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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-01
AsPiRI7's FLIGHT.

London Spiritualisf: A POrtsmouth oler-
gyman informs us that remarkable case,
proving spiritual inter recommendation
recently occurred, lock Of hair being car
ried from young lady medium in private
LIE at Portsmouth TO DIR. Monck, at the
time in London, the guest Of gentleman
resided at bow. He says:
From London, Immediately after the mat
ter to be narrated had transpired, NJ F.
writes: EARLY in the evening Samuel said:
'It is time; must be off to Porthsmouth.
This occurred while and DR.. Monck we're
in conversation on general subjects foreign
to spiritualism.''
The subject of the case at Portsmouth
relative to this point was that about 9 clock
the same evening, in very harmonious
family circle, the young lady referred to
became intranced, and Samuel first obtain
ed control He is the very some individual
through both mediums-voice, manner, in
sonation, modes Of address, construction Of
sentences, mind and cast of thought, and all
that 60 to make up identity.
Well, after the lapse Of some twenty min
utes, during which other familiar controls
greeted Us and chattsd pleasantly. Samuel
returned and called for Q pair Of scissors,
none were in the room, SO knife was made
to serve. with which he cut off little Of his
mediums hair, saying he was going to take
it to his other medium, DR.. M0nck, and SO
saying he At once left US nm / did not return
again till toward the close of our prolonged
and successful sitting. Then he came laugh
ing gleefully, rs though immensely satie6ed
with himself, and Daisy, an Indian spirit
then in control, ID broken English, said he
(Samuel) was aston.shingly clever, and had
really done what he had thought be was
only pretending,to do in fun. And Judge
our surprise when the next day BY 2 o'clock
post came short, hurried note fIom DR..
Monck, written the other night Immediately
after the phenomenon had taken place, and
another account from that gentleman whom
Dr. Monck was Wis ting, part Of which has
been given The narrative Of Mr.. F. thus
proceeds: CATER the lapse of about two
hours the mediums hand was noticed by
myself and family to be suddenly controlled
for writing, and instantly, while he was
talking withus, his eyes away from the
paper, be wrote the following Good eve
ming; just come from, st Portsmouth.
cut of piece of her hair a. . test, and
have brought it here. Send and tell her
father 1t has come straight from her
head 10 my medium. Look ! Samuel We
raised our eyes toward his head; the hair
inclosed was seen to iost from the south
west corner Of the room, and aight upon
his head and then fall to the floor, and
picked il up may add all this took place
not at formal seanoe, bnt quite unexpeet
edly, and in full gaslight, and one Of my
daughters holding the melium's hand se-
curely al. the time"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-01
AUTOGRAPH LETTERS.

A sale Of rare and curious aui ogrsPh let
:ers took place in Londos recently Among
:hem Vas letter from Oliver Cromwell,
written just aiter the battle Of Msrston
Moor. A letter from Queen Elizabeth to
Heary Nv. Of France brought $50. asd one
letter Of Mary, Queen Of Scots. sold for 500
There we're letters from Ill the great lead
ers in the Reformation in the eolleetioa,
including Eve from Melanchshen, - one
each from Erasmus, Calvin, ara Lnl1sr,
Cardinal Riehelieu, Marie de Acaiei. and
Marie Antoineste were among the Historical
personAges represented b. epistles- hrHe
part Of the collectiea vas nAde up Of De
correspondence Of suthsrs end poets. IL
Guided we're letters from Daaisl Deloe, Id
nAAd Burke. Robert Burns, Lsfd Byrsa,
voltaire. Oliver Goldsmith, Charles Lab,
and eehe-s- Several letters II George WasA-
ingtOo, written during tho interval 6seweea
the close Of the Revelation and The adertisa
Of the Conssitatioa wsre sold for $5OO. snd
. lesscr sf Benjania Fraaklin bsuGht 30
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-01

