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The anti-monopolist., 1878-05-23
HOW TIE STANDARD" VARIES.

The advance in the price of gold
from 1910 to 1913. three years. was
over twenty-nine per cent, and the
decline in price from 1913 to 1915.
three years. WAs equally as great.
From 1916 to 1919. the price ad-
vanced again over sixteen per cent;
and in one year thereafter the price
had declined seven per cent.
This is the metal which bankers
claim TO be Interchangeable in its value,
the world over.
1t would make far better weather.
cocks than measures Of value.
The coinage OF the United States
from l666to 1870, shows that the gov
The anti-monopolist., 1878-05-23

BOYS RISKINC THEIR LIVES.

The killing of Lottie Maily by Mrs.
Franklin. in Pawtucket variety
show, has rather increased than les
sened the business in dangerous feats
in craftsmanship FrMnk Fravne. the
first 10 introduce that style of enter
tainment. is still shooting objects
from his wifes hands and head in the
west. She has only one thumb the
other having been shot away. The
Austin brother. probably the most
reckless of all these marksmen. are
also travelling in the west. Buffalo
Bill omitted the markham from
his performances in Brooklyn. last
week. 1T the request of the mayor
This evening he begins an engage
ment in the Bowery theatre
Not only are the old performers
sticking to their perilous feats. but
new ones are offering themselves TO
managers of variety halls. In the
American. in Third Avenue. two
gave IN exhibition in the sat urday
matinee They call themselves the
Anderson Brother. and are seeming.
~ about fifteen TO sixteen years Of
age. Thex used hreech-loading rifles.
with ordigary cartridges of powder
md hall. 1t each side of the stage a
kock Of w0sd was suspended to re-
ceive the bullets. and in front of
these blocks the brothers stood while
alternating Ia the risk of holdin.
small things on their heads or in
their hands TO be shot at. The usual
exploits of shooting the ashes off
cigar held in the mouth. and shooting
potatoes from the head were success
fully performed. The audience was
visibly nervous, but the boys were un-
flinching. The shot by which Miss
Maily lost her life was made. One
boy stood with a rifle pointed back
ward over his left shoulder. aimed at
a potato on his brothers head by
means of a mirror. and in that posi-
ton sent Il bullet through the small
target. The audience evidently re-
membered the fatality connected with
that feat, and breathed freezer when
it was over. There were few Kisses
of disapprobation; and a great deal of
applause. Next, one boy bent back
ward over the seat OF chair, and in
that unsteady attitude shot . potato
from his brothers head The danger
throughout was equally shared. A
trained dog was afterward introduced
The anti-monopolist., 1878-05-23
HOW TO ORGANIZE GREEN "
BlCK CLUBS.

Below is a simple form for the or
ganiZatiOn Of Greenback Clubs. tor
the use of any community deslrous
of organization. Let the workers IN
every town organize at once.
The Mdependem
Greenbuck club:
SEC. |. This organization shall be
known as the INDEPEN-
DENT GREENBACK CLUB.
SEC. .. It's object shall he, to aid in
publishing the principles OF the Green
back party, to the people by getting
speakers, holding meetings. etc.
SEC. 3. Its officers shall be Presl-
dent, Vice President, Secretary and
Treasurer
SEC. 4. Its meetings shall be held
from time to time. at such times and
in such places us may be appointed by
the Club, through its executive COM
mittee and proper officers.
SEC. 5. The officers shall be elected
every three months, and the ilrSt elec-
tion shall be held on the date of the
adoption of this constitution.
SEC. 6. The expenses of the club
shall be betrayed by subscription.
SEC. /. Any person can become Il
member of this Club by signing this
constitution.
SEC. s. There shall be an executive
committee appointed by the President.
whose duty shall be, i'll connection
with the President and Secretary, to
call meetings, and attend to other
business of the Club.
SEC. O.. Upon the application of ten
members of this club meeting shall
be called at any time
SEC. 10. This Constitution can he
amended by two-thirds vote OF the
Club present at any meeting.
The anti-monopolist., 1878-05-23
FiCT'S FOR TIE PEOPLE,
Notes on Demonstration Opinions OF Prom
inent Men-Read and Ponder!

