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Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1876-02-18
JUDICIAL CONVENTION
End of the Contest.

The contest between Messrs Bennett
and Gray, for the seat in the Assembly
from this district, came to an end on
last Saturday morning, after a contin-
uous session of the Assembly for near
ly twenty-four hours, and resulted as
every fair-minded person must agree 1t
should have, in awarding the seat to
Mr.. Bennett.
1t came about in this wise: On
Thursday evening, after remarks by
MIR. Gray in his own behalf, which
were replied to by Mr.. M. Griffin on
behalf of the Committee, a vote was
taken on the resolution submitted by
the majority of the Committee on Priv
ileges and Elections, declaring Mr..
Bennett entitled to the seat, and the
result announced to be 48 to 48-thus
defeating the resolution. Immediately
after this vote was taken, the Assem-
bly, adjourned, and then it was discov
cred that the Clerk, in counting the
names, had made a mistake, and thai
there were really 40 votes in favor o
the resolution, which would give the
seat to Mr.. Bennett.
When the Assembly convened OIL
Friday morning, a resolution was of
fercd for the correction of the Journa
of the day previous, so as to make i
accord with the facts in the case, wher
a system of flibustering was inaugu
rated by the "Reformers," which wal
kept up until 9 o'clock on SATURDAY
morning, when the Right finally tri
umphed, and the resolution seating Mr.
Bennett (and flooring Mr.. Gray) wa
declared to have been adopted.
The remarks of Mr.. Gray before tn
Assembly, concering the attorneys, VIII
conducted the taking of testimony II
behalf of Mr.. Bennett, and the shame
full course of the "Reform" member
on Friday, are matters which undc
other circumstances would demand a
tention. But seeing that Mr.. Gray
remarks were very completely answere
at the time, by Mr.. Griffin, who ha
investigated the case to the bottom
and that the action Of the "Reformers
has resulted ouly in injury to them
selves, it is unnecessary to multipl
words. 1t is sufficient to know tina
Mr., Bennett now holds the seat t
which he was legally and fairly electe
last November, and that the Norther
Assembly District of Iowa county
represented by staunch and true he
publican, an honorable gentleman, an,
man in every way worthy of the pc
sition.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1876-02-18
N O II H II.
MER CHANTS LAWYERS, CLERGYMEN PHYSI
CLANS, FARiiERS-YOUNG AND OLD.

REMEMBER we ask ALL to send 10 for OLA
MONDS, WATCHES, STERLING Silver Ware, or
Silver Plate, fine Gold and medium priced Jewelry.
We guarantee every article represented when
sold. Is X Wedding Rings and Bridal Gifts of
every kind. Any article in our stock sent 70 am
address G. o. D., and goods allowed to he 'ened
for examination, on receipt of enough to opy the
express charges Watches repaired and fipa' time
guaranteed, also Jewellery Manufactured tone Ill
Call on or address Il. j. MORSE d CO., I'm Order.
S. e. cor. of Lake and Clark streets, Chicagoporers
N B.-Parties wishing fine goods at low prices,
will consult their own interests by ordering from
us. Catalogues sent to Dealers Agents re
ceipt of Sc. stamp.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-12-15
SerVian Customs.

At table the Servians have no set
form of grace, as we call it; each one
finds, in his gratitude, expressions
wherein to glority the Creator. No one
dares to accept the place of honor at a
feast if he feels himself incapable of
suitably mprOvisiDga a prayer of thanks
giving. They regard themselves as be-
lug under the protection of patron
saints. The invitation to the fete of the
saint which the family particularly re-
we're Is generally given in these terms:
"Our house is also the house of the
Lord. We invite you to come this
evening. We shalt not be found want
ing in what we owe to our patron saint"
On Christmas Eve the father of the
family goes to the wood and cuts down
a straight and well-grown oak. He
brings it in, saying, "GOod-evening,
and happy Christmas" to which those
present reply, "May God grant both to
thee, and mayest thou have riches and
hOnOrW then they throw over him
grains of corn. Presently the young
tree is placed upon the Goals, where it
remains until the morning, which they
salute by repeated firirgs of pistol.
When a neighbOr comes to visit, he
throws grains of wheat through the open
door, crying, "Christ is BORN" then
those upon whom the grain has fallen
respond, HE is born indeed" The Wis
itOr then enters, and, striking the log
with piece of iron, he adds, "FOr as
many sparks as come out of you, let
there be as many oxen, horses, sheep,
goats, pigs, and bee-hives." At length
the mistress of the house throws a veil
over the guest, and they carry the re-
mains of the log out into the orchard,
retaining the ashes, to which they at
tribute certain virtues.
They do not go to church on this oc-
casiOn; but to the feast which follows
this ceremony each one brings lighted
candle in his hand. 1t is the custom to
kiss one another in announcing the
birth of the Savior; and to emblematize
the union of the family, the father
gathers in bundle all the candles and
places them in dish, where grain of
all kinds has been served, also a cake of
unleavened bread, called tchisnitza.
They break the cake, in which a silver
piece has been concealed, and he to
whom it falls is considered the happiest
of the party. The table remains spread
during three days, and Servian hospi-
tality excludes no one.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-12-15
Shortness Of Money.

