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Year: 1859

There is no greater everyday virtue
than cheerfullness. This quality in
man among men, is like sunshine in the
day, or gentle. renewing moisture to
parched herbs. The light of cheerful
face difilses itself, and communicates
the happy spirit that inspires it. The
sourest temper must sweeten in the at
mosphere of continuous good humor.
As well might fog, and cloud, and va
por, hope to cling to the sun-illumined
landscape, as the blues and morseness
to combat jovial speeches and exhiier-
ating laughter. BE cheerful always.
There is no path easier Travelled, no
load but will be lighter, no shadow on
heart or brain but will lift sooner in
presence of determined cheerfulncss.
1t may at times seem difficult for the
happiest temper to keep the counte-
nance of peace and content; but the
difficulty will vanish when we truly
consider that sullen gloom and passion
ate despair do nothing but multiply
thorns and thicken sorrows. III comes
to us as providentally as good-and is
as good, if we rightly apply its lessons
why not, then, cheerfully accept the
i'll, and thus blunt its apparent sting
Cheerfulness ought to be the fruit of
philosophy and of Christianity. What
is gained by peevishness and fretful-
ness-by perverse sadness and sullen-
ness? If we are i'll, let us be cheered
by the trust that we shall soon be in
health If misfortune befall us, let us
be cheered by hopeful visions of bet
ter fortune; if death robs us of the
dear ones, let us be cheered by the
thought that they are only gone before,
to the blissful bowers where we shall
all meet, to part no more forever. Cul-
tiyate cheerfulness, if only for personal
profit. You will do and bear every
duty and burden better by being cheer
full. 1t will be your consoler in soli-
tude, your passport and commentator
in society. You will be more sought
after, more trusted and esteemed for
your steady cheerfulness. The bad,
the vicious, may be boisterously gay
and vulgarly numerous, but seldom or
never truly cheerful. Genuine cheer
fulness is an almost certain index of a
happy mind and pure heart.-Select-
ed.
Year: 1859

COURTESY BETWEEN SExEs.-Mrs.
Francis d. Gage, in letter to the
Ohio journal, gives the following fair
hits: Two yeas ago, l made jour-
ney to New England, accompanied by
by my husband, and also my father-in-
law, an old man of four score years.
l have often seen that good old man
offer his seat to some hale woman of
less than half his age, and seen her ac-
cept 1T as if it were right, without even
notice OF his gray hail-s, or the right
of years that entitled him to her kind
ness and attention. Once and only
once, a lady of queenly grace and
beauty sprang from her seat and with
a voice that was musical in its yery
tone, said: Father take this arm
chair How my heart sprang to meet
herin her angel goodness Such has
ever been our idea of lady-which
is synonymous with a true aoonaaa.
Year: 1859

CTATE OF MICHIGAN-County of Cass.-ss.
y At session of the Probate Court for the
County of Cass, holden at the Probate Office, in
Cassapolis on Saturday, the first day of October,
in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty
nine. Present, Clifford Shanahan, Judge of Pro-
bate. In the matter of the estate of Cornelia A.
Drew, misor.


On reading and filing the petition, duly verified,
OF Horace Thomson, praying for license to sell
real estate of said minor.


Thereupon it is ordered, that Saturday the
twenty ninth day of October instant, at ten o'clock
In the forenoon, be assigned for the hearing of
said petition, and that the heirs at law of said
minor and all other persons interested in said
estate, are required to appear at session of said
Court, then to be holden at the Probate Office in
Cassapolis, and show cause, if any there be, why
the prayer of the petitioner should not be granted


And it is further ordered, that said petitioner
give notice to the persons interested in said estate
of the pendency of said petition, and the hearing
thereof, by causing copy of this order to be nub
lished in the Cass County Republican. a anewsnaner
printed and circulating in said County of Cass for
three successive weeks previous to said day of
hearing. c. SHANAHAN,


A true copy. Judge of Probate


October l, 1859. oct6-24w3
Year: 1859

cW Night has its song. Have you
ever stood by the sea at night, and
heard the pebbles sing and the waves
about Gods glories ? Or have you
ever risen from your couch and thrown
up the window of your chamber and
listened? Listened to what Silence
save now and then murmuring sound
which seems sweet music then. Have
you not fancied that you heard the harp
of God playing in heaven? Did you
not conceive that yon stars, that those
eyes of God looking dowE on you,
were alio mouths Of song that every
star was singing of its Almighty Max
err, as it shone, and his lawful, well-de-
served praise, which are loud to the
star, though they be silent to the carr
Year: 1859

Notary Public and general Agent for the exchange


and transfer of Village Lots, and sale of real


Estate Office with James Sullivan, front room,


second floor Jones' Brick Block fe ffss
Year: 1859

Let It never come upon you. Lave so that
good angels may protect sou from this terrible
ovil-tue winter Of the heart.


lie, the chilling influence freeze up the foun-
tain Of sympathy and happiness from its depths;
no cold burtheu settle over lis withered hopes,
like SNOW on tbe faded flowers; 10 rude blasts
Of discomfort moan and shrek through its
desoato chambers.


