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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-14
From the Atlanta Constitution.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
A staid.l00king gentleman. appar
emily q stranger, stopped at an appi
stand on Whitehall street yesterday
"What is the price of the oranges 7
he asked, pointing to q collection O
large pears.
''Dees ees not de horange," sal,
the polite vendor. .Dees is de Cal
ifornia paire. One for twenty-6
cent"
"YOu don't mean to tell me-" sait
the stranger, putting his hand on a.
apple, that this is a pear -
Pardon! no! l say dees ees d
paire. Dees ees de apple. Tree TO
de ten cent.
"Wcll, l must say continued tn
stranger. picking up . handful c
chestnuts, and examining them critic
ally, ''these are the queerest apples
ever saw"
ooh, my God, no! Dem ees d
ches-ynut what grow in your ow
countree. You roast theem in d.
fire."
"Roast them in the fire.! Well, VI
on my word" lingering q bunch {
bananas curi0usly, II don't see no,
such chestnuts as these can be impr0,
ed by roasting. They seem to be Sol
enough now. However, am muc
obliged. III see you later. Goo
day." and the stranger passed up tfr
street.
Gentlemen, said the fruit dealer
turning in an appealing manner to til
crowd that had gathered, "dat man
one escape dam fool from de peniter
tiary."
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-14
A Chapter on Gas.

"New York" says a writer, ssburns
Zoo, OOO, 900 cubic feet of gas per an
mum Chicago, 4OO, OOO, 900; St. Louis,
ESQ, 100000; Cincinnati, $1,000, 600 !;
Pittsburg, 100000, 900 San Francisco,
$50, 900. 900, and Baltimore, 400, OOO,-
OOO.''
'sHow do they make gas -
First they put about two bushels Of
bituminous coal in long alright iron
retort. The retort is heated red hot,
and. Of course, the coal if heated red
hot, when the gas bursts out of it, as
you see it burst out of Jumps of soft
coal when on the parlor fire. The gas
as it leaves the coal is very impure"
Chow do they purify it?
"First, while hot, it is run off into
another building; then it is forced
through long perpendicular pipes,
surrounded with cold water. This
cOols the gas, when q good deal of tar
condenses from it and runs down to
the bottom Of the perpendicular pipes.
This tar is the ordinary tar which you
see boiling in the streets for walks
and roofs.
They now wash the gas. They call
it scrubbing it.
This is done by filing a large vessel,
which looks like a perpendicular steam
boiler, half full of wood, laid cross
ways. Then ten thousand streams of
water are spurted through the boiler.
Through the mist and rain, and be.
tween the wet sticks of wood, the gas
passes out washed and
cleansed. The ammonia condenses,
joins the water, and falls to the bot.
TOM"
"What next p
"Well, next the gas is purified. 1t
is passed through watts of lime and OK
ide of iron, which takes out the car.
bonic acid. sulphureted hydrogen and
ammonia"
"What next q
1.-THE gas is now pure. 1t is passed
through the station meter, then through
the mains and pipes, till it reaches the
gas jet in your room. Then it burns,
and you all scold because it don't burn
DETER
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-14
That Is Ny Plaster .

From the Danbury NewA
He called Sunday night, as had been
his custom for several weeks. After
they got together alone in the parlor
he plucked up courage to the prope.
point and proposed to her, telling her
Of the days when every thought was
Of her, and only her. Then he said !:
dearest, will you be mine =
And she said:
II will"
Then he caught her in his arms,
and pressed her dropping face close to
his yearning breast.
Tighter still he drew his arms around
her.
"Mv darling" he started to whisper.
bending his face close to hers. when her
head flew up SO suddenly as to catch
him under the chin with sufficient
force to almost araputate his tongue.
"Oh T. he gasped.
'Phew J" she calculated, '.why. how
you smell -
s'Smeli - he repeated, while his
smarting tongue forced the tears tc
his eyes.
EYES," she replied, bending hei
face again to his breast and shifting
expectantly. "Oh my it is awful !
she added. as she drew back her head
He dropped his own nose into the
infected neighborhood, took sniff
and then as his face lightened up, HI
cheerfully explained:
"Oh, that is my plaster. Iput it OF
| for c0ld.''
''Oh !" said she, in q tone of relief
And again she dropped her head OF
his yearning breast, only q little higher
| up, and little more to one side. while
he ran out his tongue and tenderl,
caressed the wound with his hand
korchief.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-14
Going Into Winter Quarters

