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Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-09-30


E5.iaay, Oclo6er nm, TS1o,
Att o'clock p. NJ, Of said day, for the purpose o
nominating candidates for the several county Offices
to be voted for at the election the ath day Of No
yember next
The basis of representations said convention, will
be upon the presidential election Of 1885, at the ratio
representative for every so votes poed at said
elections and for every fraction of so exceeding
25 On this basis the several towns and wards of the
County will be entitled to representatives as follows
Arena................. s Mineral Point town.. 5
VI nliiin '..,.'....'''''''. y
Dodgevile ....... Noscow............-. 3
Highland ................10 Puaski............-.
Linden ................. Ridgcway
Mini PIT. City LIT ward. Z Waldwick.........- .
Edward. 7 Neutrality-suspicious.. 3
BY order Of Co. Committee.
w J. II. VIVIAN, Chairman
Mineral Point Sept. 1lth, 1870.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-11-24
THE FORTY.SECOND CONGRESS.

In the Forty second Congress the SEN
ate will be composed as follows: Repub-
licans, 81; Democrats tgiving them the
two Georgia Senators), Is. To the House
there have thus far been elected 22l mem
beers, of whom 1926 are Republicans, 93 Dem
ocrais and two Independents. There re-
main to be elected q Representatives, from
the following States: California, -;
Georgia, Z; Connecticut 4; New Hamp-
shire 3; Texas L. These States, exclud-
ing Georgia, which has no members in the
present House, are now represented by ~
Republicans and 4 Democrats. The pres
ent House is composed Of 166 Republicans
and 90 DEMOCRATS
The following Is list OF the members OF
the next Congress as far as can be now
given (Republ;cans in Roman, Democrats
in tall; + denotes members of the Forty
frat 1
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-11-24
Selected Miscellany.
POLITICAL MAXLHS.

Happy were men, If they but understood,
There l. NO safety bat in doing good. - ocntd'".
But satan nov is wiser than Of yore,
~- = Pope.
Mankind one day serene and free appear
The next day they're cloudy. ssllen and severe
There is lust in man no charm can tame,
Of loudly publishing his neighbors shame
On eagles wings immortal scandal n.y.,
While yirtaous actions are bat born ana 49, die.
n. good yoursels NOR think anothsrs shame
Can raise your merit, or adom Your fame ,.y.,on
Many word 1t random spoken.
Nay soothe or wound the heart that's broken.
Count all the advantages prosperous vice attainf,
IT'S but what virtue dies from and disdainsi
One they must want-which is, 10 pass for good.
g Pope.
Riches like insects, while concealed they lie,
Wait but for wings, and In their seasons ny,
He that holds more wine than others can,
rather count hogshead than man
Which all men do that trust TO their own deeds.
--yohNs0a.
He that TO ancient wreaths can bring no more
From his own worth, dies bankrupt on the score
--J0tn Cleueiamd.
BE still. sad hearth and cease rspining;
Behind the cloud IL the sun still shining.
Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned,
Anu Anu" A' - ~ ~ = --CoaSrsce.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-11-24

John II. Pope, druggist, of New Or
leans, says that the substance known as
"sugar drips," and rctailed as golden syr-
up" contains no sugar at all. but is pro-
duccd by the destructive action Of strong
sulphuric acid (oil of vitrioD upon starch.
To test the difference between this and
cane syrup, dissolve teaspoonful Of the
'golden syrup in wineglass OF rain
water; then add few grains of tannic
acid, when it will turn black as ink If the
article is spurious. If the acid be not con-
venient to procure, make cup Of strong
tea (Which contains tannin), and add . tea
spoonful of the golden syrup" and fair
quality Of ink will appear.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-11-24

