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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-19
SCIENCE.
CONTRABAND IN PEACE AS WELL AS
WAR

living specimen Of the Colorado potato
bug was recently discovered at Bremen,
which had arrived in a bag of Indian corn,
An English gentleman received recently
from correspondent in Canada three speci-
mems in a letter. One had died natural
death and one was crushed by the postoffice
stamp. The third was, in short time after
liberation all ready to commence inves,iga-
tons on the English potato crop. but the
consignee put period at once to his ac>
tivity. Thus it will be seen that the inter
position of three thousand miles of ocean
may be no protection to European countries
against the presence of this pestiterous
destroyer. If science requires the extradi
tion of specimens to Europe. science viii do
we'll to be satisfied with dead specimens and
take the word of Americans as to their liv-
ing habits.
Professor Huxley delivered The last of his
three scientific lectures on Friday evening
in New York, and sailed for England on
Saturday. The main theme of the last
traced 'ha, useful animal up to his great
great -great-great grandfather in the Eocine
period. The pedigree is substantially as
Proto hppus. out of Milo .hippus, out Of
Meso hippus. out of Oro-hippus. with an
indication Of still remoter pareniage. Orc.
hippus has three toes, with disolving vie Nv
of q fourth. Equns, our present acquain-
lance, has the main toe only. which has alb
sorbed all the others, and developed its toe
nail into hoof Ecotution Of four toes in :
10 one seems to the average comprehension
more like ,nroiution. but we need not dis
pute about terms.
The most curious part Of the story ia.
however, that though no live horses were
found on the American continent BY The
European discoverers. the fossil ancestors
of our useful friend the Equus. are found in
droves. How they became ..evoluted' oil
the face of the earth. is a fact for the reason
Of which Pros Huxley says. $50 far as he
knows" no feasible suggestion has been
made. Neither 90 far as we know. has the
problem been solved and we caa only
adopt the Professors suggestion that the
horse died out for some reason or other"
As for the famous evolution phrase athe
survival of the atiest. street observation of
the rag-veniers eguipages would seem 10
show that if the ..ii;;e=t' survive. some Of
them are not fl for much after survival II
may appear inadequate treatment ola scien-
.ific subject TO handle it in this manner bu;
the fault is with the Professor, who Grams
the whole theory of evolution into a pack
saddle. and expects the poorhorse to carry
it. To say that the three lectures are dis
appointment il at the same time to compli-
ment the learned lecturer. from whom much
more was reasonably expected.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-19
AFTER RAIN.
BY MARY AINGE DE WE'RE.

Last night the rain came down;
To-day the sun
IS clarifying all
He looks upon;
A merry spendthrift he,
His burning gold
He scatters everywhere,
In wealth untold
The humble trodden weed
Takes heart of grace,
And lifts her modest eyes,
To meet his face;
And worm and ant and snail,
All creeping things
Come out to gather up,
The gifts he filings.
From rustling tree to tree,
The robins pass,
To see their shadows fit
Along the grass;
And moths and butterflies
Float gayly on,
AS if the day was made
For them alone..
Oh, glad are sky and sea
The sun to greet,
And glad the warm brown earth
Beneath his feet;
And glad are bird and bee
And stream and rill;
But thanh full human hearts
Are gladder still,
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-19
POETRY
THE RIVER.

Stealing softly DER the shadows,
Rushing headlong DER the deeps,
Winding through the shadeless meadows
Round the bend it creeps-
Ever restless, ever moving,
With its bright and flashing tide,
Creeping, stealing, rushing, winding,
To the booming ocean wide.
Meath the spreading forest monarchs,
Laving softly the green bank,
Bearing gently on IT'S bosom
Lilies fair, and weeds as dank;
Weaving in the golden sunlight
Wreaths Of Jewels without flaw
LAYING, bearing, weaving pleasures
That dull earth meier new or saw
Life'sa rlvey-bearing swiftly,
On It's bosom broad and deep,
Through the sunshine and the shadow,
Those that laugh and those that weep;
Flowing silently, yet surely,
To Eternity's far shore,
Where the misery and the heartache
Vex the sons of earth no more.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-19

