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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-11
THE WHEAT CROP IN INDIANA

tits 80 difficult to get at the actual facts
as to the growth of the wheat crop that
we have collated the following as to the
winter wheat crop of Indiana from the
Commercial of Indianapolis. Farmers
should bear these facts in mind. for after
a while the spectators will insist that
Indiana is overlooking with wheat. The
kilograms all bear date April 10th:
Anaka half crop. Kentland, prospects for
wheat poor. vincennes, the wheat poor.
Thorntown, wheat very poor. Crown Point,
no wheat Of any account. Charleston. wheat
looks fair. Patoka, wheat splendid. New
castle wheat very poor. North Judson, about
al Center, wheat most all killed. Hartford
City, wheat crop very poor, not half crop.
Covington, wheat fine. Lawrenceburg, wheat
badly destroyed. Lagrange, the wheat prom
Using to be excellent Worthington, not enough
wheat to pay for seed. Decatur, wheat crop
badly damaged. Windfall, bad, half a crop.
Laporte, wheat is medium. Union City,
wheat about halfa crop. Noblesville, wheat
G damaged; . half crop only expected
Koutts, wheat about all killed. Ohio county.
wheat in bottom lands looks badly; atwo
thirds yield. Vernon, wheat crop excellent,
Dublin, wheat not very good; light crop ex.
pected. Hagerstown; wheat crop considerably
damaged. Winamac, prospects for wheat GOOD.
Converse, wheat cannot make more than half
crop; much OF it is being turned under to
make room for other crops. Centerville.
wheat hardly an average. Ridgeville. wheat
looks badly; not more than half crop. Browns
town, wheat generally looking we'll Marion,
half the wheat has been drowned out: will
yield one fourth average crop. Greenfield,
wheat badly winter killed; perhaps half crop.
Sullivan, wheat not very flattering: high lands
appear bare; low fat lands will give small!
yield. Cumberland, wheat and barley look
badly. kokono, will be average crop Of
wheat. Valparaiso, wheat crop will be very
small Knox, wheat looks more than favor
bic. Hebron. winter wheat looks badly. 30
much freezing and thawing. The late rains
have hindered getting the spring wheat IN, in
good season, but much has been sowed. Jones'
boro, wheat very poor; open winter, thawins
and freezing have damaged it; cannot hope for
one half an average yield. Steuben, wheat
crop promises fair, but ro.hing extra; in cas-
tern part Of county poor. in middle better. and
western qSite good. Leavenworth, wheat full
half crop. Portland. wheat badly winter KILL
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-11

since Jan. |, in New York, are only the adj
vance guard Of an army already in motion.
The New York Tribune comes to the rescue
with doctrine worse than that Of Nautilus It
says that there is an excess Of manufacturers,
and tsansporters, and dealers, and that Z lsla
out -
And in confirmation Of all this the
New York Sun said the other day:
Every man who owns real estate in the city
may as we'll 1t once make up his mind that for
ten years to come it is g.ing to Re worth much
less than it was worth, or appeared to be worth
during the ten years just pase
Think of all the human misery which
can be distinctly traced to unwise legis-
lation.
"Man's inhumanity to man
Makes countless thousands mourn"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-11

in the grange that it would disrupt the
order BY the contention which would
follow. It appears from the foregoing
IS ifthe grange,-in lows at least,-was
likely to perish from too little life in
stead of from too much life that it would
die Of inanition instead of appoplexy.
The quack doctors stand with their fin
gers on the sinking pulse Of the patient,
and wave off the crowd with a., Hush
h-h!-Don't excite him he is peace.
fully passing away"
We are sorry to say these words, but
the man who utters unpleasant truths is
often our best friend.
Would it not be better to amend the
constitution Of the national grange and
declare that i. is the duty Of gran gers to
investigate every question which affects
their material welfare and to vote as
they resolve? We would not have them
the slaves Of any party, butte govern the
nation in the interest of the common peo>
pie no matter what party was smashed
thereby. s
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-11
THE BOASTED SIL YER RESUMP-
TTON.

