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Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-08-24
a Beautiful Tl1oo.sgslllie L :.

The von#n's canse ei man's They rise 81
sink
Togytag.. Dwarrcd Or gg3liks, bond 81 free;
II she be small, slightna.ufod, miserable,
How shall men grow Let her then be
All that not harms distinctive wom-n-hood;
For woman is not undeycloped man,
But diverse. Could We make her as the
man
Sweet iore mere sl@in, whose dearest bond
is this,
>,5ot Ike ta Ike, but Ike n difference,
Yet in the long years iiker nnat they grow,
The man be more of woman, she oi man
lie gun IN sweetness 0td In moral height,
Aor lose tho wrestling thcVs that throw
the world
she m5atal breadth, nor fail ii chiI4vaTd
care,
AJ.re as the double-natured poet each,
Til at last she set herself to man,
Like perfect music unto noble words"
'Tenay5on's Priacsgs.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-08-24

q SArE RUEE-A minister preach
ing Oh the subject Of Misrepresentation
ana SANDER, said when professors
Of religion 50 far degrade themselves and
their profession as to attempt to injure
others by lying and Misrepresentation,
they should remember that when The
devil was dispptiog with the archangel
about the body Of Noses, The lord would
not permit the archangcl to bring rail-
ing accusation against The devil and
until they can prove that the individual
they wish to injurc is worse than the
devil, and they themselves are better
than the archangel, the Bible requires
them 10 hold their tongue aud mind their
business
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-08-24
& Temperance Story.

Deacon Johnson is a great temperance
man. and sets good example Of total
abstinence as far as he Is seen. Not
long ago be employed 8 carpenter to
make some alterations in his parlor, and
in repairing tile corner near the fire.
place, it was found necessary TO remove
the wainsooting, when 10 . q discovery
was made that a2tonished eyerybody.-
A brace Of deconters, q tnmbleY. and q
pitcher were eoziIy reposing there, as if
they had stood there from the begining
The deacon Was summoned, and as he
beheld The biushing bottles, he exclaim-
ed
.Wal, declare. tbats curious, sure
enough. It must be that Old Baines left
them there when be went o{it Of this
Gre house thirty years ago"
perhaps he did, returned the car
penter but, Deacon, the ice in the
pitcher must have been frize mighty
hard to stay 50 tit this time.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-08-24

lis Of Gossip.

have known a country society which
withered away all to nothing under The
dry rot Of gossip only. Friendships once
as firm as granite, dissolved to Jelly, and
then run away to water, only because Of
this love that promised a future as en-
during as heaven and as stable as truth.
evaporated into a morning mist that
turned into day s long tears, only be-
cause of this; a father and son were
set foot to foot with the fiery breath Of
anger that would never cooi again be-
tween them, only because Of this and
a husband and his young wife, each
strainipg at the hated leash which in
the beginning had been the the golden
| bondage ola God blessed love, sat mourn
fully BY The side Of tie grave where all
their love and all their Joy lay buried,
aad only because Of this T lave seen
faith transformed to mean doubt, nope
gives place to grim despair, and charity
take on itself the features Of black NAL
eyolenee, all because Of the spell words
Of scandal and magic mutteriugs Of gos-
sip
Great crimes work great wrong and tbe
deeper tragedies of human life spring from
It's larger passions; !; but woef9l and most
melancholy are the uncataiogued trag-
edles shat issue from gossip and detrac-
tion; most mourufui the shipWreck often
made Of noble natures and lovely lives
by the bitter winds an dead saliva ters
of SANDER So easy to say, yet 50 hard
to dlaproye-throving on the Innocents
and punishing them as guilty if unable
to pluek oylf the stipgs they never see
and 10 silence words they never hear IT
Gossip ana SANDER are the deadilest and
the crueleat wcapons man has tor ms
brother hurt.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-08-24

1orHEns ARD THIIR IHrL0EEcE
" Eben | lived among the Chootaw In
dians, says one, held D consultation
with one ofthoir chiefs respecting the
successive stages Of their progress in the
arts Of civilized life; and, among other
things. he informed me thas at their
start they made o great mistake they
only sent boys to school. These boys
came home intelligent .ncn, but they
married uneducated and unciyilized
wives; and the uniform result was, the
children were like their mothers. The
father soon lost all his interest both in
wife and children. "And now," says
he, 'If we would educate bat ono class
Of our children, we should choose the
girls for when they become mothers
they educate their sons" This is the
point, and it is true. No nation can be-
come fully enlightened when the mothers
are rot qualified to discharge she duties
Of home education
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-08-24
IN PROBATE iowa County Court.

