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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-02-21
The Greenbackers are moving.

The Greenbackers are moving.
Here are the proceedings of recent
state convention in Michigan.
JACKSON. Mich. Feb. THE State
Greenback Convention met, with eve-
ry county in the state represented,
and about 100 in attendance includ-
ing delegates greenhack men. and
citizens. The convention was called
to order in Union Hall. at 10 O'Clock
this forenoon. by the Hon. Moses W.
Field, of Wayne county. Chairman
of the State Central Committee. The
Hon. John c. Peavy. of Calhoun,
was called to the chair; George F.
Anderson. of Jackson: and John
Steele. of Wayne. Secretaries. A
committee on permanent Organi zativn
was appointed as follows:
First Congressional District, j. HI.
Ealkins; Second. E. Richard: Third.
Il. II. Frost; Fourth, J. F. Wander
vanter: Fifth. r. II. Slocum: sixth.
Fl. Kipp; Seventh. r. B. TAYLOR;
Eigth, w. Readon: Ninth. Willard
Jeffts.
The following is the committee on
platform:
First District. Moses w. Field:
Second. John Holmes; Third, r. f.:
Hoyt; Fourth. r. f. Casey: Fifth,
DIR. D. Lamcr0n; Sixth, j. NJ. Norton;
Leventh, Hy A. Robinson: Eighth.
Ninth. Sohn III. Killbourne.
At the afternoon session the Hon.
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William H. Clute, of Three Rivers,
made an energetic and effective
speech.
The committee on permanent Or
ganization reported the Hon. Henry
w. Chamberlain, of Berrien, for
president; r. E. Hoyt, and William
Case, of Jackson, vice presidents;
George F. Anderson. of Jackson and
John Steele, of Plymouth, secreta-
ries. For state central committee,
Hon. Moses w. Field, chairman; H.
A. Robinson, John Hummell, F. l..
Smith, John F. Vandervanter, E. A.
Rurlingam, NJ. Morton, d. Fawset,
Thomas Mann, w, Jeffts.
The president was escorted to the
chair by the Hon. II. G. Hodge, of
Concord, and the Hon, A. Clute, of
Three Rivers. Mr.. Chamberlain ON
able address.
DR.. Alger, of Coldwater, was then
called, and delivered an enthusiastic
speech.
The committee on permanent plat
form reported, and the platform was
adopted.
The platform calls for the repeal of
the resumption act; reconciliation
of silver the national debt to
be paid in greenbacks, unless coin
specially is called for in the
law; soldiers who enlisted before
Feb. 25, 1851, should receive coin for
all the government owes them; the
abolition of the national banks; the
restoration of the income tax; the es-
tablishment of postal savings banks,
etc.
Delegates were appointed to attend
the national convention at Toledo.
The state central committee were
authorized to nominate regents of the
university and other officers, to be
elected at the spring elections, thus
avoiding a state nominating conven-
ton.
The convention then adjourned, af-
ter rendering votes of thanks. to meet
at 1880, when speeches were made by
the Hon. III. w. Chamberlain, A. II.
| White, and others.
After adjourning, the greenback
club, of Jackson, met and received a
large number of recruits.
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vision Of this act is hereby appscriaaed
out OF any money in the treasury Qct 9TH
erwlse appropriated; and any eain Or
selgnlorage arising from this coinage shall
be accounted for and paid into.
the treasury. as provided under exi6fing
laws relative to subsidiary coinage; pro-
vided the amount of money at any EonN
time invested In such silver bullion, lex
elusive OF such resulting coin, shAll|not
exceed four million dollars; and provided
further that nothing in this act shall be
construed to authorize the payment insil-
yer of certificates Of deposit issued under
the provision of section 254 of the revised
statutes.
Section 2. All acts and parts Of acts in
consistent with the provisions of this act
are hereby repealed.
Section 3. That Immediately after the
passage of this act the President shall in
vite the governments Of the countries
composing the Latin Union. sO-called and
of such other European nations as he may
deem advisable, to join the United States
in conference to adopt common ratio
between gold and silver. for the purpose
of establishing internationally the use of
bi-metallic money and securing fxity Of
relative value between these metals, such
conference to be held at such place IN Eu-
rope or in the United States at such time,
within six months, as may be mutually
agreed upon by the executives of theIgov-
ernments joining in the same. When
ever the governments SO invited, or any
