Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-06-21
From the buchanan Co. Bulletin.
The Orphans, Home.

The Orphans Home.
On Wednesday we made brief visit
to the Soldiers Orphans Home, at Ce-
dar Falls, and were favorable impressed |
with the management of Mr.. Abbott, !
the Superintendent, OF course our OBJ |
seryations were entirely superficial, as |
VIC did not pass through the various
rooms and wards, our time being linn
tied; but we had the pleasures of
seeing the entire body of children
file in to their dinner and observing
their appearance and discipline. Their |
faces clean and cheeks full, while their
clothing, although not shabby, was not |
such as ought to be provided for them
by the State. We understand they
will all be furnished with new suits as
rapidly as possible. Their discipline
appeared to be excellent, the older
boys especially exhibiting military
precision in marching to their respect
i've places at the tables. During
grace by the Chaplain, every head
was decorously bowed. The fare, al
though very plain, had every appear
ance of being wholesome, and with q
few additions, such for instance as but
ter at dinner, and a supply of the veg4
etables of the season, would possess
sufficient variety for the continued
health and gustatorial pleasure of the
children. Their young, sharp appe-
titles cause them to eat their present
fare with great avidity. but the provision
of the State ought to be sufficient to
enable the Superintendent to procure
q more acceptable variety. He has
done exceedingly well with the amount
furnished him, although he assured us
that had not the people come to the
rescue with their voluntary contribu-
tions, the Home could not possibly
have been sustained. The present APP |
preparation by the State is 500 per |
year for each child. In order to In |
sure proper food and proper clothing |
for the children, it ought to have been |
raised to at least $3.50 for each child. |
We trust q few months viii remedy |
the great difficulty in the way of MAX |
ing the home such an attractive home |
for the orphans as every noble and pa
triotic heart desires they should pos
sess. Suitable buildings should be erect
ed with express reference to the comfort |
and happiness of the children. The
present buildings have answered a
temporary purpose, but are not what
are needed. The grounds, which are
OF limited extent, are positively repul-
sive, and convey to the mind anything |
more money must be appropriated If
the Soldiers Orphans Home of Iowa !
are to be a real glory to the State. The |
Davenport Home, we understand, is
81, 600 in debt, while the careful man.
agement of Mr.. Abbott has enabled
him, with some voluntary assistance,
to keep within the appropriation. d /
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Mr.. John Hague i'm communication
to the Chicago Tribune, tells how he
TANKS the potato bug: 81
II have declared war with him this
week, and the way have taken to sub
due him is to employ lot of boys to
pick him up and drop him in o pail
with about two inches of water In the |
largest number five cents extra, and in |
this way they have collected from my
potato patch nearly six quarts of bugs. |
For these have had fire made Of
corn stalks, sticks of anything one
could find that would burn. After
draining the water from the pals, I
dropped the bugs into the fire and left
not a single one to tell the fate of its
comrades. The whole cost of this
wholesale slaughter, was sixty cents.
Now / think If every one who owns
potato patch were to do the same, we
should get potatoes for considerable
less money next winter. intend to re-
peat my operations every two or three
days and hope to conquer such a pest.
The National ,Iateiligencer asserts
that it has authority for the statement,
that at a Cabinet meeting it, was de-
cided that the District Commanders in
the South have no. power under the
Reconstruction Law, to remove civil
officers. The question. arose on the
case of Governor Wells and other of
ficers in Louisiana; but of course the
rule will apply to all similar cases. Tt
is said the opinion of the Attorney
will justify the legality of this conclu-
sion. 1t is intimated that orders win
be issued i'm accordance with this
opinion; and the effect, of course, will
be to restore Mayer Monroe and all
other officers who have been removed
in the South. The Lateltigencer de-
clares that this will furnish no good
reason for the resignation of General
Sheridan, and denies that the Govern
ment desires his removal from his
command. .s go ,,...-.t. ~. -.
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