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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-02-01

ooh. Aunt Patty, how good you
were Well I'll bring in the chips and
kindlings," and he came tugging al
great basketfu], though generally this
was one of the boys hardships.
"What nice lot - said Aunt Patty.
David stared, "Isn't there some
thing else! Don't you wont a pitcher
of water q
George brought one
So Dayie sat on the doorstep with
his father and told him all about the
'nagerie and it was quite dark when
Aunt Patty called him to go to bed.
Martha hurried around the next
morning, and found time to sew one
black Of patchwork. And she was in
such a CAV good humor all day that Miss
| Lewis asked her it she was beWltched.
II think I must be, for Aunt Patty
praised me this morning. was her re-
ply.
1t really was quite wonderful what a
change came over the Parker house
hold. The children were not angels,
and they often forgot in the midst OF
their best intentions, but there was a
more generous allowance made for
them, a good weight thrown into the
balance. For sometimes the kindly
impulse, the ready will, is as much
as the deed itself. And she found that
the generous measure reacted upon
herself. The pleasant temper Of bel
earlier years came back.
One morning Aunt Patty found
beautiful Observation-Disclosures lying ovel
her plate at the breakfast-table. Th'
sides were Gilt bristol board, with he
initials handsomely worked in green
and around the edge a puff OF greer
ribbon. And inside were two prett.
handkerchiefs and some neatly-hem
, med ruff1ing for neck and wrists. III
donors names were attached. Georg
had given the material, Martha ha
done the work, rand her father ha
: purchased its contents.
Aunt Patty was SO surprised that
: first she could hardly speak, and he
I first impulse was to call it a piece {
foolishness then she bent over an
kissed the little girl.
= ooh, Aunt Patty, I'm so glad 20
y like tive all are! Oracle Conovt
8 made one just like it for her mothe
It and thought, we all tho"
ssThat my birthday deserved r
f membrance Thank you all. hoI
/. shall grow little better
= ssBut you have grown just splendld.
J. interrupted Martha. somehow, yt
o make me think of grandma Fields,on
|, she is Quaker and an old lady
!. "There, don't fiatter me any NOR
"a Tie coffee will get cold. | have bee
!. using her balance lately-it gives be
$. ter weight" and Aunt Polly blushed
The children stared, but their faith
+. had quiet little twinkle in his eye.
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Clusters Mark.

It was horrible scar. Commence
ing at the roots Of the hair, just over
the left temple, it ran down across the
face to the right-hand corner OF the
mouth. The flesh had closed together
in a great ridge, and the nose seemed
to have been shortened half an inch
by the process of healing. The man
with the scar sang two Or three songs
and then passed his cap around for
pennies.
s.Did blow of an Injun S tomahawk
do that q he repeated. ''No SIT 1
got that cut down in Old Virginia dur
ing the war, bout the time it looked
as if jeff Davis was the biggest pa
triot in the country"
.sYou were in the cavalry q
"You bet | was! | smashed up SO
many horses that l was owing the
Confederate government 100000
when it collapsed. If she hadn't col.
lapsed I'd been forced into bank
ruptcy.'
| He chuckled, and raised his hat so
as to reveal the scar in all its hideous-
ness, and continued:
81 don't believe a tomahawk could
leave scar like this. 1t takes a good
sharp saber to spoil u mans face SO
that he daren't look in the glass or
have his photograph taken. \ Iank
slashed me, of course. but who do you
suppose it was! You couldn't guess to
save your neck, and SO III tell YOU
it was Custer, that long-haired, dare
devil Yankee General who used to ride
around with blood in his eyes and az
extra saber in his teeth. He thought
he'd done for me when he gave me
this lick, but he didn't know oul
family!''
. s'How was it,
, cit was down at Travilian Station
He Twas riding around with lot Of
cavalry, and our folks got him in
box. Somehow we got around him OF
, all sides, and we had cavalry. infantr.
and artillery. We were two to one
had him fairly coopered, and by al
| decent rules of warfare he ought t.
, have hung out the white flag, handet
:. over his saber, and politely said: Boy
! you've got the grapevine twist on m
!. and cave. we expected it; but, bias
him he didn't do any such thing; No
1 sir. He massed his troopers, CAV
1 them to understand that it was do O
i de- and the whole caboodle of zen
t came for us on the gallop, bands play
ing, flags flying and troopers yellin
:. like wild Injuns. Our batteries playe
+ on sem from dozen hills; our infaI
f try fusilated 'em good and strong, an
= our troopers got the word to charge.
"Durn my buttons, but wasn't it
It hot fight! We were all mixed up. bu
lets flying, sabers hacking, men vel
ing, horses neighing, every body shout
# ing, and it was a devils dance a
Ie around! heard Yank shouting O
ir ders, as if he was some big gun /
other, and worked up to him throug
le the smoke. 1t was Custer. I ha
d seen him before, and knew what
fighter he was. Ipushed right up
4 him, gave mysold Isabera twist and
cut, and OF went his head!''
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-02-01
Treasury Beauties.

