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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-17

take pains TO attend them We be
lieye in putting new blood into the
farmers flock of fowls. and we be
lleye in Inspiring a new interest on
their part iu the raising of thorough
bred poultry, and there is no place
whore the farmer can gain SO much
information in SO short a time IL he
will use his eyes ana ears intelngently.
as at a show of thoroughbred poultry
Ten minutes couY erSatiou with prac-
ttal breeder of poultry will give him
more points ON the subject that Will
be of help TO him in the future than
he can gain in any other way in the
same length Of time We. therefore
urge the farmers, and tArmers' sous
and daughters, to attend the poultry
shows If there are any held in their
vicinity, even if they have TO 80 some
distance to reach them,
These shows bring the best spei-
mems OF the different breeds, and the
farmer can make a comparison be-
tween them and select those which
are best adapted 60 his wants. The
sooner the farmer gets the idea ont
of his head that anything In the shape
of fowls will do, the sooner he will
begin to reap some benefit from the
grain which he feeds and the care
which he gives them. In the matter
of egg production alone, the difference
between twenty-five cents a dozen and
Sl50 10 three dollars pew sitting of
thirteen. shows one particular where
he ray see it to his advantage 10 90
something with thoroughbred fowls
American Farmer and Farm News,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-17
VERY TAME AFFAIR.
THE kEPUBIICAN SENATORS
HOLD A CAUCUS
Spend Their Time in Speaking Agree
Unanimously That the Tariff Bill
Must BE Killed

Washington May H. The rcpubli.
can members of the senate were in
caucus at Senator Sherman's house to
night from : O'Clock until ten minutes
TO - o'clock The caucus partook more
Of the nature Of an informal confer
enco than of business meeting, and
while IL was called with the purpose
of arriving at some conclusion as 10
the method to bc pursued by the~repub-
lican party in the senate, It closed
without cliciting anything IN the way
of a party declaration.
There was no vote on any proposi-
ton whatever, and the proceedings
consisted of a large number Of speech
cs There were about twenty-five of
the thh'ty-seyen republican senators
present, ana everyone had something
20 say In the course Of the evening.
There was no agreement except up
on one point that the tariff bill
should be beaten II possible.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-17
NOrES

There is not very much difference
In the cost of feeding COW that
wdkcs 100 pounds OF butter ina year
ana one making double as much.
Charcoal Is almost "a necessity for
hogs. Its cost Is hut little. and all
that is required is TO place a large
piece I'M the pen daily, as the hogs
VIII easily crush ~ for their use.
Any animal will eat too much salt
If deprived Of it for a length of time.
\ little salt every day win De bcue-
fetal II a lump OF rac. salt IS placed
where all kinds of stock can have ay-
cess 10 II hey viii regulate the quau.
uty themselves
The Young pigs are pretty sure to
hc w,utered az a loSy iC fcd wholly or
even mainly upon corn. 10 onc-hrd
or onrhalf ot the ration is composed
of that heating and fat-produciue
grain &, viii be quite cuou-n Feed
for growth rather than flesh.
Fine bone meal has been fed to hogs
with advantage, and ground huue is
largely used for poultry. Cows have
also hacn known to lick bone meal
Ii serves as an occasional offering Ia
stock, bu, whether il is safe 10 allow
IL regularly has not been determined
No Kind of land should remain idle.
J, 'dn De made TO produce some kind
3t crop, or b. can bc Improved in fer.
tlly in some manner II useless for
crops let II be given up to sheep II
this cannot Doe done pillow it,. and use
lime on It, SO as To enable il to become
it for cultivation IN the future
The potash in the soil Is mostly In
the form of a silicate, which Is not
readily soluble An other forms OF
potash are very soluble When lime
is added TO the soil il assists i'm break
ing up sting combinations ana reu.
dcrs the inert matter Of the soil more
easily taken mp by the roots of plants
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-17
THE MARKETS,

