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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-04-05
OUR ADVANTAGES IN CATTLE
RAISING.

A recent writer says, speaking of the
cost of raising cattle in England:
The English grazier pays, to start
from the beginning, at the rate of $25
per acre per annum, for pasturage,
while hav, oats, barley, and all kinds of
fodder are dearer there than here. I'm
der these conditions it becomes possible
to send American beef distance of 3,-
600 miles and retail it to the English
consumer at p per cent less than the
native article. Arrangements are now
being perfected to largely increase this
branch of our export trade. So far the
pioneers in the movement had much to
content with the way of bigh charges
and imperfect ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ally incidental to the establishment of
an entirely new industry. A healthy
compction is likely to decrease the cost
of transportation and enlarge the vol>
ume of exports. New outlets for Amer.
ican beef will be found at all the great
centers OF European population, within
12 hours of Continental seaports by rail.
Masses of people abroad who hereto
fore have been unable to provide them
selves with meat as daily article OF
food will hail this new American indus
try as blessing. Boats are in future
to be built with special view of accom-
modating this growing trade, which
promises to be source of great wealth
to the country. It is believed that
Europe will take within few years all
the fresh beef we can furnish at 16 cents
per pound.
If the English farmer has heretofore
made money in raising stock, after pay
ing s25 per acre per anum for pasturage
why can not the farmers of the west
on land that costs them nothing, or al
most dollar or two an acre, realizel !.
handsome profit?
This opening up an European marke
for fat beef is one of the great facts O
the century. 1t will help to promot,
immigration to this country, while i
will raise the price Of western lands.
Why cannot compartment cars b
built on the same plan as the steamers
so that beef can be killed in Minnesot,
and delivered fresh in England or Franc
or Germany: This will come in time
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contented with less than a Barmecide
feast. The beef looked just as well as 1t
does in any market in New York Great
piles of it. still wrapped in coarse can.
vas, were in inner depository, and from
the rapid manner in which it was sell
ing, doubt if any was left next day.
The prise was cheaper than the pub
lie had been accustomed to, and an
English gentleman at the Adelphi Hotel.
with whom talked about it, declared It
was much better beef than the English.
He said it was not so fat as the English,
but that it was natural" in quality, the
product Of good pasture and proper ma
turity-not forced from birth in close
stalls, and stimulated with oil-cake; it
was like the best Scotch beef, and supe.
rior to that.
''Ohl the Roast Beef of old England;
And oh the old English Roast Beef"
The Kings beef.eaters ted on Yankee
beef! l looked at the bluff face of Will
liam Hogarth yesterday in the National
Gallery, and thought of his picture OF
"The Gates of Callas," the Englishman
staggering under his load of ribs of beef,
while lank Frenchman takes lentil
soup.
Have both English and French come
to the same necessity? Now, indeed,
the Frenchman has the most beef, the
prodigal Englishman has eaten his up.
After Liverpool AID Glasgow had got a
taste of the American article it was not
long in getting to London, and is now
advertised to be delivered by the quar-
ter at 1>2 pence per pound,o or cheaper,
/ imagine, than it is TO be had in New
York. / am told that the agency in
Upper Thames street is besieged by cu-
rious and interesting crowds. The Eng
lish are prodigious meat eaters They
cook beet in enormous 'joints" anG
whirl it about the tavern coffee room:
from table to table, each guest DIRECTING
his cut. May their good appetites al
ways be we'll supplied.
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Average

