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surplus yield Of a farm to patio per cent. in
terest upon mortgage for one-third its value,
the dullest 1intellect perceives something is
wrong. If We cannot reduce usury, we shall
grin and bear it until we extrioate ourselves
from debt; meanwhile we shall remain poor
customers to Eastern importers and man
ufacturers-Charles Boone.
Very we'll, as far as it goes. But why
not go farther and ascertain why it is
that the farm is mortgaged and the farm.
or driven to the basest economies? And
if it appears that these results are due to
bad laws why not correct them at the
ballot box? What is the use OF saving at
the spigot. if manufacturers. railroad
men and bankers are boring bung-hcles
all over the barrel until it looks like a
fsh>box? Is the grange a Quaker or.
ganization, preaching non-resistance to
injustice and patient submission to op.
preston? If so, is better fitted to make
slaves than freemen.
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meeting Of the committee during the campaign
as the work for the entire canvass will be map
ped out at that time" This unofficial order
was supplemented by notes or postal cards
written lo each member Of the committee by
Mr.. II. II. Miller, who runs the democratic
party Of Minnesota during the absence Of Mr.
Lee. AL this, as was remarked, created the
most profound disgust on the part of many
members Of the committee, but they assembled
nevertheless, and held lengthy session last
evening, but whether this was 'the most i'm
portant meeting Of the campaign" remains to
be seen.
Now why H. P. called that meeting is
q good deal Of mystery. 1t is no doubt
true that H. p. intended that it should be,
for him, 1.-THE most important meeting Of
the campaign" If it was not, we min
gle our tears with his, in profound SYM
pathy.
But why he should abuse US, just at
that time, we cannot understand. And
it it be true, as he alleges, that Peter
Cooper answered our appeals for money
with campaign documents, that is no
reason why McNair should treat him in
the same way. Halls politics would
not survive an hour on such diet.
The truth is that 60 paper in Minneso-
ia has so little influence as the Dispatch.
No person has the slightest faith in it. A
great many admire Halls energy and
snap, but there is not one that believes
in him. We doubt if he believes IN him
self. He is like Bulwer's hero,-an in
tellect without soul. His paper is a
small copy Of the New York Herald; a
sort ofjournalistic jack-a-lantern, dane.
ing around in dirty places; an evanes--
cent, bewildering, tantalizing, unreli-
able exhalation. II McNair attempts to
follow it he will find himself up to his
chin in bog mud, with Hall dancing I
pirouette on the end of his nose.
We admire our sulphurous cotempor-
ary with the satanic vivacity too much,
to quarrel with him; and all we ask il
that when the Democratic party goes
back on him he will not vent his spleen
on our humble head. He should re-
member that an "organ" has dutie.
which are not expected ofa journal thai
sits on the fence and that it is difficult
to lead the hosts Of reform into battle
with one leg still over that fence. It ii
ltoo severe strain on the cashmere, ans
startling revelations might shock mod
est world.
| Stick to your party, Hall, it, like our
self, they teed you on pamphlets.
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4 PROPER REBUKE.

