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DIR. WHITTIER
~ O.. ryharles Street,

Treats all forms Of Vcnerai p nShilay' with
nal n s,,lslcd success. No matter who failed,
NJ srwItsypmphlst Q, censalts so y; M ii
! 81 ~. " s.scy X, Inc medical profession IN AZ
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Pnysicians and Surgeons.

Jno, II, Morton, N. D., Pbyscian and Sur
con, ONCE over First National Bank. Real
on 90 cor ner gan JacintO and Barwood ~.
All as, r sxas, Calls 10 the country promptly
.tap,tat NNF"'"
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were made for the experiment. it was
never for d moment doubted that the
enterprisi1ig. merchants of Bombay
were possessed of all its made thickness
of PLATINUM wire. but it turned out
that the thickness of the thickest
that could be got was only that of
crochet cotton. 1t was at once seen
that q wire OF such thinness would
be consumed before the tree was half
severed from it's trunk However.
the attempt was made. The burning
wire performed its task very we'll so
long us it lasted. but. Us anticipated,
the wire continually broke, and at
length there was none left. There
can be little boubt that with stronger
battery-the one used was only a
twelye-chambered one--and a thicker
wire, the experiment would have been
entirely successful AS it was, the
tree was sawed one fifth through. It
is calculated that. under proper con-
ditions, tree, which at present takes
two hours to fell, will come to the
GROUND by this process in fifteen min
utes. 1t is almost needless to add
that there is no waste of wood and
no sawdust.
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not always true; one may be happy
and cheerful, and yet be constant
sufferer in body.
ZICZAC SPARKS.

With a view to finding the cause OF
the peculiar zigzag form taken com
monty by electric sparks, especially
those of the Holtz machine, III air,
Professor TAFT. Of Edinburgh, has
recently had number Of photographs
Of such sparks prepared. These
sparks were produced partly in ordi-
nary air. partly in the free air one OF
two feet above the flame OF strong
Bunsen burner, partly in 4 wide glass
tube, into which air was passed
through d long iron tube, heated to q
dark red glow The general result OF
the examination is that the zigzag
form depends on something which
heat is capable of remoy ing from the
air. This is, therefore. not water
vapor, nor is it very small drops OF
water, Tor even falling water drops
were inactive, except that they pro.
dnce simply an interruption III the
photographed sparks. 1t is probably
the author thinks, organic substances
which. as Schiller and Pasteur have
shown, would keep away from the
apparatus by Gotten stopper as wei
as by direct combustion.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-09
CUTTING DOWN TREES BY ELECTRIC
tTY

A few years ago. a DIR. Robinson,
of New York city, took out a patent
through the Agency of the Scientific
American, for telling trees by means
of a platinum wire, in place OF the axe
or saw, using an electric battery for
the severing power, by keeping the
wire 1T white heat and drawing It
back and forth, and keeping it tannt
to the tree as it penetrated the trunk.
We published an account of the inven-
ton at the time the patent was issued
which elected considerable attention
from all parts Of the world. Accor-
ding to the Lumberman, an expert
ment with the same invention has
recently been tried in the East Indies
from which our contemporary. quotes
from a local paper. published in that
country. The paper states that the
patentees Of the process are Mr.. IL. ii.
S. Parkinson and Mr.. w. III. Martin,
both Of Bombay; and the experiment
was superintended by DR.. Lyons.
the plan is simple. Two ends of the
copper wires Of a galvanic battery
are connected with platum wire, which
of course instantly becomes red hot
and while in that state it is gently
seesawed across the trunk Of the tree
to be felled. When arrangements
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STANDING ALONE.

