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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-12-09
The Arsenals Of the COnfederacy.

In an article on the Ordnance Depart
ment of the rebel Confederacy, the Rich.
mond Enquirer of November 18th,
inadvertently alludes to several rich prizes
in the way of arsenals, which may control
or change Gen. Sherman's march into the
bowels of the Confederacy. It says:
The organization of the Nitre and Min
ing Corps was an imperious necessity, and
its successful operations have supplied the
material required for the immense issues of
this department. 1t has since swelled as
separate bureau, and is managed with
cOnsummate skill and talent. 1t was the
Ordnance Department which organized
and directed the foreign importations Of
the government which, under the foster
ing care and able management of this de-
partment, has also given rise to separate
"Bureau of Foreign Supplies"
The magnificent powder mills at Au-
gusta, the arsenal there, the National
Armory and Central Laboratory at Macon.
Ga, the arsenals st Savannah, Columbus.
Athens, Fayetteville, Raleigh, Salisbury
and Richmond-all attest the ability, skill.
zeal and energy of the chief of ordnance
and his subordinate officers. The combi-
nations of private workshops, backed by
the immense resources of Tredegar, have
made Richmond the great depot that sup.
piled the Army Of Northern Virginia; and
throughout all the difficulties that have be-
set the Ordnance Department in all the
campaigns Of this war, no disaster has ever
befallen our army from want of ordnance
stores.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-12-09

AMONG the deaths at st. Louis last
week were MORGAN L. BuLLEN, 9th Mime.
sofa; P. BURK, 10th Minnesota; GEORGE
GRAY, 9th Minnesota, and MAGNUs PETER
SON, 9TH Minnesota.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-05-05

chair provided for the use Of such persons
was tied BY the leg to the leg of the table,
SO that it could not be drawn very neal. near the
one occupied BY the General The anxious
petitioner, not observing the cord, was
likely to open the conference by throwing
the chair over Others, who succeeded in
seating themselves without this embarrass.
ing catastrophe found all their attempts to
I edge up confidentalIy to the Generals ear
uhavailing. This invention saved the
General from the fumes Of garlic, and com
PEELED the visitor to speak loud enough for
the reporter to hear him. 81,
THE GENERAL AND TIE SURGEON. 4,
When the yellow fever season came on,
some of the army officers. began to seek
furloughs.s Not all 3ofssthem got offlas
Ieheaply as the lieutenant of whom the fol-
lowing story isftolds - 9tsa1e8 3oa aooa
81 ENTER, a bluff, rosy lieutenant, the pic.
ture Of robust health, bearing in his hand
doctors certificate, which declared that
the lieutenant could not live thirty days
llonger in such a cliinateas that of ofLouisiana.
| The General looked at the man in some
tamazement. ot saes sged ysu sH woa
6a You see, General said the lieutenant,
that the surgeon of my regiment says
can tslive thirty days i'll New Orleans.'oo
1ai' Dc yo,, think so 2 asked the General,
looking him steadily in the face =" 'a-
Well General replied the officer, with
manifest abatement Of confidence in his
cause, 4 shouldn't wonder if the surgeon
/ is right - .-...t.-..i.
4 propose to try the. experiment. said
the general. L think you'll live But if I
should prove wrong, I'll ask the surgeons
pardon If he is wrongs he shall apologize
to me- Ia fsfs. bqe.g~e7.,,...4 E,t.s
| tsf qsa8 a.ssfsHIs NEW COMMAND |
General Butler is now in command ofths
Department Of North Carolina, which in.
cludesa Fortress Monroe and a portion
of Virginia, and is probably destined to
play an important part in the campaign
now about to open We can safely pre-.
dict that he will not be found wanting in
either enterprise, energy, pluck. or ad.
mfnistrative ability; and that he will &C.
complisll what he undertakes, If its accom-.
plishment be possible bas mods ba
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-05-05
Curious Facts About Water.

