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The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-03-06
.THAT STANDARD SHEET,
A Nesc Year soith an Old Friend.


.nN New Years day of 1862, that world renowned
" and unrivaled gem of American journalism
the peerless NEW YORK MERCURY, will enter upon
the twenty fourth year of the most brilliant
ever achieved by paper. During the past year
il has been the teacher, story teller, mentor, and
oracle of tsco hundred thousand american homes,
from ocean to ocean--and from Quebec in Canada,
to Pensacola, on the Gulf of Mexico. Young and
DID, rich and poor, have reveled in its enchanting
stories OF wisdom, romance, art poetry, and genial
humor; and its praise is
Familiar in their mouths as household words"
The noble Iatriot-soder in his tent, too, has
whiled away the tedium of camp life in the absorb
ing review of its
FORTY BRILLIANT COLUMNS,
finding in them a fascinating mental discipline
known only to those who rally to the Banner-sheet
Of the Grand Arzny Of american Intellect and
Genius!
In commencing New Year, the propretors OF
The New YORK MERCURY can only say, that it shall
be their aim TO make their great family journal Of
American literature, for 1862, more brilliant and
enchanting than ever, in its concentration of all
the world grandest and most beautiful specialities
in heathful Romance, graceful Poetry, elegant and
quaint Gossip, refining Knowledge, sparkling
Humor, and entertaining News-until, like love, il
RULES the court the camp, the bower"
as it already rules the happy domestic freside.
! The editorial tone and National departments OF
| The NEW YORK MERCURY will continue true to tina,
lofty spirit of patriotism which has made it
sity of the people since the War began, and kept
| it in enthusiastic demand when other sheets were
diving all around it for want of popular support.
! Already the largest Literary Journal i'm the
world, and famous the focus of thousand
brilliant literary regulations, its programme for
1852 will be magnificent beyond all precedent. The
most celebrated pens of this country and Europe
have been secured in its service, at outlay equa
to the expense of than national 9OUeIHnae
an the Old World! and its novelties, continued
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-03-06
Ayers Cherry PeCtoral,

FOR TIE RAPID CURE OF
Coughs, Colds, Influenza, Hoarseness,
Group, bronchitis, Incipient Com
sumption, and for the Relief
of COnsumptive Patients
in advanced Stages
of the Disease.
This is remedy universally known to surpass any
other for the of throat and lung complaints that it
is useless here to publish the evidence of its virtues Its
unryaed excellence for coughs and colds and its truly
wonderful cures of pulmonary disease, have made it
known throughout the civilized nations OF the earth.
Few arc the communities, even families among them
who have not some personal experience of its effects
some living trophy in their midst of its victory the
subtle and dangerous disorders of the throat and lungs.
As all know the dreadful fatality Of these disorders, and
as they KNOW too the effects OF this remedy need not
do more than to assure them that it has all the vir-
tues that it did have when making the which have
won SO strongly upon the confidence Of mankind.
Prepared by DR.. J. C. AVER g. CO., Lowell, Mass.
Sold in Dowagiac %, N. b. HOLSTER and Asa
Huntington: and Druggists generally. augl-15y1
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-03-06

t@ The man or the rifle that has nc
foresight is of little value.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-03-06
LOOK AT HIS.
a. NOW is THE TIME TO
8 u B S Q r. 3 Z

Harper's Magazine, for 1862, for s2,Oo
Atlantic Monthly. :" :. 200
Godey's Lady's Book, /" zoe
Peterson's Magazine. 1,25
HaEper's Weekly, one year, for $50
Philadelphia Evening Post, one year, for LIS
New York Weekly World, loo
Deasit Tribune. LOO
Advertiser, LOO
Having been appointed Agent for all the above
magazines and papers, we are now prepared to
furnish them Mt the prices named
Apply to w. II. CAMPBELL,
at the Postoflice.
Dowagiac January 1st, 1862. ~
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-03-06
LUMBER! LUMBER!

