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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-01
MUCKROSS ABBEY.

Charles Warren Stod,lard writes Of
Muckross Abbey: The monks have
been at rest three hundred years; the
roof has fallen to decay, and IN the open
nave the grass has spread like carpet
under foot, and the ferns hang like rag
ged tapestries from the chinks in the
wall | doubt If there is any ruin more
charming than this; it is not extensive;
it is simply complete and satisfying. The
trees reach in through the unglazed win
dows and shake boughs with the sap
lings that are sprouting within, very
proper and very pretty saplings that
grow close to the high altar and have
reason to be spruce and fair to see. That
dim cloister at Muckross, how it haunts
me- There is a great yew tree growing
out of the heart of it, and covering the
whole with green root OF leaves. Inc
lignt that steals into this cloister is SO
soft and sentimental-sh | use the
word?-that one easily imagines the
rocks to be the ghosts of the old monks,
complaining at the sacrilegious tres
passing OF mere sight'seers, such as my
self, Tor instance. The various tenant
less and now untcnabe chambers are
pointed out by the civil custodian; but
he hurries you from ruin to ruin, SO that
you get but glimpse Ct the clustering
crosses in the yard where the dead lie
and the rocks scoid ut you with hoars'
voices for your worldly and careless In
trusion. Muckross Abbey is like \ pet
rified sigh! 1t is like torn volume
sacred history or u broken statue OF
saint There is not enough OF it lett t
console you in the loss OF that whic
is gone forever; there is too much OF
remaining to permit YOU TO forget III
magnitude of your loss. The iutt + an
fall of leaves in gusts Of warm soul
wind; closter lull Of shadows;
chapel crowded with weeds, breast higi
re.ectory haunted Of bees and bio
SONS; Il crumblln. tower, with the II
folded about it like y mantle, anu
cloud of rocks c!amoring overhead-su
is the abbey as | remember it,"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-01
CHICAGO \ N0lhWGStGllR.R.

Passengers for Chicago, Detroit, Toledo,
Cleveland, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Pittsbnrg,
Rochester, Albany, Toronto, Mon
treal, Quebec, Portland, Boston, New York,
Baltimore, Washington, SAINT
Louis. Cairo, San Francisco, Sacramento, Og-
den. Salt Lake City, Denver, Council Bluffs,
Marquette, Escrnaba, Menasha, Madison, Chey-
enne. Omaha, Yankton, Green Bay, Milwau-
kee and all points West, South and East should
buy their tickets via CHICAGO and the
Chicago and Northwestern Railway.
Close connections are made at Chicago with |
the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern, Mich |
ig.n Central, Baltimore and Ohio, Pittsburg,
Fort WAYNE and Chicago, Kankakee Line and
pan Hsndle Routes, for all points East and
Southeast, and with the Chicago and Alton
and Illinois Central for all points south.
Close connections are also made with the
Union Pacific r. r. at Omaha for all far West
points ~
with trains OF all cross roads.
PULLMAN PALACE CARS.
| These celebrated cars are run on all night
| trains on all the lines Of this road.
4 This il the ONLY LINE running these cars be-
| tween Chicago and St. Paul or Chicago and
1 Milwaukee. j,
Il AZ Omaha our sleepers connect with the
Overland sleepers on the Union Pacific Rail-
road for all points west OF the Missouri River.
Among the
inducements Offered by this
Route
to the travelling public are all the modern i'm
prorements Rock and Gravel Ballasted Track
Steel Rails. Rock and Iron Bridges Parlor and
Drawing Room Day Coaches, Smoking anc
Iounglng Cars, Westinghouse Safety Al
} Brakes. MiIler's Patent Safety Coupling ant
Platforms, Speed, Safety and Absolute Comfort
Burning Through Five Great States,
: and operating over 1000 miles Of road, thi
/ company presents 10 the traveller facilities tina
are not and cannot be offered by any competi
: tor. i,
All ticket agents can sell you tickets via thi
!, route
II YOU wish the best travelling acc0mmoda
lions. You will buy your tickets by this routE
! and will take no otter.
] GARVIN HUGHI1T,
!, General Superintendent.
4 ". n. STENNETT,
General Passenger Agen
gly-wk
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-01
C. a. DeCRAFF,

BREEDER OF
Short Horns, Ayrshire and Alderney cattle;
Poland China, Chester White and Imported
Berkshire hogs; Cotswold and Southsown
sheep. | now have for sale fine specimens o.
the aforementioned kinds and varieties o. STOCK
at"LAKE ELYSIANSIOCkFA hM, ID
formation given and orders promptly nlleh "
application to Ly III ,y - anL "a u;up
Inne II. 1874
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-01
ALSO WITH
Kansas City, St. Joseph &
Council Bluffs Rail-
road, for

NEBRASKA CITY. ST. JOSEPH. ATCHIN-
son. LEAvENWORTH KANSAS CITY,
FORT SCOTT, GALVESTON,
And all points in the Southwest.
Returning. will leave Omahs at p m: and
Council Bluffs at 4:3O p. m, reaching sioux
CIV at g.3O o. m. Mankato at $50 a. M, and
S :. panl at il :s5 a. m.-Time, IS hours; max
| ing this
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-22
rlpl,biur nm the Tunnel,

The clearing OF the central shaft OF
the Hooaac Tunnel was brought to a
successful issue. Tie work lins been
under tlOChargo Of Mr.. Bond, bright
young fellow OF say twenty-tllreo years,
son Of Austin Bond Of North Adams.
The slaN, it will he remembered, is
1000 feet deep, and, in excayating it,
floors were put in once in eighteen feet !;
and these floors, with their heavy sup
porting timbers, have now been taken
out, one by one, from tic bottom
up, To enable the miners to cut away
these timbors n movable platform was
CONSTRUCTED, to fill the shaft, being sis-
pended from the top by wire rope
cable and secured by several independ-
ent fastenings, each capable Of support
ing the platform. Iu place Of the cage
was introduced one Of the old bucket,
used in digging the sllaft to bring up
the stone, 70 remove the debris and dis
lodged rock. And so, carefully, q step
of eighteen feet at q time, have tho slip
perry, trcacherous timbors been lifted
out together with one hundred and
twelve Yards Of loose stone, near the
top Of tic shaft, some of these last hang.
ing pieces weighing five or six tons, and
all without any blasting. Brick work
was put ID to secure a soft vein Of rock
near tho top, the platform was lifted out
md tho shaft was one clear, deep hole,
without timber or rock that can ever
fall into tho tunnel.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-22
An Full OF Poison,

In lecture delivered in Baltimore, q
well.known professor OF chemistry told
his audience Of the dangerous character
OF the nostrums so widely advertised us
toilet articles. A lady OF fashion OF the
present day, he said, considers lier toilet
table incomplete without hair tonics, hair
washers and restoratives, dopillatories,
ensmels, slves and powders. by means
Of q peculiar arrangement of the ordinary
microscope, the root of the hair aud a
section Of the human skin, showing the
roots Of tho lair, sweat-glands, ducts,
ETC., weIO thrown upon q screen, and
their construction and functions ex.
plained, A number Of tho so.callod
Hhair tonics," "washes" and "re-
storcrs' were taken and their compost.
tion shown TO tho audience by chemical
tests, several bottles OF metallic lead be.
ing taken from ono Of tho so.called
Hlair restorers." In every case, and
among thOm most extensively used articles,
large quantities Of lead were used. The
professor explained the danger in using
these articles, and moro than ono lady
present promised herself that she would
use them 10 more.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-22
Chnnrlnr iho Go1ornmenl.

The natives Of strong's Island, in tho
Pacific ocean, not long ago got tired Of
their king and queen, on account Of
their personal vices aud general bad
character, and they made up their minds
to depose them. SO they gathered in
the church to the number Of about a
hundred men, and, after opening tho
meeting by prayer and singing "There
Is rest for the weary" ono Of the chiefs
broached tho topic, and suggested ar.
other chief for q new king, Each Of tho
chiefs spoke in order, followed by o mum.
ber OF the common people. The chief
who first spoke (Kanku) was the choice
Of good many, but they yielded their
preference, and went for his candidate
tSigera). The old king was deposed,
and Sigera elected by q unanimous show
Of hands. The old king Ind got wind
Of what was going on, and had packed
up his things ready TO leave his palace.
Tho now king went in without delay,
had family worship in the evening, and
all was quiet and orderly. The old king
also had worship OF his new residence,
himson leading the deyotions, and 90
ended q bloodles5 revolution
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-22
The Amateur Fire Brigade.

