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The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-05-27
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The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-05-27

sW The Peach trees are in full
bloom in the Grand River Valley, and give promise
of fine crop.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-05-27
THE FIRST VOLUME
HI. b. DENMAN

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State, Drafts on England, Ireland and Germany.
Prompt attention to collecting.
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HORSE POWERS AND SEPARATORS.
II. I'D. BECKWHTH.

III AS made valuable improvement in Horse
IL Powers, and is manufacturing the same at
his Foundry, in Dowagiac, Cass County, Mich.
This Horse Power is designed for eight horses.
1t as Simple and Compact az its Construction :
And is so arranged that the working parts of its
gearing perform their labor with one-half the
heavy strain that is required in other Powers. and
therefore being subject to one-half tie wear and
tear and one-half the liability of breaking both of
wh;cn is very essential to every person connected
with threshing
1t is warranted to drive Thresher and Separator
with less team than any other Power in this see
ton of country. 1t is lighter than most of ma
chimes, and easily moved from place to place
And finally, 1T is HARD TO BEAT.
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No 154 Nassau-st, New York
New York, April Is, 1858.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-05-27

Benerolent Institution established By special En-
doumaent for the Relief of the SICK and Dis
tressed, afflicted scifh Tirulent and
EDitleuic Diseases
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-11-25
A Little Difficulty in the Way.

An enterprising travelling agent from
well.knowD Cleveland tomb. stone rlanufac-
tory, lately nude business visit to small
town in ON adjoining county. Hearing Id
the village that man in a remote part o.!
the township had lost his wife, he would 20
and see him, and offer him his consolation
and grave stone, on his usual reasonable
terms. He started. The road was horri.
bly, frightful one, but the agent persevered,
and finally arrived at the bereaVed mans
house. The bereaved mans hired girl told
the agent that the bereaved man was split.
tihg fence rails "over in the pasture, about
two miles," The indefatigable agent hitchet
his horse and started for the "pastur. -
And after falling into oil manner of mud
holes, scratching himself with briars und
tumbling over decayed logs, the agent al
length found the bereaved man. -... ..
In a subdued voice he asked the man i
he had lost his Wife. The man said he had.
TIE agent was very sorry to hear it ant
sympathzed with the man Fety deeply il
his great uffiiction; but death, he said, was OF
insatiate archer, and shot down all of bott
high and low degree. Informed the maj
that ''what was his loss was hef ga;h,"' an
would be glad to sell hitii 6tone to mar
the spot where the beloved one slept--maf
BILE or common stone, as he chose, at price
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-11-25

end as long as such recipes Is these for the
manufacture and encouragement of them
are in vogue, especially In all Of our large
cities: a.. =. -..aslb- a
LATE HOURS. Plenty OF MONEY. IDLE
HABITS. s3-. lr.st r.r...-. .4.. g.
Take an angel Of light from. the regions
above, place him in New York, subject him
to regimen like this, and il would not be
long before his Transformation would be 50
thorough, from good to bad, that rothing Of
his former self would remain. If anything
could thus be corrupted by the moral pesti.
lences Of the metropolis, what wonder that
"fast young men," the sons of indulgent pa
rents, with LATE Hours AND PLENTY OF
MONEY, should so soon 60 to wreck and
ruin! What wonder that murders and sui
cides should abound, or that mankind should
so often be startled with the commission
Of just such unnatural crimes as that which
is the burthen of these observations In
stead of wondering at them, indeed, the on.
ly surprise should be that they occasion any
wonder at all, Logical consequ ences as they
are of undeniabls, vel! defined and well rn .
derstood causes" .lgssE a&
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-11-25

SHOW flushed; how weak he Is What's
the matter with him - ,.a aa ..e,
"Only tight" .... 81. .
"Tight !" ....,.,. ,..g ... ...
"Yes, intoxicated"
"Only tight" Mans best and creates,
gift. his intellect, degraded /; the only pow
er that raises him from brute creation, trod.
den undcr foot OF debasing, appetite.
"Only tight !" the mother stands with
pale face and tear-dimmed eye to see her
only sons disgrace, and in her fancy pic.
lures the bitter woe of which this is the fore
shadowing. -sas#
"Only tight r. the gentle sister, whose
strongest love through life has Geen given
to her handsome, talented brother, shrinks
with contempt and disgust from his embrace
and brushes away the hot impure kiss he has
printed upon her cheek: GU
"Only tight {" and his young bride stop
in the glad dance she is making to meet him
and checks the welcome on her lips to gazt
in terror on the reeling form and fushet
face of him who was the "god other idola
try" .5a Ha ~"
"only Tight" and the fathers face grow
dark and sad as with bitter sigh hS 6toop
over the sleeping form Of his first born.
Hehas brought sorrow to oil these ufe'
tionate hearts he has opened the door
fatal indulgence he has brought himse
down to level with bfutes he has taste
exciting the appetite to crave the Soisono,
draught again he has fallen from high an
noble manhood, to babbling idiocy and hea,
stupor brought grief to his mother, dis,ru
to his sister, almost despair to his bride, al
bowed his fathers head with sorrow, b
blame him not, for he is "Only tight"
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-11-25
Tom COrwin's Last.

