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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-03-25
THE COMING WAR.

We print in another column a letter
from Spring Valley foreboding revolu-
ton:
1.-THE raven is hoarse
That croaked the fatal entrance Of Duncan,
Under these tattlements"
We trust the wisdom Of the corpora.
tions and the moderation Of the people
will prevent any such results as are there
in depicted; nevertheless We can see
plainly that if the Supreme Court Of the
United States makes another bred Scott
decision, and declares that the people are
powerless in the hands Of the corpora.
tons, there will be no relief save an
amendment to the constitution or revolu-
ton. God forbid that the last alterna-
tive should ever be presented to us! We
trust never again to hear the hoarse roar
Of the cannon n our land. We cannot.
we will not believe that the madness
of men will ever again uncl,ain those hor-
rible passions of the human heart. War
is remedy only less terrible than the
disease which provokes it, and it leaves
wounds upon the breast Of civilization
which centuries cannot altogether heal.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-03-25
Ms- Wu.sox was nigh, in his statement, III

Mr. WILSON was right in his statement that
the Presidents plan would increase the inter-
est account OF the United States SO, 00O, 0UO q
year, while the yranger's plan would save this
amount annually. for this reason: The sS4.
COZ 600 OF greenbacks in circulation as money,
draws no interest. Grant insists that we must
gold At 81. 10; and to raise the gold be wants
authority TO sell five per cent gold bonds; and
the annual interest on these bonds would
amount to shout sc, o0o.ocO. The granaer1
insist that the greenbacks shall be left in crcu.
lation IS MONEY, and draw no interest, this
would save the sc, 0O 600 Of in'erest-Er-
change.
Would it not be we'll to issue green.
backs to the banks in lieu Of their nation.
al bank notes. take up their hypothecat.
ed bonds and save another big pile Of in.
tereste
Why should the government pay in.
teres. to the banks On hundreds Of mil.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-03-25
Young Murderer Hung.

PorTsvILIE, Penn, March, o4.-Jamss
Brown was hanged to-day for the murder
Of Danl. S. Kreamer, his wife, her mother,
Mrs. Machemer and Annette Kreamer,
on the night Of Feb. Is, 1872.
Brown was only eighteen at the time
Of the murder. and at the time Of his
death q, his case having been twice taken
to tie Supreme Court. All the trains
arriving this morning were crowded with
people anxious to witness the execution.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-03-25
INSURANCE..

There is more wealth concentrated in the
city Of Hartford than in any other city OF
double its size in the United States, and that
wealth is mostly the profits Of insurance.-Er-
change
Yes; drawn principally from the West.
Part of the process Of depletion which
has been going on for years, until it is
represented now by wealth in the East
and mortgages in the West.
When will the people learn to protect
themselves by encouraging home compa-
MES!
We hope to see town insurance compa-
MES formed all over the State.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-03-25
Chicago Beard q Trade.

CHICAGO, March N.-Presidcnt Armour
has Withdrawn his resignation As Presi-
dent Of the board Of trade, in Difference to
the wishes Of members, - expressed b.
committee which waited on him yester-
day afternoon. The directors have, o.
their part, pledged their efforts to secure
the repeal Of the obnoxious rules
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-03-25
The 1Iissing Missouri Bonds.

Sr. LOUIS, March N..--Thc Senate
committee having in charge the matter
Of investigation Of the alleged ab-
s,raction Of State bonds from The
State Treasurer vault, referred to
in these dispatches Monday night, now
express belief that the bonds reported
missing were destroyed by ! committee
Of the Legislature, although no evidence
was found to establish this as 1 fact.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-03-25
PAUL. MINNESOTA. THURSDAY, MARCH rs, 1875.

lions of its own bonds locked up in its
own treasury, upon which bank notes
have been issued, bearing interest from
e people! Why should we pay inter-
est twice over on the same capital?
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-03-25
WHEAT ON HAND.

It is estimated that the whole crop of
1874 amounted to 100000 bushels.
From the information obtained, the fol-
lowing is believed by the St. Paul Press
to be fair statement Of the crop:
Bushels.
Amount slipped, wheat and flour. ;. 9,087, 100
Retained for bread and seed $3.50. :. 6,50O,OOO
In farmers hands, not stored. >. 100000
Stored in warehouges and elevators. AS, $50
Total :. 500. -. 800. -. 81 900 600
RECAPlTI-I. ATIQN.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-03-25
Grunge department.
GIVE HIM A LIFT.

