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The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-06-05
Type Setting---Amusing Mis-
takes

Have you ever been in printing
office? There are many curious things
to be seen there. Perhaps we may des-
cribe some of them more particularly
hereafter You would be much inter-
ested to watch the compos5tors. They
are the men who arrange the types
Each letter, and each punctuation
mark is cast on a separate piece of
metal, about on inch long, and these
are distributed in small boxes arranged
in frame called a case. One box is
for the AS, another for the BIS, anoth-
err for commas, and so on The COM
positor holds in his left hand small
iron apparatus looking something like
an open box with one side ont, in
which he sets the types, one by one,
placing them in proper order to print
the words of the written "copy" be-
fore him It requires long practice
for man to set types quickly, and
without making mistakes Sometimes
the changing of single letter will
alter the meaning of a whole senten-
tence. Such errors are usually correc-
ted before the paper is printed, but
occasionally an amusing blunder is
left For instance, in printing the
Bible once, the compositor in setting
up the passage " All that man hath
will he give for his life" made it read
"All that man hath will he give for
his aoife" The "proof-reader," whose
work it is to l)ok for and point out
mistakes, found the error. and marked
it, but the compositor overlooked it
again. The proofreader seeing the
mistake a second time, wrote with bis
pencil on the margin of the paper, OPP
posite the sentence, that depends
upon circumstances, after which the
right letter was inserted Not long
since, Hartford newspaper, noticing
the death Of an editor, said He was
q high-scinded gentleman" of course
it should have read high-minded. -
Another paper says. "the people of
India live chiefly on MICE instand of
rice. Shortly after nm election, a
newspaper Of the defeated party inten-
ded to say we are linked like band
of brothers" bnt the tves we're wrong.
and said I've are licked, ETC." A
Missouri paper informed its readers
that the scife crop Of Gasconade
County, was IS, 900 gals bnt before
bachelors could profit by sneh fine
opportunity, the mistake was correc-
ted by putting aoins in place Of wife.
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CLEANSING Gun BARRELS. We see
in the Scientific american, and other
papers, recipes for cleansing gun bar.
rels. They are all open to the objec-
ton that they involve the use Of water
thus requiring time to dry the barrels,
and mourning the danger to rust
We give method used by scientific
sportsman in England with success -
Get a quantity of quicksilver, which
can be kept in a strong pill box, and
when the barrelisfoul, place the thumb
on the nipple, pour the quicksilver in
at the month, and run it up and down
for few minutes Turn it back into
the box and the barrel will be perfect
" clean. The mercury forms an
amalgam with the lead aud removes
r.
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and amused rather than offended at
the andacitv % the answer, he said !:
Z" If [ let You 60 this time, you old
rascal, will yon ever again fire on the
troops o. his Majesty 2" Nothing
more likely" was the imperturable
reply. This was too much for the
good temper of the Briton, and he or
dered his men to seize him. They
die so and dragged him roughly down
the hill to the head of the column.
The volunteers in their retreat tore
down the bridge oier the river after
crossing it, thus compelling the Brit
ish to march two miles further mp the
stream before they could effect pas
sage. The latter Immediately placed
Doctor Daggct on foot at the head of
the column, and told him to lead the
way. It was the fifth of July, and
one of the hottest days Of the year,
and as it was now near meridian, the
heat was overpowering The stron-
gest men, unaccustomed to exposure,
would sink under such burning sun,
and Doctor Dagget soon became eX-
hans ed from the heat as well rs from
the driving pace they kept him at =
He however, staggered on until, at last
feeling he could not take another
step, he halted and endeavored to
lean against the fence for support
But the enragcd sol ]ier would not
allow him moments rest, and ruth
lessly pricked him on with their bay
onets, at the same time showering
carses on his rebel head With ev-
cry indication of WEAKNESS The point
of the bayonet forced him to rally his
sinking energies. while the blood how-
ed in streams down his dress.