Writes Washington correspondent:
1--WE are now in the midst of a season
of dinners, church festivals, matinees,
private theatricals, and tableaux. In
the departments tho clerks work only
in the forenoon during the holidays,
and in the afternoon the streets pre-
sent a gay and animated appearance,
for the young ladies of the depart
ments are out arrayed more gorgeous
ly than Solomon or the lilies, in be-
witching pull-backs, rouge, pearl-pow-
der, dark eyebrows, and UNDERSIGNED
eye-lashes, bent, like Tamerlane, on
conquest. They move down Pennsyl-
vania avenue, usually in pairs. From
the treasury department to the CAPT.
tol, via the avenue, is measured mile,
but only portion Of this distance is
fashionable for promenading. Our
treasury beauty husbands her mu-
nitions until she reaches Thirteenth
street here she is truly formidable,
and members of Congress, or attaches
to foreign legations, to say nothing of
our famished army officers, from the
Western border, who are able to pass
her without one long, lingering look,
deserve a certificate from returning
board composed Of such anchorites as
Plato and Stoicus. The gait of the Ia
dies is rather too rapid for fat man,
but little too slow for a lean one.
This necessitates, in the interest OF
Irritation, frequent stoppages and in
tense scrutiny Of the shop windows as
they pass and repaSS each other.
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this: When the horse balks take off

this. When the horse balks take off
all the harness excepting the bride,
then take a small rope, like a plow-
line, pass one end through the ring on
the left side Of the bride, under his
law. and fasten it to the ring on the
right side Of the bride; draw the
horses head around to his left side.
pass the rope under his tail like a
crupper, and fasten it. being careful to
have his head close to his side; then
let the horse go, and if necessary,
make him go. He will OF course.
travel in circle, and will soon tall
from dizziness. Loosen the rope at
once, let the horse get up, and then
reverse the position of the rope SO as
to bring his head to his right side. and
then let him go until he falls as before.
Then harness him and you will proba-
bly, never be troubled by his baking
again. l have known farmers who
tried this method, but stopped when
they were half dome great mistake,
as it is essential that the horse be
made to fall the second time. Always
speak and act kindly to the horse.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-02-01
Frozen Bits for Horses Mouths.


Let any one who has the care of a
horse these cold, frosty mornings, de-
liberately grasp in his hand a piece OF
iron indeed, let him touch it to the
tip of his tongue, and then let him
thrust the bit into the mouth OF his
horse. if he has the heart to do it.
The horse is an animal of nervous Or
ganization. His mouth is formed OF
delicate glands and tissues. The tenn
perature of the blood is the same as
the human being. and, as in man. the
mouth is the warmest part Of the
body. Imagine, we repeat the irrita-
ton that would be caused the human,
and consider that if not to the same
degree, still the suffering to the ami
NAL IS very great; and it is not a mo-
mentary pain. Food is eaten with
great difficulty, and the irritation re-
peated every day causes loss of appe-
| tite and loss of strength. Many q
horse has become worthless from no
other cause than this. Before India
rubber bits were to be had, myself
used bit covered with leather, and
on no account would have dispensed
with it in freezing weather.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-02-01
HOUSE FARM & GARDEN.
Cooks and Cooking.

