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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-11-05
Locking Up the Tower"

At the present moment, when the
free opening Of the Tower is exciting
such general interest, it may not be un.
interesting to mention custom called
the locking up Of the Tower, which is
carried out nightly at II o'clock. As
the clock strikes that hour the ycoman
porter, clothed in a long REQ cloak. bear
ing huge bunch of keys. and accom-
panied by warder carrying lantern,
stands at the front Of the main guard
house and calls out, "Escort keys.
The sergeant of the guard and five or
six men then turn out and follow him
to the outer gate, each sentry challeng-
ing as they pass with, "Who goes
there I" the answer being ''Keys. -
The gates being carefully locked and
barred, the procession returns, the SEN
tries exacting the same explanation,
and receiving the same answer as be-
fore. Arriving once more at the front
of the main guard-nouse, the sentry
gives loud stamp with his foot and
asks, "Who goes there :" keys.
Whose keysr' 'Queen Victoria {
keys" advance, Queen Victoria
keys, and alls WE'LL The yecmar
porter then cabs out, s<God bless Queer
Victoria. To which the guard re
spends, s'Amen.'' The officer on dut,
gives the word, "Present arms. ant
kisses the hilt of his sword, and TIL
yeoman porter then marches alon,
across the parade. and deposits thu
keys in the lieutenant lodgings. Tn
ceremony over, not only is all egres
and ingress totally procluded, but evel
within the walls no one can stir withou
being furnished with sAe countersign.-
LoRdop STANDARD.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-11-05
McGrax. Repub,ic,

Chancellor McGrax, Republican,.
whose district embraces nearly ono
third the State Of Alabama, says there
is not . county in his district in which
any one may not publicly declare his SEN
timent, with as little fear ofmolestation
as in any State in all the Union. Yet
right there horde Of detectives are
hunting for violators Of the enforce
mapt act.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-11-05

A correspondent writes from Swiss
town: Il was much amused on looking
over . visitor book at the inn to find
that under the head Occupation, two
German girls had written. Looking for
. husband
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-11-05
DR.HOLLAND,s SPLENDID POEM

Delivered at the Triennial Reunion O
the Army of the James, New York, Oct
21.l
No tears for them who bore the proof
Of heroes, in their foemen's seal
OF blazing shaft, and blunted steel,
And ramping chargers needless hoof.
Free from the duty Of a breath,
From sense Of woe and sense OF wrong,
They sleep, as wheels the world along.
In til Z sweet dignity Of death
No tears for them? Tears, then, for whom?
Tears for ourselves, whose little lives
Bound to our children and our wives
Or fastened to some precious tomb.
Where sleeps an idol; baser still,
P3 Tied to our lucre and our lust,
Betrays each hour the sacred trust
Left us by heroes to fulfill?
In robbing those their death bereit,
And waste the gold that love has LETT
BY gambling with the nations bread!
Tears for the demagogues who trade
And seek for plumber and for place
In strifes their ON II vile hands have made
Tears for the Rings OF erjured souls
That grind the rich aud poor alike,
And steal the grist from whlco they
strike,
.or those they serve, the stlngy tolls!
Tears for the realm that blindly shelves
Its men OF noblest brain and brawn,i
And crowds its councils wit the spawn
OF little rnen who choose rhemrelYes!
Tears tor tie men who basely hold
The nation to its paper lies,
Against the wisdom Of the wise,
And shame the eagle IN their goldl
Tears for the land that builds of rags
Its edifce OF power and wealth,
And holds the happiness and health
OF sovereign States in carpet bags.
Ay, tears for those who, shred and shorn-
Not blameless, but our brothers still
In common lot and Gods good will
Are bleeding, fainting, tossed and torn.
By Earring policies and feuds
Of race with race, till fain to fly
: From tkeir ancestral homes, or die
III silent, hopeless multitudes.
o bro hers Of The gun and glaive.
o living Army OF the James,
How shall we answer to the claims
OF the beloved and buried brave
BY pledgng now our good right hand,
BY pleasng now our loyal word,
That, selfish lust, to love deferred,
And gain to God and native land,
We here declare eternal strife.
Aye-battle to the hilt-with those
Who traffic in the nations woes,
And live upon the nations life.
o peace--in shame and Punishment
. industry folded armss
0 land OF beauty, from whose charms
Have fed the graces of content
There is no cure Tor teud and schism
In law, that is not born Of love,
Or party stlites that rise above
The holy claims of patriotism.
0 stately shade of martyred men,
Who mark our petty ends and aims,
Warm US with your diviner flames,
And save your country once again.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-23

