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Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-07-13
O e t ry.
THE OLD CANOE.

Where the rocks are gray and the slope is steep,
And the waters below look dark and deep;
Where the ragged pine, in its lonely pride,
Leans gloomy the murky tide;
Where the reeds and rushes are tall cnd rank,
And the weeds grow thick on the winding bank;
Where the shadow is heavy the whole day through
Lay at its mooring the old canoe.
The useless paddles are idly dropped,
Like the seabird's wing that the storm had Topped
And crossed on the railing, one DER one,
Like folded hands when the work is done
While busily back and forth between
The spider stretches her silver screen,
And the solemn owl, with his dull 'too-hoo,"
Settles down on the side of the old canoe.
O. many a time, with careless and,
1 have pushed it away from the pebbly strand
And paddled it down where the stream runs quick,
Where the whrls are wild and the eddes are thick:
And laughed as leaned DER the rocking side,
And looked below in the broken tide,
To see that the faces and boats were two,
That were mirrored back from the old canoe.
But now as I lean Ger the crumbing side,
And lock below in the sluggish tide,
The face that there is graver grown
And the laugh that / hear has a soberer tone,
And the hands that lent to the light skif wings,
Have grown familiar with sterner things
But love to think of the hours that flew,
rocked where the whirls their wild spray threw,
Ere the blossoms waved or the green grass grew,
Der the mouldering stern of the old canoe.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-07-13

your majesty, which, when you have
granted, I shall die contentedly. It is
merely that you will cause the eyes of
those who saw my father turn the fish
over. to be put out. +"
every good,' replied the emperor,
"your demand is but natural, and
springs from a good heart. Let the
chamberlain be seized" he continued
turning to his guards.
''Sire !" cried the chamberlain; II
did not see anything-it was the stew
ard"
"Let the steward be seized, then"
said the king.
But the steward protested with tears
in his eyes that he had not witnessed
anything Of what had been reported,
and said it was the butler. The butler
declared that he had seen nothing Of
the matter, and that ii must have been
one of the Wallets. But they protested
that they were utterly ignorant of what
had been charged against the count; in
short, it turned out that nobody could
be found who had seen the count com
nit the offence, upon which the prin
cess said:
81 appeal to you my father, as to
another Solomon. IF nobody saw the
offence committed, the count cannot be
guilty, and my husband is innocent
The emperor frowned, and forthwith
the courtiers began to murmur, and
then he smiled, and Immediately their
visages became radiant.
"Let it be SO, y said his majesty, "let
him live, though l have put many a
man to death for lighter offence than
his. But if he is not hung he is mar
ried. Justice has been done.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-07-13
Columbia Arise to Glory

Columbia, Columbia to glory arise
The Queen of the Free, and the Child Of the Wise T!
Thy freedom shall crown thee with splendors untold,
And thro' ages ages thy charms shall unfold
For thy throne is the last and the noblest of IIme
BY no shame undermined, and upheld by no crime !
With the future thy DOVER and its blessings thy prize
Columbia. Columbia. to glory arise +!
Thy fleets o'er all oceans thy flag shall display,
The lands sha II admire, and the sha II obey ;
Each cline for thy marts shall its tributes unfold,
And the East and the South yield their spices and gold
As the dayspring unbounded thy blessings shall flow,
Till all the broad earth thou shalt freedom bestow
And the nations in Union shall mngle their cries
Columbia. Columba to glory arise
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-07-13

SHER1DAN's MoDEsTY.-It appears
that Phil. Sheridan, who is a lion in
battle, is the most timid of men among
the ladies. A writer in Hours at Home
gives some "reminiscences of Sheridan as
quartermaster of the army of the south
west, operating under General Curtis in
Missouri and Arkansas, at the beginning
of the war, and among other things, tells
the following:
"Sheridan's modesty amounted to
bashfulness, especially in the presence
of the gentler sex. His life having been
passed on the frontier, among Indians.
or at some solitary post, it was not at all
surprising that our quartermaster should
hesitate when urged to 60 where ladies
might be expected. If by chance he
found himself in such gathering, he
was sure to shrink into an obscure cor
ner and keep silent We remember an
amusing incident of his bashfulness.-
He became attached to young lady at
Springfield, where he was engaged IN
sending supplies to the army. DESTROYS
Of showing her some attention, he was
altogether too modest to venture on such
a step. Finally he hit upon an expedi-
ent. He had gay young clerk, Eddy,
in his office, whom he induced to take
the youg lady out riding, while he (Sher-
idan) furnished the horses. The mod
est little captain could often be seen
looking with pleasure on this arrange
ment. Courting by proxy seemed to
please him as much as if it had been
done by himself What the result was
we never learned. We think it most
probable Eddy carried off the prize"
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How Grant Got into the War,

