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Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-04-04
m9 GRAND HAVEN MICHIGAN WEDNESDAY, APRIL A. 1855
THE MECHANIC.

Sparks ye are, artizans ofearth, from the great
anvil that 5000 years ago rang with the giant
strokes Of TubaI Cain. eV y4eb8ts.l.Q
Sparks that will transmit their light thro' all
time, and gleam heavenward from the shores OF
eternity. - eif.fr fts..f g.f
The ant and little bees, build their homes
themselves--ioil aud labor is their portion, and
what little creature is there of the instinct world
that bears better name among the ease loving
sons Of earth than they? V os..I1g ,qe
Mankind is prone to praise in others what
they do not themselves practice, but practising
t themselves they praise not others but their
own humble selves, and il is in regard 10 labor,
they like TO see others work and toll for their
daily bread but do not like to do it themselves,
nor have the praise of working for living
These are drones-the dust that floats upon the
mir Of labor, aud shifted by their own worthless
ness from one place to another, until the gaudy
glitter, borrowed from the reflection of their
own wealth becomes The means whereby they
are hurled from eXistence-from memory itself.
And the arlizan, does he live for the present
or for The future! .t
Or does death, when he grasps him, pail hin,
forever from The recollection Of the living, and
leave but blank place in the freside circle for
sorrow to occupy until filled by another!
| The answer is plain. The mechanic leaves
his imprint upon the age in which he lives, and
time marks are drawn upon paper, mere pen
ell sketch, it is passed TO the mechanic. Weeks
months, perhaps years, roll by, and The pencil
structure of the brain becomes reality, lifting
lis marble walls aud lofty towers to the sky. anc
from its domes the arlizan looks down aud ,heI
passes filmy thought, vague and indislincl, ye
massive in its conception, and what is il!
That whenthose for whom il is built, thos,
who live, love, and pass from life to death with
in its halls, shall have been forgotten, he will b,
remembered, 70. his name is carved upon It's ia
BILE.
Yes, he will be remembered, and the time vii
come when labor and labor alone, will be th'
guarantee of honesty, virtue and greatness-la
bor whether with the pen, plow, or at the smok
ing forge, j. all The same.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-04-04

THF LQUoR LAw.-From all that we learn,
we should think our liquor dealers generally
were preparing to observe the new liquor law,
which goes into effect on the 9Th of May. AT
any rate we think there will be general and
willing aequiesence, in its provisions, until its
cousliulionality is tested by the Supreme Court
of the State, and perhaps the u. s. Sup enc
Court. 5... Dct. Times
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-04-04

"John what is a gentleman!' "Stuboe
boots, short tail coat, and high shirt collar"
"What is the chief ond Of gentleman?"
His coat tail"
"What is the work ola gentleman :"
"To borrow money, to eat large dinners, TO
60 to the opera, and 10 petition for Office"
"What is a gentlemans first duty towards
himsclf!"
"To buy pair Of plaid pantaloons, and TO
raise q huge pair of whiskers." ~. ~,
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-04-04

HENRY GRIFFIN, Justice of the Peace and
Notary Public for Ottawa County has resumed
his former Land Agency business, and will at
tend promptly to the payment of non-resdents
taxes; will negotiate for the purchase or sale of
both pine and farming lands. Deeds, Bonds or
mortgages, &C., executed at reasonable rates
and with despatch. Office opposite the Wash
ington House, Grand Haven
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-04-04

Mrs. Smikes says lha, the reason children are
so bad this generation, is owing to the wear
ing of gaiter shoes, instead Of the old fashion.
ed slippers. Mothers find it too much trouble
to unite CATERS to whip children, so they go un.
punished; but when she was n child, the way
The old slipper used to do its duty was eau
ton.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-04-04

