Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-10

THE DUTY OF BEING HAPPY There Is n
duty 50 much underrated as the duty Of being
happy. BY being happy we COW anonymous
benefits upon the world, which remain unknown
even to ourselves, or when they are disclosed
surprise nobody SO much as the boaeisctoT. The
other day, ragged. barefoot boy ran down the
street after marble. with so jolly an air that he
| set every one be passed into good hnmor. One
Of these persons. who I'd been delivered from
more than usually black thoughts, stopped the
little fellow and gave him some money, with this
remark :-"I GU see what sometimes comes 81
looking pleased" If he had looked pleased be-
fore, he had now to look both pleased and mys!i
fed. For my part justify this encouragement
of smiling rather than fearful children; DO no.
wish to pay for tears anywhere but upon tha
stage; but am prepared to deal largely in .ha
opposite commodity. A happy man OF woman
He or she is radisting focus of good will, and
their entrance into room ID as though another
candle had been lighted. We need not care
whether they could prove the forly-seventh
proposition; they do q better thing than that,
they practically demonstrate the great theoren
of livesblene:s of life. Consequently, if Il per
son cannot be happy without remaining Idle.
idle he should remain. 1t is O revolutionary
precept; but, thanks to hunger and tho wosA
house. ono not easily to bs abused, and withlA
u
able truths in the whole body OF morality. Look
at one OF your industrious fellows for m0lneaL
! beseeCh you. lie sOws hurry, and resps ni'.
geston he puts vast deal of activity Gu! to ~.
terest and receives large measure OF nerv0u:
arrangement in return. Either he absonts him
self entirely from all fellowship, and lives r"'
cluse in 8 garnet. with carpet slippers nnd
leadsn inkpot. or he comes among people swift
ly and bitterly, in q contraction of his whole nor
vous system, 10 discharge some temper beiornhn
returns to work. do 10! care how much or no"
well he works, this fellow is an evil feature IN
other peoples lives. They would be happier II
he were dead. They could easier do without his
services In the Crcumlocution office than they
can tolerate his fractions spirits. he poIsoh-
life at the wel-head. It is better to be beggartI
out of hand by scapegrsce nephew than dsIiy
bag. rid len by peevi;h uncla.-CornhM M'g"-
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The MoFTETT PUNCH IN CoUgT = oater lay
bill was filed in the United States Circuit
Court-Judge Il. w. Hughes presdng-by
David q. Yuengling, jr., Of New York ety.
johnson, Of Culpeper county, w., restraining
him from using the instrument known s5 The
Moffett.regster. or punch.
It seems that the original inventor Of the fare
register, or punch. is one Vincent fountain. OF
A>o" Va 10y, WIZ oulJ paLonIod Inc '''
n.ent several years ago. Some time LAST spring
Yuenging purchased the right for Virg g"
this patent. When DR.. Mofett applied to tho
Patent Office, in May last fora pstont for A'
register. or punch, Yuengling and Fountain n.y.
peared and contested his right because Of want
novelty. his machine being identical in princ,pI'
as they insisted, with the Fountain regisleF
The two frat o Ulcers of the Patent Office, wbos1
duty it is to pass upon such question, dc GI,
against Mottett and in favor of Fountsi3 fE nn
was then an appeal to tho ususl Board OF ar
peals in the Patent Office, provided by Ia" Tor
such cases On last Monday that Board OF Az
pesls also decided in favor Of Fountain eHo
against Moffett; and thereupon Yuonging ~,
promptly filed his bill OF injunction IN M
United States Circuit Colrt f1r this district Do
fore Judge Hughes.
The motion for al injunction is set for hearing
at Alexandria on the 4.h of September mex.
Meantime restraining order against any use %
The Moffett rcgister by the manufactured r. Di
johnson, or any other person. has been l;sle"
by the Court, and directed 10 be served on JoIn-
son and w, +. Taylor, the Auditor Of The S'1 ,nI
and Iuengling is required 10 flea bond IN liz
penalty of $40 0C0 TO answer any orders OIL I"e
Court in the csuse.--Norfoik landmark