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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-04-05
to hunt food, but she always returns
at night, until her young are strong
enough to take care of themselves.
seeking a Teacher For Linda.

She was at one Of the union school
houses for an hour before school OPEN
ed. She was tall woman, forty years
old, with jaw showing great deter
minatiOn, and Linda was sixteen, and
rather shy, and pretty good looking.
The mother said she hadn't been in
the city long, and that it was her duty
to get Linda into school, and see that
she was properly educated. When the
teacher came the mother boldly in
CURED" You know how to teach, do
you!' 81 think I do replied the
teacher, blushing deeply. ssAnd you
feel competent to govern the scholars,
do yOu?" 'Yes'm.'' ssDo you pound
'em with ferule or lick 'em with
whip!" 1--WE seldom resort to pun
ishment here, replied the embarrassed
teacher. THAT'S better yet,' contin-
ued the mother. 81 know that If Linda
should come home all pounded up I'd
feel like killing some one.
| suppose you are of a respectble
character, amt you 2" ssWhy-ahem
why" stammered the teacher.
growing white and then red. II ex-
pect you are,' continued the woman.
cts well enough to know who our
children are associating with. Now.
then, do you allow the boys and girls
to sit together?'' mo, ma'am.''
''That,s right. They never used to
when was young, and I don't think
Linda is any better than l am. Now.
another thing-dO you have beau o.
"Why-why-'' was the stammered
reply. Il think you do - resumed the
woman severely. 81 know just how
it works. When you should be explain
ing what an archipelago is you are
thinking of your Richard, and your
mind is way, way off," .sBut mad
am 'sNever mind any explana.
tions,' interrupted the woman. 81
want Linda brought up to know jog
gerry, figures. writing, and spello.
graphy, and if you've got beau and
are spooking to the theatre one night,
a candy-pull the next, horse-race the
next, and SO on, your mind can't be
on education. Come, Linda, we'll go
to some other schoOl-hOuse.'
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THE LOVED AND LOST.

From the Church OF England Magazine.
''The loved and lost!" why do we call them
lost?
Because we miss them from our onward
road?
Gods unseen angel DER our pathway crost,
Looked on us all, and loving them the mos t.
Straightway relieved them from life's weary
load.
They are not lost they are within the door
That shuts out loss, and every hurttul
thing
With angels bri sht, and loved ones gone be.
In their Redeemer's presence evermore.
And God himself their Lord, and Judge, and
King.
And this we call Gloss ;" o, selfish sorrow
OF selfish hearts o, we OF little faith!
Let us look around, argument to borrow
Why we in patience should await the NOR.
row
That surely must succeed this night O
death.
Aye, look upon this;dreary desert path,
The thorns and thistles wheresoe'er we
What trials and what tears, what wrongs and
wrath,
What struggles and what strife the journey
hath
Ask the poor sailor, when the wreck is done
Who with his treasure strove the shore to
reach,
While with the raging wave he battled on,
Was it not Joy, where every joy seemed gone,
To see his loved ones landed on the beach
A poor waytarer, leading by the hand
little child, had halted by the well
To wash from off her feet the clinging sand,
And tell the tired boy of that bright land
Where, this long journey past, they longed
to dwell;
When lol the Lord, who many mans s
had,
Drew near and looked upon the suffering
twain,
In strength renewed, and glorious beauty
clad;
I'll bring him with me when come again -
Did she make answer selfshly and wrong
"Nay, but the woes | feel he too must
share!'
Or rather, bursting into grateful song,
She went her way rejoicing, and made strong
To struggle on since he was freed from
care,
We will do likewise death hath made no
breach
In love any sympathy, in love and trust;
No outward sign or sound our ears can reach,
But there's an inward, spiritual speech
That greets US still, though mortal tongues
be dust
1t bids us do the work that they laid down
Take up the song where they broke off the
strain;
SO journeying till we reach the heavenly
town,
Where are laid up our treasures and our
crown,
And our lost loved ones will be found
again.
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On A Spanish Railroad.

