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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-11-09
MY TRAMP.

Elizabeth Stuart Phelps writes on the
Their side of the vexed tramp question
in the current number Of the Indepen-
dent:
All through the sweet June weather
they came trooping up-a tattered. grim.
desperate. sad, but never bad process
sion. Such men were never seen before
in our selt>respecting Massachusetts
country roads on errands such as these.
Grave, grim men. with steady lips and
the solid eyebrow that betokens the good
workman. Gentle, kindly men. with
the soft blue eye and sudden smile that
bespeaks home>loving natures. They
stand before ne. deterrent. hat in hand,
bu. stern, with fierce, repressed kind
OF self-respect-
Hour after hour entertain them in
the back entry. They ask for little.
Never for money. I'm not beggar,
Miss" Seldom tor food; seldom for
lodging. Il Is the same old. uneuding.
weary story. ssCan you give me work.
can get no work. Have you got any
mtle has asked fbe hgoad- We must
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-11-09
INVENTION OF SUSPENSION BRIDGES
BY THE CHINESE 1900 YEARS
AGO.

The most remarkable evidence OF the
mechanical science and skill OF the CHS
nese at this early period is to be found IN
their suspended bridges, the invention
which is assigned to the Han dynasty :.
According to the concurrent testimony
of all their historical and geographical
writers. Shang-leang. the commanders
in-chief OF the army under Kaou-tsoo the
first OF the Hans undertook and com
pleted the formation OF roads through
the mountainous province OF Shen-se,
to the west of the capital. Hitherto its
lofty hills and deep valleys and rendered
communication difficult and clrcuitous.
With body of 100000 laborers he cut
passages over the mountains, throwing
the removed soil into the valleys, and
where this was not sufficient to raise the
road to the required height he constructs
ed bridges, which rested on pillars or
abutments. In other places he conceived
and accomplished the daring project OF
suspending bridge from one mountain
to another across deep chasm. lhese
bridges, which are called by the Chinese
writers, very appropriately. Flying
BRIDGES" and represented to be numer-
Gus at the present day, are sometimes SO
high that they cannot be travelled without
alarm. One still existing in Shen-se
stretches four hundred feet from nouns
tain to mountain, over chasm of five
hundred feet. Most OF these flying
bridges are so wide that four horsemen
can ride on them abreast, and balustrades
are placed on each side to protect travels
ers. 1t is by no means improbable Gas
Mr.. Puthier suggests, that. as the mis-
sionaries in China made known the tact
more than a century and halt ago.
that the Chinese had suspension bridges,
and that many OF them were OF iron, the
hint may have been taken from thence
for similar constructions by European
engineers. -IAornton's History Of Chi1u.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-11-09
CYMNASIIC PIC.

And now in this-that is to say. in the
year 1876, a kentucky pig has suddenly
developed a genius tor gymnastics and
engineering which eclipses the proudest
previous achievement of his race. This
eminent pig was recently placed by his
owner in pasture surrounded bya nigh
wall and ornamented by elm trees les
TONED with wild grape vines. Inc
walls, however, could not conhne ms
bold and yagrant spirit. Selecting tree
standing near the western wall OF the
pasture, he carefully bit loose he lower
end of !, stout grape vine which was at
tachedes4y its tendrls to limb OF a tree,
and taking this impoverished rope IN Ms
mouth, swung himself in tie all until he
had gathered On impetus which sent
him entirely over tie wall and landed
him in the NEXT field Though often re-
captured, he has constantly repeated
this extraordinary feat, and his intel i
gent owner, instead d cutting down his
elm trees to restrain lis pigs wandering
propensity, haa wisely decided TO e0n-
cate him ior tile trape1a business, pro-
yided SO noble 3 spirit proves willing to
minister to tho amusement OF u circus
audience.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-11-09
P4RLSLAN PROFESSIONAL BEC
CARS.

