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Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-02-26

beast. Second, buy them cheap, and they
are half sold. Third, feed them on the
best food. Fourth, give them their food
regularly, and let it be clean and whole
some. Fifth, keep them warm and COM
Portable. And lastly, cell as soon as they
are good beef, as that is the time the
farmer gets the most profit out of them.
A WRITER for the Germantown 7Sze,
graph accidentally discovered that his
hens liked the bone meal that had been
strewn upon the ground near some bushes.
Thinking the food might be of service, he
gave them of it for two or three weeks,
when the eggs began to "come down" as
they had never been known to do before.
IF a nest was broken up to prevent hen
from sitting, it was but few days before
the hen would be laying again. The cor
respondent, though testing this food for
but single season. has no doubt of its
efficacy. He now feeds corn and bone
meal. 81 4, E.. --.s .-s
CLAY OVENS. In some sections of
country, cheap oven for baking is good
thing to have near, if not in the house.
A correspondent of the Country Gentleman
gives the following directions for making
one of common clay: A board platform
is laid, and on this thickness of clay is
laid to form the bottom of the oven. On
this kind of mould, just the shape of
the interior of the oven, is built up of
chips, pieces of bark, etc, and over this
the clay is spread and kneaded, to consti-
tute the sides and top of the oven. The
mould, as we have termed if, is then set
on fire and burned out, which leaves the
oven ready for USE
A WRITER writes: quitting up the
hair of children in curling papers, breaks
it and checks its growth often pulls it
out by the roots. Curling irons are fatal
to the hair Of both children and grown
persons. The heat saps up the juice out
of the fbers as efectually as fire or frost
saps the vitality of green branch, Ieav-
ing but dry, withered skeleton. The
practice which hair dressers have of friz-
zing out the hair with a comb, to make the
most of it, is one Of the most cruel iniur-
les that can be inf1ited on the living hair.
The comb cuts it in the act of frizzing it.
You can test the truth of this by combing
out the hair after it has been so dressed.
The hair sometimes comes out by hand
fuls and further, this process tangles up
the hair, and great deal of it is broken
and pulled out in trying to 1omb it straight
again" -'l
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-02-26
farm ano Gouseholo.
Management of Farm-Yard Manure.

THE composition of farm yard manure
is exceedingly complex, and varies to de-
gree seldom fully appreciated. The mode
OF farming, the class of stock kept on the
land, their supplies of food, and the care
ful preservation of the manure, each and
all give to the composition of this manure
a marvellous variety. This influence be-
comes the more striking when we remem-
Der that a ton of good farm-yard manure
contains only about half a hundl ed-weight
OF pure fertilizing ingredients. 1t is true
that the farmer is dealing with ton of
manure, but any injury or loss of quality
strikes at the value of the half hundred
weight of fertilizing matter, which is the
vital constituent of the manure, and that
by which its value is practically determ1n-
ed. The value of this half hundred.
weight of fertilizing is worth more than
the price we usually assign even to good
manure, and the materials could not be
purchased at the same cost. The lesson
which this fact is calculated to teach us is
not to undervalue the farm-yard manure
because it is bulky representive of so
small quantity of fertilizing matter, but TO
guard it more jealousy, and to improve it
more carefully, since its valuable constitu-
ents are 80 easily decreased.
There are various ways by which the
vitality of such manure may be removed
but the improved management of late
years has done much to reduce these losses.
The two most productive sources of loss
are the iDjudicious rotting down of the
dung heap and the waste of the liquid
running from the heap. Each of these
losses may be readily controlled; the lat
ter of course is evident, and may be readi-
ly avoided, but the former demands
especial care and attention. In some dis
tricts, very great care Is bestowed upon
making the dung heap and in its general
management A bottom of road-scrap-
ings, or similar waste, forms the first
layer, and upon this the manure is heaped
and pressed down by the carts going over
the heap, and finally it is thrown into
shape, some earth put against the sides
for certain depth, and q further quantity
sprinkled on the top. A heap thus con
structed, if it can be kept sufficiently
moist to regulate the fermentation, and
yet not so moist as to cause drainage, is
in as good condition for the rotting Of
the manure as it well can be in heap
Hearth and Home.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-02-26
To Make Cows Give MILK.

