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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-08-20

against him!'' And there fore, why
should not the dummy and the figure.
head be sent back to Congress? What
more do the Office holders want than
a dummy and figure-head9 They can
draw their salaries as well with Strait
in Congress as if Tom Jefferson repre-
scented the I'd Congressional District.
And SO they preach the gospel of
mediocrity and imbecility.
Alas for the ship Of the great repub-
lie. when the rats come up out of the
hold and drive the pilot from the wheel
and the officers overheard.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-08-20

ANGoRA GoArs-A Nevada paper
says: A New York exchange gives
glowing account Of the success Of
naturalizing Angora goats on the Pa
cifis coast. The article is in the main
correct, except that the preference is
given to California as the place where
these animals thrive the best. This is
not true. California is too moist coun-
try in the winter and too warm-at
least in the valleys and foothills-in
summer, for the raising Of Angora
goats to perfection. These animals can
stand any amount of cold, and live on
the roughost kind Of food; but they
cannot endure. the winter rains of Cali
fornia. After they are few weeks old,
in ordinary weather, they will get
along we'll enough; but baby Angora
is almost as helpless, and needs almost
as much attention as a human baby,
and one cold rain on a youngster of the
mohai1 family is a fnisher for him.
Again, the staple of this goat is neither
so long. fine, nor heavy in California as
Nevada They are essentially an
animal of high attitudes,
and do not seem to, either
thrive well or produce an average fleece
near the level Of the sea. even with the
most faithful and careful attendance.
In Nevada they get along splendidly
and probably all over the Great Basir
they will do we'll. The business o.
raising these beautiful animals will
| doubtless increase greatly in this regior
when it gets to be better understood
Those employed IN the business become
wonderfully attached to their pets, fol
| there is as much difference between al
Angora and common goat. as there i.
between a four mile blood horse
with his grand ways, ant
. villainous broncho, o.
between rosy, radiant American CIR
/ before a grand piano, and moon-eye,
pantaletted she pagan humping on
one stringed banjo We heard onco
man who owns faock Of Angoras expa
tiate about as follows: ssTalk abou
your horses, your hogs, your canar.
birds, or even the common run of me
and women; tell you q pure Anger
knows more than any of them; don
you, Jimmie :" said he, addressing
| pet goat that stood near him. and jim
mic looked up with eyes like . deer,
asif he understood and assented to th
lproposition.
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A CLEAR CASE.

Stebbins and Todd republish the fol-
lowing from their paper Of August 9Th.
1870:
We do not demand that Mr.. Donnely
must he the man, but we do say as we said
in our issue of July 3D.. that 1.-THE injury
eedone that gentleman aud the insult offered
80 his supporters can only be blotted out
ssby his denomination and election this fall.
Justice, in view of large majority of the
Republican votes, demands this much, but
when we talk of unity and, compromise we
imply the waving of justice and right
though we may still smart under wrongs
inflicted The road to harmony we are
DESTROYS of following, but if harmony only
involves concession on one side, that Of the
injured parties, we protest in the name of
the eleven thousand Republican votes in
this district who supported Mr.. Donnelly in
1863, even though that protest should in
volve the election of Democrat and the
State followed the example Of the district in
electing Democratic officers. Revolutions
are not always justiiable but they will ever
find their excuse when the minority per-
sistently trsmple upon the rights of the ma
jofity.
And they now say:
1st. That did they not in this article.
insist upon our nomination and election.
in 1870, to Congress; but simply, ''that
the insult offered to his (our) supporters
can only be blotted out by his renomi-
nation and election this fall" Any
fool can see the difference between the
two propositions.
I'd. That while they did insist upon
our denomination and reelection they
meant that they would not do SO, if tie
Republican party WAS to suffer there
by; but that all they wanted
was the scattering Of the Republican
party" and revolution. Any fool
can understand how you can elect a
man to Congress, inside the Republican
party, by inauguratinga revolution
and scattering that party, and still
adhere to, 1.-THE grand old party.
Sd. That their adherence Of the
Democratic party was so great, thai
they could not sustain US if the Demo
Gratis voted for us; but if we ran as ar
independent candidate and refused Il
receive either Democratic or Republi
can votes, then they would sustain Us
and s.trsde for the best slice of patron
age they could get. Their horror o
the Democracy is shown in the forego
ing article, where they say they are il
favor of . revolution So until the Stat
followed the example of the district il
electing Democratic officers The,
hated Democracy and loved Republican
ism so intensely, that they wanted t
see the State made Democratic.
/ But why pursue the subject farther
i A man may, by the force Of circun
stances and for sef-pcoteetioa, be con
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-08-20

