Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-11-20
shortcomings


Bath, Maine, has q singing chick /
ell.
Butter is 20 cents pound in Phil
adelphia. ..
The conscience fund of the United
States Treasury amounts to over
100000.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher is re-
ported to be worth Sl5O,000. That
accounts for his sacery tongucd ora
tory.
Ticknor g. Fields paid Dickens
81, OG0 night and his expenses for
Ills readings, whereby Il. & f. netted
over 100000 and Charles carried Off
sos, 600.
The Chicago papers PROMISE that
Illinois will follow Iowa's lead in the
Acknowledgement of the Negro.
Nasty had q sad time with his
friends at the "Corners" over the late
election news.
The local influence OF the La
Crosse Democrat may be inferred
from the fact that on November 81
there was not Democrat elected to
any Office within one hundred miles of
the place of its publication.
Arkansas is denominatcd the land
of the "bowic knife"
a shopkecpcr In Illinois recently
fixed pistol in his money drawer.
so AZ to shoot a suspected till-tappcr
and the first man shot was him
self.
Parties in st. Louis are urging the
taking of steps Immediately, looking
to the removal Of the National Capt.
tai to that city.
WANTED TMMEDIATELY--F'IF
THOUSAND CARPET-BAGGERS To
COME TO MISSISSIPPI AND SET
TIE.
2. S.-Those having trunks pre-
ferred. - Ticksburg Republican.
GLOW do you like the character
Of St. Paul 2" asked a parson Of his
landlady, during conversation about
the apostles. "Ah! he was good
old soul, for he once said, you know,
that we must eat what is set before
us, and ask no questions, for con-
sciences sake. always should like
him for boarder."
At Hartford, Conn, on the even
ing after election, the Democratic
club Joined the Republican torch
light procession, bearing p banner
with the inscription, Let US be
| friends
A cop exchange says Radicals are
too well known in HEAVIER" Dem
ocrats haven't been known there for
the last ten years.
Wallace, Chairman of the Penn
sylvania Democratic Central Com
mittee, opens his address to the Penn
sylvania Democrats with, "You have
fought a good fight" The New York
Erening Post thinks he ought to have
finished the quotation with, you
have finished your course"
Mr.. Beecher differs with his church
on the matter of baptism. BY for
NAL vote, baptism is forbidden to any
child whose parents are not both
members. Mr.. Beecher announces
that, outside Of the church, he Will
administer baptism to any child, one
of whose parents is Christian
Apples cost more In Boston than
| lemons. The result is that lemons
go in and get squeezed.
An exchange says the homeopathic
in Cleveland have been having n
public dinner. They took 1t all In
AllOrathic doses.
Mr.. Arson Burlingame is called in
China Poo-au- Chen, Chinchichoong-
| icn tachcn. The London paper
which furnished this information
says it is not his Gauls that his title
sounds like prolonged snecze.
A novel match was made in New
Albany, Indiana. just before the elec-
ton. A young lady of that city con-
scented to marry IL young man if
Grant was elected.
The Democratic party lied so much
to the people before election that it is
now Lyiag fiat Oh its back.
An exchange says there is one vice
that Frank Blair is free frem-the
Vice Presidency.
The famous Mr.. Spuryeon says he
cannot get through his arduous la
bors on the Sabbath without wine
and beer.
Hon. +. Ii. Washhurne, the father
of the House, will with the next
Congress begin his ninth term.
An unfortunate infant, born in
| New Orleans on the eve of election,
was named Horatio Seymour Blair.
Some future legislature will take pity
on the poor boy and change his name
as soon as he comes to years Of ac-
countability.
Shooting bufal0es from car win
dows is the favorite sport OH the I'm
ion Pacific Railroad.
There is a tailor in New Orleans
named Stitch, a shoemaker named