A WRITER, who says his cow gives all
the milk that is wanted in family of
eight persons, and from which was made
two hundred and sixty pounds of butter
this year, gives the following as his treat
ment. He says: eff you desire to get a
large yield Of rich milk, give your COW,
three times day, water slightly warm,
slightly sailed, in which bran has been
stirred at the rate of one quart to two
gallons of water. You will find, if you
have not tried this daily practice, that
your cow will give twenty-five per cent
more milk Immediately under the effects
of it, and she will soon become so attach
ed to the diet as to refuse to drink clear
water, unless very thirsty; but this mess
she will drink almost any time, and ask
for more The amount of this drink
necessary is an ordinary water pail full
each time, morning, noon, and night.
Four hundred pounds of butter are often
obtained from good stock, and instances
are mentioned where the yield was even
at higher figure
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A Young Nemesis.


DETECTIVES stories are rarely devoid
of interest," and when truthfulness is a
prominent element of their matter, they
acquire positive Importance in the eyes OF
the general reader The one told by the
officer, in the New Orleans Ptcayu7ae and
printed below, is no exception to the rule
As record of facts, giving prominence to
the keenness and courage Of woman, it
will be found worthy of perusal:
In 184S, a circumstance occurred in New
Orleans which, at the time, created an ex-
element which affected the entire popula-
ton. An old merchant, highly connected,
wealthy, and of distinguished social posi-
ton, one night mysteriously disappeared.
His family were in infinite distress, and his
business in consequent disorder. He left
his store at a late hour, ostensibly to go
home; but before going, contrary to his
usual practice, he put in his pocket a
large sum of money. His way led along
Peters street, on the bank of the river. far
down in the Third district of the city.
His life may have been sacrificed, and his
body thrown into the food that rolled at
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-02-26
To Petroleum v. Nasty.
From the Toledo Blade.


THE following spicy letter enclosed q
clergymen's half-fare ticket over the Gaia,
wissa (Pa.) Railroad, issued to "Rev
Petroleum V. Nasty, late Pastor of the
Church of the new Dispensashun, Con-
federit x Roads, Kentucky" On behalf
of the venerable Parson we thank the
managers of the Road for the courtesy,
and hope they will be prepared to lend
him the small sum necessary to pay the
other half of the fare whenever he has oc
casion to use the ticket
la ~ WILLIAMsPoRT, Pa, JAN %, 1862
Rev. Petroleum " Nasty. .-...
Dear SGr:-We have watched with much
interest your course as a leader of thu
glorious old "Dimecratic" party for many
years past, and have admired the boldnes:
of the position you took when in adopting
the "perfession you now adorn you
0osced "to deoote the remainder Of your lift
to Tecyeenaa7ag the african to hisma0raI speer,
and have regarded with appreciation the
consistency of that course, as well as the
unyielding persistency with which that
VOW has been maintained. -.,,i
You have never shrunk from making
any sacrifice of comfort or principle in
support OF, the time honored doctrines of
the Constitution, as viewed from Demo
was more than fully shown by the cheer
fulpess and promptness with which you
donned the blue and joined the "kidnapt''
militia, at the urgent request of the Gov
eminent made thro' her Provost Mar
Sshals. y ,a:ts5fittU~G ts1sk9,tf{ I
Your fidelity to the cause Of civil lib
erty was clearly -evinced by the alacrity
with which you deserted the ranks of the
T I'M In fpcr 70 inir Of n11r
brothers in.arms; thus, aiding to establish
that cause upon the sure basis Of States
Rights and Negro Slavery. 2 " D.
While we admire the strict integrity of
purpose, and untiring zeal with which
you have devoted yourself to the promo
ton of the cardinal virtues of the Demo
cratic party: viz. self-denial, truth and
temperance, we, do sincerely regret the
necessity which compelled you to leave
or rather made it unpleasant for you to
'retain-the Post Office at the Corners, D
and the sad termination of your late
praiseworthy attempt to start a grocery
in New York. '4FIIsF WIIJEs. !,
Believing that just reward for your
deeds in this life will begin only when life
itself ceases, wewould begyou to accept
the enclosed as a slight token of our ear
through this ,dreary world of political in
fidelity to that "Saint's Rest" (the Post
Office awaiting all such as have devoted
themselves and their "likker" to the
cause. 49,. Il gFf se-E-ss
Yours, with simplicity,
= -~f .se.z ., AN OLD DEMOCRAT.
P. S.-The privilege granted you by the
enclosed is always extended to Clergymen
in good standing. ~....-yl
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-02-26
USEFUL RECIPES, ETC.