Young ladies, as a rule, (writes a con-
temporary, suffer q good deal from the
want of pOcket-mOuey. Young men
send in their bills to their father, and
have generally sum wholly indepeud-
ent of necessary expense to spend as
they please, while their sisters have
usually only an allowance for dress. In
ordinary cases, and particularly where
there are many girls of one family, this
allowance is not one calculated to show
any margin when the milliuer's bill is
paid. y distinguished lady novelist
lately spoke with regret of the ignorant
young women who dabble in literature
merely for the chance of earning a lit
tie money. She perhaps for a moment
forgot of how much Importance that
little money may be to Il person who
finds it almost impossible to make her
income cover her inevitable expenses.
Girls are often subjected to painful hu-
initiation when staying at friends
houses merely on account of being
forced to allow gentlemen with whom
they are only slightly acquainted to pay
their little incidental expenses, such as
an admission to a picture gallery or
flower show. They caunOt make the
usual presents to servants. They lose,
moreover, that nice seusitiveness in
money matters which ought 10 be most
carefully nurtured, and which of late
seems to have gone out of fashion.
1t is cruel and wicked of parents to
permit their children to be placed in
circumstances where they are tempted
to put themselves under obligations to
people from whom they have no right
to receive them. a girl, out of ignor-
ance and dimpecuniOsity, may sometimes
find herself placed in an equivocal
position from which she does not
feel able to get free, and cruel embar-
rassment may be caused because she
had not a little money in her purse
when she wanted it.
AS n rule, a married woman is not
much better off than her unmarried sis
ter, in the. matter of pocket-mOney, if
she has not brought her husband any
fortune, and if she is unhappily bur
dened with a conscience. She finds her
self in possession of house money and
dress-mOney, and, being probably mex
perienced in management, she finds it
hard enough to keep within her allow
ances. She never feels as if she could
call any money her own, and is thus de-
prived of many small pleasures, and
even necessaries, which her husband
would never dream of refusing to him
self.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-12-15
Errors in Everyday Speech.

A cotemporary has selected some of
the more conspicuous faults of language
to which people are given, and held
them up in their bare deformity. An
incorrect phrase may sound we'll
enough, but when written or printed, its
improperly seems TO stand out clearly
enough:
"There are some faults of speech into
which people have come from sheer
bondage to traditional custom. These
faults vary with sections of our country
and change with communities. The
provincialisms of New England, of the
Middle, OF the Southern, and of the
Western States have their welI-defned
characteristics. Still, there are some
errors common to all, and which spring
not so much from ignorance of gram
matical rules as from long-continued
cOlloquial carelessness. Let US specify
few of these: Il have a new pair of
shoes Il only want a trifle.' IeXpect
that it may be so.' Il should like a
muffin "A party told me the story
These little vulgarisms pass currently
and quite unnoticed. Still the shoes are
new, and not the pair. A trifle only is
wanted. One supposes without expec-
tation. Should expresses a future obli-
CATION; would, a present desire; and a
person is never party.
"Then there is another class of pet err
rors with which one is constantly an
noyed. You hadn't ought to say it,
He is a very reliable man, Il will
learn you your lesson Il lost near ten
dollars Il mean to stop at home.'
He was gone before knew it, who
do you think l saw? Il know her
WELL He has chose a wrong way
These samples may suffice to point out
a large number of inaccuracies which
are tolerated even among polite people.
ga few more of another sort may be
! fifty mentioned: He is better than me-
The book lays on the table, You
should have went at once Him and
me took walk He rose up and left
the room.' You have mistook me-
Sing the two first verses of the 10th
| hymn DO not let me discommode
you.' These are faults which can be
readily avoided by due attention to the
simplest rules of grammar and the laws
of proper expression"
How common is the expression used
! by people who claim high culture,
"You are Mistaken" when they mean
"You mistakew Not long since we
were provoked into long discussion to
prove the error of "You are mistaken" )"
an acquaintance failing to perceive at
once the inaccuracy of the phrase. So,
! too, people mix the terms "wilr' and
'shall' in most promiscuous manner.
! chronological Journal.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-12-15

