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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-10-13
For the Spirit of the Age.
& Fragment. LIZZIE W. WELLS.
Oak Bower, Ga.

a " Lizzie w. WELLS.
l heard one say the other day that this
was miserable world but | did not, could
not believe it. There issuch athingas hap
piness, pure unaloyed bliss, and that too
in this world. All are seeking this price
less gem, how few enjoy it; Judging from
their experience of every days existence.
Men have spurned the low estate to which
they were born, and waded through an
ocean of blood, through fields of fire and
to an emperor's throne and hon
ors, yet they have not found it. Among
all the jewels that deck their brow, this one
was wanting. Men have pored over pages
of ancient lore, and sought in the accumu-
lated wisdom of ages present and past, and
gone to their graves without it. In the
circles of wild revelry and maddening mirth,
in the association of friendship, it has been
diligently, longingly sought; but the
search has ended in bitter disappointment,
and these disappointed ones have conclu-
ded that happiness was myth, fable Of
the golden ages no where to be found
Others have been more successful in their
search and now treasure carefully the store
Of knowledge whence it sprang, for it
sprang from knowledge &nowLedge Of
God May all seek and fird this knowl-
edge.
Joy is a fruit that will not grow
On natures barren soil,
All we can boast till Ch1ist we know
Is vanity and toll.
A bleeding Saviour seen by faith
sense of pard'ning love-
hope that triumphs over death
Gives JOY like these above.
To take a glimpse within the vail,
To know that God is mine
Are springs of JOY that never fail,
| Unspeakable and divine"
50 sings the pious bard, and better the
ology or better reason never was written.
The christian only can know what true en-
joyment is. Earthly pleasures please, they
CRAFTY, but never satisfy the longings OF
the immortal spirit, the higher, nobler ma
ture of man. But the christians pleasure
is found from Cod Faith receives the
promises of his heavenly Father, and makes
them his own inheritance; love reigns in
his bosom, and relying in perfect conf
dence upon Gol-the Almighty God, he can
be nought else but happy. He sings al
ways,
My lifted eye without atear,
The gathering storm shall see;
My steadfast heart shall know no fear,
That heart is staid on Thee"
| Yes, here is the priceless gem. Our bless
, ed christianity can give it-give it to all
5 This is true knowledge.
Then let US gather round the cross
That knowledge to obtain"
!, Lexington, S. G.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-10-13

VIII sweep away our walls OF defense and
oyerwhelm MS in its fury.
Oh how much we need enlarged views
of our work Let us, the people of our
State, the WHOLE State, as one people
unite let us commence our work at the
fountain head, let us impale this stream
with the strong arm of the law, let us di-
rect its course by the Ballot box, let us cut
off its tributaries and prepare the way for
that glorious Temperance millennia! when
its desolating tide shall be dried up, when
instead of enclosing and directingits course,
we may intercept and stop 1t and cause it
to flow back again to hell from whence it
came. MMnunaR s.mewn
The only scheme Fhowmagitaf
.+he heneft the people of onsss ne 81 80 =
Niew.is embodied in this memorial. VIII
not the friends of Temperance, lovers of
men and lovers of God, lav hold of this
matter, and while they are lahoring so
zealously and nobly for their own neigh
borhood, will they not look ont upon our
dear native State and listen to the walls of
the widow and orphans as they raise their
plaintive, heart-broken cry, from ocean
shore to mountain top. Will they not raj
ly under one banner around one stand ard,
and as one mighty phalanx, march forward
in this great work Of love and humanity.
May God send forth the men and open
up the way for our success and triumph.
A. A. SCROGGS.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-10-13

An ITEM FOR TIE LADIEs-SUBsTITUTE FOR
HooPs.-A lady who has " tried everything"
steel, whalebone, crinoline, and numerous
other materials of " extension makes
known her experience to the effect that de-
eidedly the best process to give the desirable
amplitude of fullness and extent f circum-
ference to the dresses, is starched muslin
skirt, made with three hounces, to be worn
over a well-starched corded skirt There is
no other style of skirt which will produce
the effect demanded by the present fashion,
and, at the same time, that viii prove so un-
Objectionable in other respects. 1t is at once
light, graceful, and easy, with no obtruding
bones and offending angles and also posses
ses the advantage that it can be easily
washed. Steel and whalebone are inconve-
nient IN many ways, and crinoline-tha is,
the hair-cloth skirts-soon grows soiled; but
the above method will be found to give the
enviable degree of expansion, and. in the
long run, to ensure the most satisfactory re
suits in all other respects. Vicks6urg Whig
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-10-13