There is scarcely any time during
the seasons when dairy stock requires
more special care and attention than
now, as the herds so into winter
quarters. 1t is the habit of large
majority of dairy farmers in New York,
as well as in some other States, to
keep up the milking through Deem
Der. OF course some of the animals
will cease to yield milk during Novem-
Der. and very poor cows, perhaps, earli-
or. But the best cows, for the most
part. will not 60 completely dry until
the FIRST Of January.
As cold weather approaches, cows in
milk ought not to be left exposed to
storms. They are very sensitive to
cold at this season Of the year. and if
left exposed to rains and to storms of
sleet and snow, they not unfrequent-
" contract disease, which, with the
drain of milk, reduces flesh and seri.
ously impairs their usefulness another
season. We have seen animals in
good health utterly ruined hy day s
exposure to cold and drenching rains.
On the approach Of storms, the cattle
should be Immediately housed, and
care should be taken that the animals
on the outer edge of the stable should
be kept from cold drafts Of winds.
Another point Of very great import
ance at this season is generous feeding.
It is the custom with some to use ur
all the the coarse and inferior fodder
at the commencement Of cold weather
This is y great mistake, as the best
food should be given when the ami
mails first 60 into winter quarters
After they have been dried Of theil
milk and later in the season, the poor
or food should be used, and Is ami
mails. like persons. enjoy variety il
their diet. the coarse and less nutri
tious fodder can. BY judicious feedin,
from time to time, be used up to tn
best advanetagd. But if the NOW
have been topped on with late ends o
meadows and with the poorest fodde
grown ON the farm, then it may b
necessary to feed tho first. In sucl
cases the animals should have IN d
ditional ration Of ground grain-bra1
or ship-stufls to make up the de6cisnc.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-14

Finally he discovered that his patient
was in the habit of reading in bed, and
for that reason candles were kept
burning all night in her room. These
candles, of a dazzling wilderness. Lad
been strongly impregnated with arsen-
ic during their bleaching process, and
the arsenic becoming volatilized by
the combustion, poisoned the air Of
her bedroom.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-14

A beautiful young lady who had al.
lowed the tendrils Of her heart to
Irvine fondly around strapping great
conductor on horse car, had her af.
fectionate nature crushed by the dis.
covery that he was taking fare from
her, and dead-heading another girl
who lived in the same street. She did
not eat pickles and pine away. but
wrote him an affecting epistle, which
read: 'You want ia. Knock down enuf{
stamps to buy me . paister shawl 4 Z
dolley vardin before Sunday, or I will
put an awning over that girls Eye the
next time / meet her in Society. You
heer me-"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-14

Privateering is game in which great
prizes are won. For example, in l74s,
when the Scotch rebellion embarrassed
the English Government, tho proprie.
tors OF two privateers waited On King
George II. and offered 81, O0O, 900, their
share OF prizes, As . loan to be imme.
diately employed in the royal service.
It was thankfully accepted. The sum
represented in purchasing power ire
bic what it would now, and the value
OF the entire capture may be estimated
BY the fact that, including the casks,
the treasure weighed 70 tons, IL cwt,,
and was brought to London in forty
i've wagons. and deposited in the Tow
ef.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-14

"What is that man yelling ct :" ask.
cd IN Illinois farmer Of his boy, - he
pointed to . person in his field one day
this week.
what IL he yelling att repeated
the lad.
Yes" replied tho father inquiring-
".
81 know" said the boy.
Then what ID it, you young ras-
cal !" demanded the paternal.
''Why," chuckled the urchin, he's
he's yelling st-at the top Of hia
voice!'
Then that cold blooded husbandman
placed vi0lent hands On hiS irreveI.
ent oG1pring, and laid him over Z
eang-ploW while he failed him with Z
fegk-6en1e.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-14

An old man Of eighty.6ve got lost /
. tunnel Of tho Metropolitan railws
In London the other day. He w
found BY pointsman In the middle {
the Tunnel In tho evening, wet to tb
skin from being saturated with Ii
water from the tunnel walls. On &c
ting out Of . train at Kings Cror
Station he had taken tho wrong d
rection. A. he wandered along, in.
Ing there were trains running bscI
ward and forward, he became bewi
dered, but for safety crouched close
the wan Of the tunnel, and frequent
had the greatest dimculty in escspinr
- he felt many Of the tfains touc
him - they went past. Feeling, no,
ever, that his end was certain I
prayed aDd aangt to allay his fears. 4
tire intervals when there Wa no TIA
coming be gropsd his uay along. uni
10 Nv . man with . lantern and In
|tened toward him.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-14
FARM AND GRANGE.
Do Horses Reason.