Ashley entered the town. the sol
diers commenced shooting the peace
able citizens whenever they dare to
show themselves. and as one after an
other fell in his sight Doctor Dacget
expected his turn would come next. -
At length they reached the green, and
halted, when le sank exhausted and
bleeding on the grass. A tory con-
ing ont to welcome the British. saw
the pale, dusty and bleeding President
lying on the ground, and shocked at
the sight, besonght the commanding
officer, in the maze Of humanity, to
spare his life. He granted his request
with an insnlfing epithet, end the
wounded man was carried into neigh
boring house more dead than alive
His utter exhaustion, combined with
the brutal treatment be had received,
brought on fe er that reduced him so
low that his life was despaired Of.
Having a strong constitution, he
recovered, however. and was able a
part Of the next year to preach in
the chanel, but his system had re-
ceived a shock from which it could not
entirely recover, and in sixteen months
he was born to the grave, adding one
more to the list of noble souls who
considered no sacrifice too great for
their country.
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EFFEcruAL RAT TRAp.-Take a
barrel with one head out. Pour q
compile pals of water into it. Draw
over the top sheepskin and confne
it by a string drawn around the upper
part of The barrel Cnt the skin from
the centre, at right angles, to nearly
the barrels edge Smear the centre of
the skin with grease mixed with neal.
Set board from the floor up ag,iast
the top of the barrel, with meal strew-
ed on it for the rats to walk up. As
they step upon the skin and toward
the centre, suddenly their foundation
viii give way, and they will fall into
the water, where there is no retreat II
yon place brick or stone in the
barrel, inst so as TO leave the top OF
of it ont Of the water, the first rat
that falls in will climb thereon and set
up a cry, which will call the whole
family of rats to see what the matter
is. As each new conner enters on the
lin covering the top of the barrel,
he too is plunged below to keep COM
pany with the alarmists. In this
way many rats, perhaps all there are
in the house, may be taken in a single
night. The trap is simple one, and
COSTS but little. Those who have
tried it says it is eifectal.
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A LARGE THRoAT.-The following
anecdote is told of young gentle
man Of Georgia. who expended a large
fortune-money, land, negroes, every
thing in course of 'intemperance and
profigacy
AS he had paid the last years grog
bill of 5000, one day he wBs walking
in the streets leisn RELY, when seeing
q physician on the other side called
out to him to come over.
Doctor" said he, 81 wish you d
just take look down my throat"
81 don't discover anything sir, .
said the doctor, after looking care
fully
"You DON'T" said be why that i
stdaDge win yon be kind enough, sir.
to give another look"
Really. sir, /" said the doctor, after
second look, 81 don't see anything. ,
No !? why, doctor; there is farm,
ten thousand dollars, and twenty ne.
groes gone down there y
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A QUEER SIGHT. In times like
these laugh is hard thing to get up.
To render lagh enjoyable, the occa-
sion must be something superlatively
ladicrous. Yesterday we saw the
very thing In following up the mill
tary, we crossed the yard of brewery
in Schuylkill, In one corner of the
yard there was fifty hogs. Some of
the number had partaken of fresh
graham indulgence that resulted in
gross intoxication. A drunken man
lies down and if very drunk, holds on
ito the ground and says nothing. A
porker when intoxicated, does very
differently. he sits upon his launches
like dog, closes his eyes, droops his
ears, and squeals in style that is au-
dible for half a mile distance. About.
twenty people witnessed the specta.
Gle, half of whom were seized with
caehinatory commissions as to be re-
reduced to perfect helplessness. The
writer collapsed and was carried away
on hand barrow. An intoxicated
SOW can take the palm. The foolish
expression of her face, the sitting
position, the dropping ears, and the
iismalsqueal are something irresistible.
As drunk as David's SOW" is very
vulgar proverb. Until yesterday was
conside. ed as inexpensive as it was
Vulgar North American.
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gt@Ygisfellaug.