three of them, shall have signi6ed
their Willingness to unite in the same
the President shall, by and with the ad-
vice and consent OF the Senate, appoint
three commissioners who shall attend such
conference on behalf Of the United States
and shall report the doings thereof TO the
President, who shall transmit the same to
Congress- Said commissioners shall each
receive the sum of two thousand five hun
dred dollars and their reasonable expenses,
to be approved by the Secretary Of State,
and the amount necessary to pay such COM
pensation and expenses is hereby appro-
priated out of any money in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated.
Section A. That any holder OF the coin
authorized by this act may deposit the
same with the Treasurer or any assistant
Treasurer of the United States in sums mol
less than ten dollars and receive therefor
certificates of not less than ten dollars,
each corresponding with the denomina.
tions of United States notes. The coin
deposited for or representing the certlh-
Gates shall be retained in the treasury FOL
payment of the same on demand. Said
certificates shall be receivable for customs
taxes and all public dues and when so re-
ceived may be reissued..
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The editors of the P. and Dispatch are
disputing as to which possesses the greatest
amount Of modesty. Respectfully submitted
to Donnelly and Hotchkiss for arbitration
Worthington Journal.
All right; the trust is accepted.
Bring on your crucibles, Telescopes,
microscopes and SIGH.
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And would not one suffice! 1t is officially
announced that Cad. Washburn of WISCONSIN
is soon to remove to Minneapolis to live
VIM. d. is announced as candidate for
Congress, and we suppose Cad. will come uI
smiling for McMillans seat. Elihu being out
of a lob ought to come up here also. We
suggest that he buy farm in the town Of
Donnely steyen hs comfy ana pss go g Globes
Come on, Elihu! We have already
welcomed YOU down to the ranks.
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proposition looking to the re-enactment
of the odious income tax obtained an almost
solid Democratic vote in the House OF Repre-
sentatives yesterday IN. Y. Herald.
All honor and praise to the Demo
cratic party that by that solid vote
sought to take the crushing burdens
of taxation off the shoulders OF labor
and enterprise, and place them on the
shoulders of non-productive, accumu-
lated canital.
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Messrs. Harris and Patterson. who
would have voted in the Affirmative, were
paired with Messrs. Hill and Butler, who
would have voted in the negative. RAM
som, who would have voted in the affirm
alive, was absent on account of sickness.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The following
is the full text of the silver bill g passed:
Be dsaaetsd BY tRe Senate AID Ge K0sx Of
Representatives. Of tie United AGaes Of AMER
ics, in Congress assembled: That there shall
be coined in the several mints Of the
United States, silver dollars Of the weight
of 412A grains Troy, OF standard silver, q
provided in the act Of January 18th, 1887,
on which shall be the devices and sub
scriptions provided by said oct, which
coins. together with al the silver dollars
heretofore coined BY the United States Of
like weight and fineness, shall he LEGAL
tender At their nominal value for all debts
and dues, both public ard private,
except whoee otherwise expressly
stipulated in the contract; and the Score.
tazy Of TIA Treasury l. authorized and di-
rected to purchase from time to time sil-
yer bullion q the market price thereof,
/ not Ia than two million dollars worth
per month nor more than four million
dollars worth Per nonfh, and cause the
| nme 10 b coined, mnothly, . fass 6 20
purchased, into such dollazs. and ! sum
suilicient 70 carry out - foregoing pro-
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One hundred and twenty nine failures IN
New York city during the month of January
with liabilities amounting to seven millions.
These are the good times that were promised
after the Presidential middle was settled and
good crop obtained indianapolis Sun.
And we are only at the beginning
of the trouble.
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We told our Dakota county constit-
uents last November that there would
be a tremendous effort made this
winter to repeal the Text Book Law.
Did we tell the truth
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-02-21
GENERAL NEWS.

