminary to do when husband brings
homo guest to dinner on Monday,
when the wash is in high procedure
when an extra chicken has to be
broiled, ald the best table whisked on
at three and quarter minutes notice !!
Has our critic right to complain, if
his wife makes her appearance with
face redder than picked beets, and
manners decidedly furried
!" A woman should never, under any
circumstances lose her temper"
Might as we'll tell the wind not to
blow on March day, or the rain not
to conc down in April 1t docs them
good to explode occasionally.
A woman, TO be good for anything,
must have as much spice and sparkle
in her as bottle Of champagne, and
if the cork comes ont once in while,
With bang, Why that don't depreci-
ate the value Of the goods
But lei thu men preach it don't
apouut to aaythng after all. We
hold them captive by every ons Of
their dickey-strings and coat buttons
by the rents III their stockings and
the toothaches and headaches thav
want to be nursed through They
can't do without us. and all this as
snued air Of bravado and good advice
Is only natural cha6ng under the in
visible chains. On the whole. we
think it is very foolish to take any no.
tice at all of it. Talk away, gentle
men, you wont hurt our feelings. By
one Of the Aggrssvsd
The Lambertville press., 1860-05-30

THE Love OF HeslE, No man who
has an abiding love of home can be
bad man. 1t keeps him from all kinds
of exeesses; for. a. soon as bis daily
task is completed, it draws him back
to bis family, where all is innocence,
purity and peace. Thus is be saved
rom all kinds of dissipation. while his
heart is expanded, and bis intellect is
warmed and beautifed by love, which
makes him stronger, nobler aud more
humane every day 1t enables him
to obey the Scripture injunction, to
" keep himself upsposted from the
world" eRts of unnecessary expenses,
leaves him the means of gratifying bis
benevolent instincts, and makes Of him
worthy and substantial citizen, one
of the solid men," as Webster would
have called him.
The Lambertville press., 1860-05-30
An Obnoxious Lover,

Every one has heard of the eloquent,
pathetic, humorous stump orator of
Ohio. He was pronounced by Mr..
Clay "a most competent authority to
be the finest stump speaker he had
ever heard and in this opinion most
heartily coincide, after having heard
Clay, Crittenden, Jones of Tennessee,
Polk, Benjamin, Soule, Randall, Hunt,
Tom Marshall, Gen. Lamar, Bates,
Douglas, and host of others.
Well, this great orator carried his
love of fun into every department of
life. In the private circle, where he
knew every person and where he un-
bosomed himself fully, he was the most
delightful and genial conversationalist
i ever listened to. [ do not know
that he now, as age and infrmity are
creeping on, indHlges in this proclyity
to humor so much as he used to do
But some twenty years ago he used to
tell, with great gusto, the following
story -
In early life--so early that can
not remember the removal-my father
pulled up stakes, and, carrying with
him the household goods, went from
Bourbon County, Kentucky, where ]
was born, to Ohio. Notwithstanding
rough-and-tumble struggle with the
world, he had a hard time to get on
owing to numerous and rapidly in
creasing family. Well, family matters
had not improved much when had
reached my thirteenth or fourteenth
year.
"At this tiure there lived in the neigh
borhood young man by the name of
Pickering. He had inherited well
stocked farm, was good looking, and
made strong profession Of religion.
This latter qualification caused him to
find peculiar favor in the eyes of my
father, who was always blinded by
professions of extra piety
"This fellow had strong banker
ing ; after one of my sisters, who was
a very pretty girl. To her he was Pc
culiarly distasteful. She seemed al
ways excessively annoyed at his pres
ence Yet he was ever at her side.
She dared not dismiss him entirely,
for fear of the paternal anger. Thus
things went on for q year or two, and
as | partook largely of my sisters has
tired to him, ! resolved to get rid Of
him in some way. cast about for q
plan for some time, but nothing occur
red which gave me the slightest degree
of hope of being successful
AT last. returning home late one
summer night from mill, found the
family at their nightly deyotions.-
Passing by the window of the roaar
in which they were assembled, / saw
that Pickering was there, aud pretty
soon I discovered that he was nod
ding; and presently his head dropped.
Now was py opportunity. ] stole
silly into the hall. and reaching the
ball door which was slightly ajar, and
close by which Pickering was, on
bonded knoe, reached in anS quickly
The Lambertville press., 1860-05-30

