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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-01-23

~ Meadow Lake . town in Nevada that
two years since boosted three thousand in
habitants, daily paper, and all The other
adiuncts of civilization, he's run down 10
less than fifty residents Ill told. Hessss
that cost Eve and six thousand dollars to
build are offered st whatever tho doors
and windows are worth for removal.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-01-23

TAn old bachelor in New York offered
q young lady pony for . kiss; she gave
him the kiss; he refused her the ponye she
sued him; he pleaded "no confederation; );
the court decided that kiss Was legal
consideration, and made him "pony oyer.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-01-23

TA statisticisn says man stands
sixteen chances Of being killed by light
ming to one of being worth = million Of
money.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-01-23

S0 Lime sprinkled freely upon shin
gled roofs is sure preventative OF decay.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-01-23
snow to anything like the Central Pacific.
He further says:


He further says:
The Northern route gives Us one great
advantage in respect to foreign communal.
cation, viz, the saving of8OO to 900 miles
in the distance to China; and for this rea-
son: 1t il conceded that the saving in the
land distance from New York or the At
lantic coast, to the Pacific, is about 300
miles; but from Puget Sound to China the
distance saved by sea is probably 600
miles. Professor Whitney, of Harvard
College, called our attention to this state
mcut, which can be verified. Lay down
upon globe great circle from the line Of
Panama to China or Japan, and it passes
through California, Oregon, and part Of
Washington Territory, and thence along
by the Aleutian Islands on the coast. II
will be seen that from California the short
est line is along the coast by the Puget
Sound country; and therefore the North
crn road, at once striking the Pacific at
that point, is nearer.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-01-23

Prizes FOR Coop RoADs.-The Agri.
cultural Society of Vineland, N. j., arc
Offering prizes for the best roads, made
and kept in repair by private enterprise
Now we think that 4 good idea, and
worthy Of the attention of every agricul-
tural society in the country.
1t is we'll known fact than = majority
Of country roads are almost impassablc for
nearly or quite one-half of the year, and il
. little pleasant rivalry can be started be-
tween ueighbors something might be done
towards abating an almost universal nui.
sance. If farmers would once stop to
think how much trouble and labor might
be saved by having good roads, besides the
increased value Of their farms, they would
not begrudge little extra work on the
highway. Roads are the first thing a
stranger notices when passing through q
country, and man may have ever %
good farm, but if the roads that run
through or alongside of it are bad, we may
rest assured that they attact the most At
tention.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-01-23

~ Howfunnyalincloo lookswithoutspsccs.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-01-23

AN ELEGANT REPRooF-I.ord Kelly,
celebrated in the last age for his love of
music, was not only witty in himself, but
the cause of wit in others. MIR. A.
B@.a Scotch advocate, man ofconsid-
crablc humor, accompanied by q great for
mality of manners, happened to be ono Of
a convival party, when his lordship was at
the head Of the table; after dinner he was
asked to sing, but absolutely refused to
comply with the pressing solicitation of
the company. At length, Lord Kelly told
him he should not escape; he must either
sing song, tell story, or drink = pint
bumper. Mr.. B., being an sbstemious
man, chose rather to tell a story than incur
the forfeit:
"One day." said he, in his pompous
manner, "a thief in the course ofhis rounds,
saw tho door of church invitingly open;
he walked in, thinking that even there he
might lay hold of ofsomcthing useful. Hav.
ing secured the pulpit-cloth, he was retreat
ing. when 10! he found the doSr shut
After some consideration. he adopted the
only means of escape left-namely, to lot
himself down by the bell-ropc. The bell,
Of course rung; the people were alarmed,
and the thief was taken just Us he reached
the ground. When they we're dragging
him away, he looked up, and emphatically
addressed the bell as ] nOw address your
lordship, Had it not bccn,' said he, for
your long t"~gse, and your empty Aead, l
had made my escape"
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-04-09