A Preston man was very angry on going
home to find that his wife had lent the only
Bible in the house. He said it was dis
grace to this period of the Christian enlight-
eminent n family should havs only one copy
Of the bible II seemed he wanted to decide
bet rs 10 whether it was Paul or Cephas
who said, consistency thou art jewell
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-19
LITERARY
THE DEATH OF THE FIRST NAPOLEON

The London Times publishes the fol-
lowing story told by an old soldier who
was enc OF the guards of Napoleon |. at st.
Helena:
'Bonnv was the latest man | ever saw:
the o9ives OF his legs. aud his cheeks too,
you might see them shake as he was walk
ing. and yet not the rudy. healthy look
NfRpeopic had He would carry stick.
s11xsaas thick as my walking stick. with
= ~ al he end. and if he saw a
- always spud itup. anywhere
- $50 "a lights out of seven was
n fall asleep while walk
-, - [| ~ 4 IT. -. 18th. and then my
r. ~ &a with frigh, and
p ~ new if | was caugh,
= - Dr~as good for three
huI lhAve heard men
saw Mi 6r suferings from
want of rsof - Hsleaa were more trying
90 them ,hs6ekhs AarasAlps of q cam
PAis eSa,t = i1s.A Of May 1871.
!. !: ! |" ! !
shrink, En ter We started
II ,hrs~ Ihin was very
heavy. at O time, and
the men r. pwn in carrying
him sutfs pen, was ono
Of theses was assembled
aboa. IL Is and followed
him to 49, 49, playing dead
,,.arca. ~ Napoleon had
REQUEST e - the honors Of
ROYALTY NJ the governor
ordered be fired. the
ranher eral We car
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-19

There is one good thing about babies, !"
says a late traveller '.they never change.
We have girls of the PERIOD men of the
world. but the baby is the same self pos
sessed, fearless, laughing, voracious little
heather, in all countries"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-19

An exchange says. lit has been OBJ
served by frequenters Of the watering
places that the female swimmer never learns
to use her other limbs - gracefully - her
arms. This fact should be considered By
the strong-minded sister-hood - natural
proof that lovely womsn's mission is TO en-
brace, and not TO kick"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-19

Two sensitive gentlemen in 81. Louis
have petitioned the court 70 allow change
from the name Of Pigg to that Of Peake.
They could end no ladies Of superior minds
who would consent to become the Mesdsmes
Pigg, and the mere tbought Of having chill
dren known - the little Piggs caused them
unuttersble anguish.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-19

Provisions are reported scarce in the
Fiji Islands, and there is much suffering in
consequence We must send those benighted
people more bibles and missionarie,-es
pecially missionaries.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-19

Mamma said young hopeful, who,
againsi his will was made TO rock the cradle
of his baby brother. ''if the Lord has any
more babies to give away don't you take
'cm y
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-19

"Does our constant chatter disturb you!"
asked one of the three talk alive ladies Of
sober looking fellow passenger. " No.
ma am; I've been married nigh on to thirty
years." was the reply.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-19

PROFESSIONALLY Noah exercised his best
judgment when he stocked the ark, bu hui
manity will never cease running its fingers
through its hair AMI wondering why he
imported bedbug seed.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-19

leave the table and 60 to your room,
sir" exclaimed parent to his incorrigible
son, "and I'll come up ana attend to your
case after supper" Father, replied the
youthful statesman, 'sit is absured TO fix
date without making the necessary prepsr-
atoms"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-19

1t is suggestive sight in wandering
thro ugh Kentucky town to see the number
of empty whisKcy kegs there are piled up
in front of the village newspaper office.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-19

Our Military Maeuvres Irish drill
sergeant to squad of militiamcn)-"Pr's'nt
'Rrms ~ Astonishing result. - Hiv'ns!
what 'prisint.' Just slip out here now,
and look at yersilves
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-19

a city young man who read, CHOW is the
time for husk ing bees chased bee fifteen
minutes to ascertain Whist kind of n husk it
had on.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-19

a London genius has attached whistle
to the end Of his dogs tail. by this ar
rangement the dog can call his master.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-19

The ahectionate and fsr-sighted daughter
now places her fathers slippers carefully be
fore the FIRE when he comes home from the
cof'ce, and ~ she lovingly smoothes back
the hair from has brow audibly wonders If
Kate Vandergrif is the only girl on that
street who il going to wear seal shin jacket
this wineer.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-19

What piece of carpentry becomes n gem
as soon as it is finished ?-A-gate.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-19
SUICIDE AND MURDER IN THE UNITED
STATES.

