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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-18
HINTS FOR THE FAMl Y.

Hav sprinkled with little chloride OF
lime and left tor an hour in closed room
will remove the smell Of new paint.
When acid has been dropped on any
article Of clothing, apply liquid ammo
mia to kill the acid; then apply chloro-
form to restore the color.
Yellow stains, commonly called iron
mould, are removed from linen bv hv-
drochl0Fic acid or hot solution Of oxalic
acid. Wash well in warm water after
ward.
Before laying the carpet, If moths are
suspected, it i well to rub the boards
over with turpentine; sprinkling with
very dilute carbolic acid. shout . tea
spoonful to gallon Of water, Is also >
good precaufion. This last should be
rubbed over the walfbefore the paper Is
put on.
Herbs intended for drying should Be
picked just before the plant blossoms.
Wash them until they are entirely free
from dust, and piacs them On > sieve %
drain. Then put them in the oven and
let them remain until they arc perfectly
dry. Afterward rub from the stalks,
put in glass jars and cover closely.
There ID : good reason 70 believe that
contA9iOas diseases are ofteu c0mmuni-
Gated BY dogs. cats. and Other household
pets. A ease Of scarlet fever recently
occurred il England IN which ! dog
conveged - disease. He had been tke
constant companion Of ; fever patient
and his hair doubtless became impre9na-
ted with The malaria
Curry has been discovered 70 b bad
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-18

Many years ago tree-p!anting socie-
ty set several hundred red and sugar ma.
pie along the streets OF Union Springs.
N. Y, and nearly each Fall now they
make gorgeous display OF crimson,
scarlet. pink, and orange foliage in al
most endless variety of blending. The
absence of frost till late in Autumn. ow-
ing to the proximity of Cayuga Lake,
increases the effect. There are two or
three trees of g surprising splendor"
which maintain this distinction every
year. The question arises. says Prof.
Thomas of the Country Gentleman, Twill
not the time come when these except
onally beautiful trees will be propagated
by nurserymen by grating, for the pur-
pose of planting on ornamental grounds
tor play in October? Why would it not
be as desirable to give brilliant termi-
nation to the foliage of the season, as to
plant for the two or three days OF the
blooming season in SPRING."
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-18

At a meeting OF scientists in London
DIR. Maxwell I. Masters brought under
notice an interesting and instructive
case, illustrative of the truth of the APP
horism that 1.-The cure is often worse
than the disease a saying no less APP
plicable to the empirical treatment of
plants than to that Of much higher and
more sentient organisms. Every one
knows that if the spiracles of an insect
be closed by the application of oil, insect
life is effectually extinguished; but it is
somewhat novel to know that oil acts in
the same way and with similar results
on plaut life, even though the subject
operated on be the leaf1ess branchlet OF
. peach tree. Dr. Masters placed on the
table shoot of peach tree, which be-
ing affected with scale, the gardener in
charge, with 3 view to romove the insect
pest, had the shoots thickly dressed with
colza oil and allowed il to remain, while
the shoots were at the same time expos
ed to the sun under grass. The conse-
quence was the effectual closing of the
breathing pores in the rind of the young
shoots. and there suffocation and death
was the natural result. Az DR.. Masters
we'll observes, :. prior to the develop
ment Of the leaves the tree has no
means of breathing except through the
rind of the young shoots" = II is true,
IS he remarked, that at that time il has
not much need to breathe" but prevent
that little and the result, AZ in this case,
IS ..sure to be fatal"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-18
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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-18

The writer of the always entertaining
agricultural column OF The Chicago Tri-
bune opines that ''our folks" came away
from the Earl of Dunmore's recent sale
of Shorthorns without buying the Duke
of Connaught, simply because they
knew they could do better at home, The
Duke, by the way, as our readers will re-
member, brought $4,000 in gold. An
other bull was "knocked down" at $751;
600, four others at $4,000 to 10000 each,
while the entire 80 offerings aggregated
$751; 15, an average Of nearly 1852
per head. The Earl. who thus profited
by a wild mania," is said to have
enough of the "blue hoods" left to bring,
say $3.50, 0OO-that is if the unwise con.
continue to part with their money as
readily in the future as in the past.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-18
POETRY.
WINTER WHEAT.
BY ". G. BRYANT.
From the "Song Of the Sower.

