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This house is centrally located, in the hvsiticM
part of tiie city, near tile Post I •fire. Hie Court House,
and alt the principle Kail Komi Jte(ts Ihe accom
modations are good, and cheaper than most of the
Hotels ti thi f vicinity. [nll-tfj
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DODGEVILLE, WIS.
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DODGEVILLE, - - - WIG.
a Till' undersigned would respectfully ask a
share of the public patrol . 11.' table
lll|ii wiM a *' vl ’. VH furnished in good taste and
Ig llbSS)hi' looms are large and air; . and in every
/ "TTinrit 1 Ii- 1, n* tiie intention w ill lie to consult
thecowfort and i-1. s of bis Jiatrons. Good stables
!;1 hi lent ii r osil. i- always in i, adiness.
1 e.i.i -rs by the yor v . a ! irnishcd with all nee
noi l eonveniein es and at reasonable rates.
k-Af Stages leas•• this house dabs , north and south
ju-ly JOim it. KOBKKTS.
Wisconsin house.
JOSEPH HOCKING, Proprietor,
THIS II del is a large stone building, well
M furnished to accommodate the travelling
public. The table will be supplied with
all the delicacies the market affords, scrvisl
up in good style. Boaudees bv the day ou
week, furnished with all necessary conren
veniv sees at reasonable rates. The Proprietor returns
thanks ta the public for the patronage heretofore extend
ed to him, and respeesfnlly re.piests a continuance of
the same, Good stabling attached, and an attentive
le.skier always im baud. n'-'.vly.*
MASONIC.
!■> V n \n MEETINGS of Dodgeviile Lodge. No j
J.V IIS < ■ v. 5 . a A. M, on the hr>t and third Fri
day evenin. -of ~..-’.l mouth, at their Hall on lowa
jtre-i. Tran?i. o.t brethren \Uitiug Dodgeville, are
ordh .ly invited to attend.
lIr.NT.V Pl'SSraX, See'y.
T-> w t'low ' s tear? to orphans' cry.
All w.mt, our ready hand? supply.
So l.r a* power i. given ;
The naked clothe, the pri .jv>r free,—
Such are the deed* sweet ma?oary
Revealed to us from heavi n.
I. O OF G. T.
VMiriTIA LODGE, No. Ml. Independent Order of
Good Templars. meets every Monday evening in
B. F. Thomas’ llall. at 7’ 2 o’clock. Memliers of this
vrd visiting this Village are cordially invited to meet
Kith us. 1,. M. STRONG, W, T.
Jonx Mirnr.Lt. W. 11. S.
RAIL WAY TIME TABLE.
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Mil* & Prairie du Chien R. Way.
rpAKES effect on Suadav M.vv *1 1563, at 2 o'clock.
X r.
GOIXd EAST.
PASS ARENA.
Mail and Express Trains, at 12:1C r. m.
Way Freight 11:10 r. st.
PASS MAZO MANIE.
?! .il and Express Trains, at 10:25 a. m.
iVay Freight, 10:15 p, m.
GOING XV ES T ,
PASS ARENA,
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Mali and Ex pres* Train*. t 4i3p.it.
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Home’s Paradise.
[Mr. John George Watts, who has worked his own way from obscure poverty
to comfort and reputation, is anew poet in England. One of his recent volumes
contains the following beautiful lyric on the sweets of a home evidently possessed
and appreciated. If our readers can read it and not feel touched by it, they are
made of sterner stuff than we.} — S. S. Teachers' Journal.
When wordly cares and wordly wrongs
Have done their best to make me sad,
But let my feet our threshold cross,
And once again my heart is glad ;
For 0 such draughts of rare delight
Are mine as earth but seldom passes,
When sitting down with wife among
Our goodly group of lads and lasses.
There’s Horace, with his rosy cheeks
And merry shout, e’er first to meet me,
And over stool and hassock rolls
And tumbles in his haste to greet me.
