Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-12-09
Genernlities.


The decrease of the public debt
In December was 81 ,475, SEQ. .. vs..
IF yon want to live cheap, 60 to
Japan. Good board in that delight
ful country for two cents day. "
--326, ,G69 sewing machines are. re-
ported TO have been manufactured
aud sold in this country during the
last year. ....... ....a
"A Tennessee farmer paid $0i, c.
0. d.. on four gold watches,'' and
ON opening the box found some old
pieces of east iron. H.a"a. a-r
. Farmers In the neighborhood OF
Poughkeepsie, N. V, are excited
and alarmed at the continual spread
of the cattle disease. ...a.
"a shoemaker" writes that he
is not only willing to give women
her rights, but her rights aud lefts.n
That Is his last joke. ..sn a.#a.
"A London druggist has this
cheerful invitation in his shop win.
dow "Come in and get twelve
emetics for one shilling" ......
A New Haven couple, celebra.
ting their golden wedding, exhibited
a piece of cake reserved from their
marriage ceremony fifty years ago.
"A vain woman in New Mexico
endeavored to pass herself off on the
census taker as only los, in face of
the fact that she had grand daugh.
ter agel 90. .... .......
If you wish TO increase the size
and prominence of your eyes, just
keep an account of the money you
spend foolishly, and add IL up at the
end of the year. .....
A writer in Harper's Bdsdr pro-
poses the establishment of "training
colleges" wherein young women
may be taught how to rear Infants
according to the latest lights of med.
ical and social science. ...,...
A Pittshurg man had toe cut
OF by street railroad aud recovered
$500, and il now standing around
the track to get another cut off. He
says he can start pretty fair grocery
with the proceeds of another toe.
A Wyoming postmaster the 9TH
er day cut the telegraph wires and
vamosed with all the govern. ment
cash on hand. Women rule in Wy.
oming. Was the defalcation in the
above instance committed by de-
faulter or "defaultress p.
"A Gypsy came to Brigham
Young with pony for sale. why,
the beast is half starved, " said
Brigham, running his hand over the
pony's side. "You can count
his RIBS That's more'n u ehap
could do with yours" retorted the
gypsy. Brigham Young did not buy
that pony. PunchmcNo.
An oilwell borer In Pennsylva-
mia after boring ut q hole for six
months was about TO give it up,
when he thought he smelled some.
thing, aud putting his nose to the
hole, sure enough there was stuff
that kills folks. The well now runs
fifty barrels every little while. Nor.
al Always take one last smell at the
hole before you quit boring for oil.
Wanted. Wanted several fust
class yung men with mustach, tt
hang around the vestivules ov dill;
rent churches i'm amerika, aud star,
at the females as they pass out. -
Yung men who understand the us,
ov tobacco preferred. No yung man
accepted who kant stare the bras,
buttons oph frum a military cost a
twenty PAGES. This is "a rare chance
for yung men ov real genius. Salary
payable weakly. References ex.
changed. Josh Billings.
The Illinois Central Company
have turned out thirty.three entirely
new engines from their works neal
Chicago since 1861, when they com
menced building on their own nc
count, besides doing an immens,
amount of repairs. They are now
building at these works two ir0r
powder cars, of improved design aud
1 superior workmanship. They are
building, also, several new mail car,
so constructed aud arranged as e
make 1t difficult for intruders of any
Kind to gain ingress to their interior
This arrangement has been suggest
ed by the many robberies committed
on the mail and express ears. Du'
bUque Telegraph. -
The latest authority In regard "a
the health of Chief Justice Chase /,
Mr.. Parsons, Marshal. . OF the Su
preme Court, who has just returned
from Narraganseu He says tha
Mr.. Chase is slowly, but apparently
surely, recovering his strength. III,
paralysis has not in any way affected
his mind, aud he Is able to walk, rid,
and write as usual, but he Is suffer,
ing from great loss Of strength. anC
his physician has fobidden any at
tempt on his part to resume his ju
ties on the bench for tie present, ant
prescribed total rest aud relaxation
from all labor. |t. .'. t" z#@s
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in spite of time honored usage, th,
officers of u pet university in tha