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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-28
She Would be 4 Clerk !.

A retail dry goods dealer on Sixth
avenue had couple Of visitors the
other day when he expected a couple
OF customers. A woman appearing to
be about fifty years old, entered the
store in company with her daughter,
a thin.faced old maid of about thirty.
and when the clerk slid forward, the
mother said.
mot any dry goods to-day. Where
is the owner!
do you wish to see the proprietor"
asked the clerk.
s.He.s the man.
They were shown into the office.
The merchant supposed they owned
village store, and desir d to stock M.
and he welcomed them with winning
smile.
"My daughter Minerva-Minerva
Bolton" said the lady by way OF intro
duction.
| Minerva and the merchant shook
hands, chairs were placed, and as the
two sat down the old lady said:
"She's one of the best girls in the
State of New York
..No doubt-no doubt, madam
.AndSfter she has been in the store
one month you would not part with
her for ten dollars a day. said the
mother.
4 "Ah-yes-yes.
s.She's smart on figures, honest as an
old fashioned winter. and she wonldn' t
be giggling round with the clerks"
IL hardly understand you, said
] the gentleman.
II want place for Minerva. She's
signing and dying to be clerk
s.Ah! But / have no vacancy just
. now
Il don't want any vacancy. | want
, Minerva to be clerk. She's just as
smart as wolf, and if she comes here
: shall Of course do all my trading
with her. / don't know but I'd take
some bed-ticking home with me to-day
for they say ticking is on the RISE.
Tes-but-but-
II know how you feel, she inter.
rupted. "but you can depend on her.
5 Our Postmaster, Squire johnson. and
. heaps Of others, will recommend
her. She's got good character, that
girl has. You might leave million
dollars with her and feel perfectly
safe. Minerva, if you sold four yards
of factory at ten cents ward. how
much would the whole thing come
j tol''
Forty cents, Of course" drawled
Minerva.
E s.See there-see there' exclaimed
the mother. Have you clerk in the
]: store who can reckon figures as quick
as that :"
5 but have all the clerks want, :
/ he managed to get in.
!, .sYou might. discharge that cross
+ eyed young clerk out there. and giy'
this poor girl chance for her life,
! pleaded the mother. ssIf she doesn'
q get place she will certainly go into :
e decline and die.
: .Tes-but-but-'
e minerva. il you sold four bunche
Of hair-pins for six cents per bunch
Z how mich money would yon have 4
d .Twenty-four cents-any fool know
e that replied the daughter.
81 ..Can you beat that in this store =
proudly inquired the mother. IF yo'
q take her you can depend upon her
/. She's always home nights, is not.
II hearty eater, can put with up children
d and know your wife would like her
y She can sort o. do housework in Ii
81 morning and after dark, and 70 you'l
> be killing two birds with one stone.
'eI ~ can't take her-no-no. Got =
2 &
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-28
Judgement Rendered.
From the sait Lake Tribune.

From Tire Eait Lake Tribune.
A man was saving wood yesterday
afternoon in back yard. He severed
two sticks as thick as your wrist, ana
then went into the house, mary,
said he to his wife, ssmy country needs
me there's no use talking, we just 90
to slaughter all these Injnns no true
patriot can be expected 70 hang aronnd
q wood pile these days.
..John," she said, II you fight lnJuns
az well as You saw wood and support
your family, it would take lls Like you
r. cantnre one squaw, and you'd have
e. catch her when she had the ague
and throw pepper IN her eyes
John went back to the wood pie
wondering who told his wife all abOut
him.
/ -1OD- -
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-28
Two Scotch Recipes.