The we'll known correspondent Of the
Boston Journal. who writes under the
signature of 'Burleigh," thus relates
the story of Grants re-entrance into the
United States army, at the outbreak of
the Rebellion
''Four years ago, Mrs. Grant lived in
her quiet home in Galena. Her hus-
band was Mr.. Grant. the leather dealer,
plain, honest, reliable man, without
much apparent force, who attracted very
little attention anyway. The war had
commenced. The flag had been shot
away from Sumter, and shot out of
rebel cannon at Memphis. One morn
ing Mr. Grant called on Senator Wash
burne. who resides in Galena. He told
Mr.. w. that he did not feel right-that
he could not sleep nights, that he was
not doing his duty. Mr.. Washburne
asked him what was the matter. Mr..
Grant replied, I am doing nothing for
my country. I have been educated at
the nations expense; but here | am at
home doing nothing. | don't know what
to do. I am no politician. | don't
seem to be wanted anywhere, yet feel
as if I were fit for something if | could
only find my place Mr.. Washburne
invited his neighbor to accompany him
to Springfield, where an important con-
saltation was to be held at the request
of Governor Yates On the morning of
the fourth day, Mr. Grant called at Mr..
Washburne's rooms, and said to him -
Nobody knows me here there is moth
ing for me to do; | am going home.
Hold on day longer said Washburne.
The next day an important discussion
was held in the council chamber. At
Mr.. Washburne's request Mr.. Grant was
called in. He held an interview with
the State authorities for thirty minutes,
and then went out. AS the door closed,
Governor Yates cried out. Good God,
Washburne, who is this man? | have
learned more about troops in this thirty
minutes than I knew all my life. All |
can do for him now is to put him on my
staff. You 60 home and raise a regi-
ment and I'll commission him as Colonel.
The thing was done The rest of the
story, the world knows by heart
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DODGEyIILE WISCONSIN, THURSDAY JULY 49, 1865.

stitution itself abolished. More than
sixty years ago Edward Rufin came to
this country from England, foreigner
and penniless. He lived under our Gov
ernment, nourished and protected by it
till he became rich, influential and arro-
CANT, and of consequence enough of
prompter of treason to be selected as the
fit subject to do it's first overt act. He
died with the recorded lie on his soul
that he ''could not survive the loss of
the liberties of his country" Can his
tory point to a more pitible object?
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-07-13

ARTEMUs WARD is out in an anus
ing ''letter from Richmond" in which
he thus discourses on "Union senti-
ment" there.
"There is rally great deal of Union
sentiment here. [ see it on ev'ry hand.
| met man to-day am not at lib
erty to tell his name, but he is an old
and infooential citizen of Richmond,
and sed he, why we've been fghtin,
again the old flag Lor' bless me, how
singular 7 He then borrer'd five dol
lars of me, and burst into teers. Sed
another Ga man of standin and formerly
bitter rebueD, Let us at once stop
this effooshion of blud The old flag
is good enough for me- Sir he ad-
ded, you are from the North. Have
you a doughnut or a piece of custard
pie about you !? told him no, but [
knew man from Vermont who had
just organized sort of restaurant, where
he could go and make very comforta-
BILE breakfast on New England rum and
cheese. He borrowed fifty cents of me
and asking me to send him VIM. Lloyd
Garrison's ambrotype as soon as I got
home, he walked off. Sed another,
There's been a tremendous Union feel
ing here from the fust But we was
kept down by reign of terrer. Have
you dagerretype of Wendall Philips
about your person? And will you lend
me four dollars for a few days till we
are once more happy and united peo-
Pie 2
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-07-13

FIRST AND LAST Gun OF EDWARD
RUFFIN.-On the 18th of April, 1861,
the Charleston papers were intensely
eloquent over the narration of the fact.
that "the venerable Edward Ruffin, of
Virginia. fred the first gun at Fort
Sumter" )" On Saturday, June 18th,
1865. the same man fired the last gun
that be ever did or will fire, at himself,
at his own mansion in Virginia, killing
himself instantly. He lived, from the
time he fred the first gun of the rebel
lion, to the last, long enough to see the
South literally ruined, the slaves, for
whose perpetual bondage the war was
commenced, emancipated, and the in
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-07-13

