Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-08-19

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Marriage and Death Notices fifty cents. Obu'
aries will be- charged at advertisement rates
SHORT WORDS. Honorable Horstio Say.
mour smoke before the New York School Com
missioDcrs at Uuca Last February on The
Use of Short Words.' lie made his meanlGg
clear by using only very short words in his
speech. Ono good point Was made BY him
when be said "Crimc sometmes doss not
look like crima when it il set before us in thu
many folds of long word. When man
steals and we call it "defalcatiop,' We are at
less TO know if it is bunder or crime. II
he docs not tell tho truth. aud we are told that
i. is cnso OF "prevarcatlon.' 1t takes US some
tine to know just what wo would thinK OF 1t.
No man will ever cheat himself INTO wrong
doing ncr will ho be at less to Judge OF 9th
ers, il ho thinks and speaks OF acts 10 clear,
crisp terms 1t IS good rulo, If one Is at
loss to know if au oct i7 light or wrong. to
write it down in short, straight out EDg'lsh.
Use of short words They show that we know
and mean whnt we say and thus have weight
with those who hear us; aud they kinde 10
other miuda the loelings which move III. No
one, who means in deep, strong Way what DC
seya, ever pa,I5:I to untold long words OF
Greek or lh'in origin, nor speaks 10 round
about way. Rage and fear slrko out these
terms like tho sharp crack of the rifle when 1t
sarda its bullcta straight to the point. The
fact that they come tc our lips IL strong proof
that VIC know ard feel what VIC talk about
On the other hand, when wo try to toll things
too great for thc mind to grasp, we fall lnto
the nsn OF great, long windcd phrases.
Love nor hate, nor zeal ever waste their
fore, by tho l,s: Of Involved or lond Wlnd2d
phrns's Short wnr!H are not vague sounds
whlci, iu}l HI aH they fall upon tho ear. They
have clear ring whlci. stir our minds or touch
cur hearts They best tell OF Joy or grltt, OF
rDge or pcsre. Of life or death. They are tet
by ALL icr their tcrns mean the same thlng 70
all men. We learn them 10 youth. They are
90 our lips through all days, and w' utter
them down to the close OF life. They aro the
ant terms with which wo speak of things which
arc high, or great or noble. They arc the
grand words of our tongue; they teach Us
how the world WAS made. God said, Let
there be light, aud there was light.
TAKING IT OUT IN TRApEA day or two
since black berry merchant from the south side
Of the river brought in about two gallons of
berries for sale. One of our physicians asked
the man to set prc, on his borrlcs. which ne
did, at tWonty.ti ti7o conta per gallon, cash. or
thirty cents in trade, supposlng tho doctor to
be e. merchant. The DOCTOR who lovos Joke
rs we'll aa anybody, told tho follow he would
take The berries and pay him in trade. He IN
yitod him to 20 with him to the d0ctorshop,
whore he cut off three or four huge blue mass
pills, and with them handed this bill as follows
To medicine, 23c
10 prescription, 23c
70 cash. ~;
Total, Coz
BY gallons berries, at 800, CD cents.
The fellow eyed the doctor as though ho
thought somebody was crazy and ho seemed
uncertain who it WIS. While ho was reading
tho bill Tic doctor remarked. Take ono OF
thosc pills now, and another before supper ami
tho other Just before going to bed; wash them
down with castor oil, and if they don't wake
you up before breakfast bring me some more
berries md LII give you another dose. "
mo cir Ill DO If do. You may keep
tho berries and you7 blarstcI pills also, and il
ever trakc trade for any more blackberrles
iii be blessed"
lie started for the door in great hurry,
without Whiting for his bucket, but he was
called back, and, much to lis astonlshment and
relief, received his thirty cents per gallon cash.
Ouum1oa (IoWa) Courier.
OpD FOOD.--A writer in q London ooten-
porery discourscs very scnsib!y on tho repug'
nance g! English people to any new kind OF
food, an,l certainly John Bull il very bovine 10
the way 10 which he keeps to ono description
Of grazing. The writer tell Us how tho Portu
gcso stew lamprcys and tho squId OF cuttlo fish,
both baiag cxoeliont eating, The French drcsa
the great snail into dollnloua dish, and al ior
! (rg., he goes in rapturcs on the quality 0! ttc
| food. Ito rys:"Ihe ticshy portions CT the
! hind logu are only used, but ua they ore dis
| played !uc -al:- rn white clnlhh III tho baskets
of tlr ,:nnntry pro.!a, tEc hack bone and the
| head !qti little E!ac. cgr5 were still attached
| They arc rcnuvrh before USE.
| Il Inquired q! lhc hotel for dlsh oi gren
niilcs. | was assured, with stulder. that no
| Frenchmau over ate them They arc delicious,
| notwithstanding this absurd denial OF taot
patent to everybody. Our local rrejudlces
against certain articles Of food are quite az re-
Elarkahla. In Coru@all tho hake il considered
to be dc!iaatcly favored fish, and is estimated
accorlopy In Somerset and Dorset 1t - -, not
TO be ,old at rency per pound, aod at Wey
mouth it il not salahIe at any lIIoe. IN the
West OF England the tops of young thraps arc
esteemed ~ vegetable for table, to tho utter
disgust end astonishmcnt Of even the poor CT
ithe North, whoro they arc food for pigs. Al
Though railroad communication has mlnlm'zau
the distances botwccn the Gods OIL the earth, inc
timo il still far distant when we shall learn irom
each other tho wisdom Of experience,
| PRIESTS VINO MARRY.-Father koVrepln ID
married aud has family Of Fix children. The
Greek Church compela its priests to marry be
fare they be ordained as members Of the white
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