There II dangsFfsr scarcity before long Of
fractional currency, and silver a. we'll The
New York Journal Of Commerce says: "There
is demand for silver coin for export to the
West Indies. and this will absorb considers
BILE proportion Of that Immediately withdrawn
from the treasury To-day Is high as / to TX
premium in currency was paid for halves and
quarters for export" As all fractional curren-
cy issued in exchange for silver IL destroyed.
It will BE- seen that boarding or expectations Of
silver will be likely to make shortness Of
''Enall change. Pioneer Press.
So! Indeed!
It follows inevitably as the night the
day that If there is the slightest pre-
MUM on silver over currency it will be
gobbled up BY brokers, boarded as gold
is now. or shipped out Of the country as
detailed In the above extract.
We give below an interesting quota
ton from the money article OF that hard
money paper, the New York World.
between the Bank Of France and the lmperia
Bank OF Germany to sae,Ehich can accumulate
the most coin-but especl the most gold
continues, - may BE- seen 81 ~ following
amounts Of gold and silver held BY each, Is
officially reported BY the dates below:
Bank Of Rank Of
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-11
SEEERE.

Brother Young, of the Grange Ad-
vance. published . communication the
other day and said it was written by ..the
devil;' whereupon lover of fair play
n zumbrota fred up and denounced
Young in well rounded rhyme. saying,
among other things,
Blu: we DO object to fighting,
Upon the Chinese plan,
ii you want 10 throw your sti.k pots.
Pick out another man
II there Is such man among YOU,
Get one whose head is level,
Who won't lie ashamed OF VIVA; be writes,
And lay il to the devil.
For We think of all the mean things,
Which chap was ever IT
Is to make the devil answer
Fer such poetry As thas
In which latter sentimen, We heart.
liz con0nr with the Zumhrota bard. To
make the devil answer for any OF H. H.
Young's productions is the heaviest blow
that Divine Providence ever permitted
t. be struck ut his Satanic Majesty. The
devil will cry out. like Cain. "Lord. Lord!
ny punishment is greater than can
bear
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-11
WHOLE NO. IS.

Republicans. to make them what he desired
tney should BE-. What was the cause Of Whist
we are now having-"hard times?'' The nro-
ducts OF the soil and labor was 8 large e ever
ana ne would admit, - all would have TO "a.
.nas me product OF both WAS larger; but times
cause Of this was plain. The war had "a.
p!eeeo the currency and paralyzed the indus
tries Of the country. He had served tl,rae ves,c
IN the late rebellion, and was paid by the NV.
eminent IN greenbacks, which were good en-
ough for him, and were as good now IS then.
ne looked upon the proposed resumption Is
knew nothing about the production 81 prscious
metals. There was not enough gold and sil-
yer in the United States or England to resume
specie payment It was just as sensible to
suppose that baker could make q loaf Of bread
without having dour IS to presume that re.
turn to specie payments could be had in the
time precribed by these resumptionists. He
the question before the laboring classes. and
soon the bloated bondholder would be sab
merged by the waves (which he had created.
Take the laboring and agricultural classes and
place the question plainly before them. and
show them that only upon sound currency
can the nation be perpetuated, aud they viii
follow you no matter whether they b. Demo-
Republicans to advocate Republican doc4rines
nor Democrats to advocate democracy. but TO
come out from them both and advocate sraen.
back currency.
Mr.. Burdick said that the impression had
gone abroad that the club was in favor Of in
dation. This was not correct, and b. desired
i understood. They advocated greenbaoks
instead Of national bank issues, and that they
BE- received for import duties They desire no
imitation and no reduction. He was glad to
see that there were men in Congress Who were
just as crazy . they wers said to be, he having
noticed that whom the question Of repeating the
resumption act csme up 100 msmbsas voted
for and lO6 against. He predicted that before
the adjournment Of Congress the bill would be
repealed.
The Independent revolution is spread
ing rapidly all over the west and south,
while even in the east, clubs are 3eiug
organized.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-11
THl GREENBACK CLUB OFAUSTIN
We quote the following from the Mow-
or &c ReY,2lhlicnn -
AUSTIN, Mimi, April Cd, 1876