Mr.. BOlink owns and runs cooper
shop in Detroit, and rs he keeps dozen
men ut work ho is bound to have his
shop run on "system." The other day
he was reading u newspaper article in re.
gard to tie prevention Of contlNgrntions.
The article advised all employers to lay
out regular programme As to what
should DO dono when n fire was discover.
ed in the shop, aud drill his hands until
they understood it. He bought fifty
feet Of hose for the pGnstock, detailed a
man to usO it in case Of fire, nnd then
instructed each other man and boy Just
what they should do when IN alarm was
gfyon. One was to roll ont barrels, an
other to save tools, another TO throw
slaves through window, and each ono
knew exactly what to jump for.
This wAsall right, and Mr., Bolink had
u good mind to cancel his insurance
policies and depend on his local fire
brigade. Before taking this step, how
ever, 1t occurred to him to give his pro-
grainmo trial. He had n little curiosity
to sec il his employees would spring to
their posts according to instructions, and
ho studied out plan. One morning he
passed up stairs, Kicked n pile Of BlAyings
together on IN old piece of zinc, touched
match to them, and the next minute
run down stairs crying out:
"rhe shop is on fire. Fire fire"
Tho mNn who was to use the hose
grabbed II up, threw it ont Of the win
dow, and jumped after ii, shouting
"iire y until he was heard three blocks
of. Tho man who was to snyG tho tools
threw an atlz and hit Mr.. Boliuk in the
back, and then hit him again with a
draw-sllayG.
As Mr.. Iolink was paving around on
the floor the man WHO was to savc the
rcady.nalc work rolled five pork barrels
over him. kicked in the heads Of three
more, anl then dug out through the
buck door. One man saved u piece OF
board six feet long; another took up n
staye aid broke two windows before ho
fled, while q third threw hammer Rt the
clock, uttered wild shrek, and kicked
opon the side door.
LII tWu ullutSh bllo ollOH Nlh1 StSth VI
every ono but Mr.. Bolink, and he WIS
crawling out from among the barrels
when steamer No. camo galloping
down. Thosmoke was rollingup through
the roof, The boys yelling " fire !" and
the frcnen were determined to save
that coopcrshopor perish in tho attempt.
Mr.. Bolhk heard them calling to "git
!hcm hose around hyar," md to "play
her up to cighty.iive, and lie got to the
door and shouted:
Hold OH, gentleman, there is no fire
here |"
man; "yCro's yer mineral water ~
"Its only II joke, gentlemen; there is
no. Mr.. Bolinlt was shouting, when
the stream OF water lifted him over the
barrels out of tho buck door, where ho
sat down on brokon Hhave.horso until
his coopcrshop had been filled with
water, and the sllavings Ind burned out.
During tho afternoon tho next day his
whole force were engaged in ompSying
barrels, wringing out draw.shayes,
hanging broadaxes up to dry, aud other
wiso getting the shop on n working
hngia
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-22
On a Fools Errand.

The sad fate ofcertain Nevada miners
who neglected their honest labors in q
paying silver mino to go in search Of
mythical money, furnishes aa admirable
example Of thefoolishness OF listening to
tales OF "treay,tre-troye," Certain Of
them being recently engaged ina quar-
rel, ono Of the number was so grieyously
wounded, that he was constrained to die
with his boots on; but, before drawing
his last breath, lie toldthe q wonderful
story. Once upon o time, he said, he
hadcommitted robbery, and had buried
the money-an immense sum in gold
in q wild corner OF q remote valley,
which few even Of tho prowling miners
had ever visited. He accurately de-
scribed tho place and tho miners were
IN such haste to go in search Of 1t that
they did not wait to bury the rnfortu-
nate man who had told them the secret.
They left their mining claim and wan!
dered into the valley, many days jour.
ney, to the spot where the supposed
treasure lay. Before they reached 1t,
however, they were shut up inc binding
snow storm, andit was not until after
twenty days Of terrible suffering and
primtion and tho death Of o member Of
the party TINT the rest succeeded in re-
turning to their claim, to find it oc-
cupied by strangers, and to learn from
persons who had recognized the dead
man that lie hadnever been in the valley
mentioned, had never committed 0 rob
berry, and had simply, with his last
breath, avenged himself on his fellows
for playtully killinghim, bysending them
on o FOOLS errand.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-22
Tho TRANSMISSION Of Blood.

Tho subject Of the transfusiono OF blood
from one person TO another Is attracting
much attention among medical men, and
many experiments are being made At
the BufGllo medical college .an expert.
meht Was tried, the details 0fswhich
have been published. Tho subjects upon
which the operation was performed were
two dogs, one q good sized mongrel and
tho other a smaller animal, having
thing Of the coach dog in his compost
ton. The small dog was bled Sntil he
to all appearances was dead. He was
then supplied with blood from the large
dog, tile blood flowing for three min
utes, when the animal gave signs OF
life. Both animals were underline effects
Of ether, and both recovered, having ap-
parently suffered no pain, and the OK.
pertinent having been declared most
successful.
The professor having tho experiment
in charge concluded his illustration by
instructing the students that before try
ing the experiment upon human beings
they should repeat II two or three times
on animals.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-22
Hc Has Read the Papers.