From the "Song Of the Soscer.''
The naples redden in the sun;
In autumn gold the beeches stand;
Rest fruitful plow thy work is done
Upon the teeming land.
Bordered with trees whose gay leayes fly
On every breath that sweeps the sky,
The fresh, dark acres furrowed lie,
And ask the sewers hand.
Loose the tired steed, and let him go
To pasture, where the gentians blow,
And we, who till the grateful ground,
Fling we the golden shower around.
Fling wide the generous grain; we fling
Der the dark mold the green OF spring,
For thick the emerald blades shall grow,
When first the March winds melt the sno"'
And to the sleeping flowers, below,
The early blue birds sing
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-18

Il 10 stated that just AS that great
American esculent, the tomato, is be-
coming popular abroad it is attacked. at
least in England, by the terrible pota-
to disease The London Garden tells
us that both the leaves and fruit are at
tected the leaves shiveling and the fruit
rotting. Our foreign friends may very
likely send us some of this new trouble
to pay Tor cur prospective contribution
OF Colorado beetles.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-18
ORIGIN OF RAvINEs ON THE PRAIRIE


The following ingenious theory in re-
ference to this subject is copied from an
interesting communication by Mr.. Amos
to the Academy OF Sciences Of St. Louis:
The prairie, situated one mile east of
Hillsborough, could, 80 years ago. dur
ing the wet season, truly be said to be
an immense lake interspersed with is
lands; for the tough sod, together with
the rank growth Of grass, weeds, and
flags, offered a considerable barrier to
the rapid flow of the water during the
Spring and Summer floods, as it had to
filter through the roots Of the grass, or
percolate the drifts Of broken and de-
cayed vegetation which always lined
the shores of the prairie lakes, to again
encounter the rough surface of the tough
native sod in its struggle to reach the
fluids goal.
Its progress was necessarily SO slow
that it did not attain sufficient velocity to
cause any washing of the soil However,
it forced the water to spread over large
area of cuntry, requiring at that time
weeks to discharge the same volume
that will now pass off in - hours. The
change was wrought in this way: After
June /, until quite late in the Fall, the
prairies used to swarm with ''green-head'
fiiss, aud so vigorous in their attacks
were they that all domestic animals
were driven to the woods after clock
in the morning. nor did they dare return
until Just before sunset, when they
would emerge from their retreats and
march in single file through the long
grass to the nearest pond Of water, and
thence ON to their battle-ground.
In course OF time this constant pass
| ing to and from the pond completely kill.
ed the sod, and when the Spring rains
came, the cow-path being lower, and
the water meeting with no obstruction.
poured down the new-found channels.
and in time cut revine, which in mos,
| instances has become Of sufficient size
and importance where it crosses public
road to require bridging. In cosclu-
sion would say have wa,ched quite a
number oithese cow-path streams from
their Inception to the present day, and
the size they have attained during this
time would astonish any one after be.
coming acquainted with their history.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-18

The town of Frome. in England, was
..all excitementr the other day, with "a
flood Of VISITORS aud several of the
streets had triumphal arches erected IN
them. The occasion was the great an
nual cheese show fair. and the capacions
and conveniently covered market was
then nsed for the first time Tor the sale
Of cheese. Near by was . monster tent
in which the competing cheeses were
collected. They numbered 700 in all,
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-18

1.-The Mayfield Orchids" valuable
collection formed during the past II
years, was lately sold at auction in Eng
land for nearly $4,000 some specimens
bring as much as $50 each.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-18

An agricultural engine, with six legs,
and weighing ten tons, is ESQ they say,
we haven't seen il) ut work on railway
in France 1t has remarkable capacity
for walking up hill with heavy load,
and can run or gallop on level ground
at the rate of five to twelve and halt
miles per hour.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-18

Competent authority estimates that
fully 50 per cent of the cows on the Island
of Jersey die of milk-fever or disease
closely allied to it-a condition OF things
which, happily. does not obtain among
the same breed of stock in our own
country.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-18

The Gardeners Chronicle reports that
the l40 crates of peaches brought by the
steamer Canada from New York. packed
under the auspices of Allegrete Reirige-
rator Company, and which were Is days
en- route. ..arrived on the whole in good
condition." and were submitted to pub
lie sale in London, with what success
or at what price is not stated.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-18

