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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-17
I - total DEBTS

Cost OF propuction per acre 90 !:
cost per bnshe!. S1.s1.6. Average Weld.
in bushels. per acre 3: average amount
in dollars and cents. $500. Profits. per
acre. over cost Of procuciion-not in
GLIDING straw-@21 Ga. Profit per
pushed. S0.95.i.
Ia the above account.I have calculated
the whea. at ]; cts pes ID. which Is lit
tie above the local market ;lbnt - it is Of
the, White Austrian variety. weighing
plump 50 lbs per busnel. must hold il
until spring tor seed. when / can readily
realize / cts per h. One acre was de-
stroyed BY grasshoppers. which j. cal
cula;ed in the cost Of production. but. Of
course. cuts down the figures a. far a:
profits are concerned. Wheat sowed lst,
ID and Sd days Of April. and harvested
from 10th to 10Th Of August
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-17
LEATHER MADE IN ONE HOUR.

Wonderful are the changes that have
been effected Of late years IN the manu>
facture Of leather by the use OF chemicals
and machinery in place OF the old-tash-
toned tan-pits and the slow manipulation
OF the currier and tanner. Ii some OF
our old leather manufacturers could be
resurrected-men who were accustomed
to soaking their hides tor years, aN
turning them assinuously at certain sea
sons-how they would stare to see the
present processes! But every day we
hear of something new in this direction.
4 joint stock company was recently
formed in Detroit for the purpose OF tam
ming lealher in one hour! We give the
information for what it is worth; but it
certainly does look like sleight of hand.
The process is a chemical one, per-
formed by the action OF certain inexpen-
siye materials. the compromising OF which
Id the right proportions is a secret. 1t
is claimed that robes, tanned with the
hair on, are soft as the finest wool; hides
of the deer, horse, dog, etc. are smooth
and soft, while calf and kip show the
lecture and grainwhich good shoemakers
most admire. No bark is required, ex-
cept a little to give the proper color to
the leather. Bark is worth eight to nine
dollars cord, and rbout two hundred
cords are required to tan one thousand
hides by the common method. Two
would be sufficient to give the proper
color to the same number OF hides, anc
the saving in this item will be enormous
We understand that the company are
turning out from two to three thousand
hides per month. How the article i:
wearing we have not been able to ascer
tain: but Shall watch the result with In
! terest.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-17
ESTIMATING AMOUNT OF LAND

To aid farmers in arriving ut accuracy
in estimating the amount OF land in diff
terent fields under cultivation, the fol-
lowing table is given:-
) yards wide by 96S long contain one
acre.
10 yards wide by lS4 long contain one
acre.
20 yards wide by 242 long contain one
acre.
10 yards wide by l5l long contain one
acre.
soyards wide by coils long contain one
acre.
70 yards wide BY 60 II long contain
one acre.
90 feet by 30 long contain one acre.
10 teet wide by 500 long contain one
acre.
100 feet wide by S63 long contain one
acre.
30 feet wide By los long contain one
acre
j 30 feet wide by % long contain one
+ acre.
/ lio feet wide by 80 long contain one
acre.
4 box 34x26 inches. deep. contains
enc barrel.
y box l5xl6 - inches. contain one
husae
\ box 5 IL inches. deep contains
one peck.
\ box XXI inches, - deep contains
4 halt-pecA.
The standard bnshel Of the United
states contains ai5o. cubic inches. ANY
Gns- ar h ~
are equal to 2l5o,4 cubic inches VIII
hold i bushel Of grain. In measuring
lruit. coal and other substances. one-illta
must ae added In other words, peck
measure five times even full makes one
busAel The usual practice IS to hear
The measure = fTermantotca telegram.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-17
TAELEpE7S OF INDIA

