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Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-02
The Armies of the Republic,

That we arc fighting as well as working
and energetic people, tie war record of the
last year abundantlyprovcs. Twenty. six i'm.
portant battles have been fought, in all of
which, excepting eight that occurred soon af-
ter the commencement Of hosti.ities, the Fed,
eral arms were Victorious Our losses prcyi.
o''s to the battle of Shiloh, or pittsburg Land.
ing, were in killed, 2,49O; wounded, 4,l9G =:
prisoners, .+40; while the rebel loss has
been in killed and wounded, 1920: prison
crS, 23,707. There has been during thc wear
lhnnncrablc sklrm'shcs and the following i'm
pOrtant battles.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-02
For the Cedar Falls Gazette.
In Memoliam,

Iowa, mourn.
Thy heart j. torn
by the God Of Battles fierce decree!
Thy soldiers dead,
In battle led
Where waged by far the hottest strife.
To guard thy fame,
And shield thy name,
They conrted death, and bravcly died!
Let the tear fall
Brave were they all
And memory cherish their names!
And in thy heart,
Rear IS thy part,
A monnment-evcrlastng--
That other days
May speak their praise.
And those to come may know the brave
OF Iowa
Yes, Iowa!
C'''ar Falls, .iprH %, 1862.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-02

NOTARY PUBLIC, Cedar Falls, Black Hawk
~ County, Iowa Rr,I ESTATE. ISSrRANca AND Col
IEcTIoy AGENCY. Real Estate bought and sold Taxes
paid r residents in all the Northern Counties Of Iowa
Titles investigated Collections made and proceeds remit
ted promptly, on favorable terms
REFERENCES.
Hon. Tos. 8. Wilson. Hon. D. :. Wilson. Dnbnauc. Iowa
Mcssrs. Greene, Merritt Co. Bankers Cedar Rapids, "
T.. Clark. Esq. Pres Branch State Bank, Iowa City.
George Fisher, Esq. Scranton, Penn.
4. IT, Miller, Esq. Spencer, y. Y.
Dr. Geo. Sprague, Sec'y Ohio Stock Co. Butler Co.
Or. 3. 4. Bishop Peter Melendy Cedar Falls. Iowa.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-02

TIE RARITY OF Observation-Disclosures aen.
Hemen arc rarcr perSonages than some Of us
think. Which of us can point to many such
III bis circle ?-mcn whose aims are generous,
whose truth is constant--and not only con.
slant in kind, but elevated in dcgrec--whose
want of mcanness make them simple, who
can look the world honestly in the face, with
an equal manly sympathy for the great and
small? We all know hundred whose coats
are well made and score who have excellent
manners, and ono or two happy beings who
are what they call inner circle, and have shot
into the very center and bull eye Of fashion !;
but of gentlemen, how many! Let US take q
little scrap Of paper, and each make out his
list TL0rLerV
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-02

A siege is an expensive operation. In that
of Sebastopol the allies employed 2,5s7 guns
for which were served 1881 ,042 shot and
shells, and j ,484, 1874 pounds Of powder, cx-
elusive of what was used by the fleets on the
day OH which they assisted in the lombard
mcnt.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-02
OEsS()N EsES,s;.

TrORNs;T At LAW, NOTARY PUBLIC
iAAND GENERAL tND AGENT. Butler Center Eut-
Co.. Iowa. will nrarticc in Butler and al,ng C"rin
s"s. Particular attention paid t" Collections and remit
ttnces made I" part "f the State titles examined
faxes paid. and all efhcr business pertaining tn C"cc
tion and Agency Office. Ia-iy
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-02

The newest Yankee notion is machine
by which man can tell when he has become
sufficiently drunk. It's called fudleometer;
and it operates by giving fellow sharp
punch in the ribs the moment he has got
drink enough in his skin.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-02
GRAIN H. STAFFORD.

