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A Roman,,c German Legend.


Conrad, the Emperor of Germany, was
remarkable for the unsparing punish
ment of all who crossed his purpose. A
quaint but true legend recites that a
certain Count Lupold, who was one OF
those fearing death, fed into remote
forest and lived in q hut with his wife,
1t happened that the Emperor, while
hunting, came to the spot and passed
the night with them. That night the
Counts wife became the mother of a
son, and the Emperor dreamt that the
child then born would be his heir. As
the dream returned thrice, he was
greatly troubled, aud the next morning
he commanded two of his servants to
kill the child. They took it away,
but, being moved by its smiles, they
placed it under q tree, and brought
back a hare's heart to the Emperor
A certain duke, passing by soon after,
found the child, and took it home to
his wife, and adopted it as his own.
Afterwards, the Emperor being with this
duke and hearing him relate, as forest
adventure, the history of this boy. who
was then present, began to suspect that
the victim had escaped Being confirmed
in the opinion, he took him into his SER
vice as a page, and then sent HIM with a
letter to the Empress, in which he charged
her, upon pain Of his displeasure, to have
the bearer put to death. The youth set
out and after seven days came TO GER
tain priests house, who received him
with great hospitality. The priest was
struck by his comely air, and by his trav-
cling so far. While he slept he looked
at his letter, and discovered the horrible
fate that awaited him; so erasing the
writing, he substituted these words:
This is the youth whom | have
chosen as the husband of our daughter
| charge you to give her to him quickly"
Next morning the lad awoke refreshed
and said;
"Adieu, dear host.
The priest replied.
Remember me when you are EN-
peror.
The boy only laughed, esteeming it a
Jest so they parted. On arriving at AK
la-Chapelle, he delivered his letters, and
so well did the strategem succeed that
Wnen Tue emperor WrOJei soon aIIeri 10
ask if his orders had been obeyed, the
Empress assured him that the nuptials
had been celebrated with great celerity,
as he had desired. The Emperor hardly
believed his eyes when he read her let
ter. Mounting his horse, be rode Of
and with great speed to
Aix-la. Chapelle. On his arrival the
Empress presented their daughter and
For long time the Empe-
ror seemed lost in astonishment, and
uncertain what to do. At tlength nature
prevailed, and he exclaimed:
T" The will of Heaven cannot be resisted !"
Then he compelled the two 'squires
to reveal what they had done, and the
Count to come from the Black Forest
and receive back his son with peace
from the Emperor, who left him as heir,
aud who succeeded him as Henry ii.
On the spot in the forest where the |
child was born was erected afterward |
The noble monastry of Hirichau.
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MO PAPER IN MEMPHIS Is A BETTER
~ advertising medium than the Western
Methodist, it having within the limits of
which Memphis is the commercial center a
very large circulation. This can be known
and read Of all who may become interested.
yudicious advertising will pay. Our office is
Ash Main street, mp stairs, in same building
With Boyle 4 Chapman.
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To Memphis Merchants.
THE CHICOT TIMES,
BY
CLYDE, GOFFE & co.
Terms of fSubscriptiOn, Sc so q yea
fn Advance.

UNHE TIMES is NOT THE BEST ADVER-
i tising medium under the sun, but Mem
phis merchants and all others desiring to in-
troduce their business to prosperous people
would do well 10 do so through its columns.
Circulates extensively in Ashley. Bradley, Chi
cot, Drew, Desha and Lincoln counties, Ark,
and Bolivar and Washington counties, Miss.
Address CLYDE, G0FFE < CO..
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Don't Pail to Try these Goods.

M ttor your Inerehantf frhe has
ftor VIII Proeurett Tor you. ~ not,
then write for eur Pamphiet, " Al
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Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-01-31
A Dust Shower.

