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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-09-06
SOME OF our FRieNDs N The CITIES.

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Usually The inhabitant Of ci,y teels-
that civilization ends at the edge Of his
burg; and while he may recognize the
fact that the farmers are necessary to
his welfare. he regards them very much.
as he does the wind and rain and the
other brute forces Of natnre; as some
thing essential, to be sure, but at the
same time rude and unpleasant; some
thing, in short, that should not be,
brought.
sBetwixt the wind and his nobility"
Hence it is the hardest thing in the
world to get the average inhabitant Of
city to help the farmers in their efforts
to improve their condition. Bnt there
from the proceedings Of the Chamber Of
Commerce Of st. Paul the other day the
following extract:
conraging immigration have lbeen almost en-
tirely neglected in Minnesota, while the people
Of neighDoring states and territories we've max
ing great and susccssful efforts to procure
it.
! Mr.. H. Rogers said that many people had
ket It was an error which should be corrected.
} He claimed that the Ubeat buyers did not pay
enough for their grain. They could afford to
pay more, for now tlieir margin was Tar to-
: large. Minnesota was good market and peo-
, pie should know it.
Mr. Banning held that the speculative spirit
was becoming . curse to this community, and
. was driving men to despair and death. Kx-
| travagance was loading people with taxes.
Minnesota not only wants to bring out the ag-
: ricultural productions, baa acants chesp trsns-
q pertation. The railroads are leyying an un-
natural tax on produce. The legislation on
9 the railroad question In 1874 would have
\ worked great good il II had not heen interfered
with. He alluded to men who stood an even
: chance between taking seat In congress and
scoundrels who ace running the people t1lgafhe1
. great fortunes for themselves. so long as such
: men are elected there can be no prosperity fol
this state. This il good time 70 pnblish til
state to the world, and 70 apologize for theelec
e ton of such scOundreis to once.
!. We think Mr.. Rogers was right. The
grain-buyers are not paying enough Tor
wheat, the margin is too large. The
,f farmers know this and they are slow x
. sell, and this Injuries commerce and IN
! creases the prostration Of business.
2 And our clear-headed friend, Mr.. Ban
ming. is also right. St. Pauls fnturs
!, growth depends on cheap transportation
e e The best immigration document II Til
Il prosperity Of the people already here
ID Give that, and population viii fow il
r fast enough. Cheap transportation
ie ie doesn't mean robbing or running the
y y railroads, but that intelligent policy
= born OF broad minds, which looks to
ve decease of rates and an increase o
~ trade, not to a decrease oftrade and an in
s, crease of rates, like that Iowa LANDLORD
y who kept hotel year without Z
i single customer and insisted, re-
Be- volver in hand, on collecting hi
+ whole expenses tor the year
q of the first poor devil that stayed owe
I. night with him. That II the policy .
II some of our Minnesota roads to-day.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-09-06

driven into private life and covered with
opprobrium. For Gen. Edgerton there
is no resurrection inside the Republican
party. The railroad-men have dug his
grave wide and deep, and if he ever at
tempts to crawl up out of it they Will
beat him down with their clubs, until
he falls bruised and crushed as he Is
now. There is but one course tor him
to pursue, If the Anti-MonopolY Con
vention, which will soon meet at Owa-
tonna, place him, as we believe it will,
in nomination for the Office of Railroad
Commissioner, he should promptly ac-
cept, and from the stump, throughout
the entire State, not only defend his own
course, but arraign that supple tool OF
the monopolists, Governor Marshall
and show how he, Marshall. struggled
when R. r. Commissioner against the
reductions of rates Of freight and trave
proposed by him, Edgerton. We have
| faith to believe that if General Edgerton
bodily and resolutely meets the emergen
cy which is upon the people and throws
himself upon their hearts and hands fol
support, he will be elected over both tn.
other candidates. And we say this Will
a full consciousness of the many excel
lent traits and characteristics OF Hon
Mr.. Bonniwell, the Democratic-Republi
can candidate for that Office,
The only question is has General Ed
gcrton the grit and courage for such
step? There are but few men in tn
world like our humble self, who have tn
pluck to leave and the audacity to al
tack majority Of 10000. General Ed
gerton may be placated with Republica
promises, which the Railroad influence
will never permit to be fulfilled. II b
is, the opportunity of his life is lost fol
ever
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-09-06
ICNATiUS DONNELLY,
EDITOR AND PUBLISHER.