It has been said that "poets are born
and not n1ade," through education or
otherwise, and the same axiom may be
applied to cooks.
The principles Of cooking may be
studied with care, and for a lifetime,
and practical directions for compound
ing dishes, baking, boiling and roasting
given without number; but with all
these aids, woman cannot become q
good cook without practice. any more
than she can become an accomplished
performer on the piano by studying a
book of exercises arranged for that in
strument.
There is a certain indescribable some
thing, or intutive knowledge. which
assists one cook to have everything
turn out just right, while another. by
the closest attention fails to produce
any article in it's greatest perfection.
Good bread-makers we have, it IS
is true, but they are far from being
common, although it would be difficult
to find woman who makes bread that
will own her bread is not quite as good
as it is possible to make it.
But there is difference Of opinion
as to what constitutes good bread.
ISome consider lightness even to putty
condition, as the principal quality OF
good article; but this is certainly a
great mistake, for good bread should
, be of an even uniform texture through
, out, no holes in it as large as peas OF
marbles, for these show want of prop
, er kneading.
OF course, good, light white breat
cannot be made from poor -four, or GU
9 of heated and soured wheat, and thu
S man who provides such an article ant
t expects his wife to make good bread
! deserves to be disappointed, as h
. most surely will.
q There are also conditions to be or
s served which cannot be laid down i
g cookery books, or be known outside
!, each particular kitchen. These pei
II tain to the water used; whether sol
I or hard, also to the management 9
+ the fire, for if it fuctuates from a re
e hot stove one minute to an almost col
d one the next, the cooking will not g
E. on in uniform and regular manner
~ The secrets Of success in cOokln
It are, knowing just what you want
70 produce, Just how to do it. and the
giving the necessary attention to brin
u about the desired results, which ca
=, only be obtained through constal
ID practice.
* 1t will not do to get into furry ar
as put in salt in place of sugar, or to lea'
y out either ingredient where all are
Is CURED to complete the article in han
g but careful attention to all the sma
az details are positively necessary to pr
!" duce satisfactory results.
K: A kitchen is a chemical laborator
lie and the chemist who presides over
~ must take an interest in the COZ
\ pounding of each dish produced, el
re there will be no brilliant che mical
xt suits.
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He looked up with wicked twinkle
=. l. = 4 4 - L.

He looked up with wicked Twinkle
in his eyes, and added:
.sIn horn! rose in my stirrups
and struck at him with force enough
to cut clean down to the saddle, but
he parried the blow, leaned over, !
saw flash, and the next thing | knew
had been in the hospital for two
weeks. and the surgeons were trying
to look into my boots through this
saber cut across my face. | was
whole year getting over it. and then
looked so handsome that | was turn.
over to the home guards for the rest
of the war. Sometimes feel ike SUI.
eide. and agin don't care. | didn't
bear no grudge agin Custer for the
slash, but he might just as well put
his cheese-knife through me as t.
have given me this x his mark to lq@
around. And that 8 what ails this Ole
reb. and that 8 how feel.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-02-01

One way of breaking balky horse
is to harness him with reliable horse,
and when he refuses to pull fasten one
end of twe-inch pole to the singletree
of the true horse, and the other end to
bit Of the balky horse. Then when
the true horse goes ahead the other Is
obliged to 60 with him. Another
method, which / think is the best, is
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-02-01

