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NARROW.GAC;E RAILROADS

"A narrow-guage railroad is being
built from Keithburg, Illinois, on the
the Mississippi River, eastward, to the
Indiana State line. Another is to lie
built from Toledo to Grand Rapids,
which it is proposed to extend to Van
Vert, Ohio. The managers of the
keithburg line are now proposing to
extend their line so as to connect with
the Toledo line at Van Vert, thus form
ing narrow-gauge road from Toledo
to the Mississippi. Then it is further
proposed to extend the line across Iowa
to Omaha. Narrow-guage roads are
rapidly growing in favor.
The Tamah Il Chicago Narrow-G uape
will be in running order by September.
The novelty of this road is the use of
maple instead of iron rails. Of the ma-
pie rails an Illinois paper says:
These maple rails are obtained at a
cost OF SIS per thousand feet. It is es-
tlmated that the maple rail will last
over one year without repairs. hence
the interest OH tho capital invested in
iron rails would relay a maple track
every twelve months. Last fall. on the
Elkadcr road in Iowa, a portion of the
track was laid with maple rails, and AN
examination of them made this spring.
shows that they have not been injured
in the least Ivy constant use. There is
no doubt that the wooden rail will be
extensively used in sections Of country
where heavy capitalists do not wish to
invest their money to theextent of put
ting down iron.
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THE GEM
. ICR;i 70 S SC c P E

Is the most wonderful scientific production Of
the nineteenth century. 1t furnishes the power
and exceeds in usefulness any microscope ever
invented. It reveals the hidden wonbors of
mails in Waer Fseh n ts oeh
Marrow Of q Hair, etc, etc. IL also shoes IRI
CHINA SPIRALLS or Rork WorAa, .oAererer
It existsin pork. IT IS JUST THE THING FOR
CHILDREN ANDYOUNG FOLKS, and grown
folks too. Price, $3.50. Sent by mail posi-. paid
on receipt of price. A GREAT CHANCE FOR
and Women, Boys and Girls; whole or spare
time, day time or cve7,in0. COMPLETE OUTFIT
mailed, post paid, on receipt Of price. Address
IHE BEVERLY COMPANY, 2S4 Wabash Ave-,
CHICAGO.
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Spirit Lake Staqe-Line.

nOTY 4 LAMBERT, having secured the car
crying Of the mails from Spirit Lake to Wor-
Ellington, will run as follows
Leave Spirit Lake at I o'clock on Monday
morning, and arrive at WOrthngtOn at O'Clock
D. m.
Returning, leave Worthtngton on Tuesday
morning at O'Clock, and arrive at Spirit Lake at
clock, p. m.
Any business entrusted to our care will Ike
promptly and faithfully attended to. Passengers
carried At reasonable rates. e" fH1v.
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LAYING UP FUEL

A writer in the Sibley Gazette says:
Last Winter there were not few
within dozen miles Of Sibley who ap-
piled for coal from the Relief Commit
tee saying they had not even hay to
burn.
We may need a Relief Committee,
next winter; but charity coal will new
er again be sent in, as freely as last
winter. -Four days of hard work hay
ing would supply q hay fire for a year.
Winter before last was very cold, but
saved $50 in the two worst months
December and .Ianuary-by burning
hay. We were warm and less time was
taken keeping fire than ,co,sld have
been cutting down wood IL miles off,
Shedding it, and preparing it for the
stove. Put up the hay then, before
the frost, and save time and money.
We know Of a number in this county
who have burned hay for several years,
and who think it no hardship. Some
did this not as a matter of necessity
but. of economy. An abundance of
grass can be had for a month or two to
come, and those who fail to put up hay
and thus supply themselves with both
fuel and food for stock, are inexcusable.
Those who live near peat beds can sup
ply themselves with good fuel from
this source. The grasshopper invasion
has been a severe blow to this section,
but those who set manfully and resolute-
1y to work, adapting themselves to the
circumstances, will come through all
right, and by another year will be on a
good footing. Nine-tenths of those
with whom we have conyersed take a
sensible view of the matter, and have
no Intention of abandoning this beau
tiful and fertile country because of a
drawback which is no more peculiar to
this section than to any other part of
the West.
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The most singular fact we have
heard is that Fayette county, in South
ern Ohio, has been eaten out by grass
hoppers and farmers are driving their
cattle hundred miles east of there to
find DaSture
The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-08-01

An automatic grain binder is at work
near st. Paul. One man with q team
and this binder can harvest from ten
to fifteen acres of grain day. 1t is
cluin,ed that this binder. will work a
revolution in harvesting.
The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-08-01

A portion of the new postal law went
into effect on the first of July. From
that date subscribers to newspapers,
living within the county where the pa
per is published, are not required to pay
postage.
The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-08-01

The Toledo papers are again warning
over the appointment of Toledo post
master. This regular quarrel might he
avoided by abolishing the Toledo post
office
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STORMS AND FLOODS.

