Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-04-08

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NEWSPAPER FoREMAN.-A very interest
ing meeting Of all the attaches Of the Phila-
delphia Press was held on Wednesday. to pay
a tribute to the memory of Albert L. Tyson,
deceased, late foreman of that journal. Amongst
the appropriate remarks made on this occasion,
we note the following by Captain W. W..
Nevin:
''The position of foreman on daily paper is
one that can hardly be appreciated or under
stood outside of the active ranks of journalism.
1t is an Office second in responsibility and i'm
portance to no subordinate department in the
whole complex establishment which is required
to produce daily, newspaper, and its functions
are by no means merely mechanical, as Is, per-
haps, generally supposed by those unacquaint-
ed with the practical workings of q newspaper
Office. Ia charge of q paper to the critical
moment Of its final delivery to the press, the
intelligent foreman must possess not only rare
mechanical skill, but sound judgment, great
deIicacy in tact, readiness OF decision, and the
energy 20 e8ecule VIII Faplulty aOu pTeCl5lOE
his quickly formed conclusions. He must de-
eide between this article and that; between
news matter and correspondence, kilograms
snd editorials; weigh the relative weight, and
importance, and Lille Of each and his decision
is ono that cannot be opened or reargued."
A WONDERFUL FLowER.-One of the most
exquisite wonders of the sea is the Opelet,
flower resembling very much the German China
Aster. 1t has the appearance OF large double
aster, with quantity OF petals OF light green
color glossy as silk, each petal tipped with 1ose'
color These lovely petals are never still, but
wave about 10 the water, while the flower oings
to the rocks. So innocent and lovely looking,
no one could suspect it Of eating anything,
certainly if it did. only bit OF ralnbow or
drop of dew But those beautiful waving pc
tails have other aud more material work to do
to provide food for a large mouth which ID
cunningly hid deep down among them. Ihey
do their duty tamousy, for as soon as a silly
little fish comes in contract with those rosy tips
he is struck with poison fatal and quick az
lightning. He dies instantly, and the beautl-
lul arms wrap themselves about him aud drag
him into the greedy mouth. Then those lovely
petals unclosed, float innocently on the water,
lust like our own wateriy. This flower was
long ago talked oi but its existence doubted,
until the last century. Now the Opelet Is
known to be thing that really exists.
GEN, EARLY ON WEEPING MEN.-The
Hudson, New York, Gazette. under the head
inc "a rcmipiscence of the rebellion gives
d;oIopue which occurred between surgeon and
General Earlv, near Staunton, during the
Valley campaign or loO4
wccn nv sympathies are at once enlisted, but
NV Grief is in a measure modulated by the
KNOWLEDGE that she Gun weep at any time; but,
sir. when see man shed tears-a man upon
whom "ali tie gods have set sea to give as
surance of man. it arouses every pathematlc
sensibility Of my emotional nature to an i'm
mediate communion with his grief, as reflect
what must be the volcanic turbulence OF his bo.
som to nundate his visage with such lava of
tears
Gen. Early "WelI, Doctor, when see such
man as YOU have described, with al! the front
of Jove, and all that SOFT of thing, cry. always
put him down for 4 d-n fool. Roars OF
laughter followed.
A CuApLA1N.-W notice that the Califor-
MIA legislators are particular as to who prays
for them, and there is wisdom in this prudence
For instance, recently the Rev. w. L. Lucky,
principal of the California State Normal School
and chaplain or the Dan quentin penltentlafy,
was on visit to Sacramento, and being in the
Senate chamber one morning at the opening Of
the session, he was requested to open the pro
ceediugs by prayer and did so in tho following
manner:
''Oh, Lord, VIC pray Thee that Thy mercies
may be EXTENDED to these poor men, who have
been sent here from all parts of the State, con-
vcted of various crimes and mislemeanors
have mercy upon them. we beseech Thee, while
they are here serving out the times for which
they were sent and when they have served and
are diSm issed from these walls may they return
to their homes better men. and in time may
they become useful and upright citizens and
honorable members Of society. Amen.
1t is said that it would be hard to describe
the sceno which followed.
"WoMAN's R1uHTs. "A writer answers the
question "What are Woman s..Rights?' thus:
The tight to wake when others sleep;
The right TO watch, the right to weep
The right to comfort in distress,
The right to soothe, the right to bless;
The right to ciothe and feed the poor
The right to teach them to endure;
The right to dry the orphans tear;
The right the widows heart to cheer;
The right when other friends have flown
And lett the sufferer all alone,
TO kneel that dying couch beside,
And meekly point to him who died
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