Your life patti may lead yol amid trials
which for tiHe seem entirely to impede your
progress, and shut OUT the very light Of heaven
from your anxious gaze.


Penury may take the place of ease and plen-
ty, your luxurious home may be changed Tor "a
single, lowly room-the soft couch Tor the
straw pallet--tbe rich vipnds for the coarse
food OF the poor Summer friends may forsake
you, and the Implying world pass you with
scarcely word Of compassion.


You may be forced to toll YEARLY, steadily
to earn livelihood you may encounter fraud
aDa base ayarice, which would extort the last
fartbing, till you will nigh turn in digust from
your fellow beings.


Death may sever the dear ties that bind
you to the earth, and leave you in fearful dark
ness.


The noble, manly boy, the sole hope OF your
declining years, may be taken suddenly from
you while your spirit clings 10 him with a wild
tenaciry which even the shadow Of the tomb
can not wholly subdue.


But amidst all these sad trials and sorrows
do not come TO the conclusion that nobody was
ever So deeply afflicted as you are, and aban-
den every sweet anticipation of 'better days
In the unknown future.


Do not lose your faith in human excellence
Year: 1859

LIFE AFTER BURIAL.-A singular occnr-
rence, says the Albany Knickerbroher Of the
9th, was discovered In a vault attached to one
Of our burial grounds en- Sunday last. 1t was
that of female, who was deposited therein
for dead some two months since, being found,
on opening the cofin, to be laying on her side,
with one hand under her head. From this it
was evident that the woman was alive when
placed there, and awakening from the trance
into which she had fallen, endeavered to ex-
tricate herself from her eltombmeGt This,
os course, was an inposibility the cover was
not oaly screwed down tightly, but the space
was too contracted TO allow of even an effort.
1t was e7ident, however, that the unfortunate
woman became convinced of the fact and con-
cluded to die. She therefore took the easy
posture in which she was found aud breathed
her last Tue thought that they lad buried
her while yet alive, set her friends almost
crazed. The father and mother had just ar.
rived from the old country last week, and were
brought to the vault to see their child The
scene is related as heart rending.
Year: 1859

What are you doing With that lnnbera cried
steamboat Captain to an lrishman, who stag
gering towards the boat beneath the weight of a
huge plank, Just as the bell was ringing for the
last time. What am DOING sure wasn't it
yerself as said yes as going, get board, and
isn't this elegant one entireIya' said the Hi
bcrnian, trumphaatly amid the laughter Of the
spectators. The captain gave bim board aud
passage that trip.
Year: 1859

WILLING TO RETURN BAcK.-The brig Pi
zarro Cant Ward, arrived al Providence on
Sunday. from Mobile. When three days out
the captain discovered a passenger in the
shane of a negro eighteen years of age, who
had smnggled himself on board previous to
the sailing of the vessel. Capt. Ward recog-
uixed him as q porter in Mobile drug store.
He very soon set him 10 work at the pumps,
which the negro SO little liked as to be very
willing to second any effort that might be
made to return him. When off Key West the
brig was hove to, and a pilot boat appearing,
the unwelcome passenger was put on board
and returned home. He did not seem at all
pleased with his experience in freedom. as his
work was much harder than no found It at
home
Year: 1859

Daring Rob5ery.-On Friday night last,
caring robbery was perpetrated in Henrico
county, a short distance east of Church Hill.
About | o'clock that night some person en-
tered the residence of MIR. VIM. Armstrong
by hoistDg ground floor window ana
started to search the premises, but in doing so
made sufficient noise 10 arouse one of the Ia
dies, who struck a match, and thus frightened
off the burglar About the same hour some
one en- tered the premises of Miss l.. Hopkins
and was discovered by her. but knowing that
she had no male protector, threatened to take
her life if she gave any alarm. After supply
ing his wants from the store-room the thief
went off, and is yet at large. The patrol on
Church Fl ill is not rs vigilant as it might be
and the residents should therefore be prepared
to protect their property, without relying up-
on the law. Any lady may be taught the use
of firearms in few minutes, and none of
them would hesitate to shoot a burglar in or.
der to protect her household.
Year: 1859

There malady Of deeper Importance either in a
medical moral point of view, TO which the human


lily is liable, than that arising from impure connec-
tons. As medical man il is the duty Of every physician
TO look at disease it affects health and life and his sole
object should be TO mitigate far lies in his power
their bodily suffering Human nature is at best but fail
all are liable 20 misfortune.