AUSTIN, Mimi, April Cd, 1876
Pursuant to a call for Greenback Meeting,
the people of Dinsmore neighborhood met a,
their school house On the evening OF the ga
ulti,no to talk over the financial situation OF the
country. W. Hall was chosen chairman, ana
after which speeches were made ~ ;. s.ohe
and J. N. Patterson, and general expression
Of the meeting was called out. The following
resolutions were unanimously adopted: -,
/. We regard the Currency question OF the
nation as paramount to any other question TO Ike
decided at the coming Election.
2 We regard the Legal Tender, OF Green,
back, as the best currency that the government
has ever furnished to the people OF the United
States.
tn secure Greenback circulation, making il
par with gold and SILVER.
4. That these minutes he published IN The
Mower and Fillmore County Republican.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-11

Ihe above figures which We compile from the
reports Of the tanks show that since the end q
tbs enormous sum Of ~, 000. 900 Of gold ana
silver Ia addition TO the previous hoard. In
ths same time the Imperial Bank q 0efmanY
has increased il hoard by o14. 00O, 600. L
10th banks have bsen trying 70 ret I'D of their
silver and 70 accumulate gold q II stsad II y
fir 70 presume that At 1sAst "a, 00o. 90 81
this ~, 0oO. 0oO q coin boarded By Die two
banks IN the LIST two months Is gold. The To-
~ annual production Of gold In the world 4
the present tims i not A6ovs 800 yp00, 600. Il
appeafs, therefore that these two great banks
are boarding gold Just about twice q 1T =
y being supplied ftom the mines, and this
has bsen going on Tor over twoyen. Il y
therefore not . Be wondsfsd = thAt the valus
moditis-thoagh the 9st aajsfty of
people ~ still % bIi1ds1 b "a pss-
ludicss thst they insist in aAying that dss
has BEEN ~ over production q goods, and 1T
prices have declined IN conscience.
It Is very evident that II this country
were to attempt to resume specie pay
ments with mixed currency Of GOLD, III
yer and paper. and had 70 pay hundreds
of millions annually to European bond
holders il gold and silver, that the gold
would 20 into the capacious mawS q
the Bank Of France and the Imperial
Bank Of Germany, never to reappeaE on
this side Of the ocean.
Its evident that . currency which can
not leave the country y better Ior our
own people than one that takes wfn9S
and dies away 70 the Wsst Indies. France
OF Germany
Mistakes ID craftsmanship differ from
mistakes 10 theology in this respect, thsy
are Soon found ont, and even II fhio
weird Detected b. theff reeulis; wills
~ erroneous conclusion - - . tboo1or.
ica1 question may 1t ~ oGne915oo !
80 W0rid - 81 on1y oxpIe - r. -
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-11
HOW THE GOLD PREMIUM AZ
FECTS WHEAT RAISING.

J. Sterling Morten writes IS follows to an Ill.
inois Exchange:
The people OF Nebraska, and Of all the meat
and bread producing States. the surplus sup
IN the markets Of the world, viii BE- the mos,
benefited BY honest money. They suffer most
because they have it not All they sell is
measured by gold, ALI they buy is measured
by rags That which they produce Is sold on
. gold basis that which they consume, of man.
ufactured articles, is bought on . paper basis.
The odds are against them in every exchange
This sounds very specious. and at one
time deceived even our astute self. But
the exact reverse OF this statement ia
true.
To illustrates Let us suppose that
gold is worth 100 per cent. premium.
A. B. an importer in New York. has to
pay 3l00, 600 in England. He has to nav
it either 10 gold. bonds or produce which
he can ship to England and draw aeainst.
Now As wheatis such an article Of pro-
duce and export, tits as valuable IS gold.
and as tie premium Of gold rises the
price of wheat rises. One hundred thou
sand dollars worth. gold standard. OF
wheat in England. is worth one hundred
thousand dollars Of gold in New York.
less cost OF ocean transportation and as
gold in New York is worth 100 pr. ct.
premium. wheat in New York is worth
100 pr. ct. premium. Hence during
the war when gold was $50 wheat sold
for 2. IS per bushel.
Hence the present premium OF lSspr.
Ct, ON gold Is premi,.n: Of Is pr. c.. on
mhedf ra;sing. II is Our bonus. Without
it wheat that is now worth 81 90 wpsld
Be Eorth only 81 ccnls. II We multiply
thirteen millions bushels of wheat b.
thirteen cents on every bushel We have )
grand total Of nearly four nsillioa dollars
Annually added to he srealA OF Nance
alta by reason Of the premium on gold.
Hence Minnesota has no interest in 4
return to specie payments.
II this d NOS 30 will some Of our CO
senporaties show why il IS not %.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-11
CONTINUED HARD TINES.