Money of every kind is an order lor goods
An Inquiry .-THogNroN.
The friends OF gold avoid debate because
discussion is fatal To their schemes
Computed in silver, the bonds did not cost
their owners over seventy-ive cerss on the
dollar.
Coins became indispensable only when claim
ed as \ legal right.-Nays and Means of Pay
ment-CoLwELL.
Currency should be that which is most vai-
uable TO the state, and Of no value to any other
country. .-PLATo.
Gold resumption msans that every debtor
shall pay at least quarter more than he fe-
saived or agreed TO pay.
al conceive the establishment o. this hank
National Rsnk) as dangerous to the safety and
welfare of this republic .'-HExRT CLAY
Whatever n-n csn employ in payment of
debts, they viii b- willing 10 receive IN pay
meut, ana this independent OF legal cOmpU.-
sion.
An increase Of the weight Of the silver dol
lar will increase the wealth oil the money len
ders and incr. ase the burdens of the producers.
"Theiright to issuing paper MONEY as eur
rency, like that ot gold aEd silver coin, be
longs exclusively 10 the nation C"-ALBsRr
GALLArtS.
The suppr~sion tiemonetizationl OF silver
Rouid amount 10 veritaule destruction of val
without any comp~nsSi.on--BAR
RorHSCiLp.
A man who knows the facts Of the case aud
opposes the restoration OF the silver dollar Is
deferred from thief. only by lack of safe oppor-
tunity.
Thank God there is one country where pro-
ductions are so tsuad that they cannot be
measured BY the insignificant quantity Il gold.
-lsaac Buchanan, n. r. Cauda-
II by the stroke OF the pen, they suppress one
Of these metals fgcld or silverl in the moueta-
~ service, they double xhs demand for the 9TH
sr metal, TO the ruin Of all debtors--N. Wo-
lowski.
II all the nations Of Europe adopted the sys-
en- tshe single gold s:andaTdl ofGrat Britsin,
The anti-monopolist., 1878-05-23
TIE HEAVIEST NAN IN TIE,
WORLD.

William Campbell is now holding
levees daily ut the Egyptian Hall,
Piccadilly. He stands d feet inches
in hight weighs over - stone f-oS
lbs. ) measures round his shoulders
Q6 inches round the waist s. inches,
and round the calf of his leg 81 inches.
Campbell was born in Glasgow liz
1855. and from his birth was extraor-
dinarilv stout. His father. though &
feet , inches in hight. was not more
than of average weight. and his
mother was rather under the average
weight of wNnen. 1t is with diff
Guilty that Campbell keeps down his
weight to its present limit
The anti-monopolist., 1878-05-23

Locals, l5 cents per line, each insertion.
Locals, editorial columns, 20 cents per line
each inst rtion
Bills for advertising PAYABLE quarterly in
advance.
Advertisers will please take notice that
the ANTI .oNopoLlsr is the best and
cheapest advertising medium in Minnesota.
it has a larger circulation among the farm
ers than any other, while it is read III
every town and city and almost every vii
lage Of the State. 1t is perused by thou
sands VINO take no other paper.
The anti-monopolist., 1878-05-23
The Anti-Monopolist.

that has been opened, the roof being
held up by heavy timbers, with very
stout caps and tugging poles. The
ore breasts from foot to three and
four feet, and occasionally very fine
specimens of very fine silver ale
ound.-Rocku Mountain Tourist.
The anti-monopolist., 1878-05-23
POSTAGE

We are compelled to prepay postage on
all papers sent out from our ofhce. rrlor
10 January lst, 1873, subscribers paid
twenty cents each at the local post office
We now pay the postage for them 1t
amounts to fifteen cents per annum Those
who have not paid us are especially urged
remit at
The anti-monopolist., 1878-05-23
Anti -Se}anupnlist
THURSDAY, MAY %, 1875

The ANrr-MoSoroLIsr is published every
Thursday for circulation by newsmen and mMl
Single Subscription, one year, $500
Single Subscr ption, months, LOO
Single Su bscrl ption. thlos months. 50
Single Subscr. .ptlOn onc month, 20
In clubs OF five or more to one address it will
be furnished at 81 80 per year; or s1.0Ofo six
months Address,
THE ANTI-MONOPOLIST,
No. 10 Wabasha ST.. st. Paul.
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REMIT1ANCES.

Parties remitting money are requested to dl
rect it to Ignatius DonnelIY, Box 3S4, +. O.,
st. Paul, Mimi, and to send 10y draft, cheek,
registered letter or postal order. Money sent in
any other wav will pc at the risk of the sender.
The anti-monopolist., 1878-05-23
ernment has been gradually shaping
the finances of the country, SO as to
adopt a strictly gold basis.
Price of pure gold per ounce, troy,
ENGLAND.
england

