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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-09-11

"Don't swear, Deunis," said his fraudu-
lency; lit may lower the value of your oath
when you come 20 be counted in."-Wash-
ington Post.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-17
CAUSE AND EFFECT.

In 1855 there were 270 failures in
the United States, and 1870 in 1878.
This great increase is not on account
Of the war which ended thirteen years
ago, as some OF our hard money
friends who have had control of our
finances would have us believe, nor
on account Of the robbery and cor
ruption which followed; but be cause,
like Egyptian task-masterS, they have
deprived us Of the straw and yet de-
manded the full talesOf brick. They
have maintained the full amount Of
our obligations, while the have de-
prived us of the means Of meeting
those obligations. They have sap
ped the energies and industries of the
people by their insane policy of con-
traction and consequently business
decentralization. They have closed
mills, and reduced millions to bank
ruptcy and ruin; and as the debt and
burden increases, they offer us no
relief but to stop production, and let
the mortgage take the silent mill, and
the bank f1reclose on the cottage of
the depositor Wealth is the result
of labor and production, yet these
statesmen would pay our debt by stop
ping production and forcing labor to
remain idle. They have not de-
liberately intended this result, but it
is the direct result of the policy they
pursue. Regularly have they pro-
phesied the approach of better times
and revlving business, and as regular
ly have they been disappointed, They
do not understand the financial situa-
ton and the result of their own
legislation. They follow blindly in
the footsteps of others as blind as
themselves, without regard to the
surrounding circumstances or the
changed condition of things, En-
crossed in the scramble to obtain or
retain office, they have no time to
give the subject an intelligent investi-
CATION; but have seized on the ex-
pedlents of the past, and have been
surprised that they did not accomplish
the desired result.
The American people do not desire
repetition of the financial history of
England, which has concentrated the
wealth OF the nation in small body
OF landed aristocracy, and reduced the
entire mass OF her farming population
to tenants of the estates which they
might have owned. The American
farmers are not willing to surrender
the titles of their homesteads to the
wealthy mortgages. and hold them
hereafter simply rs tenants by suf-
ferance of the money power of the
nation. They're not ready to pay
rent for the right to occupy that
which is rightfnily their own.
The policy OF England may have
strengthened her credit, and made
her the first commercial nation of the
world, but it has reached her farm
ing population to tenants of the no.
bilty. and her mechanics to the po-
sitlon of slaves to Il wealthy arlstocra-
cy. Such 4 policy is not the policy to
be pursued III America. and the SOON
er our legislators realize the tact and
change their course the sooner we
shall again become prosperous and
happy people.--Chases (Uel Chroni-
Gle.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-17
PROOF POSITIVE.
Report" Which Comes Home to the
Wheat Ring.

Correspondent St. Paul Globe.
About the first of August / did my
threShing. and Immediately after.
before the wheat had been empti ed
from the original sacks in which it
was placed from the machine,
brought two loads TO Minneapolis,
and it was graded by one of Pillsbury' $
millers, going IS pounds to the bushel.
and | was given No. grade. The
following day brought in two more
loads from the same identical lot.
which was graded by the regular
wheat grader. and he announced that
the grade WAS No. 8. | instructed
my man to turn round and carry the
wheat hack TO tile farm. as | Smeiled
a swindle. and determined to ship the
remainder of my wheat to Milwau-
kee. Before | left the vicinity of the
mill, however, Mr.. G.. a. pillshury
examined the wheat. pronounced it
as good No. ,. and wanted me to let
him take it and ship to Milwaukee
for me. This declined to do. SAYING
that | would do my own shipping, as
| discovered disposition to steal the
wheat, aud did not know but they
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-17
WHEAT SHYLOCK.
How His Wheat Ring Operates
with Home Customers and
RObS Them.

