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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-01-04

The ST. Louis Commercial has some
very proper suggestions upon the effect
which the present disturbed state OF the
South will have upon the growth of the
West.
We quote:
1.-The peculiar position OF affairs at the
South gives unwonted attraction to the
New West rs the outlet for Northern
enterprise, capital. emigration. industry.
agriculture, commerce and speculative
adventure. Remarkable as are the res
sources of the Southern States that re-
gion is sure to be beaten entirely in the
progress OF civilization by the young
Territories and States OF the New West,
unless some general and sweeping social
change shall occur to the Sonth. Even
in so important State as Missouri the
old element is still so strong that the
progress OF Iowa and Kansas bids fair tC
leave itin the rear.
Taking the New West as it stands ,anc
comparing it with the entire South VIZ
should conclude that the year 1900 will
see the latter eclipsed by this new Sec
ton Of the Union. All that it now re
quires is cheap travel and Transports
ton. Wherever these are available, ~
in Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas
Wyoming and Colorado, the progress o
settlement is rapid. As the South is prac
tically closed against Northern emlgra'
ton and the vast number of unemployet
people in the North reveal to US the nee'
Of finding an outlet tor the surplus.
general renewal of the movement o
emigration Westward would give q fresl
impetus to al! the springs OF Northern
prosperity. The North and the Wes
could at the present time easily spar
several millions of people to build UP tn
weak settlements OF the New West an
be stronger and better for the change.
The political complications will tent
more and more to drive men to the fer
tile fields Of the West, where they ma
find peace and plenty.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-01-04

lCNATlUS DONNELY Editor.


The doctrines of the Independents are
every day becoming more and more
clearly recognized.
We quote the following from the Gin
cinnati Commercial:
Thomas Balch, writer on financial
questions, opens an article on "sllver
and gold" in the last number OF the FL
nancial Chronicle with the following g
paragraph:
1.-The monetary revolution in Germany
by which gold coin was substituted tor
silver as legal tender throughout Europe,
was an event of greater importance than
the war which preceded it. TO it man>
kindo the monetary crisis so speedily
followed by commercial, financial, indus
trial disorders, the end ofwhich no one
can as vet fore see. Such, at least, is the
opinion of the most earnest, thoughtful
writer's OF the day, such men as Ernest
Sevd. Wolowski. Henri Cernuschi,
Laveleye and others"
We call attention to this depression OF
the importance of the change from one
money standard to another. In this
country it was not thought necessary to
consult the people on the change. There
was not one man in hundreds VINO ever
heard of the change before confronting,
the problem of specie payments, as pre-
sented in law liking the date and ap..
pointing the place for the redemption OF
its outstanding greenback debt. How
ever the people are picking up lnforma-
ton about these times.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-01-04
POVERTY IN NEW YORK.

A correspondent of the Chicago Tri-
bune. writing from New York, says:
.'Nr. Kelloch, superintendent of the
poor in New York, says that never since
the panic of 1857 has he seen so much
poverty or distress as prevails this win
ter. And it is among the families OF
working men, men who are industrious
and hard working when they can find
work to do. The men walk the streets
from morning to night seeking odd jobs
that will bring them a few shillings, while
their wives and children are waiting
patiently tor them to return home with
food for which they are famishing. Mo-
theirs beg them to send their children to
Randall's Island till they can find some
thing to do for their support. The char
ity commissioners have but small. sum
at their deposal for the reliel of the OUT
door, aad it is not to one applicant in ten
that the superintendent can afford relief.
Not unfrequently able bodied men pres
ent themselves to the magistrates and
request to be locked up, as, in their
desperate circumstances, they have no
other resource. There are some threats
of bread riots and other disturbances.
and it would not be surprising if troubles
of this nature came upon US before the
winter ends.
1.-The majority of the destitute poor in
New York City to-day is composed OF
persons who only ak for work, and
would cheerfully give the best they have
in them if they could but find the oppor~
tunity. Of 'sbummers" and impostors
there are comparatively few, for our
charitable associations have so system
lied their work that this class finds bnt
poor encouragement among US. 1t is
the honest and deserving poor that are
suffering, and whose calls for help are
being SO forcibly pressed home to US at
present."
OF course both democrats and rcpub-
licans are hard at work proving that all
this sufferingi is not due to the financial
policy of Congress, but to the question
OF who is president. The devil never
yet was without an excuse.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-01-04