At q trial recently held at Yellow Springs
growing, oat Of a difficulty between. some Of
the students and the fsculty of Antioch, the
"old Wagon Boy" who represented the
faculty, was exhibiting 10 the jury fell, or
cane, belonging to one Of the students. and
which Sas probably used 10 the melee.--
Ton was in his usual happy mood, and he
brough, down the house frequently by his
witty illustrations Of the noble science OF
fencing now parrying imaginary thrdsss.
and anon throwing himself tiercsly upon
the attack. Al last, having exhausted his
full store OF pleosantries, with one lftbrust
he made feint to strike one Of the students,
Mr.. Fisher, who atniespr 81; sHd with look
Of unfathomable gloom and the voice Of
Stentor, he thundered out Il "And what
would you do, sir, being unarmed, II / should
attempt to pierce you through 7" Imagine
the roar Of laughter which greeted this last
loquent effort Of the '.old stumper," when
the half frightened student, collecting again
bic wits, sprnng to his feet, and successfully
mimicing Corwin's most bombsstic style.
then exclaimed I'd ,Oelcoae you, SIR, witk
bloody hands 70 a hO,pitdDIs grave. "--Iyprins'
field Press. geti
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-11-25
NHalIOMlct.

Slightly above the middle size, his figure.
though spare, was handsome and command.
ing, the chest broad and open, the bones and
frame work large, the joints well knit to-
gether. His neck was long and finely mould
ed. The head-usually large-gavs space
for a broad and noble brow. The half, thick
and Jet black. slightly curling. fell down
over bis ears. The eyebrows were arched
and jointed the countenance thin, but tud-
dy. His large, eyes. intensely black and
piercing, received additional lustre from their
long dark eyeIsshes. The nose was high
and slightly aquiline, but fine and at the
end attenuated. The teeth were far apart.
A long, black, bushy beard, reaching to the
breast, added manliness and presence. HE
expression. was pensive and contemplative.
The fee beamed with intelligence. though
something Of the sensSous might also be
there discerned. His broad back leaned
slightly forward as he walked; and bis step
was kasty, vet sharp and decided. like that
Of one rapidly descending declivity. There
was something unsettled in his blood-shot
eye, which turned towards yoS # was new
er partially, but with. the whole body.
Matrs life of Mahomet.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-11-25
New Method Of Computing Inter-

The following FILE fOf finding the inter.
est on any sum at 6 per cent, for any number
of days, is not laid down in any Of the books
90 far as Ne a!s aware, hoir; DO We know that
it has ever been published, says an exchange.
It has been in our possession several years,
and believing it to be 6horter and more sim
Pile than most others, as wen as perfectly
correct, we publish it for the benefit Of our
readers. To find the interest on any mum.
Der of dollars, separate the right hand figure
by point. The figures on the left hand Of
the separating point ill be the interest in
cents for six days--the figure on the right of
the point dscimals of q cent. Multiply the
whole amount by .fus to find the interest for
thirty days, and this sum by two for sixty
days, three for ninety days, &c. For any
number Of days less than six, take the frOc-
tional part of the interest for six. Care also
must be taken to separate the right Hand fig.
ure OF The dollars, whether there be cents
and mills in the given sum or not. a .... O..
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-11-25
A Capital Sermon.

A writer in the Sierra (Cal.) Citiacts uh
der the title of "Young Men and Tree
Frogs" gives abetter sermon, a better lec-
ture on morality, and a better essay on mem
tai philosophy, all in few lines, than are
sometimes found in as many volumes OF
standard authors -"
."The tree frog acquires the color Of what
ever it adheres to for q short time; If 1t is
found on the oak, it will bear the color Of
that tree If on the sycamore, or cypress, it
will be whitish brown /; and when II is
found on the growing corn, 1t is sure 10 be
green. Just so 1t is with young men, their
companions tell US what their character is
If they associate with the vulgar, the licen.
tious and the profane. then their hearts are
already stained with their guilt and shame,
and they will themselves become alike vici-
GUS. The study Of bad books, or the love OF
wicked companions, is the broadest and most
certain road to, ruin that young men can tra-
vel, and Few well directed LESSONS In either
will lead them on step by step to the gate
OF destruction. Our moral and physical laws
show how important it is tol have proper as
sociatious of every kind, especially In youth
How dangerous II is to gaze on spicture Of
scene that pollutes the Imagination or bluit'
the moral perceptions, or has tendency 4
weaken sense Of oSr duty to God-and q
man." BIS "5aas A#2sta 'ee%
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-11-25
'l'at Her Through" "

