Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-11-13
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cosrArsrse ITEMS ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.


the winter in Europe.
THE British national anthem was Kissed
at performance in Quebec on the 9Th.
THE receipts of the Platteville Fair were
S2,l00, and the total entries 664.
The British Government is about to ado
the express business to that of telegraph
ing and letter carrying.
ABOUT million postage stamps, of vari
Gus denomina tons. are daily used in the
United States
ROBERT COLLIER says that he has no
doubt tina all the best men in the west
were once the widest lads in the east.
An editor down Sonth apologies for de-
lay in the issue Of his paper. as he mad an
extra ".male'' to attend to during the week.
A WAC suggests that suitable opening
for many choirs would be, 80 Lord have
mercy on us miserable singersp'
The GREcIAN BEND is failure. 1t is
too much like work to please our fashion
able ladies.
One hour lost in the morning will put
back all the business of the day; one hour
gained by early rising will make one month
in the year.
SAID an old darkey, when Sherman
was moving southwark: II reckon he will
win. They always whip him they say,
but still he.keeps COMM"
THE AURORA Herald is printed by wat
empower, their office being conveniently
situated to the Fox river. This is nov
selty in newspaper mechanism.
An IRISH monk called on his congre-
CATION to thank God that he had placed
death at the end of life instead of the mid
de-
A SLEEPY fellow was reproved for lying
in bed so late in the morning, when he re.
piled that he was obliged to do it to invent
excuses LOT not gettlnS up.
YEDDo,to which rumor has assigned un-
told millions of inhabitants, is said to have
but 100000, and is by no means the lar
gest city in Japan.
De QUINcEY being asked why there were
more women, than men, replied; it is in con-
formity with the arrangement of nature
we always see more of Heaven than earth.
AN engine on the Mineral Point Rail-
rad backed off the track at Warren on
the I'd inst, causing a. delay Of several
hours. No one injured.
The Prescott Journal has been purchas-
ed by R. j. Flint and Ed. Fl. Weber, OF
Portage. They are practical printers, as
all our best editors are, and will make a
handsome and readable paper.
A LADY being asked for recipe for
whooping cough, for little patients, copied
by mistake something referring to the pick
ling of onions, which said: IF not too
young skin them pretty closely, immense
in scalding water, sprinkle plentifully with
salt, and leave them for week in strong
brine"
The La Fayette County Union very
properly rejoices over the general result
of the late election, particularly at the fact
that La Fayette county is redeemed
The editor is evidently gay and happy
How he can be so with such horrid
looking table of election returns as he
prints on his fourth page, is mystery
Regarding it from typographical stand
point, it is the most complete botch -worl
we ever saw. 1t stands, like his copper
head rooster, wrong end up. Employ
competent printer, Bro Duncan. 1t vii
pay In long run.
H. G. GAM, editor of the Warren Sent
mel, is suspected-in fact accused-of mat
rimony The last issue of that paper con
tanned leader on the subject, and thi
card: