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Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-03-30

this power Of comforting comfort or re-
moving ennui, Of promoting these hap
pier feelings Of our nature under which
we can do most and bear most. There
is no denying the considerable depen-
dence Of our moods and frames upon
substances, and as moods are as impor-
taut as muscles. as they affect as largely
a mans ability for the great ends of life
we cannot regard the cheapening of such
substances when devoid Of noxiouus
qualaties as other than most important
benefit to the poor, and most interest
ing experiment for medical observers to
watch.
Tea is a great fact in our present
mode of life. It has been, the making
Of an additional meal among us since the
"good old days" when people lived on
three meals day. Justice has scarce
ly been done to the magnitude of the
change which has happened since the
time when gentlemen-aye, and ladies
too-took beer to their early breakfast
when they dined at eleven, supped be-
tween five and six and went to bed at
ten. Tea has been the principal cause
of this revolution One Of the most i'm
portant results of the use Of tea is the
prolongation of the social evenings. At
the time Of evening leisure it gives the
feeling of morning lightsomeness and
freshness. It has something like the ef-
feet Gf sleep upon us. It removes that
heaviness which follows the principle
meal and would take US 20 bed sat ten. y
It postpones the hour Of sleep AS a
consequence of the postponement Of the
hour of sleep, follows inevitably the post
ponement Of the hour of waking. Early
rising has probably no such enemy as
tea. There are not few people who
| breakfast when their fathers used to
think of dinner, who dine when their
fathers supped, and who take their en-
livening cup at the hour when their fa-
theirs were getting stupid and making
ready for bed No doubt there is some
evil in all this but there is more good.
The mere alteration in the hour Of sleep
or even the taking Of an additional hour
for this purpose, are not necessary evils.
The question Of evil or good turns upon
the character Of our waking hours and
we believe we are not saying too much
for our present life, when we say that
life never was so active and so fruitful
of good results as now. Of course the
increased consumption Of tea may in
volve some physiological consequences
ola disagreeable nature, but not many
For the class to whom the cheapening Of
tea will be the greatest temptation, are
not troubled with. nerves. They have
so much hard work to do and so little Of
luxury in their lot that the addition Of
little good tea to their daily fare, car
only be great comfort and a great
boon for which they will ever be thank
full
A. e. SMITH, M. D.
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M is ell nv .
The Federal Chameleon
AN INTERESTING SKETCH OF SCOUTING
..83 y STRATEGY. +

One evening about an hour. after, the
sun had gone down, couple Of stout
men dressed in soiled rebel uniforms,
each holding in his hand good Austrian
rife, tapped at the door of a small frame
building, near the C-road in Virginia.
The knock was answered by an old
woman whose face was almost concealed
by the tangled masses of her gray, un-
combed and disheveled hair.
And what do you want, heah = she
exclaimed, as her deep set eyes flashed
on the two men. L haven't the smallest
bit ofiohnny cake in the house, to offer
ye, for it was all
No, no, Interrupted one of the SOL
diers, swe don't want anything to eat !;
but we wnnt you to tell US, and that in
quick time, too, whether or not, you've
seen slight but strong looking slip Of
a man 90 by here of late"
s'Dressedin in blue, and carrying adouble
barrelled rife added the other.
Hey hey !" cried the hag, lifting
her hands, and speaking in sharp, an
CRY voice, ''if ye hadn't interrupted me,
[ reckon you d herd me speak of him
before now, as he was the very man
who came and bought all my cakes. 1t
was about two hours ago and <fa
(Which way did he go after he left
your" inquired both men eagerly.
Before l answer that question you
mast cell me who he isl said the old
woman with the curiosity natural to her
sex.
"He's celebrated Union scout whom
we call the :Feleral Chameleon, because
be changes his uniform SO often. Some
times it is blue, other times gray, and he
has even been seen wearing the disguise
of an old farmer He has shot more of
our men than is pleasant, and we haye
rowing commission from our colonel to
90 On hunt after him and capture him
if We can, either dead or alive. And
now as We have replied to you," con-
tinued the speaker a little impatiently,
1--WE demand that you answer our ques-
tion, and
Demand !" interrupted the bag in
shril!, piercing tones. '.ls that the pro-
per way to speak to a woman, an old
womau at that p
Come, come, answer US if you
please. cried the soldier in a milder
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NO. 20.