mer differs from ordinary claw-hammers in
that the handles is not strapped
The anvil used BY the diamond-splitter 10
Of wood in shape not unlike ninspin, but
tapcred ct the lower end 30 Is to be placed
upright in . coined holeiA sma L. block Of
lead. Onthe hand Of the ninepin is : Hat.
on which, by means Of cement, the diausoad
to be split can be firmly fixed. Placed here
80 that the plane Of intended cleavage shall
be vertical when the wooden anvil Is IN tie
lead block, deep scratch ID made bya
second diamond, in which scratch the edee
Of the splitter's chisel is to Do planted, The
Granddaughter chisel is very like q I'D
razor. This chisel the workman holds IL
his left hand, in the right he holds that
which 10 his hammer. The hammer i :
plain steel rod, about eight inches in length
and tapering from about half an inch dian
ter in the middle to three quarters Of an
inch at the end. fhe very oonstrnotisn Of
this peculiar hammer gives the operator
large range for precise and graduatcd
blows; within certain limits he can most
carefully arrange that tho path Of the osn-
ter Of percussion, the place Of impact; the
line bisecting the angle Of his ra3or-like
chisel, and the expected plane Of cleavage
OF the diamond, shall coincide; hence, With
great GOODNESS and the absence Of Ill hssita-
ton, he gives blow, upon. the effect of
which many hundreds Of POUNDS msy Do,
pend.
In steam hammers all muscular effect: 10
intensity the blow is Transferred to The
steam, and all consequences Of centifueal
action, whether from hand or tilt hammers
1t the ends Of arms, are removed. Further.
in steam hammers nowadays the steam ore
rates to check as we'll as to intensity The
blow. This checking action is called "cush-
ioning," and it seems to do what an elastic
handle does in sledge hammer; it relieves
the rigid fabric or erection from Jar q de-
struciion. ..Cushioning' is brought into
play BY admitting steam for the purpose Of
checking the intensity Of the blow due to
the action Of gravity alone, or Of steam COM
bining with gravity upon the hammer.
Hence the perfect control over large steam
or air worked hammers, and the rapidly
with which the intensity Of the blow may
be changed. Such control as this over
sledge hammer is beyond our bodily powers.
We may intensity the blow, but We cannot,
except just experimentslly, and for the pur-
pos Of display bring the restraining power
Of the muscles to diminish the energy Of the
descending hammer.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-01
POETRY
A STRIP OF BLUE.

do not own ar inch OF land,
But all see is mine
The orchard and the moving fields,
The lawns and gardens fine
The winds my tax collectors are,
They bring me tithes divine
Wild scents and subtle essences,
A tribute rare and free;
And more magnificent than all,
My window keeps for met
A glimpse of blue im,nensity-
A little strip OF sea.
Richer I'm than lie who Owns
Great fleets and argosies;
| have share in every ship
. Won by the inland breeze
To loiter on yon airy road
Above the apple trees.
freight them with my untold dreams;
Each bears my own picked crew;
And nobler cargoes wait for them
Than ever India knew
My ships that sail into the cas-.
Across the outlet blue!
The ocean grows WEAKNESS
With nothing else in sight;
Its east and west, its north and south;
Spread our from morn to night.
We miss the warm, caressiDg shore,
Its brooding shade and light,
A past is greater than the whole
By hints are mysteries told;
The fr!nges of eternity.
Gods sweeping garment told,
In that bright shred of glimmering sea,
Ireach out for, and hold.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-01
THE TRAVELS OF PLANTS.

Alexander brought rice from Persia TO the
Mediterranean, The Arabs carried it 10
Egypt, the Moors 10 Spain, the Spaniards
to America Lucullus brought the cherry
trees (which takes its name from Cerasus,
the city of Pontus. where he found il, to
Rome, rs q trophy Of his Mi,hridatic cam
paign; and 10 years later, or in A. D. 46,
IS Pliny tells US, it WAS carried TO England.
Cesar Is said 20 have given barley to both
Germany and Britain. According 10 Strabo,
wheat came originally from the banks Of the
Indus, but it had reached the Mediterran-
can before the dawn Of authentic history.
Both barley and wheat came 10 The New
World with its eoucuerors anil colonis,s,
and the maize which they found here soon
went to Europe A. exchange. Il was known
10 England in less than 6fty years after the
discovery Of America: il wss introduced 70
the Mediterranean countries, By way Of
Spain. It the end Of the sixteesh century,
and the venetians soon carried il TO the
Levant. Later i, travelled up the Danube
TO Hungary, and gradually spread eastward
to China While il was thus invading the
regions formerly devoted TO rice. the latter,
- We have said was establishing itself in
this country.
10S SQ&1I -C82e- WU1cQ. Win Us SWEEP
product, vac known 70 the Greeks and Ro-
naas only - acurissitys .seensto have been
cultivated in India sad China froa The
earliest tines. IL iasrsdnction into Europe
Vas one Of the results u The erusedes, and
thence it Was tEansplsnted 70 Mederia, and
and early in the sixteeeath century in that
island to the West Indies. The orRinal
hone Of ''King Gotten vs. probably il
Persia Or India, thoagh il il also msation-
= il the early s.sals u Egypt and hsA
slresd tAroaghout Africa i very saeiens
tines
Tie potato vas found in Peru and Chilli
b tn 1rse explsrsn u these countries.
vhe carried II e Spais- Il il nd y have
reached Rergunly + 1870, and Italy sbout
o. sane a. HsRpssn = Aase besa
brsaght Tn virEinia - Irs1aod ~ Hsw-
6ns, deys tEaA1R, = 1seGy 81 y EoeIoaa
: 16e6, q Dzska ~ lsss,siII1sl - -
= : =
! - ne1 : - -
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-01
GREAT RESULTS OF THE sUEz cARAL