AT one nf the Mission sabbath
Schools the other day, the Sqperiu=
tendent made little speech drploring
the very small number Of pupils. Hs
appealed to the scholars What
can ! do, !" said be, to get the girls
and boys hers?"
know what TO Dc. = saia enc Of
the urchins
What is II sr
Give EN- all Eve cents apiece
The Lambertville press., 1860-05-30
Diamond cut Diamond,

A very nOtaDle piece OF SnaIs9 prac-
tice occurred in New York year or
two ago, which is worth republishing.
At hotel in Broadway, faRous for
the excellence of its liquors. a little
boy came in one evening with fashy
looking ring, and wanted to dispose
Of it. Every one present examined
the ring, and a few admired it One
particularly was struck with it.
How much do you ask for this ?"
inquired that individual.
Five dollars said the hey.
''I'll give you two dollars For it,"
1t is very hard," said the boy,
"but suppose / must take It,"
The money was paid, and the ring
changed hands. The purchaser of the
ring went home. His brother saw the
banble, admired it ard asked its price.
"Well, Charley" said he, IL gave
FIVE dollars for it, it is worth a great
deal naore you shall have it for sew
en-. I"
The bargain was struck, aud the
ring again changed hands.
The following day Charles went out
to Harlem. There he saw Mr.. l.
who also became exceedingly tickled
with the ring, which, by the by, was
quite taking affair-showy, the set
ting most capital, and much taste dis
played in the whole formation
What will you take for the ring"
asked Mr.. A.
Well, | don't particularly care
about it, said Charley; yoa shall
have it dog cheap"
How much 20
Twenty-Five dollars
The ring again changed hands.
The next morning the owner Of this
curious trinket went to town, and go
ing into fashionable jewelry estab-
lishment asked its worth.
ut is worth dollar and half"
said the merchant.
Mr.. A. was thunderstruck. -
Recovering himself, he said:
Can you take out the stones, which
are of COURSE"
Paste, sir"
And insert diamonds in their
place 7"
Yes
How long will it take you. and
how much will it cost
~ can do it III two or three hours
and it will cost forty dollars" /"
do it Y
Within the given time the diamonds
were substituted, and Mr.. A re-
tarned to Harlem. On his arrival he
found the two brothers and several
New York bloods assembled. He vas
greeted with q low whistle, and sun
dry gyrations Of the fingers were per-
formed by those present.
How about the ring ?" asked
John,
"A very pretty ring and p great
bargain, said Mr., A..
"A great bargain I"
Yes, the stones are diamonds"
Diamonds Z"
YES
I'll let you hundred dollars Of
it,
You know, perhaps !"
The Lambertville press., 1860-05-30
an Astronomers View Of tho
Universe.

