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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-04-26
HOW THE GREENBACK CAUSE
PROSPERS IN KANSAS.

A correspondent writes:
With everything against US IN this
(Rep. "A Dist.) state we made a thor
ough canvass, routed and drove from
the field the Wanting men Of Gath, sent
them home with feathers torn and ban
ners trailing, to mourn over the degene-
racy of the times and the peoples refusal
to vote the straight ticket. Result:
regular nominee of Republican party
beaten, and an out-and-out Greenback
man elected. Regular nominee was so
hard on the money question, although
he softened greatly toward the end OF
campaign in soft money precincts "a dis
ease quite common in these parts at
that time, and now on the increase that
The people spewed him out Of the ballot
box. By the way, Judge Lowe was
beaten for the Senate his hard>money
record killed him. Colonel Plumb was
compelled to declare for greenbacks
before his election. Poor Harvey AN
over dose of Resumption Act killed him
am told by friends in Topeka that, at
the time OF his defeat, he( Harvey shed
tears of disappointed ambition. Poor
man! the ways of the transgressor is
hard. ingalls,, two years hence. will pass
down into and through the valley OF the
shadow OF political death-a victim to
the same disease that caused the exit
of Harvey, who is more to he pitied than
blamed. My monument be erected
in our political potter s-feld to their
memories. telling of their former great
ness and usefulness to our commonwealth
how they were elevated by q grateful
people, raised to an eminence so high
that the eye of not only the state,
but the nation, was upon them; how
when all were watching the struggle
between Shylock and the people. they
Tell PROSTATE along the ground, rolling
in the dust at the feet of Wall Street
crying: "Allelujas! great is King
Gold; we are thy most willing slaves
oh! mighty potentate! Live for ever
though our constituents are ravaget
with plaques OF locusts, eat corn bread
drink corn coffee, and VIII. the do rais'
). crop vi corn, sell it at tii,4~n cents pc
uushel though many of them are unable
to provide their families with the com
Iorts OF life, their farms, in an alarmln!
number OF instances, "mOrtaged" (rat
yer cent on same Is to 2O) ;labor and it
products going down, down DOWN. int
poverty, squaIor, and ghaslly want
bonds, mortgages, interests. going up
up. up, as the others go down, we d
must solemnly bind ourselves, our con
stituents, their heirs and assigns to b
Your most loyal and obedient slave
forever" There should be added, b
way of explanation, that the rock upo
which these foundered politicians spl
was the rock Of betrayed confidence Q
sacred trust in them reposed, and tn
consequent righteous Judgment OF In
people. In other words, honesty (eve
politically is the best policy. Virtue hs
ii its reward.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-04-26
WHAT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED Bl
THE FARMERS THRO UGH
ORGANIZATION.

IA B. Smedley, Lecturer OF National drange.]
MANY persons have read the reports OF
this association, and hundreds OF tar
mers, both in this country and Europe.
have been benefited as we'll as interested
by the discussions held each week at the
club rooms in the city Of Elmira. N. I.
1t was my good fortune to attend one
of their meetings, and make the &C.
ouaintance OF some of the men who,
w;shout susp. citing it, have made them.
selves famous as intelligent and success
full farmers.
The club was organized in 1869, by
few of the farmers living in the vicinity
to discuss farm topics, with view of wi
dening the range of their knowledge in
regard to q more successful me- hod Of
hnsbandry. No one then dreamed that
their meetings would attract attention
outside of their own locality. But grad
uaIly, as they themselves become inter-
ested and their discussions were pub
lshed in the local papers, interest
began to be felt all over the country and
numerous letters of enquiry were ad
dressed to them, asking their opinion on
various subjects. These were read in
the meetings and discussed pro and con !.
Frequently, also where the subject under
consideration required practical expert
ment committee was appointed to con
duct it and report in writing to the club.
In this way a valuable fund OF infOrma-
ton was obtained Of cal practice use, not
only TO the members themselves, but to
hundreds of others. Up to three or
1 %hox- a
in which to hold their meetings, bu,
have now fine building oil their own.
The cost of the building and ground was,
about So 900. Their library consists oil
1900 volumes, embracing wide range
OF subjects. Of which OF course .agricul,
ture forms large share. But works or
history, biography, and and genera
literature are abundant. The secont
story of the building is used for the
library and club room. The main room
is ais, used as place OF meeting by the
Chemung Grange, Valley Grange ane
the Pomona Grange of the county. The
basement and first floor are used as prin'
ting Office and editorial rooms for the
Husbandman.
/ was anxious to learn what effect tht
organization had on the husbandry o
that neighborhood and vicinity. Or
inquiry was told that before the organi
cation of the club the character OF ths
farming did not differ from that Of mos
old settled sections of the state. Fact
man plodded along in his own way
usually well Satisfied il the balance VA
not against him at the end Of the year
! Yearly the land was growing poorer, the
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-04-26
Mortgage Sale.

