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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-03
, as is now in progress. His bill was
in substance as follows:

in substance as follows:
First. 1t provided for a general in
spector of grades, weights and
measures at St Paul, said inspector
to be elected by the Legislature and
hold Office for two years. This in
spector was to prescribe grades of
wheat, defining what they should con-
siSt of.
Second.--A deputy Inspector was to
be placed at such elevator or mill,
such Inspector to be elected by the
county commissioners, and to be
paid one-quarter of a cent per bushel
for grading, such payment to be made
by the farmer. An appeal was to be
made from the local Inspector to the
general inspector at st. Paul.
Third.-The deputies were forbidden
the use Of the brass testers. but were
required to use the approved hall
bushel measure and regular scales.
This is the measure. or something
akin to it, which Mr.. Donnelly
election to Congress would secure
while Mr.. Washburn's would mean
the perpetuatlon of the present system
Of robbery.
And still we are informed that il
will not do to mix this matter with
politics. We might add that this
/ injunction comes entirely from
! Washburn men.
In the meantime it is evident tha
the farmers of the whole State pro
pose to take up this question an(
ascertain who is responsible for the
wrong they suffer and what is tn,
remedy.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-03

The Pioneer Press is ready to dis.
band the Republican party and form
a new party on the sole issue of hard.
money and hard times Hear it.
In view of the recent election in
Name. the honest men of the country
Should 1T once make up their minds
tor square fight with the rogues and
1oolS. 1t Is immatelial under what
name the honest men rally, 50 long d,
they gather around the standard OF
"sOund constitutional currency and
unstained national credit" Let hon
est men stand firm; they can a thous
and times better afford to endure de-
feat for few years than to yield an
inch to the shameless infection OF
cowardice and dishonor that is now
marking for its own all the truculent
and lalthleSs elements in the land.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-03
Bury Washburn out Of Sight.

Washburn and his friends will turn
loose the dogs Of war in the third dis.
trict, and fight Donnelly until the end
Of the campaign; but neither the
Washburn family nor the pine land
ring have money enough to buy w.
d. seat in the forty-sixth congress.
With his sarcastic tongue. ready wit
and complete knowledge Of the work.
ings Of the corrupt political ma
chinery which made Washburn's
nomination possible, Donnelly will
goad his adversary to desperation and
bury him out Of sight in November.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-03
Washburn Alarmed
Delano Eagle. /

If signs do not all deceive, Mr.. Don.
nelly will get mere Republican votes
in this county, and perhaps all over
the district than il was first thought
he would, and if we mistake not, Mr..
Washburn and friends are somewhat
alarmed and show signs or Indications
Of intending TO inanguraD vigorous
campaign. 1t would be grand spec
tacle, indeed, and the most glorious
feat of his life, if Mr.. Donnelly would
defeat the pine land rings servant,
and representative, and obIiterate
from the broad part Of at least one
Washburn, the historical M. c."
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-03

The Greenback convention of tho
Second District was held Sept. 18th at
Northteld. 1t was not as largely at.
tended as 1t should have been. This
was probably due to the hard times
and the scarcity of money. We
printed brief report of the proceed.
ings in eur last issue.
The gentleman named BY the CON
vention as their nominee. Hon. Geo
{. Chamberlin, is worthy of any posi-
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-03
HOMO.
THE RICE CO, CONVENTION.

FARIBAULT, Sept. % 1878.
MR.. THORNTON, DEAR SIR
The Greenback Labor Party Commit.
tee of Rice county have decided to
change their day of Convention from
Saturday the 18th day Of Oct. 1873, to
Wednesday the l6 day Of Oct. 1878
Please make the alteration in your
next issue. and oblige
Yours Respectfully,
JOHN LINDSAY.
Per order Of the committee.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-03

