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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-11-15
WtT AND HuM0R+

Ducks lay eggs; geese lay wagers.
Why do old maids wear mittens!
To keep off the chaps!
Hope isa pleasant acquaintance, but
an unsafe friend.
If necessity is the mother of inven-
ton. who is the father!
An author-A dealer in words who
often gets paid in his own coin.
A spoon-An article that meets
lady's lips without kissing them.
The young lady who ''burst into
tears" has been put together again.
WHY are conundrnms like monkeys!
Because they are far-fetched and full
of nonsense.
"Scatter the germs Of the beauti-
full" rs the poet said when he kicked
his wife and children out or doors.
aDon't you think, husband, that you
are apt to believe everything you
hear1.' NO. madam, not when you
talk.
A gentleman, having q musical SIS
ter. being asked what branch she eX-
celled in. declared that the piano was
her fort (e).
A Scotch lady hearing that it was
desirable to have presence OF nina,
replied, Il had rather have absence OF
body
If PAIR Of stockings are hose, IS a
single stocking hoe! If a pair OF
glasses are spectacles, is one specta-
clel And if not, why not.
Oh, ! am so glad you like birds;
what kind DO you admire most! Well
/ think a goose, with plenty Of stuffing
is about as nice as any.
Il am astonished, my dear young
lady, at your sentiments. You make
me start "Well, sir, / have been
wanting you to start for the last
hour.
Our friend Will HAS invented
something that beats the telephone:
He proposes to put in line or
women, fifty steps apart ana commit
the news to the first as secret.
When a gentleman, to her great an
noyance. was standing with his back
close TO the chimney-piece, she would
cali out. ..Haye the goodness, sir, to
stir the fire.
4 Mr.. Smart was recently prosecu-
ted nv Young widow for breach Of
, nromise. He settled the difficulty by
marrying her. He made her Smart
lest she shonld make him.
.sJim.s' said bankrupt gentleman
to his son, .sif you marry that girl on
Indiana avenue, I'll cut you off with a
dollar" where will you get the
dollar was the reply.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-11-15

Rendlnc beneath his load October comes,
With dreamy depths of grayblue sky,
And smoke " reat lie floating over quiet homes
That in the valley lie
Among the few lone flowers the honey bees
Rom ljstlesslv. and fail to find
rrhe SIMMER morning dew s rich fragrant lees
lime roses held enshrined.
The purple grapes hang ready for the kiss
OF red lips sWeeter than their VINE,
And mid the turning leaves they soon will
miss
The crimson apple shine.
Iozilv through the soft and sunny air
The great hawks fly and give no heed
To the sweet songsters that toward the TAR
Far lands 0 summer speed
Along the hills wind asters bend to greet.
The roadside's wealth OF golden rod,
Ana Nv the fences the bright sumacks meet
The morning light OF God
SLOWLY the shadows of the clouds DRIFT DER
The hllsides clad III opal haze,
Where gorgeous butterflies seek the rich store
Ofnower-spent summer days
AIT clad in busted gold the tall elms stand,
Inst in the edges Of the wood,
And near the chestnut sentlnels theland
And shows its russet hood.
The maple launts its scarlet banners where
The marsh lies clad in shining mlst
The mountain oak shows, III the clear, prl8h'
air.
It's crown of amethyst
Where like silver line the sparkling stream
Flows murmuring through the meadows
brown,
Amid the radiance, seeming sad dream,
A sailless boat floats down.
All day and night q "ry seems to fold
The wide land where October stands,
With leaves @ green and scarlet, brown anf
gold,
Fast FALLING from his hands.
His is the presence that gladness crowns
The long. long days OF toll and care
His bright smile shining where Novemoe
trownS,
With snow ritnein his hair,
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-11-15
COMPOSITION AND PUTR!FlcATlON OF
THE PARIS SEWAGE.