There is no doubt that the wheat crop
OF Minnesota is on the whole,a miserable
failure. We doubt if it will average
eight bushels to the acre. Hon. Leon
ard B. Hodees,a practical and intelligent
farmer, who has just returned from a
visit to southern Minnesota, says he
would not take the wheat crop Of that
section as gift and pay tor the harvest
ing of it. In Dakota county much OF the
wheat will not average five bushels to
the acre. We hear similar reports from
Wabasha county, Washington county,
etc. And yet if one read the Pioneer
Press Tribune or the Winona Republican
they would infer that we had splendid
crop, not quite so large to be sure as the
mammoth crop Of last year, but yet an
abundant yield.
We are glad to see that the farmers OF
the state are beginning to understand
that thcy.are the victims of this persistent
system Of lying; "A system which helps
to keep wheat at seventy cents per BUSH
ell. The Faribault county Grange of
Patrons Of Husbandry met the other day
and unanimously adopted the following
pointed resolutions which they send us
for publication.
WHEREAS, It is fact Of which no intelligent
man in this part Of the state can be ignorant,
that our wheat crop this year is far below the
| average: which fact some OF our responsible
citizens have heretofore promulgated; and
| whereas the Winnebago City Press takes occas-
ion. its issue OF July 7th, characterize these
reports as untrue, charging dishonest motives
! upon the writers, and still insisting that our
| crop is abundant.
/ THEREFORE, RESOLVED, that while we recOg'
nize the Press OF the country as an agent which
might and ought to be a most useful medium
OF Intelligence, we nevertheless deplore and de-
test the practice now alarmingly prevalent
among newspapers, both large and small, o.
| wilfully Inisrepresentng and magnitying oul
growing crops, apractice which savors NOR.
Of monopoly money than of true journalism
and always working 70 the farmers detriment
RESOLVED FURTHER, that We will no longa
help support any paper which smites US Will
The very strength we give II. We Therefore
recommend the brethren Of the Order 10 with
draw their patronage from every paper whici
does not hereafter treat our interests with scom
mon honesty and fairness: and We invite tn
fraternity Al large TO cooperate with US IN Sc
curing this needed reform.
MS - Tue Only Way ~ itilH lucS'
gentlemen. Resolutions they care moth
Ing for. but ii the farmers refuse to Civ,
them any financial support they will YER.
soon discover that it is more importan
to please thousand agriculturisss tha
halt dozen whea. scalpers. Dollar
anu cents are the only arguments the
can understand The pitiiul part OF it i
that farmers cheeriullv enrich those VIII
are impoverishing them.
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TIE REPEAL or TIE RESUMPTION
ACT

One year ago we denounced, in the
Democratic Republican state convention,
the policy of resumption inaugurated by
the Republican party, and we were met
with abuse and execration. The Dem
ocratic party Of the nation have now ad-
vanced to our position, and in the House
of Representatives, on the 9Th inst. they
repealed so much OF the Resumption ACT
asfixed date tor the redemption OF
greenbacks in gold.
This is a grand revolution, and implies
an extraordinary change in public senti-
ment. In another year we expect to
sec the Democracy unit in favor OF pre-
serving the greenback in circulation,
interchangeable with 800 bonds.and re-
ceivable tor all debts due to the govern
ment
Verify, as Galileo said, "the world
does move"
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HARD TIMES AND THEIR CAUSE

HARD TINES aND THEIR CAUSE.
The struggle for bread in the overcrow.
ded mining regions grows sharper every
day, and the problem is becoming serious.
The Pottsville Standard in its last issue
says:
1--WE look for much destitution and distress
| among the mining population during the COM
ing SIX months. The market is absolutely
overloaded with coal, aud it is not possible that
the mines should keep running on half time
during the entire season -
What is to be done! There are plenty Of va
cant tracts Of land, on which farming privileges
can BE- secured for mere song. Small tracts
OF land, as rule, pay better than large ones,
and the Standard suggests s'Let our mining
population then divide their forces, and while
one portion delve in the mine, let the other
raise the food to feed the miners on"
A Cincinnati correspondent Of the New
York Sun says:
was in indianapolis recently, where saw
''communistic" crowd in the street to dellber-
ate as to what they should do to find work and
means to subsist themselves and families. All
over Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Illinois there
is q deplorable state Of financial depression. In
our own city there is no business doing, no
provements progressing. Few goods are sell
ing and !aboring men once busy ara now idle,
and families once in af1uence are in want
Greater depression in real estate never Vas felt.
First class property has fallen from 80 TO so
per cent; and although rents are very low hum
dreds Of dwellings are labelled ITO let," and
none want them. Or, ii they are taken, their
propietors tell me they might as we'll stand
empty, for their occupants cannot pay the
rent
Now read this:
The figures OF failures in business. all over
the United States, for the first two quarters ol
the year have been forwarded to us by the Mer-
camille Agency Of Messrs. R.. G. Dun & Co
The total for the past. six months, as compared
with the same period Of last year,is far from
reassuring, as the following will show:
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ST. PAUL, Mimi, July n 1876