Now every one of those 9,O92 failures
in 1876 represents number of people
thrown out of employment. When an
employer fails, he drags with him into
poverty all those in his work. There
are no statistics on the subject, but we
have no doubt the number Of men and
women thrown out Of employment BY
last years failures must have been ex-
ceedingly large. Yet workingmen voted
for the continuance OF the swindliEg sys.
tenn Of finance which produced those re-
suits. It will be noticed that from 1868
to 1868, inclusive, the number of failures
was comparatively small. Yet those
were the very years in which, according
to the sham political economists who
edit the New York daily papers, we
produced too much, built toe many rail>
roads, started too many factories, etc.
The knaves who control the newspapers
in the interest Of the gold ring tell us
that what we produced was not real
wealth. because there was no gold in the
country, and they are determined if pos
sible that the voters shall believe this
fallacy. Unless workingmen study this
currency question, and vote only for
candidates in favor Of a system offinance
which will stimulate industry and give
employment to the idle millions, the hard
times must continue. The money sys-
tenn Of the United States is the same that
has beggered labor in every country
in Europe. It Is doing the same here,
and the evil will continue to grow till
workingmen vote for principle and not
PARTY.
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ton on She proper mode of cooking
white beans. 10 this end he brought
about great civil war, in which per
ished a quarter of a million of human
beings. To narrate the events OF that
great war and to record the circumstan.
ces.out of which grew the great essay
on beans, this history is written"
TO remove Andrews would be tc
runcture the greatest bean of them all,
and withdraw what Mrs. Partington
called "the divine f1atulence."
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= No.of bush's No. ofbush'
RIVER POINTS in store Mch, in store Mch
Total ...... $3.50. 906, 600

1OtAl SUO.VVV Z,9ZSsUUV
Itw impossible to OBTAIN last years
stock at Lansing, but the receipts up to
this time last year on the crop were
425,000 bushels against Al, 900 bushels
this year.
It should be stated in connection with
the above figures that much OF the wheat
now in the warehouses and elevators
along the river is owned by mlllers and
will be used here. A large share of j.
must be deducted from the amount of
wheat actually ready tor shipment.
This makes total Of 951, 600 bushels
this year, as against 1858 900 last year
or little more than one third. After de.
Quoting seed and bread there will not
probably be half million bushels out ol
this $4,000 to ship to Milwaukee OF
Chicago.
And yet wheat does not rise! Iowa
Wisconsin and Illinois, are in no better
condition than Minnesota. The Chica
go Journal of Commerce says:
Wheat-The range of price has beer
quite regular. The receipts are less
than the shipments here as well as .
other points and the visible supplies arr
light, The stocks in elevators are some
what reduced below last week though
shipments are still light from the sea
boards. Number Of cars inspected in fo
the first II days OF this month 219
against 1,O8S for the same time one yea
ago:
We cannot but think that 9 great Ring
extending from Liverpool to Minneap
oils, is holding the price Of wheat below
| its natural level.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-04-05
HOW CONTRACTION CONTACTS

HOW CONTRACTION CONTRACTS.
Read this and realize how the criminal
financial policy, which sets dollars above
men. is running the laboring classes Of
our country:
ITO tie Editor Of the N. 2. San:
SIR: "Will you please. sir, give me
enough to get something to eat. I have
had nothing today" turned and looked
It the speaker. He was : young man,
intelligent and clean, without overcoat
although the air was sharp and biting
He hada good face, IN honest face, and
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-04-05
AMERICAN BEEF IN ENGLAND

In Liverpool, early in the winter,
writes = London correspondents dashing
wind blowing bitter rain in mems faces,
saw crowd OF poor humanity gather
ed at corner, pushing and elbowing
towards windows, where there hung
quarters Of beet. Above the door q le-
gend stated that it was american
Beef" The inevitable policeman guard.
Cd the doors and let in tho obvious buv.
ers. and sternly repressed the ragged,
hungry-looking crowd. who had to be
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-04-05
MINNESOTA'S WHEAT SUPPLY.
The Winona Republican saws:

The annexed comparative statement
OF the wheat in store at river points from
Lansing to St. Paul, inclusive, will be
of special interest to grain dealers. The
amount now in sight at the points given
is only 100000 bushels against 2,248,-
600 bushels year ago:
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VOICES OF THE PEOPLE: an IN
TERESTING LETTER FROM
FILLMORE COUNTY.
ETNA, FILLMORE Co, MINI. ]
March 10. 1877. {

