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The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-04-30
Ventilating a Cellar.

Nearly all cellars which are kept
closed, acquire a mustiness, which is a
great damage TO the flavor of butter,
fruits and other delicaIely constructed
articles of household use. Cellars be-
ing only ventilated from without by
small CRATES at the sill of the building,
do not change the bottom air, which
being largely charged with heavy car
bonic acid gas, lies In fetid volume,
undlstnrbed by the little ripples of the
atmosphere above it. Il tolerable ven-
tilation can only be had by a current
OF pure air which shall course along
the bottom, aud to secure this there
must be a forced circulate n, got up by
some continuance which shall draw in
the pure air from without, and in turn
draw out the impure air from within.
Where there is All outside door, which
most cellars have, the inward current
of pure air may be readily secured
what We want, to complete the circle
of motion, Is contrivance which shall
pump out the impure air that will be
iCpidSOu " lHc Chiicut IiOlu WltnOut.
A correspondent of the Scientific
Anaeri an, relates an experiment,
which has proved successful with him,
and which we commend to the adop
lion of all house-heepers who desire
pure air in their cellars:
''ln MY sitting room, immediately
over the cellar, have small. cast-iron
alr7tight, wood burning stove, with
three and a half feet of 6-inch pipe
connected through a thimbIe with the
chimney fue at about one foot from the
stove. | have L connection with
the stovepipe with pipe of the same
size, passing through the floor and
reaching TO within foot of The cellar
floor. At the top ofthis pipe, close to
the connection with the stovepipe, there
is valve which regulates the draft of
cold air taken from the cellar. The
opening in the floor is half an inch
larger than the pipe. The vacuum
produced in the cellar by the draft in
the cbimney-fue, draws air down from
the chamber through the space around
the pipe in the floor. Ny cellar, which
was before damp, is now as dry and
pleasant as amy room in my house.
Formerly articles placed in my celler
soon became mildly and were spoiled
for want of ventilation" Ohio FdrDa.
Z.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-04-30
AC CASS COUNTY, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, APRIL 30 1863

better for the stummick's sake, as Saint
Somebody seq, than was on that table,
then may A. w. jur., be preserved
from sich fate. The meat was a
naovin site. ..,,
P'raps you've eten better pork than
this, but this is the best I've got" seq
jeff
eyes," sez /, "that's putty mean
Ham, but I've seen a laundering site
meaner in Washington"
"What kinds that ?" he demanded.
"Vallandig- Ham ]"
After supper scottish looking chap
entered, who staggered up to jeff.
throwed up his hat and shouted:
Mother vic hic tory Washinton
taken pris'ner-hic Ole Abe Greely
captured-hic Horace Linken badly
killed! and George B. McBurnside
s'r'nderd-hic."
The cuss was old John Letcher, in
his famous roll ov the Drunkdrd.
John only gifts tite once year, which
is on New Years.
N. Bile stays drunk till the next
New Years.
But / returned to Washington, dis
gusted with all peas measures. The
sympathizers may do their own dirt
eatin in the footur, as they hev done it
in the parst.
An perchans-
Ever ev you. A. WARD, Jr.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-04-30

''Thus were we moving quietly along;
the roads were in splendid condition,
the streams almost dry, and un-
bounded success had been the result of
our every movement, when the violent
storm came, turning the soil into a
thick, pasty concrete, rendering the
hauling of artillery an utter impossible
ity, and it was with great deal of diff.
ficulty that our lead borses could move
along; all the time perfect deluge of
rain was falling, and at SO rapid rate
as to cause the many streams emptying
into the Rappahannock to swell TO an
enormous height. Streams which we
crossed in the morning only an inch or
two deep, were by noon rapidly flowing
in absolute torrents, and SO deep as TO
necessitate the swimming of horses in
their crossing The First Maryland
cavalry, in crossing one of these
streams, lost three horses by drowning.
CoNCENTRATIoN AT BKALEToN.
SAT noon yesterday, our transporta-
ton wagons were concentrated at
Bealeton, unloaded and sent back via
Morrisville, and such supplies as were
to be taken along were packed on the
mules.
During the afternoon of yesterday,
frequent alarms were in progress, be-
cause of the doings of the before men
toned partisan cavalry, and at one
time some dozen of them made dash
upon Bealton station, and succeeded in
taking trifing amount of property,
and capturing one man.
"Orderlies, IN their travels, are fire.
quently chased, but so far as we are in
possession of intelligence, none have
been captured.
Towards night Rush's Lancers were
set securing the country, in order to
clear il of these strolling bands. They
have succeeded admirably in SO doing,
aud are almost hoully sending in some
of them as prisoners, together with
quite number Of civilians.
"Towards noon yesterday, General
Stoneman, being fully convinced of
the utter impracticability of proceeding
further, called consultation of his
generals, when it was determined to
remain in possession of the position we
then held, in order that he might, with
out delay, continue his tour when the
weather and roads will permit.
''The rebels appear in considerable
force, but We doubt much if they will
be able to greatly retard us should our
able leader determine here to cross"
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-04-30

