Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-02-15
From Alexandria to the Blue asid@e
the Field for Investment.

AS the Spring opens and the restless enter,
prse OF tr people OF various countrles ana
sections bcgia to send forth their emlg:a pop
ulati,n, in search of new hnmeS and wlucr
felis for the display of their industry, induce
meuts, such as every locality Offers will be pre-
sent.d. to invite them To purchase and locate:
and thus by an increase ui POI ua!lon, rnt!ilncc
the value aud increase the wca h OF their re-
spective sections. 1t is populalr,n which gives
permanent wealth to COUNTIES and Siates-ani
with its increase, schemes Of improvement aud
manufacturing enterprises are Indispensable anu
Datura results.
They follow, as certain rs the desire for ac-
emulation Of wealth l. Il fixed principle III the
economy of man. With counties possessing
such rare advantages as these, We should have
but little difficulty 10 directing Immigration here
and in dispusing Of much ofUur land and thus
rive 40 impetus to the Improvement of this part
Of Virginia. From Alexandria to the l';ne
Ridge mount,in, wi hin SIX miles of the v .sh-
lpctou and OHIO Railroad, the country should
be thickly settled Convenience TO market,
healthy climate, Attractive scenery aud most 81
the land ro!uctive and improbable. there will
be required only properly directed effort to
attract to it the attention OF purchasers lhis
shou Il be done aud results will flow from II
which will do more to relieve the people and
increase the wealth Of these count.cs than wc
can easily imagine.
The earnest desire uf the people OF TN, Sec
ton, that the Washington and Ohio Railroad
should be pushed forward to the coal fields. Is
now in fair way to be accouIplshcd Which
makes this the most attractive field Tor purch-
asers in the State. Its claims cannot be pre-
seuted too strongly. -LeesJurg Wushmgto"tan
REGULATIONS FOR LENT IN THIS DIOCESE.
The following regulations for Lent have been
issued by Bishop Gibbons Of the Catholic
Church:
l. The Lent this year will commence on Ash
"Wednesday, the 26th Of February.
,. Every day Of Lent, Sundays excepted. Is
fast day, bn'iiny on all not legi!iuua,cly dis
peused. Only one full meal to be taken after
midday, is allowed by law.
g. Flesh ueat is allowed on Sundays AZ all
the meals. and on week days, at the principle
meal on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays: aud
SATURDAYS except the first: the second aud last
Saturday.
/. Those who fast, custom allows i'll the
morning. cup Of cufee, or tea or choc1!aie
made with water aud a small portion of bread
A iso an evening collation., not To exceed the
fourth part of an ordinary meal. Those uol hay
lug control oil their times of rcpast, and fore. Il
to take their diuner at a late hour Ill tn" AFTER
noon, arc permitted to transfer the collation. 10
the morning.
s. Flesh meat and fish are not 70 be Used iur-
lug Lent at the same meal.
G. Excluding flesh meat, if the proportion
Gust mary for coa..arlon be- net exceeded, II l.
permitted to use at collation. the other articles
of food snch as fruit. butter. cheese. eggs, or
even fish.
l. The preparation Of food with hogs lard
is allowed.
s. Being under twenty one years Of aye, "id
age iufrlnity Of health: pregnancy. the uur>-
ing Of Infants at the breast and hard labor are
good CAUSES of disrcn>atiou from the fast. But
90 d reasons for being exempted tiom the fast
are not always reasons to be exempted from the
abstinence
9. The PaSchaI time extends from the fist
Sunday If Lent till Trlui,y Sunday: curing
which tiue Catholics VINO have attained the
U.s. Of reason are found IA max Confession Of
their sins, and. when approved by their con
tessors, to receive Holy Communism. y child
at the age of seven years Is considered bound
by the law Of coutcSsirn. Parents should take
notice OF this fact