Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-01-20

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"JEsT the thing" joak.
FARO fourishes in Chicago, despite its
many checks, says the Times.
A GAsrRoNoMIc paradox-To become
rotund eat square meals.
In Kansas several vigilance commit
tees are reported to be doing good
and efficient work"
EsrEv thinks his wife must be a good
calculator,-she makes such an excel
lent Estey-mate.
CONNECTICUT has an "Elastic Frog
Company" What's frog good for il
he isn't elastic
THE Galveston Ne,oS says that while
Cotton was once King, "Railroad is now
Emperor-he is the coming despot."
The Indian Territory wants to be-
come one of the United States. 1t is
| in state of nature now, and doesn't
like it.
The Stepney Lyceum is trying its
teeth on the problem: (which is the
oldest battle cry, "Erin so bragh, or
Indi go blue"
In booksellers catalogue appears
the following article Memoirs OF
Charles l., with head capitally exc
cuted. 81.
A PHILADELPHIA paper announces TO
its readers that the breath of winter
chills the air." No other paper has the
news.
WHY is a baby like sheaf of wheat?
Because it is first cradled, and then
thrashed, and finally becomes the flower
of the family.
Mrs. PARTINGToN says she thinks the
most beautiful stop in the Boston organ
is the "nux vomica." We suppose she
means the voc hued,aa.
A GEORGIA editor, who didn't have
free ticket, says it's comical and enter
tanning to stand on the outside of the
circus tent at night and watch the sha-
dows on the canvas. ...
AT Louisville, KY, the fines collected
for drunkenness are placed in the school
fund, and many of the prominent men
get drunk every week just to contribute
to the cause of education
The Germans are about to furnish the
Parisars with new drink-cannon-
ade. 1t is composed of powder volatl-
lied by the explosion of friction
match, and served up on a half shell.
A CLERGYMAN of New York writes a
communication to the Star of that city,
in which he discredits the story that
Nero played the fiddle while Rome was
burning. We have always believed our
selves that it was the trombone the ras-
cal was warbling on.-Er.
A MAN stopped at hotel at Pixies
Peak, and on settling his bill the land
lord charged him 81 day for five days
" Didn't you make mistake p said the
l guest. "No," said the landlord. " You
did" retorted the wiry-looking fellow:
"you thought you got all the money
had but you are mistaken | nave
whole purse full in another pocket"
A LADY who was acting as gratuitous
amanuensis in writing a letter for lady
friend last week, had the impudence to
throw the letter in the fire when nearly
finished. for the simple reason that the
lady for whom she was writing modestly
requested her to close the letter by say
ing "Please excuse bad spelling and
| VrlClHS'
THE other day the front door of the
Tribune office had to be closed for some
purpose. So Horace wrote on a piece OF
paper, entrance on Spruce street"
and sent it down to the man who does
the painting of the bulletins to be
copied. The man studied over Hor-
aces tracks all the forenoon, and final
ly, in despair, wrote, Editors on
Spreew and posted it up.-Ne'0 YORK.
Democrat.
A GooD-NATURED New Yorker endea-
vors to console his Quaker City neigh,
bors for the disappointment inflicted
upon them by the census-takers. he
says: Leaving the matter of popula-
ton entirely out of the question, Phila-
delphia may congratulate itself upon
extending over more ground and hay
ing more good farms within its corpor-
ate limits than any other city in this
country"