Here is a good story about horse.
which Is told in the Boston Journal.
and we presume many of our readers
could tell as good a one if they would
only take the time to write it out for
publication. Such notes on animal in
stinct or reasoning powers are always
interesting to old and young:
It would be difficult to convince
some people that horses and dogs are
possessed of reasoning powers, and as
difficult to convince others, who fond.
ly love these animals, that they are
unable to reason from cause to effect.
A story comes to us, we'll vouched for.
which will at least interest the reader,
if not convince him that horses are
possessed of more of the human at
tributes than many people are wont to
credit them with.
Among the many horses owned by
the Highland street railroad company,
is one which used to give the hostler's
a deal of trouble by slipping his hal.
ter and roaming at will about the
stable. The halter was, on each occa-
sion, buckled on as tightly as possible,
but to no purpose, for the horse would
invariably be found half al hour at
forwards making a dignified tour Of
the stable. This became monotonous
to the hostler, and he determined to
ascertain the modus operandi by which
his equine friend secured his liberty.
Again the halter was tightly buckled
on, and, taking seat where he could
watch his troublesome charge, he
awaited developments. Pretty soon a
horse which stood beside the trouble.
some one was observed to poke his
head into his neighbours stall, and
catching the end of the halter strap
between his teeth, he pulled at it.
His first, second and third attempts to
unloose the buckle were unavailing,
but with a perseverance remarkable
even in a man, the horse returned to
his work repeatedly, and finally out
dropped the buckle-tongue, the throat
strap fell, and the horse of inquisitive
mind was soon stalking about the
stable again. A change of location
was of course necessity.
A large, homely, piebald geldlng,
owned by this company, used to mani
fest a strange regard for white mare
he formerly worked beside. In the
stable he was hitched with a rope
halter, and until chain was substi.
tuted, he used to gnaw off his halter,
march deliberately to the stall occu-
pied Ivy his mate, and squeeze himself
into the stall, which was only large
enough to accommodate one horse COM
fortably, and a great deal of effort was
required to separate the equines after
they had become wedged in so closely.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-14
What Befell Wife, Beaten in the Dusk Of
Eventide.

From the Detroit Free Press.
James Robbins, of National avenue
has been missing for three days, but
there is no anxiety around his house to
learn his fate. His wife knows what
caused him to disappear and she is will
ing to let him get good ready to come
back. Robbins married lone widow
about four months ago, and they had
not been welded two weeks when he
gave her . beating. She overlooked
it then, thinking he would tone down,
but in a week moro he blackened her
eyes. In brief, Robinson turned ont .
brute of . husband, and the ex.widow
had the sympathy Of all the neighbors.
She is said to be meek and humble in
spirit, and Robbins had no excuse for
his brutality. Four or FIVE days ago
he Knocked her down and started Of
up town, and the wife crawled over to
. butchers to see about having Robbins
arrested. The butcher, who weighs
100 pounds and has q fist like . maui,
knew . better way than going for the
police, and he unf0lded . plan.
When Robbins reached home that
evening the house was dark, aud the
butcher, dressed in woman's clothes,
and with his jaws tied up, sat in the
rocking chair.
"Why il blazes amt supper-ready !"
howled Robbins as he stood in the
door.
The butcher groaned.
"Grunting around again, are you!"
shouted Robbins. whats the matter
now!"
The butcher groaned again.
"You feel too high-toned to answer
me. do your growled the wife-beater.
''Well, we'll see about that. Just take
this, will you -
He struck out, but the disguised
butcher caught his wrist, spr2ng up.
and there was fun in the cottage, He
ehoked Robbins almost to death, tied
him up in hard knots and united him,
drew him around by the heels and
hair. and finally picked him up and
tossed him over the fence into the
mud. The wife-beatter had kept up =
steady yelling from the first attack,
and as he rose from the mud and sped
down the street he seemed to think
that Sitting Bulls whole fighting force
were after him. At II o'clock that
night he entered . Michigan avenue
saloon and told . story about six men
robbing him, and half IN hour later,
- he was prowling around . shed to
find place to sleep. . policeman heard
him nying:
'sNose smashed. eyes bunged up,
sore threat, bruised I'll over, and sv-
ful aleepyl What . deeeiving persoa
q widow vomnn = :"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-14

Oatmeal Griddle Gladstone pint
oatmeal mush, one pint of -four, two
eggs, piece of butter size of an egg,
one and a half pints Of sour milk or
buttermilk. one teaspoonful of soda.
Beat well and add the soda dissolved
in little boiling water just before
frying.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-14

