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TIE LATE JAMES r. BALLANTYHE.

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We Learn, With deep sadness, of the
death of James F. Ballantyne, OF Chicago,
which occurred at San Diego. Cal, on Sat-
rrday evening, the 18th inst He was
widely known to our citizens, AS journal
ist. q Republican, and member of our
Board of Education. Hit position, for
many years, in connection with this paper,
rs commercial editor, and afterward with
TIE Republican, in similar capacity,
brought him much into contact with the
business men Of our city, among whom his
known integrity, sincerity, and uniformly
kind manners and genial disposition
secured general respect and con.
hlcnce. Hs WAS born in Glasgow, Scot
land, in 1880, and died, therefore, 1t
the age OF II. He learned ths printing
tusiaess in Scotland, aud At the age of 20
came to the United stases Stopping about
vea1 in New York, aud brief time at
detroit. he came, in 1880, to Chicago.
His first newspaper enterprise here WAS in
connection with the Heater4 7oblet, in
which he owned controlling interest. His
next step in journalism was his accession
to the commercial department Of the Deus-
ctrotie Pre,s. When TEE PREss Asp
TR1BrxE were consolidated, in 1865, he nc.
ceoted the position OF commercial edito,
of this paper, Be filed that position
for fourteen years, with spscia
t17,s.vosthincs, fidelity, aad accuracy
While engaged in this position he also mads
,uany compilations, statistical and CONNER
IL. ~ s-&a ,rAu -,
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tho Republican State Convention fos the Office
Of Commissioners of the Penitentisry. While
in tho Senate in 1869 Judge Strain vss
Chairman Of the renitenti.rY COMMITTEES, and
became thoroughly couyersani with the work
in4e of the institution.
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Aca1ss TIE TRIBUNE COAPAST.
Chicago, III.
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erable in his system. For somo
months past he had remained
IN s gradually declining condition
a. San Diego, California, waiting patiently
for the last grsas change and m.stery. BE
leaves wife and three children two sons
and daughter, to whom, In their sad attic.
ton, We, and all who knew him whom they
have lost, unite in rendering heartfelt SYM.
pathy. Nj. Ballantyne Vas a thoroughly
honest nan, Of cautious, careful Judgment
a wide range Of practical intelligence. en-.
ergetic, faithful, and earnest in the dis.
charge Of his duties, and of kind and open
feelings. The following resolutions, adopt
ed yesterday by the Board of Trade, e.
press the general feeling Of the comtnu-
nifty;
,MhtRKAs, We have learned with sincere regret
y. ~ uae aeecase OF James F. Ballantyne, who W1s
10y many Jears assocIatcd wlth TITS boaru. snd
VEG aiet ~ San Diego, Cal, where hc ExA tenn
polal1I residing. In the hope Of recuper4t3nH tis
IMPAIRED health therefore,
ht'oeeed, That. though our departed friend has
uoI been acuFtly engaged on this tlooI for some
ycafs, jet We have not forgotten h1a loog and
use1u' atts1ccs 10 the commercial world, and shall
louf cherish the recollection Of biz manly yirtuea
biz aequaintanee.
hxioired, Tnat We extend our most co.utal
smpA.nies to his afflicted family In Ibis thcir ssd
hour OF 1rtaL "
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We learn that Hon Jaues Strain, OF Mon
mouth, haa consented that his name 90 betorc
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iec' totaaop' ene1eos enso .ns ssea'es No
cnfacg OF a'". II - o""s ~ .tl'S a'eeaa1n. !.
atmospheric 1aneemens ena8 1ae feeoa o'
the ffussaAn gan oeco1nes b SERIOUS . naa'-
ter IN it, use. bus We DO not
rone1nbe1 that m the Austs7an campaign
this occasoned much comment, though
some ct those who have brought it to the
notice Of our military authorities have rep
resented that the use of frame support
to the gun, might, under some circun-
stances, be desirable. Another argument
for ths use OF thess supports for the gun
~as that it enabled tho soldier, having
once gos ms a'tn, to keep it, 80 that the
smoke o1 ms afat voney would not de-
s.toS nus en 10. MS second OF t*entsth.
