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Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-05-08

To Deputy Collectors: ~
The following is a synopsis of in
structions prescribed by the Internal
Revenue Department in relation to
the collection of u. =. Revenue Taxes,
which you will hereafter carefully
observe in the collection of taxes
within your respective divisions:
1t is the duty of the tax payer to
call at your Office and pay his tax,
and not your duty to go to him. You
will therefore in all cases require the
tax To be paid at your office, and
thereby prevent mistakes and con-
fusion consequent upon collecting
taxes out of your office.
In case any person within your di-
vision shall fail to pay the tax due
from him to the III. S., you will pro-
coed to collect the same, together
with the penalties and fines imposed
by law. In such cases you will pro-
coed with a warrant aud distrain
property sufficient to pay the tax, fine
and penalty. #..s s..4
There is Il fine of not less than SO
nor more than $500 including impris-
onment in all cases, imposed by the
law upon any person who shall carry
on any business or occupation requir-
ing special tax, or license without
having first paid the same. You will
enforce this law promptly in all cases
of delinquency. In collecting fines
you will i'm no case collect less than
$40, together with the tax, penalty
and costs of distraint. You are en-
titled to fees for service of warrant,
including mileage in cases where you
serve or go to serve the same, even
though the delinquent should pay
before you make the seizure.
You are also authorized to collect 5
per cent. upon the whole amount of
tax, fine and penalty, where you coll
lect the same by destraint, as your
fees for collecting the same.
lit is expected that you will perform
your duties impartially, promptly
and courteously. ~.
Respectfully, ... ...-. =.
ALBERT HEAD,
Collector.
IT. r.,A Net C.1
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-05-08
Collector.
To Capt. r.. I'll. PARDEE, Dept. Col
lect 9Th Dist, Waterloo.

For DELEGATE AT LARoE.-We
are informed on good authority that
Hen. Peter Melendy, of Cedar Falls,
will be a candidate before the. State
Convention for one of the four dele
gates-at-large to the Chicago Con-
vention. We hope he will be chos.
en-, as he was made one of the most
conspicuous marks of Johnson's vim
dictiveness about two years since.
Iowa should send her representative
men to the National Convention, and
Mr.. Melendy IL one of them.-Dela-
more Co. Union.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-05-08

The shortest letter i'm history il sup
posed to have been Senator Summers
to Secretary Stanton, telling him to
''stick." This, it appears, is not so,
for the Boston Advertiser says that
i'm Maine q person once sent to anoth-
er q sheet of paper, on which was app
and nothing else. By return mail he
received another sheet, having only
30" The correspondence meant
"What news?'' Answer-"Noth-
ing"
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-05-08

Senator Grimes states, this morn
ing, that he does not think the presi-
dent can be convicted; at least he
will not help 10y his vote to convict
him on the charges preferred by the
House.
The above clipping is from tele-
graphic depatch to the Chicago Jour-
nal. 1t is nothing else but lie and
no man of common sense can believe
otherwise. Senator Grimes is under
a special oath during the impeach-
ment trial and an expression of his
opinion outside would subject him to
impeachment. 1t is simply report
gotten up To create public sentiment
i'm favor of the President.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-05-08
Despatch from tho Capt.
tai.

AT the hour of going to press this
morning, we are in receipt of des-
patch from Peter Melendy at Des
Moines. The present State officials
were re-nominated. The Convention
was Radical to the core for Grant.
Mr.. Melendy goes to the Chicago
Convention as one OF the delegates.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-05-08

An exchange says: 1--WE have re-
eeiyed communication which de-
clares-The nigur ant fit to Voat.
he is to igerant too be trust with the
Frakshise,"
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-05-08

Al Shanghai, ILL.,, twelve miles
northwest of Galesbnrg, Sunday,
fourteen houses were blown down by
q tornado, two churches were unroof-
ed, four persons killed, and forty
wounded. 1t il feared that twenty
FIVE of the wounded will die.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-05-08

Judge Hubbard, our Representa-
tive i'm Congress, from this District,
Is spending few days at his home,
in Sioux City, during ihe impeach-
ment trial. His health is still quite
poor.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-05-08

