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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-01-13

multitudes which streamed to the festi-
walls were lodged. The ruins Of the tem-
pie of Zecs Olympus form sure land
mark within the Altis. The sanctuary
of Pelops is within easy range, and in
the direction Of the hill Kronion lay the
Great Altar. Then came the famous tenn
pie of Hara, and other buildings. At
the foot OF the hill Kronion there stood
double terrace, wherein was situated
the treasure houses in which votive offer
ings were deposited, with number OF
bronze statues of Zeus. Affairs and vo-
tive offerings were interspersed between
the buildings, and here il is confidently
expected at every step that vestages Of
antiquity of undying interest will be re-
covered.
Notwithstanding the ravages Of Nero,
and the destruction and plumber Of sim
gle works of art, it is confidently believ-
ed that the treasure house of Olympia
has suffered no material harm. The
great monuments of public worship, the
temples, with the statues which they
contained these, says the learned and
eloquent Curtius, are treaures which we
may be sure neither Romans nor bar
barians have laid their hands. The tenn.
pie Of Zeus at Olympia in its entirety is
doubtless one of the most interesting ar
chitectural works Of antiquity, and it
may be expected that through the exca-
vations to be made in and around its site
q new light will be thrown upon the re-
lation OF Attic to Peloponnesian art. In
respect with everything which stands in
connection with the public worship and
the public festivals OF ancient Greece,
the excavations recommended hy Pro-
fessor Curtius, and undertaken with
such bright hopes by these German ex-
perts, may be confidently expected to
reveal rich mine Of archaeological treas
ure which must materially increase our
knowledge Of that ancient life so init
mately connected with our m dern cul-
ture.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-01-13

| Pshaw: the teasing things would max
no end eff fun of me.
BY Jove! where have my wits been? IL
see what Mrs. Midget says about'lt She
by far the most sensible woman of my &C
quaintance, and very sympathetic, aud Il
at this moment sitting alone in the dining
room in a low rocking chair, with gian
work basket by her side AMI heap o
stockings in her lap.
There, my dear Mrs. Midget, is The
glove. You will see at once that it is al
my fancy painted it, and placed ii in the
landlady.s little hand.
Ovdr went the big work basket on thu
floor, as Mrs. Midget, throwing herself bacl
in paroxysm of laughter, came near going
over too, her absurdly small feet kicking
| wildly in the air for moment, until haC
restored the rocking-beair to its equilib-
rum.
Shall pick up the things, Mrs. Midget
said l as soon as she ceased laughing rath
er put out, to tell the truth, by her strang'
conduct, SO unlike the sympathy had ex
pected.
.'Yes-no-if you please-I don't care,
| stammered Mrs. Midget, in a voice very diff
ferent from her every day one, and with thu
IOVel1cSL rOSe-COlOT Is Oer CneekS. AS
thought so l detected the fragrance of ros.
apparently emanating from spool of threae
held in my hand, and remembered the
glove.
Ibid you drop the glove, Mrs. Midget
asked l, seriously.
NO." replied she' opening wee hand
and showing it, crumpled into a little heap
Take it, and oh! please, say no more about
it. It's too-too-too ridiculous"'
and off she went again.
''Mrs Midget, said I, s'what are yor
laughing at?'
IL sudden y thought of man l saw "a,
the curcus," said she, with a saucy look
had never seen before in her blue eyes.
I'm convinced you know the owner Of
the glove" said l. Its an old maid WHOM
nature has sought to compensate for lack
of other charms by giving her a perfect
hand, or a grandmother who still wears five
and half, though her complexion has fec
and hair departed. You know-I'm sure Of
it; and though you completely shatter my
beautiful dream, you must tell me-" And
in my excitment 1-quite unintentionally
put my arm around her slender waist.
well, if must. In,ust,'' said Mrs. Mid
get. .Prepare for fearful blow. The
glove is mine!"
Mrs. Midget has ceased to be widow
and am no longer bachelor.
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The -Anti-AGOn0pOlist.