Earle wants TO know if the state of Yer.
mont has any more right to forbid railroad
or steamboat company carrying passengers
for nothing than it has to say that lawyer
or doctor may not give their services to
their clients and patients. We claim il has.
The railroad has been the cause of tax
upon the private citizens, and its property is
exempt from many burdens imposed upon
that Of private citizens. 1t has had special
privileges granted it in its charter, and in
view Of these burdens imposed on the people
to create and sustain the railroad, they have
a right to have something to say as to how the
thing shall be mo naged. The great question
whether people who are taxed to create and
maintain public institution have any rights
which these so uless corporations are bound
to respect is one Of the national as well as
local issues of to-day, and we hope and trust
that the day is not far distant when the peo-
pie shall Fave au acknowledged right to say
what shs Il be done with the fruit of their
labor, even if it has been wrenched from
them in the shape of taxes to support rail.
roads. If the profits Of the road are SC
great that it can afford to carry a certain
number of men free, let all pay, and the
reduction be made uniform, benefiting alike
the poor aud the rich.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-23

ing competent and reliable agent TO take
charge Of the warehouse. Then the miller
can put in his -four, the pillow maker his
pillow, the farmer his butter, cheese, &C.,
with the price plainly marked thereon; let
the grange or council fix the per cent to be
added to the Wholesale price, each year, &c.
cording to the actual expenses, as rent, fuel
lights, agents salary, &c, and let it be reck-
oned as low as possible and meet their ex-
penses, just as town regulates its taxes, as
there is no need of any fund, no purchasing
capital being required.
Thus the goods while in the warehouse will
belong to the manufacturer or importer
No one will owe for them, and no one but
those parties will have money invested in
them. There will be no bad debts, because
there will be no debts at all All articles
will have an equal chance for sale, and an
inferior article will not be very likely to
find sale, when offered side by side with a
good one at the same price.
As Mr.. Orvis remarked in his lecture last
week, when recommending the adoption of
such a system as we have described, once
started 10 this road, the warehouse need new.
er lack for supplies The manufacturers
and wholesalers who food the country with
an army Of drummers as thick as flies in
June, and who find their way into the re-
hottest backwoods village or underground
grocery and importune men to buy their
goods on credit with long time, will not fail
to avail themselves of the benefits of the cash
trade of the Patrons and the Sovereigns.
Chimerical as this scheue may at 6rst
seem, sober second thought tells us that it is
practicable, and far ahead OF the present
system of exchange whereby an army of nom
producers have to be feed and fed before the
article can reach the consumer from the
producer but better than argument, is the
fact that the plan is now in successful oper.
alton, and its feasibility cannot be gainsaid
In London 100000 people are being sup
piled at the warehouses Of the London Civil
Service Supply Association, at an advance Of
only one and One-haB per rent over The
wholesale price.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-23

Polands organ No. 2, at Bradford, few
weeks ago assured its readers that they need
have no fears of an effort by Polands
friends to rally at the polls, and that he was
fairly aud squarely out of the field, aud
would stay out. Last week the same paper
urged the voters to stand by the regular re-
publican nominees, asserting that "a vote
cast for an independent ticket is a vote
thrown in favor Of democracy" at the same
time printing the Montpelier Are Grinders
ride ulous attempt to prove that Poland re.
ceiv ed a majority Of the republican vote on
the FIRST of September. The long aud the
short Of it seems to be just this The Opin
ION three weeks ago was talking to the anti.
Poland men, and trying to pull the wool
over their eyes and keep them at home,
while last week the Opinion was talking tC
the dear devoted Poland crew and showing
them the propriety Of voting for the regular
nominee. Why don't you come out, Mr.
| Opinion, and say what you mean: Tell the
voters that Mr.. Denison isn't regular can.
didate, in so many words; Of course if be
isn't there is no regular candidate but Pc
land, and you said he was not in the field
20 consistency" &c.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-23

est, thorough, and competent persons, and
worthy Of all praise, but this should not lead
us to be too trusting. Where there is an
honest and efficient official now, he can have
no objection to a law which only makes it
impossible for him to do injustice, and We
presume those connected with the Brattlebo.
no asylum will help on the work, as there is
no knowing how soon in the progress of
events other and untried men may stand in
their place, and possibly some who may
need the restraining influence of a whole
some law.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-23