In the express trains one meets with
dark-haired, dark-visaged gentlemen,
who draw their hats down over their
eyes and puff cigarette smoke contin.
ually through their nostrils, who con.
verse little, and who only unbend
from their naughty demeanor when
some beautiful girl, with her lace
mantilla draping her fine neck and
shoulders, enters the carriage. But
in the slow trains one gets even more
knowledge of the Spanish populace
than he is DESTROYS of acquiring. The
Spaniard when he travels appears te
fancy that he has an inalienable right
to take with him in the same car in
which he rides all his household goods
and farm produce. A stout farmer
clad in blouse, pair Of white cordu
roys, leathern sandals, and broad hat
with little tassels around it's edges
chambers into a compartment already
overcrowded. He hands his nearest
neighbor cage of chickens, deposits
small sack of flour in young girls
lap, pulls his growing dog in after
him sets q basket of eggs on an old
woman's equity toes, scrambles into q
fraction OF a seat, smiles, makes q
hundred apologies, and lights cigar
cite. Two or three muleteers, clad
in long striped cloaks, perfume the
car with garlic. A soldier, with his
gun slung over his back, pokes the
muzzle Of the dangerous weapon into
his neighbours eye occasionally
Every one interlards his or her con.
versation with Intersections, and often
with oaths shocking to ears polite. II
the journey is long, some clever fellow
pulls guitar out of bag, thrums its
strings, huns ballad in which the
others join, laughing and putting
smoke between the refrains, and nov
and then keeping time by clappine
their hands and stamping with theil
feet. At railway station, at Miranda
or Burgos, when the train stops to al
low the passengers to refresh them
selves, no one hurries at all. Suppose
twenty mintes to be the time allowed
every one seats himself solemnly al
the long table in the dining-room
and slowly eats and moderately drinks
smoking between the courses. AS the
twenty minutes period approaches it:
end, the guard rags bell loudly and
calls the senores to the train. A few
persons look around languidly, as il
astonished at an unusual noise, but they
do not bestir themselves. On the con
trary, they settle into their chairs anl
address themselves to the dessert
When the train is five minutes behind
time, the guard rings again, with NJ
better success. After he has rung {
third time, and, stalking majestically
up and down the platform of the sta
ton, has began to feign closing thu
doors of the carriages, the traveller
rise slowly, wrap their cloaks arount
them with great care, arranging eacl
fold as is they were about to be pre-
sented to the King, and, lighting fresl
cigarettes, stroll to the train. The.
stand talking at the doors until tn
guard pushes them into the compart
ments, when they glare out at him a
if he was guilty of great discoul
tesy.
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Editorial Trials.
We have alluded to the editor trials

We have alluded to the editor s trials
the strain upon his sympathies.
Suppose we present few Of them. A
young man with little experience Of
life, high ambitions, great expecta-
tons, thorough industry, sends man.
uscript and accompanies it with a let
ter, in which he says that all the hopes
of his life are hanging on the fate of
his paper-that the editor has destiny
in his hands-that the writer is wait
ing to hear his fate, ETC., etc. A wO-
man writes that the living of herself
and children, who have been left with
out protector and provider, depends
upon the EDITORS decision, and that if
her manuscript is not accepted, she
and her little ones must become beg
CARS. A young girl, just from school
wishes to earn her own living, and re,
ieve father who has failed in bust.
ness. Another girl desires bravely to
educate her brothers and sisters, who
have been left without the requisite
means. A woman is possessed by an
overmastering desire to do good with
her pen. Hundreds write that they
are poor and have no recourse but their
| power to write.
To a man who carries a heart, such
appeals are painful beyond expression.
He has no right to yield the slightest
/ consideration to them. and must not
do it. They have no right to distress
him in this way, but they do not know
that. The resort is so desperate that
they are really untitled by it for doing
their best work. The presumption
always is that the literary part OF
the case is consciously a weak one.
The urging of an illegitimate consid
Grafton would hardly be INDUCED in
by one who felt strong in his literary
claim. When man is large enough
to write for the public, he is usually
large enough to see that an illegiti
mate claim to attention degrades him
indeed he is large enough not to thinl
of making it.
y After all, the mistake of the novice
, begins in his incompetent idea of lit
erature. No man thinks of putting hi:
first picture in the exhibition but thu
moment a man begins to write, ht
wants to print, forgetting there is M
art that demands more study and more
practice than the literary, and that h.
has had no special training for it
) Without experience in life, withou
training in art, and with only natu
raj facility of expression, he has ;
fancy that if he could only get pub
Usher he could succeed at once. Gu
painter, our sculptors, our singers, on
: architects, are obliged to go through
long courses OF instruction and prac
tice; but our essayists, our poets, on
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-04-05

Lee, One Of the Leaders, Finally Expiates H
Crime.

