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The anti-monopolist., 1875-08-16

in respectfully sympathetic attitudes, that
not being considered rejecting upon the
University or the authorities. The specta-
Gle itself was unique. Elevated far above
the heads Of the crowd; the coffin stood upon
a heeped pyramid Of funeral furniture and
college insignia. Immortelles and grave
blossoms of many kinds covered the coffin,
the catafalque and the bearers. Flaring
torches glared smokily through the feeble
darkness of an early June dusk.
The town lay buried in the black shadows
of the overtowering hills, the streets in
semi -blackness where the shades lay thick
est. Through the packed. thousands the
cortege wound its way slowly, the band
play ing the dismalest sort Of . dirge. Be
hind the hearse came a group of the dead
boys corps comrades. After these groups
of all the other corps. But the most curl.
GUS spectacle of all was the mu1 derer in
white knee -breeches, low shoes with silver
buckles, and sword, with plumed hat un.
der his arm, and flaming torch in one
hand, just back and next to the hearse. al
though he wanted to assure himself thai
his victim was finished, and that no delu
sion had been practiced.
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What is catgut7

Some inquiring mind has started the
question, '.What is catguts" The Shoe and
Leather Reporter thus answers: ssFor many
years, the only article used under this name
consisted Of the intestines Of sheep, cut and
twisted. AS the Italian sheep are the lean
est Of those accessible to market, and the
membranes of lean animals are known to be
tougher than those Of animals in high con-
dition. the best catgut has come from Naples
and the vicinity. There is no historical re-
cord concerning the use Of the intestines Of
cats for strings Of this sort, but from the
fact that their name, from the earliest times,
has uniformly been applied to this article,
it would appear altogether probable that the
strings did first come, or were supposed to
come, from that source. The chief use Of
catgut for many years was for the strings Of
harps and guitars; it was manufactured
from the viscera Of sheep. The membranes
Of similar animals are sometimes used for
the covering Of whips and such purposes,
but sheep still furnish the strings for music.
al instruments. The process Of preparing
is quite curious. The membranes are ordi-
narily exposed to the power Of burning sui.
phur, and then slit and twisted into cords o1
different sizes as wanted. Musical strings
whip cords, hatters' cords, strings Of clocks
ETC., are the chief uses on the list. They
are then dyed, stretched on frames, and
dried in very hot temperature"
The anti-monopolist., 1875-08-16

At depth Of seven feet. below the surface
Of the field, effected by well constructed
system Of pipes made Of hre-clay, each
about eighteen inches in diameter. It is
possible that such pipe, Of larger dimen--
sions, and strengthened on its exterior by
a strong aud massive bulwark Of masonry.
may have been the means Of conveying
the water into the city. But, however that
end might have been attained, the work
was certainly wonderful feat Of engineer
ing, considering the condition Of the me
chanic arts Of that early day. The excavations
and discoveries thus brought to light, and
SO fully confirming the truth Of the ancient
inscription, were conducted by order Of the
present Pope, and under the immediate su'
pervision of the well-known Italian sc:ent-
ist, Father Seechi.- Brooklyn Journal q
Education.
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Perhaps some Of the most remarkable
remains Of ancient engineering are those
which were discovered BY excavations made
some ten or twelve years since short
distance from Home and near the ruins Of
the ancient city Of Alatri. This city was
surrounded BY massive walls, and located
on . mountain or elevated point, and i'll
provided with water. About $50 ears be-
fore Christ, as we learn from : Roman In
scription, an immense acQueduct WAS built
to bring water from neighboring noun
tain better supplied with that element. We
are furthermore told that this acqueduct
was $40 feet high, supported upon arches
and provided with strong pipes. The topo-
graphy Of the country, moreover, assure us
that the water supply could not have been
conducted into the city, even over such
high supports, except BY pipes-an invert-
ed syphon-the lowest point Of which must
have been some $40 feet below the point Of
delivery, or under pressure Of at least ten
atmospheres. The excavations already ailud-
ed to show that the acqueduct must have
been Of large size, as the piers Of the
arches are not less than Eve feet nine inches
in breadth, while the total length Of the
syphon must have been between four and
Eve miles. The question naturally arises
how and Of what material WAS this sypnon
built, As iron pipes Of large Dimensions
if Of any dimensions q I'll, were not knowl
1t the err, we can only look to masonrJ
or wood work for the material Of such con
|, struction- Possibly clue has been found
= - nrls9 9 ~ -.
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The .Aati:AGonoP0list. /
The Lord's PRAYER.