he m'shs dtaV Dead On an advane-
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this loea1ty. learn there are now about seyon
thousand orange trees in bearing in this Vi
hundred ozangea to the tire, depending on isa
ago. About seventy trees stand on An sere,
which commence producing In eight years
from tho reed. l An assured By the growers
here that the aeedlingn produce fruit true to
the parent, Only modified By the soil and eli
age, md IN abundance Of water. So N orange
orchard mrst be 90 situated that 1t
may bs irrigated throughout tho
dry eeason. The orange harvest commences
in November, before the fruit IL fa1ly mA.ured
and hence ia acid, md continues hll June oS
ripe it rtmainR on The troe for months without
injury, although even now soune t1eea arc nan-
ifesuy nper than othe1a- Tina long harvest is
= very great advantage to the culrrAtors Of
this fruit. For good or~nges the p1see i 20
Der LOCO, while Inferior ones viii not bring
more than half that sun. and extra choies
twice The amount. From This data it Is easy
10 figure up large pto6ts to tbs owpez
Of An n.1DGe orchard, and 60 believe it really
is md 60 win it eontinue till this ooast 1t least
ia supplied By the homo product IT. present
IN inferior article is brought hum sbroad to
San Francisco by the million
Lemons, lines, and citru1s 1re hete grown
as successfully Is the orange and with as ra1ch
profit. The old orchards are held At very high
pnices. Il must Be the case where tho crop +
worth $1,UN An 4c10. LIEU year A{Ro IQ1{2-
Der OF trees we're planted and more viii be sci
cut this 5ear, hut Is they require eight years oi
care before any thing can BE realized from them,
comparatively few here seem inclined 10 make
the investment, md wit 20 long. The old
stock laci the energy to plant trees, and the
new-come1B have craving desire for quick re
turns,
1was informed, By one who professed II
know, that this and tbs neighbotiug Valley
now have about three millions Of beNiof
grape vineA. The average product is aboul
| ten pounds to the vine. which brought. Whe1
eold to the wine n1ker last yea., five-eighths O.
4 cent per pound The price il certainly low
but I've tons TO the acre must be considered
! pretty good yield. and must still pay the pro
ducer profit. What is wanted here is
l.rSs establishment to make the wine, will
| eApital to hold it under eElfn1 management
| feel confident that there il great f1tu1a To-
| thin erest iutereat In th;. valley.
/ There is another fruit grown hefe In great
| pe1iectiou, znd which is said to be yer.
| profitable, and that i The walnut, known vit1
| u as the EpglAh walnut, It grpws here viii
| rema1hhle thrift and beauty. Il has snootl
| tFk, Of Light shade Il spreads its branches
f. and large. md covers 1t 1eas
| f16r or eix times ss much g1ount
~ m apple tree I wha Assured tha
| soma Of ths la1gest txees saw ptodnoed ove.
three hundred pouAda OF nuts, which u,
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reached forward and pulled the blind from the
colts eyes. For sinGle instant he looked be-
wildered, but then he seemed to comprehend
tbs entire situation, and proceeded aocordin1y.
They call it 'bueGng' hero, aud that will de-
scribe The Antic ~ vel - another: Firs. \
rear, md then plunge forward, striking on
the forrfect, we'll hraced forHara, 30 n 70 en-
titely A1egt his progressive motion, while At
the same time the bind part Of the animal Hss
elevated to most uncomfortable angle md
this was repeated; pethape, ten times IN -
persuade yon that il he had nothing on h1rn i.
must pun the skin Of his back down over his
head. For = few seconds think It
Wa the. funniest night eves
sav. md I fairly laughed myself
faint. That Indian made more motions and,
in quicker time than I ever thought it possible
10 get from any Indian His long, bushy
black hair stood out al around in as nestay L
direct 1adial line Is possible. from the ceutre
Of his head, which was bored forwa1d And
thrown back, in rapid succession, with each
ting Of the hofse- Nov be would bonnce
down into tho saddle, and then dy up aglin to
n astonishing height, 10 "a to show elear day.