A woman went to a circus in Terre
Haute, Ind, accompanied by eleven chill
dyen, and when neighbor asked her where
the old man was she said he was at home
taking care of the children. Another
neighbor called at the house, and seeing
the old man trying to anuse nine young
ones, asked where the old lady was. He
said he had LEI her 60 to the circus with
the children.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-11-24

y be after it has been in the compost heap.
Old broken up plaster, when spread on
quite clayey land, may be used quite free
~, and has, in numerous instances pro-
uuced better results than Is common when
the lime is in a more highly comminuted
FORM, The fall or winter is as good a time
rs any to apply it."
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-11-24
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POPULATION OF VARIOUS CITIES AND
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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-11-24

naval vessel of the United States eame
into port and was Immediately put upon
track of the buccaneer by the American
Consul, and after a southwark stern
chase almost to Cape st. Lucas, over
took her prey, captured the crew, and
burned the steamer to the waters edge.
Vega and his chief officers, however
managed to escape to the Mexican shore
in q boat, bearing their prisoner with
them and, taking refuge in one OF their
haunts in the mountains of Sinaloa, au-
daciously announced, to whomsoever 1t
might concern, that if said prisoner was
not ransomed within so many days for
the sum of $4,000, he should be killed
without mercy.
This pronunciamento soon came to
the ears of General Mejia, who, having
also learned that the main body of the
pirates were in custody, resolved to see
whether steel would not effect q rescue
as we'll as gold. While pretending to
collect the exorbitant ransom demand
ed, he secretly organized small force
of picked men, and as secretly marched
northward, through the byways OF the
several intervening provinces, to the
mountain fastness where his son was In
durance. Surprising seven OF the late
officers of the Forward who guarded the
prisoner, the father and his men killed
five of them, desperately wounded the
two others, and, at the cost of but one
life on their side, rescued the captive.
An affectionate interview between sire
and son ensued, after which the former
and his troop returned to the capital,
while the latter fastened to rejoin his
young wife at Guaymas. Such perils
being passed, the reunited pair cared
not to encounter the vicissitudes OF
Mexican land-travel to any avoidable
extent, and, in prosecution OF the stu
entertained design of a bridal journey
to the city of the Montezumas, en-
barked upon the steamer Continental
for San Francisco, intending to take one
of the Pacific mail liners from thence to
Acapulco.
BY this roundabout route there seemed
likelihood of Uncle Sans protection
from any further mishap, but fate was
not yet tired of prosecuting husband and
wife, and the Continental was wrecked.
Losing all their valuable baggage, and
barely escaping with their lives, Mr..
and Mrs. Mejia were taken back to San
Francisco on the rescuing steamer Colo
RADIO, in sorry plight for newly mar
ried people.
Now, as intimated at the beginning
of this sketch, they are on their way to
New York, still bent upon that often
frustrated visit to the Mexican capital,
but careful this time to avoid brigands
by journeying through civilized coun-
try as far as possible, and willing to hu-
NOR the perversity of Neptune by try
ing an entirely new voyage-from this
city to Vera Cruz-in the trip from
Gnaymas to the city Of their destination.
". Y World.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-11-24
Care OF the German Wounded.