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THE POINT OF THE ARGUMENT.

Our friend, H. II. Young. OF the Grange
Adrance, is opposed to any coalition OF
the Anti -Monopolists with any othe rpar-
ty. He says:
Independent action may not enable US to |
elect nominees Of our own right away, but still |
our votes will not be thrown away. II we are
determined in our refusal to coalesce with |
the other parties, they will seek to prevent |
their own disintegration and our success " |
putting their best men in nomination, ana 70 |
conducting public affairs as to give less room
for complaint, and thus we may be indirectly
successful in partially accomplishing what we
seek while polling only meagre minority OF
the votes.
Now let us look at this The Tenn
perance men have for years past, in this
state, followed precisely this course.
They have kept up a separate organiza-
ton aud cast "meagre minority" of a
thousand or two votes. What effect have
they had in converting the Republican
party or the Democratic party into Tenn
perance party? Not the least. Have they
not on the contrary provoked undisguis-
ed contempt and ridicule from the pohti-
clans OF both parties? To be sure, they
could not very we'll have helped them
selves, for both parties had refused TO
advocate their special doctrines or hoist
their particular banner. But suppose
that the Democracy. being in the minor
ity. and desiring success had. adopted q
platform entirely satisfactory to the Tem-
perance people, with view to obtaining
their votes. would the Temperance peo-
pie be justified in repelling their ad-
vances and repudiating their alliance:
But suppose they had agreed to vote
with them and had made vigorou:
canvass aud their votes, inspired by the
hope OF success. had turned out to the
polls to the number OF five or ten thou
sand. and had elected the coalition ticke
and defeated the Republicans. what
would be the result?
In the first place. the Democracy
even if they had adopted their Temper
ance plank as trick to catch votes ;svel
, though scores of their leaders were ~
rant tipplers, would. for the sake o
continued success, be compelled to re
main faithful to their pledges; for moth
ing is so dear to political party as sue
, cess.
In the second place. the Republicans
driven out from the sweets of Office. an
: conscious that q return to p0we
+ was only possible through the aid o
+ Temperance votes. would get down uF
J on their knees and implore those TEN
perance men to write the Republica
o platform and select the Republican car
$ didates, provided only they would vot
= their ticket and give them victory ono
!. more. Thus by using their vote |
a aehiere p,ucticai resnhs the Tempennc
): men would bring both parties to the
= knees and establish their principles II
umphantiy.
r Is not all this true Of the Anti -Mono]
ie oly sentiment? We are well aware II.
= = there are,in the Democratic party, scoiI
= and scores Of men who are entirely
h sympathy with the Monopolists; hut '
BEL also know that the great bulk ct q
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-09-06

We have received very able letter from
Hon. 3. W. Durauf, Democratic Republican
candidate foE Lieut. Governor, which viii ~
per IN or next.
Ellsworth American., 1875-12-02
Vol. XXI. Whole No. 1893. No. 48,

