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Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-09-20

Yer mont and Maine have gone heayi
Republican, the former by 22,0CO, and the
latter $4,000. The Republicans carry the
entire Congressional representatives chosen
in both States.
Both Houses of the New Je rsey Legisla-
ture adopted the Constitutional Amendment
on the 11th. The Republicans, who have
now slight majority, have united upon
Cattell, for U. S. Senator, in place of
Stockton.
A most stupendous fraud upon The Gov
eminent has been recently discovered in
connection with the furnishing of supplies
for the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The extent
Of the loss to Government by these transac.
tons is estimated at upwards of one million
Of dollars.
The New Jersey Legislature met on the
10th, in extra session. The Governor. in
his message, recommends the ratification
of the Constitutional Amendment. and tine
election of an United States Senator to fill
the vacancy caused by the expulsion Of
Stockton at the last session of Congress,
The New York Democratic State Conyen-
ton, in session at Albany, on the 18th,
nominated Hon. John 7. Hoffman, of New
York city, Governor, and Hon. Robert Fl.
Pruyn, Of Albany, forLieutenant Governor.
Resolutions were adopted indorsing the
action of the Philadelphia Administration
Convention.
During August, 17,438 immigrants ar
rived in New York from Europe, on fifty
three different vessels The largest num-
Der, 8,48S, came from Liverpool, whilst
Hamburg sent 3,675, Bremen 1916, Glas-
gov 1,1G4, Havre 1,074, London $50, Ant
werp 106, Genoa so, and Rotterdam %.
More than two-thirds of these came on
steamers
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-09-20

Pete MILESTONE, Of Arkansas, was once
travelling on horseback through the interior
of the State called one evening to stay all
night at a log house near the road, where
entertainment and post Office was kept. Two
other strangers were there, and the mail
rider rode up just abont dark. Supper be-
ing over the mail carrier and the three gen
tlemen we're invited to a. small room fur
nished with good fire and two beds. which
were to accommodate the four persons for
the night. The mail-carrier was little
shabby, dirty looking wretch, with whom
none of the gentleman liked the idea of
sleeping Pete Milestone eyed him closely,
as he asked:
"Where do you sleep tonight, my lad ?"
sI'll thleep with you I recon- lisped
the, youth, g or one o'them other fellers,
dot care which" .4t'af-ai'-
The other two gentlemen took the hint,
and occupied one of the beds together i'm
mediately, leaving the other bed and the
confab to be enjoyed by Pete and the mail
boy as best they could. Pete and the boy
commenced hauling off their buds, and Pete
getting into bed first, and wishing to get rid
of sleeping with the boy, remarked very
earnestly:
My friend, I'll tell you beforehand, I've
got the itch, and you'd better not get in
here with me, for the disease is catching"
The boy, who was just getting in bed,
too drawled out very cody: "a rye
stWol, [ recon that don't make bit O.
difference-Tye had it now nearly these
Uneven years." and into the bed he pitched,
along with Pete, who pitched out in as great
a hurry as if he had walked up a hornets
nest in the bed.
The other gentleman roared and the mail
boy, who had got peaceable possession of
the. bed to himself, drawled out:
'tWhy, you must be set odarned'fules,
mann and dads COTS the catch a heap wurth
than I is, and they thlep in that bed latht
night when they Wath here at the quiltin'
The other two strangers were now in a
worse predicament than Pete, and, bouno-
ing from their nest like the old house had
been on fire, stripped, shook their clothes,
put them on again, ordered their horses,
and though it was nearly 100 clock, they
all three. left and rodeseYeral miles to the
next town before they slept, leaving the i'm
perturbablea mail carrier to the bliss of
scratching and sleeping alone. .srlr
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-09-20
Art and science.

