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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-09-21

as it styled. in the city Of tho Hills The &C.
NAL smile Of Dame Fortune lighted up the pas
sing hours, days and years, and stirred up the
milk:oi human kindness. to such degree, that /
trusted everybody. INDUCED everybody, and by
myself, fell victim to misfortune and ended up
in state of bankruptcy. :
Nothing daunted by the reverses Of fortune,
which other as good men as myself have expe-
rienced have again, through the generous con-
fdence OF other friends opened
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-08
AND NOW 1ASHBURNE.

Washburne. slace Blaine went down.
,,egins to loom up AS candidate for
president, wnersupou the dark sides of
ia character are coming to the light A
" sshiu gton correspondent OF the Chica-
- Times says;
me details II this presidential plot involve
one curious journalistic and cabinet Aminca-
,ons which, when developed, viii prove hard
= j.,,s interesting .hsn the recent Cameron
han1e. Ills even asserted 10y strong friends OF
Ir.nt that his strongest preferences are
FOR WASHRURNk.
"A tina, his opsn favor Of Conklirs Is only a
Mind. Grant $ no, bind TO the bsd odor Ct his
administration He Knows now p*r'ec'iy well
raj the repu nlioan pa-,y are unw sians 10 nsS
zen the semtlaree Of third term ~ aceep-
~ . candidate supposed to rsfitsr. the po14ss
Ibis pas, adm ls.Iatioa. Hercs, these friends
lain that he xii throw his most decisive IN
~ HIS OLD daLENA FRIEND
,A disroverer The formitahte proposition q
ysshburne's cAn9idAcy Is bs.ss shown u she
- ~ : strong nrds-hAnd novs0suk ha1
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-08

been started here to block the Washburne game
The leaders OF this crusade are from Illinois,
and mean to food the convention with the his
tory of Washburne's doings in the whisky scan
dal and his collision with the German spy sys-
TEN during the Franco Prusslan war They
are preparing also from the records of the
treasury and testimony before the foreign af-
fairs committee, lists of the small populations
carried in Washburna's vouchers From the
embassy in Paris as great unknown, Wash
burne will so to Cincinnati fully as badly
7mirched if these people may be believed, as
Blaine, Morton, or any OF the more active pol
iticians in public life. It is furthermore said
against him that if elected president he has snch
AN ENORMOUS BROOD OF RELATIONS
that, like Grant, he would inundate the Offices
with such characterless following as the Cas-
seys, Packards, and Sharps.
We would like to know how it was that
Washburne entered Congress poor
man, served tor years tor $4,000, a year.
and in 1868 was worth 100000!
Perhaps be saved it, (as the fellow
said,) by doing without hired girl
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-08
,SVEEEA,S CONNTY

