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Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-04-03
Religious and Educational.

Religious and Educational.
The Jewish Temple is to have the
finest organ in Louisville; cost, $4,000.
The trustees of Trinity, New York,
will soon erect new $4,000 church.
| The Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton of New York is to have an elegant
new building, to cost $500 900. ea
The number of students at present in
the fifteen New England colleges is few
more than $500, of whom about eleven
hundred are protesting Christians. -
The patriarch of Vermont ministers is
Rev. Ami Nichols, of Braintree, who has
preached the gospel more than 60 years,
and is now nearly 81 years old. .,s5 II :
The New York Observer states that
there have been $40 revivals reported in
its columns since 1868 began, and that in
these revivals 5000 persons have been
hopefully converted. =.
Mrs Stowe, in her Chimney Corner
papers, quotes the story of young Metho-
dist who felt that he had cali to preach,
and who was crushed by the question of
| an elder, who asked him: "Hast thou no
ticed whether people seem to have a call to
hear thee?" ,clgs.,l y..7t-il
"A presiding elder in the Southern
MetuOulSb OuuTCu, III In6 pCate- OF lGXaS
spent a night with one of his church mem
bers, and found no place to unite with the
family in prayer. In the morning he of
fered the astonished brother money to set
tie his bill II must pay or pray," said he
The Chicago Tribune says during the
delivery of sermon in church in that
city, on late Sunday evening, the breath
less silence which prevailed was disturbed
by the position of an old lady, who was
discovered in the act of falling off her
seat, evidently in an apoplectic fit Several
ladies brought their fans into requisition,
and one gentleman made violent efforts to
raise gentle breeze by use of his tile.
Suddenly the old lady opened her eyes, and
gazing at the crowd of eager faces which
surrounded her, seemed unable to COM
prehend the meaning of SO much anxiety
on their part. Presently she yawned, and
then it became apparent to those around
that she had simply fallen into doze. The
|ladies hid their 6nliling faces behind fans
and handkerchiefs, the gentlemen took
their seats and the reverend doctor re-
sumed his discourse. p
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-04-03
The Old Regime.

"Sam, have you whipped Molly as 1
told your Tl1IN TT, IN.
= Eyes, father?"
"Haye you delivered Sues young 'un
to the trader who bought it yesterday?'
eyes, father" .3sar.l 9I; ri
"Did you cut down the rations of the
field hands?" Z
$50" Yes, father" ho3i.- f."'
"Did you tell the niggers that if they
wore any clothes to the cotton field, except
for women, a tow skirt, and for the men, a
pair of tow pants you would give the n
twenty lashes each?" '''0"
-9" Yes, father" I! aa
Shave you rubbed Jim's back with
salt?'", s,,te.,ao ~, 81 56aa saya
I" Didyou string up that nigger that had
the spelling book?" ~ l'tH4@
j'"Yes, father" @ M
! "a" Have you heard what they did up the
creek yesterday, with that id Abolition
list, that was psalm singing around that
neighborhood ?'' 7@'i- 4" =.
eyes, father" IT, -H
" Well?" 34g3E taisY lagsniR
"They give him five and-forty and rode
him on q rail?"
"Cuss it, why didn't they hang him ?
But come in now, Sammy, we are going to
have prayers!'
That's the style of thing that the Re.
-pubicans are endeavoring to rid this
country of forever; that's the style of
thing that the Copperheads, in league with
the old nigger-drivers, would re establish.
-Chicqg0 Post. 81 r.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-04-03
lie opinion and the changed condition of