THE engines of the large ocean steamers
make about 100000 turns in crossing the
Atlantic between Liverpool and New York.
THE delicacy of some of the ornamental
cast-iron work, known as Berlin iron, is
such that it requires of some pieces ten
thousand to weigh one pound.
WITH four weights Of respectively one
pound, three pounds, nine pounds, and
twenty-seYen pounds, any number Of pounds
from one to forty, may be weighed.
A NEW use of electricity is said to be
made in the sewers of Paris-that of killing
rats. Wires are run through the sewers,
with pieces of meat attached The rats,
by nibbling at the meat, bring down pow
erful shock on themselves.
THE red color of wine can be proved to
be artificial or true by simply dipping a
small piece of bread Oh sponge into the
liquid and placing it ina glass of clear
water. If the color is artificial, the water
viii be at once colored, but pure wine will
not color it for half an hour or more The
| sponge should be well washed beforehand.
The government authorities at Cologne
have issued circular oautioning the public
against variegated slate pencils. Schwien-
fort green, which contains arsenic, is used
/ for the green, chromate Of lead for the yell
/ low, and red lead for the red varieties. The
circular points out the danger Of this prac-
tice, especially to children by whom slate
pencils are chiefly used. aassi1,9
IT will be gratifying to the present gen
Grafton to know that Prof. Benjamin Pierce,
the first Of American mathematicians, has
demolished the met eorie theory of solar heat
and demonstrated that the sun wall continue
for 100000 years to afford sufficient
calorio to sustain human life upon the earth.
| This is about as long as we are personally
interested in the matter. The prospect that
our descendants may be frozen TO death
after the expiration of that time, is too re-
mote to cause serious .unhappiness.
81 AT recent meeting Of the. French Aoade-
my of Science, diamond, weighing about
four grammes, $50 grains, was exhibited,
which, IN its ordinary condition, was of a
whitish straw color, but upon being submit
ted to heat it took q beautiful rose tint Il
preserves this tint for eight or ten days, and
then completely loses it, and returns pre-
cisely to its original color. This question
of the color of the diamond has an impor-
tant influence on its value, for while it is
estimated to be worth only 10000 francs.
could the rose color be made permanent, its
value would rise to 1906 or 1000
| francs
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-09-20
The East.

Ia Madame Ristori, the great tragedienne,
with troupe of forty ortistes, arrived at
New York from Europe on the 18th.
The Fenian Congress at Troy closed its
labors on the 9th. The command of the
Fenian army will be rendered to General
Sheridan.
The saving and planning mill of s. s. G..
Rock, in Albany, New York, blew up on
the 18th, by which accident twelve persons
were killed and eight or ten wounded.
A fire occurred at Sing Sing, N. T., on
the 10th, which destroyed over 20 build
ings. Fifty families were rendered house
less. The loss is estimated at 100000.
On the 18th, Two men, while attempting
to cross the Niagara river, just above the
falls, in a spall boat, were driven by a
squall into the rapids and over the falls.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-09-20
Railroad Celebra ton.

The ceremony of breaking ground at the
western terminus Of the Cedar Rapids &
Missouri River railroad, took place at Coun-
ell Bluffs, on Tuesday last, amid the firing
Of cannon, the exhibition of flags, and other
demonstrations Of enjoyment Notwith-
standing the unfayorable character of the
leather, the procession was two miles in
length, and as many as 5000 people were
estimated to be on the ground a number
Of speeches were made, and the crowd adj
journed with the livo.iest demonstration of
satisfaction. The work Of grading this
road will be prosecuted with great vigor
from this point eastward.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-09-20
Foreign News.

The free ports Of Sault Ste Marie and
Gaspir have been abolished by the Canadian
Government.
Seven of the Fenian prisoners captured
at Fort Erie have been released by the Ca
madam authorities on their own reoogni-
zanoe.
The British government is greatly agi-
tated with fear Of another Fenian raid into
Cana da, and is sending over troops to resist
any such undertaking.
Advices from Mexico state thatthe Franch
Emperor continues to aid Macmillan. He
has sent him more money, and is expected
to defer the promised withdrawal of his
troops.
The proposed canal across the Isthmus of
Darien, to connect the Atlantic and Pacific
waters, is now in the hands of some Ameri-
can capitalists, who are about beginning
the necessary surveys. e
A new planet was discovered on the night
Of August 9th, in the constellation Capri
corn by the director of the Marseilles OBJ
servatory. This discovery bring the num-
Der of asteroids up to Lightweight.
The Canadian papers are urging that the
United States Government is responsible for
the Fenian troubles, and demand that Eng
land shall declare war if the brotherhood
are not suppressed. An attack is hourly
expected, and every preparation is, being
made for defence.
Late Atlantic Cable dispatches say. that
Russia desires to control the Danubian prin-
cipalities, A French General has been re-
called from Rome, and Is to enter the Mex
lean service, for the reconstruction of the
Mexican army after Maximillian's abdica-
ton, which is more than intimated.
A dispatch from Hearts Content states
that the shore end of the second cable was
successfully landed on the 9th inst. at four
o'clock, p. N. The electrical conductor of
| the cable is most perfect, and messages are
now being received and sent through it. A
| second cable will be laid FROM Port Au
| Basque TO Aspy Bay. sa4t
The great refcrm meeting at Birming-
ham, England, already briefly noticed by
the cable, was one Of the greatest political
demonstrations Of modern times. It is es-
timated; that from two to three hundred
thousand persona were present. The prin-
oipal speaker was John Bright, who, on
this occasion, seems to have surpassed all
his previous efforts on behalf Of an extern
sion Of suffrage. 4-rr .-.-.4g
Advices by the Atlantic cable announce
the sailing of regiment Of hussars from
Liverpool for services in Canada. The ST.
Leger race was won by "Lord Lyons"
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-09-20
Misfellanu.
HER NAME.
VICTOR HUGO.