When young and inexperienced man
has been invited to disSect a turkey,
and is in a cold perspiration over the
uncertainty as to which end the wish
bone is situated in,nothing pleases him
so much as to have the scientific person
who is present request the company to
watch and note the beautiful system
Of anatomy displayed in fowl.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-02-01

When NJ. Scribe replied to the mil
lionaire who wanted him to lend the
use Of his genius for considera
ton, that it was contrary to scriptur
for horse and an ass to pillow together,
the man instantly parried the snub by
saying, by what right do You call me-
3 hOrDe!'
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-02-01

Longfellow says, sssome feelings are
untranslatable; no language has been
found for them" A man who slips
on the ice at the top of an outside pair
of stairs and goes to the bottom with
a velocity that makes his sudden stop
interesting, has these feelings. He is
ant to think the world hollow, and
that it should have been stuffed with
saWdust.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-01-25

London Correspondence From lrua.
sells We receive sad iuiclligvny, in rr.
gard to the poor EmpJrss Charlotte, br.
Blatkaus. who has been at the head ul
insane asylums for many sycars, and
through whose iudiytuua management
thousands have been saved from mental
death. prouounCcs the Empress Char
luttc incurahlC Her folly is strange
She refuses Ia believe lu the existence
of those around her whilst. ou the
other hand. she jmgglucs q world of hrI
own. with which she lives, talks and vu.
lows herself To those actually sur
rounding hvg she mover speaks. She UI
tends 10 her own toilet, tJ,H,vs hvr Own
hair in uld-hshluucj pulls. and svparA
lcs herself, ~ Il WcTr, from All contact
with humanity. Her Wuwury lu vyI
tain things ls however, wonderful She
orders her dinners ju writing, and ilaul
change br made, or q dish mot 60 Avl
taste. she notices lt Ut once, and Wlliv'
her rrprogghrs which hhv deposits 90
ono place. where she expects 90 nud al
answer next day. She lmJgiuys herself
EmproSs ot Mexico. and N-Nimilian ls
"a her mind. absent only Tor ,Avr
time Tier hCAl,h good, and her bean
ly augmented - IhlS strange, uuuaiurA
srauQulhN Of mind Everything d
done "a confirm this. even to having ,
single example ui the GuIha Almanac
published Tor her. ia which tho lmpctlA
court Of Mexico holds i,s place, quite 80
though everything had h,en going ol
happily Tor her since 1867
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Here it c9meS-the Legislative Re.
cord, sixDumbers in one buEch-was re-
cciyed by mail from Harrisburg on Sal
urday, jus. l. days behind timc-the
legislature having assembled ON vi
January, and the law and tie couirac;
with the printer requiring that iJshou'd
be mailed daiiy-:he proceedings Of
each day 20 20 Quit in the mails on the
day following. This Record fraud haas
been carried on in this manner for years
rendering il Of no service 1t all So Tar
rs any immediate use ofitis concerned.
Tor * brings you proceedings that have
reached you weeks before by the daily
journals. The thicviuE BerzuerS have
had a tlt thing in thc Record job for q
quarter ofa century.
They are paid heavily Tor il ont ofthe
public funds, and they should at least be
made 10 come up = time in having it
sent oct. They can DO it, and set a
frinecly sum for wha, they fail to 10.
This is an old complaint, and the legisla-
ture should strike a reform in the mat
ter.
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The fire which broke out in Lykcu
valley Miues on January lst is gradually
diminishing, Il is now beloved that III,
damage will not be as great as Mt fire
feared.
The boss oil well in Butler county /. lh,
Haincs, Waugh & Porter well, on To,
Banks farm. II is doing s. barrels in a
hours
Boston, Jan At half past ono o..
clock on Sunday morning. thirty miles Of
Cape May the steamer Seminole collidcd
with the Montgomery. sinking the latter
in .ix minutes Four passengers. all that
wore ou board, aud nine os the crew went
down with the ilI.iatDd craft and nineteen
Of the crew we're saved by the Seminole
aud landed in This city thi, evening. The
night Was dark and fogey. Neither steam
or WIS seen by the other until the moment
tho crash came The Montgomery was
On rUnu npIn heV York To Havanu, md
thc Seminole wiz making her rpFulrr trip
from Savannah to R0stJn,
Thirrgs lUok WarIikc in Eurrrn. Russia
Tud Turkey a~o making military prepu-
nations, Turkey has rejected the ropos
sitions rendered by other powers for the
adjustment of difficulties.
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PlCKIED,S WlNLNG POmER-