comprehend. He had fallen iato the ex-
IRENE Of dread and terror. His blood seemed
to freeze in his veins.
Eyes, old boy, your time has come. You
will never go book to Mary Graham again.
We are alone here; l shall pitch you out,
and then sink down comfortably myself
and say you jumped ever rope and fell.
Who will know the difference?.'
Then the whole truth flashed upon Henry
Thavies-hls companion was madman.
"Get up, friend of my soul,.s continued
Steele, with horrible laughter, rolling up
his sleeves, 1--WE are called to the STAGE Z.
and then addressing an imaginary audience,
'Ladies and gentlemen, you will now wit
| ness the rare feat Of strength, produced only
upon this occasion, entitled, "A Struggle
for Life.s..
yzed.
There is no time to lose, Harry. The
higher we rise the further we fall. If you
drop heels upwards, you will be likely to
have headache, afterwards. Come on. g
Ills voice was growing husky and he stag
gered little. Clearly the wine he had
| swallowed was taking effect.
swell, then,' said Thavies, family, ''you
must allow me q drink to nerve myself, you
know. am not in o condition for o good
wrestle."
Steele instantly poured out glass and
handed it over. Thavies drank it with ca
gerness, He waited awhile to recover lis
balance by means Of the draught, and then
stood up deadly pale.
''Heaven have mercy upon me-" he pray
ed.
The mad aeronaut made one spring, his
hands open and his eyes wildly staring, but
Thavies caught the shock fairly. Then the
dreadful struggle commenced. They held
each other with grips Of iron, neither yield
ing an inch, and both pushed with all their
might towards the edge of the car. The
bottle and glass crunched under their feet.
But Thavies felt himself giving way, his
enemy's strength was beyond opposition.
Yet still they fought. the weaker going
backwards and backwards, until they both
stood on the brink.
"Your hour has come, Harry" shouted
Steele. Good bye. old friend, I'll take
your love home to Mary"
The wiee's name decided the contest With
one superhuman effort, Thavies darted down
between the others legs, tripped him, aud
in another instant the mailman, with q des-
pairing cry, fell head foremost into space.
1t was sometime before Thavies managed
to lower himself, but no anxiety equalleG
that which had gone before. However
time lightens the solemnity of everything
In speaking On the subject of his experience
now, he calls it Pleasan; Adventure.
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A CONSTANT REAOEP

The overworked scribe of the "Mudvills
Gazette
Sat wondering moneyless wight
II his Office would ever be cleared of its debt
With the times so deplorablv tight
When the tread of old leather was heard or
the stair
who asked with the !tdou't let me bother vou'
mir
Which tLa bo,e ia On ant 10 asspme
"How are youq" The editor rose with q smile
And pleasantly welded his chair
Placed the visitors sadly unbeautiful tile
(which exhibited SYMPTOMS of weary
On the ton of the desk alongside Of his own.
A shocking old plug. by the way.
And then asked in a rather obseqn;ous tone,
~"' VIC Wv a. ''''AA 'o' ~"
"No-I lest called to see ve''-the visitor said
''rm friend to the newspaper MAN..
Here he ran red handkerchief over his head
And accepted the editors fan
81 hev read all the pieces you've writ fol
yonr sheet,
And they re- straight to the pint, confess
That ar slap you gin keyser was sartinly neat
81 am glad you are pleased" said the writer,
''indeed;
But you praise me too highly, by far
Just select an exchange you're anxious to
read,
And while reading i, try this cigar
BY the way I've a mellon laid up for treat
I've been keeping i nestled in ice.
It's beauty. sir. fit for an angel to eat
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-01-13