tion to our own satellite, the Moon
the nearest of our celestial bodies
we have passed over distance equal
to thirty times the diameter Of our
globe. In advancing to the sun
we travel over a distance equal to
thirty times that of the moon and be-
fore we reach Uranus, the femotest Of
the planets, we have traversed space
equal to thirty times the earths dis
tance from the sun. Thus placed at
the limits Of syatem enelased in y
circle of $500 millions of miles in pa
dius, our appFeciations of distance
would appear to be exhausted and we
seem to be as On the margin of an ab-
yss.
The telescope. however. and the
mural circle, enable US to span the
void, and the genius of man, proud Of
the aehiesement-~and justly, if humbly
proud-has crossed the gulf, $4,000
times the radius of his own system,
that he may study the nearest world
in the GFgaamenent of heaven. Be.
yond this frontier lies the whole uni
verse of stars--their binary systems
their clusters, aRd their nebulous CON-
hiaations The observed paFallax of
one fourth of o second ia q Lyra car
ries Us four times % far into the bos-
ON of space but though beyond this
we have no positive measure of dis
tance, it would be as unphilosophical
to assign limits to creation az to give
it an infinite range. In this rapid
fight into space, we have trsyersed it
but in one dimension, and the line
which we have traced, is but unit in
the scale of celestial distance.
Creation in its wide panorama is
still above US, beneath US and around
US, and ilnqmerable worlds sparkle in
its canopy. If from this bourne. from
which the astronomical traveller alone
returns, we look upon our course, our
own planetary system ceases to be per-
ceived. Its sun is dim-itself but an
invisitae point in the pebulous light
that interyenes.
Where then is our terrestrial ball
its oceans---its cnatinents--its noun
tains-its empires-its dynasties-its
thrones? Where is oar fatherland-
its factiols.-its Christian disuni0ns--
its slave crimes and its nnholy wars ?
Where is our home--its peace-its ems
dearments--its hopes-snd its fears ?
Where is man the intellectual monad
the only atom of organic life that
can pierce the depths, and interpret
the enigma of the universe ?-and yet
the only spark of a spiritual nature,
which. .disclaims the authority and re-
sists the win of the universal King
They have al disappeared in the far
off peFspective-the long. vista Of
space, whose apex were it sun. the
hugheRt telescope wonld fail to des-
cry. No living thing here meets the
eye, and no sentiment associated with
life presses on the affections, The ii
ny organism of earth and ocean--ey-
cry thing that moves and breathes--
that lives and dies-all eugulfed in the
great conception of the universe
The straining mind cannot unite the
immeasnrable extremes. The infinite
in space-the eternal in dHrstion-the
omnipotept in power-the perfect in
wisdom, alone fill the expanded soul,
and portray in their awful combina=
tion--the Creator of the Uniyerse.-
North British Reuiea0.
The Lambertville press., 1860-05-30

Kiud words are among :he brightest
fowev Of earth they conssra tns
humblsst hons into paradise there's
fore uss thsm4 especially arosna The
Eressds circle.
The Lambertville press., 1860-05-30

Temptation is the halfway house
on the road to ruin, and the toll-gats
is only passahle by the forfeiture of :
very heavy 6pe. namely, our charac-
ters and oar conssitutious .
The Lambertville press., 1860-05-30

Chastened sorrow leads US to pray
or. but inosdinate ggiss hiadsrs dsve-
tion.
The Lambertville press., 1860-05-30

Happiness consists not ia bavinn
such and such possessions. bnt in being
fitted to enioy what vc have
The Lambertville press., 1860-05-30

TAERE is healing in . smile; aRd
laughing is medicine to the mipd
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-03-26
From Rev. Stuart Robinson.
L L.

L'tAS'iLLA mug -, ioO''
". II. SETTLE, Esq II gives great pleasure to
state after a trtl of the .'Vesper LAMPS
my study for six weeks st, aud alter observing
closely the ,me leugJh ot tiaie the experiment
Of Hguung UuiOn lent with these lamps, /
have eLIire Confidence ia their eli, uey IL 10
Ia ey aloFd the advantages al the best gas
hgbs Ihose wbO live cut VI tne cities anu large
towns.
Tne process Of preparing and lighting the lamp is
read. y iearned, the HXtures simple aud
httse t0ie OF OF order, the cost the light
comparatively La. g, and ti.e wlose free IRON
all ,ngsr, t.IsI deeds ediy acqu tinIance
the paTt Ui the pubic with the Nesper Gas Lamp 1"
bring taem general through Jut the Country.
Yours trdly,
STUART ROBINSON.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-03-26
-. NASHVILLE. TENN. MONDAY. MARCH 2e. 1860
Misfellaarous. =
VESPER GAS LIGHT.
The Cheapest, Nest Brilliant,
AND
Most Convenient Arti iaI Light
In THE WORLD.