GIVE HIM A A1kxs
BY GoRroN NICHOLS.
Give him lift !! Don't kneel in prayer,
Nor morallze with his despair.
The man is down and his great need
ls,-ready help;-not prayer and creed.
IT'S time when the wounds are washed and
healed.
That the Christly motives be revealed;
But now whatever the Spirit be
Mere words are but mockery.
One grain of aid just now is more
TO him than tones of sanity lore!
Pray if you must. in your full heart,
But give him lit Give him start
The world is full of good advice,
Of prayer and praise and preaching nice;
But the generous souls who aid mankind,
Are scarce as gold and hard to find.
Gire like Christian! Speak in deeds,
A noble life's the best of creeds.
And he shall wear a royal crown
Who gives 'em lift when they are down.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-03-25

We mus. respectfully decline the
pathetic poem entitled, Il Cannot Tel
: Lie" II is too late-and il would
have been too late il it had come earlier.
-RocAeste1 Union.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-03-25
WINTER WHEAT INJURED IN MIS-
SOURI,.

Throughout the rich lands Of Monroe,
Rails and Marien counties in Missouri,
the farmers are preparing to raise large
crops of tobacco this season. The pros
pect for wheat throughout North Mis-
souri, is reported good for drilled wheat,
while broadcast is badly killed out.
Water for stock very scarce.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-03-25
RECAP1TUL ALTON.

The annexed table, which we take from
the St. Paul Press, gives comparison
between the amount of wheat in store on
the lst Of February, 1875. and the LIST of
March, 1874. 1t is proper to state that
the report necessarily embraces small
and comparatively unimportant amount
Of Iowa wheat on one Of the railroad
lines:
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-11-06

When his ambition had been di4appoint-
ed, and intirnity fell upon linn at Marsh
field in 1852, we cate now and then little
CLEANS of sportivcness even in his last
petulant talks. IL care" said he to his
Eiographcr, mo more about politics than
the jackCiaw that sits on the top of
st. Paul's," and then he repeated some of
Cowpcr's lines on thnt interesting bird:
'IIc secs that this great roundabout.
The wor Il with all its motley rou,.
Church, army lhy,ir, law.
Its customs aud it, businesses,
Is no concern Il, all If his.
And says-what says he?-Caw!"
Almost in his dying moments, finding his
nuIsg ,till up at his side, he exclaimed,
"lhat everlasting Sarah * still tr-re"
NIr. Webster was in President Harrison's
Cabinet Harrison never forgo. his Plu-
tarch This his inaugural showed. |. was
full o. classic illusions. A fyiend met
Webste. the day OF Tic Me'@aS", and
said:
"What Is the matter with y1u, Mr..
Webster! You seem agi,atel."
"Agitated, sir" Ard who woul: not tee
agitated that had committed a M wder."
"a mu. der, Mr.. Welsteri"
"Ay, s!r," said the godlikc. murder,
with maace aforethought, of | know net
how many Greeks and Romans"- Haipsr'$
MdgdziRe.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-11-06
MUSK, As!BEHGHIs, AND SAFFRON

Musk arrives in its natural con lition in
small pouches, packed in tins or caddes,
and often horribly udult"ratel. Down
right fictitious musk is also sent to this
country, the emrtied pouches being rcGlled
with abomnable Trash coucoctrd for pur-
poses of fraud by the "heathcn Chime"
and other clild-lil>c Oricnfals. A great
quantity Of genuine musk, however, comes
from Tonqnin, from Central Asia, and
from the Indian Archipelago The extra
ordinary lermauencr of this perfume is
well known. \ handkcr .hirf once scented
with it may be washed Il dozen times aud
stored away for years, but when taken ont
the scent OF tho musk -,lrrr will c,iLg to i:
still' and display the power falsely as
crihcG To- The rose. Other instances of the
endurance OF musk might BE- giyen-such
aS I'll" famous one of the appointments of
tl.r Empress Josephine at Malmaison, from
which no qUlntity of scrub bng, painting,
and fumi eating could remove The subtle
penetrating oio". AmbrGr;s, of which
slnl,y tins are for ~al", is another curious
animal product, secretion of the sperm
whale, still known "a perfume, and sold at
Il large price ii Mincinr lane, but much
fallen from its medieval celebrity a5 II con-
dment We do not care much now for
dishes "drcnchcd with ambergris" utiies
being good enough for the gourmmnds of
these degenerate days. St!frol, too, has
fallen from lis high estate, and is no longer
priced us Of old as medicine, condiment,
perfume, or dye In the good old times
saffron aud almond milk were the sheet
anchors of the "mastcr cooks" of such luxu-
riouS monarches as our Richard H.; but en-
rept in bouiliabasse and baba cakes,
saffron Is nov rarely met with on our tables.
50 highly vas ii est"emed in the middle
ares that tremendous eiicts were fulmina-
ted against sophisticators of the popular
coudimcnt. In Germany - notably in
Nmemberg-a Safrausrhau or saffron in
spection was established, and adulterated
goods, whether holden "knowingly" or not,
were burned, together with the propretors.
At one time it was largely cultivated
around Saffron Walden in Essex.--AH
the ye0r RoHHd.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-11-06
L:DT CLEHl,S ~ LONDON.