Lee, One Of the Leaders, Finally Expiates His
Crime.
In the month of September 1857 COM
pany of emigrants en- route to CalifOr-
MIA were brutally murdered while pass
ing through Utah. Twenty years
passed before any one was punished
for the crime, but on Friday, the ODD,
John d. Lee, one of the alleged leaders
of the massacre paid the penalty Of his
crime.
At 10 a. m. precisely Lee was brought
out upon the scene of the massacre at
Mountain Meadow, before the execut-
ing party, and seated on his coffin,
about twenty feet from the shooters.
After Marshal Nelson concluded
reading the order of the court, at
1924 a. H., he asked Lee if he had
anything to say before the execution
was carried into effect. Lee said :
81 wish to speak to that man" point
ing to Mr.. Fennimore, who was fixing
his canvas near by to take Lees pho
tograph preceding the shooting. Lee
calling to the artist, Fennimore re-
piled, Sin second, Mr.. Lee," and
waiting till the artist assented his
readiness to listen, Lee said: 81
want to ask you favor. want you
to furnish my three wives each with a
copy of the photograph meaning the
one being taken copy OF the same to
Rachel A., Sarah c. aud Emma F"
Mr.. Howard responded for the artist,
she says he will do it, Mr.. Lee" Lee
repeated the names over carefully,
saying, 'splease forward them" He
then rose and said: 81 have but little
to say this morning. Of course l feel
that am upon the brink of eternity
and the solemnities of eternity should
rest upon my mind at the present.
have made out, or endeavored to do so
a manuscript and an abridged history
of my life. This will be published
Sir, l have given my views and feel
ings with regard to all these things
| feel resigned to my fate. feel a:
calm as Il summer morning.
| have done nothing Intentionally
wrong my conscience is clear befor,
God and man, and am ready to NEE
nv Redeemer. This it is that place.
me upon this field. l am not an inf
del. | have not denied God or hi
mercy. | am strong believer il
those things. The most regret is tn
parting with my family: Many 0
them are unprotected and will be lief
fatherless. When speak of the littl
ones they touch tender chord withi
me. Here Lees voice faltered pei
ceptibly.l l have done nothing dt
signedly wrong in this affair. | use
my utmost endeavors to save the pet
pie. would have given worlds, wer
they at nv command, to have avolde
that calamity, but could not. | al
sacrificed to satisfy feelings, and a.
used to crafty parties, but | am read
to die. / have no fear of death. 1t 81
no terrors, and no particle OF mere
have asked. for do not fear dealt
shall never go to a worse plat
j than the one am now in. have sal
it to my family, and / viii say it +
day, that the government of the Unite
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-04-05
An Island of Ponies.

Off the northeastern shore of Vir-
ginia, and about five miles from the
mainland, lies small island known
as Chincoteague-an island possessed
of peculiarities shared by no other
portion of the eastern United States !;
for here rOams in an entirely untamed
state, breed of horses, or rather
ponies, as wild as the mustangs of
Texas or the Pampas.
How these ponies first came upon
the island is not known except through
vague tradition, for when the first
settlers came there, early in the eigh-
teenth century, they found the ami
mails already roaming wild about it's
piney meadows. The tradition re-
ceived from the Indians of the main
land was that q vessel loaded with
horses, sailing to one of the Eliza
bethan settlements of Virginia, was
wrecked upon the southern point of the
island, where the horses escaped,
while the whites were rescued by the
then friendly Indians and carried to
the mainland whence they found their
way to some of the early settlements.
The horses, left to themselves upon
their new territory, became entirely
wild, and, probably through hardships
endured, degenerated into a peculiar
breed of ponies.
In 1870 the island was first prospect.
ed. 1t was subsequently granted by
King James III. to person by whom
it was sold in minor sections to various
others, At present it is greatly sub
divided, though one land-holder. Ken
dali Jester by name, holds over 600
acres of marsh and pine land, and
there are others holding hardly less ex
tent. Among the earliest settlers were
. the Thurstones, Taylors, and Mullins
! the head of the last-named family wa!
J well-known Quaker, who, upon thu
/ introduction of slavery to the island
removed thence to the town of Cam
den in the upper part of the province
of Maryland. near Delaware.
: 1t was long before Chincoteague wa
Q fairly settled, and even as late as 1873
i there were but twenty-slx houses there
q now, however, many strangers tempt
q ed ny the exceptionally good fshin'
Y and oyster dredging of the place, ar
s pouring in from the mainland to sci
y tie there. To mere visitors the p0nie
i. are still great. if not the main. al
9 traction, and during the period OF per
4 ning-driving them into coral-nu
) merous guests arrive daily from til
d coast.
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A Woman Sold at Auction.
Virginia Chronicle.