SO many of our readers are Interested
in the region tributary to the main line
OF the st Paul and Pacific Railroad, that
We trust those who are no: will pardon
the space we take in chronicling It's
growth and prosperity.
We quote some items from the St
Pau. Dispatch
The county surveyor Of Swift county can
scarcely lay out land last enough for the IN
coming settlers.
7 NJ government and railroad lands Of Ste
vel.s county having been taken up 50 rapidly,
inquiries are now being made for improved
farms. NOR especially in the vicinity OF Nor
rs.
A, y N as cla he estimated, the area OF grain
sown this spring in Stevens county will exceed
that If last year bv OVER 200 per cent, and
within the past three wears the amount Of
wheat forwarded from Morris has increased
from less than 900 to i00,o 900 bushels
The Grange Advance details CONVEX
sation with Mr. Lowater, late of Good
hue Center, now of Morris, and says
Mr. Loyater says tina. farming is progressir &
rapidly in Stevens county. A large area Of new
ground is being put in wheat. Mr.. Robert
Deakin bss put in 200 acres. and ti-o l.. Beck
IT 100 acres Morris is said to ~ growing rap
ICly Ii now has seven stores two hlacksfEith Z
shops, ard one repair shop, and the establish
ment OF a wagon shop is expected in a few
lays
The Wright county Eagle saws
The country along the line Of the ST. Paul &
P4clhc railroad, from west Of the big woods to
{ sis Red River, presents an animated scene at
tla present time A very large number OF new
settlers are opening fartns, particularly IN the
/ counties OF Kandiyohi, swift and Stevens.
| NV houses ar" rising in every direction, and
! breakinl How are tearing up the virgin prai-
re in lively ssye A gentleman who came
! over the line q sno-. slime since, gave It as his
! opinion that 90 COG acres have been broken
| this spring III Swift county alone.
The Pioneer Pre- s-Trihunr OF the Sd
inst. says
A considerable dems0d for stock cas- ID TX
perIeuced by the St. Paul < Pacific com pany
! for the transportation OF stock to the new y
opened farms on the main line, or from tbs
| old farms to the markets of Miuneap,l Ills, 81.
Paul or Chicago.
The Glencoe Register SAYS
The tide OF emigration moving westward
this spring, is immense. Not day passes that
We DO not see long strings Of covered wagon:
| passing through town, some going as far Yves!
| rs Stevens county, others to Swift county, and
/ many to make homes in Renviile. NOTHING
| like this NOV ment has been witnessed durlnG
| the last ten years. The world beyond" is b.
! ing rapidly filed up, and Mcleod is no longer
| \ frontier county Glencoe will soon De the
heart and center Of the populous portion OF ID,
STATE.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-08
WHOLE NO. 100.

CATION to vote as unit in accordance with the
will of the majority.
SCENE OF EXCITEMENT AND CONFUSION.
UP 10 TINS point the convention had been
gradually getting excited, and it had become
entirely unequal to the emergency.
When Mr.. Gilman made his last motion to
amend the uproar commenced in earnest ,S;Y
or seven members were on the floor at the same
ume, ana each talking, while two or three
dozen persons were rushing around. the preei
dent III the meantime hammeriny and calling
for sOrdsr"
A vol 'e-"Put the resolution to VOTE,
a member demanded the ayes and noes"
Another wanted the roll called bv counties
The confusion then became inextricable and
the president put the vote, which was taken
amid great tumult
Mr. w T Murray said he had demanded a
vote by counties; it was a right he possessed.
ana a he wanted airecord made up Oh this ques.
Voices all around -"Put the vote again"
Call the rolli'
About dozen persons ilocked around the
chairman, to whisper to hun, ana instruct him
how to act $500
order 1850 '"o-- =
The president tried to calm the excitement
but failed
Here the editor of The Volksblat handed a
huge cane to the president of the convention.
VINO commenced to hammer more Justify than
ever ~
Flnatly the noise subsidized, aud the counties
were called on the Tilden resolution which was
aoopted-yeas 125, nays -. The leading
counties COZ voting no, Were Ramsey a. Scott s;
fillmore 8; Wabasha s; Wright s; Mcleod 4;
The following is the vote by counties
as reported by tie Dispatch:
me ron cali resulted ayes 1876, nays "a, as
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-08

oats will not bear transportation, to
Europe being too bulky in proportion to
value, and there being no world demand
for them. He sells his oats therefore in
New York, and takes his pay, say $500,
in greenbacks. We ship oar wheat to
Liverpool and we sell it for. say. $1,50
in gold, or $500. We bring our gold to
New York and exchange it for S1695 in
greenbacks. Has not the premium of
Is per Ct or sl95, been added to the
price OF our wheat Il it not bonus
on wheat raising9 If not, why noto
Perrine says:
On this theory the greater the depreciation
Of greenbacks the greater the profit on VIII at
raising If this were true, the profit to the
farmer would be the greatest when greenbacks
became absolutely worthless
Precisely. Does not Perrine know
that wheat was highest during the war
when greenbacks were the lowest? Why?
Because wheat was one of the few things
n which the nation could pay for its
t0rel..u debts. 1t the finances OF this
country We're TO go to universal smash
wheat would still DE ~ valuable as it is
to-oav. oeca Use it would be- needed by
the world Al the worlds price, and the
worlds money, for which 1t was sold,
would be worth Infinitely more than the
depretiaied money OF a bankrupt IA
! m.
Snail We borrow an augur and bore
these plain propositions through brother
Perrine's thick Uranium, or does he be
gin to uaterstAnG them? SPEAK, then
radical num5sku.l, speak,
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-08
4 TREAGHEROTS LEADER.

