Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-01-22

The days are getting longer.

week.
Old "sor' gave the sleighing a
good sweating yesterday.
An intelligent farmer said to us
this week III must have the Go
zETTE. My girls will not do withou,
it," Sensible young ladies--just the
ones to make good wives.
| New style of calling cards printed
at this office.
Our young Misses of eleven or so
years old are out sleieh-riding about
every evening. 1t would be well for
their mas to look after them lit.
tie.
One young man who does not fre-
quent saloon worth a regiment
of those who are lost when they cam
not visit these , lie dens every night.
Meetings are being held every af-
ternoon and evening at the NJ. L.
Church this week. They are increas-
ing in interest and give promise of
much good.
Numerous revivals are in progress
throughout the county.
The Proceedings of the Board of
Supervisors occupy much Of oar
space this week. they will be read
with interest.
A partial eclipse of the moon will
take place OH the 27th. 1t will be
visible here.
Iowa was never favored with q
more delightful winter. An enthu.
siastic writer, after describing In
glowing terms the advantages of our
State over all others, says "any mau
is a fool to leave Iowa, even to go to
Heaven" ~ He had travelled through
the Cedar Valley.
No one can afford to miss the lee
ture of General Howard.
Last Saturdays dispatches from
Washington announce the nomina-
ton of j. b. Abbott, for Post Master
at Cedar Falls. 1t was thought that
no action would be taken i'm the mat
ter by Washington officials until af-
ter the 4th of March. The Senate
may yet defer the confirmation of
any one until the new administrs-
ton comes in.
Gen. o. o. Howard lectures next
Monday evening at the Presbyterian
Church. Go and hear him.
N. Rodenbach is the name of the
gentleman who purchased the gro
Gerry establishment of Walter & Co.,
instead of Rodenberger as aunoun-
ced few weeks since. Mr.. Roden.
bach il from Lyons, n. Y.
Complaints are made that the boys
in town are in the habit OF tearing off
pailing from door yard fences.
There is penalty to all such mis-
chief, and the boys should remem-
Der il.
Wood in abundance IL finding its
way into our market during this de-
lightful sleighing.
The cattle running at large on our
streets, are well trained. They take
to load of corn as naturally rs ply
does to buttermilk.
The melancholy days (for hogs)
have cone, the saddest of the year.
Thousands OF porkers in this county
have met their fate. Such is porcine
lite! SIC transit gloria hoGa6us!
We are always glad to get LEGAL
items of general interest. If you
know of anything, whisper 1t and
confer favor.
The Sabbath Schools OF Cedar Falls
are growing in numbers and inter
est.
The breaking Of sled tongue in
front of our Office ono day this week,
caused a free and unnecessary use of
a thousand or less of human tongues,
so called. The wagon maker was
the only one that could mend il at
last.
This Is the ice harvest and those
who would provide themselves with
this cooling essential, should he up
and u doing. 1t will be needed be-
fore next July.
Pay your taxes! Our township
collector, +. A. Hotchkiss, will take
your money any time.
Doctors say no bath. cold or hot,
should ever be taken on "a full stom-
ach.
We are under obligations to Hon.
Ed Wright, our efficient Secretary Of
State, for complied abstract of the
vote of Iowa last November. 1t il q
valuable document for reference.
The Mt. Pleasanters were disap-
pointed in not hearing Robert Coliy-
er on "Clear Grit" Frank Hatton,
you missed good thing, that's all.
An exchange says a good thing TO
preach, Is about twenty minutes.
Them 8 our sentiments. .......
The fact that It. s. Arthur, the
well known writer, who is now 30
years old, was remarkable as u very
dull boy, is source Of much conso-
lation to number of our high school
boys.
A Massachusetts, Psychologist as
serts that there are no fire singers
who use tobacco. 1t Is proved in the
dissecting room, he claims, that to-
bacco Injuries the voice. Young men
of Cedar Falls make note Of this.
Communications Of interest will
always receive attention. Write fo-
your paper, readers! But aiways
aim 10 be brief and to the point-yes,
to the point. A pound Of essays may
not coc;ain an ounce Of solid infor-
,nation. Aspiring writers should al
so remember that poets are born, not
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