Those people who suppose heLord' sPrayer
is the same now as when uttered BY Christ.
will be surprised to read the following and
learn the changes that have been made in it
from time to time It seems that it was not
until the year 1911 that the words ssfor
thine is the kingdom and the power and the
glory forever, were added. Between the
years 1858 and 1911 the words sand forgive
us our debts as we forgive our debtors
were left out altogether. Since that time
other changes have taken place. In addi-
ton to this it must be remembered that for
a period of fifty years no manuscript existed
containing this prayer:
A. D. 1858.
Fader ure in heune, halecweide beoth thi
neune, cumen thi kuneriche thi willie beoth
idon in huene and in. Tie eucrych dave
bried gif Gus thilk dave. And ,worzif ure
dettes as vi vorzifen ure dettoures. And
lene GUS nought into temptation, bot delyv-
orof uvel. Amen. &
ID 1900.
Fadir our in hevene, Halewyd by hi
name, thi kingdom come. Thi willie be
done as in hevene and in erthe. Oure urcho
dayes bred give us to-day. And forgive us
OuIS OCttCS, % VIC AVA kAvV V0AV UCtSOuI 90
And lede US not into temptation, Bote delyv-
ere us Of yvel., Amen. Us
A,p', 1882.
Our father which art in heaven. sanctifed
be thy name. Let thy kingdom come. Thy
win be done, as in heaven in earth also
Give us to-day our super substantial bread.
And lead us not into temptation. But de
liver us from evil Amen.
A. D. 1911.
Our father which art in heauen, halloweG
oe thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy
will be done, in earth as 1t il in heauen
Glue us this day our dayly bread. And
forgiue vs. our debts as we forgiue oul
debtors. And tlede VS. not into temptation
but deliuer vs. from euil. For thine is the
kingdome, and the power and the glory for
euer. Amen.
The anti-monopolist., 1875-08-16
A Chinese Solomon.

A Chinese Solomon has come to light IN
Nankin. His latent wisdom was develop
ed under the following circumstances:
During the Tapping rebellion married
Chinaman, resident Of that city, Joined a
regiment which was ordered against the
rebels. He did not return from the war,
and. nothing having been heard from him
for several years. his wife listened to the
suit Of one who professed to love her and
married him. In year or two husband
number one, with the perversity of hus-
bands under such circumstances, presented
himself, alive and well, and demanded his
wife. Husband number two refused to
give her up, and it was ultimately decided
| to take the case before . magistrate. At
first that functionary was puzzled what
course to take, both husbands producing
legal proofs Of marriage. At last he told
them Ia leave the woman with him and re-
turn in ten days. About the fifth or sixth
day the magistrate sent in haste for the
two men. and informed them, with mourn
full face. that the wife had been suddenly
smitten with an illness that had proved
fatal. and that she was dead. and he asked
the first husband whether he would take
away the body and provide for the funeral
This man demurred, saying he wanted
living wife. not dead one, and should hav'
nothing further to do with the matter
turning to the other, the magistrate put tn
same question to him. saying that one Q
, them must remove the body. The man sal
he was very poor, but the deceased had bee,
good wife to him; they had loved eac
other dearly. and cost what il might, b
would raise the money and pay for the burr
al Very well,' said the magistrate
!; s.then here she is. take her away with you
!; And drawing aside the curtain he Shove
: the astonished man the wife, standing an
. living and in good health, before them. !
n being clear that the first husband reall
d cared nothing for her. they willingly abis
J, ed by the magistrates method Of settiin
; the complication. The only drawback
: this story is that We are unable to han
3 down to posterity. in plain English, u
name Of this Chinese Solomon
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The other day when Vicksburg boy had
trouble with neighbor's boy and come out
first best, he realized that something must
be done at home, and he slid into the house
and said:
Mother, you know how good and kind
you have been 10 Mrs. B, next door"
"Yes. have tried TO be good neighbor
to her."
"Well, do you know that she says you
clean your teeth with whitewash brush,
and that father ought to have pension for
living with you ;"
| He slid out, and when Mrs. B. reached
the gate, on her way to the house to ask
why her boy must be pounded up in that
way, she heard shrill voice calling out
"vile wretch, don't you enter that gate or
you'll get scalded!"
She returned home, and the young states
man dropped down under shade tree,
kicked up his heels, and softly chuckled:
'.That settles her, and now want to
catch her Tom again for just fourteen Sec
onds. = Nicksburg Herald.
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Mother Shipton's Prophecy.