IN PROBATE E-Iowa County Court.
IN jhe matter cf tie E'sfate Of IaomasLaea3, !,
Hfeca&ed
TNNBHADTEG AND FILING TIfE PETITT1E or
I II jaaes Evqns. Of iowa County, lepfcscatihg
amopg 0tAcr things that Thomas Evans, late u said
comfy On ls 3lsf day Of October, A. D. 1861 at Fort
Nhippo. died interstate, leaving goods 81 attas cad
estate "ftln his Comfy aad praying chat adinns-
tratiou If said estate lee unto "a i'm granted,
Judge Of this Court the 5i day ~ eepte ber 4. d.
1900 he PROBATE Gfce in the Niia9e DodtseFile.
And it . further ordered tint lupe notice thereof
be given to an persons Interested BY publishing copy
of this order ur eeo weeks succcssivcly, To! to said
lar of hearing ii the BepGEyTfLE CHRONICLE; weekly
newspaper circulating ~ said Comfy.
J0HN BDNNER, County Judge:
Dafei August Sta, 1863 4l-3
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-08-24

SIX JoHN FRANKL1N Capt. Parker
Snow, well known as the second officer
IN command Of the expedition sent OFT
from England by Lady Franklin, in
search Of her husband. gave lecture in
New York, recently, recounting some Of
bis remarkable experiences as an adven-
tprer In regard 10 The franklin expo
dition. be said that document written
in 1847. and found under heap Of stones
in the Esguimanx country. evinced tho
fact that Sir John Franklin bad died
natural death On board his strip that
year, and had been buried by bis crew.
His crew bad evidently persisted in con-
sequence of huager and cold, having been
blocked il by the ice.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-08-24
ARMY Statistics.

The Report Of the Secretary of War
| for the year 1864, which has been re-
ieentlg made public. presents some valu-
liable statistics relating to the composition
:: Of the army During the year ending
November :, 1861. there was raised and
lmastered into service
Volunteers (whitc and colored) il
/! loyal States ................. f02,69S
olunteers icolored) in rebel States ., 143
Recruits fer Regular Army .,.. 1851
Veterans re-eniistiag before expira-
don Of term Of service .. 1876. scr
Drafted men, and substitutes. -. 75,550
Total G5o,769
The first draft (1863) vas for 1914
962 men, wish fifty per cent added. Of
this number 39.417 failed to appear,
J64,SS7 were exempted, - ,287 paid
oommutation, 26,002 furnished substi-
tntes, and 9848- were held to service
The second draft May |. 1864 J was for
80, 367 men, with the following result
Number reported ana examined -. 1861
OF these exempt for physical
disability ity............ q ,446
OF these exempt for other
T causes s. 19,G48
Dfthese f,nish'd Substitutes l3,345
Gf these paia Communication. 32,44G
OF these heldsin service. . 3,446
The third draft (scptember 10, 1864, J
resulted as follows, the right Of conmu-
tation b payment having been abolish
cd
Eamber reported and exanined 72,432
| 0ftbesa exempt for physical
disability. .... 1882
OF these exempt for other
)fthese flnieh' dsnhsttotes 1895
Of these held to service. .... 19,506
Several Gover1ors Of loyal States sent
agents 10 procure recruits in the rebel
States. with very unsatisfactory results
/ In all, l145 agents were appointed, and
taey secured 1881 recruits not quite
three recruits fnr Que agent. The total
amount paid for combinations up to the
tjme when the system was abolished was
$14.5&4 0G9. 1t " Il be seen that off
our whole army Of q million Of men ouiy
rs, COO about one in t1irteen-were
drafted or substitutes and these prob
ably weakened rather thar strengthened
! tb9 army Considerably more than ninc-
tcuths Of the numerical, and The entire
r II
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-08-24

Ihe average height was triile uBdtr
) feet 6 iachcs. The men from aiieh-
igaa were the taiiost, averaging > feet s
inches: these from Vermont cama nezt.
averaging half an inch less IFe meu
from ermont bad the fpijess chests. fol-
lowed closely by those from Minnesota
and Michigan It ls noticeable that
While Tie men from Kentucky we're con-
sjferabiy above the average heie u heir
chests we're narrowcsk Of all
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-08-24
Petroleum.