The waters seem to have it all their
own way this year. The Mississippi i'll
undatlon in the Spring rendered thou
sands Of persons homeless and destroy
ell millions of dollars worth of proper
ty. The bursting of the Mill River
reservoir destroyed $50 lives and proper
ty to the amount of millions more
And now comes the IittsDurg storm
and water-spout, which drowned from
$50 to 200 persons and swept away
bridges, factories and whole blocks of
buildings. The same storm passed
over Kentucky destroying crops and
property to the amount of $1OO,O0O.-
On Friday last a water-spout burst at
Eureka, Nevada, killing 20 persons and
causing also great destruction Of prop
crtV
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Departments.
FARMER'S DEPARTMENT

F1RMER'S DEPARTMENT.
Special prominence will be given to all ones.
lions affecting the interests of the farmers and
to agricultural topics. An account OF every farm
in the county will be given. Correspondence
vatlons upon farming matters, and the editor
will put them in shape for the press. Particular
attention Will be given to the subject Of Tree
Culture as one Of vital importance to this part OF
the West.
The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-08-01

The ADVANCE is the regularly. issued county
paper, and the only newspaper published in No.
bles county. To persons abroad who contem
plate coming to the National Colony the .Ap-
VANCE will prove of great value, as it will enron
icle from week to week every step in the progress
OF the Colony, and will give besides great guam
tity Of valuable information concerning tho
prairies of the West.
The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-08-01

st. Paul has organized an elevator
company and will Immediately build an
elevator with a capacity for 100000
bushels.
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b.. T.. Rabbits
Pure Concentrated Potash,
Oh

u 170uUle SCfen9tH d1y 0C1er
SAPONIFYING SUBSTANCE.
I have recently perfected = new method of
It only il Balls, tie coating OF Which viii sapon
~, and does not inture the Soap. 1t is packed
IN boxes containing "a and 4Sr,: Balls and in no
other way Directions In English and German
for making hard and soft soap with this Potash,
accompanying each package.
b. T. BABBITT
81 a to 81 Washington st., N. Y.
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Minneapolis has raised 5000 for the
relief Of the destitute in the grasshop-
per district.
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For Congress.
MARK H, DUNNELL.
Of Steele County.

The shout of Minneapolis: "V,re le
Roi!''-Pionecr.
Isn't it "rive le HOUR
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The Martin County Sentinel says that
Mr. Shearman has out 1900 acres of
beans which ere growing finely.
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LAND DEPARTMENT