Mechanics Bank of this city came to
me and said Here, Mr.. Thompson,
my bank has announced with the other
banks that they will resume next week
now how can they resume? They owe
So 200, 900 of deposits and $3.50, 900 cir
culation. making S3,75O,00O that they
will have to pay when they resume, and
they have not got 100000 in gold.
Now, how can they resuLe? l replied
to him: My good friend, as soon as
your bank resumes, all its old friends
will take the gold back that they drew
out in the panic, aud if you have any
gold you will take it in too. Come and
see me again in about ten days after
your bank has resumed, and we will see
how it gets along. Ny friend was very
much astonished to find. after his bank
had resumed, that gold kept increasin g
and growing larger and its currency
went on increasing at the same time,
and such was emphatically the case
with all the sound banks and such will
be the case when the Government re-
sumes, if it will adopt the common sense
method made use of by the banks when
ever they have resumed"
Whereupon the Irish World punctures
all this pretty talk by calling attention to
the we'll known fact that every bank in
the state of New York, except the
"Chemical," suspended specie payment
in the fall of 1857, and has never res
sumed this to hour!
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-01-04

this year 1875 pay for the Matching of but
half a million more fish. Vide biennial
report, 1874~75. Now, we have no hesi>
tation in saying that the State appropri1
alton should have been much larger. The
United States Government establish
affluent of San Francisco Bay the State
of California should not grudge money
to fully stock ail its rivers and streams.
Population is s5rapidly increasing, and
salmon, as feod-ish, cannot be ex-
celled. But TIE export trade Of salmon
is nearly all done from Columbia River.
whereas our own waters might be made
largely tributary for this purpose under
proper management. Governor Leland
Stanford and Mr. Croker have set an
example to opulcnt Californians in this
matter which ought to be generally fol>
lowed. The former paid for the hatch-
ing out vf g million salmon, and the lat>
ter presented half a million fish to the
commissioners.
The New Zealand Government has
made fitting acknowledgment of its
indebtedness to the United States Fish
cry Commissioners through Professor
Baird. The Colonial Secretary, the
Hon. DR., Pollen, advises the resident
agent OF New ZealaDd in San Francisco,
of the dispositionAot the $4,000 eggs con-
signed to DR.. Heetor for the government
OF the colony: He writes: The eggs
arrived safely an in good order, SO tar
as yet reported lon. They were tran
shipped at Port halmers for the bluff,
and thence forw eded to the Makarewa
ponds, near Iekercargill, where the
process Of hatchi1 is proceeding 50 far
satisfactorily. hus near the extreme
south Of New ZdC Hand in a climate sins
liar to that Of Oregon, California salmon
have been established. The snow-fed
rivers OF the south will doubtless suit
them. Whotherlth they will return to the
streams remains to be proven, but SO far
as the experiment has gone, nothing
conld be more promising. Professor
Baird will likewise forward, next Feb>
ruary, shipmentof whitefish from Lake
Michigan to the order of the New Zea-
land Government There are large
lakes in the North and Middle Islands
where whiteish would thrive could they
he acclimated, and the experiment in
this direction about to be made by the
Wellington executive. through the Co
operation ofthe United States Fish Com
mission will be watched with interes by
all interested in the work Of acclimati>
ZatiOn.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-01-04
FISH CULTURE.

Here are some interesting facts in
reference to a very interesting subject.
1.-The largest establishment in the
world for the Matching Of salmon eggs,
says the San Francisco Post, is that OF
the government of the United States in
McCloud River, in Shasta County, un-
der the superintendent of Livingston
Stone AT this point" says the Cali
torni9 Fishery Commissioner, from 6 900,
600 to 100000 of young salmon are
hatched each year and distributed
to the Fish Commissioners ofthe various
States having rivers suitable for their
growth and increase. In 1873 Califor-
MIA received from this source half mill
lion of fish, which wore turned into the
Sacramento River. The Government
works at this point are so extensive and
conducted with such economy that dur
ing the past year we considered it adj
visable to expend 81 600 in tho hatchinR
Of million more fish, to be placed "a
the Sacramento River. We, therefore,
applied II 1000 Of our small appropria-
ton TO this purpose, and the fish have
been ensuccesafally turned loose. Our ap
propriaaions being exhausted. we vii
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-01-04
(TSURY.

