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Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1872-04-12
FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS.
The Elves at Work.
BY FLORA L. BEST.

"a tIne8 Elves at w OfksA
BY FLORA L. BEST.
"Tinkle! tinker .......-..-
q List the sound of fairy hammers,
AZ Waking sweet and silver elamorsl uH!
Tell me, elves, what ye are doing ',-..
What bright tasks are ye pursuing
In your earth7homes. bleak and brown?
II sufya.l . 'Tinkle! tinkiey f'''
gaE Don't you know, ''a p.
- Meath the snow, s}h.I# a....U &
81 How we build a secret stair, t......-..-i.
That the flowers may reach the air;
!. How we strike the Frost-King down 2 ''H
Tear the jewels from his crown " b.. .s
ana a.:Tinkle tinklel" a les 7F.a#
Take me, elves, into your palace;
Let me drink from out the chalice .
Of the snow drop, white and airy;
Let me be. Like ye, a fairy, l.s .u 70 tg a..|
II With heart that laughs at carel -.s u
IN a4e. ": Tinkle! tinklep q. so1at
nv Small thy. reed ..5; stfg, h., n
2" no Thus to plead ~'''
10 Vert thou born child of air e @9.
q 0fthe sun and dew a part. s t~E -ae
'A Graded in the roses, heart, ..'.... .t..
ye We could lead thee anywhere. ~ ''-'
10" We are natures smallest creatures; :. -sd
- We've n o power to change thy features
IA We've no magic herb or potion ai tsT -cf
q That can train thy cumbrous motion ssA-t..
Into airy, elfin rhyme. ...
IT'D Ilnkle tlnkle! 't.-
81 Hark! dost hear? ?-s~---------
'~ Blithe and clear ~ IA n MP &
Comes the chime of hidden bells,
Swinging in the fairy cells :;
Singing softly 1t is time
That the flowers begin to climb ~ .b.:F
lE ,ao1 ''Tinkle tinker" ... .,I
81 L can hear them coming, coming; .t@.ii' ''
Tiny feet and voices humming; grna g ta!l
"a Shyly creepeth Periwinkle, ..-.f .rf. 3
Golden Dandelions twinkle.
?" Till the meadow lands are bright. ."t
z" Tinkle tinkleP .r..r+ro-y..t.., i.
9n May flowers fair
E.1s Greet the air. ir ca ~ pHH
3 And the daisies, starry white, 10 ,l.asg. Ii
Smile their welcome to the light. f T. .,...- ~
al ,.. "Tinklel tinkleI" I"i7g~-E as8 81 Is
Louder clang tho fairy hammers; 20. .,t tor
Wilder wake their silver clamors;
Every band of ice is broken - JJTEJ H.. -I
Every bursting bud hath spoken ~ or-;u4..|
tei Telling to these souls of ours
-ua How each spring 2lNit .t.- hI"'
aT9 ..ts Doth but bring 1o. ,,Ht .sE5 r,f.@
Unto them q golden stair, .. g, .. ..
Reaching to the light and air ''.' CO., D..
Bids them quit their dark ened bowers. Il .
Climbing upward into flowers. ,.,...g,,.s, ....,J
-,N7s7T fs'S N'i1fs1S y Little Corpor0l q
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1872-04-12

A RICH old noodle in New York ad-
vertises to give1a 500 prize for the best
four.page tract showing the iniqr1ity of
running street cars on the Sabbath day,
and riding in them, to church or other
wise. Somebody ought to cap that by
Offering 5000 to the man who will write
tract on the wickednesg of driving
children to church.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1872-04-12
Common Things.

BY SAMUEL W. DUFFIELD.
The bee from the clover bloom L
Is ready to lift his wings;
/ found him gathering honey
Out of the common things. s1t+
The bird to the maple bough
The twigs and the stubble brings
He is building his love a cottage
Out Of the common things.
The poet sits by himself. ~sNrs III
What do you think he sings? @
Nothing He gets no music
Out of the common things
-Scribner's for April.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1872-04-12
Peters Ride to the Wedding.

