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Year: 1869

DURING severe storm, at Nashville,
Tenn, afew days ago, the following Incl
dent occurred, as told by the Bonner, of
that city: ~~ ~ - = 80


Just above the upper landing there is
small bathing boat, which is fitted up with
evergreens as screen to the bathers as
they perform their toilets At the time
when the storm came UP, a party of about
dozen boys and men were bathing in
the river, and had their clothes hung, on
the evergreens which formed the side of
the boat next to Broad street. Along
came the waterspout in its course, whisked
the trees from the side, clothes and ALL
and sent the whole far up into the sky.


Away went the raiment of the bathers
before their own astonished ewes. the
spirits of the, air crawling in and out of
the different articles, and trying all sorts
of ways to feel comfortable and at home
in them, but without success. Away went
the clothes, sailing through the air and
followed by the anxious gaze of the bath
ers, until having risen to considerable
elevation in the region of the water works,
they disappeared from view. The party
swan, some to the boat, which had been
drenched and partially filled with water,
and others to the shore. All called loudly
for clothes, and each was eager to secure
the services of some one to go for change
of attire. A number of articles of apparel
were finally secured, and then there was
great swapping among the crowd to get
fitted out. The whole crew finally sue
ceeded in getting. sufficient covering, to
evade the law and then started home.
The whole affair partook considerably of
the ludicrous and caused much merriment
among those who witnessed this freak of
the wind.
Year: 1869

THE Treasury Department has com
menced the issue of the new fractional
currency. The printing is done in New
York-the face by the American Bank
Note Company, and. the back by the Ma
tonal Bank Note Company, on the same
paper used for printing the United States
and National Bank Notes. This paper is
superior in quality to that used for the
currency now in use. Instead of the
fiashy bronzing heretofore used on the
face of the fractional currency, which was
easily counterfeited, an engraved seal,
printed in red, has been substituted. This
ia the finishing touch to the notes, and is
done at the printing division of the Treas
ury Department under the management
of its efficient chief, George B. McCartee.
The ten cent. note, instead OF being orna-
mented on the face, as now, by the head
of Washington, has the bust of a woman
supposed to be the Goddess of Liberty.
The fifteen cent notes will have on their
face the figure on the dome of the Capt.
tol. Fessenden's head will be taken off
the twenty -fve-cent notes, and that of
Washington substituted. General Spin


ner's handsome bust will be taken off the
fifty cent notes, and be replaced by that
of the late President Lincoln. All the
issues will be out and ready for circula-
ton about the 1st of August-E Exchange
Year: 1869

being about ninety-five feet, its height ten
feet, and its width at the center about
seven feet A delicate framework of
light and strong wood passes longitudinal
ly through it, andseryes to hold the guides
for regulating its movement in their pla-
ces. At the after end of the frame the
rudder is placed-an ingenious contri-
vance for directing its course either verti-
cally or horizontally. The prope1ling
power is furnished by very small engine
and boiler, of the very lightest weight,
and certainly of no more effective force
than could be produced by turning crank
by man of ordinary strength. The
engine and boiler-the latter fired up
with alcohol-are in dangerous proxim-
isy to the, balloon itself, and are placed
in niche in its bottom, From the en-
gine, by light shafts and gearing, the
power is transmitted to couple of pro-
pellers working in the frame, first men,.
toned, and number of lines, bands, rib.
bons and network, all of the lightest ma
Iterial, serve to bind the frame.to the bal
loon and preserve its contour. -


The inventor has evidently made his
greatest error in supposing that any prac-
tical speed can be obtained from the ap-.
plication of so little power to so great a
mass. 1t is apparent that to give any
velocity to the balloon-relative to the air
through which it travels-the air in front
must be removed and passed to its rear
so that bulk of its own size must be,
moved by its propellers in order to fcrce'
it to move its own length. The scale upon
which the machinery is constructed is so
very triffing and inadequate to do this, that
its failure cannot be matter of surprise
in fact, until some other power is discov
cred that can be condensed in a far less
compass than that of steam, we fear that
the success of the present affair is hope
less.-San Francisco Atlas.
Year: 1869

& number of other and similar cards
to the above have been offered US, but
we decline to devote more space to this
very Improbable subject.-HerGLd 1Sth.