THE subscriber would respectfully inform the
Il citizens of Dowagiac and vicinity. that he is
manufacturing LUMBER of all kinds, and stands
notice. Having supply of Studding' Joist
boards, &c. on hand, also. q quantity of good
Logs on the ard, he feels confident that all those
wanting Lumber at short office and good article
VIII receive entire satisfaction by giving him call
~ Mill situated onemile west of Dowapiae on
the Greek. JOHN ii. OAKLEY. Jr.
Dowagiac. ocscber 25th. 1890. cct25-e7S
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-03-06
READ THE EVIDENCE.

From j. Merton Bto,gD, D. d., Editor of TIE
Encyclopedia Of Religions KnoerLedge.
Although not disposed to favor or recommend
Patent Medicines in general, through distrust oil
their ingredients and effects, | yet know of No
sufficient reason why man may not testify to the
benefit he believes himself to have received from
any simple preparation, in the hope that he may
thus contribute to the benefit of others.
do this the more readily in regard to ''Hoof-
lands German Biiters," prepared by DIR. G. NJ.
Jackson, of this city, because | was prejudiced
against them for years, under the impression tina.
they :rere chiefly an alcoholic mixture | am in
debted to my friend Robert Shoemaker, Esq, for
the removal of this prejudice by proper tests and
for encouragement to try them, when suffering
from great aud long continued debility The use
of three bottles of these Bitters ut the beginning
of the present year, was followed by evident re-
lief, and restoration TO degree of bodily and
mental yigor which had not felt for six months
before, aud had almost despaired of regaining
| therefore thank God and my friend for directing
me to the of them.
Philad'a June %, 1861. J. NEWTON BROWN
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-03-06

Our story, initiatOry of the New Year, is splen-
did national Romance, commencing in the NEW
York MsRcuRY of Saturday, January 4th 1862,
and entitled
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-03-06

LtceF or totOHSUcH.
Such as Constipation, Inward Piles, Fulness or
Blood to the Head Acdity of the Stomach Nausea,
Heartburn, Disgust for Food, Fulness or Weight
in the Stomach, Sour EructatiOns Sinking or
Fluttering at the Pit of the Stomach Swimming
of the Head, Hurried and Difficult Breathing
Fluttering at the Heart Choking or suffocatng
sensations when in a lying posture, Dnness Of
Vision, Dots of webs before the Sight Fever and
Dull Pain in the Head Deficiency of Precipitation,
PellOwness of the Skin and Eyes, Pain in the Side
Back, Chest, Limbs, &c, Sudden Flushes of Heat
Burning in the Flesh, Constant Imagnngs of evil,
and great Depressions of Spirits and will positi-
vely prevent YELLOW FEVER, BILIOUS
FEVER, &c.
The Proprietor in calling the attention of the
public to this preparation. does with feeling of
the utmost confidence in its virtues and adaptation
to the diseases for which it is recommended.
1t is new and untried article but one that has
stood the test of a twelve years trial before the
American people, and its reputation and sale are
unrivaed by any simimilar preparations extant.
The testimony in its favor given by the most
prominent and wel-known Physicians and indi
vduals in all parts of the country is immense, and
careful perusal of the Almanac, published ann
uallv by the prOpretors, and to be had gratis of
any of their Agents, cannot but satisfy the most
skeptical that this remedy is really deserving the
great celebrity ii has obtained.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-03-06
Dyspepsia, Heart Disease, Fits, Epilep-
sy, Melancholy. NeuraIeia

Many remarkable of these affections havo been
made by the alternative power of this medicine 1t stimu
laes the vital functions into vigorous action and thus
disorders which would be supposed beyond its
reach. Such remedy has long been required by the
cessiies of the people, and confident that this will
do for them ELL TINT mediciue can do.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-03-06

