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New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1865-11-10

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i Flows s ;ss!;:ss
Advantages Of this Plow.
It will last from three to six times
longer than any other Steel Piow made anywhere by
gritty soils, occasionally to be found on the margins
been habtually ecu. through" in blowing eighty acres
less, it having already powed over three hundred
1t will ''scour" in the most difficult
as whero all other Flows have failed Ifthere rod
Of ground anywhere in which it will not scour, We have
yet 10 find it.
It draws lighter than any other
Flow whio cutting the same width and depth.
The Share can be sharpened, or
Point welded readily as on ordinary plows by any
blacksmith who understands his trade a. the steel
perfs,,ly msilesbe, and works kindly.
Any section can be replaced by q
duplicate, to be hs u any Agent, the Share Landslide
AMI Mould5oar Is are cast in moulds
It is we'll stocked with New Eng
land secondgrowth timber and the standard wrought
iron, with SLOTS in the cap to give take land at
pleasure.
It plows at any depth, from three
70 twelve inches works perfectly in either suhblc or
turf leaves olosn furrow, and turns under suees and
foU! trash completely.
Eeay- 1t is the cheapest P1ow in the
aS-world just there is economy in paying
ssiN dollars rather than FIVE dollars five or six
sS-timss over; in not losing time and your temper
As~tcaause your Piow won't 'scour;" = and in doing
HS-a quarter fifth more work, with the same power
sS-Te quality aad qua.ity Of work il will endure to
sS-in determining whether or not the Plow is cheap
xs-pows used for profit, andMe one out Of ,c1:s
sss cost is the esespsst, and we are confident man
ey-rets more than hundred dollars worth Of "Plow
kS-every tmsele gets che Of these.
These remarks are made after q
familiarity with tho merits Of most of the good pews In
use in tie West, many OF which have justly earnsd
good reputation.
1s~ Our new model "B" Plow is
AS-desiyned expressly for stubbe and foul ground
f Ssh turf and ssusS The
49," patterns together will enable u.s. to meet the
ss-vews OF an a. to shsps anu g..e 'aeAa s''asf
A5-'beld" or "lesn" plo"s rs they prefer.
C<1N and sec them. .......-
Warranty cerv LIBERAL
For Sale only
at McGrcgor, Iowa, and at
Counover, the Western terminus
Of the McGregor Western Rail.
way, by
J. CT. CARTER & BRO.
who have opened an Agriculture
Warehouse at the latter point.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-04-27

for grazing. Stock run at large all through
the winter and do well. suppose most Of
the best farming lands have been located,
as many are turning their attention to agri-
culture instead Of mining,
With regard to the climate cannot speak
very favorably as far as my own experience
goes. This winter has been quite as severe
as Wisconsin, winters generally are. The
past few days have been about as cold as
ever experienced anywhere. There is far
more snow and the weather IS much more
severe in the mountains than in the~alleys.
This winter has been far more severe than
the two previous winters
Society is in rather rude state, although
| think there has been some Improvement
in the moral condition Of the people within
the past few months. However, much re-
mains to be done. Public gambling is al.
lowed by law eDance houses, or Hurdy-
Gurdy 'sas they are called here, are thronged
every night, and places Of vice and infamy
abound. The Sabbath is most shamefully
desecrated. Auctioneers are allowed to car
~ On their business, and on Sundays es-
pecially they may be heard bawling at tho
top Of their voices, thus disturbing the Quiet
which should reign on that day. Scarcely
store in the city is closed on Sabbath.
1t is a lamentable fact that the Sabbath hero
is the great day Of the week for business
and amusement. We have two churches
which are exerting healthfu moral inhu.
ence upon the community. Quite humber
have united with the churches this winter.
They are doing a good work, and are
ToEer for good in this ungodly city,
There are quite number Of our Dodge
vile friends here, most Of whom talk of re-
turning next fall. | believe wages will be
about the same the coming summer as last
season In conclusion, would by no means
persuade any one to come here fer i, is only
one here and there who is successful. I
have endeavored according to tbs best Of
my Judgment TO state the facts in regar: TO
the present condition and future prospects
of the mines, and leave every one to decide
for himself Yours respectfully,
JAMES ROBERTS,
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-04-27
Poetry. O g
SCEOOL-KEEPING.