Some of the above prices are in
striking contrast with the standard
price OF an ounce of pure gold as es.
tablished by the Peel act of 1874,
which fixed the price of an ounce of
pure gold at three pounds seventeen
shlllings sterling ng.-Doubteday's FL
ndnci0t History OF England, page
277.
PRICES IN GREECE, ROME rAND ENG
LAND.
From recent discoveries in Greece
and Italy. we were enabled to make
the following comparison Of prices,
which show an enormous tluctuation
in the price OF gold and silver COM
pared with other commodities.
Prices i'll Greece in the fourth and
fifty centuries, before the Christian
era:
Wheat per 60 lbs, Oboli, equal,to lec our
money
Labor per day a Oboli equal to l5c our money.
One sheep, Oboli, equal to l5c our money
One OK, 80 Oboii, equal to 90c our money.
Prices in Rome in the third century
of the Christian era !:
Wheat per 60 lbs...... 49,. sa.s5 our money,
Feet per ID ~. -. 49,. 60 g
FlSh per 10 ~ ~
Labor per day 800
Prices in England in the tenth CEN
tury:
Wheat per bushel l....... 16c our money,
LABOR per Gay -. l4c
One Sheep. SOC
One OK. .......... Sl.9J g
A comparison Of the above prices
Will show that the exchangeable
price of gold and silver for other
staple commodities, declined from
the fourth century before. to the
third century after Christ. over thir-
ty two hundred per cent; and they
increased in exchangeable price from
the third to the tenth century, over
twenty four hundred per cent. This
increase was during the period known
as the Ozark Ages From the tenth
to the fifteenth century there was no
very great fluctuation in the ex-
changeable price of gold and silver
compared with staple products.--Bur.
ton.
The anti-monopolist., 1878-05-23
CREENBAcKs HAVE BEEN MONETlzED.

AtN1GiSOHSN0 IIHVG OsGlN WHINE III COs
They constitute volume of $780,
000.Oe0 of units of money and the
measure of value for 45,O0O.O00 of
people in all their daily transactions.
And as money, their value is governed
in relation to commodities and the eX-
changes they are used to effect. by
the same laws that govern the value
of metallic morey.
Hence, any forced contraction of
velume is direct and arbitrary alter
alton Of value, that affects every debt
and every existing transaction. rs well
as all property, and the prices of all
commodities.
EFFECT OF DESTROYING GREENBACKs.
And consequently the destruction
of this volume of money must have
the same effect on prices, and produce
the same consequences to business.
as would the destruction Of as much
gold, or gold and silver--if they were
our money-as greenbacks supply the
place of; That is, if instead of green.
backs, we kad in circulation, say
$500. 100000 Of gold. then the an
lnililation of that gold. with the view
of buying new gold from other coun-
tries to take it's place. would be a
work no more difficult to accomplish. :.
and would have no different effect
upon prices and business.
What would the people, if using
coin instead of greenbacks. think Of a
proposition 10 annihilate it and buy
from other countries coin of another
cslor to take its place Germany has
been trying this very process of
changing an established money for a
deared money of 4 bright color, and
after five years Of trial, during which
time. by loss Of industry and derange-
rnent of trade. she has more than
wasted the value of an indemnity
greater in amount than all the gold
California has produced. and calcula-
ted to impoyeT.sh and permanently
cripple subdued France. The rx-
pertinent has pGoved practically il
failure. and ker economists ac.
knowledge the mistake; while France.
having maintained a currency OF
steady value. is to-day less clocged.
and moves with easier feet than any
other nation in EEre2e.
Now. sGppose Germany. instead Of
i0ritiIS tDNu UtI DtQ coins INTO Dui.
lion and selling them xs commodity.
had built a furnace. and. AS fast as
presented. TO be exchanged for gold.
had put them in il and reduced them
to yapor. Or had sunk them i'm the
North sea: dle would then he doing
Just what we have undertaken to do.
and nothing more.
Under the resumption Act. we
have already destroyed about six per
cent. OF the volume of greenbacks in
existence when the Act passed. Can
We suffer the destruction of the other
ninety-four per cent. with impunity
II the threat to destroy and the des-
tructiOn Of ? few millions have pro-
duced the results We have aeen, That
will the full accomplishment dol
How viii it be when We come 70 the
last million Gentlemen, the night
th1t must come before tIlis end Is
reached has mot yet cas-. upon Us its
shadows!
But, ~ the Republican sina.eers,l
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-08-13
The Nurse and the Wolf.

