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Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-01-15

the palate. Some add the yolk of an egg
for like purpose
The dish of mashed potatoes is now
ready, not for the table but for the oven,
which should be hot enough to impart a
delicate brown to the entire surface, or
this desired color may be obtained by
bringing over it the inner surface of an
iron vessel which is heated quite hot. A
cavity should now be formed at the top
and piece of butter placed in it, just as
it is placed upon the table. Another nice
way of serving mashed potatoes is to
shane and brown them in small tins such
as are used for baking cup cakes; if pre-
pared in this way one portion may be
handed to each guest on small plate by
itself. Mashed potatoes also make an ex-
cellent breakfast dish, if they are shaped
in round balls covered with the yolk OF
eggs and fried brown.-PrGirte Farmer.
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Common VS.. Improved Fowls.

WHY is it that farmers, poultry raisers,
and others who keep fowls, either for
pleasure or profit, cannot see any advan-
tagein Keeping improved breeds ofpoultry
over the common dunghill fowls? Is it
not patent to every one that it costs no
more to keep good stock than poor?
Every progressive farmer will aeknowl-
edge that herd of thoroughbred COWS
will pay better than the common mongrel
stock; but why do they not carry the
same idea into practice in the poultry
yards? ,,s
The fifty or more chickens kept by most
farmers, if replaced by twenty of some one
of the improved breeds, would yield bet
ter return, and at far less costsfor keep
ing. Twenty Houdans, Creveceurs,
Black Spanish, or some other good breed,
will produce more eggs, during the year,
and as many chickens (f not non-sitters),
as one hundred common fowls, as the lat
ter are usually kept, or rather not kept !;
for they are allowed to run where they
please by day, roost where they please by
night, and Shift for themselves. Either of
the above varieties, and others we could
name, will yield two hundred to two hun
dred and fifty eggs each per year, and
many other, older varieties will yield from
one hundred and fifty to two hundred.
But how many yards of common fowls will
you find that will average 0ver fifty to
seventy-tive eggs each?
1t is impossible to give any guide as to
the number of fowls any one should keep.
One person could profitably keep one
hundred, and perhaps two hundred while
another would be overstocked with TWEEN
ty. Keep only so many as you can keep
well, is always safe rule to follow. Many
think it is impossible to keep large num-
bers of fowls together and have them
thrive. 1t is mistaken idea, and origin
ates from the fact that, where large yards
Of fowls are kept they rarely receive
proper care and attention, and therefore
cease to be profitable. While it is very
little labor to care for dozen or so chick
ems, we are very apt to begrudge the time
expended on hundred or more. 1t seems
"too much time to waste on q lot of chick
ens;" but actually the time thus spent will
pay better than in any investment of
equal amount on the farm. We believe
that, giving them the requisite time and
attention, there is double the profit on
two hundred and fifty dollars, Tor double
that) invested in poultry, than in an
equal Investment in any other kind of
farm stock.
Look at the prices paid for eggs in New
York city, the past winter, and during the
past few years-sometimes as high as fifty
cents per dozen. The average for the
year will go a5ooe thirty cents Now, two
hundred eggs at two and half cents each
make just five dollars Allow two dollars
for care and feed, and there is three dol.
lars profit on the eggs, and probably a
brood of chickens yet to be counted in
But to secure this result, they must be
cared for, good quarters for roosting and
laying provided, kept free from vermin
regularly fed and watered, and the neces.
sary time devoted to their care and com
fort, and then it will be found profitable
aswell as pleasurable. -RerG Neso Yorker
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farm and a,ouseEoIa.
Best Soil for Wheat.