The usual amount of wheat raised in
the United States is about 100000
bushels. The annual deficiency in Great
Britain is about 100000, 900 bushels.
Thus she requires about one third OF
our annual product. This is a thought
that will bear consideration, that one
third Of our whole wheat crop is needed
in the British Isles.
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We send copies Of this

We send copies OF this
paper, and in some instaA-
ces packages Of copies, to-
many Of our friends. As
the postal law requires the.
prepayment of papers sent
to those not regular sub
scribers, a0e hope those asho
intend to subscribe auaW send
as their names By RETURN
MAIL.
When " U sel lall i fd6t a Y
one copy + to !. ollass Address,
we would be OBLIGED if the
person receiving the pack
age j: would e By a .
among those he thinks
most likely to subscribe.
The paper will be fu1
nished in clubs of five or
more to one address for one
dollar and fifty cents each,
or $l.O0 for six months.
For all subscriptions OBJ
tanned for a year, six
months, or three months,
at the rate of two dollars
per annum, aue q0,W pay
twenty-five per cent. commits
sion on the amount collected.
The ANrI-MoNopoL1sr has
been started to advance the
interests of the people by
the success of the Anti
Monopoly party.
To help this paper, there
fore, IS to help the cause.
We trust our friends will
send us lists of names of
subscribers in each town.
ship.
Let us hear from you at
once, so that we can place
you on our subscription list
IN TIME FOR OUR NEXT NUM-
Der.
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Republican Property.
fla Crosse Democrat. !

d OTOSSE OeIIIOTI6C.J
CHICAGO has just added another lau-
rel to her great enterprise in the shape
of 2D-column delinquent tar tisr-
1t makes between forty and fifty pages
in the inter- Ocean, and that paper will
get about $4,000 for publishing it.
Talk about tax lists--it beats the
world
An&now they have supplemented the
5O-page tax list with big fire.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-08-20

MsCo9nnick,D ReapeTD and Moyvern-
The machines that they offer to the
farmer for the season of 1874 are as fol-
lows:
THE ADVANCE.
This is a perfect combined two
wheeled, double-barred reaper and now.
er, with serrated reaper sickle and
snooth-edged mower knife. This ma
chine is the father Of the reaper family,
and is the result and outgrowth Of .
long life time spent exclusively in the
manufacture of such implements. It's
merits in the past are we'll known, but
valuable improvements have been added
since last year, the most important of
which perhaps is the method of Dipping
the platform and cutter-bar down. and
throwing 4he reel forward into and UNI
der lodged and falling grain. This inn
provement saves every head of lodged
and entangled grain. With this i'm
provement the Advance stands without
a rival.
THE IMPROVED PRIZE MOWER
This is unique, casy-draught, close
cutting, folding bar, two-wheeledmower.
This machine has long stood at the
head of the class as the best mower for
heavy, matted grass. This mower cuts
four feet wide, and, though very light,
is provided with powerful, high-gesred
wheels, imparting to the welLbalanced,
keen-edged knife speed that carries it
through everything before it, even With
the horses on an easy walk. A farmer
who consults his own interests will
purchase no other kind Of moving ma
| chine.
! THE NEW RELIABLE.
This is one wheeled, wide cut, sim
gle reaper, combining some Of the fea-
lures of the ''Old Reliable" built in the
most substantial manner for heavy
crops, but of easy draft, though cutting
a swath sir and a half feet wide, and
capable of bringing down its twenty
fire acres per day. A farmer provided
with one Of these re.pers is prepared to
make short work Of large gram crop,
and will feel himself master Of the stu.
alton under any and all circumstances.
Address Northwestern Agents. John
! Rhodes & Son, Hastings, MINI.
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LAKE Ma olson, ten miles from Man
kato, is becoming favorite place Of re-
sort for the people Of MankAto and Wis.
itors to that place.
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PEELED to chase skunk into hollow
log, but that is no reason why he should
stand guard over the hole for the next
six months.
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ANTI-FIRE AssoCIArIoN.-The people
of Sibley, Iowa. have inaugurated a
move that should be adopted in al
prairie counties and one which the peol
pie of jackson county should at once
take action upon, and that is to form
an association to prevent the burning
of prairies in the fall. If such an asso.
citation can be formed here and every
farmer become member it will be com.
paratively easy to prevent the usual
fall cont1agration. The benefits that
would be derived by preventing the fall
fires are manifold; first, it is much bet
ter for the ground to be burned in the
spring when the soil is wet and the
grass roots will not burn; second, it
will improve the soil by causing the
snow to remain where. it falls to protect
the ground instead of blowing bare in
spots and in high drifts,in others third,
travel in winter would be much more
safe and convenient; fourth, summer
| drouths would be lessened greatly by
keeping the snow on the ground to melt
evenly; fifth, pasture for stock could be
greatly improved by keeping pieces and
burning at different times, thus furnish,
ing young and tender grass at all times
during the summer; sixth, the grass il
left until spring can be burned if repe-
tition of the grasshopper plague should
occur and thus destroy the pests
seventh, the annual destruction OF
groves, hay, grain, stables, houses, and
sometimes life, would thus be avoided,
and still further the enumeration might
be continued. We hope to see such an
organization formed. and let eternal
vigilance be the watch word, and Let
every person who is guilty of setting
out prairie fires this fall be brought to
justice and the full force of the law be
meted out to such.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-08-20