Light between tha mao 2nd the saddle, And
this, 1t seemed to me, wta tbs situation most
Of tbs tine But with ali this, Mr. Lo kept
his SCAT, although he Lost bis Stiuups, which
WIS nt once conaemed By Al the experts -
unworthy vaqurero, and stamping upon hin
the character Of bad rider. Sul he was
there, and 50 continued till after dozen
b,4cilng piunges, be Ept him down little more
level, into something Ike run, though with
many cratic tuups, Th:ch wore Worse than
one remember which unse4tei certain GEN
= nan, last Summer, Nhile on the road to the
Yosemite. Chat WAa = mean. t1cacheruus
nule, anyway, md il meet him this year, I
shAl feel Ike be.ting him again.) 50 SOON As
pot6ihle both the othak y2qnefoe mounted and
followed, and veE soon Ill thres were settled
| down into good 1uo, which WI continued
perhaps for n nile in direct line- Then
| they drc1ed Around in the prairie, in various
directions. the two attendants hsnGinE on
either dank Of the frightened colt, Whenever
| be s]ackened his speed giving him smart
| thwack with their laseoes. After the race hAd
been continued perhaps four miles, the At
| iendAuts turned the horse toward the corral,
| when they ashed hin mp 10 the top Of his
| epeed, and Al thee came securing up At ! ter
| rible paee. When they drrx uear vas sur-
! prised to ebeerve that one Of the zttendauE
vaque7ps had his lasso around one bind foot
/ Of he fr1ctious horse, and this VIA tho means
| used 10 atop him when tnat became de2Hable.
So soon AZ be waa Muaght inside tho coral
| he ms disuanusd and turned looae, having
| now received his first 1oasan, ind being con-
sIdezpd half teoken. Tbs ns1t ouo caught
and sods was Atnost tbs d11ct counteEpat Of
tbs frst, and they would n,ks "a ptotty 4
match tesm "a ono would wish 10 drive, md
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4 Eneinnau census-tAkcf found I woman
Sears OF age who married Al II, and has had d
:een children, nine of whom are ktul living.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-05-26

They have delightful custom in the
Swiss schools for boys, which might be
adopted with great advantage to all con-
cerned in this country. During the weeks
of the summer vacation, it is the habit OF
The teachers to make with their pupils
what are called Uoyages en- 5jg5ag; /. e. ped
estrian tours among the sublime mountains
and charming valleys of that Gland Of beau
ty and grandeur" Squads of little fellows
in their blouses. with their tough boots
drawn on, and knapsacks on their back,
may lie met, during the season, on all the
highways, and sometimes in the remotest
passes of the Alps, as chirrupy as the birds
on the boughs, and as light and bounding
as the chamois who leap from crag to crag.
They are perfect pictures OF health and
happiness, and the treasures OF fine sights
that they lay up in their memories, during
these perambHlations, 1t would be difficult
to describe. We know of more than one
urchin that mas thus scaled the SUBMITS
of the Faulhorn, looked down from the
precipices of the Bevent, walked over the
frozen oceans of the glaciers and gazed III
rapture upon the sunsets on the Jungfrau
or Mont Blanc. Their tramps are made
without danger and without much expense,
and the lite is one OF incessant enjoyment
and rapture. But why could not the same
thing be done here, where we have the
Catskils Adirondacks aud the White
Mountains, the exquisite lakes ofthe north,
the river st. Lawrence with its rapids, Ma
CARA. and the lovely scenery of Western
Virginia, which, We are told, is scarcely
surpassed on the continent? Over the
long intervening stretches the railroad will
bridge the distance while the country inns
are not expensive, and the country fare
wholesome and nutritious. PU!nGm'S Mig
.-fBg
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-05-26
THE ASTOR ESTATE.
The Method In Which Millionaire
Conducts His Business.