The democrats ol Mime sofa followed
She lead OF the treacherou, Pioneer-Press
Tribune ana endorsed I.}del. tor preoi-
dent; and two days afterwards Tat de
lectable Sheet proceeds t. 1s,all IIlden
through the thin disguise 81 some hcti-
tious democrat woo Is supposed a. Nlh in
this wise To the editor
Why, don't you know Re was chairman Of
the4democratic state ceutr:l committee during
tire whole time when Tweed was running the
democratic party oil New ORR, .tud that ne was
silent accessory to all Il gi3anuc f3Uberirs,
the election frauds and tLe corruption ol t!t
ing. that he supported the candidates neml
n led in tie Interest f their villianier, valcil
were notorious to al men andto none ," much
asTildcn' There i not another man II the
state outside of the ring CT thieves themselves
who knew so much about their infamous go
t,A6s on As Iilden, and yet he rot only ga not
onI,ose them, but drilled ana organized the
r,arty in their support, an hetprl them ,4.r
han any other manln the state Homes Why
Ia stole himself rlen ~ lust augl rasca.y ope-
rations as that by whlcn he skinned The Terra
Uanta railroad. An able lawYae' No, slr. H.
has no reputation OF hatsolt ii New York. tie
il shrewd detect W. 50 culato- AMI mAnlpu
lator, who knows now to psa her people
SrainS for ms own advantage
Shame on you. Joseph, - furnish lnt
. Democracy with 4 tide plaster god lot
them to worship, ana ere they are
lairly on their knees before i. smash 1t II
that cruel fashion!
Where IS the enthusiastic Wilson.
Where is Che contiding Bue hard -whC
has, rs Artemus Ward says. "a vel
balanced mindp"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-08
BEAIFES FAIL.

It grows darker and darker tor Blaine.
From the climax of political greatness
he seems to be tumbling to destruction.
The committee of the judiciary las been
for some time past investigating his con-
nection with certain bonds OF an Arkan-
sas railroad. sold By Tom Scott TO the
Union Pabifc Railroad. and little has been
proven against him. On Wednesday the
II ult. . witness named james Mul.igan.
The treasurer If the Globe Theatre. Bos-
ton. was under examination. His tes-
siuony implicated Blaine somewhat bu.
not materially. The committee adjourn
ed until the next day when the followin 9
startling testimony was given
TIE sub judiciary COMMITTEES met .xNn hi:
morning and cousinu-d the examination O.
James NuIlig1u- The vitnes said be wanted
to make . statement before continuing lis *
animation He said when De arrived her,
note came down from Blame. requesting xit
ne8 and Fisher to call .: bis house Wi,nau
declined b 20, bat Fisher went Af1s1 vi
- tssti1ea yssa1day, Blaine callsd upon VII
$500 - Mn akssE - irsa.a viiel
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-08
OH PREMIUM 4 BONUS ~
WHEAT RAISING