There can be no question that 80 ont
overy 10 beg9ar3 IL PARIS are such De
cause they tiaI the business prollsab.e .
A creature liz that grade OF bloustrd
lie where o choice OF occupation lies be-
tween such enploymenLs us rag picking
street-swceping, petty thieying and the
like. has no bride to govern MS course,
and he turns 10 begg4rY - business
quite as willingly as any otaer, ii he can
see his way to success in II. There IS a
necessity III talent involved III The oerus
patton I'll i begg4r, however. upid
person settin@ up rs beggar. will not
BIZ likely 10 earn enough u eat. But. ii
one has some histrionic ability, it can be
turned ID good purpose III this ousla. - .
4 talent tor Getting ones~selt up pletur-
escuey Is ct immense value. Men-aI
qualities OF high order bring their own
exceptional rewards in this field as In
others. An old Beggar whose post was
at the entrance OF the passage Ncro
Dodat, was reputed 70 be i man OF
wealth. lie was certainly . man OF
talent In Ia moment OF communicative
ness this old bettandier gave his .code.
as he called it, whichis worth printing.
II is as follows Never ask aims 'front.'.
Il man who IS coming from Ginner,-
roast beet renders one selfish; ,, gems
tIeman who is tollowinga lady >, men
who are too fat, it annoys them to stop;
/, a lady who is alone and unobserved ;
), gentlemn who are putting on their
gloves. But ask always 'front.', man
who is going to dinner,-ne sympathizes
with an empty stomach; ?, a lady who
knows she is being followed: ), people
who are walking two by two-their
amour propre makes them give; 4,
officers in full>dress uniform; ). office
seekers going into cabinet ministers
bureaux-they give in, hope that it will
bring them luck. \ hideous looking
beggar was arrested recently in the rue
| des Bouiets, sinister street in the
Faubourg St. Antoine, between whom
and the police commissioners the follow
ing conversation ensued: "Your manner
'.Pontron Jacques-nick-named Eye:
tor Everything" '.Your profession?
Witness Witness? What do 20,
mean by witness?n AS / have eyes to-
everything. | know everything tina
occurs in the neighborhood, and an
called up every time there IS q row o.
anything :" In answer to further qucs
tioning the man stated that he belong
ed in the Quarter Ste Marguerite, ane
that by his profession he netted abou
forty francs month. his pay being tw'
francs a time. This Information, ii &C.
curate. would indicate with precision tn
number of rows per month INDUCED j
by tho scoundreis OF the quarter. L
the intervals between rows, Pontol
Jacques prauticcd on the sympathies @
strangers rs beggar.-Wirs S,ses i
dppleton'S auurnds.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-11-09
Min. c. HOPPER

N This unwe,c0ne guest and his yoraN
cious family have been visiting = mum
Der OF points IN Kansas and tue North-
west. Ills arrival j. noticed IN one o.
:. he Western papers IN the following,
strain Of melancholy joy:
The gentle hopper arrived yesterday.
lie has been travelling through the
western, The northern, The southwestern
and central counties OF the State, calling
on The farmers, and wandering into the
new spaper Offices and suggesting TOUR
line notice of his arrival. lie has been
looking over it after the manner OF a
lawn mower, and has paid some little
attention to late vegetables. lie was III
'Wabaunsee county u week or more ago.
and his Topeka friends have been eX-
pecting him. He arrived alter dinner
yesterday, some millions OF him. lie
hooked natural. We should have known
him had we met him III Leavenworth,
or III -ailax. or any other dry place.
There was no installing those features :
that broad expansive brow those black
prominent eyes that cutthroat mortgage
of a mouth land those scarlet fever legs.
1t was him. They say the grasshopPer
lives only year, or rather one season,
during which he actively devotes himself
to business, and then turns up his legs to
the "blue vault of heaven" But this
seemed hardly possible yesterday. We
would have sworn that one we saw lay.
ing eggs in those grindstones in front oil
the Knowles Brothers establishment
was the same who Matched 4 promising
family out of an anvil in Junction City III
1874.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-11-09
HOW THE REsUMPTlONAcT WORKS.