+. HAcmsE Of New Vlm, committed
suicide Monday morning by shooting
himself four times, once in the head
near the eye and three times in thu
breast.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-08-20

But it may be asked how
does Rhode Island obtain these
advantages Why is dollar so much
more productive in Rhode Island than
it is in Minnesota
We answer, because of the bounties
received by that State, under the High
Tariff. upon her cotton and wooden
manufactures.
Calculations have been made by
which the High Tariff bounties to the
home manufacturers have been divided
among the several States, in proportion
to the number of spindles and sets of
cards in each, as ascertained by the
census returns. We find the total
bounties on cotton goods in the United
States to amount to $35, 10000; and
on WOODEN goods to amount to 800, 2l5,-
900; or a total of $55,944,OOO.
Of this, Rhode Island, upon her quo
ia Of spindles and cards, receives as
follows
Woolen goods ............, ...... ,5sl 600
Cotton ........ 7,165, 00V
1866, 900
In ten years this amounts to $780,
696,OOO. Add to this the compounded
interest upon it, and the impetus which
is thereby given to all other pursuits in
the State, and you approximate to the
resulting benefits of the tariff system to
Rhode Island.
But this money comes from some
source. Hence the United States may
be divided into two classes of States,
those which receive and those which
pay bounties. Minnesota is in the lat
ter class. If We divide the total boun-
ties in the United States by the total
population of the United States, and
multiply this by Minnesota's popula-
ton, and deduct the pro rata share Of
Minnesota for her number of spindles
and cards, we find that Minnesota pays
every year as follows:
Bounties on cotton goods go. ..... $459, 900
Bounties on wooden goods. 5S7, 900
s1,O46, 900
Here then is j tax Of over a million dol
lars every year.
In the past ten years the farmers of
Minnesota have ploughed ten millions
of dollars out of the soil and sent it to
the manufacturing states as boun.ies.
Without that system of bounties Min
nesota would to-day be ten millions dol
lars better off.
Now do not the farmers need to
study out these questions
Here ten millions of dollars, for two
articles alone, have slipped through
their fingers in the past ten years, and
not one in thousand has been aware
Of the fact or the process. They felt
the pinch of poverty in the midst of
abundance, but they could not account
for it. The East has fastened itself
upon the sleeping West and sucked its
life blood like great vampire; and
ever and anon when the victim stirred
uneasily, it has famed it to sleep again,
amid whispers Of jeff. Davis, secession,
the rebel debt, Andersonyille and Libby
prison.
But the long sleep is breaking at last.
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ONE month ago yesterday the Eren-
ing Mail passed into the hands of the
present proprietors. During this
month it's circulation has just doubled.
MAIL
On the same principle upon which the
village of Skowdunk in the State OF
Maine claimed that it's ratio Of growth
was greater than that Of New York
more than hundred per cent in year.
1t had increased from six Inhabitants to
thirteen.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-08-20
The New Tariff.