The actual product Of oil IN Pennsyl-
vauia II set down at $500. 600 barrels
Of crude oil for the year 1867, and worth.
taking an average Of prices. S24, 000,-
600 at the mouth Of the wells " hen
carried to the refining establishment and
purified, this product Of petroleum is
worth upwards Of SO, 100000. or half as
much as the wheat crop, or one-tourth as
much as the cotton or corn crop-taking
an average Of FIVE years before the war
as the basis Of the estimate
No matter how great the product. the
market cannot be glutted. The whole
world is taking to burning petroleum oil
In 1862, Europe consumed 100000 @
Of gallons (; in 1864 the Importation had
increased three hundred per cent, 30,-
600, 900 Of gallons being consumed
there; and ia 1866 it IS estimated that
80, 0o0,0O gallons will be required. II
every part Of Europe the Pennsylvania
oil is used The cottages and huts Of
millions Of peasants, as we'll as the man
sions Of the rich and palaces Of the aris-
tooracy, are lighted with our petroleum.
The demand for this wonderful iliumina-
tor is increasing in Asia, Africa, South
America, and the islands Of the ocean,
almost 8 fast IS in Europe and North
America, and until the nine hundred
millions of the human race are fully sup
piled with petroleum, the demand will
aanf;nna tn inoraaeo
The best authorities on the subject
consider eighteen months the natural life
Of an oil well. Some last longer than
this, but the great majority give out be-
fore they are a year old. But experience
shows that oil may be struck aud good
yields obtained in close proximity to ex-
hapsted wells Some wells that refuse,
under The most vigorous pumping to
WELD barrel more are brought 80
their milk BY boring them deeper
] he deepest wells in operation are but
500 to 500 feet Scientific men contend
that the greatest oil deposits underle
t1e earta $ surface 1000 200 feet, and
before long, their theories viii be tested
and verified q rejected.
Considerable ojl IS produced IL Cana
/ da and West Virginia, but as yet the
product is small, compared with that q
the Pennsylvania wells # the yielt
shall incrcase during the next six Yeas
as i has in The past SIX, the money value
Of the exported pctroleum will exceed
chat Of our cotton exports There are
more dollars worth Of petroleum going
abroad this year than Of American bread
stoffs, So great has the foreign consump-
tion become The internal revenue from
this article will amount this year to ten
az twelve million dollars.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-08-24

THE PRAYERs OF JOHN KNOX Dur
Ing the troublous times Of Scotland, when
the popish court and aristocracy were
arming themselves to suppress the Re
formation in that land, and the cause Of
Protestant Christianity was in imminent
peril, late on certain night, John Knox
was seen to leave his study and 10 pass
from the house down into an inclosure
to the rear Of it. He vas followed by a
friend /; when, after q few moments Of ST.
lonce, his voice was heard as if in pray
cr. In another moment tho accents
decYoned into intelligible words. and The
earnest petition went up from his strug
Cling soul TO heaven, @Oh! Lord, give me
Scotland, On I die Once more all was
voieelesg and noiseless, when With . yet
more intense paahos, the thrice repeated
intercession struggled forth. Oh lord.
give nle Scotland. OF / Die Aud God
gave him Scotland II spite of Mary and
her Cardinal Beatop; land ard q
church of noble Cbristian loyalty to
Christ and big crown How could il be
otherwise FaostIy freasgyv
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-08-24
Ehen The Emnress -Esneenie decor.

N hen The Empress 53ngenie decor
afed Rosa Bonbeur THE artist. with the
grand cross of the Legion Of Honor. tie
recipient 81 stiHs token offavqr sat down
on ! l9w stool and enjoyed . good cry.
while TIE Empress chatted Wlta Her
abr ber palettes. Ser pencils, ana the
del;ottfal irifes 81 hsr art
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-08-24

Nj By IS 2 marriage certificate ilke
"a article the public caald net % with
ant Ans. Because its a noose paper
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-08-24
i. slnx. gnsoN. JAs. u. sroarrI


formerly toiib Shddhth')
AWl ERo, Mineral Poiat lofa GoR4itv y sc9'tsf'',
wiz attend t1.rofrssi"nai AGsncss aa CORES l'-
ienco a. herctofare Nji prueare Pensions, obtalE
Borntics ltoR the stare and Tede,; Government, and
presecue claims against them upn auy iIeral terms
;Ja:ce opposite C8urt House AZ tars. I2yi
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-08-24

