Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-19

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MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 10.
AGERMAN VIEw.-Dr Theodore Christlieb.
the German ''evangelical,' whose sweetness
and light so took captive the rest OF the evan
| gelicals at the alliance meeting 10 New York
| some years ago, has found serious blot upon
| our civilization in the great republic AS Col.
Higginsou tells the story in the Woman's Jour
nal, Professor Christlieb confded TO recent
American visitor that he had great fears for the
future of our nation because ''the spirit CT
Christ was not here Pressed TO explain his
meaning, he did not cite any Of those financial
or social scandals that make us uneasy, but Sc
riously declared that on more than one occasion
be had heard an American married woman say
to her husband, Dear. will you bring me my
shawl?' and the husband had brought it " and
further, that he had seen man come home
aud find his wife sitting in the best chair in the
parlor, and not only did she not rise to get his
dressing gown and slippers, but she did not rise
at all, and let him find his own chair as we'll as
other comforts. These were the things that this
profound professor, named after the love OF
Christ" found to evidence dangerous lack OF
that article in the United States Its hard to
overestimate tho value Of this well-welghed
criticism from so eminent a source, based, as 1t
is, on uudcuiable facts. The tema lie woman IN
this country has unquestlonaby y arrived at de-
gree of individualism which places her in many
things on G. level with man. She cannot be de.
pended upon to get out of bed at 4 o'clock OF
a winter morning to make fire and get break ..
fast, while her lord and master takes beauty
nap, With anything like the certainty that She
once could. She won't eat up the chicken 8
gizzard while there is any breast lelt--no. nor
afterward, either She objects to fill her hus-
band pipe and ''start'' it with few gentle
puff's as any professors spouse ought to. She
opens her husbands letters on the samo ground
that he opens hers. A man has no right here
to whip his wife, or to harness her to plow. as
the German farmers do. 10 fact, it is getting
so in our country that wife has almost as
many rights as a husband, and the conviction
is slowly gaining ground that marriage is
matter of mutual service and attention. We
owe Professor Chrlsticb something for bring.
ing this TO our notice. lie may have stopped
us on the brink Of prccipice, as it werc.---
Springfield Republican.
AN AFFECTIONATE GOOSE.-ln nc Vlsltor 10
the Public Gardens during the summer must
have noticed the eccentric conduct OF one OF tho
wild geese that frequent the pond in the north
ern gardens. Whenever certain old gentle
man, whose namo we do not koow, approaches
the pond and calls "Bobby, the goose will
leave the pond and sit beside him, and when
he leaves to 20 home will follow close at his
feet like dog to the gate, and sometimes into
the street, when it has to be iorclbly put back
to its manifest disgust, for it goes off to its ne
tive element twisting its tail with indignation,
and giving vent to sundry dlscordant hlsses.
The old gentleman says he has never ted it, or
petted it in any way, which makes it the more
remarkable, but We were told by afrequenter @!
the gardens that about or three years ago man
used to come there and feed this identical
goose regularly, so We are incloed to think that
It is a case of mistaken identity on the part OF
his gooseship. Anyway it is an interesting ques
tion for ornitholog!sts to solve, whether geese
(supposed to be the most stupid OF blrds) have
memory and can experience the sensation OF
gratitude. .-Haliia1 Chronicle.
SMALL TALK.-Never abuse small talk; no.
body does unless he be stranger to Its conVen.
fences. Small talk is the small change OF lite;
there is no getting on without II. There are
times when 'tis folly to be wise; when q little
nonsense is very palatable, and when gravity
and scdateness ought to be kicked down stairs.
A philosopher cuts poor figure 10 the ball
room unless he leaves bis wisdom at home.
Metaphysics Is as intrusive 10 the midst oil
agreeable pratle as a deaths head on a iestal
hoard, We have met with men who were too
Ir Ioffv for small talk They would never conde.
scend to play with ribbon or Hrt fan. They
were above such trifing; 10 ether words, they
wero above making themselves agreeable, above
pleasing and above being pleased. They were
all wisdom, all gravity, and all tedlousness,
which they bestowed upon company with moro
than Dogberry's generosity. A man who can
not talk has 90 more business in society than
statue. The world is made up of triaes; and
he who can trife elegantly and gracefully Is a
valuable acquisition to mankind. lie IS a Go.
rintbian column in the fabric of society.
OPENING AND CLOSING OF MAILS. s.-Until
turthor notice the following will bo the hour
for the opening and closing of tho malta:
OPENING
Northern mails, $50 g. m. and 7:0) p. m.
Western 9:15 8. m. and p. m.
Southwestern, via GordonsVllle ana Lynch
Washington and Ohio, Alexandria to Round
Hill, Va, $3.50 p. m.
Manassas Division, 2:30 p. m.
Southern, via Fredericksburg and Richmond,
Va, $50 q. m and Loo p. m
CLOSING.
Northern and Western msils 5:l5 p. m. and
$3.50 p. m. i
Southwestern, via Lynchburg and iGoflons-
vile, 100 .. m.
Washington and Ohio, Round Hill to Alcx-
andria, 500 a. m.
Manassas Division, 700 8. m.
Southern mails, via Richmond and Frodor-
icksburg, Va, 5l5 p. NJ. and $50 p. N.
Lynchburg and points South, $3.50 p. M 49,,
Sundsy-OHice open at 9:Oo g. m; closes ':"o
8. N.
@rG General delivery window closes at 500 p.
M. Doors close at 800 p. m.
MOTHER LOT OF NEW BUCK
oct II j. g. s. f. MILBUkN.