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Year: 1866

For some time past on account Of the
heavy expenses Of the war, the dread of
having to pay the county railroad bonds
which amounted to near 100000, and
which are without doubt now null and
void and other heavy expenses and dis
couraging prospects, this village has not
increased much in either populatian, wealth
or enterprise during the last few years


But we are glad to see that our prospects
are Frightening, and Dodgeyille is yet
going to be quite an important point in
this part of the state. Since the closing
up Of the war our population has material
ly increased quite number of indus


trious, enterprising and moneyed business
men have comesamong us, and propose to
develop our resources. A company, COM
posed of some of our best business men,
are making preparations for starting a
large woolen factory, which is to be erect
ed as soon as spring opens. A large wag-
on shop is to be put up as soon as the
weather sufficiently moderates TO allow
workmen to commence on it. A large
cabinet shop is to be erected in the spring,
the stand having been already secured.
A first class hotel is to be built on a cor
ner lot, which, we are informed has been
bought for that purpose, as soon as the
we: ther will permit workmen to conf
mence; and other improvements are in
process OF erection and completion.


The mining interest in this part is look
ing up, a number Of good paying leads
have lately been struck, and the fact that
good paying mineral has been found below
the usual depth Of our mines, has encour-
aged our citizens to prospect more extern
siyely and a company will be f,rmed, a
large drain commenced, and deep mining
thoroughly tested in the spring. The
satisfactory tssue of the suit brought
against the county to make it pay the
railroad bonds, is nGu4ing our citizens
TO think about having railroad in Dodge


vile. 1t is estimated that forty thousand
dollars could%be raised in this village alone
for that purpose. The country around, ,as
well as the business Of the place demand a
railroad, and it would without doubt be to
the interest Of the owners Of the Mineral
Point railroad to have their road extended
through to the Milwaukee and Prairie du
Chicn road, and from thence through to
Tomah on the La Crosse road. This, we
say, would be to The interest of the owners
Of that road, and also to the interest of the
people of the whole country, and as soon
as these facts shall be substantially
brought to the notice of the various rail
road companies around us, we have no
doubt b~s measures will be taken to secure
a railroad Then our extensive mineral
deposits and our thousands of acres Of un-
improved prairie land, the best in the
state, woald throw carital and enterprise
in this part, and Dodgeville would be one
of the first business points Of the state.
Year: 1866

sI- Bad Luck is simply man with his
hands in his breeches pockets and pipe
in his mouth, looking on to see how it will
come out. Good Luck is man of pluck
to meet difficulties, his sleeves rolled up,
laboring to make it come out right.
Year: 1866

eWIn Chicago they are holding prayer
meetings every day, in the morning and
noon, and evening. Quite an excitement
is being produced, and there is every indi-
cation of genuine and extensive revival
Of religion,
Year: 1866

~ A petition is in circulation in the
state, asking the legislature to SO amend
the laws for the punishment of crime, as
to make the crime Of wilful and premedi-
tated murder punishable with DEATH Per-
sons in Dodgeville wishing to sign such a
petition can do so by calling at the Town
Clerks office.
Year: 1866

A correspondent Of the New York
Tribune furnishes this item Of recon
struction:


"An interesting affair transpirod
last evening on the Stamford train,
between Boston and Providence,
which deem worthy of notice.
Near my seat, in the last car, was a
man in blue pants who had lost an
arm in the service of the United
States. When the conductor called
upon him for his ticket, the one-armcd
man replied that he had neither
ticket nor money, but that a friend
would be in readiness at the depot at
Providence TO settle the amount for
his trip. The conductor very court
cously informed him that he should
be compelled to put him of at Mans
field, unless he made the necessary
settlement before the arrival of the
train at that place, and suggested that
he might take up a collection among
the passengers.


This he resolved TO do, and had
collected the sum of twenty-five
cents, when a gentleman occupying a
seat with me asked the soldier how
much he lacked Of the full amount
and he replied zone dollar" which
the former Immediately handed him


al thank you, kindly" said th,
soldier; "but excuse me, sir, hav,
You not been an officer in the army


"Ycs, sir" rcioined the gentleman
81 was an officer in the Confederate
army"


81 respect you, and shall nevcI
forget YOU" said the soldier.