How sweet il is to watch the minds unfolding
To trace each youthful thought and guieless word!
To see where plastic characters are moulding
("Can't 90 out:' @1Iy lesson isn't heard!)
Half formed ideas through the young mind fitting
C:shant George be still, narmr' 'Joe keeps spit
tingr)
There is a throng of glad young faces around me,
Bright with the freshness Of life's early spring,
And books, and states, and maps all sides bound
Cshan't them girls stop? they're playing with a
string!')
And eager looks ard minds intent on study
(Jim pushed me down and got my books ell muddy")
No shade Of earthly sorrow e'er has clouded
Their brief, bright lives, 50 innocent and fair
("Plea5e marin. make Josh move down; my seat is
erowdedrD
Nor grief nor Sadness has pulled my hair y
Existence to them is All sunny weather
("Bill's been pinchin.a s'No hay' ut ne'ther!')
A precious charge to me has been entrusted
The guidance Of each young, immortal mind
(sCapt write with this steel pen it's got all rustcd -
To nourish gentle thoughts and feelings kind
To lead them in the path which Heaven pleases-
tsNy spelling book has got all tore to pieceS!)
Oh for more strcng gilmore gentiencss Of spirit!
More wisdom IN the better way to guide
GIVE got my lesson now-do please to hear itH)
More patience to endure when ellis betide"
(sJm Taylor's give my arm dreadful twist!'O
Oh such confusion l--school may be dismissed
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-04-27

ROBERT MoRTo1J's HEIRS.

Robert Morton had reached the age
Of sixty five. He bad no reason to com
plain Of the gifts Of fortune, having re
allied a considerable fortune from the
business to which he had devoted the
greater part Of his life Five years
since. however, he had retired from
business. and since then had lived in
comparative quiet
Having been disappointed in love in
early life, he had never married, and
therefore had 80 children to inherit bis
fortune, Tie had net even nephews or
ncices. having been an only son. But
be had two cousins, or rather the sons
Of TWO cousins whom lie had always re-
gardcd as nephews, and to whom lie in
tended to leave bis property.
The names Of these two heirs expec-
tant were Thomas Lawrence and Beuja-
min Temple Each was between thirty
and forty years Of age, and each, more
over, had family. One kept village
store, and was thought to be doing a
very coed business. The other had
fair law practice. Neither Of them, as
it viii be seen, stood in need of be-
quest, though both were moncy-loying
men, and would be very glad to receive
one.
| have said that Mr.. Morton had re-
tired from active business. But he
found that the care CT his property con
tinued to involve great deal Of labor,
and this led him one day to say TO him
self, why should [ wait till my death
before dividing the estate between my
cousins? All it amounts to is, that |
am burdening my Old age with taking
care Of the estate for them They could
do that as we'll as [, and would gladly
relieve me Of the trouble. Why should
| not at once give them the property,
and spend my time alternately at their
houses They will be delighted to have
me do so, and | shall enjoy myself with
them and their children"
Robert Morton was Of frank, social
temperament, and the more he thought
of his plan. the more it commended itself
to him.
He accordingly sent for his legal ad-
wiser, and propounded it to him.
Mr.. Burdick, for this was his name,
did dnot appear to look upon it in as favor
able light as his client.
DO you propose to divide your whole
property in this way?p he asked
Certainly, that is my intention,
was the reply why. since l wish to
free myself from anxiety and care, should
| not do so thoroughly, and without
reservation 7"
You viii be placing yourself com
pleteiy at the mercy ofyour cousins and
will have no resource in case they neg
lect to treat you with that consideration
which your generosity entities you to
expect.
You are altogether TOO suspicious,
Burdiek, said his client "Now have
more faith in the native goodness of
human nature than you. l haven't the
slightest fear but that my cousins will
treat me with every consideration.
You must make allowances, my good
friend, for the selishness which exists
IN every heart, to grea- er or less c2-
tent. Don't place yourself in the power
Of your cousins That is nv advice.
Take year to test them in, and then if
You see fit TO follow the course proposed,
| willnot interfere.
Il don think it at all necessary, Bur-
dick, but you are an old friend, and it is
only fair that l should concede some
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-04-27
The Soldiers Ten Commandments.


