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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-06
DOWN IN THE DUST.

Is it worth W lille that we iostle brother,
Bearing his load on the rough road OF lie.
Is it worth while that we jeer at each other
In the blackness Of heart we war 10
the knife?
God pity US all in our pitiiul strife
God pity us all as we oste each other;
God pardon us all for the triumph we feel
When q fellow goes down meath ms load on
that heather,
Pierced to the heart; words are keener than
steel,
And miehtier far for woe or for veal.
Were it not well fin this brief little journey
On over the isthmus, down into the tide,
We give him 4 fish instead OF Il serpent,
Ere fol ding the hand to be and abide
Forever and ave in dust by his side.
Look at the roses saluting each other:
Look at the herds all at peace on he plain
Man and man only makes war on his brother,
And laughs in his heart at the peril and
pain;
Slammed by the beast that 90 down OH the
plain.
Is it worth while that we battle to humble
Some poor fellow soldier down in the dust,
God pity us all ! Time ere soon will tumble
All of us together like leaves III gust,
Humbed indeed down into the dust.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-06
RELICS IN A NEW YORK GAVE.

The Oreonta IN. " Herald tells of
cave which some hunters found by
accident near that place. After pro-
curing lights, rope, ETC.: they again
entered the tunnel, which. though
damp and dripping at the entrance.
soon grew dry and dusty. protected by
the sheltering rock above. and was
filled with pure air. At distance OF
so feet it terminated in a cave about
90 feet square and nine feet high,
with very irregular roof Of tlinty
rock: and here came the remarkable
part of the discovery. In one corner
lay a heap of seemingly small rocks,
covered with dust. but which Oh eX-
animation proved to be nuggets OF
pure lead weighing in all about a ton.
Beside it, half buried in dry earth. Il
partly decayed skeleton. the skull and
large bones almost perfect. and scat
tered about were several curious cop
per implements. There has long been
legend eXtant among the old settlers
here of lead mine in the neighbor-
hood. and of the Indians bringing i'll
humps of lead but refusing to tell
where they were obtained. Probably
it was brought from the lake region,
and this cave was made a Store-house.
and the skeleton WAS that OF III
Indian.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-06
Observation-Disclosures FROM STUDY

The result of trials made at Breslan.
Vienna. Lucerne. st. Petersburg and
other points would seem to indicate
that near-sightedness is not congenl-
tai. as has been usually supposed, but
is caused by, and increases steadily
under the pressure of study. Recent
examinations in the United State
would seem to point to the same
result. or at least coincide closely
with European Investigations to this
end. A careful examination OF the
ewes of the freshman classes at
Harvard, Amherst, Brooklyn, Poly
technic and New Y DIRK colleges shows
the percentage of near-sightedness to
be the same for each, or 29.5 Other
examinations by experts are said to
show the eyes of young children to be
natural. but between the ages OF SIX
and Is. the percentage rapidly III.
crnases. From this DR.. Home. OF
Buffalo, reaches the conclusion that
the tendency is increased by study
and that one pupil out of every foul
who is graduate at 4 high school is
made near-sighted for life.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-06
DANCER IN VINEGAR.

There are more kinds of sO-called
vinegar in the market than brands of
family -four. The New York Tribune
thus alludes to one Of them: The
Board of Health Of the District of
Columbia has condemned five car
loads Of vinegar sent there from
Chicago. on the ground that it is not
a genuine article. and is injurious to
health. An analysis of the so-called
vinegar has been SO made. Itappears.
according to the report of the Board
of Health, that the vinegar contains
81 54-1OO grains per gallon Of anhy-
drous sulphuric acid, combined with
lime to form sulphate Of lime
equivalent to III 26-1OO grains of
gypsum per gallon, and besides that,
FIVE grains of free sulphuric acid per
gallon. The Board also reported
that this sample was taken from an
invoice Of more than 1000 barrels
brought there to be sold as vinegar.
and that it is likely to find ready
sale on account of it's low price. The
report concludes as follows:
when we think that oil of vitrOl
(sulphucid acid can be bought at five
cents per pound, and that pound OF
said acid would render barrel Of
fluid as acid as the, strongest vinegar,
the wonder will cease that it is sold
cheap. This therefore, il = fraud
upon commerce. and > dangeroul
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-06
ELECTRIC PLANT.

