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The anti-monopolist., 1876-01-27
MOTHERS FOOL.

ss'Tis plain to me" said a farmers wife,
"ThOse boys will make their mark III llfe;i
They We're never made to handle hoe,i
And at once to college ought to go.
There's Fred. he's little better n fool,
But James and Hiram must 90 to school"
"Well, really, wife," quoth farmer Brown,
AS he set his mug of cider down;
"Fred does more work in day for me
Than both his brothers do in three;
But larnin will never plant ones corn,
Nor hoe pOtatatoes, sure's you're born,
Nor mend rod of broken fence;
For my part give me common sense.
But his wife was bound the roost to rule,
And James and Hiram were sent to school,
While Fred, OF course, was lett behind,
For his mother said he had no mind.
Five years at school the students spent,
Then into business each one went,
James learned to play the guitar and fiddle,
And parted his hair, of course, in the middle;
While his brother looked rather bigger than he
And hung out a sign, "H Brewn, NJ d."
Meanwhile at home their brother Fred
Had taken a notion into his head;
But he quietly trimmed his apple trees,
And weeded onions and planted trees,
While somehow, by hook or crook,
He managed to read full many book,
Until at last his father said
He was getting book larnin' into his head:
"But tor all that, said farmer Brown,
0ie's the smartest boy there Is IN town.
The war broke out, and Captain Fred
A hundred men to battle led
And when the rebel flag came down,
Went marching home rs General Brown,
But he went to work on the tarm again,
And planted corn and sowed his gram,
Re-shingled the barn and mended the fence;
The people declared he had common senseI
Now common sense was very rare,
And the State House needed portion there;l
So the s'famly dune moved into town,
And the people called him Governor Brown,
And his brothers vino went To the city school
Came home to live with Mothers Fool
The anti-monopolist., 1876-01-27

book, is in the Royal Academy at Dublin,
and that contains less than thirty specimens
prehistoric Times, p. 28.) We can show
many more. But should Wisconsin coppers
turn out to be alloyed they will yield still
more historic fruit The alloy in European
copper has mainly led to the inference that
Europe derived metallurgy from Asia, and
that not tilLafter hardening alloys had come
into use. X similar inference regarding
prehistoric connections between Asia and
America may gain as much credence, and
with as good reason.
The copper treasure which will soon be
cren for study in the Winconsin Capitol will
be hailed hy archaoogists as new revela-
ton But i. is by no means complete. 1t
is the result, Of four years research by one
mani S Perk:ns-and that IN only one
fifth of n,lr counties 1t cannot be more
than the frs, fruit of more abundant har-
vest. Keep it then before the people
gers-,hat by sending to the Historical
Society The nondescript coppers they have
plowed up. they can each add some link to
chain OF investigation which has girdled
the globe already, and is daily stretching
backward further and further, and will yet
unfold secrets which have been hidden 80
long that they seen sealed by the angel of
the Apocalypse. Even those who are not
worth i, copper will do favor by writing
the writer or any member of the Historical
Society informing us who are the possess
sors of antique implements meats
The anti-monopolist., 1876-01-27
PRE.INDiAN COPPER.

Professor j g. Butler writes AZ follows 10
the Wisconsin State Journal: One hundred
and fourteen copper implements have just
been placed on deposit in the Historical
Society. The whole number before accum-
ulated there in the last twenty seven years
was thirteen. The rarity Of tools wrought
from copper will be clear to every one who
will ask the first man he meets two ques-
iion namely: ..Did you ever see n stone
spear -heads'' and "Did you ever see COP
per spear head" To the first question the
answer will be, YES" and to the second.
No The collec tor Of the copper deposit
now with the Historical Society had been
cleaning stone handiwork for fourteen
years before he cspied the first specimen Of
copper.
According to the first six reports Of the
Peabody Museum. in Cambridge. Mass,
tha. repository contains only two specimens
Of American copper--one a breasiplaie, and
The other bracelet, both from Kentucky.
Rep,. H., Is p. The principal relics Of thi.
sort which have been exhumed in Ohio are
ten bracelets. one chisel, and two hatchets
in Mound City near Chillicothe). Ons
| may be found 1t Beloit College, none at the
State University and about half dozen il
DR. Lapham.s cabinet 1t would be foolish
to boast before further inquiry, but present
appearance warrant the hope that Wiscon
sin will prove richer than any other State
in materials to serve for throwing light on
the prehistoric period Of America.
/ But some curiosiiies combine rarity ane
worthlessness in equal proportions. 1t il
easy. however. to show that our copper
tool. are rariiies Of quite another sort. The,
mark stages in human progress, from tb
stone to the bronze age. and they afford al
the light We have concerning it in the age
before history and tradition. Some Of tn
coppers we're clearly hammered-that is
| they show metal elaborated as il It wer
stone. and hence, according TO some. the.
still belong to the sge Of stone. To other
they viii mark the 6rst steps in the transi
tion from the stone to the copper age. i
oil her instances the copper without laws. o
lsminaticns, and striped or rough, -
with mold marks, gives evidence Of smelt
ing II smelling Is proved, We have th
metallic age pure, simple, and perfect
| II any Of our tools prove 10 be smelfed-
and chemical professors win soon settle thi
point-they will enable Us to make uniqu
exhibit q the Philadelphia Ceniennial, IN
they viii attract 10 us archaeological visi
tors frsm bsyosd the Atlantic Tools I
unalloyed copper are aassg tbe rassst /
N antiques. 1hs ssly eeIlsetisa kDswn
- laaEned areAssaegisf, oir Jshn Lab
The anti-monopolist., 1876-01-27
WHAT PERFECT Sleep