Year after year we have labored to re-
duce the rate Of interest in Minnesota to
ten per cent. and to provide some PEN
atty for the sharks who are drawing "a
and So per cent. from the people.
Upon this question recent number OF
the Minneapolis Mirror has some sensi
BILE remarks which we qnote:
1--WE trust the coming Legislature will
take steps to modify our interest laws.
While seven per. is nominally the legal
interest twelve is the real rate, for the
law allows that rate, where it may be
agreed upon. In nine cases out OF ten
the .sagreed on" rate is the basis of all
busin ness operations. We venture to say
that outside OF mortgage foreclosures.
seven per cent. is never heard OF That
state as full of vigor, and as prosperous
in its material resources as MinOesota
should allow on ordinary business trans
sactions rate of interest as high as
twelve<,er cent. is standing disgrace.
% .hirtyeight States tour others only
IS. Minnesota make such record
not one OF the four enjoy the higt
standing and prosperity OF Minnesota
We believe it to be . great detriment tt
her progress. 1t proclaims her AL ovel
the world as worthy of less credit thar
her sister states. Il is curse, q bran,
uf dishonor on her brow. Capita
frightens at it, for it knows that some
thing proper is lacking in . people. w
demand the maximum rate to be re
duced as low as ten per cent. We de
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-01-04
TIE TRUTH OF HISTORY.

We quote the following, Illustrative of
the difference between the realities OF
history and the romance.
! professor William Swinton, an ex-
war correspondent, illustrated how me-
cessary for historians to carefully study
both sides. The common misconceptions
of what battles really are, are sometimes
very ludicrous," said the lecturer. An
artist once asked me to criticise his pic-
ture of General Sheridan as he apprared
directly after his famons ride. General
Sheridan was made to appear like a
very Mars, whom he does not much re-
serible. He has more of Punch and
JUDY element in his character. In the
picture he sat on colossal charger, was
dressed in faultless garb, had on epau-
lettes and typical military hat with
white plume, and tlourished in his hand
the traditional brand His soldiers
were in the form OF beautiful phalanx.
felt like turning three or four somer-
saults round the studio, but contented
myself with telling the artist that his
picture would more truly represent the
original it Sheridan were painted with
a crumpled army cap, with spattcrs OF
mud instead of spangles on his clothes,
and his men in two small irregular lines
behind trees, stnmp and rocks" IA re-
spected. New York City editor,now dead
said the lecturer, ''visted the front
with stove pipe hat. The hat became
the immediate subject for fun and chat
fng.' Come out of that hat one soldier
says. II know you're in it,bccause see
your legs dangling down." Still another
.Boys, he's one of them fellows that goes
up North and writes cords about US be-
ing eager for the fray" In ono OF Cen
eral Grants most important interviews
with General Sheridan the conversation
ran much like this: ''Are you ready
Philip Yes" well, go in!" Scores Q
important interviews between general
were no more magniloquent than this
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-01-04
MANS TRIUMPH OVER NATURE.