The chief establishment in viii III we find
ladies working a. clerks is in the Prudan.
tial Life Assurance Company, Ludgate Hi.
Here there are between sixty and sevcnty
female clerks employed upon work of
purely clerical nature. The staff is at
tachcd to what is known rs the Industrial
branch of the Office, and is engaged to
great extent in copying out letters and
other documents, and in writing out dock
cts connected with the life policies issued
TO the poorer classes, at the rate of Il penny
q week and upward, with which the indus
rial department has chiefly to deal.
These dockcts average 10000 4 week, we
are told, so that there is no small amount
of work to be performed by the laiy clerks
in the Prudential Assurance Office. Be-
sides this, some Of the more experienced Of
the female clerks are engaged in cores
pondence, the gist of the letter being given
on Il slip Of paper, or noted in the coIprr of
the letter to which it may be reply, aud
these clerks have to enlarge upon it in
proper tt'IlliH, Ul'l "lltt Dttl ilt lNT copy
for signature
There is but one uniform scale of saa-
lies, which commences with G32 year
and rises TO COZ. This is very low, but it
is, of course, the object Of 4 company of
this kind to keep TIE salaries as low as
possible, an object which, in n Govern
mcnt Department., is not 40 fully recos-
uized. There may be an idea with some
that female clerks employed in an office of
this kind arc not very select, but in the
present instance the very reverse is tho
case. The very mode by which an ap-
pointment of this kind is obtained secures
this end, for, besides Il fair education, it is
required that all candidates fathers are to
have bcan professional man, or men hold
lnc .,ur,, ..,,2sitions in lf" There is hard
and fast barrier made ut tradrs;nen's
Ga9., htqrs, for they are in no case ad-
mitted tQ situations i'll the Prudential Life
Office; lly this means the class cI female
clerks working there is kept most select,
ana that il is so may be gathered from the
fac; that at the present time there ara en-
ploycd among the other clerks the dtu rh-
ter Of a Judge, and several clergymen's
daughters. \, regards the results of the
c@p':;m"nt in III, Office, they have been
most frritrul Mr. i lancaster, the Serre-
tIIy to Nhnm we are much indebted for
the information or the subject a. regards
III. /
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-11-06

Toy balloo!is, which are 80 hiSlI, priced
hy the yo,imG folk, are Of very simple con-
stIuction. An old Frenchman in New York
makes two or three hundred Il Gay. He
shows to the curious Il red wooSAn chest
full Of the little rubber pouches. "Come
from Paris; blow him up. you see" And
he takes pair Of bellows and initiates the
limp and dingy little sack into Il CLASSY
scarlet sphere, ties the mouth with Il cotton
thread, and lets It 20. "Fall on the ground,
you see. Must prt gas in him. Water,
suphuric acid aud strips OF zinc are the
materials used to make tbs gas. long
thread is wound round the neck Of each
and securely fastened. A thin coat OF
isinglass is applied with Il brush to keep
the gas from slowly escaping, and when
this dries the balloons are resdy for ia,
street.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-11-06
To BE 90" Ed.

Having frequently appealed TO his father
TO buy him 4 jack-kuifc, and receiving for
Il final answer, If you speak to me again
ON that subject I'll whale ypu,' he went
straightwav 10 his mother, c,ying as if his
Ecart would break, and said, Il can't never
be good Ike George Washington, with such
dad us I've got"
The Marquette JmsrRa' says: "That
reeking, STAINING tank uf gin, profanity
and mendacity, the ei,itor Cf the Iron HoHe,
upon whose carcass the DuzHardS are cast
IN, an envjous eye, and around whose
mouth blue-botte flies are halIing in an
ecstasy of stencil, has again exploded The
public holds It's nose"
Last Spring the citizens of Pewaukce.
Wisconsin, voted TO grant 10 liquor licenses
this wear, and about now when Milwaukee
sportsmrn arrive in that town Oh Il fishing
tour, all the inhabitants, from the pOstmpS-
ter TO the barber form in IL line and follow
them foI miles, occasionally observing
"Mister, where's your bottle T.
Tmid young Brown -" Sr, Ill come
TO ask you. if" Fond father" All |
know how it is. Take her, my boy, take
her and be happy and when yon are mar,
ried we will come and live with you. Shes
u splendid girl" Brown" lon-you are
Are slightly mistaken, sir; l only want
to ask your consent to take her to "a picnic"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-11-06