Then little Walter, following up,
Bobs suddenly from ’neath the table,
And stretching forth his tiny hands,
Shouts, “Pa,” as loud as he is able.
With sage inquiries wife must leavn
How business has to-day succeeded,
Opine T press too close to work,
In fact, much closer than is needed.
The girls, I've four, encircle round,
To tell their little cares and pleasures;
Meanwhile, the have seized my coat
And rummaged out its hidden treasures.
Then comes the dinner ! 0 my stars !
It’s quite a treat to see them muster,
And side by side, in fair array,
About their steaming trenches cluster.
Joy’s crystals well into my eyes,
And silent thanks T send to heaven,
As gratitude o’erflows my heart
To God for mercy given.
Whole heaps of books and pictures soon
As dinner’s done engage attention,
And while the elder children con
Their tasks, I tax my poor invention
To sing a song or pen a tale ;
But, should the muse prove coy or spurn mo,
To raj’ brave tones of learned lore
Or gay romance 1 calmly turn me.
If summer suns have robed the earth
In beauteous green and blushing flowers,
With some rare bard’s undying words,
We wander through the fields for hours ;
And, while the children posies make,
(hi each delightful page I ponder,
Till, by the minstrel’s fancy charmed
Through fairy worlds I dreaming wander.
What, then, if I am not possessed
Of wide estate and brimming coffers ;
Should 1 less thankful be to God
For all the blessings that he oilers ?
Had 1 been Croesus, all my gold
No wife more loving could have found me ;
Held I for empire all the world,
Would dearer ones have clung around me ?
No ; love is too divine of birth
At glittering counters to be bartered,
And those who’ve only lived for gain,
Have all life’s holier moments martyred.
And so I strive to use my means
As best 1 may, nor hoard nor squander;
I’m happier, happier every day,
And every day of life I’m fonder.
That Litllo Hand.
• ITe ,-fnt from above, lie took me, he drew me out of many waters.”
Black and blue eyes opened wide with wonder in the bright
faces of the children who had gathered lovingly around old Mr.
Elden, as lie slowly spoke these words.
“ W hat does he mean, Elsie ?” whispered Jane Lee to her cousin.
“We asked him for a story, and you know he always has one
ready. 1 hope he isn't going to preach a sermon.”
“Wait, Jennie; we shall see.”
“This text,” continued Mr. Elden, “always reminds me of an
incident of my childhood. When 1 was a little boy I had a pleas
ant company of playmates, and we used to enjoy our sports to
gether, just as you children now do. At the lower part of the
village where we lived was a river, and a bridge across it. W e
often went mere to play, and many times I have stood a long
while trying to see the lish as they swam below.
One day we were playing on the bridge, and one of our num
ber, who had mounted the railing, was watching something in the
water, when he suddenly slipped, lost his hold, and fell M c
heard his cry, and the splash as he struck the water. "W e ran to
the side of the bridge, and looked over. The water had already
closed above him, he sunk so quickly, and bubbles were rising
where he went down. We were too young to know exactly what
to do, and too much frightened even to shout for help. The lit
tle fellow rose once more to the surface, struggling for life, but
i , uld only give us a beseeching look, when, with arms uplifted,
as if imploring help, he sunk again.
We were still speechless with horror, hut a kind man had no
ticed our movements from a short distance, and suspecting what
had happened, was hastening towards us. He reached the bridge.
Nothing was in sight but one little hand above the water, and that
was fast disappearing. We had recovered our voices, and point
ing at it, we cried eagerly, ‘There's his hand! Oh, there’s his
hand!’
That outstretchad hand! I seem to see it now; I shall never
forget how it looked to me. But our friend waited not a moment.
As that hand went out of sight he plunged into the river, and
soon brought the drowning boy to the shore. He looked earnestly
into the pale face of our playmate as he held him in his arms,
and, in a voice that sent a thrill of joy through all our hearts, he
said: ‘Saved!’ Then turning to the rest of the boys, he ad
ded : ‘Bovs, 1 know you will never forget that little sinking hand.