affairs. q
A recent decision Of an English Judge of
high rank shows how the prerogatives, or
rather the rights, of the preas are regarded
in that country. An editor of the Pal
Null Gazette openly denounced in the col
umns of that paper, a certain American
physician as ouack. The physician
brought suit, and, we believe, proved that
he was no auack but the judge decided
that the publishers of the Gazette could not
be held liable for damages, even if the OBJ
iectionable statements should be proven
to be, erroneous, provided it appeared that
no malice actuated them. The particular
point made by the Judge was that the pub
lie interest demanded that writers for the
dress, in their impersonal character of
critics on behalf of the public, should be
allowed a wider liberty of expression than
individuals; and hence that the statement
made by the editor Of the Gazette, though
it might have rendered him liable if
uttered in conversation, or even In pri-
vate, over his own name, did not render
him liable, uttered editorially, as a pub.
lie censor and CONSERVATION of the public
interest. z NJ ~
A recent case in New York, both parties
to which are well known in the vicinity of
that city, further illustrates the tendency
of public opinion in this direction. The
case is that, of Dean us. Beach. The case
is clear one of injury done the plaintiff;
but as it is shown to the jury that this in
jury was not done through any malicious
intent or criminal carelessness on the part
of the defendant, he is acquitted of all
liability in the matter. 1t is pleasant to
notice that the State of Wisconsin, and we
believe also Minnesota, has taken another
step in advance by imposing the burden of
proof in libel cases upon the plaintiff in.
stead of the defendant; and also providing
that no publisher of a newspaper shall be
liable for damage on account of any lam
guage that may occur in public speeches,
and trials reported in such newspaper.
These laws, while they do not-as they
manifestly should not--shield any pub
Usher in wanton or malicious attacksalpon
any persons character or business, do pro-
tect him from petty and malicious prosecu-
tions from every miscellaneous person who
may deem himself offended or injured by
a newspaper item. Therein they encour-
age the journalist to do more faithfully his
duty as a public censor, as well as re-
porter of news, and essentially benefit the
people at large, whose servant he is.-Mi-
c0Qo Post,
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-04-03
UnimpeachabIe.

Indigestion-the most fruitful generator Of disa
ease, so common as not to be considered danger
ous-elowly and surely saps the foundation OF
health, for. with impaired digestion, it is imposs-
BILE for food to afford strengthto the system Dys-
pepsia invariably follows this disease, and dyspep-
tics owe all their suferngs to ndgestion.s Nerv-
GUS and sick headache also spring from derange-
ment of the digestive organs. Persons of seden-
tary habits frequently suffer from those evils,
which are attended with nervous irritability of
temper, extremely unpleasant to Others and
source OF misery 10 themselves. HOSTErTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS has been found the safest
and best means Of removing all digestive obstruc
lions, as well as bracing up the falling system.
Those whose occupations are mental recognize in
this preparation the perfection of medical skill, as
it soothes the excited brain, headache disappears
under it's potent charm, and the patient rapidly
regains health and strength by its restoring power
To the aged as we'll as delicate ladies and chill
dren, ii is admirably suited. as it possesses the
quality OF invigorating without excitement or re-
action. .s e. s,st.ssass5 ialnEflls1 fssa 9lt3
An immense amount of unimpeachable evidence
can be produced to prove that HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITYERS Is uneQualled for it's prompt
and ever reliable action in alleviatirg and curing
all diseases of the stomach. Its superior excel
lence and conseuu ent reDOwn is readily accounted
for, from the well-kDown fact that it Is made I'M
der the personal supervision of the proprietors in
strict accordance with pharmaceutic science.r
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-04-03
Prosecutions for Libel.


The laws relating TO newspaper hbels,
both in this country and Europe, have al
most invariably been unduly severe upon
the press. This has, however, been the
case chiefly with respect to the letter of
the law, for it has but rarely been enforced
tothe eppressionof the newspaper interest
That venerable and well informed individ-
ual known as the "oldest inhabitant can
scarcely recollect an instance where a
newspaper publisher has been subjected to
anything more. than mere nominal dam
ages utteraneesin his journal claimed
to be libelous. But this very fact, togeth-
er with the fact that such suits are 80 often
brought, and that publishers are so FREE
Guently subjected to the. necessity of en-
ploying counsel 20 defend them from silly
or malicious prosecutions, show that some-
thing has been wrong about our laws, and
that they have not kept pace with pub
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-04-03

site, they cheerfully ceezed me, and, riggin
rope, run me up to lamp-post "Wat
INDIGNANTLY wat crooelty wat iDjustis p
shreekt l. Fortoonitly did not further
commit myself The shoutin and the sense
NV cbokin awoke me. Iwuz not in Afrika,
l he'd not been beaten and punched and
rolled in the gutter and hung. but thank
the Lord, ! wuz in Ameriky, the land NV
the free. where, when such things is done
the white men do EN- themselves, witch is
more comfortable. 1 SKE8 EEKE,E
But wat a friteful dream! Wat mis-
foretoon it must be to be Nv another race
when that race amt in majority. / RELY
sympathize with the 'niggers in this
country. l..z.rs !, i.-;,-.t
Fl agT PETROLEUM Y. Massey, P. NJ,
..t-.t ..lf Sea- witch Ia POstIn aster.)
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-04-03
Statistics of Insanity. s