Oh. Lauth has been studying the
sewage water of Paris taken from the
pump at the Alma bridge and from
the collecting basin at Pepiniere. He
found that this liquid varies in COM
position from hour to hour as well as
dav to day. In February, 1877, it
contained on an average ~
grammes of suspended matter and 6S2
grammes of dissolved matter ilf 4 GU
bic meter. It contained IS grammes
Of nitrogen and $50 grammes Of organ
ic substance; of the nitrogen only 6-SS
gralnmes were in the form of ammonia
and 10 grammes as nitric acid. The
water when fresh from the sewer was
turbid and slightly colored, but per-
fectly oderless. When corked up in
bottle without being filtered, it be-
gan to change in few days, and, after
10 to 20 days. was in complete putrif-
cation. 1.-THE water was filtered first,
it would keep two months without
developing any odor.
If air was caused to bubble through
this liquid its properties and compo-
sition were quickly changed; the wa
ter after saturation with air is no
longer capable Of becoming putrid.
This was proved by filling two bot
ties, one with ordinary sewar water
| the other with water that had been
aired; in 10 to 90 days the first was
black and pntrifying, the second was
clear and oderless for two months.
/ The chemical examination and com
parison Of the two samples showed
that in consequence Of the air being
| blown through, the nitrogen OF the
| insoluble part had decreased. While
the soluble portion had increased to
! the same extent: no nitrates had been
formed. but the quantity Of ammonia
had increased considerably. The
quantity of insoluble nitrogen was al.
SO reduced by treatment with lime
the ammonia increased from 5-2S.
grammes to 1850 grammes. and the
wathr remained oderless and colorless
at the end of two months.
\ microscopic examination of tie
fresh seWar water discovered movable
and immovable bacterirl. vibrones
and some monads upon the surface 0
the liquid: on the bottom of the VeSse
were fragments'and refuse Of all kinds
without any trace of living beings
After two days there is on the surfac
skin of bacteria with knots below
the monads had increased very mucl
and kolopods began to make their al
, pearance.
On the forth day yorticelli appear
together with large fringes infusoris
, at the same time alI of various form
| are seen. On the seventh day the W;
ter, whidh was previously oderles'
: began to smell badly and turn blaci
t it was covered with thick ski
9 which seemed to contain unlcapsula
l infusaria: numerous remains and .frat
2 ments of dead. black alga were seel
+ At the end of 4 or weeks the oder
Y sinking: almost every trace OF III
! has disappeared.
I Water treated with lime was frf
s from all vegetable and animal life.
r sewage water that has had air blow
q into it life is very active: the alg& al
: infusoria develope in large number
then disappear slowly in the course
!. few weeks, but do bad oder Is ev
perceptable. and the water remain
: clear.
| These facts prove that the snlphn
. cite hydrogen putrifaction OF sewa,
. can be prevented by the addition
r lime.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-11-15
POET RX
THE SUN-DIA.L.

THE SUN-DIA.L.
Only the sunny hours
Are numbered here,-
No winter-time that lowers,
No twilight drear.
But from a golden sky
When sunbeams fall,
Though the bright moments fly
They're counted all.
. Ny heart its transient woe
Remembers not
The ills of long ago
Are half forgot;
But Childhood's round of bliss,
louth's tender thrill,
Hopes whisper, Loves first kiss
They haunt Inc still
. Sorrows are everyw here,
Joys--all too few
Have we not had our share
OF pleasure too
No Past the glad heart covers,
No memories dark;
Only the sunny hours
The dial mark. "
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persons ever learned why the Colonel
SO hastily quit the Holly mansion and
returned to his first quarters.
Capt. Tempest escaped and returned
to Savannah at the head Of a regiment
when the British flag was lowered to a
delivered nation.
Then he claimeda bride, and every
body was made acquainted with the
story of the hidden continental.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-11-15
OCTOBER.