Editor A1si-M -Mon1polist.
DEAR SR: In answer 10 the question sub
United by you TO us for our answer, namely:
"Whether the owners of wheat in elevators
or warehouses are obliged 70 stand the loss oc-
casioned BY heating, or are the owner Of the
warehouses responsible for the damage" We
wonld say:
That unusr the act Of the Legislature passed
last winter, entitled IAN act TO regulate the
storage Of grzin,' We think il any damage oc-
ours TO the idesticol grain deposited while the
wzrehonseman is in the exercise Of ordinary
diligence in it, caTe the waTehousemzn is mot
responsible and fhe loss mnst be borne BY the
owner VI the grain. But in order TO exonerate
himself from liability IN such case il must
appear that the identical wheat deposited by
the claimant has been damaged and thst The
damage did mot occur through the want M OF
dinary care upon the part Of the warehouse
man.
Section one Of the law referred to provides
that, "whsnever any grain shall Be delivered
fof storage 70 any peTsoRkc such delivery
shzu IN Ill things b treated - ! hnilmeuf. . 6c
THIS fxes The liability Of the uasehousenpar
Or elevafr company = hailees Eor hire. (sup-
posing q couTse tls4t the haiIof payy of prom.
seS = ny Tor the storage q hi wheat,
1he law equm8 thak bailee q fhfs charac-
tz should ~ ordinary diIliesncs il the On
q pcpatT es.Fux.ed 10 him and II x.y d1.nagu
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TIE PRICE Or H-UEiT.

The price o; wheat IS rising. while the
kin->,.r> :arc bu>ily engaged demoa-
ssrssila.. that il must tall.
They lay great stress upon the crop
raised in California. Tacy SAY iass state
will have 25.tAn.sssi bushels tor export.
What Of :ta Minnesota has exported
that amount every year for several years
pas, aud no .uss was made about il. nor
was il believed that it would glut the
markets OF the world.
And i must be remembered thai
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THE NEW PARTY IN IOWA AND
MISSOURI

The Revolution spreads. The follow
ing ringing call appears in the Patrons
Helper last week, to all those:
Who favor the immediate repeal Of the specie
resumption act.
Who oppose special legislation in favor Of
bondholders.
Who protest against increasing public and
private debts, and decreasing the value Of lands
and labor, by contracting the currency.
Who oppose dem0netizing and destroying
the legal tender notes.
Who oppose fastening upon us the English
monetary, system-the chief engine Of oppres-
sion Of labor in Great Britain.
Who believe that labor is being enslayed by
capital, as in Europe, and that our government
is becoming the willing instrument Of this en-
slavement.
Who believe that the Republican and Demo-
cratic parties are now bidding for the support
of the money power, as the Whig and the DEM
ocratic parties We'd with each other, cringing,
fawning, to the slave power a direct; insult to
the toiling and voting masses.
Who believe that there Is no way out Of our
present dangerous position, excepting through
Independent action Of patriotic voters, who
hold country above party, and who, (even in a
venal and time serving age), vote their
principles.
And to all those who intend to vote for Peter
Cooper this fall for President, this call is issued
tor q mass convention, to be held in the Court
House in the city of Des Moines, Thursday,
August oath, to put i'll nomination candidate
| for Congress.
LEONARD Brown,
Chairman OF District Committee.
| Des Moines, July l3, 1876.
At Fox River, Clark county, Missouri.
/ L. sl,,l> IL, 4 81
| forty seven members, who adopted q Sc
ries of resolutions from which we quote
the following:
RESOLVED, That we are opposed TO the
present national bank system and in favor o
paper money issued direct from the treasury
department Of the United States.
RESOLVED, That we favor such congressional
legislation as will place the greenback ona pal
with gold so THAT It will b. a legal tender i,
payment of all debts, private, state or national
and that 20 impair its value ON the part d
money jobbers will incur penalty sufficient Z
deter men from specnlating in the recognized
currency Of the country.
RESOLVED, That we favor the payment Of tn
national debt but believe it is sound policy Il
pay of the interest bearing debt first, and tha
such debts should be paid in the legal tend.
of the country.
RESOLVED, That labor is capital and is a
much as much entitled to protection by law a
invested capital.
REsvLoKD, That the agricultural interests 3
th. west and south demand equal protectio
under the tariff law as is now or may hereafte
Se accorded to the manufactures ofthe easter
cities.
RESOLVED, That we are in favor Of q tari
for revenue and that any additional tariff place
, u pon the manufactured articles OF ether cour
, tries, Is tax imposed upon the laboFing an
LEILA ~rks RI N
II They further resolved to support n
man for Congress or the state Legislator
! who did not endorse these views. an
! further that they would nominate q coul
: ty ticket of greenbacIsrs-
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no SUBSCRIBERS.