Somebody asked Baron Rothschild
to take some venison, No. SAID the
Baron, '.i never cat Yenaoa; ! don {
think it Is 70 goot az nnttou.
s.0h says the Barons friend, q
wonder at your saying So If mutton is
% much better than yenison, Why does
yenison cost 50 much more g IL viii
tai vy-in ibis world people Arrays pre-
fer vat is deoy to vat is ehep.
"a Presbyterian church IN .Ldin-
burgh is shaped ike lan- At one end i
ls forty seet vide, q. the qther one hun
dred and sixteen feet Hide Ihe aisle5
Tadiate from the pplplss Eaieh Il ~ tho
marrow end Ike she sPokes Of wagon
whtel The seats are arranged ia three
tiers, one tier being abo7e s6e othsr
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-08-24
SOLDIERS CLAIM AGENCY.

WIS
Collects back pay for discharged soldiers. Boa8ty
Aione, eus back pay fur heiss of deceased Sodets.
Pension certificates procured Bounty claims settled
pIices est tblised hy Law.
n2i.iy SAMUEL. r. REESE. Att'y
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-08-24
4. w. 8UAA Ill. nj. D.,
I. =. Euf.Is[l|

gsuN s.cIAN AEn SURGEON, Do3sevi1c. Towa
( County Njscoasin My.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-08-24
WHITNEY SMITH.

rI7ANNrR AND CURRIER, Mineral Point, Wis
Leather Of all kins, also Hair for Piasterins, al
ways on hand cheap cash Joi, Work done slor
natiee and moderate terms ln2H-tfl
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-08-24

a. " & p K THSxrY, PRS &tty. 44wG
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-06-24

Gov w M. Stone This distinguished
gentleman arrived in town yesterday II
he is on business in connection with III Q
Iowa soldiers. He is anxious to have oil
Iowa soldiers returned to their homes 1t
the earliest possible moment. and he
wishes all soldiers of other States return ed
to their homes. Since the beginning of
the war no Governor of any State has
done more, if as much. for soldiers His
unanimous nomination At the solicitation
and on the motion Of General M.
n. Crocker, = very distinguished Dem
ocrat. meets general appreciation. When
such men as Gen. Croker, Gen. William
con. TO-, support Gov. Stone, we can
count on $4,000 majority. The Governor
will again visit our place shortly, and ad.
dress our soldiers and citizens on Nation.
n and State issues.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-06-24

~ No town should attempt 10 cele-
brate the Fourth Of July in this military
age and country without cannon. Vail,
Armitags 4 Co. call attention to their
patterns. They make : good gun 80
inches long, 2 inch bore, to weigh 800
pounds, for charge Of one pound, for
$4,000. Also gon s. inches long, 8
inch bore, to weigh 500. pounds. for .
charge Of ono and . half pounds. for
$500. They earefalIy inspect eaeh
pises With doable charge before deliver
ing. Their wssk . always vsll 6aisAsd.
js19-o1 Van, A1,l1rA0s : Co
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-06-24

nQ.Mr. Turner'S horses, while hitched
at Col. Walls yesterday noon, became
scared By cart-load Of empty barrels be-
ing trundled along the street, and started
Oh at = fearful rate. dragging the carriage
after them about square or two, when
they were stopped. No damage aside
from breaking the double-trees and Mr..
Zugg's railing to his sidewalk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-06-24

~Dr. McGuelA died last night at LII
o'clock. The funeral services will take
place from his residence on 4th street
between Main and Blondeau on Sunday
afternoon. The exact time viii be no.
ticed from the different 'pulpits on Sab
bath.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-06-24
chicago Market.