1t never rains but it pours." The
Globe of yesterday morning gave con-
elusive proof of the robbery being
perpetrated upon the farmers by the
Minneapolis wheat ring, and to-day
it could supply a small volume in adj
ditiOn. A few cases will suffice.
Mr.. John Brown. of Richfield, Hen
nepin county, took a load of wheat
into Minneapolis. intending to have it
ground. He went down upon the
platform with his load and his wagon
was Immediately mounted by an in
spector with his testers. Mr.. Brown
told him to leave the load, us the
wheat was not for sale and he did
not wish any inspection. The in
spector insisted upon applying the
tester. and some sharp words ensued
the result of which was, in spite of
the protestations Of Mr.. Brown the
inspector continued, and graded the
wheat No.42. Placing No. ,. ticket
on the sacks he jumped down. with
the remark, " on can t sell that wheat
for anything but No. > in this
market.
The wheat was actually No [, and
Mr.. Brown knew it. He had weighed
it in Il sealed half hushel and found
that it had weighed over sixty pounds
to the bushtl. After the arbitrary in
spection he met miller acquaint-
ance. The miller thought the wheat
was No. |. but, to make certain. half
bushel was put upon the scales. and
it proved that the wheat weighed six
ty and one-half pounds to the hushel.
(No. ; is 56lbs. and No. |. IS lbs. J
The miller told Mr.. Brown he could
not buy it for more than No. ,. as he
WAS under $3.50 bonds not to buy
above the grade Of the Inspector.
1t waS finally arranged that Mr..
Brown should drive to a certain shed
in another part of the city and the
miller sent his sacks to that point.
and resacklng the wheat brought it
with his own team to the mill and al
lowed Mr.. Brown No. /, price Sl.05
per bushel.
And still we are assured by the old
ignoramus who is secretary of the
Minneapolis board of trade. that
Bill Washhurn and all other millers
are too honorable to engage in swind-
ling the farmers.
WHEAT REDUCED TO FLOUR.
Mr.. James 4. Bull. of Richtield.
Hennepin county, tvoh sixteen bush
els of No. 5 wheat to be ground. The
testers made it 54lbs. which brought
it down to No. 5. After the miller
had taken out his one tenth for toll.
MIR. Bull had thirty-three pounds of
flour to the hushel. besides the bran
and shorts. The waste in the eutire
sixteen bushels was but seventy
pounds. The flour was worth three
cents per pound. which was equiva-
lent to nmety-nine cents for the
wheat, and even th.gt. would be In
creased by the bran and shorts. The
ring would pay but sixtv-three cents
per hushel for the wheat. This ex-
pertinent also proved that,six bushels
of No. 5 make barrel of flour.
And still the brilliant ass who acts
as secretary for that non-political
body. the Minneapolis hoard of trade.
puts in his car for Mr.. Washhnrn.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-17
and certi6es that the Washburn
whea ring is good thing for the
farmers.

FARMERS.
HOW IT DIFFERED.
Mr.. Suite. colored farmer, living
about six miles from Minneapolis,
took in load of wheat and sold it to
the ring as Mo- It was very good
No. 2, and he concluded that by rum
ming what remained through the fam
ming mill again he could get No. l..
He accordingly took a load Of wheat
from the same bin, cleaned it nicely
and again appeared among the wheat
Shylocks. TO his great disgust it
graded No, 3 instead of No. 2, as the
first uncleaned load did, He took it
back home and threw it in with the
screenings. declaring that if they
would not allow him but No. they
should have it all.
These and numerous other in
stances were given at a meeting of
farmers held in Minneapolis town
ship a few days ago. The farmers in
that vicinity are alive to the situa-
ton, and will soon hold another meet
ing and fully organize for self pro-
lection.
And still the brilliant nonenity Who
acts as the secretary of the Minneap-
oils board of trade gives Bill Wash
burn d certificate Of character, and
says the s'ring" is d good thing.
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The Anti-Mono1o0llst.
would steal the money after it had
been sold in Milwaukee.


been sold in Milwaukee.
/ returned home with the wheat
unloaded in my yard. and covered it
with straw, but did not empty it from
the sacks, and on the following Tues
day CT Wednesday again placed the
wheat on my wagon and drove to
Minneapolis The same man graded
it who had graded identically the
same wheat six or seven days before,
and pronounced it good No. 2, and l
sold to Hobart. Shuler & Co., receiv-
ing No. 2 price for it.
make this plain statement of fact,
and leave every one to draw his own
inference. This is my own expe-
rience this fall, and will now state
briefly another incident that came
within my own observations:
While l was Oh the platform with
my wheat another farmer came in.
and the grader stated that his wheat
weighed IS 81 pounds, coming within
a quarter Of pound of the necessary
56 to make it No. 2, and he was
graded No. 3. A miller stood by, and
said: Il would like the wheat, and
would be willing to pay more. but am
under bonds to forfeit $3.50 if pay
more than the price given by Mr..
Andrews. this Andrews being the
agent Of the wheat ring.
WILLIAM BLAISDELL.
MINNEAPoLIs Town, Oct. 9Th, 1878.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-17
DIR. sAGE'S CATARRH REMEDY