The Lancet i reminded by the -os-
reou> displays Ut festivities. and other
manifestations of rejoicing in the East
with which tie Prince OF Wales ms been
welcomed II the sad condition Of the
lepers in BOMBAY What leprosv Is no
enc who has not seen it can we'll ina--
inc, and i : unnecessary 10 describe il.
Bns in the .Iamsetlee Jeieebhov Daurr-.
umsa.a Il refuge tor the destituieand sick
in Bombay. the Lancet, on the authority
OF the lines OF India. saws tha- there are
10 lepers lodged Al the present time.
Sharing in scaa.y accommodation with an
auuroAImaslyeiv equal number ct the
poor. aged. and crippled. The Iepevs
live in what are called chavls. OF cells.
some six feet long BY five tess wide. and
the institution is so tull. that often two
lepers are crowded into one Of them
They are without furniture. or even COOK
inc utensils. but each ct them is allowed
two pounds oil rice and three pice witt,
which 10 pay tor fuel to dress their food
The, consist OF men. women. aud chill
sirer. the children being the offspring Of
the men ans! women. some Of them being
born In tae DhuTrumsa.s itself. for nc
seuars;ion OF the sexes IS attempted. or
it seems. even thought of. Unfortunate
creatures with their limbs wasted til
only the oa.liae OF the bones remain. q
eiss swollen oct Of all form OF limbs.
SIS Or lie about As they choose. wishou
supervision ar medical care. except trou
one charitable physician whose name i
withheld ut MS own request seemingly
They ara visited By no fr:eads and D
minis er I'd aEy religion They ar
abandone<i.'. says the Times OF Indis
! ..of G d and man. and were ii not tbs
the DnurrumSzia gives them the halt Z
. . six-foot cell in which 10 lie, and
handful Of rice with which to sustni
LIE, they would die i their sores alon
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-17
HOW TO MEET THE INTEREST ON THE
PUBLIC DEBT.

We have read within the two months
past about hundred platforms, county.
district, &c., which demand that govern
ment shall take greenbacks in payment
of att debts: but strange to say. not one
OF them tells how the government IS, 10
that event, to get the gold which It must
have.-Dayton ohio Journal.
Why, let the government 10 just as
individuals have to do-buy 1t. Il the
government would take this course It
would only have to purchase about $780,
00O. 900 annually, for all purposes. Now,
it raises by this indirect tax on imported
goods, S16s, 200. 900 annually, which
costs the people 80 per cent. more by the
time the goods get into the hands OF the
eonsumer-25 per cent. to the importer
and . per cent. to the retailer. to say
nothing of the jobbers and other middle
men, each of whom must realize the -
per cent. on their original investment,
and as the tariff duties are part OF the
original investment, the people actually
pay not less than 1852 ,OOOO,OUO gold, to
get S16S. 100000 into the treasury. As
the people are the government, and the
government the people, so far as taxes
are concerned. it will be seen that il
costs the people S152. 100000 gold more
than the amount necessary to pay inter-
est, whereas if the government had to bug
the sl0o,o00,Ooo outright, even at the
present rate,it would cost only 5iO,25O.'
900, so that by taking greenbacks for al
dues the people and their government
would be nearly 10000, 900 in pocket
and even more, as no doubt the etfec
would be to cheaper gold (by reducing
the demand nearly 500, ,OOO) ant
raising the price of greenbacks to par
and then the government could get al
the gold it needed, Tor the cost OF count
ing and handling-say about one-thir
OF one per cent.
II any good business individual ha
this matter in charge he would not be a
hour in making the change, but the GOV
eminent is run-not for the people-bl
tor the benefit of the money power, VIII
always, in election campaigns have the
'shard money to grease the trucks I
the hummer whirligigs.-nadtson w
, Patriot.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-17
CONTRA CREDIT.

b. 39J bushels OF wheat, at > cents PER
pound. 3, 100 lbs. at cts. 8
b. 20 tons estimated good bright straw
at >i.u1
Total credits.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-17
WHAT A DYING MAN SAW.

Mr.. Davis S. kellem. one Of our most
beloved and trustworthy citizens, who
died on last Friday. and who will be
buried to-day By the Knights Tsmplar.
is reported to have made most wonder
full revelation concerning his cousins
un,imely death. during his recent sick
ness. Cur informant says that he. il
company with several other friends were
sitting At the bedside Of the sick man
when he suddenly reused himself from
an insensibleastate. and in = very excited
manner admonished some invisible per-
sons to be quick Or the mules would 6ca
his cousin lobe - death. and then in
despair he fell back in the bed, saying.
1T Is TOO late; theyahave killed him
His friends q the time did not know
what . naks a ~ strange behavior
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-17

