Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-06-18
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

ground that red men are addicted 10 tam-
pering with the polls.
A LITTLE boy was once asked if he had
any liking for cats. On, yes, ne re-
piled, 81 ike them very much-to throw
stones at"
NIL DEsPERANDUM.-
If the girl of your heart you for months have not
rDon't give way unto grief or to sorrow;
Such course, on your part, would be awfully
For you are sure to be ozder-to-morrow.
He who reads and thinks little must
work hard, and the family pinch and save.
One who reads and uses skill may work
less, and sleep in a spring bed.
AN engineer resigned his position on a
Western Railroad in disgust, because, as
he said, it consisted of nothing but the
right OF way and two streaks of rust
A YOUNG married man of Bridgeport,
Conn was sent home from church by his
wife, on recent Sunday, for a prayer
book, and brought her photograph al
bum.
HERE is characteristic mot Of French
mother-in-law: "What affords me pleas
nre in the death of my little grandson is
the grief which it will cause my son-in-
law"
a QUAKER once hearing q person tell
how much he felt for another who was in
distress and needed assistance, dryly asked
him, Friend, hast thou felt in thy pocket
for himg" ~
BAYARD TAYLOR says: "I consider
Kansas and Nebraska, with the western
portions of Iowa and Missouri, to be the
largest unbroken tract of splendid farm
ing land in the world"
A BOY, when asked to what business he
would wish to be brought up, replied, az
will be trustee, because, ever since papa
has been trustee, we have had pudding
for dinnero 81 y-aee ,r
The following advice is offered by an
exchange to people who pine for supply
of great men: If you would select q
youth who is likely to make his mark in
the world, take one who is carting mud in
a clam-shell wagon" a p~
IT used to be the custom of the small
fruit growers Of the South to import their
crates and baskets from the Northern
States. Of late they have learned to man.
utacture these articles nearer home, and
thereby considerable saving is secured
PARIS trades to the figure of 100000
OOO francs year, gives employment to
6OO,O0O work people, and pays 100000
600 francs in wages. There are A, 1000 gold
smiths and jewellers, who annually dispose
OF 3OO,000,000 francs worth, &c, &c, and
the slightest political agitation affects all
this people and all this wealth.
AT South Hadley, Mass, few weeks
ago, some workmen, while repairing the
old Hayes place. found in the chimney on
the second floor an entrance opening into
an unused closet, and in this oven.like
place were two smoked hams that were in
perfect state of preservation, and had
been there over fifty years. 5E
THERE was great futter among the
police at the Louvre Station House the
other day when it was discovered that
some mischievous persons had besmeared
with tar the equestrien statue of Napoleon
the Third, which has given rise to so many
sneaTs and witticlsms. It took a dozen
workmen two hours to clean the statue
thoroughly - A4 ss. ait,4. .sa
THE son of Buffalo jeweler, named
Walker, was killed by the Angola Railroad
disaster last year. A watch known to be
on his person at the time was not found,
but few days ago was brought to his
fathers establishment for repairs, and has
been traced back to one Robins, since ar
rested, who was on the train at the time of
the disaster. -----
A PUBLISHER in Germany made some
time ago an offer, which he designated in
his letter as very lucrative, in order to in
duce Charles Dickens to write for paper
he was publishing. Dickens replied that
he had no time to write for him, and as
for the lucrative character of the offer, he
was paying twice as much as had been
offered to him to the hum lest of the con-
tributors to AU the Year Round
POPULAR ERRORS. That editors keep
public reading rooms. That they are de-
lighted to get anything to fill up the paper
with. That they are always pleased to
have assistance in selecting copy for the
paper. That every man'sown private act
is matter of public interest" That it
doesn't make much difference whether
copy be written on both sides. That the
editors always return rejected manuscript.
PUBLIC OPINION furnishes the following
epigram on the marriage of a very thin
couple: .te
St. Paul has declared that when persons, though
twain,
Are in wedlock united, one flesh they remain.
But had he been by when, like Pharaoh's kline pair
ing.
DR.. Douglas, of Benet espoused Miss Manwar.
st. Peter, no doubt would have altered his tone,
ana nave SAID, = These two spinters shall now
make one bone. :"
A YOUNG lady who had just purchased a
watch, and wanted to show it, was shop.
ping at dry goods store in Springfield, a
few days since. Drawing it forth with a
flourish and glancing at it and the young
man who was waiting upon her, she in
CURED Can you tell me what time the
IL o'clock train starts for Northampton p
About noon," very quietly replied the
young man. !" All, indeed then l have
just fifteen minutes
RANDALL SYLVESTER, of Freedom, Me.
a man 80 years old, has lain in bed fol
fifteen years, cannot speak above 9
whisper, and is mere skeleton. He
dreamed one night how to make aiviolin
although he had never seen one made
He was supplied with timber in the rough
and such tools as he could use while lying
on his back, and fabricated beautiful in
strument, ornamented with shells resemb
ling pearls. 1t is composed of ninety two
pieces, but appears like one piece till ex
amined closely. Its tone in very fine.
A VERY singular case of somnambulism
recently occurred in Chicago. A young
man was found walking the streets of the
city in somnolent condition. He was
taken to the County Hospital, where he
was awakened after having been in 8
somnabulistic state for four DAYS. He
states that while in that condition he was
cognizant of what was transpiring around
him, and several times attempted to max,
signs to be provided with a pencil ant
some paper so as to write out communi
cation, but was unable to make himsel