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Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-03-17
Written for the Cedar Falls Gazette.
An Excellent Pr0yider.
nv EM MA MAY.

Granted that it is pleasant to luxuri.
ate in plenty, and know that there will
be no sour looks, or unllind words when
the meal runs low, and the sugar box is
empty--arc all ones dreams of compan-
ionship-of reciprocity of feeling OF
congeniality of souls--of the true affin-
ity of separate natures blended to come
down from the high places where our
loving hearts have fixed each idol, and
grovel in the dust forever?
He that is able and not willing to
provide for Ills own household is worse
than Il hcathen ~ and so l accord no
extra credit to any man who builds a
merit upon his own willingness to keep
his wife in food and clothes. Any wo-
man can procure that much of this
worlds goods without establishing her.
self in the particularly good graccs OF
any particular man. Puddings and pies
are more easily found than Friendship
and affection. And yet there arc wo-
men by the hundred who enter dwell
ing rs its future mistress who have nc
other or more tender feeling toward the
man who owns the building than that
Il have escaped from life of toll and
poverty have married for q homo
shall be housed, clothed and ~
When gentleman asks n lady to share
his home, she refers him to Spa and
Ma" and they approve because he will
undoubtedly make such "an excellent
providcr.' They pronounce love not n,
all necessary to happiness in married
life, and the loving daughter tries hard
to acquiesce in so wise a conclusions, and
believes that she shall receive q full
equivalent for her market value: and
SO the twain are made one. Not in uni.
ty Of tCcling-not in mutual forhcarancC
for each others faults-not in thorough
domcsticity arc they one; and yet they
will plod along the highway of life al,
most persuaded that they are satisfied
and rs happy rs their ncighbors who
have married for affection.
What il all the sweet visions of girl
hood have vanishcd-what If the hearts
holicst ties have been disscmblcd-wha
if the joys of this life have all been sac.
riticcd for n paltry "mcss of pottnge' y
cannot | dress well-will not my tn.
BILE be furnished with all the delicacies
to tempt the tastc-shall not my house
resemble an upholstcrer's establishment
and am not mistress of all this splen
dor?
Would Harry Wilson's love and the
wee cottage around the corner have
compensated me for the loss of the lux.
urieS which now surround me? Alas
that SO many girls and women viii con
sent to he purchased with gildcd fix
lures, beautiful satins, loves of hats ant
swcCtmCats m tie idrdcr --- not else
where! a life which should bc conse
Grated to happiness in its highest anc
purest sense Is wholly given up tt
thoughts of "what shall we eat an(
drink, md wherewithal shall we b,
clothed?'
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-03-17
CLEANER.
DAyRSroRT. March yth. 1856

DANFNPoRT, Mnrch Sth, 1867
MEssRs. EDITORS: Yesterday went
up to Camp Mcclellan, and through the
courtesy of Captain Vaughn was per-
mitted to take a general ramble through
the entire grounds, including Camps
kcarncy and Douglas.
| There are about two hundred Of the
Sioux Indians in Camp Eearney some
of them at work digging bitches, some
chCpping wood, some at the wash-tub
some smoking, some making trinkets,
and some doing nothing. The sentence
of death passed on some of them has
been postponed and here let me say,
that though the Sioux generally need
| killing, yet we commend the Govern
ment for not executing these. They are
those who have been under missionary
training for many years, having left
their pagan worship, and are now wor-
shippers of the Living God. And al
though some writers have tried to make
the impression that the Christian por-
tion Of the Sioux nation were more bar
barous than the pagan during the out
break, yet this is falsc and MALIGNANT
LY so. Some of these very Indians
confined here were running the risk of
their own likes to save the whites, and
several white women and children owe
their preservation from captivity to
some of these convicts. Let the Gov
ernment punish the guilty but to pun
ish the innocent would be barbarous.-
The. assertion that the. Christian portion
was worse than the pagan originated
in an infidel brain. DIR. Williamson,
who has been missionary among them
over thirty years, is here, acting as q
Kind Of chaplain and surgeon among
them. He speaks and reads their Ian
guage fiuently-has been and is doing
a good work for this benighted, opprcs-
scd and much abused race. ..
The wards Of the hospital are kept as
clean, neat and comfortable as palaces,
and have only few, comparatively,
confined to their beds. l'here.is to be a
general examination in few days, the
well ones to be sent to the front, the
convalesccnts to garrison duty, and
those who give no promise of being
able to do duty are to be discharged.
Hon. Hiram Price, NJ. c., returned to
this city last evening, from Washing
ton. Mr.. =. is u strong man, with a
strong constituency. a.E r..
The RoWk-Eye is ut the lcvee, frbze
in, and will probably stay there until
we are favored with thaw, as it was u.
terribly cold night last night.
Take it "by large" Davenport is the
finest city in the State of Iowa. This
is the opinion Of +
CLEANER
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-03-17
Correspondence of tho Cedar Falls Gazette.
Letter from Cleaner.

