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Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-03-22

How To JUDGE THE WEATHER.
The color of the sky at different times
81 wonderful guidance. Not only
clear sunset presages fair weather, but
clearpess and accuracy. A bright yell
low In the evening indicates wind; u
pale yellow wet; neutral gray color
constitutes favorable sign in the
evening, an unfavorabie one In the
morning. The clouds are full ofmean-
ing. In themselves. Ii they are soft,
will be fine; II the edges are hard,
sharp, and definite, 1t will be foul.
Generally speaking, any deep unus-
ual hues betoken wind and rain; while
more quiet aud delicate tints bcspeak
fair weather. Simple as these maxims
are, the British board Of trade has
thought fit to publish them for tho use
Of seafaring men.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-03-22
IOWA GIRLS.
From the Davenport Gazette.


Our sleeping car from Davenport for
Chicago was set buzzing, just before
starting on its journey, by the entrance
OF blooming, pretty, modest lady Of
some twenty summers, accompanied
by gentleman apparently worthy and
deserving of such excellent and fair
companionship. A white veil cast
over the neat little bonnet (or head
dress) Oft the lady told the tale. "That's
another whispered the conductor in
our ears, /" itseems to me that all our
Chicago fellows are going for your
Iowa girls. Some how or other your
Iowa girls are so hearty and healthy
looking brides, being 80 pretty; and
then they have such taking ways with
them; almost every night lately they
have been taking off some body on
this rout." OF course fully appreciate
this compliment to our Iowa girls; but
lest some good dame should accuse me
Of jotting down this incident as an
to the taking of by some
body Of their blooming daughters Or
wards, / hasten to add my entire disap-
probation Of that way of marrying.
If Chicago or other gentlemen will
come and take away our Iowa girls, let
them at least spend their honey moon
on Iowa soil--here at the home of their
brides-and not hurry off in the night,
as though guilty Of stealing our Iowa
bellies from our beaux. We hope no
Chicago beaux will wayfay usand pitch
us into the Chicago river some dark
night, in punishment for this express
ion Of editorial opinion; If they should,
We shall expect the "good danes"
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-03-22
An Affecting Incident.

Quite an affecting incident took place
just before the Chicago train moved of
yesterday. "# sm
Deputy Sheriff Towers had in custo-
dy seven prisoners, on their way to Jol-
liett, three of them young men, almost
boys. A short time before the train
moved away, a lady, bearing the marks
of good breeding and high culture, app
preached one of the younger prisoners,
whose hands were manacled for securi-
ty. ..
Throwing her arms around him, she
spoke in the thrilling tones of moth
er,-
MY son! my son ~
The simple fact, with fond words at
such place and under such affecting
circumstances, was picture from
which an expressive and beautiful,
though affecting, lesson OF life could
be learned.
The mother then talked TO her son as
a mother only can talk to a wayward
son, when the heart is almost broken
and the golden cords of life are stretch
ed to their utmost tension. The
words which dropped from her lips,
eloquent in her distress, and coming
from the heart, will no doubt be
remembered by the erring youth until
his dying day.
"All is not lost, my son, all is not
lost.n
Although he was condemned to q
convict's cell, from which he would is
sue after his years of service to
come back to the community with
n reputation destroyed, hopes blasted,
and life almost lost, yet the gentle
mother spoke the cheering words, "all
is not lost.u ...a.
Much good advice was given, show
ing him that although he was going to
the worst of places, still he had a duty
to perform, in which, if he acted wise
ly and well his part, it wonld be well
with him. His life might not all be a
blank when he issued from the con-
NiNt SCH, ou1 iie tHi5ht, NY iaitiliui
performance of duty while there, and II
removal to new scenes. and faithful
continuing in good works, reap rich
reward ut last.
How that mothers heart felt was
apparent in the looks, tho words, the
tone, and the action. Her anguish was
but too plainly seen; but through it
all was also seen that faithful loving
trust in His power, who is mighty
and can sustain.-Peoria (M.) Demo-
crdt.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-03-22
HorEL CHARGES paragraph