PREJuDICE.-Some years ago there re-
| sided in Cincinnati q member OF one of the
learned professions remark able for his or
iginai views OF lcn and things. Accord
ing TO his views, man was q bundle of pre-
judices-a manifestation of prejudice was
tne holding of any animal unclean all
were proper food-tne rat and the cat were
created as much to be eaten as were the
| rabbit and chicken.
In pursuance Of this theory, he one even
ing invited some gentlemen friends to
squirrel supper, served in his chambers
The table was well laid, the squirrels
niceiy cooked. the wines excellent, And
they enjoyed the meal.
The dishes removed-wkile smoking
their cigars, the guests expressed their sat.
lsfaction, and the delighted host heard that
his squirrels were tender, fat. Juicy and
| sweet.
lheir Communications concluded, he tilt.
ed his chair, rested his feet upon the man.
tel piece, and, while he pulled the end
OF his cigar ere lighting 1t, said, with =
smile Of exultation:
We'll. gentlemen, do you know what
you have been ea,ing,"
Squirrels" one answered with sudden
qualm.
Rats
They sprang to their feet.
Rats" Che brought his chair to the
moor and stood up "fat, tender, sweet,
juicy rats that myself caught In a trap
and fattened What do you think of pre-
judice now?'
one. with convulsion of face and his
hand on his chest, sought the door. An
other collared the entertainer, but released
his hold, turned pale and was attacked
with sudden faintness. Confusion eusued;
loud words and energetic epithets follow
ell, and blows would have been given had
not one of the guests, less affected and wis
er than the others, stepped between.
Ellsworth American., 1875-12-02

WAITING FOR CAyE.-Three or four
days ago within two or three miles of this
city, Washington street merchant, who
had business in the country, came to 4
small creek beside which a native was
washing his shirt. The nan was sousiny
the garment up and down and around, and
As be 'soused' lie whis.led a merry tune.
DO you have to wash your own shirts -
inquired tde merchant. as be halted
Not allus. but old Bet has got one o'her
rs on Just now" was the ready reply
Then you don't agree very well?"
Purity well as a yineral thing. Bets
Kind % mulish. and I'm Kind o mulish. and
when We git our backs up We claw of to
see who'll cave first"
II should think you want some soap"
Il do
Why don't you get ii them"
That would be caving 10 Bet, stranger
She squat.ed on the only bit of bar SOAP
tween here and Vicksburg, and she's lust
aching to have me slide up and Ask her
for it
And YOU won't?"
stranger" replied the native. as he
Strengthened up, don't look like fell
ler who'd wear one shirt three months
ai"re Ia cave in and hoiler for soap?"
The merchant sided with him and as he
dr"N" on the mat soused the shirt up and
down and whi>ted:
I'm gwine up the river
Hear me holter"
- Iicksburr Herald
Ellsworth American., 1875-12-02
pottrp.
The Fishermans Funeral.

Upon the breezy hpad-land the fisherman,
grave they made.
Where. over the daisies and clover bells. ths
bircheu branches swayed;
Above US the lark was singing In the cloudles'
skies OF June.
And under the clti. the pillows were chanting
their ces,elcss tune:
For the or, amy line was cursing along the no l.
low shore.
Where tn d-sr old tides were flowing that he
would ride no more.
The dirge Of the wave. the note ofthe bird. and
TIE priest. low tone were blent
In the breeze tina, blew fom the moorland. nj
la,ien with country scent;
But nev'r thought Of the new-mown hav
tossing on sunny pl,ns.
Or Of lilies d'cp the wild wood, or roses
gcmming he lanes.
Woke ln he he irts Il he stern. bronzed men
who "a ber,d around the grave.
Where lay tn mate who had fought with them
the battle Of wild and wave.
How boldly s,sered the cable across the foam
in. bar.
When the Ky was back TO the eastward. and
;nr breaker wnIie on ih SaT.
How his Keen eye caught the quail ahead how
his strong hand iurled the sal.
As We drove DER he angry waters before ths
raging glIe
How CHEEKY he kept al the long dark night,
aud never parson spske
Good words. ike tho-e he sAd to US, when at
last the morning bI oke
80 thought the i, ad mans comr ade. as silent
and ssd they si"od.
Nhl.e The PRAYER WAS prsycd. the blessing aid
aud the dJll earth struck the wood
And the widows 20 ;, aud the orphans wall
larred through the JOYOUS air.
How could he ii-ht W nd DER the sea, blow on
- oiresh and f.irs
How could the gay waves laugh and leap. land
wAId DER -and and stone
hi!c he who kn'w aud owed them all, lay
lAPTed IN clay alone:
But for NJ. when 10 the beet ing heights the
snow -'ipp i billows roll.
When the @-i. and skate. and dogd.h dart
afound the herring .hoa
W hen gear l. serted. aud ,as are SET and the
merry breeze blow.
And aH 10 The .ep sca-harvest the sialwart
r.aIrrs go.
\ Kind ,ighl hearty word. they viii
git" 10 him who lies
Whcrr he clo'er springs. and the heather
bloom, beneath the nor hern ,kics
All The Year Round
Ellsworth American., 1875-12-02
- Ficksburg Herald.

