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THE CAMPHOR TREE.

One of the most useful and magnificent
productions Of the vegetable kingdom that
enriches China, and more particularly the
provinces of Kiang-si and Canton, is the
camphor tree. This stupendous laurel,
which often adorns the banks of the rivers,
was in several places found by Lord Ans
herst's Embassy above so feet high, with
stem 90 feet in circumference. The Chinese
themselves affirm that it sometimes attains
the height OF more than 800 feet, and cir
cumfcrence greater than the extended arms
Of 20 men could embrace.
Camphor is ob,ainsd from the branches
by sleeping them, while fresh cut, in water
for Two or three days, and then boiling them
until the gum, In the form of white je ~,
adhcres to a stick which is used in constant
ly stirring the branches. The fluid is then
poured into a glazed vessel, when it con-
crctes i'll a few hours. To purify it the
Chinese take a quantity OF finely powdered
earth, which they lay at the bottom Of q
copper basin; over this they place layer
of csinphor, and then another layer Of earth
and so on until the vessel is nearly filed
the last or topmost layer being Of earth
They cover this layer with the leaves Of
plan, called pho, which seems 10 be a species
Of uentha (mini) They now inver. a see
ond basin over the first, AMI make it air.
tigh, by lu'iug. The whole is then sub
United to the action Of regulated fire for
certain length of time. and then left 10 cool
gradually. On separating the vessels the
camphol il found to have sublimed, and 10
have adhered to the upper basin. Repesi-
lions Of the same process complete It's re-
fnemeat Besides yielding this valuable
inf redieni, the camphor tree is one Of the
principal timber trees Of China, and is used
not onl, in building but in most articles Of
furniture. The wood is dry ai,d Of light
color. and although light AMI easy 10 work
IL durable ami not liable to be Injured By
INSECTS Ckam5ers Jogrnql
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-17
ITALIAN ANTIQUITIES.

We learn from Miss Brsws:er's letter ID
the Adrerfjser from Rome that in The old
days the sGeaas were - aris.oera.ic. 81
.brain-proad.n tiiz- they kept their saow
ledge Zoe Understanding excavations
taxing notes and drawings, tner. throwing
In the dir: again. AM keeping their dis-
co~erles n convent inches Ban now all
is changed ihrosga the infringement Oh
Dozgas- ths minister b. instruction: ard free
lectures we're delivered lass, winter. BIZ
learned Italians, that were hcari with in
feress b. those not learned nor fashionable
Prof Barabeiy secretary OF The royal super
in.enSaace 0; Museums ana antiquities,
lect1re4 On m4joiic4. Speaking Of The
versatility Of sAi- msa. who Is a ane ciassi-
cal scao.sr AID learned arcAeo.ori.:, she
says:-
One evening I lizard Prof, Earnabai 20
tarosga series q qaesiio1iogs al . social
sIslt that ranged from the earliest period or
ancien. Greece and Rome up % the present
dsy-on the Arvcisc tables or inscriptions
Of the Fratres Ar.oles On the famous in
scripsions IN the Mascheroue cortile Of the
Pai2zzo ADAM: on the Csrne:o-Tarquini
foEabs; On old Preneste; on Moorish msjoli-
e; On Itaiion porcelain; on the Italian
msjolica preceding Lacs della Robbis's
bnatifnl teESA-eC1tGss md - he revival "
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-17
HISTORY OE ALCOHOL.

Alcohol was invented $50 years ago, in
Arabia. Ladies used it with a powder to
paint themselves that they might appear
more beautiful, and tn is powder was called
alcohol. During the reign Of William and
Mary, an act was passed encouraging the
manufacture of spirits. Soon after, intem-
perance ana profigacy prevailed to such an
extent that the retailers Of intoxicating
drinks put up signs in pnblic places, inform
ing the people tina, they might get drunk
for peny, and have straw to ge; sober
Or. In the sixteenth century, distilled
spirits spread over the continent Of Europe
About this time it was introduced into the
colonies, as the United States were then
called
The first notice we have of its use in pub
lie life was among the laborers in the Hun
gari.n mines, in the fifteenth century. In
l75l, it was used by the English soldiers as
made froa. grapes, and sold IL Italy and
Spain as medicine. The Genoase aticr-
ward made it from grain, and sold it as n
medicine in bottle under the naiae Of the
..water of life." Until the sixteenth cen
fury it was kept by an apothecaries as a
medicine. During the reign Of Hcnery VIII.
brandy was first known in Ireland, and
soon lis alarming effects induced the Cover
nor TO pass law prohibiting its manufac>
ture. About 100 years ago it was used as
a beverage, especially among the soldiers in
the English colonies in North America, I'M
der the preposrcrous notion that it prevent
ed sickness and made men fearless In the
field OF battle. 1t was looked upon as a
sovereign cure. Such is brief history of
its introduction into society as beverage
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LITERARY
BLIND TOM IN A FURY.

