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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-02-07
The indianapolis Sun saws:

Time and again these hard money
speakers and papers have proclaimed
to you that the worst was past and
business would speedily revive. Time
after time these statements were
found to be false. We were told last
summer that the people ought to raise
larger crops and more stock: that that
was the way to get money and have
better times. The people adopted the
suggestion and raised unusually large
crops. and vet we know from eX-
perience and observation that times
are harder than this time last wear.
We need no statistics to prove this.
If we did the records of the bankrupt
courts, the pauper rolls, and the prison
dOcketS would attest it. So would the
pale and ilaggarl faces of millions of
half starved women and children: but
we need no such witnesses: we call
on each and all of YOU to answer from
your own experience and observation.
Ii YOU owe a debt can YOU get the
money to pay it If vou have debt
due you can You collect it ! II Won
have produce or property for sale can
vou geta fair price in cash for it ?
on have the power to remedy these
evils. Vote the Independent Green.
back party into power. That is the
only remedy: Choose We whom We will
serve.
It's the same way in Minnesota
scarcely anything will bring money
but wheat; and even wheat is not
worth what it should be, considering
the condition Of the worlds crop.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-02-07

1t is cnriouS t. observe how co M
pletely the financial question has be-
come Il sectional question: it is the
producing regions against the money
lending regions.
In the House the other day the
Stanley Matthew S resolutions, in ia
yor Of remonctizing silver. were pass.
ed by vote Of lS2 yeas to r. nays
OF the Isl votes in favor of the reso-
luton the West and South furnished
l59. while of the IS negative votes
New England. New York. New Jer-
sey and Pennsylvania furnished 66.
III other words there were only
2votes IN favor Of remonetizins silver
from New England. and only ten
votes against ii from al the Southern
and Western states ! In the North
Western states there were twenty
four vote for the resolutions and onl
one vote against them. and that vote.
we are sorry to say, came from an old
friend Dr.. stewart of the 50 District
of Minnesota. We fear the Doctor
has made Il fatal mistake.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-02-07

4 correspondent Of the Rochester
Rccord and UHt1R gives these three
reasons for supporting the Cheap Text
Book Law:
First. In many of our schools we
have three series Of textbooks in use.
and consequently from TWENTY-FIVE to
forty rccitationS each day. The
Merrill law" Will secure uniformity
of textbooks. and reduce the number
of classes in our schools. thereby Civ
iug proper time for each recitation.
Second Without doubt the present
prices OF textbooks used in our schools
are 80 per cent. higher than reason
would Justify. The 'teNt-bOok law"
furnishes us with cheap books. tthe
law is repealed. the people will contin-
ne to pay eNhoroitant prices for
school books.
Third, AMI last. but not least If
the Merritt law Is not repealed.
county Superin,enlents will not be
compensated hy book publishers for
recommending \ change Of textbooks
within the next fifteen years.
This is cleagre4Soaln- and very well
stated.
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stout men had hold of Newton.
Inwegan, etc. -
Now, said Charley. ..let's create
vacancies IN these offices and have
announcer election and give every man
fair chance - 1850
Inc screams OF applause that fol-
lowed this proposition are simply in
deScri5able.
Searles ' '''''
No replied Charley. ..let US box
them up and ship them to Runo.
fown (Yells Of delight.) .'Three
cheers for Charley Baker, cried the
"eak-mlnued man. and the cheers
were given with u vim.
Peter Flicker announced himself ut
once as a candidate for school sinner
Intendent, and offered to forgive All
peer debts Idue by parties who would
To,e ZOE MN. Great applause.) o.
l-eary stepped forward and modestly
presented his own name as a candidate
Tor Judge of Probate, and assured
the convention that that office reauir-
Ell a lawyer of the highest attain
ments. Jim Morse nominated him
self Tor Sheriff and promised all hands
Tree beer for amonth if elected. In
lact' It seemed rs if every man in the
convention was on his feet ut once.
presenting his own name for some Of.
nee. the confusion was immense.
In the meantime Charley Baker.
assisted by LIE Due. had been b,fsy
carrying IN lot of huge W-dry-
goods-boxes.
Here a difficulty occurred. The
"eak-mlnded man insisted that the
boxes must be paid for first. but "onr
Dan. being appealed to, declared
that the resulting benefits to the
community would more than comnen-
SAFE lor the price Of the boxes. and
.na0 tne convention was welcome to
them" "
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-02-07