A letter from Hessen Cassel to the
Chicago Tribune says:
Each field hospital of the Prussian
army has provision for accommodating
200 sick and wounded soldiers. There
are twelve field hospitals attached to
every army corps of 10000 men. Hence
2,400 men to 10000 has been supposed
to be the correct proportion Of wounded
in an ordinary campaign. The average
number of wounded out of each corps
d'armee has far exceeded that number
how far, it is not yet possible to know,
but we may roughly estimate it in this
way: The total number of sick and
wounded whom the war has disabled is
about $4,000. If, now, we allow 2,400
to each of the thirteen army corps, we
have only slightly more than 10000
less than half the number! Hence it is
that more than two hundred surgeons
and corresponding number of subordi-
mates and supplies, have been added di-
rectly to the army; and hence we clear
ly understand why there is a reserve
hospital, managed by civil surgeons, in
every considerable city of Germany.
OF these $4,000 victims of the war,
only $4,000 are in the direct charge OF
the State; the remaining $4,000 are
cared for by private enterprise and be-
nevolence. The Order of the knights
of ST. John, or the JOhanniter Ritter Or
den, powerful and venerable body,
whose badge is the red-cross worn on the
left arm, always respected as the badge
of non-combatant. The Verein eur
ia u l.,
gous to our Soldiers Aid Society, and
numerous other public and private
agencies have employed themselves most
usefully in attending to the health and
comfort of the inmates of the hospitals
of Germany and France. Soldiers are
supplied by these means with an abun-
dance of tobacco, which really seems to
be placed by them before meat and
drink; with wine, which appears to
come next on the list, and all sorts Of
substantials and delicacies, from beet
extract to Eau de Cologne. In France
unfortunately, beer was to be obtained
only in small quantities, as it is not
there one of the five elements; but in
Germany, through all the hospitals
every soldier, whose condition will ad-
nit of it, has his daily bottle of Bava.
rian. Everything, indeed, that can be
done for the cheer and comfort of the
brave fellows who have deserved so well
of their country, is promptly attended
to. They are allowed free admission tc
walk in the beautiful private gardens OF
the city, and are treated, wherever they
go, with coffee and wine and chocolate
They are admitted, free of charge, tc
theatres and places of amusement. The
wards are kept bright and pleasant will
pictures and flowers. Books are len
them, and, in short, nothing is neglected
which can contribute to their welfare o.
happiness.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-11-24
SALLY SALTER.

Sally salter she was young teacher who
taught,
And her friend, Charley Church, was preach
er, who praught;
Though his enemies called him screecher,
who scraught.
His heart when he saw her. kept sinking and
sunk,
And his eye meeting hers, began winking and
While shc in her turn, fell to thinking and
thunk.
He hastened to WOO her and sweetly he wooed,
For his love grew until to a mountain it
grewed, .... .......
And what he was longing to do then he doed.
To seek with his lips what his heart long had
So he managed to let the truth leak, and it
loke.
He asked her to ride to the church, and they
rode;
They so sweetly did glide, that they both
thought they glode.
And they came to The place to be tied, and
were toed.
Then homeward, he said let us drive, and they
drove,
And as soon as they wished to arrive they ar
rove
For whatever he couldn't contrive, she con-
trove.
The kiss he was dying to steal, then he stole,
At the feet where he wanted to kneel, there he
knole,
And he said al feel better than ever fole."
SO they to each other kept clinging and clung,
While Time in his swift circuit was winging,
and wing;
And this was the thing he was bringing, and
brung.
The man Sally wanted to catch, and had
caught
That she wanted from others to snatch, and
had snaught-
Was the one that she now liked to scratch,
and she scraught.
And Charley's warm love began freezing and
froze,
While he took to teazing, and cruelty toZe
The girl he had wished TO be squeezing, and
squoZc.
|" Wretch!" he cried, when she threatened to
leave him, and left,
:" How could you deceive me, as you have de-
ceit?"
And she answered, 81 promised to cleave, and
I've cleft |"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-11-24
4 Contemplated Monopoly in Paper.

The New York World says: A COM
bination is said to be on foot by a
company of Eastern capitalists to cause
the price Of printing paper to be ed-
vanced two or three cents, thus making
the cost of paper, if their plans prove
successful, fifteen cents per pound
Briefly stated, the facts in this move
ment are as follows The company re-
ferred to was organized about eighteen
months ago. 1t bought up a number OF
patents under which paper is manufac-
tured from wood and straw. The prin-
cipal of these patents, upon which all
the others depend, was renewed to this
company at the same time. The patent
having thus been extended, the company
proceeded to notify the other manufac-
turers of paper using straw or wood in
the manufacture that the combination
had been made and the patent extended
and that they must bind themselves to
two agreements-iirst, that they should
pay a royalty Of one cent per pound to
the company, and, second, that they
should run on short time whenever Sc
requested by the monopoly-the object
as stated, being to reduce the supply OF
paper, and advance the price perma-
nently to fifteen cents per pound. The
paper manufacturers, however, did not
approve of this grasping scheme, and the
result has been that the monopoly have
put into execution what they threatened
at the outset, and have commenced legal
proceedings against the manufacturers
Should this monopoly succeed in COM
pelling the manufacturers of paper to
acccde to their demands, consumers OF
printed paper must bear the expense OF
the additional price which would then
be set upon paper of which wood and
straw are ingredients. AS the manu-
facturers are probably not able to meet
the expenses of these suits, they should
receive encouragement in the shape OF
money and public sympathy in the eff
fort to resist the monopoly. The extern
sion of the patent, moreover, is said to
have been fraudulently obtained; and
if this be so. the press should urge upon
Congress to revoke the patent. Failing
in this, the duty of twenty per cent,
gold, on foreign paper, should be repeal
ed. Otherwise, the monopoly would
control the price of the paper on which
the newspapers of the country are print
ed.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-11-24