Peter would ride to the weddine--he would q
So he mounted his ass-and his wife, 7srF ~
She was to ride behind. if she could,
'" For" says Peter, the W oman. she should
Follow, not lead through ife." .~.,-., q.
!" He's mighty convenient, the ass. my dear. 4. Z
And proper and safe and now ~
You hold by the taiL while hold by the ear.
And wen ride to the kirk in time. never fear,
~ IF the wind and the weather allow"
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1872-04-12
DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE

VILE WISCONSIN, APRIL
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1872-04-12

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Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1872-04-12

Men are born with two eyes, but with
one tongue, in order that they may See
twice as much as they say.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-08-22
NO. 25.

prosperity. Were the materialprospe
ity Of part of the country thousan
times greater than it is, it would not
compensate for the ruin OF the other
part, for tho usurpations and oppresN
sions of the Administration and the
peril in which the very existence OF the
government is placed. Let not the
| Radicals claim for their Administration
anything in the nature of prosperity.
The Grant policy is moro fatal to agrl~
culture than the breath Of the SIMEON,
more disastrous to commerce than all
the storms that ever followed in the
wake of the Flying Dutchman, more
depressing to finance than thousand
crisiscs, and more threatening to the
liberties of the people than any number
of open rebellions. The administration
of President Grant has been prosperous
| for the rich that it has made richer.
but not for the poor that 1t has made
poorer. Grants administration has been
prosperous for the Grants and the
Dents and their favorites and friends,
but not for the people. Within the last
few years President Grant has from
poverty somehow attained vast wealth.
As nll the world knows, his labors have
been very light; but hs has found gift
taking, specuations, and other means
that were open to him exceedingly
profitable. He entered upon public life
II paupcr, and will retire from it mII>
lionairc. To his relatives and friends,
too, he has given wealth through official
position | wonder is not that Grants
immediate followers the members of
the Washington ring and the recipients
of the public patronage generally,
should insist that his is II prosperous
administration. Many large fortunes
have been made within the last three or
four years very much the reverse OF
Legitimate. These fortunes have been
made at the expense Of the people.
The country has not been as prosper
ous ns it ought to have been during the
present Administration but we predict
that it will prosper rs 1t scarcely ever
prospcrcd before for the four years
beginning with the 4th of March next
Then u Liberal Administration will be
in power, with Horace Greeley Mt ITS
head-an Administration under which
the national finances will be carefully
looked after and faithfully managed,
under which the honest canduct OF
rubhc affairs will at once diminish the
taxes and decrease the public debt, ana
under the benign policy Of which there
will be perfect reconciliation and peace.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-08-22
Grcclcy's 1871 Speech.

Mr.. Greeley Travelled the Southern
States in May, 1871. On his return to
New York he was publicly welcomed by
large concoursc Of his friends, and i'll
reply TO an address, spoke at length ON
the condition Of the South The fol
lowing is the concluding portion of his
remarks:
Fellow citizens, trust the day is not
distant wherein, putting behind us the
things that concern the past, we shall
defer to that grand old injunction of the
Bible, "Spcak to the children of lsrcal
that they go forward" Lam weary of
fighting over issues that ought to be
dcad-that logically were dead years
ngo. When slavery died, | thought
that we ought speedily to have ended
all that grew out of it by universal am
ncsty and impartial suffrage. APP
plusc think so still; and that if
the Democratic party shall conccde i'm
partial suffrage, the Republican party
will conccdc universal amnesty; II not,
it will have very short lease of power.
So, then friends, | summon you all, Re
publicans and Democrats, to prepare
for the new issues and new struggles
that visibly open before us. In the times
not far distant, trust we shall consider
questions mainly of industrial policy
questions of national advancement
questions concerning the means where
by our different parties may through
cooperation, or through rivalry, strive
A
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-08-22
The Poisoned Tongue.

1t is the custom in Africa for hun
ters, when they have killed apolson'
ous snake, to cut off ito head, and
carefully bury it deep in the ground
A naked foot stepping OH one oI
these fangs would be fatal y wound
ed. The poison would spread in a
very short time through the whole
system. This venom lasts n long
time, and is as deadly after the snake
is dead as before. The Red Indians
used to dip tho points of their ar,
rows in this poison, so, if they made
the least wound, their victims would
be sure to die.
The snakes poison is in its teeth
but there is something quite as dan
gerous, and much more common In
communities, which has its poison in
its tongue, indeed, your chances OF es-
cape from serpent are greater Inc
worst snakes usually glide away in
fear at the approach of man, unless
they are disturbed or attacked. But
this creature, whose poison turks in
its tongue, attacks without provoca-
ton, and follows up his victim with
untiring perseverance. We will tel
you his name, so you will Away
shun him. lie is called Slanderer
He will poison worse than a serpen,
Often his venom strikes to the lif
of q whole family or neighborhoo(
destroying all peace and confidence
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-08-22
The Country not Prosperous Under
Grant.
From the Louisville Courier journal.