The Springfield Republican says: Every
now and then, for these 400 years and more,
some one hae brought to light the prophecy
and memory Of Mother Shipton. As event
follows event in mechanical progress, her
doggerel verses fall in so pat that they must
needs be quoted. One Of the predictions
thereof-"Fire and water shall wonders
do''-has come to pass time and again, and
the latest ful6llment is in the keely motor.
This Mother Shipton was one that would
have taken high rank as q medium in our
day; in hers, the fifteenth century, she was
said to have been begotten, like the wizard
Merlin, Of the phantasm Apollo, or some
aerial demon under that guise, and beau
tiful orphan Yorkshire girl, named Agatha.
She had the weired, lonely girlhooa that the
child of shame is apt to have, avoided or
prosecuted by those who should have been
her mates; she was christened Ursula by
the Abbot of Beverly, and grew up SO &c
centric and unnaturally shrewed that by
and by this tradition, in those superstitious
days, grew about her birth. She prophe,
sled as she grew older, and even persons
of quality consulted her. She told the
great Wolsey that he should never come to
FORK, and, indeed, when within eight miles
of it. he was arrested by Northumberland
at King Henry's order, and brought to
Leicester, where he died. Also she is
said to have foretold the great fire of Lon
don, the execution Of Charles L., and many
notable events besides of the Reformation
and the reigns of Elizabeth and James. At
the age Of So she foretold her death, and at
the hour predicted she died. Her name is
a popular tradition in Yorkshire even to
70 od no rf
upon fact. Her famous prophecy was said
to have been published in her life time, and
again 200 years ago; it was certainly pub
lished forty years ago, for we have seen It
| in a book Of that time, where 1t was said
to be copied from an older book. Though
most of the items are vague enough, some
show marked coincidence with remarka-
BILE events, such as athe invention OF steam
engines, railway locomotives, and tunnels
the telegraph, iron-clads. and the admission
Of Jews into Parliament lin 1859. Without
further preface, these are the elegant lines
Carriages without horses shall go,
ALdaccidents fll the world with woe,
| Around the world thoughts shall fly
In the twinkling Of an eye:
Water shall yet more wonders do,
Now strange, but vet they shall be true;
The world upside down shall be,
And gold be found at the root Of q tree;
Through hills man shall ride
And horse nor ass be at his side;
| Under water men shall walk,
Shall ride, shall sleep, shall talk;
In the air shall men t,e seen
In white, in black, in green;
Iron in the water shall float
As easy as wooden boat;
Gold shall be found and shown
In land that's not now known;
Fire and water shall wonders do;
England shall at last admit Jew;
The world to an end shall come
In eighteen hundred eight -one
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RINGING FOR THE WAITER BoY.-A good
story il told Of . veteran who was passen-
ger on . railroad express train, and became
thirsty. H
where's that ere boy with the water
cant" he queried Of his next neighbor.
"He has gone forward to the baggage car,
suppose, was the reply.
well, d'y s'pose l kin get him back here