The Moaticello Times. T. A. Perriae,
editor. takes issue with us oa the follow
ing proposition contained in our columns
some weeks ,lace:-
Let US suppose .hat gold is worth 100 per
cent premium. h. an Importer IL New
York. has to ray Slpo, Ca4 IN England He
hes 10 pay il either IN gold. bonds or produce
which ke can ship 20 England and draw against
Now as wheat is such An article Of produce and
export II is A. valuable gold, and As the
premium OF gold rises the price of wheat rises
One hundred thousand dollars worth. gold
standard. Of wheat IL England, IS worth Que
hundred thousand dollars of gold in New York
less cost OF ocean transportation. and as,gold IN
New York Is worth 100 per CT. premium, wheat
in New York is worth 100 pr ct. Premium.
Hence during the WAR when gold was 50
wheat sold fer s75 per bushel.
Hence the present premium OF i3pr. & on
gold is \ premium OF - pr c. on wheat rails
ing. Il is our bonus. Without il wheat that
is now worth 81 90 would b. worth only IS
cents. live multiply thirteen million bushels
Of wheat by thirteen cents on every bushel We
have . grand total Of nearly four million dol
| lars annually added 20 the wealth OF Minnesota
by reason Of the premium on gold.
There are some minds so obtuse that i:
| is difficult tor them to understand the
simple proposition. and Perrine is one
of them.
Let US ask him few auestions'
|. Is not gold worth i per Ct more
than greenoacks'
| Ii. Is tot wheat equally an article oil
export with gold and used like gold in
! paving our tereign Indebtedness
III. Is no. wheat therefore worth Il
DIT. ct. more than other articles Of hom,
production. rot exportable, hut who's
price is determined by the home market
Let Us illustrate
Suppose Perrine raises this fall loo
bushels of oats and We raised 1000 bush
els Of wheat and be takes his oats an
We our wheat To New York, Perrine'
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-08

ANOTHER FILSEHOOh REFJ'TED.
As soon a. it was announced that the
Independents had dominated Hon. Peter
Cooper for the Presidency. our lying en-.
emies sent out the Statement mat ne hau
declined our nom.natioU-ai course ne
had!-declned Il WITH contempt. &c.
The following letter exptodeS tins
cheeky falsehood
New YoaK, Msy ). Peter Cooper. rrply ing
% the letter informing hun Of his nduilNtio n
for the presldencY - the greenhaek couyeh-
non, says:
While most heartily thank the convention
for the great honor they have conferred on me,
kindly permit ne - say that there is ! bare
possibility, ii WI counsel prevail, that tie
sorelv needed relief from the e!ightlng elects
of past unwse leg iSlati0h relative 70 the Aaail-
cas. which the peon,s 50 earnestly seek, may
vet be had through altner the puhioan or
Democratic p$rty, noth OF them meeting II IA
lonal convention az an early day. tits uuuec-
,.,s.ry for me Ia assure YOU tina While have
no aspirations for the position ~ chief magiS-
rate will most chaeifuly do what can To
4 forward the interests OF my country. there
! fore accept your nomination contitonaliv, eN-
messing the earnest hope that the independent
Dsrty may vet attain its exalted aims, wh'ie
permitting me to step aside and remain III that
i,uiet which is mos. eougenial to my nature ana
lime Of lie. "
ISignedl PKrsI tooPsR.
Which mean, taat ii the Democrats
and Republicans 10Th adopt contraction
nlatforms. or aom,uate contraction can
.iidates, Peter Cooper will run. and the
independents Wi. carry Ohio, Indian
and illinois. And arrow the selection Of
President into tae House OF Representa-
ives. ION with the dance"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-08
QElGE- NOCTOHS REMEDY