Remember, when it comes into your minds, that we arc all sink
ing into a colder and darker place than that river, unless we have
asked One to save us. who alone can do :t. This boy will soon
recover now. and be able to say that 1 lock rim from the river. It
is my prayer that he and every one of you may be able to say that
of another, better friend, as you think of the dark waters of sin,
in which all who do not love'Christ are sinking—‘He sent from
above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.’
“Dear little friends,” said Mr. Elden, closing his story, “I trust
that the prayer of that good man for me has been answered.
Will you remember that little hand, and the lesson it taught us :
Jesus is ready to take hold of those little hands of yours, as you
lift them up imploringly from the depths of sin and evil in the
world, and he will bring you at lasb not to the shores of such a
river, but to the “shining shores.” Ask him as he did, who was
sinking when the Saviour saved him ; for so he will save if you
cry to him —J’urtnile Tvtfr'i'tor.
A REPUBLICAN AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE.
DODGEVILLE, WISCONSIN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1863.
Religions Pro r e-dry.
That religion may be satisfaction, it must be prosperous. No
one is satisfied with anything that does net prosper. I : the mer
chant satisfied with the state of his affairs, if they re iki pros
perous? Is the student satisfied with his investigations u he
gains no corresponding addition to his knowledge .' Ann Is
the same with everybody in relation to things of this life, which
i arc only temporary in their best condition. “For all things which
j are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are
I eternal.” The Christian is likened unto the merchantman, seek
ing goodly pearls; who when he had found one per.rl ->t great
price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it. In like man
ner, the Christian having found the great salvation, must part
with everything which would hinder him froiv being success nil
in it. Also, he is represented as a philosopher, or a wise man:
“See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
redeeming the time, because the days are evil. V herefore be ye (
r not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. And
walk in wisdom toward them that are without; let your speech be
always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye
ought to answer every man.” These statements show what a
highly important matter it is to be a Christian, and to carry out
Christianity in all the affairs and relations of life. Hence the ne
cessity of religion being in a prosperous condition in order that
it may yield its virtues and work its effects in us —(those fruits
of ue spirit) “which are love, peace, long-suffering, gentleness,
goodness, faith, meekness, temperance ; against such there is no
law.” What a beautiful subject is the nature and attributes of
Christian character ? It is the beauty of the Lord God as reveal
ed in theperson of the model Christian —our Saviour Jesus Christ.
And these beautiful effects are produced by the Holy Spirit in the
chief of sinners. By no otimr means can such a character be
built up. And most justly may our divine Christianity be de
scribed as the “Glorious gospel of the blessed God.” Then in
view of these things, it is evident what all professing Christians
would be as to their character, and the state of their affections,
if they were all true to themselves, and faithful toward God.
And we are responsible for prosperity in Godly things. True, all
prosperity is the gift of God, and without Him we can do noth
ing. Bui God is with us as long as we are with him. Hence,
the duty of Christians is to be “workers together with God ;”
we are furnished with an example of this in these words : “work
out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God
that worketh in you both to will and to do.” Now, a prayerful
state of mind, and a love for the prayer-meeting is one of the es
sential properties of the life of God in the soul. Many profess
ing Christians will go to our preaching, who have no disposition
whatever to attend a prayer-meeting. But ii the hearer of the
word continues prayerless, it is certain that the preached gospel
is without effect. And the success of the gospel in winning souls
to Christ depends more upon a praying people, than upon any
other instrumantality. A Godly minister and a praying people
are together, nesessary to success. Where there is no love for
prayer, neither is there one for the class meeting, and where
both these means of grace are neglected, the state of the soul is
almost hopeless, and religion degenerates into woildliness ; and
their famished souls loathe the heavenly manna. Time was when
we rejoiced in the Sabbath morning or week-night prayer-meet
ing, when we longed for the class-meeting as ii season of holy fel
lowship. Then, it was well with us; well with our souls por
sonally; well with the Church collectively, and the Lord added to
the Church such as should he saved. Now, then, that we may
sec such days again, let us remember whence we are fallen, and
repent, and do the first works. Could we realize how much God
has made to depend upon our endeavors, no other motives would
be needed to arouse our energies ; and the good of all around us,
and within the sphere of our influence, as well as our own spirit
ual comfort, are some of the fruits of Christian industry. Then
let us try to bring some honor to the Redeemer, according to the
measure of faith, abilities, and opportunities which Cod hath
given to every one of his children. Our encouragement is in
the remembrance that God, our heavenly Father, is ever the same
prayer-hearing and prayer-answering God ; and that the promise
of God is sure forever unto every one that believeth. “Them
that honor me, I will honor,” saith the Lord.—T. Butterwick in
American Primitive Methodist Magazine.
