Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-04-30


Strange indeed are the ups mn
downs of life. We cannot Judge Il,
Appearances. TIE vieissitudcs of til
worlds affairs, the capriccs Of foftu,
the accidents OF events arc beyon,
foresight, The Leavenworth (kan
sas) Commercial tells the followin,
story about the life of General Sher
man: gf""'t
On the first day of January, 1859
three lawyers formed n partnership
in this city, and opened an office III
the second story of n lettering, old
frame buifling on the cast side oi
Main, between Delaware ind Shaw.
nee streets. fisherman, Ewing &
Mct'ook )" so read the sign. William
II. Sherman, his brotlier-in.law,
Thomas Ewing, now a citizen OF
Washington, and Daniel McCook
afterwards mortally wounded nj
Kencsaw while leading his brigade),
constituted the firm. Ewing dab
bled largely i'm real estate at the time
and mixed considerably in politics
McCook attended chiefly to the court
business, and Sherman was left to do
the honors of the sffice. There Capt
Sherman shone in all his glory
Seated on a rickety chair. with his
feet on the smoky stove, he talked
lay the hour to his friends, who ha>
bitually loafed about the office. Ev-
erybody liked Sherman, and Sher-
man liked good listeners; hence he
had plenty of company. He was o
good talker, and very entertaining.
He never tried but one case. That
was an action of ejectment before
Squire Whitney, who then had %
subterranean office under the corner
of Second and Delaware. Col. b.
was for plaintiff, Sherman for the
defence. Sherman got badly beaten.
Ii. wound him up and wound him
down and scooped him on every
point. After the war the General
was asked if he remembered the case.
YES" said he, "old B. beat me all
TO pieces in thatlaw~suit i'm the after
noon, but that night beat him."
"How was that >"
You see it was an action of pos
session. My client was poor Irish
man who leased lot and put shan
ty on it. He failed to pay the rent
hence the action. After we were
beaten before the justice we immedi-
ateiy rented the lot adjoining and
that night my client moved his shan
ty over to it,"
Sherman soon became Disguised
with the law. The partnership had
LASTED but couple of months, when
lie was offered q professorship of the
Louisiana State Military school,
which he gladly accepted.
Synonyms arnong Grapes
This subject, in one CT other of its
numerous phases, is justly command
ing the attention of grape growers.
The attention of the Mississippi VAL
ley Grape Growers Association was
called to this subject at its last meet.
ing, and a committee on synonyms
appointed to report on the fruits then
on exhibition. i-f
This committee, i'm its report, took
strong ground against the multiplica-
ton of varieties, where there were
but slight shades of variation, and
an consequence they say, "the Ad.
ans, Pennel and Ohio Claret, which
have so many properties of and re.
semblance to the Clinton-that, il
not identical, are at least undisting,
Unstable from it: they therefore cal
them Clinton. The one labeled
Seeding of the Taylor, though it has
fuller punches and is more prolific
than its reputed parent generally
yet its quality and other properties
seem identical with the Taylor-the
committee call it Taylor. =
1.-The committee think that unless
there is strongly marked difference
varieties should not be multiplied"
We think these points are well Ia
ken but do not find any application
of them to the Norton and Cynthia.
In regard to the historical part oil
the question, we find that close ex.
animation of the Norton's Virginia
tends 10 establish distinct botanical
group, Titis Firginica at the head OF
which the Norton stands.
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THE ADvANTAGES.-A thoughtful
thinker has chunk" out the advant-
ages of being poor: A poor man new
er has any taxes to pay. He can sit
down and laugh the assessor to scorn,
and read the big appropriations made
by the councils with feeling of in
describable solicitations. A poor
man can enjoy life. lie lives in a
rented house, and it needen't IVORY
him to see IL abused, and his equa-
nimity need not be disturbed if it
burns down. A poor man can repose
in the bosom of his family and know
that there are no avarici0us young
men prowling around after rich
daughters. Nobody wants the poor
man to die; nobody is lying around
i'll misery and impatience waiting for
him to die so as toget his funds. An
other thing-no poor man is ever
worried by debt, for nobody will ever
trust him and when he does see q
greenback he heartily enjoys it. he
does.
A SMOKERS Confession. THE
well-known author, Mr.. James Par
ton, after thirty years experience as
y snloker, quit the habit suddenly.
He reports the effects Of the change
thus: - III
II have less headache; I enjoy
exercise more, and step out much
more vigorously. My room is clean
er, lam rather better tempered, as
well as more cheerful and satisfied.
endure the inevitable ills of life
with more fortitude, and look for
ward more hopefully to coming
years. 4#aF ~