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St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-02-24
Mr.. Miller's Lecture.

IS =s5. -@s
Mr.. Miller's Lecture.
Our Baptist friends re-considered the
matter of postponing their meetins IS for
the Temperance Circle; and on Monday
following our last iesue, the Circle met af
the Everett School House, and s. MILLER
Esq. delivered his long expected lectuIe
Fto,a densely crowded house. He is an
impetuous speaker, accustomed to address:
ing large audiences, and has not yes
learned to accommodate his voice to our
small houses; and though be elcc.ri6es
his audience and moves them to s,niies, or.
tears at will, We, at least, would think j. q
vast improvement if spoken III lower
tone.
Il is bad economy to lead a Eve .r ten
FOUNDER to Kill pigeon, and just as bad
for a speaker to exert his voice ten times
as much as he need do to command:
profound attention. a. .-
His matter was good and well received.
The two preceding lectures wese rather
condeElnatory Of lnan and Tic times We
live in. he undertook te l:o7e that
there were, and always had been great
many good people il the world, aaa that;
I the progress oi Truth is most cncyurag;nc:.
He professed to be afraid 20 join :ssus
with Mr.. CRofFuT CT outseif, iecaase We
were both Editors and there. yss...s ne know
ling where the matte. .:.iszlt enc SO lic
whipped us both over old King DAyID's.
shoulder, who, once upou :. si.4e G.. Pressed
this conviction, that :" all men a,s liarse'.
He brought the Old ;;ze,ztie,I.;:u forward
and made him acknowledge that SAMUEL
was no liar; .lhat h.trlas tcM The .tru.!,
withou. fear or favo: th.t J1aigAax.
was an honest man; and s!,a. risny ot.hess
had stood by him il. d times of trouble,
faithful to the death. ...sz.--a.E :
He contended that CTR future was full
Of hope, for, with all the social ant .polt;-
cal evils which afilict cur land, ,l:ere arc
thousands upon thousands OF trcs, brave
hearts contenl.ng for the Truth. Slavery
might threaten our institutions, Tut the
voice of freedom is abroad and will not .
be silent at the bidding of oppression.
He compared the Shareholders edicta
against agitation, to an old nuteh cricE,
in Lancaster, Pcnna., who xas in thSs
habit Of DOING during proceedings, and
speaking out of DrcaElland to call
g Silence in Court" when any distsr-
bancc occurred; but one day thunder
storm suddenly awoke him, when sprinegins
up, he called out in etentorian voice
6 Silence in Cou1t!' but" said the
speaker, cit hundcrel right on
We never saw more powerful effect
upon an audience than he produced bI
the delivery of this sentence
Everybody was delighted With the
Lecture, aud the effect must be l,orn.a-
nent good.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-02-24
First Mortgage Bonds. -

Edmund Rice, President of the Mime:
sofa and Pacific Railroad Company. gives
notice in the New York Herald, Of the
28th ult., that the interest due ou tho>1 st
OF February on the outstanding frs mort
gage bonds Of the company, viii be pai..
upon presentation Of the coupons.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-02-24

as there aro soldien Who oosld not biz,y
their legs to nun away viii, them in 6s
hour Of battle.
he is the hero Who, from esnvietioa
Of duty, brayes danger Of Fh:eh hs las
q natural dread.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-02-24

p6r Now. George, you must divide
the cako ilono,ahly with your brother
Charles, S.. ST. .@s 4 !.
.ss: y hat is honorable, mother z
81, It IN means that you must give hin, the
largest piece. ts.z..zS... 8. {.
s 1he,, mother, I'd rather Charles
shouldstiiyidae it. %.s. ss s..=1 Il
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-02-24
FEBRUARY