Subsequently | got into converse
ton with the ex-Conicderatc, whom
| found to be Capt. T. $. Mackey
formerly chief engineer Of the Trans
Mississippi army.
Year: 1866

AMUSING lSCIDEST.-The follow
ing ludicrous occurrence took place
recently at the Good TcmpIars' Lodge
in Grccnville:


Not having fitted up a hall the
lodge meets in the hall of the "Pratt
Exchange" adjoining which there
are several sleeping apartments. At
a meeting of this lodge one of the
young lady officers had no table. A.
polite young gentleman stepped to
one Of the rooms and soon returned
with a wash-stand, from which tho
bowl and pitcher had been removed.
Accepting the thanks Of the lady he
gracefully bowed and resumed his
seat between q couple Of blooming
damsels, when 10 his horror, he dis
covered upon the lower shelf Of the
wash-stand domestic convenience
in the crockery line, which he had
neglected TO remove. Blnshing, he
shot from the hall without even an
"adios." The lady survives.
Year: 1866

An exchange says "The best board
in the world for dyspeptic young
ladies is the washboard." We don't
believe a word Of il. They were not
made for any such purposes. The
way to cure them of dyspepsia Is to
get some young man to board them.


A down east Yankee has recently
invented rat exterminator, consist
ing Of a sort Of powder stuff. The
animal jerks his head Of at the third
sneCzei
Year: 1866

Flashing in their pearly sheen,
From the glorious coralline,


See those teeth untarnished!
White alike, the back and front.
Yes, by the fragrant sozodoDtS,


May beauty's mouth be garnished
Year: 1866

Ir takes me an hour every morning,
says an English authprcss, TO make up
my chignOn my own hair) 80 ~ to pre-
vent the stulling from showing. And
now that / have mentioned the word
chignon, ! will let you and your young
friends into secret respecting that arti-
Gle, so that you may be able to discover
hair or of somebody clsc's. a natural
chignon is never 50 smooth - false
one, because, try as she will, the ncatcst
and cleverest young lady's maid can
never prevent a few short hairs from
sticking out here and there; for although
they may not show at first, they will
become visible to certainty before tho
evening is out, especially after dancing.
Now, the false chignons are made of hair
all of the same length, and secured SO
firmly as always to present smooth
surface, although l have known some
girls purposcly pull two or three of the
hairs out and cut them off short, so that
these chignons may seem natural, which
I call very wicked, and what l never
should do were l obliged to wear false
hair, which, thank goodness, l am not.
Then, again, false chignons, especially
of any colored hair (Which is very eX


pcnsivc to buy, are rarely ali exact
match with the wearer's own hair, so
that to disguise the difference they are
frequently covered with fine net, which
is sometimes ornamented with gold
spangles; so whenever you see one COW
cred in that way you may be certain
it is false, because no girl who had hair
enough to make a chignon would ever


think of hiding it under net. Dear
me. what a trouble ones hair is to one.
Year: 1866

DO not jest with your wife upon sub
,iect in which there is danger of wound
ing her feelings. Remember that she
treasures every word you utter, though
you may never think of them again.
DO not speak of some virtue in another
mans wife to remind your own of q
fault. DO not rcproach your wife with II
ty, you inilict wound difficult to heal.
DO not treat your wife with inattention
in company; it touches her pride, and
she will not respect you more, or love
you any the better for il. DO not upbraid
your wife in the presence of third per-
son. The sense of disregard for feeling
will prevent her from acknowledging her
fault. DO not entertain your wife with
praising the cbcautyand daccomplishments
of other women. Do not, too often, in
vito your friends out to ride, and leave
your wife at home. She might suspect
that you esteem others more companion.
able than herself If you have pleas
ant home and cheerful wife, pass YOU
evenings under your own roof. DO not
be stern and silent in your own house
and remarkable for your sociability else
where. Remember that your wife has
as much need of recreation rs yourself
and devote Il portion, at least, of YOU
leisure hours to such society and anlusc
mcnt5 as she may join. BY so doing
you will secure her smiles and incrcas,
her affection. DO not, by being too OK.
act in pCcuniary matters, make YOU
wife feel her dependence on your bounty
1t tends to lessen her dignity of char
acter, and does not increase her esteem
for you. If She is u sensible woman, sht
should be acquainted with your busincs
and know your income, that she mayreg
ulatc her household accordingly. 81
it remembered that pccuniary affair
cause more difficulties than any othc
cause. Your wife has an equal right will
yourself to all you possess in the world
therefore she should be made acquaint
cd with that which Is of great import
ance to both.
Year: 1866