A curious phenomenon was witness
ed in this county and elsewhere, after
the high winds of last week, ia the
shape of a light coating Of black dust
aud sand upon the very surface of the
snow. Whence came this dust and
sand Had it blown from some bare
piece of ground, it would have been
local in It's extent, and would have
mingled with the snow whereas it is
found over a wide extent of country,
and is not at all mixed with the snow.
This phenomenon has attracted consid-
cradle attention, and various theories
have been propounded. To us, how
ever, it seems most likely to have been
a dust shower, aud that the dust and
sand were brought BY the trade WHIPS
in the upper currents of air, from the
desert of Sahara or some other far
off spot. 1t is we'll established sci
entifc fact that the trade winds do
bring dust from Sahara to America
Freeport Journal.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-01-31
The Greeley Statue.

A statute Of Mr.. Greeley has been sug-
gested, to be erected 10y the printers of the
United States, and composed of old type
metal contributed by the different print
ing offices throughout the country. The
New York Typographical Union, No. 6,
has taken charge of the matter. 0f this
Union, Mr.. Greeley was the FIRST presi-
dent. At a mestiag Of Tribune compost
tors, January 9th, it was resolved:
"That we approve of the idea of erect
ing a statue of Horace Greeley in Green
wood, made Of type metal which has been
cast into type and worn out in the service
of teaching the people; and further,
THAT we ask OF our fellow craftsmen
(many of whom, now scattered over the
country, have, like ourselves, either
worked with or for him during the forty
years gone by), to set up, On Monday,
February 8, 1879, the SD anniversary of
Mr.. Greeley's birth, one thousand ems,
and give the receipts for the same. to be
expended in making and erecting the
statue. The money to be forwarded to
the president of New York Typographical
Union, No. 6, % Duane street, New York
City, Of which Union Mr.. Greeley was the
first president"
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-01-31

~ 4 pleasant looking gentleman of
foreign appearance and accent, entered
tobacco-nist shop in one of the market
towns Of England, and asked for good
cigar. The. article having being furnished
him, he proceeded to apply it to his nose
with the air of q cenaoisseur. and then
to protest that its favor was most peer
liar, net to say offensive. The worthy
tradesman declared that the cigar was an
excellent one his visitor as stoutly man
tanned tina! it was not and at once deter
mined to try what the cigar was really
was made Of Taking penknife from his
pocket, he began to cut the weed IN two
and he had no sooner commenced to do so
han quantity OF feathers drop
ed from the cigar. The more he cut the
faster the feathers flew, until the cigar
had been whitfield away, aud the shop
looked more like an upholsteser's than a
tobacconist's- Having giving this ocular
and practice proof that he had net re-
marked the peculiar favor of the cigar
without reason, the foreign gen
tleman took his departuer, leaving theshop
keeper utterly bewiide-ed and the possess
or of quantity of feathers enough to stuff
an ordinary cushion. The customer was
Signor Bosco, the conjuror.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-01-31

RM~ The Toronto Globe gives a
lementable accident which lately befel
flock of sheep when passing over a
bridge in Upper Canada. "There is, -
says the Globe, "a covered bridge at
Peenia, fifty feet above high water
mark. A drover recently attempted
to drive 1000 sheep across it. When
about halfway over, the bell-wether
noticed an open window, and recog-
nizipg his destiny, made a strike for
glory and 1.-THE grave. When he reach.
ed the sunlight he at once appreciated
his critical situation, and with a leg
stretched towards each cardinal point
'ofthe compass, he uttered a plaintiff
Ma n and decended to his fate.
The next sheep, and the nextfollowed
amisatiug the gesture and remark of
the header. For hours it rained sheep.
Theilately placid stream was incarna-
dine with the life blood of moribund
mutton, and not until the brief tail of
the last sheep, as they disappeared
through the window, waved adieu to
the wicked world, did this movement
cease"
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-01-31