After the first news of the result in
Maine the Republican party were
ready to throw the gold-bugs and
banks overheard. But these WORTHLESS
do not propose to be made Jonahs of
III that way; they are determined
that if they must go to the bottom
the Republican party must 90 with
them. We quote:
ASHINGToN, Sept. 2O.-Eugene
Hale, chairman of the Republican
congressional campaign committee,
In an interview, IN answer to Il
question whether any change was
contemplated in the conduct of the
campaign based ON the election in
Maine, says: know there has been a
good deal Of talk recently about the
change OF base by the Republican
party on financial issues, but there is
nothing IN it. We will keep our old
programme. He denies that the
Republicans would go out of their
way TO make any overtureS whatever
to the Greenhack party. He declares
that the committee would not counsel
the support of a Greenback candidate
In district where they could beat a
Democratic nominee Nv SO doing and
SAID an honest financial policy is one
upon winch We must make the fight
The standard which we upheld in
Maine must not he lowered an inch,
There You have it, Greenbackers
The Republicans Will not form any
alliances with YOU under any circum
stances. They prefer 70 be wiped Out
rather than help the Nationals.
Well, We propose to wipe them out
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-03

We trust the people of Kandiyohi
county viii return Hon. A. E. Rice
to the Senate, without regard to party
lines. He is a true friend Of the
people. an enemy of rings and monopo-
lies, and supporter of Greenback
PRINCIPLES.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-03
\ ours with esteem,
r. X. BURROWS
The answer is plain

The answer is plain
II greenbacks are below the value
OF gold because they are not permit
ted by law to fulfill all the functions
OF gold, tO-Wlt, are not receivable tor
duties on imports; and if their recep-
ton for duties on imports would make
them, as seems to be admitted even
by John sherman, of the same value
rs gold. then there would be no diff
Guilty In exchanging them for gold
whenever the government needed
any for the payment Of interest on
the bonds.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-03

We have received the following let.
ter from Hon. r. X. Burrows, formerly
leadin: and influential member of
the State Senate:-
PINE CITY, Sept. Is, 1878.
Hon. |. DONNELLY, DEAR SIR:-I
note your nomination for NJ. G.. for
this district, and congratulate you
thereon.
In the platform adopted by the Ma
tlonals, | can see no provision for
Keeping up the specie reserves, in
treasury which alone will make green
backs at par. The question | wish to
ask is this, if greenbacks are to be re-
ceived for all government dues Gus
toms included. How is coin to be OBJ
tanned by the treasury, after the
amount on hand at passage of bill is
exhausted! This seems to me vital
error In your financial programme,
and you would confer favor on
many by answering the above ques-
ton through the columns of your
paper.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-03

VIM. Bersch Of Eau Claire Wis,
has furnished us a copy Of German
Greenback pamphlet Of which he
will furnish 5000 for ten dollars. He
also publishes a Greenback German
paper at Eau Claire for so cts. year.
Send for sample COPIES.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-03
The National Bank and Ring Candidate.
7 fifcL field Judap.pdouf

Washburn has no sympathy for nor
fellowship with the great and agricul-
tural and laboring class Of this dis.
trict. He is national banker, a
member Of the Minneapolis pine land
ring, and as the Pioneer Press says.
will spend thousands of dollars to Sc.
cure his election in order that the
ring may avail itself of his services in
congress to cover up it's pine steals.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-03
The Democrats Solid.
St. Cloud Times-Dem. |

Judging from their columns. the
Washburn organs are terribly worried
over Donnelly's nomination. They
are continually asserting that the
Democrats will not vote for him but
for Washburn. This is all bOsh.
There are not dozen Democrats in
the district outside of Hennepin coun-
ty. who will vote for the pine ring
nabob.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-03
Friend of the Working Men.
Little Falls Transcript.

Donnelly served three terms in con.
gress and came out comparatively
poor, while many congressman be.
came wealthy. That simple fact
speaks volumes for his integrity.
Donnelly is the friend of the work.
ing and industrial classes of this
country, and he is a man with whom
bribery is impossible.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-03

- w IScOnSln board
such disastrous
te- Something is
e power of these
the farmers will in
20 represent them
1t. etc. etc.. ETC..
lions more emphat-
int organized rob-
tic.
ION MEETING.
e Pioneer-P Press.
], Sept 23.-This be-
day there were
rs in town. Some
DO were dissatisfied
grading of wheat as
urt house and orga-
Q consider the mat
> Of the few speak
satisfaction with the
established By the
OF trade and Mime.
sociation as not be-
the grading Of the
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-03
There is great agitation among til

