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Daily globe., 1881-02-02
Public Debt

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The following is the
public debt statement:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-08-05
Bathing Anecdotes.

a young woman who was arrested
the other day for bathing in the Ser
pentine, in London, pleaded that it
was so very hot" and was &C ording-
ly dismissed by the amiable magistrate
with an injunction to cool off in some
more secluded spot Mr.. Lahouchere,
after reciting s somewhat similar case
which has just occurred ut Hurting
nam, where I man who had been
bathing from boat and could not get
back to it terrified Il party of ladies by
lodging about from tree t. tree in
quest of some means of capturing the
craft, calmly tells the following pleas
ing tale of himself:
The same thing once occurred Is
me at Venice. | had a room on the
ground floor in hotel on the Grand
Canal. About l O'Clock in the morn
ing everything seemed quiet, and it
occurred TO me that | should like to
battle; so / jumped into the water
from my window. Having swum
about for some time, thought would
return to the hotel. What was my
horror to find that an English family
papa, mamma, and five daughters
had established themselves on the steps
of the hotel. There was no help for
it, 50 | calmly landed. and, bowling re-
specially to the ladies, regained my
room. The next day | sat opposite
the family at dinner. They told me
what had occurred, and deeply SYM
pathized with them in their indignation
against those .horrid and disgusting
Italians "
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-08-05
Gladstone TO Mrs. fairfield

Secretary Blaine received the other
evening the following dispatch from
Minister lowell
LONDON, July %, 1SS1.-BLAINE, Sec
rotary, Washington: / cable the text Of
a note Of the date of the Dist, from
Mr.. Gladstone to Mrs. Garfield. the
original by dispatch to morrow
LOWELL, Minister
LONDON, July q, 1S61.-DEAR MAD
AM: You will, | am sure, excuse me,
though a personal stranger, for address
ing YOU by letter to convey to you as
surances of my own feelings and those
of my countrymen on the occasion Of
the terrible attempt to murder the
President of the United States, in a
nm more palpable at least than that
of the messages conveyed by telegraph.
Those feelings have been feelings in
the first instance Of sympathy, and af
forwards of joy and thankfulness al
most incompatible, and / venture to
say, only second to the strong emotions
of the great nation of which he is the
appointed mead. Individually, / have,
let me beg you to believe, had my full
share In the sentiments which have
possessed the British nation. They
have been promoted and quickened
largely by what | venture to think is
the ever-growing sense of harmony
and mutual respect and affection be-
tween the two countries, and of the re-
lationship which, from year to year, be-
comes more and more practical bond
of union between us; but they have al
so drawn much Of their strength from
the cordial admiration of the simple
heroism which has marked the person
al conduct of the president, for we have
not vet wholly lost the capacity Of APP
preciating such an example of Chris
tan faith and manly fortltude. This
exemplary picture has been made
complete by your own contribution TO
its noble and touching features, on
which / only forbear to dwell because
am directly addressing you. beg to
have my respectful compliments and
congratulations conveyed to the presi-
dent, and TO remain, dear madam, with
esteem, your most faithful servant,
W. E. GLADSTONE
In reply Secretary Blaine telegraph
ed as follows:
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 22-LowELL,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-08-05

Minister, London: l have laid before
Mrs. Garfield the note of Mr.. Glad
stone, Just received by cable. l am
requested by her to say that, among
the many thousand manifestations OF
interest and expressions of sympathy
which have reached her, none has
more deeply touched her heart than
the kind words of Mr.. Gladstone. His
own solicitude and coincidence are re-
ceived with gratitude; but far beyond
this, she recognizes that Mr.. Gladstone
rightfully speaks for the people of the
British Isles, whose sympathy in this
national and personal affiiction has
been quick and sincere as that of her
own countrymen. Her chief pleasure
in Mr. GladStone's cordial letter is
found in the comfort which it brings to
her husband. The president is cheered
and solaced on his painful and weary
way to health by many messages Of
sympathy, which, in his returning
strength, he safely receives and most
greatfully appreciates.
BLAINE Secretary
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-08-05
Punishment by the Cangue in China.