Perfect sleep is always dreamless. while
dreaming implies disturbed or an agitated
state Of brain and mind This is not rest,
or reposc. which is natures sweet restor-
err" When retiring with the hope for sound
sleep. we should reverentfy prepare our
selves for it The following from the
Science Of Health, seems appropriate here.
and a fitting conclusion to these curiOsi-
ties:
..Going TO 4ed.--We should never 90 10
bed with hope for rest. sleep and perfect
repose until ali ready The preliminaries
for retirement are all just As important as
are those for the days duties. We must
in an anxious or troubled state Of mind
with cold extreu.ities, or without anticipa-
ting and responding TO the calls of nature
IN al respects Standing over register,
before FIRE, or in . stoye-heafed room. Il
not the best way to get warm for . nights
sleep. We should take such vigorous exer-
else as will give quick circulation 10 the
blood. and not depend on artificial but OF
natural heat. Attention to all these things
follow ed By such devotional exercises -
will brig all the feelings. emotions and sen.
fiments into accord with the Dvine will
subduing passion, removing hatred, malice
jealousy. revenge and opening the portals
Of heaven 10 all who seek rest, peace and
sweet rep0se-
II is happy custom with many to con
clude the evenings proceedings BY singing
> sweet quiet hymn-~Tbe Day il Past and
Gone. esc.-whieh brings AL present int
delightful union with each other. and with
.aOur Father rho art in Heayen-"
The anti-monopolist., 1876-01-27
I tr~OrCE
~ ! E@A.%AY+ :
TALKS WITH CHARLES SUMNER.

When the Carlylean fever was still at its
height began to keep note books of what
my heroes said or what was said about
them. came across one, the other day.
which gives my first memoranda on Charles
Sumner. 1t is dated January. 1857. |
think there are one or two passages that 1t
will pay me to copy and you to PRINT
visited MIR. Sumner for the second time
in company with Eli thayer We remain
eG till nearly midnight We talked almost
exclusively Of Kansas. He said TO Mr..
Thayer: IL think the State should be
named after you =. =. =. =.
would rather have accomplished what you
have done than have gained the battle of
New Orleans
Mr.. Thayer, the youth of this genera ion.
perhaps, do not know, was the organizer OF
New England emigration to Kansas. which
resulted in the foundation of the town OF
Lawrence. the rallying point of the North
ern settlers and the ..innocent cause of the
first great ,epnlse of the slave power in
America.
Mr.. Sumner gave amusing accounts of his
life at Washington. He spoke of several
Southern Senators-of Mason of Virginia
especially-in terms of strong contempt
OF South Carolina Butler. who had then
reputation for scholarship. he spoke slight
inyly: giving incidents to show that he ha'
only the most superficial knowledge of Lat
in But he added. quickly: Il will say
this of him: he has the aspiration for scho
larship which the other have not and if h'
had been a citizen Of New England he wouls
have been q scholar. or, at least. well-edu
Gated man..
Without noting the occasions of them
will copy some of the Senator's sayings as
find them recorded at the time-all in thu
winter Of 1857
.Of all scholars have met Longfellov
has tie most scholarly and graceful know
ledge of living languages. He speak
French. Italian. German and Spanish q
huenty as English I could never detect tn
slightest accent
Il visited Humbolt when in Berlin Gu
conversation struck on philolcgy. He spok
Of his brother william-he was dead thel
In the most eulogistic terms. William
The anti-monopolist., 1876-01-27
SCIENCE
COFFEE DlSINFEcTANT.