and radical in its utterance upon all
questions of the war-in the mans house
where it seems to be treated as a well
come and honored guest, showing sigus
of having been freely handled, and care
fully read and re-read, as such papers near
ly always do, you may depend upon ityou
have got into a household that is full of
love for our soldiers and devotion to the
country. That mans son is probably
in the army, or in the grave which his
eRuntryas service has provided for him,
'Sahd his wife is full of energy in working
to clothe and minister to the wants of
our brave boys under Grant or Sherman.
IF she hasn't got a son in the ranks.
she loves all the soldiers that are there
as if they were her own sons, and works
to provide them with whatever will
make them comfortable with all moth
ers devotion. There is no sickly talk
about closing the war, before the rebels
are handsomely whipped, to be heard in
that house. The old man will tell you
with smile that fairly emits sunshine,
that he voted for sold Abe" and in
tends to stand by him with muscle and
treasure, until the thing is through, and
everybody about the establishment SUBJ
scribes to the doctrine. It is in such
households that the spirit has lived.
which has carried this country through
four years Of bloody, wasting war, and
will carry it through to victorious end,
but how much of that spirit is due. to
the loyal press of the country-thoso
newspapers which have taught loyalty
as second only to religion and sent out
their daily messengers Of encouragement
and exhortation to the hearts of men
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-03-30
How my Husband came to eschew
Beer.

HOW my HUSBAND came to eScheW
Beer.
We had gone to New Orleans to re-
side. My husband was great lovor Of
beer he made his regular trips through
fair or foul weather, every evening, some.
where between ten and bed time, to
bier haus on Cont street. The beer
brewed there was nectar, absolutely, he
said, so very superior to that ofany other
establishment in all New Orleans, that
he often wondered why people ever went
to any other bier haus than Gurth't.
It's peculiar nutty favor, its rich, creamy
foam, could not be equaled by any other
beer brewer. Gurth was king Every
body praised it its fame, or foam, was
literally in eHerybody's mouth Being
an invalid, my husband had prescribed
porter for me. | expressed my dislike
to it; he begged my permission to let
him bring me Some of Gurth's beer
knew | could drink that-would soon
learn to drink it if I could only just try
it surely [ would oblige him that much
etc, but I stuck to it that didn't like
beer, and would not allow myself to be
persuaded to like it-so there One
evening [ said to him, "You don't go
for. your abeer." He suddenly turned
away his face, pale, unmistakable sign
of being sick. The attack was so vio-
lent and sudden that I was not a littlo
alarmed. AS soon as he could speak he
begged for peppermint, camphor-any-
thing. On my expressing wonder at the
cause of the attack, he turned pale again
and commenced retching. | suggested
camphor again. .No-its no use-he
couldn't take anything on his stomach.
Well, peppermint-just little? No
no use to try. [ have it. "Let me send
for some beer"-"No madam / tell you
no. he thundeyed forth in tones that
made the glass rattle. Good heaven
thought |, what can all my poor hus-
band? I said nothing more, but got
him to bed as soon as possible. He
fell asleep almost Immediately, from
sheer exhaustion. The next morning,
the first words wero: "Susie, please
uoH U eolh w HIc dDouo ~ SiCkHeSS ldsb
nigh-don't mention the subject at all !;
and above all never ask nae what mado
me sick" OF course, | said I wouldn't;
but couldn't help feeling curious to
know what it all meant That evening
about beer time, he volunteered the re-
mark that he thought beer disagreed
with him, and that be would quit the
use of it. eyes, dear" | answered,
with as serious face as [ could assume,
backing towards the door. looking him
steadily in the face, (and as | got
through the door, eyes, dear, especially
Gurth beer !" | shut the door and ran.
He was too sick to follow. for could see
by the last glimpse / caught of his phz,
he was turning white again. A ''loca"
in that mornings Picayune had posted
me. Gurth, the brewer Of that nectar.
had missed very valuable negro man
some weeks previ1vs ADVERTISED, could
hear nothing Of him, and at last almost
forgot about the loss Of the schattel"
yesterday" the Pic said con drawing
off the beer from one of the yats, poor
Joe was found at the bottom, partially
decomposed.
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p O q try !
SUMMING UP.
BY A POOR ATTORNEY.