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attire; butstho balance Of his audience
were delighted with matter and manner,
many Of them insiting that WAND
BEEcHER had seldom, if ever, delivered
a better Lecture
Nevertheless, VIC have somewhat against
Mr.. CRoFFuT. In the Temperance De-
partment, he gave us a covert bat severe
rebukc, for. not having made that question
prominent in the last election. It was
the old story:
!" No compromise with sin!"
We were in favor Of Temperance; but
to gain an Anti Slavery victory, we COM
promised with the enemy.
Now, we want TO be fairly understood
on this subject. We are in favor Of
Temperance; and never take more than
half glass Of beer, or one teaspoonfnl OF
brandy, not even to please the Doctor
but We understand Temperance Societies
to be got up for the special benefit of the
men,. and we don't care enough about
the "whole kettle Of fish, " to take any
serious trouble on their account. Mrs.
PAIGE, and the other ladies ofthe "Tem-
perance Circle attend to them. Our
business in public life is to labor for the
.cnslaved women of America.
Their enemies are the Moccasinites. and
we know Of no cne here, out of that party,
who gets drunk; and very few of them
stay sober. s.
As they are a good deal easier to whip
when they are drunk than they would be
if they kept a sharp lookout, We don't
care a sixpcnce how much bad whiskey
they swallow. .
We labor in behalf of the women who
are bought, and sold, and scourged, and
robbed of all that makes life worth the
living. # any man is inclined to throw
his influence into The scale Of their. deliv-
erarce, We are not the enc who will drive
him into the ranks of their opprcssors
unless he will consent to sign pledge,
that he "never will drink any more"
Politically, we have just cone idea" .
and our head would be incapable Of hold
ing q second. Deliverance to the cap
tive, and the opening of the prison to
them that are bound," is as much as.we
can attend to; and Mr.. CRoFFur NAV
look. to those other matters, until We get
through with this business upon the old
plan Of doing one thing at time.
There is another question in Mr.. C-'s
Lecture upon which we join issue with
him. He Stated that it is not bravery to
walk up to, and look in the mouth Of a
loaded cannon when hand was ready to,
apply the match, "any dog can do that =.
but he is the brave man who can !" face a
sneer. That any woman, under the in
81
auence Of religions fanaticism, might slay
ler -'housands' l IKE Joan of ARC; cu'
ne was the heroine '1, VINO coula d'scaro an
Or unnea'sly 'asn,of''
y oepenos cn'reiy upon the manner
7 nan anu tue no.lse'
, - tue nis' case' 'ne Drute ignorance o1
ne oos mas no JUST 1e'a',on % even the
'a',n' ,eoA'e<s u.puo :. 'ne man VINO
QUO mus, ~l,nou' sumc'en. object.
.'o0 asay n,s NY ana men may ana
''cn 49, eA'',De' .ne n'snes' Possible
e's. : mo'a' nsi''sm = Drawing phys
:, =, .'"''s.
~ can conceive o no msner % mora,
oulase's .nan 'nas recorded y the old
.oty = AsNoLD :" "'shhlh.lD ga'ne1lns
H.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-02-24

Ile used to take. the braat, john,
:. A cradle and tae p!ow, s....,
AMI earned olf po:r.u 81 % the sweat
Tnst ,sickled from his brow; -
Yet never heard We him complian, Fl
+ Whst'er his. toll might be, 81 +
= Nor,xanted e'er welcome seat
s Upon his solid knee. @ ..~5sf..
And When our boy strength cane, John, :
And sturdy grew each Lamb, ..
He brought us to the yellow neld. .
To slsJfet the TOLL with him:
But he went foren ,ss in the s@Ath,
Tossing ssidc lhe grain r a..
Just like the plow ,aAt he.ves the soil,
Or ships that shear the main.
Now we must lead the van, John,
Thro' weather foul aud .alr, :
And let the old nan !, cad and doze
And tilt his easy chair; @.s
And he'll not mind it, John, you know,
- a. Vs " ItlA A6 v C1
Those brave old days Of British times,
Of Grandad and the War. L
4 l heard you speak Of Ma 'an, John,
'ris gospel wnat you say.
That caring for the like of US -....,
Has turned her head SO gray!
Yet, John, do remember we'll b:
When neighbors called her vain,
Ana when her hair was long aud ike
cleaning sheaf Of grain.
her lips we're cherry red, John,
Hera acheeks5were round aud fair, -
And like : ripened peach il swelled
Against her wavy hair; s. E.
Z Her step fell lightly as the Leaf,
Fro.a of the summer tree,
And oil day busy 1t the wheel,
She sang TO you and me.
She had bnxom arm, John,
That welded we'll the rod
Whene'cr with wilful stop, our feet
The path forbidden trod;
But 80 the heaven Of her eye
We never looked in vain, 5E1s ss ~ s.z= 3.
And evermore oul yi. ling cry
Brought down here tears like rain.
that il long agone, John,
And No are Wbat We are,
!. And little heed we, day hy= day.
Her fading cheek and hair:
Al, when beneath her faithful breast
The tides no longer stir,
lie then, John, We most shall feel
Ind no frienI ike her.
: sure there can: be no harm, John,
Thus speaking softly q s.
The blessed uanes Of those, .ere long,
shal Welcome ns no more s5s5..
My ,i.delit not tor Why s'loullst thou
An honest tear. sown 8
Thy hsart one. day viii lighter 30
lsnsnls lsring q ~ aov, 8.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-02-24