TTORNEYS AND COCNSEILOES At LAW,
"A Cedar Falls. iowa. O1cc in Whites building
corner Of Main and Second Streets.
REFERENCES.
lion. II. l.. Knowles Potslam, " V,
Hon. A. u. James Ogdcnsburg n. V.
Hon. Vim. 4. Dart. Potsdam y. Y.
Rev. Calvin Waterbury. Cedar Falls.
u. W. Raymond. Chicago.
Cary Pratt, Milwaukee.
HENRY =. CRAM. &c CyErs q. STAFFORD.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-02

DEMcAcy OF FEELING The best part OF
human qualities are the tenderness and deli.
easy of feeling in little matters, the desire to
soothc and please others, the minutip of the
social virtues Some ridiculc these feminine
attributes, which arc left out of many mems
natures but we have known the brave, the
intellectual, the eloquent, possess these gen
tie qualities; the braggart, the weak, never
Bencvolcncc aud feeling enable the most tri-
fling actions
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-02

y SINGULAR PROrmECy.-The following
circumstance, says The Richmond Why, re-
Gently occurred at Pensacola, and its truth is
vouched for by Il trustworthy officer of the
army:
\ soldier in the Confederate service fell
into long and profound sleep, from which
his comrades vainly cssayed to arouse him.
At last he woke mp himself. lie then stated
that he should die the next afternoon at
o'clock, for it was revealed to him in dream.
He said that in the last week in the month
OF April would be fought the greatest and
bloodicst battle Of modern lines, and that
early in May peace would break upon tls
land more suddenly and unexpectedly than
the war had done in the beginning The
first part Of the prophetic dream has been
realized, for the soldier died the next day ut
o'clock p. m. Will the rest he in April
and May? Let the believers in dreams wait
and sec. - Wobiie Idcertipr.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-02

TnE RAGGED THIRD. Winfield" writing
from Pttsburg to the Charies city Mtetti-
yencer, says:
Gen. Hurlbut was the man who saved the
army. He is the bravest, coolest man ever
saw. The Sd would go anywhere with him.
He paid the 3d high compliment The 3d
are very ragged. and while here have been the
butt the wcll-dressed regiments. Said Hnrl.
but "Givc me all regiments like the ragged
3dr'
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-02
N. q. LATKIA.a,T'. w. d..

DHYSICIAN AND SIEs.s:ON. CEDAR
L FALLS, Iowa. Residence. Brick house "pl,">r the
Catholic Church. Washington. between 9th and 9Th
STREETS. Office at Miner Il Bryant's Drug Store.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-02

SUPPLY or CoTroN.-Thc fall Of Fort Pu
laski must bring down the price of cotton. 1t
opens the way for our gunboats to Savannah,
and whatever its dctcnces. it is quite impos-
sible that it could long resist an attacking
force 10y land and river. Perhaps there is
but one more important city in the South,
and that is New Orleans 1t commands an
extensive system of raroads-no l,ss than
thirteen in number which ramify all ,lircc-
tons to the North, South and West. As a
center of the cotton commerce of the Gulf
States it is no less important 4 half million
of bales are annually shipped from that port.
IN six weeks more, shilling calico will bc as
abundant as clover and fresh butter.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-02

MELANcnOLY.--One Of our soldiers who
was in the "ittsbug Landing battle happens
to br Unfortunately fond Of card. d.playing. Du.
ring the fight he had three Of his fingers shot
OIL Holding up his mangled member, he
gael at it with a look of ineffable sorrow,
and exclaimed, as big tear stole into tho
corner OF his eye, 81 shall never be abe to
hold taH hand again :" Poor fellow!
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-02
Postal Incident.