Newly planted fruit trees should have about
4 bushel of old tan bark saw dust or chip earth,
to each tree, put on The surface Of the ground
over the roots, TO protect them from the effects
Of droulh, and cheek the growth Of weeds and
grass. A correspondent Of The Farmer 9- VS.
itor says:
"A year last fall, ] hauled load of old rot
ten saw dust, and threw it around my apple
trees. My nrighbor over the way, is one of
those characters who plods on in the same old
track that his father and grandfather did, beiev.
ing that they knew all and more too. Ny neigh
bor said if put saw dust around my trees,
would surely Kill them. He said he pu, manur,
around some of his trees, aud killed them.
told him | would risk it any how Iput fresI
stable manure around one row and saw dus
around the next; and the reminder Of the or
chard | nanured with well rotied barn yard ma
nure, and in the spring spread it well, and plant
ed the ground with corn and potatoes. The re
suit was, many Of the trees grew luxuriantly
but the trees where The saw dust was, grew th,
best the bark being smoother and The trees haC
healthier appearance. | will also state, th i
part of the orchard planted TO potatoes grew
greatly better than that part planted 10 corn.-
The soil was clay loam."
Orchards should be watched closely this month
to detect and destroy catterpillar's nests Will,
they are young. They can be easily discoveret
by their eilken webs, and in the morning or eve
ming, when clustered together they can be read
lily destroyed by means of u piece of sponge o
II wooden rag tied on the end of small pol
and saturated with lye or soapsuds, giving it
few turns in the nest to wind off the web.
Washing old trees with soap suds or yc i
of much benefit in removing insects and mos
| from the bark.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-04-04

We learn that q steamer has been recently plac.
ed upon Salt Lake, Utah Territory. Think Of that
"a steamboat ploughing about, away up in the
bosom of the great Mountains, some thousands
OF feet higher than the head O. our highest spires
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-04-04

FEMALE LovE-We think the following re-
marks must be more applicable TO English than
to American society. In this country marrying
for love" is certainly The rule, and not the ex-
ctpiion:
:" How few women have ever been in love-
How few even marry from selection! They
marry because they are asked, and because the
marriage is suitable. 1t is their vocation to be
married; parepls approve, and they have no 9th
er attachment. Any Observant persons living
in society, where there is continual marrying
and given in marriage, must be struck with the
fact. Cupid's quiver must be exhausted, or hi.
arrows blunt--he perces few hearts now. /
Incline to think that girl really in love-one
who bore The evident symptoms Of the mnlady
would be thought very improper; yet have
often fancied that there must be II man born Ia
the world for every woman; one whom TO see
would be 10 love, 10 reverence; TO adorn; one
with whom her sympahies would SO entirely
blend, that she would recognize him at once her
true lord, now and then these pairs come togeth.
er, aud wo to her who meets this other self TO
late Women would be more humble and more
mcrcifnl if they did not, through Ignorance and
lhoughlcssness, measure the temptation of 9TH
crs by their own experience.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-04-04

TIE EXPECTED GREAT CoMET.--The eminent
astronomer, Nj. Babhet, mcuiber Of the French
Academy OF Sciences, gives some very interest
ing details relative 10 the return Of that great
comet, whose periodical course is computed at
800 years.
1t was observed in the year l04, 800, 6S2, 975,
again in 1864; and at the next time in 1856, al.
ways described rs shining with the most extra
ordinary brilliancy. Most Of the European as
iroDomers had agreed in announcing the return
of this cohet in lS4S; but it has hitherto failed
TO appear. In fact il is not so easy or simple a
matter 10 compute those vast cyclcal periods AZ
some superficial persons,who do not look beyond
the day Of the year in which they live, may imag-
| inc. sil
We are assured, however by nj. Babinet, that
up TO this moment, this beautiful star is living
on its brilliant reputation. We are now inform
cd that celeteated and accurate compu'er-M
Bomme, of Middleburgh-ha gone over all pre-.
vious calculations, and made new estimate o
the separate and combined action of all the plan
| cts upon this comet of 300 years; and he has
discovered that 1t is not Tossed to us, but onl,
retarded in notion. The result Of this sever,
4 labor gives the arrival of this rare and renowned
4 visitor in August, 1858, with an uncertainty o
two years, more or less; 80 that between 1856
and 1860 those who are then living may hop'
to see the great luminary which 10 $50 caused
I Charles Y TO abdicate ,l,era sft 'H ''f
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-04-04

