Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-02-24

The Weather-Business- Money
CIV Wneat-slk House OF Beld-
ventfons-bOty Washing Machine
National Clothes Wringer-Woman
Suffrage Convention-Amuse
CHICAGO, Feb. IA, 1s70.-After a long sea-
son OF very mild weather, eliminating, last
Friday. in an old fashioned Indian summer
day, the wind veered around, and sharp
breeze from the north stiffened the mud
again. Yesterday it thawed some, and to-
day it is comparatively mild, with promise of
rain.
BUSINESS
continues dull, though the preparations for
an active spring trade are going on see adilv.
The large her@es especially are enlarging
their facilities for an increase OF business
over that OF last year. The tendency here.
"a In all large cities, is to the concentration
OF trade in large establishments, the immense
sales OF such houses enabling them to both
buy and sell at lower rates than smaller
houses can, and still make a reasonable profit.
And the number and resources ofthese large
wholesale houses here present advantages
to the retail purchaser which smaller cities
cannot furnish. Here, too, as elsewhere, the
number engaged in trade, in nearly all de-
partments, causes sharp competition and
low prices, the motto Of most being ouick
sales and small profits.
MONEY
is easier, aud all regular customers In any
legitimate business can obtain all needed ac-
commodations at the banks Exchange rules
low and the price of
remains about the same, No. 2 closing ON
Saturday at 80 cts. There has been brisk
speculative demand Tor wheat the past week.
The receipts increased 10000 bushels over
the previous week. Farmers will have to
turn their attention more than hitherto to
something beside wheat raising.
have spoken OF the increase of busine ss
in the largest wholesale establishments. I
name striking instance of this the last
year-a year not favorable to the expansion
of trade.
THE GREAT SILK HOUSE
Of Beldi.g, Brothers X Co.. at Chicago, New
York and Cincinnati manufacturers of sew
ing silk, machine twist, &c.,-keep four mills
constantly running to supply the growing de-
msnd for their goods, making $6OO, 600 worth
a year. Their sales last year having in
creased $l50O00. Their silk always Just
what it is represented to be, both in measure
and weig hits conceded to be the best made
in America, and the Chicago house, At sc and
5S Wabash Avenue, takes the lead of ali 9TH
ers in supplying the trade of the Northwest.
LABOR SAVING INVENTIONS.
Every invention which caves manual labor
and promotes human comfort is contribu-
ton to the sum OF human happiness And
never are such inventions more needed or
more welcome than in saving household la
bors. "Wash and be clean, was the Sayior's
injunction to the leper, as the condition of
restored health. Cleanliness-whch is akin
to Godliness--ls one Of the cardinal vir ucs.
and he who facilitates the cleaning process is
the friend of humanity. In my own family
have made trial of sundry inScntions ior
this purpose, and have examined carefully
msny more, and in my judgment
DOTY's WASHING MACHINE
Greatly excels all others in perfectly cleans
ing dirty clothes with the least labor and
wear of material. Light, durable and cheap,
with
THE UNIVERSAL CT JTHES wBINGER,
the best in use, washing becomes a pastime
instead Of drudgery. Every family should
have them.
THE WOMAN SUFFRAGE CONVENTION
at Springfield, last week, was success as far
as speech making goes. But the whole thing
was gotten up and managed by half dozen
members and did not enlist the great body OF
the friends of Woman Suffrage. The nal
agelent called out some eharp criticisms in
the daily papers; chiefly, however, on Mrs.
Simmons course.
AMUsE,ESTs.
The Cardiff Giant has been tho great at
traction at Aiken's Museum for some lime
with good play always thrown in.
The Lydia Thompson troupe are advertised
for the Opera House again. b.