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Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1872-08-30

somebody was behind him, and he put his
chair with the back against the wall. and
sat down again. He had been hard at
work all day, and in spite of everything
he grew sleepy. Finally he nodded and
snored.
Suddenly it seemed as if somebody had
touched him. He awoke with start, and
saw nobody near, though in the center of
the room stood white figure. Course
you, get out of thisp he exclaimed, in
fright, using the very first words that
came to his tongue. The figure held up
its right arm and slowly approached him.
He started to his feet. The specter came
nearer, passing him in the corner.
''The deuce take your cried Barney,
in his extremity.
Involuntarlly he stepped back; and the
figure advanced, coming nearer and near
er, and extending both arms as if to take
him in ghostly embrace. The hair start
ed up on Barney's head, he grew desper-
ate, and as the cleaning arms would have
touched him he fell upon the ghost
like whirlwind, tearing off the sheet,
thumping, pounding, kicking and beating
more and more at the resistance he met,
which told him the truth.
AS the reader knows, Barney was big
and Fritz was little, and while pummel-
ing the little tanner numerically Fritz
was trying to lunge at Barney's stomach
to take the wind out of him, both plung-
ing and kicking like horses, they were
petrified to hear voice cry, "Take one
of your size, Big Barney"
Looking around, they saw the corpse
sitting up in the coffin This was too
much. They released each other and
sprang for the door. They never knew
how they got out, but they ran home like
painting stags.
1t was Barbara herself who came and
opened the door upon Ernest the next
morning.
cit is very early, one more nap" said
he, turning over in his coffin.
So she married him; and though she
sent Fritz and Barney invitations to the
wedding, they did not appear. If they
discovered the trick they kept he knowl
edge to themselves, and never willingly
faced Barbara's laughing eyes again.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1872-08-30
A Simple Remedy for Dandruff.

THERE are doubtless few persons, espe-
cially among gentlemen, who do not suf-
fer from the inconvenience of dandruff.
Physicians seem to consider it not of suf
ficient Importance to engage their atten-
tion, and the poor victims are left either
to practice their virtue of endurance, or
for cure to try some of the many nos
trums advertised in the public prints.
The intolerable itching which frequently
accompanies the troublesome complaint
is not the only unpleasant feature, as to
persons of any pretentiOns to neatness
the appearance of the white scales on the
coat collar and shoulders is very objec
tionable. The writer. during a number
of years, tried the different alcoholic So
lutions of castorOil, and many other
preparations, without permanent benefit,
and as last resort was led to adopt the
plan of cleaning the scalp with borax
and carbonate of pOtassa This proved
efectual, but after persistent treatment
of some months the hair became sensibly
thinner, and perhaps would have soon
disappeared altogether. The belief is that
dandruff arises from disease of the
skin, although physicians do not seem to
agree on this point, and the knowledge
that the use of sulphur is frequently at
tended with very happy results in such
diseases, induced me to try it in my own
case. A preparation of one ounce of
flowers of sulphur and one quart of water
was made. The clear liquid was poured
off, after the mixture had been repeatedly
agitated during intervals of few hours,
and the head was saturated with this
every morning. In few weeks every
trace of dardruff had disappeared, the
hair became soft and glossy, and now,
after discontinuance of the treatment
for eighteen months, there is no indica-
ton of the return of the disease. | do
not pretend to explain the modus op6randi
of the treatment, for it is well known
that sublimed sulphur is almost or wholly
insoluble, and the liquid used was desti-
speaks for itself Journal Of Pharmacy.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1872-08-30
(SIN, FRIDAY, AUGUST 80, 1872.

cock movement supplied automatically as
fast to the wick as it is consumed, and a
very perfect combustion is effected.
AT political meeting the speaker and
audience were very much disturbed by a
man who constantly called out for Mr..
Henry. Whenever a new speaker came
on, this man bawied out ''Mr. Henry
Henry! Henry! I call for Mr.. Henry!"
After several Interruptions of this kind at
each speech, young man assembled the
platform, and was soon airing his elo-
oquence in magniloquent style, striking
out powerfully in his gestures, when the
old cry was heard for Mr.. Henry. Put
ting his hand to his mouth like speak
ing trumpet, this man was bawling out at
the top of his voice, "Mr. Henry Henry
Henry! Henry! I call for Mr.: Henryl"
The chairman now remarked that it would
oblige the audience if the gentleman
would refrain from any further calling for
Mr.. Henry, as that gentleman was speak
ing. "Is that Mr.. Henry?" said the dis
turber of the meeting. Thunder! that
can't be Mr.. Henry! Why, that's the lit
tie cuss that told me to holler!'
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1872-08-30
Filing Saws.

