Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-11-08

of the richest sections of the Union,
must effectually augment the resources
of the northwest, and Will open mar.
ket and establ sli a competition most
favorable TO the Iowa farmer. This en-
terprise, SO vitally important to the in
terests of Cedar Falls, Is awakening
much activity on the part of the citi-
gems. Public meetings are held night
IL at diff rent points throughout the
county, and unfledged attorneys dilate
and grow eloquent as they urge upon
farmers the propriety of subscribing for
stock, and exptiate upon the glorious
future opening before them. In the
hotels, or the street corners, I'm the
public halls, and I'm the family circles,
nothing is spoken of but the Iowa Cen.
tral Railroad, and even the ladies dis
cuss its merits over their cups of spark
ling and strong Bohea, and an instance
is recorded where love-sick swain was
turned away ignominiously from the
door of his inmorata because he indulg-
ed i'm some disparaging remarks toward
the Iowa Central Railroad. Old men
and small men, rich men and poor men,
quiet men and little men-all are urg-
ing forward the road aud investing
their greenbaeks, for the prospect is
that Cedar FalIs will be the terminus
Of the road for some time, and If such
proves to be the case, great will be the
advancement thereof. 3&as+I
.u SOLDIERS ORPHANS HOME. 's7@
Among the einstitutionso of Cedar Falls
which deserve the most prominent
mention, is the Soldiers Orphans
Ho ne. This noble charity, first organ
lied and maintained by private cor
poration of wholesouled, puritanic in
dividuals, now supported W holly by the
State, is in tiourishing condition, aud
at present affords Il safe and secure asy-
lum for three hundred children under
the guardianship of Superintendent j.
ii. Abbott. To the kindness of this
gentleman, and his estimabe lady,
your reporter is indebted to many fa-
vors in regard to the management OF
the Home, and through him, he has
obtained few items which may prove
of interest to the public. The building
itself is by no means an imposing struc-
turc, and the first thought which leaps
into the minds of the visitor upon be-
holding it, Is that the State should
loosen its purse strings and build lar
ger and more conveintly arranged in
stitution for this noblest of charities. -
During their scs Ion, this month, the
Board resolved to ask for an appropria-
tion of SO, 600 for this purpose, and il is
to be hoped that the request will be
granted. 1t il also found that the al.
lowance of s. per month to each child
Is Insufficient, and an influence will be
brought To bear, to have it raised to
Sl2. The total expense of the institu.
tion from Oct. lst 1856, to Oct. LIST, 1867
are S26, $50. as, of which there was re-
funded for improvements aud repairs
81 ,634.56. Furniture, crockery and cut
lery Sll ,OGS.05 groceries and provisions
81 1855, fuel and lights $l.3196T,
medicines Sl63.74, books and stationery
Sl92. 81, saleries and wages 50, ,29S. 3S,
stock and implements $3s2.75, and i'm.
cidentais S9il.54. s...... .,'. .a.st..a
From the item of medicine il will be
seen that tlier" has been but little sick
ness at the Home, there not being q
single. patientsin the hospital, while
strange 10 relate, not q death has occur
red during the past six months. This
gratifying result Is attributable to the
habits of clcanline and regularity
which are impressed upon the children,
they being required to bathe once a
week and change their clothing twice
The interior of the building is divided
into eight wards, each being under the
and perfect from each other. Each is
well supplied with stoves, tables, chairs,
wardrobes, etc, while the door is scrub
bed 10 degree of whiteness that would
trn JOY 70 the heart ofa New England
houspwur. This duty is all performed
by the children, who rise att five o clock
In the morning and perform their dn-
ties before breaktt,S after which they
are sent to school orenjoined i'm various
avocations about the premises .s.ue.
III requires something To feed this
army OF little ones and no little care
and prudence must be exercised To
make both ends meet. A barrel and q
quarter Of -four per day, three bushels
of potatoes, from 90 To 100 los of meat
and 80 HIS of butter are among theitem
consumed at each meal. Dinner is the
most important gastronomic exercise,
and IL certainly is more entertaining
than the operas of Grau 20 witness this
performance. At precisely IL O'Clock
the bell is rung, when in march the
children single file lead by their teach
ers or matrons, keeping regular step
and take their places at the tables, 33
in number. When all, are seated the
chaplain strikes his bell, instantly
every noise Is hushed, revcrently every
head is bowed, closed each laughing
eye, while the spirit of every little one
attends the chaplain to the throne of
Grace. Ii is a touching sig ht Before
you stretching the whole distance of
that vast dining room are the represen-
tatiyes of those who gave up their lives
that the nation might live Here Is
the t0ddliDg little one of scarcely three
summers whose lips have never franz
ed the word father, and there. the stall
wart boy oftwelve whose natural pro-
tectOr is shroutied beneath the soil of
Southern battle fields. Here are ten
der baby girls some in trcsses, some in
waving curls brunette and blonde, black
eyes and blue eyes, all tempers and all
dispositions and all denoting that hap.
py expression ofinfantile forgetfulness,
when treasures no wrong even against
those who ruthlessly tore from them
their protectors. The spirit which
prompted their sires to rush forward at
theircounty's call. shines, from each
countenance before yon until you are
ready to exelaim, Noble Iowa, Proud
i'm her gallant soldiers. prouder still i'm
their descendants. May they be spar
ell to grow up for the country's useful
ness and tipify anew the virtues and
daring ofthose who are now no more.
In the way of hotels Cedar Fails Is IN
the main well provided. The princi-
pal hotel is the Carter House, under
the management of Messrs. Lowe IL
Burr, formerly of Independence, where
the former conducted the Montour for
some time with much credit. They are
live landlords In every sense of the
term, and well worthy OF all the favors
the travelling public see fit to shower
upon them. The Carter House has
been purchased of w. w. Waodworth,
of Dubuque, by Mr.. Il. r.. Garrison, of
this place, and il is understood that af-
ter the present lease expires. he will
put uP a new building with hotel above
and stores on the first floor. af
Lhs j#5 3 THE FAIR. gN 1st
From thc siatnlaent of Iii O citiznns