/ e
| The extent to which water mingles with
bodies the most solid, is very wonderful
The glittering opal, which beauty wears as
an ornament, is only flint and water. Of
every twelve hundred tons of earth which
a landholder has in his estate, four hum
dren are water. The snow capped SUBMITS
of Snowdon and Ben Nevis have many
million tons of. water in a. solldifed form.
In every plaster Of Paris, statute, which, 4. an
italian carries Though our streets for sale,
there is one pound Of water to every four
pounds of chalk|E The1 air we breathe
contains FIVE grains of water to- eaeh.cubic
foot of its bulk. fThe potatoes and the
turnips which are boiled for our dinner,
have, in their raw state the one seventy
five per cent, the other ninety per cent;
Of water" If a man weighing ten stone
were squeezed fat in, a hydraulic press,
seven and half stone Of water would run
out, and only two and a half of dry residue
remain. 4. man is, chemically speaking,
forty yelpounds Of carbon andssn nitrogen,
difust d through five and half pailsful
ofwater 4 In plants we find water mingled
no less. wonderfully. A sun flower evapo-
rates one and "a quarter pints Of water a
/ day, and..a cabbage about the same quantity
A wheat plant exhales, III a hundred and
seventy two days, about one, hundred
thousand grains Of water. An acre. .ofgrow-
ing wheat, on this calculation, draws and
passes out about ten tons of water per
day. 1 The: sap of plants is the. medium
through which. this mass Of fluid is con-
veyed. 1t forms a delicate pump, up which
the watery particles run with the rapidity
of a swift stream. BY the action Of the
sap, varioys properties may belc0mmunica7
ted to the growing plant. Timber in
France is, for instance, dyed by various
colors being mixed with water, and poured
over blythe rootof the tree 81 Dahhas are
also colored by.a similar process.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-05-05
An Incident,

E VI
An affecting scene is. described as hav-
ing taken place at a crossing in Chatham
street, New York, one day not long since
where couple Of little girls were sweep
ing path through the mud and holding
out their dirty palms forr cooperating
pence. ! AS a lady was crossing the street
one Of the ragged little urchins suddenly
dropped her broom, and cried mamma !!
mamma y andsrushing to the lady seized
her by the dress, and soobed out, "oh !!
take me home p The lady at once recog-
nized the voice as that Of her own child
who was lost-ayear or so before, and whom
she had given up for dead, and hailng a
carriage she at once took the little one
home, where a process fef bodily spuriica-
ton and a change of garments soon restor-
ed the poor child to a recognizable con
dition. She had been stolen by. one OF the
wandering female vagabonds. that infest the
city, and devoted to the wretched employ
ment in which her mother found her, in
order to earn q few pence fort miserable
creature who had elnded the officers of JUS
tice- although vigorous efforts were made
to trace her out for purpose of punishment
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-05-05
The Power of Example.


Writing of valor, let me say, the contrast
among regiments. consists.not more in the
material of the rank and file than it does in
the coolness, bravery, and Judgment Of the
officers, and the faith the soldiers repose in
them. That faith has a magic in it that
tones men UP and makes more and nobler
men of them than there was before 1t is the
principle recognized by the great Frederick
when he addressed his General---"T send
you against the enemy with sixty thousand
men" "But, SIRE" said the officer, "there
are only, fifty thousand "Ah,I counted
you as ten thousand was the monarch's S
wise and quick reply. | have a splendid
illustration of this in an incident which oc-
Cured on the Sunday at Chickamauga.-
It was near four o'clock on that blazing af-
tcrnoon, when part of Gen. Steadman's s
Division Of Reserve Corps bowed their heads
to the busting storm Of lead, as if il had
been rain, and betrayed signs of breaking.
The line wavered like great flag in
breath of wind. They were as splendid
material aslever shouldered lnusket, but
then what could they do in such binding
tempest Gen. Steadman rode up. A
great, hearty man, broad breasted, broad
shouldered, face written all over with stur-
dy sense and stout courage no lady's man
10 make bouquets. for snowy fingers, and
sing meet me by moonlight alone,' like
some Generals I could name, but realizing
the ideal of my boyhood, when Tread
of~the stout old Morgan of the revolution.
Well, up rode Steadman, took the flag
from the color bearer, glanced along the
wayering front, and with that voice of his
that could talk against small volly ofmus-
kerry crying out, "go back boys, go back,
but hefag can't go with you Y grasped
the staff, wheeled his horse and rode on
Must | tell you that the column closed IN
and grew firm, and moved resistlessly on
like great strong river, and swept down
upon the foe, and made record that shall
live when their graves are as empty as the
cave of Macpelah ID. T. Taylor.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-05-05