HOTEL CHARGEs.--In a paragraph
concerning the phleboiomizing prac-
ticed by landlords of summer resorts, in
the Lowell Courier. we find the follow
ing story concerning a noted locality
on the New Hampshire coast:
A gentleman appeared one day last
summer, with his family and servants,
eight in all, and with three horses.
He remained at one Of the hotels eleven
days, at the end OF which time he call
ed for his bill. In due time 1t was
forthcoming, and the gentleman was
somewhat ustonished to read that for
his eleven days stay ho had been
charged tpenty-t,oo hundred dollars!
He demonstrated, but the landlord in
sisted. Finally, bound not to be swim
died, lie put before his host etepen hun
drsd dpNdrs, remarking: II want you
to understand that can pay you bill
but, i do not propose TO be swindled.
There are eleven hundred dollars; If
you think you can collect the bill you
have made out, you know my address
and can try IT IL said that the land
lord put the eleven hundred dollars in
his till, and did not try to collect the
balance Of his enormous bill."
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-03-22
Men One Would Rather Not Meet.

Men who tell stories that run into
one another, 80 you find it very die.
iicnlt 10 get away at the end Of
them. '~-a
Men who have quarreled with all
OF their relatives. se. ..# faE =.sE
Men who have been betrayed and
abandoned in the most heartlcss man
ner by all their friends.
Men who have been prosecuted and
swindled by general conspiracy Of
everybody. s.-.. .......' ..s %,
Men who initiate popular actors.
Men who are always asking, "don't
you think sop ~.l
Men who are always quitting
case" .E
Men who agree with you too much.
Men who "ieel inclined to join issue
with you there"
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-03-22
Death Of Arlenlas Ward.

From the Cincinnati Commercial. ....s
\ dispatch received by the Atlantic
cable, has announced the death of
Charles Forrer Browne, whose humor-
Gus lectures and letters, under the
pseudonym OF /" ARENAS Ward,n have
become known wherever the English
language is spoken. and genial, genuine
wit, and lively, but unmalicious, satire
are appreciated. Mr.. Browne was born
in Waterford, Me-, i'm 1888, we believe,
and, in his younger days, was printer.
In lsJl.2 he resided i'm Boston, and
there his first essays in the field of let
ters were made; series of his contri-
buttons to Mrs. PartingtOn's (B. p.
Shillaber's) Carpet Bag, over the sigma
ture of ''Chub,n having attracted no
little attention at that time. In the
spring of 1853 he removed to Toledo,
o., where he took charge OF the local
columns of the Daily Commercial
newspaper, and remained there--ex-
cept for a brief interval devoted to
other pursuits, clsewhere--until the
autumn of 1856. He then removed to
Cleveland, and became city editor of
the Plaindealer. In that position, for
the purpose Of lending interest to his
department, the legitimate chronicles
of which, in the quiet Forest city, were
rather dry and meagre, he commenced
the publication of his "Artemas Wardo
letters, the success of which has been
so remarkable. These ut once gave
him rank and reputation omong the
best and foremost of American humor-
lists, and, in 1860, he was induced to
take up his residence In New York,
where for some time he was u leading
contributor to Vanity Fair.
In November, 1861, he made his first
appearance as a lecturer, selecting New
London, Conn, we believe, for his de-
but, and achieving an immense sue
cess. Soon after, he repeated his
lecture in New York, and in most of
the cities of the east and west, every
where adding, in his new career, TO the
reputation gained in the old. He visit
ed California four years ags, and Oh his
return with his lecture and panoramic
picture of his journey 70 the golden
state, succeeded in filling large hall In
New York city for a hundred consecu-
tive nights.
Last summer he went to England,
contributed series of letters to Punch
(which have not been very highly APP
preciated on this side Of the Atlantic
and gave his California lecture mt
Egyptian hall, London, for several
weeks to the great delight of the cock
neys.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-03-22