A drag driven by an elegantly-attired
lady, and with trim and neatly dresst /
colored boy perched on the footman's seat
behind, was passing through the streets,
when it was espied by an old negro woman.
.Bress lie Lord" she exclaimed, raising her
hands as she spoke. "Bress de Lerd, i new
er 'spected to see dat. Wonder what dat
cullud young gemmen pays dat young white
woman tur drivin' dat kerrilge? know.d
it'd come, but never 'spected to lib to see it.
Dis nigga's ready to 60 way now"
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GIVE US LIVE oHEs.-They were just in
from the up-country, and upon their first
visit te great city. They we're good, sim.
pie. minded couple, bent upon ',seein' the
sights" They stopped before door over
which was painted the word "oysters."
After whispered consultation they entered
and approached spruce chap behind
counter.
lis this ere an oyster factory" asked
the old woman.
This an oyster saloon, sir!" said he chap
with ponderous dignity.
SWELL, that is about the same thing, l
reckon. Have you got any new oysters out
now"
20. yes; plenty Of 'em. How many Do
, on WANT"
"How many. Wy, yer don't s'pose
want . whole drove on 'em, dye! Ketch
u one!"
"Onc oyster. wy, one oyster amt no
sample, even! Dye want it in the shelly'
wall, now, Ididn't kno' - they had bulls
on 'em, but Of course ye'l hev 70 take of
the bark for us.'
.How many! Pint. Quartz"
Listen st that, ole woman. Sellin' oys-
ters up here By the quart, jis' like they're
huckleberries!"
Got 'em in cans! Could give you pint,
sir"
IAN right. But, IN take 'em, BY jings.
Ell don't have another damned lungsbuTy
during Christmas week! Ye're shure them's
al square-toed aud sound in limb"
Here's some loose 'uns Of the same sort,
sir.''
What! Look here, them things Amt
What Jon all oysehers. is they! Durn ny
leather breehes ef didn't think IN cyscher
wuz . sorter new-fangled duck or sea sand
turtle. Here, ole woman, dye want them
things!" pointing 70 the oysters IN the
bowl.
ivy, ole man," she whispered, half 90
dibly, 'them's dead-they're Notifying
already"
s.ning my everlasiin' buttons Fl that sin't
70. wy them oyschers LOOK ike they WEE
saryed outen whitleaiher and died youpg
they're cold and Shiny - git-out! Ter
don't fool me on 'em, bub, not nnch-whes
| I bsy syschers usst to see en- ketehed
right up i've sid kiekin', do. Excuse -
fron dsad 'sas, spsnhia1ly when fhsy'ss -
dasned 1eadl''
Al n n Sslls~ wmt avsy wiaksss
~ e It's 1T
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POE + Fry.
LEONA.

LEONA.
Leona, the hour draws nigh,
The hour we've waited Sc long,
For the angel to open door Though the sky,
That my spirit may break from its prison and
try
Its voice in an infinite song.
Just now in the slumbers of night
Came DER me with peace-giving breath,
The curtain, half lifted, revealed to my sight
Those windows which look on the kingdom OF
light
That bor1 ers the river of death.
And a vision fell solemn and sweet,
Bringing CLEANS of a mOrning-lit land;
saw the white shore which the pale waters
beat
And heard their low lul as they broke at
their feet
Who walked on the beautiful strand
And wondered why spirits could cling
To their clay with a struggle and sigh,
When life's purple autumn is better than
And the SOD, s fGies a%av like SPARROW to SING
In a climate where leaves never die.
Leona, come close to my bed,
And lay your dear hand on my brow;
The same touch that thrilled me in days that
are fed,
dead,
Can brighten the brief moments now.
We have lived from the cold world apart,
And your trust was too generous and
true
For their hate to oerthrow; when the SANDER
er's dart
Was ranking deep in my desOlate heart,
| was dearer than ever to you.
thank the Great Father for this,
That our love is not lavishcd in vain;
Each germ in the future will blossom to bliss,
And the form that we love and the lips that we
kiss
Never shrink at the shadow of pain.
By the light of this faith am l taught
That my labor is only begun
In the strength Of this hore have struggled
and fought
With the legions of wrong till my armor has
caught
The CLEAN OF eteInity's sun.
Leona, lock forth and behold
headland, from hillside and deep.
The day king surrenders his banners of gold,
The twilight advances through woodland and
void,
And the dews are beginning to weep
The moons silver hair lies uncurled
Down the bread breasted mountain away
The sun set red glory again shall be turled
ON the walls of the West, DER the plains of
the world
And shall rise in limit!ess way.
OH come not in tears to my tomb.
Nor plant with f,ail flowers the sod
There is rest among roses too sweet for its
gloom,
And life where the lilies eternally bloom,
In the balm breathing gardens of God.
Yet deeply these memories burn
Which binds me to you and to earth.
And som, times have thought that my being
would yearn
In the bowers of the beautiful home, to ret n
And visit the home of its birth
'Twould even he pleasant to stay
And walk by your side to the last;
But the land breeze OF heaven is beginnin , to
play
fe-shadows are meeting Eternity's day.
And the tumult is h ushed in the last.
Leona, good by; should the grief
That is gathering now, ever be
Too dark for your faith, you will long for rel #,
And remember the journey, though lonesom ),
is brief
Der lowland and river to me-
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Little Johnny. which is from Mr.. Child
Ledger of Dec. 9th:
know it is hard to lose our Johnny,
Especially one that was all our Joy,
But it is Gods will, and must be done,
So we will prepare to meet our son.
But, ali! alas, our hope is vain,
For Johnny now is gone;
But yet we hope TO meet again
To join the heavenly throng.
takes this little lamb, says He,
And folds him to my breast;
Protection he shall find in me,
And with me ever rest.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-01-13