American papers have often COM
mented upon the fact that in some
parts of England women have been
sold at public auction during the last
century. Yesterday the novel sight of
woman being sold under the hammer
was witnessed by hundreds of people
in front Of Currie's auction store.
When it became known that such a
sale was to be made a large crowd
gathered to see the woman, and many
were wondering if the authorities
would allow such disgraceful scene
to go on. At 1870 the woman was
brought out. Her name was unknown;
but she was recognized by some of the
bystanders as a person who had worked
in millinery store on G street before
the war. and her character had never
been questioned. She seemed perfect
ly composed in the presence of SO large
a crowd, and never moved muscle Of
her face as the auctioneer called out
the first bid. She stood in an elevated
position, dressed in plain muslin, with
out any special attempt at display.
She was a handsome brunette, with
regular features, dark hair and eyes,
and complexion as pure as wax. She
was finally knocked down for So, and to
the surprise of everybody, the bidder
was a married man. He says the
woman is somewhat dilapidated, but
thinks he can melt down the wax and
make her up into tapers for Christmas
trees. She originally cost $500 in New
York, the workmanship being Of the
best, land was for a long time displayed
in a Broadway milliner's window be-
fsre she was shipped to the Comstock.
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States sacrifices their best friend, and

States Sacr1flceS their best frlenQ, anO
that is saying great deal. but it is
true. lam true believer in the Cos
pei of Jesus Christ. do not believe
everything that is now preached and
taught by Brigham Young. do not
agree with him. | believe he is lead
ing the people astray, but believe in
the gospel as taught in its purity by
Joseph Smith in former days. have
my reasons for saying this. used tc
make this mans will my pleasure, and
did SO for thirty years. See how and
what l have come to this day. / have
been sacrificed in cowardly manner
There are thousands Of people in the
church, honorable, good-hearted, that
l cherish in my heart. I regretto leave
my family. They are near and deal
to me. These are things to rouse my
signedly in this unfortunate affair.
did everything in my power to save
all the emigrants, but | am the one
that must suffer. Having said this
feel resigned. / ask the Lord my Goo
to extend His mercy to ME, and re
ceive my spirit. My laoors are done
The last moments and the death.
After the speech Parson Stokes
Methodist, made a prayer commend
ing the soul of the condemned man t(
God.
Immediately after this the hand
kerchief was placed over Lees eyes
and he raised his hands, placing then
on the top of his head, sitting firm.
Nelson gave the word ''fire!'' anG
exactly at II o'clock five guns were
fired, penetrating the body in the re
gion of the heart. Lee fell square
back upon his coffin, dead. His death
was instantaneous. The body was the1
placed in the coffin and the crowd dis
persed.
There were about seventy-five per
sons, all told, on the ground. Not 9
child or relative of Lee was there
The best of order prevailed. All pro
nounced the execution a success.
"Lee's last words to Nelson were
"Aim at my heart.
LEES CONFESSION.
Lee left "a long confession written in
February which gives history Of the
massacre. According to this docu
ment few Mormon leaders aided by &
band of Indians did the work. Lee
claims to have been forced, unwilling
ly, in the matter and places the chief
responsibility upon President Haight
and Col. Dame. According to his
story an effort was made to dislodge
the emigrants from their camp for two
or three days, but without success
The Mormon leaders then deliberately
arranged to secure truce and both
parties raised white flags. The Nor
mons then concealed portion of theil
party and the Indians, and led the
helpless party of emigrants into the
ambush, where, upon given signal al
were killed. The reason given for thi!
by Lee were that the emigrants were
abusive of and hostile to tn
Mormon religion. Lee admits hav
ing piloted the party into thu
ambush but claims that he wa
compelled to do so and that he wen
quite distance ahead to avoid being
present when the massacre commenced
His confession shows the massacre t,
have been as fiendish a crime as wa
ever perpetrated.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-04-05