DOUBTFUL STeRW.-The London
Globe publishes story from Paris of
a very remarkable character. 1t is re-
lated that German professor begged
two Communist prisoners ITO expert
ment 'on scientifically. lie admins
tered chloroform to each, injected a
solution of calx into their systems, and
then bled them to death. The corpses
were dessicated by furnace .heat until
the flesh shrivelled and the skin be-
came like leather. I'm this state they
remained three months, when the pro-
cess of revivication began by injecting
into the bodies the blood of two
healthy laborers, and applying galVan-
ic battery. One of the bodies remain
ed lifeless, but in the other the muscles
twitched, the eyes rolled, the heart
began to beat, and finally the man
arose, complained of hunger and sore
ness of limb, but speedily recovered
all his faculties, and is still
living to attest the success of. the ex-
pertinent. The tale is remarkable, but
still more SO the fact that the London
papers appear to believe it.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-01-31
d Bachelor on Babies.

ThaEe are a great number OF .babies
in the world. Nest of them are, how
ever, kept.eut .Of sight in cradles, hen
eoeps, sattics, end old CLOTHES baskets.
A man once told me that the reason of
this is. because, if they wepe allowed
to crawl aboutthe streets or the parks
mo one could stir .out for fear of walk
ing on them, or trinping over them :; i'm
either of (which cases, the people so
doing could be prosecuted by'aur friand
Bergh.
Babies are nearly ;afl THE 'same size
When very small, they are called In
fants. and fed on butter, brown sugar,
and turpentine. Sometimes turpentine
tnises to their heads, and they behave
in a most outrageous manner. 'once
saw an infant who had drank too much
turpentine sitting on pillow en- the
ground yelling at respectful-looking
old lady, the infants grand aunt, who
had lot .af money in the funds.
Whenever she pointed her finger at the
infant, it yelled louder than ever, and
tried to bite. The grand aunt left the
honse, and settled all the money on an
Institution for elderly unmarried mo-
men.
The education of babies is generally
in very backward state; indeed, they
do not seem to know much of the
English language beyond the words
papa" mamma" "me," "ga," "by."
Their attempts at French are even
worse they are continually using
such low French as 'ajou, "day-day,"
"ba-ba," and "by by" A man once,
told me he had no doubt that babies
are decended from negroes, for they
always say me for 1.
Babies do not differ much in temper.
size, or disposition. They are violent,
about the size of pillow, and cove
tous.
/ once saw baby with a corkscrew
pair of tongs, a hand bell, and a
broken hearth brush, and nothing
could induce it to part from any of
them, although it got the corkscrew
halfway into its ear, and the handle
of the hearth brush altogether down its
throat.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-01-31
Receipts that never Fail.

The following receipts we warrant
to be good, and if any of our readers
after experimenting with them, fail
we should like to know -
To destroy rats-Catch them one by
one, and fatten their heads with lem
mon squeezer.
To kill cockroaches-Get a pair of
heavy boots, then catch your reaches,
put them in a barrel, and then get in
yourself, and dance.
To catch mice-On going TO bed
put crumbs Of cheese into your mouth
and lie with it open, and when a
mouse's whiskers tickle your throat
bite.
To prevent Dogs from Going Mad
Cut their tail off close behind their
ears.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-01-31
HThe Hum ors of Advertising.

