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Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-11-06
ALI about a Looking Glass.

b.
A FEW years before his death, the En-
peror Nicholas, of Russia, sent a looking
glass of rare size and beauty, with an en-
bassy to the Emperor of China. The look
ing glass had to be carried ali the way from
st. Petersburg to Pekin by human hands.
Despite the immense distance which had
to be performed in this manner, the look
ing glass safely reached China; but in the
meantime, difficulties had broken out be-
tween Russia and China, and The Son of
Heaven" neither admitted the embassy, nor
did he accept the present. A courier was
dispatched to St. Petersburg and asked the
Emperor what was to be done with the
looking glass The Emperor replied that
it should be carried back by the same route
and in the same manner. When he gave
this order, the Grand Duke Michael hap
pened to be present, and offered to lay a
wager with the Emperor to the effect that
the looking glass would be broken on the
way back to st. Petersburg. The EN-
peror accepted the wager, and the bearers
of the looking glass received stringent
orders to be as careful as possible If they
should break it on the road, they should
be severely punished; but if they should
bring 1t back safely, they should receive a
handsome reward. They carried it back
with the most incredible care, forty men
bearing it by turns, and safely reached St.
Isaac's place in St. Petersburg with it,
where the Emperor stood with his brother
at the window of his palace, and laughed
at having won the bet. But on the stair
case of the palace one of the carriers slip
ped his foot, fell down, dragging several
of his companions after him, and the pre-
cious looking-glass was broken into thou
sand pieces. The Grand Duke, therefore,
won his bet.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-11-06
The Condition of Thousands.

No appetite no refreshing sleep; no cheerful
thoughts; no disposition to labor; no inclination
for society; no interest in anything; no desire to
live, even; and yet no specific ailment which can
be classed as positive disease. Thousands, ay,
tens of thousands, are in this condition-the mar
tyrs of disabilities to which pathology assigns no
technical name.
What is the source of their discomfort, mental
and bodily? ToRPoR OF THE STOMACH; and con-
sequent upon that, languor Of the circulation, a0eak
ness ofthe heroes, and ctotSled brain. What does
common sense suggest as remedy for this deli
cheney in vital power? Clearly, a RE-vITALrzING
EDIc NE-something that will stimulate, tone
and sustain the broken-down energies Of nature
HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS meet the
case exactly. In this benefcent TONIC are COM
bined all the ingredients necessary to change the
condition of the system and bring the dormant
organs into healthful action. In the fall of the
year, when the night-dews are chill and heavy,
and the morning fogs are charged with miasma,
the body, debilitated by the heats OF summer, is
peculiarly susceptible to unwholesome influences.
At this season, of all others, therefore, inDiqord-
ton is required, both safeguard against fever
and ague and other malarious disorders, and as a
preparation for the searching cold of winter.
Dyspepsia, bilious complaints, nervous disor-
ders, and distressing affections of the bowels are
always more or less prevalent in October and No
vember, and the surest and safest means of avert
ing them is course of this purest, mildest and
most eficf. cidns of all tonics and Alternatives
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-11-06
Care of House Plants.

Do NOT remove the plants to the house
until there is danger of frost, and then
give them abundance of air and light.
And here we will say that some of the
finest plants we ever saw were kept in
south chamber in whish there was no fire,
but adjoining room which was warmed
by stove. There is generally more
danger from too much heat than too little.
For such plants as geraniums, petunias,
fuchias, roses, oleanders, ETC., tempera-
ture from 45 to 65 degrees is abundantly
warm.
Perhaps the greatest obstacle to success
in window gardening lies in the dryness OF
the air. When houses were warmed In
the old-fashioned way, by f1re-places or
wood stoves, with abundance of cracks at
the windows and doors to let in fresh air,
plants grew very well. And now when
few plants are kept in kitchen window,
where the air is charged with vapor from
the boiling water, they often thrive with
old-fashioned luxuriance How, then, can
we modify the parched air of our parlors
and sitting rooms? One way is to keep a
pan of water evaporating on our stoves
and in the air chamber of our furnaces.
In addition to this, provide table for the
plants as wide as the window and just
the height of the window sill. Fasten
rim around the border Of the table two
inces high, and line the whole with zinc.
Fill this space with sand and cover it with
moss. Set the pots on this sand, and keep
it always moist. If you are willing to take
the trouble, set each pot in another one
half inch larger, filling the space between
| with moss, which is to be kept moist. BY
these means, the air around the plants
will be kept somewhat humid.
AS to watering and ventilating, discrim-
nation should be used. Asa general rule,
water should be given copiously enough
to wet the entire ball of soil wetting
simply is not enough. A daily sprinkling
or Swinging of the leaves is always good
thing. In ventilating, it is seldom safe,
in cold weather, to open the windows
directly in front of the plant stand A
better way is to let in air from a window
on the opposite side of the room; it will
then become tempered little before
reaching the plants. @.
Stir the soil often with small stick
when it is dry. If insects appear, pick
them off, or kill them by fumigating. -Ru-
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Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-11-06
Our National Wealth.