The other eyeningwhen q father boxed
his sons ears as punishment for i'm.
pudence, the lad stood before him and
remarked: Sec here, father, l was
reading this morning that the drum Of
the ear Is one pf the most sensitive
things in the human system. A sudden
blow upon tho car Is liable to produce
deafness, and the practice Of cutting chill
tlren cannot be too severely cenSurcd.
Il Is but q relic'of that dark period when
q man with wart on his nose was put TO
doath as o gorceror. w IN.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-22

SPARE BEps.-Horo is q hint for
housckecpOrs, and a very important one.
Merely covering up bed with blankets
and countCrpanes will no more keep II
dry tllan pano Of glass will keep out
light Tho atmospheric moisture will
penetrate all woven fabrics. Hence,
the importance Of keeping tho beds in
spare rooms regularly aired. Many n
dear friend or welcome visitor has boon
sent to an untimely grave or afflicted
with disease by being put into q bed
which had been permitted to stand nm
occupied, Keep the gpare beds, when
not In use, free from oil covering but 0
light spreadl
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-22

A correspondent of tho London Court
Circular tells the following as illustrating
the attitude Of domestic servants in
England. He says; A Indy having
twelve servants III her house gave n
small article Of dress, known among the
initiated as chemizette, and composed
Of muslin and lacc, to her lNdy's maid to
wash; the lady's maid passed Il on to the
laundry maid on the plea that the article
was muslin, and belonged to her depart
ment. The laundry ninid declined to do
IL because II was lace, and, rs such, must
be "got up" by tho laly's maid. As
neither would do 1t, the mistress ordered
tho necessary appliances to bo got ready,
and herself descended 10 the laundry
and washed the article,
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-22
Who Pays.

AS there are vast amount Of CORE
about now a'days, q New York
paper says, nnd Mr.. Beecher and his
affairs arc pretty thoroughly siited, IL
may be well to satisfy public opinion
on two points:
/. Mf. Boecier pays his own trial ex-
penses out Of his own pocket. 4
q, He has had to mortgage everything
he has in the world 10 enable him 10 DO
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-22
The Return Home.


You won't bo hard ON her, father7
Itia JOannie, our oldest born
jeanne, sno y MUG l ss.,gas s,,.','.. 49,,
IN Wv 49,. .,...,.s,,a ..st
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anu ''4 '''S A-N 'S''
You cursed her that morning, fatheFi
Andbltterly then you sworo
ar' ~ ao'no wa. ~ W. W. .,s ss.
~ I ~ .sss ~. ,s,,s n. 49, 49,,
Dl. sne" , s.a. ,Sa .,,S.'ts SO 7. s,o ,., 'A'
"a, At ~ y, SSa S as,us.ss. !, ,,....'.. !. "A
'SS =. s.siss -, ,,,,,' $3.50 ~. ,..,
0u' 'e4' SS'''' AVNs ''
You won't be hard on her, fathcrY
II was years and yoara ago,
And think you have ffetted for l0annio
More than even you know.
She Is looking 80 pale and nickly,
And SEQ how thin Ahe "a dressed
Look at tho poor little baby
That % lying on Jeannies breast
o.. .,....,,., ,.,,...
yu Ins Az .,,sas asas. -. ~. asss lsS sns h,o,s
And ycs thsy arc cold and hungry,
Starving, perhaps, for food.
You know wo pray Of Sunday,
And every day that wo live,
To be for oursIns forgiven
Even as We forgive.
s.,,, -. /. .,,,,,,... ,.,,.,. :
m, s.n,s SsS W., know,
Decorah-posten., 1875-01-09