Bending beneath his load October comes,
With dreamy depths of gray-blue sky,
And smoke he floating over quiet homes
That in the valley lie.
The Portland daily press., 1877-07-04
The Char.er Oak 1Insurance. Company

HARTFORD, July 3.-Mr e. A. Wiggin,
President of the Charter Oak Life Insurance
Co. publishes statement to the policy holders
in which he claims that the special insurance
commissioners have greatly undervalued the
company's real estate in New York. The
great deficiency in the assets of the company
claimed by the commissioners results chiefly
real estate in New York city. Mr.. Wiggin
claims that that class of property paying six
per cent. net ON its cost is fairly worth that
cost According to the commissioners it is
worth only 66 per cent. of its cost or that real
estate must pay II per cent net in order to be
placed on par with other productive property.
The valuation of the real estate above referred
commissioners valuation is $2,350,000 The
first valuation is based upon its
actual net income, which is 100000 per annum
and which is more thOn six per cent on the
amount above stated. The statement reviews
the report of the commissioners at length, disa-
grees with their findings concerning the assets
and liabilities of the company and declares
a foreclosure on the Allen, Stephen & Co.
mortgage, which was part of the contingent
assets. 1t appeals to the policy-holders for con-
tinued support and says: "We declare with
out fear of contradiction at the tribunal of an
unprejudiced jury that our company has not
only all the assets it claims to have, but they
are worth at least all we claim them to be
worth. We deny emphatically that we have
any liabilities not acknowledged We urge
policies and not to be driven by malicious
ISLANDERS, mistaken reports or idle rumors into
sacrifice assurances and their rights" The
company will pay every just claim. The advi &C
of all parties, as has been before stated is fol-
the policy-holders to hold on to their policies.
The Portland daily press., 1877-07-04
GREAT BRITAIN.

General sGrant and the Workingmen.
LONDON, July ga deputation of forty men
representing the different trades and repre-
sentlng altogether about million English
workingmen waited on ex-President Grant to-
day and presented him an address welcoming
him to England and assuring him of their
good wishes and deep regard for the welfare
and progress of America, where British work
men had always found welcome. Impromptu
speeches were made by various members of the
deputation, all extremely cordial General
Grant replied as follows:
I'm the name of my country thank you for
the address you have presented to me. feel
it a great compliment paid my Government
British soil l have received great attentions
which were intended | feel sure in the same
way for my country. 1 have had free hand
shakings; presentations from different classes,
from the government, from the controlling
authorities of cities, and have been received
in the city by the populace, but there has been
no reception which am prouder of than this
today. l recognize the fact that whatever
there is of greatness in the United States as
indeed in any other country is due to labor.
The laborer is the author of all greatness and
wealth. Without labor there would be no
government, no leading class, nothing to pre-
serve. With us labors is regarded as highly
respectable. When it is not so regarded it is
because man dishonors labor. We recognize
that labor dlshonors no man and no matter
WAao q Ii OIL oCoupd1iou 10 uo Is tllSlDl6 10 I'LL
any post in the gift of the people, His occu-
patton is not considered in selecting whether
as law maker or as an executor of the law
Now, gentlemen, in conclusion, all L can do is
to renew my thanks for the address and repeat
what have said before, that 1 have received
nothing from any class since my arrival, which
has given me more pleasure"
After the speech, informal exchange of
courtesies took place, and the deputation with
drew. General Grant finally concluded he
will not at present go to Paris. He will go to
Brussels Thursday and will visit Germany and
Switzerland. He will return down the Rhine
and 60 to Norway and Sweden and come back
to England the last week in August He will
visit most all the places of interest
An Exciting Night i'm the House of Com
mons.
LONDON, July "a special says the House
of Commons was scene last night of one of
the most extraordinary scene Three
church members having alteration with the
government kept calling for division of the
house, and made use of other parliamentary
fillibustering tactics. An all night session was
held and was not ended until o'clock in the
morning.
The Portland daily press., 1877-07-04
WASHINGTON.
Bonds to be Called.