You show your good sense for once.
But then you didn't decline many. did
your You arn't that kind you know,
dear little Guerrilla. Don't be too mod
est all at once. Your blushes might be
mistaken tor paint.
Year: 1869

But these two parties still divide the world,
OF those that want and those that have; and


still
The same old sore breaks out from age to age
With much the same result.


Walking to the MGl-Tenaysoa
Year: 1869

WE charge j. J. Williams and the
Rtrald with getting up this boiling
movement IN the interest of the De-
mocrary, and for the purpose OF taking
up a Democratic candidate for delegate
and that he has so expressed himself
" e dare him TO deny it, and we will
fnrnish the proof. Republicans. how
like you the betrayal What shall be
done with truitorsr
Year: 1869

gold. OF course she didn't expect tc
bile him right down, you know
that would not have been exactly on
the square, but she thought that II
she could let him stand In midlin'
hot water for an hour or two every
night she could run him through
the hydraulic then and wash him of
pretty clean.


"Well, stranger, you mighn't
think 1t, but dad was so pesky con-
trary that he wouldn't do It. Nam
said he'd got TO do 1t, cause she was
notgoing to see money thrown away
by any such contrariness. Neither
one of them would give In, so they
concluded they'd split the difference
by lettin' dad sell out and go below
and buy a ranch.


"That's just how IL Is, stranger; II
you amt married, and want To buy
this claim you can make mighty
good thing of IL, but IL you've got a
wife she won't let you rest for tryin'
to work you.to good advantage"


Here the unsophisticated infant
finished and walked away. calmly
whistling II wish was q daisy -
while Sam retired to reflect on the
matter, for he was and Is married,
Year: 1869

CEDAR FALLS


NOOLIl MILLS
Are now ready for Custom
Work. They will manufacture
Wool into almost any variety
of Cloth, Blankets, or Yarn,
with neatness and dispatch.
Will exchange Cloth for Wool,
so that customers can take
home with themselves the value
of their Wool the same day, in
such goods as they may select
from the largest variety of
Wooden Goods kept by any one
house in the West.


1t is surprising to seessuch
Fine and Durable Goods made
in Cedar Falls. The Company
have now in store Ladies Cloth,
hard to beat. Also, Delicate
Patterns for Children's Cloth.
ing. Also, Heavy Double and
Twist Goods, for Farmers
wear. In fact, it would be
difficult to describe the quality
and kind of goods that crowd
their store. All are cordially
invited to examine before pur.
chasing elsewhere.


Cedar Falls Wooden Mills.
Year: 1869

ERAINER, HOUSE, CARRIAGE AND
NJ Sign Painter, has taken X. Wild's place al
cedar Falls, and win give entire satisfaction to all
sho entrust him with work in his line of business.
Shop over Fosdicks wagon shop Paper hanging
neatly done ON short notice.
Year: 1869

THE San Jose Patriot thus describes


the Humboldt salt mine, about eighty


miles northwest of Austin and not far
from the railroad line.


The surface of this salt plain looks
exactly like that of lake frozen over.


The salt is hard and smooth as ice.


When if not for fine PARTICLES which are
condensed from vapOrS arising from
beneath, and which cover the crystalline
salt to the depth of perhaps Oue-cighth
of an inch, it would make an excellent
skating rink at all times of the year,
except during the very infrequCnt Oc-
casiOns when covered with water. This
magnificent eNpanse of cryst8liZed salt
is no less thOn twelve miles i'm length
and twelve i'm width, without a break
or flaw, or one particle Of soil for the
greater portion Of that extent.


The stratum Of solid salt-we had al
most said ice, which 10 continually Sug-
gests to our minds about six or seven
inches thioS, under which comes q layer
of sticky singular looking mud, about
two feet thick, and under this again an
other stratum Of sold salt as hard as
quartz and transparent as glass, Of un-
known thickness to us. When we visit
ed the mine about four years ago, we
found a hole which had been sunk about
six feet into its lower layer Of salt, near
the edge Of the deposit, without going
through it.