This cangue IS the main prop of the
Monaghan order-the stocks, pillory
and penitential cell of Kathay. 1t is
merely cage of crossbars, which are
sometimes of iron, sometimes Of heavy
timber. The prisoners body is enclosed
in this cage, which reaches from his
knees to his neck; his head and limbs
are alone free, his hands being strapped
10 a bar. Now it is manifest that q
criminal thus accoutered must be a
prop and support of his own portable
Jail A captive of Atlas, he carries
about his own dungeon, and he cannot
lie down to rest, but must pass whole
days and nights on his feet, the poles
attached to the cangue prevent him
from lying down, while to the frame
work is fixed q placard inscribed with
the wretch's name, Offense and sentence.
A cangue NAV weigh 100 pounds, or
only twenty, but in any case it is
dreadful punishment, kept on as it is
for periods varying from six hours to
six weeks. Imagine days and nights of
cramps and sleeplessness, the harass-
ing stings of mosquitoes and other tor
menting insect worrying the naked
skin, and no hand to brush them away;
the scorching sun, and no screen; the
chilly night, and no covering; weari-
ness. dizzy brain, limbs racked for dire
fatigue, fever, delirium, the pressure Of
the hard yoke on the CALLED shoulders,
the strangling collar, the agony of long
want of sleep, the thirst, the shame!
Men often go mad in the cangue, it is
said; they fall asleep on their feet, like
horses, from sheer exhaustion; they
perish, and are found dead in their
cages, like so many neglected wild
beasts in captivity But the cangue is a
favorite punishment among the judges.
-iHMe Year Round.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-08-05
An Els Hunt in Oregon.

Albany tpTe.) Democrat.
One day last week L. F. Mcknight,
proprietor of the pleasure resort at
Lower Soda Springs, started out with
his son Charley TO hunt for elk across
the Santiam from the springs. After
going few miles they discovered an
elk, and Charley succeeded in killing it,
They skinned it, and taking part of
the meat on their backs and covering
the remainder up, came home. After
coming home they thought some wild
animal might carry away the meat
they left behind before they could re-
turn for it next day. so Charley and his
little brother Clyde, taking their blank
cts, guns. and dog. started back, ex-
pecting to camp with it. Soon after
arriving at their destination they dis
covered couple of elk, and by slipping
upon them managed to Kill both. A
few moments afterward their dog COM
meneed terrible racket a short dis
lance of. and above the noise of its
barking could be heard the peculiar
sounds made by the calf of the elk.
The boys rushed to the spot as soon as
possible and found a young elk calf,
probably about two weeks old. OF
course they feathered on to that calf;
no boy would lose such an opportunity
to capture such a rare animal. But
they were not to get it without a strug
gle. Hearing noise close by, they
glanced up and were almost petrified
BY seeing the old COW coming to the
rescue Of her young. She was only
about twenty or thirty feet away, and
coming like whirlwind. With her
head down and her hair turned the
wrong way, she was a sight to try even
the nerves of one of the old-time hunt
ers. No time was to be lost; a seconds
delay might result in the death of both
boys. But Charley was equal to the
occasion; grasping his gun he drew
sight on the animal, and shooting when
she was actually only about ten feet of.
caused her TO almost turn y somersault
and Law at their feet dead There was
an exploit equal TO the many that our
readers have heard around their fire.
sides OF some of the-old hunters of the
great west, for be it remembered that
Charley is only ID years old, and small of
his age, and Clyde is only Is. The
boys dressed their game, camped out
all night, and the next day they took
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-08-05
How Little Girl Utilized Telephone.

Elmira Free Press.
A mother living not very far from
the post office in this city, tired with
watching over sick baby, came down
stairs for moment the other day for a
few seconds rest. She heard the voice
Of her little ( year old girl in the hall
by herself, and, curious to know to
whom she was talking, stopped mo-
ment at the half-open do r. She saw
that the little thing had pulled chair
up in front of the telephone and stood
upon it, with the piece pressed against
the side of her head. The earnestness
of the child showed that she was in no
playful mood, and this was the CONVEX
Sation the mother heard while the tears
stood thick in her eyes, the little one
CARRYING on both sides a. if she were
repeating the answers:
Hello"
well, whose there?"
is God therey'
Yes"
rs Jesus there ?"
Yes"
Tell Jesus l want to speak to him. =
"Well?"
rs that you, Jesuss"
YES. What is it?"
Our baby is sick, and We want you
to let it get we'll Won't you now?'
No answer, and statement and ques-
ton again repeated. finally answered
by Eyes"
The little one put the ear piece back
on its hook. clambeled down from her
chair and with radiant face went for
her mother, who caught her in her
arms.
The baby whose life had been de
SPARED of began to mend that day and
got well.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-08-05
Agricultural Notes.