Just observe how nicely the So-called
Resumption act works in favor of the
bank monopoly. Since it became a
law on January II 1875. the greenback
currency has been contracted to the
extent Of Sl3, i65. 1876, and in lieu thereof
$l9,S31,745 OF National bank currency
has been issued. The greenback cur
rency withdrawn cost the people nothing.
while the people have to pay about one
million dollars annually in interest
upon the bank currency which has been
issued in it's stead. This is the scheme
which the bullionists call Resumption
OF specie payments" No such thing as
giving the people hard money or soft
money is thought of. The plan is to dis
place the entire circulation of greenbacks.
known and recognized as money under
the constitution. and substitute for them
additional hank notes, which are not Legal
tender and which cost the people now
over twenty millions annually to float,
and will cost just double if they take
the place OF the present greenback cir
cuation. Besides this imposition on
the people the National bank monopoly
would have the entire volume of circu-
lating medium under its control. The
danger to the country under such con-
dition OF things would be very great and
labor would be taxed enormously to
stand the strain. Aud To this class oil
people we say that the only hope Of re-.
lief is through the Independent party
The Republicans created the National
banks. have sustained them all along,
and allowed the bankers TO impose the
Resumption act on the people. The
Democratic party has also been captured
BY the bankers aud not . word in con.
domination of the system is uttered by
the speakers or press OF that organization
The last House, although strouglg. Dem
ocrafic. refused to repeal the Resumption
oct in toto, when petiticned 90 to d.
By two million voters.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-11-09

bunal, on testimony of some exasperating
student OF the poor laws, who knows
exactly how many unfortunate, diligent
men our Lord means should be starved,
rather that one loafer should gull the
community?
Somehow, AS the poor fellows go limp
ing away. in the clean-tempered trustful
Summer light, it seems to me as if the
June sky held her magic glass against
them all because of the sudden shine OF
it upon them, the eyes Will swim. Their
heavy feet will tread in time to that
mourntul little popular song to which
these mournful times have given birth.
Its monotonous refrain runs:
s'No work to do! No work to do!''
Somehow, if we let them 60 uncom-
forted, their grave and trembling lips
seem adding strange wordsto the re-
buke-
Il was diligent man thrown out Of
work and ye trusted not in me.
LOUISVILLE, Nov. Frank johnson.
who has undertaken to walk 1900 miles
in 800 consecutive hours at Phoenix Hill
Park, in this city, completed 1,O57 miles
at o'clock this evening. He is in fine
spirits, and his hackers are confident he
will. succeed.
After six months waiting for the accu.
sors of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher te
respond to an urgent request to appear
and make good their charges against
him. the committee appointe
last winter to cooperate in the proposed
trial Of Mr.. Beecher by an advisory coun
sill commission, reported that no one hac
seen fit to respond, whereupon the Con-
gregational association Of New Yorl
and Brooklyn passed a resolution de-
clarins their belief in Mr.. Beecher's in,
nocence, and extending to him sympathy
in the severe trial through which he ha:
passed.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-11-09
The PENNSYLVANIA Railroad.
TUE GREAT TRUNK LINE

TUE c. e L II IAs q d Is lin Il
AND
FAST MAIL ROUTE OF TIE UNITED
STATES.
is the most direct, convenient, and economic
cal way OF reaching Pniadel pliia and this great
Exhibition from all sections OF the country.
Its train to and Aom Philadelphia will pass
througha GRAND CENTENNIAL DEPOT,
which the Company have erected at the Main
Entrance to the Exhibition Grounds for the
accommodation Of passengers who wish to stop
at or start from The. nanerpns large hotelS cons
tiguous to this staten. AID the. Exhibition, "a
convenience Of the greatest value to visitors,
and afforded exclusively by. the Pennsylvania
Railroad, which is 'THE ONLY LINE RUN !.
MING DfkEcT III THE CENTENNIAL
BUILDINGS. Excursion trains will also stop
at the Encampment Of the Patrons of Husban-
dry, at Elm station on this road.
THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD Is THE
GRANDEST RAILWAY ORGANIZATION IN
THE WORLD; IT CONTROLS SEVEN
THOUSAND MILES OF ROADWAY, FORM
ING CONTINUOUS LINES TO PHILADEL-
PHIA. NEW YORK, BALTIMORE AND
WASHINGTON, WHICH LUXURIOUS DAY
AND NIGHT CARS ARE RUN FROM CHICA-
GO, ST. LOUIS, LOUISVILLE, CINCINNATI,
INDIANAPOLIS, COLUMBUS, TOLEDO,
CLEVELAND, AND ERIE, WITHOUT
CHANGE.
Its main line is laid with double and third
ttacks ofheavy steel rails upon deep bed d
broken stone ballast, ana its bridges are all OF
| iron or stone. Its passenger trains are equip
| ped with every known improvement for COM
fort and safety, and are run at faster speed for
greater distances than any line on the contin.
| ent. The company has largely increased its
equipment for Centennial travel. and will be
| prepared to build in its own shops locomotives
and passenger cars At short notice sufficient to
fully accommodate any extra demand. The
uneqnaled resources atsthe command Of the
Company guarantee the most perfect accom-
modation- for all its patrons during the Gen.
,ennial Exhibition.
THE MAGNIFICENT SCENERY for which
the Pennsylvania Railroad is 30 justly celebra-
ted presents to the traveller over its perfect
roadway an ersT-changing panorama Of river,
mountain, and landscape views nnequaied IL
America.
The MANIFESTATIONS on this line are unsur-
"a Sed- Meals will be furnished at suitable
; hours and ample time allowed for enjoying
them.
| FxcUTao5 TIcKEra, at reduced rates, will be
sold 1t all principal Railroad Ticket Offices in
the West. Northwest, and Southwest.
| By SURE THAT YoUR TICKETS Read VIA TIM
GREAT PExxsTLvAsIA RoCTB 70 THE cEETzs-
| T1AL.
FRAsk THoursox, D. NJ Born, H.,
II General Manager Gen'i Pass'r Agent
;O9-i32
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-11-09
Centennial Exhi JiitIiiOn
PHILADELPHIA, PA,