IL
The Philadelphia Ledger, comm nting on
the report of the Pennsylvania Hospital
for Insane, says: The number of insane
persons of any trade, profession or pur-
suit should be compared with the whole
number of persons similarly employed, in
order to get at the bearing ofIany employ
ment on the health of the mind. In the
report under consideration, where the occu-
pations of two thousand six hundred and
ninety male patients are given, there are
but three hundred and ,ffty-three farmers.
1t is true that they outnumber the patients
of any other one, vocation but to snow
that farmers are more pre- disposed to in
sanity than others, they should outnumber
all others. The fact is, as any comparison
of. the figures will show, that farmers are
far less likely to arrangement of the mind
than almost any other persons In similar
ways, what are known as 1.-THE learned
professions" have been held to be less
disposed toward insanity because there
are few persons from those professions set
down in the statistics yet, out of the
foregoing 1000 patients whose occupations
are given, there are no less than 27S doc
tors, lawyers, clergymen, teachers and
students. The students alone number
lightweight. Now, if we compare the
small number of DOCTORS ministers, law
-yers, teachers and students with the ag-
gregate1 of all other occupations, it will
easily be seen that these professions,
through the wear and tear of mind, unfor
,tunately furnish a great many more cases
of insanity than is due to their numbers.
The numerous class of laborers furnish
only 1893 out lef 2,699, against 27S from
the learned professions, as above stated.
The tables before us show more insane
patients from the ranks of the doctors and
lawyers than from the ranks of the shoe-
makers ), and yet the shoemakers, as
body, outnumber their learned brethren
no less than ten to one ri 'P3
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-04-03

= The New York printers are organ.
izing mutual life insurance company.
The Texas grasshoppers are brighten.
ing the farmers from sowing their crops.
There are 81, 1926 lawyers in the Unit
ed States. They average about 100 clients
apiece. u.zr
The dentists of New York, proper
tionately, return larger incomes than the
doctors. t4 <EtA
Some New York landlords have
marked down their rent rates five, ten and
even fifteen per cent on last years rates.
"A company in Lawrence county, Ark,
have taken out 1000 pound chunk of
zinc after sinking their shaft only few
feet. .-...t...-,..,,.. ..a,-,r T.
The Washington monument has
reached the height of ia feet, at cost of
$240, 900, and is to be further elevated 374
feet. eo....t ,l.,r
1t Is said that the whole amount of
grain raised in New England each year
would not supply its inhabitants with food
for six weeks. @F E3E.tE6f3
-Pittsfeld, Mass, is sure that it has a
"big thing" on silver mine. A speci-
men has been analysed and found to yield
at the rate of 1854 to the ton, beside $40
worth of lead. ~
The largest pendulum in existence is
said to be that which regulates a new
clock at st. Georges church, New York.
1t is 80 feet long, and vibrates in three Sec
onds. The weight on it is 800 pounds.
I'm 1848, piece of land in New York,
known as the Talman estate, was offered
for sale by its then owner for $4,000, with
out finding purchaser. Recently it was
sold by auction in lots, and realized
$1,24O, 800. rs ,,,lq
Connecticut is said to be, in proper
ton to its population, the richest State in
the Union the average property of every
inhabitant is over 5000, which is about
$1U0 higher than the average ID the State
next highest-Rhode Island. aa
The supply of prairie furs will be
smaller than usual this year. The buffalo
robee' crop" has been only one-half the
quantity that is generally hunted up Tor
down) for the market. The catch of rats
and minks only shows an increase this
season.
Alta place on the river Thames, about
two and half miles below Norwich,
Conn, party of men recently hauled in
a seine in. which were 5000 pounds of
perch, and eighty-three large bass-the
whole making about three tons of fish,
valued at %7OO
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-04-03
Ars and Science.