THE ENORMOUS WAsTAGE Of grain, so faer.ia1ls
a-ti otter styles of Threshers, can be SAVED by this
Improved Machine, Sufficient erery 200, to tas
pay oil expenses Of threshng.
FLAX, TIMOTHY MILLET, HUNGARIAN and
like seeds threshold separated, cleaned aud saved
rs easily and perfectly Wheat Oats Rye Barley
AN EXTRA PRICE is usually paid for grain and
seeds cleaned by this machine, for extra cleanliness
IN THE WET GRAIN Of 1875, these we're snbstan
tally the ONLY MACHINES that could run with profE
economy, doing fast, thorough and perfect work.
srhen Others utterly tdiled
ALL GRAIN, TIME and MONEY wasting complica-
tions such as Endless Aprons, CRADLES, "Beaters
Picxers.' etc. entirely dispensed scUh; ess than
one-half the usual Gears, Belts, Boxes and Journals
easier managed; more durable light running no cost
ly REPAIRS dust: no litterinGs 70 cieca up net
troubled by adverse Winds rain or storme. ~
FARMERS and GRAIN RAISERS who posts1
in the l.rge saving made by it will not employ in1e
rior and vcsteful machines, but will iRsi@ THU
improved Thresher doing their work.
FOUE SIZES made for 6, 8, 10 and II Howe
Powe-a Also . speciality Of SEPARAroRs, designed
and Tcio EXPRESSLY FOR STEAM pOwHR-
INo STYLES OF HORSE POWERS viz. m
pro ed "Iriple GeaR" and 't3pur Speed Wood
bury stylel both Mounted on fosr wheels
| IF INTERESTED in Thrc-hing or Grain Raising,
apply to our nearest Dealer, writo 70 for Ilusr
ted Circular (sent free) giving full Particular Of ~
syles, Prices, Terms, etc.
NJch0Es, Shepard d Co.,
BATTLE CRUK. A1cG
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-17
CAN We SuNiE,

We do not object 10 paying MI Our IN
debt. anes> according 10 the strict lester
Of law Let the jew have Ii 5 iall-- pound
ot .ieSa" Neither 10 W. object IL y gold
aud silver cu~renev. II would. indeed.
give us pleasure IL see coin and green
backs interchangeable. But we Do oa-
iect 10 making sacrifices q our bonds or
greenbacks t. purchase y return to me-
.alic currency. We do most solelnuly
protest. against a compulsory law 10
make gold aud greeubacks interchange
ahle on Jan. Isl. IS79. The act was past
without discussion. and IN The absence oil
due s!eli6eration. Ii was passed by NOV
/ in- the previous question. aud by positS
.e.. gnanaversa- unworthy the preyiou-
GOOD reputation OF the party which
/ originated is-for fair.iust- and honorable
dealing. The present weakness of the
rarity. in the lower house. is the natural
n suit Of passing measures without dus
Ediscussion-iuSt because the party
could.
| Now the Aaserscan sees the necessity
Of dev'sing some measure TO accumulatl
gold enough, By New Years Day. 1879
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-17
THE UNIVERSITY
OF
MINNEAPOLIS.
DEPARTMENTS OPEN ]:

The Collegiate Department.
The College of Science, Literature
and the Arts.
The College Of Agriculture.
The College Of Mechanical Arts.
Colleges of Law and Medicine will
hereafter be organized.
The Geological Survey, conducted by
Professors Of the University, is in pro
gress.
THE EQUIPMENT COMPRISE:
a Main Academic building, ls3x9O
feet.
An Agricultural College building,
l46x54 feet.
An Experimental Farm, with barn,
teams, tools, DC
A General Library of 10000 vol
umes.
A Chemical Laboratory in complete
order.
4 Plant House.
4 supply of Physical Apparatus.
A set of engineering Instruments.
$50 u. s. Cadet rihe-muskets, with
accoutrements.
4 section of Artillery, with Caiss-
rs.
A collection of Minerals, Arts, shells
&c.
\ Workshop and Lathe-Room.
A Drawing-Room well equipped.
! Numerous Models. Maps, Globes,
Charts, &c.
The general faculty consists Of IL
| Professors and Instructors.
TUITION FREE in all Depart
ments.
The year 1885 begins Sept. q
4 1873.
For Catalogues or information ad
, dress the President of the Univ ersit,
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-17
DOES FARMING IN COLORADO PAY?

gard to what it costs to run 4 farm in this
territory or more, what he made on 4 fiji
teen acre field 1t says that at the last
meeting OF the Collins grange. the toll
lowing report from H. Stratton was
read.
$500 $500
$500 " 1926
To ; DAYS work of horse team, in going
after broadcast soWer, and sowing
wheat 12,U0
Tol days work with horse. hauling
grasshopper extinsuisher $50
To DAYS work oT men tending same 800
To cost of gallons OF Kerosene 200
To cost OF extlnguisher 100
To- cost OF water. at s. 90 per acre $500
To dav with horse team going for seed
wheat 400
To running seed through separator 100
To OF lbs seed wheat. It cts 500
TO DAYS work Irrlgating, II 80 40
To cutting ii acres with machine 400
To so DAYS Work harvesting. al ! 80 1900
To board for men, 1t % ets per day 1-,5o
10 5 i days york with horses and men
At $50 30, Is
To threshsng 800 bushels Of wleta, in
Gliding labor. board Of men and
machine bill just IN cts. per
busllel 1915
Total cost. :as5. rs
Interest on i5 acres a. 5000 per acre al
10 per cant so,to
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-17