NJ
March 10. 1877.
Editor Anti Monopolist
The excitement Of the presidential
election is over, and we are beaten. The
Money-Kings yet rule with despotic
power but many are daily coming to
their senses especially among the pro-
ducing classes. 1t is useless for us to
longer expect either of the old parties to
do anything for the masses all the prin.
cipal acts OF Congress for the past twelve
years has been in the interest Of the for.
eign bondholders; for the most of those
bonds are held in other lands.
But the bonds are not the only curse
the Republican party has fastened on the
country. No; they are responsible also
for the present national banking sYs-
tenn with all its train Of abuses. And,
as If to still further please the bond
holders, the Republican party got down
on their knees and passed an act dishon-
oring the worlds ancient standard OF
| value, silver!
Last fal. we would have carried the
| election the people who were really in
favor of greenbacks had thrown party
lines aside and voted for the right.
In this representative district our can.
didate for the House, was beaten be-
cause Of his vote in favor of the creation
Of the old railroad bonds, many years
ago when he WAS lin the lower House,
Col. G. G.. Edwards procured his elec-
ton the same way. Your subscribers in
this part would be very much obliged il
you would publish the bond act and the
names OF the members wao voted fol
and those that voted against the bill in
both lhouses. We want to see il oul
members voted just as they preached be-
fore election.
hope the day is dawning when thi.
country will be ruled by statesmen anl
not by Wall street gamblers.
| Yours truly,
/ w. B. JoRDAN.
| rive have already published both th'
laws and the vote In each House. w,
shall publish them again before th
special election is held. The proposition
is simply this to compromise the deb
for one-half the amount legally due ;an,
il pay it in 50 year bonds. usiag the 500,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-01-04

CHEYENNE, Wy, January 3.-The re.
storatlon Of communication with Fetter.
man gives the following details Of Crook
routine
December 29.-Crook's command
reached here to-day. The campaign has
closed, the hostileS being too disIant to
be reached in this weather. The command
left BeliOurche Dec. 22d. On Christmas
they experienced some very cold weather.
The mercury froEe in the bulb. The ami
mails suffered from want Of forage; a mum.
Der were turned loose. The forage
train met at Wind River Creek last eve.
ming. The Sioux and Arapahoe scouts
left for Red Cloud the I'D. Col. Ran
dali with 70 Crows met the column near
Pumpkin Buttes, but sa services were not
needed they were sent back. They re-.
port the destruction Of Cheyenne ViIlage
by Mckenzie, he created general STAN
pede. Trails were passed leading in
various directions, showing that the In.
dians were scattering.
Crazy Horse ia on the Little Missouri.
General Crook is satisfied with the
result Of the campaign. lie expresses
the opinion that the hostiles will not
stand another campaign. The friendly
Indiana with Small column Of troops
will finish the matter. There Is every
reason to believe that large force can
be raised surrounding the tribes.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-01-04

, NEw. YORK, January 3.-A Herald
special from Tallahassee states that the
Inauguration Of Governor Drew took
place about l2 o'clock yesterday. The
oath was administered by ChieT Justice
Randall. The address was short and
very conciliatory. 1t guaranteed full
concession and protection in the enjoy.
ment Of all the rights and privileges un.
der the Constitution and laws Of the
United States 10 the freedmen. A great
many colored people took part in the
Inauguration, and but few Republicans
were absent. Nearly, il not all, ot Gov.
Stearns' Cabinet officers were present.
Gey. Stearns himself did not attend. The
oath was administered to the Lieut. Gov.
also by the Chief Justice. The Legisla.
ture is organized in both branches, both
OF which are Democratic.
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Presidential Politics.

General Grant seems to be losing his
enigmatical character in some respects.
He is no longer the Silent Man that he
was. He talks now to the newspaper
men, which, Of course, ia pretty near the
same thing as making speeches or writing
letters. lie does the most Of this talking
on Sundays Of late. lie dismlsses the
office seekers and takes up with the press
on that day as being more in the line of
duty, and, therefore, better belittinp the
proprleues Of the Sabbath. Last Sunday
he had conversation with the Washing.
ton reporter Of the New York Tribune
He expressed himself forcibIy, and We,
with proper reserve in regard to the situn.
lion in the South. In speaking Of the
late election in that section he repeated
what he said on a previous occasion,
namely, that he does not think a fair
election, where the people came to the
polls and voted as they pleased, as they
would do in New England, has taken
place in any ot.he Southern States, ex.
eept perhaps in Delaware. He thinks
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-01-04