BY A POOR ATTORNEY.
My case is hard, my suit is worn,
My hours of Joy are brief,
And here | sit tonight folorn
With signs of no relief. s.
Ambitions summons have heard,
I've onslcered its demand
'Gainst poverty have demurred,
And taken an earnest stand.
For better days I've filed my prayer,
And divers motions made,
But such proceedings Judge Despair
Has most unjustly stayed.
A naaduna pactups / must be, H.
Made null by many a.faw,
Yet, for my life | cannot see
Why can't stand the law"
4 s5 Il .1E
Hard Times have been my guardian
ITO acit, loco parentas) ".z
So many years, that, as man,
| quite non conapos naentis.
To every Court 7 have appealed
Where Fortune, Justice sits,
Till, thinking that my doom is sealed,
I've nearly lost my wits.
I've argued points General Term
Where Justice Hope presided,
And though my grounds were always firm
They always were derided.
Judge Happiness, who always looks
Both well, content and hearty,
Decides against me from the books
And cuts me off &c parte. =
The other day attorney Fate
Who's ealled-amiens curi@-af,.E
by special pleading led me straight
Before sleeping jury.
No matter where / fortune seek
AS much as may crave it,
My cause is always rendered week
BY some foul affidavit.
My duty have tried to do,
I've striven not to shirk it
At GeneraJ Sessions, SpeciaI too,
At Common Pleas and Circuit.
But search the records Of the Court,
(The Court Of Life | mean,)
Aud not one favorable report
For me Will there be seen.
Su,h is the story of my life
A digest of my troubles
Yet still love the legal strife
Still chase my favoritc bubbles.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-03-30
WISCONSIN HOUSE.

JOSEPH HOOKING, PRoPRIEToR,
THIS Hotel is large stone building we'll
AgyTA furnished to accommodate the travelling
fsss@A public. The table win he supplied with
et1E all the delicaeies the market affords, served
1SnM MAS mp in good style. BoaRpERs by THE DAY on
snA>S~ WEEK, furnished with all necessary conven-
enicsccs reasonable The Proprietor returns
thanks the PUBLIC fer tbs patronage heretofore extend
ed to him, and respecsfuy requests Continuance of
the same. Good stablng. attached, and an attentive
hostler always on hand. n2Sly.* /
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I. D. BURDICK,
SUCCESSOR TO p. A. GRIrFITILS,

succEssoR TO p. a. GRIFFITIS,
DEALER IN DRUGS, MEDICINES, PAINTS,
I'D Oils Dye Stuffs, Periumery, Stationery, Gut
tlery, School Books, &c, &c.
Having purchased the entire stock of Or. Grifiths
is constantly receiving supply of the above articles.
and feels confident that hecan furn Sh customers with
such articles in his lire ashley may wish the best
of terms. tr A sssI-r...s e.4-s
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ANAsA coBB. ALEX. WILSON. F. sUDpUTII.
COBB, WILSON & SUDDUTH,

(Formery Cobb { Sudduth.)
II AWYERS, Minera Point. Iowa County, Wisconsin,
will attend to professional business ani corrcspon
d-ncs heretofore. Will procure Pensions. obtain
Bountics from the State and Federal Government, and
prosecute claims against them upon any liberal terms
Office opposite Court House, mp stairs. 12yl
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-03-30

1t is believed that the census Of the
State of New York, to be taken this
year, will show that its present popnla-
ton is over four millions. The drain Of
men for the war has beer more thar
made up BY emigration.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-03-30
WHITNEY SMITH.

TTxANNER AND CURRIER, Mineral Point, Wis.
Leather of all kinds also Hair for Piastering, al
ways hand cheap for cash. job Work done at short
notice and on moderate terms [n26-tf)
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SOLDIERS CLATM AGENCY.

WIS.
Collects back pay fer discharged Soldiers Bounty
Money aud back pay for heirs of deceased Soldiers.
Pension certificates procured, Bounty claims settled
prices establised by Law.
n2i-ly SAMUEL w. REESE, Atty
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WESTERN HOTEL.

DoDGEvILLE, WISCONSIN.
"a THE undersigned would respectfully ask a
EkSA share .of the public patronage. HIS table
- will always De furuis he'd in good taste and
tses h3 his are large and airy, and in every
.zASe0 department the intention will be 20 consul
khe comfort and wishes of his patrons Good stablest
snd attentive ostlers always in readiness
,ardsrs by the day week furnished with all nee
essary convenionces and at reasonable rates.
R- Stages leave this house daily, north and south
nI-ly JOHN II. ROBERTS.
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G. w. BURIAL, III. D.,

DHYsIcIAN AND SURGEON. DodgeyIie, Iowa
Il Comfy Wisconsin. MY.
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WRIGGLESWORTH C co.

D0oK. CARD AND JOB PRINTERS, ALSO PUB
ID fishers of the DaDGgvuLE CHRONICLE a weekly
family newspaper. delivered by mail free in the Conn
ty, receipt Of the price, Sl50 year.
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9rofsssional & Business Carbs.
A. E. SMITH.
S. w. REESE.

