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Year: 1874

The stagna6tOu in business n Eastern uarIxefz
has given opportunities make LARGE CASH
PURCHASES under the most favorable conditions and
enables to Offer to Patrons goods exceptionally
Low Prices.


We have deferred announcing the arrival of NEW
GOODS until entire stock and arranged for
exhibition. We are now prepared with a large and
unusually we1selected assortment exeeIIed
in market embracing article gentlemans
complete outfit


Our stock OF Gentlemen's Clothing for Fall and
Winter in medium and fine goods. surpassss in fit
style and make anything offered by heretofore. We
manufacture stock. pay manufacturing
profit buy exclusively CASH thus enabling Us to
offer extra Inducements in prices
Year: 1874

TO farmers wanting tirst-class machinery
l can offer the following machines with full
confidence that they will give entire salts.
faction-to-wit:


THE LITTLE CHAMPION Self Rake Reaper
cutting six feet wide and the lightest
draught Of any reaper in the market.


The GAMHARr HARVESTER the most COM
plete of any harvester made heretofore. 1t
is so arranged that the binders sit down
while doing their work The Sickle Bar is
made Of Wrought Iron and by a simple de-
vice can be raised or lowered so that will
cut the worst tangled grain as easy as the
best reapers can do it.


THE MEADOW KING MOWER for lightness
Of draught, simplicity and durability, stands
without rival.


1 have also superior HORSE RAKE and
other Machinery and Implements which I
would be pleased to show any who desire to
purchase, all of which I am prepared to
sell on terms as favorable as any others ::
to cash buyers or clubs can offer speoial
inducements.


Call and examine these machines before
ordering elsewhere.


Am THOS. WILKINSON.
Year: 1874

We have fairly commenced harvesting.
The grain is ripening all about the same
time, causing the farmers to rush along
lively. The grasshoppers have got into
our wheat fields, and are damaging the
crops. Taking them and the drouth to-
gether, look for poor yield. Those who
calculated on such a large yield will have
to come down notch. We have some very
poor corn on this prairie Indeed, think
never saw it look so bad before at this
time of the year. 1t will have to grow
rapidly to get clear of the frost. But while
we have the poorest we also have some of
the best in this locality. H. Adams has
piece which would be hard to beat in this
county. There seems to be no settled price
for wages yet; think $3.50 will be the
average price, but it is about as uncertain
as the long looked for rain, which we NAV
get or may not. If the grasshoppers car
~ things on till frost, the way they have
for the past two weeks think we will suf
fer greatly.


The ball play passed off pleasantly Ia st
Saturday. The Esdailes gained the victory
by 16 runs. They gained it fairly and
they deserve the honor; but where are the
Independent Mines Let them come out
and show their colors. Probably they will
after harvest, and if there IRE no obiec-
tions Twill pen few lines in favor of the
Independent Nine, called,


THE SONG OF THE INDEPENDENT NINE.
You talk about the White Star Club


And the Esdailo boys so fine,


But there's nothing round this Trenton town


Like the Independent Nine.
Oh the Independent Nine for me, the Independent


Nine.


There's not band in any land that ever looked 50


fine.


The ladies fair vii flowers rare,


May come to see them shine;


And they'll never forget that once they met


The Independent Nine.


The Changers crowd like thunder cloud


Around their hall to dine


But they don't enjoy the cake and pie


Like the Independent Nine.


We'll drink our fill and then we'll still


Hold up the sparkling wine,


And although we shout well never 20 out


Of the lndependen Nine


You may think us bold, but the truth be told
For honors we do pine,


And you will praise the coming plays


" the Independent Nine
Year: 1874

No. 8. August 7, 1874.
Editors Of the Grange 4 dvance:


DEAR s1Rs:-We are having splendid
weather for harvesting Many of our
farmers are through. Wages are from So. so
to $500 per day, $3.50 is the standard
price. Seth Lyons cut II acres one day
this week with Marsh Harvester, and two
men bound it. There have been IL ma
chimes cutting wheat within three miles
square during this week E. H. Boustead
cut some Of his wheat with an Illinois
Harvester. learn that he was satisfied
with it. We have had some heavy showers
lately, which will turn the corn to differ
ent color. The corn that was planted late
will not he as good as the early planting
this year as it was: last.


