Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-12-31

Anna Dickinson delivered her
lecture on "Whited Sepuichers," in
Cooper Institute, New York. She
was introduced by Horace Greeley.
Senator Harlan has introduced a
bill providing for the payment of
! pensions quarterly.
The young ladies OF the Rnches
ter Free Academy, write their les.
sons on the broad hem OF their
| white aprons, which they refer to
during reci,ations with admirable
success.
The story OF great lake north
of Superior turns out To he IA carard.
1t is small body of water known
for many years 10y the inhabitants of
British America.
The latest sdvices from Rome in
dictate that the advocates of Papal
iniallibility are gaining ground in
the Council.
The Cedar Falls & Minnesota r.
r. Is completed to Austin, thus COM
pieting tile connection with st.
Paul.
Some of the Bostonians say they
are usually grarified at receiving
specimens of New Hampshire granite
but they would prefer not to have
them come packed in butter.
The year 1870 will have fifty
three Saturdays. 1t comes IN aud
goes out on Saturday.
The inuumerahle school boys
who on defamation days have so
often and so fierceiy inquired "Our
Plla rim Fathers! Where are they ?"
are hereby Informed that they are
mo where" AT least such would
look To- be the way of it, Judged by
the success of Mr.. Warren, President
of the Pilgrim Society. who vain.y
e"deavOred to raise ST 900 to repair
the monument over Plymouth Rock
and has given up i'm disgust, return
ing the two hundred dollars he had
COLLECTED to the contributors. In
Plymouth he could not raise a dollar
Detroit Tribune,
"A Baltimore paper speaking Of
Henry Ward Beecher IA "the great
prestigitatuer of the holy Bible"
-Fonr Pittsburgh girls tempted by
the prize of gold ring. waltzpd five
hours on stretch, and were taken
home on stretcher.
Mrs. Cooper, wife of the eminent
citizen of New York CITY, Peter
Cooper, died on Sunday last, aged II
years. Mrs. Cooper had been feeble
for "A long time, aud in late years
became blind.
The public debt statement for
the present month will show de-
crease in the public debt about the
same as last month The amount az
gold in the Treasury to date is $l07.
! 2sS 900; of gold certificates. $37, s82.
600; Of currency. $40. 40, 900
There ia a well know anectiute
OF n silent man. who. ridir over 81
bridge. turned about and asked his
servant If he liked eggs, to which lie
answered "Yes!" whereupon noth-
ing more passed sill next year when,
riding over the same hridg. he turn
ed about to his servant once more,
aud said. How ?" To which the in.
slant reply was. "Poached sirr'
"A citizen of Harrisburg. Pa. has
invented new signal light for loco
motives. The Iirht il SO arranged or
placed as tn illuminate the smoke
aud vapour as it energies from the
smoke stack. thus forming spiral
column of light. visible for miles.
and ii will nndnubtedl prove Il com.
rlete safety light, and where used
and adopted will prevent all col
Iisi"ns during the night time.
The Legislature of South Caro-
lima has voted down 81 resolution to
raise the stars aud stripes on the
Capitol.
A reverend gentleman was cate
chising one Of his offspring recently,
and among other questions asked
"Whnt il the difference between
creed and doctrine? This was a poser
To the young class i'm theology. until
a four-year. old. considered exempt,
niped QUIT know. I know what IL
is" We'll. Johnny. what il it?"
said the father. "Creed is tie Billie.
and 'loctrire i, the the paregoric,"
cried the youngster triumphantly.
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