RREyET. This word is often used,
and there may be those who do not un-
derstand it's precise meaning. 1t is
commission to an officer, which entities
him to an honorary rank in the army
above bis actual rank and pay. Thus,
a breret Major serves as Captain and re-
ceives pay as such. Such commissions
were given to the officers Of the Ameri-
can army at the close of the Revolution
ary war, giving them a grade of rank
above that which they hold in the SER
vice.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-07-13

sU1c1DE-A little girl of 10 or II
years of age, living in the family of DIR.
W. o. SHERMAN. couple of miles west
of this village, committed suicide on
Saturday by taking poison. We have
not been able to obtain details Oft the sad
affair.-Monroe Sentinel.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-07-13

JEFF. DAvIs.--A Washington paper
asserts that Jeff Davis will be tried in
that city, before civil court, and that
he will be indicted for completely in the
murder of Mr.. Lincoln, ss well as for
treason. Mrs. Davis is temporarily re-
siding at Savannah, and is said to be in
a state of great destitution.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-07-13
I. D. BURDICK.
LSrcCEssoR TO 2. A. GRIFFITns,

SUCCESSOR TO P. A. GRIFFiTHS,
nEALER IN DRUGS. MEDICINES, PAINTS,
~ Oils, Dye Stufs, Pcrfumery, Stationery Cut
tlery, School Books, &C., dc.
Having purchased the entire stock of Dr. GTithths.
is constantly receiving supply of the above articles,
aud feels confident that he urn ish customers with
sech articles in lis ine Is they may wish, ON the best
of terms.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-07-13

Eight thousand applications for pen
sions from disabled soldiers, and the
families of deceased men, are now on file
at the Pension Bureau, and are attend
ed to in order of application. as rapidly
as possible, by Secretary Harlan, who
has crowded an extra clerical force in
the business of overhauling and examin
ing them.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-07-13
AaAsk cogn. ALEX WILSON. JAS. F. sUDDUTH
COBB. WILSON G SUDDUTH,

(Formerly Cobb & Sudduth,l
4 AWYERS, Mineral Point Iowa County, Wisconsin,
viii attend professional business and correspon-
dence as heretofore Win procure Pensions. obtain
B0unties from the state and Federal Government, and
prosecute claims against them upon any liberal terms.
Office opposte Court House, up stairs 12y1
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-07-13

The girls in Connecticut, who are
remarkable for their industry, drink
about pint of yeast before going to
bed at night, to make them rise early in
the mo rning.
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wRTGGLEswORTH & co.

IN 0oK. CARD AND JOB PRINTERS, ALSO PUB
- lshers OF the .'DonGrvItLE CHRoNIcLa," weekly
Family ue>t. per- delivered y mail free in the Coun
IS. on receipt % the price, $3.50 year
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Dtofsssional t 8usinsss CarNs
A. E. SMITH.
S. w. REESE,

A TTORNFY AT LAW. Land and Collecting Agent
n Ddgcvlle, Iowa County, Wis. Particular at
tentom given collecting and agencies and payment OF
taxes in Iowa County. Office in the Post Office Build
ng [nl-yl
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G.. w. BURIAL, M. D.,

DHYSTCIAN AND SURGEON, DodgevilIe, low
L Comfy Wisconsin, MY.
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WHITNEY SMITH.

TRAINER AND CURRTER, Mineral Point, Wis
Leather of all kinds, also Hair for Plastering, al
WAYS on hand cheap for cash Job Work done at short
notice and on moderate terms. [n2G-tfl
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-11-08

Reported for the Daily 4rgus.