Fun Among the Soldiers

A letter from Washington says =
| am Living luxuriously, ut present, on
the top of a respectable fence, and fare
sumptuously on three granite bis
cult day, and glass of water,
weakened with brandy. A high pri-
vate in the Twenty second Regiment
promised to let me have one of his
square pocket handkerchiefs for
sheet the first rainy night, and l nev :
er go to bed on my comfortable win
dow brush without thinking how many
poor there are in this world who peo-
pie have to sleep on hair mattresses and
feather beds all their lives. Before
he great rush O. the Fire Zouaves
and the rest Of the menagerie com
menced, | boarded exclusively on a
front step in Pennsylvania avenue,
and used to slumber regardless of ex-
pense, in well conducted ash box
but the military monopolize such ac-
comm odations now, and I give way
for the sake of my country.
tell you, my boy, that we are hav-
ing high old times here just now,
and if they get any higher | shan't be
able to afford to stay. The city is in
danger every other hour, aud, as a vet
eren in the Fire Zouaves remarked
there seems to be enough danger lying
around loose on Arlington Heights to
make very good blood and thunder
fiction, in numerous pages. If the
vigilant and we'll educated sentinels
happen to see niggar on the upper
side Of the Potomac, they sing out
Here they come and the whole
blessed army is swapping caps in less
than minnie. Then all the report
ers telegraph to their papers in New
York and Philadelphia that :" Jeff.
Davis is within two minutes walk Of
Il Capital, with few millions Of
men," and all the Free States sends
six more regiments piece to crowd
MS a littlo more. shan'f stand much
more crowding, for my fence is fall
now. and there six applications yes
terday to rent an Improved knot hole.
Nv landlord says thai more than three
chaps set mp housekeeping on one
post, he'll be obliged to raise the
rent.
The greatest confidence in General
Scott is felt by all, and it would do
you good to see the gay old hero take
the oath. He takes it af6er every
meal aid the first thing when he gets
mp in the III orning.
Those Fire Zouaves ale fellows of
awful suction, I tell you. Just for
greens, l asked one Of them yesterday
what he came here for +? Hah y
says he shutting one eye. "we came
here to strike on your alters and your
fires" Gen Scott says that, if ne want
ed tnese chaps to break through the
army Of the foe, he'd have a fire bell
rung from some district on the other
side of The rebels. He says that half
million of the traitors could not keep
the Fire Zouaves out of that district
five minutes, believe him my boy
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g Rerulntiuuarv Tale
A FIGHTING CLERGYMAN
IN T7S6s

The following incident is related in
an article in the April Knickerbocker,
by j. T. IIeadly
New England, after the defeat of
Burgoyne, seemed for a while to be
left ont of the war, so far as any in
vasion of her territory was concerned,
and in l7T9 Yale College had recover
Ell, in great, measure from its from
bles, and was in a prosperous condi-
ton.
But in the midst Of its tranquility,
rumor reached New Haven that the
British were about to make a descent
upon it. The place was immedi-
ately thrown into state of the
greatest ALARM and meeting was
called to deliberate on what was to
be done DR.. Daggerts was q pro-
fessor of Divinity in the College, but
in the interim of regular Presidents,
he had been elected President pro tenn
The College, Of course, would again
be broken up by this invasion. The
student such as did not wish to unite
in any plan Of resistance, could easily
scatter in the back country but tie
great question was, what was to be
done with the inhabitants Various
plans and propositions were presented,
and at length the President of Yale
College was asked his opinion. 1t
was well known that he had preache d
the duty of resistance as obedience to
God, and shown himself in every way
an ardent patriot but what he would
advise when the overwhelming and in
solent foe was at the door, was quite
another thing The students, who
had often been fred by his el0qnent
appeals, were not little curious t.
know what their President and Pro,
lessor of Divinity would counsel il
this fearful emergency. The char
acter of the College they considered
to be at stake, for, if their Presiden
advised tame submission, an adiect at
titude, ON the ground that resistance
would be of no avail, the institution
at whose head he stood would be com
promised. They hoped, therefore, h
woul take a manly course, even if i
deemed it best to pursue a peaceabl
one. They were not long kept in sus
pense, for when their venerated teach
erarose, the flashing eye and compress
ed lip told them at once that Yal
need not fear for her patriotic reputa
ton. Instead of consulting modera
ton, and weighing all the suggestion
asto the various )urses to be pursued
he took the ground Of the soldier q
once, and said no matter what els
they might do, they must, at all ha2
ards, fight and then, to let thel
know that this was not the advice {
one who, by his profession and pos
ton, was exempt from military duty
he cody informed them if no othe
person was found to resist, he shout
fight alone
It was finally resolved to raise
volunteer company OF a hundred me
who should march ont in the mornin
and retard the enemy, so as to Civ
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-06-05

A native of the Emerald Isle lately
went to consalt the printer of news
paper respecting his runaway appren-
tiee The printer proposed to adver-
tise him in the usual from, with suit
able reward This did not meet
Pats idea; for be did not wish to
advertise him, only jist to give him
hint" After various attempts at
framing suitable not ice, the follow
ing was suggested by himself as all
sufficient -" Patrick Flaherty would
infornhis apprentice, Timothy Dough
erty, that he does not wish to expose
him, but gives him the hint to return
to his master, and serve out his time
like good boy, or he viii be adver-
tised in the newspapers /"
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A young lady of extraordinary ca.
