Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-06-13

Tie FRENcH WoRKMsN.-Did you ever
watch party of French workmen? The day
begins for them nomlnally at 6 o'clock, which
is earlier ! must admit, than my observation
of them begios. An carly rising frcad de.
scTibes them as usually arriving on the scene
from to half past. The first thing they do
is to sit down on some convenient stone or
bench, aud have talk. Pipes como out, and
| are leisurely lighted, and tobacco is great pro.
moter of conversation. Presently arrives q com.
rade with q newspaper, which he uDfods aud
reads aloud; the performance being much en-.
| livened and protracted by continual comment,
and followed by general discussion by the
company. All this may last 40 hour, at the
end of which coats are laid aside and the blouse
put 90, aud tools arc picked up and good
stroke of work is done till breakfast. it is the
late French breakfast which is responsible fora
good part of their dawdipg Breakfast is soIcm.
nifty with all GLASSES; with the laboring men hardly
less than With his bettcrs, if betters he have
Perhaps be goes to cafe tor ii; perhaps it comes
out OF handkerchief and is eaten on the thumt
10 either case the ceremony is bcguu aud carried
on and Concluded with every circumstance OF
lcisurcy deIlbcratcn. There is atleast as much
talk as eaiog, for the Freedman is temperate
|
of meal which an Eogiishman would dispatch
in five minutes, a:king Tor more as s0Oo as
it was devoured. Then another pipe aal more
talk; then stroll back to worS; then z discus.
sion how it should be done; in which all the
men employed 10 the vicinity politely take
part. lou may see a carpenter lay down his
plane to offer his OPTION to q mason about the
foliage he is clirlrg on capital; and SO much
natural taste or instinct have the race that the
carpenters opinion will probably be worth
hearing. The mason will probably ROUTE tie
r Obligation by hints 10 his freud tie palu:cr,
and so CD. This is brothcriy, aud perhaps the
work is we'll done at the cod, but when it is
question Ct speed, the Frcnchman is all abroad.
STARTLING DEVELOPMENTS IN THE VAN.
DERBILT WILL CAsE.-Somc startling aila
Wits have been read in the Vanderbilt will cau.
test nov proceeding. The statements from
three detectives, +. A. Redturu, Geo. \. Ma
SOD and YIN. II. Clarke, gave complete
account OF an alleged conspiracy agaiaS'
Cornelius J. Vanderbilt 1t is alleged THAI
WIN. II. Vanderbilt add Cnauncry NJ. DapeE
! arranged it. and had hired detectives 50 follow
man who pcrsonatcd Cornelius }. Eandchlt
to infamous places and to rcpart lis movements
, to the Commodore TO Influence him II dlsl2
hcrit his SOD. Ihci, aihdsvIts wtre prcpITtI
several moalhs ago, but have never been ms1}
tutc before. A lc:tcr from Clarke and Mason,
: dated } unc >, 1873, Was also read, dcEyng
their former story, and declaring the conspiracy
= was one arranged by Cornelius j. Naud2tb!!t
himself. w. II. Vanderbilt and G. N. prre"
will deny the charges against them.
Yesterday atliiavi;s OF VIM. IL. Vanderbilt:
we're presented rrououncng the whole sorry Of
the detectives fabrication, and that neither
he nor any ono on his behalf Gil aoytliIDE +?
J keep the detectives away from the court. The
y COUNSEL Tor the contestants moved tor contn
r uarcc OF the case, that they might obtain time
to secure the detectives, and read = letter lrom
one detccty. TO another, ia witch the writer
says he il sorry, as it was rIaln ihcr reports
were the cause Of the Commodore cutting ell
"soung Corncal.
= TcNGrES.-Nothipg but lhe Troboscs o! an
clepbant compares in muscular fl 'xbIy with
the tongue. 1t varies in length and sZ' 10
t rcptilcs, birds and mammalla according to the
. peculiar orgauic circumstances OF each. :
giraffes tongue has the functions OF fiogcrS.
. It is hooked over high branch. its strength
being equal to breaking off large, strong
t branches of trees. from which tender leaves are
then stripped. An anlbcar's tooguo Is long
and round like a whipIash. The animal tears
open dry, clay walls of ant hills, thruss 10 Is
G tongue, which sweeps round the apartments,
and by its adhesive slva brings out yard OF
$ ants at onc swoop. The mechanism by which
, it is protrodudcd so far is both complicated
and wonderful. 4 dogs tongue 10 apploG
!, takes form by mere act of vollon, that
cannot be initiated by ingenious mechanism
G The human tongue in the articulation Of lan'
t guagc, surpasses in variety OF motion the Wild
est imagination Ct "a poet. Even in swallowing
D food its Office is 50 extraordinary that phys
t oogists cannot explain tho phenomena OF deg
| Tuition Without employing several sciences