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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-06-08
Guiteau's Matinee

| The story recently circulated that the
authorities here have asked James Van
Heiz, of Newark, n. j., to superintend
the hanging of Guiteau, and have of.
fered him $500 for the service, is de-
MED by the District attorney and the
warden OF the jail. Colonel Corkhill
rays If the party named has received
such letter it is practical joke, He
says there Is no money at any body S
disposal to employ an outside person
to do the work, and, if there was, the
law forbids it. He says If an order to
hang Guiteau should require il. to be
done tomorrow morning at six o'clock
he could be executed at that hour, and
rs decently as such work can be done.
The execution of Guiteau will not re-
qulre any outside assistance and
though n dissgreeable duty, it win be
conscientious.y performed by Warden
Croker at the appointed time. General
Croker says he never heard of Van
Hei2, and if his name was ever men
| toned to him it must have been in
such manner that he failed to
retain any remembrance whatever.
He has never had any correspondence
with Van Heiz, and does not remem-
Der to have received any letter from
him upon the subject. General Croker
says he has received different commu-
nicatlons on the subject, many of the
writers being cranks, but has never re-
Piled to any of them.
Guiteau received letter from his
brother, J. W. Guiteau, which had the
effect of cheering him some, and in
the latter part of the day it was evident
that he was hopeful He talked with
his guards cheerfully, and of one, with
no sign OF feeling save in subdued
tone, he asked "What is death? |
have to die.--that is, this body of mine
must die some time-and it matters
not much when my time comes If
am to end my life on that scaifJld, |
am ready to dc it and when | go
there, then viii be my time"
The prisoners mail matter seems to
have fallen off recently, and some days
he receives but two or three cards--or,
rather, but two or three cards are re-
ceived for him, rs but few are given
him. This morning "A postal received
at the Jail for him read as follows;
"Iou son of gun, 60 and pray, for
the devil will have you and we have a
holiday. "A SCHOOL Boy"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-06-08
Mrs. Garfield's Money

The Hon Richard Parsons Of Cleve-
land Ohio, during long interview in
Washington, the other day was asked
"What is Mrs Garfield worth" "Well,
You can sum it up. She has $500, DOC
in Government bonds. the result Of the
subscription. Then Ter husbands life
was insured for $4,000, which she
promptly received. She also was paid
the salary of the President for the I'M
occupied first year, amounting to about
$50 600 That makes 100000, does il
mol? Very well Then add to it abcur
$50 600, the total value of Garfie's "a
tate. That was the total amount, after
all the abuse that was received, that he
was able to accumulate in life Of fifty
wears. i suppose that the income from
this total of more than $4,000 600 will be
perhaps SIG 600 year. She is also
put on the pension list at 5000 year.
So she is comfortable, and can raise
her children well; but the loss of Gar
field was blow that will leave its scar
as long rs she lives. Just think of that
little woman, almost dying at the
White House, when he took her to the
seaside and returned to meet his death
wound: and she then rallying, watcl'.
ing over him for months, surviving him
and being well today"
what is going to be done abont the
Garfield monument"
"My understanding is that there is
pow about SIS, 900 in the hands of the
treasurer, and no monument fund has
probably ever been put in more careful
hands. They desire to erect something
that shall typify the wonderful mold
that was obtained in few months up
on the universal heart in this country.
His memory is not only deeply beloved
in northern Ohio and throughout all
our state, where he lived SO long; but
it is the rallying cry Tor the moral and
independent forces in the country
and you can hear his name shouted
in Pennsy lvania to-day stronger than
al the living forms of political
power.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-06-08
Rearing Young Calves by Hand.

The demand for milk being great at
all seasons, the necessity often arises
for weaving calves when only few
days old. The practice is wrong, but
we mnst make the best of it and en-
deavor to feed the calves in such man
ner ~ to keep them in health. A good
substitute for milk is bean soup, made
thin enough to drink, to which has
been added corn meal and ~ small por-
ton Of salt. II it is possible to add
milk to the bean soup, 1t will be much
better for the calf. Occasionally the
diet should be changed by making a
strong INFUSION or decoctiJn Of clover
or other hay, which is prepaid by rum
ming the clover through cutter, steep
ing il in water for few hours. This
decoctlon should be sailed a little, and
have added TO it fine bran or shipstuH.
Ii is essential in feeding young calves
TO change the food AZ much Ms possible,
and always see that 1t is Of nourish-
ing quality. Beans are the best substi-
luls for milk, but milk is better than
anything else. One thing shoHld not
be overlooked, howev r, which is that
there is but little TO gain from calf
when Improperly cared for in its earlier
i.ya
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-06-08
A Romance of the Telephone.
From the Boston Journal,

