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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-03-11
The Use Of ChlOrale

The friends of temperance have new
foe to grapple with in the drug choral,
which has recently come into use as Sc
dative agent. It is now sold by tons
every week in London; and Baron Lleblg
states that one German house alone
makes and sells ton week! The Lon
don Lancet and the London Spectator
both call attention to the enormous con-
sumption Of this drug, asserting that but
small portion Of that sold is prescribed
as medicine, and that its use is mostly
popular vice. generally among women,
and that it is doing more harm
than alcohol. Once addicted to it, the
victim will soon reach such state as to
pass life in contented semi.drunken
stupefaction. The use of neither chloral
nor opium is confined to either England
or Germany. There are those among us
who would turn in horror from the use q
whisky, but who fatter themselves that
their weak nerves require the quietine
effect of this new and respectable sedative
Something should be done to stop or limi
its sale before it gains tho mastery owe,
that class of women among us who hav'
nothing to do but to kill time.
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see the wants of millions of people west Of us,
that will be benefited by these projects and
improvements. Let us be up ana doing, put
our shoulders to the wheel and lnitedly ask
that Minnesota's interests should be cared for.
It is OF late that this great question Of cheap
transportation has arisen and opened up for
such universal discussion. Bring this ST. Croix
and Superior outlet before the people and let
them learn the fact that here can be established
one Of the most direct and cheapest routes that
can convey their produce to the Atlantic.
While we, as people, are entering upon
new ideas and modes IF improvement, the
Dominion OF Canada is enlarging the Westland
to convert her horse canal into ship canal.
Government will undoubtedly improve and
finish the Sault St. Marie's canal, and Congress
is improving the St Clair Flats When these
grand works are completed, ship communca-
ton will be established with Duluth, and
grain can pass, in unbroken bulk, to the Euro
pean ports, in vessels drawing fifteen feet of
water. Our cereals of the northern tier OF
States must and will find outlets by these
routes.
1t is useless for me to make an estimate or to
try to enlighter this Senate on the practical
bility Of the carrying trade by water, in COM
parisOn or in competition with railroads. The
difference in favor of water routes is conceded
by all.
| 1t is a world wide fact amonst the CONNER
cial interests of the age, that the humidity
of the climate is such that we cannot
transport our grains by the Mississippi and
Gulf OF Mexico. That the vast elevators,
erected at New Orleans, at great cost, to open
up such trade, are idle and of no use, ex :,
cept for the shipment of corn. This exalted
route $50 highly recommended by the ationsi Il
committee) is adapted only TOR the carrying OF
cotton, sugar, pork, beef and general merchan-
dise--our northern grains In all the
recommendations Of the national committee OF
the different routes to the sea coast, only one is
practicable md safe for our northern grain--
! that is the Fox and Wisconsin.
! We see, in fact, that the higher the latitude
the safer the conveyance. Nature has adapted
everything to its time and place. The natura
facilities Of Lake Superior for the carrying trade
have been traduced. Often it has been said an
printed, in the States south of us, that Supe.
rior is frozen over the most oil the year.
Records, which have been carefully kept,
herewith produce, which show conclusivel,
that when the Straits OF Mackinaw are clear Q
ice, (by which vessels from Chicago and Mil
waukee are enabled to pass to the east,) Su
perior harbor and the Sault st. Varies cana
are also open to navigation
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INDIsPUTABLE EVIDENCE.
ST. ELMO, ILL.,, July 8,

ST. ELMO, ILL.,. July 8, 1874.
R. ". PIERCE, NJ. D. Buffalo, N. VI wish
to add my testimony to the wonderful curative
properties Of your Alt. Ext, or Golden Medi-
cal discovery. have taken great interest in
this medicine since first used it. l was badly
afflicted with dyspepsia, liver deranged, and
an almost perfect prostration OF the nervous
sy stem. SO rapid and complete did the Dis
covery effect perfect cure that it seemed more
like magic and perfect wonder to myself,
and since that time W. have never been with
out bottle Of the Discovery and Pnrgative
family ply sician in the house, and ready at
all tines to fly to the relief Of sickness
charge. We have never had doctor in the
honse since we first began the use OF your
Pellets and Discovery. l have recommended
the use of these medicines i'll several severe
and complicated cases arising from, as l
thought, an impure state Of the blood, and in
no ole case have they failed to more than ac-
complish all they are claimed to do. l will
only mention one as remarkable. Though |
could give you dozens) Henry Roster, fnrni-
ture dealer, of this place. who was one OF the
most pitiiul objects ever seen. his face swollen
out of shape, scales AID eruptions without cpd,
covered with blotches and scales. Nothing
that he took seemed to effect it particle.
finally induced him to try few bottles of the
! Golden Medical Discovery, with daily use OF
the Pellets, assuring him it would surely cure
him. He commenced its use some six weeks
since, taking two Pellets each night for week
then one each night, and the Discovery as di.
rected. The result is, to day his skin is per.
fectly smooth, and the scaly eruptions are
gone He has taken some seven or eight bot
ties in all, and considers himself cured. Thu
case had baffled the skill of our best physicians
Messrs. Dunstord 4 Co., druggists, of thi
place, are selling largely of your medicines
and the demand steadily increases, and they
give perfect satisfaction IN every case
Respectfully, w. H. CHAMPLIN,
Agent Am Exp, Co.
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will briefly notice the differently proposed
routes from ST. Croix Falls to Lake Superior.
From st Croix Falls it is 80 miles north and 30
east to the shore Of Lake Superior BY an air
line it is "a miles to the nearest point, this by
the calculation Of Robert Dale Owen, U. s. &C.
oltgist.
All but an insignificant portion of this dis
lance is trav ersed by eur st. Croix river and
the Brule. by the most direct route, and by the
st. Croix and Namakogin rivers by slightly
longer. This last named route is by many
supposed to be the more feasible route Of the
two AS to the character of these streams, and
for the purpose OF showing the feasibility of
connecting them by canal, let me call your at
tention to the testimony of the hest judges
who have examined these rontes.
will briefly mention.
The SteCroix Falls, which is the head OF
Navigation, and four miles Of rapids immedi-
a,ely above, has fall of "a feet. This eleva-
ton will have to be assembled by lccks. The
shores are good, with plenty Of rock ind ma
teral at hand tor the improvement From the
head of these rapids to Kettle river rapids, in
town 80, range iS, is distance Of about IS to
putting in lew wing dams, this portion O. the
river can he navigated by steamers atany stage
OF water. Kettle river rapids are about two
miles long, with fall Of about 10 feet. The
channel is filled with loose boulders Under
living this is a trap-rock formation, copper
bearing. which Is cOnunNatloD from the Su-
perior mines Cooper ore and native copper
are both found here / have heard it stated
that these rapids can be overcome without
! locks, by wing dams, concentrating the water.
| Above these rapids, from town 80, range Is,
| to town 40, range Is, is about ID miles. and Is
smooth flowing current, with little or no OBJ
i structions.
Nimekosin here intersects with the St
/ Croix from the east This river Is the maiI
branch aud should have been called the st
Croix. The st. Croix, thus far traced. Is easily
! prepared for steamers. The volume OF water
| flowing is about twice as large As the averags
flow OF water in the Minnesota There Is {
continuation OF steamer navigation MP tht
Nimekoginl to town 20, range 10. Here VIZ
meet with the first obstruction on this river
. slight fall, which is already overcome by {
lumberman's dam. Thence to Nimekogir
Lake in town "A, range z, the river flow:
through level country, without any ocstruc
| tons. At the outlet Of this lake is dam al
ready built for the purpose Of forming reser
voir.
This lake is OF sufficient sine, and from tn
character OF the country around, to suppl,
water for both purposes-to keep the St Crol,
at navigable stage in case OF drought; also
feed the canal from this lake 70 Lake Superior
distance Of about thirty miles. A smai
stream-White river that flows into Ashlant
Bay, approaches to within few miles Of LAX
Namekogin, and IS reported to b. availAble 70
| locks and canal. I do not know the fall Be
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tails, each o.; tinctures opium and oil
anise, each l o.; (tincture Of oil anise is
made by dissolving oil anise, one-half tea
spoonful, in alcohol, / oz.) Mix we'll and
shake before using. Dose, half spoon
full three times per day. in an equal
amount of honey. Half the above recipe
will make as much as is usually needed,
even for very severe and deeply seated
cough.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-03-11
Fixing Shingles.