uba R.publican pape-5 admit that the
nation Is sick. sick nigh unto death bat
they INSIST that it can only be cured
with republican medicine that It must
tax a b .lr Of the dog II II 1T it.
The Farlbault Republican steps - tie
fr1nt with its gal.ipots and toluoes, each
With the trademark o. Grant & Bel
KNAPP upon the val, and nolsss uotens
W ill iaset them INTO the Jaws Of tle dying
patient. II remarks:
But, says Mr Donnelly, England ard France
are boarding. the gold, consequently = c.n not
be retained in sufficient quantity for CIR iiation
How DO the =. 1t from is, INST ii q We fsdln
.....aiu' Mani silly, b-cause We are tl- teotor
party. The remedy is obvious; keep the tariff
At a rate TIA; viii stop oye--tsadins
We VIII suppose merchant in + r-
bault to send for McKinstry. the editor
ofthe Republican; and .e.i hlm that he
is on the eve of bankruptcy and that he
wants his advice.
You are suffering from overt-adlny.
says Mcknstrv.
~ ou are an ass" says the merchant,
''would YOU have me shut up my shop
and expect to yet rich by keeping my
goods on the snelves''
And vet this Is Mes advice to the ma
ton
Does he not know that the the1ii shat
A nation should export more than 1t IN
ports has beeu exploded thousand
times Does he not know that England
exports are constantly less slan her I'M
ports and vet she has Leen steadily In
/ ~ 4 -, No. !. n
lest nation in the world
Mr.. Morrison OF Illinois gave, an H.
lustratiou OF this truth the other day II
congress. Hon Mr. Hooper q Mass.
an ex-m. C., seIt ont $40. 900 o American
goods to England he sold them there
! tor as 600; he bought English goods ano
shipped them to China and excnan -ed
them for Chinese goods which sold II
New York for 100000 imported. 70 wit
T 800 900 while in truth the nation was
so 900 richer by the transaction.
But our guack has another bolus. lie
says.
| ParonIze home manufactures: pay of tn
bonded Indebtedness 0; the government A rap
/ idly L. possible.
| "Patronize home manufactures" How
by paNlDg from ~ 10 ~ Pr. O.. Hioi'
ior home made goods than We could buI
| foreign goods tori
Roo the people" savs Mac take
their money and put it in the pockets o
few wealthy manufacturers, and thei
they the plundered people will be 30 rici
that they can pay off their bonded indebs
aess,
| Bah I. is shocking 70 see such slut
paraded as arguments and swallowed b,
thousands Of men who are ranked As in
.elligent beings.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-08

The Pioneer-Press. Tribune, the Re-
publican State organ, is immensely
pleased with the platform 1t says.
Except the last resolution, which pitches I'M
to the republican party right and left there is
nothing distlnctvey democratic about the
platform, and with the additional exception OF
the revenue tariff principle on which the re-
publican party is divided there is nothing in it
which would not command the cordial assent
Of q republican convention
The Republican state organ is right.
The platform, il all essential particulars,
is a Republican platform 1t will bring
delight TO the soul OF Grant and jay
Gould.
Joe Wheelock pats the convention a
the back and says with grin:
The Minnesota democracy did well yester-
day As was foreshadowed in these columns,
the voice Of the Minnesota democracy is for
Tildsn and resolution warmly endorsing
filden, a. "the representative reformer Of the
| times was adopted by vote Of I25 TO "a.
The Minnesota Democracy did well
yesterday" And their course was FORE
Swallowed in these columns That is,
the Republican State organ told them
what to do and they did i'll,
We are glad to have the Pioneer-Press-
1
Tribune say -
| We cannot compliment the democracy on 4
very discriminating selection Of delegates TO
the st. Louis convention. Here they are:
ku1ene Wilson, at large.
FInt DIstEict-Samusi Buck, of Blue Earth.
j y. AcKsnDy, Of Chasfield, and C.F. Buck,
Of Winons.
Second District -Michael Doran, Of Le6ueuf:
John =. Norrish, Of Dakota; Geo. e. Skinner,
| Of Rice.
Third District-william Lee, 81. Paul; I. q.
hesiey, Of Wright; J. N. Castle, Of Washing
There are some fair man in this delegation;
but on ~ Whole, 1t is not creditabis 70 u
democracy Of Minnesota.
This is terrible! 1t shows how fool
ISL the convention we're not to ask 10.
Wheelock and Aleck. Ramsey TO give
them, in advance, list OF the men they
would prefer as delegates no wonder
Bill Murray said ''three times the Re-
pub,icans had succeeded in getting .
candidate To suit them nominated IN
democratic national conventions. 1T
begins TO look as IL they would do it Z
fourth time.
But il may be that the Press
Tribune's disgust with the delegates il
because majority Of them are mot re-
liable for Tlden
IL Let 10 wait and sec il the natiOua1
Democratic conveatiO6. which meets
June 2lsh, will equal the Democrats
State Cosvenfioo II AinDssola in assia.
!. H. 00p44
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-08
THE DEATH or GENFPAL GOR
Wan

