Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-07-03

! Ii IS nearly three times as large as the
Island OF Great Britain; and nearly half
| as large again as France
The Annual Convention of the Amer
| lean Association for the Advancement of
Science will meet in Chicago on the 9Th of
august, and continue in session about one
week: This convention brings all the dis
| tlngulshed scientific men of North Amer
| lea together in annual conference.
A FRENcHMAN, an old man f1fty-two
years OF age, named John Claude Russlee,
| living at Gaetzville, Pa, while in state of
| perspiration, drank two quarts Of cold
| lager beer and died from The effects of it
| short time afterward.
A CORRESPONDENCE of the Prairie Farmer
| objects to the plan of drilling corn,
especially on the prairies. The principal
| objections are that the drill corn cannot
| be kept clean without the use of hand
hoe, and that it suckers" much more
than hill planted corn.
| A PAIR of infants shoes were lately dis
covered under the door step of an old
house at Holmes Hole, where they have
probably lain about one hundred and
twenty-five years. They are very acutely
peaked at the toe, very wide IN the shank,
and awfully thick of sole.
| A VERY simple remedy for bugs in vines
is said to be to lay single or piece of
board by the hill of squashes, melons, ETC.
The bugs will resort for protection to these
at night, and may easily be destroyed early
in the morning. 1t is necessary to follow
up the thing for two or three weeks.
ALICE W1THAM, of Portland, Me-, a
| philanthropic little twelve-year old, has
recently raised considerable money by
two entertainments gotten up wholly by
herself The receipts of one were used to
purchase a gravestone for child of a
| poor washerwoman, who had not the
means to pay for it herself
THE pork-packers of st. Louis have
jointly arranged to give ST. 900 in prizes
for the best breed of hogs to be exhibited at
| the ST. Louis fair which begins on the 9Th
day of October. The largest prize is $500,
and is given for the best boar and SOW of
any breed, with five pigs of same breed,
not to be over six months old
| THE Independence HelIe9SQue states that
a young Cretan lady has lately arrived in
Athens dressed in masculine attire, which
she assumed for the purpose of preserving
her 6ncOgn6to whilst heroically fighting
against the Turks in Crete. She has been
photographed in her military costume and
equipments.
A LITTLE uptown five year old, who
was hungry one night recently, just at bed
time, but didn't wish to ask directly for
something more to eat, put the proposition
in this way: Mamma, are little children
who starve to death happy after they, die ?"
A good big slice of bread and butter was
the answer.
In Siberia the gold fields are free to all.
But when gold is found it must be re-
ported to Russian official, who appor-
tions about four square miles to the finder,
and allows him to- dig all he will, ON con-
dition that the gold is all brought to the
mint, to be coined, and Is per cent. is paid
Government for expenses.
FIFTEEN years ago man left Gardiner,
Me-, to try his fortunes in Chicago. He
had $500, which he invested in buying
house lots about mile from the center of
the then city. To-day that same property
would sell at auction for $256,000. The
spare change he got from practicing law
he put into house lots and then into a
banking house, and now pays a tax upon
$3,000,000.
AN Imperial ukase has been issued in
Russia granting an amnesty, with certain
restrictions, to all foreigners detained in
Siberia. They are to be conveyed abroad,
and will not be permitted to return to
Russia Moreover, those Poles in Siberia
who are undergoing a term of punishment
Of less than twenty years are to be al
lowed to return to their homes.
THE Philadelphia Bulletin, which is
printed upon paper made of wood, states
that in the boat races upon the Schuyllzill,
recently, some of the skiffs used were
built Of paper Fifty years ago the man
who would have ventured to foretell the
use of paper row-boats and newspapers
made of wood, would have been deemed
fit subject for an insane asylum.
A NEW YORK correspondent Of the
Country Gentleman thinks those who find
it easy to kill Canada thistles in single
year, must have had different kind of
thistle than those they have to contend
against in his section He thinks a
summer fallow, coming after corn, pota-
toes or buckwheat, and followed by wheat
or timothy, is the best method of subduing
them.
WE have now nearly seventy thousand
Cinnamon in this country: and in Califor-
mia their numbers and growing wealth
begin to make them respected. In 1868
Great Britain shipped to China and Japan
nearly ten millions in bullion, while San
Francisco shipped only four and a
quarter millions. In 1867 Great Britain
shipped but million and third, while
San Francisco alone shipped over nine
millions.
THE Toledo Blade relates this case OF
remarkable benevolence: 81. B. Halstead,
an old resident of the township of Rome,
has brought up respectfully a family of sew
enteen children, of whom but Just one is
" blood of his blood" The sixteen friend
less ones for whom he provided COM
Portable home were adopted by him when
they were Of tender years, and were cared
for and settled in life as though his own.
1t is needless to say that Mr.. Ii. is one of
the happiest of men in every day life"
For THE SCHOOL BOYS
| Never look unhappy, boys,
| Be merry while You can;
/ Youth is but Mayday morn,
| Life is but span;
| If you meet them with a smile,
| Troubles soon will fly,
| SO only mark the sunshine, boys,
Aad let the clouds go by
/ Don't neglect your lessons, boys;
| Wisdom is prize
| Greater than earths riches are,
| Grasp it, ere time dies;
| SchoOl-boy days will soon be DER,
| Be merry while you CAM
| A happy childhood seldom fails
| To make an honest man.
| --Rurd Nea0 Yorker.