A gentleman had occasion 10 send his lit
tie daughter up to the garret for some nrti-
Gle which he wanted. Tie child coon re.
turned, crying, and Upon being asked what
the trouble was, replied, "that the snow had
sifted in upon the garrett stairs and she had
slipped down and hurt herself"
"Well, did you get what told you !" in.
quired her father. She replied that she had
not. "Well, them" he exclaimed, starting
up, "rll go guess ain't afraid Of lit.
tie snow" ,at
After he had gone, the child observed that
she hoped papa would fall just little, to
pay him for laughing at her. t.. ... .
Soon afterwards u distant tumbliDg and
rolling was heard, nccomp aned by the
sound Of suppressed wrath. The family
listened with awakened interest, but the OBJ
iect of their solicitude was heard above
whistling quite soberly, as though nothing
had happened. He crossed two rooms above.
and, as he approached the head of the stairs,
thundered out s ... a~.. .. .
"Open the chamber door Next you
know, you'll have me tumble down here and
break my neck. It's so dark now"
But the sentence was never finished
Trip went his heels and rolling and thump-
ing, he sprawled his elk feet Of length upon
the kitchen floor, where he was greeted
with bursts of merriment from the collected
family. He lay quite still for moment
At last he shouted out: j'&t.o. Mr>a.-
"Open the cellar door, may as we'll Pa
her through to the bottom l. -
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-11-25

drag 1t down from Heaven. NJ eauno.
find il, search We ever so diligently. Gods
love Is God given and he bestOws il only
on those who Hrst have nsighbOrly love,-
This is that higher loves receptacle in the
human heart. First, love Of the neighbor !.
then, love of God, which is divine love In
the soul. the sure foundation for abiding Hap.
piness. So you see Mary, the value Of Knit
ting stockings, to one like me. It is useful
work, and that a. the old monk said, 10 wor.
ship."e aft sH
Miss Williams could not withdraw her
eyes from the old lady's face. Its beauty
and its goodness seemed to fascinate her.-
She was a girl of quick feelings and some
Enthusiasm. Suddenly rising from the chair
she had taken a few moments before, she
came forward and STOPPING over Mrs. Elder,
kissed her, almost reverently, on the fore.
head, sayingi as che did So .
May | be like you when I grow old
every wrinkle in MY face line Of beauty !"
s"Grow old in goodness, thy dear young
friend," answered Mrs. Elder, taking her
hahd tightly within her own, and speaking
with emotion--for the young girls Sddaeh
speech had stirred her feelings ID ah dnusu.
al depth-"Grow old in goodness, through
the discipline Of self-denial and the gentls
leAdings Of neighborly love. 1t is the only
path that conducts to peaceful old age."
"Thanks for the lesson you have taught
me-" said Miss Williams, when che again
clasped the hand of Mrs. Elder in parting
"I'll try to grow old, as the years pass in
evitably onwards, in the better way that yor
have walked. And may my last days be like
yours, my best days, and radiant With ligh
shiiiig down from the bteter &ofld."
II am a skeptic no longer" (she was nov
in the street with Mrs. Barton y beauty ant
age are not incompatible" %.
"But the Beatty Of uge."' replied Mrs Bar
ton, sis unlike the Beauty Of youth one |
natural, the other spiritual and CELESTIAL
The one is Of the earth--eurthly--the Othe
il Of the lieafehs--heasenly. An evil sou
gradually mars The face, uRtil every lihea
rhent becomes repulsive; but soul Of good
ness continually rc.cfe4tes the t6unteuuuc
and covers ii with living Beatty."
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-11-25
Good TOlDacCO.

A we'll known merchant in Boston, low
or Of the weed, is accustomed whenever his
own consumption exceeds the supply, to
call upon his friends for amorsel. Waiting
at the railroad station the other day for the
train, and desiring to chew something be-
sides the sud of fancy, he advanced to Mr..
---=, dry Joker Of Bristol County. who
was enjoying the smds.leation Of q bit Of
cavendish with evident relishs-.5 N
II my S. have Jon got q piece Of
tobacco yoG know to be good l"' sg2Tg
"What ~ said S---z7. suddshiy drew.
ing huge quid from his cheek ]; "thsre,s
some know to bs good. I've tried Il. r
The outstretched palm OF the merchsnt,
was shastily Withdrawal, and helwAs forced
to join tho crowd iH the lapghtsh f.,Ai II
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