Chicago, May 1l.-Wheat firm;
cash, 56c: July, 81 3-4c. Corn steady;
cash, n 7-Sc; July, 3S1-2c, oats high
Ger; cash, 355-Sc; July, % 7-Sc Rye,
45c Barley nominal Flax, 1.33,
Prime timothy, nominal
Pork steady; cash, 1920: July, r.
- IL Lard steady; cash 7.45; July,
7.01 -. Short ribs steady; cash and
July, $50
Cattle Receipts, 16,5OO market
steady: prime to extra native steers,
4 40d4 go; medium, 4 O01l4 %; 9th.
ers, 3 .S5d3 80. Hogs: Receipts, 81
900, market 15c lower; closed strong
mixed, 4 95d5 %; heavy. ;. 1905 10
light 5.OOd5 o.. Sneep; Receipts
10000; market steady; top sheep, 4 q
"A go; top lambs, 1 15d5. 10; spring
lambs not wanted
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-17
HIS LAST HOPE.
BOSS M'KANE GETS HIS FINAL
SETBACK.
The Appeal of His ease Taken t,
the United States Supreme Court
Decided Against Him

Washington. May 1.-THE appeal of
John Y McKane, Of Coney Island 10
the United States supreme court was
decided against McKane today, Jus
tice Harlan delivering the opinion Nc
Kane in his appeal cOntended that he
should have been allowed to 20 out on
bail pending the appeal, as the consti-
tuition meant to confer that right in all
but capital cases
The justice held that the matter Of
bail in such a case was entirely with
in the jurisdiction Of the state court;
also that the warden of Sing Sing pris-
on had no right to return McKane to
the sheriff of New York pending the ap-
peal as the appeal had no effect upon
his Imprisonment in Sing Sing prison
McKane was overruled at every point
without a dissenting opinion from any
Of the justices
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-17
HIS BOOM BURSTED.
GOOD PEOPLE WORKING HARD
AGAINST BRECKENRIDGE.
Singing Resolutions Set a Lexington
Audience Fairly Wild-Black-
burn Wanted.

LeNiDgton, KY, May 14.-The best
.evple Of Lexington and Of Fayette
county, including several hundred
.aa.es turned out today at the anti
h...hinddge meeting in the opera
Ions..
PROF ] W. McGarvey was the
#~' n,aker He held that it would
"e disgrace to the district to the
s.a'e ana 10 the country to return
sA.a man 10 congress.
RESOLUTIONS were adopted denounc-
a- brecidnridge's morals and calling
w Ela good people of the district to
'a~e PIP ia their might aud vote
.sainst the silver tongued persuadcr
"lt when Harry G. Clay got up and
'drred a resolution not only dcnounc-
.I BrecbinriaEe's morals. but asking
mar Senator J G. S. Blackburn be
t~s"d 70 btain leave Of absence from
2" senate and come home and speak
.1a)hst Breckenridge the audience
".lt wild The cheering was deaf
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-17
WHAT CROP or 1893.

A recent report of The department of
agriculture estimated the wheat crop
of 1898 at 39G.OOOOOO bushels The
Cincinnati Price Current, one of the
most reliable trade journals published,
regards 45O,OO0.0OO bushels as a mod
crate estimate of the crop; this is a.
100000 bushels above the government
report 1t characterizes the govern
ment report as the most faulty one
ever offered from the government
bureau. The question whether the de-
partment has underestimate the crop
of 1893. as it did in 1891 and 1892, is
TO be investigated, The senate has
adopted the following resolution
Whereas, number Of leading com
mercial newspapers, like Bradsreet's
Weekly the Cincinnati Price Current,
and many others persistently dispute
the reports of the agricultural depart
ment relative to the yearly wheat
crops of this country and It's estimates
of the amount Of wheat in this coun-
try at different periods. usually largely
increasing the quantities beyond those
published in the reports and estimates
Of said department. and
Whereas, Such printed statements
from unauthorized sources largely CON
troll the market price Of wheat and
thereby reduce its price 10 American
wheat producers, TO their great injury
if the reports and estimates of the
agricultural department are correct;
therefore,
rResolved, That the secretary of
agriculture be and hereby is directed
to send to the senate at his earliest
convenience:
II 4 starement of all the wheat, in
Guiding the visible and the invisible
there was in this country March /,
1893. together with the entire wheat
crop harvested in this country during
that year
80 The amount Of wheat that has
been used for food and seed purposes
between March /, 1898, and Feb. J.,
1894; the amount of wheat that will
be required for like purposes in this
country between Feb. l and July !,
1894. together with the amount Of
wheat and flour as wheat that has
been exported out of this country since
March 1, 1893, with the surplus avail
able for export between Feb. / and
July /, 1894, after deducting the above
from the estimated surplus March !,
1893, and the entire wheat crop of
that year, according 70 the latest in
formation and most reliable expert
ence found in his department"
The resolution courteously assumes
that the departments figures are cor
rect but it will lead to a searching in.
vestigation Of its method Of crop re
porting If the departments esti
mates are correct, the price OF wheat
has been depressed by the statements
in the trade journals, greatly 10 the
injury Of the producers If the jour
nails are right the department is re
spOnsible for the disappointment IN
/ prices which the producers have suf
fered The forthcoming report viii
be read with interest.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-17
HOW GRANT BECAME A SMOKER.
Interview with Colonel Frederick u.
Grant about His Father