When the history of the telephone is
written it will be eniivened by many
romantic incidents. A young gentle
man in this city is in condition to
furnish one of these. He is enga- ed IN
an establishment where the telephone
is considerably used, and some time
ago he became impressed with the
conversation OF person VINO INFORM
ed him by the articulate wire That she
Was engaged as clerk in business
house with which he mad frequently
0 Occasion to communicate. The mead vi
his house may be called Mr.. Smith,
chiefly because that isn't his name.
The young man became Thoroughly
enamored of the sweet voice whose
tones almost daily came To hlm ana
after time he begged and obtained an
appointment for All interview. linen
he put on his purple and fine linen and
went down To the store from winch the
agreeable COMMUNICATION had come
A small boy met hlm as he went IN.
els NJ. Smith iu?' asked the yong man
not because he wanted To see Mr..
Smith, but because he thought II best
not TO be too abupt in bis enquiries.
NO" said the smali boy, but lie IL be
in in a minute" The accents OF the
small boy startled the young man; they
were the same that had been almost
daily waited to bum along the wire. he
Immediately SAID that he would Call
again to see Mr.. Smith and withdrew
in rs good order rs possible. But he
felt that he had had a narrow escape.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-06-08
senator Cameron Denial

Senator Cameron, of Pennsylvania,
has returned from Philadelphia. He
was asked if he had been correctly
reported rs saying that il the Stalwart
or Harrisburg tick ct was defeated this
fall that he would return to the senate
and devote the remaining three years
of his term to opposition to the tariff.
"The report is false" said the senator.
Il really said nothing of the kind. My
remarks, as nearly as can remember
them, were these called the atten.
ton Of the business men of Philidel.
phia to the fact that u democratic vic.
tory next fall meant the overthrow oil
the tariff that such victory would
follow unless sone money was expend-
ed and work done. J said. in conclu-
sion, that was one of the heaviest
manufacturers in the state, and could
probably stand an overthrow of the
tariff as well as any of them, in case
they refused to do the right thing and
help secure the election of the regular
ticket"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-06-08
4 STRANGE STORY OF DEATH.
Aft'rn NOung Woman is Thought to
be Dead, she .a'nlks About Heavenly
sights
Boston Herald.


There Is very strange story report
ed from East Boston. On Friday, the
18th ult., there died at the residence of
! Amos K. Lovejoy, No. l57 " ebsier ST.,
u young lady named Hattie G. Craig
lacking few days only of being TWEEN.
ty-tour years of age. Her death wss
preceded by sickness of nearly
year, and the disease of which she
dleL was clearly of comsumptive ma
ture. M,ny OF the circumstances fol.
lowing the death and preceding the
burial of TIE young lady are of PEI
cuharly interesting, if not Of distress
ing nature. On the morning of the
l2th the long-sutlering patient seemed
To- be rapidly nearing the end, and at
eleven o'clock she appeared to have
bfeathed her last. The eyes of the
young lady We're tenderly closed by the
sorrowmg grandmother, and the body
was left alone with the weeping father.
He remained for about half an hour in
the chamber of death, and then took
bis leave with reluctance. Just rs he
had turned his back upon the beloved
form he was startled 10y movement of
the body and an exclamation simultan-
eously off, Papa, papa, please don't
leave me" When he turned around
he saw, with delight and establishment,
that his daughter was not corpse, but
an actual, living and conscious being,
endowed with rs much intellect and
strength as at any time during the last
period OF her sickness. OF course there
| N
throughout the household. When she
had become somewhat calm Miss
Craig, with smile and countence an
gelic beyond description, said:
"Oh, papa, dear, do you know where
| have been2'
"No Hattie; tell me where you have
been; let me know all about it, an
swered the overjoyed father.
"On, papa, ! have seen heaven, and
| am to have my health restored to
me on certain conditions" she answer
ed in great glee.
"What are these conditions, and are
you willing to submit 10 themp' asked
the father.
"I es, papa; certainly am"
But what are they, dearY" still
qnerled the parent.
81 cannot reveal them to YOU now,
papa. Bot oh, ! saw such beautiful
things in heaven
Tell me, won't you, all about who
and what you saw? Come, now, that's
IA good girl"
ION, saw them all; / saw them all,
papa; and I'm going to heaven again,
and when go don't let them put me
into the ground until you are sure am
dead"
During the rest of the day, up to six
O'Clock IN the evening, the poor girl
was alternately in II conscious and
swoonlng condition. At six O'Clock she
seemed 10 have died. There WAS no
change in the body for three days, and
several physicians counseled that the
body be kept from the tomb. On the
fourth day, however, there were UNI
mistakable signs of death and the in
terment took place.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-06-08

