The anti-monopolist., 1877-01-18
TIE BOOK OUT,


although On the question OF the presi>
dency, or the probability of having a
president during the year following
Americas centennial, we found opin-
ions more diversified than the tongues
atthe tower OF Bahal. We found per-
feet unanimity on the question of "hard
times" We heard 1t as we started from
the depot at the foot of Jackson ST. and |
theEexpression has been sounding in our
ears without intermission ever since, un~
i'll the very 'sclicz a click click" of the
train over the rail seemed changed into,
s'hard times "hard times ''hard
times" We interviewed the 'soldest
inhabitant" on the subject.
eyes" he said ''the times are close"
We felt inclined to embrace the memo
rable fossil for thus breaking in upon
the monotony Of public expression.
ssTilnes are close" Quite an improve
ment on "hard times. The rail road
trains cannot learn this refrain for some
time. Eyes" replied the venerable
man, ,T."the times are close, but we do not
improve matters by bawling out atevery
street corner, from every farm fence, and
in every ones ears, hard times"
We began too to cry out before we
were hurt all all and some OF the fellows
who were among the loudest calling out
hard times have as good times now as
they ever had: Yet, they one and all
speak OF hard times. Look at our post
master, he came here eight years ago,
from across the sea, and | should say,
by his appearance when he landed here
that there were ''hard times" IN the
country he came from / kept a store
at the Anna at the time, and when our
old postmaster took him as kind OF
assistant he gave him credit for pair OF
pants, Just for deceney sake saow he has
a gold watch and chain and wears a S75
suit OF clothes.
Hard times Mr. Scratchwig,' he
said to me yesterday, through the office
window, .'never knew them SO bad
They were worse SAID turning on
my heel, "when gave you credit for
that pair of pants.
Bnt we are goingsto have hard
scratch in this State, from this out until
next harvest. There is. very little more
grain or of anything else to come into
market.
In the spring, for two weeks Or so, The
few farmers who have been able 10 hold
over their wheat, will bring it in and get
asmuch Tor their half crop'as they would
fora whole crop another year, "then
there will be stagnation until the new
crop, and every merchant mill in the state
will be shut up
Then you anticipate hard times, >
Il tell you,n replied 1.-The light Of Other
days." welhave nothad bad timesTet, As
a,geneIal rule unless what was causedkbY
the fellows bawling out before they were
struck
"We had only half crop OF whea
in this State last season, we remarked
"And that viii be 50 pretty frequentl.
from this out" replied the elder, .unles'
our farmers learn that they must res
portions of their land each year." ~They
are beginning to understand this man,
we remarked:
"Oh, they understand it well enough
for;that natter he answered. at is their
necessities that desire them to te farms
iag: But they must learn and clearly
understand that this pushing atthe ex'
pense of the land does not push them
ahead one inch
1.-The man who rests half his land ant
thereby gets good crop OF wheat every
year. from the other half, viii get out O
debt Quicker than the man who putt al
his land under wheat, getting q goo'
crop when the season is wonderful.
favorable and getting hss seea, when ther
is any draw back in the weather"
There Is nothing to prevent MAJ
from getting a good crop every year her
il his land is in good heart and well pre-
pared.
''But the grassshoppers may eat i
up we said.
s.Oh. that is 3 horse ot another color.
he answered. That is question tim
fand short time too) must settle
Either the grasshoppers must leave O
we mEsE leave. We can't live together
ROBBERY AND lD0lATRY.
Dneen yictolia has built memoria
~ bar late husband, Prince Albert. 10 /
- u,.3 th;pr How much III