wHorace Rublee, of the Madison
Journal, writes to his paper the best de
scripiton of Sprague that we have ever
seen in any Washington letter:
"He is the mournful Cassandra of the
Senate, croaking dismal forebodlngs. Boy
l,h in appearance, he makes up for poverty
of thought and language by self conf
dence and assurance that approximate to
the sublime If words or ideas fail him,
he is not in the least embarrassed, but
waits in serene composure till they come.
His futteranccs are so deliberate that a
rapid penman might easily report his
speech in long hand He PAGES slowly up
and down as he speaks; he brandishes his
arms and shrieks out at the top Of his
voice, as if he expected to awe or over
whem his audience Neither Webster or
Clay ever assumed airs so imperious. One
would suppose he imagined the whole
world waiting in breathless suspense for
the next tagging and feeble utternce of his
lips This manner, coupled with the mat
ter of his speeches, has the effect to both
irritate and amuse the audience. 1t is
only of late that he has become talking
Senator, and suspect these efforts are for
training himself in debate. If SO they
evince determined will contending with
great natural obstacles, and, if he succeeds
in becoming fluent and forcible speaker,
few need despair"
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-04-09
Notice to Farmers.

Notwithstanding the notice from Clay
ton, Triplett & Trowbridge, that we had
no Seeder but one of the Esterly make,
we are receiving them direct by railroad,
and are now ready to do just as we adver-
tise, deliver them for $50 cash, aud sos
on time. All you farmers who may have
paid them $50, call and see for yourselves,
All who read your paper will remember
that they are the same parties who adver-
tised last spring that the Manny's Seeder
was an infring ement over the Van Brunt.
This was done to deceive the farmers into
buying their inferior machines. The truth
of this is now known to the people, and
ought to be warning to all who contcm
plate dealing with them. Their last no.
tice is intended for the same purpose
Buy machines from parties who are located
and can supply you with repairs. A NOV
ing agricultural house is hard to find when
your machines are broken.
ct JOHN STRAcnAN.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-04-09
Strips.
.Earthouake shocks continue in

Earthquake shocks continue in Cali
fornia.
Grandpa Welles, late Secretary of the
Navy, is about to visit Europe.
The small pox is raging on the Pacific
coast. as'
President Grant and family will oc-
cupy Lester Wallack's cottage, at long
Branch, next summer. @
/ james Harper is said to have been
worth fully 100000 in personal property
and real estate, and to have left in his will
$4,000 for charitable purposes.
1t gives Grant the neuralgia to be
President; it gives Johnson the neuralgia
not to be President. Taylor died shortly
after he moved into the White House, and
Polk kicked the bucket shortly after NOV
ing out of the White House; showing that
the same medicine acts differently on Pres
idents of different politics.
-The balls which Yale Collegeabase ball
club have won are to be gilded and placed
In case in the reading room. There are
about twenty in all. r
e. w. Keyes is continued as postmas-
ter at Madison.
A defective sidewalk cost Decatur, ILL.,,
$4,000 lately. A young lady broke her
leg by a fall, and the injured member was
rated at the above figure. This should be
warning to marshals to keep sidewalks
in repair. We are glad to see that some
bad places in the Dagonal-st. sidewalk in
this village have been fixed.
Congress has passed ajoint resolution
to adjourn tomorrow.
Mrs. Glenn, the murderess, is SEN
fenced to the Indiana State Prison for life.
Seventy. two cotton and wooden mills
are being erected in Georgia.
BY colliery explosion in Lancashire,
England, Thursday, twenty-eight persons
were killed and many others badly injured.
"A disastrous steamboat confagration
occurred at st. Louis on the goth ult., de-
stroying seven boats, the Henry Atkins,
Ben. johnson, G. B. Allen, Carrie v.
Kounz, Jennie Lewis, and Armenia. The
loss is estimated at over half million dol
lorc
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-04-09
PHYSICAL EDUCATION.
A woman's Idea Of woman's spher
Written for the Chronicle