REDUCrIo AID ABsURDcM.---"l lie
who would thrive must rise ut five.o
So says the proverb, though there Is
more rhyme than reason In Ii, for, II
He who would thrive mus rise ut five,
1t must naturally follow,
lie who'd thrive more, must rise at four.
and it will insure u consequence, that
lie who'd still more thriving bo
Must leave his bed ut turn of three.
And who this latter would outdo,
viii rouse him Mt the stroke Of two. r.
And by way Of climax to all, It should
be held that
Hc who'd never be outdonc,
Must ever rise as soon as one.
But the best illustration would be.
He who'd flourish best Of all.
Should never go to bed at all.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-03-22

Sir Isaac Newton wrote q commenta-
ry upon the PrcphetDanicl, and anotl. or
upon the Book of Revelations, in one
OF which he said that in order to fuifln
certain prophesies before certain t|ste
was terminated--the 1,26O days, or
prophetic years, of Daniei--there would
be q mode of travelling discovered Of
which the men OF his time had 10 con.
ception; nay, that the knowledge Of
mankind would be SO increased that
they would be able to travel at tho rate
Of fifty miles an hourl voltairc got
hold Of this, and sneerihgiy said:
Now, look at that mighty mind Of
Newton, who discovered gravity, and
told such maryeIs for us to admire!
When he became an old man, and got
In his dotage, he began to study that
book called the Bible; and 1t seems
that, In order TO credit It's fabulous non.
sense, we must believe that the knowi-
edge of mankind will be so increased
that we shall be able to travel at tho
rate OF fifty miles an hour! The poor
dotard" exclaimed the philosophic in-
fidcl, In the self.complacency ofhis pro-
found ignorance.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-03-22

AN ENGLISH ROMANCE. The Lon
don Star tells Il romantic story of one
Sir Roger Charles Tichboume, Bart,
heir to large estates in Hampshire. who
many years ago sailed for this country,
was wrecked on reaching the coast, and
reported drowned, but instead got safe
to land, wandered about the United
States, and thence to Australia, where
he engaged in various humble callings
most recently that Of butcher. Mean
time his father died, and he being sup
posed To be dead, n young brother sue
cceded to the paternal estate, Recently
the brother died also. The wandering
Baronet it seems kept informed about
his family, and knew of his fathers
death, but as he was much attached to
his younger brother in childhood, and
felt that his checkered career had in
a measure untitled him for the life or
an English country gentleman, he did
not attempt to disturb the succession,
aud maintained his incognito. On
learning Of the death, of his brother,
however he decided to claim his patri-
mony laid aside his disguise, and is now
on the way to Eengland with his wife,
the daughter of u laborer, whom he has
married within the year. He will step
into possession of one Of the finest es-
tates in England and an income of
Ilo,00O to Glo,0OO per year.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-03-22

THE SORROWS OF MARY.
Dedicated 20 the Mothers who have
Lost Sons in the War.

slept, but my heart was waking,
Aud out in my dreams sped
Through the streets of an ancient city,
Where Jesus, the Lord, lay dead.
He was leing all cold and lowly, . o. .
And the sepulchrc was sealed,
Aud the women that bore the spices
Had come from the holy held.
There is feasting in Pilates palace,
There is revel in Herod's liali,
Where the lutte and the sounding instrument
To mirth and wassail call.
saw q light from q easement,
And entered u lowly door,
Where woman, stricken aid mournful,
Sat In sackcloth ON the floor.
There Mary, the mother of Jesus,
And dJohn, the beloved one
With & few poor nients beside them,
Were mourning for him that was gone.
Aud before the mother was lying
That crown of cruel thorn, e.-...
Wherewith thhy crowned that gentle brow
In mockery that morn.
And her cars yet rang with the anguish
CT that last dying cry,
That mighty appeal of agony
That shook both earth and sky.
And was he of God forsaken?
They ask, appalled, with dread: ..
is evil crowned triumphant,
And goodness vanquished and dead?
Is there, then, no God in Jacobr
Is the star of Judah dimr
For who would our God deliver,
IL tie would not deliver him?
II God could deliver-what hopo then? ..
II lie too'ud not-who ever shall dare
To be firm In His service hereafter?
40 trust IN Ills wisdom or care?
So darkiy the tempter was saving H..
To hearts that with sorrow were dumb,
Anu poor souls were climbing In darkness
to God,
With hands that with anguish were numb
In my dreams come the third day morning,
And fairly the daystar shone;
But fairer the solemn angel,
as he rolled away the Stone.
In the !owlv dwelling of Mary.
In the dusky twilight chill
There was heard the sound of coming feet
And her very heart grew still.
And in the rlimmer OF daWniny
She saw Him enter the door,
Her son, all living and real,
Risen, todie no more!
o, mourning mothers so many, ..
Weeping DER sons that are dead
Have you Thought of the sorrows OF Mary's
beaftc
OF the tears that Mary shed?
Is the crown of thorns before you?
Are there memories of cruel scorn?
OF hunger, and thirst, and bitter cold,
That your beloved have borne?
O, mourning mothers so many ...
Weeping in bittor pain,
Have you thought of the Joy OF Mary's heart
For a son that was risen ngainG
Have We ever thought that all the hopes
That make our lives so fair,
We're born in those three darksome days
OF Marys deep despair
Have faith in the Lord of the thorny crown,
In the Lord OF pierced hand,
For lie rcigHcth now o'er earth and Heaven
And Ills power vino may withstand!
And the hopes that never on earth shall bloom,
Tie sorrUws forever new,
Lny Silently down at the feet of Him
Vino diea and 10 risen for you
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-03-22