NJ. de Lesseps has just returned to Parts
from his fve-months' trip to Suez, and on
taking his seat in the Academy Of Sciences
give some details concerning his observa-
tons. He has found that Port Said is in no
danger, whatever Of being filed up with
sand. and that there is no need FIR prolong-
ing the piers as proposed. That operation
might prove source OF danger, for one
single pier there might change the current
in very marked way The dredging ma
chine made for the company works regular
" and will, and suffices to keep the channel
clear. Moreover, il does not fill up Is rapid
" as supposed, for the work done last year
is still free from sand, and two very large
ships have recently passed through the
canal without difficulty. One was the
Scraps, 5,1lO tons burden; the other an
English frigate drawing over 20 feet Of vi
ter As for the course Of the current in the
canal, matter discussed BY great many
people, there is no longer doubt. During
the winter the excess of water in the Bitter
lake runs into the cana, causing tho carrent
10 set in toward the Mediterranean; but dur
ing the summer, when these lakes are low
cred by evaporation, the current runs in an
opposite direction. NJ. de Lesseps states
one important fact: Formerly rain was I'M
known on the Red sea, but since the build.
ing of the canal there are showers about
once fortnight This has started yegeta-
ton up even upon the Asistic side, where
the infltration is only Of salt water. The
study Of the ancient geography and history
Of that section has been begun again BY Or
1 + Of the Khed.vs. Recently pieces Of
splendid monuments were found upon the
site Of one Of the old cities Of Rhamses. NJ.
de Lesseps laid, two specimens before the
Academy Oae was young shark with the
umbilIical cord, which attached it TO the
mother, still intact; the other, some oyster
shells, taken from bed - feet above the
level Of the sea. These details appear tri6-
ing. bu. they are important to the Swans
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-01
hAMMess AND PERCUSSION.

In MS lectures delivered before the Lon
don Society OF Arts, the Rev. Arthur Rigg
remarked that the only mechanical tools +
external use with which man is provided BY
nature are: The hammer, compound vice,
and scratching or scraping tool; these are
ell in the hand. From the resistance to the
hand Of . harder substance arose the necess-
ity for an artificial hammer. Among the
oontrivance which have come down to US
from prehistoric timee are found stones
shaped, as We may suppose, by the action Of
the water. and 50 rounded as 10 ct the hand
These stones are called by sntiquarians
"mauls." The maui 10 the original form Of
the hammer. For the tapping sction neces-
sary to our minor wants our sncestore seem
to have devised an ingerious appliance,
consisting Of . stone specially prepared for
the somewhat delicate operation. 1t was
held between the finger and thumb. The
men Of the stone age early perceived the sd-
vantage Of having . handle Of some kind
for their mauls, and doubtless their first q
perience consisted 10 flashing whithes around
such ma1ls as were found suitable. Evi-
dences Of further advance toward perfect
hammer are ic be seen in stone mauls, with
stones through them suitable for handles
and these holes are a. we'll adapted for ham
mer handles - the pest made metal tools
Of our day.
In some hsndicrat,s the hammer il the
only tool employed That great skill In the
use Of the hammer ~ finishing tool can Be
scquiYed 10 NANTES; from the many beauti
full specimens Of repousss work to be seen in
silversnifhs shops The famous shield Of
Achilles, in TIE s1iiad" Of Homer. il describ-
ed rs the result Of bammer-work. The
scenes wrought arr: /. The earth, -, and
heavenly bodies. ?. In city 81 peace there
are, (a), marriage festivities; (b), judicial
salt or trial. Q. In . city at war there arc,
(a), . scene before the rsmpAsts; (b). IN
ambush and surprise; (c), bloody 6ght. 4.
The blowing Of field. s. The harvest and
the meal in preparation s. The vintage,
with D:usic snd march. Z herd Of eastls
attacked By lions. 3. Sheep 4 pasture and
their fields. g. A dance 10. The great ocean
river encenpAssing the whole, -, in the
mind Of Homer, il encompassed the earth.
The nature u The work 70 ~ dsne By
hsmmers calls for very great difference mot
only in The forn, material and weight Of
the hammer head, but also ia the append
akes 70 these. II II curious u sse how 10
the same trade the hAmnsf are, for differ.
snt purposes, made Of di1srsst nsterials.
The engineer uses hammer facsd with steel
ssftsaed 60mstioes The sngisser uees 1
brssss Or copper one, md This II so0stiass
displaced with one q led alleged With Tin,
and tAe handles sntirsly dissasdsd. Tie
plunber disaissss III thess ssd uses ham-
ner II wood The vss esring hanasr il
ssapoond, sse - beisg formed sfnstal,
Tie stAer u wood The stsDsoaeen seeos
- elain universal eheiee Il seoe caeee
the haaaer SD anvil shaaee pisces; TIE
kann9 sfvssd, ~ asvil q 1stAl y -
eoayoEDe.
Han1us With - vitheut hanl1p -
r - D q N1Eien1 NdGA4 ~
1o q 11oo = - = - - D
- 80 :. J. I! = -! -
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by Raleigh at aboutthe same date But it
was slow to attract attention, and it was
not till nearly century later that it began
to be much cultivated. In 1853 the Royal
Society published rules for its culture, and
from that time it rapidly gained favor. The
Dutch carried it to the Cape of Good Hope
in 1890, and thence itmade its way to India
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-01