The agent remarked II will leave you
alone with Tom for a few minutes, and you
oan put him TO any test you see fit
The reporter awaited himself of the OPP
portuuity. and played the opening bars OF
fla File de Madame Angot,h purpesely
striking occasional false notes and leaving
out some. Tom sat down Immediately and
repeated exactly the passages with all the
alterations and omissions. Mendelssohn' :
wedding March" was lying upon the
piano. and The reporter played it backwards
Tom shook his head, and played the piece
in the usual way, rems-king You began
., the wrong end
Bach's FuSue No. Il. book ,, was mixed
ap with Mozart's Moonlight Sonata aud
this was played immediately. The reporter
being but an ordinary piano player. and
feeling that he could play nothing difhcu
10 which Tom had not already fsmiharired
himself. determined on peculiar test.
Playing simple melody. in which la,
predominated. he took u tuning key from
his pocket which he had brought with a
view of experimenting, and lei down the
string Of L tat to 4 natural, thus prscti'
sally removing the note from the instru-
menl. Each octave was trested IN the sSms
Uay.
Tom played the air until he reached the
no,e that had been tempered with. Then
he stopped short, touched A and natural
and was considerably astonished. What
had become Of the note WAS the mystery.
He then began the tune again. bat when
.---l B Dat his trouble began. he
he different loctAves for several
and then began TO grind his teeth
while Ais fnee assumed u : fright
tef fesooity. Ssddsefly, viii :
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The -Anti-AGOnOpOlist.

on your movements. The thief Mrs. Ha-
vers, was nobody you suspect. grieve to
say, it was your son."
ssMy !" she shrieked.
"Your son. It remains with you to say
whether or not the arrest shall take place. I"
at is false!'' she cried. sit is false it
is false l am in the midst of conspiracy!
Take me home, oh, take me home! Oh
Allen, Allen, Allen - And as she cried the
name her wonderful face seemed to grow
older by years, and she staggered and CROPPED
with outstretched hands as she walked. But
as the.jeweler handed her out, she turned
her he I'd as if for some malediction, and the
last thing she saw was Rhoda, her face hi d.
den in his breast, clasped in the arms Of
young Armisted:
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SC1ENcE+
ALOcOMOTIvE WITHOUT A FIRE.

A locomotive without furnace has com
menced running in Paris on one of the
tramways 1t has reservoir of superheated
water. which furnishes constant supply OF
steam for moving the vehicle. On another
line Of tramway an ordinary steam locomo-
tive is at work. 1t is like small omnibus
in shape and size, containing a boiler. The
furnace is out Of sight and fed with coke
and charcoal. The draught of the furnance
is kept up by supply of compressed air.
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s.sirs. Spinks," observed bcarder to his
landiady. .sthe equal adjustment Of this
establishment could be more safely secured
If there was less hair in the hash and more
in the masresses''
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-17

-"Tou are q nuisance. I'll commit you,"
said On offended judge TO a noisy person in
court. You have no right to commit .
nuisance said the Offender.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-17

A person who was sen, TO prison fcx
N arrying two wives excused himself BY Say
ing tia, when be had one she fought him,
hut when he got two they fought each
other.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-17

The SUMS rays focus on the earth about
this season Of the year, and those are the
raysons for its being hot enough to scorch .
paper collar.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-17

Painting the Lily.-Generons shoeblack
ito colored gentleman): "Better ave 'en
done, sir; I'il touch up yer face, too, for
the same, sir"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-17

4 young lady, following Shaksperian
play with the book, remarked 10 her COM
panion; "How imperfect those actors are
None Of them say exit when they 60
OF -
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-17

The useless waste Of money on weddings
and funerals calls for reform. Extravaganoe
makes young men dread marriage aad
death.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-17

Henry Watterson POLITICALLY says that ice
is water gone 30 Sleep 1t has ever OPP
portunity for going to sleep while Henry
Watterson is around.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-17

