Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-07-14
Generalities.

6eneralities. "~" "a
"A Troy editor speaks Of another
as sufficiently well posted to edit a
handbill. '
Baltimore, with population of
800, 900, has church accommodations
for 100,OO0 s a..tar
"A blow for blow--Jos. King, OF
Knoxville. blew into his gun, and II
blew his brains out. ~
--As soon as man catches New
York politics he begins to tread out
with diamond shirt studs..:
1T was really unkind In Mr..
Ache, of Council Bluffs, to give his
oldest daughter the name of Bella.
E-An exchange says: "Wife beat
ing IL called spousal castigation, in
Chicago" Boston calls 1t blasting
the spare~rib."
In Indiana youth took cow to
pound, and got Is cents for 4th of
July expenses. The boys father
paid so cents to get her out. . . d..
A Chinese photographer In San
Francisco, being upbrs sided 10y lady
customer because the pictures didn't
suit her, briefly replied, "No have
handsome; how can ?'
An Indiana paper notices the
death of an old subscriber, and touch.
ingly adds: 1--WE are sorry to hear
of the death Of any of our subscribers
who are prompt about paying n.y."
The Richmond Wing accuses a
cotemporary who had spoken lightly
of Southern integrity and honor, as
a supervacuous surplusage. The co.
temporary is busily engaged reading
Webster's Unabridged, for q suitable
reply. .#
Mrs. Fair, the San Francisco
murderess has again been refused a
new trial. The day of her execution
Is fixed for the 2sth inst. and from
present appearances 1t seems highly
probable that she will have to suffer
the fearful penalty.
..-Three-fourths of the difficulties
and miseries of men, come from the
fact that most men want wealth
without earning lt, fame without de-
serving 1t, popularity without tenn.
perance, respect without virtue, and
happiness without holiness.
The total value of machinery,
agricultural implements, etc., export.
ed from Great Britain. last year,
amounted to e5,337, TIA, or over
twenty-six millions Of dollars ;
rather more than one-half Of the
amount being for steam engines.
A Connecticut paper tells this
story of new boy In one Of the
Sunday schools: The precocious
youth was asked who made the
beautiful hills around them. and re-
marked that he did not know, rs his
parents only moved into town the
day before!
-Solidified Beer" is the very --latest
thing. 1t Ii lager beer concentrated
the way they do milk, SO that the
amount you can hold upon the point
Of knife will make you drunk clear
through. A man eau carry enough
In his vest pocket to ruin Who'll,
temerance society.
The great Vanderbilt depot, AZ
street, New York, is completed.
Is 692 feet long by width Of $40 feet
and Is probably the most complet,
railroad building In the world. Tn,
roof of the car shed Is 30 feet from
the track. There are twelve lines o
railway in the shed.
Willard Hotel, at Washington, II
to be dismantled. During the war Il
was the headquarters Of the army no
In the field, and envious gossip ha
always declared that even Jehl
Pope's famous orders from Head
quarters I'm the Saddle" We're penne,
In Its peaceful parlors.
A gentleman who owns countr,
seat, nearly lost his wife who fell In
to river which flows near the estate
He announced his escape to hi
friends, expecting congratulations =
One Of them, an old bachelor, wrot
as follows: 81 always told you tha
stream was too shallow"
"A naughty little boy blubberin
because bis mother wouldn't let hir
60 down to the river on the Sabbath
upon being admonished said: 90
didn't want to go swimmin' wit
'em ma. / only wanted to 60 dow
and see the bad little boys drow
for going swimming on the Sun
day."
The growth OF the insuranC
business during the last decade doe
not indicate that this interest Is goin
TO decay. The transactions in III
Insurance. alone throughout tn
United States from 1859 to 1871,
period Of eleven years, were fiftee
times as large as those which occur
red from ls43 to 1859, or for the six
teen previous years.
We are pleased to record thl
item: "The Carbondale (Ill.) Ne
Era Of the 18th inst. says: 9Th
shipment Of peaches continues to iu
crease, and In few days full trai
will hardly suffice to carry off th
early crops. Before the season
over 1t will require ut least fifty Q
sixty cars per day to remove the crol
such is the amount.'n
"A paper collar machine eosl
from $500 TO 10000, and to fit up
factory costs at least $4,000 and ,
up to $50, 900, according to the cha
acter Of the machinery employed
A good machine will turn out I.
collars per minute, or 1900 an hou
all In suitable condition for wearing
About ], 300 persons are employed
the collar factories of New Egnlan,