The following are from cores
pondent of the London Agricultural
Gazettee:
Sage Cream Soup.-An old fowl that
is only fit for the stock-pot makes de-
lightful stock for this soup, and it may
either be boiled till every particle OF
goodness is extracted, or if a less strong
stock is wanted, it may be boiled till
tender, and the meat afterward used
up in some OF the made dishes where
white meat is required. Add to the
stock while boiling, some whole white
pepper and blade Of mace. Strain
and skin the stock; this last operation
is best done with what is called kitchen
paper, a most useful article, and OF
which supply should be at the COM
mand of every cook. Lay the paper
on the top of the stock and draw it OF;
the fat on the top will adhere to it,
and the process should be repeated till
the paper comes off free from grease.
For every 2 quarts of stock take three
ounces of sage or of tapioca, wash 1t IN
hot water. and boil it in the stock for
one hour. Break the yelks Of two eggs
in basin, and add to them half pint
of cream Oh milk pour into it gradu'
ally a little of the hot soup, then turn
it all into the remainder of the soup
and heat it up, taking care it does not
boil. The stock for this soup may
be made of rabbit. or of veal, or of a
mixture of all three.
Beat Steak Pudding.-Cut up | IL
pounds of beat into neat steaks Dip
the chopper in cold water and beat
them little to tiatten them and make
the meat more tender; roll them uE
with a little pepper and salt inside
Line pudding basin with suet crust
made in the proportion of 6 ounces OF
suet ga pound Of flour. Take care t.
put the crust quite down to the bottom
of the basin, or the pudding will break
Cut the crust off even with the top o.
the basin, lay in the meat; it liked
add some chopped onion, half fill thu
pudding with cold water, cover owe
the top with lid Of paste reserved TO
the purpose, having previously wettet
or better still egged the edges of each
Tie up in pudding cloth wrung out o
boiling water and sprinkle with flour
Boil for at least three hours. 4 coupl
of sheep kidneys sliced and added t
the pudding, very much improves tn
flavor of the gravy, and, if lihed,three
quarters of teaspoonful of bakin
powder may be added to the crust
but it should be borne in mind tina
whenever baking powder is used. tn
utmost expedition in finishing up
necessary, as fermentation commence
) from the moment the water is added
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-28

eggs add their weight in white sugar,
and beat well together stir this into
two and half pound Of -four make
thick icing, and stir into it a grated CO.
coa-nut; bake the cake in layers and
put the icing between and over the
cake.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-28
A Meeting after Twenty Year Seperati

From the Kansas City Times.
An interesting drama was enacted
the other day in baggage room
in the Union depot. Old Aunt Sophia,
the stout, gOOd.natured colOred woman
who sweeps out the Union depot and
waits upon the female passengers in
the waiting room, was standing up
with her hands behind her against
post in the baggage room. Two colOred
men entered. One was well-known
express wagon driver j; the other was
a well.dressed colOred man about forty
or forty.five years of age. Police
Officer Hanlon followed them into the
room and pointed out Aunt Sophy.
"Aunt Sophy, does We know dis
man! p inquired the express-wagon
driver.
The well-dressed stranger peered
.curiously beneath the old sun-bonne,
waited anxiously for he expected
recognition. But the old colored
woman after hastily glance at the
face of the stranger. responded short.
ly and grufly:
mo sar Il don't know the gem
man.
..What! Sophy, don't you know
! George Duncan what was married to
We down dar in Cole county long afore
de war - said the well.dressed strang
err, advancing toward the old woman
who stood defiantly backed up agains,
post.
YES" responded the old aunty
gruffly. 81 members dat ar George
Duncan.
AN don't We member how / wa!
Souf when got cotched dat time -
..Yes. | remembers all about dat ar
members how dat same George Dun
can run off with a wuthless whit,
woman an leffme an my baby. and da
he got cotched afore he got to the FREE
state out yeah Kansas. and his mas
te sold him Sonf. oh eyes, | mem
bers all about it"
..Fs dat ar man: is George Duncan
!. come all de way from Orleans to fin.
you, Sophy, and my boy. Whar am da
, ar boy =
!, "Dat boy am man bigger dan you
: he am good boy, too, an 'spects hi
4 nanny, he do. He's at wax in d
r elumyator.
e lis We married again, Sophy T
uueried the stranger. anxiously.
!, ssNo. isn't said the old woman
impatiently. almost angrily. IAN
: doesen't tend to be again.
+ After brief pause, the man asked il
I sort of broken voice:
.. Whar am dat boy oh mine Z.
Hes down in de elumvator at q
:. State line.
Don't you know .Sophy, no MOI
Don't We member when come coortin
q We down at Massa Shelby Martin
place down dar in Cole county, Don
+ We members how we got married. an
/. an. Oh Sophy, don't ye know ye
husband, George Duncans'
Tears began to gather in the old dt
g pot woman's eyes, but she held ther
= back a moment, when nature CAV
way and she gave her old slave hu!
. band her hand and babe him ..go sc
q dot ar boy.
= After the old slave had left the ba:
y gaze room. Times reporter took oil
d aunt Sophia in hand. and from her h
If learned the following interesting fac
a in the case:
). About twenty years ago she was
slave. belonging to Col. Shelby Martil
: q wealthy farmer Of Cole county, n
Il far from Jefferson City. Not far fro
:. her old home there resided = fami
re by the name Of Duncan. who owned
colored boy named George. After
ht ! brief cowtshfp George md Sophia Ne
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-28

