Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-12-29
Generalities.

THE census returns show the val
usof farms In Missouri, $392, ,9l7, 900;
value or farm-products. sos, ,0S6, 900
value Of live stock. $34, ,2s5, 900.
The population OF Washington
territory has doubled within the past
ten years. and the territory has ST..
500, 600 worth Of taxable property.
Coal now sells at Cedar Rapids at
81 per ton; and by tests made by the
School Board at that place, one ton
Of coal equals two cords Of first. class
split, well seasoned wood.
The Taylers Falls Exporter says
that the pineries are swarming with
lumbermep; and that, SO far, there
has been but few accidents compared
with those occurring In former years.
In Wisconsin, with total ,popu-
lation Of 1854. $40, there are se5, 900
foreign birth, 7ls,0O0 having one or
both parents of foreign birth, and
671, 900 foreign born father and moth.
er.
Mrs. Colt revolvsr's widow, IL
building q 100000 school house In
which to educate the children Of her
workmen. That is very admirable
way, madam, to teach the young idea
how to shoot.
AN itemizer In the New York
Mail tainted after producing the fol-
lowing: IA man who works for o
living should marry a woman taller
than himself,-the laborer is worthy
of his higher! ~
"A new journal Is announced In
England, having for Its object SIM
ply the recording of births, maria.
ges and deaths. What wonderful
obituary poetry we may expect In q
paper with such an attractive spec.
iality.
The Gloucester Advcrtiser men,
tions married couple In that town
who have had twenty-seven chill
dren, all Of whom are dead They
must look upon life through per-
petual black veil, like Father
Hooper.
The Detroit Free Press announces
the birth of "a pair of triplsts, in
that city. It is rarely seldom that
you find triplets who are ingenious
enough to be born in pairs without
leaving an odd baby somewhere in
the neighborhood.
Senator Sumner has offered a Joint
resolution providing for an amend
ment to the constitution limiting the
President to one term. The resolu.
tion has been laid over. The amend.
ment will not go into effect, II
adopted, until March 4th, 1873.
The Mount Pleasant Journa, says
that the good people Of Marion town.
ship know how to do the handsome
thing. One day last week number
gathered at the residence OF Mrs.
Anna Cloffenstine, taking with them
several cords of wood, and they
didn't leave until II was ell chopped
and piled up ready for use. That's
religion.
"A young lady In Springfield,
Mass, few nights ago. arose In her
sleep, and went to the premises of o
neighbor, three doors away. where
she was discovered sitting very COM
posedly In q chair on the porch, ar
rayed without any special references
to the condition Of the thermometer.
She was excessively frightened
when awakened, and says she win
be afraid to go to sleep again. H
"A foppish young dandy. who has
just returned from arboad. appeared
at New York ball, last week, ele-
gantly attired In full dress suit, with
diamond studs and sleeve buttons,
point lace neck.tie, three>buttoned
gloves, hair powdered with blond
powder, French heels to his boots, q
strong suspicion Of rouge on his
cheeks, and piece of court plaster
on his forehead. The girls made 30
much fuE Of him that he retired be-
fore supper.