The great secret of putting any saw in
the best possible cutting order consists in
filing the teeth at given angle to cut rap
idly and of a uniform length, so that the
points will all touch a straight-edged rule
without showing variation of a hun
dredth part of an inch. Besides this,
there should be just enough set in the
teeth to cut kerf as narrow as it can be
made, and at the same time allow the
blade to work freely without pinching.
On the contrary, the kerf must not be so
wide as to permit the blade to rattle when
in motion. The very points of the teeth
do the cutting. If one tooth is a twen-
tieth of an inch longer than two or three
on each side of it, the long tooth will be
required to do so much more cutting than
it should, that the saving be well done.
Hence the saw goes jumping along, work
ing hard and cutting slowly. If one
tooth is longer than those on either side
Of it, the short ones do not cut, although
the points may be sharp. When
putting cross-cut saw in order, it will
pay well to dress the points with an old
file, and afterwards sharpen with fine
milestone. Much mechanical skill is
requisite to put saw III prime order.
One careless thrust with file will shorten
the point Of a tooth so much that it will
be utterly useless, so far as cutting is con-
cerned. The teeth should be set with
much care, and the filing should be done
with great accuracy. If the teeth are un-
even at the points, large fiat file should
be secured to block of wood in such a
manner that the very points only may be
Joined, SO that the cutting edge of the
same may be in complete line, or cir
Gle. Every tooth should be cut little as
the saw is worked. The teeth of hand
saw for all sorts of work, should be filed
feaming, or at an angle on the front edge,
while the back edges may be filed 1eam-
ing, or square across the blade. The best
way to file circular saw for cutting wood
across the grain is to dress every fifth
tooth square across, and about one twen-
tieth of an inch shorter than the others,
which should be filed fleaming at an angle
of about forty degrees. Industrial Month
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1872-08-30
The Parrot.
BY JOSH BILLINGS.


THE parrot IL bird ov menny colours,
and inklined tew talk.
They take holt ov things with their
foot, and hang on like pair ov pinchers
They are the only bird i kno ov who
kan konverse in the inglish language, but
like meny other nu beginners, they kan
learn tew swear the eazyest.
They are kept az pets, and like all other
pets, are useless.
In wild state ov nature they may be ov
sum use, but they looZe about 90 per cent.
ov their value by civilizashun.
They resemble the border injun in this
respeckt.
When yu cum to take 80 per cent. oph
from most emmy thing, except the striped
snaik, it seems tew injure the profits.
l owned parrot once, for about year,
and then gave him away I haven't seen
the man | Civ him to since, but presume
he looks upon me az mean kuss.
If owned all the PARROTS thare liz in
the United states, / would Danish them
Immediately tew their native land, with
the provizo that they should stay thare.
I don't make theze remarks tew iniure
the feelings ov those who may hav sot their
pheelings on PARROTS, or pets ov emmy
kind, for i kant help but think that a
person who givs up their time and tai
lents tew pets, even sore-eyed lap dorg,
displays CRATE nobility ov karakter. This
last remark wants tew be took different
from what it reads. .)-Neao York Weekly.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1872-08-30