Written for the Chronicle
There is very much at present said
about Woman's Rights. That may he
well enough but we want more said and
done for her education, that she may be
fitted for the position she already occupies.
As one of the great works Of woman is the
raising and educating Of what is to consti-
tute our great republic, it would be well
for her to give the rules which govern
HEALTH her first attention. Then there
would not be such great mortality among
young children, and those who did live
to maturity would be of healthier con-
stitution, and more likely to live out the
+" three score and TEN years allotted to
man. And yet how few are acquainted
with the laws of health. No matter how
well educated our daughters are supposed
to be. They may have been sent to
school and returned I" finished young la
dies" They can tell you of the stars and
planets, and of the most remote parts of
the globe, and the course many of the
rivers take ON the other side of it. But
there are arteries and veins, Of which they
have never heard, coursing all over their
bodies. They know little or nothing of
Physiology except that they have heart,
and we doubt if many know the exact To-
cation of that. On asking boarding
school miss if it was necessary to have a
knowledge of Physiology in order to
be able to graduate ?" the answer was
+" Physiology was not considered study
for ladies'" We cannot see why Physiol-
ogy should be only or mostly study for
the lords(?) of creation when we ought
ALL to make it our first study. Yes, it
even comes before moral training for who
is able to comprehend moral instructions
when physically impaired. We once
knew a mother who, whenever her chill
dren were refractory, gave them physic-
plan not always to be recommended,
but might often prove beneficial.
If we were to observe and practice the
rules of health it would save US money,
time and sickness our teeth would serve
US to good old age, and we should not
have so much dyspepsia. EN-.
ARENA, March, 1862
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-04-09

. The LITERARY Crowded. House and a
Good Time.-There was an unusually large
attendance at the Wednesday evening Lit
erary, and the question of extending the
right of suffrage to the women of the Uni
ted States was argued by VIM. Hendy,
Mrs. Ranger and Miss Annie Kane, in the
affirmative, and by Capt. Whitman, G. w.
Lewis and 7. W. Lewis in the negative.
Owing to the latencss Of the hour the
principal speaker on the affirmative did
not make his closing argument, but the
meeting adjourned for one week till
Wednesday Evening. April 1lth,
At which time Mr.. Hendy will close, and
the committee will give its decision.
There will be select reading, and recita-
tons. and the long deferred essay by Capt
Whitman may be expected. If the band
will come out and practice little for the
entertainment of the meeting we promise
them handsome puff next week.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-04-09
Railroad Bonds must be Paid.

For ten or twelve years this county has
been in litigation trying to get out Of pay
ing the bonds issued to aid in the con-
struction of the Mineral Point Railroad
some fifteen years ago. Thousands and
thousands Of dollars have been paid law
yers for defending the county in these
suits. The climax has at last been reach
ed, in the parallel case of the town Of Be-
lott the matter has been carried to the Su-
preme Court of the United States, where
all the points in the controversy have been
decided against the town, and in favor of
the bond holders. 1t has been decided:
L. That the bonds are valid.
II. That the bondhoders are entitled to nidndd-
against the Town Clerk. This was applied Tor
in the court below the ground that there were no
legal Supervisors to serve the writ upon as TWO OF
them resigned each year the day Of their election
to avoid service of mdnddmus.
There is one more suit against the town
of Beloit which involves the question
whether private property may be levied
upon for debts of municipal corporations.
Upon this point the court ordered rear
gument at the next term. As there can
be, in law, no wrong without remedy, a
way must be found to enforce payment,
and the Supreme Court has recently deci-
ded, in one of the Iowa cases, that the
Circuit Court of the United States may
direct the marshal to levy the tax, if the
Supervisors or other local authorities neg
lect to do so.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-04-09
PROCEEDINGS IN COURT.
.SPRLTG ZER.M, 1869.