Oh, the artless prattle Of an innocer
childhood How the sweet music {
their hearts and voices Gains the viii
warnings Of the sorrow crowned year
Of maturity! At . happy homo I
Burlington, the other evening, wher
the family was gathered around tb
tea-table entertaining nnexpecte
guests, the fond mother said to tn
youngest darling, "Weedie. darlin,
be careful you mustn't spill the be
ries on the tablecloth." ssTaint q tsbl,
CLOTH" promptly responned darling
Its . sheet" And late ct nigh
when the company had gone ava,
and that sweet child was standin
with its head nearly where its fet
ought to be, catching with it, tea,
blinded eyes occasional glimpses of
feeting slipper that futtered in til
air In eccentric gyrstions, one couI
sec how early In the stormy years {
this brief life one may begin to sufe
for the truth.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-14

Test of Brine.--A common test of
the quantity of salt necessary to add
to water In making brine for picking
meat, is to contiue to add salt till an
egg will swim in it. This. however, lis
an imperfect test of the strength of
the brine, since an egg will float in a
saturated solution Of salt and water,
and will also float, if to the same sat-
urated solution a bulk of pure water
equal to twice its own bulk be added
According to Gay-Lussac, seven
ounces and half of salt are necessary
to saturate an imperial pint of water.
This is important, since the efficacy of
brine in preserving meat depends very
much upon getting solution of salt
at the exact point of saturation.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-14
Half Sweet ana Half Sour Apples.

The 'shaf sweet and half sour ape
ple'' is again heard from. This tim
it does not come in quite SO question
able a shape as heretofore. 1 almost
saw this great wonder. It had only
just been eaten when I called to see
it. The following from the Syracuse
Standard gives full description OF
show the thing was done
Several years ago, Mr.. George Wilk.
inson, of Lee, Oneida county, tried a
novel experiment on one of his young
apple trees. Taking the graft. he
quartered it and distracted two quar-
ters, supplying the vacant places with
CRAFTS from another tree of q different
species. For instance, taking green
ing graft he cut away half of it, sup.
plying the deficiency with CRAFTS from
the Tallman sweet, and awaited the
result in ripe fruit. Ordinarily one
or the other graft comes out first in
the process of development but in this
instance, the result has been the pro.
duction of an apple showing the dis.
tinct qualities of both species and in
distinct parts of the ripe fruit. We
were shown by Mr.. Perry, Of the firm
of Perry and Robinson, a couple OF
these apples. The exterior appearance
was peculiar, in that the two quarters
presented a ga rosy checked" appear
ance, indicating the Tallman sweet
graft, while the other two quarters
were green, the result of the ''green.
ing half of the graft. The interior
appearance did not indicate the differ
ent characteristics in such marked
degree. But the taste of the two
kinds of apples was preserved. The
experiment was novel one and the
result ditto.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-01-14
To Montana Miners.

Gentleman-As am constantly receiv-
ing letters from parties in Montana IN re-
lation to the Back Hills, l adopt this
method to say o you thai am sai'shed
that there are g.od digeings there nave
talked with number of persons who lett
the Hills last simmer in obedience to the
Crooks proclamation. and they all 'e'l
me the same story, and have all gone back.
Nv partner J.mes J. Sutherland, went
with them. The Hills are now practically
open and partie. are leaving here nearly
every day for them. There is COCO
wagon road from Bismarck to the Hills.
and on the route fifteen miles Is the great
est distance between wood and water,
while but little OF the way is through an
Indian reservation. A mail ard express
left here yesterday and will run regularly
every month during tho winter increasing
service in the sprung as occasion demands.
The distance from here to the Hills IS 200
miles. The express which left yesterday
will certainly make the round trip in from
tweve 70 fteen av-.- >.'~-- =
I shall hear from Sutherland and Will then
write the Montana papers, if things are
favorable.
The best way to get to the Hills FROM
Montana will be to come down the river In
mackinaws to Bismarck, as the road from
here will certainly be protected. It protec.
ton IL needed, by the military.
Bismarck. D. T., Dec. 81. 1878
E. II. COL! ms.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-01-14
The Onward march Of Discov