Ira soil is destitute of wheat producing
material, it cannot produce a bountiful
crop of that kind of grain. There are
many that will produce fair crops of In
dian corn, barley and oats, which will not
yield remunerating crop Of wheat-and
why? Simply because the crop of wheat
they plant cannot find in that soil the right
kind of materials to form the kernels.
In one soil the minute roots find album
dance of material, which they may take
up for the formation and perfect develop
ment of kernels while in another soil
the roots may send out their numerous
little hungry mouths into every cubic
inch of soil in search of material to pro-
duce the grain and not find it. This is
the great difficulty with soil that will not
produce wheat and until such materials
are added to the soil, it may be cultivated
and sowed in vain.
Our aluminous, heavy, slippery, clay
soils are by no means the best for the pro-
duction of either winter or spring wheat !;
although they will yield good crops when
well drained and thoroughly pulverized
and MANFRED. Our country abounds in
soils of mixed character, which will
produce q remunerating crop of wheat
once in five or six years, while they can
not be set down as good wheat soils; and
they cannot be very much improved for
growing wheat unless vast amount of
clay were thoroughly mingled with the
soil. 4
On some soils, where sand predomi-
mates, wheat would not grow heavy enough
to pay for harvesting it. And the same is
true of soils where alluvion constitutes a
large portion of the soil. A sandy soil
will furnish silica enough to form good
stiff straw, while a mucky soil will pro-
duce slender and soft straw, which will
fall down before the grain is matured.
The best soil for wheat is one in which
the. predominating characteristics are
clay and loan, having neither too much
of the one nor too much Of the other.
The lighter loan soils and such alluvions
as have been brought from clayey locali-
ties, will often produce bountifl crops of
excellent wheat; and sometimes mucky
soil will yield a fair crop of this kind of
grain. But their fertility for wheat will
soon.be exhausted. Calcareous clays, gray
ely clays, aluminous clays, as well as
many soils that are mixture of all these
just named, with good management-c cult
waiting, manuring, and draining-will al
most always yield fair crops of wheat
american Wheat CstItu7'68t. r
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Gen. Spinner and the Lady Clerks.

AS AN illustration of the severe ordeals
through which the heads of departments
and bureaus have to pass in complying
with the economical edicts of Congress, 1
may relate what transpired between Gen.
Spinner, United States Treasurer, and one
of the fair victims of reduction of the
force of employees.
Among the ladies discharged from the
Registers Bureau was one who had OBJ
tanned her appointment on the recon-
mendations of Gen. Grant and Com.
Porter When notified that she was one
| of Trio rsy,fcrtux.atcs, THE lady did not oC-
cept her dismissal IN a very amiable way.
Instead of stating her necessities to the
head of the bureau, and requesting to be
retained, she took it in high dudgeon and
informed that officer that she would deal
with his superiors.
She then applied to Gen. Spinner for a
position in his bureau, and he told her he
could do nothing for her.
A short time afterward she returned to
Mr.. Spinner with letter from Gen. Dent,
written by direction of Gen. Grant. This
letter she presented to Spinner, who read
it and replied, But I have no vacancy,
and cannot appoint you"
Fooled again, she retreated in good
order, and in day or two returned to the
attack with renewed vigor, armed with
another letter, when the following dia-
logue occurred between Mr.. Spinner and
the lady:
"Now, Mr.. Spinner, will you do me the
favor to read this letters"
"There is no use; can do nothing for
you"
"But, General, this letter is from Gen.
Grant"
cit matters not who the letter is from,
you have my answer"
But what shall say to Gen. Grant?
Tell him just what / have said-that
there is no vacancy
Well, Mr.. Spinner, wish you would
read this letter, for have just come from
Gen. Grant"
have no place for you, Madam, and
couldn't give you one if you were an angel
from God"
At this blunt but decisive reply the
lady was for some time speeches., though
she still fingered, reluctant to give up the
coveted prize, While she stood there,
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-01-15

CANADA has 5000 miles Of telegraph
wires and an Office to every 600 Inhabl-
tants, while in England there 10 only one
ofloe to every 10000 people.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-12-10
CENTRAL And WESTERN
PACIFIC RAILROADS.
Vim OAKLAND FERRY.

fAGlflI hAlLhUAUS.
Vim OAKLAND FERRY.
Change Of Time, December 9th, 1860.
IMPRESS TRAIN SYSTEMATICALLY.
IL Leaves San Francisco at 5 a. NJ; sun Jose.
s:iJ a. NJ; Stockton, 1918 z. ~; S5cramonto,
2:s0 +. NJ; Junction. 2:35 r. NJ: CoiiES, $50 p.
NJ; Reno. l:i5 a. NJ: Wadsworth. 3:O5 4. NJ;
Winncmucca, 10:15 a. n; Argcnta, 2:05 =. NJ;
Carln, 5:i0 r. NJ: Elko, B:25 r. ". Arrive ut
Ogden. 300 4. NJ: Omaha. 1:i0 +. N.
EXPRESS TRAIN WESTWARD-DAILY.
Leave Ogden $50 +. ~: Elko, 0:0O 4. ~: Carlin.
1925 A. NJ; Argenta. I:05 p. NJ; Winnemucca,
$50 r. NJ; Wadsworth, l2:05 A. n: Reno, 2:10A
NJ; COl.ax, $50 a. NJ: junction. 1915 +. NJ:
Arrive ut San Jose, $50 L. NJ; San Francisco,
I:30r.M.
WAY MAIL. EAsTwARD-Daily(s (sundays
eyceptc,D, leaves san Francisco, Loo r. u: San
jose, 4:5OP. NJ: Stockton, s:S 2. n; arrive ut
Sacramento, 1880 p. NJ.
exccpted). leaves Sacramento, G:SO a. ": Stock.
ton, $50 4. NJ: arrive at San jose, 1910 r. ~:
San Francisco. 1890 p. II.
THE HOTEL DINING CAR "INTERNA-
TloNAL." Is attached TO the Way Mail Trains
leaving Sacramento az 630 A. NJ; and san Fgpn.
cisco 4:09P
iInrysviIie Exprcs.-Daiiy.
LEAVES SAN FRANCISCO 500 \. ": Snc.
ramento 2:l0 p. N. Arrives at Ma"ysvillc 400
RETURNING, LEAVES MARYsyILLE AT
9:l5 A. ". Arrives al Sacramento at lies 4. ~;
and at San Francisco at 7::sD T. n.
MARISWiLLE ,I.s nj
G:I0A ". Arrives at Marysvillc at 1915 a. N.
Leavcs Marysvillc at 100 Il. u. Arrives ut Sac
ra Ecnto Of J:2j +. N. I.
Through fures Payable In Currency.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-02