produces radical currs Of the worst of Cat2rfh
no matter 81 how long stzn1fng- The liquid remedy
MAY he snrEezi- q tier applied BY the OF Dr.
PTEECE-s nouche. This r. the emily form OF frstru-
menf yes invented with which fuid medicine &c
carries HIGH EP and PEHFEC1LT APPIIkD 20 all
paris Of the affected nasal Passages. and the chzEs
snrcs and ulcers r1neufly exist and from which
the catarrhal 1.schafEe generally pfcretx is
arcnup anysnE eaek Instrument DIR. sAGES ca
tarTf Remedy cures recent attacks OF SCee6 = IL
UpaAs by kw spra5czsannx. Il d mud anc p5<zs-
mt 20 cuutztninx No seru1G ~ raussr sYuxs o.
pu4suuA CaxarTh keDedy xnd DuueAe - ~ 49,
peEz<T zud Iuraiidsr Hos4f. BaAAl0s NJ.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-17

By It's great and thorough blood,pnrifyine proper
ties, DR.. Piercc'S Golden Medical Discovery cures
all numors, from the worst 6crofula to common
Blotch, Pimple, or Eruption. Mercurial disease,
Mineral Posons, and their effects, eradicatcd.
and vigorous health and sound constitution estab
1ished. ErysiDeIns, ealtFheum, Fever Sores, 6caly
Rough Skin, in short all diseases caused by bad
blood. are conquered by this powerfu purifying, and
invigorating medicine.
Especially has 1t manifested its potency in curing
letter. Rose Rash, Bois, Cnrbunelcs, Sorc Eyes,
scrofnloue Sores and swelIlnga, White swellingr.
Goltro or Thick Neck, and Enlarged GlandA
Ii you feel dull, Growsy, debitated. have sallow
color Of skin, or yclowish-brown spots on face or
body frequent headache or dizziness, bad taste In
mouth, internal heat chils alternated with hot
hushcs low spirits, and gloomy forcbodngs irregular
appetite. and tongue coated. you suffering from
Torpid Liver. or "Bllios.neas." In many cases or
Liver Complaint !" only part Of these symptoms
experienced As n remedy for all such cases, Dr.
pieree's Golden Medical Discovery has equal, as
1t effects perfect and radical cures.
In the cure Of bronchitis. severe Coughs, and the
early stages OF Consumption, IL has astonlshed tho
medical faculty, and eminent physicians pronounce
II the greatest medical discovery Of the While
1t cures the scveres Coughs 1t strengthens the stem
and puri1cs the blood. Sold by druggists.
r. y. PIERCE. NJ. D.. PROM, Worlds Dispensary
and 1nYalids' Hotel, Buffalo. n. Y.
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Thet Evenin' AT Hacks.


Thunder an Ishtun' Gulch' OF course Lived there
uish onto thirty wear.
was tnrnntion 9ueer ''''' ~" "''''''
never soc sch set OF boys for rampn an cussn an
haViu tun.
""' nsinu'-on'v one '''" N'' s'''H ''"' "'" ~
Ono cyeuiu NJ Blacks an the gang thar hcts uigh
unto twcuN year nro.
." erowd Of Eopcared joe. '' ''' "'V
We SET seventeen Of ~. roun tho stove with our feet on
top. AN our chairs uppci buck.
-" drinkin' with jorf, Black " ''' " '''
Well Funeral Pete eco Co scop-ihct is he bee.
gan 90 hOd bis htni.
oiaN,d a 6s too,hIici out ai, sand
LETT see iftis trohrcb % makc Pete jump IT tickle
hts scar with o. nov i,ts $500"
net Iotr ,,t ucXi me,
And when he Jumped has icot h mine an mine hit them
oi SiHuEhtuu Sod.
Tic gent with the mug proof hc,d
So h ken guu aIou the circle, ti an Of foot
on tho hnor.
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First-Which would no prefer TO tcach n class
OF children learning the primary rudimrnts of
education or one whose members wcre al.
vanced in knowledge sufficient for discerning
between right and wrong2 Sccond--Which oi
the two the, knoWlodgahc or the unknowl-
edgnbc, would he consider 1t cnsier to trnch ?
The vacation IN tho summer months und hol-
idhy yacauQhs also srem T. trouble the disor-
dercd mind OF Sallusl" Is thus not n cns1 Of
sour grnpesH Why doe. he grumblc at us girls
Tor hvatltny ourselves of rerrention which inc
law OF our stat provides for Us nul the children
under our chnrgc2 Why docs he not ris, i'm
his might probably ne could rcrsuado tho rcn-
orous people OF thus Slate 10 deprive w oi all
. As 10 the Normnl School. the pcoplc OF this
state should feet proud ~ SOC students norking
from othur states 10 thcir cdurHtipnal establish
mrnls. We an will squHndcr money to satisfy
pfido, aud what moro worthy fault II il can be-
called such can We have than STATE pride
The absurd TRADE nl-nin4t Che mothers Of this
clty Is hardly worthy oi notice. II 1t were not Tor
We la't that I'd like to mention that think IL
thc Wuftnicst ambition Il mother could have
thni OF educating nor daughters unto the stand
city.
As for Snllusts" suggestion of an cxnmnn-
ton every live years. would say we fear it not.
ONE
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PRAYER SUPPORTING 4 NEWSPAPER
Hard Work Done by IL bright, Merry. Enter
prising " oman.


