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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-09-21
CHARACTER OF SUN SPOTS.

According to a recent communication Of
Professor Zollner, as given in Nature, .'the
sun spots are slug like. by the radiation OF
heat on the glowing and liquid surface It
The sun, the products Of the cooling having
again dissolved in consequence IF the dis
,urbance Of equilibrium produced by them
selves in The atmosphere When these dis
turbances are not only local. bnt generally
distributed, the formation Of new spots is
but little favored at the times Of such gen
eral motion Of the atmosphere. because then
the most essential conditions of the surface
are wanting for q severe depression Of tenn
perature by radl ,tion -nanely, the rest
md clearness Of the atmosphere. But when
the surface has again gradually become
quiet after the dissolution of the snots. ih'
process again rec ,mmen;es, and acquires III
this m inner periodic character. IN conse
queuce of the mean relationships OF the sur
face OF the sun, which may be considered Al
attaining an average in long periods Th'
distribution of the spots in area must
| according 10 this theory. be determined ..
the zones Of the greatest atmospheric Clear
ness. which, rs has been sh"wn, genera n.
coincide with the zones Of the creates
abundance OF spots.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-09-21
The Anti-Mon0po1iSt.

TOO good to keep" to the young English
man-to illumins his notebook as charac-
teristic episode Of American manners AMI
life She was delayed somewhat in her
benevolent intent, for the reason that the
live lord was not easily approached.
AS for Irene, when she felt that the illus
trious stranger was unfeignedly attracted BY
herself, she experienced some womanly
tumults Of satisfaction. tie, .! least. was
sincere. This lover, at least, was unatfec-
ted in his marked preference by any relish
of joke.
! ..He did not make me-" she very naturally
and with some grateful sense OF restored
dignity, said:
The young nobleman, an unassumlng
youth, who seemed hardly to appreciate the
furore he had created. was rather an excep-
ton 10 his countrymen in his personal his
tory But OF that history it is only neces-
sary to say that the rumor of his having
been crossed in love was not correct: He
had been crossed in marriage, not in love.
His own temper-far from u base sort-had
made the cross by decidedly refusing the
match proposed for him upon worldly prln-
ciples alone.
Personally, Lord Linderhurst was man
who, without a title, would not have been
properly remarked. lie was Travelled.
but not a s.socie,y: observantly, not experts
mentally, educated: nor was be particularly
intellectual. But b. possessed an agreeable
presence, refined manners, an ample fortune
aul excellent heart.
/ He had !. presentment that he should find
his wife in the new world, and his present.
ment was fulfilled.
He fell in love at first sight with Irene
Wolf
The night Of his arrival was the night OF
Irene's beauty In whatever degree SHE
faded from her perfect brilliancy after that
his kiniled imagination supplied the defect
lie saw her first in the apotheosis wrought
in her by the one cruel moment OF bel
life. He never faltered from his faitl
in her bright supremacy from that TIM
forth.
For a fortnight Re studied her unob
served and .safar off," then he asked TO b.
presented, and from that time he devo
led himself to her with increasing devo
tion.
4. the close Of the season their engage
q ment was announced.
: The refined prejudices Of the young lori
. were not disturbed even by a prolonged Wis
!, it in the western home Of Papa and MANN
), Wolf II. found there what be esteemed
:. most, the aristocracy Of heart.
: II was long wedding journey that .ren
;, took. aud for many mouths and even year
;, she had no visible part in her first love
: western life. But her image was idolize
In that home ..My little girl was ,h
theme of incessant delight; and dearly a
=. her affection chung TO those who had file
:, completely her childish faith and trus
:, the never repen,ed her choice. Sh
;. loved her husband as truly as he love
her,"
.Iwas made for him." she said, '.bot
first and last"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-09-21
THE GEOGRAPHY or The. FUTURE.