.@s DAvENhesr, March 9Th, 1867
EDITORS GAZETTE:-lt may be inter-
esting to some of your readers to know
that General Baker is going to remove
his headquarters from this place to Clin-
ton. We of the upper country have an
idea that this move should have been
made long ago. Davcnporters think
otherwise, or at least SO express them
| selves.
Saturday the neighboring city, Rock
Island, fred salute of 10l guns i'm hon
or of inauguration day; professions pa
raded the streets flags tloated to the
breeze, &c; but here in the city of Dav-
cnport there was no display except n
| couple of companies of soldiers from
Camp Mcclellan, which came out on
parade.
To-day a team came down street on
the thrible-Quick, with one-arnch
man doing his best to stop them; but
there was no whoa until they got down
near the State Bank when they came to
n sudden halt. One broke his leg. An
auctioneer mounted the wagon and
commenced taking q collection for the
benefit of the poor man who had lost
bis horse. Ones, twos, &C., came in
rapidly, and General Baker, CHANGING
to pass that way, was called upon for Il
bid, and threw them $5 from his buggy,
when great shout went up for General
Baker, the greatest general of the
day." according to the auctionccr--
They shot the horse twice and killed
him three times with an AK, | mean
struck him i'm the head-and then push
ed matters to make up enough to buy
another horse before that one should die,
which they did. a commcndable act
for the DavenpOrters.
There about 200 Sioux and Dacotah
Indians confined at this place. Wheth-
or they will he shot, hung or released
remains to he seen.
The editor Of the Davenport Gazette
pronounces tie Cedar Falls GAZETTE
one of the very best papers in the State
He is the man who ought to know for
he gets np a tip-top paper himsclf-one
that is highly esteemed and well sup
ported by loyal men in this part of the
State.
The ice, it is thought, must go out
within As hours, at this place; and pub
lie expectation is in high glee, looking
for q boat this week.
| Yours truly,
~
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-03-17
ilOH fhG leYiiL0St.

The following Is too good to be lost
a young man who ardcntly desired
wealth, was visited by his Satanic Maj
esty, who tempted him tn promise his
soul for eternity if he could be supplied
on this earth with all the money hc
could use. The bargain was concluded;
the devil was to supply the money, and
was ut last to have the soul, unless the
young man had more money than the
devil could furnish. Years passed away:
the man married, was eXtrayagant,
built palaces, speculated wildly, lost
and gave away fortunes, and yet his
Golfers were always full. He turned
politician and bribcd his way to power
and fame, without reducing his "pile :"
of gold. He became u tilibustcr, and
fitted out ships and armies, but his
banker honOred all his drafts. lie wen,
to st. Paul 10 live and paid the usual
rates of interest on all the money ho
could borrow; but though the devil
made wry faces when hc came to pay
the biiEs, yet they Were paid. One eT-
pedicnt after another failed the devil
counted the tinae two years that he must
wait for the soul, and Knocked the ef-
forts of the despairing man. One more
trial was resolved upon, he started a
newspaper! The devil growIed at the
bill at the end of the first quarter, was
savage in six months, melancholy in
nine, and broke, dead broke" at the
end of the year. So the newspaper
went down, but the soul was saved.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-03-17
I TTTTIHV.
About Gold.

