Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-01-03

that purpose are very meagre.s Tn a
recent letter to the Dubuque HeroM
he says:
"The manuscript of my hook is still
progress ing, aud / shalt continue to
work on constantly aud actively, until
success shall have been achieved, Or
until shall finally give over the strug.
gle for the want to contend successfully
with the ordinations of fate But / do
mt relieve cihat the Almighty will
snfferme to pass intoti,e grave before the
absorbing desire of my heart shall have
been gratified i'm an honorable and in
dependent provision for my family. I
thoroughly believe that IL there shall
be IA disappearance of pain, there will
yet be work. enough h, for me to do ,les-
pite the bindness Witch will enibar-
ras ail future operations.
On New Years morning a collection
was taken up I'm this office and the sum
of $50 was raised and forwarded tn Mr.
Dixon to aid him In the publication of
his bbok.
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CHRISTMAS TREE.-The Universalist
Hall on Christmas eve was filled with
parents, children and friends of the
Sabbath SC DOL, to witness the distribu-
ton Of presents which this festive sea-
son wakes.
The Christmas tree was the object to-
wards which all eyes were instinctive-
ly turned. and the explanations, show
beautiful!'- charming! which fell
from the lips of tire beholders, evinced
their admiration for the artistic beauty
and taste displayed la its adurnment.
1t was literally "buruing bush un.
consumed" from the midst of which
there sparkled beautiful aud costly so,, :
veniers which shone with stella glory
upon the little folks whose eager gaze
was directed toward 1t with indiscriba
BILE longihgs. III due time Santa Claus
made his appearance with trumpet
blast amid the applause OF. the audience,
and proceeded to scatter blossoms from
the tree with hearty generosity. A
shower of blessings fell upon all of the
pupils Of the Sunday School, making
their hearts glad aud their dreams
sweet and pleasant. Ten prizes were
awarded 10 the ten pupils who had
most distinguished themselves By their
prompt attendance and correct recita-
tions. The labors of the faithful Su.
perintendent, We're remembered by the
presentation Of a chaste and elegant sill
yer spoonholder.
The occasion will long be remember
ed by scholars, teachers and friends, a
benediction In the years TO come.
INCREASE of MARRIAGEs.-'iAn ex-
change says; Ii is matter of very
general observation that in our coun-
try, In all directions, aud especially i'm
the rural portions, the number of mar
riages has greatly increased. The fact
Is Of u higher moral or political signifi-
canoe than most persons immagine,
not only as illustrative of the geperal
prosperity, but as pr,Ionging the gem
eral life-age. IL has long been observ-
ed in England, that the Low price of
grain always tends to encourage mat
rimony, and with such Uniformity that
the scale Of prices represent the scale
OF marriages. With us, il 10 evident
that, in the North and West especially,
marriages have multiplied since the
war. at much grenter ratio than the
increase of population, while the latter
follows as q natural Consequence.
Z A NEWSPAPER. LIT was Bishop
Horne's own opinion that there was no
better moralist than the newspaper.
lie says: The foilies, vices. and con-
sequent miseries OF multitudes, dis.
played in a newspaper. are so many
beacons, continually burning to others
froiii the rock OH Rhici, they have been
shipwrecked. What more powerful
dirsuasive from suspicion. jealousy aud
anger than The story 81 one friend
murdered ~ another luaiIuel? What
caution moe Likely, to pe. elective
against gambling and profiigacy than
the mournful relation of am execution,
or the mournfui fate OF despairing
suicide? Wi,at finer lecture OH the ne
cessity Of economy than the auction Of
estates. imuses and f,tfniture? Only
take newspaper, and consider 1t well,
pay for 1t, and it Will instruct thee.n i
CREDITABLE ExHIBiT.-The Du.
buque Daily Times gave to It's readers
on. New Years morning. complete
i'istdfy Of tie ''kay City" OF tile west
--past abei presenl--silow,Dg accurate
ly her growth since 1888, amount of bu-
siness dome building in 1861 &c., &c.
1t II showing Of which the people of
our fiourishing metropolis right Justly
may feel prodd Of, and is another evil
dence that the Times, In ability aud
public enterprise Is not to be out done
by any paper In tho west. Brother
BARNES has evidently bestowed much
labor during the year just passed, to
make the Times u valuable auxiliary to
the success at every business man and
farmer In Northern iowa, AS the first
number OF the New Year Indicates.
IRA sFER AT DUBUoUE.-Tffe in
and delay which many Of
our merchants aud shippers have been
put to by the Ice I'm the river at Du-
buque will now be avoided while the
cold weather continues. The Herald
says:
Tlie Ice having become firm and safe
by the change in the weather, opera
ton have coinlnencei on AN extensive
scale In the transfer of freight. Some
fifteen cars OF flour, Of one hundred
barrels EACH, were taken over yester-
day 10y an improved iietfiod Tie cars