MARRYING A RRIDESMAID.-A few weeks
since, in the neighborhood of ST Barnabus,
lover conducted his intended bride to the al
tar. The marriage proceeded with regularity
until the fair one was asked the question,
wilt thou have this man for thy welded
husband ?" To which with much apparent
sincerity, she replied ''No." The poor BRIDE
groom gazed upon her with astonishment;
but no expostulation could induce her to al
ter her resolution. She frankly replied, that
she had just seen a gentleman whom she liked
better. This declaration soon brought mat
ters to q crisis. The marriage ceremony was
suspended, and the clergyman politely con-
Quoted the parties to different doors. The
bridegroom, more disguised at such conduct
than mortifedat his disappointment, declared
that his affections from that moment were
alienated, and nothing could induce him to
take the lady, even if her resolution were to
alter. Mr.. G.. B., the lady's own brother,
finding him in such good spirits, intimated
that, as a splendid dinner would be prepared
at his house, much time and expense would
be spared, if he would return to the church
and conclude the ceremony with one of the
bridesmaids. The hint was instantly taken,
and the proposals made, and as the fair one
herself had no objection, special license was
instantly procured, they got married at the
identical church, on the identical morning,
and afterwards partook ofthe identical dinner
which had been prepared for the changeable
one Court Journal
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-10-13

A SINGING MoUsE.-One of these little an
imals inhabits our Office For several years
past he has made his home in it. He has be-
come very familiar with all hands, and in
broad daylight he canbe seen playing around
the feet of the compositors, or dancing about
the cases, seemingly as little apprehensiye Of
danger as if snugly away in his nest. The
paste cup is his delight, but he never objects
to bit of cake, or fruit with which his ad-
mirers occasionally supply him. He is
most remarkable little animal A piece Of
cake puts him in high glee, and when he has
devoured it, he gets in a corner and sings
like canary bird, his note being as sweet
and melodious. Sometimes he will sing for
an hour without intermission. He is gen.
ersl favorite-does what he pleases with i'm
punity-and is regarded as a sort of fixture
in the office Even while we are writing he
is playing on the table, and is so tame he
suffers himself to be handled without any
show of fear Cumberland Telegraph
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-10-13

SILVER AND LEAD IN CHATHAM CoUN-
TY.-A friend in Chatham writes US that
silver aud lead have been found 10 four
mountains near Cane Creek Factory
There have as yet been no excavations in
the mountains. but "the ore lies all over
them loose" Our correspondent, who says
that he has tested the metals on all these
mountains, thinks the ores very rich and
the supply sufficient for ages to come
FazeHeyiTe Obysrser.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-10-13

GAs-A meeting of the citizens of New
bern, N. c.. has BEN held FIR the purpose Of
taking the necessary steps to have the town
lighted with gas.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-10-13
Wilkcsboro', N. G..

The following article contains some i'm
portaut thoughts for our Lady readers,
which it would be we'll for them to consider
and carry into practice.-ED. AGE.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-05-27

scorn. Clayton p and I laughed tri-
umphantly.
"Clayton !" repeated my aunt, draw
ing my Arthur toward her and kissing
his forehead, while on her face there
shone a look of mingled love, pride and
satisfaction. I drew back in astonish-
ment when he returned it. -
"What does this mean?" I muir
INJURED. -ss --t, .,re
"Forgive me, dearest Nell, for steal
ing your heart"
"As Arthur Berry," laughingly in
Iterposed my aunt. sa'T 81
Arthur, tell me-" / pleaded, feeling
faint.
"Do you still refuse to marry Clay
ton ST. Claire % he replied, his eyes
dancing with mirth. I, z;dS. aaiscbga
eyes, the vapid, purse-proud, insult
ferable borew l cried, rushing from the
room, though he tried to detain me-
Did / return? Did marry Clayton
st. Claire? ......
Ask this two year old boy, who has
transferred his lap into an inkstand,
while I've been writing you how / met
and fell in love with--his father.
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Beautiful Tribute to John Quincy Adams.