And now. strange to say. the wool
manufacturers OF the United States
petition Congress To abolish the tart If
on wool and WOODEN goods. The doc.
trlne Of "protection' is falling into
disrepute even with those who had
hoped to be benefited by ii. The
Minneapolis Tribune has this very
sensible ntterance on the question OF
projections;
taxes on imports are of two kinds
those which produce revenue only,
and those which are intended to be
prohibItory. and from which the
protected classes receive greater
benefit than the government itself.
Under the first kind tax Of ten mil.
hon OF dollars IS paid by the consum.
er. and the whole. less the cost of col.
lection. is paid into the treasury.
Under the second kind. 4 tax of ten
millions of dollars is paid by the con.
sumner. of which perhaps the govern
ment receives one-fourth As an
illustration of how the thig works,
take, for instance. the article of blank.
cts. We use annually something
AanV -''JF,'f' iftiiS. upon WHICH
An import tax of about 100 per cent.
Is fixed. Under this law about $50
600 worth was imported in 1875. from
which the government derived a rev.
enue of SD, 900. while we paid on
home manufactures. ii the shape of
enhanced values, no less than So,.a50. :
600. In order tn produce revenue
of Slo.ooo.o0o. the government has
merely 10 levy tax of that amount
on tea and coffee, while in order to
produce like revenue from cotton or
wooden goods. or iron or steel. or on
paints. oils. china ware. etc. the tax
must be several times ten millions.
the lion share going into the pockets
Of the protected classes.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-02-07

New York threatens to withdraw
all her credit. and patronage. from
the South and West. if these localities
do not change their policy on the
money question. This reminds us of
4 story, rs Mr.. Lincoln used 10 say.
X certain customer. from arurai four
corners. threatened TO withdraw his
patronage. from \ comb manufacturer.
II he did not change his politics. The
dealer in horn told his customer TO
drive IN. rs he did not propose to turn
his coat. to keep him or any other
one-horse dealer. from going lousy.
IT New York wants to emulate a
poorly fed. spring calf. let her cut
loose from the Mississippi Valley.
We are under no obligations TO her.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-02-07

The New York HeroM speaks as fol.
lows Of the wheat market in q recent
issue:
| The aforementioned facts and figures will
serve to trengthen an impression, and W hich
will gain ground among the thinking mer-
chants Of the trade, that come peace or war.
the position OF the breadstuf market is {.
healthy and sound one and that in the i'm
| mediate future values are more likely to adj
vance than to retrograde, specially ii farmers
hold their own. Taking h returns OF twelve
Of the principal ports in the United Kingdom
the total tins year amounts to l3, l60. 900 bar
rcls. aglinst | ,034, go bushels in 1877, and
I $50 900 in 1876. Compared with last year
| tFelf surplus at present is about 2.l6D 900
bushels. the greater portion of W hich is lying
IN London granaries, and cannot effect that
country at large as il it was distributed among
the several outportS. On the other hand
Glasgow shows a falling off on the twelve
| months Of over 800 1T . bushels, " lille Liver
pool and Gloucester have augmented about
5200oO bushels, and Dublin and Bristol about
200 UO bushels respectively. As set off
against the increased stocks the floating sup
ply oil " heat and flour is at least 100 900 bus H.
els below thu OF the CORES spending period in
1871 According to latest aivices the guam
tity on passage consists OF Q 80, 900 bushels
| compared with l7,024, 900 bushels OF the
foregoing amount 800, 900 bushels are Cali
tornla and Oregon, OF W hch not more than
1908 800 bushels can reach the United King
dom before the lSt Of March, assuming tn 1t
thr ships make the voyag. in four months
aud a halt
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-02-07

The st Charles ZINES. the largest
and one Of the ables. papers in the
state. thus refers 10 the Merrill and
Burt controversy:
The articles above mentioned are
racv. Mr.. Burt getting badly handled
and severity pounded in every round.
Quackenbos picks Burt's official re-
ports all to pieces and shows numerous
grammatical errors. It is war of
educators on the one hand and book
ring on the other. and yet the book
ring cannot he seen in the conflict.
only as generally squirting on the war
riors. which seemingly appear to be
headed by Burt. who see-us to he plac-
ed in the peculiar position of fighting
the statutes which he is sworn TO sup
port, and the first interests of the
people. because they. the people, do
not see as he does The educational
obligarchy of this state is getting to
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-02-07

which l see. Michigan seems to have
escaped, and Wisconsin and Minnesota
are not much affected.
Since this was written the aspect
of affairs has greatly changed. Con-
gress has been flooded with petitions
for remonetizing silver from thous-
ands of points east of the Allegheny
Mountains; while Wisconsin and
Minnesota are both speaking out une-
quivically in favor of the same great
reform.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-02-07
The Clevelml Hral! said two o.