Numerous experiments with roasted cof-
fee proved that it is most powerful means,
not only of rendering animal and vegetable
effluvia inocuous, but of absolutely destroy
ing them. \ room in which meat in an ad-
vanced state Of decomposition has been kept
for some time may be almost instantly de-
prived of all smell by placing an open coffee
roaster in it containing some newly roasted
coffee We have known of the most disa-
greeable odors from cesspools completely
removed by the employ ment Of a little cof-
fee. The true way to prepare 1t for this
use is to break the berries into fine partic-
les in mortar and roast atterward on 9
smooth surface until it assumes dark brown
tint Then sprinkled il in drains or plac.
it on a plate in rooms il is desired to dis
infect Coffee acids or oil acts more readi
ly in minute quantities.
The anti-monopolist., 1876-01-27
POETRY.
POSSESSION.
RY WN. II. BURLEIGH.

The sweetest word that ever was heard
From the sweetest lips the sweetest word
Has brimmed my heart to its overflow
With bliss AS pure as the angels know;
And my soul, so long bowed sadly down,
Assumes the scepter and the crown
And rises up with a regal will
Oh, fateful word my life to fill
With larger life and more divine
For it makes me hers and it makes her mine,
And brings again to our urSealed eyes
The beauty and gories of Paradise!
The earth so fair seems fairer far,
And holer light have sun and star;
The blue of the sky is more divine.
And deeper music is in the pine;
The wave that breaks OH the pebbly shore
Hath u nt,rmur of love ne'er heard before,
And the brooks laugh out with merrier glee
As they flash through the valleys away to the
sea
Foulature feels to the inmost core
Of her great warm heart the joy that thrills
Through the life that love with its new life
fills,
Since she, the lass Of the golden tress,
Wearing the crown OF her lOveliness,
Nv beautiful Bess, my s'goOd queen Bess,"
Hath spoken the word that makes her more;
That makes her dearer than ever before,
That makes her mine to love and adore
Forever and ever and evermore!
What glow of light on the grasses lay,
What music stirred in the tasseled corn,
What fragrance breathed from the new -mown-
hay,
As over the fields passed at morn.
Th, birds were aS merry as birds could be,
As thev sung and flew from tree to tree;
am sure their songs were meant for me,
For they must have seen with a glad surprise
The soft love- light that brmmed mine eyes,
And the new born bliss within my soul
For its depths were stirred by single word,
From taltering lips, half guessed, half heard.
And gush OF Joy beyond control,
A keen, sharpjoy that half seemed pain,
With its sudden light filed all my brain
Il think twill never be dark AGAIN.
As a hand dropt, trembling, into mine,
And sweet, low voice murmured-"thine"
The anti-monopolist., 1876-01-27
MOUNT SHASTA.


very remarkable feature of Mount
Shasta is the collection of hot springs 200
feet below the top. The extreme summit is
a steep ridge not more than 200 or 300 feet
through, on level with the spring, and
composed of shattered lava, which look as
thought any water falling in rain, or form ed
by melting sn 1ws upon it, would Immediately
run out through the cracks. There is in the
material nothing which when brought in con-
tact with the air or m DISTURB, would cause heat
the steep ridge, which at the foot is not
more than 200 yards through, there is a lit
tie fiat of half an acre full Of hot springs,
some Of them very small, and the largest
not more than three feet across. They have
a temperature of 100 degrees, and their
water is strong with sulphur and various
minerals. In some the water bubbles W
violently and there are openings in the
earth from which hot steam rushes out with
great force and considerable noise. One Of
these vents sends out n jet of steam two
feet in diameter. These springs. and the
earth around them, retain their heat through
winter as well as summer, notwithstanding
the severe cold that may prevail there: On
the lst of October the thermometer was be
low the freezing point at both sunrise and
sunset, and the temperature of the yea,
there is proably-for we have no long series
Of observations-not higher than 80 degrees
possibly below that figure. Immense masses
of snow lie on the northern side Of tht
mountains through the summer, and on thu
northern side there is a living glacier
Notwithsta nding / almost constant col.
resulting from the snow. ice and high elev
alton, the great heat supplied from tn
heart of the mountain does not give way
The waters o. these springs must be force'
up by power, which, though small il
comparison, still suggest the mighty force
that piled up this cone 10 a height of 500
feet above the adjacent ridges, and from it
now extinct craters poured out the lava tina
covered hundreds Of square miles with dc
| ISOLATION
The anti-monopolist., 1876-01-27

