The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-07-05


eral construction of the Lark is far in advance
OF all mowers of the day
CALVIN MARSHALL,
J. R. ADAMsoN.
The Past and the Present-The March
Progress.
In the early stages of the worlds progress
mems wants were few. Ii history is to be
depended upon, our first parents were hap
PLY situated. They sprang into being on one
OF the most favored spots OF the glode. They
needed no raimant, and their food grew in
spontaneous abundance on every hand. That
part OF the earth was then extremely rich in
the elements OF natural productiveness, and
fruits and flowers made the atmosphere more
redolent than the hanging gardens of Baby
Ion. The climate too, was all that the heart
OF man could desire. 1t was the "Land OF
Eden" Yet the inhabitants were not salts
fed with that even, they wanted to strike out
country, and so they did They had some
trouble with the Lord it is said, and He kicked
them out But that was all Matched out OH
the part of Adam and Evetor an excuse to go
They, human nature like, had been at home
long enough, and they wanted to go visiting.
But before they started on their journey they
concluded they wouldn't look well among
strangers unless they dressed up a little. SO
they stitched together some fig leaves, and
improvised for each novel, but rather
stylish suit OF clothes. That was the first
stitching we have any knowledge of. Adam
and Eve then went abroad and started the
fashions From that on others began to sew
and make garments, and as the people multi
piled and wandered off into cold countries
they needed something warmer than fig
leaves, so they adopted the skins of animals
for clothing, and they made garments out of
the fbrous barks OF trees That was thou
sands OF years before the arts of knitting,
spinning and weaving were invented. Slap
by step the world has come up through the
cycles of time, from the fig leaf garments,
stitched with arude wooden needle and sin
ews OF wild beasts, to the great factories, with
their millions of spindles, and shuttles flying
switter than thought, and the hundreds OF
thousands of sewing machines that fashion
the fabrics into beautiful garments for adorn-
ing the person, and making the body COM
Portable and the mind happy. The manu-
facture of the various fabrics, cotton, wooden.
silk and linen goods, stands at the head of
the manufacturing industries of the world
to-day and as articles of traffic, they are first
in the great commercial catalogue. Colossal
! fortunes have grown out of the business, and
genius has forsaken poetry for the more prof
table field of invention.
The introduction of ready made clothing is
of quite recent origin, but the business has
already attained to great prominence both in
this country and in Europe. The wholesale
and retail houses that make that branch OF
town and city OF any note throughout the
length and breadth OF the land, and the bust
ness is growing rapidly everyw here, to keep
pace with the increasing demand. In this
. age otsteam and electricity men don t wait for
; the slow process OF the tailor to cut, fit and
make their garments, when they can buy Just
I as neat fits, as well made and as good goods
| for halt the money. 1t is generally admitted
far and near that III st. Paul there is an I'M
pretentious retail clothing house, that is doing
more business, and giving more satisfaction
than any other establishment of "a similar
Boston One Price Clothing House," No 43
;, East Third street Joseph Mickey x Co. pro-
pretors This enterprise is so well known
: and their business il so thoroughly establish
i ed, that the bare mention OF the firms name
: is sufficient recommendation to the readers
: OF the ANTI MosoPoLIsT. Some years ago
j this firm conceived the idea of introducing in
: st. Paul fine ready made clothing. At first
: it was found no easy matter to dispel the de-
= fusion that all ready made clothing was with
: out shape, poorly made, and for the most part
c shoddy. To-day this house is eling clothing
: to many who have heretofore been in the
habit Of wearing only custom work, they now
being convinced that ready made clothing can
he bought equally as well made, Of ~ good
goods ~ well trimmed and to fit as we'll, ~
: that made to order while the price il much
: less The universal satisfaction given by this
!. house and the large patronage it has built up
= has SO encouraged the members OF it, that
= they have this season purchased larger stock
! than usual, and OF all grades and sizes, from
= = the smallest boys rig. up to the largest men
: dress suits can be purchased at this house for
: from sl5 to $50 suit and there are pretty
= all wool suits as low az $3.50 suit Neat
!, y suits for boys can he had at from 81 up to $li
- a suit.
&c The connection Of this house with tht
af lnf afahl limo Yf
!" in New York and Boston, enables the firm Il
. buy on q small margin and sell equally close
The purchaser can surely depend upon fail
:. dealing at this establishment, and one price
= only All goods are mar ked at bottom figures
- from W hich there ia no variation. The write
e has visited some Of the largest retail CLOTHING
~ houses in tie world, and to his persona
- know ledge good bargain can bc Obtaine'
Z. at the Boston One Price Clothing House il
:. the city Of 1t. Paul. a. any OF those I,alatia
- establishments. Persons living nj distanc
!. can send their measure and u full suit, Oh
=, approval will be sent by express to their Ell
= tire satisfaction. This house IL certainly sell
!; ing ~ low a. any ri the retail houses 81 Ne'
80 York or Boston, and IL stands ready to du
- picate the bills cf any retail house in tn
=, East Parties can have suits made to Orde
$, through this house, or their measures take
r for the custom department Of Devln 20
- New York The rich and the poor, the hig
!. and the low. the plebian and tie manor borr
= will find fit at the Boston One Pric
Clothing House" st. Paul. and styles to MI
the most fastidious. The proprietors them
selves are connoissenrs in the art of dress All
z they lave spared 10 pains to secure the late-
Or and the best
~ Their system Of sell measurement isa unian
X and convenient invention, hich they III
81 generous enough to furnish free to any al
~ dress
III IT would be next IN impossible to detail /
=. full the styles CLASSES prices. and other rea
- merits pertaining 10 this enterprlsing Al
re well managed establishment. Ii must v
~ seen 10 I've understood
IL
:. Thanks.