-
There is a grand series Of charts show
ing the vegetable conditions and resources
OF the country, the proportion Of forest and
arabic land OF sugar and textile crops, and
the pr ce of farm labor. A very curious
ana sinister study is offered by table
which hangs beside those of the United
States census, showing by means of color
ed parallelograms the positive and relative
degrees of homicide and suicide in different
parts of the country In the eastern por>
ton suicide appears to be six times rs fire.
quent as murder. I had no means Of
measuring but by eye, 80 that these state
ments are only approximate, but they are
not very far from wrong think In the
western there is n rather larger proportion
of the latter, and about two-thirds less Of
the former. The South presents broad
field of homicide, nearly twice as large as
that of all the rest of the country, with
very narrow strip of self destruction. In
New FORK aud New Jersey suicide is as
about three TO one of murder: in Pcnnsyl-
vsnia about two 10 one; in Delaware and
Maryland just the reverse Of these. murder
exceeding suicide BY one-thiri and one
aalf Homicide in the District Of Columbia
is appalling. compared with its population
there appears to be little disposition to fclo
dc re. In Virginia the suicide is about
quarter OF the homicide: in West Virginia
the two crimes are nearly equal, suicide
preponderaiing slightly. Ia the Carolinas
murder is 10 suicide "a three TO one; in
Florida the number of both is much larger
in proper ion 10 the population, but the
exce-. Of homicide over suicide remains as
three to one In Texas the area OF murder
is something awful. unlcs. one can pitch
ones MOOD to the key Of De Quincey's
famous essay: it is ten times as great as
suicide. In Nevada the proportion Of
he latter is abou; one-fifh Of the former
In California there is vas; amount Of bot
suicide propnderatng can it be because Of
the homesick Chinese. With regard to
murder, the distribution is not difficult to
understand. but it seems impossible to get
al any general laws respecting suicide.
The proportion OF female suicides findica.
ted in delicate pink tint varies very
much in tire different States, but generally
falls far short OF the male suicides. In
Delaware, the District, and Oregon there
are no female suicides: In Minnesota aud
North Carolina the number nearly equals
that Of the other sex ; in South Corolna it
is considerably in excess in Florida it is
very small There is q CHASTITY fascination
in these statistics and the speculaiions
which they suggest. Atiantic Monthly for
OetoJer
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-19

Mrs. Ohphant says; 1.-The honeymoon is
net always delightful moment"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-19
W1T AND HuM0R.
I. DONNELLY. Jr.. Editor

How dancers are chosen.-By ballet.
Advice to young men about to settle down
Settle up first.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-19
ADAPTATION TO THE Environment.

1t has long been regarded as a Law Of life
applicable u like to animal and vegetable
forms, that each species is exactly adapted
to the particular habitat where it occurs
and na1urlists, assuming this law, sought to
to solve the problem how this remarkable
adaptation has been brought about, instead
of pausing to question the alleged law of
adaptation itself. And yet there have new
err been want ng numerous and obvious facts
especially in the vegetable kingdom, which
if interpreted at all, must be conceded to be
incompatible with such a law, at least I'M
less materially modified and greatly en-
larged.
Mr.. Thomas Meehan has remarked the
fact that '.almost all of oar swamp trees
grow much better when they are transferred
to drier places, provided the land is of fair
quality. He referred, among others, to
sweet bay, red maple, weeping willow, etc.,
at within his own repeated observations
growing better out of swamps than in them"
He further obse, yes that .'plants as gen.
eral rule, even those known as water plants
prefer to grow out Of water, except those
that grow almost entirely beneath the sur
face
A great many facts are at hand to prove
that those plants which are found habitu>
ally growing In wet ground may be easily
made to grow in dry ground. The Iris rer-
s,color blue fag) which, in state Of ma
ture grows universally in marshes, and
keeps perpetual company with Nxphor
(proud lily and Sogittaria )arrow head), is
common occupant Of the driest gardens.
The Lobeha cardinals cardinal fower),
which have found below tide water mark,
is also common garden flower, and not
difficult to cultivate Almost as much may
be said for Lobelia syphilinea (great lobelia.
The Gala, the caladiums and the anthuri-
ums belong to this class aud the list might
be indefinitely extended Popular Science
Monthly for October.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-12-14
NEVER KNOCK UNDER.