The school age in Wheeling is from 0
to q, which is very wide margin. In
most cities il is from 8 or G to l6 and IS.
The enumeration il about three times
greater than the average monthly enroll
ment, the former being, al we have stated,
9,5Ol and the latter 3,1S3. These two
reduced 10 an average daily attend
HnCO Of 2,743 shows that not one.
third OF the Echoolable youth Of the
city are in regular attendance at
the public schools. OF those not in
attendance it il fair to presume that
one'third attend other schools, main.
ly the Catholic parochial schools, leaving
still one.thlrd ont of school. This large
remainder is more apparent than real,
owing 10 the wide margin. referred to-
There Is very small proportion Of
pupils in the schools over 10 years Of age,
and Of course still smaller over IS. Aud
yet the number who do not enjoy the
benefits Of instruction in some sort Of
achools is too large, but not
larger than elsewhere, and moi near
so large, perhaps, a1 in some
localities. Out in MononsaIia county,
according 10 Prof. Wade's report, the
attendance ia only about so per cent of
The enumeration, aud probably all
through West Virginia the attendance
does not average above 60 per cent. This
is too small per cent. aud it ia subject
worthy OF the attention Of the coming
Legislature whether compulsory attend
ance Is not the only remedy. The public
schools are provided nt nu immense ex.
pensc to the tax payers Of the State, and
it is due to them, as il is 10 all clas.es Of
society, that the youth Of the State should
not grow up in ignorance.
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Orton Reported a4 in Contempt.

New ORLEANS, January 3.-The
House subcommittee from Baton Rouge
having returned and made quorum, the
House committee, by party vote, re-
ported President Orion, Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, to the House
as in contempt in refusing to answer the
second subpoena. -H.
The House committees are examining
witnesses in relation to the general char.
acter OF the campaign. Nothing import
ant has been elected. The Senate com.
mittee examined Robert Wilson in ref.
erence to the character OF Captains The
obaId and Phillips and Walter Logan, Of
Ouachita, who are charged with numer-
ous acts Uf violence. Witness said that
their characters were AZ good Us any in
the parish, and that Willis Frayser had
the reputation Of thief, but had never
heard him accused OF thefts except steal
ing box Of tobacco and seed cotton, but
he was never arrested on the charge.
The committee rooms are deserted hy
spectators. The city is quiet.
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The LonIsInnn NInddIe.

New ORLEANS, January 3.-Crapo and
Moss. OF the sub committee investigating
Ouachita, have returned TO this city. Nc.
Mahon has gone to Washington. .af
Gov. Kellogg, Lieut.. Gov. Antoine and
U. s. Marshal Pitkin have been SUN.
roned before the Morrison committee.
A card is published signed by about
400 firms and business men reciting that
the liberties and welfare OF Louisiana
depend upon the establishment and main
tainance Of the lawfully elected govern.
ment, Of which Nichols is the executive
head, and proming TO pay i've per cent
Of the taxes for the ensuing year in ad.
vance to support the same, aud advise
all the citizens throughout the State
10 do the same. The Republicans say
that many who signed the call had al.
ready paid their taxes. " a.'.. rH'
The Democratic Legislature has rented
Odd FellowS' Hall in which to hold their
sessions.
Capt. Eads and Col. Andrews left To-
day for Washington to receive the first
payment on their jetties. They report n
clear channel 20 feet wide aud 20 feet
deep from deep water in the river to deep
waller in the gulf.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-01-04

PoTTsvILLE, January "a dispatch
from Likens, Pa, says: The smoke il.
suing from the mines is increasing In
some places. The mines are caving in.
Two men who descended into the slope,
report that several mules are still alive,
but no persons were seen. lis believed,
however, that all the miners escaped, but
eighty.siX mules were sufiocated. The
fire was discovered on Monday last and
by two o'clock this morning had burned
its road along the pump way to the sur
face, II distance Of $50 yards from the
bottom gangway, setting the boiler and
engine house on fire, the whole Of which
burned down in lesd than two hours.
LYKESs, Pa January 3.--The FIRE in
the mines is still unabated. sthe only
plan to stop the FIRE now is to food the
mines, Bear creek has been turned, and is
flowing into the slope. A party Of min
ers went down through the old level this
morning from Big Lick coIliery Il dis.
tance Of three miles, and at the inside
stables found mules alive. About 800
men have been thrown out Of work by
the fire, and the damage done can not be
repaired in less time than a year. The
amount Of the loss can not bc estimated
at present.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-01-04