Our absence on the frontier prey ented
us from noticing ere this the death OF our
highly valued friend, General Willis A
German. He WAS a true, good, honest,
able man a courageous soldier, a skis
ful commander and 3 devoted patriot.
All the emotions OF his heart were honor
able and generous. lie love1 his coun-
try and his fellow men.
Such men are becoming are "A these
degenerate days, and when one 81 them
leaves Us it is a loss tc the antlre state.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-08

THE DEMOCRACY OF MINNESOTA
Lis with profound sorrow that We are
cslIed upon % chronicle the fact that the
Do6nerncy az Ninnooo1n hsye cummit-
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-06-15
SUBJECTS FOR Thought.

Happy is the man who is an early
riser. Every morning day comes to him
with virgins love, full of bloom, and
purity, and freshness. The youth of ma
ture is contagious, like the gladness of a
happy child. We doubt if any man can
be called old as long as he is an early
riser. And (oh, youth, take our word
for itl) youth in dressing-gown and slip
pers, drawling over breakfast at noon, is
very decrepid, CHASTITY image of that
youth which sees the sun blush over the
hills, and the dew sparkling upon the
hedge.
How often do we try, and persevere
trying, to make sort of neat show of
outer good qualities, without anything
within to correspondence like children
who plant blossoms without any roots in
the ground, to make a pretty show for
an hourl We find fault in our lives,
and we cut off the weed, but we do not
root it up; we find something wanting
in ourselves, and we supply it, not by
sowing the divine seed of heavenly prin-
ciple, but by copying the deeds that
the principle ought to produce.
Frugality is good if liberality be joined
with it. The first is leaving off super
Huous expenses; the last bestowing to
the benefit of others that need. The first
without the second begins covetousness; /;
the last without the first begins prodigal-
ity. Both together make an excellent
temper. Happy the place where that is
| found.
Death comes equally to us all, and
makes us all equal when it comes. The
ashes of an oak are no epitaph of just
how high or how low that was; it tells
me not what focks it sheltered while il
stood, nor what men it hurt when it fell.
The dust of great persons graves is
speechless, too; it says nothing-it dis
tinguishes nothing.
Never abandon your hopes. Hope is
better than enjoyment. Hope is often
the cause, as well as the effect of youth.
1t is certainly a very pleasing and
healthy passion. A hopeless person is
deserted by himself; and he who for
sakes himself is soon forsaken by friend
and fortune.
Mems lives should be like the days
more beautiful in the evening; or like
the spring, aglow with promise; or like
the autumn, rich with golden sheayes
where good works have ripened on the
| field.
The noblest spirits are those which
turn to heaven, not in the hour of sorrow
but in that Of joy; like the lark, they
wait for the clouds to odisperse, that they
may soar up into their native element
| 1t is easier to find score of men wis
enough to discover the truth than to fine
one intrepid enough, in the face of al
opposition, to stand up for the same.
| Reason is the director of mans viii
discovering what is good; for the laws o
well-doing are the dictates of reason.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-06-15
ADo0's Parasol.

Paris Letter, Philadelphia Telegraph
Queer things are occasionally to be
seen in Paris, but queerer sight than
that which witnessed, this morning, on
the Rue de la Paix, it has rarely, if ever,
BENNY let to behold. In making my
morning walks, l met a large white
poodle, shaved and clipped lion fashion,
who wore round, black velvet cap, CO.
quettishly placed on the side of his curly
head. In his mouth he carried a basket,
to the handle of which small ecru silk
parasol had been adroitly attached in
such manner that in carrying the bas-
ket the dog held the parasol over his
head, and so shaded himself from the
rays of the sun. 1t is impossible to de
scribe the gravity and aplomb of his dog
ship, or the immense amusement of the
street boys and passers-by at this move
spectacle.