No, never! Always rally your
forces for another and more despercte
assault upon adversely. If caIumny
assails you, and the world-as it is apt
TO do in such cases-takes part with
your traducers. don't turn moody or
misanthropic, or worse still, seek to
drown your nnhappiness in disspa-
ton. Bidc your time. Disprove the
SANDER il you can if not, live it down.
If poverty comes upon you like a
thief at night, what then? Let it
rouse you, as the presence of the real
thief would do, to energetic action.
No matter how deeply you may have
got into hot waier--always provided
you did not help the father of lies to
heat it-yOur case, if you are of the
right kind of stuff, is not desperate,
nor is it i'm accord with the divine or
der and sweep of things that life
would haye no difficulties which an
honest, determined man with heavens
help cannot surmount.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-12-14

CHICAGO TINES: Grant thinks he
can read as we'll as any one. and when
the Constitution declares it the duty
of the President to maintain Repub.
lican form of Government in any oi
the States he understands its meaning,
Isn't Chamberlain republican, and
isn't Hampton something else? You
can't buil-doze His Excellency,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-12-14
A HUSBANDS EXPERIENCE IN COOK.
ING.

A<Nos
I found fault, some time ago, with
Maria AIMS custard pie, and tried to
tell her how my mother made custard
pie. Maria made the pie after my re
ceipt. 1t lasted longer than any other
pie we ever had. Maria set it on the
table every day for dinner, and you see
I couldn't eat it because forgot to tell
her to put in any egg for shortening.
1t was economical, but in a fit of gen.
erosity / stole it from the pantry, and
gave it to poor little boy in the neigh
borhood. The bOy's funeral was large
ly attended by his former playmates.
1 did not go myself. t. 4..1
There were the buck wheat cakes. j
told Maria Ann any fool could beat her
making cakes, and she said had bet
ter try it.. So i did. ] emptied the
batter all out of the pitcher one eve
ming, and set the cakes myself. 1 got
the. flour, and the salt, and the water,
and, warned by the past, ! put in
liberal quantity of eggs and shorten
ing.l shortened with tallOw from
roast beef, because / could not find any
lard The batter did not look right,
and i lit my pipe and rpon,lered =
/" Yeast! yeast, to be slIre9' / had
forgotten The yeast u set the pitcher
behind the sitting-roOm stove, and
WefU 10 Dtu. II tifr UP
early, and prepared to enjoy my tri-
umph but didn't. That yeast was
strong enough to raise the dead, and
the batter was running all over the
carpet. I scraped it up and put it i'm
another dish. Then got fire in the
kitchen, and put on the griddle. The
first lot of cakes stuck to the griddle.
The second dittoed, only more. Maria
came down and asked what was burn
ing. She advised me to grease the
griddle. I did it. One erd of the
griddle got too hot and dropped the
thing on my tenderest corn, while try
ing to turn it round. Finally the cakes
were ready for breakfast, and Maria
got the other things ready. We sat
down. My cakes did not have exactly
the right flavor. / took one mOuthful
and it satisfied me; / lost my appetite
at once. Maria would not let me put
one on her plate. 7 think those cakes
may be reckoned dead loss. The
cat would not eat them. The dog ran
Off aud stayed away three days after
one was offered him. The hens won't
go within ten feet of them. l threw
one into the back yard aud there has
not been a pig on the premises since.
eat what is put before me now, aud
do not allrIde to my mothers system
of cooking.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-12-14