No snow has fallen in Montana Esst this
season.
Russia has notified the Porte that she has
prevailed upon Greece to assume pacific
attitude.
The Wisconsin Senate has adopted .
memorial to Congress in favor of postal
savings banks.
Six inches of snow fell in the Black
river pine region of Wisconsin Sunday
night and Monday.
their cells Monday evening to begin the
conclave for election of Pope.
The Iowa Senate has passed resolution
refusing the pay of its officers and en-
ployes to be counted for Sundays.
A basis of peace negotiations is reported
to have been agreed to between the Span
ish and insurgent leaders in Cuba.
The Iowa Senate has rejected the House
bill for consollc ating the State Agricul-
tural College and State University.
The Spanish premier, at an Official re-
ception Friday. expressed hopes that
peace would soon be restored in Cuba
The Grand Ledge House, one Il the
finest at Wells Beach, Me-, burned Friday.
Loss 40 900; insured. Probably the work
of An incen1iary.
Morris Field, bankrupt clothing seller
| of Memphis, has been arrested ct thu in
stance Of New York creditors with making
. fraudulent assignment.
John Ables, over 60 years of age, was
hung at Carthage, Mo-, Friday, for the
murder of John L. Lane, in Mcdonald
county, Mo-, in April, 1874.
4 -
London, are TO the effect that tho ABtro-
Hungarian government Is quietly making
war preparations On large scale.
NJ. Outrey. the French minister, denies
the report that the Paris exposition will
probably be postponed on account Of the
grave situation Of affairs in Europe.
In the Maine House bill has been re-
ported to give equal political rights, ire
spective o. sex, and granting women the
right to vote in municipal elections
An official telegram from Zanzibar an
nounces the death there of NJ H. Mars and
Crespel, who were. sent by the king Of the
Belgians to explore the interior Of Africa
Hon. G. w. Hough, father Of Judge
Wyrick Hough Of the Missouri supreme
court, and prominent citizen of Missouri,
died at his home in jefferson City Thurs
day.
The House committee on p1t Officer
and post roads to-day agreed I'd report !
bill in favor of establishing steamshir
mail line from Galveston, Texas, to Ven
Cruz
4 The Golos Of St. Petersburg snnounce,
I that Osman Pasha has given - editor
positive assurance that there is not word
OF truth in the report If his cruelty 4
prisoners of war.
The President has appointed - honor
ary commissioners TO the Paris Exposition
A. w. Spasght and W. G. Quinfy Of Tex
., and Homer D. Sanborn and John Val
Beverdon Of Oregon.
A Paris dispatch says 1t i understood
that Russia has issued acirular informing
the powers that she has renowned the &C
cupation Of Constantinople q the reques'
. OF the Emperor William.
King Alfonso presented the young
Queen to the CoFtes Friday. In his speed
from the throne be stated ihAt treaty d
commenced with the United States would
Be presented for approval
4 The Agence Rue ays III Ruaniaa nsws
papen point out the BIitish deet - -
tered The Dasdane1l0, n apite q u
S0ltan's pEote1t, M = consequsntly VIC
hitting The treaty q Pans o. 1855.
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The people are denouncing Becchel
A..1 ;onrnnl rauo.