LdVU UEFdRIME
Reliable information will be given concerning
the securing Of Government Land. Letters Of
inquiry as to the homestead and treeclaim laws
will be promptly and correctly answered through
the paper, and all the decisions Of the General
Hshed.
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we csln night bugs ana weeds.
DUNNELL'S ACCEPTANCE SPEECH
The following is the St. Paul Press
report of Mr.. Dunnell's remarks on ac-
cepting the nomination
lie thanked them for tie great honor
conferred, and promised that the can
VaSs should be so conducted that his
political constituents should have no
occasion to be ashamed of it's action
lie paid glowing tribute to the record
Of the Republican party, and referred
to the fact that he had held fast to- it
Ill every emergency, even when others
who opposed him somewhat invested
their money in liberal organs. lie adj
vocated cheaper modes Of transpOrta-
ton of western products to the eastern
seaboard and alluded to the measures
passed by Congress for the better pro-
lection of the producing classes Of the
west, the McCreary bill. appropriations
for western rivers etc. The usefulness
OF the Republican party had not been
extinguished but great questions were
still to be settled, such as payment Of
pensions and losses to the people of the
Southern States. He reviewed his own
personal and political history in the
State and proudly claimed that he new
erattached himself to any ring, although
propositions had been made to him
four months ago urging the adop-
ton Of Il certain course to which lie
had responded in a prompt destination
to break faith with 4 friend and a prin-
ciple. lie mentioned his services to
political friends and promised that this
should be the last time he should ex-
poet the suHrages of those who had but
even now conferred such hOnors on him.
He referred incidentally to his advo-
cy of beneficent measures in Congress
and to the people in the grasshopper
district. the establishment of mail
routes but these services had not been
mentioned by certain papers until ac-
ton had been taken on them in the Sen
ate, and those papers gave the credit to
certain Senators instead of to those
who had really originated the meas,
ures. How things had been urged
against him this afternoon, such as the
back pay, the whole story Of which had
not been told, but he would undertake
to explain all frankly before the people.
out a feeling Of moral degradation, and
uNA VI tIiCoC WIZ lIttA t1delu ~ OltCh uiaU
done so to gain the approval of the peo-
pie and to gain applause. The opposi-
ton here was very singular and unique.
Many of those who had received the
price had been re-nominated. lie had
voted for restoration of the old law.
while the two Senators had voted
against the repeal of the law. He did
not wish to be singled out as criminal,
when fair play was all that was asked.
He had voted against all increase ex-
cept that increasing the total pay to
$4,000 in lieu of all mileage or perquis-
ties, which he believed would be adVan-
tageons to the country. He should en-
ter on the campaign without any desire
to malign any one or question any
mans motives, but he should meet all
kindly and respectfully. He spoke at
considerable length proving in conclu-
sion faithful and undivided service and
adherence to the principles of the par
ty which had honored him with their
preference to-day.
The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-08-01

The Railroad Commissioners have
fixed a schedule of rates for the railroads
of the State. On the Sioux City & st.
Paul, the rates remain the same, cents
mile. On the st. Paul & Sioux City,
they are reduced one-llalf cent per mile,
that is, to four and one-half cents
General Bishop has filed a protest a.
gainst any reduction.
The Toledo Commercial picks us up
for saying that S. d. Sprague removed
"a wolf-tooth from the mouth of a horse
which measured over four inches in
length.' Isn't it little mean to in
sist on correct syntax in these grass
hopper times?
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Township maps for sale at: the :.AD-
= !tS1CE Office -
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OXEN FOR SALE
large yoke of Oxen, eight years old, for sale.
A No. one pair of cattle. Apply to
3t4e] VIII. MOCK. ELK Township
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Every parent whose son is away at school,
should supply him with newspaper I we'll re"
between those of my schoolmates who had, and
those who had not, access to newspapers. 9th
or things being equal. the first were always de-
cidedly superior to the last In debate compost
ton and general intelligence.-DanielW Webster.
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COLONY DEPARTMENT.
The ADVANCE, as fntimated above, will be
map and history Of the National Colony. All
questions relating to the soil, climate, and other
natural advantages, and to the development Of
Southwestern Minnesota, will be faithfully an
swered.
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- A1RIV8A
Eastern daily :sHn.
Western-Iu Verne, Sioux Falls, Mon
days, Wednesdays and Fridays At 6p. N.
Spirit Lake Monday 81. n.
Jackson, Tuesday And Friday p. m.
Lake Shetek, Saturday Sp. IN.
DXrABT8.
Eastern ldat!y> ~ =. m.
S3utnoIn 5p. m.
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday "a m.
Spirit Lake, Tuesday I'm.
jackson, Wednesday and Saturday - m.
Lake Shetek, Friday -. m.
AZ mails close 70 minutes before departure.
%. 0ais e hours from a. M to p: m|Sundsys.
&C. G0oDNOw, Pm.
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FOR SALE
Duliding, suitable for a store and dwelling,
On ienth Street, two doors north of W0rthingtol
Hotel. Also about 20 acres of land near the Viz
'afc .;s al' OF which will be sold at bargain:
l4W37l &. p. FAKE
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HOMES FOR THE CHRISTOPHER 6UE
EERERH