WHEREAS, Default has been made in the
conditions OF a certain mortgage made by Mary
Met arty, mortgagor, to samuel Mayall, mort
& .g.e, led the fifteenth day Of January, A. :
D. 1874, and recorded in the Office of the reg
lister Of deeds Of Ramsey county, on the ninth
day OF February. A. D. 1874, at ten o'clock
A. M. in Book 81. of mortgages, on page 81, to
sec re thu payment of eleven hundred dollars
with interest thereon at ten per cent. per an
mum, acc riding to the conditions of twenty
four promissory notes executed by said Mary
McCarty; and described in said mortgage,
which was given by her with said mortgage to
secure the purchase money of SAID mortgage
premises situated in the county of Ramsey and
State of Minnesota, and described as follows
VIZ: Lot twenty (25) in Block seventeen
N7)ln Ashton T. Sherburne's Addition to the
city of Saint Paul.
And whereas said mortgages. Samuel Mayall,
did on the twenty fifth day of January, A. D.
1874 by an instrument in writing, duly execu-
ted and acknowledged, sell, assign, transfer and
set over to Mary s. Mayall, of Gray III the State
Of Maine. said mortgage deed and the notes and
debt thereby secured, which assinRment was
thereafterwards recorded in the Office Of the
Register Of Deeds of Ramsey county, on the
twenty first day of March, A.. D 1877, in Book
F. Of Assignments on pages l4O-14l-142 and
l43, and there is now claimed to be due and
unpaid on said notes and mortgage, four hum
bred and eighteen dollars and eighteen cents Of
said principal sum and interest due thereon
and seventy five dollars attorneys fees secured
to BE- paid in and by said mortgage in the event
Of foreclosure Of the same and no suit or pro-
cerding at law has been had to collect the same
nor any part thereof:
Now THsREFoRE, Notice is hereby given that
pursuant to a power Of sale in said mortgage
contained and Of the statute in such case made
and provided; said mortgage premises will be
sold at public vendue to the highest bidder
therefor for cash on Saturday the nineteenth
day Of May, A.D 1877, at ten o'clock in thu
forenoon, at the front door Of the old cour
house in Saint Paul in the County Of Ramsey
and state Of Minnesota to satisfy and pay sail
mortgage debt, attorneys fees and the costs and
disbursements allowed by law.
Saint Paul, March oath, 1877.
MARY s. MAYALL.
Assignee Of Mortgage
JOHN B. & w. II. SANBORN,
Attorneys for Assignee.
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NASTY:

Not long ago, while the sun was yet in his
summer solstlce. in one of the suburbs of this
CITY, was seen group OF fifteen men, gathered
in grove of old trees. There they tarri.d,
day and night, egoing work, TODD and CLOTH
ing in the surroundings during the day, and
stretching themselves under the leafy canopy
of the oaks at night. Late one pleasant morn
ING one of the company was discovered asleep
under hedge near by. When aroused and
asked for an explanation, he said he had been
travelling in Quest of work, was tired, and lay
down there to rest. When cautioned not to
hazard his health in that damp place, he an
swrrpd ,ruskly; "Health? What do care for
health can find nothing to do; | am not
wanted in the world, and would rather die
than live"
Thus here in our wealthy city was fully re-
allied the impassioned ou.burst OF the Poet Of
the Poor" All through the warm season
hundreds of workless men were seen at the
street corners and market-p aces waiting to be
emyloyed; and now in the midwint-r one
thousand men are advertised by the town au-
thorities as wanting work; and this is but a
faction of the whole number of the unrm-
plnyed and INDECENT multitude. All the re-
fuges of .schill penury" and want are throrg-
cd and still they come Our city missionaries
saw they are s.oyerwhelmed" by applicants TO,
charity. The Jail is full, the police station !:
| crow ded, the poor house Is overfiowlno, ane
| the Sclectmon' s once Is DeSelGeO py Wuoic PA
| toops OF pitiable starveiings, numbering, on
dav recently, three hundred and twenty-sever
In addition to this destitute class, there Is an
| uthsr numerous one who have only work sui
fcient to enable them, by the most rigid ectn
omy. to exc out q scant subsistence.
| Such being the number and condition OF tn
laborinc classes in one small and wealthy city
what must be their rumber and condition
throughout our whole broad land Two ami
a h If millions, it is estimated, are doomed t.
involuntary idieness, and millions more Of he
roic busin fs-men, on whom the country de
ponds for improvement and progress, ant
withou, whom society would stagnate and rot
have already sunken, or sre struggling TO
dear life to ride the wrecking waves and sur
vive The storm.
| With what rathos do these anxious and starv
ing millions cry to the Iather Of mercies
'sGive as our daily bread!" By mistaken
and cruel policy the government has snatche,
| from them opportunities to earn It by homes
industry, and struck q the organic iaw: II
the sweat of the face shall thou ea
bread" What pen can depict or pencil PAIN
the turpitnds Of f1sse Legislators who st :
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-04-26

