Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-10-25

pher and moralist, Seneca, gives the fol-
lowing account of it: 81 was present, the
other day, at solemn exhibition of the
wealth of Rome; where l saw statues
which were marvcls, perfect masterpieces:
exquisite stufs and draperies and costumes
brought from countries even beyond the
Roman frontiers" etc.
| A man who came down from Castleton
to Strabane Canada, on business, and was
about returning, found himself likely to be
left by the cars. With face full of ex.
citement and with stern authority, he
shouted to the guarda the top of his voice,
"Stop, for the Lord Lifford's coming
1t acted like magic. The obsequious
guard stopped the train andmoved it back.
The young man purchased his ticket, took
seat in third class carriage, put his head
out of the window, and informed the
Obliging guard that His Lordship had
entered, and the train might move on. He
was obeyed. 403
"A mendicant living alonein wretch
| ed hut at Courbevoie, near Paris, In the
midst OF the most AFFECT misery and intol-
cradle privations, was lately found dead on
the floor of his filthy hoyel, through an
aperture in which he would occasionally
pr0trude his arm to receive the food chart
tably offered him by some neighbors who
commisserated his forlOrn condition. A
medical examination proved that the man
had died of starvation. A sum of 30f in
copper coin having been accidentally found
in the abode of human misery, a further
search was made, and Immediately under
the roof was discovered, carefully wrapped
up in many folds of dirty rags, no less than
1S0O0fi in gold (e72O).
ART and Science.
"A macEine which will remove the pits
from one hundred cherries per minute, has
been invented in Germany
1t costs but two cents to render mus
lin dress uninflammable, by mixing phos-
phate or sulphate OF ammonia or tungstate
of soda with the starch. 4le9q
"A telescope has been invented in
France which enables one to. see objects
under water. 1t is said that marks can be
seen with it distinctly at a depth of five
feet
1t is said that a Frenchman hes dis
covered the causes of the potatoe disease,
and can produce it or evade it at pleasure.
The Marquis de Havrincourt says that he
has seen patches of potatoes diseased and
healthy growing side by side under the
guardian care of this Sd9dut. 1t is to be
hoped that the discovery is real; if so, the
agricultural population will bless the name
of the wise Frenchman. s.a
Sweet oil, according TO the American
Aati2dn, is an antidote for poison. II says
that ga poison of any conceivable descrip-
tion and degree of potency, which has
been swallowed, Intentionally or by acct
dent, may be rendered instantly harmless
by swallowing two gills Of sweet oil. An
Individual with q very strong constitution
should take twice The quantity. This oil
will neutralize every form Of vegetable or
mineral poison with which physicians or
chemists are acquainted"
M. Grandider has presented to the
French Academy an egg of the remarka
bic extinct bird, the Epiornis, of Madagas-
cal. Having lately returned from Thu
island, he says the eggs of the Epiornis arc
found on plain at one side of the island,
and at height of several meters above
the sea level. Strange that though numer-
Gus eggs have been discovered, the bones
of this creature are rarely found From
what NJ Grandfather has learned from the
natives there seems little doubt that the
Epirnis is extinct. qt
The population of the earth is estima
ted by German statist at $50 000, 900, of
whom 295, 000,0 600 are in Europe, 1896 &c.,
600 in Asia, 3,S50000 in Australia and PO-
lynesia, 1S9,000000 in Africa, and 74500,-
600 in America This estimate it is &C
knowledged, is only an approximation, for
the statist admits that it is impossible to ar
rive at anything like an accurate statement
of the population of Asia and Africa, there
being no census or other means of ascer-
tanning the number of inhabitants in those
portions of the globe. aa7o
DIR. Bischof, of Munich, has just pub
lished a series of photographic plates, COM
pairing the skulls OF the gorilla, chimpan-
zee, anu orang-outang. From q measure
ment of thirty five crania, he found the
maximum internal capacities to be of the
gorilla 2S'37 cubic inches chimpanzee
28'07 cubic inches; orang-outang, 3507
cubic inches. The last is said to be the
largest monkey skull ever brought to Eu-
rope. The human skull has rarely, if
ever, capacity of less than 65' inches, and
attains its maximum in IA inches cubicol
capacity. e2 eeos '.s
--Variegatcd marble, it is announced
may be initiated in all the rich coloreC
veins for which some species of il arc dis
tinguished For this purpose solid bloc
of marble, to be treated, is first warmed
an oven to open its pores, after which Il
colors are applied. These consist offs
alcoholic solution of alkanet root, top
duce rich lavender, a madden lake
make crimson, indigo to produce biz
vcrdigris green, and gamboge yello
They arc put on according to the far
and taste of the artist, so as to form
desired patterns, after which the marble
again warmed to make it absorb 1
colors. g H7n
BURNs.-In regard to the treatment