a cablegram from st. Petersburg on
July /, says the harvest is expected to
be very good throughout the empire.
The hop crop Of the Willamette
Valley, Cal, will not amount to more
than one-half, where the yards were
overflowed by the floods of the past
winter.
AT the Michigan agricultural college
oats are sown early i'll August, between
the rows of raspberries The oats, ex-
plains Prof. Beal, present a better APP
pearance than do weeds, serve as a
mulch during the winter, and in the
spring leave the ground quite clean.
Dl. McMurtrie, of the agricultural
department, thinks the best localities
for beet-raising in the United States
are New England, New York. Michi-
gan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Dakota,
Washington Territory, Oregon, one or
two counties in Pennsylvania, and
Licking County, o.
There are in Great Britain % 200 fe-
males who are farming. These women
enjoy all the rights and privileges of
men with one exception, they cannot
vote for members Of parliament, but
they can vote on all municipal ques-
tons. 1t is very seldom, however, that
they exercise this privilege.
Taylor Mandolin, on the border 'of
Texas, has, perhaps. the largest pas
ture III the world. On one side there
are forty miles of rock fence, and vet
it will require two hundred miles of
fencing to inclose it. He intends to
SOW 600 tons of oats. He will feed
1000 head of cattle on his pasture.
Prof. kedzie, of the Michigan agri-
cultural college, is reported as recon-
mending 4 mixture Of skim milk and
brine as wash for outbuildings, barns.
roofs. etc. Besides being durable.
cheap, easily applied and impervious
70 water, il renders the wood practical
" non-combustihle.
Buckwheat ma; be made profitable
upon a piece of rough or newly cleared
ground. No other crop is so effective
IN mellowlng rough, cloddy land. The
seed III northern localities should be
sown before July the 18th, otherwise
early frosts may catch the crop. Grass
and clover may sometimes be sown
successfully with buckwheat.
Small tiocks of sheep can be kept on
the farm with advantage. The meat is
healthful and nutritious and can be
grown more cheaply than beef, while it
ought to be used more largely by farm
ers. who now rely on pork ~ the stand
ard meat for the table. Sheep-raising
is not SO exhausting to the soil as grain
raising. and on land much worn will be
found one Of the means Of renewing
such lands.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-08-05
A MiSer'S Hoard.
From The E,mirn Gazcttn

Ezekiel Chaplin, of Pittsfeld, Otsego
county, died recently, leaving, it was
supposed, no property. Soon after his
death, however, the sum of SO, 900 was
found i'll IN old iron box under his bed,
and he was discovered to be the pos
SCISSOR of bonds, securities and available
assets in addition, to the amount of
more than $4,000. His habits of life
indicated that instead Of being the pos
SCISSOR Of 50 much wealth, he was cx-
tremely poor. His avarice and econ
omy had led him to eschew wearing
boots and shoes except III the coolest
weather, while his clothing was little
better than that of the most unfortu-
nate tramp. His whole object in life
seemed TO have been to save. He bore
Il very fair reputation in the communi-
ty in which he lived. Others will now
spend his money who will doubtless
bless mis- memory and his economy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-08-05

promised them legacies. | doubt if
Merton has ever thoroughly forgiven
me. am sure his wife has not.
And my lost jewels. They are lost
still. That clever swindler has never
been caught. To add insult to injury,
everyone thinks / was so easily gulled.
| don't think l was at all. l was too
alert, in fact. 1t was my very sharp
ness that caused me to nave the wrong
man arrested, and so lose Merton's
friendship as well as my diamonds.
Why did the real Herr Schlossman
come with story exactly similar 70
that of the swindler the newspapers
were warning US against? Why did
he look such dubious character?
Well, / have one comfort. The
clever swindler is still at large. One day
he may pay a visit to some of the peo-
pie who are now laughing at me, and
they may find themselves ''done" as
completely as | was.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-08-05
ZULUS IN COURT.
A Zulu Chief Who Resented the In
situation that He Was "A Thomp-
son Street Niger.
New York Tribune.