The ClevelAn1 Hral! said two or
three weeks ago:
The silver delaSioa has some Curl
riouS geographical peeuliaritieS. Il
appears tn have swept over the entire
South. In the North il begins in the
far West, and rolls ina broad nubrok-
Ell wave straight across the country
until il strikes against the ALLEGHENY
Mountains, which act rs \ breakwater
To stay its career. Ii throws some
spray over them upon the East. but
practically the mountains are an ef-
fective barrier. The wave runs deep
est and strongest through the central
and southern portions of Illinois. In
diana and Ohio. The region lying
north OF this belt is not so much eff.
fected. judging from the newspapers
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CONTINUED IN OUR NEXT.

Ana now 1T is Q. Brown of the Man
kato record who is working Under the
pay OF the Book Ring. and. of course.
denounclng us. toprove to his employ.
ers that he is earning his money.
The fact is. o. Brown has never for.
gwen US for telling The following an.
ecdote about him at public MEETING
held in st. Paul.
some years since O. Brown was
hanging around the Lerislature and
mat very able gentleman. Mr.. Sever.
ance of MankatO. was a member
One evening several members and
outsiders. 0. Brown. among The Iat.
ter, had gathered In Il room. and tho
conversation fell upon the question If
the intelligence Of the lower animals.
some contending that it was mere in.
stinct; and others that it was okin tn
'he reason ofman. Brown advocated
the latter view OF the case: and in
support Of his argument gave the his.
tory OF COW which ne owned and
which, from long association with the
brown family, had acquired almost As
much intcllieeaee - Brown himself
He process t1eozDt maj on one oc.
casion this eewwas stout to add to
the bovine eenDune nnefhat. from
some Gauss. = $3.50 - tro,,a,I. 49,,
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-02-07

The Democrats and GreenbacNer9
IN the Maine Legislature voted TO-
~ethnr aoainst resolutions denouncing
The Bland bill. This shows progress.
Erchung3.
Ana in Wisconsin the Democrats
and Greenbackers united and controll-
ed the organization of the House OF
Representatives. This shows more
nrNOrc
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-02-07
@al!ti- ss3:elo,lopoli5t.
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IGN ATIUS DON NELL1. EDITOR

Nine hundred and seventy two NIL
lions dollars Of debts due the llaIioiial
banks: and six hundred and fifty MIL
lion dollars of currency in the whole
land to pay with.
A lively state Of things! '.Too
much monev-too much money OF
,niIlS,.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-02-07

one billion five hundred million Of
saving fund deposits. and Only six
hundred and fifty million dollars OF
currency.
fall the depositors demand their
money at once there would not be III
~ cents on the dollar Of currency IN
thr whole nation to pey them
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-26
why He Murdered Her.
IN Y Trihunal

A conscientious and "white-1o,lled' muir
dercr is psychological study Tyrolese
miller named Plorer was arrested in Easter
week for the murder Of Maria Andres He
persuaded her to 60 with him to The top of a
wooden aqueduct which spans the river
Etsch. and, having killed her by a blow on the
rushing stream. Everybody in the village
supposed at first that she had committed sui
eide, but finally suspicious were aroused that
her lover had seduced and then murdered her
When he was arrested he made clean breast
OF it, He declared that he had long been tor
mented by anxiety for the souls health of the
woman whom he had led astray and that
this torment had provoked him to the act of
murder, and also to his deliberate selection
Of the Easter season as the very ttest time
for carrying it into effect. He conceived that
he himself, by tempting the girl into mortal
sin. had not merely bghted her worldly repu-
tation for the whole course Of her life on this
side Of the grave, but had also endangered the
everlasting salvation of her soul. He planned
her death in order at the same time to relieve
his own conscience and to secure her saliva
ton. Death would save her from the taunts
and cOntumely which were certain to be her
lot In this world and he determined that it
should be inflicted Immediately after her gen
eral confession at Eastertide, because she
would at that favorable moment be in state
OF purity OF SOUL and she would thus be as
sured Of an immediate and unchallenged
entry into Paradise! He further stated that
he believed the ScrupulOus care which he had
taken for the girls eternal welfare would
probably appease the Almighty.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-26