From the Louisville Courier journal
The country has not, as whole, been
prosperous under the present Admins
tration. In one section of it business
has been almost completely para yzed,
and in the rest whatever prosperity
exists is in spite of the baleful policy OF
Grant and his party. The Southern
States, which formerly paid large part
of the expenses of the Government, and
would be doing it now under a wiser and
iuster rule, are pauperized aud made Il
burden rather than help to the rest OF
the Union. The people of all the States
are GENEROUSLY taxed, and instead of the
proceeds being exclusively applied to
legitimate purposcl, vast sums are
squandcrcd in extravaganza, corruptly
applied to partisan and personal pur-
poses or stolen outright by dishonest
officials. One day President Grant, or,
what is the same thing, his man Bout
we'll, puts his hand into the Treasury
and takes ont many thousands of dollars
extorted from the people by taxation,
direct and indirect, md pays 1t for Il
caml aign document, and very poor
one ut that The next, under pretenst
of dcfraying j"ijciaL expenses IN North
Carolina, he hands over many more to a
United States Marshal. So it goes. Ii
the vast sums collected had been legiti-
matcly applied we should have had by
| this time reduction of the national debt
worth talking about.
e .1a ,t
Grant, instead Of conducting to the pros
perity of the country, has proved II pos
tive curse. There isabsolutely nothing
to redeem it in the estimation of the
people. For more than three years
cxtravagance, corruption and fraud have
run riot among the pubic Offices. Mis-
management and malfeasance have been
the rule, and capable and faithful dis
charge of duty the exception. During
President Grants administration the
| poIicy has been to ALLEVIATE the sectlOns
by contantly keeping alive the passions,
and resentments that should have ceased
with the cessation OF the war seven
veors ago. During President Grant s
administration the people of the South
| prn sSfntlS nave Dtth ut'hU "''''
iupated but still hostile enemies, ana
Iaiyenturers have been let loose onthem
TO plunder and despoil in the name OF
the Federal Government. During
President Grants administration lib
erty has lain prostrate at the feet OF the
carpet -baggorin States which, according
to the Constitution, are coequal witt
the others, and in those States taxation
without representation, which was
chief cause of the American Revolution
has been the order of the day. Durin
the period of President Grants powe
the rights of the people of the States
and of the other departments OF tn
Federal Government, havebeen usurpe
by the Executive. During that admin
istration the work of Capitalization la
gone steadily on, a aconstantand increas
} Ing peril to the duration OF constitu
, tional republican government. In n
this there is little evidence OF politics
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-08-22
Crcslcy's Speech at Concord.

Horace Greeley is making a visit to
his native State, New llampshire) and
was rendered grand reception by the
municipal authorities of Concord on the
Sth, on which occasion he addressed
them as follows
Nv friend Tnppau. and my friends
ard fclIow.citi2cns of New Hampshire
Mora thnn half A century has passed
since left this, my native State, in
Quest cg thc future and larger Oppor-
tunitics elsewhere, Those years, as
you know. huyc been full of incidents.
As time rnshcs. events hurry each other
in onr dov he and who lives half CEN
turv in this are live longer than IL
whole century of the lifeof Mchuselah.
We'll fellow citizens, the half CEN
tury which has passed since | ceased to
hn j, resident Of New HAMPSHIRE has
seen the origin and growth of railroads
and tclccraphs and the cables across
the ocean IT, has seen the rise and
fall of empires and dynasties, and it
has seen the best of all to me, the over
throw of American slavery.
grnot thinker has said that to-day
ID a Groot thing in DISGUISE: that n day
looks common and trivial to the
thourhtIess, but all great and noble
snccesses are made up of to.days. do
NOT know how well men have done bet
ter in this age. but would that [ might
feel thnt | have added TO the history of
the last half century of my country.
Our countrv is better worth living i'll
today, with better opportunities for its
Lnmllest citizen. because of the events
of thc lost half century. In these events
I hnvn horne an humble part, often
m;stak.n and ofshort sightedness, doing
tho thing which seemed right but
mh;ch I wns rot nlwoys in thc wisest and
Inna Tnro" "%o ,';on, WV ,irht hrt st;l think NV
I;f6o ITi 'IV %os l"d me to exercise a large
lllo t"I t,irar1, nu" m tl,o crca, mass of the
cnarl'y .om"i'I 'I,o ho,;ano eo't thn % ,root ma.
nui,''n saIo' "p'iw,u oro ~ ennStontIv
lority oi 'he nu''l!ll race "iI wv ooHoI"nJ aIn,ar,
aiming 10 40 ll8it. l la'e n"'o ,,'nr " :"
wl8.eu III my pISy i,i' IroU Io oU''I boned D to
tine otate Oh my pirVh, always nopeu "
have some opportunity 10 i, lu'"rui ur;ti T1S ;ts
expecting ever again W u"ei. ;.,' WIN thon, r''
people, put 10 commune WIZ VIII IN tiioin, hI
and trust the iew DAYS wilch . sm;nndS Min po
| SPchC uiionS "" "h't w"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-08-22