When yoa see a bright, blue eyed little
boy with golden ringlets, and he tells you
his name is Charley Ross and that he was
stolen from his home in Philadelphla by bad
men, don't get excited and telegraph to Mr.
Ross. It's only little Jimmy Blanchard
parcticing for l,ing-match with George
Alfred Townsend Chicago Times,
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-01-13
MtT AND HuM0R.
l. DONNELLY, Jr.. Editor.

This is leap year, aud the ladies have be-
gun looking around for their victims.
Handsome young men will do well to pur--
chase their terocious bull dogs without de-
lay.
The state journal., 1876-05-19

How THE GERMANS CHEER A WOMAN.
i remember some years ago seeing Il
German cavalry regiment on parade.
The gallant old Kaiser had just ridden by,
and received so!dierly salute, but noth'
ing more. Even the aged Von Wrangeil,
the father OF the German army, the al
most adored of Prussian soldiers, had
passed without receiving cheer, when
suddenly lady attred tiussar uniform,
with tiny busby coque.ii'hly placed ON
her head and bodice trimmed alter the
fashion of colonel's jacket in that hand
somely dressed regiment rode across the
ground at Il gallop. Then it was that
such shout burst forth from all the men
as never heard before. Content with a
salute Not bit of it; they shouted
'Hoch till the gutteral noise penetrated
to the farthest ends OF the parade grounds,
and compelled the Emperor himself to
ride up and acknowledge on behalf OF the
lady his gratitude to her brave admirers,
The horsewoman so enthusiastically greet
ed was the eldest daughter of the Queen
OF England,-English Paper.
The state journal., 1876-05-19
Cente nnial Tickets-Good Sixty DAYS.

Cente nnial Tiokets-Good Sixty DAYS.
May 1st, 1876, the Missouri Pacific Railroad
will place on sale at Jefferson City, and at prin-
ciple Stations along its line, Tickets to New
York and return, by nearly an hundred differ
ent routes, going or returning through Phila-
delphia. These tickets will be sold at twenty
five (25) per cent. less than tie regular rate for
the round trip, and will be good for passage
only sixty (60) days from date of sale. Call at
any of the principal Stations of the Missouri
Pacific Road. or at the Union Ticket offices; or
address G. III. Baxter, Agent, Kansas City; or
E. A. Ford, Agent, st. Louis, and get one of
our centennial Guides" (Which will be ready
for general gratutous distribution about April
1st.) giving map and detailed information in re-
gard to routes, rates. etc., to the great Centen-
nial Exhibition. Remember. the only line
from the west which connects in st. LouisU Union
Depot with Eastern lines is the Missouri Pa.
cfc. mar31 .dSwif.
The state journal., 1876-05-19
IN BANKRUPTCY.

