Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-10-09
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ALEXANDRIA GAZF
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

for girls in the person, OF Father sNugent IN
Liverpool, who lately sent out from that port
company of eighteen young women, mostly OF
Irish extraction, as cmlgrants to the u. b
Father Nugent has received a letter from the
Nicar-Gencral Of the diocese of kentucky en-
couraging his efforts, and advising him to send
all the poor, destitute Catholic boys and girls
to America.
In the year 1861 eight lines of steamships
running torty-two vessels, were sufficient to
meet all the demands ofcommerce and of travel
at the port Of New York but in the last half
of 1871 no less than thirteen different lines OF
steamships, comprising one hundred and TWEEN
ty-one vessels, are required. Even this great
number of ships is found inadequate, and there
fore nineteen others arc either building or re-
fitting to be put into active service.
n newly-nventel tly-paper in Titusvillc is
covered with nitro-glycerine, glue and molasses
The flies, attracted by the molasscS alight land
are stuck fast by the glue. Should any get
away, they proceed to rub their legs together
iu ecstasy, when the friction of their own shins
causes the nitro -glycerine adhering to their
feet and limbs to explode, blowing them to
atoms.
The natural desire of one feminine to take
down another is thus illustrated in the New
Bedford Mercury: \ young woman, gaily
dressed in handsome skirt and breht-coored
shawl, was coming out of Liberty Hall lately
when a malignant female raised the shawl
showing the crowd that the upper portion CT
the skirt was composed of as many coorS as an
od-fashioncd bed-quilt.
The following correspondence is said to have
taken place between ~ merchant and one OF his
debtors: Sir, your account has been standing
for two years; must have it settled imme-
diatey. Answer: Sir, things usually settle
by standing | regret thatmy account is an cx-
ception. Ii it has been standing too long,
suppose you let it run little
\ girl, forced BY her parents into Il disagree
able match with an old man whom she dcstes-
ted when the clergyman! came to that part of
the service where the bride is asked if she con-
scnts to take the bridegroom for her husband
said: "Oh dear, no, sir; but you are the first
person who has asked any opinion about the
matter.
\ rubber Slate pencil which bounds aud does
not break when it falls has been introduced into
TituSvic schools, and the Herald says an apt
pupil can soon acquire sufficient skill to knock
the pupil out Of the school master ego III
about three trials
An absent husband received the following
comprehensive letter from his wife in Bangor ;
My dear husband-I have washed and baked
and had boy baby; got through by 2:3O.
Think I'll rest week. Afectonately, your
wife, NJ ......
IGNArlUs DoNNELLY, of Minnesota in re-
cent speech, spoke as follows in regard to his
recent change of politics:
A good deal has been said about my return
Ing to the Republican party. do not feel that
ever was out Of that party. [ may have got
one leg over the traces, but | was in the har-
ness all the while Great laughter. If there
was any crime in kicking that leg out of the
traces, my defense will have to be that of the
boy who went fishing on Sunday. A preacher
saw him sitting on the rivers bank. My
son, said he, don't you know you are COM
mtting great sin to fish OH the Sabbath
day? "Wal," said the boy, ut can't be no
great sin, for haiu't kotohcd nuthin.' Up
roarious laughter ran upon the platform
Of Ignatius Donnclly | still regard it as a
good, sound substantial platform, but there
isn't enough Off to make party out Of
lTumultuous applause.
HORTICULTURAL School FOR WOMEN
The school which was commenced in Massachu-
sctts year ago to instruct women In hortlcul-
ture and management Of greenhouses and gar
den farms has, it appears, proved highly sue
cessful In speaking of this school the Boston
Traveller says that during the year eight
young ladies, students, have spent from SIX to
eight hours daily in the garden or greenhouse.
doing all the work except the heaviest and
coarSest, and, as the fruit Of their toll, have
supplied the families of dozen or more amply
with vegetables. Each has given from thirty
to forty minutes daily to recitations in botany,
etc Now one Of the young ladies is about to
start greenhouse and garden tJamalca Plain,
and another ut some other point near Boston.
SELF IMMOLAT fine instance of self
immolation for the sake of domestic comfort
recently occurred in Montreal A citizen of
that place was required, by tho tyranDical edict
of the law to furnish the correct ages of his
daughters for the use of the meddng census
taker Every feminine instinct revoited at this
outrage, and the appeals of his children were
not disregarded by this Spartan father. The
pig-headed authorities, inSenslhle to all the
noblcr feelings of nature, sentenced him to pay
fine of Sc and costs, or 50 to Jail Tor thirty
days One would risk nothing in asserting
that those girls would willingly work early and
late at the most menial of employments sooner
than see their parents incarcerated i'll such
cause for the lack of means to pay the fine.
AMoRAL.-A Syrian convert to Christianity,
as the story goes, was urged by his employer to
work on Sunday but he declined. But, says
the master, ''does not your bible say that if Il
man has an OK or an ass that falls iuto pit on
the Sabbath day he may pull him out ~ Yes.
answered Hanyou; but if the ass has habit
of falling into the same pit every, Sunday, then
the men should either fill up that pit or sell
that ass The story has a sort of moral
which will fit 4 great many disputed points Iii
these days .'
When Brigham Young received the ten boxes
mere shawls for his thirty wives, he said to a
friend: "Ah, if you knew the cost of those
goods, you would not believe for 4 moment
that praciccd polygamy as an earthly pleas
ure No, sir 1t is with me stern duty.