A LITTLE four-year-old remarked to
her mamma OH going to bed: Il am
not afraid of the dark" "NO, OF
course you are not" replied her
mamma, "for it can't hurt YOU" But
mamma, was little afraid once
when went into the pantry in the
dark to get a coOky." "What were
you afraid Off" asked her mamma. 81
was afraid couldn't find the cookies
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-12-14

WIN. A. JONES, foreman of the COM
posing room of the New Orleans
Times, died last week. just before
his death he became conscious for a
moment, and in that CLEAN, dwelling
upon the habit of his lifc, he sudden
ly exclaimed: ''The ads are all right,
Sherman lock up the forms and let's
60 to press"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-12-14

II liz Il great deal cheaper to work
than it liz to beg emmy man can earn
two dollars while lie liz begging one.
The most painful recKoleckshun Ov mi
life was tile time spent when / waZ a
boy waiting To he whipt. If a man
slips from the top round of flames lad
der he haz got Ia fall to the bottom /;
there liz no halfway house. In most
arguments the truth liz lost sight ov !;
the partys roll up their sleeves and
go in simply to win. There liz a CRATE
deal of bogus humility floating around |;
the most humble kriiter you ever see
liz hornet. who haz lost hiZ stinger.
-BILLINGS.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-12-14

''Ts there an opening here for an in
tellectuaI writer"' said u very red.
faced youth, with the cork uf bottle
sticking out of his breast-pOcket. The
editor, with much dignity, took the
mans intellect in, and said: "Ar
opening? yes, sir "a Kind and consid-
crate carpenter, foresering your visit
left an opening for you. Turn the
knob TO the right" 5d
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-12-14

THE other day German, leaning
against a hitching- post on Washington
Street, looked up at the sky and re-
marked: 81 guess a leedle it will rain
sometime pooty queek." Yees do,
ELI ?" replied an 1rishman at his side.
" Well, want yees to understand that
yees have no business to come over t.
America and say anything forninst the
weather. What the devil du yees pur-
tend To know about American wealth
er, anyhow, we furriu galoOt:" The
German had no more to say.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-12-14
AZ honest Reformer from po

AN honest Reformer from Posey
County, Indiana, misled by an analo-
gy Of sight, went into a restaurant the
other day, and upon observing sign,
- CLAIMS" said to the waiter, ''Gimme
u dozen of them Southern claims on
the half-sheil-our boys does nothing
but talk about thein-l want to see
what they are like Chicago Trib.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-12-14

merce that emigration there would
have been encouraged, the emancipa-
ted race of the South would have found
there q congenial home where their
civil rights could not be disputed, and
where their labor would be much
sought after, and the poorest among
them could have found means to go.
Thus, in cases Of great oppression ana
cruelties, such ss have been spraetlced
upon them in many places within the
last eleven years, whole communities
would have sought refuge inSantaDo-
mingo.
l do, not suppose the. whole race
would have gone, nor is it desirable
that it should go. Their labor is de-
sirable, indispensable almost, where
they now are but the possession OF
this territory would have left the
negro master of the situation by en-
abling him to demand his rights at
home, on pain of finding them else
where. DO not present these views
now as recommendation for q revi-
val of the subject of annexation, but l
do refer to it TO vindicate my previ-
GUS action in regard TO it.
li f-tt Ta-Ta. i 80 -.F ..
MY LAST APPEARANCE IN PCBLIc.
With the present Congress my Off
cial life terminates. 1t is not proba-
BILE that bublic affairs will ever again
receive attention from me further than
as citizen of the Republic, always
taking deep interest in the honor aud
integrity and prosperity of the whole
land.
[Signed U. S. GRANT.
Executive Mrnsion, Dec. 5, 1876.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-12-14

COLONEL BEE, farmer of California
owning $4,000 acres Of land, says that
as workmen the Chinese are faithful,
while discharged soldiers are bum.
mers; but he admits that he himself
sometimes gets tight.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-12-14

ISAAC MCGuEE, of Meriwetlier Co
Ga, died recently aged l20. THIS old
man, when boy, frequently saw
George Washington, and said he had
often turned the grindstone for the
Father of his Country to grind his
hatcliet.