A young clergyman, whose reputation for
veracity was none of the best. ventured to
differ with an old doctor Of divinity as to
the proprie'y of whipping children. why"
said he, .ahe only time my father whipped
me was for telling the truth" .'We!l,' re-
ior,ed the doctor, sit cured you oft, didn't
4 ..qf
The anti-monopolist., 1876-01-27

John Henry said his wife with stony
severity; 81 saw you coming out offs saloon
this afternoon" well, madam" replied
obdurate John, '.you wouldn't have me stay
in there, would you?'
The anti-monopolist., 1876-01-27

An Irishman was brought up before
justice Of the peace on charge Of vagran-
cy, and was thus questioned; What trade
are your Sure, now! your Honor, | am
sailor.f' .'You n seafaring man! ques-
,ian whether you have ever been to sea in
your life '.Sure, now! and does your
Honor think came over from Ireland in
wagon"
The anti-monopolist., 1876-01-27

In Virginia, Mr. Allen Hannah was mar
ried to Miss Hannah Allen, anG now Miss
Hannah Allen is Mrs. Hannah Hannah,
and is. prehaps, the only woman in the
world whose whole name eau be spelled
backward the same as forward. That's
what's the matter with Hannah.
The anti-monopolist., 1876-01-27
WlT AND HuMoR.
l. DONNELLY, Jr.. Editor.

FuN.-A Delaware clergyman was the
victim ofa donation-party the other night,
and the next day he had to exchange peck
Of beans for something to cat, or go without
food all day
The anti-monopolist., 1876-01-27

1t is said that Dr.. Mary Walker now car
ries pistol for newspaper men We have
always spoken of that beautiful and accon,-
plished physician with the highest respect.
--LomisriHe Courier Journal.
The anti-monopolist., 1876-01-27

During recent examination Of a class Of
youngsters in one Of the Chemung County
schools, the teacher asked" 'sWhat is o
monarchy and was Immediately answer
ed by n bright little eight year-old boy,
a country governed by king" "Who
would rule il the king should diey" s.The
queen" ''And If the queen should die,
who then would be ruler?' ..The jack"
The anti-monopolist., 1876-01-27

The habit Of Boston dog was to put his
fore paws on people, and tables, and other
things, and sniff until he was satisfied with
his investigation. At last he tried it on a
loaded gun that stood in corner. and now
he has no nose with which to sniff
The anti-monopolist., 1876-01-27

A few day ngo an elegantly dressed lady got
into Madson-ave. car, and, although the
day was cool, she could not wear her gloves
on account of her many diamond rings. A
balky horse having twice stopped the car,
the lady went to the door, and, looking 1t
the team for few moments, said to the
driver: .That ere of horse amt used to
he druv on that ere side" And that was
just the touble, in spite Of ft6e diamonds.
The anti-monopolist., 1876-01-27

Astride log sat Sam and another sinner,
engaged in a little game Of sevcn-up, when
minister approached, who, after nom
ent's solemn contemplation Of the game, laid
his hand upon Samueps shoulder, and said:
my friend. il that the way to save yoar
SOUL" Perhaps not, +" answered Sam, who
having just played card, was attentively
considering his hand, perhaps not, but it
seems about the best thing can do 10 save
my Jack"
The anti-monopolist., 1876-01-27

horse would refuse to step on or over the
body of a man lying in the road, but, as if
lmpelled by instinct, would stop and remain
motiOnless until the matter should be inves-
tigated . Grave doubts as to the truth of
this statement crossed Brogg's mind, and
to settle the matter fer himself he resolved
to give the thing practical test. Now
Broggs has no horse, but does own very
intelligent and frisky young mule, so he
thought it just as well to try the expert
ment with him. There is narrow lane
leading from the clover patch to the water
trough, and he sent his little son lobby to
open the gate and turn out the mule; mean
while Broggs lay down full length across
the lane, assuming an apparently iifeless
attitude. The mule lad been kept in the
pasture all day, and consequently was very
dry, SO he came waltzng down the lane
at !: great rate. and everything denoted "A
fair trial of the test. And SO it was; but
| not exactly 'roggs would have desired,
although c"l.trmed him in his skepticlsm.
When within yard or two the mule per-
ceived the prnsirate form Of his master, and
with an explosion of sound which was a
compromise between the shrek of locomo-
tive and the yell Of frightened maniac he
bowed up his back, flung his tail to the
breeze, elevated himself about fifteen feet
| in the air, and with all four feet in q
bunch. lit on the pit of Broggs dread
basket Then, with fiendish laugh he
suddenly spread out his feet with a scrap
ing, lacera,ing sound and was eff like 8
fash, not emitting however, to give the ex
perimenter parting kick in the small Of
his back as he departed. The price OF thu
mule did not near pay the doctors bin, ant
Broggs is now calculating how many post
! holes he will have tie mortise before he viii
get even on his experiment.
The anti-monopolist., 1876-01-27