pacity addressed the following letter
to her cousin:
Dear Kuzzen-The weather whar
we is air kold and suppose whar you
is it air kolder.
We is all well and mothers got the
his Terrix, brother Tom has got the
Hupin Kaugh and sister suzin has got
a bahes, and hope these few lines will
find you the same. Rite sumo.
Your aphfectionate Kuzzeu.
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Wells and shrieks. ard cries of " out

Wells and shrieks, ard cries of out
with him y cut him down y" pitch
him out of the wiadoE !" "tear of
his uniform /! greeted the Zouave who
had never been at Blackwell's.
Blast your eyes, boys do not be
too hasty order in the ranks !" shout
| ed the Colonel. There may be
some extenuating circumstances. I'll
question him How dare you enlist
in my regiment before serving at
Blackwell's ?" said he, fiercely, to the
delinquent
was not aware that was one of
the qualifications" meekly replied the
volunteer.
Blast your eyes, you should have
known it ?" said Wilson, with a
threatening look What have you
to say for yourself 2"
Il am bnt twenty eight years of
age" replied the man. "and hav-
in served fifteen years at Sing Sing
more than half my life-it is expecting
too muchof a poor devil to have serv-
ed at Blackwell's too"
An enthusiastic yell of satisfaction,
mingled with shouts of Give him a
commission. Make him lieutenant J"
&C., made the hall resound again.
My brave fellow, you'll do" re-
piled the Colonel. i" Bout, face to
the ranks, march ~
He was rewarded with commits
sion on the following day.
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HAPPY WOMEN. = \ happy woman
is Lot she the very sparkle and sun
shine of life? A woman who is hap
Ply because she can't help it--whose
smile the coolest sprinkle of misfor.
tune cannot dampen? Men make a
terrible mistake when they marry for
beauty, for talent or style; the sweet
est wives are those who possess the
magic secret of being contented an
der any circumstances. Rich or poor,
high or low, it makes no difference;
the bright little fountain of JOY bub-
bles up just as unsteady in their
hearts. Do they live in a log cabin ?
the fire light that leaps up on its humble
heart becomes brighter than the GID
ed chandeliers in the Aladdin palace.
Was ever the stream of life 50 dark
and unpropitious that the sunshine OF
q face falling across its turbid tide,
would not awaken an answering CLEAN
Why, those joyous tempered people
don't know half the good they do.
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Portions ofthe Atlantic cable re-
covered show not the slightest gymp-
toms Of decay or deterioration in the
gutta percha. Tt has been subjected
to severe electrical tests, and on com
parison with the tests of the cable as
it left the gntta percha works three
years ago it is found that there has
been an actual improvement in its
condition since it was laid down.
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The schoolmaster is abroad il ear
nest at Cnba, n Y. In the com
pany Of volunteers now at Elmira,
from that town, are three printers,
two lawyers, one doctor, and twenty.
eight school teachers. When the war
is over, the demagogues should settle
away down South in Dixie and in
still into the ire-eaters there obedience
to constitutional law.
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IT'S wretched home indeed that
love cannot make attractive, cannot
even beantify, to the mind who feels
the sway, It may have leaky roof
and no floor; 1t may have ragged walls
through which winters chilling snow
can sift tmay have smokey chin
ney, and yet happiness may dwell
there if love will I; and JOY may deeply
thrill noble hearts, ifloye but issues
forth and sanctifes the love thus east
in adversity's shadow.