Fool, madman' how | paced the
deck and cursed myself. All night
long | paced back and forth, and
all night | heard the moaning Of the
poor stricken bird.
Often | halted and was tempted
to throw myself into the sea, and so
end this horrid torture of brain and
heart.
Days passed; ! saw nothing OF
Laurcttc. | would not see her. She
avoided me, and | was glad Of it. |
could not bear the sight Of that woe
stricken face.
The mate, Garlcy, how | hated
him! He was as cool and uncon-
ccrncd as though he had no remcm-
brancc Of shooting the poor wretch.
At Cayenne ! resigned my ship.
Going to the city, | made all my
arrangements, and took the steamer
for New York. | placed ample
funds in the hands of a trusty friend,
and told him to send Laurcttc to me
at the end OF six months. | could
not see hear until her grict had lost
its edge.
Weary, sick, and careless of my
life, | wandered oil into New York
State, and finally bought a little
place where | hoped | should lie
down and die.
| sent for Laurcttc. Poor bird, |
must see her. | could wait no
longer.
One summer night ! sat in the
porch of my house, smoking my
pipe, and gazing down the road.
Soon the .rumbling Of wheels was
heard, and the stage halted.
The next moment pair OF soft
arms were around my neck, and the
head of my sobbing Lourcttc was ON
my bosom.
CON! you dear excellent cap
tain"
MIeavcns who is that behind
you?"
There stood the manly form OF
Antoine HindscIcar, the convict.
"What does this mcan?" | de
manded, hardly knowing whether |
was dreaming or not.
care you glad to see me?"
"Thank God! thank God.' was
all | could say.
! understood it all. The mate,
Garlcy, had read my heart better
than | did myself. After lcav.
ing the brig in the boat, he ar
ranged the whole affair. The vol
ley was fired, but no bullet touched
Antoine lIindsclcar. lie was
smuggIcd into his berth again, and
took care to avoid my sight. The
whole crew were in the plot, and,
thank God, | was dupcd.
| sent Garley thousand dollars
as a reward.
| am now an old man, but | am
happy. My children and my grand
children q call them nothing cISc)
seem to think old Capt. Fontain-
bIcau is not such u wretch after all.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-08-22
7TiE THOUGHT or GOD.

The thought Of God IL like the trec
Beneath whose shade lie.
And watch The fleet Of snowy clouds
Sail o'cr the silent sky.
Tia Ike that soft, invading light
Which In all darkness shines,
The thread that through lifo's sombcr wet
In golden pattern twlnes,
ltisa thought which ever makes
Lifc's sweetest smiles from tears,
1t is day-brcak to our hopes,
A sunset to urfcars,
within II thought 80 great Our souls
Little aud modest grow,
And, by its yastncss awcd, We learn
The art Of walking slow.
The wild Hover on the grassy ground,
Scarce bends Its plant form
When overhead the antumnal wood
Is thundcrIuG like storm,
So Is Itwith our humhlcd sonla,
Down in the thought Of GOd,
Scarce conscious in their sober peace
or the wild storms ahroad.
TO think Of Thee il almost prayer,
And II Outspokcn praise;
And pain can even passive thoughts
To actual worship laIsc,
All murmurs lie inside Thy will
Which are to Thee addressed
10 sulrr for Thee ~ our wur.,
TO Think Of thee, our rest, Fibcr.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-08-22
4" YOU KNOW now TT is IOtR-
SEIEu

,SELE"
Dear Nelly, Sunday night, you KNOW
hadn't much to say;
And vet twas twelve o'clock or so
Before ! went away.
You saw that half the time ! watched
The cloclI upon the shelf;
0 Nelly how wish you might
See how it -you.sclfl
| wanted SO TO tell you what
Iyo waited long to say.
My heart and spirits failed me,
My courage died away.
Now, Nelly, only listen,
You rocuish little elf;
Pm sure you'd pitymc, at leas',
If you knew how it was yourself.
Excuse me, Nelly, darl ns-
I've loved you long and well:
Then let me keep this little hand'
Nor all my hopes dispel
love you more than all the world
Can give of power or pcli,
But words are weaE when hearts wout
speak:
"You know how it is yourself"
Her ps but family quiverng,
Her shy glance upward thrown,
| gently drew her to my side
Ny beautiful, my own!
We sat there all the evening:
"Twclve" came from the montel shelf
The rcst you may imagine, for
You know how it is YOURSELF
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-08-22
Curious.

