Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-02-14

be higher than has ever been known, on
the opening of navigation.
THE Louisville printers are taking
turns at having the smallpox, and con-
tributing to each others relief.
OLD Texans declare that they never
knew, by actual experience, what cold
weather was before this winter.
THE starch factory of st. Joseph, Mo-,
is shipping five carloads of starch daily,
and the people there feel stuck up.
LINCOLN, Neb., is rejoicing over the
prospect of an appropriation of $4,000
for Government building in that city.
SAN DIEGO, CAL, is luxuriating on
green peas and ripe tomatoes, while San
Barbara prides itself on its fine strawber-
ries.
For 100000 cash in hand a New
Yorker agrees to tear down one of the
pyramids, bring it to New York and set
it up again.
THAT Maine man who has slept on a
hay-mow every night for twenty-five
years, had to get into the house this win
ter or lose the other ear.
ANOTHER scheme is on foot to build q
railroad from Salt Lake City to connect
with the Union Pacific Railroad at Echo.
This Is to be wide gauge.
WHY are Goals the most contradictory
articles known to commerce? Because,
when purchased, instead of going to the
buyer, they go to the cellar.
THE Pennsylvania tavern-keepers
threaten to raise the price of lodging for
man and beast if their licenses for selling
liquor are taken from them.
A YOUNG lady at South Norwalk
explained that her father conducted an
aquarium, which was much better than
saying he kept fish market.
A JERSEY CITY gent lately had both
ears grazed by bullets while escorting
home a girl whose hand was wanted by a
rival. A very unhealthy town is that.
Two CHINAMEN were recently shot in
Virginia City, New, while engaged in
stealing, and Nevada paper says that
part of the Chinese problem is solved.
THERE is a family at Newark, N. j.,
whose members are dying off from sheer
excess of fat. One of the children, aged
thirteen, recently returned to 100 pounds
of dust.
A GEORGIA negro was Overpaid 800 on
a check by bank, and he returned the
money. The local paper says this is an
other evidence that the race can never be
civilized.
A HUNGARIAN by the name of Bango,
recently arrived at st. Joe, was robbed
by fellow-cOuntryman of $1,000 in
greenbacks which he had concealed be-
meath his pillow.
THE recent decline in the price of coal
oil is matter of cOngratulation to the
undertakers. They say that folks don't
kindle fires with the stuff when it gets be-
yond certain figure.
WEDDING CARDS in Denver consist of a
jack of diamonds and the queen of
hearts, with the contracting parties
names thereon. If the BRIDES mother is
living the ten of clubs is enclosed.
A NEGRO in Coffee County, Ga, who
bet So. rs that he could ride roam mule
with pine burr under the saddle, lost
the money. He was followed to the tomb
by large and enthusiastic audience.
LOUISVILLE has a new Chief of Police,
and he has awkwardly arrested several
leading citizens whom he found in gam
bling rooms. 1t will take him some
weeks to get acquainted. Chicago paper.
WORK on the North Pacific Coast Rail
road, to run from Saucelito northward
near the ocean shore, will soon be COM
menced by 1900 men, and the company
expect to reach the Russian River this
year.
BOARDING HOUSE chicken soup can be
made it is said, by hanging up hen in
the sun so that her shadow shall fall into
a pot of salt water. The only trouble is,
that on cloudy day the soup is liable to
be weak.
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j. J. Crawford and David Thomson, of
Douglas, who in nine days killed four
panthers, three bears and two lynxes. In
the year they killed sixty-one animals of
these species.
A LADY called on a witty friend, who
was not at home, and finding the piano
next day they met, and the lady said, ct
called on you yesterday" eyes, I saw
your card on the piano"
THERE is rumor out that the Agricul-
tural Colleges which do not conform in
their courses of study to the law of Con-
gross which calls them into life, will get
maGndGaRatseS served on them from the
United States Supreme Court.
SOME questions very naturally suggest
themselves to an inquiring mind. An
amateur farmer wonders ''why, on all
this fair earth, the ground is bottom side
up, so that it must be turned over with
pillow before corn can be raised?"
OVER 100000 in bonds, mortgages,
etc, stolen from the banking house of
Clarkson & Co., Lancaster, Pa, on the
18th January, have since been found un-
der stairway leading to the basement of
st. Paul's Reformed Church in that city.
Two men who stole ride on Texas
freight train were locked in and switched
off the track at way station, and had to
remain in their close quarters for ninety
six hours without food or water, and at
the end of that time were imprisoned as
Migrants.
THE London Times asks, "Does brain
work kill?" The man who occupies the
corner of Main and Liberty streets every
evening, and squirts tobacco juice on an
awning post just to see 1t run down is
living Indication that it doesn't-Dan-
bury NesoS.
A CHUNK of gold, weighing over $40
pounds, and worth about $50,000 was
found in the claims of 70 Yen 81 Co., at
Moore's Flat (Col.( These claims are
owned by Chinese company to whom
they were sold cheap, having, as was sup
posed, been exhausted.
A WEDDING was broken up at Columbus
City, Iowa, in the following manner:
The preacher asked if any one had any
objections; the young lady said: eyes,
l don't want to marry him." The ex-
pectant bridegroom folded his broadcloth
and silently stole away.
THE st. Paul Pioneer says John
Kegan, of Plainview, 76 years of age,
blvouacked in snow bank for forty-nine
hours during the late storm. He was