About Il year ago tho ladies' of the Dor
cas- Society at our church made Up large
quantity Of shirts, tIo'!sers and socks, ana
boxed them up and sent them 10 n mission
nry station on the west cost of Africa A
man named Ridley went out with the boxes
and stayed in Africa for several months.
when he returned the Dorcas Society, of
course, was anxious to hear how its do
nation was received, and Ridley, one even
ing, met the members and told them about
it in a little speech. He said:
"Well, you know, we got the clothes
out there all right, and after 4 while we
distributed them among some of the ma
tives in the neighborhocd. We thought
maybe it would attract them TO the mission,
but it didn't, and after some time had
elapsed, and not a native came TO church
with those clothes on, l went out on an
exploring expedition to find ont about it.
1t seems that on the first day after the
goods were distributed one of the chiefs
attempted to mount II shirt He didn't
exactly understand II and hS pltshed his legs
through the arms and gathered the tail
up around his waist. He couldn't make
it stay up. however, and they say he went
around inquiring in his native tongue what
kind of an idiot it was that constructed a
garment that wouldn't hang on, and
swearing some of the most awful heathen
oaths. AT last he let it drag, and that
night he got his legs tangled in it some
how, and fell over IL precipice aud was
killed.
"Another chief who got one on properly
went padding around in the dark. and
the people imagining that he was Il
ghost. sacrificed four babies to the idol to
keep off the evil spirit.
"And then, you know. those trousers YOU
sent out? We'll, they fitted one pair ON the
idol. ana then tl.,,;y- stuffed most of the
rest with leaves an..."l them up as kind
of new tangled Idols, and began to worship
then. 1hoy say ulat the services We're
very impressive. Some Of the women split
few pairs III half and after sewing tp
the legs used them to carry yams in, and
l saw one chief with II corduroy leg
on his head, as a kind Of helmet
81 think, though, the socks We're nest
popular. All the lighting men went fqr
them the first thing. They filled them
with sand aud used them ss boomerangs
and war clnbs. learned that they We're
so much pleased with the efficiency of
those socks that they made raid on II
neighborng tribe on purpose 10 try them,
and they say that they knocked about
eighty women and children on the head
before they came home. They asked me
if l wouldn't speak to you and get yoa to
send ont n few barrels more, to make
them little stronger sos they'd last
longer, and / said woull
This socicty's doing power of good to
those heathen, and I've 70 doubt if You
keep liSa. along with the work You will
maugurate general war all over the con-
tinent of Africa, and give everybody an
idol of his own. All they want is enough
socks and pants. II! take them when
60 out again"
Then the Dorcas passed resolution de-
clarinS that it would, perhaps, be better to let
the hca;hen go naked and give the clothes
to the poor at home, and | think myself
that ii is preferable.-.N Adc'0.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-11-06

A girl is on trial in London for pawn
ing her engagement ring. She raised fif-
teen shillings OIL it the day after her lover
gave it to her, ~hereupon he had her ar
rested.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-11-06
ICOFfRIGHT sECuRED.1
CHAPTER XIV.


ed directly 10 Il low Slioun E"'tf 'Ile river
and, seating himself at Il small table or
dgrcd y bottle Of the best brandy and
bundle of ,slr-.
The bar-tcldr: lo9ked shMpyat his Gus
toner, who WAS dressed quite roughly,
and seemed to hesitate about filing the
order.
You wan,t ter know if I've got any lu-
ere, spose," said Amos, 2! OF an oppor-
had given him. "Well. how does yer like
the looks o that, my k"er:u young swash-
err: And he Dire" forth n handful "' hIiiS,
in which tens, twrnties and tiiies were
plcntituIly lnin%I"i.
BE; Yer pard'ng, stid the hHr-tender
with al. attempt at roilteness, ''l'tt am
what WAS a w;tltIH% Tor. / Wa. q think
in As how | had met yer before, ne added
telling an ont and out itlsehood.
II guess not, mister, sand Ames, VINO
did not care to he rec"Shi@"d, Il JUST
struck this town from i Whailn voyage.
Yer SEQ, | took a nc. len to get aWAy iron
salt water, he E'.''l "ith a ehuchle.
"fhere's money III w1tIin, my friend,
said the bar tender, seating himself by the
table, after su pyin.; the brandy and ci-
gals I've wished many a time that Id
gone inter that myself"
"It's hard thou, III" slid Ames, resolved
to keep MP the deception, IF there is money
on the water there am anything TO 1rlnk
worth mentioning, aal I'm Il chap as likes
my toddy."
"Goin' ont ag;n, 'sp"se?"
Yes; but III III tor / regular old blow
out before ship, yer bet -
"Yvu sailors be jolly chaps said the
bartender.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-11-06
c.to coo pcrd"y,, A-yym> want,