THE ssby is standing all ioney!>'
The children shout III their Slec-
Md father and motherand auntc
Must hurry and come to Sec
50 haby-the cute little darling
Is put through the wonderful leat'
And fondled and kissed andcommendod
For being so smart and 50 sweet.
With the cunningest air triumph
She stands in the midst OF us ait
While the outstretched arm OF her 1noVhef
Is ready to save a tall,
And whenever the little one totters
around her is hastily thrown.
'Tis very fine tlln-thinks the baby
This .rolic of standing alone.
Al. many q time in the future
She'll long for the aid OF that arm,
When the love and the care ofa mother
No longer can shield her from harm!
For oft when our need is the sorest
There's no one to whom we can turn
And standing alone is lesson,
IT'S hard for 9 woman to learn
And often and over, my baby,
Before LIES journey IS done,
Won will yearn in YOUR hours OF weakness
For somethi { TO lean upon.
When the props upon which you depended
Are taken away or oerthrown;
You will find it is wearisome, baby
So wearsome standing alone.
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The A nti-AEonopo1ist.

running down the wide path again,
and quite willing to wait for it a long
time if necessary But no one was to
be seen but two boys and a dog, The
car did not stop, and though the con-
ductor looked out that way, his hand
was not on the strap, and no smile on
his face.
Don't you wait for that little girl
nowl' / asked. feeling disappointed
at not seeing my little friend again.
I wish could ma am answered
the man, understanding at once.
though of course he did not remem-
Der me.
ssNew rules, perhaps / added, as
he did not explain. but stood lingering
his punch. and never minding an old
lady wildly waving her bag at him
from the sidewalk.
No. ma am, but it 10 use waiting
for little Missy any more, because :
here he leaned in, and said very low
-s.she is dead; then turned sharply
round, rung the bell, put the old lady
in, and shut the door.
How grieved I was to have that
pleasant friendship end SO sadly. for |
had planned many surprises for my
little girl, and now | could do no more,
could never know all about her, never
see the sunny face again, or win
another word from lips that seemed
made for smiling.
Only little school girl, yet how
many friends she seemed to have.
making them unconsciously happy by
her gentle manners, generous actions
and innocent lightheartedness.
could not bear to think what home
must be without her. for [ am sure
was right in believing her a gooe
sweet child, because real character
shows itself in little things. and the
heart that keeps in time makes IT
music heard everywhere.
The busy man of the horse car fount
time to miss her, the school-mate
evidently mourned their queen. TO
when met them they walked quietly
talked low and several wore blacl
bows upon the sleeve; while |
although / never knew her name, 0
learned single fact about her, Eel
the sweetness of her happy nature
and have not yet forgotten my littl
school girl.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-09
THE DINING BELL.

NJ. Tosselli states that he has been
making experiments with his subma-
rine vessel. or marine mole, as he
calls it. He is struck with the cor
respondence OF many of the phenomena
to those observed in balooning, and
considers that it is at the bottom OF
the sea that the problem or aerial
navigation will be solved. Ina liquid
mass which is still, the machine moves
quite well in obedience to the screw
propellor. which is driven by the
hand. But if the vessel meets cur
rent. it is vain to think of contending
with it. Another difficulty, as III bal
looms. is in orientatiOn. Once a bal
loon has got to some distance from
the earth. it becomes impossible to
to tell the direction in which it is
going. The needle is useless. And,
Similarly, in the marine mole, when
it is only O,39 of an inch under the
surface, and nothing is seen in motion
but the fish, the compass is found OF
no use. To go to u certain point, an
artificial meridian has to be arranged
out side. NJ. Tosselli remarks. too, or
the great distinctness with which
sounds are heard. At Il depth OF liz
feet, the screw of Il steamer, passing
about $50 yards off sound in the her
metrically closed mole as if directly
overhead. The cOtnrivance OF nj
Tosselli, affording us it does a move
opportunity of observation, ma.
furnish some instructive data in ply
sizes.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-09
Sc1ENcE.
PROPAGATION OF HEAT.

We learn from the Repertoire de
Pharmacie that M. Olivier has found
that under certain circumstances
heat is not propagated by direct
proximity. His experiment was thus
conducted: A bar of steel Of certain
dimensions being selected, the opera
tor places one hand over the center
of the bar and the other over one OF
the extremities. The other extremity
is then heated by rapid friction with
energy. At the end Of a few minutes
the further extremity of the bar be-
comes so hot as to compel the
operator to remove his hand. while
his other hand, which has been placed
over the middle of the bar (and, con
sequently, nearer to the extremity
warmed by friction). perceives nc
heat whatever.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-09
MIND AND HEALTH.