In summer, this salt plain, glittering
and scintillation in the light of am al
most tropical sun, presents q most bril-
liant appearance. The frosty covering
Of the solid salt is as white as the driven
snow, while that portion, when exposed,
reflects dazzling priSmatie colOrs. OF
course there is salt enough i'm this i'm
mense deposit to supply the world for
untold ages. 1t Is semarkably pure,
being % per cent. salt, and five per
cent soda, purer than that we use for
our tables,
Year: 1869

EVERY year, atleaSt a thousand young
men leave the Commercial Colleges Of
Germany and twice that number those
of France, all of whom have clear views
upon political economy. How many of
our youth are instructed i'm this science ?
Year: 1869

Call mc when breakfast is ready
o mother! don't call me before;
Do not deny me the pleasure


OF moderate rest, implore.
Eight hours of sleep are too little


For delicate maidens like me;
Dcarer, by far, is my pillow


Than a cup of the daintiest tea.
Mother, cannot endure it,


This getting up early's Il bore
Call me when breakfast is ready,


oh please do not call me before.
Iall me when breakfast is ready
oh mother don't call me too soon.
shopping of course needs attention.
But that can be done before noon.
Talk of the folly of fashion,


do not consider it so;
Parties must not be neglected,


And style is important, you know.
Mothcri ii makes me so nervous


10 think of your step at my door;
Call me when breakfast is ready,


Oh please do not call me before
Can me when breakfast is ready
OH don't call me early, pray.
Doctors advise to be quiet,


My spine is affected, they say.
sleep is a potent elixir,


And better than drugs or the knife !;
Why, then, so much in a hurry.


Since rest is the solace of life?
Mother, do have some compassion.
And chide my late rising no more
Call me when breakfast is ready,
Oh. please do not call me before.
Call me when breakfast is ready
o mother. think Eve been told,
Multitudcs struggle for riches,


And barter their comfort for gold.
IIypocrites often rise carly


Their motives are perfectly plain;
Sundays they always sleep later,
Because they have nothing to gain;
Mother. | cannot endure it,


This getting up enrly's a bore
Cali me when breakfast Is ready,
But please do not call me before.
Year: 1869

The fact that this years cotton crop is larg-
er than any for several years past is by no
means conclusive evidence Of the industry of
our American citizens of African descent"
as claimed by Radical papers. The fact is
that more white labor is used in the South than
formerly, and farmers and planters who had
heretofore raised but little cotton have en-
gagged more extensively in It's cultivation in
lieu of other staples which they had formerly
devoted their attention to. AS an evidence of
the reliability of coored labor and the industry
of the negro since the war we quote the fol-
lowing from the New York Post, Radical pa
per, of recent date:


Ideness and vice are more prevalent than
ever before. Large numbers of them thrOng
into towns and villages, and live wretchedly by
theft, or by precarous jobs Many more set
tie in the wOods or on small lots of land, and
only work loxg enough to obtain bare SUBJ
sistence. Those who 90 into the cotton fields
for wages or on shares rarely accomplish more
than half as much work as an average field
hand in the old time, and they commonly waste
much time III ldleness and in superficial cul-
ture, or break their contracts and abandon
their employers, etc.


In connection with the same subject we also
quote from the Richmond correspondent of the
Fredericksburg (Va.) Ledger, of recent date.
from which it appears that the negroes are not
industrious enough to support themselves:


The opinion is entertained here by the best
informed that partial famine Is impending
over Eastern Virginia The only adequate
remedy proposed is the re-establishnent Of the
Freedmcns Bureau here Tor the next six
months for the support of the negroes. 1t is
thought that the whites, thus relieved of the
blacks, may be- able to manage for themselves
somehow; hut with the hungry negroes to sup
ply. starvation will inevitably be the portion of
large numbers of both races.