Mr. Astor's land Office is in Prince street
near Broadway, New York, about q quarte
of a mile from his residence As he don
advertise one might pass the little bricl
Office without noticing the six by ten sigr
-"Entrance next door without realizlnc
that the spot wherein he stood was the cen
ter of kingdom. Next door" is plair
brick building, being the first fire proc
depository of deeds and other valuable pa
pers Here three or four clerks are busily
employed, and small Office is occupied
by the real estate king. The plan Of let
ting houses which prevails here is this
The buildings are registered in book, and
are carefully described, SO that at a glance
one can see the size OF the lot and that OF
the house and all its improvements, to this
is attached the rent and length of lease. -
This book is diligently studied, especially
about the first of February, which is the
time for making new leases. When the
rent is determined for the coming year, il
is settled thing, and no one need to try
to beat down.
1t was fortunate thing for the Aston
estate that it was located ON the west, in.
stead OF the east side of the city, since the
one has improved three times as fast as the
other. This lncessant improvement re-
quires frequent increase In the magic fig.
ures in The rent roll For instance, the
eight stores in the basement of the Aston
House, when first opened, We're dear at
81, 500 apiece; but then came the gradual
sticking 'em up" until they now bring
$4,000, Mr. Astor fixes a rate which he
knows he can get, eud then, makes no alb
atement. If yod inquire at his office for
the rent of any of his buildings, the clerk
viii refer to the book and Mt once give you
a conclusive answer The next question is
the amount of repairs to which it may be
entitled, which is generally very fruitful
source of disputes between landlord and
tenant. NJ. Astor confdes this 10 man
who has been many years in his service,
Vreeland by name and carpenter by trade.
Mr.. Vr6eland is Astor's house inspector,
and his report is final. Ifyou can per-
suade him that any specific repairs are ne
cesary, your point is won, if not, you need
90 no further. Mr. Nreeland has force
of workmen, who are thus kept busy Mr..
Aston has one advantage over other land
lords. He pays no insurance. He is bis
own underwater and saves all the profit
u that expensive business. Were h. 20
patronl2e insurance companies, and APP
praisng his houses at SIS 600 apiece, he
would have TO pay SIS, 600 annually for
premiums, where his actual fire rick will
not average one-third of that amount In
deed, he has been very fortunate in this
point, and | doubt if his loss by fire during
the last twenty years will equal $4,000 a
year.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-05-26

further. And on it foated in pursuit his
wounded. but not disabled enemy --fercer
and more savage from lts injury, and dis
PLAYING now those vast energies hidden
under ih cumbrous and mail-clad carcass.
Thrice when on the very eve of being
seized nfd crushed between those mighty
! jaws which vaiply snapped together like
th huge portcullis of some feudal castle -
did the Syrian narrowly escape destruc-
ton BY suddenly diving down! And thrice
did he stab with his keen poinard into the
unprotected flesh OF his foe, under its fore
arm; while deeper grew the tinge OF the
waters, AS the red stream gushed out
through the great vital energies of the
amphibium still sustained it under the
deep wounds of its desperate antagonist
whose human intelligence, craft and cour-
age waged war against its superior strength.
At length it seemed human intellect,
when backed by courage, was destined to
conquer brute force-even in q conflict so
apparently unequal as this, for, after the
third plunge the huge scaly bulk seemed
to float almost hopelessly upon the water;
the river ran red with the lite-tide eEbing
from its ghastly wounds, and the dim eye
shone no more with hungry hate. but had
an almost human expression OF agony and
despair lurking in its flmy and glazing
orbs.
The crocodile was evidently well-nigh
struggling in its death-throes, and the
mighty frame seemed contracted and con-
yulsed with the near approach of the final
spasm.
The man was nowhere to be seen.
Jast then, painting, worn, exhausted, but
still unwounded, Daoud, the dagger in his
right hand rose again to the surface, but
unhappily within yard of the drifting
body ofthe almost vanquished monster,
The scaly thing saw him! and with a
mighty effort of expiring energy, struck
ont wildly with his strong tail. 1t fell, like
a fail, on the head of the Syrian, stretch
ing him senssless and powerless beside his
enemy! The next moment the dying cro-
codile twisted his body round, opened his
mighty jaws with final and convulsive
effort and when they closed again, within
them was the writhing body of the Syrian
caught as in some huge trap, which crush
ed bone, muscle, sinew, and flesh into one
undistinguishable mass!