Taus it eeems that. IS certainly as ierrcs-
trial revolutions continue. IN the course Of
Ten thousand > .ars there must come an en-
tire reversal OF polar CONDITIONS fEe
sour aern waters must be dralnei on to
make the oceans of an opposite hemisphere.
New Ianls. enriched with the SEDIMENT OF y
hundred centuries. will rise up 10 cxfena
the aor lcrs OF the South continents, ami
islands joining together. will expand INTO
nalnlAnss AT the same time the Northern
continents must be in a great part SUB
merged. and their SUBMITS and ranges be-
cane the bleak islands and The boil heas.-
lands Of tenn pesuons ocean lsnfrai Ala
vi,h lis broad able Lands. mav Sill refHsn
The name of continent; hui. beyond fe~
outlying islands there ~iii b no Europe
and but little Of North America ieft- Inc
Atianiir wsfers will stand fve hundred 1ee'
.,ver Lake Superior. ard wiil wash ine nAse
Of the Rocky alounfains in ~ thesr 'eag'n
A new gull stream may .gain. - y mns o.
ten have done before, 6Ow up the valley o.
the Mississippi. resarsinTfhe de'l.s % 'ss
pr.iries. aad renarkisg the BEDS q sse gsr-
den q The vesl Thsss ars - 1dss = -
pssuible faasiss- Nst osly ase fssy - -
su1O q Ri9sroas eslonlatleo, - ~ -
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-09-21
POETRY.
WILD ROSES.

Oh long, serene midsummer days
Ofnpening fruit and yrllo~. d grain,
How sw. city Ivy d IN woodland ways,
In tangled htds- or Lefty lane,
Fair Wild ru,- TIL, kit, you unfo
Those pale pink stars y It'll hearts Of gold!
Your sleek patrician sisters dwell
On lawns where CLEANS the shrubs trim bosl
In teiraced gardens tended we'll,
Near petbei " ak aud quaint kiosk,
III co,ttSt urns their colole resi-;
They beam OH beaut, s tragant breast!
But you in lowly calm abide,
Scarce needed save 10y breeze or bee;
You kaow What spendur. ponlp and pride
Full oft your brilliant 81 tiers Sc;
" hat sorrow, too, and hitter fears;
What mad taiewells and hopeless tears
How some are kept in old, dear books,
That ollc,- in bridal wreatiis were worn;
How ate kissed, 4vlth tender looks,
And later tossed asid- with Sc,ru;
How some their tain less PETALS lay =.
On icy foreheads pale us they!
Sc, While these truths you vaguely guess,
Abloom in many u luiiesonle tpot,
Shy roadside roses my you bless
The f,t- that rules your unMttst lot,
Like rustic mai Is that inr-kly stand
Below the ladies Ut their land
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-09-21
WHERE NICKEL COMES FROM.

Itmay not be generally known that the
nickel depoei, near the Gap. Lancaster coun-
~, Pa. is considered the largest yet dis
covered in the world, and the only deposit
Of the ore worked in America The mine Is
on the high dividing line between Chester
and peouea Valley. Besides nickle. copper
iron, aud limestone are found in the same
locality. Nickel Was discovered here about
the year 1856. though copper. which is tax
en- from the same mine, was snown IN ihis
locality seventy years ago. The ore has
gray color. is very heavy. and is so hard
thai it is mined entirely by blasting. After
The ore has been broken into Sun Ill frag
m~nss 1t is put into ki.ns holding eighty e
ninety TONS each. m subject ell 10 heat pro-
duced At first By the burning Of a small
quantity Of wood, and continued By the
conversion Of the expelled gas. l. - then
put into a smelling furnace and undergoes
treatment similar 10 hat Of IRON ore
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-09-21

H.MADS BELLE.

1t was su try day in late July. The
ocean breeze fade 10 dispel the fever OF tue
air that waited impatiently for the fuItill>
ment Of the promise that lay broadly leg
BILE along the eastern horizon, .. coming
thunder cloud.
TIE sul;rin"ss aud impotence that per-
vadel the atmosphere. thirsting for ,he ex
citement OF electrical vollcys aud n DASH o,
impesuous rain. also pervaded the mental
atmosphere OF a group of idle youuy men
who tounged upon the shall. corner Of i
hotel piazza. killing time until the dinner
hour.
Celia Car was the belle la.t year" said
Mel Grosvenor. ..ani we snail not LOOK
upoa her again.
The array Of beauty nj present is not
alarming" observed Sam Dent. The
Brewsrers are nice girls; Miss flaming may
b. called quito s,ytsa Miss Hayward dc
cideily 50: Jeunie hammond will be a cap
ital girl. but saeis rather bread and batter
ISL YET; her sister ~ scaoolcd cooueste
Adele FERRIS Is aae belle 50 tar.
II never pay coart TO beauties said
Armaud nu bois. When girl expect,
every man wac bchul1s her to be al he,
G. as matter of Course, prefer 10 piqus
her. ter some time at least, with indlffsr
tnce.
There have been several arrivals TO day.
sail urosyrnor. Miss Monroe Among th'
numoer. Look GU, tor .iiss Msnroe, d.
Dots Sac isn't beauty. exactly. but
LET US make belle" suggested Arthu
Lindsey. ',Les US take some moderate CIR
aud idoiixs her one AMI all Of Us Not RI
d,caleusly. but just eaough 10 turn he
head and have all ,hc other dear creature
dying Of jrsisasly."
s.Whas will yeu make her Of" asked San
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-09-21