"Nly father" said Colonel Giant,
tried to smoke While at West Point.
but ony because it was against the
regulations, and then ne didn't succeed
very wen at It, He really got the
habit from smoking light cigars and
cigarettes during the Mexican war, but
ID wasn't fixed habit When he left
Cuc army and lived In the country, he
smoked pipe not necessarily. I
don't think that he was very fond OF
tobacco then. and really thcr. was al
ways a popular misconccpt0u OF the
amount Of his smoking But he went
on as a light smoker. a casual smoker,
until the day Of the fall of Fort Douel-
son. Then the guu-boats having been
Worsted somewhat ana Admiral Foote
having been wounded, he sent ashore
for my father TO come and see him
Father went aboard, and the admiral,
rs is customary had his cigars passed.
My father took one ana was smoking
IL when he went ashore. There he was
met by q staff officer, who told him
that there was sortie and the right
wing had been struck and smashed IN.
Then my father started FOR the scene
OF operations He let his cigar 20 out,
naturally, but held it between his fin
gers. He rode hther and yon, giving
orders ana directions, still with the
cigar stump in his hand The result Of
his eXcrtions was that Fort Donclson
fell after he sent his message Of I'm.
conditional surrender and u propose
to move Immediately upon your works.
with the message was sent all over
the county the news that Grant was
smoking throughout the battle, when
he only had carried this stump from
Foote's flagship. But the cigars began
10 come i'm from all over the union
He had eleven thousand cigars on
hand in a very short time He gave
away al he could, but he was 50 sur.
rounded with cigars that he got TO
smoking them regularly But he never
smoked as much as he seemed TO
smoke. He would light a cigar after
breakfast and let it 20 ont, and then
light It again, and then again let it 90
out and light It; 80 that the one cigar
would last until lunch time"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-17
BIG CHURCH BURNS.
FLAMES DESTROY THE BROOK
LYN TABERNACLE.
DR. Talmage's Congregation Sustains
a Loss Of S4000 00-Hotel Also
Destroyed

New York May 14-Tbe Brooklyn
Tabernacle, Of which the Rev T. De
Witt Talmage is pastor, was de-
stroyed by fire yesterday Afternoon.
The flames reached the Regent hotel
and that also burned
The total loss is about 100000
100000 on the hotel, 100000 on the
church. and $4,000 on adjoining
property,
Last evening a meeting Of the d.
rectors was held and it was decided
to rebuild, and work will begin within
a year A mortgage for $4,000 on
the tabernacle is held by Russell
Sage, who win not press the society
for payment
The front wall of the tabernacle is
all that is standing today Of that Cd.
ifice
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-17
NAVY BEANS

Prairie Farmer suggests. if you are
looking about for a new money crop
with which to experiment. that You
try navy beauS. Here is the advice
given:
Pillow deep, manure heavily and pull
Nelize thoroughly before putting in
the seed. 4 mistake is very often
made with this crop through putting it
in too soon Some practice planting
at the same time as corn, but this is
too early, as il then ripens in very hot
weather and is apt % suffer severely
from the wcevil They should not be
planted until the middle or latter part
of June and this time has the add
tional advantage of not intruding upon
the planting time Of the other crops
They should have good cultivation as
soon as up and then continuously
until the pods begin 70 form, but not
after that, as there is then danger that
the soil will dscolor the beans.
They may be cut with Il mower.
though some prefer hanl pulling.
The harvesting should be done as
quickly as possible after the crop IS
rire, as exposure to rains will soon
depreciate its value The tnrashing
may be done by machine or by hand
If the crop is small with the same
cultivation the crop should be nearly
as. large as the wheat yield would be,
and one has but to compare the market
reports 10 see which is the more profit
able
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-17

