Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-02-28
NUMBER 4s.
Things Wise 81 Otherwise.
London has a population of 2,so3. .9sg.

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Things Wise 81 Othcrvvisc.
London has a population of 2,sos, $50.
Neatness is not Fatidiness. any mere
than mere words are good sense. eea
Phil Sheridan denies the latest Of the
matrimonial stories concerning him.
A seventeen years. e6urtship was tri-
umphantly terminated the ether day at
York, Me. s, s,stss ,sf " sfls5.s
An Ohio housekeeper set arsenic for
rats who tracked IL all over THE food
and poisoned the whole family.
II is said that, notwithstanding the
fanio acquired by Hawthorne, not mora
than $4,000 copies of his book have
been sold In this country.
An offer is nia,ie To connect England
aud France by bridge, II il TO rest
ON 81 iron pillars, will be 335 feet broad
and Gao feet high --535 feet above sea
level--and cost $50, ,0Oo,000. AaFsi st4 Il
Jessie Maine, who had not touched n
drop of water for over forty years. died
ut North Stoninton, Mass. last Satur-
day. He drank nothing but cider, and
survived IL seventy.flve years. ass, 81 &.
The highest salray paid any female
school teacher in tile United States 10
1000, and 81 800 Is the average pay for
female principals in the New York
public schools. 80 S alf tsfs &
A Massachusetts, farmer says he can
winter his cows on steamed feed for
oue-third less expense than on dry feed
and get one fourth more milk. This is
the result of five years experience.
Me an broder Haunse aud too odderg
togs vent u hunting v0n day next
week we trive nine woodchuck into
v0ii stone heap, sind we Kill ten out ob
de nine, fore Won got in. ha}
A gentleman once asked, nwhat Is
womany when q married man reliied:
"She Is an essay on grace In one VOL
ume, elegantly bound. Although it
may be dear, every man should hayea
copy of 1t.
Apropos of an announcement that q
distinguished minister is writing n life
OF Christ, an exchange felicitotisly re-
marks that "there Is an excellent his
tory of Christ In work called the New
Testament, which is not likely To be-
improved upon.h f
Mrs. Jenkins" said little neighbor
girl To that lady, "mother says you'll
ohleege her with a stick of fire wood,
fill this crhet with vinegar, put little
dab of soft soap In this pan, and please
rot let your old turkey roost on our
fence no more.n
A middletown couple went To cler-
gyman few nights ago To be married.,
and at tho clause I'm the service reuuir-
ing the husband To cherish .'in sickness
and In health he backed down, alleg-
ing that she might be sick all the
time Thebride's persuasions brought
him back with her the next night to
say the obnoxious words, and he gava
an extra fee, remarking that shes
worth It," Very likely, but Is hep
A little girl In Yorkshire, when wa
ter was scarce, saved as much rain was
ter as she could, ard sold Il 10 wash
woman for penny pailful, and In
this way obtained several shillngs for
the missionary society When she
brought Ii to the secretary. she was NOT
willing TO tell her name. "But must
put down where the money came
FROM" replied the little girl, train
from heaven"
An Trishman, having accidently
broken pane of glass In n window,
was making the best OF his way 10 get
out OF sight; but. unfortunately for
Pat. the proprietor stole marcl, or
him, and having seized him by the
collar, exclaimed:
"You broke my window, fellow, did
you not''
'.'fo be sure / did, said Pat, 'and
didn't you see me running home for
the money to pay for It,"
However much the editor Of news
paper may fail, rs to the extent of Ills
usefulness, To realize all the warm
hopes and anticipations of generous
bosom; yet III firm, discreet and jude
cious, he Will not altogether fail In
rendering the state and the world
some service" ff he shed n single ray
OF knowledge upon one darkened intel-
lect; If he excite the throb Of patriot
ism In the breast of single citizen; III
he communicate 10 the world one use-
fui fact or principle I'm science or the
arts; If, In one instance, he strengthen
the hold of virtue upon the heart, or
weaken the grasp OF Vice, his vocation
Is not In vain. A man disposed 10 turn
everything To profitable use, can hardly
take up a newspaper without finding
something to make him wiser and bet-
ter. Let, therefore, the mofalist,
the friend of science, and the patriot
encourage among the people the circu-
latlon OF newspapers.