1t is so notorious that under the Radical re
gime the negroes will not work, but on the
contrary congregate in the towns and cities
and under the leadership of carprt-baggers
and scalawags devote their time to politics,
that we scarcely consider it necessary to bring
forward any proof of facts which are well
known to the whole country.
Year: 1869

COMPUTING INTEREST," The Chicago Jour
nal gives a new rule for computing interest,
and says it is So simple and SO true that every
banker, broker, merchant, or clerk should post
it up for reference. BY no other mathematical
process can the desired information be obtained
in so few figures:


Six per cent.-Multlply any given number of
dollars by the plumber Of days of interest de-
sired, separate the right hand figure and di-
vide by SIX: the result is the true interest on
such number Of days at six per cent


Eight per cent.-Mutiply any given amount
by the number OF days upon which it is de-
sired to ascertain the interest, and divide by
torty-tive, and the result will be the interest of
such for the time required, at eight per cent.


Ten per crnt-Multiply the same as above
and divide by thirty-six, and the result will
show the rate OF interest at ten per cent.
Year: 1869

the civil law is more fully restored in all
parts OF the country, and trade resumes
It's wonted channels


1t will be my endeavor to execute all
the laws in good faith to collect all rev
enues assessed; and to have them prop
erly accounted for and economically dis
bursed. | will to the best of my ability
appoint TO office only those who will car
ry out this design.


In regard to foreign policy, would
deal with nations as equitably as the law
requires individuals to deal with each
other; and | would protect the law-abid-
ing citizen, whether of native or of for
eign birth, wherever his rights are jeop-
ardlzed or the flag of our country floats.
| would respect the rights of all nations,
demanding equal respect for our own. If
Others depart from this rule in their deal
lngs with US, we may be compelled to
follow their precedent.


The proper treatment of the original
occupants of this land, the Indians, is one
deserving of careful study. l will favor
NCui' ~" " lIlII lCIItiS "
their civilization, Christanization and
ultimate citizenship.


The question of suffrage is one which
is likely to agitate the public, so long as
a portion of the citizens of the nation are
excluded from its privileges in any state.
1t seems to me very desirable that this
question should be settled now, and | EN-
tertain the hope and express the desire
that it may be by the ratification of the
10Th article of the amendment to the



In conclusion, [ ask patient forbcar-
ance, one toward another, throughout
the land, and Il determined effort on the
part of every citizen to do his share to-
ward cementing a happy union: and |
ask the prayers of the nation to Almighty
God in behalf of this consummation.
Year: 1869

CIsTERN.wATER becomes foul and Of.
fensive because it contains large amount
of organic matter derived from the roof of
the hoNse, absorbed from the air, etc
This matter may be in the form Of germs,
or it may be in the process of growth or
decay. 1t may be vegetable or animal, or
both, the latter condition generally pre-
vailing. This matter undergoes rapid
growth and decay, and exceed
ingly rapid multiplication. When the tenn
perature is warm, as in the summer, there
are Two ways to correct the evil: First, by
entire separation of all organic matter
from the water second, by its complete
destruction while in the water. The first
object can scarcely be accomplished, as no
simple filter would separate all germs, and
even If separated, the water could not be
kept for use exposed to the air. The pro-
per method of publication Is, therefore, by
chemical destruction. This may be effect
ually, economically, and safely done by the
permanganate of potassa, used in the pro-
portion of about an ounce to fifty gallons
of water. A destructive chemical change
takes place, the organic matter Is reduced
and the whole mass is prec'pitated as an
inert and harmless sediment The chemi'
cal reaction is marked by purple color
ing of the solution, and this color indicates
the presence of organic matter. The per.
manganate should be added until this color
disappears, when you may know that the
organic matter is entirely destroyed, fol
an infiuitesimal quantity OF the latter will
be detected by the former. This prepara,
tion of potash may be obtained at any
druggists.-A Physician, IN Helrh ana
| H0gylR
Year: 1869