Remember that it is an invarlable
rule to discontinue sending the ANTI
MoNoPoL1sT at the end ofthe period paid
for. We have no right to presume that
a subscriber desires his paper continued
if he does not renew and remit; and we
are not willing to force it on him.
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DISTRICT CON VENIION.

In another column will be found call
!. for an Independent Congressional Mass
Convention. of the I'd District, to be held
at Pennington, September 18th. We
trust the friends OF the cause will attend.
With proper efforts the Independents
can carry the District and defeat both
Democrats and Republicans.
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Amti- flunupolist.
IcNATlUS DONNELLY Editor.
FOR PRESIDENT,
Peter Cooper,
OF NEW YORK.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
Samuel f.. Carey,
OF OHIO.
READ IT.

Read the very interesting letter of DIR.
Mintzer in another column. 1t shows
how misgovernment is running the capl-
tat city OF the state.
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THE GRANGE iGIIN.

The whole teaching OF the Grange movement
il 70 economise and Sss out OF debt. lis fruits
40 vt apparent When il sakss Tie whole
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G. WIS. EXAMPLE.

These are hard times, when the best o
men cannot always meet the demands up.
on them. 1t is cheering to find that the
great and good Washington, the father
OF his country, first in war, first in peace
and first in the hearts OF his countrymen,"
suffered in his day, from the same uni
versal disease. And now reader we
would advise you 10 have a lot OF these
letters printed and send them in reply to
each dunAing appeal: and say that you
cannot depart from the example OF the
great G.. w.
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NEW YORK. Nav % 1850.

DEAR SiR:-In addition to what wrote to
you formerly on the subject Of 4 loan, now in.
torn YOU, {and desire that this letter, which
CONVEYS the information, be destroyed as soon
as read that my utmost exertions We're inetFect-
ually used 10 borrow sum Of money, teven at
high rate Of interest. and for ns disadvantage
eous terms TO comply with contracts OF my
own before left Virginia. Having mad. this
communication, It's unnecessary to adduce
further proof otmy inability 10 comply with
the request contained IN your letter Of the
18th INST
anu, sir, your most obe,iien; servant.
G.. WASHISeToS.
We trust the unknown CORES spondeni
whoever he was who made the request
referred to ielt properly ashamed oi him
SELF for disturbing Jupiter Tonans with
nj ,,nliSnil;tn-1ik. . N.fla hill
The Red Cloud chief., 1876-10-12
AGsF EEve Rasgs.
IN TIE
Esep'.hsscasi Valley.

:. 5. .c-LES, -. Proprietor.
This Stage Line running from
Boomlngtoa g Guide Rock CONNECTS
with the lie from the north, also the
II coming from the south.
Arrives al R@'tCl"ud from the west
Mondays and Thursdays. anl return>
Tuesdays and Fridays.
Good tirne sober drivers ED con
Portable Wagons.
The Red Cloud chief., 1876-10-12
LEE-iL NOTICT,

Joshua keylor :.ill take notice of
the fling OK the petition Of E'iza
keyior in tie Dis;ric, Co.7t Of Web
>ter County Nebraska, praying divorce
and custody Of minor children.
Answer day, October l6th, \. y.
1876.
IT, J. Z. Hll7y pnf~> A..
The Red Cloud chief., 1876-10-12

te'.alIb e pleased to carry PASSENGER
the days mentioned. leaving Re
Cloud at g VI on Mondays. Neine
Isyssnd fr;lcvs. Leaving Hastings
1T 6 A. NJ, ~ Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays.
The Red Cloud chief., 1876-10-12

:. Z. "i!l2y, p,.tf-> A..
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Chicago &N0rhWeSternR. R