In all the eloquent tributes which
the death of this great sage and
statesman has caused to be paid to his
memory, we have seen nothing so beau
tifully appropriate as the following,
from the New Orleans Picayune n
"The old man eloquent" closed his
long and eventful life, with perhaps the
most eloquent expression he ever
uttered. These were the last words of
John Quincy Adams: i go esa.f
"THIs Is THE LAST OF EARTH-I AM
CoNTENL"'e For a moment after he
was stricken in the midst of his public
labors, the veil was removed from his
eyes, and for the last time he looked
upon a world which he had filled with
his name. 1t was fading. from his
vision, it was receding from his touch I;
with all its splendor; with all its woes
with all its pageants, its palaces, and
splendid rewards; it was waning into
shadows, and from shadows into moth
ing. He saw darkness brooding over
it; enfolding in it eternal gloom and it
was gone forever. 1t was the last of
earth. ts'iii f-2ti iiitf
Nor did this great man stretch forth
his hand to brush away the thickening
dimness from his brow neither sought
he to detain the pageant, nor clung he
to the raiment of feeting nature. He
was content He had seen all of earth
with his own eyes. He had seen the
joys of an innocent boyhood, the
glories of a great manhood, and the
splendor of. brilliant and revered old
age. And when darkness like cur
tain came down from the skies, he was
content. 4e nI 3e7i - sas
There was nothing left in the full
ness of time to tempt him to remain
longer, nor anything in eternity to
make him dread to go thither. = +s's
Well may it be exclaimed, in con-
templating an end like this: 'sLet me
die the death of the righteous, and let
my end be like his" There was noth-
ing in it to appall the imagination
nothing to impress the mind with pain.
The work of nature had been, per-
formed. 1t was finished. And as the
aged patriot lay stark in death, he was
less the captive of theKing of Terrors,
than the consummation of a sublime
Proyidence-the completion of an ex-
allied destiny.' 81 bse
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-05-27

offered himself to every lady at the
barracks, / only pillaged his heart of
all it ever held, and sold his secrets at
a profit. si9isvG 81. ~ "iao1g ~
I My next lover was widower, ripe
in disrepute, hoary in dissipation, and
distressed for a wife, as, perhaps, you
viii complimentary infer. 1 came
near taking him in my desperation.
The daguerreotypes of his nine children
touched me with their professional dig
nifty; and had he not deliberately Tilted
me, l have no doubt / should have
married him for his effrontery, and to
secure the joys Of ready-made mater
nifty.
We quarreled so foolishly! He loved
his glossy black hair, and so boldly
reprobatedl :" "dyeing.'' As | detected
lock of variegated, purple, blue and
black, l tenderly asked memento
during his tedious absence, and, with a
lack of policy l now appreciate, /
plucked the curly falsehood in his very
face and eyes. | thought l dismissed
him, but l believe he discharged me in
way becoming a brigadier general
/ hope he got shrew. Ny next op-
portunity was my last fond hope. After
being successfully !" enthused'' with lit
erature, religion, politics and war, until
/ was as ready for bait as a spring
minny, / took to prison visiting Mrs.
Frye was not a reflective herald to me.
Nothing could be SO enticing to my
philanthropy. as the details of a trial
and the conviction of a reprobate.
What delight in this generous labor.
To show my fathers clerk that his
worthy parent was not beyond the pale
of religion, virtue, or good society. To.
be sure, the man richly deserved his
permanent locality he was quite an
ornament to the stone cutting depart
ment, too; and, as he gracefully CHS
eled the gray stone at Sing Sing, 1
could not but reflect what a. distin-
guished artist had been there displaced.
The artists son was some twelve years
my junior, tits true, and had seen his
lifetime in society; but l longed SO fer
vently to. rest from my labors, Frede-
rick was timid. / don't think / was as
definite as [ ought to have been-as l
wish | had been-and finally the dear
fellow was carried off in my face and
eyes, by my little snip of niece, Kitty
As | was toying with his curls one
night, heard her tell him, from behind
my chair, 'snot to make calf of HIM
SELF" the mink! Notone of their four
girls had got an eyebrow! / made a
calf-yes two of them-a molten calf
of dear little Frederick, and most un-
mitigated one of myself, though natu-
ralists must decide whether thirty years
ought to be allowed anywhere but in
the Senate.
Thank goodness, / am done with lit
erature and lovers! All / want is free
dom of speech and a generous stimulant
in the way of good scotch snuff. Still,
| am lone like, and children always
make me discontented. / set the heel
of little Fred's sock with tender envy
and toed off Kitty's " "leggin,' thinking
how soft and fresh, and oft renewed is
the glad heart of mother.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-05-27

MORE ABoUT THE GARrERs-A lady
in Milwaukee, Wis, discusses the gar
ter question, and insists that they
should be placed below the knee. The
lady says: ~ - z -.i'i.s T
!" You aoiU take notice that just above
the knee, there is no hollow or depres-
sion in which garter could be retained,
no projection on which it could make
hold" E'eej siit
WI zoe take notice Couldn't think
of it. We don't know anything about
garters. Don'twant to- May be worn
about the waist for all we know.
Stake notice ~ indeed. Diet. .Adv.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-05-27
Morning Hymn.

