Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-10-25

IN SEss1oN.-The annual meeting of
the teachers of the public schools of
Black Hawk County convened in this
city last Monday, and will continue in
session until the close of the present
week. Upwards of hundred teachers
are in attendance. Our duties have
been such as to prevent us from attend
ing the exercises during the day, but
so far as we have been able to learn the
Institute has been pleasant and profit
able reunion in the renewal and
strengthening Of social ties, the forma-
ton of new aequaintanceship, and the
more important interchange of thought
and opinion. Truly these reunions
should be esteemed highly by every
teacher who appreciates thoroughly the
responsibility of his or her position, as
it affords ample means for imparting
to each other the useful lessons and ex.
perietice the year has afforded, thereby
encouraging and the better preparing
them for the duties and responsibilities
of their profession. To attend these
Institutes should he esteemed a privi-
lege, not duty, for no meetings may
be made more interesting, and no
greater agency for the rapid advance
ment Of education in our State has vet
been introduced than these annual as
sociations. Our, State occupies, we are
proud to. say, no back seat i'm the edu-
cation of the young. Probably no
State in the Union is In advance of us.
With liberal school law, magnifi-
cent school fund--and eommendable
zeal among the teachers-our State has
been placed in the front rank of INTEL
llgence and morals. The attendance at
the Institute has been quite general,
and we are safe in saying that no finer
body of teachers will assemble this
year at any meeting of the kind in the
State. Interesting and instructive lee
lures have been delivered in the even
ings during the week, at the public
school building and the different
churches in the City.
EVILS OF GossIp.-Some unknown
writer with perpendicular ideas, gives
solid sense under this head: az have
known country society which with
cred away all to nothing under the dry
rot of gossip only. Friendship once as
firm as granite, dissolved to jelly, and
then ran away to water, only because
ofthis; love that promised future as
endearing as heaven, and as stable as
truth, evaporated intoa morning mist
that turned to a days long tears, only
because of this; a father and son were
set foot to foot with the fiery breath OF
anger, that would never cool again be-
tween them, only because of this; and
husband and his young wife, each
straining at the hated leash, which in
tho beginning had been the golden
bondage of God blessed love, sal
mournfully by the grave where all their
love and JOY lay buried, and only be.
cause of this. have seen faith trans.
formed tomean doubt, hope give place
to grim despair, and charity take on
itself the features of black malevolence,
all because of the spell words of scandal
and the magic muttering of gossip."
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Mr.. James T.. Fox, associate editor
and correspondent Of the. Rockford
(Ills.) Register, recently made flying
visit to this State, or to use his more
appropriate expression, "the home OF
progressive radicalism, )" and III his
pen sketch of what he saw, and the
prominent points of interest along the
valley of the Cedar, he thus speaks of
our city: .. - - -.
Following the Red Cedar fifteen miles
southeast, from Waverly, We reach
CEDAR FALLS,
which (some of its inhabitants are
proud to tell us, Is duplicate i'm min
iature of our own beautiful city of
Rockford. Situated on both sides of
the river, on elevated and undulating
ground, uncovered with shade trees,
with tidy and handsome dwellings.
fruit trees, shrubbery and flower gar
dens, we at bnce recognize its resem-
biante to our city. Jt has hiagnifl-
cent school house, aid good churches;
attention Ia being given to manufac-
lures; "A capital of $4,000 is invested in
a starch factory, and like sum in q
WOODEN mill, which is producing good
Doeskins, fiannels, cassimeres BE-:
cabinet-ware, plows; and various other
articles are manufactured, and alto
gether Cedar Falls has made good
beginning. Yet 1t does not give evil
dence of the rapid growth which char
acteriZes the other towns on the Cedar
river. Itnow has a population of 4 900.
We visited the office. of the GAZETTE,
1.-THE only paper published i'm the placel
a neat 81 column sheet. The editor
does the honors easy, and tenders cour-
tesies want of time compels US to de-
cline. We spent day in this beauti-
full place.
WHAT OTHERs SAY.--A correspond
ent of the Chicago Journal says Of the
Cedar Valley Fair:
This is the third day, and its success
has passed beyond a contingency. En-
tries have been made from eleven coun-
ties, consisting of horses, cattle, mules,
sheep. hogs, poultry, fruits, mechanical
implements, and other articles too
numerous TO MENTION" At least S 900
people were in attendance to-day, and
the programme for tomorrow is a