A nurse who was trying to quiet =
bawling child, threatened to theow
it to the Wolf. who. is proverbially
supposed to be waiting at the
door. But it happened that
therewas Wolf prowling around in
the vicinity, and hearing the express
ion he took it in dead earnerst and
wuited long time for the child to be
thrown to him. His own supper was
waiting for him and yet he stayed.
we'll knowing that change of diet
would be good for him. Neighbors
came around aud invited him to dine
with them, but he declined. Then he
remembered q banquet that he had en-
gagged to attend, yet he permitted that
to slip by. And there was the custom
ary late hour lunches at the saloons
he skipped them all. Finally. when it
was too late to get a 'wena-woost' or
hard. boiled egg at an all-ni ght house,
the Wolf tumbled, and there probably
never was Wolf so mad and so hun
cry as he was when he sneaked away
home; cursing the perfidy of woman.
M0ral.-Never throw proffered
lunch over your shoulder in the ex-
pectation of square eal.-Ciacinnati
Saturday Night.
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At the Fountain.

Over the woOdland-spring we bent,
Aud the golden sunbeam there
Guided the tangled Autumn leaves
And the softly glowing hair
OF one whose lovely girlish face
The waves reflected bright;
L stopped to gaze. with rap.ured glance
And wildly-fond delight
Oh, oft and oft the flowers have droop-
ed
Above that fairy spring
And often have the cloudlets passed,
As birds on airy wing.
But never have those chrystal waves,
Or fairest Summer day,
Re effected shadow Of flower or sky
With beauty bright and gray,
As that of the dear form that bent.
Narcissus- like. above
The liquid ripping mirrow there,
My own-my own dear love.
And when. at last, she raised to mine
Her own soft sun-lit eyes,
Methought they seemed more pure and
bright
Than cloudless Summer skies
The wavelets hush their laughing
now;
All, yes, they must have known
This vision bright was theirs no more,
But all in all my own
NY soul, within its crystal depths.
Mirrored that form of grace;
And this reflection neither years
Nor ages can efface
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European Characters.

The Button Rouge Herald prints the
following as having been translated
from the German:
In religion the German is sceptical,
the Englishman devout the Frenchman
Jealous, the Italian ceremonious, the
Spaniard bigoted.
In keeping his word the German is
faithful, the Englishman safe, the
French giddy. the Italian careless. the
Spaniard deception.
In giving advice the German Is slow,
the EnglishmAn fearless, the French
precptate, the italian nice, the Span
ian circumspect.
La external appearance the German
is large, the Englishman well made. the
French well looking, the Italian OF
middle size. the Spaniard awkward.
In dress the German is shabby, the
Eoglishman costly, the French tickle.
the Italian ragged, the Spaniard
decent.
In manners the German is clownish,
the Euglishman barbarous, the French
man easy, the Italian polite, the Span
lard proud.
In keeping a secret, the German
forgets what he has been told; the
Englishman cnceals what he should
divulge, and divulges what he should
conceal; the Frenchman tells every
thing; the Italian is close; the Spanierd
mysterious.
In vanity, the German boasts little.
the Englishman despises all other
nations, the Frenchmsn fiatters every
body, the Italian estimates cautiously,
the Spaniard Indifferent.
In offending and doing good the Ger
man is most active, the Englishman
does both without consideration, the
Frenchman is extreme, the Italian is
prompt in benefcence. but vindlctive,
the Spaniard Indifferent.
In speaking. the German and French
speak badly, but write well; the Eng
lishman speaks and writes we'll; the
Italian speaks well. writes much and
we'll; the Spsniard speaks little writes
little but well.
Servants are companions in Germany,
obedient in England, masters in France.
respectful in Italy, submissive in
Spain.
The women are housewives in Ger
many, queens in England, ladies in
France, captives in Italy, slaves In
Spain.
In courage the German resembles
bear, the Englishman lion, the French.
man an eagle. the Italian q fox, and
the Spaniard an elephant
In science the German Is q pedant.
the Englishman philosopher, the
Frenchman smatterer, the Italian u
professor, aud the Spanisrd grave
thinker
In Germany the princes. in England
the ships, in France the court. IN Italy
the churches. in Spain the armories, are
magnificent.
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A Glassmaker's Fate.

