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The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-08-04
The Maiden Warrior.-s tale of the Rev
Olutioa.

No struggle in the history of the
world has produced nobler instances
of heroism, than that Of our own glor-
ious Revolution. The achievements
which light up the expanse of the dead
" conflict, like stars in the armament.
put to shame the melo-dramatic heroes
of Greece; indeed, it is not too much
to say, that every mountain pass has
been Themopyle, and every battle
plain Marathon.
Occasionally these deeds of war
have been lightened by the sweetest of
all passions, love; and it is tale of
love and patriotism We have now to
tell.
Sergeant Jasper belonged to that
most famous of all heroic bands, Mari
on's Brigade, where his valor and tai
ents soon won him distinction. Among
other daring deeds, his. rescuing
our flag at the battle of Fort Moultrie
deserves to be mentioned. In the hot
test fire of the conflict, the flag of the
Fort was shot away, and fell without
the Fort. Leaping over the rampant
he seized the flag, and returned amid
the cheers of even the British. For
this daring deed, Gen. Butledge pre-
sented him with sword.
Like many other families at that time
his was divided on the great question.
His older brother took the side of the
English, and served in their army. Out
OF affection to his brother, and wish
to examine into the strength and con-
dition OF the enemy, he resolved with
another patriot soldier, Sergeant New
son, to pay. the British camp a visit
His brothers position in it, enabled
him to receive his two friends withou,
any suspicion of their being spies, and
they were entertained tor two or three
days with great hospitality.
While they were thus engaged, 9
small party of Americans were brought
in prisoners, and, as they had deserted
from the British and enlisted in the
American ranks, their doom would
have been death. This the brother o.
Jasper assured him was to be their fate
With them was the wife of one of ths
prisoners. Her distress at her hus
bands approaching fate, touched ths
humane heart of Jasper. Con6dine
his purpose to his friend, Sergeant
! Newson, they bade adieu to Jasper's
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MONEY WAITING
SAFE INVESTMENT.
Commercial and Loan
"A G. E N CY.
E. S. SMITH & CO.,


CHICAGO, =: ILLINOIS.
NTE give notice to parties desrous of investing
w money at full rates of interest upon REAL
ESTATE SECURlTIES-safe beyond all doubt or
question--that we are now prepared to make such
investments in of one to ten thousand dollars
on one to five years time.- -.4 .,..s....-.
Having business transactions and personal ac-
quaintance with parties to whom loans can safely
be made at the highest rates allowed by law, in the
States of ILLINOIS, WISCONSIN and MICHIGAN, which
afford oppo' tunty to select the most desirable
investments we do not hesitate to say that we can
safely invest money interest at rates very sell
dom obtained. and always upon ample and un-
doubted security. s-t-i --
| In making loans we always require the convey
ance taken to secure the money and interest to be
the first incumbrance upon the property.
The property to be valued on personal inspec-
ton, at the lowest rate at which such property will
sell in the place where located and if farm lands
the buildings not to be taken in the estimate.
The amount loaned not TO exceed one-half Of the
value of the property so estimated.
The conveyance whether Trust, Deed or Mort
gage, will be so drawn as to provide for sale of
the property for the whole debt owing, In case de-
fault be made in the payment OF the interest which
will secure the prompt payment of the same
! Policies of Insurance will also be taken upon
! the buildings - the expense of the borrower.
Interest payable annually, and in some cases
semannually upon the whole sum, and cove
nant on the part of the borrower embodied in the
conveyance that, in case of sale or foreclosure,
the expense of the same to be paid from the
property so that the lender in all shall OBJ
tain the full amount of the stipulated interest.
| Ten per cent interest, invariably, will be guaran-
/ teed and in some cases, higher rate can be
realized without vocation of the interest laws.
! The parties borrowing paying the expenses Of
valuation of the property conveyed and COM
missions.
Having had many years experience in the
Western States in taking securities for the pay
ment of money, we believe mistakes impossible !;
therefore we give personal guarantee against all
mistakes in taking the security.
I To parties desiring more detailed statement
| of the advantages of investing money through our
agency, any information in regard to the interest
or collection laws of the Western States, will
at all times furnish the same on request and will
give satisfactory references to parties in the At
| lantic cities for what state.
f. s. SMITH & CO.
| Chicago july 14tli 1889 iulyl4-12y1
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-08-04
The Mincio River.