himself, as he well may be. =. There is Prince
Tour and Taxis wearing always the honora-
Bile patch over his left eye which tells how
near he pushed to the German cuirassiers at
10 white tunic and red trousers a small,
quiet, unstnking man. In. spectacles. There
90 alf the other archdukes, tall and stalwart
among IT., them the, the Hereditary Prince, in his
the room 80 simply attired for the Prince is
still no more than cadet
The Emperor comes next, a man Of fair
| height, with reddish hair turning gray, and
at the head Of the mems table, while his con
sort and the Grand Duchesses sail to the
other board. All are dressed in deep black
with trains some ten feet long. upheld by
little pages, The Empress, observed and ad-
duty, The Bishop. recites a service and the
choristers respond. while the twenty-four
gensdarmes dn gatais bring up their trays
laden with the first course under escort Of
tho German guardsmen. When they are
ranged opposite the guests, their majesties
step down and unload each tray, putting the
dishes on the table. The imperial walters
resume their place. On another signal the
Grand Dukes and Grand Duchesses advance
the Crown Prince at the head Of the former;
the gensddr1nes reappear, and their highnesses
replaced the untouched meats. Escorted by
plumes and sabres. the procession files out
and the next course is brought, unloaded by
LuptiW, ttltHbIti ny LILO ATCIluukfS
with exactly the same ceremony Five times
the performances IS repeated. until, with the
dessert, napkins and bread. and jug and
| tankard rose leaves and cloth are carried
away. and the table itself removed, tressels
and all. gorgeous banquet the old people
have seem and will presently TASTE those who
have still their senses.
The washing follows Long rolls of cloth
are spread along the poor old knees, and the
Archdukes on one side, Archduchesses on the
other slip off the latchet shoes and gartered
stockings. The gentlemen do their service
hastily, with an evident wish to let the curtain
fall on this time-hOnored farce; but the ladies
laugh with the old women and each other.
sadly delaying the operation. 1t is marvel
GUS to observe how they avoid their trains
One must be born a princess to keep ever
present In ones mind the fact that tail is
stretching. ,coiling, yards behind ones feet.
At length all is prepared, and at each table
chamberlain arrives, bearing golden ever
and napkin. He goes before the Emperor or
the Empress, pours little drop of water on
the naked feet, and majesty dropping on its
knee, touches them with his napkin.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-26
CeunterminIng tor Torpedoes.

+ The operation of "countermining, which
has of late been frequently spoken Of as a
means OF clearing passage through chan
nel or stretch of water in which torpedoes
have beenplanted, consists In exploding large
charges OF powder, gun-cotton or other ex-
ploslve sunk to some distance below the sur
face OF the water, in order that the shock
produced, transmitted through the surround
ing fluid, may stave in or otherwise injure
any OF the enemys submarine mines which
may be arranged in the vicinity. A
certain area being. thus cleared Of any
hostile torpedoes, this space may be con
tinually enlarged by dropping and exploding
other counter mines, each one in advance Of
the other, until finally the whole passage is
cleared. Unless, however the exact position
OF the defensive torpedoes has been deter
mined beforehand, it is evident that very
large quantity OF explosive material will have
to be expended, since the radius of rupture Of
a counter-mine being comparatively small
several charges may be exploded at points
where they will do no damage The exist
ence of submarine mines may, however, gen
orally be discovered by sweeping" the area
In which it may be suspected they have been
placed, This operation is performed by drag
ging through the water rope which Is
weighted SO as to keep it at a certain depth
below the surface, and the ends of which are
attached to two boats which are rowed or
steam forward together at a given distance
apart. The mines of the enemy having
been discovered by this means can then be
readily destroyed by cOunterlnining.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-26
MARK ANTONY GRAFTON OVER
CESAR. E