Certainly said the other. '.You have
only to ring for him." and nodded towards
the bell line that ran above their heads.
No sooner said than done. Before any
one could prevent it, Rusticus had seized
the line and given il tremendous tug.
The consequences were st once obvious;
three shriIi whistles were heard, half
dozen brskesman ran to their posts, snd
the train came to standstill with sud
deness that startled half the passenger
with establishment, and caused every man
next : window to hoist IL and look out t>
see what was the matter.
In . few minutes the conductor, red and
excited, came foaming into the ear TO know
who pulled the bell rope.
"Here mister, this way-Ym the man. I,
shouted the offender, drawing al eyes upon
him.
YOU said the conductor, "wbat did you
do it fort"
"Cos l wanted some water"
Wanted some water
"Sartin; wanted the water boy, and my
pardner here in the seat said I'd better ring
for him - We do in hotels, an - yanked
the rope. Will he be along soon, An, By
the by, what in thunder be you stoppin'
| fort"
The shout Of laughter that greeted this
honestleonfession was too much for the con
dueto1, and be had TO wait until be eot his
train under way again before be explainsd
The nystsFies n tie bell rope % his vordent
eustoosr.-Bossos Cbmmereisg BslIs6is
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How TO REJOICE EXTRA FATxEss.-The
Practitioner February. 1879 gives the fol
lowing means adopted by French gentle
man with the most satisfactory results:
NJ Philibert, at once An observer ard .
subject Of this disease, At twenty-six years
Of age, weighed upwards Of $40 lbs, and
measured fve feet around the waist. He
consulted DR.. Schidler, and the following
rules were laid down for him: To rise at
6 .. m; between $50 and I, three glasses
Of Kreubrunn water; from 7:3O TO s, two
eggs, cup Of tea, and morsel Of bread;
from . to 10, vapor bath to sweatiDg, fol-
lowed by friction with > glove and doache
Of cold water; vapor bath agaiA to sweat
ing, followed BY friction with > soft brush;
vapor bath again, an excitation Of the skin
BY fagellation with . branch Of poplar
with leaves on, followed By cold douche.
After leaving the bath, friction with vine
gar; to take walk after the bath. At II
. N. second breakfast, meat or fish, vegeta-
bles (haricot beans) half bottle Of wine,
with persel Of bread. From II to s,
steady and severe walking exercise, shor,
Of fatigue. At 8 p. m, dinner; cold meat, :
compete, half . bottle Of wine, and . little
bread After dinner, another walk. Al
. m, friction with SOAP. At $50; bed
with cold compress to belly for time; alst
i've pills containing alkaline bases. Thi.
treatment was well supported for fve weeks
with steady improvement. exercise being
more easily borne, and sleep required less
The thirst, which a first was excessive, d.
minished- Loss Of weight in six weeks, %
lbs. n. Philibert then went TO Narienbad
and then to Pontainebleau, where he tFled
the raisin cure AT neither Of these place
- he take any vegetable Qegumel o rav
6foik In four nonths his weight had fall
lE&aato go h. and . the improvement con
essd, be nov, fvs years .ftsr commence
- q trsatmsnt, weighs snly 100 lbs.
- NJ eeaeral health 10 exesIlnt."
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SOME OTHER DAY.