How TO REDUCE Your GAS B1LL.--It is a
matter Of Importance to many persons to be
able to keep their gas bills at the lowest point,
consistent with full supply of light. BY OBJ
serving the following directions it will be
found that gas bills may be brought down very
much below what most Of our readers have
been in the habit Of paying:
First.--In lighting your gas, turn the gas on
the metre about one.half then light the gas.
and regulate the lights by the stop.cock that
let's the gas into the metre. This prevents the
pressure Of gas from making the index move
SO fast. The greater the pressure OF gas on
the metre the faster it moves, and the larger
will be the gas bill.
Second From the time gas is usually light
ed until half-past eight or nine O'Clock, the
pressure is the same. After the stores and
shops are closed, the pressure is greater on
the metres in use, and the stop-cock should
then be turned at the metre so as to regulate
the pressure.
An observance of these directions NAV entail
some little trouble, but it will most certainly
reduce gas bills very materially. Many per-
sons pay almost as much for gas that is vast
ed as for what they consume, and waste NAV
be entirely prevented by following these rules.
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AGES AND SALARIES OF TIE New BRITISH
MIN1sTRY.-The following is a list OF the new
British Ministry. their ages, and the respec-
tive salaries they receive:
First Lord of the Treasury prime Minister),
Mr.. Gladstone. aged SO; salary &5O0O Lord
High Chance lor, Lord Hatherlev (Sir w. Page
WOODY. aged 68; salary 100000. Chancellor of
the Exchequer, Mr.. Lowe, aged 81 salary $4,000.
Home Department. Mr.. II. Bruce, aged So; sal
ary &5000 Foreign Affairs, Earl OF Clarendon,
aged So; salary $4,000. Colonies, Earl Gran
vile, aged So; salary 95ooo. War Department.,
Mr.; Cardwell, aged ,55; salary $500 India,
Duke Of Argyle, aged As; salary $4,000. First
Lold Of the Admiralty, Mr.. H. G. E. Childers.
aged Al; salary 44500. President Of the Board
Of Trade, Mr.. Bright, aged 81; salary $4,000.
President Of the Council, Earl de Grey, aged Al;
salary $4,000. Lord Privy Seal Earl Of Kimber-
ley. aged AZ; salary $4,000. President of the
Poor Law Board. Mr.. G. J. Goschen, aged 81;
salary $4,000. Postmaster General, Marquis
Of harrington. aged 35; salary $4,000. Chief
Secretary for Ireland, Mr.. Chichester Fortes-
cue, aged As; salary $4,000. The above form
the Cabinet. First Commissioner OF Public
Works, Mr.. Layard, aged 81; salary $4,000.
Vice President Of the Council, MIR. w. E. Fors-
ter, aged 81; salary 220O0 Chancellor of tho
Duchy Of Lancaster, Lord Dufferin, aged a.;
salary $4,000. Lord Lieutenant Of Ireland, Earl
Spencer, aged 38; salary 10000. Attorney
General, Sir Robert Collier, aged 81; salary
f5000. Solicitor-General, Mr.. J. D. Coleman,
aged AT; salary f3500.
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Wbitaarp.
I'm NIe1.aortam.