The Gazette Horticole de Nicaragut
publishes some information respecting
a plant Of the family of phytolaccas,
which grows in that country and
which possesses electromagnetic prop
critics. When branch is cut off, the
hand holding it experiences an electric
sensation similar to that from Il
Rhumkorff battery. and the electrical
influence of the plant has been observ-
ed several PAGES from the plant by
the deviation of the needle OF a small
compass. When the compass was
placed by the eXperimenter close to
the plant, the needle turned complete
~ round. The soil is said by the
Moniteur Industrial to contain no
trace of iron OF other magnetic
metal. so that the property is inherent
in the plant itself. The intensity OF
the phenomenon varies with the hour
of the day-at night it is almost nil.
and most intense during the two mid
day hours OF in wind: during rain it
was weak. No birds or insects have
been seen to rest upon the Phytolacca'
electrical.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-06
A SUBMERCEDiCiTY.

\ strange discovery IS reported from
the Lake of Geneva. A tourist having
lost his trunk. two divers were EN-
ploved to search for it. While they
were below water they found what
they supposed to be village, since
covered by the lake. Their state
ments led to an investigation of the
spot by the municipal authorities, who
took measures to ascertain the truth
of the divers. On covering the placid
surface with oil. these latter were
able to distinguish the plan of a town,
streets. squares. ana detached houses
marking the bed of the lake. The
ruddv hue which characterized them
led the observers to suppose that the
buildings had been covered with the
famous vermillion cement which was
used by the Celts, Cambri. and early
Gauls. There are about 200 houses
arranged over an oblong surface.
near the middle of which is a space
more open, supposed to have been
used for public assemblages. At the
eastern extremity lies large square
tower. which was taken for rock.
A superficial investigation seems to
indicate that the construction Of these
buildings dates from some centuries
| before our era. The Council of Vaud
has decided to have the site of the
dwellings enclosed by jetty stretch
| ing from the land. and to drain of
the water. so as to bring to light what
promises to he one of the most interes
ting archaeological discoveries Of oul
day.-London Daily Telegraph.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-06
NO LIMIT TO MICROSCOPIC PR ocREss

As we have formerly remarked,
Helmholtz and other mathematiclans
of the first order who have applied
their methods of analysis to the sub
ject. have alleged that the limit OF VS.
Utility with the microscope has been
reached. This belief is based on the
theory that light itself is too course TO
permit the subdivision by which yet
smaller objects may be revealed TO our
most powerful lenses. The limit OF
visibility has been named as the lsO,-
OOOth of an inch. But this view IS
not wholly accepted by microscopes.
The Rev. VIM. III. Dallinger has made
experiments which points to very
different conclusion. He employs 2
new method Of practical observation
specially adapted to testing this
question. and his constructed lenses
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-06
LITERARY
THE TAMBOURlNE GIRL

Karl and Bettine were playing be-
fore one of the houses in Eaton
square. Karl hand organ was a very
old-faShioned one. which his father
had brought from Germany;and in the
front of it there were grotesque little
figures that moved on wires. y pert
little lady, i'll Il red skirt and blue
bodice danced hornpipe with Il
dashing young soldier i'll Il scarlet
uniform. with Il white cockade in his
hat: and Il prim-looking old lady sat
in an arm chair. constantly taking
pinehes of snuff from Il painted box
in her hand. Then there was Il
sprightly little diary maid. who trip
ped UP and down with u pail OF milk
poised on her head and a basket of
eggs on her arm; and an old grenadier
in il blue coat and yellow breeches.
who come nimbly up and held out his
cooked hat to passengers-by for PEN
MES.
1t was very pretty sight TO see
them moving all together; and when
ever Karl and Bettine stopped to play
a crowd of children were sure to col
lect around them. But they put a very
few pennies into the old grenadier' S
hat: and when Karl and Bettine coun-
ted their money at night they very
rarely found enough to get their sup
per, without thinking of having any
breakfast or dinner next day, except
what some kind person at whose house
they played might give them. Then
every week they had to put aside a
little money to pay the rent for the
little, dark, cherries bit of a room
they had in the very dirtiest part of
the city; and they were so afraid OF
being turned out of that that they
often went without their supper when
they had gained very little money ina
day. to save that little for their land
lord.
Now. for more than week Kar
had been ill; this was the first day hi
had been out, and they had beer
obliged to spend all the money they
had for food, and the rent was due OF
the next day and not penny to paw il
with. Poor little Bettine's heart VA
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-06
MEDRICAl-.