NV York. Dec G.-ln this city is tho
CliTch- NEinn. n religions newspaper whose
owner d lures IT has been suppOried Ter years
i6o orean of no seci. bui is pub.i,had ior tho
solo object Of inducing uniunui All dcn9mina-
tiOns in Christian brotherhood At lts head Is
tho name T.. b. GrHnui-. editor and rroprie-
tor" T.. H. Grunnis is womAn-a Little bright
eme9dimrn' ~ nrryr- and eni'rnri,n. ,..,o.
alive l said. FOR | had heard OF her devout
o." Think 80 she exclaimed. O." knowtl This
paper would have died hundred times II II
hat nov boon for direct answers To prayer 49,
Don't You inluk I was your own ekeilions =
| a-scd iucredulous!y
" NoN' sno replied earncstly:" am weak and
doubtful and ignorant, what could DO 70 sup
port ths great pnn'r without IN help mat
ono month If was alone"
" Do You use any form of praycrY' asked.
She answered hcsitatingiy. donl like 10
| talk about this much. II is n matter very near
and dear to me-. q, not use any form of
| prayer. / go 10 the Fulton street prayer meet
| ing in the afternoon and pray for the cause |
am trying To promote. pray at home. at the
And hear that You own the paper and edit
| il that you manage the business. canvass for
| "Wcl. work hard ull tho time from morn
! ing 10 n i-ht. lut could never get along were II
not for Divine assistance. Sometimes ! get in
| close corner, and don't see whore the other
/ hundred dollars Is coming from 90 get through
| the week WIN, and kneel right down aud pray
" Are You not afraid this aid will fail you
| some Saturday night
God has never iorsaken me yet. / never
| doubt him"
But suppose your prayers shouldn't DO an
| swered some week p ] asked.
We'll She answered. triumphanny. II tho
| sky should fnll we might be smothercd. but the
Have you bad any special answers to
" on. scores and hundreds. Scycril timcs
! this paper has been on the very very" of de-
strucion. | didn't 500 whore another dollar
was coming from. And then would ask God
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The Rev. Uncle jim. sermon.