IN Me1MOT10ms
McKAY.--0n the Sd day Of December, passed
away from the scenes of earth to her home in Hea-
ven, Mrs. CECELIA MCKAY, beloved wife Of JOHN
MCKAY, in the slxty-second year OF her age. There
has been taken from whose many traits of
character had won for her the tenderest regard of
many friends, all of whom pour her early
grave tears Of sorrow Her illness was Of long dura-
Willingly did she prepare herself for the change
and, as the dew of the morning, her split passed
away from earth. A minister of the Gospel lattend.
cd at her bedside, and administered the consola-
tons Of Gods Word She fell asleep In Jesus, we
trust and has gone home. She has gone to tho
home Of the Spirit. which is the bosom Of its God
and Redeemer; that sweet and everlasting rest, and
where no dark shadows Of the Angel Of Death fall
upon the threshold. She fell asleep in death, SO
gently that the watchers around her scarcely knew
when the spirit had fed. But no less was she de-
voted to her Yriends-her warm welcome, her cheer.
ful oblgtng manners won her many, go generous
and warm hearted at all imta nor did she forget to
do good and to distribute to all that stood need
blank has been left in the home circle-a vacant
chair Is there She leaves bereaved husband,
many relatives and friends.
Dear as thou vert, ana Justly dear.
We would not weep for thee, va trss,sss
One thought shall check the starting tear
It is that thou art free.
And thus shall faiths consoling power,
The tears Of love restrain,
Obi who that saw thy parting hour,
Could wish thee here again.
Gently the passing spirit fed,
Sustained by grace divine,
On! may such grace on us b3 shed,
And make our end like thine
A. L. f.
HARRAL-Died at Oran %, N. j., December 49,
1868, EMMA, wife OF JAMES HARRAL.
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AFFAIRS IN GRANGER URG.

FROM AN OCCASIONAL CORREsPONDENT.
ORANaEBURa, 8. O., December 31.-What has
been the result OF '68 in this section OF the
State2 II. opened to the peoples does the de-
sert to the wearteu Taveller-ruin, defeat,
despair, debt, Knocked them everywhere, and
escape seemed hopeless;- yet energy was left
them, and with faith they again held the
summer and favoring autumn rewarded Their
toll, and to-day they regard the piles of provi-
sion with gratitude. The merchants of Orange
burg, anticipating full share OF trade. laid in
suitable stocks, and, Judging from their activity
in attending the crowds who blocked their
counters during the three weeks preceding
Christmas, it is reasonable to suppose they
appreciate the lull which now exists. Affairs
in this district County, pdrdonnez moi. are in
healthy condition. True h,lndeds formerly
wealthy are now ia poverty, yet hundreds are
escaping the fetters of debt which clogged
their progress, and the people want only time
to restore themselves to prosperity.
Negroes who worked with and under the di-
rection Of the planters have done well; their
earnings have Teen ample to equip them with
comforts, clothing and provisions for another
count are in @ miserable plight, without food
or clothing. know of two gangs. embracing
about thirty prime hands, whose gross earnings
were one bale Of cotton and sevsnty-fve bush
acres OF. land. and, to my certain knowledge,
have paid only thirty-six dollars (belng one
third Of their cropsj, and to-day have not a
peck Of corn to 80 on next year.
The Orangeburg News has changed hands,
and will probably it's sentiments, anais nous
Ue7YOns.
Charleston is we'll represented here among
the merchants Messrs. John A. Hamilton,
John D: Stocker, r. Jenney and G.. s. Shirer
having located permanently among us.
May '69 be as nuspicious to Carolina as old
'68, and a brighter era wiId dawn on her history
GUELQUEFOISe
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BY TELEGRAPH.
EUROPE.

NO OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IN sPAIN--NA-
PoLEAN's NEW YEARS sPEECH-CoLLIERY Ex-
PEosIoN-TERRIBLE LOSS OF LIFE-MURDER
IN IRELAND.
PARIS, January 1.-The conference on the
. Eastern question is postponed and its meeting
Us improbable.
The official journals say that the Emperor
Napoleon, in addressing foreign ambassadors
on New Years day, will compliment them upon
the exertions made by the Great Powers to
settle the Eastern question, as q new pledge of
the peaceful policy which Europe desires. 1t is
reported that tho conference, if held, will ad-
here to the Turkish uNimsdtune. dispatch
from Athens says that the Greek Assistant
Minister Of War has gone to Cerigo to disband
the volunteers raised on that island.
MADRID, January 1.-Disturbances have oc-
CURED in Malaga, where barracades were erect
ed in the streets by some of the people; but
the disorder is likely to be easily suppressed.
The Carlist agitation continues in Navarro.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, January 1.-The Turkish
Government, since the departure Of the Greek
Envoy, shows good feeling towards the
Greek residents Of this city. The ''rurquee"
newspaper says that the Porto will with draw
feYonce assemblies
LONDON, January IA dispatch from Wigan
reports. that terrible explosion has occurred
at the Haydock coliery. Twenty-Five dead
bodies have already been taken out of the
mine.
DUBLIN, January 1.-Colonel Bates, justice
Of the peace at Tipperary, has been shot dead
by unknown parties. No arrests.
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The CorToN Caop IN Decentralization /
planters agree that two-thirds of the cotton
crop Of 1868 has already been sent forward.
Many others say three-fourths of it has left
the plantations, and has either been sold or is
$1,000 bales at this point, and the gross
amount will not 60 over 6O,OOO against 30, 900
lasA year. Its early maturity, and the fine
price which has been constantly maintained
fromthe beginni ng d the season, have great
The cotton planters Of Georgia have reaped a
rich haSvest Of money from their crop this
year. OAe or two more such will make the
State as rioh, as free and independent as ever
it was In its palmiest days. It took them two
years to learn how to deal with free labor.
They now understand 1T perfectly, and eyory
year hence will but add to the wealth and
prosperity Of both races. Macon Ielearaph
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CHARLESTON AND THE VEST.
The Atlantic Ocean and the NIfssiss ppi
River JOIN Hands.

