Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-10-18

"A "professor," who dives from hight
OF two hundred feet in water only ten feet
deep, is the last London sensation.
In Japan nobody will associate or
marry with the leather makers, who are
kept prescribed and distinct class.
I'm Ceylon there is fig tree z, 155 years
old, having been planted 1888 B. g. It's
history from that date is preserved by both
The American balloonists are In the
service of the Brazilian government. On
one occasion they remained up for forty
eight hours reporting the movements of
the enemy.
"A Paris letter states that the latest
fashion in wells Is to wear them so as to
shade the chignon. The face is exposed
to the sun to let the face acquire the fash
ionable color of the brunette, and the dye
Of the chignon is preserved. -,
After the Bremen Railway was
opened, the diligence made its last trip
with great ceremony. The Oldest postil-
ion in Inspruck drove the horses, wearing
Grape on his hat, and the carriage was
trimmed with weeping willow. M
The railway over the Bremen, leading
from Inspruck to Botzen, leads through
the most lovely as well as grandest seen
ery; and as soon as it is better known, the
Journey from Inspruck will become IA
vorite trip for tourists and searchers after
the picturesque. osfao sa ,raa-
I7og-They have an unknown athlete in
Paris, who comes regularly every night to
one of the principal wrestling schools,
throws the best man they have, and retires.
He Is masked, always wears suit of black,
is silent, and there is great deal of curl
osity to know who he is and where he
comes from. ;,4c.e ,yte,,s, eo4.efsf,
| In concluding paper on cotton spinning
machinery, read before the institution OF
mechanical engineers at Birmingham, Mr..
| Plat stated that the number of spindles
now employed in the cotton manufacture
in Great Britain exceeds 100000. The
produce Of yarn when in regular work is
| 6400OO00 miles in day Of ten hours,
which gives enough to wind four times
round the globe every minute roo f. y
A trial of potato diggers took place
| near Bishopriggs, Scotland, recently. One
consisted of a broad scoop for opening the
drill, with revolving grape behind, by
the action of which the potatoes and soil
are thoroughly separated and thrown to
one side against q netting. attached to tie
side of the machine. Another was on a
similar principle, but with the revolving
grape placed in a different position, and
without the netting. 9'1sa9 ~ aJq
I'm paper read before tia Scientific
Association of Trinidad, Henry Mitchell
said that in consequence of the new and
simple methods for preventing faint IN
meat, fresh meat will soon be sold every
where at two and half pence sterling a
pound and he Pounds his calculation on
| the fact that there are In the provinces of
LA Plata 27,00O,O00 cattle and 10000, 900
sheep, and in Australia $50, 100000 cattle
and 300 100000 sheep. Ira ri al .2a
-Danseuses have become scarce, judging
| from circulars from the managers of GER
tain theatres going the round Of the work
rooms of Paris. By these circulars young
women are offered from 50f, to cot per
month for attendance on the stage. The
further inducements are held out to them
| of short and diaphanus costumes, and
that the most deserving among them (read
the prettiest) will be grouped on the front
of the stage. This is q new style of recruit
ing, but eminenaly characteristic of the
| tone of morale of the present day. So