Why should constant be-
The bird in yonder tree,
This leatv summer,
Hath not his last years mate.
Nor breads to venture fate
With Il new conner.
Why should fear to sip
The sweets of each red lip
In every bower
Theroving bee may taste
tIest aught should run to waStcl
Each fresh blown flower.
The tricllling rain doth fall
Upon us one and all;
The south wind kisses
The saucy lnilk-maid' cheek,
The nuns dcmure and meek,
Nor any misses.
Then ask no more OF me
That should constant be,
Nor exc desire it;
Take nor such idle pains
To hold our love in chains,
Nor coax, nor hire 1t.
Rather. like some bright elf,
BE ali things in thvselt,
Forever changing,
So that thy latest mood
May ever bring new food
To Fancy ranging.
Forget w hat thou vast first,
And. as | loved thee erSt
In soul and feature,
III love thee out OF mind
When each new morn shall lind
Thee, new creature.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-06
The Anti-AIonopoliSt-

corner and plays .sHome, Sweet
Home on it; and though the ola
grenadier's joints have grown little
stiff by age and inaction, he hobbies
hp and holds out his cooked hat still,
and the gay lady and soldier began
their hornpipe. and the dairymade
carries her eggs and milk to market,
and the snuff taking old lady is as
persevering as ever; and though some
of the tunes are harsh and out OF tune.
the melody is still very sweet and
plantive, and brings tears to Bettine $
eyes. But they are happy tears. now
that she knows what ''sweet home Is.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-06
Sc1ENcE+
CURIOUS PHENOMENON OF HEAT.

M. J. Olivier reports the following
experiment: \ square bar OF steel,
about Is millimeters thick, and about
20 to 80 nm. long, is grasped firmly
by the operator, one hand being placed
at the center Of the bar and the other
at the end. The free extremity is
pressed strongly against a rapidly
revolving emery wheel. In few
minutes the rubbed extremity be-
comes hot, the hand in the center OF
the bar feels no heat, but the hand at
the remote extremity becomes SO hot
that the operator is obliged to loosen
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-06
POETRY
OHNE HAST! OHNE RAST!

Without haste, without rest
Bind the motto to thy breast
Bear it with thee as spell:
Storm or sunshine guard 1t well.
Heed not flowers that round thee bloon
Bear it onward to the tomb,
Haste not let 10 thoughtless deed
Mark tore'er the spirits speed:
Ponder well and know the right
Onward, then, with ali thy might.
Haste not years can meier atone
For one reckless action done:
Rest not Life is sweeping by.
Do and dan before you die;
Something mighty and sublime
Leave behind to conquer time
Glorious It's to live for aye,
When these forms have passed away
Haste not rest not Calmly wait;
Meekly bears the storms OF fate
Duty be thy polar guide
DO the right, w hate'er betide.
Haste not rest not Conflicts past
God shall crown thy work at last
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-06

which carry the limits of distinct
visibility far beyond the boundary
announced by the mathematicians.
Much smaller objects are thus reveal
ed than the theory referred to would
indicate as capable Of being seen.
Furthermore, Mr.. Dallinger does not
believe that he has yet reached the
limit of division and visibility by in
strumental means.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-06

Mr.. Beecher indorses the Presi
dents Southern policy, and says the
administration has done wisely in
abandoning the military system in the
South. But then right after he said
that, his sisters house at Mandarin,
Florida. was struck by lightning. Or
maybe it was just before he said it; at
any rate it was terrible judgment,
all the same.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-06