An exchange says: Farm buildings
frequently undergo repair at this season
Of the year. Especially are new roofs
laid on barns and out-buildings. 1t may
be worth while to state what is amply
proved to be fact, that oiling or paint
ing single roofs at the time of laying the
shingles, pays. Dipping the butts into
hot whitewash is also recommended to be
done as the shingles are laid. There can
be no doubt Of the economy Of thus pro-
tecting roofs from decay-by either paint
ing, oiling or whitewashing.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-03-11

SEEDS! SEEDS!
Never use Eastern seeds found at stores,
when you can have better EQUALITY, tor less
money, of rst-class, Northefn-grown Garden,
Field, and fine imported French aud German
Flower Seeds, sei.t by mail, postage paid
Fine new Clover and Timothy Sc 3D. Write
for Descriptive Price List.
II. w. W0odvIlle T. Co., Nvrthfield,
ian26-eOw-4w Mimi.
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The Farm and Household.
Practical suggestions.

You can save feed and trouble by get
ting rid of your poorest stock now. This
is particularly true Of sheep. Get rid Of
the miserable, scrawny ones that you
know will not winter over, or if they do
will be worth nothing when spring opens.
Better knock them in the head and sell
the pelts than to feed them all the winter
for nothing. It pays to keep good stock
but poor stock never.
A good lubricator for wooden axles is
made Of six parts of clean tallow and
two parts of fine smooth plumbago. An.
other is made of five parts of tallow, FIVE
parts Of soapstone, one part plumbago,
and nine parts rcsin oil; the tallow and
oil are heated and mixed, after which the
soapstonc and plumbago are added.
In putting away winter apples, give
them the coolest part of the cellar.
Every cellar ought to have partition in
it, cutting off space large enough to
store apples, and then keep this room at
much lower temperature than that for
vegetables. Instead Of stufing straw in
the cellar windows or banking dirt over
them, put in an extra sash outside ofthe
one that is in, giving four to six inches
space between them. If the outer sash
is fitted close with weather strips, there
is no danger of freezing, and your cellar
is light enough to 60 into without can
die or lantern. A cellar perfectly dark
is nuisance.
A correspondent says that apples will
not dry up cows if fed in small quantities
at first neither will apple pomace. mol
pumpkins, nor anything else. The great
trouble lies in feeding too much to begir
with. Any change in the feeding of ami
mails should be gradual, l don't care wha
the change may be. We have found Thu
rule true in various cases; and have M
doubt that the notion Of feeding pump
kins dries up COWS, had its origin to feeding
too largely on the start.
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Notions, Hosiery, Trimmings, &C., Keep tho
largest stock and sell cheaper than any mouse
in the city. Goods sent on orders BY Express,
C. 0. D., to any part o. che country, and sat-
isfaction guaranteed. Agents for Butterick's
Celebrated Patterns. Sendior catalogue. 1911 100
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To Farmers.

Send your orders to T. B. West. Commission
Merchant, Brackets Block, Minneapolis, tor
Flour, Feed, and oil Meal (only mill IN the
State that gfinds oil cake). Best iced for
horses, cattle and sheep after this cruel winter
Oats, Corn, Beans, Butter and Eggs wanted
either for cash or on commission.
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Z. B. WEST, Flour Broker and Commission
Merchant, Brackets Block, Minneapolis, Min
nesota, sells Oil Meal, h. equal to 10 lbs
bran, or 5 lbs. meal. For Cattle, Horses and
Sheep. It will make horses hair grow towards
the tail instead Of forward to the ears. Try it.
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How To Use a iud.toue.