An Italian compositor, who visited
the United States and the Exhibition
last summer has published pamphlet
giving the result Of his practical in
vestigation. He says that Typography
IN America, although introduced later
than in any other land, has made won
derful progress such, in fact, a. the
founders Of the art could not have con-
ceived; and that every American,
.'from President to chimney sweep"
leads some favorite journal, swearing
BY II.
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The Anti-AGonopolist

novelists, seem to think that they
must fly when they tumble from their
nests, or it is all up or down-with
them.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-03-12

TRANSFERS OF REAL EsTATE.-The
following are the transactions in real es'
tate as recorded in the Office of the coun.
ty clerk Saturday:
Deed made March 9, 1877, from Loui:
Ponen berger and wife to Frank GRUNGE
middle part OF lot No. 81, west side Of
Market street; for 81 300.
Deed made March 2, 1877, from the
city of Wheeling to James Il. Wsrron
one-h alf of lot No 32l, Peninsula Gem
etery; for $3.50.
Deed made March 2, 1877, from the
city OF Wheeling to Lavenia WATSON,
one.half of lot No. 32l, Peninsula Gem
etery; for $3.50.
Deed made January 20, 1877, from
the Greenwood Cemetery Association to
Charles Bingell, lot No. 81, section +,
Green wood Cemetery; for 81.
Deed made September 8, 1876, from
E. z. McColloch, executor of the will OF
Z. McColloch, deceased, and others, to K.
w. Wayne, l60 acres of land, known as
the McColloch estate; for $1,000.
Deed made March s, 1877, from VIM
T. Burt and wife to Mrs. Mary B. Met
calf and others, lot No. 6. south side Of
Fifteenth street, Sbriver's addition to the
city; for $4,000.
Deed made March 9, 1877, from Thos
Prince to Cathsrine Lobmiller, west halt
of lot No, IS, on Indiana street, Island;
TOR 81, $50.
Deed made January p, 1877, from the
Green wood Cemetery Association to Rob
ert w. Mcclellan, Tor lot No. SS, Sec
ton +, Greenwood cemetery; for $50.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-03-12

AMONG THE CHURCHEs.-The prop
ltous weather yesterday called forth large
audiences at the churches.
At the Chapline street NJ. +. Church,
the subject of the discourse was the temp.
tstion of Christ.
"Elijah's Mantle and ElUsh's Should
ers," was the subject discoursed at the
North street Church.
Bishop Kahn delivered an interesting
lecture at the Cathedral yesterday after.
noon.
Attic First Baptist Church the subjects
OF discourse were "The Heedlessness OF
the Church, the worlds Excuse" and
"Christ's Obedience, the worlds evil
dence."
The choir of Wesley Chapel will give
q concert on the night of the Goth inst.
The Third Presbyterian Church will
give a festival on Thursday and Friday
evenings at Steubenrach's Hall.
Temperance meetings were held yes.
terdsy at the Fourth street.. Wesley chap
ell, English Lutheran and African
churches with good effect, Capt. Jack
making short addresses at the two former.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-03-12

The CoURTs-Couatv Court.-Cour'
met Saturday pursuant to adjournment
Judge Boyd on the bench
The case of Schenck Il Zoeckler vs.
Humphrey was dismissed at cost Of
Humphrey.
In the case of the State VS.. Marths
Taylor. the judgment of justice was at.
tirmed.
In the case of the State VS.. NJ. Clark
the judgment of Justice was affirmed.
In the case of Samuel j. Ellifritz VS.
Henry Genther, Judgment for SAB o.
was rendered for plaintiff.
The appointment of Robert ID. Phil
lips as deputy Sheriff, was confirmed.
In the case OF John Reid vs.. Angus,
Heimberger, judgment was rendered fol
plaintiff for $3.50 OF.
Leander Mix was confirmed as COM
mlttee for VIM. Menking, lunatic
bond $500.
In the case of Mary Sorges vs.. David
Davis. for bsstardy, the jury disagreed.
Adjourned.
Police Court.-Judge Cranmer dis
posed of the following cases before THU
court Saturday:
Peter Young, drunkenness, was fnec
two dollars and costs. Paid.
Rebecca Girls we'll, drunkenness, fined
two dollars and costs. Committed FOL
thirty days.