In the longevity OF their inhabi.
tants few States beat Connecticut.
n the little town of Hampton, the
highest point of land in Windham
county, and containing only about
$50 inhabitants, there are forty-five
persons over 40 years old, twelve over
so, and one-his name IL Otis Jen-
nings-over 100 years. In Chaplin,
with only TO inhabitants, one out of
every fourteen is over 20! The old
est il 96, two are between 80 and loo,
and there are Sc who are over 10
years old. Fourteen are between go
and 20, and forty between 10 and so,
of whom the women are in the ma
jority by ten. Mansfield, with a
larger population, had at one time
recently quite as large proportion
of very old people.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-05-08

Hon. James r. Wilson, Represen-
tatiye In Congress from the first dis
trict, declines to be q candidate for re-
election.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-05-08

The Second trial of John III. Sur
ratt has been set for the 18th Of this
month
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-05-08

North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Louisiana and Arkansas
have adopted the anew constitution
in each of those states by decided
majorities and they are now knock
ing at the door of Congress for adj
mission. One by one they fall into
line beneath the old flag. Let Con-
gress open the door and welcome
them in. .,.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-05-08

RETRA CTroN.-Some time since we
took occasion to say that The National
Platform of Des Moines, Iowa, seemed
to be edited with conscientious care
and ability. Further acquaintance
with 1t leads us to believe that IL IL
edited with neither, and we hereby
make amends for our nnintentional
Misrepresentation.
The above clipping is taken from
the Chicago Advance, a journal that
has recently attempted through its
columns to blacken the honored name
of Abraham Lincoln by referring in a
billingsgate "Brick Pomroy" style to
the recent proclamation of Governor
Oglesby for the observing Of the an
niversary of the death of Abraham
Lincoln by fasting and prayer. In
common with the press throughout
the State, we have given liberal no.
tices of the AdUdace with the view
of furthering the influence of re-
ligious journal, but we retract from
all we have said in praise OF that pa
per. Iowa is too loyal, and the name
of Abraham Lincoln is too sacred, to
her people to endorse any such sem
timents i'm any paper, let alone o
journal that pretends to disseminate
religious doctrines. "We hereby
make amends for oar unintentional
Misrepresentation IA ii.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-05-08
IN BANKRUPTCY.
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

vUyHE Co-partnership heretofore existing between
ii Campbell Il Mills il this day dissolved BY mn-
tual consent of both parties.
The business of the old firm viii be conducted
by e. L. Mills who win attend to the settlement
OF all claims for or against the late firm.
g. III. CAMPBELL,
g. L. MILLS.
Cedar Falls, April, 16, 1856. aw4
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-05-08
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The War Between The States
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Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-05-08
New Advertisements.
FOR Sale.

N IT, and g. w. Or OF Sec. %, IT, 80, r. rs west
being seven miles west Of Cedar Falls; Price $40
per acre for north half and 80 per mere for south
west Choice lands with never falling water.
TERMS-One-fifth in hand the balance In four
annual payments at six per cent interest.
Address WIN. M HAMILTON,
96m6 Land Agent, Wenona, Ill
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-12-09
WHEN WIVES FADE.

Women do not lose spirit upon the frs
intimation of cooling fervor on the part o.
those who hold their destinies. So long
as the wife believes in the good faith anc
sincerity of her husband she believes ir
her own power, by increased watchfulnes:
in love and duty, TO restore in him thai
aIdor which her ignorance or folly has
tempted and so long as hope lives the
heart does not break. But it is when she
herself has lost confidence in him as truth
ful generous, tender and noble, consider
ate of her feelings and interests-when
she no longer reverences him as her friend
and protector, but regards him merely as
her provider-possibly her enemy, assert
ing the prerogative of husbands and place
of friend when she holds ever his caresses
in contempt, preferring his GOODNESS rather
than his kisses, and likes his presence less
than his place, that his wIfe's lite begins to
fade. She NAV not herself be conscious
that it is not the absence of his affection
but her own absence of faith which crush.
es her; but sounded to the depths, the
cause of nine-tenths of the white, despair
ing faces we see among wives would be
found TO be in the quiet GOODNESS and dis
trust of their own hearts. Women want
constancy and kindness. and it ia strange
how the gravest philosophers are some
times the most unreasonable idiots in love
Let those husbands who consider wistlul-
ly the blooming faces and vivacious hab-
its of married ladies, nobler mems wives
rueing the roses aud smooth brows that
have withered in their own rude keeping
scrutinizc themselves vigilantly and ques-
tion who of the delicate could preserve
more Of themselves so fostered. And lei
them secure cheerful companions and hap
py homes by virtue of making their vow.
good rather than by looking to the chan
ces of divorce, and fresh marriage
which must be sin and can end in nothing
but misery.-Bishop Landon.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-12-09
SCENE AT A HORSE AUCTION.