this clean, and even the process will
not suffice to keep all sorts of wood in
good condition. Some woods actually
blacken under the scrubbing brush.
But if the native wood, even common
kind. is we'll oiled and vanished light
ly, the room will be prettier for it,and
with very little washing the wood
work can be kept sweet and clean.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-28
FARM AND GRANGE.
Selected Recipes.

Roast Goose, German Mode.-Rub
the goose over night with salt, pepper
sage. thyme, and sweet marjoram, IN
side and out; in the morning prepare
the dressing as follows "A large hand
full of stoned raisins and Zante cur
rants to bread-crumbs, a couple OF
sour apples chopped fine, and one
mealy potato, with butter mixed IN,
and all well rolled together; but put
no spice in the dressing. For the gra-
Wy, boil the giblets in a little water,
and mash the liver in a spoonful OF
flour, chop the gizzard, stir these in
the liquid they were boiled in, add t
to the gravy in the dripping pan,
sprinkle in a little thyme, sage, and
sweet marjoram, and it is done. Serve
the gravy separately. When the goose
is cooked and served, garnish it with
sliced lemons, and few sprigs of
green parsley.
Roast Goose.-Make a dressing of
two ounces of onions, an ounce of
green sage chopped fine, coffee cup of
bread crumbs, little pepper, salt,
and the yelks Of two eggs; do not quite
fill the goose, but leave room to swell.
Roast two hours and serve with gravy,
and apple sauce.
Boiled Goose Dress and SINCE it,
put it in deep dish, and cover it
with boiling milk and leave it over
night. In the morning wash off the
milk, and put the goose Tito cold wa
ter on the fire; when boiling hot take
it off, wash it in warm water, and dry
with cloth. This process takes out
the oil. Fill the body with dressing
of bread crumbs seasoned with pepper,
salt, butter, and two chopped onions
if relished, and little sage, Put the
goose into cold water and boil gently
until tender. Serve with giblet sauce
and with pickles, OF acid jellies.
Roast Pig.-Witha small sharp knife
take out the eyes and tongue, cut of
the feet, trim the ears, and clean Il
both inside and outside thoroughly
Then wash we'll through several wa
tiers, and dry it with a clean towel
Rub it inside and out with salt ant
pepper. Make stuffing, with six pow
dered soda-crackers, one Tablespoonful
4 of sage, two of summer savory, on
chopped onion, half pint of ricl
milk, (cream is better) two eggs, will
pepper and salt. Mix these togethe
and stew about fifteen minutes. Fill
the pig with the stutling and skewe
closely. Put the pig to roast, with
pint of water, and little salt. Let i
roast gradually; and in order to max
it brown nicely, rub butter over TIL
pig. Basic frequently with the drip
pings while roasting Boil the live
and heart, chop fine, and add them t
the water in the dripping pan to forr
the gravy.
Spare Rib of Pork.-Wash and DIR
your spare rib, and season it with sail
pepper and powdered sage. Put it !
u pan and set it in 4 moderate over
Basic it well while roasting. Serve
with egg sauce or white sauce.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-28