Chrome or Nervous Debility, Diseases Of the Kid
1leys, and all diseases arising from a disordered
Li1r or Stomach
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-03-06
Rheumatism, Cont, Liver Complaint.

great variety of cases have been reported to where
Of these formidable complaints have resulted from
the of this remedy but space here will not admit
them. Some of them may be found i'm our American
Almanac, which the agents below named pleased to
furnish gratis 10 all who call for them.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1862-03-06

BEFORE the days of chloroform there was
a ouaek who advertised tooth-drawiDg with
out pain. The patient was placed in
chair, and the instrument applied to his
tooth with a wrench, followed by a roar
from the unp!easantly surprised sufferer.
"Stop," cried the dentist Compose your
SELF I told you would give you TO pain,
but only just gave you that twinge as a
specimen to show you Cartwrisht's method
Of operating"
Again the instrument was applied, an
other tug, another roar.
"Now don't be impatient, that is Du-
merge's way; be seated and calm you will
soon be sensible of tho superiority OF my
method"
Another application, another tug, another
roar.
"Now, pray be quiet, that is parkinson
mode, and you don't like it, and no wonder.
By this time the tooth hung by thread
and whipping it out, the operator e1ulting!y
exclaimed:
"That is my mode Of tooth-drawing with
out pain, and you are now able to compare
it with the operations Of Cartwright, Du-
merge and Parkinson"
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1862-03-06
Popular Retrenchment.

Children are often sagely told, that "they
don t know what is good for them" The
saying is as true when applied to large folks,
and the conduct proves the fairness OF the
application. When hard times, or fear OF
hard times, come over land, on what do
they begin retrenchment aud economy. On
the back mo, madam you clothe your
self with the finest and rarest still. With
the stomach NO, sir; you pamper it with
every delicate meat as usual. On luxuries7-
No, Mr.. Sybarite; you drink the choicest
and smoke the most exquisite in wonted pro-
fuseness. No, no, deluded big children
you begin with the printer you cut of
books as if they were pest, and you either
stop your paper or refuse to pay for it. You
seem to imagine that you are merely ami
NAL, without soul or intellect. Your action
indicates this anyhow.
Verify, the public has been spoiled
Books and papers have been furnished at SO
low q rate, and with so little recompenss to
author and printer, that they are lightly es-
teemed, when they should be held above all
price; and the consequence is, that the
printer, wLo makes but scanty living at
the best Of times. is left to crumbs or starv-
alton when a real or fanced necessity for
retrenchment exists. Out upon such re-
trenchmentl Wear less costly gear-eat
palmer food-drink less and smoke less, or
none at all, rather than cheat your soul and
mind of their due portion. Buy good books
and take and pay for an honest and decent
newspaper; and as upright, God-created be-
ings, you will be the better and richer for it
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1862-03-06

AN ACCOUNT WITH Con. Tho other
day we saw gentleman stop and give a
poor woman a kind word, and money
sufficient to purchase pair Of shoes to
protect her feet. We saw the same
man on the cars about two weeks ago,
and have not met him since till last
week. About two years since we we're
on the train, and there was also on board
a poor woman with not money enough
to pay her fare. The conductor was
about to put her off the cars between
the stations, when the gentleman alluded
to ordered tho conductor to dcsist, ln-
quired the amount she wanted, and paid
the womans fare. She tried to thank
him. but he begged her not 10 think Of
it. for said he, I charge all such &C.
counts with God. He and I have q
long standing account.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1862-03-06

Printers Jokss.-It is a practice g.
mong waggish printers when "green
'un" enters the Office. to play a joke on
him by sending him on an erraud to a
neigbboring office for something that he
will be sure not to find. and be returns
with some strange article or other. think-
ing that in printers phase. he has got
what he was sent for. A joke OF this
kind was recently perpretra.sd in neigh
boring town. A boy who was rather
"verdant." went to learn the printing
business. and one of the journeymen,
loving sport, sent him ono day with .
dish to certain editor to "borrow . gill
of editorial" Tho editor understand
ing the game, returned picture of o
donkey. The first one, finding himself
rather "come over" set his wits to work
to think how he should be even With the
other. At last he called the lad, and
told him to 60 and tell the editor that it
was editorial which was wanted. and
not the editor"
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1862-03-06
The Doom OF the World.