“Let us Not be Weary in Well-doing.”
No, why should we ? What a joy to think that we are doing
well. If we are serving God in our generation we are (7 oing well.
We may be poor in earthly things, but we arc still doing well
—are laying up treasures in heaven, which will be abiding.
The Christian is doing well for himself. If he lose his life,
(or anything else,) for Christ’s sake, he shall find it, and find a
much better one than he lost. No man can possibly do better
for himself, who seemingly is losing [sight of himself, and is swal
lowed up in the sacred business of looking after others. He is
setting them a good example, exerting a silent, (it may be,) but
steady influence upon them for good. He is aiming to lift them
up to virtue and heaven. He is endeavoring to give them the
best of all instruction, and to induce them to become partakers
of the most exalted emoluments.
He is doing well for society. In spreading the sacred salt, he
is purifying and renewing the masses. The element of a religion
pure and undefiled, is a soothing one to the sorrowing—an eleva
ting one to the low, —an illuminating one to the dark, a rectify
ing one to the erring, a redeeming one to the lost. Society will
be pure, peaceable, virtuous and progressive in proportion as this
divine clement is diffused. He that is diffusing it is doing well
for society. lie may do it by the press, the pulpit, the Sabbath
school, the social gathering, the stead} 7 life, or the Christian death.
It matters not, only do God’s bidding, and it will be well with
thee.
He is doing well for Christ and the Church. Christ we believe
has no greater joy, than to witness devotion in the ranks of his
followers, and the victories of the cross multipled. To see men
saved, sin destroyed, the devil conquered, virtue triumphant, and
all his erring children walking in the way to heaven. —American
P. M. Magazine.
Never Frighten any One.
Is your amusements, children, never try to f righten am - one.
"We have often heard of the most painful consequences following
a sudden fright. Children, and even adults have sometimes been
deprived of their reason by this means, and ha *e been idiots
all the rest of theii days. We saw in the papers sometime ago,
the following case, which illustrates what we have stated :
“A warning. —At a seminary in W lately, the young
ladies dressed out one of their number with a broom above her
head covered with drapery to represent an apparition. One of the
young ladies whom they undertook to frighten by the sight of it,
went raving mad /”
Now it may be amusing to see our associates start and cry out,
at some fright that we may have practiced upon them ; but such
amusement is attended with too much serious danger to be safe.
Some persons are frightened more easily than others. What
would only give some a momentary start and produce a laugh,
might throw others from which they would awake only
to drag out a wretched existence of idiocy. The safer way is,
never to seek amusement in frightening others. — B. of Hope Review.
Out of 110 Churches in Illinois, one-eighth of the members
havegoncto the war. OutoflO'J Churches in Wisconsin, fivemin
isters have gone as chaplains; ions 0 f minister are in the
ranks ; one in nine of the Church members are in the war. Out
of forty-three Churches heard from in Minnesota, one-seventh of
the male members are in the army, among whom arc cloven church
officers and seven sons of minister?.
Vor iliv> wlii’wiilcle.
C3H? Bkatr’-'cu.
A’O,
An Di*~r In Ei nwood ■ .V ry.
On a lonely afternoon in May, 1803.
the writer, then with Its regiment.