Common grindstone spindles, with a
crank at one end, are open to the great
objection that the stone will never keep
round, because every person is inclined
more or less to follew the molten Of his
foot with his hand, which causes the pres
sure on the stone to be unequal. The
harder pressure is always applied to the
very same part Of the stone, and will
soon make it uneven, so that it is impos-
sible to grind tool true. To avoid this.
put in place Of this crank small cog
wheel on the spindle, say with twelve
cogs have another short spindle, with .
crank and q cog wheel Of thirteen cogs,
to work in the former. The stone will
make about OF Of revolution more than
the crank, and the harder pressure Of the
tool on the stone will change 10 another
place at every turn and the stone will
keep perfectly round if 1t is good one.
This is very simple, but will be new to
many.
Household Hints.
1t is good rule that little children,
until their seventh year, should always
be allowed to sleep out, and not be dis
turbed until they awake OF themselves
naturally tits wrong and injurious
practice. though exceedingly common, for
relatives to disturb the sleep of little ba-
bies with ill.judged caressing and unt'me-
~ kissing. 1t should be impressed upon
the minds of mothers and nurses. and
evermore insisted, that the sleep OF chill
dren should be natural one, not only
never to be Unexpectedly disturbed, but
likewise never to be arrificially hastened
or prolonged. The foolish and wicked
custom Of administering opiates to little
infants cannot be too severely condemned.
Even the usual arts for inducing slumber
by frequent practice among nurses, which
are born 0: their impotence, the prac.
tees Of rocking, stroking the head and
the rest, should all be strongly discouu.
tenanced.
| The following recipe is for cough
medicine, and viii thoroughly cure Sc
we're cough IN : majority Of cases: Bal.
sam tolu, 4 ounces; tinctre Of sanguin
aria, 4 or; tineture # lobelia and dlgi
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STRAITS OF MAcKINAw OPENED.

Boats cannot go to Chicago until the Straits
of Mackinaw are open-at which time they
can 90 to Lake Superior. The Straits and st:
Mary's canal close from the LIST to the 10Th OF
December
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-12-17

the pioneer farm journal in America, and
50 lone Tie exponent Of the agricultural
Interests Of this section, begins january list
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III thirty year, Of its existence
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devoted TO the true interests Of the farm
ing class.
Containing nothing sensational or i1ashy,
il l., meant to suit tine wants of intelligent
and reading farmers and their families.
IKE editors receive the aid of a large num
Der Of spondcnts, eminent III their re-
Respective bran hes; and in each number
besides the treatment of the staple crops,
the management, uses and application OF
homemade and artificial manurcs and fer
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New DOrHyY OFFICERS. OH Monday
morning last says the EXaminci, sAc H"w'
" elected Judges Of the Orphans Court
and County Commissioners qualified anc
entered upon the discharge Of their re-
spcc;ivc duties. The ceremony attending
the retirement of the Old court, and the in,
PRODUCTION fthcncT court into Office, vase
Il most impressive and interesting char&c-
ter. At the usual hour the retiring Judges
Mcssrs. Howard G. Maynard, Geo. W
Duudcrar and William j. Black, met and
organized the court, and after transaciln%
coming business that was before them,
announced that the court would now be
dissolved. Whcrcupon, Col. John r.
Rouzcr, the Register af Wills, appeared
before the court and said: Your llonorS,
your term of Office being about to expire
under the provision Of the constitution,
and as YOU are about to yaCatc the bench
which you have filled with so much credit
to Yourselves, and SO much satisfaction to
the people Of Frederick county, | cannot
part with YOU without expressing my
thanks to you for the uniform courteSyyon
have always extended to me, and my sub
oydinatcs, as in officer Of this court, and
permit he to present to each OF you
as Il token Of my appreciation OF
your kindness % ne and my associates
personally, as well as Of my respect ana
ycneva,ion for your trarica5ncas, impair
tiaitv, wisdom ahl integrity As Judges OF
the Orphans Court; this small giit, which
REGARD testimonial ny no means com
mcnouratc to yourpubIcand private worth
but one which trust you viii receive IN
the friendly spirit in which it Is rendered.
The COL then presented to each OF the
Judges It package, which the received
with expressions Of iAai.Aa
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y OHDlNANCE RELATIVE TO
n REMOVING SNOW FROM
CURBED FOOTWAIS