DIFFICULTY SoLvED.-A NJ HEcox of Baxter.
has solved the grand problem, which has stood
the test of the ingenuity of many ages, as to tho
possibility of making whistle out of pigs tail.
The thing has been done, and stands as another
evidence that there is nothing impossible for
American genius
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-04-04

JUVENILE SMoKERs--Who can see group
Of boys, eight, ten, or twelve years old, in our
streets, smoking cigars, without anticipating
such depreciation of our postcrity in health.
and character as can scarcely be contemplated,
even at this distance, without pain and horror?
Dr.. Rush.
Boys we have word to say to you. and we
say it not in anger but in love. Will you lis.
ten? We tell you, then, that you should not
smoke. because smoking is injurious to health.
Su h is the testimony Of medical men, and
among them are many Of the wi>est and the
best. DR.. Rush, good, kind, and benevolent,
as well as great man, says. "Tobarco, even
when used IN moderation, may cause dyspepsia,
headache, tremors, and virigo." That tobacco,
in any furm, is slow poison, working its dele
terous effects upon the system, is proved by all
experience.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-04-04

pretty woman is like a great truth or a
great happiness and has no more right TO bum
die herself up under green vail or any similar
abominalion, than the sun has to put on green
specacles
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-04-04

The Washington Star, of the 18th inst says, on
the authority of private despatch from Norfolk,
that Ii. II. Field, bearer of dispatches from the
Sandwich Islands, came passenger in the Illinois;
and states that there are no hopes of annexation,
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-04-04

The Fredonid Censor says =" We understand that
the 100000 appropriation for the improvement Cf
Dunkrk harbor two years since, is to he expend.
cd the coming season. and Mcssrs Lester & Red.
ington of this village have secured the contract for
turn ishing the necessary, stone and iron. They
have taken the contract for S20000.n -
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-04-04

HOPKINS q. BROTHERS, Storage, Forward
/, ing and Commission Merchants; general dealers
in all kinds of Dry Goods, Groceries. Grain and
Provisions; manufacturers and dealers whole
sale and retail in all kinds of lumber Mill
Point Mich.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-04-04

Hartford was tolcrably healthy city until t's
Liquor L,w was enacted in Connecticut. Since
that law went into effect, spirits to the value of
$1,000 have been sold there for medicinal pur-
poses within four months.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-04-04

All MN has TO do in these days 10 pass
for gentleman is to button up his coat behind,
and wear bis hat wrong side out.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-04-04

The Sabbath at Louisville, Ky, has been made
very quiet by the closing of the liquor shops
making glad hearts of all who love peaceful
day of rest" Ditto at ST. Louis
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-04-04

WASHING TON HOUSE, BY Henry Penney
er The proprietor has the past spring newly
fitted and partly rc-furnlshed this House, and
feels confident visitors will find the House to
compare favorably with the best in the State.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-04-04

Mr.. Soue has been received at Washington
with more cordialily than he expected. flis
room is ihrpnged with tho highest diguiiaries
Of the government ,-. rr3lds III ss4a .g
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-04-04

HORA CE MERRILL, Boot and Shoemaker.
Boots and Shoes neatly repaired, and all orders
promptly attended to. Shop one door below the
Washington House.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-04-04

The following is one of The toasts offered at a
supper "f the printers of Lowell
Our Revolutionary Fatbers-I.ke good print
ers, they locked up" the " forms" of the Tories
and "doublc leaded' the British "columns."
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-04-04