WASHINGTON, July 3.
The Treasury will on Thursday issue a call
for the redemption of $10,O000O0 of bonds on
account of the per cents. taken by the syndi-
The Portland daily press., 1877-07-04
MINOR TELEGRAMS

New York customs inspectors have seized
silk enough, found in cement barrels to foot
up to over 100000 in value. Several arrests
are reported.
The officers of DR.. Chapin's church deny EN-.
phatically that he has had any difficulty, OF
that he rendered his resignation.
Charles E. Roberts alias Edwards, alias
Henderson, was held in the police court at
Lawrence yesterday, In $1,000 bonds on the
charge Of enticng Lizzie and Mary Decamp,
victims of the recent st. John fire, from an in
tellgence office in Boston, on a .pretence of
prisonment of two days, the elder sister es-
capped, and getting help, liberated the younger
Frank U. Bennett, an accomplish, ran away to
Boston, but the police are on his track.
A dwelling house and contents belonging to
Mrs Kelly, widow of West Harwich, Mass
was totally destroyed by fire Monday morning
at about one o'clock. Cause unknown, No In
surance
Willie Hargrove, aged five years, was
drowned in pond in BurrellvIle, r. l. Mon
day evening.
Prof. Nathan r. Smith. a veteran surgeon,
died in Baltimore yesterday, aged 50. He was
native of New Hampshire.
Frank Dodge, aged 90, telegraph operator at
Newburyport, threw himself under freight
train yesterday, receiving injuries from which
he died. Cause softening of the brain.
The board of army engineers have reported
plan for securing the formation of the wash
iugton monument so as to permit its construc-
ton of the originally intended height of 1856
feet.
Thomas will not assume the Baltimore COL
lectorship till Thursday.
John P. Leonard of South Boston was run
over last night and killed.
Prof. VIM Dwight Whitney has been elect
ed President of Yale College.
1t is thought that twenty-five millions.of the
new four per cents. will be taken in this coun-
try.
The body of Aonzo Balou of Swanzey N.
H., was found yesterday forenoon hanging
from tree.
Ex-Postmaster General Creswell is dissatis-
fed with the appointment of new collector of
customs at Baltimore, and will act hereafter
with the Democrats.
Capt. Meyer of the steamship Frisia, has
been presented on behalf of the President with
splendid gold chronometer for himself, fine
marine glass for Rudolph Franzen, the first
officer, and 800 in gold for the sailors CON-
prlslng the crew who rescued the crew of the
American schooner Gettysburg.
Resignation of S. W. Macy, Collsctor of
Customs at Newport, r. l., has been accented,
and Frederick A. Pratt has been appointed in
his place.
Steamer Lady of the Lake was raised yester-
day. The explosion occurred in the tire-box.
The inside of the boiler was found to be pei
feotly sound. The cause of the explosion still
remains mystery
San Francisco has subscribed upward of
81, 900 for st. John.
The Portland daily press., 1877-07-04
FOREI,G N
The TurcO-Russian War.
THE RUSSIANS ADMIT A DE.
REAT AT BATOUM.
The Siege of Kars Raised,
DETAILS OF THE CAPTURE
OF TERNOVA
THE AsTATTC CAMPAIGN.

New YORK, July 3.-Kiernan's despatch
from Erzeroum, dated July ID, says the Rus
SLAMS on Sunday abandoned the siege of Kars
and are now in full retreat towards the river
Kars. The Turks are greatly elated and rep
resent the Russians as utterly discouraged.
Russians Admit n Defeat at Batoum.
ST. PETERSBURG, July An official tele-
gram from Grand Duke Michael says Dervish
Pasha having received considerable reinforce
ments from Batoum, the Russian General
Oklobjo found it advisable to concentrate in a
more advantageous position.
Note.-This corroborates the despatch of
Dervish Pasha, June 29th, already cabled,
which reported that the Russians had been
forced to retire from their positions at
Sampe. An official telegram estimates the
Russian loss in the BATHS of Schamdjure on
June Doth at 250 TAIL Pasha had previously
reported the Russian losses at 1000 killed and
1000 wounded,
The Portland daily press., 1877-07-04
Riot!and Murder.