The Turks are trying to compel the citi-
zens Of Bncharcit to take an oath on the
Koran. See here Isn't it about time 10
give that bucharest?
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-17

An India man has just been neatly scalp
ed by q stroke OF lightning. and he speaks
Of ii az q very wigged performance.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-17

If falsehood parayzcd the tongue, what q
death-ilke silence would pervade society.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-17
WIT AND HuM0R.
l. DONNELLY. Jr.. Editor

What intersection is of the femme gender?
"A class.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-17

The extreme height Of misery is small
boy with new pair Of boots and no mud
puddle.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-17
peculiar gutteral noise, he bounded from
his seat, and sprang upon the reporter with
the agility Of panther

peculiar gutteral noise, he bounded from
his seat, and sprang upon the reporter with
the agility Of panther.
The reporter had not anticipated this new
movement, but was obliged to face the mu-
sic, there being no other handy alternative.
Tom is very powerfully built, and weighs
about two hundred pounds. The reporter s
specific gravity is far below that figure but
being somewhat posted in wrestling, the
chances were not far from equal. Tom
secured body grip, and closed on the re-
porter's ribs like vice, bnt as he loosened
his hold to secure tirmer one the inter.
viewer whirled around so as to get his back
to Tom, and securing what is known as the
shoulder lock, dropped on his knees and
lifted the shady one over on his back.
Tom Immediately secured a fresh clutch
on the reporters wrist, from which it was
impossible to escape, and turning like
lightning, he bore the interviewer to the
floor and planted an immense knee on his
chest. The under man felt that the jig was
up, and Toms face bent down with his teeth
grinding together horribly, the reporter, as
last restort, began to whistle the s.Last
Rose Of Summer
Tom Immediately relinquished his grit
and began humming second to the air. Il
was not pleasant to have Tom squatting OIL
the stomach Of the reporter, but in this pc
sition the two remained for some time
whistling and singing duets. At last the
reporter struck up the "Blue Danube
Waltz" and in an instant Tom was on the
floor dancing in excellent time. This the
reporter considered an excellent time to ge,
up,and slide out, which he did without
much delay, leaving Tom dancing and sing
ing in the middle OF the room
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Cool drinks-Those taken at another fell
lows expense, without invitation.
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POETRY.
The CiPSEY MAID.
FROM FESTUS,


Ny gypsy nlaid my gypsy maid!
bless and curse the CAV
lost the light Of life, and caught
.be grief which naketh gray.
Would that the light which blinded me
Had saved me on my wav!
My night-haired Towel so sweet she was.
So fair and blithe was she
Her smile was brighter than the moons,
Her eyes the stats might see.
met her by 4 lane-spread tent,
beside a moss green stone,
And babe her make, not mock, my fate,
Ny fortune was my own.
Thou art but yet bov, she said,
And a woman grown.
| am man in love, cried;
Ny heart was early manned;
She smiled, and only dropped her eyes.
And then let 60 my hand.
We stood minute: neither spake
What each must understand.
told her, so she would be mine
And fallOw where Invent,
She straight should haye bridal bower
instead OF gypsy tent.
Or would she have me wend with her,
The world between should fall;
For her would fling up faith ami friends,
And name, and fame, and all.
Ter smile 80 bright froze while | spake,
And ice was in her eye;
So near it seemed, ere touch her heart
I might have kissed the sky.
! said that if she loved to rule,
Or il she ionged to reign,
! would make her Queen of every race
Which tearlile trode the worlds sad face,
Or bleed At every vein.
She laid her finger on her lip,
And pointed to the sky;
There IS Ito God to come, she said:
Dos. thou not fear to die,
And what is God, said to thee,
i'hy people whorship not.
The good, the happy aud the free,
She sad they need 10 God
Hooked until lost mine eyes;
| felt as though | were
IN dark cave, with one weak light
Che light OF lite-with her;
Aud that was wasting fast away;
] watched but would not stir.
Again she took my hand in hers,
Aud read it DER and Ger,
ALI eyes so young, SO sweet, l said,
Make as they Teal loves lore.
She held my hand = trembied whilst
For sorely soon felt
She mad. the ove-cross she foretold,
And all the woe she dealt.
Unhappy should be, she said,
And young t. death be given;
told her believed in her,
Not in the stars OF Heaven.
Hush we breathe Heaven, she said, aud bowe
And the stars speak through ne;
Let Heaven, cried, take care OF Heavenl
! only care Tor tl1e.
She shrsnE: looked, and begged d kiss:
| knew she had one Tor me;
She would deny me none, she said,
But give me none would She.
Ny gypsy naidl my gypsy maid
Yls three long years like this,
.snce there gave and got from thee
That meeting parting kiss.
SAW tear start in her eye,
Aud trioklc down her cheek,
Like falling stars across the sky,
escaping from their Makers eye.
SAW, but spared to speak.
Go, and forget she said, aud slid
Below her lowly tent
will not, oannot-hear me, girl
abe heard rot, and went.
At eve, 10y sunset, was there,
The tent was there no more
The fire which warmed her fckered still
The fire she sat before.
stood by it, till through the dark
| SAW not where it lay;
And then like that my heart went out
in ashy grief and gray.
Ny gypsy maid! my gypsy maid!
Oil let me bless this day:
This day it WAS met thee first,
And yet it shall be and is cursed,
For thou hast gone away.
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"Havc you much fish in your bsgr'
asked person Of . fisherman. "fss,
there's : good ell IN Il" Was The Eathsr
slippssy reply.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-17