things. and the ansiquar;es were left to
G mcclure and probability. What WAS
claimed for the assumed ..relics" could not
be proved. Therefore skeptici.m exultel
and felt sure. II seems to us about tins to
consider whether any other claim in regard
10 them has been proved. For instance.
what is the true explanation Of the ..Old
Stone Milf at Newport? N.body can tell
when or by whom it was built. At one time
skepticism said it was an ancient wind>mill;
but this was too lau ghsbly nbsuri to b
generally accepted. NJ one who has exam
med that structure can think If it Tor a mo~
ment as IN old windmill, It MY not bs
Morse structure, as the Danish Antiquaries
still believe; but what is il? Who eau ex-
plain it.
There were other .'discoveries'' Of Amer
lea similar to that which, it is said, Mr..
Bowen attributes 10 The Welsh. The Irish,
the Orkney Islanders, aud some others. it
is said, found the coast of America. Aud
it is certain that the B.sques were ACCUSE
toned to visit the fishing grounds on the
northeast coast Of Americ.. long previous to
Tue time OF columbus. Nevertheless, the
discovery of Ame,ica was first given to
modern Europe by the voyage OF Columbus,
| in l492. Aud yet Columbus dill not sail 10
discover u new continent. HIS purpose was
| 10 fluid eastern Asia and lndia by sailing
wes,; AMI we suppose he died without knows
| ing that he hal not reached the Asiatic
| world We know that he discovered Amer~
ica. It is probable that the Norsemsn dill
not suppose that the new region they had
founl was anything IN IRE than an irregular
extension OF Europe. Ii they had bsen q
numerous aud wealthy peop;e they might
nave given Europe five hundred years earli-
er what it finally received from the genius
aud enterprise of Columbus. II my BE-.
however, that Europe, in the beginning Of
the eleventh century. was not yet in con
Ji,ion to receive that gift and make use OF it
- Worcester Spy.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-09-21
WHAT NE clN-FIEN0 SAW.

The Gind Fiend cast his eyes abroad,
And looked DER the land,
And Numbered his my Rad WOrshlpperS
" it'll his biId-like long right band.
lie took his place III thu I, elnlnB streets,
And watched the prope go
Around alnt ,uf with buzz and shout,
VfOre, or tcald tro.
Aid it's "H.l" H. sud, chip! hip! hurrah!
For the ,uultitud | see,
Mo t.fftr themselves III sacrifice,
And die for the love OF lue!''
There passed man in the crowded way,
W It'll eyes boodsiiot and dim;
He " ore a coat without sleeve,
And a hat without brlln,
HIS srimy hand, with palsy shook,
And ieartully he laughed,
Or driveled aud swUre lis he clam Ored for more
On the burning poison dra',sht.
And It's ''liip!" said the Gln-Fiend, hip! hur-
ral
Success to him over his bowl;
A few sl,olt months have made him mine
Brain, and body, and SOUP
There sat ii mailman i'll his cell,
aim clencied with lips compressed,-
God's likeness hlotted t,om his face,
Aud fury in his breast.
There sat aud idiot Close beside
" it'll dull And stoiid leer;
Ths apathy OF his heavy eye
" arnlIlg at lures To lear.
And IT., "HiLI" said the Gill; Flend, "hi p! bur-
lal.!'
These twain are wholly mine;
Tn. one demon the other u 'east,-
And both Tor burning wiuel"
There stood woman On bridge;
She was old, but not 18th years.
Old, with -xress, and passion, anu pain;
And she w-pt r~nOrs..ful tears.
And she gave To her baby her Milkless breast
Then, goa,ied by its cry,
Made desperate leap lnto the river deep,
In sl4ht vi the psssers-by
Aud n',"tlip!" salu the ..in- Fiend, chip, hur
rail-!
Let them sink in the friendly tide
For the sake Ut mo creature lived,-
To satisfy ms she died. F"
there watched mother by her hearth,
Comely, bnt sad and p,-:
Her infant slept: her lord was out.
A. @uaifng ot his ale.
She stayed ms cou,lng: and wh.n le came
HIS thoughts were t~nt on blu.'d;
He could Ii / brook her tauntin, look,
Aud he slew her where sh.' stood.
Aud Its "Iltp!" said the Gln-Flend, ship! hur
rali!
He docs his duty well;
And lac pays the tax he owes to me.
Aud tue monarchy Of hell"
And every day, in the crowded way,
He TAX his fearful stand,
Ant numbers his myriad ~orshippers
With his b,rd-lke, long r'ght baud.
And every Cay his victims feast
B-tole his flashing eye;
Aud every night bstor,. his sight
Are offered in sacrifice,
And it's clip he says, "hip' hip! hurrah!
For the deep, up frothlng bowl,
Which gives mo victims that crave
Brain, aud body, ANA soul.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-09-21