(12tli Wisconsin.') stationed ut -Mem
phis, Tenn., visited this celebrated
burial place, and certainly found a lo
cation surpa-Hingly beautiful, and ex
ceedingly well arranged. Imagine, if
you please, a square plot of rolling for
est land, of some 20 acres in extent,
the original giants of the woods tower
ing in all their ivy clad glory, over
the gently undulating hills and vales of
this retired spot,while numbers of Weep
ing "Willows, Cypress, Arbor-vita, Lilac,
Magnolia, and other flowering ever
greens, or shade trees having been
planted by the hand of bereaved affec
tion over and among the graves of lov-
ed ones, with monthly and climbing
Hoses of every hue, with flowers, many
of whom arc strangers to our Northern
clime, grow in unrestrained luxuriance,
delighting the eye, and pleasing the
mind with thoughts of a glorious resur
rection, typifying by their beauty and
fragrance, the glcry of the sprit when
joined to its Lord and Master on the
bright Millennial morn. Many of the
lots are fenced with iron railings, others
with low hedges of Box or Arbor-Vital
while footprints covered with shells from
the shore of Lake Ponchartain, and its
famous “shell road,” passed in lab
aryntbian intracacy among the fanciful
designs of whose aristocratic dust lay
within their circuling embrace. Fig
ures of hearts, rings, arrows, crosses,
stars, crescents,“Ac., were worked out
with care and skill by bereaved ones,
whose hands had even now, placed fresh
memorials of affection on many a tomb.
Little vases, with boquets of fresh flow
ers, spoke of aristocratic hands, while
a glass -or little pitcher, with its floral
burden spoke of the undying love of a
more humble class, whose instincts were
as pure and enduring as that of their
more affluent yoke-fellows ingrief.
Entering at the gate, we follow a wind
ing carriage road, and at once enter up
on the realms of the dead. A large
square column of polished marble at
tracts attention. It is dedicated
'•To my affectionate husband,
Captain Charles May,
Commander of the forest Rangers. He foil at Fort
Donelson,
Foley, loth, ISB2.
Brave,generous and firm, ho foil while leading r>
charge on the enemy’s battery- His hist words were :
Onward Imy brave troys! Onward, to victoty !
This expression seems to have been
sterotyped by tbc rebels, for it is report
ed to have been the dying words of* many
of the deluded creatures. Well, it
sounds fine, and I for one shall let then
use it unmolested, if it helps them to
die easier.
A few steps further, amid a wildeness
of flowers, is a handsome head stone,
with the single touching line
“Oar Katie's Grave.”
Returning to the drive we dcccndcd
into a little vale, and on our left, find
nearly an acre of graves, row after row,
and side by side, a solid phylanx of de
parted heroes. At the head of each
grave is a small board, all inscribed in
the same precise form, varying only in
the name and regiment.
One reads thus :
“J. cox,
from
State of Ohio,
Cos. A, 78th iteg’t.”
Their dust glorifies this otherwise
disgraced spot, for within the precincts
of this enclosure are deposited the bodies
of tbc scccsh aristocracy of this rebel
lious city, and the most virulent traitors
in the land, here claimed their last rest
ing place.
On the side of this vale are several
reception vaults, as well as private fami
ly vaults, many of which are decorated
after the Egyptian, and others in the
Gothic style.
In such gloomy abodes lie the ‘‘How
ards,” the “Marshes,” the ‘-.Donohues,’
and other wealthy familes, who, having
in life moved in the most exclusive cir
cles, would in death, still preserve the
mouldering clay from contact with any
humbler clay. Poor creatures, how
distressing the thought, that in the last
dav, exclusiveness will be done away
with, aristocracy destroyed, and they
qs ( One dollar per year
* (if paid in advance.
vill find themselves josted and elbow
ed, perhaps reproached and cursed, by
hose whera on earth they despised,,
stigmatized, and oppressed.