"Come," said he, 81 have arranged
everything. 1t will be reported that you
have died in prison. l do not wish to
have it said that my fathers partner was
hanged. My sister has died of grief"
"What! my wife deadw
Yesterday"
'tAnd the other?"
Madame Pochinet, the poor Swiss wo-
man? | have rendered her very bad
service. In going to intercede for you
with the judges, she caught cold and she
died this morning."
"Alas! cried |, "I have no wife"
'That will not prevent you from being
hanged tomorrow as bigamist.
Then, seeing that / wept, he went on:
''Here are thousand florins; go where
you will. II you succeed in business,
very well; but if you are unfortunate,
write to me, for do not wish to see my
fathers partner to be a beggar But
come, cheer up, and drink this glass of
gin. Under any other circumstances we
should drink together, for have caused
you much grief, but Captain Thomas
Cromme cannot drink with man who
has been hanged"
I mechanically swallowed the gin, and
followed him out. He conducted me to
boat which was to start at daybreak for
Anvers, and having recommended me to
the Captain bade me adieu. wept dur
ing the whole voyage, and was unable to
compose myself or fix my thoughts on
anything. After reaching Anvers, I be-
gan to recover my spirits little by little.
Wishing to be as far from Holland as pos
sible, went to Leige, where, with my
thousand f1Orins, opened a little shop of
groceries. / was so honest and industri-
Gus that my business prospered. But al
though I procured the most positive
proof of the decease of my two wives, |
never married again, lest I should run the
chance of being hanged third time.
So, having neither wife, children nor
near relative, I leave my wealth to be
equally divided among the hospitals of
Leige, Lausanne and Amsterdam, on con-
dition that these three cities shall furnish
a glass of old wine to any poor fellow
who is about to be hanged.
FANNIE E. COLE.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1872-08-30
Remarkable Conduct of a Horse.

A RECENT French paper relates an ex-
traordinary punishment inflicted by
horse on its master, for an act of brutality
by the latter towards one of the animals
stable companions.
A currier, named R, not tender in
his treatment of his four-footed servants,
returned one night in state of semi-in-
toxication from Marmont to Givors. The
mans natural barbarity was at this time
aggravated by the drink he had taken,
and being dissatisfied with the efforts of
one of the hOrses-a poor sack which had
almost served its time-he decided that
the animal was no longer worth its feed,
and resolved to put an end to it. For that
purpose he tied the brute to tree, and
taking massive lever used in moving
goods, he struck the animal several vio-
lent blows on the head, until the unfortu-
nate creature sank to the ground insensi-
BILE.
The master thinking the animal was
dead, left it on the spot, intending to re-
move the body the next day. The horse,
however, recovered his senses a short
time after, and found his way home, and
entered the courtyard at daybreak. Its
arrival was welcomed by the neighing OF
its companions in the stable, which noise
awakened his master, who was now furl-
Gus at having failed in his cruel purpose
He tied up the animal afresh, and com
menced again to shower blows on It's
head
This act of brutality was committed In
sigbt of two other horses in the stable;
and at length one of them, young ami
NAL. became so frantic with rage that it
broke its halter, and, rushing on the man,
seized him in its jaws, and after shaking
him violently, threw him down and tram
pied on him with such fury that, had not
the mans cries brought some persons to
his aid, the master would most certainly
have been killed.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1872-08-30

lam glad" said a missionary to an
Indian chief, ''that you do not drink
whisky; but it grieves me to find that
your people use so much of it." "Ah,
yes," said the red man, and he fixed an
impressive eye upon the preacher, which
communicated the reproof before he utter
ed it, 1--WE Indians use great deal of
whisky, but we do not make it."
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1872-08-30

A ooUNTRYMAN stopped an express
train on the Kentucky Short Line Road,
by waving his hat. The conductor check
ed up, and was disgusted to see the fellow
deliberately proceed to shoot a squirrel
out of a tree.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1872-08-30
Poetry.
SONG OF THE BEE.

SONG Of IHE DAA'
BUzz-z-z-z-Z-Z, BuZzl
This is the song of the bee.
His legs are yellow
A jolly good fellow,
And yet great worker is he.
In days that are sunny : -.
He's getting his honey;
He's making his wax.
On pinks and ON lilies
And gay daffodilies
And columbine blossoms
He levies tax.
Buzz-z-Z-z-z-z, buzzl
The sweet-smelling clover
He, humming, hangs over;
The scent of the roses
Makes fragrant his wings;
He never gets lazy
From thistle and daisy,
And weeds of the meadow,
Some treasure he brings.
BuzZ-Z-z-Z-Z-Z, buZZi
From mornings first gray ght
Till fading of daylight,
He's singing and toiling
The summer day through.
oh, we may get weary,
And think work is dreary;
Tis harder by far
To have nothing to do.
Herald and P1eS6yter.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-12-04
WHY 20 RIGHT.