AS announced several days ago. the
new freight tariff went into effect on
Monday, the 10th inst. Noticing the
meeting of railroad and steamboat off,
Gals, at which the new tariff was adopt
ed, the Chicago Inter- Ocean says:
'sThere was general discussion of
the subject, and the old tariff of April
7th was restored on merchandise, with
some change on -four and grain, the
whole taking effect the 10th Of the
present month. The change on -four
and grain is. of course, an advance
from the rates prevailing % during the
war;" but is reduction Of three cents
per 100 pounds on the tariff of April
It'll. Rates all rail are five cents per
100 pounds more than by rail or water.
Grain and -four rates, Dubuque and
St. Paul to Chicago, Milwaukee and
Green Bay are fixed at q cents per
100 pounds all rail, and IS cents rail
and river; Dubuque to Chicago, Mil
waukee and Green Bay, IS cents per
100 pounds all rail, and % cents rail
and river; from points between Du-
buque and Rock Island, % cents per
100 pounds all rail, and 81 cents rail
and river.
The following are the resolutions
adopted:
Resolred, That commencing August 10,
1874, merchandise rates of April 7. 1874, are
restored.
Resolred, That commencing August 10,
1874, the rate ON grain and -four from river
points above La Crosse to Lake Michigan,
Chicago, Milwaukee and Green Bay, shall
and II cents per 100 pounds all rail.
ResoLued, That grain and -four rates from
points between Dubuque and st. Paul to
Chicago, Milwaukee and Green Bay. shall
be:
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All Rail. Rirer and Rail.

ZfN ztU1I. 1SICC7 UNA 1CUl.
cents. cents.
Above Dubuque. 81 %
Dubuque. 49,. 20 ~
Bellevue and Sabula
to Rock Island, in
elusive ... 80. % q
The lines interested chiefly in this
movement are the Milwaukee & St.
Paul, Chicago & Northwestern, Illinois
Central, Green Bay & Minnesota, and
Chicago, Dubuque & Minnesots railway
companies. and the Diamond 10 and
keokuk Northern Line steamboat COM
panieS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-11-11
LOCAL BKEvITIES.

The Stauntou Spectator says: Mr.. Geo
johnson, of Alexandria, Manager of the 81
Louis Life ms. Co., will be here on to MORO"
"Wednesday to pay claim of So, 600 under
policy on the life of Maj. John A. Hartman,
decd"
The Jury in the case OF John Laws. for mali
ciously cutting Joho Seaton, both coored, fall
ipg to agree upon verdict yesterday evening
were escorted to the Mansion House and kept
there all night under charge OF Deputy Sheriff
Foliz.
Letters addressed to Mrs. Annie Allison,
Washington D g., and Mrs. Hoffman, Baltl'
more Nd, are detained in the Post Othee here
for want Of postage.
The Rev. Jesse Shreeves Of Washington is
to preach tonight in the Methodist Protestant
church where protracted meeting is DO" 10
progress.
The attention of the various fire companies
of the city is directed to the notice OF the Chief
Engineer 10 to. days Gazette
Mr.. Harrison Lodge was serious y Injured by
being thrown from his buggy near Round Hill
n Loudoun county yesterday
A meeting of the Columbia Fire Company
will be held at their hall tonight at halt past
seven clock.
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Suit for 5000.

BALTIMORE, Nov. ll.-Hugh Gaffoey, stce
pie chase rider, who was expelled trom Jerome
Park course, for his manner Of riding R2solute,
Saturday, Oct Dist, has commenced suit in the
Baltimore county Circuit Court against Jos.
Donuhue for three thousand five hundred dol
lars, for wages an service. Gaffuey was
employed by Douahue at the late Pimlico
meeting Of the Maryland Jockey Club. Doao-
hue being a nonresident of this State. his
horses Dublin, Carboo, Cu'pcpcr. Lizzie
Lucas aud George West, were yesterday at
tachrd by the Sheriff of Baltimore county un-
Ill suit is decided They are allowed to re-
main at Plmlco in charge of groom.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-11-11