WHY, there exists no nation in the
world so capable of paying its. debts as
this nation The American Union is the
richest Commonwealth in the world-a
proposition easy of proof, into the details
of which it is not necessary on this oc.
casion to enter. 1t is the richest COM
munity that ever existed, and it is as ab-
surd for us to pretend inability to pay as
it would be for the richest man in town
to repudiate his monthly bill! or grocery
book because of inability.
How much do we owe? $2500,000.
How many of us are theres | suppose
something less than 40,0OO,OOO. We owe
on an average perhaps $63 her head, at
this moment. When :, the debt is
due, say twelve or fifteen years hence,
there will be at least 60,000,000 of US
say about $40 apiece to pay, supposing the
debt not to have disappeared altogether by
that time, which it may easily be made to
do. Nine dollars year head, and we
are paying that now, would extinguish
the whole debt, interest and principal, be-
fore fifteen years are gone. If the foul
word reputation had never been breathed,
our difficulties would be over already, and
the capitalists Of the world would be glad
to take our securities at as low rate as
the most favored nations enjoy.
This is the richest country in the world.
The accumulated capital of the British
empire may be onethird larger, although
it is probable that the results of the United
States census of 1870 will make surprising
revelations but the annual products of
the United States is now far greater than
that of the British empire.
On the most moderate calculation, our
population doubles every twenty three
years. In the hecade immediately preced-
ing the civil war, the ascertained value of
private property in the country increased
more than 1875 per cent. doubling, there
fore, in less than eight years. AT mod
crate estimate, the population, fourteen
years hence, will be 60,000,0O0, and the
valuation Of property $60,000.000, O0O.-
IL L0thr0p MoGIey. ~. At t9.1a
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-11-06
Valuable Suggestions.

THE following suggestions, if observed
by citizens generally, will have the affect
of materially lessening the number of fires
during the coming winter 9a a-
list. Keep matches in metal boxes.
ID. Do not deposit coal or wood ashes in
wooden vessels, and be sure burning Gin
ders are extinguished before being deposit
ed.
Sd. Never place light or ashes under a
stairway.
4th. Be careful never to place gas or
other lights near curtains.
9Th. Never take light into closet
9th. Place glass shades over gas lights
in show windows, and do not crowd goods
near them.
7th. No smoking should be permitted in
warehouses. particularly where goods are
packed.
9Th. When furnaces are used, the princi-
pal register should always be fastened open.
9Th. Stove-pipes should be at least four
inches from woodwork, and guarded by
tin
10th. All hatchways or openings in the
floors of stores, factories or warehouses.
should always be closed at night
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-11-06
COrsets and Tight-Lacing.

WE suppose that women will wear cor
sets as long as the world lasts. The wear
ing of corsets does not, however, necessari-
ly involve tight-lacing, so that good deal
of the well-meaning censure which is ap9
piled to corsets in the abstract may be
spared. To denounce excessive tight lac
ing is one thing to anathematize the wear
ing of corsets at all is quite another.
We find the corsets mentioned in
Homer" or at least an article which an
swered the same purpose. The Circassian
women, from time immemOrial, have
used corset made of morocco, and furnish
ed with two plates of wood placed on the
chest much more clumsy article, as well
as cruel one, than that used by fashion
able ladies of modern days. In the old
Roman times, broad bandage, or swath,
was used, which answered the purpose of
stays After the fall of the empire,
through the invasion of the Cloths, the art
of making these corsets was lost but soon
after, indeed as early as the ninth century,
the French women began to wear another
style of corset, which is described as being
exceedingly stiff. From that period down
to the present time, corset in some shape
or other has been worn among all civilized
people.
AT constantly occurring epOcnS, during
this interval, tight-lacing has also prevail
ed. Neither the censures of religion, nor
the penalties Of the law, nor common
sense, have been able to prevent this abb
surd and dangerous practice. In the reign
of Queen Eliza beth, not only the ladies,
but gentlemen also, laced tightly. Itseems
curious to know that Sir Walter Raleigh,
Sir Philip Sidney, and others of that
stamp, heroes and men of genius, laced;
yet such is the fact. In our day, the only
men who lace are the second rate handles
Of Paris.
The corset was abandoned for time in
France Among the other classical reyi-
walls of the French revolutionary period,
was an attempt to copy the costume of an
Gent Greece, whose main features were
loose bodies, long trains, and short waists,
unlaced. This did not last long, however,
and in 1910 the practice of lacing was re-
sumed with all its former rigor. "The
span" was re-established as the standard
of fashionable measurement, and female
chests again had to suffer the evil conse-
quences.--H0me Journal.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-11-06
How TO Avoid a Bad Husband.