A record Of the cost and profit In
growing rye, oats. wheat. corn and hay
was kept on the Nebraska station farm
in 1902. The cost Of planting and
harvesting per bushel was as follows:
Rye. 1913 cents; oats III cents; five
varieties OF wheat, 23.4, 1914, 1910, 2G.4
and 27G cents: corn on different fields,
23.43 and 14.9 cents T he cost Of
growing timothy and clover hay on
three fields was only St34, 1892 and
SO.sl per ton. The fields varied In
area from one to 30 acres, and the
crops were treated substantially ac-
cording i to prevalent practice In the
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-17
MAIER MURDER CASE. D.

Racine, Wis, May 1.-THE trial of
Mrs Mary Maier, charged with the
murder of her first husband, Hermann
Gruukle, on Aug -, 1893, was begun
before Judge Fish this morning. The
whole day was spent in getting a jury
and the box won't be fitted before to-
morrow A special yenire of fifty men
was necessary.
Soon after Grunkes death his wife
got her insurance money ana married
a butcher named Michael Maicr and
they went to Brooklyn, \. Y. She was
brought back on a charge of murder
An examination of the dead mans re-
mains showed a large quantity of ar
seuic i'm the stomach.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-17
j. j. HADFIEl.D DEAD.

Waukcsha Wis. May II. -IoScph j.
Hadfeld. aged ~ years, died at his
residence this morning He was born
in Derbyshire. England, and came to
this country with his parent at an
early age, He has been a very active
man, both in state ana local affairs.
and has occupied several responsible
positions. his last being that VI presi-
dent of the village.
He leaves a wife and one child
La Crosse. Wis, May lit. w. Cum
mings died this morning, aged 20. of
cancer of the stomach, after an illness
of a year,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-17

Sheboygan, Wis, May IA grand
parade of the Catholic societies of Wis
cousin took place here this afternoon.
Nearly 100 Catholic societies were in
line making such lengthy parade that
it took an hour for it TO pass a given
point
The parade ended with a picnic in
one of the large parks of the city,
where thirty bands We're in attendance
from different parts of the state to
entertain the people.
This evening there was a grand dis
play of fireworks at the park where
the l,,nic was being held
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-17
TnRApE

The Iowa experiment station has
tested rape with other soiling crops.
1t gave a Yield OF $4,000 pounds Of
green food per acre but caused a
shrln6age I'm milk and an offensive
odor In the butter Sweet corn gave
the finest Favored milk and butter Of
any soilins crop. II is suggested that
one way to use rape in feeding cows
would be to feed suan quantities Of
IN combination with sweet corn.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-17

state Labor was uniformly charged
at The rate Of IS per day for man and
team. Taxes and interest were not
reckoned among the expenses. Land
was valued at so per acre. .'he sell
INK price of rye and wheat was 30
cents per bushel, of eats and corn 30
cents per bushei, and Of hay - per
ton
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-17

Thorns were originally used in fast
ening garments together. Pins did
not Immediately succeed thOrns as
fasteners, but different appliances
were used, such as hooks, buckles and
laces. It was the latter half OF the
fifteenth century before pins were
used in Great Britain When first
manufactured in England the iron
wire, Of the proper length, was filed
to a point and the other extremity
twisted into a head. This was slow
process, and four OF FIVE hundred pins
was a good days work for an expert
hand. The United States has the
credit Of inventlng the first machine
for making pins. This was in 1924.
The inventor was one Iemuel Well
man Wrlght.-May Ladies' Home
Journal
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-17

II have a young horse that seems
10 be hide-bound, also shortwinded.
What can | do to help himF In re
ply to this question we would say:
The popular phrase "hidebound' lit
orally means that the subject Is in
poor condition. This IS liable TO oc-
cur either from arrangement of the
digestive organs or In consequence Of
the animal being fed on poor proven
der or worked beyond his strength.
Debility and emacauon ensue A
horse out Of condition usually loses
flesh the hair loses its glossy appear
ance, the sink becomes unhealthy and
scurfy. and he cannot perform his or
binary labor without apparent fatigue.
Treatment The best treatment when
the season permits is a run on grass
and oats fed twice a day In the
stable the treatment IS as follows;
Give a mild cathartic, and follow this
up by giving fluid ext. gOlden-seal II
o., fluid ext. nux yomica ! dram,
fluid ext ginger IL o.. mix and adj
minister in II pint Of Cruel three
times a day: feed oats morning and
noon and a bran mash with haxseed
at night
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-17
BREcKINR1DGE BOUNCED.