A letter from Brescia thus describes
this river and its vicinity, the present
field of operations in Italy.
The Lake of Garda is the largest of
the italian lakes, being 81 miles in
length by u in breadth. 1t is sur
rounded on all sides by mountains; on
the west by prolongation of the Tonal
china, ending in the nights of Lonato
and Castiglione, where Napoleon
gained his celebrated victory in 1896,
by suddenly raising the siege of Man
tua, and, by series of rapid and vic
torious maneuvers, preventing the
junction of the corps d'arnaees of Quas-
danovich and Wurmser, which he at
tackled and routed one after the other.
On the east it is separated from the
river Adige by Monte Baldo, on which
are the heights of La Corona and Rivoli,
famous for Napoleon's victory over
Alvinzy's corps of austria in January,
1897. The Mincio leaves the Lake Of
Garda at Peschiera, situated on an is
land formed by the river at its exit.
Peschiera is an important fortifcation,
the work of which, since the events of
ls4s, when it fell into the hands OF
Charles Albert's army, have been great
ly strengthened. On the right or west
bank of the Mincio the works have
been extended to some distance, so as
to form an entrenched camp large
enough to contain strong division.
Besides the additional strength impart-
ed to the town of Peschiera by this
camp, it is of Importance, because it
threatens the flank of an army attempt
ing the passage of the Mincio, to Gioto
or Valeggio. The fotilla of the Lake
of Garda, for which Peschiera serves
as harbor, is available for making
sudden descents on the shores of the
lake, and might cause annoyance to the
advance of an army from the West as
the Farnco-Piedmontese now are, by
threatening an attack in its rear.
Sluices also have been established at
Peschiera for the purpose of raising
the level of the waters of the lake at
pleasure, and of destroying by the
fushes, which would be felt as low as
Mantua. the bridges of boats or
| frameworks of temporary bridges that
the enemy might throw across the Min
clio between these two towns. From
Peschiera the Mincio runs to the south
east by Monzambano, where the French
effected passage in 1900, Borghetto-
passage of the French in 1796-Poz-
zolo, where the French were victorious
in 1900, and Gioto, at the meeting OF
the roads from Brescia and Cremona.
Lower down it forms two lakes-one
above, the othor below Mantua-and
| Joins the Po at Governola. re
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New Combined Map
or
Cass, Van Buren and Berlien


I>ROM Official Records and Special Surveys by
1t GIEL & JONES, Typographical Surveyors:
Authors of Maps of the Counties of H:llsdale,
Branch. ST. joseph, Jackson, Macomb and ST
Clair, Mich; Niagara, Eric, Cattaraugus, &C., New
York; Monmouth, Morris, &C., New Jersey, etc.
The subscribers will publish By subscription
New, Complete, Combined Map of the Counties of
Cass, Van Buren, and Berrien, from official Records
aud Special SURVEYS of the entire three Counties
The Map will exhibit all Public Reads, Railroads,
Location of Churches, School Houses, Hotels
Mills, Manufactures. Dwellings &C., Section and
Quarter Lines, Lakes. Ponds, Streams and other
objects of importance in the Counties. The names
of Property Owners generally, will be inserted in
their proper places. Plans of the Principal villages
on an enlarged Scale, with Business Directory of
each, containing the names and business of sub
scribcrs, and a Distance Table, showing the dis
tance between any two villages of the Counties
will DC engraved on the margin. The map will be
handsomely colored, mounted on rolls and finished
in the best style, to make highly orIauen-
tai, interesting and valuable work. The price of
Dollars per copy, to I've paid upon delivery, thus
bringing it within the reach of every family.
Views of prominent buildings will be engraved on
the margin of the map by special contract
The Publishers and authorized agents will visit
every portion of these Counties, to solicit patron
age to the work, and upon their call will be the
time to subscribe, it is entirely local work, and
will be sold by subscription only. Communica-
tions in regard to business, should be sent to
Cassapoiis, Mich.
GEII., HARLEY & SIvERD.
Publishers, Philadelphia.
June 9. 1tf
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-08-04