FTNHIS GAS Is generated from Pure Coal Oil and
i for elegance, economy. SAFETY and simplicity
cannot be sGrpa ssed. The fixtures in the saline
style as the ordinary Gas fixtures
Its advantages are thaf 1t is portable gas light,
unrfvaled for briliiaBcy, cheapness cleanliness and
is required II is easy to regulate, and requires
trimming, and for attention, whatever afIer light
ing. IL is perfectly safe and free from explosion,
and has odor smell while burning. The light
be made 10 burn with any degree Of brilliancy,
by turning screw aud be increased instant
oesy in volume from that of a candle To ten or
tge.ty, by turning a valve as in ordinary gas
The Vesper Gas fame and fixtures precisely
sembie, iu for these Of coal gas, bus IN rillancy
and purity of light, 1t possesses deciied adyan-
tage oveE any coal gas II requires chimney,
there Is no need OF daily thinning OF n wick, and
the construction OF the fixtures is simple that it IS
net liable 20 get out OF order, and child Can man
age it readily. The gas burned in lhe Vesper tx
is generated from pure coal oil, or "Vesper
D (xlfessss eanuaesaresi o<saressiy for .se bur-
ner) without any admixture OF alcohol or oher
foreign ingredients, aud its supply is unlimited.
The nxtureS themselves are adapted in styles TO
suit all tastes, from the plain, simple light burner
the. most eleg ant and costly ch tndeier. Each
fxtnFe is perfect ia itself there IS outlay to be
made for service pipes, meters, regulators, &c.
The gas is generated ia this burner and all fixtures,
fro n the cheap single light 20 the expensive chan
sold prices which do not exceed the cost of or
din ,ry gL fixtures similar styles and oTnamenta-
ton.
Church hes hotels, public halls stores, steamboats,
and private residences throughout the state
IA w Tilted up with tness eleg and Convenient
chandeliers and other beautiful gas fixtures, which
add So much to the appearance Uf such places, and
the c0mfOrt of the home circle, and winch, here
tofOre cOGl be used OnIy thOsr favored districts
embraced within toe coal gas limits Of large cities.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-03-26
Kentucky Testimonials,

From HIS Excelency, Gov. G II. Morehead, and
Thos ). Pag., Esq, State Audtr
To VIM. III. SETTLE, Esq, LOusvIlls, Ky.--Dedr Sir:
We have been and are using our ''N-sper Gas -
perfectly satisfied with its utility. IL gives
a SOFT brilliant AMI beautiful light, ana is perfectly
secure from explosion IL Is very cheap aud eco
uOmcal in use, AMI Of far less than any other
light. We are satisfied tuat IL will soon be adopted
by all persons who nave not the opportunity OF Oh
tain ~ gas, aud also 60 whom gas accessible anu
with hun cheap IN the original outlay Tor TX
lures and the continual expeus- Of burning Is OBJ
jeCt.
Yours, &c, C. s. NoREHEAD,
THUS. >. PAGE
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-03-26

From n. d. Cross, Nashville

From n. ID. Cross, Nashville
NAsauLLE, Tenn, Dec. IL, 1859.
AEssRs. T. II. TANLOk & Co.: / have had use for
about SIX months past, OF your vesper Gas
L,gats, au1 gives great pleasure TO STATE, that
regard lar superior to any other portable light
that / nave mct with.
IIs simplicity OF arrangement, freedom from danger
oI explBsltn cleanliness slesItHess, and purity OF
II. hI, qualities that must recommend It tO any
one ho vail Iry ID. IL gives = iIgut which TO me,
seems be equal brlaDcy 10 tae ordinary gas
Isgut Very Respectfully,
These oaly very fe~ OF the IestimOsiIls We
have. Cll Aad exaaiile for yourself, at No. 81
CotIonate tsuflJing GERRY street. \ ls3Vlle Tenu.
THOMAS III. TAYLOR < CO.
janIe-u
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-03-26
Home Testimonials.
Fro.s Ine Rev. P. ;. Fan, \ NASHVILLE.

