Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1862-10-23
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reoe;yed no fee for marrying parsl-
reon couple, and meeting them sew
l roi months after at social gathering,
ta 30 m their baby, and exclaimed, -
believe | have a mortgage on this enid!
Babv's papa, rather than have an explain
atio1 before the company, quietly hand
ed out a T."
aeg-uLittle Duncan often asks some
odd nuestions. The other evening, as
he was sitting out on the piazza with his
mother he gazed intently up at the SKY
for a few moments, and turning to her'
asked-"Ma, amt the stars God IS
ewes ? [ saw them a-blinkin."
ne aWonderful things are done now
odays said Mr. Trimmins ''The doc
tor has given Flack boy a new lip from
his check" 'Ah,' said the lady, "manys
the time I have known a pair taken
from mine, and no very painful opera
ton either
p7g-uCaptain are you going to run
voTr steamboat in this fog? timid
passenger asked Of one Of the sound
SINNERS "No sir" was the reply,
eve might as wcll,try to drive toad
through barrel Of tar.
pea. oBiddy," said lady, " I wish
Won would step over and see how old
Mrs Jones is this morning" In few
minutes Biddy returned with the infor-
nation that Mrs. Jones was just seven
ty-two years, seven months and two days
old.
as8g~A footman who got a situation
At the west end Of London, on entering
a room where there was vase of Gold
en- fish. exclaimed, "Well, this is the
first time | ever saw red herring alive. J"
psy~A father who was about to take
his son to one of our universities, re-
marked to friend that the youth pos
sessed every requisite fitting him for
College, except gcaius and application.
FIRST ASSEMBLY DIsTRICT-J ona-
than Cory, Of the town of Centre, is
the Republican nominee for the assem-
bly in the district composed Of the
towns Of GAINESVILLE, Porter, Union, Mag
nolia and Charlottesville Gazette.
neAs Harry Turn recently married his
cousin Of the same name. When in
terrogated as to why he did so, he re-
piled that it had always been a maxim
of his that one good Turn deserves
another
0GE-A witty dentist having labored in
vain to extract decaycd tooth from
lady's mouth, gave up the task with the
folicilous apology "Thc fact is, Mad
anne, it seems impossible for anything
bad to come out Of your mouth"
nea- "What is the difference lovely,
between export and transport 2" Well,
my ducky, if you were OH board yon-
der outward bound craft, you would be
exportod-I, transported"
aea- Boy, why don't you go to SCHOOL,"
"Cause sir, daddy is afcared that if
learns everything now, | shan't have
anything to larn when I conc to 80 to
the cadamy."
pe9- When knayo salles forth to
deceive US he dresses up his thoughts
in his best words 50 naturally as his
body in his best clothes.
ns9~ Old boys have their playthings
as well as young ones the difference is
only in the price
G@9@ Who are the most dishonest
people :? Hardware mcrchanto, they sell
iron and steel for living.
AMENDMENTS 10 THE CONSTITUTION.
Two amendments to the Constitution
are to be voted on at the next election
|. TO increase the Governors salary
from the pittance now allowed to 50, 500
per annum. It will not benefit the pres
ent incumbent, but will apply to his sue
cessor
2. The reduction of the rate of interest
which bankers may receive, from 10 per
cent, the present rate, to Z per cent.
Ballots with reference to these amend
ments should be prepared and be on hand
IN season
IHESoLDIERs AND THE PRESIDENTS
PROCLAMATION The 104th Illinois
regiment, Col. A. B. Moore, in camp at
shelbyville, KY, on the 10th inst, took
vote upon the Presidents emancipa-
tlon proclamation, with the following
result:
IN favor Of the Proclamation. ....... S14
t5"'il9' IT,. ..'............... 1t
Majority for. 778
GEN. BURNsIDE's NEW COMMAND
0en. Burnside has been recently pro-
noted to an important position. His
command now embraces his former (the
NINTH Army Corps, together with those