to redeem S75O,OO,OOO of paper! Should
the nation offer to pay to the bankers OF
England, France and Germany, $780,
100000 in National bonds-as q pre-
naiuna-for gold enough to enable us to
return to specie basis, does any one
imagine the amount could be obtained?
Nay verify; seeing our AFFECT meanaess
in thus adding slO0,0o0,oOO to our in
debtedness-tor no other reason than to
ape their financial systems they would
justly spurn our petition and our pre-
MUM. -Chicago journal OF Commerce.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-17

our streets and in our compounds. Only
those who are very much afflicted are
admitted into refuge. Those who are
not in so advanced state OF disease are
sent away to beg in the public highways
and byways until they are sick enough
to be taken into the Dhnrrumsala.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-17

but two days later they received letter
from Hawkinsvillc stating that his cous~
in. Mr.. lobe Kellem. had been kicked
to death by his mules at about the time
he had spoken Of the matter here in Att
lanta
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-17

The consumption Of corn husks in the
making Of mattresses and the like is be-
coming immense n MI eur large cites.
Chicago takes its iuil share. bat it IS II
little singular tina, the great bulk OF the
susplv comes from the regions III .alti-
more. Maryland. Illinois has corn hasks
sufficient to bed the worll were tnev
properly saved aud marketed t,ooei.
clean. bright ausss age worta from 81,
TO $50 per ton here. The Germans in
this vicinity, who prepare them ev bend
y I,h especial care aud sell taem in small
quantities. realize considerably more
than this. But in gathering them ii
large quantities handworN Is out o. the
question. In gathering take the
clean. unstainsu inside husas Is fsg Is
possible They are then run through
an ordinary thrashin--macalne. moving
the cylinder 50 that the teeth of the ron
cave will pass the points Ct those OF she
convex sufficiently near to tear the hu>A:
into strips. The wind will carry of ths
silk and dust. The husks may be na.es
in an ordinary hay or cottou- press. VIZ
presume the broom-corn dealers will be
glad to disposeof the corn hnsk prussuc'
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-10
BUSINESS CARDS.
JOHN 3. HAwr.EY

ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
~ Oficein Bengston's Block, Illinois ST., Rock J.
anu Illinois 3-13d&w6m
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-10
Orleans Street Livery.

A HENRY, LIVERY FEED, SALE AID
~ Boarding Stable. Parties and Funerals Spe-
ciality. Orleans Street, between Buffalo and Els
gle. Charges reasonable. 49, -. II l5dty-
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-10
Gte 99ai1g grsns.
ROCK ISLAND. ILLINOIS.
NOTES HERE AND THERE

Atlanta Times: The increasing auan-
titles of wool brought to Atlanta seem to
indicate that sheep raising is on the in
crease in Georgia in spite of myriads of
dogs, and the stupidity of legislation which
fails to enact dog laws. The sentiment of
farmers in this part of the state seems to
be solidly in favor OF dog law, and it
would seem that those residing 10 south
ern and southwest Georgia. regions so
admirably fitted for sheep raising, would
demand that their representatives vote for
such law. The figures make it appear
that there is more money in sheep rails
ing than anything else. if canine appeti-
ties can be kept away from the focks
"A romance at Leavenworth, Kas., has
come to an untimely end. A veteran of
seVenty-tve contrived in some manner to
open a correspondence with lady in
another: state, aged ffty-four Each cen
cealed their true age from the other, and
ere many letters had passed between
them they became engaged to be married,
and the lady having settled her affairs at
nome and had the usual amount of sew
Ing done, went to Leavenworth to meet
ner attlanced, who had in the meantime
taken out marriage license When they
met there was mutual disappointment, but
the beau proposed, as matters had gone
so Iar, 10 have the ceremony proceeded
with, The lady, however, was in
hut, and repacking her reticule, she set
out for her distant home.
The weather yesterday, SAYS the
Eureka Sentinel of October 80, was of a
character to depress the spirits of the
noble red man. A dead-in earnest snow
storm he didn't mind bit; but wet,
thawing weather gets him. When the
snow banks up on his wickiup it aids to
keep him warm, but in a rain or thaw the
trlckhng moisture works through the holes
In his residence, which is constructed of
pretty much all holes, and the cold drops
lnsldlously crawl under his clothes at his
neck, and creep down bis spine and make
him get up aud howl. In such weather
he don't believe that there is no place like
home, and so he don't stay at home. lie
wraps his blanket about him and seeks the
haunts OF the pale faces and lounges on the
street corners and chats with his own or
some other Indians squaw. When it is
considered that the Indians sleep on the
damp ground, with scarcely any shelter
to speak OF, and during the daytime. no
matter how severe the weather, seldom
enter house, one would think their lives
must be miserable to an extreme. But
such does not seem be the case; they we're
born on the bleak hilsides, aud the miser-
able structure fer which hut is too good a
name, is the only kind of home they have
ever known. Most of them would die if
forced to live in a comfortable dwelling;
and, so long as they possess a blanket and
get enough to eat and can earn little sill
yer to gamble with, they are far more
happy and contented than the majority Of
white people who live in luxury.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-10