PROFITABLE AMUSEMENT The laird
Of Downsyke's advice to hisson; "Aye
be stickin' In q tree, Jack, it'll be grow
In when ye're sleepin',n has had proof
of its value In the following instance
related by an Augusta, Maine, paper:
DIR. Paul Merrill of this city, when
a boy on his fathers farm In Parson-
field often interested himself In plant
ing apple seedsabont the granite boald-
ers scattered about the farm; and. as
the trees became Of suitable sixe, ne
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-03-22

employed himself for few days every
spring In grating them with choice
fruit scions, obtained of the neixhbors
and elsewhere. The present season the
crop of fruit, free Of all expense uf
harvesting and marketing. has Welded
the sum of seven hundred dollars,
This Is an item In the way of encour.
agement to young farmers, and eyef,
farmers boys to do something every
year In aid of the fruit crop, as the re.
ward is sure TO come with It's Joyous
welcome and satisfaction a
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-03-22

Says the Louisville Democrat: There
is young man named Ronalds, living
up town, who can eclipse almost any
body in skating, and what Is more re-
markable, he does it on three skates,
and has no legs. His legs were cut off
by u train of cars in Ohio some time
ago. His body sits upon one skate,
while he uses the others with his
hands. He can be seen upon Bargrass
creek any dny when the ice Is good,
and If any Of our young bloods'' think
they can beat Mr.. Ronalds, he will be
very glad to give them little brush.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-03-22
a Baltimore gentleman ncary thIrt

A Baltimore gentleman ncary thirty
years ago found one thousand dol
lar bill. He advertised it for a long
time, but the owner never claimed II,
and at last the finder deposited IL In the
city treasury, where ii has lain draw
ing interest ever since. The city
council has now appropriated the sum.
amounting to nearly $1,000, for the benz
eft Of an orphan asylum.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-03-22

"Artemas Ward" In his will, re-
quested that, after the death nf hie
mother, his property be devoted to the
establishment OF an Asylum for Prin-
ten. 80 $3.50. B.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-12-25

MASONRY" Was Uncle Paul a Mason?"
Ike asked of Mrs. Darlington, as he stood
looking at the rigid profile Of the ancient
corporal of the "Bloody Eleventh" that
hung on the wall.
"No; lie was a veteran sergeant natu-
rally, though he took in gardening after
wards, and raised the most wonderful
squashes, that always took the primer at
the Horticultural Fair"
81 mean was he Free Mason ?" con-
tinued Ike.
go, dear, no." replied she, "and Pm
glad of it, for they are great deal too
free in throwing their plasterin' round,
which is very mortarfyiDg, and takes the
color out of things SO; and when they
whitewashed the kitchen didn't they make
free with the balmy bud rum, which they
mistook for cordial? And I wish to gra-
cious it had been 'metic to have taught
'em q lesson to be little less free next
time"
"But Free Masons," said Ike, petu-
lentiy, "ain't masons I mean the fellows
that built the temple"
"O!" she exclaimed, "them? well,
dear, 1 have heered Of a good many
things they did, and then again l have
heered of a good many things they didn't,
and so between 'em both l don't believe
neither. 1t is a great mystery" she
answered, "and if they did kill Morgan,
they ought to have done it if they agreed
to, tho twas bad thing for him. But I
never believed the story told Of his scull-
ing up Niagara Falls in a potash kettle
with crowbar, which is preposterous and
as for the extraordinarily hangs tale.
And the Lord knows what they do in their
secret cemeteries, when they get on one
another's clothes by mistake, and cut up
all sorts of capers, to say nothing of the
ridiculous aprons which make 'em look so
queer"
The interest of Ike had ceased, and he
had turned his attention to amounting the
cat with an application of soft soap.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-12-25

