Cassopolis Vigilant. ARTHUR E. BAILEY Editor. THURSDAY, FEB. 4, 1856.
HoN. J. C. BURROwS has introduced bill in the House to appropriate $80.000 for a ship canal across southern Michigan. THE Niles Mirror suggests the name, of Hon.
IT. C. Sherwood as the next Demo cratic candidate for Congress from this district. THE Lansing Republican cars it is found that pearly a dozen other counties are in the same. Ax as Ingham, the board of supervisors having forgotten to reappor.
tion the county into legislative districts. THE postmasters of the third and fourth class in the fourth congressional district will meet at Kalamazoo Tuesday, Feb. 9, to select delegates to the national postmas. ter's convention to be held at Chicago, Feb. 15.
MRS. BAYARD, wife of the Secretary of State, died at their home. in Washington, Sunday, at 8.30 A. from congestion of the She was in poor health, and never rallied from the shock occasioned by her daughter's sudden death, which occurred only a few weeks ago. Secretary Bayard talks of resigning and leaving Washington.
As SOON as the Democrats find out what ails the weather Dakota will be allowed to come in. The Mirror says: "Dakota has knocked for admission to the Union until her knuckles are sore. The late: cold ware shows that she is now knecking with a big icicle. She had better be admitted or she will keep the country in a perpetual shiver." SELLING liquor to minors will not doin this county. Charles Pooler was tried in the Circuit Court for it was fined $50 and costs, and sentenced to jail for 30 -Niles Mirror.
Prohibs, should note the fact that this occurred under the same law which they tell us "Licenses saloons to destroy our boys," and more good might be done to work with what lair they have than to, blindly shout for an impossibility: IT Is noteworthy that mest of the Presi dents of the United States were reared on farms, or retired from active life to spend the evening of their days amid quiet and retirement of rural scenes. Washing, ton, Adams, Jefferson, Jackson, and so down through the list, Grant a and Garfield were all at one time or another cultivators of the soil, and fond of farm lite or blood. ed stock. The American Agriculturist for 1886. begins a series of papers on these rural lives of our Presidents, together with elegant illustrations of their farm urroundings and associations.
WASHINGTON FEB. -Political matters in the fourth district are in a very confused state, owing to the fact, which is a fact, that "ex Congressman Yaple is in a buff and has positively refused to bare any. thing more to do with the postoffices or anything else of a political nature. His early recommendations last summer were ignored and Mr. Dickinson's men appointed.
The Democrats in the district are much annoyed over the matter. They do not wish to tell all their secrets to Mr. Dickinson, neither do they desire to be pulling all the time at cross Evening News. THE Michigan Crop Report for January places the cost of producting an acre of wheat in the southern four tiers of counties at $16.22 and for the counties north of the southern four tiers, $13.91. The aver.
age price of wheat January 1, 1886, was, in the southern four tiers of counties, 85 cents per bushel, and in the northern counties 83 cents per bushel. The crop of 1885 sold at these prices would bring the farmers in the southern section of the State $5.93 per acre, and 10. the northern counties $4.46 per acre more than their expenditures for fertilizers of all kinds, seed, insurance, taxes and repairs, seven per cent interest on the value of the land on which the crop was raised, and day wages for their labor. The cost of producing and marketing one acre of corn in the southern counties was $19.38, in the northern counties $19.05, and in the State $19.14. Deduct the value of stalks and rent, and divide by the aver.
age yield per acre, and we have 21 and 4 tenths cents as the cost of producing and marketing one bushel of ears of corn in the southern and northern counties respectively. The average price of corn in the State January 1, was 24 cents per bushel of ears. The Soldiers' Home. Samuel Wells, manager of the Michigan Soidiers' llome, has issued his first report showing that the number of Soldiers and Sailors cared for since the opening of the is 200, of which 81. are outside the home.
Five inmates have died, as follows Lieut. Ged. W. Fenton: Sixth Michigan Infantry. Michael Collins, First Michi.
gan S. S. John C. Coleman. 10th.
Michi4 gan Caralry Nelson Kilmer. 21st Michi can Infantry. Darid Frost. 15th' gan Ipfantry. Two have been dishonorably discharge ed.
Charles I. Owen. Disovedience of: orders. Jeremiali Webb, Drunkenness and disorderly conduct, (twice convicted in police court. The following named men have been honorably discharged; James Calla chap.
on surgeon's certificate that lie was able to support himself by manual labor. Marquis Benson, receired 8968 pension. Charles A. Norris, on surgeon's certificate. was able to support himself by manuel labor.
Hubbill Middlebrook, hav. ing $860 pension in his hands. Three have been tried and convicted in the police court. Alonzo C. Hayden committed an assault, I by shooting, on Seargant Daniels and was expelled Jan.
27. Jacob Riley, adjuged insane, has been placed in the Pontiac asylum. The conduct of the old soldiers now being cared for by the state has been good. All are required to be in their quarters at 8 P. and remain there until the next morning unless especially excused by a permit.
The general health of the inmates has been much improved by. healthy, nutri tious food, comfortable clothing and the enforcement of cleanly habits, the inmates being compelled to bathe at least once a week. Light duty has ano contributed largely toward restoring them to a healthier condition. The board of managers having adopted the uniform of the United States infantry the same has been purchased at exceeding. ly low rates.