The Science of Health says Oh this
subject: s.The mental condition has
more influence upon the bodily health
than is generally supposed. 1t IS no
doubt true that ailments OF the BODY
causes a depressing and morbid con-
dition of the mind; but it is no less
true that sorrowful and disasreeabie
emotions produce disease in persons
who, uninfuenced by them, would be
in sound healthier. if disease is not
produced, the functions are disorder
ed. Not even physicians always con-
slider the importance Of this fact.
Agreeable emotions set in motion
nervous currents, which stimulate
blood, brain, and every part of the
system into healthful activity; while
grief, disappointment OF feeling, and
[[kooding over present sorrow or past
49,, depress all the vital forces.
= rhysically well one must. in
y. be happy. The reverse is
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ON THE GASTRIC
illlCE.

NJ. Richet, according to the Reper-
toire de Pharnacie, has been enabled
to institute a series Of experiments
on this subject under singularly
favorable circumstances. A young
man came before him on whom, in
consequence of incurablv structure OF
the nsopagus, gastrotomy had been
performed, anda permanent gastric
tistula had been established. The
nsophagal structure being cumplete,
swallowing was of course impossible,
so NJ. Richet was enabled to procure
the gastric juice without any admiX-
ture of saliva. lie finds the average
proportion Of hydrOchOlOril acid to
amount to OIL per Gen., the proper
ton being increased by wine and
alcohol, but diminished by sugar.
The ingestion Of acids or alkalies
made little difference, as the normal
proportion was soon restored. The
acidity of the gastric juice is increas-
ed during the process Of digestion,
especially towards it's close. The
sensations of hunger and thirst are in
no way associated either with gastric
acidity or with the state Of the
stomach as to emptiness or rePletion.
Ordinary kinds of food occupy three
to four hours in digestion; but milk
takes only half this time, while al
traces Of water OF alcohol disappear
from the stomach in about three
quarters of an hour. NJ. Richet has
availed himself of this favorable OPP
portunity for the purpose Of investi
eating the nature Of the free acid il
the stomach. and hopes shortly Il
publish his researches on this suject
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-09
POETRY
ONE YEAR APART.

Rriefltsun above rippled sea,
4 tail sail less ming down the SKY
And low waves singing nerrlly,
With none to fear but she and t.
4 few soft words, 'How sweat to float
Along the line Of sunshine shore,
And slowly, in q Sailless boat,
(;3ing like children hand in hand. :,
And carry these this picture fair,
The sea and sky and smiling iahd,
With not thought OF toll or care,
Going like children, hand in hand
That was year ago to-day,
For her the boat has lett the shore,
And now her footsteps slowly stray
The bright paths OF the ever'nore.
And the sun and sky and sea:
And low waves singing on the sand
Seem saying that She waits for, me
In :laat far of, yet nearing, land
THOMAS 5. COLLIER.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-09

A now story Of Macready was told
at the green room the other night.
The tragedian was playing Macbeth
in the provinces. The actor who had
rehearsed the Messenger in the last
act was found to be absent when cal
led A super" was sent on to speak
the Messengers lines:
"As did stand my watch upon the
hill, l looked toward Birnam, and anon
methought the wood began to movn.'
Macbeth-Liar and slave!
superior my soul, Mr.. Macready,
they told me to say it.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-09
ELECTRICAL TREATMENT OF WOUNDS.

NJ. Onimus has lately observed that
the suppuration Of wounds or ulcers
way, by means of continuous electric
be increased. or diminished,
according to the direction of the cur
rent. The descending current, that
is, when the positive pole is placed
near the nerve center and the mega
tive at the periphery, increases the
suppuration. but, at the same time the
phenomena of nutrition are more con-
siderable. and the tleshy pimples are
formed with great rapidity. On the
other hand, with the ascending cur
rent, the suppuration disappears very
quickly. A small crust forms on the
wound. which is difficult to remove,
and under it there is a cicatrization.
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LITERARY
YOUNG WOMEN IN A LOTTERY
A Missouri Papers Premiums to Subscri-
beys. The Distribution Of 24O Ladies.