Voters of the second Vermont congress.
sional district, will you be defrauded out Of
your choiceP This is question you will
answer for yourselves on Tuesday, Nov Sd.
If you are indifferent, if you are over conf
dent, if you are negligent about performing
your duty as ireemen on that day, you may
awake to tho consciousness on the 4th
day of November that you have earned your
own defeat, and that the man on whom you
placed the seal of your disapproval has,
through your negligence, stolen into the of
fee which you designed he should not again
occupy
When majority of you on the first day
Of September said to Luke Z. Poland by
your votes that you did not desire his serv-
ces longer in Congress, you perhaps reasona-
bly, expected that he would heed your re-
hinder when, a few days later, he pub
lished what was then termed his withdraw
al, you had right to conclude that he
bowed 10 the voice of the people. Recent
events seem 10 indicate that in this you were
mistaksn-.-that his withdrawal instead of
being what it purported to be was simply
dodge to allay your vigilance and enable
him the more efficiently to secretly accom-
plish what openly he could not hope to do,
namely to re.enter Congress again as the
representative Of the second district Of YER
mont. Few men would desire TO secure by
stratagem a position which their constitu-
ents had positively declared they did not
wish them to possess. Unless appearances
are terribly deceptive Luke z. Poland is one
of such few men, and to-day he hopes
through over confidence ON your part and
persistent secret working on the part Of him
self and friends to secure plurality of votes
at the November election. Shall he sue
coed His vote was 1856 at the Septem-
Der election Dudley q. Denisons, 703S,
with one thousand Democratic votes taken
from Denison, and one third Of the Denisou
vote not brought out, Mr.. Denson would re.
ceive but 1000 votes by secret labor aud
the liberal use Of money If Luke Z. Poland
can bring out his entire vote he would have
5000 votes, plurality which would secure
his return as the member from the district
which has unqualifedly said to him 1--WE dc
not want you" Freemen of the second dis
trict, will you suffer this result to be reached
by your indifference if not, then let every
man be at the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 30
at one O'Clock p. M, aud cast his ballot
remember, too, that every vote cast for
third man is now in effect vote agains
Dudley U. benson aud vote for Luke L
Poland be not deceived The struggle
not ended. The man against whom yo'
contend is never defeated while OppOrtunit.
is left him to plan or time left in which he
can labor. Beyond the third day of Novem
Der he cannot go If you are true to your
selves and to your duty as freemen be q
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-23
Editor of The Vermont Farmer 1.


Editor of me Vermont Farmer
brother joe whose whole name is Jo-
seph Poland, who helps edit and publish the
organ known as the Waterman and Jour-
nal, came out in u recent issue with some
figures; and he satisfies brother Joe, il no
one else, that Dudley Q. Denisou ut the
election of September first received little
ovsr 2l0O Democratic notes in this district.
Just think OF it, ireemen, Democrats
have the audacity in the nineteenth century,
and in republic, too, (which makes itmore
audacious) to vote for gentleman whom
they deem fit, worthy, honest, capable, and
true, to represent the second congressional
district in the iorty.iourth Congress 1t
beats the Brooklyn scandal 1t is very
wrong, too, in the democrats who "went aud
did it." But how much more scandalously
wicked is Mr.. Denson, who did not stop
veto, grab" prevent bolt, dispense, break
up, and overthrow the atrocious plot to
'break up the pIrty" (l) when in one single
country district he did las j. Poland says,)
call to it 2l00 recruits? Oh horrors
Here is baseness, vleness, when a republican
stands so we'll that democrats respect him
But have Democrats no rights2 Is mol
the ballot theirs and are they not privileged
to use it as they may elect2 Are they no
interested in having an honest man aud q
man as representative No higher com
pliment can be paid a man than this
"Yea-even his enemies praise him" "Le
us have peace" A VOTER.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-23
W'GteriO,Um CGGtIe Market.
TUESDAY, Oct. 20