Auctioneer on the block shouts "Bring
forth the horse - Eater two attendants
leading, or rather supporting. a dilapida-
ted equine specimen too weak and emacia-
ted to possibly walk in without assistance.
He has head like base viol, his back
bone is even too sharp for chickens to
roost on, and not hairs enough in his tail
to make fiddle-bow. There are punches
big as watermelons on his knees, and g1t-
tiers down his sides to carry off the rain
water.
Auctioneer,-"Ah! gentlemen, here We
have fine specimen of that noble animal,
the horse. sometimes think that the
horse is in way related to man.
Bystander-"This horse is devlish
poor relation.
Talk of the sagacity Of the dog, that of
the horse far surpasses it Look at him.
See how he pleads for sympathy.
Observation-Disclosures for oats, more
like
What shalI.I hear for this noble animal
Rude boy-'Hear the bells tolling in
day or two,"
4 direct descendant from Bucephalus;
he was sired by Lexington, Kentucky, and
damned by
Bystander-"Eyeryb that las own.
ed him. -
His maternal ancestor. Come, gentle
men, make bid If you want family
horse, OF a gentle and affectionate disposi-
ton, not disposed 10 run away
Bystander-"Or walk away, either. -
This is your animal, Any gentleman,
by leaving deposit of five dollars for Sc
curity against fast driving is welcome to
take and try him.
Bystander-"For soap grease r.
He is warranted not to pull wien hitch
ed in the stable,--
Hostler-"Or when hitched in the
wagon. -
And can 90 single or double.
Bystanders ale would 90 better with
a horse on each side Of him to hold him
up.]
Gentlemen, do hear an offer If you
don't want him now you could easily dis
pose Of him for cavalry horse in the
next war. He may be considered the ne
Plus ultra of horse.
Bystander-"Yes, the knock knee plus
ultra
"What am l offered ?"
Avoice-'Sevcnty-fve cents"
Auctioneer ="
The bidder cries "sold," and then all the
people raised up their voices and cry"sold"
also.-- Er.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-12-09

cled saw the loving, gentle wife, sitting
alone, anxiously counting the moments of
her husbands abence, every few moments
running to the door to see if be were not
in sight, and finding that he was not,
thought | could hear her exclaiming. in
disappointed tones :"Not yet :"
"Don stay long, husband y and again
l could see the young wife rocking ner-
vously in her great arm chair, weeping as
though her heart would break, as her
thoughtless "lord and master prolonged
his stay to wearisome length OF time.
Oh, you that have wives to say-"Don't
stay long" when you GO forth, think of
them kindly when you are mingliDg in the
busy hive of life, and try just a little to
make their homes and hearts happy, for
they are gems too seldom replaced. You
cannot find amid the pleasures of the
world, the peace and joy that q uiet
home, blest with such woman's presence,
would afford.
Don't stay long, husband p and the
young wlfe's look seemed to say "for here
IN your owD sweet home is loving heart
whose music Is hushed when you are alb
sent-here is soft place to lay your wear
y head upon, and her pure lips, unsullied
by sin, that will pay kisses for coming
back so SOON"
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-12-09
A WARNING TO DRINKERS.