The New York Lyceum of Natural
History will celebrate its fiftieth anniver-
sary April 26.
"A Canadian mechanic has invented a
wood.sawlng machine in which the saw is
stationary while the wood revolves, said
to be an economical improvement
1t is stated that an elm tree was re.
Gently cut down in Massachusetts,, and
that the concentric rings exactly CORE
sponded with the known age of the tree
e. years. "a
:" Lanes Respirator and Smoke Pro-
tector" is the name of new invention
recently tested in Chicago. The appliance
consists of an-Inuia rubber fire-proof
jacket, so made as to be readily filled with
air by means of a handle attached to the
back of the jacket, which can be raised
and depressed alternately. A rubber tube
connects the jacket with helmet, which
covers the head and face and prevents the
admission of air or smoke from without.
Glass strips are inserted in the front Of the
helmet, which enable the wea1er to see
clearly. The experiment was a success,
the wearer of the Protector remaining in
a basement cellar, rendered nearly air
tight and filled with smoke, for fifteen and
half minutes, without suffering any in
convenience.
party of rifemen and other
gentlemen, in London, experimental for
the purpose of deciding bet as to whether
or not tallow candle, when fired from an
ordinary gun, with the usual charge of
powder, at deal board three quarters of
an inch thick, viii pass through the board.
The Court Journal gives the results as fol-
lows: "A board of the thickness described
having been fixed in an upright position,
a common half.penny dip was fred at it
from fowling- piece, from a distance of
about Is PAGES. TIE. candle struck the
board with its full length and passed
through, leaving hole exactly the shape
of the candle. The remains of the candle
were found scattered in pieces resembling
snow flakes on the high mound of earth in
the rear of the board A second candle,
when fired from the fowling piece, passed
through the board, making circular hole
which was, however, very Jagged round
the edges. A third candle carried away a
large piece of the board nine inches long
and three inches broad, breaking away the
boundary on one side of the hole made by
the fist IA candle fired from riflefailed
to pass through the board, the grooves of
the rifle stripping the tallow from the wick
as it passed out. The smooth-bore fowl
ing piece was loaded each time with two
and a half dfachms of powder, a small
piece of paper as wad, anda common
tallow-dip, which had not been specially
prepared in any manner.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-04-03

& The Cleveland PEaindeaIer says lad
about sixteen years of age, on the goth, met
with extraordinary good fortune. He was
engaged inythe task of walking from Erie
to Chicago; being a yentsresome lad and
having some vague plan OF seeking his
fortune in the latter city. Between Euclid
and Cleveland he picked up q large wallet,
tightly tied with d piece OF redtape. Upon
opening the wallet, $1,000 in greenbacks
were disclosed to the gIistening eyes of the
bow. who had not expected to find his for
tune in 50 short time1after leaving home.
There were no papers in the wallet, indi-
eating TO whom it belonged, and it is possi-
session of the money. The wallet had
been exposed to the weather, and was con-
siderably damaged; some of the green
backs, too, were somewhat injured from
wet, but not enough to affect the value OF
any Of them.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-04-03

"A young man named Spencer, from
Hartford, CT, who had been clerking at
Albion, N. ", walked into Buffalo gum
shop, on the 18Th, examined apistol, caused
it to be loaded, and shot himself dead in
the presence of the astonished proprietor.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-04-03

In Searcy, Arkansas, a pair Of twin
girls were born few days ago, each hav-
ing twenty fingers. The papers out there
are sympathizing in advance with the
future husbands, doomed to predestined
scratched faces, with double the ordinary
allowance of finger.nails.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-04-03
ITO CoNsUnr YrrvEs.

The Rev. EDWARD a. WILSON viii send Gree o
directions for making and using the simple remedy by
which he was cured Of lung affection and that dread
afflicted and he hopes every sufferer will try his pre-
scrphon as will cost them nothing and may prove
blessing Please address Rxv. ed WARD A. WILSON,
No. 165 South Second street Wtliamsburgh, New York
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-04-03
Leaving as profits of crop for 1866. .$3, 600 O
FIRST CROP OF HOP ROOTS.

Leaving as profits of crop for 1866. 600 90
FIRST CROP OF HOP ROOTS.
The next spring following this crop it
was necessary to remove the surplus roots,
or runners, from the yard; and, these roots
being in great demand to set out new
yards, they were sold, some few at $40
ssper acre." (what are necessary to plant
an acre is Dneant), some few at $50 per
acre, busmost of them at $50 per acre. The
roots taken up from this four acres II
hhct1aly Of taking nm and "
marketing. .................... loo w
Total profits for roots sold, ........$3,040 90
THE SECOND YEARS CROP,
|. The crop for 1867 was more bountiful
than it was the previous year, it being
2 $50 lbs to the acre, or for the four acres
II 500 1bs., which brought GO cents per ID.
These figures give US the following re-
suits: ~ gTn "a II "A !.
Harvesting, caring, etc.. s ss5 W "
Fifteen per CT. for depreciation OF capltal ioo "
Total expenses. ...-...-.-...'.',.-Sl,1Il W
Received for II $50 lbs hops at GO cents 1922 %
Deduct expenses as above..... i,Nit "
leaving as profits of crop of 1861. -. .$5So1 90
l. Si8T RECONCILIATION. ssis ~ a.,.5.. -
Profits of crop OF 1865. ...... ..... $3,0o0 w
Profts ON crop ofhop roots sold IN spring oa.o M
Profits on crop Of 1851. FOL 90
Total .. ........... BAL 10
Representing the profits, over and above
all expenses incurred in production and
marketing, taken from four acres of ground
in the space of fourteen months, embrac-
] ing the crops Of two seasons.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-04-03
INFORMATION.