tributing water. Fancy farmers or
fancy horticulturists have given us all
our varieties Of fruits, vegetables and
flowers. A fancy farmer in Vermont
a few years ago originated the Early
Rose potato, which added millions of
dollors to the wealth of the country,
and most important accession in every
part OF The weird where introduced.
Another of these fancy men original
ed the Wilson strawberry and another
the Concord grape. But it is unnacess-
any TO enumerate; any one who will
take the trouble to investigate little
or reflect will readily see and will
ccherfully accord the praise tina. Is Justly
due to the men who are called fancy
farmers
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-06-08
A Silver Lamp 300 Years Old.

While engaged in improving the
ground around the old Catholic church
IN Ysleta, some parties dug out Of the
ground large silver lamp. Investi-
CATION and research proved that it had
been brought over t. this country from
Spain about l543 by Cordovan, the
well known prospector and settler.
The lamp is Of the very finest silver
and very heavy and valuable. 1t was
sent to Santa Fe, n. NJ, where il was
cleaned aud burnished and returned to
TINS church, an object Of curiosity AZ
well a. valuable relic and ornament.
fIis church was constructed in the
year 1880, under the auspices Of the
Franciscan friars.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-06-08
COMPULSORY Retirement

The senate to-day toek up the army
appropriation bin, which contains the
following clause providing for the COM
pulsory retirement of certain army
officers.
That on and after the first day of
December, 1882, when an officer has
served forty years, either as an officer
or soldier in the regular or volunteer
service, or both. he shall, il he make
application therefor to the president,
be retired from active service and
placed on the retired list; and on and
after the aforesaid date, when an
officer is sixtytwo years of age, he
shall be retired from active service and
placed on the retired list; provided,
further, that the general of the army,
when retired, shall be retired on full
pay"
1t is probable that this clause will be
adopted by the Senate, and that the
House will concur. In such event
General sherman will be retired on full
pay III December next, and be sue
ceeied by General Sheridan The
military committee of the House had
an amendment to exempt all general
officers from retirement who had re-
ceived the thanks of congress. This
would have excluded from retirement
sherman, Sheridan and Hancock. The
temper of the Senate, however, is to
adopt the amendment heretofore
printed, and pacify General Sherman
by gazing him full pay when he is sue
ceeded.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-06-08
An Ambitious American WidOwer.
Galveston Tex } News.

An American widower writes to the
Ne,cs asking what is the age OF Queen
Victoria. Hsr Majesty is "a years Of
age, having been born ON the 24th OF
Nav, 1919. Fer captismal name IL
Victoria Alexandria, and it Is gener'
ally understood that her family name
not used and changed by ner mar
riat;e, is Guelph. Ii, however, an
Ari.rican widower desires To address
any respectful communication to the
roy Al lady who is SO generally loved oy
Butons, ne will not reed to trouble
himself by greater particularly IMAM
to address her Majesty Queen Victoria,
care of her Msjesty's Minister, London
England.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-06-08
What Fancy Farmers Hare Done
San frauciscO Chr0nicll