Soliloqny By a tipplcr-The public a.
ways notices you when you have been drink :
ing, and never when you are thirsty.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-05-17


ishot tatetor pull,iehns 10 'Miioo be-
fore they are OAt q the wood" =
There Is another hist orical lesson which
Governor ridden and his friends might
lay 10 heart, not without profit. We
refer to the wreck Of the Democrat
ic party In the famous Charles
ton convention of $500 Douglas
went to Charleston with greater strength
than Mr. Tilden Is likely to carry to ~.
Louis. On one or two ballots he had "A
decided majority In the convention but
the inevitable two-thirds stood IN The
way. AMI his friends pushed nm WIN
such stubborn zeal as 10 split and ruin
the party. which has foIndrred IN Z bog
from that day to this in vain struggles To
plant It's feet once more on SOLID ground.
TO the New York delegation, acting u u
unit In favor Of Douglas. that disastrous
result was chiefly due. Had the sim anu
obstinate New York delegation con.
scented to withdraw:hm the party could
have been saved and the civil war avoid
ed. The party was sacrificed III i>U to
the irrepressible ambition Of one strong
man and the persiIeucc oi The New
York Democrats in supporting hitn.
Many OF the New York delegates saw
the folly Of such coir.e and would nave
yielded: but tile instruction TO vote a. n
unit. enabled the majority TO overrnle
them and to cast vote. against douglas
as II they were votes for him. The New
York delegation to St. Louis - instructed
to vote IN the same way, and devotion 10
an individual may again destroy the
hopes Of the party ii the warnings oi
history are set al naught.
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which Shall ! Take :

