Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-02-28

gra6ted UP the pitcher. which had pre-
viously been covered with a cloth. The
president seized him, raised the cloth,
and at the same time ranimed his hand
down deep into the pitcher. Horrors
of horrors! out came his hand In a
twinkling, and the way he flung the hot
mush from Ills fingers, was u caution to
cats. He ran down stairs, agitated with
rage and pain, while the boys threw
themselves on tile floor convplsed with
laughter. The president had II spoiled
hand, and the boys q spoiled supper.
PETER PoRCUPrNE, JR.
Josh Billings om 'sBilrCis.'
wsfnF a THE rem fg 81
Is the smallest thing surrounded with
fetbers, except the hummin burd.
He Is about the sire of horse chest
nut.
He Is dark brown color, and bids
hiz nest In hot holes, and out ov little
stix. s..szf af5
He is az gritty al a mud pie, and will
fite q hen turkey.
Rens are little pirates; L have seen
them drive a blue burd out of his hous
and then set up business on his stock In
trade.
They lay an egg about the size ov a
marrowfat p, and hatcn ut least half a
dozen children ut u setting.
A yung rem liz the funniest little pac-
aye ever see done up they aiut much
bigger, and look like small sized sem
icolon.
Rens are long lived, hut IL they
should live tew be NJ old az Metlrseler
they would not be az big az a butter
nut.
They live on the bug and worm fam
lily, and spend their winters down
South. ..sfft f..z.s as.fa. af
They are not profitable to Ceat-I
would az soon dress n humble bee, and
one ren potpie would use up the whole
breed. 3
asagrf-. THE BUMBLE BEE
IL one ov naturs sekrets.
They probably have destiny to fill !,
and are probably necessary, II fellow
only knew how.
They live upart from the rest ofman-
kind, in circles Numbering seventy five
'or eighty souls. .
They are horn about hayin time. and
are different from emmy bug that kno
ov; they are biggest when they are
fust born. They resemble sum men iii
this raspekt. H ua
Their principle business Is tew rndl< III
poor honey, but they don't make emmy
to sell. ffa E1
Boys sometimes rob them ov their
whole summers work, but there iz one
thing about bumble bee that boys al
ways watch dreadful close, and that liz
their helm.
had rather not have all the humble
lee honey there liz between here and
Jerusalem, than to have "a humble bee
hit me with liZ helm when be comes
round suddin.
They are different from other ves-
sells; the helm always minds the bum
ble bee.
Literary P~eudonyms.H
Tx Marvei--Donald G. Mitchell; Tim
othy Titcomb--Dr j. q. Holland Ed
mund kirk. IL. Gilmore; Gail Ham
ilton-Miss NJ. A. Dodge Christopher
Crowtield-Mrs. III. B. Stowe, Florence
Percy-Mrs. Elizabeth Ackers Allen !;
Fanny Fern--Mrs. james Parton Ma
ry Ciavers--Mrs. g. M. Kirkland, Mrs.
PartingtoD--B. y. ShilIaber Orpheus
G. Kerr-Robert III. Newell; Artemus
Ward--Charles +. Brown; Mace Slo-
PERI Charlts q. Leland; Josh Billings
Henry Ct. Shaw; Doesticks--. Morti-
mer Thompson; Jeems Pipes-Stephen
Massett X. N. pepper-James M.
Norris; Major Jank Downine--Se
smith Ethan Spike Matthew II.
Whittier; Petroleum ". Nasby---D. X.
Locke; Jennie June-Mrs. Jenny Cro-
~; Cousin May Carlton--Miss NJ. Al.
Earle; Kate Putnam--Miss Kate y.
Osgood Lilley Loyette M. w.
Torrey Howard Glyddon--Mrs. Laura
~ Ia, a..
Curtis; Helen forest Graves Miss Lu-
liam =. Newell; Ned Buntlin~--E. ",
&. Judson; Col. Walter ID. Dunlap
Sylvanus Cobb j.; The Village School
nlaster-C. NJ. Dickinson; McArone--.
George Arnold; Paul Vane-FFyank w.
Potter William Winter;
Carleton Charles G.. Coffin Strnws,
Jr. - Miss Kate Fields Carl Benson
Charles A. Bristed; Marion Hnrland--
Mrs. Virginia Ierhune; Country Par
SON Rev. A. X. N. Boyd /; ..r. Spar
rowgrass II. 3. Cozzens.
How to get faid of HATS.
8 Mr.. C. N. o. Prentice, of Michigan,
gives the following directions for got.
ting rid OF rats:
When rats inhabit n house or cellar,
take "a kettle that holds five or six pals
fill il little over half full of water,
and sprinkle on a few quarts Of bran,
or any light substance that will not
sink. covering the water completely
over, and placinga box so that 10 will
be all hanny for them 10 getto the top
Of the Kettle. One after another will
Jump down on the feed and 70 under,
and as they cannot climb up the kettle
must be drowned. Ii is % g0od plan 10
let them have the feed alone in the ket-
tie couple OF nights. ms they are gen
orally IA little shy at first. When / find
them around hog pens and corn crib-,
1 always get rid of them by shooting
few OF their number, after WHICH the
remainder will go away. To catch
in steel traps, set the traps in their hole
or runways, aud spread u brown cloth
or paper over them. Ii you want to
poison them, there IL prouabiy no east.
or method than to soak bunch of
matches i'm cup Of tea over night,
then add meal enough To make 1t siiif
dough, adding spoonful 0f sugar and
a little lard. Place this round where