Spring has come but the times grow
worse. Shrewd men say: 1857 Is on
US again" In the east it IS teutold worse
than it is in the west. We quote from a
letter written from New FORK TO the
Chicago Inter Ocean,
Fully LOO, go persons, men and women. ac.
cu<somed 70 labor Tor wages in tins city and
Brooklyn, are wholly UNEMPLOYED. and far
100, 00Omore the wages are reduced o5 to 10
per cent. For many thousands OF small housp-
holders occupying . single house and owning
their own furniture, It least, the long ppriod a
Sdleness hAs consumed everything. ,hene a
nothing for the constable or the sheriff to lerv
on and saw yesterday. with raj pleasure.
ter Of three months arrears Of rent dus Lv .
clerk three months GU. q en ploymens
Tne Inter-Ocean OF a lister date s.ve
editorially:
New York has suffered f-axfally; il has lot
incredibly lafye sums Of money Thoussnds
OF is meschans have been srspt ,nto o,,s,,
bankruptcy, and many thousands more hs1e
gone out Of business in poverty, their cap;tal
gone. but their business debts paid. The storm
has ALREADY sunk Hundred Nii.ions for tn
tank and investment companies; il has sunF
Five Hundred Millions Tor the merchants. ana
il has marked Cd from the sA.abis vaIue az aIi
The reai estate on the rsland faliy ffsy per cent
stu les Is the proportion rea.izahle for r.n,.
during he current vsar. And 6us,lr' !, '1 IS.
driven the distributing trade 70 Other csnters.
Il has put the citiz Of the West in d;rec4 r,,n'
nections With the producers Of the FOODS sfe~
seli, and diverted ths cOurx. Il un.-m,lc-.S
capital ffSm iz usual concentration thsrs =
ind employment Il these sopseme.y vitsI
uArs-vs0i almoae % ne v~ry existence a
New York, Ne have known Il f.e tvrnfv
vvnra - hna knnnsn III ru.ssAvvsl x.eslx
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-11
BISHOP IRELAND'S COLONY


We are glad to chronicle the great
success OF this grand experiment to col
Onize our state and improve the condit-
ion of thousands Of human beings.
The Minneapolis Tribune Of May 4th,
says
drs families from the east are expected to ar
rive on tomorrow, and take their departure
Immediately for their new homes on the Min
nesOta prairie, with the we'll wishes Of friends
attending them and the smiles of the church
and the cause Of temperance promising them
prosperity and happiness.
The last issue of the Benson Times
says:
Bishop Ireland, Father McDeFmott and otL-
ers, Were up last Tuesday and "Wednesday
looking over the ground with view 10 select
ing places for churches, and also to take the in
itiatory steps toward starting lumber yards,
here and at DeGraff The yard here, will be ives
OF rhornton's elevator, and will be running
before long. A church will be built at DeGraff
and We are informed one will be erected heret
also. Father McDermott informs Us, that very
nearly eight thousand three hundred families
have been located BY the parties conducting
this movement. The immigrants who are
coming, especially those Of the Irish, are Of the
better Glass; sober and industrious Father
McDermott Gays s'all ask the citizens Of Ben
son is, II one Of my people drinks do not
employ him. intend to have 3 sober com.
munity." Prom our own knowledge Of the
temperance work done by him in Kandiyohi
and Meeke- COUNTS, we know that he can.
and means to do exactly what he says This
is the season in which the influx was expected
really to bsgin, but theSknowledge Of it spread
abroad, and the home seekers have been pour
ing in for several months past. It would be
too lengthy an article to speak of all We know
of who are coming, but we learn that one col
Ony Of Sky families from Pennsylvania. and
another OF about the same % are now on their
way to this county.
Bishop ireland is not content with his
great labors in organizing this colony.
He is at the same time defending our
state from the unjust asperslons cast up.
on it. He writes to the New York Tab.
Lett
From lst.ers written to me, find that very
exaggerated idea Of Minnesota winters prevails
in the east. Our climate is certainly not
more rigorous than that Of the New England
States. Our winter atmosphere is very dry,
and, in consequence, the cold weather, endur-
able. One thing certAiu-and this il the chiei
consideration Tor intending immigrants Mime
sofa winters d, not prevent Minnesota farmers
from becoming rich and prosperous Il must
too, be added that We have the healthiest stat
in the Union, ~ statistics clearly show. Min.
nesota is entirely free from epidemic diseases
snd Middle States physicians prescribe il.
braeing atmosphere - the best cure for incip.
lent consumption.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-11
Anti. aatlumopolist.
IcNATlus DONNELLY. Editor.
AN IMPROVEMENT.