I. Thou shalt have only one gun and
equipments
IL. Thou shalt not make to thyseif
any false claims on any Of thy comrades
guns or equipments, and hide them il,
thy tent; for | am a jealous dog, and
viii visit the captain round with my
presence to invite him on my side to arr
rest thee; and when the court marshal
decides against thee, then thou shalt
have to pack up thy trappings and go
and work on the notifications, both
against the South and for the North.
And when thou hast paid the penalty,
thou shalt return to thy company in sor-
row, to think of the disgrace thou hast
got on thyself.
I'll. Thou shalt not 60 to the gaming
table in vain for moute, twenty-one,
roulette, faro and poker will prove to
thee that the more thou puttcst down,
the less thou shalt take up; and when
thou thinkest Of thy wife and children,
thou shalt not hold thyself guiltless, but
insane
". Thou shalt not remember what
t y friends do at home on the Sabbath
Day, lest the remembrance may not
compare favorably with what thou doest.
Some days thou shalt be Oh duty but on
the days that thou shall be off duty thou
shalt wash all thy dirty clothes and
mend them, grease thy shoes, cook all
thy rations. that thou waitest not when
thou art called on to 60 on duty.
Y. Think more of thy '.greenbacks,"
and how thou canst keep them best, than
how thou wilt enjoy them after thou has.
ridden rougbshod over thy good old pa
rents precepts and examples, that thou
mayest have something to reproach and
sting thee when thou art left alone where
thou capst not hear thy fathers bless
ings, nor thy mothers prayers
VI. Thou shalt not Kill tbyself by
carrying too big a load on the march,
for it will not increase thy months wages
one particle.
VII. Thou shalt not grow discour-
aged, and think Of going home before
thy time is served out honorably. Nei-
ther, shalt thou desert thy cause, lest
thou be taken up and brought back as
deserter, which will bring thy parents
with sorrow into the grave. and bring
disgrace and shame on Thy dear broth
ers and sisters; for crime they bad
not done.
VIII Thou shalt not take any Of
thy Captains things out Of bis tent with
out leave, lest thou be caught and &C.
verely punished
TX Thou shalt not ''blariskite to
thy comrades about the "Sutler trash
lest thou deceive Thy comrades and
sometimes they thrash thee like dog,
which would be serving thee right. ~
K. Thou shalt be particular not to
leave thy snort Of snaps at the Com
missary, but if thou dost not like it thy-
self, gise it to fly mess-mate that does.
Amea j. a. b,
Co K. goth 0. Y. VI.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-04-27

TsuccEsSoR TO P. a. GnIFgITas,
DEALER IN pRUG9, MEDICINES, PAINTS,
J oils, Dye SUITS, Perfumefy, Stationery, Cut
tIcry School Byohs, &c, DC.
Having purchased the entire stock of Or Grihths,
is constantly fccving supply of the above articles,
and feels confident that he furnish customers with
such article, in his e as they may wis on the best
of terms.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-04-27
AMAsA cSB3. ALEX. WILSON. JAS. +. sUDDUTii.
COBB, WILSON & SUDDUTH,
(Formerly cobb 4. sudduth.

(FormerIy Cobb < sudduth)
Y AWYHRS, Mineral Point, Iowa County, Wisconsin,
will attend professional business and cOrrespen
dence heretofore. VIII procure Pensions. obtein
Bounties from the State and Federal Government ard
prosecute claims against them upon any liberal terms.
Office opposite Court House, up stairs. l2yl
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-04-27
WHITNEY SMITH,

VT>ANNER AND CURRIER, Mineral Point, Wis.
Leather of all kinds, also Hair for Plastering, al
ways hand cheap for cash. job Work done at short
notice and on moderate terms. n2Gtfl
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-04-27
SOLDIERS CLAIM AGENCY.

DUDGENILLE, WIS.
Collects back pay fer discharged Soldiers Bounty
Mons, back pay for heirs of deceased Soldiers.
Pension certificates procured, Bounty claims settled
prices established by Law.
n24-ly SAMUEL W. REESE, Atty
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-04-27
WRTG GGLEsWGRTH & co.

DOOK, CARD AND JOB PRINTERS ALSO PUB
ID fishers OF the "DobaGyIlLE CERoNIeSE," a weekly
family newspaper delivered ly mail free in the Coun
iy, receipt of the price, $ 30 year.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-04-27
G. w. RuRR AZ, ri. D,

F1HYsIcIAN AND SURGEON. Dodgevlie iowa
+ County Naconsn. MY.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-04-27
a@rofessionaI t Business Car0s
&. e. SMITH.

PHYSICIAN g SURGEON.
offers his professional services to the citizens O
Dodgpville and vicinity.
BD- Particular attention paid to
Diseases oftic Eye.
rm- Oncc one door helow Burdicls Drug Store.
Dodgeville March 9Th. 1865. 25-tf
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-04-27
S. w. REESE.