Ia the District Court Of the United States
for the H'estern District Of Missouri:
1t the matter of
Bankrupt.
TO the creditors Of the above named Bank
rupt:
Take notice that the third meeting of tie
Charles Il Hess Register, at his office in the City
of Jefferson, in the county of Cole. in said dis
trict, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. on the 26th day OF
May, A. d. 1876. and that haye filed my final
account as Assignee of said Bankrupt, and
shall then apply to said Court for settlement
of my said account and discharge from all
liability rs Assignee of said Estate, in accord
ance with the provisions of thh 2Sth section o.
the Bankrupt Act of March ., 1867.
FREDERICK b. YOUNG.
may4 dit w2t.
The state journal., 1876-05-19
STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION,

The board of equalization will probably place
the valuation of railroad property in this state
at little over S55.O00,000.
The board of 1874 fixed it at that sum and
that of 1879 at $45,oOO,O0O.
Mr.. Litton atty for the Atlantic e Pacific
road was IN attendance before the board yes
terday Hon David II. Armstrong testified con-
cerning the Atlantic & Pacific railroad, that the
whole amount of the bonded debt
Debt, gold bearing interest. 1G,1S5,646 OIL
Amount of gold interest. 971,139 so
Currency interest. t............... 116,500 90
He further stated that there was no way in
which to pay the interest due in July on the
first mortgage bonds of S7.500,000, except an
issuance of receivers certificates which may or
may not be issued. He would not give ten
cents on the dollar for the bonded debt that the
road would not be able to pay even the interest
on its bonded debt until it was extended to the
Pacific coast the track is miserable and dam
gerous for travelling. His opinion was that the
road would have to be sold out next October.
1t can barely pay the expense drumming it cut
side of paying the interest on the debt or taxes
AS to the mode of assessing railway proper
ty Mr.. Armstrong thinks tax on the gross
earnings and sinking fund created thereby
would be the only way to tax railroads.
The state journal., 1876-05-19

MORMON PLANS.-The Denver (Cul.)
News of the 18th instant Says: IAN inn
migrant agent, with credentials from
Brigham Young, came to Denver some
time ago to get rates from the Denver
and Rio Grande Railway Tor about five
hundred people, who are expected to ar
rive from over the sea next September. He
wanted rates to Ft. Garland to which point
it is expected the road will have been ex-
tended by the time named. The agent
said that Brigham intended to move
his followers into new field, and
intimated that the region selected en-
braced portions of both New Mexico and
Arizona. Since the disclosure of the
scheme to the newspapers the agent has
written to the railroad authorities that the
project has been abandoned for the pres
ent."
The state journal., 1876-05-19
Raising Calves for the Dairy,

Moore's Rural says: There are varou,
opinions in reference to the best and
cheapest manner OF raising calves. We
believe the best results are obtained by
giving the calf generous treatment from
first to last. A poor, stunted. and half
starved calf will never be able to reach
that standard OF excellence that it would.
had Il more liberal allowance Of food
been made during its earliest days. 1T q
calf gets fair start Cd milk. its TODD may
he changed TO whey by adding porridge
Of oat meal. oilcake, buckwheat flour, or
something of this kind to supply the ne
cessary constituents lacking in whey. We
have sometimes seen good calves raised
on small quantity OF milk by adding the
liquor from stepped hay. Where couye-
nences are had for sleeping hay aud only
Il small quantity of milk can be had, this
plan may be resorted to; but if good,
sweet whey can be obtained, the porridge
or oatmeal or oilcake will require less
labor in its preparation and is easier to
be regulated rs TO the quantity required.
In butter dnries good calves can be
raised on the Skinned milk. Almost
every farmer has some peculiar notion of
his own in regard to the manner Of rails
ing CALVES; hut the great and general
fault in management is Il scanty allow
ancc Of nutritious food in the early stages
OF growth. 1t is important that the young
animal be kept in IL growing vigorous
condition. 81 that when cold weather APP
proaches in the fall and early winter it
will he able to meet the eXigencies ot Il
change in climate with good Iced and
care. and without special nursing to bring
it through the rigors of winter. 1t pays
we'll to do the work thoroughly and in the
best manner at first, since, if it is omitted,
no after-treatment viii be able to wholly
counteract neglect and starvation in the
early stages OF growth.
The Importance cf growing good dairy
stock can rot be too strongly urged upon
the dairy farmers Of the state at this time.
The difficulty OF getting good stock by Sc
lecting from droves brought from Il dis
tance is so great that the raising of stock
on the farm where it is to be used is now
almost imperative. If "A coed and profta-
bic herd is desired. Calves should he Sc
lected from deep milking ANIMALS, and if
these have been crossed with thorough
bred bulls OF certain that the calf will
make good COW.
The state journal., 1876-05-19
THE MARKETS.
MARKET QUOTATIONS.

