The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-03-24

their residences. How many of these
cottages can speak in that delightful
Persian language, am not the rose,
but I have lived near it." That flower
is beautiful stranger to many of them
How many of the Ophelias OF these
pretty shades can walk out in their
gardens and End "pansies for thought. "
And what strange taste in those who
cultivate those beautiful tropical parlor
ANIMALS, making the air of their rooms
"balm and rose mary" while their
gardens and grounds are claimed by
apigs, geese and low headed children"
Pardon us if the trees and flowers re-
ceive little further notice in this de-
scription.
Dowagiac has two good churches.
Does it not gladden. ones heart to see
fine trees about church? Why are
they besides being deserted six days
in seven, invariably reared on spot
deserted of shade? "The glory of
Lebanon shall come unto thee; the
fir tree, the pine and the box, shall
beautify the place of my sanctuary"
Nothing but the bare ground is around
these edifices. The next building the
one in which all of these homes should
have an interest, for they all have
treasures" there, is the Union School
House = the Academy of the village.
This building, like the two churches,
has nothing but the bare ground about
it. 1t should be in an oasis of trees,
shrubs and fiowers-the rural mecca of
the village-and so attractive that the
little ruddy checked urchin and tiny
damoiselle, would make their pilgrim
ages to it, twice every day, not creep
ing like snail unwillingly, but cheer
fully, and with the love of little " Ma
homedons."
The structure of the building is in
the form of an old Cathedral, having
the "nave and transept" without the
"choir."
The natural advantages of Dowagiac
are good. There are three good
Towering mills on Dowagiac creek.
One is equal to any mill in the State.
Mr.. Beckwith, formerly of Battle Greek.
has a large foundry. The banking
house of Mr.. H. B. Denman, also of
Battle Creek, is doing a good business.
The fine white brick store of Messrs.
G. G. Jones & Co., erected last sum-
summer, is an ornament to Front-st.
Mr.. Joel III. Smith, is erecting another
brick building, and l believe, intends
to have it capacious enough for first
class hotel. The town, though flourish
ing, has the air of negligence about it.
1t needs fine palings about many of its
houses, and there are too many piles of
old lumber and the odds and ends of
things lying scattered here and there
about it. The village wants more
pride, and stop, in its haste to build,
and slick up more. The town has a
natural defect which nothing but paved
walks and acadamized streets will
remedy. It's entire soil is nothing but
sand. Until this defect is remedied,
the Dowagiacans will leave
| ot-prints in the sands of time"
Dowagiac, like Battle Greek, is a
self made town. 1t began life some
ten years ago, with no resources to
rely on but its own business talent. 1t
has now population of some 400
many stores with fourishing trade,
and thrives with the business of its
various mechanics, and gives profess
sional practice to half score of law
yers and physicians. Its growth is
rapid = its trade fiourishing, which
commands wide region of fine farm
ing country about it, as Gan agricultu-
raj depot and point of expectation"
Hence, it has flattering future before
it. The Dowagiacans are very prac-
teal, and like all people of new towns
they are highly social, and like those
of the best towns, they are church
going. It's intelligence and religion
are the best guaranty of its success.
With such pledges for ensuring its
character, we hope to see, ere long,
this little "village Miss with her In
dian name, associating as an equal in
the society of her elder sister villages,
Battle Creek, Kalamazoo and Niles.
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