The secessionists in New Orleans
are evidently, under present rule,
growing very bold. A. M. Fisdsle,
president of the city Gaslight Compa-
ny, has, it seems, been put on trial for
reasonable demonstrations, and the
trial brought to light many circumstan-
des which show very plainly that the
disloyal element in New Orleans is
growing more and more defiant, and
that there is sore need of Buffers rig
orous rule there.
At late Fair, held at Fisdale's
house, ostensibly for charitable pnrpo-
ses, the company were entertained by
confederate songs, confederate cake, or
namented with confederate cannon and
flags, and with speeches expressing
sympathy with the rebellion. Such
things seem 10 be done without him
drance or rebuke, almost under the eye
of the officers sent there to suppress
treason and restore the authority of
our government. Among the forty
thousand men sent there TO serve the
interests of their country, we think
there must be not few who will chew
the cud of such insult pretty bitterly,
under the lead of q Massachusetts
General. As Banks has done nothing
else with bis forty thousand troops, it
would seem that they should be suffi
cient 10 keep such a reasonable spirit
in New Orleans in check.
We exclaim with one commenting
on such state of things in New Or
leans: Shall We never have All end Of
this wicked policy of treating praoti
cally as friends, or at leas. as nentrals,
men who gloat with savage delight
over every disaster to our arms, aud
stand prepared to deal deadly blows,
upon half an occasion, to the Union
cause?
And Gen. Banks course in the Gulf
Department leads us TO add: Are there
no Northern Generals who are proof
against being spoilt by little success
that shall make them so greedy of fat
terry that they will be willing to barter
their country's honor and their own TO
conciliate rebel sympathizers and gain
rellel contempt?
IAe-fatest journals announce, az we
might expect, the acqnittal of FisdaIe.
Oh for the restoration of Butler to
the Department of the Gulf
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-04-30

Frequent failures are made in cult.
walton, which are uniustly charged to
the scotsman Seeds are sown, they
do not come up, aud they are set down
as old or imperfect While such seeds
are doubtless sold by some, our exps.
rience is that respectable seedsmen
generally send out reliable seeds, and
that the want of success Is oftensr the
fault OF the sowsr. In treating of the
vitality of the seeds in the February
Agriculturist, il was shown that there
was no general rule as to the time seeds
would keep: 50, seeds after being sown,
differ as to their power Of resisting de-
cay if the circumstances are unfavor-
able to their immediate termination.
Three conditions are necessary to the
growth of all seeds, viz: air. moisture,
and sufficient temperature. Any one
of these failing, the seeds will not grow.
The amount of heat required for germ
ination varies greatly with different
seeds !; those of the common chick
weed will start at a temperature just
above freezing, while those of some
tropical plants require IS to 80 degrees.
The seeds of the plants commonly cul.
tivatsd, germinats at . temperature of
so to 80 degrees. Moisture is required
not only to soften the seed coat, but 70
enable the germ to grow, and too little
or too much is equally fatal to success.
If the soil is too dry, the seeds remain
unchanged; and if an excess of mois-
ture is present, the seeds, if delicate,
will decay. In well drained soil the
proper amount of water is held by Ca
pillary attraction. The third requisite.
air, is alwayspresent in recently worked
soil. All the conditions being favora.
BILE, there il a great difference in the
time that seeds require for termination.
Placed under similar circumstances, il
has been found that wheat aud millst
germinats in one day, beans, radishes,
and turnips in two, and lettuce in four
days, while melons and oucumbsrs rs.
quirs FIVE or six, and parsley thirty or
forty days. The seeds of some trees
remain in the ground one, and even
two years before they germinats.
The common causes of failure with
good seeds are: too deep or too early
sowing, and excess of moisture. When
small seeds are planted too deeply, the
vitality of the germ is exhausted be-
fore it can reach the light and air neo.
essary to its growth; such seeds should
be barely covered with soil, and if there
is danger of the surface becoming too
dry it should be shaded. Very small
seeds may be sprinkled on nicely pre-
pared soil, and then lay board upon
the surface until they start. When
sowing is done too early, the grounds
too cold, and many seeds rot before Is
becomes of temperature to cause
termination. Too much moisture in
the soil excludes the necessary air, and
this one of the requisites being want
ing, the seeds decay.-Americcn Ag-
riculfurist. tt- ~
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-04-30
Gen. Butler Sketched by a Lady.