The other day Black Hills stage driver
undertook to horsevhip his passengers int
getting out and pushing up Hill, but the gold
seekers held ccrorer's inquest and found
that be died Of pneumonia.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-01

What George Eliot calls warm palsness'
is identical with the hue Of mans face VII
struggles wildly on the edge Of an orange
peel and 5000 pious to swear.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-01

A chrome with every egg now.-Danbury
News IL that crow-mo 'rooster!-WhiCe.
hall Times. Guss 80, for = rooster can crow
mo- than hen.-Norristown Herald.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-01

Rhode Island sends to the Centennial 1
policeman who measures six feet three
inches. That comes from living in smell
state. Not having room to spread he ran
uC.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-01

A bull-frog is never entirely ssbroke'
gnancially. He alwaps has gresnbask
you know.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-01

celebrated pee. advertised tkst he
would supply Zines for every cccssion.nt A
fisherman sought him soon sfter, and want
ed "a line strong enough TO catch Dor.
poise"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-01

Tbs day had bsea ~, ths ySuss aaa ~
hsppy. Dut his fssb1 Ailed r. bsGfoeee.
and he collected together I'll the pink 1--we
letters, the lock Of hair, the faded vielsts,
e., and ssAsted Tor her fsGhsr's nsssiss.
he wse kgh-niSdsd asd bsnsrsbJs. - Be
felt i bic duty 70 rsleass bsf frsn NJ -
gsgeoesi- yst he grew faint - - ~ ssh>
cred into The psrIsr. Sueh 3Svs 9 he
wouldn't stay crushed.
'6eeSgs der 0esrgsl' shs esslaiosd -
shs ssesfed the psYIoF - ssissd HE haad.'
AfsbeIls, ! An here 70 10 ~ Anty, be
asid . he rose up.
Why. what y the matter shs asked.
H-havsn't yoa heard n - fs&hss fail
urs!' be inquired his heart ,bsstisg paiafsl-
y.
Why. yes, dear George, snd whae q ~
sArsat you-went you-4haa is-."
1a1 glsd ofit-shst u air ~ cried
Tea aros'
II s0fSeusDs -, I was t1lkiag WilA lAsAse
- - I'D II yeux fetAoe ~ Mid ~
o4leo4e - - at3op U4GooUnl ~
ys - ~ - =
T. EssasS 6sa gs 4s TO- s. as
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-01

A good lawyer ~ not necessity, for me-
cessi;y knows no law
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-01

Spell bound--stuck on word ct the spell
ing match.
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W&T AND HuM0R.
!. DONNELLY. Jr.. Editor.

Why is an andiron like = yard-sticki De-
cause il hos three feet.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-01

An hotel in Kansas hes the folio wing no.
tee displayed in the bedrooms: "Gentiemen
wishing to commit suicide will please take
the centre q the room, TO avoid staining the
bed linen, walls, and fuYniture with blood :"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-01

Ma, does pa kiss the cats :" "Why, %,
my son. What in the name Of goodness put
that ID your heads" Zoos when b came
down stairs this morning be kissed Sarah IN
the hallway and said, That's bsttsr thaa
kissing the old cat up stairs. siot Il eafah7v
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-01

The National Sunday School Teaehsr tells
the story sf . scholar Who, when asked IL
the lesson Of David spsPing Saul" Why
David compared himself 10 -, replied
that he guessed iii vas bessase Saul
ecu ldn't estch him
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-01
l1TERAR44
MRS. MoRIoN,s eoARpER.