chicago Market.
By telegraph CHICAGO. June a
FIour-5 so66 25 fer good to choice Spring Extras,
oo4T IS for fancy brands, and 5o9s 90 for White
Winter extra.
whnst-Fair request at further decline Of to Sc -
Prices ran gel az / l314aBl 141S for No Spring
Corn-Farly active a. is5se for No. ], and SO Sc
for No 2.
0a,s-Brisk and prices firm at 4satel4 &c for Sol.
Rye-Inactve few lots ut 57e5sc for No. |, and s.
955c for No 2
Barley-Quiet at 1oc.
whisky-Quie.. Sales Of 80 bbls. at . 90.
Provisions-Quiet. Mess Pork at "a 50tG35 CO. Prime
Mess at 10 oeR1o So with moderate request Shout
dars steady and firm.
Beef Cettie-ln large supply. Prices weak AT asa
50 for good to prime, and 0Nd5 80 for common good
Hogs-In good supply md steady att 5oas % for
dunn and choice lots.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-06-24

Ho / FOR THE Characteristics on
first page the notice of the Special Ex-
cursion Train on the Des Moines Valley
road upon the Fourth. The generous
reduction of fare will tend greatly toswell
the crowd that will be in our city upon
the occasion.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-06-24

n4-All the shoe dealers of the city
haXe agreed to close their places Of bust.
ness at 8 o'clock P. NJ. A good resolu.
tion. one that ought to be adopted BY all
merchants of the city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-06-24
Auction

Howe d Tyler will sell this day at 10
O'Clock one fine melodeon, one study chair,
set fine parlor chairs. centre tables. three
good ward-robes, one tete-a-tete, one dress.
ing bureau, one shower both and pan,
two earpets, all the above are good second
hand goods, also. one dray and one large
ice chest for beer saloon or grocer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-06-24
~ Mr.. Superintendent Wells and Il

~ Mr.. Superintendent Wells and the
officers of the Great Western Road are la
boring with unusual zeal to make our Gel
ebrasion success, and attract q crowd
here by the reduction of fare, dc. And
the officers Of the northern road are not
behind in the good work.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-06-24

AThs colored portion of our popula-
ton are not, We learn, disposed to Join in
the celebration of the Fourth. They say
it isn't their day. Their anniversary of
Independence is January first and they
don't propose to change it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-06-24

Masonic CELEBRATIoN.-Our Masonic
friends have made large preparations and
their celebration to. day promises to be q
grand affair. Col. Sanford delivers the ora
tion at 81 P. NJ. at Chatham Square Church
From his we'll known ability as a speaker
the public may expect an eloquent ad-
dress. The Festival in the evening
will doubtless prove an elegant conclu-
sion to celebration of unusual interest.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-06-24

INTERNAL REvEsUR.-We call atten.
tion to the Collectors notice in another
column. Tax payers would do well to
heed the warning, and save the penalty.
je24-6t
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-06-24

E The Firemen held another meet.
ing last night and resolved to have no
participation in the parade on the 4th of
July.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-06-24

re A raftsman, by the name Of Lew
is Bigfeld, was robbed at the Smith House
Thursday night of $1,000. See adver-
tisement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-06-24
For sAL,E.
BEAUTIFUL RESIDENCES,

One OF the most desirable and handsomest cetouu IN
the Missssipp Valley for residence situated on the
BlHh above the city Grand Avenue and less than half
mile from tho old city imts containing 5 with
one story frame house, The are thor
oughp planted with the greatest abundance OF choice
Fruit and Shade Trees Shrubbery ETC. LOCO worth a
Fruit can be raised this season the property
For terms, etc., apply on the premises 70
jnns1 din CHAs. REPS.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-06-24

~Harper's Magazine for July has
been placed on our table by Mr.. Lowry of
the Literary Depot.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-06-24

~The Fourth Quarterly meeting for
Exchange Street Charge, NJ. E. Church,
will begin this day at half past one o'clock
and continue over Sabbath.
j. BURGESS, Pastor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-06-24
THE CITY.

CoRazczEoz.-Ihs income Of ths fol.
lowing psrnoas Vsrs incorrectly printed
yesterday: J. A. Nason, 600; Go. B.
6myths, u, 4o0. 90; g. s. Vail, 81. 800. 90;
Guy Wells, $500.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-06-24

EThere will be Fourth of july cele.
brations in Van Buren, county, at Keo.
sauqus. birmingham, Lebanon, Pierce
vile and probably other places. We no.
tice in the Republican. aThe day will be
generally observed all over the county.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-06-24

A.Ws noticed qaite lot Of baled hay
yasing along orr streets yesterday which
80 nom the vicinity Of Charleston. Isis
= = shipped, We presume, to Southern
narkst.