Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-11-13


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A FASHIONABLE portrait painter, when
asked what are his terms, invariably an
swers: "I have no scale of prices. In
fact, generally leave it open to the liber-
atty of my patrons. have but one rule
to guide me in taking likenesses, and that,
to be candid. is, handsome is who hand
some does.'"
SEVEN members of the Hoagland family
dined together recently, at Lexington, KY,
whose combined ages amount to 530years.
The oldest is 90 and the youngest &C.
There were originally eight brothers and
sisters. Only one has died, and ne at a
very advanced age.
A PRACTICAL joke recently had a fatal
issue in Bolton, England. A man was
holding boy over a canal, sin fun" of
course, when the struggles of the latter
threw in both. The perpetrator of the
"joke" received such injuries that he died,
/ and the boy was very seriously Injured.
Do ALL in your power to teach your
children self government. If a child is
passionate, teach him by patient and gen.
tie means to curb his temper. If he is
greedy, cultivate liberality in him. If he
is selfish, promote generosity.
In digging place to lay foundation
wall, in Jacksonville, Oregon, few days
ago. the laborer found deposit of $140
Of old California mintage gold pieces. 1t
is supposed to have been buried there a
number of years ago, by miner, who has
since been killed by Indians.
WHILE the Montreal post-office was
threatened with fire, a few nights ago, and
business men were hurriedly demanding
their letters, lady was noticed to walk
coolly up to the letter-box and drop in a
letter. She then crossed the street and
placed herself in good position to OBJ
serve the progress of the flames.
ONE of the wickedest men in the world
lives in Buffalo He filled little boy
eight years old with whisky until he was
too drunk to walk, and then rolled him
from his shop to the sidewalk for the
amusement of the passers-by. The little
fellow was taken by policeman to the
station-house, where he slept off the effects
of the poison. The name of this wicked
est man is not given.
A REMARKABLE cavern has been recent
ly discovered in Salisbury, township in
the northwestern corner of Connecticut,
which promises, when fully explored, to
take rank among the natural wonders of
our country. 1t has been partly explored,
and found to contain many beautiful
chambers, adorned with snowy stalactites
and gypsum formations.
MEDICINE WOLF, a Cheyenne cAlef,
who was killed few weeks ago in West
ern Kansas, had forty scalps, which he
wore for q necklace. All were those of
white people-some taken from gray
headed men and women, and some from
very small children. A piece of the chiefs
own scalp is to be made into vest-chain
for one Of the party who killed him.
HENRY WARD BEECHER preached at
Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, on recent
Sunday, and, before his sermon, he stated
that by formal vote of the church bap.
tism was forbidden to any child both of
whose parents were not members of the
church. He would conform to the in
structions, he said, although he did not
believe in their propriety, and, outside OF
the church, he would administer the bap-
tism to any child, one of whose parents
was Christian.
A SHARP student was called up by the
worthy professor of a celebrated college,
and asked the question: "Can a man see
without eyes?' "Yes, sir" was the
prompt answer. "How, sir" cried the
amazed Professor, "can a man see with
out eyes? Pray, sir, how do you make
that out?" He can see with one, sir p
replied the ready-witted youth and the
whole class shouted with delight at the
triumph over metaphysics.
A LETTER from Pau says that Queen
Isabella has been requested by the Empe-
ror and Empress to occupy the palace as
long as she thinks proper. 1t is now sup
posed that her Majesty and suite, which is
so numerous as to require accommodation
out of the chateau, will remain in France
for the winter. The Queen spends her
mornings in the chapel, rides and walks
during the day, and receives some of the
Spanish emigrants in the evening.
NOTHING annoys man more than to be
eagerly questioned when he comes home
tired. Give him neatly served dinner,
or pair of easy slippers and a cup OF
tea and let him eat and drink in peace,
and in time he will tell you of his own
proper notion all you wish to know. But
if you begin at the tack too soon, the
chances are that you will be rewarded by
CURLY spoken monosyllables. Put down
that piece of wisdom in your note book,
girls; it will serve you well some day.
| FAN artist writes from Pompeii on late
visit: "I must notice one fact concerning
this place, for which was not at all pre-
pared and this is, that the city is more
| like a dolls model than habitation fol
human creatures of the size of life; and
yet Pompeiians were this; for one OF the
skeletons was found to be little taller
than myself, and l certainly want house
and rooms larger than chest-drawer
They have been discovering some paint
ings on glass, examples of which they had
not before obtained, although from Pliny
| if recollect Alright, it was known that ths
art was practiced. am sorry to learn thu
melancholy fact that the pictures on thu
walls of the houses, and even those in thu
museum are gradually losing all their bril-
liancy and clearness-are in short, slowly
disappearing through exposure to the air.
A FEW days ago Mrs. Krotz, residing
in Baltimore, left her house, with two
children locked in it. one a little girl, aget
| twenty months, and the other boy, aget
four years The youngest was in Grill
asleep when she left. About half an houl
after, the little boy, from an upper win
dow, gave an alarm, when the neighbor!
burst in the door and found the crib or
fise, and nearly burnt up. The child was
almost literally burnt to crisp, with scarce
ly piece of clothing upon 1t. 1t is sup
posed that the little boy by some means
got hold of some matches and set fire tC
the bed clothing and to the crib.
IT is claimed that sweet potatoes Cried
and ground make the best imitation O.
coffee that is known. It is asserted tha