A TTORNEY AT LAW. Land and Collecting Agent,
"A Dodgeyille, Iowa County Wis. Particular at
enton given collecting agencies, and payment oi
taxes in Iowa County. Olce IN the Post 0ice Build
% nl-yll
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-17

bellion. BY following out the idea, an
end will soon be put to the useless and
unnecessary discussion that has been
carried on so rabidiy since TIER cause
was lost. They should learn to acknow-
ledge the cause was bad one from
the very iact it was not successful /;
and therefore it is the part Of wisdom
to forget 1T and all things connected
with it-all remembrance thereof And
the sooner they cease to talk of it, the
sooner will these recollections fade away
and die out, both from their own minds
and the memory of the world at large
Therefore let them dismiss the subject
and, forgetting all grievances, and the
enmities, animosities and unkindnesses
of the past, shake hands with sincere
determination to each act his part hon
estly and generously in the future.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-17

opened a saloon near the Broadway
Theatre, doing a good business. The
war came to an end, and, in course Of
time, good many New Orleans folks,
old Confed. acquaintance OF Holt,
found their way back to New York.
DESTROYS of renewing old acquaintance,
party of them the other evening paid
him a visit. With mutual recognition
there was deal of hand-shaking and
congratulation all around. The New
Orleans boys called for several bottles of
Mad. Cliquot's best, and drank with
mine host to the "days of auld lang
syne," paying for 1t in greenbacks.
Then they called for more champagne,
and more, and more, until about 500
worth had been quaffed, when all hands
proposed to go home. Holt, however,
intimated that, as a proper prelim-
mary, the boys had better settle up.
The boys took the hint, and paid the old
fellow off in his own coin, that is to say,
they pulled out of their pockets hand
full of his repudiated Confederate shin
plasters, and informed him that it was
now good time to redeem them. He
looked unutterable things. He "didn't
understand" He "wasn't redeeming
these notes now !" he really "cOuld not
take them y he "must have pay for his
wine"-but, in the midst of his medita-
tons, the wicked Orleanoise, in body,
executed a forward movement; and,
with a provoking display of digits on
nasal promontories, were soon marching
up Broadway, singing "Who will Care
for Mother Now?"
The next matter, after the Atlantic
cable--which is a failure-is the new
sensation play of Arrah ma Pogue, the
joint production of Mr.. Patrick Slough
nessey otherwise known as Dion Bourci-
cault), and Mr. Edward H. House. Mr..
A. Wards criticism on this production is
magnificent, and altogetherdelightful. 1t
is not humorous" for Artemus scorns
humor, but it is highly solemn, and
slightly "sarkastick," besides being
truthful-a quality much wanting in
dramatic criticism in these degenerate
days. Ifyou have not already publish
ed this gem, my advice is that you no
longer deprive your readers of so rare a
treat. Xxx,
If our correspondent will examine
the columns of the Post, now some two
days gone, he will find that we have not
been unmindful of the artistic merits
of the great and solemn Artemus, as
his unique, and unapproachable criti-
cism of Dion's latest, did not escape us.
EDS. Posi-.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-17

The great cable still sways between
the hopes and fears of the two CONT
nents. The prayers of millions In both
are offered up for its success and, should
it finally fail, Science will put on the
thickest black and oceans of tears will
be shell. The latest dispatches, which
are brought by the steamships Bremen
and China, with regard to the Atlantic
cable will be read with painful interest.
Four days had interviewed since the In
sulation became, for the third time, sus-
pended and nothing had been heard of
the Great Eastern or the cable since.
Tests applied at Valentia are stated to
have shown that the defect was located
twelve hundred and fifty miles from
shore, in the deepest water of the entire
route, and that insulation was complete.
ly lost. This, if correct, would indicate
that either the cable had parted of itself,
or had been cut, and the end buoyed up,
through some unforeseen difficulty
arising. In either case the Great East
ern would probably return to port with
out delay, and as she was not more than
nine days. sail from Europe, by the 10th
instant we may hear of her return to
Valentia, unless, in the meantime, the
levlathian should create an agreeable
surprise by turning up safe andsound at
Hearts Content. Hopes of successful
prosecution of the enterprise were still
cherished in England, and the telegraph
shares had not fallen so low as might
have been anticipated. An ingenious
theory has been suggested that, possibly,
a magnetic storm of more than usual
severity which prevailed on the I'd in
slant, had caused the arrangement of
the insulation of the cable.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-17