| The New York Times persists in the
suggestion that the decline in the pre-
mium on gold may better bc gradual
than abrupt" Simply because business
men have been compelled, if they wo'd
do business at all, to buy property at the
high rates which the high price of gold
has involved-and If thcy are compelled
to sell ii suddenly ut very low rates,
they are ruined by the operation"
UOw ruined?' \ il Il wholesale mcr-
chant, with his entire capital invested
in such goods as he usually sells, when
the currency suddenly appreciates to
par. OF course, he sells Off his stock
for fewer dotiags (papcr) than they wo'd
have brought month before; but these
dollars will buy as much of nearly every
thing he can want rs the larger number
he valued his goods Mt last F'all: go
what matters it to him? Even if he
, owes for them in Europe, his ability 10
pay is nowise impaired.
If Ee had run i'm debt here for all or
most of them, valuing them and agrcc-
ing to pay in legal tcDder,n he viii of
course fall short; but by whose fault ?
Why shOuid he have run so heavily in
debt in'timcs like these? Who can he
fairly blame for his misfortune?
The Times asks:
If gold were to fall instantly to par,
how nra~ry merchants or heavy business
men in the country would be solvent at
the end of q fortnight? ?'
We answer: Just about go many "a
were realty solvent fortnight ago
The kitc-fycrs and dashing operatives
would go under; but these arc rather
light than "heavy business men,
Business would hardly ntfss them.
The Times concludes:
cit seems to us iiluch better every
way that the decline in prices should be
so gradual that the losses ineTitably in
volYed should be shared by the whole
community, and not fall on special clas-
ses, or comparatively small Circle
They will thus be much less oppressive.
and the disturbance Of the general
course Of business will be much less in
furious" ''' .. ... '". ....
We dissent emphatically from this,
and insist that ii is better for all whole
some business to come right down to
terra firma at once and so soon as may
be. A shock is less perilous than per-
sistcnt atrophY. If prices are to fall
gradually through six, twelve or eight
cen months, there can be little business
meantime, because every one will prop
erly hesitate to buy commodities which
are morally certain to be cheaper next
month and cheaper still the month
after. Every one will be seller; none
but those in urgent need will be buyers.
But go right down to the hard-pan at
once, and business will Immediately
thereafter resume its natural, healthy
course men will not fear to buy stocks
Of goods and bold them till required by
customers. Whether the " losses' will
be more equally distributed under this
policy, we cannot say but we are con-
iident that they viii be apportioned
more justly.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-03-17

A YANKEE TRICK.--Just before the
Declaration of Independence, q Yankee
peddler started for New York TO sell u
lot OF buwls and dishes he had make Of
maple. Jonathan Travelled over tie city.
asking everybody to buy his wares, but
no one was disposed to purchase. 1t
happened that a British fleet was then
lying in the harbor of New York, and
Jonathan struck upon a plan OF selling
his dishes He got naval uniform by
hook Or by crook, started up in town
one, morning, asked Il merchant if he
had any nice wooden ware, Us the Com
plodore wanted u lot for the fleet The
merchant replied that he had none on
hand, but there was some in town; and
if he would send i'm that afternoon he
would supply him with pleasure.
e., Jonathan now cut fcr. home the short
est route, and be had scarcely dotted his
borrowed pluluage before down came
the merchant. Seeing that Jonathan
had sold none of his wares, he offered
to take the whole If Jonathan would
deduct fifteen per cent, but JoIlal.lan
said he'd be g0idarned ii he didn't take
'em home before he'd take cent less
than his first price. The merchant
finally paid in gold the price of the
wooden ware, which laid upon his shelf
for mary u long day thereafter. Jopa-
than tr0tted home in high glce at the
success OF his rnaneuver, while the mer-
chant cursed British naval officers ever
after. fsff
SHEER not at that you cannot rfvsi:
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-03-17