The first purchase was from the state of Michigan, consisting of one lot condemned clothing, which by repairing turned out 86 uniform coats, 66 uniform trousers, 39 fatigue caps and 29 blouses. which were purchased for 850 and refitted at an expense of $42, making a total of $92 for the lot. Overcoats have been procured at $2.25, $2.50, $2.75 and $3.00 each, according to size. A subsequent parchase, after obtaining prices, was made at the following rates: Dress coats, 88.50 to 81.50 Trousers. $1.55 to $2.00 Fatigue caps.
70 These pr.ces range low and will, it is submitted, compare favorably, with those paid by any State institution. -Use for. the Useless. Few readers: of the American Agricul turist may be aware that the coarse wing feathers of turkeys and ducks, which can not be used for dusters, and are generally nuisance about the farm yard, are of any value. Large poultry raisers especially, will be glad to learn that a recent invention of E.
K. Warren, of Michigan, has created a demand for these hitherto worthless feathers, and that a company is now. manufacturing out of the quills of feathers an excellent substitute for whalebone, which, by the way, is, becoming scarce and dear. The feathers are first stripped of their plumage by revolving shears, then the quill is divided into halves by delicate machinery, after. which the pith is remoyed, to be used as a fertilizer.
Analysis has shown it to be rich in nitrogen, and therefore very valuable on the farm. The split quills are cut into narrow shreds, and braided into strong strands by machinery. These strands are in turn combined, until there is produced a firm elastic band. so strong that great power would be required to break it. This is sewed lengthwise many times through with colored threads, the feather bone taking, various colors from the kind of thread used.
Though the business is only a few months old, a hundred persons are employed, a and it is daily increasing. Patents have been secured in the leading European countries, and large offers have been made for the right to use feather bone in making whips, corsets, but the inventor chooses to reserve his rights. One who has never given any attention to the subject, scarcely comprehends the demand for a substitute for whalebone. This commodity is said to be even better for most purposes than the whalebone which it American Agriculturist. The first and only manutactory of this article is at Three Oaks, Berrien County.
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Bold by Bishop Freer. Dissolution of Partnership. GEORGE KINGSHURY. CYRUS KINGSBURY Cassopolis, Jan. 19, 1886.
The partnership heretofore existing be. tween Kingsbury, is this day dis. solved by mutual consent. The business tof the late firm will be carried on at the old stand by George Kingsbury, who as. sumes all of the indebtedness of the late firm, and to whom all debts, accounts and notes must be paid (due the late firm,) said George Kingsbury having purchased from Cyrus Kingsbury his entire interest therein and in the goods and property of the late ALL persons knowing themselves to be indebted to the late firm of Kingsbury Bros.
will confer a great favor on me by calling at once and settling the same. am very anxious to close all accounts on my books. GEO. M. KINGSBURY.
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Monopolies Crushed! AND RETAIL PRICES TORN ASUNDER BY THE Farmers' WHOLESALE Grocers! ,14. Everything in the grocery line sold to the wholesale prices, whereby the farmers can rave 20 to dollar's wortb of gonds they buy. Retail dealers may So they may be able to retain the prices they now compel you to pay in the future. a profit of from 25 to the groceries you consume. We now say to every.
man in the surrounding country. Stop paying such ceries, don't continue to encourage and support they are injurious to all and ruinous to mary. At as many groceries for 70 ceots as you can buy for Now we ask every intelligent man in this vicinity and place if it is not your privilege and a duty you self and to your favily to, buy your goods where you cheapest and make every dollar go as far as it will? what we have said and explaining our mode of doing you to your farmer friends, who have bought and received our late deliveries, are we not entitled to and do we not a few days with as fine line of groceries as is carried age of all? We ask your answer, and our salesman grocery house in the State. 1st. No goods paid for until delivered.
2nd. Every dollar's worth of goods sold warranted to shown by agent. 3rd. 4th. Any broken packages or waste of goods in shipping You pay your own freight on the goods you buy.
5th. Goods are shipped in fall car load lots and you goods from the cars on the day of the delivery. 6th. We seud you notice ten days previous to the delivered, Our agents are now working Cass and will call on Behold our endorsers, from 1000 to 5000 more can plying to this office, including some of the best banks the State. Very Truly A.
W. PALMER CO. To FARMERS' WHOLESALE GROCERS, It is the with Farmers of Michigan: goods that has pleasure been we recommend this firm to you, delivered to us was perfectly every respect, and saving to as in price from 20 to 35 that goods we being first class in overy way, we. have assured will encorage them in their new enterprise to Their teas, coffees and spices are all put up in the manner in air tight packages so that the goods will be as their full strength is preserved to the last. Koowing, if you give them a trial, you will be more are respectfully, H.
Brown Constantine Mrs. H. H. Brown Delivery, January 7, J. Lutz Wm.
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Bitteubender A. Wm. Barger John Daniel Long Smith Frank Hagerman Oliver Moyer consumers at 35 cents on cry "fraud!" charge for goods 30 per cent. on farmer and laboring high prices for Monopolies any wholesale you can one dollar at tributary to absolutely owe to can buy them Now together business and referring goods of us merit the will call on you by any wholesale be equal to sample is our loss. come and take day, our, goods yon soon.
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