CONCERNING the man you call your
friend; tell me, will he weep with you
in the house of distress? will he faith
fully reprovc you to your face for ac-
tions which others are ridiculing and
consuming behind your back? will he
dare to stand forth in your defence when
detraction is secretly aiming its deadly
weapon at your reputation? will he ac
knowledge you with the same cordiality
and behave to you with the same friend
ly attention in the company of your su-
periors in rank and fortune rs when the
claims of pride do not interfere with
those of friendship? If misfortune and
losses should obligc you to retire into ~
walk of life in which you cannot appear
with the same liberality Us formerly,
will he still think himself happy in
your society, and instead of withdraw
ing himself from an Improbable con-
nectiop, take pleasure in protesting him
self your friend, and cheerfully assist
you to bear the burthcn of your atflic-
tions? When sickness shall call you to
retire from the gay and busy scenes of
the world, will lie follow you into your
gloomy retreat, listen with attention to


your "tale Of symptoms" and admin
i1ter the balm Of consolation to your
fainting Spirits2
Year: 1866

WIDOWS are obliged, by custom, to
wear white, black, or blue skirt, when
they wear any skirts at all. They are
not allowed to dress in red and gaudy
skirt us though they were married and
their husbands were living. Hence the
expression, "marTYing the tcearer Of q
whitc SKIRT" applied to man who mar
ries widow. Poor families sometimes
arrange to marry one of their sons to a
widow, when they feel themselves una
HE to procure girl of good character,
on account Of the necessary expense in
such a case. The expense attendant oD
marrying a widow is comparatively
small. 1t is considered a disgrace to a
family for one Of its sons to marry n
widow, no matter how intelligent, in
teresting, and handsome she may be, "a
well as a disgraceful or shameful step
on the part of the widow to consent to
marry again. No rich and fashionable
family ever marries son of Il widow.
a widow is not allowed to ride in red
bridal chair en- route from her residence
to her intended husband. She must
employ common hlacll-covcrcd chair,
borne by two men. Many families,
which havo Il widow connected with
them, are exceedingly unwilling that she
should marry again, on account of the
dishonor which such Il procedure would
bring upon them, and especially upon
the memory of her deceased husband.
Generally his relatives, if in good cir
cunstanceS, prefer to assist in her sup
port, or support her entirely, than that
she should marry the second time.
Year: 1866

CHINESE In CALIFoRkIA.--A late Colifornia
letter says: The number of Cinnamon in the
various Pacific States and territories is estimated


at between $4,000 and $4,000 These are
nearly all young men, in the primo Of life, who
come here intending to return to their own,
country as soon as they shall have made GER
tain sum: There are very few females here
In every town and city there is tho. Chinese
quarter, or "China town" as it Is called, they


preferring to live by themselves. should


mention that they all, without exception, 30 far
as know, can read aud write in their own tongue!
They are to be met with everywhere. No place


find their way thither, and straightway proceed


to inform the public that washing aud ironing


can be performed on the most reasonable terrns[
They take the place of the servant girls at tho
East, and are generally preferred to tie Irishl
for housework. They are docile and quick ID!
learn, and never forget, and make not unfreS
quently the most accomplished servants. ALI
together it would really appear as though they


could scarcely be dispensed with here, and wherl
the prejudice against them shall have somewhat


worn away i very much increased immigration.