Tho text from which Shakespeare wrote his
Bfk} Ioil City, Derrick .H
friends, Romans, countymen! Lend me
your ears; ~
! will return them next Saturday. I come
To bury CAESAR. because the times are hard
And his folks can't afford to hire an Under
The evil that men do lives after them
IN the shape Of progeny that reap the
so let it be with the deceased. ...
Brutus hath told you Caesar was ambitious
What does Brutus know about iti
1t is none of his funeral. Would that 1t were
Here under leave Of you, come to .r
Make speech at Csrsar's funeral.
He was my friend, faithful and just to me;
He loaned me i've dollars once when WAS In
And signed my petition for q postoffice.
But Brutus says he was AMBITIOUS.
Brutus should wipe OIL his chin.
CAESAR hath brought many captiyes nome TO
Who broke rock on the streets until their
ransoms
Did the general Golfers fill.
When that the poor hath cried Caesar hath
Because, sef It didn't cost anything and
Made him solid with the masses Cheers.
Ambition should be made of sterner stuff,
Yet BrutuS says he was ambitious.
Brutus is liar. and can prove 1t.
You all did see that on the Lupercal
thrice presented him kingly crown
Which thrice he did refuse, because it did not
tit him quite.
Was this ambitious? Yet BEutus sa US he was
ambitious.
Brutus Is not only the biggest liar in the
country.
But he is a horse thief of the deepest dye.
Applause.
Ii you have tears, prepare to shed them now.
Laughter
You all do know this ulster.
/ remember the first time ever Caesar put it
It was Oh summers evening In his tent,
With the Thermometer registering ninety de-
grees i'm the shade;
But it was an ulster to be proud OF,
And cost him seven dollars at Marcus
Swartzmeyer's
Corner Of Fulton and Ferry streets, sign Of
the red flag.
Old swartz wanted forty dollars for 1t,
But finally came down to seven dollars be-
cause it was Caesar!
Was this ambitious2 If Brutus says 1t was
He is even a greater liar than Mrs. Tilton!
Look! in this place ran Cassius' dagger
through
Through this the son of gun of Brutus
And, when he plucked his cursed steel away
Mark Antony how the blood of Ctsar fol
lowed it
fCheers and cries Of "Give us some
thing on the silver bill =. Hit him
again Y etc.
| come not friends, to steal away your hearts,
| am no thief, as Brutrs is.
Brutus has monopoly in all that business,
And II he had his deserts, he would be
In the penitentiary. and don't you forget IL,
Kind friends, sweet friends, do not wish to
stir you up
TO such a sudden flood of mutiny,
And as 1t looks like rain,
The pail bearers will proceed to place the
coffin Ia the hearse,
And we will proceed to bury Caesar,
Not to praise him.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-26
The Russian Army.

The Cologne Gnzette estimates the army
which Russia can place in the field at present
tanned, but cannot be increased. The Rus
sian forces now in European Turkey and
Rouhanla amount to twelve and half army
corps $4,000 men. About 100000 men
must be employed for the occupation of
Asatlc Turkey; 50 that only seven and a
6aif army corps 1877, 800 men remain still
disposable. In case Of war with England the
Turkey and Roumania The disposabIe seven
and a half army corps would then be en-
ployed Tor occupying the coasts of the Black
sea and the Baltic Poland and St. Peters
burg and Moscow, where recent events have
shown the presence of very dangerous plc-
ments, would also require strong ghrrisons
Kussla could therefore, in case of war with
EhgIand, maintain her present positions, but
would have no forces-not to speak Of an
Indian campaign-for taking precautionary
measures, against Austria at whose mercy
she would be, if Austria resolved on warike
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-26

DIRECTORS:
Il. j. Hart. jesse 8. Flower
J. L. Harris. Henry Renshaw.
J. Weis. L, Alcus.
Hugh Wilson, b. VI. Taylor,
Scott McGehee. B. Biseoe.
J. q. Morris. d. Fatjo.
A. Baldwin. James /. Day.
T. l.. Airey. Charles Macresdy.
Lionel @. ltsvy. RE. Craig.
". II. Seymour, Emory Capp.
sam L. Boyd. John G. Gaines.
Il A. Ohafraix. John 8. Groves.
ja2O
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TOTAL assets. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1856 1853 80
The foregoing statement Els just true and
correct transcript from the books OF the COM
pany.
JAS. l. DAY. President
Fl. CARPENTER Secretary.