1t is a delicious sight 10 see = Milwaukee
man toying with he l1be Ut his sweetheart
ear-so white. 80 soft, 80 different from an
elephants Delicious likewise; 10 watch
him wrap it two -, three times aroInd his
neck. AMI presseng his chin lovingly upon
it, hear him murmnr these magic words
..yum yum yuin.'
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-09-21

John Henry says he has got COOL thing
now. whenever h,s wife goes for him with
he rolling. pm be ray.:. Remember Jon are
nursing The baby. and nny undue .xcitsmYnt
On your pari may b. very injurious 70 your
healtllf q makes her pant ike 4 i.comMiss
mat has lifted is safesy -valve, but il stops
The drisiLy wheel.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-09-21

After having written squib with much
care and elaboration, AMI the dignified
compos,tor up stairs halloos down the pipe:
Il, tits joke Or m advertisement" such =
salute is calculated TO make funny man
take nm interest in the means Of cheap sui
eide
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-09-21

They tell story of ajn'ige ~ Alahams
wLo sent nn officer out tew days since 10
get him drink " whisky. The .filcsr re-
turned with il, but the amount did not sails
~ the judge The r-coad time be came
back ~ifh irmbler full. and remarked thss
the bar keeper said that he .-dfInf Know
hat The old fool want Ell 10 take = bath.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-09-21

A demonstrating CHAP ha'iel cnaf'
coal pedller wnh the query. nave you
got charcoal in Your waxon.' ..fes sir
s.i the ex pee ant driver. stopping his horses
!. Tha, b riaht," observed The dsh''re CHAP
with an approving nod. always tho
ruth and people will respect yon."
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-09-21

TIE Seeaah Times ssys:-.A few n;ghts
ago. N young rBsn stood ~ csnrea
bus.iy taking noaes. the minister cams Up
.sd laying nis hand on the others shoulder
suddeaiy asked. my frien ars joa :
christian mo: sir" answered The start
led nose iaker. =; im-Iim Oply reporter.
..shsa'' sid ihe clergy msn. ''ps<.se tell
yoar lady readers 70 81 = the Gfesa bey
0ssee sad - fhsss sew ssyle strired sbasis
~ - een4A
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-09-21

FL Ter sgricuItur 1t 10 season -tickcf holder
on train: You don't have no ticket" mo,
travel on my good looks" Them after
looking him over probably you arn't going
fnr?" General smile.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-09-21

4 clergyman said the liner day thnt
modern young ladies were not daughters &
Shem anl Ham; but daughters Of Item and
Sham-compounds Of plain sewing and makes
believe
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-09-21

Engaging chili-"Oa. Mr. J'nkin.! do
lei me see you ink" Mr. Jenkins-''See
me drink. What for. my dear! Engaging
child-"Oh, mamma says you irink ike
fish"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-09-21

The editor IT the vicksburg Herald, says,
rather meekly: ut is still not enough 20
burn the ears of brass monkey" Will
somebody give him nm umbrella!
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-09-21

The engineer wno said LuLt ~, locomotive
ran over and killed 289 rabbits in Nrsa,iA
was at once elected president Of q liar's
club.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-09-21

Mrs. Carr, Of Quebec, hanged herself with
her false hair last week. Tue cor0ner's yer.
dict wis that the Carr was demolished by .
misplaced "swlch." Aa
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-09-21