What this change is to be we dare not
even conjecture, but we see in the heavens
themselves some traces of destructive ele-
ments and some indications of their power.
The fragments Of broken planets-the de-
scent of meteoric stones upon our globe
and the wheeling comets welding their loose
material at the solar surface-the volcanic
eruption in our own satelitc-the appear
ance OF new stars, and the disappearance OF
others-are all fore-shadows of that i'm
pending convulsion to which the system OF
the world is doomed. Thus placed on a
planet which is to be burned up, and unde'
heavens which is to pass away; thus read
ing, as it were, on the cemeteries, and dwell
ing upon the mausoleums of the forme
worlds, let us learn the lesson Of humilit.
and wisdom, if we have not already bee1
tsa,ght in the school of revelation.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1862-03-06

AN EGG IN BoTTLE.-To accomplish
this seemingly incredible act requires the
following preparation: You mnst take an
egg and soak it in vinegar, and, in process oi
time, it's shell will become duite soft, so that
it may be extended LEM sthwise without break
ing then insert it into the neck Of q small
bottle, and upon pouring cold water upon
it will assume its former figure and hard
ness. This is really curiosity, and will
battle those who are not in the secret to find
out how it is accomplished.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1862-03-06
Mistellaneaus.
DOesticks Respectfully lnquireth {:
What do the Women want US to
do about the War?

What do the women want us 10
do about the War?
One reason why it is so difficult to please
a woman is that she seldom knows herself
what she wants. In most cases it is hard to
satisfy a woman as it would be to content
captain who would set you to steer his ship
and wouldn't tell you whether he wanted to
60 to Jersey or Japan. They wouldn't be
satisfied, whatever you do. Especially in
the matter of war. Particularly in the mat
ter Of the present war. Your wife, or
mother, or sister, or whoever may bs the
woman that owns you, refuses to be content,
no matter what you do. If you don't join
military company, she sulks, insinuates
that you are a coward, turns up her nose,
and "wishes she was . man." If you do
join said company, she scolds about the ex-
pense, grumbles about the loss Of time, and
growls whenever you 60 to drill though in
spite of her growing she always saves the
choicest part of the dinner for you when
You do come.
Then she laughs at you and calls you a
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1862-03-06

AN exchange gets off the following very
seasonable inquiries. We are not response
bic for them. We only copy for the amuse-
ment of our readers.
Does it cost anything to print news
paper?
How long can a printer afford to furnish
paper without pay?
Do printers eat, drink, and wear cloth
ing?
If they do how do they get them ?
Do owe for my paper7
Is it not good time to call at the Cap
tain's Office and pay up, So do.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1862-03-06

A STRANGE DREAM.-Old Squire ".
is nm honest, jovial soul, with few rolig-
ious scruples-foud Of q hearty laugh or
good joke at any time. He relates
the following on himself as an actual oc-
currence :-"One night, boys, I had
very strange dream. l thought I was
about to 60 to Heaven. A long ladder.
like Jacobs, reached from the ground
toward the good place and it was on
this ladder that l went up. When 1
reached the top, found q space of sew
en- or eight feet intervening between the
last round and the celestial gate. I
could sec within and catch glimpses Of
the fine things inside. Peter stood at
the entrancc-he leaned over-reachcd
out his hand aad told me to make . Jig
jump. Ibid jump. boys, and got one
cfthe d-det falls you eue, heard Of,
for found myself sprawling on the floor.
having jumped out Of the bed while I
was trying to jump into Heaven I"
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1862-03-06
mit ano 6umlor.
The Judge And His Son.