New ork Tribune.
An excited crowd gathered in the
neighborhood of the Tombs police
court yesterday morning, to enjoy the
arrival of the two Zulu warriors. UNI
carlo, who thinks he had hand in the
killing of the prince imperial, was to
be tried for assaulting John Toner, of
No. 241 Elizabeth street, visitor to
3unnell's museum. Toner remarked
that the warrior had adorned the shades
OF thompson street, and the Zulu took
out his revenge by flooring him. When
the carriage containing the chiefs drove
up, the crowd was so dense that flank
movement was necessary. and the Zu-
lus were passed in through a side en-
trance. Umcarlo and Usaki are insep-
arabic as Siamese twins. and the pri-
soner refused to 60 to court without his
comrade. The warriors were dressed
In refreshing summer costume, cut
extremely deeoAehe. Long black cones
We're stuck through their ears, dancing
plumes waved from their heads, and
glrdles that seemed to be fashioned of
corncobs and gingerbread dangled from
their waists. The Zulus were boiling
over with anger, and as they entered
the courtroom they made the halls
ring with shouts of defiance and threats
of vengeance dire against the enemies
of the Zulus. Stamping the floor furi-
ously as they walked, shaking their
assegals in the faces of spectators, and
waving their shields aloft, they seemed
to be as terrible as an army with ban
ners. Manager Star endeavored to as
suage their wrath, but threatening
movement caused him to beat re-
treat.
Reaching Justice Otterbourg's desk
the warriors cut few pigeon wings !"
pronounced fry Grafton in Zuluese,
| and were about to exhibit their must
cal resources when Mr.. Stone, the in
erprator, asked them to lay aside their
weapons and then testified III behalf of
the prisoner. He said that Toner -x-
perforated on the Zulu and dubbed
HIM Thompson street niger, and
the warrior therefore hit his tormentor
on the head Toner had said his re
mark was made to the girl he
had with him in reply to her
question as to the commences of the
Zuius. lvanovitch, the hairy nihilist,
testified that Toner applied other in
sulting epithets to the Zulu. The use
of such epithets in Russia, he said af-
terward, would put the offender in
prison two weeks on a diet of black
bread and water Master Willie, Il
burlesque vocalist, sustained the Zulu's
story III every essential part.
Justice Otterbourg fined Umcarlo
SO and put him under $500 bonds to
keep the peace The Zulu did not I'M
derstand the decision, of course, and
his happy expression of countenance
argued that the complainant was being
worsted. When it was explained to
him, however, he was furious because
Toner had not been fined, 100. The
warriors We're equipped with their
weapons again, which they received
with ehildlike eagerness AS the party
filed out of court the Zulus gave pro-
longed, yiliainous howl, expressive Of
their disgust at American justice III
general, and that of the Tombs court
in particular.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-08-05
AN AFFLICTED MAN.
Misfortunes or the Poet ) ohm &. =