They tested theories while others rails
ed crop for market; they have given a
glory TO farming it would not otherwise
possess. Fancy farmers have changed
the wild hog into the Suffolk and Berk-
shire, the wild cattle Of Britain into
shorthorns, the mountain sheep, with
its lean body and hair fleece, into the
oouthdown and Merino. They brought
up the milk of COWS from pints to gal
ions. They have heightened the sir
hon Of the bullock, enlarged the ham
Of the hog, given strength 10 the shout
der OF the OK, rendered finer the wool
OF the sheec, added fleetness To the
horse and made more beautiful every
animal that is kept in the service OF
man. They have improved and hast
ened the development Of all domestic
animals until they hardly resemble the
ones from which they sprang. Fancy
farmers introduced irrigation and un.
derdraining; also grinding and cooking
Tor stock. They have brought guano
from Peru and nitrate OF soda from
Chill. They introduced and domestic
ated all the plants We .aye Of foreign
origin. They brought out the theory
OF the rotation OF crops rs a natural
means Of keeping up and increasing thu
fertility Of the soil. They ground up
" psum and bones, and treated thelatter
With acid 10 make manure # peculiar
value They first annalJ zed soil 10 de
ternining what was wanted to increase
its fertility. They introduced the mo.'
improved methods of raising and dis
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-06-08
Charges Against "a Consul.

Mr.. c. r. Douglass, son Of Fred
Douglass, has presented charges to the
state Department against II. G. Asst
wood, American Consul at San Dom 10.
90, West Indies. According To the
statement, Astwood deserted wife and
children in San Domingo, and married
another wife in New Orleans. He also
i'm posed upon the Methodist Church,
and was ordained minister. His claim
10 citizenship Is likewise disputed, ss he
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-06-08

is native of Turks Isl nd and, though
he only arrived in this city in 1874, he
pretends to have been naturafsed in
1876, when the law requires residence
OF five years. These charges were be-
fore the Senate Committee when
Astwood was nominated.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-06-08

A Chicago corset snuiactnrer turns
small accidents in his factory to profit
able account. When work-sirl
breaks needle or whalebone co-ting
less than half a cent, he fines her live
cents; for breaking two cent bcbbin,
ten cents; for drop Of oil on the floor
or wors, TWEEN y cents; and various sums
for hardness and otner misdemeaDors,
80 that the cost of production must be
considerably lessened by the system.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-06-08
Peru and Chilli.

W. ii. PRESCOTT, Speclal envoy OF the
United States to the South American
states, and Mr.. Walker Blaine arrived
here yesterday, and reported to the
state department. Mr.. Prescott refused
to talk in detail of the Chill Peruvian
IMPLICATIONS, but said the outlook in
Peru was as bad "a it could well be.
Mr.. Prescott, his son, and Mr.. Blaine
recently went over the mountains on
mules to meet Vice President Montero,
of Peru, and young Mr.. Prescott talked
quite freely of the tip to a reporter,
| He said: ct was on our way home, and
we had to bear to the Peruvian vice
president the latest terms proposed by
Chill. The CHILEAN authorities thought
that we, being friends to both parties,
might bear to Peru the CHILEAN ultima
tum, and urge its acceptance as ne
cesslty of the result of the war"
"Was it accepted
| mo. The terms were thought toe
hard Chill demanded of Peru all hei
most valuable possessions, and the de
mand was refused because of the pop.
ular feeling in Peru that the United
States government would actually in.
tervene in their behalf. presume
Vice President Montero was well aware
| that such thing was out of the ques-
ton, but he also knew that this was the
feeling in the community, and did not
care to 20 counter to that"
SIS Vice President Montero popular
in Peru with the masses?'
Gle is very popular"
"Why was it necessary for you &c
make this long journey to meet the
vice PRESIDENT"
because he dare not leave hi:
stronghold to come to us. He woulc
be gobbled up, as President Calderor
was, and CARED prisoner to Chill.
"Has he any considerable force witt
him p
Not Above five or six hundred
troops"
"Who rules at Lima
'The Chilians. They have all the
sea-ccast towns and the whole of Peru
at their mercy, and the PerGvians
must, in the end, accept any terms Of
fered"
"Are the Americans popular ii.
| Peru ?"
Very popular. The feeling is gen.
eral that should Chill insist upon de.
spelling Peru the United States will
step in and cry halt"
| Chow would foreign powers regard
such an intervention Of this country ??
81 think nothing would suit England
better"
as the feeling in Chill very strong
against Americans p
'Intensely so. The CbiIians feel that
they, having borne the hrunt OF the
| war, are entitled to its indemnties, and
that it is not right for any other nation
to interfere
80 far, then, as establishing peace
between these two countries, your mis-
sion has been barren Of resuitY
"For the present, yes; but | think
our mission has gwen TO both couDtrier
more correct view Of the position OF
this government than was possible be-
| fore and in tina. way a peace will be
more readily concluded"
MAY not com promise be reached
| by Chill abating somewhat of her de-
mands -
"This is, in my opinion, what it will
amount to in the end. The Peruvians
ought not to have been whipped; but
they are an effeminate lot. They are
the incest people | ever went among,
but they lack nerve and backbone, and
the Chilians had the advantage OF
them"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-06-08
WASHINGTON.