A Sensitive plan Herr Pumper
nickel, having just played compost
ton Of his own bursts into tears
Chorus of friendship what is the
matter! What can we do for you 2"
Herr Pumpernickle-"Ach! Messing!
Messing Bot ven ! hear really coot
music. zen must / always weep.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-06

There is no time when man eNpe-
riences Il more unanimous feeling of
uncertainty than when he drops his
Cruel diet and then addresses himself
to the assimilation of the cold. treach-
erous, and too often soul-disturbing
WatermelOn
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-06

beverages Of mucilaglnous and
farinaceous or demulcent qualities
should be drank in these days of bile.
suggested Il man in our presence the
other day. They carried him out on
Il shutter
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-06
WtT AND HuM0R+

The moon looked through rift in
the cloud. Not just yet. John,
sighed she. \ cloud passed over ths
moon. '.now John and q smack
reverberated from hill to hill. AMI
finally died away in the labyrinth of q
COW she'd
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-06

Two ostriches, harnessed to Il
wagon. can pull a load of 900 pounds.
and all the care they need is q pale of
water. two orr three old bones. and Il
hod of brick. Send in your orders
early Free Press. No trouble about
the ostriches, but the waiting for
the wagon.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-06

Mark NJ. Pomeroy, of the famous
Democrat. has married, for his third
wife. his proof reader. Foolish man.
She has right to correct him accor-
ding to her own sweet will, stralghten
him up. mark him out. and if he
doesn do at all, she can kill him and
have him distributed.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-06

Why asked teacher in the
Baptist Sunday school, Ibid Solomon
tell the sluggard to go to the ant -
Because" said a l3-year old boy. The
knew his aunt would have him out at
the wood pile or in the onion bed
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-06

More haste, less sense. Edwinlhur-
riedly), rs he starts for tOwn-LOOk
here, dear, must get the mawn lowed.
Angelina-Yo mean-Edwin-Of
course, of course-this lown mawed.
Angelina-Oh, you silly thing Edwin
well, my dear, you see what hurry
I'm in. OF course. when l say mOwn
lown mean lawed mawed. Confound
it Exit
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-06

The human brain is one twenty
eight of the body, and after you have
talked half an hour with the man who
says Chewsday, you are convinced
that he ism more than eleven inches
high and only weighs three pounds.
gross.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-06

Laurent Jan, a Partisan of some
prominence, who died recently, was
one day speaking in the highest terms
of the wit and brilliancy of certain
dramatic author with whom he had
violent quarrel, and to whome he did
not even speak; s'If you admire him so
MUCH" said bystander, chow is it
that you always turn your back upon
him when you meet!" ssTha is . diff
ferent matter" responded Laurent
Jan. II am extremely fond Of ham,
yet never associate with pigs"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-06

In the Royal Academy, London,
this year is an admired illustration of
a somewhat ancient event, i'll which
a waste of waters, dove, and a piece
of timber are the principal features.
This remark of lady bystander was
overheard: ..How / dislike these
perplexing pictures in which one
never knows what is intended A
pigeon in tree by the seaside sug-
gests absolutely nothing
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-06

Dialogue in a horse car, written
down verbatim by a nearer:
First woman-.Now don't you tell
one word of it, will you9 | promised
never to mention it.
Second woman-'.No indeed =
First woman-"You know Sarah
can't keep anything to herself. but |
have a genius for keeping things
quiet - ETC., etc.
All in a way to be heard by everyone
in the car.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-10-25

II is hamilia,ing 70 be respected BY
those who haye no self-Tespeel.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-10-25
HARD no DELIEvE DuT TnUE.

a well authenticated Instance of the
strict obedience 70 the rules Of Masonry,
observed by It's dey0t,es, c3mes TO as
from lhe West The story Is ~ follows:
Masonic lodge 10 Indiana was pre-
sided over by Master Who bad an eHag-
geraled notion Of discipline. Oae night
be met bis lodge Ia called meeting (Dot
member absenD to instruct them ia tho
work. Teaching them the use OF the IA.
vel, be had just called them up with three
knocks when he leaned too far back, fell
through a window 70 the ground four
stories aud broke bis neck Picked up
next morning, he was buried dceenlly,
bat not Mason came 10 the funeral.
More strange still, not Mason appeared
any more in that village. II was mex
plicabe. Forty wcmen left widows, 220
children left orphans, eighty.fonr mer-
chants left 10 the lurch With unpaid bills.
Twenty ye6rs alter that somebody went
up inlo lhe fourth story, broke open The
door, and beheld the lodge, lodge Of
skeletoDsl Strange, bat true, they bad
strictly obeyed the orders Of the w. NJ {,
apd waiting Tor Tie knocks to seat ben,
starved 70 death. Each was standing Ia
al attitude Of respectful attention, look.
ing 10 The cast, aud bad no plying eili-
zen taken them down they would have
been standing there stll.
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a ruousnrFrL nvsnasp