The following is list of cases disposed
of at the recent term of the Circuit Court
for this county, with the action on each SO
far as could be learned from the books of
the clerk up to Wednesday morning last:
CRIMINAL CASES.
The State of Wisconsin Us. Jane Yapp,
Joseph Roberts, Samuel Roberts, John
Woodbridge, and Henry Roberts. Indict-
ment for murder. District Attorney, as
sisted by NJ. M. Cothren and Alex. Will
son, for State; Moses NJ Strong and Reese
& Mulks for defendants. Change of venue
to La Fayette county for the trial of each
of the defendants except Henry Roberts.
The State of Wisconsin vs. G. D. Hoff-
man. Assault with intent to kill. Goth
rem and Weber for defendant. Verdict of
mot guilty"
The State of Wisconsin vs. w. B. DAVE.
Mayhem. e. P. Weber for defendant.
Continued. Bail fixed at $500.
The State of Wisconsin Us. Christian
Kruger. Burglary with intent to commit
rape, and assault with like intent. Goth
rem for defendant Continued and defend
ant released of recognizance.
The State of Wisconsin Us. William and
James McCutchin. Assault with intent %
kill. Cethren for defendants. Verdict,
!" not guilty.. -
TIE State of Wisconsin cs. George Fl.
Otis. Embezzlement. District Attorney
and Cothren for State Reese & Muiks
and Strong for Defendant. Continued on
recognizance of $1,000.
The State of Wisconsin gs. George and
David Potterton. Mayhem. District At
torney and Cothren for State; Reese d
Mulks and Strong for defendants. Yer
dict, " not guilty."
Civil cases next week.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-04-09

Nor ORDAINED.--Since the apology for a
lack of religious intelligence owing to the
absence of the religious editor" at Madi-
son, the junior has received letters address,
ed to him with the title Of :" Rev." I'D.
d." Elder" &C.; and yesterday one
came for him as The religious man" of
the CHRONICLE. We are sorry that it be-
comes necessary for US to state that we are
not regularly ordained, and marriages SER
vices performed by us would not be legal.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-04-09
Church Donation.

The generous members of the Welsh
Congregational Church of Ridgeway, feel
ing an interest in the erection of the
Primitive Methodist Church edifice at
Middlebury, have unsolicited made the
following subscriptions, for which the
people of Middlebury respectfully take
this method of rendering their grateful
thanks
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-04-09

The Town Clerk requests US to notify
the above overseers, that returns of per-
sons and corporations liable to highway
tax in their respective districts, must be
handed in by the 22d of April.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-04-09
TN PROBATE.-IowA CoUNTY CoUBT
In the matter of the Last VIII and Testament Of

\ Andrew GnIicksoId deceased.
On reading and filing instrument in writing psr-
porting TO be the last will and testament Of andrew
Guliekson late Of Iowa comfy deceased: It Is or
dered that the proofs of said insrument be heard be-
fore the Judge Of this Court the third day of May
A. D. 1869 at the probate Office in the village of Dodge
vile,
And it is further ordered that public notice thereof
be given to all persons interested by publishing a
copy of this order for three weeks successfully prior
said day of hearing in the Dodgeyille Chronicle,
weekly newspaper circulating in said county.
Dated April list, 1869.-n29w3
ALEX. WILSON, County Judge
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-04-09

WASHING FLUID. We have tried an ar
ticle Of washing fluid for which Mr.. E. H..
Noyes has the right for Dodgeville, and
our better half pronounces it good. By
its use much labor is saved, and hard wa
ter can be used without cleansing. The
recipe and right of making it are very
cheap, and if the directions are followed
the fluid will give the best of satisfaction
to the women, and greatly lessen their la
bOr
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-04-09
I. 0. O. z.

i. q. .. +.
DODGEvTLL LODGE, No. 147, meets in Odd Fell
IL lows Hall, first building south of Court House,
every Saturday at u o'clock. Members visiting the
/ village invited to attend.
W. s. BOVINE N. c.: 4
G. w. Snow, Secretary.
IOWA ENCAMPMENT, No. q, I. o. o. +, meets in
i Odd Fellows Hail. first building south of the
Court House every I'd and 4thTuesday evening ofeach
month. s j. j. CORNISH, c. Z.
g. W. Snow Scribe.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-04-09
Real Estate Sales in Iowa County.
HnfsnrrD BY o. ,. ASHLEY, REGISTER or DEEDS.