"It's long road that has no turn" is
an old and true adage, but Ex-MayoT
Lambert, OF Brooklyn, had rather his
road to have had no crooks-for he
speculated with the money Of his sister
in-law, Mrs. Crooks, and lost, and now
he is sorry. Suppose he had won
would his tears been as brinyp
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-04-26

Artemus Ward one said in mOmen;
ofpa,riotic iervor, that he would most
willingly offer as sacrifice upon his
countIy's altar all his wi'e's relations.
One is painfully reminded of the trueism
OF the dead jester hy the eagerness dis
played by the American people in ma
tional state and municipal matters to
load the future with debt, in the form o
bonds. mortgages, &c. trusting to luck
tor redemption Every one seems quite
willing 10 mortgage O. her peoples prop
erty on tn sight, ST pretence.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-04-26

Somebody has accused one Schufeld
or Shuttle, or $, me such name of putin z
plycerine in his whiskey. There Is no
accounting Tor tastes. but if some fine
Young fellows we know of don't stop
putting whisky in the water they drink
they'll "shuf1le off this mortal coil" as
quickly as MIR Schufeld should be shut
fied out from honest traders, 1.-The be
quietly as charged.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-04-26

A Louisville, KY, associated pres s
telegram referring to the visit to that
State OF Japanese commission charged
with the purchase Of stock, concludes in
this wise: ''It is said that they also
propose to carry away supply oil
Kentucky merit to be planted in Japan:
What the deuce does that mean? 1t
can't be that those savage Japs will kid
nap our WattprsOn?
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-04-26

Hon. Jno. A. Kasson, of Iowa, goes as
minister TO Spain Well we have tried
Syckl. s. and the harvest wasn't much
to brag abOut-,nd then Gushing, and
the dons sat down on him-which was
Apr opriate. And now We send caison
without an attendent Napoleon. There
is one consolation this caison is empty
and cannot be .'blown up"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-04-26

The Russian grand dukes, Alexis and
Constantine. dinsd at the White Hous.
on Thursday OF last week. Ills said
they studiously avoided the national cap
ital during the latter part OF Grants
term, as on a former visit Of one OF them
he was shabbly treated indeed. Some
one made u pretty "kettle of fish" OF it.
any way.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-04-26

Notwithstanding the severity OF Anna Dick
inson, the death rate among critics has not IN
creased. -Exchange.
That's easily explained. Gentle
Annie Is not the ssfOol. killer"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-04-26

The Louisiana double header still
enRrosses the attention of the President
and his cabinet. Nichols so far has
shown the best hand, but as the other
side hav" he pack o)cards it may yet
NAV the Joker.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-04-26

The Inter Ocean sneeringly speaks of
.'de facto Matthews" We will wager
grasshopper that the Ohio Senator is
only de jure Matthews, especially when
Mrs. M. is around.
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patience. Those qualities our farmers
possess, snd when they have once set
themselves to it and put the right kind
of cows on their rich pastures, success
is not doubtful.
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THE DAIRY.


The Iowa Patrons Helper says:
One OF the leading industries tor Iowa
and Nebraska. at no distant day is dairy
ing. Our wheat fails and our hogs die ;
beef can be raised cheaper farther south
and west and rs yet sheep gain little
favor. Blu, the dairy opens m inviting
& cid. The dairy requires some capital.
y high degree o: intelligence and endless
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-04-26
THE CRY OF THE UNEMPLOYED


Earth. decksd with Plenty's garland crown,
smiles on my aching eve;
The purse proud, swathed in luxury, disdain-
full, pass me BY.
I've eager hands, and earnest heart, but may
not work for bread;
God of the wretched, hear my pgayer-I wish
that were dead
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-11-25
Piocllc Record.

