The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-07-05


OF all mowers of the day.
CALVIN MARSHALL,
J. R. ADAMsoN.
The Past and the Present-The March
Progress.
In the early stages of the worlds progress
men, wants were few. If history IS to be
depended upon, our first parents were hap
| PLY situated. They sprang into being on one
of the most favored spots OF the glOde. They :
needed no raimant, and their food grew in
spontaneous abundance on every hand. That
part of the earth was then extremely rich III
4 the elements OF natural productiveness, and
fruits and flowers made the atmosphere more
redolent than the hanging gardens of Baby
Ion. The climate, too, was all that the heart
of man could desire. 1t was the Gland of
Eden" Yet the inhabitants were not salts
fed with that even, they wanted to strike out
for themselves and explore the surrounding
country, and so they did. They had some :
trouble with the Lord it is said and He kicked
them out But that was all Matched out on
the part of Adam and Evefor an excuse to go.
They, human nature like, had been at home
long enough, and they wanted to 60 visiting.
But before they started on their journey they
concluded they wouldn't look well among
strangers unless they dressed up little. SO
they stitched together some ig-leaves, and
stylish suit of clothes. That was the first
stitching we have any knowledge Of. Adam
and Eve then went abroad and started the
fashions. From that on others began to sew
and make garments and as the people multi
piled and wandered off into cold countries
they needed something warmer than fig
, leaves, so they adopted the skins of animals
for clothing, and they made garments out OF
the .fbrous barks OF trees. That was thou
sands Of years before the arts Of knitting,
by step the world has come up through the
cycles of time, from the g-leaf garments,
stitched with arude wooden needle and sin
ews of wild beasts, to the great factories, with
their millions of spindles, and shuttles flying
e swifter than thought, and the hundreds Of
thousands of sewing machines that fashion
E the fabrics into beautiful garments for adorn-
ing the person, and making the body COM
Portable and the mind happy. The manu-
facture of the various fabrics, cotton, WOODEN,
' silk and linen goods, stands at the head of
I the manufacturing industries Of the world
r to-day and as articles of traffic, they are first
n in the great commercial catalogue. Colossal
+ fortunes have grown out of the business, and
genius has forsaken poetry for the more prof
table field of invention.
The introduction of ready made clothing is
. )of quite recent origin, but the business has
Q already attained to great prominence both in
8 this country and in Europe. The wholesale
: and retail houses that make that branch OF
o industry speciality, are now found in every
J. town and city of any note throughout the
J., length and breadth OF the land, and the bust
!. ness is growing rapidly everywhere, to keep
. pace with the increasing demand. In this
e age ofsteam and electricity men don t wait for
% the slow process of the tailor to cut, tit and
A make their garments when they can buy just
Vt as neat fits, as well made and as good goods
d for half the money. 1t is generally admitted
j. far and near that i'll st. Paul there is an un-
} pretentous retail clothing house, that is doing
= more business and giving more satisfaction
Al than any other establishment of similar
l<I,a cfnrI in "a n
Boston One Price Clothing House" No. AZ
a, East Third street Joseph Mickey & Co. pro-
&c prietors. This enterprise is so well known,
S. and their business is so thoroughly establish
al ed. that the bare mention OF the firms name
g. is q sufficient recommendation to the readers
- OF the ANTl-MoNoPoLIsT. Some years ago
=, this firm conceived the idea of introducing in
:. - ST. Paul fine ready made clothing. At iirs
~ it was found no easy matter to dispel the de-
Is. fusion that all ready made clothing was with
IT. out shape, poorly made, and for the most par
he shoddy. To-day this house is selling clothing
n to many who have heretofore been in tn,
habit OF wearing only custom work, they nov
being convinced that ready made clothing cal
be bought equally as well made, Of as goo'
:. goods, a. well trimmed, and to tit as well, a
=, that made to order, while the price is mucl
O. less. The universal satisfaction given by thi
ne house and the large patronage it has built up
- has so encouraged the members OF it, tina
a.e they have this season purchaseda larger stool
Ilu the smallest boys rig, up to the largest men
an suits in the world. Men fine business an
" dress suits can he purchased at this house TO
Lne from $i5 TO $50 suit, and there are prett.
NJ al-wooI suits as low as $3.50 suit Nea
~ suits for BOYS can I've had at from ~ up to 81
he a suit. i, !,
ne The connection Of this house with tia
uia largest manufacturing clothing establishment
n mo in Kew York and Boston, enables the firm
n- buy on small margin and sell equally close
al In
s1l. dealing at this establishment, and one prif
o. only. All goods are mar ked ut bottom figure
III from which there il no variation The write
ar has visited some Of the largest retail clothin
~ houses in the world, and to his persons
sen know ledge AZ good bargain can he obtaint
ns. at the Boston One Price Clothing House
- the city OF st. Paul, a. any Of those palati
= establishments. Persons living at q distan'
-. can send their measure and . full suIt
az approval will be sent by express 70 their q
I've ing az low a. any cf the retail houses 81 Nc
VIZ - York or Boston, and it stands ready to d
I VI ulicate the bills Of any retail house In =
- - East. Parties can have suits made to ord
';..a through this house, Or their measures tax
.'i'E for the custom department Of Deylin 4 W
New York The rich and the poor, the hil
IL u and the low. the pIebian and tfemanor Dor
'kef will find fit Mt the ''Boaton One PR
Clothing House. st. Paul. and styles TO "
the most fastidious. The prOpietors thei
selves are connoIsseHrs III the AT ~ nIfrs ~
bef- they have spared no pains to secure the late
1or and the best.
may Their svsteru az self measurement In uniq
ock, .rd cnrycnient invention. which they
y of generous enough to furnish free t0 any q
ling 7ress
heir II would Lc NEXT To impossible to detail
hey iii lie ]. Gle. clasAe. r,rce@ and other RI
Is i,-erits ,r.r..if,fug to this crterurtging al
we're we'll managed establishment. II must
rfnd 49,, y. j.. ,,,,derstnod
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