The people are uenotliCInS Dcooi'Cl
vigorously. One journal says:
7fhis is the thing who, while pretending
to4lold up the lowly Jesus as an example,
had the cheeky audacity, to charge 81 900 for
delivering a lecture in Chicago, at time
when tens OF thousands Of worthy men and
women were roaming her streets knowing
not where to find the labor by which to pro-
cure it. May the God Of the poor have mercy
on his SOUL"
No one can doubt that BeecheT
represents the church OF Dives rather
than of Lazarus.
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Our reply to the communication OF
a valued fliend at Long Lake is
crowded out by the surprising news
as to the School Book Ring.
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The song of the Book Ring: 81
sweet buy and buy"

"Yours truly, John Sherman" ex-
claimed a Cleveland man las he handed
in his petition to be declared bank
rupt.
, 1878-05-24

IMPROVED SURGERY.-A small yearling
youngster out at Fort Wayne, in Indians,
had the misfortune to suck kernel OF
corn into his windpipe the other day.
The doctor WAS sent for in haste, and an
nounced that it would be necessary to
perform tho operation Of trachiatomy to
save the child's life. The Hooser moth
er, familiar with practice of domestic
surgery of a different sort, and not
pleased with the idea of having the childs
windpipo cut open, seized the sufferer by
one leg, and holding him up, head down
ward, administered sundry resounding
spanks. There was sound not unlike
the sound of pop-gun, and the kernel
of corn was elected with great force. Inc
child was at once relieved, and recovered,
Of course. The doctor said he was thor.
oughly familiar with phlebotomy in all
its forms, but he had never had any ex.
perience with this kind since he was a
boy, and even then had never known IL
to be resorted to for surgical purposes
1t will enter into the practice OF surgery
hereafter largely, particularly in corn
countries, although 10 does not necessari.
ly follow that those who resort 70 IL
should be called corn doctors. - Troy
Times.
, 1878-05-24

PRoeHEss IN AFRICA Within ten years
a'l parts of the interior of Africa will be
rendered accessible by roads opened and
kept in order by business and philan.
thropic enterprises. Tho International
Society of Exploration, under the presi-
dency of the King of the Bslgians, is
preparing TO run an avenue for trade
across the continent, from Loango to Zsn-
zibar, while cross sections will be cut to
i'm portant points north and south. The
English will work these up from their
possessions in the south; the French will
push south from Algeria across the Sahara
Desert, and the Germans and Italians
from the northern coast. Missionary and
commercial stations will thus cease 10 be
isolated, and the reclamation Of the en-.
tire continent from the devastations OF
the slave trade will be sure if slow.--CIn-
cjnDaH GO5ettS.
, 1878-05-24
Fun in the witnes. Bo,

10 a recent lrisl II Winchr,isr +. ~,
ncss, falling tn make his vcr,.0n 4 80
veisatipn ineligible bv rra..,g. - ~.
ipudue's Tor lay. I" and SAYS bs o. ..
taken DO hand by Baron Martin W.rB 49,
fulioNing result. NY man. irrI a.. -
exactly Shat pa,s,if'' "Y,. ms r..,-;
,Nid auuli not have The pfs~ -
Nha, W.. hIs ausaeri' lie ..if I.t.s
''ccn Keeping % frr me, and that 60
NO. u", he could not have ,lI tb.,
he sp ke ia the ht,t person" No M,
iHfd, | Nas the first ,cr,on that 49,. 2
u mean, don't bring b. the thiri p.,.on
repeat his exact wurd.." There "a. ~
third person, my lnfd, only bin a4B inc -
Ny good fellow, be- did not .ay n. b,g
been Keeping the pig; he All 4 have
been Keeping it Il assure yol. ms
lord, there was n mention If your lord.
ship at all. We arc on different sto,is.
There was no third person there. and II
anything bad been said abpu, yunr lorj'
ship | must have heard A." The harm
gave in. Nothing pIeases your fun.loy.
ing lrishman better than to bother n law.
yer, and the Irish courts have known
many dialogue like this; "You ave A
Roman Catholicr Am II" "Are YOU
notr "You say l am" Come, sir:
what's your religionl" "The tue 70.
ligion.' What religions thatp" INV
religion" "And what is your religionlH
"My mothers religion" What was
your mothers religion'' "She TUX wh,s.
ky in her tay." "You bless yourself
don't you1" "When I'm done with Won
| will" What place of worship do YOU
go to'' "The most convaynient." "Of
what persuasion are youl" my persua.
sion is that you won't find out" "What
is your belief" "That you are puzzledn
"Do you confessl" mot to you" "Who
would you write to if you we're likely to
diel" The doctor" 81 insist upon your
answering me, SIR "Are you Roman
Catholic2" II am" "And why don't
you say so at once2" "You never axed
me. You said l was great many things,
but you never sxed me; you were drivin'
Grass words and crooked questions at me,
and thought it was manners to cut nv
behaviour on your own pattern" "-AAMe
Year Round.
, 1878-05-24

