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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-28
SCARCITY OF SILVER.

We have, time and again, argued
that the best currency for this country IS
one that cannot be exported. We nave
claimed that gold or silver will be ships
ped abroad just as cotton and wheat are.
We have shown that not one tenth OF the
gold mined in California remains IN the
United States and we proved the other
day from the report OF the Secretary OF
the Treasury, that even now. when our
exports of other commodities are more
than our imports, we are sending abroad
millions of dollars worth OF gold more
than we import We have therefore ar
gued that properly secured paper cur
rency was the best for our people. A
currency liable to expectation means
sudden contraction of the circulating
medium, and with it bankruptcy and
suffering: In confirmation of this we
quote the following from the San Fran
cisco Commercial Herald
1.-The New York financial journals say
there is scarcity OF silver in that mar
ket, and that as the fractional currency
volume has been very much reduced the
silver coin redemption by the Sub-Ireas-
ury have been proportionallly decreased
UCluZ OIlt dOOOC CCA VI S1SVoAA 1AAONA~~>~~1
dollars at each payment. 1t is alleged
that the scarcity in New York has beer
brought about by an excessive demano
from San Francisco for shipment te
Oriental markets, and that the amount;
forwarded for that purpose have aver
aged $4,000 per day. 1t also seem:
that this condition of thir gs has caused
drain upon the silver resources OF In
gland, recently arrived steamer having
brought 100000 in one instalment
which was sent overland to San Fran
cisco The difference in price OF silve
i between the San Francisco and London
/ market is sufficiently great to justify tn
I expectation OF English silver to this city
5 leaving g profit to the shippers after pay
i ing all charges of transportation, lnsur
ance, etc Several of the houses carry
ing on their operations in New Yori
: have paid l-2 per cent premium to Oh
: tain the amounts necessary to make u
> some OF their shipments"
:, The Oriental nations have been we
9 defined as ''the grave OF the metalll
money OF the world"
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4 MORAL PROBLEM.

Moody and Sankey held a great prayer
meeting, the other day, in Chicago, to
which they invited 1.-The fallen women
Of that city. It is estimated that over
1850 OF these attended, mingled with an
immense audience OF the moral and vir-
tuous. Mr.. Moody made powerful
appeal to them, with striking ilustra-
zion, drawn from the three '-faIlen
women spoken Of in the New Testament
Is identified with the ca: eer Of Christ
During the course of his ernon he read
this remarkable letter which he had re.
ceived that day:
CHICAGO, DEc. Is. 1916.
"Nr. Moody:
Many fallen women in this city would
in thsss days gladly change their mode
Of life and seek Christ and restoration
10 tie homes and hearts Of parents and
friends whom thsp weakly LEFT many
many bitter yeaEs and m0nrhs ago, i
oEly thsy coold - soms wsy 70 . hon
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-28
WOOD CHOPPING.

What connection is there between
GREAT mental exertion and wood>ehop-
pinyp 1t will be remembered that good
old Horace Greely, after his immense
editorial labors, used to refresh himself
by cutting down trees in his little forest
OF Chapaqua. Old Lyman Beecher had
a similar passion. And now we see that
Mr.. Gladstone, one OF the most laborious
of scholars and statemen. lndulges IN
the same relaxation. And upon this
point we have the following anecdote:-
IA good story is circulating at Haw>
arden. One day last week, Mr.. Glad
stone was passing one OF the lodge gates
with his axe slung across his shoulder,
on tree telling expedition, when he
came across the drayman belonging to
the Northop Brewery. unloading beer.
The man had cask OF beer to get down
aud seeing the woodman coming, shouts
ed. "IIoi. measter, give US lit with
this barrel OF beer out OF the cart" Ihe
woodman gracionsly responded, and
went up to the cart for the purpose ol
assisting the man, who said, "Gow stand
At the tail end OF the cart measter, anc
I'll roll 'em down to ee.n Mr.. Gladstone
accordingly stood at the iail-end OF the
cart. "a he had been directed. and alter I
struggle the barrel OF beer was safely
deposited on the ground. And now
: mate said the drayman. wiping hi
heated brow, ..come into the village ant
YOU shall have the best glass of beer il
tho place." The old gentleman politel,
! thanked him and declined. and wakes
4 away smiling. And who's that?' sal
. the man to person who came up at IN
/. moment. The Right Hon. w. Z. Glad
g stone. OF the CASTLE was the reply
! The poor drayman's CONSERVATION ma
4 be we'll imagined on learning whom b
had been Familiarity ADDRESSING as matt
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4 NICE COUNTRY TO LIVE IN.