At market this week Cattle 2O35, Sheep
and Lambs 9479 Swine Number from
Vermont Cattle 4S5, Sheep and Lambs
1866, Calves -; Swine so.
Prices Market Beef-A few choice 10 so to
10 rs; extra 8 so TO 10 90; first quality SO 90
to 900; second quality 8 90 to 7 so; third
quality "a so to so.
Prices of Store Cattle Working Oxen pr
pair from 800, $50, IT'S 10 $40.
Mich Cows and Calves from S35 to 90;
extra 65 to 50. FarrOw COWS "a to SO.
Yearlings $40 to 10; two years old 20 to
80 three years old 81 to lS.
Prices of Sheep and Lambs-in lots so,
90, so TO IS each; extra 25 to 25
per head, or from AZ to &c pr Id.
Spring lambs 81 to 7c per lb.
Veal calves IS 90 to 1900.
Prices of Hides, Tallow and Skins-Bright-
ton Hides to Sic pr ID; Country Hides 7ac
to &c pr ID. Brighton Tallow to 5tcpr 10;
Country Tallow II to Sc pr Id.
Pelts 75c to LES each. Calf skins l5c
per ID.
CLASSIFICATION OF CATTLE AND SHEEP.
N. b. Beef-Choice grade includes moth
ing but stabilized 100 to l400 lbs bullocks.
Extra and first quality includes the best,
large, fat oxen. Second and third quality
| includes oxen and two and three year old
steers.
Sheep-EXtra includes cossets, and when
those of inferior quality are thrown out.
REMARKS.
Cattle-On sale 2O35 head More than one
half were Western from different parties and
different qualities. The trade on cattle has
been very good for handsome stock, such as
well fltted oxen, and three and four year
old steers Prices on likely stock remains
unchanged; ordinary grades sell dull and
prices shade off. Dearborn n Co. sold
cows, to dress 800 lbs, at $40 each; oxen,
6 # 6 in, Mt $40. &. w. Brownell sold 4
heifers to dress AIS lbs, at Sc per ID ID w;
offered 81 to Ole per Id, d w, for his best on
sale NJ Il. Shackett sold IA extra oxen, to
! +. ID. Kimball, to dress from 1000 TO 1850
lbs each, mt 10 to lie per ID, ID W; IA steers
to Vnlpy Il Starks to dress 700 to $50 lbs
each, at 94c. j. b. Gordon sold oxen ut
lOc per Id, ID w, weight dress $50 lbs each !;
6 TO dress 900 lbs ut Sc; three year old
steers, 600 lbs, at Sc per lb, ID w.
Sheep and Lambs-Trade little inclined
to drag, although prices in reality have not
changed much from last week. The best
rates are &c. There would probably have
been n slight improvement this week were II
not that there is considerable dead stuff re-
ceived by boat from the East, that cramps
tho market for live stuff. +. ii. Brown sold
1872 lambs. average 65 lbs. ut 7c. ii. Law
renee sold 1923 head, mostly lambs, average
80 lbs, Mt 63c. j. Counter sold l0l sheep
and lambs. weigh 7765 lbs, Mt &c. j. 5. Fry
sold bunch of lambs ut 6ic.
POuluy-Supply mostly turkeys and geese (;
the latter sell by the head mt 81 each. Tur-
keys ut l6c per Id, which is the highest rate
ordinary fowl ut l24e.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-23
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
Poland's Record.

Having in another communication spoken
of what is claimed 10y Judge Poland s
friends as being the emf nent service done by
the Judge in the past ew years in connec'
ton with the revision Of the laws, II is now
left to speak of other " services" Of which the
organs boast less, and chiefly expsnd their
efforts in distorting and evading. Judge
Poland has been cha rged, as the chairman
of the Credit Mobili.er investigating com.
mittee, with having, through ignorance or
design, assisted in Pu tting lighter shade Of
ooloring upon the surface Of the conduct aud
character of several "eminently Christian
statesmen" than their soiled political aud
financial regulations before their fellow-mcn
will fully justify. 1t is needless to call
their names, but it is known to the freemeu
Of this district, and TO the whole land, that
men IN high places, equally culpable with
Brooks, Of New York, and Ames, of Massa
chusetts, were not only allowed to 60 sun
whipped Of justice" but met with praise
rather than the deserved rebuke, Will,
these two congressman were oensured and
condemned unstintedly.
10 presume that Judge Poland had beer
| Ieuilss III nuOh uutJ bhIOuBu lkuOIuuOo VI
inattention would be to say that he lacks
those qualities of greatness which for NOR,
than two years of controversy as to the sue
cession in this district have furnished tn,
capital stock of the arguments in his favor
Is it possible that he is corrupt? Does tn
second district need his services for fit
term, it he possesses either Of these dis
| qualifications
There is another matter, arising since hi
election in 1872, in the conduct Of judy
Poland as our representative, which meet
with condemnation, merited or otherwise
He voted against the bill to increase tn
salary Of certain officers, among whom h,
as our member of Congress, was one. TIL
bill was enacted just before the expiratio
Of term Of Congress, late in February Q
early in March, 1873, just as the candle {
the forty-seoond Congress was afording il
last faint glimmer, and it said in effect +
the freemen and taxpayers of every distriC
in the republic ave agreed to serve 20
for $4,000 per year two years ago, but "
at the last hour Qate in the eleventh
conclude that We will break that contrac
as we think we have thus late ascertaine
those services to be worth $500 per yes
instead"
1t has been said that nothing was Il
= low for the forty second Congress, but it al
pears that they thought their pay was u
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-23