o. GDN VcrU day. A-UN, " onI-
so 20 " ed. All classes of
working people of both sexes, young and
old, make more money at work for US, in
their own Localities, during their spare mo-
mcnts. or all tie time than at any thing else.
We offer employment that will pay hand
eomely for every hours work, Fun partjc-
ulars, terms, &c, sent free, Send us your
address at once. Don't delay, Now is the
time. Don't look for work or business else
where, until you have learned what we of
f- G. STINsoH 6 Co, Portland, Maine,
Jan lG---iy
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-11-06

EiA-...cn aInsators arc waith 1i;y "es.,-
apiece in New Orleans.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-12-23
A TRIPLE EXECUTION.
TERRIBLE STRUGGLES OF ONE OF
THE DOOMED MEN.

New YORK, Dec. ia tremendous
crowd assembled in the Teombs prison
this morning to witness the execution of
Weston, Ellis and Thompson, colored
men. So great was the rush that many
who had no tickets got inside the gates,
notwithstanding the efforts of the police.
The doomed men were led to the sCafold
by Sheriff Conner, who, at 1925 gave the
signal when the weights were let go, and
the bodies of the three murderers were
lifted into the air.
- A MOST HORRIBLE SCENE
then ensned. Weston died easily, no
motion of his person was perceptible ex-
cept briet shudder and an occasional
contraction of his legs. His body shiv.
cred from head to foot, and his breast
heaved and he raised his arms three
times, working his fingers convulsively.
TERRIBLE DEATH STRUGGLES OF ELLIS.
But the mode of Ellis's death was the
cruelest. all. At the last moment after
the moose had been adjusted, he sudden
ly turned his head, and disarranged the
position of the knot. Before it could be
readjusted the signal was given, and the
weight fell, The knot slipped and be-
came fixed beneath the chin. He be-
gan to writhe terribly, and placing his
feet against the boards at the side of the
scafold, he attempted to raise himself
and relieve the strain upon his neck. He
then swung around and convulsively
siezed Thompson who was hanging next
to him, and again endeavored to raise
himself. He even succeeded in twice
clasping his legs around Thompson's
waist and by thus easing his neck, was
enabled to breath more freely, and to
prolong his agony. He even seized the
rope just above the knot, his arms hav-
ing been fastened too loosely, and as he
did SO, his handkerchief, which was in
his hand when he was swung into the
air, fell over his shoulder. He was heard
to cry aloud, "Save me-" and his breath
was plainly discernable as it issued fiom
beneath the black cap that covered his
face. Strong men turned away pale and
trembling from the sickening spectacle
and there were mumers of "Take him
down." and "Cut the rope" But for
tunately there was no deed of double
execution; in his struggles, he again
shifted the knot and the moose suddenly
closed around his windpipe and he was
strangled to death.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-12-23
LOSSES BY FIRE.

During services Sunday a fire broke
out in the Congregations. church at Nor
walk, Maine, which was entirely con.
sumed. Loss $4,000.
The residence of Hon; E. D. Winslow
at Auburndale, Mass, was burned Satur-
day night. Loss on the building, $24,-
900; on furniture, paintings and library
$4,000. Total insurance, $37 900.
Hoopster's large warehouse at West
Cairo, Ohio, was burned on last Saturday
night. The railroad, and telegraph Offices
were in the building, which, together
with the store and stock of goods, were
destroyed. The loss is $1,000 to $4,000.
A fire in Cleveland, Ohio, on Saturday
night destroyed the broom and brush
factory of W. Broderick & Co., the
wholesale liquor store of Joseph Mellor,
and the mill-supply store of G. r. Hay
ward. Broderick & Co.'s loss is 5000,
insured Hayward's loss $1,000, insured
Mellor's loss $4,000, insured for $4,000.
The origin of the fire is unknown. Z
BUFFALO, December 2O.-The loss by
Saturday nights fire, which partially de-
stroyed the building occupied by the
Buffalo EEpress, is estimated at from
$4,000 to $4,000, but is fully covered by
insurance.