And locked tight in the death-spasm
those Jaws never Enclosed again!
But the scaly bulk of the crocodile, bear
ing in its dead jaws the corpse of its des-
troyer, foated down the current of the Nile,
under the still moonlight, to the open sea
which was to retain the relics Of both, un-
til the hour shall come when that sea shall
give up its dead.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-05-26
A Divorced Wife and Husband Re-marrv
after lhirty.Thres Years. Separa,
From the Portage County ohio Democrat.


From the Portage County tohio) Democrat
Astory of real life, shroudad somewhat
in romance. runneth in this wise. About
80 years ago young Indy about Is wears
of age beautiful and accomplished, but
specially noted for her musical talent, for
she could sing like bird, was wooed and
won by young mechanic, who was also
a noted singer. The union did not prove
harmonious, and after an existence
of about six months the younk
wife returned to her parental roof for SUP.
port and protection. A committee was
selected to confer with the estranged BAR.
ties. One of the committeeman WAS the
Hon. ID. r. Tilden, of Cleveland. This com.
mittee effected nothing in the way of recon.
cilliation. The husband went his way.
divorce was obtained, but | have not been
advised which was the complaining party,
son was born, in whom the pride of the
mother was centered more and more
as he grew from infancy to child.
hood, and from childhood to man
hood for she was in him reward.
ed more than mothers often are. The faith
er married again, and reared a family of
children. His name often appears in print
lOT he is al dutnOT OF music ana singer OF
note More than 80 years have dragged
their crooked lengths along, and disap-
peared behind eternity's vail. During all
this time, believe, the actors in this dr.
ma met not; but strange things do happen
The second wife sickened and died; after
while the husband sickened, and, as he lay
upon his bed, uncertain of the future
memory called up the past in long review;
some little wrongs may have tingled his
conscience at all events he longed to see
her around whose life he had wantonly
wrapped the dark mantle. Efforts were
made to get her by his bedside; they were
successful, reconciliation was effected
and she administered to him during his in.
dispos ton. When sufficiently GONZALES
cent, together they visited her old home,
kindly words were spoken, the dark past
forgotten, assurances of fealty in the future
made, and again the hand was promised.
Last night, May 5, they were married the
life journey so early begun, so soon dis
connected was commenced anew.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-05-26
A Singular Mania.

Louisville has among its notable char
acters a man named Charles Watkins, who
has strange mania for which name is
yet to be invented. He will break into
house at night just for the luxury of stand
ing by the bedside of person and looking
at him or her, rs the case may be, while
lying asleep. He has been known to do
this on several OCCASIONS aud after stand
ing there and gazing for hours, leave
without disturbing anything, and close the
doors carefully after him.
The Courier-Journal says that "abolt
six months ago he got himself into serious
trouble i'll this way, being arrested as a
burglar and held to answer. He entered
the room of young lady after she had re.
tired and gone to sleep. Taking his favor.
lite position beside the bed, he stood gazing
at the beautiful sleeper till, perhaps,
conscious of the presence near her, she
awoke and was frightened terribly. By the
faint light of the moon as it shone through
the lattice, she saw this stranger standing
still and motionless at her bedside. She
screamed and tainted and the inmates Of
the house, aroused by the noise, came
rushing in just in time to catch the %
truder. The affair caused a good deal Of
excitement and no little gossip at the time,
but subsequent facts have proved that the
man was harmless, and went there Just to
satisfy this singular longing of his. He
has been caught in several such places
since then, but at no time has he ever dis
turbed anything or anybody. He was pre-
scented to the court as suspected felon, a
charge hardly justified by the facts in the
case, and held in $500 to be of good be.
havior for twelve months. His case is a
st ran oa one indaad