SLID.-The- thief who stole Sleight &
Downer's money in Boonsboro, was put
under thousand dollar bonds for his
appearance at court, since which time
he has UanOsed the rancho, run away.
smart fellows them Boone Go. chaps
MctrsltdN Times.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-03-17

APRIL TERM OF These CoIRT.
The April term OF. the Supreme Court
of Iowa commences at Davenport on
the first Monday of next month.
The causes for Dubuque, Delaware,
Buchanan, aud Black Hawk counties
arc docketed for three days commenc-
ing Monday, the 9th day Of April.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-03-17

BETTER Mail F&cIIiriES. The peo-
pl" Of Dubuque Hnd Of the country wes 3
OF this city have hacn nt'rch annoyed
for a long time past by tIie iIFcsulatity
Of the Eastern mail. .fhc mails have
been delayed at flceport, there being
no "thr1Hgh train from Chicago
the untiring cxcrtlons of our
Congressman, Ir. Allison, change has
been effected, ana fijVut lie first OF next
month through mail trains win run di.
rect from Chicago TO this city. This
viii prevent the vexations delays which
have hitherto occurred, and viii be II
great advantage TO Northern Iowa.
Dubug,te IiD2eg. 5''.". ..f VI.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-03-17

A gay and festive" magician, who
calls hilnsel! the : Great CoryphIus OF
Occnlt Art" is entertaining the Cana
dams. His agent announces that "his
mnninous lectures have, pariphrasica!-
ly Speaking, placed pcrishable peripneu-
monlacs Oh the pinttorm Of he ,ith, AMI
his unapproachabie arC has c0nvulsel
the checks Of the sourcst vinegar fitcos
into paroXysu1s Of cachination, anil
transformed the most irascible anl acct
abuiliefous Observation-Disclosures
from the apholion 10 thc pcrihelion OF
JOY and enjoyment" Children under
six feet, twelve and u half cents.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-03-17

MANY a young lady can chatter in
French or Italian, thrum the piano, and
paint a little, and yet be ignorant of
housekeeping, and not know how to
make "A loaf of bread, roast a piece of
meat, or make a palstable sottp.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-03-17
3. Es. POWERS,

A TT0HNEIV 81 &CoUSsGLAoR, GENER
~ All COLLECTING AND WAR-CLAIM AGENT
Eackpay, Bounty, and all other lans relating thereto
attended to with certainty and despatch. Office in Mul
llrky's Block, Cedar Falls Iowa. ~
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-03-17

THE Vinton Eagie says there are nc
less than eight divorce cases to be tried
at the next term of court in that place
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-03-17

4 billiard and bowling saloon is in
operation at Sioux CITY, conducted BY
some soldiers, who are G.ning good bu-
sincsa. No Intoxicating liquor il sold.
Hu:ehina rpcentiy leased the bowling
saloon TO son,c soldiers on he following
terms: He furnishes alleys aiid accom-,
paniinenta, together with stove, and
pays the iicaus2-- the soldiers do the
work, and keep the machine running,
for which they rctain ltsrec-fourtiIs OK
the proceeds; the other one-fOurtii to
go to the benefit OF the Soldiers Aid
Society. We gather the above items
from the Sioux City journal. - Dcs
Hoiaes ktgist@r. LII. ~
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-03-17

TIE rebel authorities at Richmond
are In sod trouble with their trans-AIis-
stsslppi Department, more pirticulariy
their forces on the Rio Grande and those
under Kirby Smith, fronl the fact that
the trans-Mississippi Department does
not obey orders and obstinately refuses
Mississippi Department has Sc
ceded from the Confederaey and .ore
into the cotton business, which is iust
now more profitable than fighting for
rebel -ciip worth ore cent 70 oifi3-tol,ar.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-03-17
H. R. fNNlN