A lady correspondent of the Spring
field Republican writes as follows from
the National Hotel, at Washington:
An unusually respectable looking in,
dividual in black, wearing a white
choker, with lady holding his arm,
walked into the breakfast room the
other morning. He first impressed me
as very piratical looking divine, and
next by his resemblance to the pictures
Of Gen. Batter The sudden rising
from their coffee of the Vice President
and Senators, proved him to be "reg-
ular mob, AS D'Isreli's sponging house
waiter would say, and, as it happened.
no less an one than the hero of New
Orleans. We have thought of him so
long at the St. Charles, debating fero.
cious "orders" to secesh women, terri
flying the most rampant rebels, into alb.
ject obedience, that it is quite difficult
to realize that he is sitting at the next
table munching celery in the most
Christian and civilized manner posi-
BILE. He has a fine looking young staff
officer on. one side; on the other sits
his stately and distinguished looking
wife, while viS-a-cis are two lovely
young blondes, his niece and daugh-
ter from the Convent College at
Georgetown. With these graceful ac-
compartments "Brute Butler" is very
human booking individual. But what
a Nero ish face he has to be sure.
Bald. bare, cold, cruel, with eagle eyes
looking two ways at once His mo-
tons are abrupt, incisive, imperative.
on can see aiat every instinct impels
him to rule; he could never brook a
master. Appeal to mis- magnanimity,
he might glory in being generous; defy
his power, arouse his rage, he would be
terrible; in the utmost meaning of the
word tyrant. Those eyes do not look
two ways at once for nacght. The
cunning politician is not all submerged
in the gallant General. The taking
role, the modest black coat and white
choker are worthy of you, General
Butler. tits as characteristic as yonr
farewell address to the people of New
Orleans. That, by the way, is model
of political as we'll as military lilera-
ture, sagacious, sarcastic, polite, piihy,
pathetic, eloquent, with a Parihian
wound for Europe, and an utterance
which will live in the hearts of posteri-
ty. Well, 1 hope that the Butler liter
ature has not come to an end 81 81.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-04-30

Out in the shadow under the trees.

Out in the shadow under the trees,
Kissed by the rain-drops, swayed by the breeze.
Hangs lone little swing: Its owner is gone;
Our rosebud of promise. our lighthearted fawn,
Is gone with the angels ne'er again shall we see
The form SO loved bend the branch of that tree
The earth is impressed by the dear little feet
Unclasped is the rope;> and vacant the seat.
Yetwe gaze on the swing in the still even's hour
Love lending the while its magical power,
Till we deem that again, like bird on the wing,
Our bright one returns to her dearly loved swing.
Then take it not down, for mothers fond love
Sees halo around it that comes from above,
And her heart in its lodgings dear picture sees,
The form of her child in the swing meath the trees.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-04-30

FASHIONABLE BoNNRTs THIS SEA-
soN--lhe present seasons spring bon-
nets may be sentimentally character
ized as poems in white chip, split straw
and GRAPE, on the natural histnry O,
oyster Shells Twenty dollara viii, buy
one that Is warranted to- satisfy the
wearer tor whole day. and then serve
Tor pselone rainy Sunday. twenty-five
dollars will purchase. a concaye scale
of white Grape attached to bird .ot.
Paradise feather and trimmings, and
protected from grease on the hair by an
nndercoating. of ltulle cap at once
strengthened and aggrarated;by moss
roses and desperately green leaves. A
bonnet like this ought TO keep trerh a
least two days under an umhrsli~s
roses being quite hardxi
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-04-30