HOMES FOR EHB GRAadH0RPER SUR
FERER&- -
L. F. Whitaker writes as follows to
the Farmers Union, from Point Doug
las, MIMI, July 18th:
A great many appeals are made, and
a great many plans devised to relieve
our bretheren of the grasshopper re-
gion. Some propose State aid, some q
tax of five cents per head for every
Granger. Temporary relief might be
had in this way, but a whole year must
elapse before our brethren would again
be able to support themselves in their
own country, ii they remain there
Now, it is the conviction of our Grange,
and also of some of our neighbOrs.
that it would be better for them and us
too. If they would come among us with
their wives and families, and share our
toll, and aid us in our labors out doors
and in, receiving therefor the wages we
are accustomed to pay. Our section Of
country is really in need of help. Our
farmers are Overburdened with toll, be-
cause wages are so high they cannot
hire all the help they need. Our far
mer's wives are worse burdened than
they, for fifty men can be hired to one
woman. Now, if they will take their
wives and children and come to US, we
will give them good homes, plenty of
food, and plenty of work. Hastings,
in Dakota Co., is good starting point
for lots of workers. Point Douglas, in
Washington Co., is another, only one
and one half miles from Hastings, but
on the other side Of the Mississippi
Here, too, we have a blacksmith shop
and a wagon s 'op empty, and. if good
plenty of work is ready for them. Pres
colt, mile further on, is another lit
tie town backed by large farming dis
trict. Let all come who can get away,
and those who cannot can then be more
easily relieved. Our fields are not yet
white unto the harvest, but in a few
days they will be, and in the meantime
we can fight bugs and weeds.
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THE PHOTOGRAPH
RECORD

and Family Record Combined, and IS designed
for the insertion and preservation OF the pictures
Of the family as we'll as the names. 1t Is some.
thing new. beautiful, useful and attractive, and
should ornament every home in the land. All
who see It pronounce It superb, and are lavish
IN Its praise. The faces Of dear ones appear IN
tasteful setting Of gold and beautiful c0fors, and
It Is At once and forever household treasure
Price >t.oo; Mailed, postpaid, on receipt Of
price: A GOOD THING FOR AGENTS, Men
and Women, Boys and Girls; whole or spare
time, DAYTIME or evening. Agents wanted ev
erywhere COMPLETE QUIET mailed, POSTPAID,
on receipt Of price. Address the BEVERLY Coz.
PANY, "a Wabash Ave-, CHICAGO.
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TTH6PHzRA
The National Colony is organized up
on a TEMPERANCE BASIS. NoIN-
TOXICATING BEVERAGES sold in
the County.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-03-07

VIII remember appeared in full in the
columns of this paper. In less public ways,
also as chairman Of the Labor Reform
State Central Committee, he took such
measures as lay in his power to forward
the success Of the measure
At the reception rendered to Joseph
Arch, at Faneuil Hall, last autumn, Mr..
Chamberlin delivered the address Of well
come. At a meeting Of workingmen at
the same place sot after, full account of
which appeared in the ADVOCATE, he
brought in a series Of resolutions which
were adopted, condemning the government
for its bad faith in the execution of the
eight hour law, and demanding the removal
OF Supervising Architect Mullett from
office, A short time aimee he was delegated
to head q committee to visit the Mayor Of
Boston, at City Hall, in behalf of unem-
plOyed workingmen. His address on that
occasion raised great opposition on the
part Of the mercantile and commercial
press Of Boston Mr. Chamberlin is at
present steward Of the Adams House,
Boston, at a moderate salary. Has wife
and two children, and lives in apartments
on Boston Neck in good quarter of the
citv
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-03-07