young man from the rural district went
to the post office, the other day, with bank
note for dollars worth of stamps. He was
told that paper money was not received. lie
went for Spanish quarters.
ave don't receive them nOw," said the at.
tcndant, for more than twenty cents apiece "
The countryman thought Uncle Sam nigh.
ty particular, so he went and obtained dol.
lars worth of coppers.
Now said he, on returning to the office
and lying down his pile on the window of the
delivery, :" guess | can suit you"
ave never take more than three cents in
copper at one time--it is not legal tender
above that sum-"
The countryman looked at the composed
official for the space Of minute without STIR
ring. and then bclched out: .....
Look here, you-ain't you almighty kind
of particular, for fellows backed up in such a
Jail as this ere? You don't take only three
cents of copper at time, hey? Well, then,
s'pose You give me three cents worth OF
stamps anyhow"
The official very politely cut him off sin
gle stamp, and passed it out, for which the
cOuntryman laid down three cents. lie was
about to pass away, when the latter cried out !:
Look here, you! That erc's one time
Now s'pose you give Inc three cents worth
mere on 'em ~ .....
Uncle Sans clerk was not slow in discov-
ering that he had caught Tartar He turn
ed back to the window, and asked: .-.t
How many coppcrs have you got 7"
Well only about ninety seven of 'em. |
had hundred when begun"
Pass them in" was the gr,,ff rcply.
6 Pass out your stamps fust, and then
will bat | reckon you won't ketch me again" :"
The stamps were passed out and the cop
pers handed over, when the countryman went
off saying: ...,.
"S'posc because fellow holds office under
Uncle Sam he thinks he is sniartcr'n all crca-
ton; but gness they larn't something that
time."
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-02

Bcanrcgard's victory at Pittsbnrg Land
ind is very much like that described by John
Phoenix. lie says: held the enemy down
by my nose, which | had inserted between
his teeth for that purpose,
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-02

<NDUNTH SURVEYOR of Black Hawk Count Y.
' Surveying, Leveing Dr;fn. done " short notice
and at I" sn the tnrcs Office in Ovcrnan> block
Cedar Falls Iowa.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-02
ANEEs1CA.s HOTEL,

TEO. SECORD Proprietor, Main Street
Cedar Falls Iowa. The above Hotel III, lately been
enlarged and .rwy furnished throughout, AMI pre-
pared I" at nj to the wants Of all who m favor
with call in connection Wit, t', above House
large and cnnnoio Stable. with good o.cTs in attend
ance The Office a the Western Stage Company Is at
this if.use Stages leave daily for the East South and
West 1:sf
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-02

ASK iorR ENEMIES. you want to know
your faults, ask your enemies what they arc
and you will be told. If there is broken
place in your coat of mail, Mey will discover
it and thrust in spear there. They will
pierce you between the joints of your harness.
Perhaps some people think that one must
needs be very wicked to have enemies. No,
no; there is not good man or woman on
earth (unlcss they are sappily good--pcrsons
of no force of character) who has not at least
one enemy. 1t is no credit to a man to have
it truly said of him: " He has not an enemy
in the world" Such n sentence would do
very well to cngravc upon the tombstone of
an infant or an idiot, but it is Ear from being
complimentary to a mar 49,
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-02

Buregard calls the late battle field " Shiloh"
We presume that his Secretary OF State, Ju-
dnh p Benjamin, will abdicatc now, for tho
prophecy OF the patriarch Jacob was that
:" the sccpter shall not depart from Judah un.
Ill Shiloh come. - Louisciiie .Jearnal.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-02

PoETICAL SurERsCRIrTIoN.--Al letter pass.
ed through the post Office in Cleveland, Ohio.
lately, directed as follows:
. " Feds, and Confeds, let this go free,
Down to Nashville, Tenn;
This three cent stamp will pay the cost,
Until You find Sophia Yost, ....
Postmastcrs North, or even South,
May open it, and find the truth,
merely say, my wifc's got well,
And got baby, cross as--wc!l, y. ...
as cross as could be expected coming into
this fighting world, during war times. in the
winter ~
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-02

WHAT THE REBELS THINK OF THE SIrUA-
rIoS.-The Richmond correspondence of the
Charleston Mercury says s:-Newbcrn, Win.
chester, Fcrnandina, Brunswick and Jackson.
vile are occupied by the enemy. Pensacola
will be evacuated soon, says the Savannah
Relublican. The signs at New Madrid and
Island Nc. 10 are ugly; and Van Dorm is 81
lent! Truly the enemy are crowding US
The late Army OF the Potomac is concealed /:
some profound strategy is being executed /;
and there are intimatons in political circles
that some great event is about to happen.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-02

TmE wife of Singer, the sewing machine
man, has secured a divorce, and alim0ny to
the amount Of So 300 per annuin.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-02