There was an artificer in Rome who
made vessels of glass of so tenacious a
temper that they were as little liable to
be broken ss were those that were
made Of gold and silver. When, there
fore, he had made a phial of the former
sort, and such he thought present
worthy of Caesar alone. he was admit
ted into the presence of the Emperor.
The gift was praised, the skillful hand
of the artist was applauded. and the
donation of the giver was accepted.
The artist, that he might enhance the
wonder of the spectators, and to pro-
mote himself yet further in the favor
of the Emperor. desired the phial out
of Caesars haai, ald threw it with such
force against the floor that the most
solid metal would have received some
damage or bruise thereby. Caesar was
not only amazed. bat was affrighted
with the act. Bot the artist. taking
up the phial from the ground, (Which
was not broken. but only bruised to
gather. as If the substance had put ON
the temper of brass drew out an
instrument from his bosom. and beat 1t
out Of its former figure. This done, he
imagined that he had conqured the
Notwithstanding that he had merit q
an acouaintance with Caesar. and had
raised the admiration of all the behold
ers But il fell out otherwise; for the
Emper6t Inquired if any other person
besides himself was privy TO the like
tempering of glass. When told NO
he commanded his attendants to strike
off the mans head, saying Should
this artifice come once TO he known,
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gold and silver would be of as little val
ue as is the dirt in the street. Long
after this-in l6l0-we read that
among other rare presents then sent
from the Shah OF Persia to the King of
Spain were six mirrors of msllea BILE
glass, so exquisitely tempered that they
could not be broken.
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A. o. f.

,Vssr ~. WARRINGTON, No. &. .ss5. ANCIENT
M,sm,s ~. OF foiesters. holds fits meetings 1t
Zach month. 's'0ha ana ioa''h @ohdSs III
sordi.,l. ,loers Of the Order In good standing are
sy order Of tho Court.
JOHN 8. ANDERSON, Sec.
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Wednesday, the 9Th day Of October, lS7s,

at the hour Of ten o'clock A. NJ, OF said day, for
the purpose of nominating n candidate for Dele
gate to Congress- and for the transaction OF such
other business will properly come before IT.
The Committee has fixed the AppOrtionment OF
Delegates TO said Convention as follows: One
delegate at large, for every county IN the Terri
tory, and one additional delegate for every one
hundred votes and for every majority portion OF
one hundred votes cast In each county at the gen.
eral election in 1876, for the Republican Candi-
date for Delegate 10 Congress. Upon this basis
the various Counties of the Territory will DC en-
titled 20 representation in said Convention as fol-
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The Committee also recommends, subject to
any change 20 De made by the respective County
Committe s, that the various County Conventions
be held at the County Seat on Saturday, the 2sth
day OF September, ls7s, af the hour of O'Clock
>. NJ. and that the primary meetings 10 elect del
egates to the County Conventions be held at the
hour Of one O'Clock P. Of Saturday the 2lst day
OF September, 1913. at the voting places In each
precinct. This recommendation 10 Intended only
for those counties which have Lo Central Conn.,
nittee. or when they fail to act.
BY order Of the Territorial Republican Genital
Committee. DANIEL bA6LEY,
Chairman Of the Committee.
BYRON BARLOW, Secretary.
New Tacoma, W. T. july 1879, ty24-dwu
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REPUBLICAN
TERRITORIAL CONVENTION

10y ORDER OF THE REPUBLICAN TERRI.
ID torisl Central Committee. duly assembled
pursuant 10 notice this 18th day of July. A. d..
1873, at New Tacoma Washington Territory, no.
tice 10 hereby given that REPUBLICAN TERRI
TORIAL CONVENTION is called to assemble at
Xancouyer. Clarke County. W. r. ON
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Tne Red Flag.

The eighth annual Convention Of
he American Labor Reform League
vas held in New York last week. The
'o'Inwiog resolutions were adopted
Resolved tina, since capitalists take
life aud destroy properly to retain
heir power to steal, the Kearney men
sho invoked the halter 10 Califor-
MIA, : and the Mollie Maguires.
=. ported 10 have killed coal bos-
= and railway strikers, are moral
lawful belligeranis, justly OK
lrci>ing The same right of defensive
..ariare applauded in tipping British
"a in i ,stou harbor; in John Browns
march on Harper's Ferry and in the
illirg Of prosla,ery S0uthernefs by
Northern Unionisis.
Resolved. thai The chief mission Of
lie Silver Bill Greenback movement
J. 10 hasten reputation, when debts
paid cnce in the form of interest will be
paid forever, aud all hail the growing
iEd irresistible tendencies South and
Vest to second the purpose of the
New England Labor Rcformers by
'holi~hing all power to get pay Tor
-tocks, or other valuables, more than
ice, and to make it Illegal, disgrace
lul aud impossible to prey on other
reopc's earnings
George w. Ya.iex said New York
ss'SsfstAs 70 f~=ass-sis-.a mOueye ttffti
markets. docks and other improvements
and he hoped, By the + erual, that
reople would starve in order to awaken
'sem to these facts. He said that il
these things could not be got 10y the
ballot box, then he favored getting
hem by the cartridges box. He would
make ii State prison offenSe for any
man TO hold more real estate than was
ceessary to his support. The laaorer
makes wealth., aud it should belong 10
hin. Similar addresses were made by
,ifhers