The Mystery OF the Treasury be
Faiied-The Custodian Disch rged-
Guiteau's Motive The story about n
New Jersey Hangmau is "a Fnbrica-
ton - miscellaneous Washington
Matters
The Republican journal., 1882-01-26
HONEY BEES.
The New System Of Bee Keepi ug.

Every one who has a farm garden can keep
bees on my plan with good pre- fit | have rrc. iv
ed one hundred dollars profit FIR sale "t box hon. J
from one hive of bees in one ear | have obtain
ed over one hundred pounds of box honey from
one hive of bees IN Ten days Swarnriug controlled
No loss of bees IN winter Il complete renoiltion IN
Bee keepag. Illustrated ClcataT Of full yo,'tlcu-
lars free Address Mrs. LIZZIE Z. COTTON est
Gurham Maine 3m2
He beat me-" said disgusted politician of his
opponent: why, he couldn't beat carpet
When you have taken cold the best way to rid
yourself of it is to buy good preparation that
will surely give you relief As such, offer you
Or. Graves Basam OF Wild Cherry and Tar The
success that has attended its as certain rert
for coughs, colds. hoars+ness. sore throat bron
chltis. DC warrants us in recommendiBgt as sure
and lnfalllble remedy, and when in want do not
fail to give this a trial
The virtues of wild cherry and tar are univer
sally acknowledged by every one Phi, siciahs pre-
scribe them, and they almost invariably foru the
oase OF prescriptions for pulmonary complaints
100 much can hardly be said of their efficacy and
curatlve properties In DR. Graves Balsam OF
Wild Cherry and Tar the wild cherry and tar form
the principal ingredients and are combined with
a few simple remedies that aid and stimulate their
action Sample bottles, 10 cents Large bottles
so cents. For sale by VIM Q Poor 4 Son. Bel
last 4wl
The Republican journal., 1882-01-26
VOLUME 81.
National Agricultural CCnven ion.

The National Agricultural Convention
to be held under the auspices of the
American Agricultural Association at the
Grand Central Hotel, New York, Febrh-
ary ], ? and 3, promises to be the largest
and most interesting Of any ever held fn
connection with Agriculture. During the
Convention addresses will be delivered
and papers read 10y leading men in AgIi-
cultural Science and Practice, including
among Others Hon II. |. kimhall, Hon.
Chauncey Nj. Depew, Prot. c. Y. Riley,
Hon. }. t. Updegr;ttt, Dir. Byron ID. Hal
sted, Prof. Arthur l.. Perry, Rear Admit
raj Daniel Ammen, Prof y. A. Willard,
Major Henry L. Alvord, Hon. b. F.
Northrup,L l.. d., DR. Alfred l.. Ktnn e.
dy, Prof. William f. Plumey, DR.. Il,
Lewis Sturtevant, Hon. }. II. Dodge, DR.
Peter Collier, Prof. Albert K. LeDouA,
Col. Samuel Small, "Old ST." DR.. Th,p Is
p. James, Hon. Ashbel Smith, Prof. j,
NJ. McBryde, Prof. James Law, Prof. |.
F. Roberts, EX-Judge William Fultrton IN,
Francis d. Moulton, Esq, and Others.
Hon Samuel J Randall, Hon s J. klr h-
wood, Hon. Theo F. Randolph, Ii IN.
Andrew ID. White, President Corn iii
University, and other leading men a re
also expected to be present. There will
be discussions on Enelage, Transportihg
and Marketing Crops, and other practifal
topics, and visits to not,d d Farms, SllDs,
and Public Places in and about New York.