p = - .e.,rr s2e~Fs fs 80 vi FM tgFF .ssTr
30 I have never known a house without
a baby that got along, as well as other
houses. | neyerf knew a. baby that
didn't pay its way in smiles and Misses
to beguile the toil-worn and weary. : Il
Il was going out to-day to get some
steers to fat this winter, if that fellow
had paid up his note yesterday" says
William Nickson as. with lcorrugated
brow and sad look be sat down BY the
kitchen stove.
"My dear, thought you had twenty
steers now, . gently replied his wiferf
Twenty and what are thev To
eat mp a HUNDRED acres Iof leoru that
won't pay for hauling to market over
bad roads, half hundred miles
''Wab,. wab, wab,' SAYS tile fbabv.
and. the father s. eyes mechanically wan
der to her, where she is locomotine along
:the floor, dog-like, as fast as hands and
feet can carry her.
ssPatty cake" says the older brother
and as baby. crowingly responds. the
care-wrinkled brow Of papa lrelaxues (
aud the cornersrofi his mouth begin to
twitch. .Fr .,r0
"Yon mind how. she .sin,geed i,ed for the
preacher on Sunday ~ says Charlie.
There never was such baby p SAYS
papa, as he snatches up the little chit,
and kisses the hands that would fain en-
twine themselvesin his whiskers.
The steers and the cares are forgotten
and after a merry kjauntinglof baby 70
''Banberry Gross, he goes out to bis
field hands better and a happier man.
For my part, | pity-the WOMAN who
hasn't got any babies to win back the
smiles to the stern face of her husband
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-05-05
Advantages of Printing
The following anecdote illustrates the
advantages of printing

The following anecdote illustrates the
advantages of printing
An old woman from the country 'cameinto
the Office of Mr.. B., well-know metropoli-
tan printer, with an old bible in hand
swant.p said she, sthat you should
print it over again. It's getting little
sort of blurred, and my eyes isn't what they
was. How much do you ax?'"
!" Fifty cents - t''''' t'''
- q nyou have it done in half an hour
I wish you would-want to be getting home
--livea good ways out in the country *
When the old lady went out, he sent
around to the Office of the american Bible
Society, and purchased copy at fifty cents.
:" Lor' sakes massy !" exclaimed the
woman, when she came to look at tit $
cen most as good as new. never seed
nothing so curious as wot printin' is"
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-05-05

PETRIF ACTION There has been dis.
covered recently, in one Of the coal mines
Of Pennsylvania, by the miners, while
blasting TOR coal, remarkable petrifac.
ton OF an entire tree. The piece oftbe
trunk taken out weighs FIVE thousand
pounds. and still there remain the roots
aH1 the top Of the tree imbedded in the
coal. There are also to be found in the
same mine petrifaciions Of the cactus and
other plants peculiar to a tropical clim4
ate 10 18#n aa Fl T.}
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-05-05

A smile may be bright when the heart
IS sad. The rainbow may be beautiful
IN the air, while beneath is the moaning
Of the sea.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-05-05
Subsisting Greek and Roman Ar
H4l II g9a mics. 1efitf oRsaa -

According to the general, regulations
Of the Greeks distinction was made be-
tween the pay proper Of a soldier and
his subsisting money. 1T was common
for the soldiers to purchase their supplies
as furnished either by the State or byin-
Fdividuals, and whether the subsistence
was furnished in kind or money it. was
the duty and care Of the General to mako
ample provision under this head before
setting out on an expedition Usually
large market was established at points
where armies werestationed or expected.
and from it, soldiers supplied themselves
with the necessary provisions, while
their servants a numerous retinue)
and the beasts of burden conveyed
the same after them on their march.
The Greek army at Plat@a was followed
by great conveys fprovisions from Pei
opdrnesus, the care of which Belonged to
the servants and other camp followers.
Before Nicias. Started. out on the Sicilian
Expedition he estimated for necessary
stores of wheat and barley to be sent
from Attica. to Sicily, andimpressed the
requisite1nunber of bakers to prepare
bread for the consumption Of bis troops.
Among the, Romans the conditions of
.subsisting their armies may be said to
have turned on two great principles
| that Of making the war support the. war
in the enemy's country, and that Of OPEN
ing military roads in connection with
depots of supplies" These radiated from
the cityof Rome AS their center, and no
conquest was considered secure until such
Ia communication WAS opened with the
smetropItan seat Of Roman civil and mil
!lifary power. We learn from Vegetius,
who wrote treatise on the "MJitary
Institute" of the Romans in the time If
the Emperor Vdentiniau. that. as at the
present day, detachments of infantry and
cavalry were used fos t e protection Of
supply ains--Notionat Lutetliqeacer,,l
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-05-05

aag The Portuguese Government5has
only one war vessel It.ha> sbntpne gun,
and is called the zerror. offse SEA-. .,.,
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-05-05

a@He who lives for himself alone,
lives for mean fellow.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-05-05
Alimentiveness Large.

Charlotte, my darling, the dinner is waiting, o.
The voice of the waiter is heard on the stair =
The guests on their bosoms their napkins are pinnir
Charlotte, my darling why lingering there?
O. hast thou forgotten how early way breakfasts?
Or hast thou forgotten how late shall be tea? uv9
We may be too late, and we shall not get any;
Charlotte, my darling, have pity on me.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-05-05
e, WISCONSIN HOUSE.
WESTERN HOTEL.