THESE rebel gunboats are the awfulcst,
scalycst-looking things you ever saw They
are Old river steamers with the upper decks
torn Oft, there being only so much left of them
as is needed to support the chimncys, &C..
Railroad iron is placed over their tops like
the roof Of Il house. The guns stand on tie
lower deck witllour any sort of protection. -
They look as forlorn and God .forsakcn as the
Southern Confcdcracy will next fourth of
July.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-02
SnE NEVER LEAVES HM-Look at the ca
rccr Of man as he passes through the world :

SnE NEVER LEAVES HM.-Look at the ca
rcer of a man as he passes through the world !;
that man visited by mistortunes! How often
is he left by his fellow men TO sink under the
weight Of his affections, unhecded, alone -
One friend Of his own sex forgets him, anoth-
er abandons him, third, perhaps, bctrays
him; but woman, faithful woman follows
him in his Affections with unshakcn affection !;
braves the changes Of feeling, Of his temper
cmbttered by the disappointments of the
world, with the highest ofall virtue; resigned
patience ministers to his wants, even when
her own are hard and pressing; she wceps
with him. tear for tear, in his distresses,
and is the first to catch and reflect ray of
joy. should but one light up his countenance
in the midst Of his $ .fferings; and she never
leaves him in his misery while there remains
one act Of love, duty or compassion to be per-
formed. And ut last. when life and sorrow
end together, she follows him to the tomb
with an ardor Of affection which death itself
cannot destroy.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-02

TIE condition Of the Treasury now enables
the Secretary to direct the payment in cash
of all claims Of dates prior to November 1st.
1861 including CLAIMS settled 10y the st. Louis
Commissioners, and it is ais, expected that
the November loan will also be paid in full
within a few days. All other claims. without
regard to date, will be paid on presentation.
il desired, as heretofore. 80 per cent in cash.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-02

lrS DERIvATIoN.-Thc term skcdadle" "
is legitimate derivation from the Greek
verb skedasSo or skedazo; perfect tense, cs-
kcdaka; meaning to rout or dispersc II
came back with our three months volunteers
and is, doubtless due To some of the ambit.
ions students, many of whom flew to arms,
among the first lcvics. The common word
Scatter" with its imperative abbreviation
scat as applied to the feline race, though
plcban words now, undoubtedly are dcsccn.
ded from the same lofty race '.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-02
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AN INCIDENT OF THE WAR.-Wr of the
North can scarcely realize the hard STRUGGLES
an: bitter trials Of feeling that the Union men
OF the Border States fighting in the Federal
ranks have to undergo in this unnatural
strife. Brother is arraycd against brother and
Father against son, and numerous cases have
come to light, where members of one family
have come face to face in the heat of battle.
letter from member Of the Cd Kentucky
to his relatives in this city. describes an Incl,
dent of this kind in the battle of Pittsburg
Landing. lie says:
During the battle Sergeant in the 2d Ken.
lucky, Go. Il, found his brother, a mere boy,
"a private in the 4th Kentucky Rebel Rcgi.
mcnt,) lying wounded on the field. .unconci
ons. He carried him off and he is now bet
ter and seems to regret what he had done. -
IT was touching to see two brothers, one de-
tending his country and the other traitor.
wounded and prisoner An Sergeant b
said was, "Eaiy. ,chat cW mother san rhfn
ste he"rS ct M@i"- Ciereland HrulU.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-02

PRESIDENT LiSCoLN.-A Washington cor.
respondent of the Springfield (Mass) RrpuJ
Hcon says
Nobody is making reputation faster and
surcr now than President Lincoln. When
Congress assembled he was at discount in
both branches, and many of his old political
friends treated him with marked neglect and
discourtesy. Now all ere fastening to do
HIM reverence. His integrity, his wisdom.
ms caution, his strength as a man and stats
man, are warmly admitted on all hands; and
he has more than any other man in the ma
tlon, the respect and confidence of Congress
and people, conservative and radicals, the ar
my and civilians. He does not move fast ;
but he moves strong and sure
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-02
NCTyCF,