I notice large amount Of stray horses
and cattle in this neighborhood, and it
would be advisable to the owners thereof
to look after them, unless they wish others
to do SO for them. The farmer works too
hard for his crops to have them destroyed
by such trespassers.


The grasshoppers still continue their
ravages. have heard that Seth Lyons
has had 100 bushels Of oats destroyed by
them. Some will not sell their grain this
Fall for fear that next year the grasshop-
pers clean out everything.


The potato crop looks poor and l think
the price paid for them will be higher this
year than they have been heretofore


This is the month for that delicious
fruit the melon. There are several patches
in this town, but very few of them are
worth much. do not wish to tell any one
where they are, for it may cause some
sleepless nights. The melon raiders are
preparing for siege, but they had better
be cautious. Green melons are not very
good, At least so have been informed.


As write now it is raining. c. Brad
shaw has bought q reaper and is going to
sl.y the grain in . rapid manner. 1 will
write longer letters after our busy time is
over. and will give you some Of the history
Of Trenton when she was q very small
place.


AS general rule we cannot publish
longer letters. Sometimes special circum-
stances might warrant longer communica-
tions, but they will be Of very rare occur
rence.-ED1ToR.7
Year: 1874

MAYOR KELLEY offers a reward Of $50 for
any information which may lead 10 the de-
lection and conviction of the party reSnon-
sihIe for the death OF colored female new
born child which was left on the night of
the 3iSt Of January in the alley between
Fourth and Fifth streets and Main and Cary
St
Year: 1874

TWELFTH STBEET.--Twelfth street was q
perfect nire yesterday from Main to Frank
lin street, and, like many other thorough
fares, is sadly 10 need of the attention OF our
worthy City Engineer.
Year: 1874

HUMAN HAIR-GIvING AWAY TO MONOPOLY.
Wishing to make changein business, VIII DURING
the next thirty days sell out my entire stock OF
HUMAN HAIR at cost. Come and De convinced
that you will get the worth Of your money at Z. L.
GRANsER's, 627 Broad street.
Year: 1874

and reflects no little credit to the mechanical
skill Of the builder. celebrated millwnght,
by name s. b. Taylor, was employed to build
the mill, which is located about 800 yards below
the dam. Its dimensions are 2Ox5C feet and is
designed to cut from five to seven M. per day
The mill will be run by water power and has n
Turbine wheel, which will not be affected by
high water submerging it. All the machinery
was placed in position, excepting the cutoff
saw, the goth of Nov. A highly accompli shed
mechanic of rare abilities, by name NJ Il. Sou
der, took the contract to build the suspension
bridge This was completed about the Goth of
October, and is sc feet from bank to bank, and
is go feet above low water. The timbers were
hewn on the mountain and hauled by hand to
the steep descent to. the river, and then let
down by ropes to the desired place. This work
was necessarily slow and tedious, and attended
with many dangers. but fortunately no accident
occurred worthy of mention during the whole
course OF the work, until a few days since
Chinaman was killed by blast. After having
fired the fuse, and when but short distance off,
he stopped being uncertain whether the fire
would take effect, and was struck by q fragment
OF rock on the head VIII ch produced death
shortly afterward. Snow has been so deep this
winter that the company has been unable to
procure lumber to build the fume from the dam
to the mill, consequently no water could be
used to saw lumber. gang of Cinnamon and
hve or SIX white men have been engaged all
winter thus far blasting and grading for the
fume, which undoubtedly will be prosecuted to
rapid completion as soon as lumber can be
had. This company will furnish employment
for a large number of men, and as the expense
attached to such an enterprise figures up in the
tens of thousands, it is to be hoped that ready
means VIII enable them tn hasten their n
proach to the bountful reward of which they
are apparently so sanguine. r


Yours, truly,


s A IT.
Year: 1874

INSTALLATION AND DANcE.-Last Saturday ev-
ening the Auburn Lodge of Odd Fellows held
public installation at their hall, which was large
ly attended and much enjoyed by outsiders. At
the close of the ceremonies, all hands retired to
the American Hotel and partook of fine lunch,
which had been prepared with much pains for
the occasion. After lunch the hall was cleared,
and all participated in the pleasures of social
dance until the clock indicated the presence of
the day of rest, which was warning for the
happy throng to retire. The whole affair was a
success particularly the dance, which, it is said,
was the jolliest and most sociable time had i'll
Auburn for some time. The only complaints
We have heard in regard to the matter, it did
not last long enough. We dare not think for a
moment that any one would be so unjust as to
attempt to impose on the sacred Sabbath or de-
lude innocent people into violation of the
Holy Writ by turning the clock back, though
We have heard it limited that such thing was
done on this occasion. 1t must be mistake
Year: 1874