The Minneapolis Evening Tribune is
a handsome looking, ably edited paper,
and decided improvement on both the
old Tribune and the Mail. Long may it
wave!
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-07-13
MEMPHIS IN 1913.



In copy of the Weekly American
Eagle, published IN Memphis by f. 8.
Latham, Esq., Friday, January s, 1913,
We note the most important local" re-
ferring to an "alarming earthquake p
which visited Memphis and the sur
rounding country a. far ~ fernando.
Holly Springs and Pontotoc, Mississippi,
Florence, Alabama, somerville, Browns
vile. CovingtOn and Jackson, Tennessee.
Il occurred on the evening Of the 4th Of
January, about eight o'clock. The edi-
tor commented about half column on
the event and remarks that "Che shock
lasted about two E.izzsaa and reached its
most agitating period at the end Of the
first half minute, when It gradually died
away In dismal rumbling sound, appa-
rently moving to the southeast, and
proceeded from tie northwest.
The tops of several chimneys were shak-
en- down, the bricks falling inside, and
with the realizing of the houses and quak-
ing ct the EARTH trighttully alarming the
inhabitants. = AT our auction
houses, which were filed with people,
50 alarming and precipitate was the rush
into the streets that many people were
crushed and trampled upon by the
afrightened crowd. The. power Of the
Almighty was fearfully and sensib.y
demonstrated in the shaking Of the IL
gantic earth, as if but q mere Leaf Of the
tremuious aspen. Our city rocked and
reeled as If on the verge Of falling TO
pieces, and the hOrror-stricken people
tremblingly rushed from their tottering
houses for safety into the streets, with
the awful impression Of paralyzing their
senses that the earth was convulsed with
one of those dreadful thrOes that cause
her to open and swallow up cities" In
another notice he says the earthquake
twas not felt below on the river by
steamers, bat was up the river. AT New
Madrid the shock was severer than any
they had felt since 1871"
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-07-13
4 CURIOUS CRAFE.

More than six years since a New
Brunswick farmer living on the Upper
ST. John took it into his head TO build a
vessel in which to take his family to
Australia. He went to st. John and
there visited a ship-yard for the first
time in his life, and examined the build
of a schooner. Returning home with a
few tools and a book ON navigation, be
worked all the time he could get days,
and studied, with the aid of his wife, bis
B." navigation book evenings. At the
end Of six years his vessel was COM
pleted. During the spring feshets he
loated the craft down to ST. John.
At that time he had expended every
dollar he could raise, including the pro-
ceeds of the sale Of his farm. Mr.. Pom
erory, an American shipper, saw the
craft, and finding that it was an object
of curiosity, advanced the money for an
outfit and chartered her to take to Phil
adelphia. The craft ID said not only to
be great curiosity in point ofcOnstruc-
ton, but has numerous inventions never
before seen ON q vessel OF any kind,
which Mr.. Draper, the backwOOds
builder, has studied out himself Draper
has chartered his vessel fol. three months
in order to get the means Of taking his
family on a trip TO Australia. The
vessel is about fifty tons burden. She il
expected here every day, and will re-
main in the harbor several days.-Port-
land (Ale.1 Press.