MARKET QUOTATIONS.
BARLEY.-.9O@$1.oO.
CORN.-25@3Oc. per bu.
OATS.-25@30c.
WHEAT.-No. 1, S1.5O; No. 9, s1.4O; No. o,
$1.25; No. 4, S1.10; rejected, 55@65c. Dry,
new and old, steady damp, new, dull.
HAY.-13@s15 ton.
MILL FEED.-Bran, SOC.
SEED MARKET.
FLAX SEED.-S1.25. none offering.
TIMOTHY SEED.-Trashy, S3 prime TO
hoice, S325@$35O.
CLOVER sEED.-$9.00@Si Si1.00.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
MILLET.-S15O.
BLUE GRASS.-$l.5O.
PRODUCE MARKET.
DEESWAX.-25c.
BUTTER.-25@30c.
BROOM CORN .-6O6$125 a ton.
CHEESE.-Prime to choice. warranted, 10
@1Sc.
CIDER.-Ofering at zoe.
CORN MEAL.-Dull-4O a. 5Oc per bushel
EGGS.-Dul-10 @ 12lc.
FEATHERS.-MiXedS soc, prime 45c, white
SOC IT, ib-10 pr. ct. on small and . pr. ct. or
large sacks.
FLOUR.-Bcst, all brands, 1915; I'd rate
1925; Sd rate, $500.
SALT.-Lower, selling at S1.S5@2.OO.
GREEN FRUITS.-Apples, SOC @ S1.00.
Dried apples, ccnts-Dried peaches, @9c.-
HIDES.-Dry flint, 12ac; Green, 4c: Dr.
Salt and damaged 1-3 less
HOMINY.-23 q sc.
LARD.-121 0D 1Sc.
POULTRY.-Chickcns (only) Offering; $50
9 $3.50 IT, doz.
PROVISIONS.-Hams, country, Is G9 16c.-
Shoulders. 123c; Sides, ID "a Ice; Sugar cured.
carce, IS; Shoulders, 15c.
SHEEP PELTS.-Shearlings 5 Ga 15c, dry;
10 a 90 green; Pelts SOC G9 $780,
TALLOW.-6c. tP tb
CASTOR BEANS-I5c.
BEANS-S1 50@$25O.
The state journal., 1876-05-19
IN BANKRUPTCY.

IN tie District Court of the United States
for the ITeStern District of MisSour1:
In the matter of
cHoHsS SsnE{In,l ;S 4; baus" a Ia Bankruptcy
To tho Creditors of said Bankrupt:
Take notice that the second meeting Of the
Creditors of said Bankrupt will be held at the
office of Chas L. Hess, Register in Bankrupt
cy, in Jefferson City, county of Cole, in the
State .of Missouri, on the 14th day of May A.
ID. 1876, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, for the purposes set
forth in the 9th section of the Bankrupt Ac5
approved March 2, 1867.
JAMES c. RABBITT, ,,,;o'
WILLIAM p. BAKER, As''''"ees'
apr1S-d1t-w3t.