Creeping plants are attracted by
certain species of climber growing
near them, and repealed by others 1t
has been observed, in tropical forests
that the climbing vines seem to prefer
certain kinds of trees, and so far out
of their way to reach them, at tha same
time avoiding other trees much near
er, and apparently more convenient.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-08-22

A WESTERN man at prayer meet
ing said somewhat enviously, "Broth-
er Lawyer can sing better inan
can, but by the grace of heaven can
fiddle his shirt OF.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-08-22
Juvenile Smokers.

An English physician, with de-
sire to be ~ benefit to the rising gen
Grafton, has published some interest,
ing facts regarding the effects OF
obacco-smoking upon boys. Oi
thirty-eight boys under fifteen years
of age, whom he knew to be smokers,
he discovered in twenty-soyen injurl'
Gus traces of the habit. Twenty-Five
had disorders of the circulation and
digestion, palpitation Of the heart,
and II more or less marked taste for
strong drink. Twelve were trout
bled with hemorrha8e ut the nose
aud an equal number had slight nl,
ceration of the mucous membrane oi
the mouth. These symptoms were
all mitigated and in some cases erad-
icltel by II discontinuanco ot the
habit of smoking. Although al
were treated for the above-Eamed
disorders, only those were cured whc
abandoned the habit. Persons who
have the care of boys will do well
to keep these statements, made
on authority of the british Mcd'co'
Jomnai, well in mind.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-08-22

.,,o, mL-elsI 6 'Snv 'lolsououIv
AISSnH N r mo,
t We regret to learn that Mrs. Carter. wi
OF the section boss at Crow Creek, was g,
verely bitten by dog the other day.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-07-19

Peter would ride to the wedding he
would.
So he mounted his aSs---and his wife
She was to ride behind, if she could,
For says Peter, "the woman, she
should
Follow, not lead, through life"
: Hes mighty convenient, the ass, my
dear.
.ind proper, and Safe--and now
You hold by the tail, While hold by
the ear,
And we'll ride to the kirk in time,
never frnr,
If the wind and the weather allow
The wind and the weather Were not
10 be blamed,
But the ass had adopted the whim
That two ut Il time was load ncy-
er framed
For the back Of one ass, mdhe seemed
quite ashamed
That two should stick fast upon him.
Come. Dobbin," says Peter, I'm
thinking we'll trOt"-
I'm thinking we won't" says the
as, ,
In language of conduct, and stuck to
the spot
As ifhe had sworn he would sooner
be shot
Than lift up toe from the grass.
Says Peter, says he, 'I'll whip him
4 little'--
TRY it, my dear" says She
But he might just as well have
whipped a brass kettle,
The ass was made out Of such Obsti-
nate mcttle
That never a step moved he
III prick Him, my dear, with a need
le. ntsaid she.
I'm thinking he'll alter his mind. "
The ass felt tile needle and up went
his heels;
sim thinking, gays Peter, "he's
beginning to feel
Some notion Of moving--behind.
"Now lend me the needle, and I'll
prick his ear,
And set t'other end too agoing."
The ass felt the needle, aud upward
he reared;
But kicking and rearing was all tap
| pearcd
lie had any intention Of doing.
Says Peter, says he, I'VE getOn rather
slow;
! While one end Is up, t'0tller sticks
to the ground:
/ But I'm thinking u method to move
lin | know,
Let's prick head and tail both to
getlier, and 80
| Give the creature a start all around" +"
So said, 50 done /; all hands were at
work.
| Aud the asa he did alter his mind
For he started away with 30 sudden
jerk
That 10 less thin trice he arrived Mt
the kirk,
But he hft all llls hding bellind.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-07-19

NKw MAGAzINE.-We WeprOpose COM
nlencing the publication Of a mouthly
Illustrated magazine about the Middle
of August or. first Of September. 1t
will be devoted to literary matters.
and 10 Illustrating prominent points
in the Willamette Valley and other
portions of Oregon and Washington
Territory. 1t will be of large size,
neatly printed, and will be furnished
to subscribers at 81 per year. As the
price is so low, we hope to furnish ut
least one copy to every family in this
valley. A more interesting publica-
ton for mailing to friends in the East
can not be obtained. Those who wish
to stimulate home industries should
hand us their names at once. so that
We may know how many copies to
print for the first edition. A general
invitation Is extended to everybody to
call at the REGISTER office and sub
scribe for the illustrated monthly.