FoG-For about one week Auburn was envel-
oped in adense fog. During the time the
weather was cold and damp. Noses as red as
roses were as common among even the Good
Templars as is usual among tipplars. The
cheeks of our young ladies when on the street
were red and rosy, and their eyes as moist as
though they had recently met with sad dsap-
pointment in love. Last Wednesday the fog
gave way to clouds and since that time it has
been rathor stormy.
Year: 1874

Frozen TO DEArH.-A man by the name of F.
Healing left his home at Eureka, Nevada county,
to 90 to Wheatland ON foot, and froze to death
on the way. It seems that be had imbibed SO
freely as to become discordant in mind, and in
consequence wandered out of his way, got fast in
the snow and froze to death before being found
Year: 1874

SAVED BY DARKNESS Last Wednesday eve-
ming two young sports who represented them
selves from Marysville, were noticed hanging
around Roseville junction, waiting as they said
for the Eastern freight train to come along. As
the hour grew late they quietly settled them
selves for rest near the stove in the junction
hotel. They had but just become fairly relaxed
In their seats and ready to commence enioying
the comfort Of their position when the barkeep
disturbed them with ''come boys, you will
have to look to the elements for protection, as
want to shut the house." Drowsily they arose,
stepped out ON the platform, when on seeing a
light at Thomas hotel they made for it. Mr..
Thomas suspiconed them not. The hours
clicked away, until at last through the stiffness
Of the night the approaching train was heard in
the far distance. This was the signal. They
jumped up with cooked revolvers in hand and
before Thomas could realize that aught was
wrong, the deadly weapons were pointed at his
head. "Your money or your life, " they said in
firm but low tone. Thomas trembled as only
a man in his predicament could, but naturally
promised his money. "Get it," they said
"It's in the cellar At this juncture q move
was made to go down in the cellar to procure the
hidden treasure, when from some mishap the
candle-the only light in the house-went out.
This was Thomas salvation. He at once slip
ped behind the counter and commenced snap
ping his fingers in imitation of the noise made
by cooking gun. The would-be robbers think
ing themselves in danger scampered. In MAX
ing for the door one fell over bunch of chairs
and the other over hot stove, with no little
damage to themselves They ran across the
track and placed the train, which had just ar
rived, between them and their now enraged pur-
surer and thus saved their lives, as Thomas said
he meant to kill, il he had got in sight O
them. 1t is supposed they escaped on the train
as they have never been seen in that vicinity
since Thomas says that darkness is all that
saved them. The boys down there think ditto
Thomas.
Year: 1874

IHE wH1PPLE The opposition buss, Whip
pie, which has been run for some time between
Auburn and the Station, met with an accident
last Sunday, in the way of break down.
Whether it was her boiler busted" her piston
rod broke, or paddle wheel that got disabled we
did not learn. We only know that her passen-
gers were, for that one time at least, compelled
to foot it to town. She was sent to her dock
and received needed repairs, and is now running
her opposition to the old line with as much vim
as ever. She leaves her landing at the front of
the American Hotel regularly at the hours of
3 40 A. NJ, and As P. NJ. each day, for the
depot. 1t is rumored that the pilot is to blame
for the accident. The old line probably have
been around with their coin box,
Year: 1874

Continued from last week.


One day, the mother mouse was very
sick, and she could not eat hay and
corn'stalks. Herlittle son mousey made
up his mind to 60 down stairs and get
something nice for her. He was SO for
tunate as to bring back bit of bread
which had been thrown to the chickens
Everything was SO quiet-no cat and
no chickens to be seen-he begged his
mother to permit him to go again.
She consented and he brought back
sbme grains of corn, and then he went
again and again, and everything remain
ing qniet, he went backwards and for
wards all day, till he had brought up
Year: 1874

what he considered very good supply.
His mother was better next day, but
everything was quiet, and her little son
was allowed to 60 down once more.
When he was coming back with his
mouth full, (for he used his mouth as a
basket) out from behind beam sprang
Smut-nose, the cat, and caught him
with her sharp claws. Oh, my! what
squaek he gave: 1t was 50 loud that
his mother heard him, aud ran to the
knot hole in .he floor to look down and
see what was the matter. She saw the
dreadful cat with her dear mousey in
her mouth She gave one yroan and
tainted dead away. Down, down she
fell, straight through the knot hole, dl-
rectly upon the top Of the head OF that
dreadful cat.