to this country may be looked for. Almost MI
the placer digging 10 California 10 now done by
these Chinanen, as they are contentcd with 4
sum which would not sustain the white lsborerl


They wash over the old claims long since


abandoned by the white miner, and find there
abundant recon pense for their patient labor
In srite of their Pagan religion and It's foolist
mummeries, il must be confessed that theJ
have their good as well as their bad traits.
Year: 1866

A Paris correspondent says In regard TO-
the culture of tobacco, now an important item
of French agricultural industry, the law is even
more stringent. Tobacco being Government
monopoly, no one can grow even . single plant
of tobacco in his garden without q permit. 1T
a peasant wishes to plant field Of tobacco, he
makes adeclaration to that effect to the proper
authorities. An inspector then visits the field
to be planted, measures it carefully, aud enters
the measurement in his book When the tobac-
CO comes up, every plant is counted, aud an
entry of the number made in the same book
Every week che inspector visits the field, count
ing every stem, and when The plants are ap-
preaching maturity, every leaf is counted, and
an entry of the number Of leaves of each plant
is made in his book. If a leaf is attacked by
an insect, or withers, the farmer must not re-
move it; but on the next weekly visit Of the
Inspector, the dead leaf is taken away by him.
an entry to that effect is made in the book, and
the entry for particular plant is corrected as to
the number of leaves. When the crop is fit for
gathering, the Inspector makes his 6nal examin-
alton. Ifthe quality is found to be defective,
he causes the whole to be gathered aud burned;
the unhappy owner, in such case, not receiving
a single centime, but losing the whole Of his
years work. If the quality is satisfactory, tho.
Inspector superintends the cutting, counts tho
leaves before having them carried away, ard
pays the regulation price for them. This price
is very large; SO that the tobacco grower risks
the chance of heavy loss against the chance
of a rate of profit very much higher than he
could make by any other branch Of agriculture
But as the tobacco is a very delicate plant, and
subject, in this climate, to various diseases and
other mishaps, its cultivation so often proves a.
failure that the French peasant, sharp as he is
after gain, is growing every year more and moro
shy of it, so that the amount of tobacco grown,
here is steadily declining, and its culture will
probably cease altogether.
Year: 1866

LET THE CHILDREN SLEEP-We earnestly
advise all who think great deal, or who have
to work hard, to take all the sleep they can get
without medical means.


We caution parents, particularly not to allow
their children to be walked up of mornings-let
nature wake them up, she will not do it prema-
turely; but have a care that they go to bed at
an early hour; let it be early, until it be found
that they wake up themselves in full time to
dress for break fast.


Being walked up early, and allowed to engage
in difficult or any studies late and just before
retiring, has given many promising and beau
tiful child the brain fever, or determined ordin-
ary ailments to the production of the water on
the brain.


Let parents make every possible effort to have
their children 60 to sleep in a pleasant humor.
Never scold or give lectures or any way wound
child's feelings as it goes to bed. Let all
Danish business and every worldly care at bed
time, and let sleep come to mind at peace with
God and all the world.
Year: 1866

No person shall be capable of being elected Director of
Company, who does not at the time of his election and du
his continuance in office hold in his name or in that
the commercial firm of which he may be partner least
shares the stock of the Company.
Year: 1866

ES-To day is the day set apart BY the


National aud State Executives IS day
Of Thanksgiving. Every individual from
the most exalted to the most humble.
can, if he will, find something for vhicl,
to give thanks. and all ma: most heartily
give thanks that the approaching is the
abort session of Congress. That at least
shall bo our hobby.
Year: 1866

~ The splendid residences editor" Of
this place appears to have recently had. his
eyes opened sufficiently to fnd his way
into the obscure hotel" All the result
of the election We suppose. The "big
bellied bottle which stood his friend at
townsville was not in company. We
would advise his friends to take him in
charge. .....
Year: 1866