A HoRsEMAN says he has cured the
worst kind of scratches he ever saw with
two applications of white pine turpentine,
thoroughly rubbed in. cvs ef5.V
1T is said that common shellac dissolved
in alcohol makes the strongest cement for
wood. 1t will unite the fractured legs OF
your chairs and tables as firmly as if they
had never been broken. ....
To CURE SORE THRoAT.-Beat the
whites-ef two eggs with two spoonfuls OF
white sugar; CRATE in little nutmeg, and
half pint of lukewarn water Beat up
well and take a wine glass of it every three
hours. r.
SUGAR CANDY.-Six cups of sugar, one
cup of vinegar, half cup of water. Boil
about half an hour aoitioW stirring. Try
little in cold water, and add any essence
you choose when done. Stirring turns ii
back to sugar. Pull it until white, and cut
in sticks. I6H 1tI,fsr 4<@ #'t-s-
W. THE Ohio Farmer recommends paving
milk yards with blocks of wood sawed five
or six inches long and squared by taking
off the top. The surface of the earth
should be removed at a. suitable time,
made smooth, the blocks laid close to-
gether, and the interstices filed with
gravel. n "a 1910
FLANNEL GAKEs.-Warm a tablespoon
full of butter in quart of milk, put in a
little salt, and stir in two tablespoonful of
yeast, and flour enough to make a thin
batter. Then add two well beaten eggs
Let it rise, and after five hours standing,
bake on griddle in cakes the size Of a
template. The griddle should not be
creased after the first baking.
BEEFsTEAK DUMPLTNG.- Choose a juicy
niece of beef without much fat, and cut it
into neat slices about half an inch thick,
sprinkle some salt and pepper over them,
place small lump of butter on each, roll
them up tight, and flour them a little
Line basin with plain sliet paste, fill it
with rolls of beef, add a few mushrooms
and little catchup; cover up the meat
with the paste, tie up the basin in Toured
cloth, and boil it three hours. Az
CHEMICAL WAsH-Take of white vitriol
thirty-tWo parts and of burnt copperas
one part until you get a tablespoonful;
then add one quart of soft water, bottle,
and it is fit for use. This wash is the best
thing for burn | ever used. 1t is also
excellent for bruises, frosted feet and sore
eyes. For the eyes take several folds of
linen, wet it well with the wash reduced
one half, and bind it on.-RurM Nea0
Yorker. E.-,-g-. s,..eg,@er gro
In paper before the Newcastle Farm
er's Club, Mr.. Throckley said; A few
things strike me which ought always to
be remembered in the management Of
cattle: First, never buy bad bred
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-02-26
GoDEY's LADY's Book FOR MARCH i

GoDEY's LADY's Book FOR MARCH is
like its predecessors, filed with choice engravings
and excellent literary matter. The following is q
list of the engravings that enrich this number
On the Tiptoe of Expectation, is the steel plate.
Colored Fashion-plate, six genuine fashions.
Crochet Antimacassar, printed in colors. An ex-
tension sheet, containing thrty-six engravings OF
the latest styles Tight-ftting jacket for a lady.
Easter Eggs, a humorous picture. The designs
in the work department are Of character that
will be appreciated by those who delight in fancy
work. L. A. Cooley, Philadelphia. One copy one
year, So; two copies So; three, $3.50: four, $40
five, and one extra, $14; eight, and EXTRA $21
eleven, and one extra, S2750. .i'' 1861 '
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-02-26
The Danger of Delay.

But few diseases require more attention than
Colds and Coughs, and, few are more generally
neglected. How many persons, when they take
cold, consider it of no importance, and let 1t run
on without rejecting a moment on its conse-
quences. Remembering neglected colds Gre fire.
quently dangerous, and often result in diseases
most difficult to cure A cold in the head pro-
duces a cough, then comes pain in the side, fever
difficulty in breathing, and finally ends in Con-
sumption. Who would suffer from a cold, with
the probability of "a serious attack of Catarrh
Bronchitis, Influenza, Inflammation of the Lungs,
&c. when thai efficient preventive, MlSHLERS
HERB B1TTERS, can be had at moments no
precedes cold, prevent hoarseness, check cough
ing, expel the mucous gathered in the bronchia,
and resist successfully that fell destroyer. Con-
sumption. - Ef
= 3-33 80 ,---------s-e-e----7--- .2elFt 90
The New York State Fair this year
will be held at Elmira. Va" 80 -
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The Estey Organ.

of the New Y ork State Fair, of the Estey organ :
'There is no use in attempting to describe this
prize instrument. Language ,Ails inadequacy
ing power. tmust be heard to be appreciated.
saw old iron-sided Ajaxes at Saratoga wiping
the unbidden tears, because the enhancing music
not only charmed the ear, but sank into the very
fountains of life.'' These are the only instru-
ments with the genuine Vox Humane and Vox
Jubilante stops. Northwestern Agency at Reeds
Temple of Music, Chicago. Sold on monthly in
stalments. Send for illustrated catalogue and
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-02-26