puppy spending fifty dollars for a brace
let for me, and refusing a pittance to a
poor, sick womanw
"Oh, but he's so generous! so freeni
responded Miss Dale, with sly laugh.
"DOn't, now don't, Annie, if you love
meW
The young girls tripped dowp-stairs
and into the parlOr, and one hour after
ward Carrie departed for her home, ac-
companied by Bently, whose escort, un-
der the circumstances, she could not
we'll refuse. Edward Cheever, however,
remained all the evening with Miss
Dale, but neither before nor after the
departure of Carrie and Bently was any
reference made to the mendicant wom-
en-. Thomas Bently probably did not
give the matter a second thought-Ed-
ward Cheever too frequently exercised
his charitable feelings to think the sub
ject of any particular mportance-and
the girls had their own reasons for
avoiding the topic. Both the young la
dies were little cold to Tom, however,
and, but for fear of betraying their Sc
cret, would probably have displayed
their feelings still more pointedly.
On the plea of a headache, Carrie eX-
cused herself for not inviting Thomas
Bently into the house, as usual; the
next day-being really a woman of
right mind and good principles-she re-
turned the young gentleman his brace
let, and respectfully but decidedly de-
clined the honor of his company in any
other respect than as an acquaintance.
Tom was very much put out at this
unlocked for turn in events, but though
he tried hard, he could not change the
/ Haf hat Crfh A ~
yielded to his fate and went his way,
without even the satisfaction of know
ing what had led to his dismissal.
A short time afterward, Edward
Cheever and Annie Dale were married,
and the happy young bride never had
the slightest reason to regret her choice
of a husband. In few years Cheever
became man of means and influence,
and was as much beloved abroad as he
was at his own fireside.
Carrie Hunt soon found anothersu suitOr,
but her new admirer was an entirely
different man from Bently. A year or
two after Annie's marriage, she, too,
gave herself away-confident, this time,
that she had made good selection, and
would not be disappointed
"He's just like your Ned, I'm sure, -
she whispered to Annie, on her wedding
night, and, happily, aftertimes proved
that her words were prophetic.
He was like Ned Cheever and two
better men, or two happier women, the
sun never shOne on. Subsequently the
gentlemen were let into the secret of the
little event which have just recorded,
and at the time of the revelation, Annie
returned to her husband the two dollars
always carefully preserved-which he
had so kindly bestowed upon the sol
djSGnt beggars. The money, with a
considerable addition, was afterward
handed over to a deserving charity.
AS for Tom Bently, reader, he mar
ried an heiress, spent her money, broke
her heart, and event to the bad'' in a
few years.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-12-15
A sIedge Party from the "Alert.u y