Fatherl with the morning light e
'I Thy work begin upon this heart; Il
Free it from sins deadening blight,
And let it ne'er from thee depart.
Teach my tongue new songs of praise,
.eaIl Guide my feet in wisdom ways
Guard from error through the day liiii
W Leave me not without thy care; -
Let thy light Hume my Way ..,.,,
Snares beset me everywhere.
All thy blessings are my need
Thou'rt the only friend indeed. -
Father! let thy work be done sos
In our midst as tits in thee; .r-e'i,. T
Unto thee, through thy dear Son,
Humble every heart and knee;
And when freed at last from i'll, ''a
All shall know and do thy will ggm
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-05-27
The Dying Girl to her Minstrel Lover.


Minstrel, thy farewell song, ~
Sad as dirge heard through the midnight rain,
Falls on my heart-and loves dear years again
On memory throng feii
The music of the past ti
Comes floating round me-and young fancy bring
Sweet dreams of love and glory on her wings
a' Too bright to last
The bow that spanned the years
In ife's young morning glows with blessed ray,
But soon, too soon, its beauty melts away
2 In clouds and tears 9
may not hear that tone
Of mournful minstrelsy again. 'Tis WE'LL
Alas that earthly tones should ever swell
So wild and lone.
Minstrel, l love thee now
As first loved thee. In this raven hair
twine, as then, thy favorite lowers-but where
OH where art thou?
The solitary star
That rose so sweetly Ger yon mountains brow
On that blest eve of love-'tis rising now
But thou art far.
As erst we gazed ere loves young dreams wer
dull,
And weep that dreams so passing beautiful
Should fade so soon.
wander on the spot
Where first we met. The notes of early birds
Still float upon the air, but thy sweet words
hear them not.
| am alone, and fast
My life is fading from the earth-this breath
Is faltering now, and the low wind of death
Seems moaning past.
'Tis well, and have come
To bear i'm silence can calmly see
Lifes last pale blossom wither ON its tree,
Then seek my home
Minstrel, this mournful token
Of Love is thine-it is my hearts farewell!
leave thee soon-oh! keep it as spell
Of love unbroken.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-05-27
COUNTY OFFICERS.

Treasurer-JEFFERSON OSBORN.
Clerk-E. B. WARNER.
Register of Deeds-ARIEL E. PECK.
Sheriff f-J0SEPH N. MARSHALL
Judge of Probote-CLIFFORD SHANAHAN.
Prosecuting Attorney-A. ]. SMITH.
Circuit Court Com'r-JAS. NJ. SPENCER.
Smveyor-AMOS SMITH.
Coroncr-CHARLES HILL
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-05-27

Coon AUTHoRITy. lady CORES
pondent of the Elkhart Qa.) Watch
man, blows up the men by saying:
eve have good authority for saying
that man is born into the world like
the wild asses colt. D vl-ssa d1
To which the editor. ungallantly re-
spends
"We will not argue this point, as
the writer has better knowledge of how
we make our debut into this world than
we have"
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-05-27
STATE AND COUNTY DIRECTORY
STATE OFFICERS.

Lieutenant Goyernor--GE0RGE A. COE.
Secretary of State-JOHN MCKINNEY.
Auditor General-WHiTNEY JONES. r
State Treasurer-SII4AS NJ. HOLMES.
Attorney General-JACOB NJ HOWARD.
Supt, Of Public Instruction-IRA MAYHEM.
Com'r Of Land Office-S. b. TREADWELL.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-05-27

eWThere is no deception in bull
dog. 1t is only the cur that sneaks up
and bites you when your back is
turned. :.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-05-27

Home-the place where children
have their own way, and married men
resort when they have nowhere else to
keep themselves. ~
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"The victory is not always to the
strong" as the boy said when he
killed skunk with d brickbat. g
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-05-27
JOHN PIPER.