Chicago, May H. The board of
managers OF the Union League club
this afternoon voted TO eNpel Congress
man w c. Breckenridge from the roll
of honorary members of the club. The
vote was taken without discussion and
not a single member of the executive
board voted against the motion to eX-
pei In the absence from the city Of
President Wilson, Judge c. c. Kohl
saat presided.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-17
FARMERS AND POULTRY SHOWS

There are held every winter be
tween December l and March l, fro \
fifty to seventy five, End perhaps more,
poultry shows in different parts Of the
Unit States
Willie tn, Sc shows are primarily for
the benefit Of the breeder Of thorough
bred poultry, they are also greatly to
the advantage Of the farmer who win
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-17
DEATH FROM SMALLPOX.

Menasha, Wis, May 1.-THE sixth
smallpox victim, Walter Warner, aged
IS years died yesterday ana was
buried at midnight by the authorities.
Gallagher, the other patient is not eX-
pccted to recover Two new cases
have been reported. The situation
still looks grave and a pest house is
again talked Of.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-17
OUR GIRLS AND COLLEGES.


think that the average girl OF six
teen is too young to go to college,
writes Mrs Burton Kingsland In the
second Of her valuable articles on A
Daughter at Sixteen in the May La
dies Home Journal The mental train
ing must be more or less forcing
process for one so immature, and she
can scarcely appreciate the value OF
such a course OF study as she would
two years later. nor make the best
use Of It, Her physique is less able
to endure any strain, and the liberty
allowed her when so young has a ten
dency, ] think, to make her self
wiled and opinonated.
II IS time, however, to decide
whether or not she shall 20 to college,
and make earnest and definite prepare
ton for r.
There can scarcely be two opinions
about the advantages that must accrue
to O girl from a four-years' training
in an intellectual atmosphere, where
careful attention is given TO the moral
and religious influences.
If she be taught TO think clearly to
Judge wisely and to act Alright that Is
all the most devoted mother can hope
to accomplish, and If there be no
loosenilg Of family ties and the daugh-
ter can be spared from home by all
means let her 20 to college.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-17
DAWN CONGRESS.

Washington May IT, The senate
continues to consume time with the
tariff bin Several important amend
ments were rejected today
No bills OF Importance were passed
upon I'm the house
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-17
FAILURE Alta CROSSE.

La Crosse, Wis, May 14.-AlaN
Suouse. clothier and dealer in furnish
ing goods. was closed by the sheriff to-
day on judgments aggregating $1,000.
Other claims will bring the total liza
bilities to $1,000 The liabilities will
exceed the assets by $1,000 Strousc
came here from ST. Paul fourteen
months ago.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-17

Great excitement prevails in Hun
gary over the trial at Klansenburg Of
twenty-three members Of the Rouman-
ian national party for treason. and
that town is guarded by a strong force
Of troops to prevent the surrounding
populace from entering the place 70
protest against the prosecution.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-17
ROASTED by RICHMOND.


T. c. Richmond made a regular
old fashioned temperance speech be-
fore a large audience at the Metho-
dist church Sunday evening in which
tie took occasion to score the munich
pal government, the police in partic-
llar, for reimbursement of the law,
especially as regards Sunday closing
of saloons
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-17
BLAZE AT HURLEY,

Hurley, Wis, May 1.-THE Bardon
hotel caught fire Saturday night and
was damaged TO the extent of $4,000,
fully insured The hotel viii be re
paired and reftted at once
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-17

ening and it was plain TO any observer
that the Breckenridge boom started 10y
the silver-tongued orator himself n lit
tie more than week ago. was badly
strained, if not broken
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-17
NEWS NUGGETS.

Palmyra. Neb., was almost totally
destroyed by fire.
Arguments in the Illinois gerryman-
der case have begun.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-17

The investigation into the alleged
nismanag cement Of the Wisconsin Vet
Grams home at Waupaca has com
menced