ST. LOUIS, July 3-Two brothers named
Lye and Barney Dyer, rough characters. en-
and created disturbance. Barney was ar
rested by Town Marshal Corgan and fined.
When released he purchased revolver and
swore he could not be arrested again. Subse-
quently Corgan aided by Constable James Tay-
lor. attempted his arrest. He resisted and was
aided by his brothers-in-law, Henry and Charles
Winthrop, who declared that he could not be
arrested. A melee ensued and knives and pis-
tolls were freely used. Chas. Winthrop was
killed. receiving shot in the bowels and an
other in the mouth. Henry Winthrop received
a shot in the abdomen and stab in the back,
from which he cannot recover. Marshal Cor
gan was slightly cut in the neck and Constable
Taylor severely stabbed several times in the
back. The Dyer brothers were arrested and
attempted to escape, but were locked up.
Great excitement prevailed. but it is consid-
cred the officers were justified in their action.
The Winthrop brothers although little wild.
were respected farmers and highly connected.
Great indignation was expressed against the
Dyer brothers for bringing about the sad affair.
The Portland daily press., 1877-07-04

Providence Print Cloths Market.
fRovIDENoE. R. l., July 3.-The Printing cloths
market is quiet at last quotations.
The Portland daily press., 1877-07-04
NEW YORK.
A Crave Controversy.

NEW YORK, July 3.-The relatives of Char
lotte Canda, the French girl whose body has
laid some years beneath the handsomest marble
monument in Greenwood cemetery, are making
an effort to remove it to Calvary cemetery
where plot of ground has been purchased.
The body of the French girl who was killed by
being thrown from a carriage, has already been
taken up and placed in Calvary cemetery and
relatives were proceeding yesterday to remove
the monument, when the cemetery authorize
interfered and refused to allow them to take it
away. The relatives said they were willing to
surrender the lot if allowed to remove the mon
ument, but consent has not yet been given.
As the monument cost about $4,000 it may be
that the parties may apply to the. courts to de.
eide the case.
Royal Canadian Insurance COMPANY.
There is little or no excitement at the office
of the New York branch of the Royal Canadian
Insurance Company today. Deputy Superin-
tendent Mccall of the insurance department,
made an examination of the assets and liabili-
lies and authorized VIM. j. Hughes, general
manager, to say that the American policies
were perfectly safe and the assets were more
than doubly sufficient to cover all policies, but
advised the company not to take any more
risks for at least two months till the last call
on the stockholders for 8 per. cent. has been
paid 10.
The Portland daily press., 1877-07-04
War Notes,

A despatch from Turmongurei says Garbaldi
Offers to the Roumanian government to send
experienced officers to form an Italian legion.
Inc houmanian government, after consulting
tne Czar, refused the offer, but expressed its
gratitude to the veteran of the Pc.
1t IS reported In Constantinaple that Austria
mas warned the Porte that she will occupy Bos-
MIA If the Turks now Operating against Monte
negro enter CettiDje.
Bay has created an unfavorable Immersion at
Bucharest 1t is understood that notw ithstand-
ing the absence Of war news it will be fonnd
that no time has been lost in pushing forward
the military operations.
The Gar continues visiting the wounded on
the banks of the Danube
Mahmoud Pasha has been entrusted with
the duties of the ministry of war. Redil
Pasha is at Shumla.
The Portland daily press., 1877-07-04
DIED.