THE following rules will teach young
ladies how to avoid the catching of bad
husband:
" 1. Never marry for wealth. A woman's
life consistent not in those things that she
possesseth. tsG
2. Never marry fop, or one who struts
about dandy-like, in kid gloves, cane, and
rings on his fingers. Beware! there is
trap! ..ut.a
3. Never marry a niggard or close listed,
mean, sordid man, who saves every penny,
or spends it grudgingly. Take care, lest
he stint you to death. ...t.,..a
4. Never marry stranger, or one whose
character is not known or tested. Some
women jump right into the fire with their
eyes wide open.
5. Never marry a NOPE or drone, or one
who drawls and draggles TIN ough life, one
foot after another, and lets things take
their chances.
6. Never marry man who treats his
mother or sister unkindly or indifferently.
Such treatment is a sure indication of
meanness and wickedness. b74s
Z. Never, on any account, marry gam
bier, profane person, one who in the
least speaks lightly of God or of religion.
Such man can never make good hus-
band. I#a 9s8ea g Ht :il ii5taH
8. Never marry sloven, a man who is
negligent of his person or dress, and is
filthy in his habits. The external appear
ance is an index of the heart
8. Shun the rake as a snake, viper, a
very demon. ~ es Es r.. i.
10. Finally, never marry man who is
addicted to the use of ardent spirits De-
pend upon it, you are better off alone than
you would be were you tied to man
whose breath is polluted and whose vitals
are being gnawed out by alcohol.-Ec-
chnUne .t=tl .-.- tIlfHsaE .t.-s ID.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-11-06
Orchard Culture.

TIE editor of this department of the
weary Press has been for many years dis
Iingulshed for his opposition to the old
fashioned practice of stirring up the soil
ABOUT the roots of fruit trees. He believes
the best results are to be obtained by en-
couraglng the roots by every possible
means to Keep near the surface. Digging
or ploughlng about the trees, cuts these
roots OH. The best way to avoid this is to
keep the orchard in grass-not so much
mat there is 05TtUe in this heritage, but
because the roots will keep near the sur
Iace better than when all growth is kept
down. After very severe struggle with
those who have been educated to "dig
about the trees to let in the sun and air
to the ROOTS" Eastern orchardists have
pretty much abandoned the old practice
butin the West the old-fashioned prejudice
still prevails, on the ground that Western
treesare not like Eastern ones in this that
While fruit trees at the East have all their
best roots at the surface-as NAV be seen
by observing the old roots on the surface
OF cleared wood-the Western trees root
down into the soil, and have no surface
roots, and therefore the surface of the soil
should be kept loose among the orchard
trees, at the West if not at the East.
An extended trip over hundreds of
miles West, the past few weeks, enables us
10 say this is also an error. Western trees
gro" no deeper than Eastern ones That
they appear to do SO, arises simply from
the Iact That the loose soil blows over
them; and not generally being so soddy as
IN the East, the roots get covered by the
DRIFT soil. But that they do not naturally
glow 9eeper Is seen by the many up
showing them to have really no tap-roots
at all-indeed, the roots seem to take a
much earlier horizontal direction than
Eastern trees, in consequence Of which
tney much easier blow down.
But, aside from this theoretical defense
ol the old system being really without
foundation, the practice of the best grow
ers IS DIST approaching the modern Eastern
system, as we have observed it on the
!arp1 o. one OF the best Western orchard
s's' where We now pen these Hnes-Mr
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-11-06
J0silbilIingsiana.

-INEvER bet on the man who is always
telling what he would have done if he had
been there: l have noticed that this kind
never get there. ......
The fear of the law here, and the law
hereafter, has furnished us some very
clever specimens of Christianity.
Fools don't know their strength if they
did, they would keep still.
True happiness seems to consist in want
ing all we can enjoy, and then getting all
we want. ~. ef3+-f.s.te. & .-y.
Beauty never dies it is like truth; they
both have an Immortality somewhere.
If you would make yourself agreeable,
wherever you go, listen to the grievances
of others, but never relate your own.
2 Men never seem to get tired of talking
of themselves, but / have heard them
when thought they sh0aoed signs of aoedk-
ness. tF-.~ #4 -. g.., -g-
Common sense is most generally des-
pissed by those who haven't got it.
Although mankind worship wealth, I
will give them credit for one thing-they
seldom mistake it for brains.
Monuments are poor investments
bad don't deserve them, and the good don't
need them. @
The best way to keep secret is to for
get it.
1t isn't so much trouble to get rich as it
is to tell when We have got rich,
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-11-06
Carts for Farm Work.