Almost everything that man enjoys in
this world has been wrung from the
hard hand of nature. His intelligence
has made the winds, the sunshine, the
fertile earth. the rain, and even the se-
cret forces ofmatter his servants. The
lightning which rives the oak has be-
come his messenger the wind which
wrecks navies turns his wind-mills or
waits his commerce Ger the seas.
1t is curious to observe how the in
telligence of man has modified the forms
of the domestic animals. We quote:
"They have changed the wild boar in
to the Suffolk and Berkshire; the wild
bull of Britain into the short>horn; the
mountain sheep, with its lean body and
hair fleece. into the Southdown and
Merino. They brought up the milk of
cows from pints to gallons. They have
heightened the sirloin Of the bullock,
deepened the udder of the COW, enlarged
the ham of the hog, given strength to the
shoulders Of the OK, rendered finer the
wool of the sheep. added 1eetness to the
speed of the horse, and made beautiful
every animal that is kept in service ol
man? They have improved and has
tened the development of all domestic
animals till they hardly resemble the
animals from which they sprang."
The same is true of our fruits. A re-
cent writer says
..In the United States there are nearly
one million acres devoted to the apple
In Pliny's time there were said to be
twenty-five varieties Of apples known te
the Romans; but we who live to-day
have the benefit OF over two hundred
kinds. i. To think that all these diverse
varieties. from the king to 10 the COLDER
sweet, came from the harsh and acrit
crab, and are largely the result OF patien
culture devoted to specific ends. show
that elasticity lies buried in nature, ane
only awaits the genius Of man or tayo
of fate. In England. where they have
poorer oysters than we have, they als'
have poorer apples. The fruit require
the alienation of cold swinters andIwarn
sunshine, and draws its elixir and lus
ciousness from favoring soil. The re
suit is, American apples form an i'm
mense export trade, and are eagerl,
sought abroad. l am told there is
farmer in Ulster county. New York
who devOtes two hundred acres to on
kind of apples-the Newton pippin
The orchard is picked every year b
hand. the fruit is carefully barreled, an
the whole crop goes to the English mar
ket, where it brings the highest price
1t is said there is no such variety as
distinctively "sweet apple known j
England
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-01-04
THE GRANGE.

'1gu6CluS OOuu0lly OI' Iu0 ANIA~MO>
NoPoL1sT pronounces the Grange \
failure, declaring that he does this in
sorrow, not il triumph. In the opinion
of Ignatius anything would prove fall
ure that fails to keep Donnelly in Office"
WISCONSIN 1StGte Journal.
We never asked any Office at the hands
of the Grange, not even in the Grange
itself. When the Grange excitement
was at its climax we declined to be a
candidate for Governor before the
Owatonna convention; and the next year
we declined TO be candidate for Con-
gress.
We think the Grange tailed because it
did not ccrrect governmental expressions
by7governmental action. With votes
enough to control tho whole country it
has; not effected single reform.
Its mistake has been radical one,
and has Injured it in regions where they
know not the editor of the ANTI-MONOP-
oLIsT. Read this:
"The Iowa State Grange is not in as
prosperous condition as its friends could
wish. Grand Master Buchanan, in his
annual address, delivered at Des Moines
the other day, admitted that the mem-
bership had fallen from 10000 to about
5000 within the last three years, and
| that the dues of the State to the National
Grange tor the last year. amounting TO
81, ,S30, 80. wero rcmitted by the latter
body because there was no money to pay
| them.n
Now why did those GO, 900 farmers Of
Iowa enter the Grange. 1t was because
they thought they could use its machinery
to improve their own condition. How?
By restraining the extortions Of railroad
companies; By diminishing the number
and voracity Of the tax-eaters; by SIM
plifying the forms Of government ;and BY
reducing the exactions Of the usnrer. etc.
Not one Of these Objects cOnld be reach
ed except through legislation: and leg
islation could not be obtained sava
Il through the ballot box but the moment
thev approached the ballot box they were
i driven back with the declaration that
they had no right to resort to political
action :and that If they united their votes
they would divide the Grange !!
i Thus the movement was nullified in
I its very birth. Its vast forces were di.
vided between two political parties both
:. of which despised them.
We do not desire to be understood thai
we would have the Grange initiate thu
, Know Nothing party. and in secre
! councils dictate candidates and set u
tickets. But they should have unani,
mouxly resolved that certain reforms
! were necessary to their well being and
! then pledged their solid vote to til
, partv or the men who would openly de-
vote themselves 70 achieving these r.
: forms. Thus one party Or the oths
81 would have found is 70 it, interest 4
: carry ont ~ wishes Of The Grangsn
! and. Il neithG did =, the Granger
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-01-04
WHOLE NO. l3O.

riots? Those times when men are ter~
rible with passion, wilder, more fendish
than when driven by the fire Of rum?
Well may the heart stop as the whisper
goes round, 1.-THE poor are getting des-
perate!"
The men who have deliberately pro
duced this state Of things to add few
cents on the dollar to the value OF their
securities, may yet learn that human
nature has its rights as well as gold and
silver.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-01-04
SPECIOUS REASONING.

