Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-18
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READING .-Iu these days. al reu and wo.
men read something, but tic trouble is that by
reading in single vein, which SO strongly ap,
peals to tber individual tastes and personal
;dio<yucrasies that it is not study at they lose
their power to study anything else. The rule tor
Successful @ and profitable reading would. 10 tho
light Of these facts, seem to be to read only what
one does 3ot like to raa1. That reading which
costs no effort AMI necessarily dlsslpates the
power of study, is that which we should IN.
dulge in only for recreation. while that whlcu
we know TO b. important in itself, and 10 It's
bearings upon broad Knowledge aud culture.
should most engage our time and attention.
The trouble ia, not that We do not read enough,
but that We read so much Of that which simply
| pcases US as to destroy our power to read that
which will cdify and enlarge u'. There arc
many aspects 10 which newspaper readiog Is
| preferable to much that is considered essential
| to high culture. 1t is undoubtedly dlsslpstlug
to the power Of study, but SO Is any other read
| ing which is pursued as passion. 1t has TINS
advantage: that 1t never detacheS the n'nu
from a supreme interest 10 the affairs OF to DAY.
| There are studies which separate man from
his time,-ahich shut off his sympathies from
| the men and the movements around HIM
! There is kind Of dilettaDlSm which reJolccs 10
| mousDg in dark corners for the curloslties OF
history or art, which is wise about great noth
ipes-7ise about bIic.a brac, wise about antique
gems, wise about coius wise about classical an
tiouitIes, wise about cid books OF whose con
tents it knows little, wise about dead and use,
less things, and foolish enough to plumo ITSELF
unon its wisdou.-Dr. Holland: .ScftGner JOr
January.
Sheriff Raudenbush, of Carbon couoty, "a,
read Thomas =. Fishers death Warrant To
him carly Saturday morning. 1he prlsooer
did not say anything during the reading. Dut
| subsequently he sworc that the authoriues OF
PENNSYLVANIA dare Dot hang him. For month
mast some of the leading citizens Of the coun.
ty have been travelling ever the entire State Sc
cnring names Of paop!c to q petition praying
for the communication Of Fisher death sentcnca
| to ten years Imprisonment in the Eastern pen
iteDtiary. The petition will be presented 10
| the Board of Pard0ns at their meeting the llFst
| Tuesday in February. The same thing IS being
do1c in the cases Of Jack kehoc and Pat Hes
tcr. the "Moly Kings" Extra ordinary cl-
forts will be made before the Board OF Pardons
for Communication OF their sentences. It's even
said that 80, coo votes will be polled next tall
for the candidate for Governor who VIII U.s.
his Influence to save the nccks OF the tH7e"
murderers.
| A dispatch from OjccoIa, Mo-, says mob d!
armed and masked mcn took possession or that
town on Friday night, arrested tViryoouy on
| the streets at the muzzsc 0! rcVoiVers anu sho'
| gurs. and then went to the court mousse ana
seized all the tax books for this and past years
10 tho county clerk and trcasurcr'S ottces anu
carried them away. The trouble grew out OF
railroad tax which had been levied to pay Ger
tair judgments against the couoty Tor past due
interest oo railroad bonds. Several OF the moo
were recognized by officers of the law, and ar
rests will probably be made, 10 which event
more trouble will doubtless occur.
WHEN SHALL WE THREE MEET AGAIN.-A
New York Trbuoc special from Washington
saws the reconciliation Of Senators Blaine and
Conkling seems to be c,mp!etc The latter r.
sponded cordially in the last executive session
to all the advances Of the former, and they ap
peared il op<n conversation in open session. -
AS they stood talking before the clerk 8 desk,
Senator David Davis came up, and puttlsg an
arm around each they stood there several mln
utcs until everybody on the flor end ln the gal
leries had noticed the unusual and friendly
meeting.
Come I'd and tax. drink" This absurd
custom of treating anybody anu everybody IS o'
Irish oripiu. The ctfervcsccDt SOD OF Erin Is
guilty Of introducing it TO America, and the lai'
itatiye American is responsible for nursing IT..
There may be something attractive about lrlsh
hosptaii.y, tut 10 level headed man can praise
their insane custom OF calling all the world u2
to take drink. Only 10 Ecin and the UnItsH
States is such foolish custom pos:lo!e.-N.
Y HAIL.
The Board of Elucati)n CT New Haven ha'
t voted to exclude the Bible from public schools"
and to allow no religious exercises. Consider
: able excitement has been occasoncd by TIM
action.
OPENING AND CLOSING OF MAILS. - Unl
,rthor notice the following will b2 tho h"ur
r for the opening and closing OF the mails:
OPENING
Northern mails, $3.50 6. m. ana El' y. Ill
Western 9:15 u. m. and I:l5 p: m
Southwestern, via GordohsVI'le "'h Lyme"
Washington and Ohio, Alcxnnlra to koIn'
y Hill, Va, 33O p. m.
Manassas Division, 230 p. m
, Southern, via Fredericksburg and Richmond
Va $50 "a. IN. ind l:OO D. III
CLOSING
= Northern and Western mails, 3;l5 p. H. an
, Southwestern, via Lyrchbnrs and G"rdoh'
It w, Washington and Ohio, Round Hill to Alex
! andria, $50 3. m.
4 Manassas Division, 100 q. III.
Southern mails, via Richmond and fredo'
icksburg, Va, jl5 p. m. and S:39 ?; m.
LyncE5urg and points Houth, a:"o p. III. o.q
J. Snndsv-()G;ca opcn sL 900 g. m; closes ~
l. General delivery window closes st 8oo