AS OXEN are rarely used in the West,
carts are seldom found on any OF our
farms but for many purposes GOOD sue
stantial cart is greatly to be preferred TO
wagon. There is much less friction pro-
duced by the revolution of two wheels
than of four, especially where the wheels
cut into the soil, as they do on our pralrles.
The difference in favor of the cart, as
compared with the wagon, according to
experiments made in France, is at least
one-third. The difference is considerably
greater than this, where the road-b bed Is
soft or uneven, or where vehicles have TO
pass over totally unprepared surface, as
stubble, or plowed field.
The four-wheeled wagon is, as a matter
of course, an indispensable article to the
farmer. With it he gathers IN most OF his
crop, takes it to market, and in it, also, he
takes his family to meeting, when The
roads are in bad condition. But there are
MANY things for which the dump-cart is
much better adapted. 1t is better to haul
wood, coal, stone, or fencing, and infinite
ly better for hauling out manure. The
labor of unloading many of these articles
is fully equal to that of loading them. All
this is saved by the dump,cart. t,-
The farm-cart should be strongly and
substantially made, and have large wheels
with wide rims. Such wheels will pass
over moving field, and do very little in
jury to the sod, or can be driven across
burrows, with comparatively little outlay
of strength. They save the wagon box,
which should never be in the unsightly
condition we often see it in after it has
been used for hauling manure. 1t can re-
ceive harder thumps than the wagon, with
less injury, as when we use it for drawing
stones or wood. 1t is also very useful for
harvesting potatoes, as it can be tilted up,
when we wish to unload them, and the
potatoes will roll out of their own accord,
into the basket. There are many more
good things that might be said in favor of.
the cart, both on the score of economy
and convenience; but we feel assured that
if farmer will put a good cart on his
premises, it will not be long before it will
speak for itself-Pfairis Farmer. .i55 10
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-11-06
:far,tl aud AuasehalG.
The Influence of Smoke on Vegetation,

THE influence Of the products of oxida-
ton of fuel on vegetation is different ac-
cording to the nature of the fuel as well
as to the conditions under which combus
ton has taken place. When the admis-
sion of the air has been freely made so as
to show perfect combustion, the products
of the latter will be carbonic acid water,
nitrogen, and sulphurous acid, in case the
coal was contaminated with sulphur. OF
these only the sulphurous acid is of vi
tiating nature. When, however. coal is
subjected to a slow heat, quite a number
of products are obtained, of which many
are, even in small quantities, very injuri-
Gus to vegetable life.
Smoke is neither the product of very
slow nor very quick combustion, it is
therefore clear that it will not always act
in the same manner. The smoke which
ascends from the chimneys of our dwell
ings is the product of nearly perfect
combustion ; this, however, is not the case
when coal is burned in factories, for in
stance under steam boilers. The reasons
for this assertion find their explanation in
the following:
1st. Fresh Goals are in short intervals
added to the burning ones. The forma-
ton of resinous and tarry matters, which
on the hearths of our dwellings occurs but
occasionally, therefore never ceases.
I'd. The draft in the chimneys of our
houses is little as compared with that OF
the high chimneys of factories and ma
chine shops. The imperfect products Of
combustion of the former will therefore
be condensed in the chimneys and partly
be deposited, while those of the latter will
escape in the atmosphere and while con-
densed descend in the neighborhood of
the chimney.
Sd. Smoke always contains more or less
carbon in minute division. The same
will, while floating in the atmosphere, alb
sOrb part of the resinous and tarry matters
by which it is surrounded The thus inn
pregnated carbon will, in descending upon
the vegetation and in being deposited on
the latter, not only form a hindrance to
the absorption of the suns rays, but, by
its acid properties, doubly act as a de-
strOyer.
Prof Grace Calvert is of the opinion
that these facts explain why the vegeta
ton in the vicinity of London is in much
more vigorous condition than in that Of
Sheffield, Leeds, Birmingham and Man
chester. .E
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-11-06
Clover as Manure.

In an article published in the Report of
the Agricultural Department, a CORE
spondent says, the cheapest, most easily
attainable and best of all manures for a
corn crop, is a dense mass Of red clover
either in its green or ripened and dried
state, plowed down three or four inches
only; just deep enough to prevent vast
age, and yet near enough to the surface of
the ground to be acted on by the suns
heat and air. In its decay, clover thus af
fords certain, active and constant nour-
ishment to the young and expanding roots
of the corn. Both corn and wheat grown
over clover lay are very generally free
from diease and insects, and better in
yield and quality than crops grown on or
with animal manures. But to secure this,
we must manure the clover while yet
young, with liberal supplies of plaster,
lime, or fine well-rCtted manure spread
broad cast over the growing plants.