bers. The Distribution of 24o Ladies.
From the Kansas City (Mo) Times.
The great special premium distribu
ton for unmarried gentlemen sub
Scribers to the Times came Off yeSter-
day at the Opera House, us announced
and was q genuine sensation and
,mequivocal success. Between 2and
:, O'Clock the audience ut the Opera
House was largely increased by the
presence Of many ladies and gentle
men, attracted thither by the matri-
monial drawing set for 3 o'clock.
Every face wore Il look of pleased
expectancy, and when. shortly after
3 O'Clock, the general premium dis
tribution was announced as concluded
All faces wore u smile and expectation
stood on tip-toe.
Mr.. Frank r. Allen. stepping to the
front of the stage. said that IN behalf
of the Times he would state that the
drawing, though startlingly novel,
was a genuine one. One hundred and
sixteen young ladies, from far and
near. had requested the Times to
place their names on its list OF
matrimonial premiums, and with their
requests had sent letters descriptive
of themselves, their ages. looks,
accomplishments &C., and had at the
same time sent their photographs and
the consent of their parents that they
should do so. In addition to this
number there were many young ladies
who had asked place on the special
premium list, but had not as yet sent
their photographs. From thes mas OF
letters received l24 had been selected
and their writer's would be termed list
No. 2. those who had sent photographs
forming list No. |. The list No.
would comprise 1l6 young ladies and
the list No. 2 would comprise l24
Young ladies. Nearly 1000 gentlemen
subscribers to the Times had applied
for tickets in the special drawing,
each one of whom had over his own
signature stated he was an unmarried
man. and desired to participate IN the
distribution. Mr., Allen stated that
the Times was authorized to transmit
the photograph and accompanying
letter of every lady premium to the
gentlemen who won their numbers
with the exception of some few young
ladies who desired to hear from the
Times in regard to the gentlemen
before their photographs could bt
sent TO the fortunate bachelor OF
widower. 1twas expected that a goot
many friendships would result from
this interchange of correspondence
between the fair premiums and Time
bachelors ahd widowers, and NOR
than one marriage. In case marriag
resulted the Times stood ready t.
fulfil each and every pledge it ha
made in regard thereto. After tn
subscribers tickets were mike
thoroughly and the premium ticket
The distribution commenced. Th
name and residence of each gentlema
who won prize was announced. Tn
chairman. from the photograph
before him. selected the picture
the lady who was won, and, wlthol
giving her name, gave a brief descril
ton of the lady as she appeared IN M
photograph. also reading some porto,
of her letter descriptive OF hersel
but in no case revealing the name
the lady.
The novel drawing was throughOl
a pleasant and decorous affair. III
Times will now notify by mail eat
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Baron Won Muller. of Melbourne
- 1epn4h Iotorrninnd tho hot AMI

Baron Won Muller. of Melbourne.
has at length determined the botani-
cal source Of the ''pitury, q stimu-
liant long known to be in use by the
aborigines Of Central Australia, and
said to be of marvellous power After
some years of efforts to obtain specl-
men. he has with certainty determin-
ed them to belong to Dntoisia Hop
rodii. q bush referred to the order
sOlanacep. In the Australian Medical
Journal. Baron Won muller states
that the native chew the leaves to
invigorate them during their long
foot journeys through the deserts,
!! just as coca leaves are used III South
America. It is carried about by them
in little bags. 1t is also employed to
excite courage in warfare. We shall
probably soon hear concerning Its
therapeutic qualities.
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ssOh, dear" said she, sweeping away
with her broom. ''what shall / dOa
Here it is IL o'clock and I haven't
this room swept, the beds are not
made, and the breakfast dishes are
vet to be washed. s.Oh, dear, was
ever woman SO much pressed for time
as / am - Then she suddenly stopped
leaned on her broom, and listened for
a half hour trying to catch the points
of a quarrel which was going on
between mar ried couple in the next
door house. The study of feminine
character is a hard one.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-09

A young lady had coquetted until
the victim was completely exhausted.
He rose to go away. She whispered,
as she accompanied him to the door,
81 shall be at home next Sunday
evening"" $50 shall /" he replied.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-09