In July last Mr.. Henry T. Paddock, late
of this city, and Miss Maggie Mitchell, the
accomplished and popular actress, were
united in marriage, at New York, which
place the twain intended to make their
future home. AS the lady had a number
of professional engagements to fill, it was
deemed best to keep the fact of her mar
rage secret from the public, and it was
made known to but few of the friends of
either party. Mr.. Paddock, as his &C.
quaintances are aware, left Toledo last
week to take up his residence in New
York. 1t is understood that Maggie "
has made her last appearance on the pub
lie stage.-Z0Led Blade.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-02-26

ARTHUR's HOME MAGAZINE for Feb
ruary contains: Music-Evening at Home; The
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Margaret; Nothing New; Nothing to Do; Com
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and Girls Treasury; The Home Circle; Toilette
and Workable; Evenings with the Poets
Health Department; Hints for Housekeepers
NewPublications; Editors Department. Fashion
and other appropriate illustrations The literary
matter of Arttur's Home Magazine is always of an
instructive and entertaining character t. s.
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but when once right, to suit your mind :
you have no idea what help it is to spring
work. No hurry, no bother, no consulta-
tions refer to your chart; put stake at
each corner of the plot and go ahead, and
work is done. while you would have been
studying where you wanted to begin. Try
it, and after doing it ONCE, you will won
der how you ever got along without it.
Ruq'0J Mao Yorker. -. ..-... ,.-.....
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ONCE A MONTH is the title of a nev

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Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-02-26

-SoME valiant Cincinnatians, full of
the stories which have found their way
into the morning papers of that city, about
foot-pads, highway robberries, etc., were
out on one of the avenues the other night,
when they discovered dark object NOV
ing toward them. Instantly they took
to their heels, but returning, were again
attacked, and having discharged their re-
volvers at it, again left the scene precipi-
lately. The next morning a dead COW,
perforated with several bullets, was found
in the street.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-02-26

A GROCER once had but four weights
with which he weighed any quantity from
one to forty pounds. They consisted Of l.
8, Q, 81 pound weights,
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-02-26
BrOOMINGTON RaJRSERY,

Usage seed-Prime, new $15 per bughel.
geaUe plauts-Ffrst class ,00O Is. 10 GOD SO.
Root Graffs-Appie. packed, 1880 $50 IT, ''a
SeedIinQs-Maplc, 1000 81 or %. Eyergreens, &c
Eranes@Sorts / 0O0 first class Concoros, $25.
Roses Dahlias, Greenhogse Bedding Plants. &C. -
Ground open. send your orders to =
TX PHGNIX, Bloomington Nursery, III,
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MANS FULL EXTREME.-A modern
philosopher has appropriated mans full

7years in childhood's sport and piay,....... Z
7years in school from day to day, 49,. IA
7years at trade or college life. ........... 81
7years to find place and wife. .............. 2e
7years to pleasures follies given,. IS
7years to business hardly driven,.... ........ AZ
years for some wild goose chase, ....... az
years for wealth, bootess race, .....: 80
7years for boarding for your heir. SO
7years in weakness spent, and care, 70
Then die and go-you should know where!
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\ DR.. Burton,s Tobacco AntidoteJ

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Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-02-26

LIPPIEcOTr & BAKKwELI-q faTanif
Dear ieisY ri received your second Red Jacket Axe
per express ind acknowledge the same. For the
benet of all whose desires necessities make It their
business to chop with an axe,l you'd say Try the
q Doctors opinion without his rcasons is of little
cuts deeper than the common BIT Sec0nd-It being
round on the cut, it does not stick In the wood
THtTd-Ifyery choppe| with the common axe must dis
cover that there Is much labor and strength expend
ed in taking the axe ont Of tne cut as Ia making the
ed ard from onehird to half the labor Is saved In
cutting the same qnantity. Mh-By putting In the
can easily raaey least thrtythree per cent. more
wood i'm tde same tfe Yon are safe In letting any
honest man try your Red Jacket these tests andi
1t fails, refund him his money.
HARRY BALDWIN
For sale by all responsible dealers and the manufac
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PITTsBUReE, Pa, Sole owners Of Colburn's and Red
jacket Patents. = 80 = 1875 o
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-02-26

In a paper before the Newcastle Farm
er's Club, Mr.. Throckiey said A few
things strike me which ought always to
be remembered in the management of
cattle: First, never buy q bad bred