4 little fve-year old bay Was being in
structed in morals BY his grandmother. The
old lady told him that all such terms - 'sby
goli, .'by jingo,- .sby thusder," ETC.. were
only minced osshs, and utiitfle better than
any o'her profanity. In fact she said, he
could tell profsne oath BY the prefix "by. !"
All sueh were oaahs. well, them grand
mother" sid the little hopeful, ..tkere's .
big eaah II the nswspepss-sBy Telegraph" :"
he ~ 1aAy sivspit p, asd II boy q b.
wi11oroA = 0oea1o. g.
The anti-monopolist., 1876-01-27

\ Brooklyn man, who had the toes of one
foot cut off by horse car. sued the COM
pany for $1,000 damages-$lOO0 per toe.
The company denied responsibility in toto,
but the jury awarded the plaintiff $4,000 as
a memen to of the affair.
The anti-monopolist., 1876-01-27

The Herald having tried to make joke,
and having been corrected into absurd;ty
by the printer, cries out, "The intelligent
compositor is a blessing in disguise. The
only trouble is that he is sometimes to deep
ly disguised"
The anti-monopolist., 1876-01-27

Last night there was ring At spiikins's
door bell, and shoemaker's boy skipped
in with . bill for zone pair Of slippers So
bought BY Mrs. Spilkins." Il don't know
anything about it." said Leander uneasily,
''do you my dear" Mrs. 8. hesitsted .
moment. and then walized tAs bsy 81 BY The
ear, rsmarking. Didn't tell you that vas
for my husbands Christmas present, and
that ycu shouldn't bring the bill in till next
month"
The anti-monopolist., 1876-01-27
seRocc's EXPERIMENT.

Says the Yoio (caL) Mail: Briggs, Who
lives II ElIiet's SsnfheTn Addifisn, run
neruas the item tie ethe1 day tAnt - right
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-03-10

L Ellis, overseer Of poor. II A Thayer, Y
8 Stanton, II M Spauldug, letters WIN b
Orcutt, town agent. w l Simonds, s
Snow, A J Walbridge, auditors. Tax 70
per cent. sflf 800
RYEcArE-A Cochran, clerk and treas.
urer. Geo l. Hall, Geo Cochran, w j Glib
Son, seleotmen. james II Park, Pringle
Gibson Thomas Nelson, listers. Mathew
Brock, constable collects tax for $40. j
Johrtson, overseer Of the poor. J B Oar.
ling, supt of schools. Town debt S3358.S2.
Town tax IS per cent, with discount Of
four per cent to all who pay in June, 1876.
Expenses Of paupers the past year S72013.
Extra highway tax 10 per cent. Expense
Of 70 ads aud bridges the past year S36255S
SPR1NeFIELD-Samuel Rollins, moderator.
II l. Lowell, d b Allen, d 0 Gill, select
men. j Il White, b f Dana, Il X Pierce,
listers. w S Lowell, constable and collector.
W II Wheeler, treasurer.
CAvENDIsH.-C II Chapman, moderator.
X II Dutton, clerk. w l. Morrison LIST Sc
lectman, Cbas ID Parker ID, Prescott Adams
Sd. Geo s Hill, treasurer. FIN Davis, I'd,
Eldridge Buck, coustables. G w Goodrich,
Rufus Spaulding. II II Amsden, listers. G
Barrett, Jas Fitton, @ IL Gowran, audi
tors. Tax 100 per cent 'ifa
ATHENs.--J II Austin, moderator. Els
Kingsley, clerk. WV Bridges, s b Wells,
A g Cotton, selectmeu. sc Ranney, treas
urer. q N ODER, overseer Of the poor. A
@ Marsh, constable and collector. Nal Be-
mis-, Il r Clemens, g Bridges, listers.
j II Austin, j X Ball, j NJ Powers, audi
tors. r Ball, supt. of schools.