81 DoN'T CARE IT / Do."-In olden
time, before the Maine laws were in-
vented, Wing kept the hotel at Middle
Granville, and from his well stocked
bar, furnished Accommodations to man
aud beast" He was good landlord,
but terribly deaf Fish the village
painter, was afflicted in the same way.
One day they were sitting by them
selves in the bar-room. Wing was be-
hind the counter waiting for the next
customer; while Fish was lounging be-
fore the fire with thirsty look, casting
sleeps eyes occasionally at Wings
decanters; and wishing most devoutly
that some one would come in and
treat,
A traveller from the South, on his
way to Brandon, stepped in to enquire
the distance. Going up TO the counter,
he said .,s-. 80
"Can you tell me, sir. how far, it is
to Brandon ?'' -s.,r
Brandy 2" says the ready landlord,
jumping up eyes, have some !" at the
same time handing down decanter Of
the precious liquid. I'D
You misunderstood me-" says the.
stranger, 6 ! asked how far it was to.
Brandon" ~.-t
They call it pretty good brandy
says Wing. Will you take sugar
with it - reaching as be spoke, for the
bowl aud tody stick.
The despairing traveller turusd to
Fish. =.
The landlord "a said be, asesms Il
be deaf; win you tell me how far il 10
to Brandon %
"Thank you." said Fish," don't
care if ! do take drink with you r.
The stranger treated, and fed.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-04-30
Elsie Vane.

Ripe red lips, and dimple chin;
Cheeks where the lilly and rose were wed,
And hair of so pale and amber shade
1t semed a halo around her head.
Bright was the smile of her baby mouth,
And all so deep the hue of her eyes
That when they opened their ivory lids
They must have caught the hue of the skies
-Harper's Monthly.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-04-30

sN The race of mankind would
perish did they cease to aid each 9TH
or. From the time that the mother
binds the child's head, till the moment
that some kind assistant wipes the
death damp from the head of the dy-
ing, We cannot exist without mutual
help. All, therefore, that need. aid,
have right to ask il from their fellow
mortals; no one who holds the power
of granting can refuse without guilt
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-04-30
N O TT G f.!
FARM FOR SALE.

ATED two miles east and one mile south
~ 0! nEEI.ER CENTER, Van Buren, county,
CONTAINING 80 Acres, As improved, including 10
Upon the Farm is an annie orchard of $50 trees,
and fifty bearing Peach 7rees - -
The ABOVE farm Will be so sold at bargain pos
session given at any time For further particu-
lars enquire OF the Subscriber on the premises.
,... -. OfRUS TUTHIIL.
heeier' Apfn .tn' tooe- aprg-s1tf
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-04-30

ssnec;aI AGENT for the collection of all kinds OF
War Claims. All kinds of COnveyancing done
with dispatch. viii give his immediate attention en-
to the collection of claims throughout the state.
All business promptly attended to; Omce pio Mi.h
pinct 49, june26 10y1
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-04-30
JOSEPH HOLLISTER.

A,,ornov at Law and Solicitor in Chancery. Otfice
in X HOLSTERS Drug Store. Justice OF the
Peace. Office first door west of Universaiist
c6nrch Strict attention paid to the Collection
of every variety of War Claims, and OF CLAIMS
against individuals; and prompt remit,ancss .,cs,
vsyancing. the duties of Notary Public, and VIII
do ;obs of Surveying. Agent for sale and ex-
change of Lands, Investigation Of Titles, and the
recovery of Lands sold for Taxes. de VIII also
80 .sn, - claimed dec11y5y1
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-04-30
I.pZFIERE s. co.,

n..,srs n Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes,
Crockery. Hats and Caps, Glassware .na. Iasnss
and oils, Hardware, &C., &c. rron'
Dowagiac, Mich w,,yI.RzELERE.
n.xr l,kR
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-04-30
GEORGE SMITH,

ailor shop one doc eas1 o. dane met to order, and
stocks Cutting and Maks''s iu.r2lv2
warranted to fit.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-04-30


s Poetry is born of great Joy,
great grief, or exceeding peace.p
Which Of these, prompted the following
in Mr. Keeker's bosom is not easily gdi-
vined. His pathos is but one step from
the sublime. We clip from the Quincy
Herald !: a.s - sfsesa
MY wife has left my bed and board. sens
For a few days, few days:
She leitit Of her own accord e75a09 9 flf
When | was out from home.
.sgetog
Il caution all to this amount.
Nowadays, nowadays
Don't trust her on my account, s..ss-
For she's never coming home. s
80 as.i'4siis1sl xs" MARTIN KEEKER.'
- 2is'l' o 07T.aisist
s A bright looking little f
At a sunday school w. y. 8
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-04-30
cIIFFoRD sHANAHAN,
C. T. LEE,