DoDGEvILLE, 4: =: WISCONSIN
a. THE undersigned would respectfully ask
fsS.SM share of the public patronage. His tabl
IsssMES will alwaysbe furnished in good taste ant
sss E$ his rooms are large and airy and in eyerl
ISkazA department the intention win be to consul
the comfort and wishes of his patrons. Good stables
and attentive ostlers always in readiness
d Dardcrs by the day week furnished with all nec
Cssary conYeniences and at reasonable rates
SSr Stages leave this house daily, north and south
nI-ly JOHN II. ROBERTS.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-05-05
COBB. ALEX. wILsoy. JAS F. sUDDUTIT.
COBB, WILSON & SUDDUTH,

formerly Cobb Sudduh
II AWYERS, Mineral Point, Iowa County, Wisconsin,
will attend professional business AMI correspon-
dcnce assleretofme. VIII procure Pensions obtain
Boun ties from te tate and Feieta Government, and
prosecute claims against them upon any liberal terms
~gsofer pppositeyC Court II onse gupE stairs. 12y1
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-05-05
WHITNEY SMITH.

VTNANNERfAND CURRIER. Minerd Point Wis
feather ofaIi kinds also Hair for plastering, al
ways hand cheap for cash. job Work done at short
and On q mGdsrato terms. SD ln2sfl
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-05-05
J. II. CLARY

= A TT0RNEY AT LAW, Mineral Point, Wis. Of
n fee in Thomas Stone Block. S [nl-yll
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-05-05
.ToEo9 JAMES JONES. red

1DODGEVILd4E, -'f-sF.- WIS.
Nollccts back pay for discharged soldiers, Bounty
" Money aNd back pay for heirs of deceased Soldiers
A Pension ecrtifcates procured Bounty claims settled
at prices establised by Law. - ra4.et .-f-sfts
n24-ly SAMUEL w. REESE, Atty
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-05-05
nrofessional e Business Car0s

81. A TTORNEY AT LAW Land ana Collecting Agent
81 n .Dodgevie, Iowa County, Wis. Particular at.
tentoB given to collecting and agencies and payment
taxes in Iowa County. Office in the Post Office Build
"a ng.adf iif--tral3 Tf< sos UfkNa tn1-yIl
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-10-29
1PUBLIC-NO. 53.l

PUBLIC-NO. SO.
An ACT to amend Section nine of the Act ap-
proved July seventeenth, eighteen hundred
and sixty-two. entitled An Act to define
the pay and cmoluments of certain officers
Of tho army, and for other purposes"
Be it enacted by tie Senate and Hoxst
Of Representatives. Of the United States
Of america i. Co~gress assembled, That
the rank of chaplain without command, in
the regular and volunteer service Of the United
States, is hereby recognised Chaplains shall
be borne on the field and staff rolls next after
the surgeons, and shall wear such uniform
- is or may be prescribed by the army regu-
lations, and shall be subject to the same rules
and regulations % other officers Of the army.
They shall BE- entitled to draw forage for
two horses, and. when assigned 10 hospitals,
posts, and forts, they shall be entitled to
quarters and fuel within the hospitals posts, or
forts, while they are 30 assigned, without the
privilege Of commutation. subject to tho same
conditions and limitations as arc now by Law
provided in the case Of surgeons. When ab-
cent from duty with leave. or on account Of
sickness ~ ether disability. or when held by
the enemy q prisoners. they shall be subject
to no other diminution OF loss Of pay and a.
lowanccs than other officers in The military
service are under like circumstances. And
chaplains who have becn absent from duty.
BY reason of wounds OF sickness, or when
hid - prisoners in the hands Of the enemy.
shall be entitled to receive full pay without
nations during such absence. In Ill Other
resp-eia the pay of charlains shall be the
same - now peovided BY Law.
Sec. 2. lsi be IL f.rsIer s.sosod. That
the Get sppsovsd July foarteensh. eighteen
hundred and sixty+vs. essitl-d. An act 10
grant Pesrioas." 10 hes-by % an~nded - to
include ehaPlains in The regular and volunteer
fosces Of the army: PSersded. Thst the
pes-ion TO which chaplain shall be eusi'led
isr total disability shall be t~rnsy dollars pr
nonsh, and al the provisions Of the act to
which this section b m amrndmenf shall sp-
ply TO and embrsre the widows. chiidnn-
mo,h<n. and sisters Of charlains Of the land
leces Who hare died since the fourth day
4 MseA. sighaso hndrrd nd siz'y- y-cnr. -
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-10-29

