Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-03-31
Eeneraiitics.

The Salt Lake Theatcr Ia run
ming "rhe Lonely Man." 1t don't
mean Brigham. for he is married.
A contemporary proposes ina
tioual convention of men whose arms
or legs have been shot off in firing
salutes."
Mrs. Livermore will hot deliver
any more lectures on woman's rights
for several weeks, on account Of
sickness.
The people Of Wyoming Terri
tory are about to abandon woman
suffrage as both mischievous an,l inn
practicable.
john Morrissey has given $500 to
a chnmhermaid at Albany, who took
care of SO, 600 which he had left uu-
der his pillow.
Mrs. Susan Rusk, of Allegheny
county, Va, died the other day, at
the age OF 1i6, leaving an orphan
daughter only 0s.
1T has just been decided by a
Maine debating society That no wos
man should talk about rights" un-
Til she eau show a clean, healthy
baby.
In Philadelphia, according to tho
census returns, the Presbyterians arc
the wealthiest denomination, their
property being worth more than four
millions.
--"What are you going to do after
you graduate?" said gentleman
to IA Williams College student
"Damfino," replied the youth.
"preach, l s'pose."
"A lawyer who has wife and five
children, and resides In one Of the
principal cities of Texas, says It only
costs him $500 per year to support
himself and family.
A merchant in Indiana who re-
Gently celebrated his wooden we'd
ding" was presented among other
things with 10, 900 feet of lumber and
thirteen large poplar logs.
"A disturbed preacher remarked,
"If that cross-eye lady In the side
aisle, with red hair and blue bon
net, don't stop talking, I must point
her out to the congregation"
The Gotta publishing house at
Stuttgart disposed, up to the close OF
1870, $4,000 copies of Alexander Won
Humboldt's "Kosmos," six thousand
of which came to the United States.
-Covington, Ky, had case lately
where II discarded lover murdered
the girl who rejected his suit, where
upon all the timid "0ld maids" met
together and unanimously resolved
never to reject an Offer.
A Democrat In Quincy, III. who
heard the tumultuous rejoleings Of
his brethren over their unexpected
victory, at last turned appealingly To
one OF them and asked, "Where Is
New Hampshire, anyhow ?"
Out of 476 young ladies graduated
at Oberlin, l72 have married young
gentlemen graduates of the same in.
stitution. So says the College Cour-
ant. The same paper gives l65 theo.
logical and college students at Ober-
lin last year to six times as many In
other departments. .....
Tue Marion Commonwealth fur
nishes the following marriage notice.
which we must admit is somewhat
stony: married at Flintstone, by
the Rev. Mr.. Windstone, Mr.. Nehe-
miah Sandstone aud Miss Wilhelml-
ma MILESTONE, both Of Limestone
Look out for birthstone next.
"A new feature IL being experl-
mented on i'm Philadelphia in the
matter of temperance reform. They
are advocating domestic option"
bill, under which no man should DO
allowed to buy glass of ale, or wine,
or whisky, without presenting ut the
bar written permit from his wife.
"A young white man who mar
ried a colored girl in Grenada, Miss,
a few days ago, was taken from bed
on the second night after the we'd
ding by q party of men, who clothed
him in a full suit Of tar and feathers,
and notified him TO emigrate. He
went, with threat to return with
State militia.
There's funny story going the
rounds, Of an old colored man who
was left la charge Of telegraph of
flee, in New Orleans, while the ope-
rator went out ito see man." A
"call' came over the wires, and the
Garky shouted at the instrument, as
loud as he could, de operator isn't
yer!n The noise ceased instanter.
/ --Daluth is already famous rs q
city, though 1t is young, and It's pop.
ulation, as yet, somewhat limited
The humorous speech of j. Proctor
| Knott, the Kentucky Congressman,
has brought IL prominently before
the public throughout the length and
breadlh Of the land. One OF the un-
expected results flowing therefrom,
is general inquiry about the place,
price of lots, etc. An enterprising
real estate dealer OF Duluth, after
reading Knott's glowing periods,
transmitted to him some excellent
Photographic views OF the new city
and It's surroundings. accompanied
by tender OF municipal hospitality
should he ever visit the head of Lake
Superior.
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THE Sioux City Journal says Me-
Creary, one of the editors of the Du-