NEw YoRK, Nov s. John Mitchell arrived in
tins city, took the oath of loyalty, procured pass
port, and said he was going 10 London.
ltis ohcIally stated from the rolls in possession
of the government that Gen'l Lees army, al the
time of its surrender, numbered q, 600 men John
slon's 81 900
Yesterday the secretary of ordered a
pension al the sale OF govern ment hospitals ready
for use, IN anticipation OF the cholera.
NEW YORK, Noy. s.-The N. Y. Times Wash
ingtOn special says:
Gen'l Brisco's sentence will be promulgated to-
day.
Gen'I Longstreet had an interview with the pres
ident yesterday, and also took the amnesty oath.
Pardon applications are the increase-400
were received yesterday, from Georgia, and 200
from Nortn Carolina.
Brevet Lieut.. Col. J, NJ. Cults, of the 18th in
fantry, publishes card, denying the statement
relating to Mrs. Douglas transaction in the pur-
chasing of abandoned and conhscated rebel prop
erty. She has never held treasury permits to Pur
chase and has never been connected with persons
engaged IN such transactions.
BUFFALO, Nov. s.-The Bark Great West No. J.
loaded with corn is ashore in Chichester rect about
20 miles below Detroit.
BUFFALO, Nov. S.-The entire republican ticket
in Erie county and Buffalo city was elected, e1-
cept Gen. Rogers, democrat, for city comptroller,
and democrats claim the election of of VIM Will
hams TO the assembly, by about 200 majority.
reCelE-
The republicans have large majority in the
state.
The iowa and county of Saltwater gave Rice.
democrat, for governor, majority, and against
the amendment 81.
Minneapolis gives $50 majority fer Marshall-
WInona gives Marshall majority of 100 and Il
against the amendment.
DETROIT, Nov s-M. Z. Mills, DEM, was cleo
ted mayor by 900 maj
GOV. Grape appointed the 7th of Dec. for thanks
giyinIng.
NEW YOEK, Nov. S-The post office announces
that hereafter mails from this city for New Or
sent by
NV YORK, Nov. S.-The mornings dispatches
about Mtchell should be: she said he was not
going to London
FORTRESS MONROE, Nov. S.-Orders from Wash
lngton have been received that more steamers
or vessels are to be discharged from government
service and also stopping the selling of transport
ing property.
WAsHrreroN, Nov. s.-The following dispatch
has been received by President Johnson:
MnLEDGEvILLE, Ga, Nov. Eth
To His Excellency Andrew Johnson President
of the United States:
The convention has repudiate6 the war debt by
a vote of 1873 TO III.
lSgnedl JOHNSON.
Provisional Governor
MOBILE, Nov The election in this city yes
terday passed off quietly.
The following candidates have certainly re-
ceived msjOriIes, but they cannot be given as vet
as the fun returns are not yet in:
Rulger, for governor.
Langdon, for congress.
Gage, for state senator.
Grant, McKingsley, CLARK, Tompkins and
Grinnell, for members OF the assembly.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-11-08
spider Talk.

Let the young men read the following, and
admire. Scientific men know that what the
spider here says of herself is true:
"Let me put spider into young lady's hand
She is ahast. She shrieks. The NASTY ugly
thing, Madam, the spider IL perhaps shocked at
your Brussels lace, and although you may be the
most exquisit painter living, the SPIDER has the
right to laugh at your coarse daubs, as she runs
over them. just show her your crochet work,
when you shrek at her.
"Have you spent half your DAYS." the spider
if she be spiteful may remark, shave you spent
half your days upon these clumsy ottoman COW
ers? Ny dear lady il that yonr WEBB III were
big enough, might with reason drop you and
cry out at you. Let me spend a week with YOU
and bring my work. | have four little bags of
threAd-such little bagsl In every bag there
are more than / 900 holes-such tiney holes -
Out of each hole thread runs, and all the threads
more than 4 900 threads-I spin together as
they run, and when G. ey are spun they make but
one thread of the web | weave. l have a men,
Der of my family who is herself no bigger than
grain of sand. Imagine what slender web she
makes, and of that, too, each thread is made of
1000 or 5000 threads that have passed out of
her four bags, through four five thousand lit
tie holes. Would you drop her, too, CRYING out
about your delicacy? pretty thing for you to
plume yourself ON your deiicacy, and scream at
Having made such speech, we may suppose
that the indignant creature fastens a rope round
one of the rough points of the lady's hand, and
let's herself down lightly to the floor. Coming
down stairs is noisy, clumsy work compared with
such Il way of locomotion. The creeping things
we scorn are miracles of beauty. They are more
delicate than any ormuu clock, or any lady's
watch made, Tor pleasures sake no bigger than
shilling. Lyonot counted ,04l mirrors in the
eve of oluebotte, and there are Is, 900 separate
bits that go to provide nothing but the act of
breathing in a carp.-DiekenS' Household
Words.
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JOCK OF HAzLEDEAN.

