Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-10-15

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ceive spiritual testimony" unless
the ghost was sworn.
In answer to a query OF the lecture
committee, Anna Dickinson declared
that she was virgin'-on thirty.
It is SANDER to represent tina
lockwood & Co. are badly in debt
Their liabilities are only 10000, 900
A newly married couple were lef
in car which was run on to a side
track near Pella. They had to spend
the'night there.
Leta young woman take the degree
of A. B.---that is Bride-and she
may hope In due time to be entitled
TO that of A. M.
The Boston Transcript wants the
ring-leaders of The gold ring" to be
hanged upon the sour apple tree orig
inally intended for jeff. Davis.
Mrs. A. X. Bailey, editress of the
DEBORAH Republican, apologies for
the detention of her paper, because
of the late arrival of all extra male. |"
A wag seeing door nearly off its
hinges in which condition it had
been for some time. Observed that
when it had fallen and killed some
one, it would probably be hung.
The Iowa Homestead has the fol-
lowing information for its readers !:
Farmers, do you want lot of Chi
nese laborers? You can get them
wholesale, retail and 'pig-tail.'
The New York Republic says, "If
the Beecher family would only en-
gaeg in some sort of patent medicine
business now, their fortunes would
be made. They are the best adver-
tised people in the world"
An Ohio heiress is reported to be
somewhere in this State, waiting as a
servant girl, and in that capacity is
going to labor until she finds hus-
band that will love her for herself
alone. Hereafter let young men on
matrimonial thoughts intent look
sharp among the servant girls.
Mother said little Ned, one morn
ing. after having fallen out of bed,
last night. 1T was because l slept
too near where / got in Musing n
little while as if in doubt whether he
had given the right explanation, he
added: No, that wasn't the reason !;
1t was because I slept too near where
1 fell OUT
A solid man of Boston; on his one
hundredth birthday, ordered pair
of shoes, saying he wanted them
stoutly built. The shoemaker re-
marked that he might not live to
wear them out, but he sharply re-
torted that he began this hundred
years a good deal stronger than he
did the last one.
An English lawyer was lately an
nounced to read paper before an an
tiquarian society on the Head gear
of the Ancients." Instead of shows
ing specimens of helmets, the lectur-
er produced collection of bonnets of
various periods from 1905 to the pres
ent day, and caused great amusement
among his auditors.
While Gen. Mcclellan was at the
New England Fair. an old gentleman
from the rural districts, seized both
his hands, and with tears coursing
down his cheeks, exclaimed: "Gen.
eral, I am glad to see you! am de-
lighted to see you! always believed
that you managed the army as well
as you knew howl" The General
thanked him.
There is female founding in st.
Louis so beautiful that the person
having the care of her is overwbelm-
ed with offers to adopt her. He has
therefore decided to put the infant up
at auction and sell her to the highest
bidder, the money to be placed in
bank at compound interest for her
benefit, and to be paid to her when
she reaches the age of eighteen.
While the officiating clergyman
was in the midst of most interest
ing discussion, an old lady among
the congregation arose, clapped her
hands, and exclaimed: 'Merciful
Father, If had one more feather in
my wing of faith, I would fly off to
glory The worthy gentleman thus
interrupted, Immediately replied,
Good Lord, stick it in and let her
go, she's but a trouble here That
quoted the old lady.
Wife was undressing little four
year-old Charley the other evening.
He silently felt of his chubby arms
little while and then, looking up into
his mothers face, he said:
Mamma, who made me?"
1.-THE Good Man up in the sky"
mamma.
Charley turned steady, sober,
searching look through the tree-tops
up into the clear beautiful star lit sky
for moment, and then innocently
clapped the climax with the impor.
tant question
but, mamma, who took me
DOWN."
Some old bachelor has started the
story that disconsolate widow went
10 a spiritual medium, and was put
IN communication with the ghost of
her departed husband, with whom
the following eolloquy ensued:
"My dear husband, do you know
me ?"
Eyes"
How long since you left your
sphere?"
"Ever since I left the body"
"Do you regret your departure?"
mo"
"Are you happier than when you
lived with meY"
ayes, far happier"
"Where are you, my husbands"
in H."
The travelling public will take small
from the verdict of the jury