=
A lly's pure perfume; balo's light;
The evenings voices mingling soft above;
The hours mysterious farewell 10 flight;
The plaintiye story told
By dear friend who greyes, yetis censoled
The sweet, soft murmur OF kiss Of love;
The scarf seven tinted, which the hurricane
Leaves in the clouds, trophy to the sun;
The well-i emembered tone,
Which scarcely hoped for, meets the ear again;
The pure wish Of a virgin heart; the beam
That hGyers DER an infants earliest dream;
The voices of distant choir; she sigh
That fabulous Memnon breathed of yore to greet
The coming dawn; the tone whose nurmurs rise
Then, with cadence tremulous, expire;
These, and all else the spirit dreams of eet,
Are not SO sweet as her sweet name, o Tyre! 3
Pronounce it very softly, like prayer;
Yet be it heard the burden of a song;
All let it be the sacred light to shine
In the dim fame; the secret word which there
TrenbIes forever on one faithful tongue,
In the lone shadowy silence OF the shrine.
But o, or e'er, in words of flame,
My Muse, unmindful, with the meaner crowd
OF names, by worthless pride revealed aloud, q
Should dare TO blend the dear and honored name,
BY fond affection set apart, .
And hidden, like a treasure, in my heart;
Ny strain, soft-syllabled. should meet the ear
Like sa red music heard upon the knees; .-
The air should vibrate to its harmonles,
AS if light hove ing in the atmosphere,
An angel, vieW.ess to the mortal eye,
With his fine pinions shook it, rustling nigh.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-09-20

IiINTs.-The following hints to farmers
are applicable to some other people, conse-
gu emily valuable:
To make your stables warm in winter
Set fire to them.
How to hold the plow-Don't try to hold
it at arms length. You can't do it.
If you haint pillow of your own, get out
an attachment on your neighbours, who owes
you. Any Justice will tell you whether you
can hold it or not.
The best time to put in Rye--I asked an
old farmer once what was the best time to
put in rye. He looked at his watch, and
replied: 8#
"This is about my hour
The rye was Immediately put in.
How to keep corn--The best place to keep
corn is in a good corn house, though some
prefer to keep it IN their system-in the
juice. ..-.o.
Fences and Fencing-Good fencing is es-
sential on a farm. A rail fence is better
than an imaginary, one. You can't repair
worm fence by taking yermifuge Meth
er can you cut good brushes out Of brush
fences
To make stone fence--Equal parts Of
whisky and cider. This is the reciprocal
fence; the more you lay Of it the more it
will clay you.
Easy way to draw saw logs-Draw them
on a piece of paper with crayon pencil.
After little practice you will be able to
''draw" the largest kind of saw logs with
ease.
Pork-Paeking thread is of no use in
packing pork. In curing hams the time
varies. Hams that have got trichina can t
be cured at all. aa ns
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-09-20