Last May the two ships composing
the British polar expedition = the
"Alert," Captain Mares, and the "Dis-
cOvery," Captain Stephenson - sailed
from England with the object of reach
ing the north pole. Like their host of
predecessors, they have returned with
out accomplishing their specific purpose,
but with a store of information, gath
cred during long winter in the frozen
ATTITUDES, of immense importance to the
scientific world and to future explorers.
The ships steamed northward without
obstruction until they reached the
Smith Sound. Here the fine weather
gave place to fog, and the smooth water
to floating fields of ice, and from this
point their progress was one continuous
struggle. Every mile had to be fought
for, inch by inch, or stolen by some
happy vancouver just in the nick of
time. On August 9th they reached
Lady Franklin Bay, where the "Dis-
covery" took up winter quarters, while
the "Alertn continued her course along
the western shore of Robson Channel,
and rounded the northeast coast of
Grant Land, where she found herself on
the border of huge frozen sea filled
with dense and impenetrable ice, vary
Au6 lAOlAA eighty W OllC luAluAG GU anu llLly
feet in thickness. No harbOr being at
tainable, she was secured, September /,
inside a sheltered barrier of grounded
ice, close to the land, in latitude so 27/
and longitude Go 30, where she re-
manned for eleven months without be-
ing able to penetrate farther nOrthward.
Meanwhile the sun sunk lower and
lower, until on October u it finally dis
appeared, leaving the ships in darkness
for period of 40 days, illumined pc
riOdically by the moon and by a week
of twilight, which accompanied the
vanishing and re-appearance of the sun.
Meanwhile, the ships were some sixty
seven miles apart, but unable to COM
municate with each other. The weather
was the cOldest that ever was known,
the temperature for fortnight being
$50 below zero. The extreme lowest
temperature was 1912 below freezing
point. The mercury was frozen forty
seven days during the winter. The
winter was passed in taking valuable
scientific observations, exploring the
country round about, and making rich
natural history collections, varied with
the amusements with which Arctic
travellers are wont to relieve the monot-
Ony of polar winters.
On the Goth of February the sun ap-
peared, and Captain Mares sent out
sledge parties in various directions. The
first party, which set out March u to
communicate with the "DiscOvery," re-
turned after two days march, with
Peterson, the interpreter, in a dying,
condition, having had both feet frozen.
The next start was more successful.
The party reached the Discovery"
found all we'll, and returned in safety.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-12-15
London Theaters.

Persons who do not patronize the
drama in London, may learn what they
avoid, from the following remarks in the
London AtheRdeun1, suggested by book
on dramatic topics:
at is an incontrovertible fact that no
one nowadays goes to a theater with
out putting his life in peril. If theaters
are built within a nest of old houses,
thickly inhabited by different poor, and
not too heedful, families, to the constant
risk of fire within a theatre is added
that of an outbreak of fire in any of the
surrounding houses. If the entrance to
a theater is between two dwellings
where things of peculiarly infiamma-
bic nature are sold, think twice before
you enter. If you must pass by a sub
way under a street or two, in order to
obtain entrance into the sale, it were
wise not to enter at all, unless your life
is insured, and you were comfortably
Indifferent about the matter. Then, as
to the interior, little explosions of gas
are not uncommon, in spite of all the
care taken; they excite corresponding
alarm, they are not recorded, and they
are soon forgotten. Such an explosion,
like the report of gunshot, occurred on
the 7th inst. Nothing worse came out
of it than a little fright, and many did
not understand the meaning of the re-
port. But it might have been worse;
and we will just remark that if the pit
of any of our theaters is seated over the
gasOmeter, we would sooner be up in a
balloon, to which we have the greatest
objection, than expose ourselves to be
hOisted as high as balloons go by a
blOw-up of that reservoir of destruction;
and, further, if a smell of smoking
strike your offended sense in the stalls,
and your friend, who knows the ways
of the house, informs you that Mr..
Mouther's dressing-rOOm is Just below
you, that he always smokes when he is
off the stage, and that his room is snug
ly covered with cocoa-nut matting-in
such case you should politely ask the
manager to remove the mating, and
the cloud-compelling actor; that would
be the least he could do. Managers
generally dO.as little as possible for the
comfort of audiences. On this subject
Mr.. Cook speaks with justifiable sever
ity. Comfort comprises safety; there is
no comfort in being jammed together
in places of torture rather than of enter
tainment, and with the thought of tor
tuOus, narrow, maze-like alleys to get
at stalls, which alleys, in case of a panic
and stampede, would present scene of
horror, sickening even to contemplate
1t is matter for Lord Chamberlains to
deal with, and that not over useful Off
Ger should be allowed no peace till some
thing etfectual has been done for the
public safety"
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-12-15
NUMBER Ii.
Taking Comfort,