An1brotype Artist. Likenesses taken on short no
etice, and warranted not to fade. Children's pic
lures taken in one second. Operating in Bald.
wins Daguerreian Car, on the Railroad Square
near the liberty pole, Dowagiac, Mich. Also,
Roots ade tc order.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-05-27

H. b. DENMAN,

MA e.1--t. H. IL. DENMAN,
Banking and Exchange Office, Dowagiac, Mich.
Buy and sell Exchange, Gold, Bank Notes, and
Land Warrants Pay interest ON School and
Swamp Lands and Taxes, in all parts of the
State. Drafts on England, Ireland and Germany
Prompt attention to COLLECTING = n - !.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-05-27

BY John Let's. Directly opposite the Passenger
Depot, Dowagiac, Mich.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-05-27

~ Hope is the working-man.s s dream.
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Gbt" 8tpnblitan,
-, Is Published every Thursday,
At Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan.

JONES 4 CAMPBELL, Editors and Proprietors
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-05-27

Dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries, Fancy Goods,
Boots and Shoes and Yankee Notions. Front
Street Dowagiac Mich
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-05-27

Dealer in Dry Goods Groceries, Boots and Shoes,
Crockery, Hats and Caps, Glassware, Paints and
Oils, Hardware, &C., &C. Front Street. Dowag-
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-05-27

oFFIcE-over Oh Fl IF the Post Office.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-09-15

TO donbt the virtue Of Advertising for
wives, and aswc are interested in that
matter, we hoped this experiment would
exalt the merits Of the advertising. system.
But, alack and alas! our hopes are
doomed to a cruel disappointment. Mr..
Carr was discovered that in the Columbus
widow, instead Of an angel Of light he
"caught tartar" who ccuses him OF
divers ofTenses against her peace and hap
piness his daughters cannot live with her,
The black inmates of.bis homestead are
not at peace, and the entire plantation is
in a state of Decentralization. We fear
we will have to admit that advertising for
a wife is an open question: great deal
can be said on both sides. O9
Mrs. Carr, nee Briggs. we understand,
has brought suit fora divorce, and de.
mands settlement of The half Of his prop.
city upon her.. This trial will doubtless
require some. witness from this city, who
will be expected to testify to Mrs. Cars
previous character and history. and prob
ably some rich developments may b'
expected. To add to the troubles o
Carr, it is said tha.A Mrs. Pauline W
Carol. a Boston widow has brough
suit against him for breach Of promise
and the poor fellow is in q. fairs prospec
Of having his property, negroes included
eaten up by law suits, This is a.wicke'
world,--[Sta,e Journal, rIyg
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-09-15
STEUBENVILLE, OHIO, WEDNESDAY September l5 1855 1. i

open already for the seizing ofihts victim
the ears were thrown back close to the
head ike those ofuh angry horse. and a
stream ofiire seemedNto issue from the
sockets Of the glating eyeballs. Escape,
longer than few moments, seemed now,
utterly impossible. A distance Of more
than mile lay between the planter and
his home. Thick bushes impeded every
step Of the way to the hog pen, near which
he must pass to emerge from the jungle in
the direction Of the house. To devinte
from the path he had come, which was
partially trodden down by the transit Of
himself and the bear over it, and by the
occasional visits of the latter to the pen,
would be to entpngle himself in the under
growth and fall victim to the rapacity Of
his pursuer, whose heavy bulk enabled him
to enforce a swifter passage8throughnthe
thicket. Along this path, there fore, Mr.
Rodney darted with the speed Of a man
conscious that his life depended upon The
fleetness Of his feet Half the distance
between the hill and the pen had been pas
sed. Only hand breadth Of space inter
vened between the muzzle of the bear, out
stretched and open to'seize him. The ho
foam spattered over him, and the hotto
breath almost blistered his skin through
the thick covering Of his clothes. There
he's gone No, the sharp crock of riff
rings through the woods, and the bea
springs forward and falls dead across th
legs of the planter who had been thrown
by his death leap, PROSTATE on the ground
A hunter going early that morning t.
join his comrades in the chase for deer
chanced to cross the path of Mr.. Rodne.
and the bear, saw the peril Of the former
and firing, from close distance, sent
heavy ball through the brain Of the latter
There was q feast ofbear meat for man
days at the house of the hospitable planter
at which, wemay be sure, tho hunter afore
said was the most honored of the guests
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