s Fun should be cultivated rs
fine art, for it is altogether fine thing.
Who ever knew e funny man" to be
a bad one? On the contrary, is not
he nine times in ten, generous, humane,
social and good? TO be sure be is.
Fun-it is a great thing. 1t smooths
the rough places in life, makes the dis
position as sweet and rosy as fresh
maiden's kiss, scatters sunshine and
lowers wherever we go, gives the
world round jolly countenance, makes
all the girls as pretty as June roses,
and mankind one of the best families
out. We go in for fun. The man who
won't cultivate it must keep coed
sized half rod between us. -
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-08-04
From the Atlantic Monthly, for August.
My Psalm.


mourn no more my vanished years:
Beneath a tender rain,
An April rain Of smiles and tears,
My heart is young again. 2a
The west winds blow, and singing low,
hear the glad streams run; ~
The windows of my soul throw crf
Wide open to the sun.
No longer forward nor behind
look in hope and fear;
But, greatful, take the good find,
The best of now and hear. Is qs
pillow no more desert land, H 90 Ias
To harvest weed and tare; o,Ef
The mamma dropping from Gods hand
Rebukes my painful care.
break my pilgrim staff, lay
Aside the toiling oar; - A
The angel sought so far away
l welcome at my door.
The airs of Spring may never play
Among the ripening corn,
Nor freshness of the flowers of May
Blow through the Autumn MORN
Yet shall the blue-eyed gentian look
Through frigid lids to heaven,
And the pale aster in the brook
Shall see its image given.
The woods shall wear their robes of praise,
The south wind softly sigh,
And sweet, calm days, in golden haze
Melt down the amber sky.
Not less shall manly deed and word
Rebuke an age of wrong;
The craven flowers that wreath the sword
Make not the blade less strong.
But shifting hands shall learn to heal,
To build as to destroy;
Nor less my heart for others feel
That the more enjoy.
All as God wills, who wisely heeds
To give or to withhold,
And knoweth more of all my needs
Than all my prayers have told!
Enough that blessings undeserved M
Have marked my erring track
That whereso'er my feet have swerved,
His chastenings turned me back
That more and more a Providence
OF love is understood;
Making the springs of time and sense
Sweet with eternal good
That death seems but covered way
Which opens into light,
Wherein no blinded child can stray
Beyond the Fathers sight
That care and trial seem at last,
Through Memory's sunset air,
Like mountain ranges overpast,
In purple distance fair
That all the jarring notes of life
Seem blending in psalm,
And all the angles of its strife
Slow rounding into calm.
And SO tic shadows fall apart,
And SO the west winds play;
And oil the windows of my heart
open to the day.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-08-04
ewpuuoh hoIdeth forth thus

sW Punch hoIdeth forth thus
Gallantry forbids calling the ladies
by hard names, but without meaning to
impugn the orthodox OF their sentiments
we must say, that SO long as they allow
themselves such latitude in the article
of crinoline, they run an imminent risk
of being spoken of as latitudinaria,as.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-08-04

sB Fontenelle was ninety-eight
years of age when q young lady asked
him at what period of life men lost the
taste of gallantry. -
!" Indeed, "replied the old gentleman,
"you must ask that question of some
one older than myself" ea'i Proc
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-08-04