From the Vicksburg (Niss) Sentinel, Dec. 23
One Of the greatest drawbacks to trade and
to the rapid development Of enterprise in this
city-and not only has it been felt here, but it
has exerted it's baneful influences upon trade
all throughout the south--has been the want
or through railroad lines to connect the great
mart OF America, New York, with the trade
conducted among us. BY the old system ship
destination that much valuable time has been
lost and the demand for the goods so shipped
has been dwarfed. We have long realized that
we have at our command the elements of this
properly directed effort to develop it, The
completion of the Rome Road has proved the
connecting link, and at once energetic effort
was made to accomplish this grand result.
long looked anxiously forward % the time when
the mississippi River and the Atlantic Ocean
might be linked together by one unbroken line
OF railway, where unity Of action and harmony
would tend to bring about this much desired
purpose. The necessity Oft has been so inn
peratively felt that futile efforts have bsen
made to accomplish 1t in the past, but unfortu-
nately these efforts were unavaillng. But we
through the indefatigabie efforts Of the officers
along the line the last obstacle has been re-
moved, and that to-day a line is ia operation
Via GSS ana o hoe
Georgia, IN four days, and along the line OF
been delivered in this city in six days. Aship-
ment OF cotton was made over this line by
Messrs. Lamkin G Eggieston on the 10th
instant, which was received in Charleston on
the Goth, just four days interval. This ship
Ment beyond doubt will be delivered in New
reached that city two days earlier. but that it
| missed the Charleston and New York steamer,
and was therefore compelled to remain in
Charleston swaiting shipment by o steamer
low as the lowest, being from New York to
| Vicksburg per 100 ponds, 6rst class freight,
"a AZ; second clase, 90 Oh; third class, $166 and
| fourth class, 81 o. O1e great advantage pos
sessed by this line lis that there is only one re-
| shipment between this city and New York, and
| that occurs at Charleston when transferred
! frona the steamer to the cars.
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Now the best hill that ever made with the
best cluster seed from two stalks, was nearly
seven hundred pods. Those ell my neighbors
have seen, as well as all Of my experiments.
tion. But, my dear sirs, nobody assumes that
the standard of perfection reached by expert
ment can be taken as an average. No one has
been misled by the perfection in wheat culture
attained by the experiments OF the Athens club
last season. Nevertheless these standards
mark the limit of production to which we may
approximate q genei al average.
am not prepared to say how much cotton
plan. With the best seed am convinced that
an average OF from 400 to 500 pods can be had
to the hill or hole, under favorable cireum-
stances, when distance enough ia allowed for
five to six Thousand pounds Of seed cotton can
be made to the acrc upon my plan.
+ It is impossible for me to state accurately
the cost OF cultivation per acre by my method
at this time. ! think it much m ire profitable
than our old plan, aud would be glad to see it
thoroughly tested by number Of persons.
and will cheerfully, for this purpose, accord to
them the use OF my patent upon application
sources from wtlch i look to profit over the
old system are as follows
Three or four acres in cotton would be suffi-
cient to the hand.
CURED for a given production Of cotton. One
nth OF the fencing only will be required. Much
labor in cultivation will be dispensed with, ex-
cept in picking. The cotton seed made to each
hill will enrich the same hill from year to year
as the soil is only deprived OF tho lint, aud
there IL but little loss by evaporation.
The preparation for tho second year upon
the same ground will be much decreased, inas-
n, much az 80 deep preparation Of the soil re-
hill sides It saves a great deal OF labor, much
OF which is lost, and avoids the effects OF wash
IL x,-i.,L 49,