Jinks drank too much, as all his friend:
knew, but like many another good fellow
who drinks, it was hard to convince Jink:
that he ought to let up on it. He board
ed at one of the hotels, and night after
night he would remain until past mid
night at the saloon bar "bissing" it in, rem.
dering it necessary morning after morning
to have cocktail brought up from the sa-
loon before he could get out of bed, and
then another to brace him up for breakfast.
Finally, the bar tender, who brought
up the the drinks, demonstrated with him,
telling him that If he continued his course
much longer, he would certainly have the
"Jim-Jams." "The what? p asked Jinks,
not exactly comprehending. "The man
with the poker-get snakes after you
see things-have the tremens "Oh,
nonsense" said Jinks, "you can't scare me-
| have drank just so for fifteen years. 1t
never hurt me. A cocktail or two in the
morning, and I'm all right, always"
The bar-man had more sympathy for a
man on the downward road of iutemper-
ance than most bar-men have, and he de-
termined to give Jinks fright. Accor-
dinghy, the next morning, when the we'll
known ring from Jinks' room was heard,
the bartender prepared very entcing
gin cocktail, and placing it on waiter,
surrounded it with sundry toads, lizards,
small snakes, etc. This he conveyed to
Jinks' room, that individual who bad
loaded himself with "benzine" the night
before rather more heavily than usual, ner-
vously awaiting 1t.
Morning" said Jinks, stretching out a
hand that trembled some, glad to see you
--devlish dry this morning what's them?"
starting back in horror, "Why, what do
you mean?" said the man, in innocent
wonder. "Wby the toads, snakes, and
things around the tumbler!' said Jinks,
shrinking to the back of the bed, and
viewing the loathsome reptiles with aver
sion and dismay "Why, Jinks, my man,
there is nothing around the tumbler-nu-
thing on the waiter except the cocktail" p"
81 tell You there are. l see snakes, toads,
aud lizards there" "Ah, Jinks with a
sigh.) | was afraid how it would be. /
told you yesterday morning, don't you re-
member? You are seeing things when
there amt things to see. You've got en-
sure"
Jinks raised himself up in bed.
"Do you mean to tell me" said he, that
there amt no snakes and things there?"
Most assuredly do" Jinks considered
moment, and then lying down, SAID in a
sorrowful voice, and with mild repellant
wave of the hand, 'take away your cock
tailw
The story got out. Jinks found he was
sold +; but he quit drinking, for every time
he put his nose into saloon where he
used to "infest," some one would sing out,
"Take away your cocktail -
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-12-09
"DON'T STAY LONG,

1t is rarely, indeed, that we have read
anything more truthfully pathetic than the
subjoined wait, which we find floating
among our exchanges. Would that every
husband in the land might read and profit
"Don't stay long, husband y said a
young bride, tenderly in my presence one
evening, as her husband was preparing to
90 out. The words themselves were in
significant, but the look of melting tender
ness with which they were accompanied
spoke Volumes. 1t told the vast depths Of
woman's love-of the grief when the light
OF his smile, the source of all her joy
beamed not brightly upon her.
"Don't stay long, husband !" and l fan-
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-12-09

POWERS OF VELocITY-If a talow
candle be placed in a gun, and shot at a
door it will 60 through without sustaining
any injury; and if a musket ball be fired
into water, it will not only rebound, but be
fattened as if fired against solid sub
stance, a musket ball may be fired through
a pane of glass, making the hole the size
of the ball without cracking the glass
if the glass be suspended by thread, it
will make no difference, and the thread
will not even vibrate. Cork, if sunk two
hundred feet in the ocean, will not rise on
account of the pressure of the water.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-12-09

JOSH BILLINGs oN MILK.--I want 10
say something,
want to say sumthing in reference to
mlfk az fertilizer.
There are various kinds Of milk. There
il sweet milk, sour milk, skim milk, but
ter milk, COW mil and the milk of human
kindness but the mostest best milk IL the
milk that hazzent the most water in it.
Butter milk izzent the best for buttur.
Milk IL spontaneous, and has done more
to incourage the growth Of human folks
than emmy other likwid.
Milk IL lacteal it il aquatic, while un-
der the patronage of milk venders.
Milk IL MYSTERIOUS. Cokernut milk has
never been solved yet.
Milk IL also another name for human
kindness.
Sometimes If milk il aloud to stand too
long, scum rises 70 the surface, which liz
apt to skare folks that live in cities, but it
duzzent foller that milk IL nasty. The
scum il called kreme by folks who inhabit
the country.
Kreme il the parent ov butter, and but
ter IL 70 cents pound.
The most kommon milk in use, without
doubt, is skim milk, skim milk is made by
skimming the milk, wich iz considered
sharp practiss.
/ forgot to state, in conclusion, that cow
milk, if well watered, brings ten cents per
quart,
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-12-09