From tho Record of the 18th, we gleam
the followinG:
The latest discovery in tho way OF
mines that We have heard OF has been
made in tho Miami District. Mr.. S. II.
Nichols, Mining Recorder of SIinmi
District, and who was also Mining Re-
corder Of Ely District in It's pnlrny days
md tho discoyerer of the Phoebe and
severnl other mines in his district,
brought several samples OF orc from
there the other day of claims in which
he is interested to have nssayed. which
yielded as follows: Lily May, S235;
Illinois, $l57; Black Bess, S293. There
wero also several other assays made,
one OF which went SO high up into the
hundreds that "Nicll" thought thero
was somthing wrong, but tho nssayer
says not. Miami District is about Gu
miles north Of Piocho and situated on
the western slope of Gave Valley.
Still continue moving down on winzc
from l, ,2Ua.fnot level III the Raymond
and Ely; working in comparatively dry
ground. Orc continues to be tnken out
steadily from the upper levels in the
usual quantities; no change in the
working Of tho mino during the past
week. The mill continues to run on
orc and tailings and is doing we'll in
the way Of turning ont bullion.
Work is continued rs vigorous rs
usual in tho Alps and about the same
quantity of ore is coming from the
Yeripgton stope on the 9th level. The
development on the 11th level contin-
ues to improve; considerable orc Is
being taken from The stopo on this
level. The orc pulps $3.50 per ton;
the wire-cable to bo used in sinking
deeper will nrrivo next week; tho minc
continues to improve ns work is down
and the prospects of the company are
No. /.
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While TiIlr Items,

From. the NricS OF tho 18th: On tho
Sth instaat, man named Win. Me-
Cormick, whilo engaged In hauling tim
Lrrs from Whito Pine Mountain, fell
from his scnt and was run over by tho
wagon, receiving such injuries rs result
cd in death tho following day. The
dercnso vas n native Of Kentucky, and
10 sail 10 have possessed considerable
property.
We icRtn that cross.cutling was COM
mcmccd last Thursday on tho recent
discovery mndc in tho Ebcrhnrdt tun-
mel. Wa look forward with much ex.
poctnton Ia tho results Of the cxplora.
tions now being iDHugurGtcd at TINT
point.
Stephen Kerr, who waa accidentally
shot In the knco wlilo hunting thrcc
weeks ago, and who was subsequently
brought 60 tho County Hospital, hud
his Log RIuputatcd lass Saturday, DIR.
Thomas, of Eureka, and DIR. Willard,
OF SlIcrfnnntown, assisting tho County
Physician In tho operation.
Wo learn that Michael Corcornn wns
Rhot nt Cherry Crocklast Sunday, wlIilo
separating somo parties who were cn.
ghgcd IN nh nmG'y quarrel. Mr.. Cor
coran's wouCd, IL is said, Is not of n
serious nature.
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uONVcfor,O

Tho Gold Hill Ntr. of Saturday,
thus reports: .s...- :.
"This forenoon tho oast drift was in-
to tho merits of thut "horse" distance
OF thirty feet beyond tho eastern wall or
limo of the orc vein. Tho material
shows about the same, ledge poTphyry.
with small strcaks Of quartz, q little
softer perhaps than it has boon for the
pnst four Of five days, but showing no
sigu OF IN eastern termination. Su-
pcrintendent Hnrdy considers the pros
poets in that direction good yet for run.
ming into valuable development. To
night drifting both northerly and south.
erly, in the ore vein, will be commen-
ced, with the view OF bringing out tho
truo merits OF the development as soon
as possible. This work will be pushed
forward rs rapidly rs men, means and
we'll directed energy will allow Of md
Ophir stockholders may rest insured
that they will soon know how much
richer or poorer they nre to be. II O
good and extensive bonanza Of pay ore
is not encountered within month, all
indications md expert representations
in this matter are at fault.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-11-25
At IG Aguin.