Mayor Brown, in an address TO the
Sunday School scholars of st. Louis,
made point that is worthy the at
tention of older people in these day s.
DO right for the lore of it, and not to
keep an account with your own con-
science. charging up any good act you
may have performed as an offset to
the wrong YOU may commit. The
man who only refrains from commit
ting a crime from fear of punishment
is but poorly fortified against tempta-
ton; but the man or woman who
does right without other incentive
than because it is right, lives in an
atmosphere through which tempta-
tion cannot penetrate, and no beset-
ting sin will ever take possession of
that man or woman.
"Selfishness is a besetting sin, and
is half brother to crime. 1t shrivels
the soul and huries within the man
all the nObler qualities of his nature.
1t leaves its i'm press on the features,
and the soul looks out glOOmily from
its living sepulchre as if it were tired
of its tenement. Pride is Of all the
vices or follles Of our nature the most
foolish, for we are what we are only
by comparison, and who is there that
ia his pride looks down upon his
brother, but if he looked up would
find himself beneath ten thousand
others" @
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-12-04
ORIGIN OF The "FIGHTNG EDI-
TOR.0

The John Bull newspaper, edited BY
Theodore Hook. frequently indulgeG
in offensive persOI alIIies in remarkins
on the conduct and character of pub
lie men. A military hero who would
persist in placing himself cOnspicu
Ously before the worlds gaze, received
a copious share of what he considered
malignant and libelOus abuse in the
columns of said newspaper-bis
Soldiers Spirit on Revenge" An
officer and a gentleman could not
demean himself by calling up hire
ling scribbler for honorable satIsfae
tiOn. No. he would hOrsew hip the
miscreant in his den the Bull would
be taken by the horns!
DOnning his uniform and arming
himself with a huge whip, he called
at the flee of the paper, and scarcely
concealing his agitatiOn, inquired foe
the editor. He was Invited by the
clerk To take seat in the room. He
complied, and was kept waiting while
the clerk, who recognized the visitor,
ran up stairs and informed the editO-
rial responsibility of his name aud
evident purporr- After an aggrava-
ting delay, which served cousidera-
bly, to increase TIE ill temper of the
officer, the door opened and q coarse,
rough looking man over six feet in
height, with a prOpOTIiOnate. brradth
of shoulder, and armed with a blud-
geOn, entered the room.
Walking up to the surprised and
angry visitor, he said, in voice Of
thunder: 1 a.
"Are you the chap as wants to see
me 2' .--....
''You! No wish to see the editor
of the paper" ll
''That's me; Pm the, VERY man. !" -
"There must be some mistake.n rg
mot mOrsel! I'm the bead hitter
of this Bull" said the fellow, bringing
the nobbed end of his bludgeOn in
fearful proximity TO the officers caput.
"YOu the editor? ImpOSsible!" :"
"DO you mean to saw I'm telling
lie ?" rOared the ruffian. as he again
raised his knotty argument a
Certainly nOt-by no means ~ said
the officer, rapidly cooling down and
dropping the whip and his wrath at
the same time.
"Werry well, then! What are you
wanting VII me ?" Il
"a mistake, my dear sir-a mistake.
I expected to meet another person.
I'll call some other day." and the
backed to the door, bow
ing to the drawn stick before him.
"And don't let me ketch you
coming again without knowing who
and what you want. We're always
ready for all sort of eustOmers-arIny
or naval, civil or military, horse foot
and dragons.
The officer r. tired, resolving to uH-
dergO another goring by the Bull be-
fore he again ventured to encounter
the hercalean proportions of the fight
ing editor. t
When the clerk informed the Oeeu-
pants Of the editorial sanctum Of the
visit of the irate Colonel neither Hook
nor the publisher cared to face the
horse whip. A well known pugilist,
the landlord of tavern in the vicini-
ty, was Immediately sent for; a slight
preparation fitted him for the part,
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-12-04
CURING PORK.