II LICENSED DAVCTgNSEER. IS PREPARET
Il to give attention 10 the sale of all kinds of propert,
throughout the County the most reasonable terms
Cicc in the Blue Store Race Bridge Main Street
Cedar Falls, Iowa. 19tf
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-03-17
EsEs. I'd. y. spEsCEsEH

yJ.AS LOCATED IN CEDAR FALLS, AND RE
specially tenders his professional services in all
the branches o medical science to the Citizens Of the
town aud vicinity. He practices the Eclectic Reform
ed System Of Medicine. Residence First Street, west
Sf the Race Bridge 43U
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-03-17
GARTER HOUSE.

EcsyS L.. WILCOX. formerly the American
- Hotel having leased the above house would return
his thanks to the public for the liberal patronage formerly
bestowed, and would be happy to welcome all his old
Friends the Carter House Main St, Cedar Falls Iowa
STAGES leave this housg daily for the North South and
West.
Cedar Falls, July &c, 1861.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-03-17

TEMrERAscE is the best physic.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-03-17

SHEER not at that you cannot rfvsi:
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1865-04-29
Letter from North East.
NORTH EAST, ArRlL 25th, 1s

NORTH EAST ArRlL 25th, 1865.
Mr. EDITOR :--Thinking few lines from
resident of this place would be acceptable
| take it upon myself to perform the task,
as | have seen nothing from your former
correspondent occasional for some time.
Fishing seems to have cngrossed the attcn
ton Of the male portion of the population.
except those who are employed by the Me
cullough Iron Co. But they have not been
doing much at the business until within a
few days past The supply | am told is
very small.
see by the Baltimore american that res
olutions have been adopted by the citizens
Of Carroll and Frederick counties, prohibit
ing former citizens of the above named
counties, who have voluntarily left their
homes and joined the Rebels in arms against
the Government, from coming within the
limits of said counties.
ask why has not Cecil, the first to raise
her voice in 1861 against the secession Of
the State from the Union, done likewise p
Shall she, the first then, be last in this?
have been told, on what to me is good
authority, that some Rebels from this coun-
ty, who went South and joined the rebellion
at the commencement of it, are now here
and walk the streets, which is an outrage on
all loyal citizens
Hoping that the loyal citizens will duly
consider this subject. Yours, truly,
An OrrosEH OF REBELLION.
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VALI ABLE
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Notice to the Public.

OWING to the unparalleled demand for the services of
the undersigned, he is compelled to operate eScu-
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and protracted nature the patients will have present
themselves for previous examination Persons failing to
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ndgeut persons will be operated for by students free
Of charge
N. B.-Al letters must pass through tho rostoffe.
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LOOK HERE.

TIME undersigned is prepared to furnish
l. or make to order CASTINGS for all the
Flows in general use in the neighborhood,
ODD CASTINGS for Stoves and Machinery.
And having good Blacksmith, is also pre-
pared to do 1orse-Shoeing and country
smithing generally.
A good assortment of PLOWS and CAST
INGS always on hand. at the Elkton Foun-
dry, corner of Main and Bridge streets.
TIlOS. j. JONES.
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Notice to Creditors.

THIS is to give notice, that the subscribers,
L of Cecil county, have obtained from the
Orphans Court of Cecil county, letters of
Administration on the personal estate of
Amassa Churchman, late Of said county, de-
ceased. All persons having claims against
the said deceased are hereby warned to ex-
hibit the same, with the vouchers thereof
duly authenticated, on or before the 10Th day
of April, 1856 they may otherwise. by law,
be excluded from all benefit of said estate -
All persons indebted to said estate are re-
quested to make immediate payment to the
subscribers. Given under our hands, this
18th day Of April, 1865.
JAMES c. PERSON,
JOHN T. CHURCHMAN,
Administrators of A. Churchman, decd.
Test-CHAJkLEY u. CUTLER, Reg.
April 10, lss5-ew