COLUMBUS, o., January 3-The State
Agricultural Convention met to day
The report OF the Treasurer shows the re.
ceipta Of the State Fair from all sources
during the past year to have been sic, ,3O2
disbursements, $l2,335. The State Board
Of Agriculture is now in debt $lG,220.
A resolution was adopted asking the
General Assembly to provide for this de.
ticiency. Resolutions were also adopted
requesting the State Board 10 hold the
State fair at no one place longer than two
yearG in succession, the object being to
hold fairs at Cleveland, Dayton and
Columbus, for the terms OF two years
each.
A resolution was also adopted asking
the appointment OF a committee to in,
vestigaIe the cause and prevention Of
hog cholera.
L. B. Wing, OF Licking; f. T. slicknoy,
OF Seneca; Z. A. Stone, oi Galia; Peter
Murphy, Vi Butler, and Charles Smith,
Of Marion, were elected members Of the
State Board Of Agriculture.
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The increase in the average monthly
onroIImcnto over last year was 225 and Of
the average daily attendance lOs. The
per cent Of attendance on enrolment
ranged from Sj up to 81, being highest
in Clay aud lowest in Centre. The cost per
scholar for 10 months tuition was as iol-
lows: Washington Sll 81; Madison SID,
A. Clay $40 81; Onion Sll II; Centre
Sll 10; Webster sll o.; Richie 50 Al;
Colored SIG 81; making an average in
each, Sll %.
Evening schools were in session three
months at M expense for tuition Of 81,
40. This would I've 81 4s per scholar
Tor three months, or 81 lG per month
The following table shows the average
monthly enrolment, per cent Of attend.
ance and number OF teachers in each of
the evening schools.
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GheGntdli9euter.


The annual report Of Superintendent
Herycy shows that the receipts into the
school fund Of the city for the year end
ing August lst, 1875, we're $GG,l20 As
and the expenditures $59,lll "a, ol
these expenditures SI2,39O 10 were paid
out for salaries and SlG,72l 70 for fuel
repairs, &c. The EeceiptS into the build
ing fund we're SSO,7Sl 90, and the eE-
penditures S27G54 IL. Of the eIpendi
lures S2G,24O 81 wero for construction.
The construction account during the last
two school years shows expenditures as
follows S2l,0l7 q for the Third Ward
school house; S9,3O5 73 for enlarging
Madison school house, and $9,052 &C for
enlarging Webster school house.
The actual amount paid out to teachers
in the different city districts lor the school
year ending June goth was ~ follows:
Washington, $3.50; Madison, $S,6O6;
Clay, $5,24O; Union, $1,000; Centre, ST.
775; Webster, $3.50; Richie, $1,000;
colored school, 81 100.
The salaries paid to principals are
81, 100 each; to assistants in grammar
schools, $40; to teachers in A and b
DIVISIONS 1886; 10 teachers in G and D
divisions $3.50; to principal oi colored
school $500; 10 his assistant $3.50; to su-
perintendeni Of German instruction $500;
to assistants, males S4O0, females $500.
Tie population, enumeration md en-
roIIment in each sub.district OF the city
Tor the year ending June 3Olh was as
follows:
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Marine Intelligence.

LONDON, January 3.-The steamship.
State Of Indiana and Assyria, from New
York, and Prusslan, from Portland, have
arrived out.
SAN Francisco, January 3.-saiIed-
The Pacific Mail steamer City Of Pekiug
for Hong Kong via Yokohama. The sail.
ing Of the City Of New York from Aus.
tralia has been postponed until to NOR.
row, on account Of the nou.arrival Of the
British mails.
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The RuInored FIIIbustering Ex-
peditlOn.

SAN Francisco, January Sin con.
nection with the recent vague rumors Of
u 6libustering expedition 10 Lower Cali.
fornia being organized here, the Mexican
Consul states that there we're some Slls-
plci0us circumstances attendant on the
departure OF two small schooners few
days ago, which caused him to telegraph
to his friends in San Diego to look out
for them in case they put in there.
The telegram created sensation at
San Diego, but the Consul here reiterates
his belief that while some such enter.
prise has been talked Of and proposals
made 10 certain parties 10 enter on It, the
movementhas no strength and nothing ID
likely to result from il.