ALL FOR GoLD.-During the recent
great food in Virginia, man in the
track of the devouring flood had already
been driven from the lower stories, and,
with his family, had take refuge up
stairs when party Of his neighb0rs
came to his rescue. By his side were his
wife and seven children, and safe in
which he had the earnings of years,
The man would not leave the house
without the safe; the woman refused to
leave without her husband, and there
they remained watching the safe; the
waters rose higher and higher; with but
a moments warning the house was car
ried from its foundations, and in a few
minutes man, woman, and seven chill
dren lay silently at the bottom of the
river.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-11-24

rection of the Enterprise, which was
then passing by on her way to Derry.
As above stated, this occurred about
seven miles from Ennishowen Head.
At first there appeared danger that
what proved to be the means of safety
would only have been the means of a
swifter destruction, as the boat drifted
so close TO the Enterprise that it was in
imminent danger, in the storm-tossed
waves, of being run down by her. Nc
Garthland was unable to make any sig
nal, but Captain Gillespie, Of the En-
terprise, with admirable quickness, OBJ
served that there was q man in the boat,
and every exertion was then made by
the crew to get him on board. This was
no easy task, as McGarthland was quite
unable to help himself; but at great
personal risk to Mr.. Bradley, the chief
mate, and others of the crew engaged,
it was accomplished, and he was lifted
by the aid of ropes, in an unconscious
state, on board the enterprise. The boat
with the dead body of the lady had to
be abandoned, and drifted away in the
storm. Captain Gillespie sailed round
the scene for some time, but no other
boats were to be seen."
An official deposition has been taken
by the Receiver of Wrecks from Nc
Garthland. In it he states that they
had fine weather across until Friday and
Saturday, 14th and 10Th, when it came
on to blow hard and continued so till
Saturday night. Then it moderated
and continued so till Wednesday, when
the whether changed to wind and rain.
At night the weather was bad. The
wind, he thought, was from the east or
southeast, blowing a gale. The ship
had passed two lights and had sighted
a third, supposed to be Innistrahul, when
he went below to his friends. About
fifteen minutes afterwards the ship struck
forward. He ran on deck and got into
the forward boat with eleven or twelve
others. The boat was let go, when sea
broke over the ship, and, falling into
the boat, capsized her. He held. on by
some part, and when the boat righted he
found the female and himself the only
occupants. At 3 o'clock next day saw a
steamer, and, making signals, was taken
on board. He was fourteen or fifteen
hours in the boat. The coast-guards,
hearing what happened, started across
the country to Malin Head. No wreck
age could be found. 1t is supposed the
vessel must have struck on one of the
outer rocks and gone down by the stern.
McGarthland says the drowned female
who was in the boat with him belonged
to or near Derry. A lady stopping at
one of the hotels here, who came to meet
her Mecca little girl of about IA years.
who was in charge OF the captain-visi-
ted McGarthland and showed him the
child's portrait. He recognized it at
once, and said he saw the little girl sew
eral times on deck with the captain dur
ing the voyage. 1t is now thought pos
sible that the missing boats, if they were
not lost on the night of the wreck, may
have been carried towards the Scottish
coast. The fishermen at Inpistrahul say
that it is hardly possible any of the
bodies will be found on that part of the
shore. The ruggedness of the coast
would prevent them being discovered,
even though they should be swept in
North British Daily Mail.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-11-24