The policeman smiled grfmly and r.
piled:
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-04-22

BEFORE the era OF Railroads. Cairo had "a
commanding position a. "a centre OF com
mcrce aud navigation. This importance of
position she Tin possesses. but has now the
additional advantage OF being great rail
road centre, number OF the most import.
ant railroads In the Valley OF the Mississippi
conyersing to and haNing their termini
there. Among these, coming from the north
are the great Illinois Central Railroad,
which traverses the entire state OF Illinois
from,it extreme northern and north eastern
to It's southern limits, and by it, come ctlons
extends into all the great northwestern
grain producing States the Cairo aud Vim.
cenne-, extending from Cairo to he City OF
Nincenoes, in the State Of Indian, where
its connections afford direct railroad COM
municatiOns with all Eastern cities and
the Cairo " 81. Louis Railroad, aiiording a
direct railroad communication with the
city OF 81. Louis and all the railroads CEN
tering there. The roads coming IRON the
south are the New Orleans. Jackson and
Great Northern and the Mobile and Ohio
Railroads, which give direct railroad com
munica'ion with the cities OF Mobile and
New Orleans. and other Southern Atlantic
sea ports. and by connecting roads with all
the country south of Cairo; and coming
from the southwest |. the Cairo, Arkansa-
and Texas Railroad, which riiords similar
communication with So utbern Missouri
Arkansas and Texas, aud the principal cit
les Of those States. This lAst.named road
Will give, also. direct connection with the
Texas and Pacific Road when il IL com le.
ted, thus giving direct communication wi h
the principal port, OF the Pacific Ocean
these ra lroads, terminating at Cairo, are
now all completed and in successful opera.
uoh, those In Illinois coming into the city
on bank OF each OF the rivers, Ohio and
Mississippi. and terminating al their coniiu-
ence, thus encircling the city. The Holly
Springs. Brownsville and Ohio River Rail
road, and the Cairo and Tennessee River
Railroad, which will both terminate at
CAIRO, are In course Of construction and will
soon be completed, and other railroads both
| In lllinoi, and IN States south of the Ohio
| river, which will also terminate at Cairo,
are projected, ana arrangements made 10
build them. The construction Of these
will greatly increase the rIiroad communi.
! cations OF cairo
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-04-22
Or. WHITTIER,
6i7 st. Charles street, st. Louis, Mo.

R|IpTIRE, t x::. - :, .' 1.::: r; ::
"IIMnI yoSsS or Oh, S1ayanise4iI y
UVu u N< JE1Ien matted e(!ysai.
went. 4 foIidesre % no FEE. Gallon o. u-y!ts 10
DR.. Judson. 7os CSH.H. Ryses. ~. keHis, iie.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-04-22

Calro has a moral intelligent, liberal and
chterprising population of about II, OOO--has
u superior system Of public schools, which,
Win Others conducted by private enter
prise, afford unsrrp ,ssod educational adj.
vantages-is Possessed of well.established
shurches OF nearly every denomination
mas pnbli" and priv ate buildings of u supe.
riQr character-has u climate, which for sa-
lubrity and healthiul influences cannot be
surpass"d-has a well-regulated and eff.
hcient municipal organization, its streets
lighted with gas, and other metropolitan adj.
MANAGES, which make 1t highly desirable
and In reality not to be cxcellcd as nIace
OF permanent residence.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-04-22

