Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-10-07

ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE
AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER,
(For the Country
Published Regularly om TUESDAYS THURS
DAYS aud .SA TURDA vs. at Sir Dollars PEI
amman.
A SECOND JEAN VALJEAN-The story Of
the life of Louis Bonard, the old Frenchman
who died in the city Of New York few months
ago, having willed the most Of his large pro-
perty to the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals, of which MIR. Bergh is
president, has several points resembling that
of Victor Hugos Jean Vatican" 1t has
been proved that Bouard was once very des
perate convict in France When twenty-three
years old he was imprisoned for theft During
the next ten years he Was repeatedly convicted
OF various crimes, and spent most OF his time
in the penitentiary. In lS4S, after being re-
leased from prison, he went to the house OF one
of his kinsmeu. He was ragged and dirty, and
relation refused to aid him and turned him
away from his door. The convict left with the
remark that his friends should never be annoy
ed or hear from him again. After being thus
rebuffed, Bonard determined to reform and
apply himself to business He left France,
came to the United States, aud made large
fortune which he determined should not fall
into the hands Of the uncharltable relations
who had given him the cold-shoulder. After
his death his relatives instituted proceedings
to have his will set aside, on the ground that
he was insane at the time he made 1t. They
are anxious to secure his ''shekels," though
they once turned him away from their doors.
noor, uo1-crErpprpe Lnow en- monv w,vs
to save and economse, of which an unpracticed
hand is entirely ignorant. Experienced cooks
make delicious and inexpensive dishes of odds
aud ends lett over from meal to meal, which In
most households are more or less wasted Who
would believe that the bones Of roasted chick.
cn, with two or three little beef bones taken
from the broed beef :steak which was served
ut breakfast, boiled two hours IN about quart
of water will make excellent soup, good tor
the sick and tempting to the most delicate
taste? Try it and see: ...,
Soup is strengthening, and can be made
much cheaper and easier than most people
imagine Beef bones are just as good tor soup
after they have been roasted as sny, and save
much expense.
There is no accomplishment for which q
woman has reason to congratulate herself and
be proud as for being good housekeeper, and
the foundation of housekeeping il to be good
cook ELM Oriou
A SCENE IN NoRwAY.-The following para
graph is from the description Of scene wit
messed in the north of Norway, from a chtf one
thousand feet above the sea :-''Phe ocean
stretched away in silent vastness at our feet;
the sound Of the waves scarcely reached our
airy lookout away in the north the huge
old sun swung low along the horizon. We
al, VroSO
both hands came together at twelve, midnight,
the full round orb triumphantly hung above
the wave bridge of gold running due north
spanned the water between us and him. There
he shone iu a silent majesty that knew no set
ting. Combine if you can, the most brilliant
sunrise and sunset you ever saw, and Its beau
ties will pale before the gorgeous colors which
lit ND the ocean, heaven and mountain. In
half au hour the sun had swung by perceptl-
bly,, the colors changed to those Of morning, a
fresh breeze rppled the food, one song.
ster after another piped up 10 the grove behind
us-we had slid into another day.
BALLOON ACCIDENTS. The frightful balloon
accident in Indiana, on Saturday, where the
eronaut fell mile through the air and was
crushed into an undistinguishable mass, has not.
probably been exceeded in horror since the tall
of Montgolier and Roman from balloon
heated partly by hot air, from the apparatus of
which the balloon took fire, precipitating them
from an immense height to the earth Aecor-
ding, however, to the doctors the death BY a
fall from balloon, though apparently so fright
tul. is really the easiest known, as all senslblhty
is lost with the fall the first hundred feet
through the air. The horrors. however, of the
previous situation, before the fall commences,
must be taken into account. And an accident
Of this sort does not seem ln the slightest ds-
gree to deter the eronauts in their mama Tor air
navigation. They even contend that the cas-
ualites from air navigation have been less In
PROPORTION, than in the navigation Of the sea.
For 1000 seronauts, and II 900 ascents, less
than twenty lives have been lost HdSh Star.
ENAMELED. You lie on your back twenty
four hours with mask plaster of forty hornet
power that blisters your face into remarkable
condition, Just imagine that Then IN per-
feet repose, rs if in that raw state perfect re-
pose could be possible, you must lie still! on
your back, suppressing all emotion, as smile
would produce a wrinkle. 10 snlle under
such circumstances would certainly be new
Wrinkle. Calmly, TRANQUILITY, with straw in
your mouth for the administration OF your
cruel, there you lie for several days, until
new skin is formed Still more days are neces-
sary before the gentle breeze can be blown
upon it without raising waves and burrows
upon the uncongealed surface, and after all
these laccrating operations, 1t is quite uncer-
tain whether the victim comes out beautiful,
or looking as if she escaped with her life from
steamboat explosion
IT WAS election day. aud Bill, having assist.
ed on the occasion by depositiug his vote and
absorbing as much liquid rye rs he could walk
under, started with two Of his neighborS, who
were in the same state of elevation, to make
his way home. They had to cross creek by
foot bridge constructed Of single log and
without any hand-rail. Under ordinary CIR
cumstances this was easy enough but these
the creek must be crossed Bills turn came,
md making bold start be succeeded in get,
ting about one third Of the way over, when