Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-04-25
GAZETTE.
WEDNESDAY, MORNING, APRIL Is, 1866.


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THE NECESSITY OF LABeR.-The notion Is
false that genius can secure its aims without
labor. Ali the great minds who have ieit
their marks upon the history of the world
progress, have paid for their success ana no,
toriety by the price of unremtting .oii anS
labor. Napoleon Bonaparte WORKER nav
and necessarily, and has been known V %
haust the energies of several secretaries s ~
one time. Charles XII OF SWEDEN, iTequehes
Nv tired out all his officers. ine Duke ~
Wellington was the hardest working man III
the Peninsula; his energies never naggeu.I,
Milton. from his youth, applied h,mseii wien
such interchangeable application to the study o.
letters. that it occasioned weakness OF signs
and Ultimate blindness The laborof SIR wal
ter Scott is evident in the number OF his Ut
erary productions, and 1t is apparent 10 eve
nv reader that the immense masses OF gene.-
al information which abound throughout ms
multitudinous works, can only have been ac-
ouired by dintlof many years hard study
Byron was I'M the habit of reading even at
his meals. Luther made it a rule to trans
late verse of the Bible every day. rms
soon brought him to the completion OF ms
labors. and it was matter OF astonlshment
to Europe. that in the multiplicity OF MS
other labors, beside travelling, he could ma
the time to prepare such surprising WORK.
Newton and Locke pursued their studies
with tireless efforts, and Pope sought retire-
ment SO that he might pursue ms literary op-
erations without interruption and dlstraction'
Industry is essential to all; by forming the
habit Of doing something useful every day.
n man increases his own amount OF happl-
ness. and enlarges that of others about HIM:
Many one, by .judicious use OF the odd
moments, those little vacancies 10 every oay
life which occur to all, have rendered them
selves famous among their fellows. Nature
is preserved in its proper working condition
by constant exertion, and man, to keep IN
healthful condition of mind and body, must
exert his mental and physical faculties; the
constant employment of the first will give
them strength Of character, so that it is capa-
BILE of thinking on any subject at any time,
and by active bodily exertion ne preserves
his health, fortune, and worldly position.-
The Marquis of Spinola once asked SIR Hor-
ace We're ..of what his brother died lie
died, sir" replied Sir Horace, of "having
nothing to do" 'tAlas! sir" said Spinola,
..that is enough to kill any general OF US all"
COLOGNE AND IT'S CHUgcnEs.-Of course
the greatest Of the Cologne sights IS the
Cathedral, begun far back In the middle
ages. and for centuries scarcely more shan
fragment. Late years, however, have seen
the work 90 on again, and 1t may not be
long before the huge crane on the unfinished
western tower, for hundreds of years one OF
the landmarks of the town, is again used
in raising the edi6ce to height more near
ly approaching that ofits first design. The
transepts have been lately added IN a style
of workmanship that even surpasses the old,
and the architect estimates that four years
will be sufficient to complete the structure,
exclusive OF the towers. When completed 1t
will be a wonder of the world. No choir In
Europe is so lofty as this, and none 50 gor-
eeously ornamented, or displaying to such
effect the peculiar aspiration OF the Gothic
STYLE. Even now it is q glorious structure
its interior almost forest OF clustered col
umns. it's exterior wilderness of turrets and
pinnacles. When the two towers rise side
by side TO their destined height of SO feet,
the Cathedral will be the grandest triumph
of Gothic architecture the world has SEEM
No one can tell how much has already been
expended on it, but some estimate may De
formed Of the untold sums the nations OF
Europe have laid out in Cathedral building,
when one hears that not less than So,OOOOOO
will be required for its completion. The
visit which we paid to the workshops was
very Interesting Some 800 men were at
work, chiselling away at the light sandstone,
and bringing out most delicate tracery and
sculpture. In answer to my question, the
superintendent said that the most skilful OF
these workmen-men, be it remembered,
who are real culptors-receiyed only 20
groschen, OF about 60 cents, day. 1t is only
in Europethat people can afford to build ga
thedrals. The effect of the low prices OF la
Dor is seen also in the wonderful strength
and solidity, as we'll as the protuse and Ella
borate ornamentation of great public editices
and public works generally. The approa-
cbes of the new Rhine bridge, for example,
are models of grand and massive masonry,
while at the same time they are elegant and
beautiful. Carving in stone is not here SO
frightfully expensive, nor SO extremely rare
as with US. Bridges are made beautiful as
we'll as strong, and while they are built 70
last for ages, they are built so well that sub
seouent generations will never be ashamed
Of them.-S Strong.
CUsroMs.-Search deep enough, and be-
lieve you will generally find that the customs
of every people are the joint result OF many
causes acting together great network OF
necessity and compensation. The oriental
custom, for example, is light and loose, be-
cause the climate is warm. They do not sit