It is when the mercury in the Their
mometer is galvanting among the
nineties that it is common sight to
see men coming from behind sample
room screens wiping the perspiration
from their mouths.
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of it's fair. special premiums of the
gentleman whose name fortune has
linked with her own, and will also.
when authorized by the ladies, for
ward their photographs and letters
to the lucky bachelors and widowers.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-09

The students belonging to the boat
club at Harvard recently became
greatly offended because the son OF a
New York editor there, while con-
STRUNG vi gil rendered "stant littore
puppies" 'sThere they stand, a litter
of puppies
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-09

''Why does President Hayes posi-
ton resemble that of the Cart" asked
Spilkins, this morning, rushing in and
tanning himself with his hat, as he
paused for reply.
We told him this wasn't a good day
with us for conumdrums, anyhow.
"Well said Spilkins, s'because he
has to contend with an instruction
in the Caucuses.'
Our ink-bottle never misses fire, and
Spilkins went down stairs with the
back Of his light summer coat looking
like a map of the seat of war around
SistOva.
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A Baltimore bell, just from Vassar
College, when told by waiter in a
restaurant that they had no gooseber-
ries, exclaimed. "What has happened
to the goose?" The waiter Wilted.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-09

The Toteldo Blade asks s'How to do
up shirtsf" Well, if you have not got
wore than two, you can do them up in
a brown paper pocket parcel when you
travel.
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The question now being agitated is
if Gail Hamilton wears switch of
false hair, can she be regarded as a
member of the old Wing party!
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-09

A Missourian who hnd been cap
tllred by the Nez Perces Indians was
Immediately set free upon their
hearing that his wife had had five
husbands besides himself, and had
scalped them ALL.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-09

The next editor Of Webster should
define ''lodge" as continuance of adj
yanced Americans civilization to de-
ceive unsuspecting wives.
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How a woman can look so exaspera-
tingly cool this weather, is one Of the
things that makes man wish he was
a locomotive iceberg.
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A New Jersey Postmaster refused
a drink. the other day because he did
not believe that q; Federal officer
shouldindulge in politics.
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The humblest can do something
toward making the local paper in
teresting. II you cannot be a default
ting bank clerk you can at least step
on an orange peel and sprain your ear.
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MtT AND HUM0R+

The poor mans summer resort-a
palm-leaf fan.
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TO keep house--Don't put mort
gage thereon.
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The widower's song-ssOh what is
home Without another?'
The New York herald., 1877-09-06
JERSEY CITY GOVERNMENT.

The warrants for the pay of tho Jersey City police
were presented to Mayor Scdler yesterday, but he
refused sign them consequence Of the recent act
OF the Supreme Court granting judgment by default
against the democratic boards now In power. cert
fled copy Of the judgment was served on him,
setting forth that the boards were granted
twenty days in which to plead or demur, and
that having failed to DO 30, judgment was entered
against them. 1t Is further declared that the mcu
now holding the oilce OF Police Commissioners are
not Police Commissioners, and that they are abso-
Iutely prohibited and excluded from exercising tue
Office and that costs may DO recovered against them
by the late Commissioners who. instituted tho pro-
cccdings. The Mayor accordingly doubted the
right OF the present Commissioners to audit
the payrol,s after this judgment Meanwhile the
present Commissioners have obtained stay oil pro-
cecdngs till Saturday. when the Will 30 argued
motion &c show cause why Wit OF custer should
forthwith Issue. Tho arguments will DO heard
before Judges Scudder, Dixon aud Rood, OF tho Su-
preme Court A demurrer viii bc set up and the
ground taken that there was not sufficient causo in
law for answer TO tho Information Iled by tho old
Commissioners in the case.
Not satisfied with tho victories thus far ach evcd in
the courts, the old Commissioners have gone step
further and oOlai aincd an order from tho Vice Lhancc
ior calling the present Commissioners to appear
and show cause, the 18th inst, why Injunction
should be issued restraining them from exercising
the Offices now held by them This action also apples
to the FIRE Commissioners aud Board OF Public
Works. neither OF which boards tho Mayor will recog
nzo TIL the question be determined by the courts