L. NJ. S. SMITH, Dealer in Drugs, Medicines,
Paints, Oils and Dye Stuffs. Dry Goods, Groce-
ries and Provisions, Crockery Hardware, Books,
Stationery, &c. At the Post office corner of
Park and Barber streets Mill Point Mich.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-04-04

HENR Y GRIFFIN, Commission Merchant and
General Agent, Dealer in Salt Flour, Dry and
Green Fruits, Provisions Family Groceries,
Drugs, Medicines, Perfumery, &c, &c, at his old
stand opposite the Washington House, Grand
Haven, Michigan.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-04-04

c. DAVIS & CO., Dealers in Dry Goods, Groce-
res, Provisions, Hardware, Crockery, Boots and
Shoes, &c. Muskegon, Mich
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-04-04

The number ofLigh,.houses on all our At
lantic, Gulf, Lake and Pacific coasts, is six
hundred and forly.lhree.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-04-04

Commission Merchants, Fire Proof Brick Ware.
house, Nos 1o2 and 1914 South Water Street..
Chicago, I'll. Goods received and forwarded to
Grand Haven with Dispatch and at the lowest
figure. Cash advances made on consignments.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-04-04

Somebody says, a wife should be like roast
lamb-tender and nice drssed. Somebody else
wickeGy adds and
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-04-04

,CROSVENOR REED, Attorney and Counsel
lor at Law. All business intrusted to me will be
promptly and satisfactorily attended to. Resi-
dence, Charleston Landing, Ottawa Co. Mich.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-04-04

"What's whi-key brngng?" inquired
wholesale dealer in that article.
"Bringing men 10 the gallows," was the
repy
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-04-04

They make sandwiches in Australia by put
ting piece Of leather between two shingles.
The price depends on the supply Of old boots.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-04-04

GILBERT8 CO.. Manufacturers and Dealers
in Lumber, Shingles. Slaves, Wood and Timber.
Grand Haven. Feb. %, 1851
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-04-04

JOHN T. VIS, Merchant Tailor. Shop on
Washington street, second door west of Ii. Grit
fms store.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-04-04

|, The Rock Island Daily Ne,os made its first
appearance on Saturday. 1t is a very hand
~~-~~'~ printed and well edited sheet
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t.,8 THE GRAND RIVER TIMES a
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Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-04-04

WORTH TRYIEG.--It i, said that small piece
of rosn, dipped in warm water, will add pecul-
lar property to the atmosphere Of the room,
which will give relirfto 10 persons troubled with a
cough. The heat of the water is sufficient TO
throw off the aroma Of the rosn, and give the
same relief as is afforded by the combustion Of
the rosin. II is preferable to the combustion
because the evaporation il more durable. The
same rosin may be used for weeks. 'a
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-04-04

A friend from the country on telling Foote Of
an expensive funeral Of the attorney, the wit re-
Piled: sg ps ~
do you bury your attorncys?"
Eyes, TO be sure we do--how else :"
90, we never do that in London"
"Don'i" said The other, much surprised; how
do you manage? 2"
When the patient happens TO die, we lay
him out in room over night by himself, lock
the door, throw open the sash, and in the morn.
ing lie Is entirely offF'
"lndeed y said the other in amazcment, "what
becomes of him q
"Why, that we cannot tell all we know is,
there's strong smell of birthstone in the room
the next morning"
The Nile begins TO rise il June and a.tains
"a TO % feet of elevation in the middle Of Au.
gust, and then floods the valley Of Egypt, IL
miles wide. a 3
The Ganges rises from April to August 80
feet, and then creates flood Of 100 miles il
" idth.l ie.e
The Eupharates rises between March and
June l2feet, aud covers all the Babyloniar
| Phbls. nfini. 4f .'f,a f.I.I .Hil.I - .II
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-04-04
BUSINESS DIRECTORY--1S5:

TIMOTHY FLETCHER, County Clerk and
Register of Deeds, for Ottawa County. Grand
Haven, Mich.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-04-04

n. b. BTDWELL 8 SON. Confectionery and
Bakery, Grand Rapids Mich. G. B. Alhec agent
for Grand Haven and vicinity. i'1'
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-04-04