For Dad is growing old, John,
His eyes are growing dim,
And Ma'am is treading softly down
The dim descent with him;
But you and I are young and hale,
And each azstalwart man,
AND We must make their path 90 smooth Il
And level as We can. #
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-02-24

r We find the following gem going the
round Of the press. 1t is from the pen OF
brother Of our good friend WM. Il.
WooD, one Of the Representatives elect
from this District. Ed LEM.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-02-24
From The N. Y. Tribune, Jan. q.

has few or no opponents IN Congress, the
|propriety of it's passage being conceded. -
The resistance it has encountered is di-
rected against the following amendment or
"rider,' moved by Grow of Pa, and a
dopted by 81 Yeas to 50 Nay-every Re-
+, publican present voting for it, with IA
Democrats, while I South Americans and
! IS Democrats composed the minority a.
gainst it.. he proposition thus adopted
reads as follows: ..~ ~:
S.. Be it further enacted. That from
and after the passage Of this act no public
land. shall be exposed to sale by proclama-
ton Of the President, unless the sameshall
have been surveyed, ,. and the return of
such survey duly filed in the Land Office,
for ten years or more before such sale.~ q
The purpose aud effect of this propo-
sition is to render our Public Lands acccs-
sible to Actual Settlers, and to them on
ly. until the expiration. Of ten years from
the date Of their survey and the return Of
! that survey to the General Land Office. -
ed OH speculation as now nov; s be purchas-
Had this proposition been made feature
OF our Land System forty years ago it
would haye.saved not less than Two Hun
dred Millions meantime paid by settlers in
the New states and Territories to specula-
tors who had bought up choice tracts at
or after the usual land-sale in the opeHing
OF newly surveyed tract for settlement.
Its adoption now would have like salu-
ta.y effect. We await with anxiety the
result Of the motion to reconsider ,and shall
and shall endeavor to print it SO lucidly
that all may see who are for and against
this measure Of cheap justice to industr;-
GUS poverty. -. x:
From The n. Y. Daily Tribune, Jan. 25.
The Presumption bill with Mr.. Grows
important amendment engrafted on il is
dead, MIR. Humphrey Marshall having
withdrawn his motion to reconsider. We
t'ust that MIR. Grows proposition will vet
De moved in some other form, and carried.
there may be majority in the House
who would like to defeat it, but there IS
no n'.jority that dare vote against it.
The following are the Yeas and Navs
IN the House on ordering to be engrossed
W. ~ t,n I p,:L1:n ia.S c'a.ins % fre-emptlons
on tncs .fubAc Lands (requiring three
. y.,;d olo;na - D. isslu.nee - constltute
~ Tho adan.;eo [ nP..o'' M ~ alnenueo
which secured to- Actual Settlers on the
Public Lands ten years after survey where
u 70 select ana pay tor q quarter section
each before orc. opening, them to purchase by
non-resideDts
YEAS -Xfcssr. n,1+... R.n,,at I,;noh.,,
Blair Bliss ravton osnhsa, nmgnam,
Burroughs. Capa.am9h. Chatfes F.ra E'a,,s
ir., HoaAcE F. CIAnx. % Claws.n i'1is G,orI LlAre
sGochranc, Join Cochranc Co,fnn i i,om;ns ~. ~
yode, Cor, Grapin. Curtis. II. W,xrpn I've. ue-
Davis I iAlass.l : Davis. lIowal nsras naas
Dick, Dodd, Durfee. die R,rns an ros,h Isan yan
Ton, Foster, Giddings, Gooch, Granger. Grow ~.
Hafch. Hoard, Horton Houar, @ Ka;, ns'l,a 1''',aa.
Kelsey, Kilgore Knapp. % Leach :Ts;.a, % NYio aoe
Joy, Mattcson, M;er. Morrnn Marr;lI I' rdwara low.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-02-24
DAD IS GROWING OLD, JOHN
BY J. Q. A. WOOD.