PASSENGERS for Chicago, Detroit, Toledo,
Cleveland, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Pittsburg,'
Cincinnati, Rochester, Albany, Toronto. Mon
treal, Quebec, Portland, Boston, New York.
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Saint
Louis. Cairo, San Francisco, Sacramento. OQ-
den, Salt Lake City, Denver, Council Bluffs.
Marquette, Escrnaba, Menasha, Madison, Chey-
kee and all points West, South and East should
buy their tickets via CHICAGO and the
Chicago and Northwestern RAILWAY.
Close connections are made at Chicago with
the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern. Mich.
igan Central, BALTIMORE and Ohio. Pitfshnro
Fort Wayne and Chicago, Kankakee Line and
Pan Handle Routes, for all points East and
Southeast, and with the Chicago ana Alton
and Illinois Central for all points South.
Close connections are also made with the
Union Pacific r. Z. 1t Omaha for all far West
points.
Close connections are made at junction points
with trains Of all cross roads.
PULLMAN PALACE CARS.
These celebrated cars are run on all nieht
trains on all the lines OF this rad.
This IS the OILY Iu8 running these cars be-
tween Chicago and st. Paul or Chicago and
Milwaukee.
At Omaha our sleepers connect with the
overland fleopeB on the Union Pacific Rail.
road for all points west Of the Missouri River.
Among the
Inducements Offered by this
Route
to the travelling public are all the modern Inn
provements-Rock and Gravel Ballasted Track.
Steel Rails, Rock snd Iron Bridges, Parlor and
Drawing Room Day Coaches, Smoking and
Lounging Cans, Westinghouse Safety Air
Brakes, Miller's Patent Safety Coupling and
Platforms, Speed, Safety and Absolute Comfort.
Burning Through tive Great tastes,
and operating over 1900 miles Of road, this
company presents 20 the traveller facilities that
are not and cannot be offered by any competi-
tor.
All ticket agents can sell yon tickets via this
route
If you wish the best travelling accommoda-
tons, You will buy your tickets BY this route.
and viii take no other
GARTIN HUGHITT.
General superintendent.
". II. STENNETT.
0eneral Passenger Agent,
01y-wk
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MINNESOTA ITEMS.

Mortified is organising a rifle COM
pany,
Wheat is being shipped from Hast
ings to the East vio Duluth.
The Good Templars of Hastings
have organized dramatic company.
The Episcopal church at Redwing is
to have a pipe organ, which is cost 50,
800.
Reads Hotel. Ha stings, is now called
the Foster house, and is to be enlarged
by two-story fire. proof addition.
The lie Suer county fair like that of
Washington county, was success as far
as the unfavorable wea her would per-
NIT.
The interest in the temperate mission
created by the Paulist Fathers at Hastings
is widespread among all classes and de-
nominations.
When completed, which will be in
about month, the new Touring mill at
Morristown, Rice county, will have
daily capacity of $50 barrels.
A preliminary organization for an old
settlers association in LIE Sueur county
was effected in LIE Sueur on the Goth
and an adjournment had until the 18th.
Waseca Leader, Sept. 23; A pat
ent was recorded this week in the reg
ister's office in favor of John Wood, first
seaman on the United States steamer
Ohio, in the Mexican war.
After two attempts at suicide, Mrs.
Ole Oleson. OF Waseca has been adjudged
insane, and has been sent to the insane
asylum, her mental alteration being at
tributed to the loss of two children last
pring.
The soldiers reunion, which was to
ave been held at LIE Sueur on Oct, and
!, has been postponed "until further no.
ice" 1t is emphatically denied that there
will be any political feature in its or,
Plantation.
Henry j. Chamberlain, an extensive
armer OF Olmsted county, has gone into
voluntary bankruptcy with liabilities
amounting to $S, 500 so and notes, indors-
ed, amounting to $1,366.32. His assets
are, real estate $5,333,33 and personal
property $3,9S6,S0.
Mark ingalls,, George Peapodv and
James Duane, whose conspiracy to rob
Matthew Gallagher, OF Vernon township,
Blue Earth county, has been heretofore
noted, had preliminary examination on
the 10th, resulting in the defendants be-
ing committed in default of bail in the
sum OF : 900.