smooth-face STRIPPING. She bent low
down, as if to listen to his dreams, or
to breathe into his soul pleasant visions
Of happiness. But tears traced them
selves down the fair ones cheek, and
fell silently, but rapidly, upon the brow
of her lover. A mysterious voice has
told her that the hour of parting has
come that tomorrow her destiny is
consummased. There is one last, long
lingering look, and then the unhappy
maid is seen to tear herself away from
the spot to weep out her sorrow in pri-
vacy.
Fierce AMI terrible is the conflict
that on the morrow RACES on that spot.
Foremost in the battle. is the intrepid
Jasper, and ever by his side lights the
STRIPPING warrior. Often during the
heat and the smoke CLEANS suddenly
upon the eyes of Jasper the melancholy
face of the maiden. In the thick
est of the fight, surrounded by enemies
the lovers fight side by side. Sudden
ly lance is leveled at the breast of
Jasper; but swifter than the lance is
Sally St. Clair There is wild cry,
and at the feet Of Jasper sinks the
maiden, with the life blood gushing
from the white bosom, which had been
thrown as shield before his breast.
He heeds not now the dim nor the dan
of the conflict; but down by the side
of the dying boy he kneels. Then, for
the first time does he learn that the
STRIPPING is his love; that the dim Wis
ions, in his slumber, of an angle face
lowering above him, had been true. In
the midst of the battle, with her lover
by her side, and the barb still in her
bosom, the heroine maiden dies.
Her name, her sex, and her noble
devotion soon became known through
the corps. There was a fearful group
gathered around her grave; there was
not one of those hardy warriors who
did not bedew her grave with tears.
They buried her near the river Santee,
in green shady nook that looked as
if it had been stolen out of Paradise -
The sweetest of all American song
writer's has immortalized this noble
woman in charming lyric with which
we close our story:
In the ranks of Marion's band,
Thro' morass and woodland,
Over beach of yellow sand,
Mountain, plain and valley;
Southern maid in all her pride,
Marched gaiy at her lovers side,
In such disguise
That cen his eyes
Did not discover Sallie
When returned from midnight tramp
Thro' the forest dark and damp,
On his straw-couch in the camp,
In his dreams he'd daily
With that devoted gentle fair,
Whose large black eyes and flowing hair
So near him seen
That in his dream
He breathes his love for Sallie!
/ Oh, what joy that maiden knew,
When she found her lover true.
Suddenly the trumpet blew,
! Marion's men to rally
To ward the death spear from his side;
In battle by Santee she died
Where sings the surge
A ceaseless dirge
Near the lone grave of Sallie!
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~ "I wish you had been Eve, y
said an urchin to mean woman, be-
cause you would have eaten all the
apple, instead of dividing it with
Adam"
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A woman ont west, in describ-
ing her runaway husband, says: .,;.s
"Daniel may be known by scar on
his nose where / scratched him"
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~ It is always = waste Of raw ma
tsrial to put FIVE dollars worth of beaver
on ten cents worth of brains.
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p. d. BECKwITH.

Mschinist and Engineer. Foundry and Machine
Shop at the foot OF Front street, near the rail-
road bridge. Dowagiac. Mich.
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e a certain author said 6a
"The most happy marriage / can
picture, or imagine to myself, would be
the union of deaf mute to blind
woman" <s, feiff
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az Whose best works are most
trampled upon? A shoemakers; be-
cause good shoes last longer than bad
ones,
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n Q EI

n LII Persons indebted to s. T. READ, either
IA by Note or Book account previous to March
1st 1882 are requested to call and settle without
delay and save costs.
~ The old Books and Notes will be found at
the store of s. T. 4 L. READ
SALVADOR T. READ.
tassapois Jure 18TH. 1889. jr15 m3
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0lOYSTERS.a@ Us

w ARREN McNAB, at the Rochester House
w Saloon, has on hand large supply of Elliot
and Demngs celebrated COUNT OYSTERS in
Kegs, half Kegs, and Cans, which he is Offering
at lower rates than can be purchased west Of
Detroit.
csy- Balls or Evening Parties served with Oys-
ters, &C., on the shortest notice. -
WARREN McNAB.
Dowagiac, ian. 9Th, 1859. jan6-37tf
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MISCELLANEOUS.
HI. b. DENMAN
DOWAGIAC NURSERY.