But we will resume our walk, leave
the carriage way, and ascend another
hill, whose statues and columns gleam
through the dense shrubbery, and here
wo see a splendid square obelisk, made
by Launirz of New York, and dedicat
ed to “Margaret Walker.” On one
side of the column is a bas-relief of the
Virgin Mother, with the infant Jesua,
surrounded by a cloud of glory, from
which peers forth several cherubic heads;
certainly an exquisite piece of work.
A little further on, and we pause be
fore this enclosed garden. Here a mag
nificent column stands to mark the last
abode of an honorable man.
JAMES C. JONES,
Born June 7th, 1809.
Died Oct. 29th, 1859.
TTa was Governor of Tennessee from 1841 to 1845, and-
United States Senator from 1851 to 1857.
The living soul of the Internal Improvement Sys
tem of this liis native State. The incarnation of
loyalty in private and domestic virtues.”
Here is a low thick stone, on which
a little child ia laid with his lamb en
folded in bis arms, a beautiful design,,
beneath it lies
“Our Little Percy.'*
On the right stands another tower
ing column, it shadows the remains of
“Rev. William C. Robb.
Bum May 3d, 1817.
Died March 11th, 1858
Tn early life he volunteered in his country’s defence
but afterwards enlisted us a soldier of the Cross, and
for fifteen consecutive years was a faithful minister of
the Lord Jesus. At the time of his death he was the
Presiding Elder of the Memphis District, Memphi*
Conference, M. E. Church, South.
Here is an inscription which is very
touching, and will find an echo in many
a mother’s heart :
“To our little Daughter.
You will miss her when the flowers com*
In the garden where she played.
We shall miss her hy the fire-side,
When the flowers have all decayed.
We shall see her toys and empty chair.
And the doll that was her pride,
They will speak with silent voice
Of our little one that died.”
Yonder is a case at the head of “Little-
Collies” grave, with drum, block-letters,
little stove, and all the little playthings,
and the little bunch of flowers lying
fresh upon its top, bespeak a recent
visit from a loving, thoughtful mother.
Now we And one dedicated
“To my Mother.
Guardian, guide and kind protector.
More to us than tongue can tell,
Childhood's stay and youth’s director,
Loving mother! I'are th*e well!”
Here is a most beautiful sentiment
on this small but highly finished shaft:
“To my dear wife.
Kota day has passed but I have shed a tear for thee.*.
We pause before the grave of a lov
ed one, who has left this lower world
leaving a fond heart crushed, but hope
ful, breathing the music of deferred
love.
’Tis thus, 'tis thus, the dearest ones
On earth are doomed to sever,
But the world above, is thu world of love,
There, hearts are owe forever.”
Another from a deprived family
“To our Mother,” is very sweet :
“Thy mourning children thy body here
And o’ur the marble drop the falling tear,
Thy body only, sleeps enrobed in clay
Thy sinless spirit, seraphs bore away."
Leaving this lovely spot, we cross
the valley, and here is another cluster
of graves Beneath this pillar lies
“Dr. John Be Witt,
Died May 12th, 18M.
In manhood’s early prime, slain by the hand of aa
assassin.”
This speak? loudly against southern
morality, for many a poor fellow has
been laid away, who is entitled to such
an inscription, as any who have travel
ed in this slave-cursed land well knows.
But let us walk on, and look at yon
disclored head-ston. Mark it well,
for here we find proof that “once ou a
time,” honesty had its followers, even
here.
“.Tame Dixon.
Died July W Hb, I<l.
An honest Man'"
There seems little more to interest
us here, so we will, gentle reader, re
turn to the central group, and here is a
massive granite obelisk, evidently from
Xcw England, and on its faces are
cut the names of the ArmswOiig fami
ly. Two short pillars, each surmounted
with a little dove, and inscribed with
the words
‘‘lda. Ada.”
The base shows the following sensi
ble lines ;
Because roar scull* wu fair
Year lips and eyes so bright,
your cradle ear*
Was such a food delight,
Shall lave, vita weak embrace
Thy heavenly fight detain f
NO. 12.