Advertisers are adopts in ambiguity
A lady advertiscs her desire to obtain a
husband with a Roman nose having
'rong religious tendstLcies." "A spnster
particularly fond of children" informs the
public that she wishes for two or three,
AaHing none of 'her own" Somebody
wants "a young IMAM to look after horse
of the Methodist .persuasioni:" draper
desires to meet with an assistant whe
would stake an active and energetic inter
est in small frst-cass trade, and I'm a
quiet family )" and Boston chemist ad
vertises "the gentleman who left his ,stem-
ach for analysis will please call and set it,
together with the result"
Slipshod English is not, however, con-
fined to the advertising columns, or we
should not read of the shooting of n wild
cat "by a little boy Ave feet eight inches
long, or of a procession which was
''yery fine, and nearly two miles in length,
as was also the prayer of Mr.. Perry, the
chaplain" moi should be much scandal
lied 10 note the fact, recently stated in
some journal, that "a self-made man ar
rived in California twenty years ago with
only one shit to his back, and since then
has contrived, by close application to bus
mess, to accumulate over ten millions"
Az English theatrical paper, after an.
nouncing forthcoming benefit perform
ance, went on: "Of course eUery one soiU
iOe there, and for the edifcation of those
'who are absent, full report will be found
IAN our next paper"
Tfhe following advertisements are COL
Itctesl fron Irish papers: zone pound
reward. Lost, cameo brooch, represent.
ing Venus and Adonis, on the Drumcon.
dra road, aSoai i0 o'clock Tuesday even
ing" Advertisement of a wine merchant:
>'Tbe advertiser having made an advan.
,tageous purchase, offers for sale, on very
low terms. about six dozen Of prime port
swine,i lately che property of a gentleman
40 years OF age. fan in the body, and with
a hi gh boQuet" The two following ema-
mated FROM a well known livery stable
Ike per: 50 To be sold cheap, a splendid
gray horse, calculated for charger, or
would carry lady with switch tail"
~ To be sold cheap. a mail phaeton, the
4fDperty Of a gentleman with movable
shead, as good as new" Ten shillings
rreward. Lost, by gentleman, white
Strrler dog, except the head, which Is
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-01-31
Marriage Announcements IN Olden
Times.

It appears from Mr.. Jeaffreson's
"Brides and Bridals" that-"The edi-
tor of the Gentleman's Magazine used
to announce marriages thus Mr..
Basket to Miss Pell, with 95, 600; :
Mr.. Davis to Mrs. Wylds, with 94O0
per an. > 'the lord Bishop of St.
Asaph to Miss Orell, with 100000 )
j. Whitcombe, Esq, to Miss Allen,
with G40, Of0 : Mr.. N. Tillotson, the
eminent preacher among the people
called Quakers. and a relative Of
Archbishop Tillotson, to Miss -,
with e7,ooO;' MIR. P.Bowen to Miss
Nichols, of Greenhithe, with 100000;
Sir George G. to Widow Jones, with
100000 year, besides ready money
At the same time the Scotch-more
gallant than their fellow countrymen
of South Britian-Whilst announcing
the amount of brides fortune, used
also to mention the personal and moral
endowments, as qualifications scarcely
less important than her money. "On
Monday last" runs matrimonial an
nounoement in the Glasgow Co r Mt
ll747), DR.. Robert Hamilton, Prof.
of Anatomy and Botany in the Uni
versitv of Glasgow. to Miss Molly
Baird, a beautiful young lady with a
handsome fortune. " Another mar
image, which occurred in the same year,
dis announced in the same journal
thus TON Monday aast, Mr.. James
j ohnstane, a merchant in tlat place,
was married to Miss Peggy Fewall,
a young lady of guent merit, and for
tune of 94 ,000.''
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-01-31
W.J.and E.T. WRIGGLESWORTH.
EDITORS

nHe The editor of the Mineral Point
Tribune, in his issue of the 23d inst, has
sought to explain to the people the reason
ne did not succeed in getting the whole of
his bill allowed, at the last session OF the
County Board. To our mind, he has not
given proper explanation, or, in other
words, he has given q wrong impression
as to the doings of our County Board
and, when he says, that Democratic
Clerk and Chairman of Committee on
Claims are more than q match for Re
publican board" to say the leest, it is
serious reflection On the honor, integrity
and manhood of number of n'eH gener-
ally ack nowledged to be. at least, intelli-
gent. Just think of it! Fourteen of our
best men controlled and led by the nose
by the Clerk and Chairman. It is prepos-
ferrous, and gives to the latter named OIL
.ccrs more credit than is due them.
Inregard to the Canvassing Board, con
.Sisting If Messrs. Strong, Northey and
Carkeek, and by whose authority the off
,ciai canvass of election is published, con-
sisted of two Republicans and one Demo
,crat. In justice to that board, we deem it
proper TO state, that politics did not enter
into their deliberations, as their action
will show. They deliberated over the
matter of publication, and decided &C
.cording to the best light they had, that
,the publication of the official canvass in
rswo of the county papers was sufficient.
The Clerk, in accordance with that de-
csion, ordered the Canvass to be publish.
ed IN the Democrat and CHRONICLE, for
which services both papers have received
the stamps. Therefore, the reason that
Bro. Bennett failed to have his bill allowed
was because he was never authorized to
publish the canvass, and not because the
Republican board was governed by two of
its membcrs that happened to be Demo
Gratis.
As far rs the CHRONICLE is concerned.
we never publish county business without
first being properly authorized. We re-
gard the risk as altogether too great.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-01-31

