Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-04-20

t. each session, o. STU per year, or Tess Ih"H
| one thirlieth the s,,.Aty OF The President.
| Congress has legIslsted upon it, o"n sA.ari"5
! from time to time since, until finally l. reached
SIS @ ner anuum or one GtLh tina; vi the frts, =
Don't before the salary OF the latter WAS Increased
No ore having knowledge OF the cost OF
living at the National Capital will contend that
| the present salary OF Congressman Is too hiSh,
! unless it is the intention TO make the pttce one
! of honor, when the salary should be nbG'Shed =
| 3 proposition repugnant 10 our republican Ideas
| and Institutions "
| | do not believe the citizens Of this Republic
desire their public servants to serve lhe'; Will
out fair compensation Tor their services.
| Twenty-Five thousand dollars does not delray
| the ea penscs of the Executive for ono year, or
has not in my experience. II is not know one
! fifth in value what 1t WAS when fixed hy tue
| Constitution, in supplying demands and Wallis.
Having no personal int rest IN this matter,
| have felt myself free t. return th!: bill TO the
| House in which it originated. with IN! obJec-
/ tiolls. believing that II dtlng so L express tDe
wishes ard judgment of the grea. majority oil
chose who pay all the salaries ana "tnrr eA-
! penses OF Cove nme.:t. U. :. ORASf.
| Executive Mansion, ApTi! Is 81.
! PERSONAL JOURNALISM At The c0mriI-
meutary bauqu.t by the Lotus C.uo OF New
York to WhitcIaw Reid, retiring Pr sdent, aud
editor-ip chief of the New lprk Tnluoa. one
Of the speakers referred 10 the sjcncc H:.Re:d
| had uaiutaiued under personal at ack> IN con-
ncc!ion with the coDduc; OF the Tribune. 10
which Mr.. Reid replied, saying lie believed !hc
people for whom newspapers arc published avc
90 interest 10 the personal Qlarreis OF editor.
| Nothing cnuld be more lu: than this 0plnlru,
but it is a pity that no truth is less recognized
| by certain class Of newspa cr>, which s',m 10
thiok that the ric Of the press Is to stimulate
| the public m4nd wi;h S"usationaiSm aud per
son.lity, instead oi m'ni~irrlOg to the Iotah
gence and practical wlu's II the c2mmun'ty
We hear great dc.! If the power .! the press,
aoi there is 40 dlsputlug lls power, hut II Is 10
be- feared that lat!criy 10 this county Il Is oiI"u
uadr an eugre OF hi :chcf and GOT ii good. Ii
( giaud We fad the press universally and u"l
iormiy abstaalng from pcrs ,naIlcs, and "x'r-
cisiug care aud Discrimination IN that wh2H /
PLACES before the public. We wish 1e Gu
say tic sam Of the press of the United S;at-s.
But 100 frequently our newspapers are mere
orsaus Of party or iacti q, Or of sumo s'rtvatc
scheme or speculation apart from III" Journal
ITSELF ard wh is worse, seem 10 take de-
light iu iutulgiGg low and demola''Z!ng toEc.
Even when DOT wil!tuy making themselves
pauderers to a depraved Political u mora taste,
there are journals which never seem AL" ~
understand hat the legitimate bu- Of ur-
ualism is 70 be CT use aud value t. the coutuu-
uity, and which, unfortunately tor themselves,
fail toto the uis;ak@ OF surprising that = short
and easy way OF bulldog themselves up IS 10
endeavor t. JUL others down. Nothing Is ST.
offcrsve IL such papers as the prosperity OF
i urnaIs which have been hu't ny on ltgitl
mate principI $. In some Cases these editors
never having hr"u al, u couduct d successful.
enterprise themselves seem unaDle to cpuccai
their couscqu ut mortIiaalra, aud are con-
stautly splitl0g their venom al those ~h"s1
only fault is that they have not bccu a. i!na'
cile and unprosperous As tncmsclveS.-GuLh
more SIM.
How TO KEEP HOUSE ON a SMALL SALA
RY.- We shall 10 cuc readers -erv;c. 10y copy
ing the following from ScrlDuer:
after many years Of married life pssse; il
| comparative ,.iH ,cncJ, :everses came. and my
husband was obliged 10 accept t sItustlon in u
| large city with salary Of ei&hi hurdrei'do
lars year. felt that this cou s!tiice fJT oar
maintenance only by the cXcrci-c O TIE s.~ic.">t
economy A little over fifteen dollars weak !!
How many time: l divided that eight hundred
BY tfty-two, and tried TO make IL como out =
| little more Still l determined to solve the
| y
keep house on small salary. or whether bcari-
ing hous,, life, was necessity, as so many CT rks
wives assert We had either Of us been Accils.
toned to oconomizing, and felt II wa: bu!J st.
! if my husband worked hard 'or MS salary, that
| l should make it go ss far rs posslb!" hlrty
replies were received to our advertisement for
! two unflrnished rooms without bard. In 4
pleasant house and neig h oorhool | found two
adjoining rooms with closets "nd water conve-
niences, for twelve dollars per month n one
| of than were two d.ap south windows where
| could keep few fl ,wers in winter | "onsutn!
| nv husband and engaged them. We had one
hundred and seventy-fve dollars IN hand
| With this we bought bright bu! inexpensive
carpets, psrlor cook stove sn oiled walnut sci
Of furniture, table, student lamp 'ew
Il pack OF books. and so ne ornaments wht"h We
hsd, we decked the rooms taste uiiy. and begin
| the serious bu.ineSs OF Keeping house on 9-D
year From the first we de id".! t. have II
counts but to pay cash for everything "e
DO ght and if we clu i not afford IN art; lc We
did without it. After paying rem and washer,
| woman, we had f:ty dollar: in ,nsh let Tor
| other expenses Twenty dollars OF MS turnl,a-
cd US 70 ID AMI pal our ARE learned - love
| my work. Strength came VITA eacu 1t IS Ia
| Dor and renewed hea tn repaid each cilor 10
| make my little home pleasant and re-ifuj IL my
husband AID how We did 10y tn i r,tlr
| home. When the stormy nights cans We lew
| our curtains and WITH high tire and the soft
| glow OF our lamp up n the crlins ~ CT tn r@al
| 3 magazine or an evening p:.ue7, torVetn III
! our cCzy home how many there were ii The
great city WHO would call us poor. Wn always
! kept within my husbands salsr7, wearing PLAIN
but good, respectable clothing. AID eatIn; sin
pie, substantial food. And aow that circun.
stances hsve improved and we are liviIg in /.
house all our own. with servants and tIt lands
instead Of hundreds year, we look back % the
years spent in our simple, frugal little home
and know that it will always be the happies.
memory of our lives"
When the EogIish ct under l. ,rd Nelson
was bearing down upon he French ships an
chored 10 Abourkir Bay, just before he ever
memorable battle OF he Nile, tie captain D
one OF the British vessels addressed his crew
at considerable length, and having cxhorted
them to remember their duty, and what their
country ,quired at their hauds he turned to
the captau Of marioes and said Now, sir.
you have heard wnat h,v. said - h. ships
company; it may be as we'll for you to say
something 10 the MN particularly undcr you