Oihrifts.S pnober, to flere END ifior;
2,546 Yreiter, en- Soreaelie at 115
| Mareis Cob ; 1896 Menisbeber,
en- af 2O5, % 539,113 &ommnni'
en- S~orsasIie al 29,16O oper
Mntoust for ct Mar ibsn.
- Sc farpsbe Snbeaaneee | Belle
bile. ST., oil anle9se Sg9smaal
msb Sororins ON Sfaoeseritatnin9
moi S~fOIetOmmisiiOnsn, fOrci Osres
Bern n9stss Ibgans til 8pens II'
muifoler.
8 Gncine, @is., er Der / BET
forIebne Mar cpiprt npe Wp9nin.
DER for en- iamlet Gum al 250.0O0
Dollars.
= Ser er MI sobe lloIister til, at
Saron ~ansausnoe gD9ninaen al en-
imaliporet Sernbane fra Nlorioa til
6cnb bu Sac, Mis., oil blue brast
til lrfsrelie / Ell nGr Sremtio.
= s Mobeiter, Mfinn., blep npli9
9otepiet ct Spar Oepitumme.
- Set melt fremra9enoe % no.
itrofte SernIsi., lom snonu er bleust
cpba9st / Utah, sr / SrOn SO. /
Nerbeben al Sron @itp CO Sron
Sprina, omtr. 24O snsl. Mil fra
Salt 3ats giip / ipbpsitlis 8etnins.
- 9ersrmeoet / Mabiion, @is.,
IuttebsS ben 31ts December. Sc.
putsrsbe fra ale Statens 0iitrittsr
bar per.t tiliteoe % Sorbanblikssrns
bare meset bsIersnoe. Blanbt be
peota9ne Heiolutioner tan a9unss :
On Sritopn.S folsr. ON Sprettelien
al ct 9ersrieminarium peo Statsuni.
psriitetet, ON SOranorinser | Timber
pisHin9spIansn peb 49rerieminari'
erne % uniusriitetet, ON gnsartst.
beo meo Senlpn til 09rersramsn o9
ON at &oinbsr ifal p9re bal9bare
til aue SiQibsbpsrp, Der itaar i Gor.
binSeIie meb Observation-Disclosures
8 &ipbenbapn tenfer man poa
peo en- alminoelis Marfinbiamlina
at reiie Sietsren $. &. Nnoerien
en- 8rOncsitatue i 8oienbors Sape.
- Den forbereoenoe &ommitte for
Ell 2uunel unber &anaIen meQem
Srantri9e o9 England bar peo ct
for nosle Gage iioen bolpt Mebe
bslIllttrt at laoe be forbsreoenoe Mr.
bsioer bespnbe. Set ensite Speres.
nlnaI, bOoraf YlonsnS llofetslie MI
aib0nser, lfal bore, buoruibt timber.
bapsltenen er bleo NOT til, at en- go.
ring pil funne foreta9es.
= Weo Den frantic HspubIif er
bet NIL forbi. Sen tibli9sre af Gan.
bet noiossoe Sronnin9 Siabsuas
Sen, SOn @lfonio, sr ubraabt til
&cnse Of Spanien iom Song vi.
fOnio ben 12te. Selp Guba bar til.
traaot bet. 8sIsien bar an.rtisnbt
bans &seisrins.
= @aribalbi bar at $.nipn til
StaIi.ns Tstte SinantstiIitanb meb
Eat nnbllaaet fig fra at mob.
tass Den BAN tiIbuote YsnRon.
- Gnonu ber oasIi9 ct fort On.
taI Wsnnsifer Of Sunssrneben i ell.
leaiien.
Gbsfen for SaQanos Snfantert
battalion / Susri9e, @rpib Mirein,
er af9aast ueb ODben / en- Mlber af
76 Nar. San bapbe / 1914 Delta.
get | SsItiosst mob Norse.
s. Citsrrise er Der iaa fort
SnsfaIo. at 5ernuei. Serbisleu er
itanoist neiten operalt / 3anbet. Eor.
binbelisn mellem &ien % Yrao er
aibruot, % 8rieit er i~iOIsrst baooe
9ano. % Sspeieu.
- Eaa @runb at Sun9srsneben
hor Sa S,G,N 0l ~
Decorah-posten., 1875-01-09

Tprretninsslcfale iammsn meb
FIRST NATIONAL BANK / Seeorab

0rnnSlagt at GapitaIiitsr / Ssco.
rab for at oripe en- orbsutlig Spa.
rebanf. 6orretnin9. Snoifuo fra en-
Dollar og opao mOotasss, Gentcr
betoles. os Geutes &cnte for bper
6 Waaneo, iaolenss Ysnssne blipe
itaaenoe / 8anfen. Wan fan life
erboloe Henter paa en- iifrere sller
beore Maaos, boerfsn at imaa slsr
tore GUNNER, emo peo at inolette
Dem / oenne S%pnrebanf. Si bar
en- norIf 8stient, Der lGlasr for us
EasiagcrsS illctter for WHITE STAR
Ninicn % olle andre ubmHrfere Sanp
o. S%cillfibsliuier til os fra ole
'%fanclnaullfe Saune. O9laa Terlrr
paa ollie DC bsOlte Banter / Dc fan.
oinanllfe Yanbe.
Srnitccs % G%cicrcntrs:
8. 6. Siderman, .. y. Sbcmpion.
u. Srubiib. .. AbSiten. 81. 80.
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