Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-12-11

ItbttShel Regularly on ICESDA IS, IN tHS-
DAYS and SATURDAYS, at Sir Dollars PEI
an7tna.
PCNCTUATIoN.-Pont were first used by
AristopheneS, a grammarian Of Alexandria, 200
years b. G., but were not generally used until
the modern system was introduced at the be-
ginning of the sixteenth century by a learned
printer of Venice named Manutinus Punctu
alton not ouly serves to make an author mean
ing plain, but often savesit from being entire
ly misconceived And there are many cases
where change of points completely alters the
sentiment. The following anecdote of an Eng
liSh statesman, who once took advantage Of
this fact to free himself from an embarrassing
position, is an amusing illustration:
Having charged an officer of the government
with dishonesty, he was required by Paria-
lnent, under heavy penalty, publicly to re-
tract the accusation in the House Of Commons.
At the appointed time he appeared with
written recantaton. which he read aloud as
follows Il said he was dishonest, it is true;
and am sorry for it. This was satisfactory;
hut what was the surprise of Parliament the
following day to see the retraction printed in
the papers thus: II said be was dishonest; it
is true, and | am sorry for it. By a simple
tranSposition of the comma and seullcolon the
ingenious sanderer represented himself to the
country, not only as having made no recanta-
tion, but even as having reiterated the charge
in the very face of Parliament.
THE WORLDS CoNcERT-Mr. Gilmore is
hack in Boston, and that city is again happy.
The great mpresario, aided blythe Presidents
letter of recommendation, has canvasscd the
continent pretty thoroughly, and has sung his
potes of invitation in half dozen or more
countries. and has received assurances that ev-
cry nation in Europe, and some out of it, will
he represented on Boston-nade land next
June. Everything in connection with his
gigantic musical project, has succeeded
beyond his most sanguine hopes. There
is possibility-and to this possibility
Americans will cling with their accustomed te-
nacity-that Strauss, whom Mr.. Gilmore saw
in Vienna, may be able so to modify his exls-
ting engagements that he can take part IN the
great jubilee There will be band Of every
European nationality 1t is to be hoped that
the Prussian and Freuch Russian and Polish,
and German aud Danish bands will not be To-
Gated in too great proximity: else discord is
possible. to say the least. The details Of the
huge affair are to be given to the public at an
early date.
Scene IN A n. Y. COMMUNIST MEETING
Mr. Banks Gentlemen, from what [ can see,
you are preparing the way for q split IN this
association l want you all to sit down, and
let US reason the thing calmly. TO be interna-
tional we should have everybody in with US
that thinks with u.s. do not think you have
acted fair to these delegates. propose you
accept all the credentials here now, and then
sit down and appoint committee.
Several German delegates-lt is appointed.
\ French delegate--By whom?
Mr.. Sorge-By US.
French delegate-Who are you?
bo
French delegates-Bah
All the German delegate-Bah
All the French delegateS-Boo. 10000
All the Irish delegates-Shame on yez, gin
tlemin
AN UNPLEASANT SHAvE.-A workman at
Colts S armory who has for had) very long
beard flowing down upon his breast, was the
other day at work upon small lathe revolv-
ing rapidy. He said he ''fet something tick
ling his beard,' and looking down, saw some
of the longest hairs touching the lathe. Quick
as a flash, before he had time to think OF his
danger, the longest hair of his beard caught In
the lathe and wound him up !; the next ne
knew the lathe was nearly turning out the n
side of his nose, cutting out the cartilage that
separates the nostrils then, with mighty et-
fort he straightened up, saving hlmSefsttom
further operations on the lathe by pulllBg out
handful of beard foot long and as large
round as his wrist-which will be handy for
his wife to use as a "switch. : Hlsar1uneS-age
painful, but not dangerous. HdTtfolYheomunt
VALUE OF EGGs.-During the war many ex
pcriments were made by medical men@and 9th
crs interested in the subject, to see IN how
small compass the most nutrlment could be
got; and after all the experiments Of physicians,
psychologists, patent rights men, savans and
investigators on scientific SUBJECTS, they all had
to knock under Ito usesean expressive, though
vulgar, phrase) to ansaH hen, or young. one
ether-tor it was found that an egg contained
greater amount of nutriment. of fife preserv.
lug food, in the compass it occupies, than of
any other known substance True, there are
essences of meats, etc., that by combination
with other articles may be as powerful, but
a,ope, the egg is the most nutritious. There
is more Efe-sustainiug element in single egg
than twenty times its bulk in bread or food OF
that kind d-Pultry Standard.
4 PRETTY COOP STORY is told OF citizen
of Elizabeth, n j., who went to the cars on
THANKSGIVING Day to see his daughter Off
Having secured seat for her, he lett the car and
went round to her window to say parting
word. While he was passing out the daugh-
ter left the seat to speak to a friend and at
the same time prim- looking lady who occu-
pied the seat with her moved up to the win
dow. Unaware of the Important changes IN
side. our venerable friend hastily put his face
up to the window and hurredly exclaimed =
"Onc more kiss. sweet pet In another in
s,aut the point of blue cotton umbrella caught
his seductive lips accompanied by the passion
ate injunction Scat, you wretch tie
seated.
Who BELLEDTHE BUzzARD quite nov
rllv has been witnessed In the nClghbOrhOOdS