Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-02-17

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TEACHERS INsTITUTE-A most attentive
audience listened last night to the lecture
of DR.. VIM. Gibson on the Circulation of the
Blood He illustrated the lecture by bull
locks heart, charts and in other methods,
and closed by an address to the teachers,
saying:
Now, to you, whose duty it is to instruct
and develop the youi hful mind, what more
noble calling? 1t has been related by
Lucian, in the dream of his life, how being
ia youth apprenticed to his uncle, in art
statuary, in nis first days experience he
failed to perform skilfully some work en-
trusted to him, and his uncle not only
scolded him for his carelessness, but ap-
piled stripes to him with whip which lay
conveniently near. Still smarting with the
blows. and wet rs to his checks with tears, he
ran home aud related to his mother what
cruel treatment he had received. She sym
pathized with her boy, and when his uncle
iher brother) returned home that night, she
scolded him in no measured terms Inc
Youthful Lucian thus speaks: retired ITO
nv couch, still wet as TO my cheeks with
tears, and smarting from the stripes, and ia
Homerc verse
ITO me in sleep approached dream divine
During the ambrosial night
Two females approached ne, each claiming
me as her own, and catching me each by al
arm, tried to drag me TO herself with no
small vDciferatIon, but finally they allowed
me to choose for myself. The one clad II.
homely garb, rough in appearance callous
as to her hands with work, bedaubed as to
her lace with lime, as was my uncle's Gus
tom when polishing marble, and with mas
cuiine voice, reminded me that that day j
had Just commenced to make her acquaint-
ance that her name was art Statuary,'
and that by u,tivating her acquaintance, l.
might become like Phidias and Praxities.
almost divine, but l, mindful of my tears;
aud stripes, turned to the other, ere she
ceased speaking. She, clad in beautiful
Iaiment and radiant in countenance, said Il,
my son, am learning, and as you have al
ready had some knowledge of me, | Can
only invite you to continue your course,
and | will teach you the works of great and
glorious meu, relating to you their writings,
and giving you the love of honorable things,
and desire for the MODEST things for these
truly are the ornaments ofthe SOUL was
taken up beside her into her chariot drawn
by winged horses like Pegasus, she holding
the rsius, aud driving, and as | was waited
over cities, and countries and states, seem.
ed as it were to be sowing something in the
earth" So you are sowing something, and
some of those who are drawing their first
inspiration from you may yet live to reflect
back with honor and credit the instruction
now given by you. Remember, that learn
ing enriches and ennobles the soul.
We're so tall as to reach the pole,
Or grasp the ocean in my span,
must be measured by my soul
The mind 8 the measure of the man.
vote of thanks was rendered the lee
turer, and after some suggestions by the
Superintendent on the use of Watson's
Speler, the Institute closed.
ADMIRAL PowELL's WILL-Another
caveat was filed in the Orphans Court in
Washington yesterday by Z. e. Mckay and
Eloise II. Taylor, P. p. Matthews and Fanny
!. Matthews in the case of the will of the
late Admiral Levin NJ Powell They state
that their interests will be injuriousy af
fected by the pretended will and recite the
statements Of Mr.. Mckay, who filed ca
veat in the same court last Friday, to the
effect that at the time of executing the al
legged will the testator was OF unsound mind
and that undue influence was used by Har-
riet C. Stewart, or others named among the
legatees, who held him in confinement and
by artful devices or threats induced him to
sign it. The names of petitioners, who were
always on friendly terms with the deceased,
are not mentioned in the will, and they
claim that its provisions are in direct con-
hict with his previously expressed inten.
tons. They asa that the issue be sent to
the Circuit Court. This is the third caveat
fled in this case.
A CURIOUS CusroM-The Cumberland
Times says:
THE interment alive of Miss Cox, at Oko-
Ill do, 10
GAzETrE) has called to the mind ola citizen
of Cumberland the practice of a curious Gus.
tom by an old Virginia family, the F-'s, Of
Alexandria. 1t is so quaint as to be almost
Quixotic, and yet in view of such catastro-
phies as this recent one, seems to be very
sensible one. Whenever member of the
family dies the male representative of the
older branch thereof, just before the hour
tor interment, buries dagger in the heart
of the dead TO assure himself of no reawak-
ening. The dagger used is one sacred to the
purpose, and has been devoted to its use for
many generations. The custom originated
because of the burial alive of one of its
members of the family and an Inherited ten
dency to peculiar form Of heart disease"
LENTEN SERvIcEs.-With tomorrow Ash
Wednesday, begins the season of Lent, dur.
ing which period church services will be held
in this city as follows:
Christ Church-Services on Ash Wednes-
day at II a. M, and every Tuesday and
Thursday at S p. m.
St. Pauls-Sarvices on Ash Wednesday at
5p. NJ, and every Wednesday and Friday
at SPIN.
Grace Services on Ash Wednesday at
1850 p. ~; every Wednesday and Friday at
$50 p. m and Saturday at 5 p. 10.
st. Mary s-Services on Ash Wednesday
at a. NJ, and every Friday at $50 p. m.
German Lutheran-Services Ash Wed.
nesday and every "Wednesday evening at
I30 O'clock
Fox HUNTING CT uB-The newly organ
,z@d toS-hunting club, of Washington, will
have It's first huut this week. The club has
membership Of thirty five, and nearly all
own their horses. The officers of the asso-
cation are: Mr. w w CorcOran presi.