This Is often serious question with
the invalid. He finds the market Hooded
with proprietary medicines. scores OF
which are recommended as certain c,,rcs
for his peculiar aimcnt. lie reads the
papers. circulars. and almanacs, and
finds each sustained by plausible argu-
ments setting forth its virtues and spe-
clfic action. The recommendations are
as strong tor one as for another The
cures claimed to have been wrought by
one are as wonderful as those claimed to
have been wrought by another. In his
perplexity and doubt. the sufferer is
sometimes led to reject all.
But il should BIZ borne In mind that
this condition Of things is one that cannot
be remeded. In land where all are
free, the good-,hc truly valuable must
come INTO competition with the vile and
worthless and must bc brought to public
notice by the same fundamentally
which Is advertising. In such case, per-
haps the only absolute proof that a
remedy is what it claims to be. is to try
il. The test of pudding Is the eating
Of it," Prove all things, hold fast that
which is good" is the apostolic injunc-
ton. There may. however. liz stronger
prcsu,nptivc evidence in favor Of one
remedy than there is IN favor Of another.
and this should bc allowed its due weight
a due regard to this may save vast
amount vi experimenting aud useless
outlay Of mency. Asa presumpiivc evil
dcncc in favor OF DR.. Pierce.
Family Medicines. the proprietor dc.
sircs to say, that they are prepared bv
a new and scientific process by which
the virtues OF the crude plants aud roots
arc extracted without the use Of a parti-
Gle OF alcohol. Not particle OF this dis.
troycr of our race enters into the compo-
sition Of either his Golden Medical Dis.
covery Or fayOrite Prescription. Thi.
consideration alone ought certainly Il
rank them high above the vile com.
pound. saturated with alcohol, Jamaica
rum, sour beer, or vinager. which are
everywhere offered for sale. Again, they
are OF uniform strength, and their vir.
tues eau never be impaired by age. They
are also made from fresh herbs and roots
gathered in their appropriate season
when they are flush with medicinal prop.
critics. In support OF these claims, the
following testimony Is offered:
NEWARK. Nj
II. V. PIERCE, NJ. D.:
Dear Sir: have sold a great deal Of
your excellent remedies, aud prefer t.
sell them before others. because they CIV.
good satisfaction to those who use them
hear such remarks as "Sage's Remedy
completely cured me; /, is a splendid
thing :" or, "Pierce's Discovery is Just
what wanted; feel better than
ever did" One of our celebrated singer.
uses 1t tor strengthing her voice, and sayi
there Is nothing equals it :" and so
might give scores OF remarks said abGu
your preparations. A cOlored woman
/ was using your Discovery. and after tax
ing three bottles was completely cured
She. being In the store, said to me, 81
don't want no doctors round me so lOnl
as can get the Discovery; it beats al
your DOCTORS" An so might 90 on.
am. most respectfully. yours.
| ATHA Il. CROOKS,
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The people If Chicago stand on We
brink OF q volcano that Is ready to hc'c''
ont it, ares ut amy moment. $50.
OF the cause Of the trouble our readers
are advised. The question that divides
the people Is this: Is Mr.. Colvin or Mr..
Hoync mayor of Chicago. On the side
of Hoyne are xrrayed what is called the
wealth and respectabiliiy Of the city.
On the other side we hn,l oil the council.
men that "held over all the officers APP
pointed by Mayor Colvin. sprinkling ct
respectable people. the whole body ol
the r,n.san, and n, lac. We need not
say that the contest. where the
parties thereto combine the elements
named, is earnest, animated and full Of
danger. for the tact Is apparent.
ON saturday last the representative
friend. 1T the two mayors mel: tor consul.
tation. Whatever may be the final out
come OF the controversy. DISTINGUISHED
| outsiders will have occasion TO insist
that Mayor Colvin's friends submitted
a proposition that Mayor lloyne's n lends
should have accepted. The proposition
was this that both the claimants to the
mayoralty resign, and that the con mon
council call new election. with the
two men as candidates for the
position. and that the Voters
Of chicago. designating the
claims of any Independent candidate
should decide which one is entitled to
the Office. This proposition commanded
the favor Of everybody present. except
Mr.. Horton, who is the law partner OF
Mayor Hoyne. so strong and vehement
was his opposition, that the proposition
was finally abandoned. We cannot say
what is in the future for Chicago, but Of
one fact We are abundantly satisfied. Let
the result of the contest be what it may
let the contending factions come to
blows, yet no fair.minded man will be
prepared to deny that Mayor Colvin's
friends submitted proposition thatwould
had it been accepted. have worked
out a satisfactory solution Of the trouble.
Our sympathies are with the supporters
OF Hoyne: but in rejecting the PROPOSE
taou to refer the matter In issue back TO
the people, they expressed willingness
to shoulder the responsibility of all the
evils that might follow such refusal.
The unprejudiced verdict OF the public
will be that Mayor Hoyne's friends did
wrong, and cannot escape the consequent
ces OF the wrong.
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The cold bloodcd editor OF an im
mcnsely popular newspaper, thus speaks
Of the pOrtentiOus war clouds lowering
over Europe: Lookout for hell on the
HellespOnt In few weeks. 10 sec Turks.
Greeks, Armcnians,. Jews. HcreEoviiIians
Russians, Germans. Arabs, frcnchmcn.
Englishnen and Austrians. all engaged
In promisciOus throat cutting, with a few
thousand houris from the l,arems and
COnstantinopOlitan ours from the pave.
mcilts thrown In for variety will beat
Denny brook fair and the Kilkenny "a,
fight all to pieces
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GOVERNOR TlLDEN.
Note Or Warntag from the New
York Herald.

Governor rilden \. the on,v nemo.
cratic eandida,e Who ia nrecentiilv cain.
ir0 In stren~,h. Ills most cnnsnic'nms
rival IL MAIN" No nro~r.ss The min"r
rivals are as vet hardly In tie field hut
s~;ssSv and h,s sr;e"I. az oS ,"nu u,.,
"o"a.Is1, ssnmnine 's ae ,h ho. n,eie'!
,s"m H. ,sm"snre Thev LIT cAui,a i,
: .,on pe,n..u...,. ha,oy must await
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