Whom a blizzard blows read this, and
then rejoice that you live in country
whore YOU won't be eaten up by worms
whenever your nose bleeds.
"A Young man living in the country
vert to sleep the other day, Just alter
his nose had been bleeding. without
washing the blood off it. While ne
slept il was bitten by flies, and short
time atterward it was found that screw
worms were deyouring him. A skilliul
nhysician from the city was summoned.
When the physician arrived the young
man begged the family not TO tell what
was the matter, but to no purpose. The
doctor did all in 4 his power, but the
worms had done the work. aad Inc
Young man died.
A singular demise took place Sunday
Mr.. John Carter, u well known hack
man. had been ior some weeks suilerine
with sub-acutc inflammation OF the throat
palate, and nasal bones. Death occur
red from suilocation, when 1t appeared
that the tissues were iull Of screv
worms. The patient had, before M
death, imagined that hisshead was iul
ofthe worms mentioned, but his lrleno
refused to believe HIM.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-28
Anti -5tlouopollst.
,cNATiuS DONNELY Editor.
4 CURIOUS FACT.

Lord Kinaard writes.-l tnlnk II OF o.
GREAT Importance that consumers as wen
rs producers of best mutton. and PORK
should be made acquainted with the iact
~ was proved to the experience OF the
last Arctic Expedition, that frcsh meat
has a great advantage in point OF health
over preserved meat. In the Times
renort Of that expedition find 1t stated
Notwithstanding the deplorable state to
which all these men were reduced I'M
mcdiatelv fresh TODD was procured they
steadily recovered, the last man beng
clear Of the doctors hands two months
afterwards. What ever may De Ihe
reason that fresh meat is more condu
Give to health than preserved mea'
science may discover. vhe tact stanu1 ,,
clear before US that it is SO, and II VIII
be wise as tar as possible to act upon
it..
Our farmers use too much salleo ihca..
They should seek to vary it, as tar as II
il spossible, with fresh meats we arc
inclined TO think that much mala'
rial trouble arises from the exclusive use
OF salted meat.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-28
MISREPRESENTATION.

"In view of the fact that every scheme
invented by Donnelly during the last few
years for the benefit OF mankind has IN
variable been rebutfed and repudiated by
all intelligent people. the masses have
manifested no inconsiderable amount OF
curiosity to know Just what he wsuid
take hold of next He couldn't ride the
democratic party as he wanted to. aud
so he mounted the grange movement.
Failing to find comfort in that, he then
hoped onto the greenback wave. and
his experience in that direction. remind
ed us OF the experience OF Thos. Knox.
VINO attempted to ride refractory mule
down the side OF mountain rs described
among his adventures in the Orient
The HTiiin,ar Repabiican-Ga -Gasette.
The fellow that wrote that is either
tool or liar; or = judicious compound o.
both. He cannot look out over the prai'
ries around him without beholding ii
the groves Of timber, ,dotting the timber
claims OF Kandiyohi county the evidence
of our far-sighted craftsmanship. when
amid universal ridicule and insult. ~
advocated governmental action to in
duce tres-culture. And the very paps
| ia which he thus insults u contains no
tice Of the passage By tho House q Rsl
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-28
TIE PRICE or WHEAT

Wheat is steadily rising all over the
world.
The Minneapolis millers are now buy
ing wheat III Milwaukee, and bringing
it by rail to their mills. They have TO do
this or shut down.
The indications all are that wheat will
be higher in the spring in Minnesota than
il has beeu since the war; and II serl-
ous trouble arises from the presidential
complication it may go as high rs 1t did
in the days ofthe rebellion
The calmity is that SO few OF our peo,
ple have wheat to sell. After taking
out their seed and bread their bins are
empty.
Ii we have good crop next year, and
the grasshoppers do not gobble it, MIN
nesota will get n magnificent price lol
her great cereal.
The Mark Lane Express says
IA characteristic feature OF the season
continues prominent, namely: that ever
advancing prices fail to attract large
SHIPMENTS from American Atlantic ports
II this continues it will be difficult to SCI
whence our red wheat is to come. Gran
ary stocks are undoubtedly large; still
political difficulties or continental de
mand NAV any moment SO strengthe
holders that this class OF wheat woul
materially advance. Arrivals OF tloatin
caryoes ofwheat ut ports OF call hav
been limited. There has been an At
vance of from one to two shilling ps
1uarter y
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-28
u4RD TINES AND GRO WING WORSE
The 81 paul Dispatch saws !:

Tie dreadful story o. suffering in New York
CITY. by reason OF depressed business, par
tally resulting from fears OF another Demo-
cratic rebellion. and involving the compulsory
id.enes. of one hundred thousand people who
ar,. dependent npon labor for their daily bread,
is briefly told in a l.ttar from New York else
where. copied from tbs Chicago Tribune. II
i: does not grossly exaxgerats the condition the
political leaders OF tbs country are criminally
negligent OF their duty in not studying and
acting upon such measures as will restore con-
fidsnce and help to revive business:
WHY then did vou not help the Inde-
| pendents last fall when they were strug-
Cling to have the people study and act
upon such measures IS would restore
confidence and help to revive business
Instead OF that beth Republican and
Democratic orators were .ashing the
neople into sectional hatred. until nov
tney have them with arms uplitted ready
to strike: and in the meantime the L.
boring classes are on the verge of star
| vation.
/ Read this terrible description Of ths
slate Of affairs in Pennsylvania:
| SCRANTON. Pa Letter. Dec. IA.
The miners and laborers Of the Goa
regions are now passing through th'
severess winter they have experienced.
4 Thousands OF them are without money
4 food or substantial clothing. with NJ
work and no credit nothing bnt star
yation staring them in the face Man,
Of the mines have been closed for thu
winter, and those Of the Deleware ant
Hudson Company are working only hal
time. sfforslng the worknlen scarcely
{ enough to kcsp them IN the nccessaEis
of lie. The trackmeu and other laborer
. OF the same company have been reduces
, | in wages to S. cents per day and also pu
! on half time, which yields them less tn
] q. 80 per week, on which many Of thai
) i have to support large families An
vhan there are thousands of others VII
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-28
GRAIN INSPECTION.

We hope the Legislature will do
something this winter to secure unitor>
nifty of action Sin the grading OF wheat.
As it is nowsevery buyer fixes his own
grades, and uniformly in his own favor.
and at the expense of the. producer. We
quote the following from;th recent re>
port OF General Smith. the chief inspect>
or OF Chicago. 1t shows how snch q
system as that which we have proposed
works 10 that city:
Il am pleased to note the present sys-
tenn OF State grain inspection is growing
in favor of the principal grain markets
Of the East. manv OF which are adoptin2
this or some similar mode OF handling
grain; and from personal visit. to the
larger ports to which the bulk OF ouI
graia is shipped find that where oul
grades arc received unmixed the certif.
icaies OF this department are sought fol
and sold as readily and with as mucl
confidence as on our own board.
During the past year the subject OF re
NIT ting this department back into th'
hands OF the Board. OF Trade has beeI
frequently spoken OF. but gains no aev
converts
On the whole the present system ha
proven satisfactory, aud it is the genera
opinion of those most largely intereste'
that it is the want of inspection at othe
points in the State that is injurious I
the trade in this city. and not the fact G
there being State inspection here
The inspection fees remain as at th
date of my last report: and are As fol
lows
tor ln-lnspecuon 25 cents per car loaG
10 cents per wagon or cart load, 40 cent
per LOCO bushels from canalboats, Ia {
per cent. per bushel from bags.
For out-inspecsion. ~ cents per Loo
; bushels, to vessels. so cents per car loa
, to cars, 90 cents per car load to team
or ID cents per wagon load to teams.
These fsesshave been found satisfac
2 ory. and with the increased receipts
j. grain over the past year G. $40. .4SS busl
e els,) have paid all expenses Of the d,
partment and provided cash balance /
date Of 3l4, 5000, and sufficient fur
70 carry through TIE winter and pcovia
: for . rskaEn 70 the regular salaxies
: elahQyo rocomn1od.
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resentatives OF bill to reinstate silver
as money, of which we were the first ad>
vocate in the state of Minnesota. And
vet he says that everything we have ads
vocated has been repudiated by the peo-
pie. If he goes down to Washington he
will there find q Department OF Edu-
cation. permanent and very important
part OF the government which we were
first to advocate and we were the hrst
that ever, on the floor OF congress, showed
the relation between illiteracy and mis-
government.
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fear from competition with India or any

