Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-02-25

The clergy cost the United States
sl2, 900, 900 per annum, the criminals
$40, 900, 900, the lawyers $4,000, 900,
and rum $500, 600, 900.
"A Michigan husband agreed to
leave his wife upon payment of seven
dollars. She mortgaged her cook
stove and paid him off.
johnson says the greatest magi-
clans Of the age are the paper-mak-
ers. They transform the beggar's
rags into sheets for editors to lie on.
Jennie June's last production
was not nine columns long, but nine
pounds heavy. 1t is said to be the
perfect image of Croly--Jennis's
husband.
Tho Boston Post says the car
riage in which Prince Arthur rode to
Central Park, Is engaged five weeks
ahead by New Workers anxious to
get rub of royalty. s
"A song that is just now very
popular runs thus:
II saw Erau kissing Kate.
And the TACT j. we all three saw:
For saw Eeau he saw me,
And she saw | saw Esau,''
"A vivid idea of the weakness of
chicken soup was conveyed I'm a
wag's query to his wife ut dinner
Cant you coax THAI chicken. to
wade through that soup once more?"
Senator Sumner has introduced
Into the Senate resolution granting
belligerent rights to the Cubans.
which had the effect of raising the
price Of gold trifie In Wall street.
"A Pennsylvania firm has rolled
out finely polished sheet of iron.
three. feet long and twelve inches
wide, and weighing but three and a
half ounces. It Is thinner than or
dinary writing paper.
Some rash fellow says that the
giving of the ballot to woman would
not amount too much, for none of
them would admit that they were
old enough to vote until they were
too old to take any interest In poll
tics.
"A Chicago lawyer advertises as
follows:
DIVORCES legally obtained with
out appearance Mt Court, or publica-
tion In the papers. A common arti-
Gle So.
In one week Chicago sent forty
one Williams to the State Penitentia-
ry at Joliet. The effect is to greatly
decrease the amount of crime In the
lake city. 1t would seem that few
such hauls ought to do IL.
Remarkable presence Of mind
was shown by a man employed In an
Indiana saw-mill, who, when his
coat tail was caught In revolving
shaft, clasped his arms about post,
and allowed his outer garment to
be skinned Off his back In the twink
ling Of an eye.
An idea OF what the liquor trade
Of the United States amounts to, may
be gained from the fact, that on the
LIST of December last there were In
bond throughout the country l3.402,- :
545 gallons--enough to make good
sized lake. This is exclusive OF
grape, apple and peach brandy.
"A little four. year-old I'm Rich.
mond. very fond Of certain dish,
when asked by his mother if he
wouldn't like TO be an angel with
wings, and fly about heaven like his
little dead brother. replied after a
pause. mo, Ma; I'D n heap rather
be hawk. and live on chicken!"
"A man In New Hampshire coun-
ty, Massachusetts,, II Is said. recently
subscribed one dollar for the support
of his minister, but, finding that his
wife at donation party had squan-
dered twenty cents on the same oh
ject, refused to pay more than eighty
cents.
"A Connecticut youth, repentant,
but incoherent, over his dissipation,
signed the following pledge; 81
sulemnly promise TO abstain from the
use OF all Intoxicating beverages,
otherwise than drink. and profani-
ty lnlesA nrescrihed hx a nhvsician