Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-09-15

down twelve feet. A railroad track
was on part of the sunken place.
The people Of Nebraska are Ia
vote on the 10th inst, upon the ques.
tion Of accepting the new constitu-
tion recently drafted for them by tile
convention chosen for that porpose.
4 "A Baltic, Irlshman earned bar.
rel of flour, the other day, carrying
IL on his back from the store to his
shanty, a distance of Que mile. TAX
Ing but one rest of Ten mi minutes on the
way. g g 1Da1aaa eEa !l soolIa5 alt5
| Abraham Lincoln, being annoy.
ed on one occasion by q fiddler who
persisted In playing In, front Of i his
house, sent him out a dollar, with
the message that one scraper was
enough at the door. a's.t1'. ~.
/ E "A young couple In Connecticut
became acquainted on the 4th Of July,
were married ON the 5tli. and las,
week the husband published an ad-
vertisement warning all persons moi
to trust his wife on his account.
"A block of marble the largest
ever quarried in this country--has
just arrived In New York from San
Francisco. 1t weighed seventy tons,
and Is to form the basin of new
fountain Mt Central Park. II cost
$40, 900. 10 }a "laataq"1g'a aa ~
"A lady at Long Branch excites a
great deal Of amusement by king
her daily bath in the ocean arrayea
In waterproof bathing suit, India
rubber shoes, and oiI>skin cap, India
rubber gloves. and a wire mask over
| her face, iENGH Eelsaloft ga
"A man who ran away from Ills
wifein Pittsfield, Mass, with another
woman, got tired OF his new affinity
after spending all his money, and
wrote to his wife to send him funds
to pay his way back to her. She
didn't do IL. 5Hs
The Springfield Republican has
hit 10. just think what q relief II
would be 10 the Senate IL the funny
J. Proctor Knott could succeed the
dreary Garrett Davis. After twelve
years Of the latter I'm the Senate a
clown would be blessing.
The Morristown Jerseynsaa has
the following advertisement: au
To whom 1t may concern: Whereas
Parmelia Bush, q resident Of Chester,
did promise to marry me on the 18th
inst, but, instead of doing so, did
funk and has run OFF, brani her as
a liar, and o person of bad character
generally. EDWARD PRATT.
The Boston Journal grumbles ct
a Royal Oak, Mich. doctor, who
''took q coat, vest and hat from the
back of an orphan boy, 10 secure his
professional fees.n Since then, the
boy has been obliged 10 90 around
with his back bareheaded, and this
is what elicits the sympathy OF the
Journal. 81.
"A city congregation was In search
Of minister. One Of the Elders
came to us for the place. '.What
sort Of q man do you want?n we
asked. "Well." said he. aour church
is very much run down ut present |;
we have been without pastor for Q
year. or more, and we must have
somebody that will make q noise, the
fact Is we must have one who Is great
or eccentric. . as aAt 3,
"A correspondents writes to inquire
what 10 the best treatment to Dre.
vent the devel0pment of hydropbo-
6ia In dogs? Don't know about the
best. but IL You will give your dog
water enough. IL is pretty certain he
cant have the disease. The safeat
way to insure him an abundance Of
this Indispensable fluid n to anchor
him IN about seven feet Of water, so
that his head will be from eight teen
to twenty-five inches below the sur-
face. In that way he can drink as
much - he wants Any surplus be
may chance to swallow will do him
more good than harm, - Chicago Re-
publican. -
There is boy In Detroit Ave
years old, who would make good
iawyer-hs lies 30 easily and natural
ly. The other day he went into Q
neighbor's house, said he was from
Chicago. that his parents were both
dead, and that he would like 10 have
q home. He looked neat and In tel
ligent, and the family Y decided to
adopt him. Three days after, whom
he showed himself In the font yard
for the first time, he was seen ana
claimed by his mother, who lives .
few blocks away, and who had hunt
ed the city over for the lad. 1a q
|gI bisa gs3i ! sessa| " fanseq9 @ts'
The Mt vernen, Ind, Degsocras
relates the following eoaoerning an
old citizen Of Possy eonnty; '.Hs
will attend . church and listen TO
the sermon. and that night he will
repeat the sermon Ia, his slesp DER.
6utina ct Uteratim. He has been
known to listen TO lectures on scien-
tific subjects, that he knew no more
shout than . hog, and would repeat
the lecture In his sleep: 70 with
public speeches. He II IN silliterate
man using common place lsuguage,
yet. when under the influence OF
somnambulism. uses the most chaste
isngusge' tl4a Dsa Besl saw al -d3iI
THE local editor of che Osc.ola
Repu6tloam, under the head of ssThe
advance Of Socialism gets off the fol.
lowing: ....... .s-'ef .Slgsl
Music hath lent It, charms. and
In con nection with one or tWn or
these solFees. the festive txirllpe OF
the fantastic toe has added the recrs.
atiys spectacle Of besuty revolving
ID the "poetry OF motion. ~
We would recommend thst lee be
pat on bis bead and that ne take :
bottle Of castor olI--ir AOde or but.
tsrmilk, a. be may like Il. Ottswpwo