fear from competition with India or any
other tropical country.
We also observe that No. l American
spring rates as high as the Red winter
Of Michigan, Indiana, etc, including, we we
snnnose. Missouri, which rates usually
in the ST. Louis market at from ~ to 30
cts. per bushel more than spring wheat;
Another curions fact is that our NO. .
rejected rates as high as the Scotch
wheat or the Odessa, Ghirka, etc.
When the English millers come TO
understand the merits of our Minnesota
hard wheat it will, we believe, rate high
er than any other wheat in their mar
kotS
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Per Ct.

In moral qualities the Scotch are IN
!erior to no people in the world. and
we can only account for this deplorable
state of affairs by the poverty OF the peo-
pie which prevents marriages.
We repeat the true philanthoplst
are those who secure just laws and pros
perity for the people. Poverty is the
mother OF vice.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-28
SOPHISTRT.
The Farmers Union says:
The last issue Of the! e!ANTI-MoNoPo-

Luz A6bSI ASSuO VA sAANAA - |
.IsT has the following: /,
While accessions have been few, and with
lrawaIs many, the organization has been |
instead OF weakened.
That's rich! The more who have ieft the
order the stronger it is Then if all left It, ITS
power would be overwhelming.
1.-The argument presented in the last
lines is worthy OF the sophistical editor
the nondescript ANTI-MoNoP- 1t is
an inference not warranted by the prem
ises Take any organization. the Chnrcn
if YOU please,-there is no question put
that it contains members who are not IN
sympathy with the objects aud aims OF
religion, and are a dead weight carried
along by the faithful, to the detriment OF
the interests OF the church. 1t such nom~
inal members would sever their connec>
ton with the organization, though the
membership would be materially de-
creased, yet s'the organization would De
strengthened instead Of weakened" SO
it is with the order of Patrons OF Hus>
bandry-the Withdrawals have been
numerous, but for the most part such
members never added SO much strength
to the organization as when they lett It.
Now mark the fallacv Of this:
| We grant you that il subordinate
Grange suffered the withdrawal OF some
of its members it might be strengthened
thereby but can it he strengthened by
all its members withdrawing? And this
is what is happening all over the couns
try. 1t might improve Church to weed
out some Of its members, but suppose
the Church itself dissolved, would the
denomtion be thereby advanced?
Take the Hastings Grange, Cereal No
%, as an example 1T contained many
members who were not our friends ant
did not follow our teachings. In oul
absence and without our knowledge, :
few days since, the Grange voted to giv'
, up its charter. Welregret this step. Hae
! we been present we should have votet
: against it, II any attempt is made I
; revive it we shall give it our best help
personally and cditorially. We love tn
r Grange organization; we believe in it
4 and five have comp,aine J. it has not bee
against the Grange but against the mar
:. ner in which its great opportunities hay
: been thrown away. Ii we could hay
: had our way we would have united
Z it's favor all the farmers of the Unite
< States, and with the battering ram
! their soidified votes we would hay
P beaten down every oppression. But thu
would not. They loved party more ths
IL they loved the Grange and to-day the
ic have got their parties and imminel
civil war, and the Grange is languishin
if not perishing.
But whether the Grange rises to be
mighty power. stalking over the wor
at the very forefront OF progress al
40 civilization or whether it sinks to be
r. mere outlet TOR grandiloquent blathe
It. sixties to spout their barren platitudes
IN the ratio OF s400 per year. depends up
: the men who :have it in hand.
~ every effort to raise it up and increase
fe usefulness they will have the support
G, THE EANTI-MONoPoLIsT.
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We see that Canadian white winter
wheat and California wheat is worth II
cts. per bushel more in England than
spring wheat.
We find that mo ) American (reject-
etn spring wheat" is worth about 10 cts.
per bushel more than Egyptian wheat
This illustrates the tact that warm cli-
mates cannot compete with cool climates
in raising the better grades OF wheat.
And this shows rs that we have little 70
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-28
4 BAD SHOWING.