An essential requirement Of good
market is abundance OF water. That OF
Covent Garden, London is supplied from
an artesian well which yields 1000 gal
ons per hour.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-18

The pork crop of the United States for
1875 is estimated at 100000 head of
hogs. or pretty nearly half hog to
every man, woman and child IN the
country, which surely ought to be an
ample sufficiency OF this scrofula-produc-
ing provender.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-18

It is now said that more Jersey" cat
tie are imported into the United States
each year than are shipped from that is
lano to all countries combined A para
dox With traund at the bottom OF 1t.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-18

The past seasons experience seems to
have shown our English friends that
even their great trees OF California
are not exempt from the "Sequoia."
Probably, however, they are wrong in
ascrbinS the bad health OF their speci-
mems to uncongenial soil. Guess again.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-18

This habit of considering instead of
jumping ut conclusions is increasing a.
mong farmers, aud we more and more
frequently hear the thoughtful remark
that "perhaps some other and unsuspect-
ed cause had something to do in produc-
ing the result" and this is one OF the
best signs for American agriculture.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-18

A horse died suddenly the other day
in England Of iron in the colon, consist
ing OF about 1000 nails of various sizes,
together with number of screws, but,
tons and several other such tough tribes
not less difficult of digestion. The Fam
eiers Gazette says they had evidently
been swallowing some time previous. as
the maker of the post-mortem found
them worn smooth and thin by fric-
ton
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-18
FARM AND GRANGE

A double white camellia, six feet high
and the same in width, brought $50 at
recent sale of plants in England.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-18

of their removal was the discovery Of
scab among the fiocks, but it was only
of slight extent.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-18

How this world is given to lying. At
the Crystal Palace agricultural exhibit
ton in London the other day, > man
competed for the first prize with 80
pounds of honey gathering this season
by one colony of bees The Judges ex-
pressed an unpleasant implication By
passing him by in silence, and awarding
the coveted cup to y less unreasonable
person, who only 80 pounds from two
colonies Theirs is . point beyond
which
The late annual fair of Ballinasloe.
Ireland. was the smallest for twenty
years, and yet not without important
proportions in some respects, for we
read that So ,S7l sheep were sold the first
day. However. this was 2I.4S5 fewer
than were disposed onths corresponding
day in 1874. Many sheep were ordered
of the green by the government inspec-
tors, OF whom nine attended. The cause
, 1875-07-28

9QILIUE.
Hnecidf nfxrsd&eh Ia TAs f.Afedao 1.ihttt,s

Special Dfsudeeh to Tia Chicago 1tibuna.
PzoRlA. ILL.,, July 27.-Soma days ago Mrs.
Hester colwoi!. = middle-aged ladY, whose home
is In Wyoming. Stark County, attempted suicide
In this city by swallowing largs dose Of laulA-
num. uy strenuous efforts her lite was sAved,
aud she has ainoe been cloaely watched. Early
this morning she managed to e!ude her guard.
escapcd from the house, and julapod into i largo
cstern noAr BY Whnro her lifolsKs bnd} wss
troubles drove her TO tbs commission Of tho Eash
act.
Lou1sHLL1. Ky, July 27.-The Courisr-Jour-
mats MayEslle. KY, special says, Jarvis ]. Cady,
Of Cayington. Ky.. Hss found dead In hla bod it
hotol Ill MAysYills to-day, from An oyssdoos OF
la.dauum.
A chemical auaiysls Of tho contents Of the
stomach Of George N. Jackson. tho defauitlu9
cashioF In Collector Huckner's office, discovered
twanty.thEeo grains Of arsenic, three gsain4 be-
Ing sufficient 10 cAusa de1&h. Tia AuA!yxis waa
mSdo 1t tho instance Of tbs insurance oompa-
Mos
, 1875-07-28