Its central location In the gros Valley oil
the Mississippi, and the great " ealth ofriver
and railroad communication. gives to Cairo
unsurpassed advantages as u commercial
point, rs II affords to her easy and cheap ac.
cess to all the grain producing districts o,
the North and West, and similar access 70 all
the agricultural produce consumers OF the
south, thus presenting the best location in
the Westfo an interchange Of the respect.
I've northern an! southern commodities and
productions
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-04-22
(IlntlCl NOrtgngc Snlc

Public notice j. hereby given. that by Virtu,
OF the provisions of n certain chattcl mortgage,
executed jointly by \. u. Stafford and H. l..
Morrill,, a. receivers of the Cairo and Vincen-
me- Railroad with II, equipment and the Cairo
and Nnccnncs Railroad Company, bearing dat,
February l>'i, TO the Undersigned, and by vir.
I've OF an olicr OF the circuit Court Of the United
states for the southern District OF Illinois, we
Will, on the 2Sth day of April. \. - lsiu sell al
public Vcndue To the highest bidder for cash i'm
hand the owing desci bed goods and cha,,cls
now III our possession, being the same de.cribel
in said mortgage and in the said order Of court
tO-wit:
ENGINES.
Passenger Nos. |, 2, } and I.
Freight-Nos. !, d. !, and ..
Switch-No 10. Total number of engines,
ten QW; numbered from one ~ 10 ten COl in
elusive.
Nos. ., Band t. Total number of caboo,es,
IL numbered from one ~ to four % inclusive
EMPRESS CARS.
Nos and 2. Total number of express cars
BAGGAGE, MAIL AND EXPRESS CARS.
Nos. sand 10 Total number of baggage, mail
and express cars, two t9i numbered nine ~
"''' -" PASSENGER COACHES
Nos. !, 2, 3, T. 3, q, and :. Total number
passenger coaches, eight ~; numbered from
one u to eight q Dd ,Hel ,iWt
Numbers .. 4, G, :, 10, ", il, 10 is, 20, 22, "a,
90, q, 30, S3, 8, 30, D, 40, ~, ~ 10, IS 80. 52
-, -, ST, So 30, o. u, 81, 49, 100 lo., los, IOG,
,Os' W ", ~ ~, rs, l?o, 2!, l2i. 1875, les
49, l3s, li, 1856, i3s, 40, lil. lii nc, lis, 100,
i53- 10, 49, lis, 100. Total number of box cars,
eighty $50 numbered from two (z) To one hun
dred and sixty Q"H inclusive, even numbers
only.
STOCK CARS
Numbers ! col. ZOE, ,O03, ,O0i. ,UOj COS,
i,"7 sos, ,"H loo, Ion, l,Ol2, LOIS, ,OlI,
LOO, l,olo, OF, l,Ols, ! ,Ol9 and ,o2O. To
thi humber OF stock cars, twenty eco; number
ed from one thousand and one q ,0OD to one
thousand and twenty Il ,02o), inclusive,
FLAT AND COAL CARS.
p, q ~ 81, 5s, %, u, 50, a, Is, Is, Il, A. Il,
o. %, o. -, 81, g. o., g. 90, II, rs. 7j II. a.
81 -, s. =, ~, ~, o3, %, %. 81, lOl los lOj.
10Y 100, III, llj, 10, III and ll9 Total number
OF HAT and coal cars, sixty (jo) numbered from
one ~ to one hundred and nineteen Ulg) inclu-
sive, odd numbers only
Together with all and singular the appurte-
nances thereunto belonging, or in anywise Hp-
pertaining, being portion Of The rolling stock
upon the said Cairo and Nincennes Railroad.
That said sale will be made AT the following
stations on the Cairo and Ninccnnes Railroad
AT the time set OpuD site puph that 4. n, gny.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-04-22

= That train will leave the depot of the Cairo
and Nincennes Railroad, in Cairo. at ; o'clock
\. NJ. on the day Of sale ailOrsing all persons
an opportunity of reaching the points above in
time for the sale, NJ the usual rates OF fare,
hREAEL MORGAN Il CO.,
n,,,, ,,.,.,, Mortgages
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