There is great agitation among the
people of the state upon the question
ofiwheat grades. The Mankato Record
says:
No 3 wheat will yield within one
pound as mach -four as last years No.
l, and the -four is allowed to be par
ticula"ly good. That is, the differ
ence in point of yield between the
two grades is only a fraction nvo. I
per cent. But tn u1Herence IN the
money which mills and elevators offer
Tor the two grades in still nearly 40
per cent, after the recent revision of
prices by the Mil.er's association.
How is this! Farmers ought to be
able to get more yet for their No.
wheat.
Considerable dissatisfaction exists
along the line of the St Paul and Pa.
citic roads with the grades of wheat
established by the Milwaukee board
OF traed and the Millers association of
Minneapolis and the prices offered
therefor by these parties. This feel.
ing prevailed to such an extent that a
short time ago, several gentlemen
having considerable wheat at Her.
mann and beyond. combined and
shipped their wheat through to New
York. where after paying all ex-
penses, they netted % cents. an in
crease of 20 cents per. bushel over
what they were offered at home by
either of the two associations referr-
ed to.
The Pioneer-Press of the Goth Sept.
contains the following kilograms:
OwAToNSA, Mimi, Sept. Is
There were great many farmers in
town to-day in attendance upon the
convention. and / took the opportuni-
ty of discussing the new rules of grad
ing of the Milwaukee board. with
them. The opinions expressed by
them were in accordance with all 9TH
ers. | had previously heard. viz:
that they were an injustice and a
robbery of the farmers. who would
now be discouraged from attempting
extensive wheat-raising. The general
opinion seems to be that it is only
the thin end of the wedge; that the
No. grade being now established.
will he retained. with all the other
Objectionable and unjust rules. The
wheat is Masking excellent -four, and
the farmers are determined. as far as
possible. To have it made into -four
and sell itl in that shape. Much in
dignationf Is expressed that it should
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-03
vii. Keen uo to the Marx

The Hennepln county Mirror says
that Donnelly will poll as large a vote
in Hennepin county as could any
Democrat who lives outside the coun-
ty.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-03
R. THORNTON, EDITOR.

Post Office box Ff Office No Is East Third
Street, where he will be glad to make the &C
quantance of any Greenbackers who may be
IN the city at any time, and have little spare
time
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-03
Brains against Money

The campaign is question Of Don.
nelly against Washburn' money. Il
is vile disgrace TO sell . vote, and
the next worst thing Is to vote with
those who are bought.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-03
A Stamp Which will be Avegted.
HassIn1s rini.m

The St. Paul Globe asserts that
Washburn is as stupid as our own be-
loved Strait. Good Lord two such
creatures representing Minnesota in
Washington il enough to stamp the
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-03
An Honest Man.
LIE Sueur County Herald. |

nc OUouI OOuIItS 11OI ]
Our readers will find the Hon. Hen
~ Pochler's name at the head of our
columns, indeed, our many readers
could not expect otherwise. We are
always in favor of the election of an
honest man, one that will work for
the Interest of his constituents and
consult their wishes in public mat
ters.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-03
Chances Good.
fDundAs News. |

Donnelly's chances for election to
congress are better than they have
been for years. If the workingmen Of
Minneapolis and st. Paul. stand by
their nominee.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-03
Scooping Washburn.
HASTINGS Union

The Democrats are confident that
Mr.. Donnelly can and will clean out
Washburn for congress in the third
district. The Maine election has
helped to demoralize the Republicans
of Minnesota, and if the ball is kept
rolling, in the eternal fitness Of
things, Donnelly will scoop the pine
land ring and its aristocratic leader,
WaShburn.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-03
The Peoples Friend.
| BENTON Comfy Press

Wait until Donnelly takes his seat
in congress. and then you will find out
that the people of the whole state will
rejoice. Donnelly is the man they
want to see there, unless Bill Wash
burn Institutes another rascally re-
turning board the little giant will
soon be heard at our national capitol
defending and advocating the peoples
rights.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-03
THE THIRD DISTRICT.
The HashbIrn Family Under the Weather
Close Contest.
Detroi. Record-Rep. |

While we don't believe that DON
nelly will be elected; we~do saw that
in our opinion. the contest will be
the closest ever yet held in this dis
trict.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-03
state as a commonwealth of dam
phools.
OonneIIy's Campaign.