"And then, mamma, you must marry old
Raynor, and il is all right.
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my husband aud yo1r father. said Mrs
Morton, putting her arms around her daagt-
ter "My husband, who remained in exile,
till he Was 50 aged BY sorrow and suffering
that even his best friends have failed to re-
cogui1e him. Your father Ellie. Who, stsrv-
ing II last for the love from which he was
thrust out By such cruel fraud, stole back
under false name, thai be might see the
wife he loved, the child who had forgo;se en-
him. thought he might never reveal to them
his identity or his affecsior-"
The words came from the lips Of The ex-
cited woman with rapid force, While her
pale face flushed with excitement. and her
eyes burned like Diamonds.
Il promised you. Ellie, the story Of my
life, tonight, and another has ted il for
ne. ! never doubted my husbands :nno-
cenee. lAever refused the pa1e he gave
ne, thai il Vas ny pride 70 wear. When
ffiends advised - - move frsu the Acme
~ haa givsa me, 70 rssane ny naiden
nanes NJ lhsa tAas Aeze h - Aene.
hsaxfne psso11y Ais - ~ hunnol
oA61a1 ~ - + $50 ~ ro1uso1 - -.
! of1r1 ~ ~ lee - - - -
New-York tribune., 1876-12-29
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.


WASHINGTON, Thursday, Dec. 2S, 1876.
The Governors of the States of Missouri, IL
Iinos Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota, and Dakota the
state Entomologists Illinois and Missouri and others
have united in memorial to Congress III regard 10 the
1asshoppers They say that various portions OF the
country have devased by these insects for tho past
$50 years and that their numbers and raVages nave oil
late increased with alarming rapidy that many set
Tiers in the Western States and Territories have suffered
total loss Of crops the Of the Rocky Noun
tain locust for years in succession, ana are In con-
seouence reduced TO great poverty and Distress that
these insects overran less than 16 States and Terri
tories during 1885, and that by destroying mli0hs O
dollars OF the farmers hard earnings, Gripping the
of the border States and retardDg the settle
ment OF the Territories, these destructive insects have
beco,pe a national plague They say that II Is Their
own nrofound conviction that evil which, by impair
inc the prosperity Of aiculturss threatens the source
f productive industry, deserves the prompt ana thof
oupI consideration Of the National Government The
neInoralists respectfully ask:
IIrst That n commission I've appointed at the earliest
~ ieahie m,onrnf 10 consist OF three entomoogsts
ana two practical men Of experience WIN 9custs 10 ps
no,"ied Inv INC Chief OF the Geological and Geograp
G survey Of the Territories, ana approved Dy te sec
retary OF the Interior. Ine Juty oI Inns co'i LII IT.
s6a be 10 examine into the history nature ana hDs
~ the Insects and TO suggest sucn means Ol dest1y
in them and such remedies against ther rVses Dy tc
offer Of bOunties for the destruction OF ec eggs or T
wise as their Investigations shall prove most raea @ a.
pie FOR this pprpcse IT s pToRSss pr c sunJry 1at vi Cs Az
nro1ratiOn bill providing Tor survey OI the ~ ,
In order to pay the salaries anu expenses VI s10 ~
Seco,d II re signal Service be authorized ana re e.
o,red 10 ta, tuar observations OF the
he ects ts time, direction, and extent O tneil
MSfs the Ii,nt OF tie 6aiching anu departure ~ 'o
Snnng logusts ad other particulars concerning theln
and that the information t1us obtained OF lDe apPeai
anee aud progress Of the swarms ana such o'et
1ats a. may prove practical service, be pubIshod
Win the daily weather reports, ah0 that Sen meyer W
nroyided vita such additional means ana assistance as
no Se adeouate 10 The demands OF SUCH enlarg a 0
oFau0nS' HISTORICAL FACTS WANTED.
Tho subcommittee of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs. consisting Of Representatives Swami
Faulkner and Monroe have not yet obtained from the
state Department certain historical data Which they de-
sire TO have previously framing report on the cce
tIou and acknowledgement by Congress oi the cehel
NAL greeting by the Irish natiou' This greeting 10 al
dressed 10 the President OF the United States qua tlo
aoe ,Vbeh our Government declined to receive from
Mr. oConor Power, except through the British ains-
ter Apart from the etiquette required IN such cases. he
address was considered Objectionable because IL con-