Sour OR NoTHNG.-At very excellent
hotel not hundred miles from parts, they were
one day short of waiter, when newly arrived Hi
bernian was made to supply the place of more OK
pert hand
s'Now, Barney" said mine host .min7 Won servo
every with soup the first thiDg-sefve aIo first
"Bedad, PHI DO that same," said the alert arney
Soup came on and Barney after helping all but one
guest came to the last one. s
Soup, sir? 2" said Barney. = 2
ono soup for me,'' said the man.
But You must have tit is the rules of the bouse
Hang the rules OF the housep exclaimed the guest
When don't want soup won't eat it,"
FSWell," said Barney, with aitdue solemnity. all
can say is Just this, it's the regulation Of the house
and diye the drop else will We get till yes have fr-
isbed the soup!"
The traveller gave in, and the soup was gobbled.
DELICIOUS BULL.-An Irishwoman ap-
plying for relief the other day. questioned as to
her family by the lady to whom she applied, 81
$ How many children have you Z"
"sixn
Show old ia your youngests"
Me youngest is dead, and Pvs had another since"
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-09-20

The Columbus (0hio) Journal Gays that
Alr. NJ. L. Sullivant formerly Of that city,
has sold TO Mr. Alexander of Kentucky six
teen thousand acres of what he called his
home farm in Illinois, The proceeds of
the sale amounts to S320,000. This was
part Of the farm in Champaign county, and
but small section Of Mr.. Sullivant's pos
sessions
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-09-20
"A Magnificent Race Course.

| had delightful day yesterday in
drive through the the suburbs of New York
for distance of 10 or 12 miles. the object
being to visit an enterprise destined to be-
come not only New Y ork but national
institution. 1t is q new race course beyond
Harlem river, built on private property and
at private expense. Mr. Leonard Jerome,
one Of the millionaires of the city, has pro-
jected a national race course, which, when
finished, will cost $500,000 Some idea of
the grandeur of the plan may be mad from
the statement that the principal stand costs
$4,000. The form of the track is a novel
one. It is in shape something like an hour
glass, or figure 8, the grand stand and the
judges lookout being front of the neck Of
the figure, so that when the horses are half
way round they are almost as near as when
starting. A valley swelling at both ends
and surrounded by beautiful hills covered
with trees and greensward seems to have
been made expressly fer this shape. The
stables are everything in the way of com
fort and luxury that horsefesh could de-
sire. The club proper consists of so mem
bers, Mr.. Belmont being the principal or
presiding steward. 1t is in the hands Of
the first men Of fashion and wealth, and
will be the rage Of the ton Of New York
The course will be inaugurated with four
mile race and purse Of $4,000 or the
23d of September, for which there are 81
entries, among them Asteroi' J, Kentucky,
Fleetwing and their aristooratic cempeers
Of the turf.-Nea0 York Letter.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-09-20
The total

clio Is Z you may say ELL 0 0 so your
Honour Sir Marks send me this eleven hum
dred by Bryan himself who and prays Tor
your success always in Trim and no more
at present.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-09-20

An alligator, about two feet in length,
was discovered in cellar, 543 Broadway,
New York, one Monday morning. It was
supposed he was Matched from an egg acct
dentally dropped during the recent stay Of
Van Amburg's menagerie next door.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-09-20

THE MosoUITo QUEsTIoN.-Josh Billings
makes the following remarks appropriated
the season:
We are told that there want emmy thing
made in vain. This is sum SO, but have
thought the time spent in manufacturing
musketoze, must have been wasted if the
musketoze want. How they were put to-
gether, never could tell, and thare is one
commershall popularity about the muskeet-
er trade, and that is the supply always ex-
ceeds the demand, and yet the producsion is
not diminished | kant understand this no
how. They are born Of poor but industri-
GUS parents, and are brought up with great
care un der the auspices Of some of our best
families; they have also consumate cour-
age. have known a single musketeer to
fife man and his wife awl mite long, and
draw the fust blood. 1t is very easy to kill
mnskitoze,-when youcan But, in striking
them, you are very apt to hit the exact
place where they recently waz. They arc
cheerful little cusses, singing as they toll.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-09-20

i The answer is The season is backward"
(the C's on ISL backward.1
......" My dear boy said a young lady
to precious youth of eighteen, "does
your father designthat you should tread the
thorny and intricate path of profession,
the straight and narrow way of the min
istry, or revel in the fowery fields of litera-
ture ?" "No, marin; dad says he's gwine
to set me to work in the later patch"
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-09-20

AIH S0rts Of SGufhs.