Misfortunes or the Poet John q. SAKE
Mr. John Theodore SAKE, son of John
Theodore SAKE, was buried a few days
ago. Only relatives and the nearest
friends were invited 20 the funeral.
The almost unprecedented family mis-
fortunes of the genial poet have excited
universal attention. They began IN
1874, when Mr.. SAKE was resident of
Brooklyn. In numerical order the
deaths were as follows:
/. In 1874, Laura SAKE. the poets
youngest daughter. aged Il years, died
in Brooklyn of consumption.
,. In 1873, Sarah E. SAKE, the poets
eldest daughter, aged % years, died at
her fathers residence in Brooklyn.
Her sickness was long and painful.
3. 4 year ago, the poets mother,
aged 81 years, died at the residence of
her son James, in st. Adams, Vt. John
G. almost worshipped her.
T. Last fall, Sophia NJ. SAKE. the
poets wife, died of syncope, in Brook
lyn. She was the daughter of Judge
Sollace, of Bridgeport, Vt. She was lit
orally worn out with family cares. Day
after day and night after night she had
been at the bedside of her sick chill
dren, ner were her attentions confined
to them. Her husband had been suf-
fering from a painful disease for years.
His nervous system was completely
shattered The faithful wife gave him
mremitting care, and literally sacri
feed her life in the devotion to her
family
5. Two months ago Harriet, third
daughter, aged ~ years, died at her
fathers Brooklyn residence. She had
been Suffering from the pulmonary
complaint for years, and had just re-
turned from the south when she died.
6. Within fortnight Mrs. John +.
SAKE, the poets daughter-in-law, died
ut her husbands residence in Albany
She was daughter of ex-Judge James
:. Bosworth, Of that city. She was a
favorite with the poet.
Z. On June 80 the poets son, John
I. Sake, was found dead in his bed at
his home in Albany He had been
suffering from pulmonary complaint
for years. The immediate cause of his
death was hemorrhage of the lungs.
He had evidently tried to call his
lathef, VINO slept III an ADJOINING room,
but death ensued before he could make
himself heard.
Such are the facts, as gathered from
the only living child, Charles g.
Sage, of Albany lie says that his
father is confirmed invalid His
mind, however,is clear, and his powers
of analysis are perfect His nervous sys-
TEN is shattered. The long train of
family misfortunes has left him III i
reflective mclancholic state, and he
rarely smiles. He reads newspapers
and magazines, but never puts pen to
paper. Many friends have written
him letters Of sympathy. Their kind
words are appreciated, but the sad
face of the pleasing poet tells those
about him that he is living in remem-
brance of the past. A whole nation
will sympathize with him III his dis
trcSS,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-08-05
The Era of News.

CINCINNATI GaZette.
The wonderful acceleration in the
transmission of news which steam, and
especially electricity, have brought
about, is not generally appreciated,
especially by those young people whose
memories extend back no N ore than 4
decade. There is not town or village
i'll the United States within reasonable
distance of d telegraph line that did not
learn of the Presidents danger long be-
ore nightfall on Saturday, and the
localities must be very few and remote
which have not heard the news before
this. The same is true of the greater
part of Europe and many districts of
Asia and Africa. Were it 1911 instead
of 1881, Cincinnati would still be in
ignorance of Saturdays crime, and re-
main SO for two or three days To come.
Looking back only to 1865, we
find that nearly Il fortnight elapsed
before Lincoln's assassination was
known in England. In 1917, when the
death of Princess Charlotte, heir ap-
parent to the crown Of Great Britain,
sent such thrill through Christendom,
the news was first published
in the United States in the
interior town of Northampton,
ass. A vessel, making an unusu-
ally quick voyage, had arrived at a Brit
ish American port. One of the passen-
gers, who was hurrying southwark, was
interviewed while the stage stopped
at Northampton, by the enterprisipg
editor of the village paper. lie i'm
mediately printed the news, and thus
beat the New York and Boston pub
fishers. Such an occurrence, it is
hardly necessary to say, would be im-
possible now. The whole civilized
world is bound together by network
Of wires, and every event of import
ance is known at each point almost
simultaneously.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-08-05
Lettuce for Young Chicks.

All kinds Of stock like green food,
and it is especially desirable for young
poultry. Where the fowls have plenty
Orange it Is no trouble to have them
supplied in that direction, but there
are breeders who have but little room
and keep several varieties. who are
compelled to keep their birds yarded
all thro ugh the breeding season, and
all poultrymen know how soon the
fowls will clear mp every vestige of
grass in their yards To keep them
supplied with fresh sods is good thing
but it either necessitates going some
distance for the daily supply, or soon
disfiguring plot of ground by taking
SO much sod from it. Raising cabbage
for them is desirable, but it takes some
time to get it. The quickest growing
thing to raise is lettuce. In very early
spring a small hot-bed will start enough
to last until the sowings in the open
ground have grown large enough to feed.
Small beds can be sown, and if a good
growth is kept up at first, the bed will
last quite while as the tops can be
cut off as wanted for the poultry, the
roots being left IL the ground to sprout
more ietNes anu tops, Wulcn Iney soon
do if well cared for. The expense of
keeping up small bed 81 lettuce is not
very great. and from it the fowls can be
supplied with good wholesome greens
at time when other garden sass is
yet in Its infancy Ii i one of the best
things for pigeons in confinement, and
as many of our readers are pigeon fan
ciers. as well a. poultry breeders, the
advice above given will be of two-fold
advantage to them. Breeders try it
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