Mr.. Beach favored grade which would suit
the people in that neighborhood.
Mr.. Shinn thought that the whole mater
should be referred to a committee, and report
made giving Council full Information upon
Mr. Eichberg would like to ask why it was
that two months ago the City Surveyor had
given grade Of Oronoco street, and why nc
pow gives grade several feet below the hrst
grade given by him. If such chlds play was
to be persisted in he thought we had Do use OF
such City Surveyor.
Mr.. Beach explained that the City Surveyor
had to follow the directions of the Board OF
Public Works.
Mr.. Rishell said that the Superintendent oil
Police had Just Informed him that the Clty
Surveyor had given Mr.. Wilke:son one grade
on one side Of the street and Mr.. Quinn an
other grade on the other side Of the street
Mr.. Mckenzie thought if they would only
cover over the people who ordered such cuts II
would be blessing. ~, ,,.-
MIR. Hughes opposed the change. The Clty
Surveyor had given building hne on one size
of the street. which would run into the gas
house, and the other which ran Into the md nj
die of the street. 1t was a disgrace. Inc Clty
Surveyor was here and could be heard
The subject was then postponed, aud after
some further business the Board adjourned
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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE GAzETrE.I
The LOupssi0remen.

New York, Nov. ll.-Cnnsidcrable appre-
hension is expressed at the result of the en-
forcemeDt Of the recent resolution of the steam
shipmen to reduce the wages Of the longshore
men The latter declare their intention to re-
sist the reduction, and that if enforced i've
thousand men employed on the dock, III New
York. Brooklyn, jersey City, and Hoboken'
will stop work Monday morning. The result
will be the almost entire suspension OF the ship
ping trade during the strike, as their places
cannot be filled by inexperienced hands. The
membership OF the L,npshoremea's Uoon
reaches ten thousand, and they are better
united than any other class Of laborers. On
the other hand the steamship agents claim that
they cannot afford to pay the present rates,
and are determined 10 make the proposed ex'
Derlmcut
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Notable.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Nov. ll.-Ooe OF the
most notable features of the grand dcmonstra-
ton last night, was the number of Y. 5. hlgS
on public and private buildings. Every man
who could make, beg or borrow the Star Span
gle Banuer, had Que floating from his house
aud all were greeted with cheers by the people,
$4,000 10 number II was the grandest union
demonstration, in the South, since the war.
Some negroes going ab.ut selecting new mas
tiers, under the impression that they we're to
be sold again into slavery, the whites, 10 vain
eudeavorcd to rc-assure them. Conservative
blacks mingled with the whites III the process,
sion last night. The universal expression Is OF
renewed kindness to the colored race,
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From Boston.

BosToN, NOV. lit is reported that Gen.
Butter is preparing for publication letter show
ing the causes OF his late defeat He claims
that he was betrayed by men protesting to be
his friends, and pruinis $ uncomiortab bic reVe
aious. lie Threatens TO form new party III
Massachusetts.
Another attempt made last night, on the
part of the Schoo Com 'uiuce, TO elect wome u
TO ill vacancies IN the Board failed.
The first OF series OF meetings to agltate 10
favor of women on the School Board, was held
at Dorchester julia Ward Howe and others
made earnest pleas for women.
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EynrnSs Car ssOn;iEIs.

New York, Nov. | l.-WhcD the O.wego
express on the Delaware, Lackowapna aud
Western Il ,ilroad arrived at Mouch Chunk,
last evening, it was discovered that the express
Car had been entered by robbers and the safe
of Wescott & Co.'S Express Company thrown
out on the track. The robbers effected an en-
trance from the top Of the CIR while the ex-
press messenger was in another car. 1t is not
known how much the safe contained. but the
amount generally carried is anywhere from two
to twenty Thousand dollars.
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Foreign News.

MADRID, Nov 1.-THE Impartial declares
that Dou Carlos was at lIrudage and the French
authorities refused to Interfere with his move
mentS.
LONDON, NV. ll--The first heavy frost of
the season 10 Great Britain occurred last night.
HENDAGE, Nov H. II The Republicans open
ed fire upon the Carlists entertainments at
Mount ST. Marip yesterday and carried several
positions with severe loss to the insurgents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-11-11

REGISTER IN BANKRUPTcY.-J Judge Hughes,
presiding 10 the T. S. District Court at Rich,
uopd, yesterday, upon the nomination of CHIEF
Justice Waite, appointed a. W. Chiffon, Of
Alexandria, Register in Bankruptcy for the
Eighth Congressional District Of Virginia.
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Mr.. James Corrie, Dentist, 10 Baltimore,
writes: Il have uasid DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup
personally and 10 u family for two or three
years, and am prepared to say that there is
nothing to compare to it as remedy for
Coughs, Colds, etc."