THE HORSE AND HIS RIDER.-In the
history of Rome it is related that in 331,
b. c., great chasm opened in the mid
die of the forum, which it was found
impossible to fill. The soothsayers said it
would close when it contained what Rome
possessed of most value, and then the
state would be perpetual. A noble youth
named NJ. Curtius,demanded if Rome had
anything of more value than arms and
valor. He mounted his horse, richly
caparisoned, and amid the silence of the
people spurred him over the brink of the
tremendous precipice (Side Liv. 1. vii. o.
l have seen striking picture of this some
where. 1t represented the horse and
rider after they had passed the brink and
we're descending 10 the unknown depths.
There was remarkable contrast between
the fright of the brute and the unruilled
self possession of the man. The limbs
of the horse were tightened to his body
and the muscles of his neck drew his head
to his chest, and shuddering terror ex.
pressed itself in the flash of his starting
eyes. The rider was serene and calm,
with solemn expression Of majesty on
his face, as of one who lived with high
thoughts. If | were set to spiritualze
this picture, should say that it was no
mean representation of ripe Christian
departing this life. The horse is the body
and the rider is the spirit. Flesh shrink
ing, spirit steady and calm and solemn.
Flesh droading the terrible shock, and
spirit wrapt in the glory OF action, de-
soending that it may ascend.-C0ok.
, 1878-05-24

THE DRUNKARD AND HIS DoG.-A
crowd was collected one day near pile
of stones in Central Park, New York,
evidently very intent upon some object
that had brought together quite collec-
tion of policemen. On drawing near
you would have seen nothing so remark
able; only a drunken man utterly in
sensible, lying on a pallet of blasted
rocks and stones. But for all there were
so many officers on hand, they could not
take the man away.
There he must stay, to all appearances,
and disfgure the ground, until he came
to himself sufficiently to move off on
his own hook. He had friend, of whom
he was wholly unworthy-a friend who
stood by him like brother, notwithstand-
ing his degradation.
A noble Newfoundland dog stood over
him, looking down into his face, and
would suffer no one to approach. He
did not like the looks of the policemen,
and they did not like his looks.
Twenty feet was the regular distance he
had settled upon, and it was at his risk
that any one came nearer. They brought
several pals of cold water and threw
over the dog, hoping to drive him away,
but he only drew closer to his unworthy
companion.
"We can't take the man unless we
shoot the dog" said one, land he's too
noble an animal to kill"
(which is the brute2" asked a passer-
by, and very appropriately, too.
, 1878-05-24

SrAMMERlNG. - Advising about the
treatment of little girl who stammerS'
the New York Tribune says:
Teach her to speak slowly, deliberate.
ly and very distinctly, and take as lltIle
notice as possible Of her stammering,
We know little girl of nine years VINO
has been so carefully trained to read win
distinctness and precision, that though
she stammers sometimes in conversation
she rarely hesitates in reading. This III.
tie girl sfather stamm badly in DIS
boyhood, but cured himself by persistenIs
elocutionary exercise, and in MANHOOD
was fluent public speaker, with no trsCe ,
of the infirmity. Habitually speaking
from full lungs is said to DO spermianen'
cure Of stammering in grown people
, 1878-05-24

A0coRDIES TO the Statesman's Year.
book, the population Of Madrid In 1894
WAS 475,7s1; according to the census OF
January last, IL is now 404, ,5s9-A falling
of Of II, 100 In fourteen years. A system
Of the most profound philoso phical
thought and research of which tho Span
iSh mind is capable has been brought TO
bear upon an investigation Of the causes
which must have led to this large de-
crease in population, and II has finally
been determined that tho decrease
is due 10 the fact that during The
fourteen years from 1854 10 1878, II, ,199
more people died or moved out Of the
city than were born or moved into it,
LssisciIb Courier ! JDurnol.
, 1878-05-24

A SPARRow's FRrEEDsnR.-This lit
tie story, which comes to US from Eng.
land, might put many human biped to
the blush: A Agentleman residing in Can
terbury, being in the habit of feeding the
sparrows which congregate about his gar.
den, noticed one OF them pick up several
of the largest crumbs and place them
before another of the number, who glad.
ly avsiled himself Of the opportunity so
kindly afforded him of enjoying his meal
in peace and quietness. On watching
closely for the cause Of this, he diseOT.
cred that the bird on whom this attention
was bestowed had only one leg, and was,
therefore, under great disadvantage in
procuring the means Of subsistence.