Information guaranteed to produce luxurian
growth of hair upon bald head bear less face
recipe for the removal of Pimples, Bloiches Erup-
tons etc, on the skim leaving the same soft clear and
beautiful he obtained without charge by address
ing THOS. z. CHAPMAN CuRMIsT. s2s Broadway. Ny
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-04-03
Profits of Hop Culture.
1a The following is a statement Of the ez'
penses and receipts of four acre hop
ward in Sank county, Wisconsin, g7ioi d
l,orC {, INVESTED.

yard IN Sank county, Wisconsin, ,s''e' aa
y vf58g Ii @1orCAPIT AL INVESTED. tod 9ai -,
Capital invested in drying house, press,
hop-poles Gnd other necessary fixtures ::
1000 tamarack poles, at $50 per m........ $3.50 90
Drying house, 2tx40. Observation-Disclosures. 400 90
Stove, pipe, press and boxes. .......... 1875 20
4 . Totapcapital, exclusive of land 1851, 1855 90
The land is worth some $500 per acre,
not more. ~ 8 DIBq.9 l56Gta
FIRST YEARS CROP. ri
The yard came into bearing in 1865, and
the crop was sold at fifty cents per pound.
The following is the detailed statement of
the cost of production, the sum received
from the sale OF, the crop, and the profits
realized. al u 5ItJNt b Z
Cultivation, setting poles and tying vines. $S5 90
Harvesting. drying, bailing, fuel and sack , -
Man and team ten days, drawing manure. 40 GO
Fifteen per cent. for depreciation of capital -
! invested tn~hop house and other fx-eva -
lures 49,. los w
Total expenses -. -. /. :. $1,000 90
Received for $40 fbs hops at fifty cents. $50 co
OtOuCE expenses. l,OoV w
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-04-03
EUROPEAN LARCH.

cs@ 4 Thousands OF acres of this tree are being
$500 planted in Europe. 1t is TIL most valuable.
1880 rapid growing, durable timber tree most
- profitable to raise sor buildings. fences, posts.
-1z-ss.-s railr oads e.. HI HE
Tree grows very fat, straight ta-over hundred
feet-b autitul foliage Ike an evergreen. Farmers,
lose a before planting them seeds small
should b. early. Packages of Seeds of one-quar
Ter pounds, sent by Mail Price ore dolIarT III
-~~- - ~ 49, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-04-03

! HARRIET BEEcKER STowE'ssH NEW
aBooK.-Persons looking for profitable EN-
ployment, will do well to read the adver.
tisement of Stoddard s. Co., in another
column, headed "Book Agents Wanted"
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-04-03
Laugh and Grow Fat.


Heed yeall this command. Laugh while
you may. IT'S better to laugh than to cry.
Tears are crying evil. Don't cry for
split milk. An ocean of tears wouldn't
save drop of it. Dry up and laugh.
Laugh early and often Laughing is catch
ing. Laugh. then, and let others catch it,
and thereby become a benefactor 10 your
kind. We will wager this is good advice.
A good laugher never has the dyspepsia,
and lives to die at good old age, provided
he doesn't travel much on railroads. Me
thuselah was an incessant Laughter, and he
lived upward of nine hundred years; but
then provisions weren't as high as now.
There were no railroads in his days Meth
er. Laugh-lsugh right out, but not in
meetin'. Don't choke a laugh; let it come
up full, clear and hearty. Even the wa
tiers laugh. Didn't Longfellows write Of
Laughing Waters" Don't you sing of
the round, laughing moon? And then
there are laughing hyenas Don't beiout-
done by waters, moon, and hyenas, Re-
solve to laugh from this hour. IF you
can't find anything to laugh at, laugh at
yourself We warrant you have abundant
cause. At any rate, laugh. We never
knew q jolly, good laugher to be sent to
State Prison or Congress. = Ecshaags.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-04-03
EGGS ELEcTRo.zEDY

A new mode ny which Eggs may be kept PERFECT
LY FRESH AND SWEET FOR YEARS, for n cent
DOZEN. agents wanted in every county. Our Treaise
on Eggs conta mig psr.cuars sen. free to those or
70 West Madlson St., Chic ago, Ill r. o. Box, llN.