There are the words to this beautiful old Scotch
r:
"why weep ye by the tide, ladief
Why weep ye by the tide1
I'll wed ye to my youngest son,
And ye sail be his bride;
And ye sail be his bride, ladie,
sac comely 10 be SCENT
But aye she loot the tears down ia
For Jock of HaIledean.
s'Now let this wilfu' grief be done,
And dry that cheek so pale;
Young Frank is chief Of Errington,
And lord of Langleydale;
HIS step 10 first IN peaceful ha',
Hi sword in battle keen %
But aye she loot the tears down fa'
For Jock of Hazlsdean.
ga chain of gold We sail not lack,
Nor braid to bind your hair,
Nor mettled hound, nor managed hawk,
Nor palfrey fresh and fair,
And you, the foremost o. them a,
Sail ride our fore green 30
But aye she loot her tears down fa'
For Jock of Hazledean.
The kirk was deckt at morning tide,
The taPers glimmer'd fair,
The priest and bridegroom wait the BRIDE,
And dame and knight are there.
They sought her bath by bower and ha',
The ladie was not seen
She = Ger the Border, and AVA
VII Jock of Hazledean.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-11-08
MA. sPTCER,s ADDRESS.

We publish, from the Aledo Record, the
admirable address of X. Ii. Spicer Esq, oil
Pope Creek, Mercer county, delivered before
the Mercer county agricultural society. Mr.
Sn;csr is farmer of fue~ education, clear
head, and just views of pubic policy. Many
wears ago, we think he was a state senator
he was candidate. at any rate, and ought
70 have been elected if he was not. His ad-
dress is worthy of deep attention, and is cal
culated to elevate farmers to their true posi-
ton. as the governing and controlling class
We hope our readers will, after they have
psrused it, loan it to their neig hbors.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-11-08

The Cleveland (0hio) PlaiRdealer states that
negro in that place was lately summoned to sit
as juryman in an important case. The white
jurors, some of whom had voted the negro suf-
f age ticket, refused to take their seats with
him; and it was not until after couple of hours
spent in quibbling and disputing that the judge
discharged the negro, and summoned white
man in his place.
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@ MANHOOD:
&A/HOw Lost! How Restored
novSw4w.

Just Published, IN sealed EnrsIope. Price, sir
cents.
lecture on the nature, treatment, and radical
cure OF SperrmatorrhGa, Seminal Weakness,
Involuntary Emissions, Sexual Debility, and In
pedements to Marriage generally; Nervousness,
Consumption, Epilepsy, and Fits; Mental and
Physical lncapacIiy, resulting from SelfAbUse,
SC, by Robt J. Culverwell, VI. D., author of the
Green Book, &C.
"a Boon to Thousands of Sufferers"
Sent under seal, in a plain envelope, to any ad-
dress, post paid, receipt of SIX cents, two
postage stamps, by Or. J. .. Kline.
l27 Bowery, New York, Post Office box 4 $50.
noySdw3m.
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To-lay's notwithstanding.
ATTACHMENT NOTICE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS,

sTATE OF ILLINoIs,
Rock Island County,
Peter Fries W. John Hit, attachment in the
Circuit Court of said county. Notice 10 hereby
given to the said defendant in the above entitled
suit, hat the same is now pending in said court,
and that writ of attachment issued therein
from said court on the 9th day of November, 1855,
At the suit of the said Peter Fries ainst the
tate OF the said John Hit for the sum OF hty-sI
dollars and twenty cents, returnable on the first
day oil the next term thereof, to be holden 1t Rock
Island, IN ssid county; which said writ has been
returned, levied upon the estate OF the said John
HIT and served upon gsrnIshees, and unless the
said John HIT shall appear, give bail and plead
the return da. OF such writ, Judgment will be ent-
cred aud the estate attached will be sold.
Given under my hand this 7th day of Novem.
Der, 1865.
S.P. HODGES,
II. c. CosFELIY CLERK.
Pltt'. Atty. 81
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-11-08
ATTACHMENT NOTICE.

STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Rock Island County -.
George Keller VS.. Johr HIT. attachment in the
Circuit Court OF said county. Notice i. hereby
gwen to the said defendant in the above entitled
suit, that the same IS now pending in said court,
ano that writ OF attachment was issued therein
from said court, or the I'd day OF November, 1865,
at the suit of the said George Keller against the
estate of the said John Hit, Cor the sum of one
hundred and forty-seven dollar. and twenty cents,
returnable the first day ofthe next term there
of, to be holden at Rock IslanF, IN said county !;
which said wrt has heen returned, levied upon the
estate of the said John Hit and served upon garn-
ishees, and unless the said John HIT shall appear
give bail and plead the return day of such
writ, judgment will be entered and the estate at
tached will be sold.
Given under my hand this 7th day of Novsm
Der, 1865.
s. P. HODGES,
II. c. CoNNELLY, Clerk
Pitts. Au'y.
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