A TTORNEY AT LAW Land and Collecting Agent,
n DudgeviIlc, Iowa County, Wis. Particular at
tention given collecting and agencies and payment OF
in Iowa County. Office IN the Post Office Build
nE Lnl-yll
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-01-09
RICHMOND, VA. MONDAY MORNING. JANUARY 9 1865

are persuaded, the recommendation Of
the Mayor Of Savannah. AS for the
meeting, it has been said to have
consisted of seventeen mcn-Enclish-
men, Yankees, owners of cotton, and
spectators generally. If it consisted
of ten times rs many, it would be no
argument to prove disloyal disposition
in Georgia. 1t was the very thing that
it was to he presumed the enemy would
do. Having full possession, what was
easier for him than to get up meeting,
and to put precisely such sentiments in
the months of its members as he wished!
And what could help his cause so much
as to make the Cor.cderacy believe that
they had been deserted by so large
population? This meeting, then, proves
nothing, except what all knew before;
that there are traitosor<s and weak kneed
people in Savannah, as there arc here,
nn. ia every other Confederate city. We
shall not believe that Georgia means to
sink out Of the Co,federacy in this
shameful way. We shall not believe it
for the sake Of her brave soldiers and
the noble officers that lead them. Sher-
man has made the Mayor of Savannah
SANDER the people of the State. That is
all.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-01-09

TnE NORTH CAROLINA JUNIOR RESERVES
AT WLMINuToN.-The surrender of a
large number of the North Carolina ju.
nior reserves in the fight at Wilmington,
with little, if any, resistance, which has
excited remark, is thus explained by. the
Wilmington Journal. 1t appears that ii
was not the boys fault:
OF the juniors ordered to Fort Fisher,
some were put into the bomb-proofs and
some were ordered to another point. Ol
these latter, something like one hundred
and fifty, under command OF Major
Reccc, were surrendered to captain and
five men, who demanded the surrender,
informing the Major that he was sur
rounded and that resistance was useless.
Lieutenant Hamblin, as we learn. refused
to surrender and walked OFF, and some
twelve men with him. The enemy had
no force to stop tfenD They had no force
to compel i surrender. 1t was trans.
parent sell, which ought not to have de-
ccivcd Major Keece or anybody else but
apparently it did. No one suspects
treachery, that we know Of.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-01-09

The Columbus (Mississipri) Repu11i-
can says that Miss Bell, daughter Of the
Hon. John Bell, Mrs. and Miss Woods,
Of Nashville, have arrived there. During
the middle of November they went from
Nashville to Columbia, waited at the lat
ter place until General Hood captured
it, aud then came South.
The Charleston Kercury understands
that Sherman has given the citizens OF
Savannah fifteen days grace to settle up
their bank and other accounts which are
to be balanced by Confederate treasury
nctes.
The warehouse of Vanambridge &
c., at Wilmington, North Carolina, was
destroyed by fire, with three thousand
barrels of rosin, on the I'd instant.
The Virg;r'. Salt Works VIII be in OF.
Grafton again in two weeks.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-01-09

THE WRONG PAPER paragraph
which is going the rounds in the Yam
kcc papers, credited to the Richmond
Sentinel, relative to the abolition of sla-
very and the formation of a treaty with
England or France, appeared in the Rich
mond Eng qu;rer ard not the .Sentine2.-
Having copied it in our summary Of
Northern news, VIC correct the mistake
into which cur readers may have been
led.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-01-09
DIED,

OF yellow fever, on the 18th Of June, 1864, at
NASSAU, THOMAS CHICKEN, IN the thirtieth
year Of his age
The deceased was formerly employed a. engineer
on TIE steamship jamestown, plying betwcen this
city and New York. " 80
Norfolk and Baltimore papers please copy. >
At her resdencesDslle Isle, on Sunday, the 9Th
instant, Mrs. NARY ANN LEE, wife Of Janes l..
Lee, III the foT!ietir year OF her age:
Through her death two small children are bereft
OF kind and tender mother, a husband Of an
aifectionate and gentle wife, and many friends and
acquaintances Of kind friend.
The funeral will take PLACE from her late resi-
denee TODAY Monday at O'Clock 7. NJ. The
friends OF the family are respectfully invited tos-
tend.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-01-09
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS RE-

ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS RE-
" WARD My woman, SARAH, with TWO
CHILDREN, left my premises Monday evening.
the ~ instant, about o'clock, and is douhtlcss
either in Richmond or making her way to the ere
my's lines will give q reward OF ONE THOU
SAND DOLLARS for their delivery to me-, or to
any jail in the city, so that get them.
SARAH is a 1nul alto woman medium size about
twenty-sx years old; good teeth; long bushy hair; ;
answers promptly when spoken to; is usually :heer
ful and polite; nicely dressed, and is an unusually
good-lookiny woman. Her oldest childs asprsitiy
boy, named SMITH, about three and half year.
old the other, very hushy.haIr , giri: one and
year at the Ballard House, left l,y premises with
her. She claims that he is her step-son.
ia d-Gt GEORGE d. PIEASANTS.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-01-09

TREASURY DEPARYMENr,t
RICHMOND, Va, November %, 1864.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN TO
IN HOLDERS AND OWNERS OF CERTIFT.
GATES OF STOCK AND COUPON BONDS, issued
under the act Of August l9, 1861, redeemabe a1ter
the lst day Of January, 1865 to present tho same
NEXf, or a. any time thereafter, to the Treasurer
of tho Confederate States, one Of the Assistant
Treasurcrs of the Confederate States or a Pay De-
positary OF tho Confederate States, funds having
been placed in the hands Of said agents for the pur-
pose Of rcleenng such stock and coupon bonds
No interest will be allowed such stock and cou-
pom bonds after January lst, 1865.
G. A. TRENHOLM,
de 7-cod2m Secretary Of Treasury.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-01-09

Il GRAPHIC STORY OF TIE
BOXBARDNENT or TO- Il 7
FISHER, FROM AN INSIDE
UITNES.S.
The bombardment Of Fort Fisher,
| which, it seems to be conceded, is the
heaviest which has occurred in the an
mails of warfare, is described in the Fay
ettcvillc O1serser by one who was inside.
We give portion Of it, which is very
interesting:
About 70 o'clock the feet had formed
in line of battle and commenced to move
up. On they came, the huge frigates
leading the way; then the grim, ugly
ironsides; then the monitors and the
great line Of smaller notwithstanding
away out-almoSt as far rs the eye could
see. Nearer and nearer they approach:
All is calm and quiet i'll the tort-tLe
men are at their guns-our colonel
stands on the -parapet, watch IN hand, to
note the time they commence firing
Closer still they come; and now they
are in position; q flash, curl Of smoke,
and loud report, followed by the shrek
ing noise OF the shell, from one OF the
frigates, announces the fight COM
menced-twenty minutes before one
o'clock. And row the fight progresses
in earnest; thick fly the shell, loud
sounds the thunder Of artillery, lurid are
the flashes of great guns as fhey vomiz
forth their missiles of death and de-
struction. And oh! nobly stand Our
snen to their guns. From Shepherds $
Battery to the Mound they stand I'M
guiverinS and defiant, loading and firing
cooliy and calmly, tee gunners sighting
their guns as if they were practicing at a
target.
The scene is grand and awful. From
every vessel can be seen the white curl
of smoke, and high up in the air hun
Jrcds of smoky rings are formed from
the explosion of shells. The firing does
not abatc in the least it increases as the
fight progresses, and the noise is deafen-
inc. The enemy have concentrated their
ire on our flag, and the haiyards are cut;
and now the noble staff is struck in Sc
voral places, and falls. The flag at the
Mound still floats, and' now they Ire on
it thick and fast. AZ last they strike Il,
and dow i oynes out It'll Immediately
raised again. Bang, bang, bang, Nh'Z,
vhiz, whiz, clash, clash, clash, all tie
time. The quarters have caught fire,
and the bright flames stretch out thci;
tongues, while the heavens are enveloped
with dark clouds of smoke. The air is
sulpiurous from burned powder. Still
all goes we'll.
About 5 o'clock the fire of the enemy
begins to slacken and the intervals be-
tween the firing arc longer. Still gra-
dually it slackcns and at 8 1-2 O'clock
the fight ceascs-the vessels haul Off and
return to their anchorage. The damage
to the fort has been very slight-hardiy
any-and our weary, gallant soldiers rest
from their struggle for the while, as they
expect another attach! at night. The
casualties are twenty-three; one nortaliy
three severely, and nineteen slightly
wounded.
Sundays FIGHT.
This day will always be memorable te
the men who garrisoned Fort Fisher.
The expectation of the garrison sna'
VIC would have night fight was not re
allied. The night was spent in WATCH
fulness and repairing tho slight dapsge