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What it is to be Polite


Politeness is trait which every
body admires and which confers up
on its possessor o charm that does
much to pave the way Of life with
success. But it is very much nisun-
derstood Politeness does not consist
in wearing q white silk glove, and
gracefully lifting your hat when you
meet an acquaintance. 1t does no
consist in an artificial smile, and a
pleasing, Aattering speech. but in sin
cere and honest desires to promote
the Happiness of those around you;
in readiness to sacrifice your own CON-
fort and ease to the enjoyment of 9th.
ers. The man who laws aside all sell
fishness in regard to the enjoyment of
others; who is always ready to con-
fer fsvors; who speaks in the lam,
guage of Cancellation, and VINO mani
fest those little attentions which graf
flying to the heart, is a polite man,
though he may wear homespun coat,
and make very ungraceful bow
And many fashionable, who dresses
genteelly and enters the most crowded
apartments With assurance and ease,
is a perfect compound of rudeness and
inciyility. Tie who has heart aow-
ing with kindness and good will tow
ards his fellow men, and who is gov
erned in the exercise ofthose feelings
by good common sense, is truly po-
lite man-and he alone.
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gpet's s4uok,
For the LAMBERrv1LLE PREss.l
OUR COUNTRY, FIRST AND LAST.
pY WILLIAM JOHNSON.

BIZ WILLIAM
We lift our hands to Heaven,
By oil we hold most dear,
And swear true sons of freedom
We freely volunteer
Oar lives and sacred honor
Against the rebel foe,
Whose trait'rous hands uplifted
Would lay our country low.
We dash aside the weakness
That once our hearts have known,
And say unto our brother
Thy country and our own
Destroy not with reckless hand
Our fathers gift and thine,
The birthright Of our country,
Fair freedoms hallowed shrine.
No North, no South, East or West.
Oar country one unit be,
A home for the " orld oppressed,
Theanebor of the free
Her flag shall float still proudly
Above the land and main,
Or we must fight for freedom.
Her battles DER again.
Shame to the sons ignoble,
Who raise the rebel hand,
False to the love Of co1ntry-
False to their father land
The loyal sons of freedom
All fellowship disown,
They now shall reap the whirlwind
Their bastard hands have sown.
Then rouse We. gallant freemen
Who love Columbia soil,
Hailowed by our faith Frs blood,
Their sacrifice and Toll
Shall we be found unworthy
This great and noble trust
No by the God above us,
Aud by our fathers' dust
Our war cry death to traitors,
Our country first and last,
By the bright hopes of future
and glories of the past,
The sword now drawn in earnest,
Wen ne'r ensheath again,
While freemen live to perish
Orfreedoms' foes remain.
May 80, 1861.
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Gen. SCOTS Mode of Life.

A Washington correspondent gives
the following sketch of Gen. SCOTS
mode of life. and his untiring industry
aud vigilence.: Gen Scott has left
his house, and taken up day and
night quarters Mt his Office He is
feeble in body. but very clear, com
prehensive and active in mind. Wis
iting him at near midnight, he was
sitting mp in a plain hard bed, in
very plain room, but with two candles
on centre table near, and two of
his aids near him in writing Dis
patches arrive every hour of the night
and day, borne by yidettes from every
qsnrter Of the district, and by officers
beyond the lines. He demands the
fullest informatian of every body, and
before the New Y DIRK troops arrived
declared that he was prepared for
an attack from 10000 men of Virginia
and Maryland, if they invaded the
capital. His great anxiety, grief
and doubt have been the diseffected
citizens in the District of Columbia,
scores Of whom have left, but many of
whom, even now. remain but all are
/
known and watched with a ynx-eyed
vigilence. Indeed, there has been an
extensive secession feeling here, and
there are troops ofthe personal friends
Of Jefferson Davis and A. Fl. Stevens,
who, as Southern men, have been
much respected. No secession flag,
however floats here, and from the
height of Georgetown to the capital,
nothing is seen but the stars and
stripes, with loyalty increasing every
hour"