ed Breuuet Hair Springs Full Ruby Jewelled, ana
combine all modern improvements Watch
making.
THESE Watches were awarded the Grand Prize b.
the Paris Exposition of 1861 for the best perform
ancc and greatest accuracy in adjustment; aud as
further guarantee that they equal to the bestw
annex names OF some of the most respectable deal
ia the trade VINO have tested them Tor years anG
will vouch for the accuracy of our statements
Benedict Bros N. Y, w. f. Weeks, Bangor
T. Marks, Troy, n. Y, Me.
J.A;smlth, Saratoga sp's H. ". stFang' Elmira' n
E. B. Booth & SON. Roch- Haskins & IsbeIl, osw'
H. Botchkiss, Buffalo, N Hyde & Bettys, Auburn
b. K. Chase & Co.. Rut J. A. Clark, Batavia, Ma
j. II. - GTant Troy, Pa H Ccwell Co., cleve.
O. W. Luce, Xenia, ohio. land, o.
A. Lowell, Portland, Me. 10. II. Ford, New HOveI.-
90 OHIO, -.ickoils g Isenfhs To
A. /. Bareeqk, worccs edo, OHIO
ter Masf, Geo. Enb Y, Morrow, o
~. ;. Taylor, Utica, New G. Bills, Ca,,nndaiE9a,
Evans & Manning, Bing- cpmhridlc, n. y,
hamtou. Ny. y. L Buell. u Go, Hart
Dunlap " Baker, Man lord, CT
chester, N. ii. Z. Wynan, ST. At5an
T. E x Di Y Dun"'o' ". Kirk, W winsteo'
NooI hsshtebrls. o. John b. At1rriss, CT : Gin
Weld B-og Lockport. n nati, o.
\. john ". Tyler, Scranton
BailIette & Weld, Water Pa.
loo, Iowa. /: a. Grant TROY, ~ L
Carpenter II Bro. Bar N. i. hilbntI, CORY
IingtOG. Iowa. Pa
FsrruaOn Ciapp, Indianapolis, Ind.
And large number OF others throu@hout the
United StGtes, For further particulars, ask yonl
matchmaker TO sec Lheni, or address
QUINCHE & KRUGLER,
Wholesale Agents In the United States, Salesroon
Maiden Lane, New York,
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-10
Enanelled Pipe.

TRY TIE ENAMELLED PIPE. 1T Will. Non
I Rust or crack and COSTS only a tritie more than
common iron pipe. Is positively TIE BEST thing
for water service pipe. l hGYe'the exclusive agency
for Rock Island. FRED HaSS
Store In Star Block
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-10
TEC las YAgEg-

Is PREPARED TO DO PLUMBING IN ALL ITS
branches. alea, Gas and Steam Fitting
Call aad hGre ezijinaes made before or,ier!ng YOU
work done ny either parties
THOMAS fAI MS, (Levee, Rock Island
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-10
CHARLES w. O'NEn..

ATTORNEY IND COUNSELOR AT LAW and
n Notary Public. Office over First Nationa
Bank, Rock Island. 5.13dw6m
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-10

Mail aud Express has Through Coach from Gales
burgh and Reclining Chair Sleeping Car iron, p,
oria to Indianapolis without change.
Atlantic Express arrives i'll Philadelphia 1901
m; New York 10: 20 p m, and all Eastern aud
southern cities in the morning; But ONE NIGET
out, end Ole train in advance OF chicago lines
COMPARE TIME TABLES.
Eastern and Southern Express has Reclining
Chair Sleeping Car with State Rooms
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-10

New RULING MACHINE at The ARGUS
BINDERY. Paper ruled in any style or
any colored lines. Leave orders at THE
ARGUS COUNTING Rooms. opposite the
Post office. If
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-10
l. N. STURGEON.
CHAS. FTEBIG,

is PREPARED To DO ALL KINDS OF LOC'
! Work; also to repair Sewing Machines.
All kinds of Safe Work Speciality.
Shop on Market Square, west side, south OF q,
alley.