.----- -
william meoer 70 Jacoo Gorgen' iotlzz 'ie"s sur
Vey, niue! Minsa r IoIns, so'o; VI, x,r,,.o
SeSIon 10, Lown =, Range S3I ~ I'm,
90 T,n1ei ~ oo9 n, c.ne o . :"
az ettp ~, az =. o ~ q y yaov nm "a tin
S'@u p "a coz 20 "e.n"ins'o' nv - - - -
age o. Ayoca 200 .. ,,..,,, s..,, On ro, &c
panst LgFenp'i 10 M eaon otapah, 0o acres "a
I'd Q, y \, Huiashi, SisV CPS
MARCH II.
William Thomas to Richard Rundell, 16O acres in
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-04-09

PERsoNAL-George A. Thrall, ESQ.,, the
obliging and energetic junior Of the firm
of Thrall & Son, has gone to Philadelphia
to purchase stock for the spring and sum-
mer trade.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-04-09
IO-D0y's Advertisements.
TN PROBATE-IowA County COURT
In the matter of the estate of William Bell,

On reading and filing the petition of Jane Bell rep
resentng among other things that William Bell late
of Iowa county, the 18th day of March A. D. 1862
at Iowa County, died nestate leaving goods, chattels
and estate within this county, and praying that adj
mnstraton of said estate be unto her granted 1t is
ordered that said petition be heard before the Judge of
this Court on the Sd day of May, A. D 1869 at the
Probate Office in the village of Dodgeville.
And it is further ordered that public notice thereof
be given to all persons interested by publishing
copy of this order for three weeks SUCCESSFULLY prior
to said day of hearing, in the Dodgevlle Chronicle,
weekly newspaper circulating in said county.
By the Court. ALEX. WILSON,
Dated April 5tb, 1859. County Judge.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-04-09

~ The telegraphic reports of the re-
ception of Andrew johnson at Greenville,
Tenn, on his return to that place from
Washington, were evidently colored by
partizan feeling. The Knoxville Wing
says that the excursion train between Nor
ristown and Greenville was nearly empty.
The half-fare" arrangement failed to at
tract passengers. The editor says:
"At Greenville there were, perhaps, six
or eight hundred persons in attendance
upon the ceremonies. A large flag was
strung across the street, with the motto
WELCOME HOMER
Eight years ago a banner was stretched
across the same street, in the same place,
with the words
TRAITORS TRAITOR .--.
on it, and rude sketch of Andrew John
son hung in efigy. We were told that
some who officiated at the former demon
stration did so also at this. The question,
Who has changed, Andrew johnson or
they =? would force itself upon our atten-
ton. There was abundance of whisky
drank by many who attended the welcome
as we judged by the effects we witnessed.
We were informed that there was more
drunkenness in Greenville on Saturday
than had been seen there for several years.
In this particular the demonstration was
genuinely Democratic one, according to
Nasty"
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-04-09
Road Overseers.

The following persons were elected road
overseers. for their respective districts at
the Town meeting in the Town of Dodge
vile, on Tuesday last:
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-04-09

MONEY MADE AT HoME.-Recipes for ma
king twelve kinds of writing ink, of vari-
Gus colors, and fine indelible marking
ink, sent to any address for so cents.
Address w. l.. ABBOTT, Dodgeville, Wis.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-04-09

e3geA general assortment of blanks
deeds, mortgages, justices and constables'
papers-for sale at this Office. Also,
school teachers contracts illegal form) and
marriage certificates. If
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-04-09
D. w. AVERILL.

PROFESSIONAL and Surgical Dentist, has per-
i manen,ly located in Mineral 7 lint, and may
be found during business hours az his Office over
Hocking's Hardware store in Currys Block, on Hi Ugh
Street Particular attention given to the preserva-
tion of partially decaycd teeth. Teeth filled with
gold or other filings. and teeth inserted all known
b;ses-1If
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-04-09

g1rThe Democrat says that . Mrs.
Parker Of Mineral Point, while .sressing
the railroad track fell and brqls, ,sssE ssfekle.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-04-09
AMERICAN HOUSE
a YOCA. WIS.

This house has lately been renovated, and newly
fitted mp, and is the best Hotel in Avoca. 1t is
large and furnishes ample accommodations for farm
aud travellers 1t is supplied with of the best
STABLES in the place, which is large, warm aud con-
vcaicnt, and capibIe of holding forty horses.
ntin5 GEORGE ZIMMERMAN, Prop.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-04-09
COBB & LIKENS

Alto NEYS. AT L A w.
MINERAL POINT, WIS,
General Cobb will attend each regular term of
Cosrt at Dodgeville.
Office ia Lenaham's new block, High Street 15-tf