Colinette and Colin stand
By the mill side, hand in hand;
He is asking, fond and fain,
When she'll meet him there again.
Pleading with lovers power
That she'll fix the very hour;
But Colinette will only say,
"Some other day! Some other day II
"some other day, sweetheart, " says he,
every far away may be !"
sBy the same rule, Colin dear,
II may be also very near"
But vainly still to read he tries
Answer in her merry eyes;
Colinette will only say,
"Some other day! Some other day."
Some other day came very soon
Came in fact before next noon:
Words forget their fixed iDtent,
"Every day" her answer meant.
But for love Of golden days,
Colinette meier changed her phrase;
At parting she would always say,
"Some other day Some other day !"
The anti-monopolist., 1875-08-16
M1T AND HuM0R+
EDITED BY
I.Donnel1y. JI.s

The way for desolate old bachelor to Sc
cure better quarters is to take 'sbetter-
half"
or Of St. Louis the other LAY, while making
. stump speech, '.just as sure as Romeo
founded Rome"
Kansas teacher-s.Where does all of our
grain product go tor Boy-"It goes into
the hopper "Hopper! What hopper?"
.sGrasshopper!" triumphantly shouted the
lad
The Detroit humorist's book is to appear
about the first Of September. The circular
announcing it says that "agents will be in
structed to approach the public gently but
firmly" ia
A man left bony steed in the street,
and coming back discovered that funny
youth had placed . card against the feshless
ribs, bearing the notice: .sOats wanted.
Inquire within"
On Monday evening his wife asked him
where he was going, as she observed him
putting on his hat. s.Pm going to sally
FORTH" said he, and she replied. .sLet me
catch you going with any Sally FORTH" q
Think of the man who could plant title
l
write verse like thls
plant these shrubs upon your grave, dear
wife,
That something on this spot may boast of life:
The shrubs may wrther, you in earth must rot;
They may revive, but you, thank God, can not.
s'Golly, can't that old woman run,
though" said an excited lad, as female
form sped out of the area-way and put down
the street after boy who had given her
some sssass." 'sWhew!'' he half whistled,
watching the chase with eager eyes, II
guess she's on . whalin, cruise"
An inebriste stranger precipiate him-
self down stairs, and on striking the land
ing reproachfully apostrophized himself
with: ''If you was waiting to come down
stairs, why in thunder didn't you say SO,
you wooden-headed old fool, an I'd come
down with you. an showed you the way?"
Women do great deal to discourage lofty
sentiments of patriotism. When q man is
leaning over back fence telling neighbor
how he would shed his last drop Of blood
for suffering Louisiana, it disturbs him to
have his wife yell from the kitchen: s.Look
. here! are you coming with that bucket
Of water, or shall l come out and see you?
AT q camp-meeting last summer, vener-
able sister bega, the hymn
my soul be on thy guard,
Ten thousand foes arise"
She began in shrill quavers, but it was
pitched too high. '.Ten thousand-Ten
thousand" she screeched, and stopped
"Start her at 5,OOO!" cried q converted
stock broker present.
An Aberdeen minister, catechizing his
!, young parishners before the congregation
!, put the usual question to a stout girl whose
, father kept public house: "What is your
name!" No reply. The question having
been repeated the girl replied: Name 0
your fun, Mr.. Minister, ye ken my nam.
! well enough. Eye no say when ye come I,
, our house on q night, Bet, bring me som,
ale?'"
The anti-monopolist., 1875-08-16

A physician says that the cry for rest has
always been louder than the cry for food.
Not that it is more important, but it is dft-
en- harder to obtain. The best rest comes
from sound sleep. OF two men or women,
otherwise equal, the one who sleeps the best
will be the most healthy and efficient. Sleep
will do much to cure irritability Of temper,
peevishness, uneasiness. 1t will restore to
vigor an ovTworked brain. 1t will build
up and make strong a weak body. 1t will
cure q headache. 1t will cure broken
spirit. 1t will cure sorrow. Indeed, we
might make long list Of nervous and other
maladies that sleep will cure. The cure OF
sleeplessness requires clean, good bel,
sufficient exercise to produce weariness,
pleasant occupation, good air.. and not toe
warm room clear conscience, and avoid.
ance of stimulants and narcotics. For those
who are overworked, haggard and nervous
who pass sleepless nights, we commend ths
adoption of such habits as shall secure sleep
otherwise, life will be short. and what there
| is Of it, sadly imperfect.
The anti-monopolist., 1875-08-16
POETRY.
Welded LOVE.
BY JOHN G. WHITTIER.

And if the husband or the wife
In homes strong life discovers
Such slight defaults as 1aileo 10 Anee'
The blinded eyes Of lovers,
WHY ne d we care to ask? Who dreams,
Without their thorns, Of roses,
Or wonders that the truest steel
The readiest spark discloses! !
For still in mutual suffeyance lies
The secret of true living,
Love scarce is that never knows
The sweetness Of forgiving.
The anti-monopolist., 1875-08-16
Rich Men With Poor Parents.

Sir John Crossley. during political can
vass in Halifax, publicly referred to the fact
that his mother was servant girl on small
wages. The story as told TO me is that this
girl was receiving six pounds yea; but
that being very thrifty she had managed to
save up little fortune, amounting in all to
forty pounds. Mr.. Crossley, who married
her, had nothing at all. On the forty
pounds they set up shop in which various
useful things were sold, the business being
conducted by the wife. Having gained
more money by this means, the business was
gradually enlarged, until finally they re-
solved to restrict it to one article-carpets.
Next followed the project of single loom;
the one loom multiplied itself into small
room full. Then they bought the patent Of
the American Bigelow loom, and that seems
to have caused their business to enlarge
very rapidly. The first poor little building
with which they began-a picture of it is
kept in frame-expanded like magical
tree, and now their establishments have
spread into town Of their own, the build
ings being connected by high bridges, pass
ing above the streets. They employ five
thousand hands, and their machinery is
turned by seven engines, representing an
aggregate power Of three thousand horses
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Georxia issues invitations for s.your com.
many on Friday evening to candy yank.
No persons carrying shot-guns admitted"