As Mr. Peter CudliD was dozinY in
his sitting room the other dav, he WAS
suddenly roused by fearful crash OF
glass at the back of the house and ire
mcndous pull at the front door bell.
Answering 1t IN person and rage, he
disco cred ii small boy. who would have
been much smaller had he been washed,
and grasping the bell-pnll and about a
fithoin OF wire in his hand. Round the
corner could be seen the heads OF seven
other boys, prepared to return or to run
as occasion might dictate The small
boy said: Please, mister. they had
three men on bases, and four to tie, and
the striker he hit a hot one to third.
and the third one mutied j., and she's in
vou- greenhouse. Lemme go n get her,
'canse this is the decidin game" and
while Mr.. CudliP was speechless, he slip
ped past all" out into the back premises.
Alter tramping over, through aud about
all ot Mr.. Cudlips horticultural pro-
ducts, the boy returned, and remarking.
She's in the next yard, Gully" depart
ed gratefully.
Ellsworth American., 1875-12-02
Curiositles Of Wooing.

In olden time 1t was the fashion for n
suitor TO 90 down Oh his knees to a lady
when he asked her to become his wife
which. with very stout gentlemeu, was an
uncomfortable proceeding. The wav in
which Daniel Webster proposed to Miss
Fletcher was more modern, being at the
same time neat aud poetic. Like many
other lovers, he WAS caught holding a
skein OF thread or wool which the lady had
been uIravel'ng. Grace" said he, I'VE
have been untving knots. Let US see il We
can tie one which will not unite in a lite
time. With piece OF tape he fashioned
ka'f true lovers Knot, Miss Fletcher per-
fccted 1t. and a Kiss put the seal 10 the
symbolical bargain Most meu when they
pop by writing are more straigbt-for.
ward AID Inatter-of-iact Richard Steele
wrote To the lady of his heart Dear Mrs
Scnriorh (there were no misses in those
uaN-l | am tired OF calling you by thai
nalnc, therefore say dav when YOU will
take that OF, Madame. Your most devoted,
humble servant, Richard Steele" She
hNrd the day. accordingly. aud Steeled her
name, Instead of her heart to the suitor
The celebI ated preacher Whitehsld. pro-
posed marriage To a young lady Ia "A very
co'i msnner-as Though Whitefield meant
"A field OF ice. lie addressed 4 letter To her
parents without consulting the maid.
en-. III which he said that they heed not be-.
at ai' AFRAID OF offending him by refusal.
a ne Thanked God ha was quite free from
The passion called love. OF fcourse the lady
dii not conclude that this field, however
white. wa, the field for her The we'll
Ano" u brothers Jacob and William Grimm,
were exceedingly attached to each other,
and had no desire To be married But il
waS thought proper by their friends thai
one OF them should become hus sband, and
jacob being the elder, il WAS agreed that
lie should Ue the one TO enter the bonds OF
matrlm"ny. \ suitable lady was found.
buy Jacob drc.inrl to do the court!uy, re-
quc-tIns Wiilisn Ia uct a, h /, agent. WI
lam consented, hut soon found that he
Was IN low; aud wanted the lady for him.
sell. lie could not think, however, Of az.
priviug h. brother ut such treasure. and
hn"" not how 10 act. An auut kindly ie-
lievrd him IN his difficulty by telling jacob
"h" "i'itngiy resigned the iamsel to hi,
brother. and went out of the way. tIIl SHE.
had been made Mrs. william t,rimm. A
Scotch b'>idIc was The one who popped The.
question IN The grimInest u.anuer He took
his sweetheart into the graveyard. and
>h"" my her DARK corner. said: Mary
NY Io.h- Ii" there. Would yUu like to lr,.
thrte. Mary: Mary wa, sensible la,sir
ahd expressed her Willingness to obtain
TN ri-ht 10 De buried near the beal!e's rr-
titiou> by uniting herself To him In we'd
I"ck. \ similar unrumaniic view ut .hc
shtJ 'tt Na- taken 'f an',th-r Scotch maid
.". tpnu her lover r-ntrkims. II think
u ma y thee, Jean. she rcpIe,'. MAN
jock, would he muck I1iee 5ed to We Il
yc would = Exchange.
Ellsworth American., 1875-12-02