BY j. Q. A. WOOD. ..-
All, Dad is growing old, John,
:. His ey es arc growing dim
And years are Oh his shoulders laid,
A heavy weight for him;
But you and are young and hale,
AMI each q s,aiwart man,
And easy as We can. IS ,.s
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-02-24

The proposals are to be opened BY the
Secretary Of the Interior ID the presence
OF the Cabinet, and copies of the same
transmitted to the two Houses Of Congress
as. soon as they are organized Pioneer e
Democrat. .'
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-11-17
Hints for the Season.

Cabbage for Winter. have sew
eral times already referred our mode
Of having green cabbage all winter.
Indeed, it is sometimes good up to May,
and we repeat it again, as the season
approaches in which it is 'sput up" 1t
is this:-Dig shallow trenches in dry
part of the garden, say two feet apart,
IN which plant the cabbages, (Which
must be carefully taken from their beds
with all the roots,) pretty closely; then
erect over them low s;affolding, the
posts being two feet from the ground ;
let it be a little higher in the middle,
to carry off the water, and cover with
straw or corn fodder, butts down. This
costs little labor or skill, and will give
you cabbage through the winter and
spring, about as fresh as in October.
Preserving Celery.-We had celery
last year until May. We always pre-
serve it out of doors, by filing in the
stalks taken elsewhere between two
standing rows, being careful to place
the stalks upright, and not in contact
with other stalks, having dirt well pack
cd in between them. After the whole
is prepared, the mound is well spanked
with the spade, leaving the tops of the
celery just peeping out at the apex;
this is covered with straw, or any dry
garden haulm, and then a roofing OF
old boards completes the business.
, Last season we tried another process,
allowing the celery to remain in the
rows, as it grows, banking it up well,
and securing as before. We were
satisfied, in advance, that this was the
true mode of keeping celery, and we
found it so. The less it is disturbed,
the better; only protect it against mois-
ture. and atmospheric changes.
Sacing Flooer Seeds. = There is
nothing so much neglected, on the part
of families, as the saving of seeds of
both flowers and vegetables, but espe-
cially the former; and this is the reason
that there are to be seen so few annual
flowers in gardens, especially those in
rural districts. The ladies of house
hold should make it particular duty,
and, indeed, pleasure, to save the
seeds of all fine ANIMALS, and this should
be done as they mature. Little paper
bags, or letter envelopes, with the name
OF each flower written on them, should
be carried round, and the seed gathered
into them at once, and sealed up. Only
seeds fully developed and matured pods
should be gathered. 1t is good plan
to exchange seeds with your friends,
when the flowers show the least diminu-
ton in their fullness and beauty, thus
keeping up, by a change of soil, their
original character. tbs difficult and
we say it with -regret, to obtain good
seeds from the stores, The past season
whole dollar box did not vegctate for
us single flower Of the finer varieties.
The China Asters also were little better
than ox-eyed daisies. This ought to
be remedied, for the sake of the sellers,
as well as the buyers.-Germantoscn
Telegraph.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-11-17