WILLIAM IA TIA VA Y, Jr., Judge of Pro-
bate for Ottawa Co. p. o. address, Crockery,
Ottawa Co., Mich.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-04-04
ROAD SIDE CONFAB.


q" And so,'Squi'e, You don't take your county
pprrp rf bs.e is al q
"No. Major, get the city papers on much
better terms, and 10 take couple Of them"
But, Squire, these country papers prove a
great convenience To us, und the more We en-
courage them, the better their editors can make
them" .. 81 .t4 ci,e gsan on-rG iDo
Don't know of any convenience they are to
me-"
"Thc farm you sold last fall was advertised in
one of them, and you thereby obtained u custom
er, did you not?' sl 'GLd eH
"Very true, Major, but ! paid three dollars for
it,"
"And made much more than three dollars by
it. Now If your neighbors had not maintained
their press and KEEP, il ready for your use, you
would have been without the means of advcrtis-
lug your daughters marriage in one Of those pa
perr. Did that cost you anything e..
"No Bnl-'
"And your bro,ber's death, was that advertis-
cd 3" on5j9los 80 hn
Yes, yes, but, b
"And when your cousin Sloash was out for
the Legislature, you appeared gra'ifed at his
newspaper defence which cost him nothing"
"Yes, yes. But these things are news for
their readers. They cause people 10 take the
papers" l,n '.1 D.,
No, no, Squire Grudgc, not if all are like
you. Now, tell you, The day will come when
some one will write very long eulogy on your
life aud character, and the printer will put it IN
types with n heavy black line over The head OF
it; and with all your riches This will be done fo'
yon as grave is given to n pauper. You'
wealth. liberalily, and such things will be spo
ken Of, but the printers boy, as he spells The
words il arranging the types 10 these salingS
will remark of you: Mean, s,ngy old cu-s
he as er6n spunging his obituary notice" Coco
morning, Squire Grudge." l..
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-04-04

friend from the country on telling Foote OF
an expensive funeral Of the attorney, the wit re.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-30
FINANCIAL AND CONNER GAL.
n ON EY MARK K r.

MONDAY, jan 29-6 y. n.
There was not much activity In the stock market
n.dsy. With the exception Of Cumberland the
fancks were much neglected. At the first board
Cumberland Coal advanced per cent, with very
large transactions; Illinois Central Railroad 1. Viz
ginis 6's fell on per cent; Rsadiog Railroad, 4.
AL other stocks on tbe list remain without alteration
In marie, value. The upward movement Ia Cum
berlard Ia the result q rcent discoveries on the
compsnys property, 70 which we alluded yesterday.
The principal buyers are these who are best postel
on It's merits, and they win probably supply them
selves before outsiders up their minds 10 cone
in. Reading Railroad, from . very active fancy. has
become dull and depressed Spectators In Phils-
dephis managed 70 saddle wards OF thityfour
HUNDRED shares Of Reading stock on the gull bic
bulls Of this market, during the contant pufiug Of
the compsnys report, from the time o. is
issue by the oompany's organ In Philadelphia.
Thb shows how much f.lih the spectators
Of ths. city have In The stock. They. no
doubt, expect 70 buy IL back again ., low figure.
Erie Railroad has for some days past been heavy.
and the operations limited. Piry per cen, |. no~
considered par for the stock and I. Ia therefore near
sr par than any other railroad stock on the LIST II
has bern purchased lately by . cl1ue o. brokers Who
have jus, ~ big load ~ they can ssaggey along
under. They cannot carry II much longer, sni they
cannot get taken Oh their hs, d. n snyshins iis
present. rsses u ID essy 10 anticipate the rezui,.
II must come down Win . crAs1. Villa the excsp.
ton o Cumberland. the euiir. movement Of stocks
IL 10 Val .'rs'. ssi The sssctss srs sosomas'',s