finH ne I9Fi'riIf bHfi'r JpWHN
The advent of Col. Bob Ingcrsoll in Louis
willie was not unnolieed 10y Uncle Jim johnson
Il unique genius IN his way. Yesterday he
preached ON Hell aud Moses" and tried To
stem the current of unhelief which Coz. Bob had
start among few Of Uncle Jims hearers.
! hc cOIorrd orator took Tor his text the pns-
snso from Luke: | came to send fire upon the
y" prlioyr." said he. " dars some oh you
dnrkiss hore tonight duts been stiekin ~ 10
Massu Boh's religion. ! has my eye on You
now tell YOU now. rs | shakes my finger ar
ylu. dat yOua" SLIDING down de nil into de ult
Oh loll Nro am unless somphndy cntchcs Won Nv
dr coat tail YOU sc gone nicgers. has You now
hl Dc cont tuils holding you from de burning
pit; il you don't beliob whut Use gwine 10 say. |
let's you slip. You needn't try To 'sunde your
solves. ~ your prize And vanity OF spirits, dnt
dare nint no hell. Why sees dc tl1mes cirelin'
and swoopln' aroun YOU now lik hungry buzz
Mnssa Ingorsoll. in his lecture on Holl and
Moses, complains Oh de lack Ob science in dem
days What for dey want science den? What
did dcy all want dour VaporitOns. Electricity,
and sleh Yentluns of de day. Oh cOase We
whiles away de time in snicnlllcs and SIGH, an
use for sich Instruments way back yonder in do
darkness Oh de past.
a finite don't hap de permission To commit sin
against de- Infinite, Now OATS nonsense on de
iacc oO il. You 60 out M de street nm lake q
razor an cut eomehody's throat, II You amt
got no particularly about you. jus you try
once an you'll bo rested hX de POLICEMAN an
Judge snys 10 YOU: Snmbo. IL YOU guilty or
not guilty 2 and suppose YOU snys: I'sc I'M
guilty, hecAuse yousn a Infinite ana Use Il
finite Would dc Judge be likely TO say Tnke
harp and 20 your WAyY'
IL wants now to call your 'tention 10 de food
an de ark. MassP lngersoll, he lo Old Moor
injustice lIo says no warnut married when he
was 500 wears old. Now dat want Noer's blame.
lie couldn't help hssolf, Anyhow, Norr war
den whit you might sh"clfy "A young fcll"r lie
wan ~ old as de young men ob twnnty to-day.
De Bibln didn't say nunpg about hl7 smokiu'
des' wilo cigars. nor .'dqlgin in 'toNieatln'
drinks nor fOolin' wild bad girls. nm cHrryin'
on like do sport a"mmen do now De fac Is,
bredren. dat Moor didn't hab do 'citics dat we
hab, MRssa Bob mint got no reverence for
do count oh de- flood is lie lie uses liggers
which YOU all knows is do biggest liars In de
world, 10 prove dat 1t rained seven hundred
feet 0bbery day. Well, spose II did2 Now don
you nigHors belieb in Massa Bob II you has dc
'dacity."
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: | road
with as,onishmcnt "snlusts" burlosquc Il
cannot call it anything clscl on the position Of
New York school teachers. Is "Sallust" 50
ignorant that he has yet to learn that an in
tclligcnt. educated person ono who Is capable
Of Importing knowledge. always will command
better wages than the uncducatnl laborcr2 Ho
evidently knows worry ittlo about tho subject
saving IN the first place that they are paid for
lhrir vacation. For his benuiit | will inform
MN tuht IL II not so. ana that only ignorant
people Ike himself SUPPOSE it,
The teaehers receive n stated salary per year
ana Sll!ust.' knowing lthc only thing he
Knows about it that the scholastic year cons lists
Oft months. and that there are twelve pay
mrhts. = iIuofnnt enough 10 state that they
ar, pt.d Tor their two months vacation.
II II Tor convenience Ito the treasury | ann
roS"l That the money Is given I'm twelve pay
munls instead of ten. making cnch payment
tenth.
II. for Instance. teacher receives n yearly
salary OF 5000 the amount at each payment II
SOL Now. n she were paid according 90 the
scholastic year -he would receive each timc
$50 Now. has Sailust" education enough To
decide whether twelve payments OF $50 each
amount To more or less than ten Of 500 ench ?
II. for convenience. there wore twrnty.iour
lament TN; New York school teachers received
two years salary instead OF one because there
are only twelve months IN agar.
A Tor the doubt "Nprs--'d in his remark, " II
u may be- called work. would say That there
y 10 chuh'e Tor a teacher t. become rusty.
having from thirty Ia sixty children To keep in
order and instruct Don't imugine for "A
minute Tat u il % sinrture. lila last intel
i'ciun oiserNHti ION. cumput ing lrelunds school
system L. New York s. completes the LurlesIue.
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Suing for hi. Own Arm.


Constable Matthew'S WAS on Saturday armed
Nilh writ o. rrpNn iur tie right arm uf NAM Sume
month, a-oA man who dWrllsm the northern part uf
th, rruutv WVt with AN accident which required The am
luiAuu OF Nin ligNt arm. a physician at NAuiuNl was
cwpu'ed Tie toos The nmpu'Hted hWh 10 his office aud
rntisil The man Whose arm Wa ampu;aici now AYERS
that The operation was not skiliulN performed and that
he has suffered and will suflvr from the mhprnrcr NJ
the lAA aciau and !, about 10 Tor damages iur mai.
practice In order tomato proper showing In the case
before the Cuur II deemed essential To have tho
arm II being In the possession ot the physician tho
pAlnuii has Te.Vrted " TcDleYin.
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Tho Rex. Mr.. DIson sued.


NEW ALBANY Ind. Dee l2.-This morning
Noble Morris, d. Postmaster of this city hrurllt
snit IN the Circuu Court against tho Rev James Dixon
FOR hhel asking $3.50 damages NJ Morris the ac-
crutcd suitor. b. j. said. of Miss Aungc krpcy
the ladies Who accused the Rev Dixon at iinmoraues
Mr. Morris 3. charged by Dixon letter be- Wrut To
Mis-. iixAr kcprA will tuhhue tit mails. tie charge
hein- made % weaken M0ru-s fiHcuce with he Misses
keplcy, and thus get him out OF p.Nons way.