ALL FOR L1NcoLN.-The Eastern editor Of
the Bulletin, in his last letter. writes: To-day
Mr.. Lincoln's recollection seems almost FORE
gone conclusion. The hour of detection for
unconditional loyalists is past. Everything
promises hearty and cordial uniou Of Union
men in support If the only unconditional Un-
ion nominees. Tho time has come when pri-
vats feelings and differences Of opinion upon
minor points must be laid aside. They can
no longer be INDUCED in without peril and
guilt-the peril of running the country. and
the guilt involved in that dreadful crime.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-10-29
lPuDLIC-NO. GIL

PuBLrc-No. 67.
An ACT for a charter of Masonic Hall Asso-
citation, Washington City, District Of &C.
lumbia.
Be 1t enacted by tie Senate and House
Of Representatives. Of tic United States
Of America in Congress assembled, That
Is. b. French, of the Grand Encampment of
the United States of America; Robert Nc
Murdy, of the General Grand Royal Arch
Chapter of the United States; George G..
Whiting, Of the Grand Consstory; f. l..
Stevens, of Osiris Lodge Of Perfection, No.
/; z. d. Gilman, of Washington Comman-
derry. No. /; w. P. Particle, of Columbia
Commandery; w. NJ. Smith, of Columbia
Chapter, No. Is; w. G. Parkhurst, of Wash
ington Royal Arch Chapter. No. l6; James
Steele, Of Mount Vernon Royal Arch Chap.
tor, No. 90; O. F. Stansbury, Of the Grand
Lodge Of the District of Columbia; Joseph
Nairn, Of Federal Lodge, No. l; N. Acker,
Of Lebanon Lodge. No. u; E. Kloman. Of
Now Jerusalem Lodge, No. 6; J. NJ. Turton,
of Hiram Lodge, No 10; T. J. Fisher, Of
Saint Johns Lodge, No. IL; l.. Gassenhei-
mer, of Nation Lodge, No. IL; J. Van Ris-
wick, Of Washington Continstal Lodge, No.
IA: j. y. 1nc0uuc, OI ID. ID. IcuCu IANuBe,
No. Is; +. L. Aarvcry. Of Dawson Lodge,
No. l6; j. w. ID. Gray. Of Harmony Lodge.
No. II; J. N. Hanson, Of Acacia Lodge,
No. IS; N. d. Larner, Of Lafayette Lodge.
No. 10. Of the free and accepted masons, Of
the District Of Columbia. and their SUCCESSORS
10 be appointed in the manner hereinafter de-
clarcd. representing the several masonic bodies
before named. b.. and thsy are hereby, incoe-
poraied and made body polite and eoro-
rate, by the mans Of the Masonic Hall Asso-
eiation Of the District Of Columbia, and by
that name may sue aud b. ss~d. plead and
BE- impleaded, in any court Of law or EQUITY.
Of eomp-ssut jurisdiesioa. and may have and
ne common s-si. and the ssDe ehangr ss
pleasure, and be entitled to use and exrscise
III the powers. rights. and privileges iacidrni
10 such -asposafion-
sc. 2. Asd Be - fvs&v esarfeS. That
the said cerpor.sicn shall he capable sf tskiss
and holding rwal and psr>nnal estate. which
estate. pcrssoal and real shall never be di-
vidsA amsse the ncnbers Of the said e"sro-
ration. bat shau desessd ts their soce~-osA
duly eieet.d and sppciss-d IN the manner
h.seiaassss declared by the bodies they RIP
ssseas. ix sie YssPsses of the orasr Of free
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-10-29
J. Ross BRowNE.-Thc Aurora IN. T

J. Ross BRowNE.-Thc Aurora On. T.
correspondent Of the Call writes:
"Speaking of sketches, reminds me of the
fact that Ross Browne is making "a good
thing" over here. His lecture was well at
tended, as it should have been, as it is well
worth the money; but do you want sketch
Of your mining ground in Harper's Ger
tainly; but come out!,' and when the De-
cember number of that interesting monthly
appears, you can easily calculate the profits
Of travelling artist from the fact that he asks
only three hundred dollars, and all expenses
paid, to visit Montgomery-a day and halfs
ride; or, in all, including the two days pro-
Don't your correspondent wish be was an
artist I"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-10-29

KEEN REroRr.-A Copperhcad meeting
in one Of the mining towns Of California; law.
yer. making speech, said that Mr.. Lincoln
amounted to little or nothing To this Un-
ION man replied "that the gentleman who dc.
uounced Lincoln was about Lincoln's age,
started in life at the same time and whilst
Lincoln. by his genius, had become President
the lawyer wss common, county -eourt pet
tyfogger."