A New Haven scientist shows that bees
have memories. They have q way Of sitting
down suddenly and leaving their memories
sehind them.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-09-21

II wish was pudding. mamma"
'.Why?" ..'Cause should have lots Of sugar
put into me-"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-09-21

Where the land Is rOtt,nY. isn't real es-
tate apt to be rather unsteady?
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-09-21

The defects OF great m III are tue consola>
ton of the ounces.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-09-21

cord perfectly with the nnmistAkab'e evil
lences which the ocean has left all over our
land, Of its recent work anl presen :e.-
Popular Science Monthly.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-09-21

New school eloq ,ence-CoiI, 60 oar.ra-
tions
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-09-21
WIT AND HUMoa.
l. DONNELLY. Jr.. Editor
A lively crop-Hops

A popular scrial-The car"
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-25

A SAVING OF FIFTY PER CENT. Aside
from its purity and healthfulness, those
who use DIR. Prices Cream Baking Pow
der will save fully fifty per cent. as it re-
quires one-third less powder to same
amount of flour than any other baking pow
ders in the market. Only two teaspoon
fuls of DR.. Prices powder to square OF
-four is needed to produce the finest bis
cults, cakes, etc. Be certain that DR..
Prices name is on the box. as uuprinci
pied persons obviously find it easier to ap
propriate the language of the label-stea
the name-than initiate the powder
Steele 4 Price are the only manufacturer.
Of DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder and
his True Flavoring Extracts.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-25
BOOK G2:@ E5As tJRE
ITTERs.
A Remedy without a Rival
Maguire's
Cundurango Bitters.

VEGETABLE SUBSTITUTE FOR CALOMEL.
Contains no alcohol, excellent purgatlve or
the bowels, relieving and curing all compla Is
of the Liver, Blood, Kidneys. and Stomach Read
the following testimonial from prominent New
York editor:
Office of Geo. H. Sweets Texas New Yorker,"l
Nos % 30 and 30 Centre Street.
New York City Sept. 8, 1874. J
Messrs, & C. Mcguire ST. Louis: Gents
Yours of the 31s nit, with case of one dozen Cund
urango Liver and Blood Bitters came duly to hand.
You will please accept my thanks for your gener-
crosby l will try to put the medicine where it
will 60 the most good" have given one bottle to
a friend of mine who resides in Brooklyn, both
himself and wife have taken it. and their testimony
Is the same mine. first met with il in Houston,
Texas, afterwards returned to my home in Austin,
where have the Texas branch office of my paper
My Houston bottle used up, and l found on
trial that could not obtain single bottle in all
Austin for went to every druggist in the place
and there some five, but each house told me
they intended to order lten the strength of my
ommendation Ere coming to New York j was in
Galveston and bought bottle of Robirds, an old
friend and good house. had no idea then that
could not obtain it In NeR York; but after my
Galveston bottle was used up. | started to find
moresand was much surprised to find none aftervist
lug fully dozen different establishments. gave up
the search here and wrote TO you, Now gents SO
good medicine as yours is ought to be placed al
the command of the whole world, 1t will not only
prove great fortune to yourselves, but lasting
blessing to the whole human family. As remedy
In my own case have never met with Its equal
II squeezes my liver better than Calomel, OF which
have taken not little. am hard worker and
constant thinker, and consequently for the last ten
to twelve years my body has found II dihcatto keep
up with my BRAN. There millions OF American
people Just like myself and they need some simple
herb medicine to keep them from sinking into dys
peptic graves, until they apply, brakes and
cut off part of the steam and see where they are.
You have the medicine aud you have great fortune
In it II you will but let the world know it. In my
search after your Candurango this market
found preparation of Quadrangle sold at 50 per
bottle but no more like yours than is q black man
ike white. OF course did not buy it, This let
ter Is only write to thankI you and to give you
my experience win cundsrango Wishing you. the
success you deservetham
Very Respectfully &c. Gze. II. SWIM
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-25

At the court house, Thursday, May IS, TO nominate
county officers and choose delegates 10 state con
vention.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-25
Or: 9S9aiIg Atsas.
Tuesday. April IS, 1875.
Conventions.
THE NATIONAL INDEPENDENT,

will be held at indianapolis Wednesday, May II.
Each state has delegates at large and from each
congressional district state and district delegates
were appointed at the state convention held at
Decatur, Feby 10.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-25
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION,

at St. Louis, Tuesday. June 81. Delegation sam
as above.