Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-10-28


ltis very dficu;s fer one to sac the virtues
OF Others ualess DO hss suGs virtue 10 himself.
The bad man always suspects othess Of false.
hood, an5 so oveFxeaohss himself; while tGo
coed man IS ap. to ;cIs5 everybody, aud So
get cheated.
A PreDchman ssid 10 his h3pefu! soa MY
boy, marriage is 40 honorable astitu;ioo, there
fore | would like TO have ycu marry" Very
WELL" replied the dutituI pss. II will f,uS,
with we'd my s;st:r." Your sis'er!" cx.
not lawful to wad your sister," And Why not
slrI DID you rot marry my mother. pray?'
A calm and philosophical way of bearing tha
various ills Of Iif. is csrssia!y very desirable 4
ganteman who took rather broad view OF
Thugs in general, recently los: bis wife. Sseias
him few days atterwsrd. .srd without auY badge
of mourning, 4 trieud demonstrated. and biat-
ed that when so cl2ss relation was broken.
courtesies of life demanded some REQ :gai,ioo Of
it 10 the style Of dress Quite true" ho re-
piled. but don You see, Maria was no r,Is'
tion of miner | ualy married bar, aad why
should put on baCk?'
There is certain charm abou: French Wit.
1t cas like the sRcrd of Saladlu, and its keen
edge is sometimes Very daogcrou7 10 triho with.
Tbs marriage relation. q hscaa:s which u
Frenchmeu wear very lgAtly. aud which Aner-
Gauss arc rapidly learning to w:ar in the Same way
is fa7orite theme for sarcasm. y gentleman
10 Paris lately lost his pite. a1d, a, is the ous-
tom 10 most foreign court:lea, walked at III,
head OF the sad procession to the grave. o.
bis return homa friend copdned with him
and tried to cheer his heart. "NoT, you must
not give way to ycu, gli?f." he said; ''ypu
must walk ln the open mir, because eNaro's.
helps one to recover from the excess CT s)r-
row" "Ycs. yes" reple1 the bsreavtd mao.
"The advice is good; [ have alr.ady taken
promenade t, tho cemetery aud itcl better
for IT,"
10 country church the congregation c)m'
planned of the Geld. The Dulp: did not sue.
csed 10 making it VAN for them naa 80 the
trustees told the saXton-a receat importation
from foreign psrts-ihat he mus. keep ths
mercury at 63 or les, his place. A f.R Suo-
days after one of the dasc,ns cn!Cr,d the build.
iug aud found il ood as evar. lie buuoucd
bis oys:coat and us,d as f3ro;b,e language ss is
becoming 10 ono ~ho holds dGao,ns pcsi!iou.
Going up to the thermometer he fouod, to his
surprise. that it indicated tho piesctib ID fig
ures. g. Feeling little warmer, as ono al.
ways does when the mercury is up. hs sa to
the sexton John, an glad t. SO, tha. you
have ooeyed your Instructions. Tns cluroh is
grost deal warmer to day Poe John
brig shtened up, and with c1a!;eTiay tce:h. re
D'ied: Yes. sir; Pvs got the moicley W to
63, as was ordered, but /; val drIaitd'ly
hard work. toE Nv, o,aa s:A1dng hor, all til,
morDieg with cay thunb o1 H."
A gentleman who Vas l,arncl i ! a!I til, o9l
quities of strategy reo3o:ly cotar,i tao Drv4.,
Office of a Ffeuoh a'tlrney ana engaged ia taa
following c,oVtrsilioo: "li it true, ny dear
sir, tnat man is responsible 10 the eyes Of IN,
law for tho dap;adAtlon5 committed b1 his
dog" Tho MAJ o! legal lore adjusted bis
speota3ies. though. of the m .ttsr tJt y cilaio
of minutes, aud then trayey replied "SAp3
doute. monsieur. one csn b. held fjf damage
it his dog has uoae wroog." "Vafy good
the Client went oo to say. BIS cyo3 tightening
at the pr1spsc: Of G,ttiag. tn, batter ot a re-
noWned attorney; 'aow, then, m9 d ar cir,
your dog has IS. ruu of With q Jiut os meat
which putc1ss tor duaer, aai toi wli,h
paid ten irAcs." 1t looked vastly Ike cneca-
mate, but one must not laugl 100 load uat!i y,
is out of tho woods. Tho attorney adjusted
bis speotaces once mcra and h,o sali: "Yocr
claim, my fli,nd. is psif c.iy last oae, aui
| ought undoubtedly to BE- pald anl shall %. L.
/ is curious cslnclde1o., however. that sa,N
| bsva to charge YOU p1aolsel? tAa sun fof Tho
! opnioo which have delivered, a1t thlf will
make Us exactly evan. G)od m7rolos.
PURIFYING RANCID BUTTER S,lenli6o
Ameiosn gives pac,., ootsiosd by Calvin
Peck, some ten years ago, far rlstoEiug aod
purifying but tss. He proposes 10 purify butter,
arrest fermentation, and render r2ccil butter
sweet. He melts tho butter ia clean vesae
under slow aad regalat bsa', and whie
heating, adds tGo opacag Of Iai72r.z! ID aluu
to every FIVE pounds Of tu!ter. the butter De-
ing stirred slowly Ehi!a uo!;log. Nh:n vel
melted it is straeed through tao srsioer
into cold water. The butter is sId TO Iise to
the surface quito pu1c aud traospsrant. The
alum is expected 20 co'gu'a'e the al6lDsn,
caseia, aud other foregn matter, eli Ct Walch
is retained in the s,ralner, leaving he butter
clean and pure, aud of uoiform consistency.
| When the butter a cold euough to be iu good
! working order. it is carefully takea Gu: aud
we'll worked. adding 10 each fiv. pornts Of
butter three ounces of good dairy salt. one
ounce O. clean tatpelre and enc cunoe
OF pulverzsd white sugar. The butter
is then packed 10 clean Vessels, and ls Il; iol
use. By coveripg this butter with strong brine,
and keeping it 10 coo place, it II s.ii 70 re.
main sweet for any desired length Of lime.
SOLID COMFORTS For the best COOKING
Stoves, FIRE PLACE HEATERS. OFFICE
STOVES, RANGES. FURNACES and STovE
Work generally, call on
STANsbURY & Bro.,
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