suerly beautiful in face and figure, anC
besides the witchery of her laughing blue
eyes, and poutiug lips, she had a sweet
tinkling, sllvery voice, which at once tool
the masculine heart by storm.
They soon got to be great friends, Phi
and her, and Mr.. dayton looked on pleas
ed, and Aunt Burton, the maiden lady o.
uncertain age, smiled, and Frank Carle:
firted with the Westville ladies, and wa.
as happy as it is possible for mortal to be
Mr.. Hinsley was satisfied 10 bis mind
that Blanche Burton Of Westville. who
rode, sleighed, skated and talked with him
every day in the week, was the same fail
being who had charmed him for several
months with her pen, but he concluded to
say nothing about it to her not for some
time, anyhow.
Weeks flew by-weeks of heavenly bliss
to him, for surely did not his angel, the
being of his dreams for six months, sing
and play the rosy hours of the evening
away
And one clear moonlight night, as the
sleigh flew over the snow covered road,
and the bells jingled clear and silvery, he
told her the old story-too old to repeat,
and she laid her hands in his and answer
ed "yes.".
Uncle Layton, as Frank dubbed him,
was delighted when Phil asked him for
his fair ward he had no objection and
Aunt Burton, when she heard it, was
pleased, and Frank went into ectacies.
"N ell | want credit for all this, old fel-
low," lie said to Phil. "You know if it
hadn't been for me you'd never came to
! Westviile, and if you'd never came down
to Westville, you'd never have won little
Blanche"
Indeed I'm very much obliged to you,"
said Phil "and if you will be my first
groomsmau. I'll be still more in your
debt
III do that" replied Carries for when
there 5 wedding on hand, l always like
to be in it, and if | can't be groom, which
I'd prefer, | like to be the next best thing
which is groomsman. So, my boy, count
me in"
The night before the wedding. Mr..
llinsley and lis bc,rothed sat 10 Mr. Lay
tons cosy little parlor. Their conversa-
ton was Of love, Of course. Could they talk
of ANYTHING else when their wedding was so
near Phil at last resolved to broach the
subject Of his fair intended's story writ
ing.
81 loved you, Blanche, before I knew
or saw YOU"
She looked surprised, blushed, and re-
piled:
GLOW could you do that? How could
you love me before you had seen me-?
GLOW about those stories in the Week
ly?"
'What in the world are you aludng
to, Phil ?" returned Blanche, very much
puzzled.
why" continued Phil, Il read several
eff Blanche Burton'S charming sketche,,
and
He stopped, for she had begun to laugh
immoderately.
81 see it all now," said she; "they were
Aunt Burton's' sketches you read. Her
name is Blanche too, and she is quite an
authoress. Why Phil, never could write
sensible letter, let alone a story.
lie saw it all now, too, ard laughed, and
then kissed the little girl beside him, not
caring three cents if she couldn't write her
own name.
1t all leaked out after the wedding, and
Frank came near laughing himself into as
well as Aunt Burton herself, over PHIL's
MISTAKE.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-12-09

These goods have been selected
with great care to suit the wants of
this community, and will be sold as
heretofore, at the lowest living rates
for cash or exchanged for country
produce at market prices. Thankful
for the past liberal patronage, | shal
endeavor by strict attention to my
business, to merit a continuance OF
the same, and will try to make the
future still more attractive and ben
efiGial to customers.
C.. DRTRICK,
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-12-09

Eg a gentleman just returning to this
country from tour in Italy was asked how
he liked the ruins of Pompeii. "Not very
well, p" was the reply, they are so much
out of repair.