NASHVILLE, Dec, II, 1859.
Cor. T. IL. TAYLoR-Dear sir :: have used Tor some
time, ct the Nesper Lamps ami beg leave To
express my Obligations To you ior having introduced
TO my notice. To persons living IN the country
parts OF the city where gas cannot be hat,
may desire light much more economical than
gas-iud ihe time fully equal to Il IA iuini-
uatug pOwer-ths apparatus will prove desdera-
tum
regard this the most beautiful and most useful
inv enton for procuring, a small cost, the adyan
,gps of gas light that have ever seen the
time that perfectly sale-in explosion being
Inpss ietnd tue iAaps are sample la constitution
AID managed with ease
Very truly yours,
r. = FALL
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-03-26
InrIsyIIIEKvS Sen s Is

W. II. SETTIE-Dear sir Afer har1ug made a
thorough examination OF the "Vcsper Gas, Ia rela-
ton IT'S Illuminating pewer, chemical composition,
etc, do not hcsit4Ie to recommend II being
Ter and more economical as well possessing great
er intensity Of illumination than any other material
in
In the laboratory it is superior TO the alcohol as
means Of obtaining heat and Will be found of iu-
valuable service u the druggist well as the manu-
iacturn. chemist.
CHAS. W. WRIGHT, NJ. n.
Pref. Of Chemistry in the Ky, School Of Medicine,
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-03-26

MANUFACTURES o. ssox FsAzs
ltl sSAAD, s2t AK, sna FA4Lloa Ezzzs5sz=z
GRAND fl2Sn fOAf4s, nzaas sssA -
ali The inpFotszaeHts oaadesles - .
sapefioEay e tsaes taaz sza aaEzssatg. Gus-e
AE0Aas sssfdsz Il ths "a. h Ns. fsrs 1851
'ss saa a. .aa Lssis. ts5s. 0s .lers sreaels
asa Easlles Niii save s4sEef bs ezlhas fsFs par
eazsRS. Al snstrsfassts gasrantssftoF ksfee ySars
WarzraosAs 40 nz..sezE SIS 4. Lee eos<s ssss =
kras1ssy3 ) Ss< xask< Esezl-sa
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-03-26

AEn A MONTH And ALL EXPENSES PAD
EDkJO Al ssent = wanted "a every t0x Al 4 coan
n IA fhs Unled states, 70 engage Ia a respecfabie
lad easy bgsress by 9hIcu tle absxe pFoats may
be certainly realised. tor fartnsr parElcazEs ad-
treas lf< j. dESkE HAssks. eornef l2le street sad
braaa~4y, New xor< U.sy, enclosing one Postage
Stamg fea-l-118S1
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-03-26
TESTIM ONIALS.

Scientific and others who have thoroughly
tested the merits of the Yesper Gas Air Light,
pronounce il the best and cheapest light now klo~D.
Numberless stimouals being received daily
ali quarters ,vOuching Tor the excellence of this
light, a few OF which are gwen below.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-03-26
From Mr. Al,xanler An. NashrlIle

from MT. AltAauief ran, NdSlNile
Mr. Thomas ii. IAYLuR-iie.F sir / have been
usag NCspcr tias Lamp, sOld by you, Sep
TENDER let, aId 1 perfectly satisfied InIt is
one ct economical, II uOt The most ecJuom-
Cal, well is brllut lIguts tn At can be had. IL Is
easily uIaIaged, aud 1 unnesititngly recommend IL
10 all out Of the reach Of gas
ALEXANDER FALL.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-03-26
Stock, Stock.

afer saturday. the 24th Dec,
A Express freight train will be the NASH
n vile and Chaitanooga Railroad. This train Will
leave Nashville at O'Clock T.. ~, arrive Chatta-
nOsga 6:25 A b. leave Chtttanooga at GEO r. NJ,
and arrive Nashville 9:52 A. ~ Stock by train
viii be cut about sixteen hours between Nashville
and Chattanooga, aud there make good connection
with trains running South.
deczs-1 z W. COLE, Superintendent
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-03-26

fTtaR best assaiae ever tavsatsd for bros4-csz
i Soxlag, za4 sas sAAt every fAraeF shoaid
ave ARMSTRONG = CO
sePi&-tf