SIBERT's IRON AND STEEL PATENT
There is no longer any uncertainty in re-
gard to the merits Of this great invention.
The most complete experiments have been
made and have conclusively demonstrated
that it is the GROWING achievement of the
nineteenth century. Mr.. Sibert can, in q
common blast-furnace, make crude steel
as rapidly and almost at as cheap cost as
pig metal. Several casts of railroad tires,
to be used on the locomotive driving
wheels, have been made at one of the
foundries in Staunton. They proved to be
cast steel tires Of the best quality, and no
doubt is entertained Of their giving entire
satisfaction when tested on the Virginia
Central railroad. These tires weigh from
eight to ten hundred pounds each, and
seem to be perfect in every particular. A
large collection of highly intelligent and
well informed persons witnessed these
heavy castings, and were more than salts
fed with the results.-Staunton Spectator.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-12-25

formed that she had not been there, and is
certainly not in town. To this she replies,
that at all events Mrs. Veal was with her
for nearly two hours the day before yes
terday and while they are disputing, in
comes Captain Watson himself with the
intelligence that their cousin, Mrs. Veal,
must Be dead, for that her escutcheons
are making a report, which is imme-
diately verified. Then Mrs. Bargrave
related to the Watsons all that
had taken place on Saturday, being
very particular to describe what gown
Mrs. Veal had on, and how it was a
striped pattern, and had been newly
secured upon hearing which, Mrs. Wat
son cried out that it must indeed have
been.Mrs. Veal, for that nobody but she
MRS. Watson) and herself knew of the
securing, and they had made the dress up
together. If it was certain that Mrs. Veal
had appeared to Mrs. Bargrave on the 9th
of September it was equally indisputable
that she had died on the It'll; and Mrs.
Watson, who seems to have thought it
distinguished thing to have ghost in the
family, soon made known all the circum-
stances of the case to Q very wide circle of
acuuaintances. It was thought, too, to be
direct and solemn protest against the
skepticism of the age; and so many visi-
tors of all kinds invaded the privacy Of
Mrs. Bargrave's parlor to hear the story
from her own lips that the lady was at last
compelled to keep out Of the way. She
never swerved from hes declaration, how
ever, though some Of Mrs. VeaPs relations
endeavored to suppress the story and
throw doubts upon the accuracy Of her
Judgment. She had told an old acquaint-
ance of the occurrence almost Immediate
lv after her friends visit, and servant in
neighboring yard had overheard the
tones of that wonderful conversation,
which lasted for nearly two hours. The
whole manner and intention Of the visit
were believed to point to supernatural
event, and those who doubted the truth OF
| the story were regarded with very great
suspicion by serious people for sometime
afterwards, although there is no evidence
whatever that these individuals made any
inquiry as to the authenticity even of the
names of the actors in such remarkable
| drama.
Of course the new edition Of "Drelin-
court on DEATH" in which this extraordi-
nary narrative was printed by way of pre-
face, not only command considerable sale,
but helped off those copies Of the previous
editions which had so long encountered
the publishers shelves. 1t has not, so far
as we know, transpired what sum Defoe
received for his seryiCeable narrative. Ho
had some pay, no doubt, but the dreary
volumes which would otherwise have been
dead stock became quite popular reading
after they were made lively by a ghost
| CdsSelrS iHQqQzine.