......What are the features Of a cannon?
Cannon's mouth, eannon-ize, and cannon
GERS.
......There is chap in Philadelphia who
says he never minds the hot weather, so
long as he is with his wife. She is such an
intense scold.
......It was very misery old woman who
with her last breath, blew out ali inch of
candle, "Because,' said she, ~ can see to
die in the dark! !"
......" Isaac. my son, let the Good Book be
lamp upon thy path" ''Mother," re-
piled the urchin, 81 should think that was
making light Of sacred things
....A gentleman presented lace collar
to the object of his alteration, and, in a
ocular way, said: g Do not let any one
else rumple it, "No, DEAR" said the lady,
sPll take il off,"
......An exchange gives some fifty ways
which Saratoga has been misspelled on.s
ters received at the post Office in that town.
The following has not yet appeared, but is
expected :-Saighreighteau1goy
......" Married couples resemble pair of
shears" says Sidney Smith, $50 joined
that they cannot be separated, often moving
in opposite directions, yet always furnishing
any one who comes between them"
......some enc having lavishly lauded
Longfellow's aphorism, Suffer, and be
strong" a matter-of-fact man observed that
it was merely variation of the old English
adage, "grin and bear it.
....." Nike" said bricklayer to his hod
man, if you meet Patrick tell him to make
haste as we are waiting for him" Sure
and l WILL replied Mike; :" but what will
tell him if don't mate him %
......A man about town was lately invited
to sewing party. The next day friend
asked him how the entertainment came off.
/ 'Oh, it was very amusing" he replied
" the ladies hemmed and l hawked -
......At recent examination Of girls in
Cheshire, England, for the rite of con6r-
nation, in answer to the question, 8" what
is the outward and visible sign and form in
baptism?' the reply was ''The baby, SIR"
......A man in Orange comfy was found
one night climbing an overshot wheel in q
fulling mill He was asked what he was
doing He said he was trying to get up to
bed, and somehow or other the stairs would
not hold still.
......Miss Smith asked the pleasure of
Captain jones' company to tea" At the
time appointed the Captain, being in COM
mand of the - Rife Corps, made his
appearance with the whole Of his company
in parade dress. "a 90 I.sres
1--we once heard of very rich man,
who was badly injured by his being run
over. "It isn't the accident" said he
g that mind that isn't the thing but the
idea of being run over by an Internal swill
cart makes me mad"
......Some letter puzzles are made quite
curious by diagramatic arrangement.
Such one is
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-09-20

......What are the features of a cannon
Cannon's mouth, cannon-ize, end cannon
GERS.
......There is chap in Philadelphia who
says he never minds the hot weather, so
long as he is with his wife. She is such an
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-09-20

Ground top'' to the deck. stunned, but lit
tie hurt. The captain exclaimed in sur
prise: Why, where did you come from ?"
q From the north of Ireland, yer honor ~
was the prompt reply, as the poor fellow
gathered himself up.
\ 1t is only few months since the London
Times perpetrated most perfect bull. In a
review of Tennyson's Enoch Ardea, the fol-
lowing sentence occurs relative to the self
denial of Enoch, who keeps his existence a
secret from hiswife, whom he finds married
again and happy " He died, but not until
he died, did he mention to those around him
who he was p Now, who should ever ex-
pect, on looking over John Bulls great
representative, to meet with such a genuine
Irishism as that? We can only account for
it by supposing it was perpetrated by, an
Irishman. We believe g number of them
are employed upon the staff Of that august
/ publication.
Not to be outdone, however, by its mon
ster ootemporary, an Irish paper announces
not mary weeks since, the death Of poor
deaf man called Gaf. He had been run
over by locomotive, and, adds the paper,
she received q similar injury this time last
year" agEa a5e " Elg1 r
Another excellent bull of the same kind
was perpetrated by a coroner in the County
Limerick, this spring. Being asked how
he could account for the fearful mortality
last winter, he replied: 81 do not know
there are great many people dying this
/ this year who never died BEFORE"
To this we mey add the story Of an Irish
man that nearly died, according to his own
account, through the treatment of his ply
stefan, who, he declares, drenched him so
with drugs during his illness, that he was
sick for a long time after he got reU.
In practical bulls, the Irish are even more
famous than in those merely logical: the