A WEALTHY old farmer was Absalom Lee,
He had but one daughter, the mischievious


Kitty
So fair and so good and SO. gentle was she,
That lovers came wooing from country and


city.
The first and the .boldest to ask for her hand,
Was a trinity dressed dandy who wordhiped


her tim;
She replied with smile he could well under


stand,
7'7aat she'd marry no ape for tbs sake Of his


skin P'
The next was merchant from business retired,
Rich, gouty and gruf, presuming old sinner.
Young Kitty's fair form and sweet face he ad-


mired,


And thought to himself at can easily win


her."
So he showed her his palace, and made bluff


bow,


And said she might live there; but wickedly


then
Kitty told him she had long ago made rash
Not to marry a bear for the sake QfAis den d"
A miser came next, he was fearless and bold
In claiming his right to Kitty's affection;
He said she'd not want for home while his


gold


Uould pay for n cabin to give her protection;
Half vexed at his boldness, but calm in trace,
She courtesyed, and thanked him, and blush


ingly then
Demurely repeated her sage aunt's advice,
Not to marry togJor the sake Of his peaP'
The next was a farmer, young. bashful and shy;
He feared the bold woers who came from the


city;
But the flush on his cheek and the light in his


eye,
Soon kindled fame in the bosom Of Kitty.
81 Ny life will be one of hard labor" he said,
But, darling, come share it with me if you


CAM"
10 suppose" she replied, gaily tossing her head,
q must marry the farm for the sake Of The man i'
Year: 1866

Of the Governor, in 1864, for the service


known as the one hundred days service, anC


who, having so enlisted tor personal service


under said call, was thereafter honorably dis.


charged from said service by reason of ply


sical disability, or was honoTably mustered


out with his company or regiment.
! f. Every active member in good standing
any fire engine, or hook and ladder, or hose
company, organized under and subject to the
authorities OF any incorporated city, town OF
village within this State; provided, that the
number of members of such engine company
shall not exceed forty, and Of such hook and
ladder company thirty, and of such hose COM
pany twenty; and provided further, that no
person who is receiving pay for his services
in any such company shall be so exempt.


The Governor is directed to order, with
in one month after the passage Of this act
the honorable discharge Of all the officers and
members of the National Guard. If how
ever, twenty members Of the company desire
10 retain their organization, he may authorize
them to do so, and the company shall be re-
cruited to the required minimum strength.
No person shall be retained without his con-
sent given in writing.


The organized militia shall be composed Of
such companies of the National Guard as are
not discharged, and such new infantry, ar
tilery and cavalry organizations as may be
authorized by the Governor; It may be or
dered into actual service by the Governor to
aid civil officers to suppress or prevent riots
or Instructions, or to repeal or prevent in
vasion, and shall in all cases be the frat call
ed into service.


Each company shall not exceed the maxi
mum strength of companies of like arm in
tle army Of the United States, and the orig
inal minimum strength shall be fifty men
and shall be entitled to receive from the State
Treasury fifty dollars annually to meet cur
rent expenses. A compensation of one dol
lar for each day and night is allowed when
called ont to enforce the law or to suppress
insurrections, and when ordered into active
service the pay shall be the sama as is allow
ed volunteers by the General Government.
The organized militia may be called out to
suppress riots, &c. by Mayors OF cities or
villages, Sherifs and Judges Of the State or
United States Courts.


All staff officers, except the Adiutant Gen
eral, whose duties are prescribed at length,
are dispensed with, unless in the case of war,
when they may be restored.


Whenever in the case of war, insurrec-
tion orinvasion, the reasonable apprehension
ot insurrecton, riots, or any forcible OBJ
struction to the execution OF the laws, the
Governor may call for volunteers to assist
the organized militia, if it should prove in
sufficient. If volunteers cannot be secured,
then draft shall be ordered. No darfted
person shall be retained in the service long
er than one hundred days"


The bill is quite lengthy, but the above
synopsis embraces its leading features. It
will be printed in pamphlet form for distri-
button.