THE HUMAN HAND.-The human
hand is beautifully formed; it has so
fine a sensibility, that sensibility gov
erns its motions so correctly, every eff
fort of the will is answered SO instantly,
as if the hand itself were the seat of that
will; its actions are so free, powerful,
and yet SO delicate, that it seems to pos
sess quality of instinct in itself, and
we use it as we draw our breath each
moment, unconsciously, and have lost
all recollection of the feeble and ill-di-
rected efforts of its first exercise, by
which it has been perfected. In the
hand are twenty-nine bones, from tine
mechanism of which results strength,
mobility and elasticity. On the length,
strength, motion and mobility of the
thumb, depends the power of the hand,
its strength being equal tothat of the
fingers. Without the heshy ball of the
thumb. the power of the fingers would
avail nothing, and accordingly the large
ball formed by the muscles of the thumb
is the distinguishing character of the
human hand.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-11-24

FIVE MINUTES WITH BISMARCK
CFrom our Special Correspondent. II
had a chat, last night, with Bismarck.
We smoked cigar together. He talks
unreservedly ofthe war; says he has no
secrets about it /; why should he have
any? It is everybody's business as
much as his own. told him l thought
be was fool to stick out for Alsace and
Lorraine. No, he said, he was not a
fool; he knew well enough that Alsace
and Lorraine would be more plague
than profit; but the public opinion OF
Germany demanded those Provinces
and real public opinion, another thing
from the propension of the gentleman OF
the pavement, could not be disregarded
even if it were despised. The German
public was the fool; not he. Well, ]
said, now it's pity; for see wheta risk
you run. Here will be winter coming
on presently, and in another fortnight
you will have to fight General Novem.
Der. 1t is quite on the cards that you
may be attacked with influenza, or ever
dysentery, not to mention cholera anc
typhus, and forced to beat a retrea
through hostile territory, in frost ant
snow, like the great Napoleon by grea
mean great benefactor of his species
when he was compelled to cut and ruI
from Moscow. Then, after all, yol
would be Obliged to conclude peace witt
the French, at the best upon equa
terms, and in that case, said l, don't 20,
see, old fellow?
What said Bismarck.
Why then, don't you see, explained
you will of course lose your indemnity
Hadn't you better make peace while yo'
are sure Of that?
That never struck me before, said Bis
marck. l tell you what, you are
deuced clever fellow, and your head j
screwed on the right way. Yes, w
might make sure of the indemnity now
at all events could collar the Frencl
fleet. I'll go to the King directly, ant
tell His Majesty what you suggest. !
splendid idea, dear boy, he added, slap
ping me on the back. Goodbye. Don
say word to anybody of what we hav
been talking about. Goodbye for til
present; but drop in again soon.
shouldn't wonder if your hint has i'm
portant consequences. Before you g
give me another of those cigars.
A sensible fellow, with nothing lik
pride about him, or stuck-up notion:
and quite capable of listening to and az
preciating good advice, is Bismarck.
shall not not be at all surprised to hea
in day or two that peace has been cor
cluded on the basis of ali indemnity, tn
demolition of the forts, and, for the res
continuance in stGtu quO,-Punch.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-11-24

QUICK WoRK-At the new elevator
of j. & e. Buckingham, Chicago, a few
days ago, a vessel of 800 tuns burden
was fully loaded with grain, $1,000
bushels, in sixty-fve minutes. The ma
chinery employed at this elevator is very
perfect. Corliss engines are used. The
main driving belt, Of six-ply Rubber is
four feet wide, and cost over S3,000
The improvements in grain elevating
machinery made within the past few
years have greatly facilitated tho hand
ling Of the grain crops.