Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-26

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One third colin 15 OIL 40 00 so OO 100 COIl75 %
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Special contracts will be made with yearly si.
| Vertlsers.
IESor Observation-Disclosures Liskshiat
| gle called ths Children to him, and holding
them by the hair Of the head to prevent their
| escape, said:
"Onc. upon timo there lived gentleman
named 4ESop-George Washington N ,op-sn'
more truthfuler gentleman l never knoHed.
tie had many stories which he used to tell with
moro or les3 SUCCESS. Oa his dying bed he
called mo to him an said Mr.. LickshiogIc,
| when mn dead an goro, wish you to porpc.
| tra!e my memory by ralatin' my stories, just as
sou hsve often heard me relate them, notbia'
extenuatin' nor sst.in' dowa ausht 10 MALICE
Then hc fell back on his pillar, al in q few mi
Dutes We heard tho grim ftrrymsn paddle his
spirit over to the shnin' sioTo. Nov, childreu,
here's one CT two of these little aorie,
"A crow wnoh Wuz 90 Internally dry that it
had begun to spit bacs of cotton, seed pitch.
e!, an with tho observation that it wuh long
railroad that had 30 turn table, flew to it to
quS5ch lis whistle. Ga reacbiu' the pitcher,
he was appalled, by tho discovery that it con-
talned So little water; that he couldn't reach i.
with ten foot pole. lie tried every way iie
could thiok Of, eveu standin' on bis head, and
Wuz about g!vla' up in despair, when be seed
friendly mlil pond few rots distant. Seizin'
the pitcher in his ia! !ons an ilyin' with grest
difficulty to tho pond he filled it TO the TOP.
Then, after takln' several hearty pulls from it,
he wiped his lips on bis ail feathers and 70.
marked: Necessity is The mother Ct ioron'
ton, and doa't you forget it.
II.
"a yaIler dog lay 10 maugar, an ly bis
disaerteable barkln' an SHOWN of his teeth,
| prevented the oxen from ca!in' the hay which
| had been placed there for them. what
| ridiculous dog ! said ons Of them to MS cour
panioD; 'he osnaot cat the hay his self, an yet
refuses TO aow them to eat 1t as Gao. We
| will SEQ about that, observed the compauiop, Il
seVen-year old roam steer Of bad disposition;
| we viii see about that, an walkin' up to tho
ma1ger with the remark. Come ous of that,
you maDey son Of a gun !! be took shs dog on
| his horns. ttsled him up to tho roof few
| times. mopped the stable floor with him, aa'
| wound up tho clrcus by shootin' him through
| The door into an adjacent corn Gold. Tic dog
dragged htsslt or 10 sCquestered SPOT 40
said with his latest breath If thar's here
after for lost crnusuis In bst seven dollars |
get thar ~ Cincinnati Enquirer.
Thomes Hood ridiculed the old maxim,
when you ere eating leave of huggry." Tho
one object Of eating, it seems to us, is to cure
yourself of being huogry, and man who has
| q disease is very foolish to take half q bottle Of
| medicine and caVo some Of the old sohes behind
| whom he knows that if he takes the whole bot
/ lie he will be perfectly cured. Tho wiso mau
eats until be has had enough, and be never haa
| enough until he ceases to be hungry. "As we'll
| say" writes Hood. "ahen yon a:e washing
yourself leave off dirty" When thsro isn't
enough oa the table, and politeness demands tha!
you shall help your guests frs; s;then you will prob
ably leave of hungry, rule or no rule. When,
| however, you have good joi5t on tho table,
put The rule uodcc the table and cat until ytu
have had yeur fill. Thcrois ouly ono mavim OF
this kind that is worth srything-Viz, "Whon
you are dying leave off alive
How TO KEEP CHICKENS Keep a record
OF your work. Do not burden your minds with
trying TO remember either ycue eucc,ss Of failure.
Ii you make an experiment record it, SO that
you GIN trace il u7 for rslc;sEc, if it is sue.
cess; ii failure you can protect yourself agsiest
1t another tmo. Do not allow tnc bones from
The table to be thrown into tic dust heap or lie
around tho yard; throw thon into tho fire, burn
them little, crush and give them to your fowls
Ii bread ls buried, or anything els, that ia
cooked lc The hous:, do oot throw it away. bu:
U.s. 1t as charcoal for you. birds. II they hive
nh 70 sl,,r
pick UP their living as they can aad feed on
what they could get, their eggs and fash arc
likely to taste; feeding charcoal in any shape
will remedy the evil Western Rural.
| RICJELIEU S RELAXATIoN.-Csrdin Rich.
| elitu, We ara told sp,nt bis hour Of relszs-
lion 10 lespiog over ths furniture, and 90
oue occasion he WAS discovered iumriog with
his sergant, to try which could reach the high
sido Of the wall. Do Grannont, knowing tho
Cardinal 10 be ealou, Of his powers, offered t.
lump him fer wager, proposal which shows
the courage as much as the event showed tht
Diplomacy Of tho courtier. The offer wes &C,
oepted, but De Grammont took care that BIZ
leaps should ncvir quite reach ttoso OF BIZ
Eminenoe, aud thus be lost few lous. bu
gained speedy and high promotion by the favor
OIL his tIIuDDhant and gratlhed oppQnent.-
Chambers Journal
/ 70 TAX PAYeRs.-A discount of two pei
@! will be allowed upon ell city tax bills due fo
1879 if paid By Dec !, 1879. Ga The 2od day
oil Dec. 1879 DO discount will be allowed, bu
five per ct. will bo added, making difference
oil teVeo per ct. nov 24-lW
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Stoves, FIRE PLACE HEATERS, OFFICE
STOVES, RANGES. FURNACES and SToyl
Work generally. call on
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