There was great sensation created in
New York on Monday, by change in
the Office of Collector. Such an Incl
dent is quite as seriously felt in Gotham,
by the office-holders, as a revolution in
Paris by the flighty Frenchmen. SINE
on Draper was removed from the Custom
House and Hon. Preston King appoint
ed in his place. The Herald thus no.
tices this important political revolu.
ton :" TrgJT jA.
"Our dispatches from Washington,
this morning. announce the removal of
Simeon Draper, the Collector of Gus.
toms at this port, and the appointment
of Hon. Preston King as his successor.
The change is to take place on the first
Of September. This proves that Presi-
dent johnson is determined to carry out
his policy in regard to the Southern
States, and intends that no subordinate
officials shall be retained who attempt
to throw obstacles in its way. This is
encouraging to all friends of the admin
fstration, and we doubt not is but the
of the decapitation of the
friends Of Chase. This removal upsets
many nicely arranged plans, and is the
precursor of the overthrow of the Loyal
League intriguers, who have made the
Custom Houses and Internal Revenue
offices their nesting place for some time
past .A- ----ai \
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-17

GENERAL BUTLER.-This officer was
in Pittsfield, Massachusetts,, on Monday
last. He met several gentlemen of that
vicinity, to whom he made few re-
marks. The Pittsfield Eagle thus re-
ports him:
"The General is very much opposed
to the retention of so many major gene
rails in the service. There are now one
hundred and seventy, which gives a
general to every five hundred men. In
the Department of the East he saws
there are eight major generols--a gene
raj to every ninety eight men on duty in
the department. He thinks that the
better policy would have been to have
discharged the officers and retained
more privates, for the officers can be had
| at any time at the beck of the Govern.
ment, while it takes thousand dollars
to get private" las@
General Butler was very earnest on
the subject of negro suffrage. He said
"We beat the rebels at the ballot-box
in 1860; we have beat them with the
bayonet; and now. the contest comes
back again to the ballot-box; the rebels
OF the North and South will strike hands
and outvote the loyal men of the coun-
try, and thus cause domestic strife, and
perhaps more fratricidal blood to fiow.u
General Butler was consistent when
he made the above remark. He set the
example long ago, and rendered his re-
signation to the COMMANDMENT Chief of
the Army and Navy, as We stated one
week ago. If the President does not see
fit to accept it, we presume it is because
he knows his own business and the public
interest best. 1t would be vastly better
for General Butler to be free to attend TO
the large number of his old clients who
are pressing him to return to the prac.
tice OF law, where an immense fortune
awaits him, than to be tied up as he is,
while holdinga commission in the vol,
unteer service ofthe United States army.
Therefore, ifthe Commercial Advertiser
supposes for a moment that it is of any
pecuniary advantage to General Butler
TO remain in the service, we can assure
the editorof that paper that he is greatly
We happen to know that It
Is the desire of General Butler to get out
OF the service. 1t is heavy pecuniary
loss to him foreman in it, but he is veal
thy and can afford to make the sacrifice.
if it is demanded of him to do SO.
If the President believes that there
exists field of usefulness for man of
the executive talents, great learning.
and legal acumen of General Butler, and
chooses to order the General to duty
here, he has right to do so, the eoun-
Try will applaud the act, and Gen. Butler
Will bow obedience to the Presidential
iictum; his own preferences, the wishes
If rich corporation clients, and waiting
ortunes to the contrary notwithstand- |
ng. We say what we know Wash |
ngton National Republican.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-17

THE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY
STANTON COMING TO RIcHMoND.-The
New York Herdld's Richmond cores
pendent says the President and Secreta-
ry Stanton will visit that city about the
last OF August. We copy what he says:
The President of the United States.
accompanied by Hon. Edwin M. Stan
ton, Secretary of War, it is confidently
asserted, Will visit Richmond during the
last week in August. The main object
OF the visit will be to attend council of
the Leading general officers of this and
an adjacent military depot in reference
10 the condition of affairs in this section
as affected by the policy of President
Johnson's administration. The council
will be held in the private parlors of the
Jetf Davis mansion, where the late Pre-
sident Lincoln met the prOminent
Southerners during his stay, and which
10 at present the official residence DINA
Jor Gen. Terry, commanding this de.
pastmsnt Among the distinguished