The dream of mortals is of time
coming when cares shall cease to infest,
anxieties to oppress, every wish be graf
flied, and they shall take solid COM
fort"
Many waste all their lives in the vain
pursuit of this dream, which, like the
will-o'-the-wisp leads them sad chase
over bog and fen and morass, eluding
them to the last. 4 few thoughtful
souls arrive seasonably at the wise con-
clusion that not in this world will the
time ever come when, without any
dregs of bitterness, the chalice pressed
to our lips will be full of only comfort.
We must take the bitter with the sweet
as we go along.
COntentmenti is notan outward growth.
It's roots spring from the very depths of
the soul, and are nOurished as well by
rain as by sunshine, by sorrow as by
joy. When once one has resolved
within himself to take life as it is and
make the best of it, then he may, even
in tribulation, take comfort, though the
majority of people do not prefer to take
it in that form.
The delights of life, like pleasant
weather through the year, are scattered
all along the way, and unless we enjoy
them as they come, the opportunity
once past never returns. 1t is all very
well to provide for a rainy day, but that
man is very foolish who allows himself
to be soaked by drenching rains that he
may save his umbrella for some possible
future storms. Pleasure taking is not
nearly so much provided for among our
earnest, intense, energetic American
people as it should be. We live alto
gether too much in the future, too little
in the present. We live poor that we
may die rich. We get all ready to be
happy, and when we are quite ready,
intirmity or disease or death steps in,
and the chance to take comfort in this
life is gone. If we only could be con-
tent to seize upon the little pleasures
that lie just outside and often within
our daily pathway, they would make a
large sum'tOtal at the end of three score
and-ten. Far too many of us scOrn
pleasures that are cheap and near and
within our grasp, and complain because
we cannot have such as are costly and
remote and inaccessible. But if we
would only magnify the little things
that make life pleasant, as we do those
that make it unpleasant, the cup of our
joys would continually overflow. We
complain of cloud and storm, but do we
rejoice in the sunshine and fair weather?
We grieve at the cOIdness of a friend,
but do we value fully the fidelity of
those who remain true? We count the
hours when sickness prostrates us, but
how many days of health pass utterly
unnoted and without thanksgiving ?
We mourn passionately for the dead,
while we neglect the living whom to-
morrow we may weep as dead. 1t is
well for us to heed the saying of the
wise man, "There is nothing better than
that man should rejoice in his own
works; for that is his portion; for who
shall bring him to see what shall be af-
ter him ?'-ChicdgO Ledger.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-12-15
"0nly a Servant Girl. "

ooh, she's nobody but a servant girl.
L suppose she is worrying over an extra
washing or a broken cup. They're al
ways fretting at nothing That new
jacket of yours is lovely. Pm bound to
have one, if [ tease a week for the
money. Jackson is very close lately,
and 1 can scarcely get enough money to
keep soul and body together. Can't
you go in with me? Mott has some ele-
CANT dress goods. Call soon; l want
you to see my lace shawl. Mrs. Victor
says it is perfect beauty-fit for prin-
cess n' and the woman whose husband
hardly gave her enough to keep soul
and body together" went into the elegant
rooms to get an expensive dress, which
she wore but once during the season,
while "Only servant girl" kept plann-
ing to make her wages clothe herself,
her mother, and her sister, and get
books to keep the latter in school.
The washing was hard, but this was 4
harder problem. She might knit her
brOws over broken cup, but they grew
still more serious over three pairs of
shoes to be paid for. Dresses for week
days and dresses for Sundays were to be
bought, and mother and Lucy must
have neat hats to wear to church, if
there was "only a servant" girls wages
to buy them.
"Only servant girl" was the plain
woman sitting at the window as the two
women passed; but her heart was full of
love for the dear ones at home, and beat
as honestly beneath her old calico as
their own beat beneath the lace and
silk that had cost some one so dearly.
"Ouly a servant grip was she, but her
heart yearned for sympathy in the
strange city where none seemed to
know or care how she Jared. A few
kindly words would have been so much
to her She looked longingly 1T the
kindly woman who had asked who she
was, as the two passed her window, but
''only a servant grip was all she heard.
Tears filled her eyes as she caught the
words. But take courage, lonely one,
for the Father knOweth his own, and
when our earthly habiliments are laid
aside, and we appear clothed only with
the good deeds done in the body, the
fairest and brightest of all who hear the
welcome summons, "come up higher"
may be "Only a servant girl"