pHlLADELfH1A,I Ia.
THIS GREAT INTERNATIONAL EXHIBI-
TION, DESIGNED TO COMMEMORATE THE
ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF
AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, OPENED
MAY 10Th AND WILL CLOSE NOVEMBER
10th, 1876. All the Nations of the world and
all the States and Territories OF the Union are
participating in this wonderful demonstration,
bringing together the most comprehensive col
lection OF art treasures, mechanical inventions,
scientific discoveries, manufacturing achieve
ments, mineral specimens, and agricultural
products ever exhibited. The grounds devoted
10 the Exhibition are situated on the line Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad and embrace four
hundred and fifty acres OF Falmouth Park. all
highly improved and ornamented, on which
are erected the largest buildings constructed,
five Of these covering an area OF fifty acres
and costing %. 900 600. The total number Of
bindings erected for the purposes OF the EZ-
hibition is near two hundred. During the
thirty days Immediately following the opsning
oil the Exhibition d million and quarter Of
ppOnIe visited il.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-11-09
BRANCHES ~ AIT.

The Art Journal is a monthly ournal specially
devoted to the world of Art Painting, Sculp-
ture, Architecture, Decorating, Engraving,
Etching, Enameling, and Designing in all its
branches having III view the double purpose
OF supplying q complete illustrated record of
progresr in the Art,and OF aiiording means for
the cultivation OF Art-taste among the people.
Each number is richly and abundantiy illus
trated on both steel and wood, and no pains
have been spared to render this work the most
varied, elegant, and valuable publication Of
the kind III the world. 1t contains the Stee
Plates and Illustrations OF the Tendon Ar
Journal; a publication of worldwide fame (the
exclusive right Of which, tor Canada and the
United States, has been purchased by the
Publishers; with extensive additions devoted
to American Art and American topics. Among
the features cont aned in 1t are the following:
/. PAPERS .soy SIR EDWIN LASDsgER's
-. SKETCHES, highly valuable and most
interesting collection Of Sketches de-
rived from the folios Of the great
painter.
II. SCENE on THE HUDsrH RIVER. Scatter
ed views Of the Splendid Scenery Of
the Hudson are not unfrequent, but
this series Of papers is assigned to give
complete succession Of Views on this
noblest Of rivers. They are engraved
from Original Drawings made for this
work during the past summer.
III. TAa FhxAca PAINTERS AND THEIR
/ VOhAo. A1C0ASluiAy .cuHI0vCu COVlc6
| ofsome Of the morS notable Of recent
| French Pictures, with descriptive let
| ter press, Prepared expressly for this
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| Nv. AMgRICAa AND BRITIsH ARTISTS AND
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by Artists Of note.
/ v. The STATELY HoMEg or Ex6LAnD. BY
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Of the famous old Manor. Houses Of
| Great Britain.
vi. The HoMEs or AMERICA. A seriA. (
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VII. Art II JAPAN. BY Sir Rutherf5 AL
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kill Various Illustrations and illustrated
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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-05-11
st. Louis and the Cotton Trade.