Smut-nose was young, aud had never
been SO attacked before. She gave one
fearful yell, in the beginning of which
the mouse fell out Of her mouth; she
scratched wildly in the air with her
paws, and then darted off out Of sight.
Mrs. Mouse did not 90 to hunt her up,
though she felt quite revived by the
accident But she ran to her little son,
told him the danger was over, and ex-
amined his wounds. His nose was
bleeding, he had two holes ON one side,
where the cat had put in her claws, and
a terrible soreness in his back FROM he:
teeth. But he was as much frightened
as hurt, and his little heart was beating
like the ticking Of watch in ones
pocket. His poor mother tried to help
him up stairs; but when they had
tumb]ed down together about twenty-five
times, she decided to look out for a hid.
ing place down stairs where they could
stay till he should get we'll She found
a nice little place at the side Of the
stairs, where some hay had fallen. The
hay was great blessing, for it made
the little nest quite warm, and was a
good protection, for Smut-nose never
could believe there was a mouse any
where, unless she could see it. She
was as nice in that as good many peo.
pie are We must sometimes believe
what we cannot see.
Year: 1874

The Mercantile Journal, Of this city,
has sensible editorial on this subject,
which We copy in part as follows:


The true question for an employee il
not how much he can get forthwith,
but how he can keep steadily employed.
The men who get rich are not usually
the strikers who refuse to work for par
ticular wages. Strikers are apt to
Year: 1874

waste in idleness, in the course Of year
or two, time wherein they could have
earned more than the amount for which
they strike. Those who increase their
income are the men who accustom
themselves to regular industry, who
keep steadily at work for such
compensation as they can get, live with
in theI means, save money, and invest
it. THUS they keep up good income
and increase it from year to year quite
as fast, in most cases. as they become
able to manage it with judgment.


SEEING AND BEL1Ev1NG.-We find
this amusing story in Iron: THE
Italians stand almost alone among the
Latin races in capacity for self-govern-
ment but, like ourselves, they occa-
sionally produce we'll. marked specimens
of the Dogberry. One of these the
other day, at municipal meeting at
Genoa, complained of the unfair way in
which the fumigation of correspond
ence from Naples had been carried on
during the prevalence Of cholera in that
city. In support of his complaint, he
stated that while the letters and news.
papers thus received were perforated SO
as to admit the fumigating vapor, nc
such marks appeared on the telegraph
forms and he asked, if letters carried
contagion from town to town, why
might not kilograms also? The burst
Of laughter with which his colleagues
received this naive bit Of reasonin.
failed to enlighten the speaker, for he
Immediately opened his pocket book
aud, exhibiting a telegram he had re-
ceived during the epidemic, triumph.
antly asked if seeing was not believ'
ing"
Year: 1874

too many. When the Republican party
made its pledges Of rigid economy to the
people, brought the general appropria-
tions down to starvation point and ex-
posed our frontier and southern loyal
lists in the interests of economy, it was
not for the purpose Of creating fund
for greedy Congressman to divide
among themselves; and if these solemn
pledges, by which the party obtained
power, and its subsequent general con-
demnation Of the act in question, is to
be repudiated in this district by the
election of Mr.. Dunnell, then a great
many Of US can no longer be Republi-
cans. From the greedy and unscrupu-
lous character of this persistent Office
seeker it is evident that no salary would
be large enough for him that did not in
addition to meeting his other wants..
buy his way back again into Office.


But if Mr.. Dunnell has built fine
mansion out Of the broken pledges of
his party, the wrecks Of the neglected
shipping, the blood Of the neglected
Year: 1874

REPAIRING 4 TWENTY YEAR OLD cREvICE ACTION


OF THE WATER uPoN TIE MORTAR.