TO chamber ON the opposite side OF tn.
street, took deliberate aim at the old man
as he lay helpless upon his couch. The
missiles penetrated the bed under him.
J'-t missing his body. Realizing that their
purpose was Ia Kill him.he rolled upon the
ho"r aud crawled into the next room. Sun.
posing that lie was uuder the bed. they
hreu several shots. aud hearing nothing
conciuded they had effected their d.aiyn
nut no" the last charge had been d-liv
ered. and the day had gone hopelessly
az ,'''>t the Toe. AT three O'Clock on Sat
u,ua' morning guards came and aroused
al quietly removing the wounded. the
trains being already in full retreat
Bates,s Martial Deeds of Penpsylyania
Ellsworth American., 1875-12-02
Forget Ne

am The flower hat every age has sung.
Slh name hes tremilr,i on lie UNIV illing tongue /.
Nidsisad farcw"il- hoS mourniuily las runS
lurget-Me-nUi.
i'm &c best the heay-n's eternal blue.
Thou.t transient cloud. may hide II from
view.
II shiEeih slill, faifh's ncver-changing hue,
FoTget-rnr-not.
The restless brook. the river. deeper flow.
Beside INV quiet home s, come and go:
Kiss the waters. murmuring soft and low.
Forget me-not.
The birds above me towering on the wing
List The hushcd whisper, and the woodlan ds
ring
With the light choral a. they answering sing
Forget-me-not.
The laughing eddie. hastenI TO the sea
With ripping echoes mock the symphonv
The rude winds toss it on their pinion. free,
Forgetme-not.
And human voices catch the sweet refrain.
In loving accents fraugh, with human pain.
Repeating still the neyer-dying strain,
forgei-rne-not.
IsABELLA ". MoRTIMAR.
Gollen Hours.
Ellsworth American., 1875-12-02