lie went home the other day, aud found
biz wife putting OF peaches 10 those old
fashioned lin cans that close with sealing
wax She bad an sprou on, and two or
three little blotehes of scaling wax orua.
meuted the aoor, while the est under lhe
table was licking piece The siEe Of .
postage stamp With assldulty.
See bere, Maria, be said, youll cripple
yourself with that hot wax directly; bnl
as she made no answer, be continued or.
aculary, Women never have any me
cbanical genius, anyway. Il there IS a
way OF doing anything wrong they are
sure 10 try Il.
Do you think YOU can DO any better
she observed, with some acidiiy,
Why, ofcourse can.
Well, here, just distinguish yourself,
then.
So he sat down. She handed him q
fresh can, just out of the bot water. He
took i in bis hand aud dropped ! as
though Il hsd been slreak OF lightning
while be stuck his finger IN his mouth
and looked sudden death at her because
be could not swear She gave hln a
towel TO hold the next one with, and be
took Il on his knee, lighting the scaling.
wax stick, and commenced prodding
around the top, but the bottom burned
his knee, and he jerked, bringing the
burning wax across The back of his LETT
hand. Then he jumped up and howled
dropped the can, which emptied spoon.
ful Of burning preserves into his slipper.
This made bim frantic, aud he went
dancing about tho kitchen like an inebri-
ated dervish, waving the burning wax
until drop took him in the nose. IL
his anger he kicked the offending cal
through the window, scattering its con.
tents over the dog, who rushed into th,
street bowling and raising an alarm o.
mad dog, which occupied the attention oil
all the people within three squares
Then he submitted to be laid on the sofa
and plastered with flour and sweet OF
until he looked like a badly prepared
scarecrow. lie Is willing to make al
affidavit the size Of a barn door that he
will let the women be just as awkward
as they choose.
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iNcoSslDEnArE TnAvELEus.

lnconsiderate travellers are found every
where, but it Is at hotels that they are the
greatest nuisance aud annoyance. They
are OF various classes, but all have repu-
tstions for gentility that are yalueess.
One will retire to bis room in the small
hours Of the morning and shut tie door
with a bapg loud enough 70 wake the
dead and drive the living crazy, reopen
ing il after brief interval TO toss out his
boots as If they were balls aimed at nine
pins. Another will whistle aud sing
loudly at hours when sleep is quite fash
| ionable, and third will monopoize al
the walters n bis vicinity in the dining
room TO the discomfort and annoyance
of those seated near him. Others consol
idate their vulgar accomplishments with
the silly young people in the hotel, es'
peeialy those 10 summer hotels, and
romp and skylark in the halls aud corri
aors long after all respectable people are
Ia their beds. Babies are awakened, old
woRen are furious, old men indignant
aud everybody displeased. These incon'
siderate travellers ignore the fact Of there
being sAy0Be besides themselves in the
house, an 4 conduct themselves as II alone
in ten-sere lot. They seem TO glory in
being bores, aud all strive 10 win the i'm
sginary Centennial prize awarded fol
house rufisn. Great evils are sometimes
remedied by small measures, aud i
would appear as If hotel proprietofs knew
way OF snppressiDg inconsiderate tray'
elers, Or of making an example Of lhem
that will have its good results. II !
something Of an outrage that Two or mor'
hundred people should be annoyed b. th'
antics OF one or TWO ineonsidersie ans
possibly lhoughtless men, and 10 any OBJ
the duty Of ihe proprietors Of tho hotel il
such cases is plain.