1t is singular how readily shabby
logic and misrepresentation Of fact are
accepted from the mouths OF capitalists
The New York Herald the other day,
in . series OF interviews with leading
bankers. meant to show that resumption
and contraction were painless and
pleasant process. that in fact cutting 9
mans head off was no more than taking
off his hat,-quoted the following from
. Mr.. Thompson, president OF the frs
national bank of that city -
II will mention. sssays Mr.. Thompson
can anecdote which occurred in 1897.
stockholder and ! depositor in the ol(
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-01-04

mand il in the interests of tho business
of the State, manufacturing, commercial
and agricultural. Most OF all we de-
mand it in the name OF the working
classes, who devote years of toll to pay
ing for a home, and yet are annually
robbed of their earnings by an exorbit-
ants rate of interest. Let US learn wis
dom and practice it."
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-03-28
AssEssnsyrs LIVED.

lGITCHELL GOLD AND 8ILvEB
III MINING COMPANY Location of prin'
eissl place Of business. Ban frsneiseo' CALI
fomis.
sotios d hsrsby given that st meeting Of
the Bard OF Directors. hejd 90 The tsnth tlothl
day OF March, 1871. sn assessment me. D. OF
fiity Gents ft0c.I per share was levied upon The
capital stock Of the eorporstion. payable imme-
diitsly. IN Unitet States gold coin, 10 the Bee.
rstafy, at the once OF tbs Company. Room Z
Pircinan's Fund Building, No. t0l California
street, Dan Francisco, California
Any stock upon which this assessmsnt shall
remain unpaid on THURSDAY. the i2ih day Of
April, 1871. will bo delinquent, and Advertised
for sale at public auction. and unless payment
Ia made before will be sold on WRDNksDAY.
the s1coLd I1dj day Of Nay, is71, 70 pay the
delinquent assessment, together with costs OF
advertising and expenses Of sale.
BY order OF the board Of Directors.
A. q. HAMMOND. secretary.
ofhcs-Room Z Firemsn,s Fund Building. No.
t0i California street, Ban 1rancisco. California.
mhltd
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-03-28
APPLICATIONS FOE PATENT.
: APPLICATION FOR PATENT.
NOTICE NO. $50.

TINTED STATS LAND oyFicE. CAR ON
~ City, Nevada, Februar. as. ie1.-Nosics 70
hereby given that HRBtR HOLMAN, whsss
postofiee addressis virxisia City. state OF NO.
vada. hss nsde applieAita for to3 linear fect
OF the Holman vein. lode or deIceit, bearing
gold and silver, lecatsd a. "1s.m.n Nin.ns
Claim" IN Gold Hill Mining District. storey
county. Nevada. tosstker With surface gro,lhd
six hundred (e00j feet In Width, and dtsenssa
upon plat aud Eeld notes on die In this tmos
aud posted on the claim, ~ follows. To Wit;
Regnnlng 81 post No. !. u 4. SURVEY No. ID.
whence . rocky knoll bsars south - degres
east about 7uo ieet distant. and tho quarter SEQ
tion corner on the north line of teetiun -
Township 10 north. Range II esst. u. ID: NJ.
beaS routh CAV degress xest ! 400 iest distant,
and running from naid post No. !, nrst course
east COO ,et 70 post No. q thence. second courss
souih so5 feet TO post No. Z; ihenee.. third
fourth courpe. north SOS feet 10 pot 20. j. the
place OF b~ginnins- containina II - io0 sef.s.
Trus bearings. Magnetic variation, ies do
gr<es east.
Ths notice Of location Of this el,im eov,rs
oil the ground ine.uded IN the Above survey.
and also some ground not included. becanss
covered by other clAims. TLis claim 10 bvundtd
north by the vlndieaior claim.
The improvements on the Holman mining
claim eopsist ~ q shaft ard shsn.house. up'n
vh!ch lot less than Ave hundrtd dollars have
been expended By tho applicant " bis grantofs.
Any and all perrons claiming adversely any
portion Of sa'd mining ground, be tinhefore
described, sre required TO ME their adverse
claim with the Register o. the United states
sixty days period oi publication h.rscf. or thsy
will BE- tsred by virtue Of The provisions OF the
statute.
mi3GA C.N HARRIS Register.