Inc V0W0FO M0TC0 VI &yxSCVV
cry.
A new key is being put into tbs telegraph
offices Of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Under the existing system . key and .
sounder are required for every wire with
which an Office has connection. The new
key can be connected with . dozen or
moro wires in turn and requires no separate
sounder. The key rcvolves upon . disk
of hard rubber, attached ct which and
projecting from It's under surface. are 4
number of plat'na points. representing
- many connecting wires, to any one of
which the key can be turned: and II can
be disconnected BY touch. This mode
of connection, apart from its convenience,
Is said by the operators to obviate . dif1-
Guilty familiar 10 those using the old key,
WHOSE point Of contact il in the armature
upon which it works, in which the current
is frequently weakened or interrupted BY
the clogg,ng Of the points resulting from
constant friction. Mr.. Hussey. the invent.
or 10 building factory at Menlo Park,
n. J.. for the manufacture of the instru-
ments; ard Nj. Ellison Of Newark. din.
&c verer of the new electric force, has Dur.
chased land ct the same place tor factory.
In which the machinery for some o, bic
numerous Inventions 10 to b constructed.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-01-14

The proposition to reduces the regular
symy We regard Is the poorest kind Of
economy, A nation of forty millions of
people con veil afford to maintalu in time
Of peace % army af twenty Ave thousand
soldiers. The numbpr i Eeslly smaller
than It should b. We regard the pre-.
ent attempt p yeduee the military force y
unwiss and impoYtic. The money ~.
pended on the army b oil spent y home
none Of It goes abroad.it returns 70
the people, for It 10 we'll known thss no
class OF our people ars more lihefh than
army men. and that none OF them eyss
die rich. The appropriation Tor It. main
tenaDcs soon gets into circulation end
into the pockets Of orr own tradesmen and
others. There b 10 demand coming an
fto@ the constituents OF Congrcssmeo 70
diminish The ranks Of our gallant soldiess.
and - Trust that success Will not astsnd
the effort 70 reduce The rank and de. The
psops Of tho West need . strong and 70.
liable military foeoe. and protest agaiass
any reduction.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-01-14

~ Columbus, January 8
The dxsysecond General Assembly %.
sem"'sd sfaAa. n. Charles b. 0rueye.
nor. OF Athens. wss elected Speaker Of
the House, I'm. Leonard, Of Cleveland.
Chief Clerk. ssnd Vim, Brown, of Law.
rence. sergeDqtsat-Afma, and subordinstes
in sccordaace with the deciaion Of the
Republican caucus Of Saturday night.
In the Sepate. ]. c. Donaldson was elect,
ed Ghief Cleek; f. l. 6onea, Of Toledo.
6efgeentAt.Arma
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-01-14

os0AssWAW@ ke<AeeAAAAOV0OSss
The following are the standing commit
tees of the Council and House Of Repre-
eentatives:
Ways spd Meaps-Watson, Bass, Tat
EN-.
Judiciary Cullen, Cardwell. Lewis.
Internal Improvements-Lewis. Abascal
Hornbuckle.
Public Lands- Hays, Allebaugh, Bass.
Federal Redistribution, Graham,
Cullen.
Education-Grsham, Copstans, Watson,
Towns and Counties-Abascal, Tatem,
Allebaugh.
Military Acknowledgment. Abascal
0rah4m.
|ncorporatlons - Oonstans, Cardwell,
Abascal.
Agriculture and Manuiactures- Bass,
Rays, Hornbuckle.
Elections asdwell, Watson, Cullen.
Indian AfEaiss-Absscsl. Tatem, Gra'
ham.
Mines and Ainerals-Hornbuckle, Lewis
Cardwell.
Observation-Disclosures Hays, Gard
we'll.
Roads and Hiahways-Baas, Horn.
buckle. Abascal
Engrooment-Lewis. Watson. hays.
Enrollment-Tatem, Graham. Lewis,
Printng-Grahsm, Cullen, Basa.
Ways md Means-Curtis Word. Rot
witt.
Judicissy-Word, Mead, sandesa
Internal improvements Burkett, Swee
|pey, Reed.
Public AandseMoore Of oallatin, Ford
|QayaI
Federal Relattons-NcCormicE Tiss.
|pey, eanderaI
Education and IAbos-Beal. Ro,vitt
WoPden.
Towns and countiss-stuart, Brooke
ODds.
Military Aahira-Tiesney, Keunsslly
Mcknight.
Observation-Disclosures, xsad, Ulew
|eil.
Agriculture and 1anufAotulne-
|nev, Cave, Reed.
Elections-Head, Cave. Clewell
1ndias Adaiss-Ford, Moore Of Gallatin
AcKnight.
Mines and 1inerals-Ksnneally, Des,
|Cheosmau.
EugFossmeut-Curtis, Wor6eu, Chess
man.
Observation-Disclosures. Rurkett Ties
ney,
Prinunk-Aoore Of Deer Lodge, yord
Olds, Mccormick.