TlNHIE UNDERSIGNED HAS StB-btvtDED AND Is
Il offering fnr Sale certain tract Of Thinker known
the TotingIam Timber the side Of the rlvcr
about mile and . half below Cedar Falls.
May 10, 1861. nil =. 4. BISHOP, agent.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-02

The WoMES OF lowA.--A lengthy report
of the Ladies' Soldiers Aid Society at Keo-
kuk, published in the papers of that city, CON
cludes as follows:
10 the women of Iowa We would say, every
breeze comes frcightcd will, blessings for you
from those you have so generously hclpcd-
Let us not pause i'll the work but in our
holy cause rather let us initiate the misguided
zeal OF Southern women who, in the cause of
treason and rebellion, sell their Jewels and
silver foc the soldiers comforts; who tear ,p
their carpets for the soldiers blankets; who
strip their silk dresses for the soldiers ban
ncr and do the work of servants that they
may contribute to the soldiers aid. While
our men from Iowa win by their valorous
deeds the title Of" Bravcst of the Brave" let
them be able to say: "Our Iowa women have
strengthened us for the battle, as well as
hailed our victories with pride and JOY"
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-02

Az INCIDENT OF NnRKrowN.-Thc appear.
ancc OF our forces before Yorktown recalls
some of the more striking incidents in CON
ncction with the siege of that historic town
by Washington. That siege, as is well known
participated in hy the combined American
and French torccS-laStcd one month Gem
cral Cornwall>, finding himself hcmmcd in
on every side, Internationally surrendered
his entire command to our victorious army.
II" wished to give up his sword to the Amer.
lean Commander in Chief; but Washington,
who saw ~ opportunity at once to vindcatc
poetic justice" and compliment Il brave but
unfortunate associate. conferred the honor of
receiving the last token of humiliation from
the proud Hrton upon Gen. Lincoln This
latter chcttain-Onc of the bravcst men that
ever drew a sword--had been compelled,
few months prcvi"ss, to give up his sword to
IN English victor ut Charleston.
The name is suggestive. Who knows but
the incident with the facts inverted, may be
repeated; and that a second enemy of Amer.
lean Liberty, finally overcome on that mem
orablc spot, may surrender his sword to u
second LincolnY History is full of strange
parallels; of parallels even more strange than
this 1IbaRy Journni.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-02

II &. T.. OVEKHAN WOULD ANNOUNCE
IL. to the Farming Community, and Dealers in Grain,
that they are now manufacturing, at CEDAR FALLS.
..rin ,rti.I L..
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-02

STRIKING CoMrARlsoSs.--It seems to us,
when we come to look facts calmly in the
face, that we entirely too much dlspnrayc our
own country, and population in comparing it
with the nations of Europe. Suppose, for
instance, we take the United States census
for 1860, what shall we sccy Firstly, that
the population of the niEctccn free States of
this Union exceeds that of all Spain, or all
Prussia, or all Turky, or if Kentucky be ad.
ded in, that of all England and Wales. Sec.
ondly, that the cities of Brooklyn and New
York alone contain more people than all
Greece, or all Tuscany, or all Finland, or all
Norway. Thirdly, that New York State con-
tains more people than all Holland or all
Sweden, or all Portugal. Fourthly that
Pennsylvania has population exceeding that
OF all Saxony, or all Switzerland, or all the
Roman States. We might institute a few
more comparisons just as striking, but these
will be sufficient to show that when we speak
of the nations of Europe, we are apt to indulge
in an exaggerated idea of their several popu-
lations, and to forget the magnitude of GU,
own.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-02

AMERICAN Observation-Disclosures OF THE
REvoLrTIoN.-lt may be consolation to
stuck up" people whose greatest boast is
that they have never been engaged in any
"stW employment, to be told the following
facts:
ashngton was surveyor and farmer
Franklin was printer.
Green was a blacksmith.
Warren was a physician.
Sumptcr was shepherd
Roger Sherman was shoemaker
Hancock was ship merchant.
Trumbull was an artist.
Marion was farmer, as was also Putnam,
Allen and Stark.