Attorney and Counsellor at Law, ano ooi' 9oi'
.Chapcery, Cassapolis, Cass county, Mlen'
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-04-30
s II An
UNDER

LIVERY body should know if they do not
= already, that they can buy an Extra Heavy.
Full Trimmed -4'.t.,ls =. IA
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-04-30
MERCHANTS
A. N. AWARD.

n,,ar.I Dealer in Books Stationery, Periodicals,
Vail Paper, Window Shades, Wrapping Paper,
Pocket Cutlery &c. Dennison Block, Dowagiac,
ap25y4
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-04-30

Attorney and Counsellor at Law, and oone'1Sr nt IN
Snane!' S.aae. ap25v4yl
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-04-30
LANES SULLIVAN,

Notary Public. Will attend to all kinds OF Con
yeyanc,ng-Republican Office. Dowagiac- Mich
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-04-30
Business 9irsttorp,
PROFESSIONAL

PROE'ESS1ONAL
M. PORTER, Nj. ID.
PHYSIC AN 81 SURGEON.
Of;oe At Awards Book Store, Denison Block,
Front Street Residence first door below the
M;cb apa5v4y1
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-04-30

Ever ev you.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-06-05

Among the names of those noble heroes
wounded in the recent :. dazzling" charge
made by the first Vermont Brigade at
Fredericksburg, may be found the name OF
a gallant Brandon Sergeant-one who Ii ay-
ing loving wife (since the architect OF a
noble incident, which, according TO Col.
Howe, Superintendent Of the New Eng
land Relief Association, has had the great
/ est run through The loyal press OF any in
cident since the war began,) and tender
children, early enrolled his name among
the natioE's defauders. In short, none
other than that beloved husband and faith
ter whose patriotic absence from home was
the strong incentive which led'the wite-an
alien by birth and unable to read or write
word-day after day to accompany hei
two little children to the district school and
there with book in hand to seat herself be-
side her little ones till, by dint OF persis'
tent efforts, she learned 10 read and write
| with freedom, that size might be ahle 10 cor
respond with her bosom. companion withou
b. ing compelled to commit her secre
thoughts to the pen OF an amanuensis.
The brave Sergeant, who ranks next {
a Lieutenant, was wounded, we know nC
how severely. on his right hand. Ma
that noble hand long be spared and 500
exchange the musket Tor the sword.-Bta a
don 4Nonitor.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-06-05

prietor of the patient, is the person chiefly
interested in the patients recovery. ihs
Church's intercesson is for the former
alone. She turns coldly away from tho
sorrow and trial of the owner, without =
single prayer that he be spared the loss or
enabled to bear it withresignation---tLough
it may reduce him from the estate of gen.
tleman, and compel him to labor for his
own substance Should this be so
=" Fearing to weary you by pointing out
specially all the additions and changes the
Prayer Book equires, we pause here, only
limiting al a further questions too important
10 be overlooked
"Should not provision be made in cases
where parish church needs repair or en-
largemen, for raising the nece, sary tunds
by the sale Of a sufficient number Of com
Inunicanlsy
Should not the want at lpresent so
deeply frlD of Collects against Peace, for
Dis-unity, and against the inroads Of educa-
tion and intelligence, be at once suppliedf
" Can the present mode Of collecting alms
ut the Ohertory be 50 improved As TO ena-
BILE charitable Christians, anxious 10 give
abundant aims of their substance, but TEN,
porarily deficient in the circulating M dunn,
TO slip n colored person or persons into the
ains-dish without noise or confusion Z"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-06-05

SWALLOWED HoLE.-The other day,
Jimmy, four years old, found one of those
bonerimmed circles which, believe, ladies
call eyelets, and, while playing in the gar
den swallowed it. The family were in the
house busily engaged with work on ento-
mology, when Jimmy ran iu, with mouth
wide open and eyes distended to their ut
most capacity. His mother caught him by
the arm and, trembling with that deep
anxiety, which only a mother can feel, en-
quired
What is the matter? What has hap
pened?' -
"WaterI gasped little Jimmy, nearly
scared to death.
1t was brought him, and after drinking
copiously, he exclaimed
.'Oh mother swallowed a hole !"
/" Swallowed hole, jimmy"
.s Yes, mother, swallowed a hole, with a
piece of ivory round il"