A Newfoundland dog, belonging
to a family In one of the Southern
States, had rescued one of his mas.
ter's daughters from drowning.
The family were about to proceed
in schooner to St. Augustine.
They had embarked, and the YES
sci was swinging off from the pier,
when the dog was missed. They
whistled and called, but no dog
appeared. The captain became
restive, swore he would wait no
longer, gave the order, and the
craft swept along the waters with
spanking breeze, and was soon a
quarter of a mile from the shore.
The girl and her father were
standing on the stern of the ves-
sci looking back upon the city,
which they had probably left for
ever, when suddenly Towser was
seen running down to the edge of
the wharf with something in his
mouth. With a glass they dis
covered that it was his masters
pocket handkerchief, which had
been dropped somewhere on the
road to the vessel, and which he
now recollected, with some COM
Functions of conscience, he had
sent his shaggy servant back to
look after. The dog looked pite-
ously around upon the bystanders,
then at the retreating vessel, and
leaped boldly into the water. His
master Immediately pointed out
the noble animal to the captain,
and requested him to throw his
vessel to the wind until the dog
could near them. He also offered
a large sum if he would drop his
boat and pick him up; told him the
manner IN which he had preserved
the life of his daughter, and again
offered him the price of passage
if he would save the faithful crea-
ture. The girl joined her entrea-
ties to those of her father, and i'm.
plored that her early friend might

be rescued. But the captain was
savage; he was deaf to every ap
peal Of humanity, kept obstinately
on his course; and the better aninlai
of the t1Oo followed the vessel until
his strength exhausted, and his
generous heart chilled by despair
ne sank among the more mercifu
pillows.
Year: 1869

An interesting decision has been


made by the Supreme Court of


California on betting on elections.


The case was that of Johnston vs..


Russell, appealed from the Sixth


District Court. Johnston, plain


tiff, made several bets on the Pres


idential election last fell. Russell


was the stakeholder. Plaintiff al
lowed the stakes to rest without


demanding the withdrawal of his


own or any part of the same till


the 23d of November, when, from
the published returns, it became
certain that be had lost his mon
ey. Then he sent the stakehoId-
er, Russell, a. written notice not


to pay the money or any part of
it over to the winner, and that if
he did, plaintiff would hold the
stakeholder responsible for his
part of the stakes. Russell did
pay the money to the winner, and
hence suit. The Court decided
Sanderson writing the opinion
first, that gambling ON popular
elections is against public policy,
and therefore illegal second, that
the money wagered may be recov-
cred at law, if the party who
staked ii make a demand for the
same before the event on which he
wagered has been decided; third,
that if the better allows his stakes
to remain in the shareholders
hands, without any demand for
its return until the event has
been decided, he cannot then come
into court and sue for recovery.
This was what the plaintiff did
In the case decided. He waited
and stood upon the laws of honor
till he found he had lost, and then
be appealed from the laws of homer
to the laws Of the land. The
Court was unanimously Of opinion
that to allow him this appeal
would be TO encourage fraud.
They reafirm the dictum of the
Court of Errors Of New York; in
'Vischer Us. Yates, as the law Of
California, which was that "either
party might disaffrn the wager
and recover the money of the
stakeholder at any time before the
happening of the event upon which
the wager was made; but that the
loser could not recover of the
stakeholder after the event had
happened and he had lost his mon
ey-that in that case, as to him,
the wager had become an executed
contract, and his repentance has
come too late" The conclusion OF


the opinion is that "after the mon
ey has been lost and won, neither
party ought to be heard in a court
of Justice.
Year: 1869

A strange circumstance is rela.
ted US as having occurred on Mon.
day. Several ladies had assem-.
bled in the tent where the manned
man was lying, who was run over
by the cars few miles west of
this city, about a week ago. The
man had one of his arms badly
mutilated, and the doctor found If
necessary to amputate his arm
above the elbow. The portion
amputated was taken a short dis
tance from the house, wrapped in
linen, placed in a box and buried.
On Monday the wounded man be-
came very restless, and was evi-
dently experiencing torturing
pain, and made frequent efforts
to move the stump of his arm,
but without avail. He told the
ladies that his arm was bent, and
that it was causing him great pain.
After trying various efforts to re-
lieve him, all of which were in
vain, they proceeded to where the
arm was buried, exhumed, straight
ened it out, and returned it to it's
resting place. On returning they
found the sufferer comparatively
relieved and able to move his re,
naming part Of the arm with
perfect ease and comfort. The
ladies relate this singular incident
and vouch for Coslnne (CaE.)
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