Chief Engineer of the Water Works, &. H.
Gallagher, has a force Of hands at work repair-
ing the wall and embankment at the SOUTHEAST
corner of the city basin at Tenth and King sts
We are informed that a leak has been known
TO exist in that part of the basin for over DO
years, but to such a small extent as to cat,se no
feehng OF uneasiness but lately the volume of
escaping water had increased to such proportion
that the safety of the property in that part OF
the city, and of the basin itself, required imme-
date attention.


Mr.. Gallagher has let the water out of the
east basin for distance of seven feet below
high water mark, and an examination has dis.
closed several assures in the wall caused hv the
continued weeping Of the water, until the NOR.
tar has become rotten and nothing was lie I to
hold the water In place but clay embankment
on the outside.


When work was commenced, Yesterday morn.
ing, the water was coming through in a large
stream, which was gradually increasing. and mad
not the water been let out of the basin YER,
promptly large breach would have been made
and probably much property damaged The re-
pairs now beng made are thorough and coInplete
and ho apprehensions need hereafter exist TO,
the safety of the basin.
Year: 1874

FIFTH AND LAST GIFT CoNc RRTIN AID of THE
PUBLIC LIBRARY OF "a CARD TO TIE
PunLIc.-rhe management have determined to
have the drawing Of the fifth and last Gift Concert
OF the Public Library of Kentucky on the 30ti
day OF November next. We believe now that all
the ticketsw be sold and that The drawing Will be
fuli ope but whether all are sold or not the draw
Ing will, nevertheless, certainly come of on the
day appointed.


The special object of this card Is to call meeting
OF The ticket-holders, at Public Library Hall, on
the 10th OF November. 10 make arrangements In
connection with the committee appointed by the
trustees to superlntend the counting Of the tags
representing the number of tickets sold. While
there is no actual cessty for the presence OF tick
ct-hoders, as under o,r arrangements the interests
of all are equally cared forget at the same time
would greatly prefer that many of those interest
ed as can would attend this meeting, and see each
for himself how perfectly fair and impartial the
distribution must be- -


Every arrangement has been made for the draw
Ing. But little more than month remains for the
sale of the remainder of the tickets, and whatever
Is done must bc done promptly.


THOMAS +. BRAMLETTE,


;, Agent and Manager.


Louisville, EU, October % 1874
Year: 1874

SCHAAP halls the Agricultural Fair;


Invites all to attend,


And to call on him ere they go there,


Some funds with him to spend.
You find his cigar and fancy-store At 1402 Main
street, second door below Fourteenth street.
Year: 1874

me, you offered me the cottage at the foot
of the lane, you"


81 didn't! deny it. You can't prove
it you're a-a-a-"


"Calmly now, sir" continued Joe. And
the entreaties of the happy couple were at
once united to quell the mans ire, and to
persuade him to acknowledge the union.


The father relented at last. 1t was a
job of his own manufacture, and he saw
how useless it would be, finally, to attempt
to destroy it.


He gave in reluctantly and the fair
Minnie Danforth was overjoyed to be duly
acknowledged as Mrs. Joe Walker.


The marriage proved joyful one and
the original assertion of old Danforth prov
ed truthful in every respect. The cunning
lover was a good son and faithful hus-
band, and lived many years to enjoy the
happiness which followed upon his runa-
way-match while the old man never cared
to hear much about the details of the elope-
ment, for he saw how completely he had
overshot his mark
Year: 1874

He then flung the flask upon the burning
Goals. The tumult that followed was indie
scribable. The rush for the door was al
most simultaneous with the rash act of the
stranger The windows served as means
Of escape to those who were unable to press
passage through the door. The Yankee
sat calm spectator till the last occupant
of the room had made his exit, then with
the rapidity of lightning he sprang to the
tables and scraped from them the shining
piles of gold which had been left by the
gamblers and deposited them in his hat,
escaping through one of the rear windows.
With desperate strides he assembled the
hill, and jumping upon fallen tree, turn
ed to survey the multitude below. All
were awaiting breathlessly, watching the
building, expecting every moment that the
contents Of the heated flask would blow it
to atoms, when the shrill voice of our hero
rung out on the clear night air.


"Don't be afraid, gentlemen. There is
nothing but black sand in the can."


Then springing from his perch he disap-
peared among the chaparral, completely
eluding the pursuit of the gamblers, who
returned to the saloon to find tho tables all
cleared Of the last vestige Of their treasure.