Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-12-13


General Sheridan met with a warm
and hearty welcome in Chicago. His
visit to one of the Public Schools is
thus described i'm the Tribune:
"Then came more interesting part
Of the proceedings. The whole school
marched past the General i'm single
file, each pupil taking him hy the
hand, the girls first, then the boys.
1t was amusing to note the difference
i'm the demeanors of the Juvenile fair
ones how some were SO basiiful that
they could scarcely hold out their
hands, while some gave him such u
saucy look that he was unable to resist
the temptation to touch their rosy lips
In his Plii'-osophIc way. But even this
edisode, interesting though il was,
proved to I've nothing in comparison
with that which followed. As the
General passed down the stairs he was
compelled to run the gauntlet of four
or five hundred pair of bright eyes and
ruby lips, the owners of which were
determined on genuine salute, which
they succeeded i'm Obtaining, either
with or without his permission. 1t
was sore trial, but it is due to the
General to say that he bore il like
hero. and, i'm fact, seemed to like it
rather than neutrality-suspicious. he is
used to the smell of POWDER #..
RAILROAD CONNECTION WITH MIL
wAuKEE VIA. ST. fAUL.-UpOn the
completion OF the Iowa Central Rail-
road, Oskalnosa win be i'm direct Rail
road communication with Milwaukee,
and ali the cities on the western shore
fNf al ltsA ,lsaff fNs.
and consolidation of the Minnesota
Central. McGregor Western, and Mil,
waukee Roads, under the name of the
Milwaukee * Sc. Paul Railroad, admit
of the result i'm question. The officers
of the above routes write to VIM. Il.
Smith, Esq, of this city, To hurry up
the Iowa Central as they desire C, nnec-
ton with st. Louis. When our road
is finished the citizens of this county
will he within 36 hours of Mackinaw
the finest summer resort in the world.
A good thing for pleasure seekers and
invalids. -Oskdto0sa Citizen.
- fasa
The New York World Democratic
complains that Gen. Grant, In the
Course of his examination before the
Judiciary Committee. was pestered
with impertineht questions, '.broiled
on Radical gridiron," turned over
and hroiled on all Sides" &c. To
which the Philadelphia Morning Post
aptiy replies as follows: 1.-The joke OF
this is that the questioning by which
Gen. Grant appears 10 have heen so
broiled, and tuned over and broiled,
aud so done brown generally, was adj
'ministered by Mr.. Eldridge, leading
Democratic member of the Commit.
tee."
( WHILE THE LAMP HOLDS oUT TO
BURN.-There is chance for restora.
ton of health. If therefore. the CON
stitution has been weakened by dis
ease or excess--the nerves shattered
the stomach weaSensd-the appetite
gone, and all the world appears gloomy
pour some fresh oil into your lamp.
i'm the shape of Plantation Ritters.
which will make tn flames of life
again burn brightly, and illuminate n
once wretched existence. For ladies II
is an elegant and gentle stinu'ent, ex-
actly what they require. Many FAM
lilies will not be without it. II has al,
immense sale through out the world
MAGNOLIA WATER-A delightful
toilet trticle-sllperiur ter Cologne and
at half the price.
a FROM A HORSE BLANKET DOWN To 4
LACE NEIL.-Mr. q. NJ. Robinson. of
Chatham Four Corners ~. T., writes !:
You may remember that fu October,
1860. had Of you some sewing ma
chimes. One of them my family have
used to do all their work, on all kinds
OF goods, from horse blanket down to
% Isee veil; and it has never co~t us n
cent for repairs, except for two needles.
Our girls from ten years old work II
with perfect success aud ease. III Letter
to Wilcox & Gibbs S. NJ Co., March
90, lSas, IS