Some thirty years ago / lodged from
saturday To Monday with an inn
Aeeper in the ,cOuBtEy, who was also
farmer. Tn the liable for Sunday
| inner, there was nice piece Of
piekled pork, boiled the day before.
On tasting 1t, thought il the most
lelciOus / ever ate. / requested
mine hOsto TO give his TeceIpt for
curing pork. He replied as follows:
'As soon as my nogs 8re dressed
and cold enough 10 be cut, 1 pack the
-ide pieees in q barrel or cask, with
plenty of salt on all sides of each
piece, and when my baIiel is full 1
immediately roll it to my, pump and
pump in water until / can see the
water cease to sink in the vessel, or
20 moisten the salt on top Of the cask.
| thes lay hat stone, as large as the
vessel will Receive, on the contents,
80 as to keep the pork always under
he salt or pickle. L put it in my eel
ar, covered so as to exclude the flies,
and there il remains until a piece is
wanted. Care must be taken TO keep
the meat under the pickle, otherwise
I will rIst-" all g. rltst. o.
Here is the whole secret OF making
,OOu picked pork for family Use. We
nave used the above method, and we
want no better, easier or more eco
.IOmical plano II has often bappened
5hat when wevaDt To put d6Wn new
pOrk there remains some of the old in
The bottom of the eask. Ia thai case
We poured OFF the pickle, took the dis
solved salt, packed the Iresh pork on
the essk, with the addition Of fresh
rf 4 4
the old pickle or Water., In this way
We have had pork three or four Years
III the bottom of our pork barrel, and
when used it was Ss free from ran
cidity AS it WAS three weeks after it
Was put down. Indeed, we seldom
emptied cur pork barre, except when
Il wanted hopping. We believe that
OOiling pickle IL useless, If not injuri-
Ous. Pork ought not, ifit can be pre-
vented, to be frozen before it is put
down. -E .r- -r-
The best pork that we ever saw was
that from some pigs under charge of
a lad W no took as much ears of them
as some people do of their children
Every day he used to give them a
dinner of hot potatoes, for be said he
didn't see why his pigs 'snould have
their 'taters hot Us we'll as himself"
Then he used to scrub them several
times q week with brush aud soap,
rinsing them well with clean water.
Hhe animal seemed to enjoy their la
vatiOn, and used to press quite eager
ly toward him as he came in sight
with his pail and serubbing brush
Pheir sly was also kept perfectly
clean, and their tFUughs washed out
frequently. In consequence the pork
was perfectiOn-
As general thing tits q good plan
to reject pork made from hogs that
have been kept by distIllers or butch
ers; but if possible get pork that has
been bred and fed by dairyman, and
finished of with eorn.-C0elBtry Gen
kLela0n ..fr-T ....-a -.rsl.-.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-12-04

O During sleep the brain is compare
lively blOodlsss, and hence any thing
that will produce this result, causes
sleep. Muscular exercise, taken af-
ter brain work at any period of the
day, will draw The blood away fro M
the brain more effectualIy and health
lily than any other agent. DR.. Oil
yer Wendell Holmes tells us that.
during exercise, tthe muscles suck up
blood like so many sponges.n Where
do they get it from Obviously, most
largely from those parts which con-
tain the most. And so reader, if you
have counted backward and forward,
and said endless multiplication table,
or watched sheep jump over wall or
rolled your eyes until the muscles
ached, or tried any other or all other
of the popular and Intellectual modes
of ebticing MOrpeus, in all of which
you are advised to keep the brain at
work in order to get it to rest,--noW
try 3 rational plan. Set the muscles
at work, and so ueplete the BRAIN
thus giving its overstrained vessels
chance to gain their elasticity. Ten
minutes vigorous exercise, Just before
going to bed, is worth more than
twenty grains of hydrate of choral
to procure sound, refreshing, healthy
sleep. Cumulative exsrcise,--be-
cause no other character exercise uses
so much muscular tissue with so little
brain-wOrk, and in such brief time
and, consequently no other exercise
will 50 speedily and cheaply produce
that engagement OF the muscles with
blood, and to secure the comparative
ly bloOdless condition Of the brain
which we have seen to be Necessary
to tile rest OF that organ, and thus in
vite "tired Natures sweet restorer."