SEELEY d COLE. having established themselves
in the Nursery Business in this village will fur
'nish to order Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Law
ton Blackberries, Cherry Currants, Grape Vines,
Evergreens, and every variety of Shrubbery.
~ Office with DR.. Clarke on Commerce-st.
second building from the Post Office.
T. z. SEELEY, N. D.
WM p. COLE.
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r. G. LARZELERE,

Dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes,
Crockery, Hats and Caps, Glassware. Paints and
Oils Hardware, &c., &C. Front Street, Dowag
MAMMOTH STORE.
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John Smith, who met
wierlent deth near this spot
on the IL day of FEBRUARY 1eos
1900 and 40 too-He was shot 6'
by his own pistil, it was not one of
the new kind but an old fashioned one
brass barrel and of such is the
Kingdom of Heaven. =
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eW The following inscription is
said to have been found on a head.
board at grave in Shasta diggings,
California
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III. IL. ELLIS,

III. IL. ELLIS,
Dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries, Fancy Goods,
Boots and Shoes, and Yankee Notions. Front
Street. Dowagiac, Mich
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RA BROWNELL,

Dealer in Hardware, Tinware, Stoves, Agricultural
Implements, &C., &c. Front Street, Dowagiac,
Mich.
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Chicago, July 14th 1859. julyl4-12y1
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-08-04

Dealers in Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes,
Crockcry, Glassware, Hats and Caps. Front
Street Dowagiac Mich.
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Is Published every Thursday,
At Dowasiac, Cass Comfy, Michigan

xf3sS Surgeon and Mechanical Dentist.
gyY$S5&SA All work warranted to give salts
~1IIY faction. Office over Drownelps
-trs Hardware Store, Front Street.
Dowagiac. Mich.
Worcester daily spy., 1859-06-02
For the Spy.
WORCESTER READING ROOM.

Gentlemen Of the Spy-The privilege is re-
spectfully solicited Of submitting to gentlemen
of Worcester plan for free reading ROOM
Those who have been in European large towns
and cities may have experienced the pleasure
and relief afforded a stranger, as well as the
benefit proAeFed the resident, on finding that,
fer the slightly ludicrous small pay of one En-
glish penny, he may enter a news room and
spend several hours in such company as Black
wood, the Edinburg Review, &c. The popu-
Lar,ty of the thing makes 1t pay.
Worcester is pre- emnently the place for
such room. Our valley is beehive of me-
chanics-nothing more, nothing less. Among
them are some of the most intelligent as well
as moral men of the North. Their means are
limited they cannot really afford to take that
periodical literature that they thirst after.
Now, if reading room could be established
where they could resort of leisure evening
or afternoon, and for the nominal sum of, say,
three Genus, master the contents of LittelPs
Living Age, the Atlantic Monthly, and also
have access to leading Boston, New York;
and other newspapers, who does not see
that our mechanics would resort there by
thousands 1t would even be great induce
ment to intelligent young men to locate in
Worcester. If the plan succeeded, the room
might ultimately include the foreign reviews
and quarterlies, &C., SC. To have the thing
"take," ID might be wise-am not correct p
to secure large, well-ventilated hall, furnish
it with cushioned chairs and such osher at
fractions, as would render it desirable place
of resort.
Do you not perceive, gentlemen Of Worces-
ter who prize the diamonds of thought even
when found in Merrifeds work shops do
you not, do not we all perceive how desirable
everything Of this sort is as keeping young
men from miscellaneous temptations and evil,
more especially during the long winter eve
nings.
II the writer might venture to suggest that
our room be so managed as to secure the IA
yorof our professional men and men ofproperty
and standing in social life might we not have
a Reading Room which would be really worth
having. OF course, our rules and regulations
might be more rigid than those of a small pri
vate reading room, bit not more rigid per-
haps, than every genteman,-be he black.
smith, machinist, talIow- chandler or shoe-ma
ker,--would approve as necessary to the com
mon good.
Win not capitalists Of our city give this
suggestion some consideration It has bear
ings remote as well as proximate, which may
naturally suggest themselves to men Of
thought and which the writer leaves to their
wisdom without additional remark. r.