Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-06-19
CURRENT. ITEMS.

man.
THE love for office is the root of much
evil
To KEEP food on aweak stomach--Bolt
it down.
MOONLIGHT is merely the beautiful old
age of day.
DEEP waters make still noise. So
do deep men.
RATS are known for the cellarity of
their movements.
DARK rooms are unfit for the dwellings
of human beings.
AN unpleasant sort of arithmetic-Di-
vision among families.
HAPPINESS is where it is found, and
seldom where it is sought.
No matter how ignorant a man is, he
can at least make his mark.
THE season for sleeping on window
sills and rolling off is here.
MONOGRAM buttons are introduced on
some of the new walking-suit. H8
WHY should a magistrate be very cold?
Because he represents Justice.
A PORTLAND (Me) railway crossing is
called "the gridiron of DEATH"
LITTLE girls should remember that
murderers die of dancing rope.
COLORADO claims to yield sapphires,
one of which was sold recently for $500.
THE Washington Star says every APP
proach to both houses of Congress is
blocked with pie-stands.
THE Jackson Wing and Tribune has
been presented with hens egg which is
the perfect shape of walrus.
1T is proposed to try cremation on the
dogs. Well, they would burn easily on ac-
count of the quantity of bark in them.
A VIRGINIAN is under arrest for pawn
ing his wife's corset for pint of whisky.
He believed that tightlacing would kill
her. seat
AN Atlanta child, only three years old,
makes it's parents proud and happy by
carrying forty. eight pounds of meal fifty
yards.
A DELAWARE man. arrested for murder,
proved that on that night and at the hour !
of the murder he was at home mauling
his wife, and this fact saved him. A
word to the wise is, and so forth. F
THE Grand Trunk Railroad authorities
have decided to change the line to narrow
gauge east of Montreal in September. 1t
will then be of uniform gauge through .
out, and correspond with its American
connections.
On recent Saturday afternoon George
Mead, nine years OLD, while playing with
several other boys in front of black
smith shop, near Boston, accidentally ran
against piece of wood which was prop
ping up wagon, and, knocking it down,
the vehicle fell upon him, killing him in
stantly. ta5'
A NOVELTY, is the handsome $3.50
field Croquet Set that the EGcelsSOr Mag
azSne is giving to new subscribers for 80
cents, through q special arrangement with
large manufacturing company. They
furnish sample copies of the Magazine for
25 cents, from their Office, Room SO, No.
157 La Sale ST., Chicago, Ill.
THE Detroit Free Press says that recent
ly, while runaway horse was going up
Michigan avenue, having saddle on his
back, horse and buggy crossed the ave-
nue. in front of him, and he made flying
leap over the horse and continued, his
flight One of the flying stirrups
knocked off the hat of the man who was
driving, but he forgot to get frightened
until the runaway was block distant.
A STRANGE robbery was recently COM
mitted at Louisville, KY. A young lady
who had an unusually fine head of hair,
which she wore in two braids, awakening
during the night with the idea that some
thing was wrong, arose and examined the
door, and finding it was locked was about
retiring again, when she perceived that
one of her long braids had been cut off
close to her head. The thief had entered
through an open window, but left no trace
10 aid in his recognition ~
THE historic $1,000 package which Col.
York f1ourished in the memorable JOINT
convention of the Kansas Legislature is
again engaging public attention. Mr..
Francis, the new State Treasurer, has re- 2
ceipted for it, and reports it among the
list of valuable papers in his keeping.
What to do with it is the allabsorbing
question. York, who surrendered it as
bribe money, will have none Of it. Pom
eroy claims that it was given to York in
trust for Page, who has relinquished all
claim to It. Hence there appears to benoA
owner. En4
STRAwBERRIEs.-Nev wash straw
berries if it can be avoided. fit must be
DONE do it before they are hulled. Use
large bowlful of water, put in few
berries at time, stir them lightly with
the hands until clean, skim them out and
hull them at once, putting them into the
saucers in which they are to be served. u
Sprinkle sugar over them if needed, and
send to the table without further hand
ling, or leave them to be sugared by the
eater Every time they are handled takes
something from their freshness, but ifit
is preferable for other reasons to place
them in one large dish on the table put
them at once into the dish as you take 2
them from the water and hull them, ).
sprinkling on the necessary sugar as you
proceed, so that they will need no stirring
afterward. They need no draining The
little water that clings to them will melt
the sugar, and with the juice of the fruit
will make an exquisite dressiDg.-HerGtG
of Health.
A GEORGIA paper describes Southern
beauty as follows: Among the many Wis
itors who came to our city on Saturday
last to sell their country produce was
young. lady from an adjoining county
who had chickens, eggs and butter for 4
sale. Her beauty was of transcendent
excellence. Bright, flashing, intellectual
eyes and face round and rosy, whlie ner
calico dress was plain ana neaLy Iau
and fitted beautifully. Her rlch, Dlack 9
hair flowed in luxurious rlc1pess. Hign,fa
lv educated, she conversed fuently, and
denorted 6erself with becoming modesty.
Sbp wore no purchased complexion; had
no ton. knot on her head, but stood in the
majestic beauty of created intelligence
that would not yield to the despotic dic-ss
tates of frivolous fashion. 1t has been
long time since we gazed upon such a
sight The young men crowded around
her wagon with curiosity in their eyes and
admiration in their hearts. The old men
wept for Joy that there was one who had
not bowed to Baal She sold her country
produce. went home, MIXED the cows,