A good joke is told Of Judge Lewis
of New Hampshire. He always kept q
demiohn of good Jamaica in his pri-
vate Office for bis particular friends.
The judge had noticed for some time
past that on Monday merning his Ja-
maica was considerably lighter than he
had left it on Saturday night. Another
fact had established itself in his mind.
His son Sam was missing from bis pa
ternal pew in church on Sundays. One
Sunday afternoon Sam came in and wen.
up stairs rather heavily, when the judge
called him;
Sam, whore have you been ?"
ITO church. SIR" was the prompt re-
ply.
"What church. sam f'
Second Methodist, Sir"
"Had good sermon. Saml"
"Yery powerful. sir, it quite stagger.
ed me-"
"Ah see," said tho Judge, "quits
powerful. eh. Sam ?"
The next Sunday the son came home
rather earlier than usual, and apparent
ly not so much under the weather"
His father hailed him with
"Well, sam. boen to the Second Meth
odist, again to-day"
"Yes, SIR"
Good sermon. my boy ?"
"Fact was, father, that I couldn't get
in the church was shut up and ticket
on the door,"
Sorry. Sam, keep going you may
get good BY it yet"
Sam says on going to the Office for his
usual spiritual refreshment, he found the
John" empty. and bearing tho follow
ing label
"There will be no service here 10 day
this church closed for rcpairs."
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1862-03-06

Who IS REBEL?-This is pertinent
inquiry just ow-who is rebel? On this
point the New York Times says:
"Whoever Is against the Constitution Of
the United States, in whole or in part, in
spirit or in letter, is q rebel. Whoever is
against any of the laws Of our government,
whether they relate to fugitive slaves or Of
freemen, is rebel. Whoever insists that a
law Of Congress can be violated any more
in New York or Massachusetts, than iE South
Carolina or Alabama, is rebel.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1862-03-06
H An old lady walked int the Office

ryan old lady walked int the Office
of Judge Of Probate in Massachusetts
ouoe upon time. and asked:
Are you the Judge Of Reprobates ?
4 sm the Judge Of Probats.'
We'll. thats it / expect Suofh The
old lady. you see my father died dsses-
tod, aud he left several little i,fdels,
and | want 10 be their e4s.ulloner.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1862-03-06

QUIET PEoPLE.-We agree with an s1-
change that the more quietly and peacsably
we Get on the better-the better for our
selves, the better for our neighbors. In ninc
cases out of ten, the wisest course is, if a
man cheat yea, to cease dealing with him,
if he is abusive, quit his company; if he
ISLANDERS you take care to live 30 that no.
body will believe him.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1862-03-06


ment.
Advertisements beforeMarriages and Deaths
10 cts. per line for irstinsertion subsequent
insertions, s cents per line. Nine words are
counted as a line in advertising.
Merchants and others, advertising by the
year. will be charged Sl2 90.
Proceedings of meetings not Of general
character charged at cents per line for each
insertion.
Yearly advertisers mus onfnetheiradver-
Using to their own business.
ALI TRANSIENT ADVERTISING, cash in ad-
vance.
Personsordering the insertion ofiegala aladver'
.isemerts will bo held responsible for pay
ment for the same when the time Tor which
they were ordered to be inserted shall have
expired.
PATENT MEDICINES, one half in advanceano
the balance 10 six mon tbs.
ALL jon WORK, CASH.
The losses we have sustained compel us 20
adopt this course II will be strictly adhered
| 10 in all cases, and no advertisement VIII oe
inserted unless accompanied by the cash.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1862-03-06

~ A correspondent Of the American
writes that bleeding from a
wound in man or beast may be stopped BY
A mixture Of wheat -four and common salt
10 two parts, bound on with cloth. If the
be profuss, use large quantity, say
from ono to three pints. 1t may be left on for
hours, or even days, If necessary