WiIkin County GaZette-Rep.
We expect that he will speak in ev-
cry school house in the district this
fall, and he will be sure to point out
to his hearers the exact spot where
he has marked his old time enemies,
will the celebrated brand IN. c."
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1878-03-08
Among the Dead Failures of the Past

how many bogus nostrums
may be numbered! Beginning
their careers with tremendous -four
lsh Of tfumpets, blazoned for time
in the public prints and on flaming
posters, soon, but not too soon, were
they RELOCATED to the limbo of things
lost on earth. But Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bittels is a living and thriving
remedy. 1t goes on, curing and to
cure. Neither underhand nor open
competition affect it On the contra
ry, contrast with inferior rival prep
arations only increases its popularity.
1t has been repeatedly initiated, but
without success. Counterteits of it
have been surreptitiously introduced,
but have failed fat. Everywhere it
entrenches itself in the confidence of
the people; and well it may, for it is
a thoroughly reliable invlgorant of the
feeble, banishes dyspepsia and consti
patton, braces thenerves, cures rheu
matte ailments and kidney complaints
and eradicates and prevents intermit
tent and remittent fevers.
Dec. l,'77-1y.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1878-03-08

SINCE the doctors have raised the
howl that the bits of wash-leather and
india rubber used in the manufacture
of mince pies are unwhoIesame, if not
absolutely injurious, the mince-pie in.
dustry has been almost revolutionized,
the manufacturers using pasteboard
and Eastwood vaneering, instead Of
the Objectionable ingredients. The
upper crust is still made Of asbestos
roofing paper, same as last year.
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A New WAY To RETAIN SUBSCRIBERS

A New WAY To RETAIN SUBSCRIBERS
An indignant subscriber to New
Jersey paper went into the Office a
few days ago and ordered his paper
stopped because he differed with the
editor in his views of subsoiling fence
rails. The editor conceded the mans
right to stop his paper, and. remarked,
coolly, as he looked over his list:
"Do you know Jim Sowders, down
at Hardscrabble?"
Every WELL" said the MAJ.
"Well, he stopped his paper last
week because | thought farmer was
blamed fool who didn't know that
timothy was good thing to graft on
huckleberry bushes, and he died in
less than, four hours"
Lord! il that sol" said the aston
lSneu granger.
Eyes; and you know old Geo. En-
ickson, down on Eagle creek?"
"Well, I've heard of him.
"Well," said the editor, gravely:
"he stopped his paper because I said
he was the happy father of twins, and
congratulated him on his success so
late in life. he fell dead within twen-
ty minutes. There's lots of similar
cases, but it don't matter. I'll just
cross your name of, though you don't
look strong, and there's q bad color
on your nose"
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LETTER FROM uHv
BosroN March s. 1878.

A1N1AO4N3 W d Nll ~ lOlC 49,
I'D. World: You know how it is
Yourself when items are scarce. It i
z difficult matter to write even a half
way readable letter; however III give
thee all CAN can do no more. Tie
peautlfnli is about two and half feet
deep and prospects hattering for a
good mining season.
Blddy, Doyle & Co. will be under
the immediate supervision Of Hon.
Steve Dempsey. After long siege Of
maid work they have fitted this set Of
claims IN superior running order. A.
a. Spain, on Siskiyou gulch, will wash
OH acres OF rich surface. H. Cakes
mas good paying ground on the east
side OF Siskiyou Gulch; will use wa
ter from the Spain ditch. w. Schnarr,
at the Bend on Grimes creek, compile
ted a three hundred inch ditch from
Willow creek. I, it'll this and his
Dead Horse ditch he can use seven
hundred inches of water on his claim.
which IS one OF the best in the coun-
ty. Dave Mines will work in Dead
Horse gulch, and will without doubt,
do well. r. w. Spencer, on his land
grant on the west side of Granite
creek, is hopeful of a good cleanup.
Messrs. Tompson & Cheek, of Cen
terville, have bought of G. w. Crafts,
the old Riggs claim on Granite creek,
and will work there the coming sea-
son. Mr.. Burson has left here for
awhile. He is at work on Willo v
creek carpentering for Travis and
Channel.
Joe jackson, formerly of this place,
has relocated the old Hawkeye ledge,
abandoned some twelve years ago.
We took look at this ledge from the
lower level, eight and a half feet from
the surface, and pronounce it good of
the kind. 1t is about eighteen inches
wide, and contains all the necessary
ingredients that constitute first-class
ledge. Among the most prominent
stratas are anthony, pewter, sulphl-
rets, tincture of iron, pyrites. As for
gold there is none visible to the naked
eye. One strata puzzled me; it is a
white, sticky substance, about the con-
slstency of sour dougll-tastes, feels
and smells like it, and of course can
be nothing else, Mr.. Jackson says
he has a big thing, and this ledge
must pay, as he is an amalgamator OF
superior excellence, having proved
himself such at Horseshoe Bend nnder
very trying circumstances, and giving
general satisfaction.
There is not woman in this camp,
and we are living in quiet elegance;
this being the case you cannot expect
me to chronicle marriages, highway
robberies, DRINKS, births, elopements,
social gatherings and hangings;
therefore order reigns in Warsaw.
FL.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1878-03-08