Of It, will rocngnizo that it In entirely Legitimate
10 tiacurh llie nrttB nf drrIsion. "nt That f't'
tribunal lhaa any such dcrron ri i"fnlliti'ity sH
70 OF 1ept 1t Irpn tic review Ut public opinion.
hut It ia ono thing to cr,tfclBo a tlornion npoa
lis merits. and quito another thing 10 charge
that tho decision was produced by corrupt Enia-
enuep. Tho former i8 proper tho latter, unIoAs
thero are aubatantisl fncts 10 warrant It, ia in
dsfonsiblo." Now It remains for afr. O'Conor
tn bring forward proofs Of corruption, or con-
fcss his error.
Tho Congressional Convention whtcl, nominated
Mr.. Lamar il, bilhssBiptn adopted Rn anticolof-
liuo resolution, which has hlrcauy boan notlcrd
aud commended In tllcse columa. Tho nloroico
from tlis action MAS, that better counSols lad
pravsiIed with tho original whito-ltno Democrat"
Of tho ftate, and that tlloy wore prepared to
mako concessions n tho interests of harmony.
E,oh Ia not tho caHo. The VickRbr1re Herald
continues Az outs}oken ~ over. In tho iBsue
whicl, containH a report OF tho proceedings In
Ms. Lamar'a Convention, tliore appears alHo m
e,!itoria, article taking strong grounds agRins
niegers," Tho Herald would lko to have all
Democratic Conventions in mississippi 1eclato
tint /" Hereafter tho party should nominate and
cleot nopo hut wtlito tnen Of nn1,lcatoned !idcl.
ty 10 otlr social and political faitl, and Of nm
doubted honesty and capacity, to ali olcea in tho
gi:t Of tho people," A roBolution Of this sort
narrowly escaped passing in tho Yaxoo County
Convention.
, 1875-07-28

4 Bid for the Location OF the InEtieu-
GiOM tor Feeble II ,lsttcI Children.


GiOM tor Esebic- II, ,lsttcI Children.
6ptc,dt Uanateh to 1hs ch,cao" Yrtpant.
MOUNT VERNON. ILL.,, July 27.-The Coinuis-
sion appointed by the Governor to select u sso
for the location OF tho Institution for Feeble-
minded Children, visited Mount Vernon to-day
by special invitation of thu city. TIE lizard IL
composed OF tho Lion. Il. s. Anderson. MU1.eans-
boro. President; Or. G. 4. Wilbur, Jacksonville,
Secretary Of tho Board, aud also Superintendent
Of tho institution; tho lion. c. u. Dalo. Mat
toon; 8. G. Patrick, Princeton; L. Ketchum,
editor Of tho Mason County Republican. OF un-
yanA It. L. Delaney, Of II Marshall and Geu. ].
3. Reynolds. Of Chicago. Arriving on tue noon
trait, they Were met ut tue depot by
Mayor Ternell md dcputation Of
tho City Council, DR.. ". DuH Green. tl,o Hon.
Thomaa u. Casey, State Senator, tho Hon. A. u.
Darratt, Representative, and quito 4 lumber OF
citlzons. After dinner, they wora shown sew
oral beautiful situations, with which thoy e1 =
pTesHod themselves hlgl.ly pleased. At 3 O'Clock
p. N. nll adjourned to the Supreme Court
House, whe1o thoy wore addressed By Mayor
VeEnall, Souator Casoy. and others. After \
resolution Of tIanka by the Commission for tho
couslesies shown them, thoy tuok tlor dupart-
urs on tho y. IN. train, apparea.ly wo!l pleAaed
with the attrActivone6a OF central Egypt.
Our clttzous coutitlontly hope 10 s,cure the To-
cation OF this institution. Our climate Ia de-
lKhtful and healshy. aud unsurpassed.
, 1875-07-28
eUMNARZ,
c1zvHIAxD, o.. 1A]y a7.-2:n ohss. Pur.e, :