New Orleans, January lq-There
seems to bc no doubt that the Packar!
government is dying of inanition. Tie
forces with which Packard prctcnds 10
maintain his authority are reduced to
hity military men and about 200 Ne
tropolitan policemen. The policemen
are on the verge Of revolt on account Of
deficiency of pay. Great efforts have
been made 70 raise money, aud the sum
OF Sl25 was promised 10 each man to-
day, but where the money is to come
from nobody can conjecture Even the
Kellogg tax collectors refuse to turn
over the funds in their hands 10 the pre-
tended government It is expected to-
day that several members Of the Pack
ard House are about to come over, bat
this has been for some days anticipated.
and il is no doubt tIue that at least
twelve arc ready TO seredu from Pack
ard rs souu as they find that they can
not elect WarmoLh to The Senate.
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THE PLAN OF SETTLEMENT.
RADICAL EErUBHCsNs TRYING 70 DEPsA7
TIRE MEASURE.

RADICAL EETUBLCANs TRYING TO DEFEAT
TIRE MEASURE.
Washington, Jan. Ig.-It has not been
difficult to-day 10 find members Of Con
gress who were ready TO declare that
they were opposed TO the plan Of deter
mining the electoral votes reported yes
terday, but il has been almost impOs.i-
ble to find one who believes that the
measure Will be defeated. Most OF
them talk and act MS though the subject
had been practically taken out Of their
hands. Many who yesterday declared
themselves hostile 10 it have to-day in
dicated their intention 10 vote for IT,.
There does not seem to be much reason
to doubt that the bill will be adopted.
There have beeh some significant
manifestations Of opinion to-day on the
bill. Yesterday the first expressions Of
opinion were more generally favorable
to the measure among the Republicans
than among the Democrats. The sober
second thought Of to-day has induced q
number of Democrats TO determine 10
support the bill who were at first conf
dent that they would oppose it, while
among the Republicans there IS evident
Iy an increasing doubt and hesitancy ar
to whether they can aIOrd 70 support il.
Morton and sherman are reported to
feel somewhat encouraged 10 believe to-
night that they can defeat the bill in the
Senate, and the are rallying the Sena-
tors whom they hope to induce to vote
againstit. Sherman IN particularly ac-
tive, and evidently thinks HAYES can
not come in under the bill. He called
meeting Of Ohio and other Republicans
at his residence to night, and is working
up the opposition 10 the bill
1t is plain that the Hayes coterie in
both branches of Congress have taken
the alarm and fear that HAYES will be
thrown out by this tribunal. They Will
yield with the greatest possible rcluct- |
ance the scheme Of having the woes
counted by the President Of the Senate. |
1t was the belief that this could be &C.
complished that has given the extreme |
Republicans 50 much confidence. On the |
other hand the extreme Democrats Wlr1 |
have talked in favor Of puttiug Tilden in |
anyhow are unquestiUnRbly more salts |
fed with the measure than they were nj |
first, believing that il is much more |
likely to result in seating Mr.. HIdcn |
than Mr. Hayes,
The bin has the support Of al tire
moderate men of both parties, and it rs /
only the special friends of Hayes, like |
Danford of Ohio, who persist in declar-
ing themselves unalterably opposed to |
the bin. The Democratic members who /
we're disposed TO object TO the bill on
grounds have found their +.
answered by the members Of