Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-06-28

THE UNKNOWN PEoPLE.-1t makes one
homesick in this world to think that there are
so many rare people he can never know; and
so many excellent people that scarcely any one
will know in fact One discovers friend by
chance and cannot but feel regret that twenty,
or thirty years of life may be, have been spent
without the least knowledge Of him. When he
is once known, through him opening Is made
into another little world, into circle OF culture
and loving hearts and enthusiasm 10 dozen
congenia pursuits, and prejudices perhaps.
How instantly and easily the bachelor doubles
his world when he marries, and enters into the
unknown fellowship of the to him continually
increasing company which is known 10 popular
language as ''all his wife's relations.
Near at hand daily, no doubt, are those worth
knowing intimately, if one had the time ana
the opportunity And when one travels. he
sees what vast material there is for society
and friendship, of which he can never avail
himself. Carload after carload Of summer
travel goes by one at any railway sta
ton, out of which he is sure he could
choose score oflfc long friends, if the conduc-.
tor would introduce him. There are faces OF
refinement, Of quick w.t. of sympathetic kind
ness, interesting people, Travelled people, en-
tertaining people, as you would say IN boston
''pice people you would admire to know,
whom you constantly meet and pass WITHOUT a
sign of recognition, many of whom are no doubt
your long lost brothers and sisters; You can
see that they also have their worlds and their
interests, and they probably know great
many mice" people, The matter of personal
liking and attachment is a good deal due to the
mere fortune Of association. More fast friend
ships and pleasant acquaintanceshlps are form-
ed on the Atlantic steamships, between those
who would have been only indifferent acqualu-
tance elsewhere, than one one would think pos
sible on a voyage which naturally makes one as
selfish as he is Indifferent to his personal ap-
pearance The Atlantic is the only power on
earth know that can make woman lndlffer-
ent to her personal appearance. Scrt0nT
Magazine.
VALVE OF LAND IN LoNDON.-A recent
number Of the London Times contains the ttol-
lowing items of city intelligence, as showing
the value of business property 10 that city
''The freehold plot of land, No. a, Lombard
street, containing an area of 1880 square feet,
with the modern banking premises thereon,
has been disposed of by Messrs. Mackenzie,
Trinder & Co., Old Broad street, for the sun
of $4,000, to Baron Grant, OF the hrm OF
Grant Brothers 4 Co., in whose occupation
they are. This averages, exclusive OF the pank
premises, over s32 per square foot. .,
1t will give an approximate notion OF the re,a-
tive prices of the best business property 10 the
two cities, if we say that the Crosby Opera
House property, for instance, in this city,
which is, we believe offered at about sl,Soo
per front foot, would, at the price of the Lop-
don lot above mentioned, come to s2S,6oo per
front foot. The locations in each city proba-
bly, correspond in character as nearly as any
two that could be mentioned, and show, that
the average price of such property IN nearly
sixteen times as much in London as IN Chicago.
Chicago Tribune.