In this city, July g. Arthur S. Fuller, only son OIL
Benz Fuller, aged IS years months.
Funeral services this wednesday, afternoon at
o'clock, at No. 81 Cumberland street.
In Charlestown, Mass, July I'd, Mr. Stephen
Funeral services Thursday at O'Clock D. m, from
d. /. Deland's, rs Green street,
In Paris. June IL, Mrs. Sarah widow of Reuben
Favor, aged IS years.
In Wayne, June 20, Miss Ella NJ. Gould, aged q
years months,-daughter OF Cyrus and Julia Ann
65 years. VOW
In Norway, Juue q, Mr.. Moses Houshton, aged sc
The Portland daily press., 1877-07-04

New YORK, July Sat the Robson din.
ner, Trenton, New Jersey, last night, Mr..
Blaine, in response to toast to Congress, said
he admired Secretary Robson as much for
what his Republican friends thought of him as
had come to have a friendly talk, not to talk
politics, and he was of good feeling for Mr..
Robson. He was frankly against the Demo-
cratic party, North South, East or West, in
Maine or New Jersey. He was not in favor, as
Sir Boyle Roche said of the English constitu-
ton, Of giving away half or the whole of the
Republican platform to save the rest He
would go SO far as to say that government
that cannot protect its citizens has no right to
demand their allegiance. The guest of the eve
ming, Mr.. Blaine added, was an honored mem
Der Of an administration that will stand in his
tory beside the administration Eof Washington
and Tjnooln
The Portland daily press., 1877-07-04
BY TELEGRAPH.
Fire in NeWXsharou,

Fire in New3sharon.
PENNINGTON, July 3.-House and two barns
in New Sharon belonging to Frenchman
named Beso were burned yesterday Loss $1,000.
Insurance $1,000
Drowned.
CAsTINE, July 3.-John tGray, graduate Of
the Eastern Normal School in 1872, aged %,
was drowned this forenoon at the mill pond
in North Castine. He and some comrades
were practicing in a small skiff which began to
fill. He became frightened and jumped out,
though he could not swim and was drowned
where the water was but four feet deep. His
companions were unablelto.rescue him in sea-
son to prevent the catastrophe.
The Portland daily press., 1877-07-04
Another TOruado

WASHINGTON, July ga heavy ain,fwind
and thunder storm passed over this city at
half-past three, continuing about an hour since
which rain has continued to fall.
CINCINNATI, July 3.-Another heavy storm
swept through the northern and central por-
tons of Ohio and Indiana last evening and
this morning. Last evening at Elkhart, Ind,
six houses were levelled and four others par
TALLY destroyed. Mr.. Craig was blown off his
barn and had an arm broken and others were
more badly injured.
The Portland daily press., 1877-07-04
st. John Fire.

ST. JOHN, July 3.-Aotivity prevails on all
sides. Three men named Dean Earle and
Casey were arrested today for having stolen
goods in their possession. The police are TAX
1ng vigorous measures to secure thieves and re-
celvers OF stolen goods. The U. S. revenue
cutter Is again coming to st. John from Bos-
ION laden with supplies for the poor. The 9th
regiment has returned to Halifax.
The Portland daily press., 1877-07-04

NEW YORK, July 3-Evening-Money easy at 4
q per cent. on call, and 3 a per cent. on prime
4s7A for sixty days and 1891 q 4S92 for demand.
Exports of domestic produce for the week $780,
242 against O25 for the corresponding week of
last year.
Colo opened and closed at 1853, with sales in the
interim at 105i; borrowing rates |, II q per cent
loans were also made fat Carrying rates g per
to- day were $1s7 0OC. The Treasury disbursements
were $6243,0 for interest and $1S5,0OO for bonds
Governments active and firm.
Subscriptions to the new per cent. loan continue.
The Al per cent. bonds, which practically closed
out are selling at 1881 q 1881 gold.
The stock market was very dull; the Coal stocks
were irregular, and with the exception of Hannibal
and ST. Joseph, they showed the widest fiuctua-
lions.