The following compliment to one OF
Wisconsin's noblest men, is from the
St. Louis Democrat:
The reelection of Hon. Timothy Q.
Howe to the United States Senate.
from Wisconsin, is a just tribute to an
able, and conscientious man, who has in
twelve years of service, proved his
worth and fidelity. During his first
term, Mr.. Howe was the colleague of
Doolittle and during the Andy John
son regime he was just as strongly
urged to follow the fortunes OF that
erratie chieftain, as Mr.. Doolittle did.
But he stood by his party and his
party friends, and has been able to
read, in the eontrasted fate of himself
and Doolittle, how certain the people
are to be true to their friends, and
how certain they are to punish their
betrayers."
And this is from the Chicago later
Ocean
"Mr. Howe has already served
twelve years in the Senate, and always
with equal credit to himself, bis state,
and the nation. He is a lawyer of
distinguished ability, cool. unimpass-
toned speaker, keen satirist, and a
powerful logician. His character for
official, political and personal integrity
has never been touched by the shadow
of reproach, and as statesman of
broad views, ripe experience, and prac-
teal ability he stands to-day the peer
of the ablest member of the Senate.
The honor of third election is equally
divided between the State and Senator.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-01-31

n@- There is story aaoat about a
German gentleman in Berks COUNT:
who buried his wife, and was marie
again in about ten days. The young
men of the neighborhood determined
to signify their disapproval Of such a
breach of properiety as this speedy
marriage so, while the wedding feast
was in progress in the house, they
called and gave the parties GALA
thumpian serenade. After while the
groom appeared at the front door,
aud when silence had been obtained
said, in a deprecatory tone:
I say, poys, you ought to pc
ashanti of yourselves to pc making
all dis noise, ven der vos a funeral
here so soon. 1t amt right. The
band then adjourned.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-01-31
Art Department.

EThe publishers are authorized to designs
from many Of the most emirent artists OF the Gun-
try.
In addition, the ALDfSE will reproduce examples %
the best foreign masters, avoiding such as have be
come familiar through photo raphs or o,es Of an.
Kind.
The quarterly tinted plates for 1878 will rOproduc
four OF John s, Davis inimtabie child sketches ar
proprat- to tire four These plates would b
alone worth the price of years subscription.
The popular feature OF c,piuu3ly illustrate
Christmas number will be continued.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-01-31

black. 10 be brought to-" &c. To these
Irish advertisements may be added an
English one, which was the subject of
humorous article in the Saturday Recieso
some four or five years since: :" To be
sold, an Erard grand piano, the property
of lady, about 80 travel in walnut wood
case with carved l,gs."-Priee Current,
London,
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-01-31

HB- A witness describing certain
events said "the person 1 saw at the
head of the stairs was a man with one
eve named Jacob Wilkins
"What was the name of his other
eye p spitefull asked the opposing
counsel. The witness was disguised
by the levity of the audience.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-01-31

H8r The Postmaster-General has
decided that families, firms or eompan-
les cannot combine to rent post.ofice
boxes, but that box rent must be col
lected from each family, frm, or con-
pany enjoying such facilities.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-01-31

na- Seneca must. have had Wall
Street in distant view when he said,
"Some men. like pictures, are better
for corner than full light.