We quote from the Glasgow (scot.)
Herald the following significant table, =
Ir1pG,r,MAcY IN ScorLAxD.-The following
IL HE lives the percentage of illegitimate. to
total h;rths in the counties Of Scotland during
the quarter ending 3Oth September, lS76:--
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now u HElTRATEs INENGL4ND.

The following table. showing the
comparative value OF the different var>
ieties of wheat in England.is curious and
instructive
WusAr 9 80 lb
White. Canadian Il American 3As 6d to 25s Cd
The Morning herald., 1876-03-16
A NATTER Of POPULAR INTEREST, !

psrfeet system ed rules Of selfneasurement
:S:S :;;:;, ;iS's'ssdS '' i 'Ss7 v'is here in
NJ: Il s9ppose you have at least half dossn
different departmenHT 49,
a. "Ny dear SRI We have more than tyensv,
each charged with its own busineas, and each
thoroughly o!gani7ed, q necessary wheel With
v. aWiiI YOU name dozen or 10 Of them p
A. with pleasure. The Custom Depart
ment, for those who prefer custom-made to
ready-made Je Furnishing. Department.
with it, 4 nHehse stock Of all underwear.
The Shirt H!etory, With ith its busy machines.
ming Department, itself as big as many regu-
lar store. The Garment Stock Room. The
Receiving Room. The Order Department,
named before. The Special Uniforms Depart
ment. The Delivery =, Department with its
A. "Tm not half throughT The Advertising
Department, with It's bill and sign distributors.
editing and publishingA business and popular
joyT7na5, s7 & ci1S1ls s @ So go ! copies %lonthly =
Department. III T5e Youths Department.. Depart s IKE Ike
entrance for ladies' The Telegraph Depart
ment. The Chief Clerks Department with
other offices Of the ARM ali busy a bees
thinking, planning, executing, buying, max
ing, registering, receH sending out, selling,
and in thousand dys joining their forces
to carry on q business with the people amount
ing to between 100000 and 100000 an.
v. V."s-t-u.p-e-n-d-o-u.sw
A. "Indeed 1t isl forgot to name the
Cashiers Department, which handles its S1, 1,OO0
of retail sales on some single daysW
v. "$26,0O0l Immense Thats.w what enables
the house to buy cheap and sevcheap?
A.. Exactly You have list hit It. The
people throng here, kn) Ei1k that We depend
on low prices and immel 6sales."
What are the FOUR RULES 1hear so
A. "Our system Of business dealing-l, One
price, no deviation ; g. Cash for everything; 8,
A guarantee protecting the purchaser; 4. The
money returned If the buyer can't otherwise
be suited"
V. Nothing could be fairer."
A. "AQthing.- And the people see it."
attention."
A. mot at all. It's pleasure to seEve you.
Cali again; and be sure of the pl8Ge-Wana-
maker & Browns Oak .HallA RoYeh-E cor
ner Sixth and Market" "
Good morning."
The Morning herald., 1876-03-16
A Virgin1an's Fortune.
From the New York Sun.


R. Hutchin son and Richard L. Holler
,,p country store in Woodstock, Va.
january last they oponed correspond
nee with one David Howard, of 237 East
;ry. second street. Howard pretended to
manufacturer of counterfeit money
| nd offered the Woodstock merchants and
hers of like mind a rare opportunity OF
towiBg rich. Hutchinson came to New
iNk in February last and met How ard in
MNew England Hotel. They went to 167
glhm street and there Hutchinson bought
lNoOO of the "queer," paying $500 in
si money for it.
There were two satchels exactly alike in
a"ohice" of the swindler. One was emp
glnd the other contained old iron and cot
nvaste. The $4,000 was put into the
uNy one, and the purchaser was advised
VITO carry it through the street, but to al
Rthe swindlef to get it checked for him.
hEard picked up the satchel containing
aron and had it checked, and the artless
fynian returned home. There he pre-
Aed his check 10 the baggage master and
aimed his carpetbag. On opening it he
Hsurprised to find it contained nothing
Eiron and cotton. Hutchinson suspected
sbaggageman of robbing his satchel, and
surned to this city yesterday to get more
1.-THE spurious money. His friend Leonidas
nz came with him to make his fortune
lhc same way. But the victimizer had
2yn.