From tho Tuscarora RepietO OF the
18th VIC notice that John Hubbard is
again actively engaged in relieving the
dull monotony Of tho Police Court.
On Saturday, lie generously contribut.
ed $50 to the school fund, as an equiv
alent for the Indulgence OF prohibited
pleasure-dragging and carving live
porker upontthe strects-and adminis-
tered further comfort to tho aforesaid
Court i'll the evening. by introducing q
shooting match with ono Jack Mccall,
right in the middle OF Broadway.
Both men Rre reported to have pulled
their artillery, but McCalls gun being
spiked, wouldn't go of, and Hubbard
tore hole in the atmosphere with ono
discharge, when tho former closed in
upon him and being physically sup
erior would have made it very warm for
Hubbard, but at this juncturo Deputy
Sheriff Woodworth appeared and stop
ped the row.
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MY Trip to tho calnVcrus big
Trees.

Tho following original composition
by little Allie Smith, pupil Mt the
Public school, is regarded as sufficient
ly mcritorious 10 justify its publication.
The punctuation throughout, is entit-
led TO equal credit with the compost
tion:
"Whilo visiting my grandma in
Murphys, n small town in Caluveras
County, was invited to join small
party of friends, who were going up to
tho Big Trees for pleasure. We started
Mt six o'clock in the morning, and got
there at ono o'clock in the afternoon.
Tho trees nro situated about fifteen
miles from Murphys. just befurr we
got TO tho hotel, We passed between
two large trees called "Tho Sentinels. I"
thought was between two giants.
they are 30 large. After We got to the
hotel, VIC went to our rooms to wash
our faces. We looked moro like In
dinns than white girls. After wo had
partaken of nice dinner, We went out
with friend to explore the grovo. We
took q ball Of cord with us, to measure
the trees. We measured Horace Gree
ly. General Washington. Ben Butter,
Mother of the Forest and several others.
The Mother OF the Forest is tho largest
treo that is standing. There is lad
der. that was built OH the tree twenty
years ngo; it has eleven steps in it..
There is man up there who makes
pin-cushions aud other things. Of the
bark and wood OF the trees. Ho gave
cnch Of us q ring mnde of the wood,
but L broke mine. winding up the cord.
The Father OF the Forest is nnother
large tree that has fallen down. It is
hollow, and n man cnn ride through il
Oh horseback. We went through it.
We were in Uncle Toms Cabin it is
large tree that is hollow, and has o
largo hole near the top for the smoke
to come ont when you build n fire.
stump Of tree, aud whcn the people
go there they write their names in it;
it is covered with numes. We wrote
ours il it. by the side OF tho summer
house there il large tree. laying down.
There is flight of stairs leading to the
top OF it. There Is large number oi
visitors there each year. Some como
i'll private cOnveyances and camp under
tho trees. After exploring the grove,
one can spend very pleasant time by
hunting and fishing there. There is
only few months in the year, that ono
can visit tho trees. In Winter the
snow fills so deep that it is impossible
10 get there"
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REoARpiSG tho antecedents OF Clay
ton. for whose appointment to tho va
cant Superintendency OF tho Snn Fran
cisco mint, Senators Sargent and Page
backed by Davis and Luttrell, Williams
and Mitchell, Of Oregon, aud our own
Representative, Mr.. Wren, aro snid to
be struggling, the San Francisco CAron-
icie hns tho following:
Clayton is On old resident, hns rep
resented this district i'll Congress, has
held one Federal Office here, has failed
as merchant. is q practical If not q
professional politician, and has strong
leauings toward, if he is not actually
in utilization with the Ring. His ap-
pointincnt, il il tnkes place, mny DO re-
g"rded as SarGent-Page-Go Gorham
Ring victory over Booth and all others
who have been battling against and
exposing the infnmies and outrages of
Ring politics on this coast. 1t implies
that Sargent and Pago have found II
strong friend in John Sherman; and
beyond that. that tho wnr between Ring
md anti-Iting in This State must 70 on,
and TINT tho Ring have turned TO tho
Democratic members for help.
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The difficulties between tho workmen
and owners OF tho Kccts mine, at
DCadSoGd, Hro not yet aetlled. Tho
workmcn who arc still N possession of
tho mine, sent committee Of their
number TO the District Attorney with
proposition TO release tho property, OH
condition TINT they would DO granted
immunity from criminal prosecution,
but tho offer was rejected, aud the com.
mittco retired. lis thought tho mon
will abandon their efforts to hold tho
mine, nnd retire from IL today.
ii3rho soldiers who were 10 nssisl
Sheriff Bullock in inforeing the law in
this cnsc. have not yet appeared upon
tho sconc, though thoy nro reported as
having bcon within ten miles OF Dcnd.
wood. during tho past three days.