The st. Louis papers tell of further
efforts to I've put forth by the mercantile
interests of that city with Il view t.
cnIarcing its cotton trade and describe a
"ncw method" Of handling cotton as one
of the agencies to I've employed
1t is proposed that on the arrival of
cotton at warehouses it shall he sub
jcctcd to a rigid inspection after the bag
ging and ties are removed, and two sam
pies drawn from the bale and marked
sol numbered to correspond. Compress
sion will Immediately follow inspection,
and one sample will he given to the cot
ton factor and the other carefully sealed
and deposited with the secretary of the
cotton exchange. The cotton thus in
spcctcd, sampled and compressed on ar
rival, will he stored away ready for ship
mcnt promptly to any part of the world,
while under the present system of in
spcction and COMPRISING after II sale is
made. there is sometimes n delay of seven
to ten days before shipments go forward.
For the loss in weight by drying ont
after compression the trade are expected
to agree upon certain per ccntagc per
month which will be establish d as the
rule, and cotton will he sold by the
weights on the certificates given after
con, preston, less the per centagc above
mentioned. Df the advantages of this
plan, that of lesscning the cost Of in
surancc is one of the most important.
More than this, all classes Of buyers will
receive their cotton fully week earlier
than under the present system, and will
also he relieved from the troubles now
experienced to ascertain what portion of
n lot of cotton is to bc rejected. Interior
shippers will he promptly informed of
the exact condition OF their shipments,
and if any bales prove to be iraudulcntly
packed the planter can he Immediately
advised of it. Water packed cotton, if
promptly examined and picked over on
arrival, can he saved from serious dam
age, while if it remains in Tie ware
houses, under the present plan, perhaps
for months before it is examined, the
damage extends throughout the bale.
The compress compahcs will bc required
to employ competent inspectors, for
whose conduct the companies will he re-
sronsible.
TIE MoNGoIIAN INFLUX.-Thc tol.
lowing statement of Chinese arrivals at
San Francisco since 1865 has been care
fully compiled from the books of the
cllStOm-housc:
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-05-11

Confidence in the government is entirely
gone.
The statistical office of the German
railway lines has published the returns of
the accidents which happened during the
year 1875 on all German RAILWAYS cxccpt the
Bavarlan lines. There were 755 runnngsoll
the rails and collisions Of trains outside, and
1876 runningsolf the rails and collisions
inside the stations, and 1850 accidents OF
divers natures by which the regular service
was interrupted, These accidents have
caused the loss of the lives Of 500 persons 4;
l,5i5 persons were hurt. The proportion of
accidents to the number of passenger trains
was | to 1894, and to that Of goods trains /
to 2,290.
The budget of Senior Sallvcra, the
Spanish minister Of finance, does not appear
V ycnc0uragng. lie estimates the rcve.
nuc for the financial year at 33,O0O0O0 pes.
etos, or $l26,0OO,OOO, and the expenditures
at 65l,OOO,OOO pesct0s or $3.50, 100000 As
Spain has yearly deficit of from $25,OOO,.
600 to $jO,O00,OOO Salliycra will probably
find his estimated deficit for the present
year far out of the way, especially ms money
has to be raised in unknown quantities to
carry on the war in Cuba. The expenses Of
public worship alone, for this year, as an
nounced by the royal decree last January,
are $lO3,762,2Oo. Scnor SalIivera, however,
proposes to cut down the salaries of the
clergy as well as those of certain civil func.
tionaries II measure which will, doubtless,
meet with opposition. Span's total debt is
estimated at nearly $2,OOO,OOO,OOO.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-05-11

TwEED's HIDING PLACE -Superin-
tendent Walling says that he believes
that Tweed is living somewhere in Can
ada that trustworthy information has
been received that points conClusively to
Canada as his present hiding place.
Nevertheless, the superintendent admits
Tweed may still be concealed in this
city. lie could remain here very easily,
and none of the persons in pursuit of
him could learn the least thing about
his hiding-place. There were men con-
ncctad with Tweed who would serve him
to the death and never divulge his hid
Ing place or say or do anything to attract
the attention or suspicion of the authori
ties If he were to he taken sick, he
could find plenty of physicians who
would be willing to attend TO him and
ask no questions. Where Tweed il, the
superintendent concludes, can only. he
conjectured at best, but it is truly re-
markable that nothing positive or de-
finite has been heard Of him since his
escape from custody.-Mew York Trib.