as soon AS you please. And let me see
whatever else you may do. 1 will pay you
| all l can afiord-as much as you can get
I anywhere"
Rachers heart bounded A. she hasteued
homeward. At last She had found sonie-
thing TO do. Her idle, useless, aimle>s life
her day OF waiting was over. Aud she
thanked God that the work given her was
the one thing that she could do best-the
doing of which would be a constant joy.
Tne old easel was brought down IRON
the garret; the pencils and pallet that had
lain Idle Tor So long were brought forth
from their hiding places. She was not al
ways successful. At first her fingers seem
ell 10 have lost their cunning; and she
made more than one or two copies OF the
painting before she succeeded In producing
one that she felt willing 10 offer to her
fiend, the plcture-dealer. But with eager
hearl satisfying labor, came its inevitable
companion. .ruwth. Her strength increas-
ed with the using.
When the next years Christmas bells
were Ginning Rachel Grey felt very rich.
10 millionaire in the great city more 50.
For IN many poverty.strickeu dwelling
christmas fires burned cheerlly upon
hearth-stones that but for her would have
been dark aud cold. Little feet, warn Is
hands were outstretched in JOY ful graft
tude; little hearts sung for joy a. they had
never sung before. She had found her
work.
And in II she found rest and peace. An
unemployed gift" no matter what IL may
be. brings constant unrest 10 lis possessor.
Paradoxlcal as 1t uav seem. our powers
iind rcpo>e only in action. Rachel's prog
re-s was slow, but sue aud steady. Her
aspirations We're pure and true; aud aim-
ing ever at higher and higher ideal, She
event on unto perfection"
Went totcdri it, feeling ever that the
perfect beauty for which she yearned could
never DE reached this side ui heaven. But
feeling also that to aspire and To fail /,
trucr success than To- at ~ith folded hand,
content Ia dr. amy dlrne.-.
| an writing a story ur to-day Rachel
Grey took up her work With no thought OF
fame but. unwoo'd. 1t is approaching her.
Already She wears a tiny Wreath Of laurel
whose living yerdure shall grow with the
years. hait hidden amidst the Iippl-, of
her lu>trous hair: and her beautiful art
bn.hten, tn" homes Of the rich. even a.
the money II has brought her has helped
10 brighten those OF the poor.
q ii bles, Rachel Grey. ani all true
workers, who, like her. make their work
holy by selisacritice - ilsiper's Bazar.
Ellsworth American., 1875-12-02

The other day when n resident OF De-
troit saw u lawn mower at the gate of an
acquaintance who hasn't six spears Of
grass around the house. aud who doesn't
own the house anyway, he inquired In a
tone of surprise:
why. what do you want Of . lawn
mower1"
We'll, l don't exactly need it," was the
reply. but the children can haul 1t around.
aud the man offered TO trust me for it.
Ellsworth American., 1875-12-02

AT first " hen she read in the morning
paper that man of her husbands name
and age. employed In the same factory,
mad been caught III a belt and struck
a9ainst beam H. the root 200 times H.
q Innut" and nine seconds, she ielt sure
that she ws> II widow. but when she came
To part where It said The brains were
prot ndlng In several places" she bade
farewell to every fear and wiped her weep
TO- eyes, rrmarking: Brains protrud ing,
eh? 'Twasn't " illi2m. then"
Ellsworth American., 1875-12-02
CLOSE QUESTIONS. Detroit boy sur

CLOSE QUESTIONS Detroit boy sur
pri>ed his father the other day by asking ::
Father, do you like mother?"
why. yes, vi course"
And she likes your"
"Ot course she does
''Did she ever say SOP"
MANY a time. my son"
Did she marry because she loved you 70
Certainly she did,"
The boy looked the old man over, and
after long pause asked:
well, WAS she ss near sig hted a. she /.
nOw?"
Ellsworth American., 1875-12-02

To CURE HoARsENESs. When the voice
Is lost. as Is sometimes the case, from the
fleets of a cold, n simple. pleasant remedy
Is furnished by beating up the white of one
egg, adding TO it the juice of Que lemon,
and sweetening with white sugar to taste.
Take spoonful from time TO time.
Ellsworth American., 1875-12-02

"A boy was sent tor doctor, his moth
er being very i'll. when looking down the
street. he law great crowd. Then came
u struggle between duty and curiosity but
he finally started for the crowd, SAYING
1.-The old lady's pretty badly Oh, but
know she wouldn't want me to miss that
fight"
Ellsworth American., 1875-12-02

Three very young boys named Pepin
we're arrested at Yam2ska. Quebec, II few
weeks ago, for piling logs on the railroad
Ito see the cars jump" the cars Jump.
ing" and killing some twenty people On
account of their tender years they were
held irresponsible and were discharged
Now they have been arrested again for ut
tempting to repeat the experiment--hap-
PLY this time without success.