do not trouble me with inquiries of your
own friends.
1t was well said not quiver of those
matchless eylids to be traitor to her real
emotions. But the detective was not to be
baffied by her.
Madam, he said, ''there has been more
working up of this affair than you deem.
\ How came the bloody knife in your room q
4 Beatrice Vernon started.
''It Is not mine, she faltered, and then
she turned around as q cry of interest came
from the lips Of Eugene Allerton. He was
walking slowly from the arbor and his eyes
were bent upon she ground before him.
You say that you think Ronald Oar
! lington Was laat here r he asked of the de-
4 tectIVe.
Yes"
You are right"
"Why r.
"Wait for q moment, continued the
young man, still walking towards the old,
hlled up we'll, which was only few PAGES
! from the arbor.
Beatrice Vernon, he said, rs he re-
turned from the WELL ''if We had not a
true evidence thst you had made away
with Ronald Darlington, we would not
have suspected but this detective has
been on your track. If you are not utterly
abandoned, confess that you have muir
dered the mau for whom we have asked. T"
She was silent.
Gentlemen" he said as he turned TO
the remainder of those who were present,
The body Of Ronald Darlington Is in
yonder old we'll
A cry of horror rang from the lips Of
Colonel Adams.
1T is, continued Eugene Allerton. ''In
the well is something, and l think that 1t
is the body Of the man whom We seek.
The detective was at the well, and his
sharp eyes were soon peering into tn,
depths. Beatrice Vernon was dumbfOund-
ed, amazed
''lf you wish to know by what means
make this assertion, said Eugene Allerton,
Il would point to those little beetles. See,
there are fully a score of them, all going
towards the well Belonging to the order
coieoptera they are only to be seen where
dead body or blood IA. This is a scientific
fact Go t. the well and see.
Triumph was in his voice, as he saw the
woman in all her disgrace and shame. He
had avenged himself-he was repaid for
All DIS past suHeTlngs, ohl ne ulu hot ca
perIence the emotion long.
For all the hatred and anger faded from
his face, and the mania, which had SO pos
sessed him in his chase upon the track Of
this same Beatrice Vernon, disappeared as
he turned and saw a form coming up a
garden path. In one moment all his ma
ture had changed, for he saw before him
the woman whom he had first loved-the
true woman Of whom he had so forgotten,
but who even now awakened the same
emotions within him-Myrtle Adams
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Wages in Australia.

From recent exchanges from Australia
we learn that trade generally is good, and
that the formation of Trades Unions are
being vigorously proceeded with. The
| following statistics Of wages for. skilled
laborers will prove of interest to our read
| ers
Building Trades-Stonemason lis. per
day plasterers, bricklayers, skaters, los.
per day carpenters, los. to lis. per day
laborers, 8 to Is. per day pick and shovel
men, IS per day. The day work is eight
hours.
Bootmakers-For riveting children s
boots the rate is Cd per pair boys, 1Od ;
women's Is; and mems Is. Sd. The same
rates are paid for finishing. In some Of
the best order shops the rates paid are
Wellmgtons, los. elastic, Is. closing, 8s.
Good hands foI ladies' boots are scarce.
Bakers.-FIrst class Workmen Qoremen)
average 81. per week second hands, 2L
to 81. s. In inferior shops the rates are
slightly lower.
Butchers. s.-Shopmen receive from 36s to
4Os. per week boys los. to 2Os. per week
slaughtermen receive from 40s. to 50s. per
week 4; pork butchers receive 30s to As. per
week with Iations superior men receive
more.
Brassinishers and Coppersmith There
ls full supply Of labor in this trade. The
average rate Of wages is los. per day, the
payment being l5d per hour.
Cabinetmakers.-The average earning of
good tradesmen is 9s per day, though
some superior hands get higher wages.
Second class workmen earn from 35s to
4Os. per week.
Coopers. of the work in this trade
is done by the piece the wages fixed by
the trade are los. per day of ten hours
Tallow casks are made at 5s. Cd. for thirds,
and 4s I'd. for fourths, which latter are
now most made.
Coachbuilders. receive from 2L
los. to 81. per week. A few hands earn
as high as Al per week Bodymakers-
Most Of this work is done by the piece
The average earnings of good hands are
from 81. los. to as high as Al per week
Mheelers of this work is done by
the piece the wages are from 81. los. to
81. los. per week.
Plumbers and gssfitters receive 81. per
week OF eight hours per day.
Printers The rate paid in this trade
10 Is. per l,OOu etiS. III Misunderstanding
stationers' establishments photographers are
paid 81. los. to 81. los. per week paper
rulers 81 to 81. 10. per week Binders 81
to 81. per week The demand for labor in
these trades is limited, and is at present
fully supplied.
Taiiors-ln first class establishments the
rate paid is Is. per hour. In second class
shops the earnings are from 81. los. to 81
per week. In factories the rates vary, the
men being often paid by the piece. Where
wages are paid, the rate is 4Os. per week in
factory hours
TInsmiths-Owing to the meat preserv-
ing companies not being fully employed, a
good many men i'll this trade are out of
work at present. In the trade the rate is
from 81. los. to 81. per week of ten hours
per day.
Watchmakers.- general rate Of va
ges in tins trade is Al. per week, though
some of the superior wUrkmen get as high
as 6L.