Sc. (. Be il enacted and ordained by
tie President and Commissioners of Me
chanics,owh, that it sIlall hr thc duty oi
each and every person, Incorporated So
cicty using or occupying IN any 1nHIncr,
or tur any purpose whatsoever, any hOusr,
store, shop or tenement OF any kind, and
of persons having charge of churches and
Of owners of Enucrlll,irl houses and UNI
improved lots situated Oh any curbcd foot
was ia Mechnnicstown, within six hours
after ans tall Of snow except the snow
shall have c,;sS:a to fall between the hours
o! 3 o'clock D. m, and 4 O'Clock n. M, I'm
which case it shall be removed before II
oclOck Il. No. TO remove and clear away,
or cause to be removed and cleared away,
the same from the footways fronting the
respective houses, Stores shops, churches,
buildings or lots so used, occupied or
owned by them, or under .hcir charge, in
such manner Il, not to Ol,>lruct the pas
sage Of the water in the cutters, under 4
penalty Of not less than one nor more than
three dollars, beside the expense of clean
inc the same away, under the directions
of the Town DailiH in the mode hereinafter
provided.
SEC. .. And be it enacted and ordained,
that it shall be the duty Of the Town Bal
lift to cause the snow to be removed by
persons employed for the purpose of clean
ing from the footways, at the several inter
sections Of the streets and allies within
the taxable limits Of Mcchanicstown; rs
also to remove the ice and other obst:uc-
tions to the free passage Of the water at the
intersections of the several streets and al
lcys Of the town and TO cause the snow TO
bc removed from the footways fronting
the houses, stores, shops, churches, lots or
tcncmcnts of such persons as Shall neglect
or refuse to remove the same; at the cX-
pcnsc of the Corporation in the first in
stance, to be afterwards recovered from
the person or persons 50 EcslcctlnS or
refusing.
Approved December G, 1919.
DAVID 5. FIROR
dccl0.4w President.
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EXECUTORS NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that the sub
IN scribcrs have obtained from the Or
phans Court of Frederick County, Letters
Tcstdmcntary upon the estate OF
JOHN W. MILLER,
late Of Frederick county, deceased. All
persons having claims against the said de-
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit the
same with the vouchers thereof, duly au-
thcnticatcd to the subscribers, on or before
the 10th day of June, 1876, they may
other Use, by law, be excluded from all
benefit Ct said estate. Those indebted will
please make prompt payment.
JAS. w. MILLER,
JNO. f. ID. MILLER.
JOSEPH \. MILLER,
dec10-4w Executors.
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Administrators Notice.

NOTICE Is hereby given, that tie sub
y Scribcr has obtained from the Orph-
ans Court of Frederick County, Letters
Of Administration upon the estate of
ELIZABETH HARRY,
late Of Frederick County, drccased. Az
persons having claims against the said de-
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit the
same with the vouchers thereof, duly au-
tAcntcatcd to the subscribers, on or before
the 10Th day of June, 1876, they may
otherwise, by law, be excluded from all
benefit Of said estate Those indebted will
please make prompt payment.
GEORGE A. HOOVER,
dcc10-4w Administrator
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I q G. Il | y G S

Patent JIcs Rings to keep hogs from
roofing
longs to hold the hogs. .........,..Sl 90
Ringers oput the Rings .........l,00
Rings per box of LOO. ............... so
For sale at the Agricultural Store of
STEWAET & PRICE,
dCc3-3t Frederick, Md.
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Road Supervisors will take notice that at
this meeting their accounts Will be settled
from the different Districts, under the fol-
lowing regulations;
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No LESS than eight trampS ate breakfast
ut one house II oar town the other morn
inc. This family are highly spoken of by
the tramp fraternity who hold them in
great esteem and make annual visits.
MIR. McLoughlin, the author OF SO many
sea tarcing yarns, who las been on the re
tired list for week past, tumblcl to work
again on Friday night. The big engine
looks heap brighter now since Dan has
bore down on it again.
TIE road to the depot during the past
few weeks has been simply dreadful. Some
sort OF a solid walk should be mad" so that
persons will not have to carry a backing
brush with them when travelling. Whose
place is it to have this disorder rcctilicd :?
III~-On Wednesday last Mrs. Samuel
Kcetcr was taken suddenly i'll with hem
orrhagc, and up to this time is in Il very
critical condition. Mrs. X. has been a
great sufferer for SINE time past, bat her
disease has not been considered dangerous
until now.
MANAGER Oslcg is in receipt Of quite a
number of letters in reference to his hall,
all of which he has answered. Soyou may
look out for lively times this winter az far
as shows and operas are concerned. On .
won't it be awful jolly when the band be-