W. J. SNoDGRAss, Of La Grande, is
very favorably spoken of by leading
Republicans Throughout the State as a
candidate for Congress. Mr.. Snod-
grass is we'll known as one of the
best business men in this State, and
while it seems almost cruel to beat
him, as all who know him will agree
that he would be very accommodating
and efficient as Representative, it
would at the same time be happy
disappointment in case we should suf-
fer defeat, to know that we would be
represented by man in whose word,
ability and industry the people of Or
egon could place that implicit conf
dence which they could in Mr.. Snod-
grass Union county (Ogn.) Senti-
mel.
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"Sce here. Mr.. Editorfv said tho

See here, Mr.. Editorr' said the
subscriber, looking somewhat alarmed
I believe III just keep on another
year, because ! always did like Your
paper; and, come to think about it,
you're a young man, and some allow
ance' orter be maie;;' and he departed,
satisfied that he had made narrow
escape from death
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SEE summons in another column.

and ready wit is an almost indisnen.
sable endowment in good cross ex,
amlnlng counsel. but the quickest and
readlest sometimes finds his match
"Oh, You say this gentleman was
about fifty-fve," said Canning to a
young woman in the witness box.
and | suppose now you consider
yourself pretty good judge of ages,
Ell? All, just so. Well, how old
would you take me to be?" "Judg-
ing by your appearance, sir" replied
the witness, 81 should take you to be
about sixty. By your question l
should Judge you to be about sixteen"
Whether counsel had any more ques-
tons for thi, lady is not recorded.
Now" began another learned gentle
man, rising slowly from among his
professional brethren, and looking
very profound, "now, are yon pre-
pared to swear that this mare was
three years old?" "Swear," returned
the stableman in the box, Eyes, I'll
swear she was" "And pray sir, up.
on what authority are you prepared
to swear it," "What authority" cch-
oed the witness. eyes, sir; upon
what authority? You are to give me
an answer, and not repeat my quos-
ton" 81 don't see as man can be
to answer question before
he has had time to turn it over"
Nothing can be simpler than the
question put to you. Upon what au
thority, | repeat, do You swear to this
age" "Oh, very good au-
thority." "Then why this evasion?
Why not state it at once?" "Well, if
YOU must have it"-"Must have it,"
interrupted the man of law, II will
have it." "Well, then, if you must
and will have it," said tho hostler,
with deliberate gravity, II had It'll
from the mares own mouth" A par
ticularly witty reply was once made
by well known English architect,
who had been giving an important
opinion, and whose professional status
Mr.. Sergeant Garrow, the opposing
counsel, was anxious to deprecate.
you are builder, / believe" began
Inc Sergeant. "No, sir, am not a
builder, | am an architect" "Ah,
we'll. builder or architect, architect or
builder, they are pretty much the
Iame, suppose" Il beg your par
lon. sir, | cant admit that; | consid-
r. them to be totally different" "Oh,
indeed; perhaps you will state where
n this great difference exists "Ah,
architect, sir, conceives the design,
the plans, draws ont the
,pecifications-in short. supplies the
mind. The builder is merely the ma
thine; the architect the power that
,nts the machine together and sets 1t
yoing." ooh, very well, Mr.. Archi-
ect, that will do; very ingenious
distinction without difference. DO
rou happen to know who was the he
.rcbitect of the Tower of Babel!"
There was no architect, sir" replied
he witness; "hence the confusion
here"