TAA x:34 f0&aS
brought to8uthor live genuine 1yets namely
Mo!sey, cismcntue, Lady 6tar, uan. Gasie1d,
aud MaY Qnean. forming ono Of the bust fields
thxt evor contested a 9sce. Each had plenty Of
supporters, aud the pool-box was extensively
pstronlxed last night. this loorullX. and especial
ly during tho psugreAs Of tho race, tile axulta-
mapt aad fluctuations uf which rendered the
pool-buyels Elnost frantic.
fiFst heat-0wing 70 Lady 6tAs's bad conduct
it required HeyHn scoEes to get . send-of, aud
aycn thsu Lady Btar was On = run. Uar!ield
rushod TO the trout On tho turn, aud, outfooting
ths whols party, tad \ cloar lead Of length ii
tho quArtes in BG>f. May Queeu second, Mol
BOY thitd. Clementine foutth Star 1lfth, still
breaking. TN the straight Garfield widuned the
lead to thros laugtts aud Clomontina. By fast
work, pased A1olssy and took uiaos With May
Queen, The half was renched tn l:l19l. Gar
ile!d three lengtha ahead, May Queen aud
G!emensine. who wero yoked. SECOND and third,
Mosey fourth by thsea ieugths. Lady Star
uhraeid Adusd another length to hts Lad, md
at tue third quarter. In lat, bad tAe boat safe-
hlay Queen aud Clement1na hRd very exciting
rAcs down the honae-atretch for second place.
which WAS secured BY the latter by head, 4
length AID half behind Garfield, who tipshed
essy in 2:a21l. Molsey coed thnd, aud Lady
Saooa.d Mat-At the word, Molsey sped to the
front and took she pole on tho flrst turn, going
round which Garfield, Clemsntlna, and 1kdY
Btkr wars divided BY length, kud
MAy Qnsen tel back aix !anaths thfou1h 4
kfsAAA Tia 9Nakssk tn taa&a II WI Aaa4dA
, 1875-07-28
THE TRIGGER,

ofFS1Sd OF TttE Ia tAt4LE TouHSANEHr.
SIxeidi Lssuatrh to Ths Cat"ago 7'r'omar.
LABALIE, ILL.,, July 27.-Vho ptgeou-shootinE
tournament, uudur auspices Of the l.AsAllo aud
Ioru Shooting Club. was opened here to-day ii.
ahandl cap matoh this morning. Tie following
acofo resulted: kolls. OF pesu. 10; Stool, Of
Norris, .; Hitchcock Of Ottawa, Hill OF Dupue,
Daa!s aud Fsacks Mason OF LaSaile, each !;
Thylor, 1aSallo, :. III sweepstakes this after-
noou for ft75 Nate Do1ey, OF Geueseo got tirst
money Kelly, OF Peru second and 1sesl, OF
laSaiio, ami Croker, of Mendoza, divided third
money between shotu. The wGathor VIVA very
uniavora!'le raining carly this morning aud cou-
tinn.Ag at Intervals all day. Truro is largo
supply os birds oil hand, and 1t III expected that
largo numbers of spectators will Nituoas tho
remainder OF tho tonsilnslunt.
, 1875-07-28

G1ec.at DspaseA to 7'he CA.cago TF7aun<.
LA.aiso, Mich, July 27.-Tho Board Of Com
missloners for tho supervision Of tho penal.
l'auper. xnd reso.matory institutions visited tho
lleforn. School to-day, under tho management
OF tho new Superintendent flowo, le having
aaopted q nav plan OF lnasiug It school proper
by dlscardlug prlaon restraint. In p!aro Of tho
high board Wall, \ neat picket fcuca Htands over
Which the boys mu4o no o1ort to escaps. Ths
Commissioners expressed themselves well
ploased with the now management, They will
90 10 kslamszoo tomorrow, AMI Wl1 TlAtt other
6tAta institutions in turns.
, 1875-07-28


Sptefd! Dttpatch to Ths CHICAGO TTbuns.
MILWAUKEE, July N,-The seIxed rectifyng
establishment OF Louia Fuldor wAs to-day ap-
praised at t3, 900.
An assessment for = third lot Of crooked
whisky found belonging to Charles 0reou vas
to-day received from Washington. amounting to
&9,l70. aud \ diattcsa warrant WAS issuad. but
everything had long ago tean aaizsd. Aud there
was nothlng to levy UPON.
1u the indictments found 1t Oshkosh the fol-
lowing additional bondA uere completed to-day !,
Louis DeemiA, conspiracy, e5,0oo; Jacob Nun
nomacher. dlstilltug aEa removing spirits With
out paying TAI. $500; LOWS Rindskoptt re1nov-
ing spirits without paying tA1, %, 6QQi William
GeElAch, conspiracy. 81, 0b0.