Let no supporter of true reform, no one
who believes that l.. p. Poland has repre-
scented this district until misrepresentation
and abuse of the peoples rights has come to
he the result, forget, or omit to be at the
polls on Nov. 3d. Poland is as much a
candidate to-day as he was before he with
drew his name. He oions this 10 his friends;
he means ii 10 as all. Our only hope is in
making diligeut efforts to have the people at
the polls. This will correct the evil Of the
"Ohe man rule"-nOthing else will.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-23

A club may be composed of either old or new sub
scribers but old subscribers must pay up arrearages
In order to join club Arrearages may be forwarded
through the club agent, who will, upon application,
he furnished with list OF our present subscribers In
his vicinity, and the amounts due. Sums forwarded
must be at the subscribers risk, however.
an old subscriber has paid to date in advance
he will be credited year ahead Of that Gate when his
name is received in club.
Club agents should designate the names Of old sub
ecribers whom sending In their clubs, that shall
not make the mistake Of sending two copies to the
same person.
Papers in clubs may be sent to different post-oees
Additions to clubs must be made through the club
agent.
Clubs may commence at once, but we shall not COM
mence stopping papers when time out until the first
Of January, 1875.
Romittances should be made by postal money order,
registered letter. or bank check payable to ROYAL
CUMMINGS
Specimen copies will be furnished to any one wish
ing to canvass or get up club.
Those who wish to give the FARMER a trial can have
II sent to them until January |, 1876 for 20 cents.
Register Premium.
We shall send wALTON'S VERMONT REGISTER
the same last year, to all those who subscribe and
pay the full rate in cash To or beyond Jan. t. 1876,
Also to all old subscribers who pay up all arrear-
ages if they are in arrears, and pay to or beyond
Jan 1876 at $500 year In cash FOR the whole time.
The New Hampshire Register will be sent to those
who prefer it.
Subscribers for the Farmer under the Old credit sys-
TEN requested 10 pay up 20 remain Nth II they
riH 10 stop u they tcdnf TO. IhOSe rho pay up alt
clubs iH be required 10 pay only s2OO year for
reardgoS, Those rho pay up and stop irW be required
TO pdU the fH time rate rhich force phen they
subscribed uis $3.50 per year, or q cents month.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-23
WOOL MARKET.
N'eIC Fork Market.

Oct. ~.
Flour market dull; export demand mode
rate and inquiry ut diminished bids; winter
wheat flour slow and Minnesota less active.
Rye flour steady. Buckwheat flour firmcr
ut $3.50 to $50 for Pennsylvania; 3 .25 to
3.75 for State, per 100 lbs. Wheat market
n shade iirmer on spring; No. l Minnesota
on private terms, but within the range of
l.2l to 1873; No. 3, Chicago spring LOB to
l.04; No. 2, do. LOG in store; l.074 afloat for
Northwestern; 100 to 1876 for white Mich-
gan, good to extra choice for export; LA to
lis for red winter; l.2I to 1923 for amber
winter. Corn market opened with 81 to 92c
bid and SO to 94c asked. and closed quiet ut
9l4c, at which price there were few SELL
ers. Oats-59 to Gle for State mixed; Gle
for Chicago do; 81 to 63c for white; 81 to
62dc for State white; closing firm mt about
&c better Rye-Held at 69c to OF for IVES
tern and State. Dat meal steady at 7.75 for
city. Seeds-Clover quiet; held at lO4c
without buyers. Pork nominal ut 1875.
Lard nominal at l2c. Tallow quiet and
steady at S5c. Petroleum is steady: crude
in bulk 5sc; X. 5. w. l2l to l2ic; cases
Ia to lac. Cattle-market dull; 8 TO l3c
for common to best.