H- For lady to sweep her carpet
with embroidered undersleeyes would
be considered indecently dirty, but to
drag the sidewalks with her skirts seems
to be very genteel.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-11-17
New Combined Map
Cass, Van Buren, and Berrien

Cass, Van Buren, and Berrien
COUNTIES, MICH, a'a
E'ROM Official Records and Special Surveys, by
II GEL & JONES, Typographical Surveyors;
Authors of Maps of the Counties of Hillsdale,
Branch, St. Joseph Jackson, Macomb and St.
Clair, Mich. Niagara, Erie, Cattaraugus, &c, New
York; Monmouth, Morris, &C., New Jersey, etc.
The subscribers will publish by subscription, q
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 Roads, 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
z Oh, containing the names and business of SUBJ
scribers, and Distance Table, showing the dis
lance between any two villages of the Counties,
will be engraved on the margin. The map will be
handsomely colored, mounted on rolls and finished
in the best STYLE so as to make q highly ornamen-
tai, interesting and valuable work The price of
the combined map will be at the low figure of Six
Dollars per copy, to be 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-
tons in regard to business, should be sent to
Cassapols, Mich.
CELL, HARLEY & SIvERD.
q efeH Publishers, Philadelphia
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The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-11-17
HOWARD ASSOCIATION,
Philadelphia. '

Be7er0telu Inststnts0z established 0y special En-
document for the Relief Of the Sick and Dis
tressed, afflicted arifh VTrulent and
Epidemic Diseases
THE HOWARD ASSOCIATION, in view of the
J. awful destruction of human life, caused by
Sexual diseases, several years ago directed their
Consulting Surgeon, to open Dispensary for the
treatment of this class of diseases, in all their
forms, and to give MEDICAL ADVICE GRATIS
to all who apply by letter, with a description of
their condition, (age, occupation, habits of life &C.
and in cases of extreme poverty, to FURNISH
MEDICINES FREE OF CHARGE.
The Directors of the Association, in their Annu-
al Report express the highest satisfaction with the
success which has attended the labors of their
Surgeon in the cure of Spermatorrhea, Seminal
Weakness, Gonorrhea, elect, Syphilis, the vice of
Onanism Self Abuse Diseases of the Kidneys
and Bladder &C., and order continuance of the
same plan for the ensuing year.
An admirable Report Spermatorrhea, or
Seminal Weakness the vice of 0nanism, Mastur-
baton, or Selfabuse, and other disc ascs of the
sexual organs, by the Consulting Surgeon will be
sent by mail Gin sealed envelope(, FREE OF
CHARGE, on receipt of TWO STAMPS for
postage.
Address, for Report or treatment, Dr. j. Skill
LIN HOUGHTON, Acting Surgeon, Howard As
sociation, No. South Ninth Street, Philadelphia,
Pa. june9-7y1
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Blotters, Diarys and
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~ Orders for Book.
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Bring in your Maya
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A. N. AWARD.
Dowagiac, May %.
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WE give notice to parties DESTROYS of investing
wv money at full rates of interest upon REAL
ESTATE SECURITIES-saf beyond all doubt OF
question-that we are now prepared to make such
investments in sums of one to ten thousand dollars
on one to five years time.
Having business transactions and personal &C
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, do not hesitate to say that we car
safely invest money on interest at rates very sci
dom obtained, and always upon ample and un
doubted security.
In making loans we always require the convey
taken to secure the money and interest, to bI
the first mcumbrance upon the property.
The property to be valued on personal inspec
tion at the lowest rate at which such property vii
sell in the place where located, and if farm-ands
the buildings not to be taken in the estimate.
The amount loaned not to exceed one-half of thu
value of the property estimated
The conveyance, whether Trust, Deed or Mort
gage, will be drawn as to provide for sale o.
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 at the expense of the borrower.
Interest payable annually, and in some cases
semi-annually, upon the whole sum, and a 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 cases 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 violation 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.
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, we will
at all times furnish the same on request and will
give satisfactory references to parties in the At
lantic cities for what we state.
TyE FD E. S. SMITH 4 co.
Chicago, July l4th 1859. july14l2y1