Of all ills that aict man none terrible than
those Of private nature. Dreadful it is in the person
who contracts it, frightfu its Tavages upon his
constitution ending frequently in destruction and oa TIL
some grave It becomes Of s greater importance when
IL is transmitted to innocent offspring. Such being the
case how important il becomes that every having
the least to fear they have contracted the disease


should attend to 1t at by consul ing PHI sician
whose respecabilty and education enables him to
rant n safe speedy and permanent cure.


In accordance with this necessity, Dr. StackpOle feels
called upon to state that by long study and extensive
practice he has become perfect master of all those diseases
which under the denomination Of venerea and hav
ing paid attention to that branch than any other
yslcan in the Uuited States he feels himself better
qualified to treat them.


Syphilis in all its FORMS such Ulcers swelling of the
grons ulcers in the throat secondary syphilis syphilis
in children mercural syphisc elections, gonorrhoea
geet stricuies false passages inflammation OF the bladder
and PROSTATE glands excOriatOns, tumors pustues etc
are as familiar to him as the most common things or
daily observations The doctor effects in recent
in few days and finds difficulty in curing those
Oflong duration without submitting the patient TO such
oblge him to neglect his business whether in doors
without. The diet need not be changed except in
Of severe in aamaton. There in California patients
amountng TO 20 900 in the past year, that could
furnish proof Of this but these that
the incest secrecy, which he always preserves.


All letters enclosing $40 will be promptly attended to-
Office hours from A. NJ. to p II.
Year: 1859

THE EYE or THE EAGLE.-The eyes OF all
birds have popularity of structure which en-
ables them to see near or distant objects equally
well, and this wonderful power is carried to
the greatest perfection In the birds of prey.
When we recoleot that an eagle will ascend
more than mile in perpendicular hight and
from that enormous elevation, will perceive its
unsuspecting prey, aud pounce on 1t with uner-
ring certainty; and when we see the same bird
scrutinizing, with almost microscopic nicely,
an object close at hand, we shall at once per-
ceive that he possesses power of accommoda-
ting his sight to distance, in manner to
which our own eye is unified, and of which 1t
Is totally incapable. II we take a printed
page, we shall find that there Is some particular
distance, probably ten inches, at which we can
read the words and see each letter with perfect
distinctness but If we move this page to dis
tance of forty inches, or bring il within dis
tance Of five inches, we shall find IL impossible
to read il at all scientific man would, there
fore, call ten inches the focus or focal distance
Of our eyes. We cannot alter this distance ex-
cept by the aid of spectacles. But an eagle has
tie power OF altering the focus Of his eye just
as he pleasos he has only to look at an object
in the distance of two feet or two miles, in or
der to see II with equal distnctness. or course
the eagle knows nothing of the wonderful con-
trvance which God has supplied for his accom-
mediation he employs IL instinctively, and be-
cause he cannot help It, The ball Of his eye is
surrounded by fifteen little plates, called seller
otto bones; they form q complete ring, and
their edges slightly overlap each other. When
he looks at distant object, this little circle of
bones expands, and tho ball of the eye is thus
squeezed into rounder and more convex form.
The effect Is very familiar to everybody per-
son with very round eyes is near-sighted, and
only sees clearly an object that is close to him;
and person with fat eyes, as in old age, can
eee nothing clearly except at distance the
eagle by the mere will, makes his eye round or
fat, and thus sees with equal clearness at any
distance.
Year: 1859

~
- make this my declaration that pursuant to act
titled 'an oct 10 authorize married TO transact
business in their sole traders passed April
18th 1852, that it is my intention, and that intend
carry ON business in my own name and on my
count viz the business of hotel keeping including bar
keeping also the dairy business connected with ranch
ing and gardening in the County of Nevada and State
California.
Year: 1859

The following selected from voluminous accumula
ton of testimonials of the Press of the United States
and from eminent Professors of institutions where
the practice Of medicine is taught
Year: 1859




Baby's dead a! On the table, in the par
lor, lies the little marble figure. Sickness
had not time to rob her limbs of their round
ness, or to sharpen the dear little face, for
the angel called her to come quickly; and
we would think she slept, if it we're not for
the colorless face and the icy touch.


The house is very still aud the children
gather round and, too young for tears, stand
in awe by the side Of the pale mother, as she
arraDges with lingering fondness, the folds
of the baby's dress, straightens the little
cap, and places the flowers on herangelch


What love, what memories are in her
breast But few weeks ago and the little
form was placed in her arms, and who but a
mother can understand the grateful utter
ance of the cry: Thank God for my Baby!
Then, the fathers pride, as he gazed upon
his child, and caressed her; the children's
joyful wonder in the mysterious stranger; !;
and, as returning strength allowed her to at
tend to mothers duties, ere burdened with
household care, the quiet happiness of her
room with only BABY How she loved to
feel the little velvet cheek pressed against
her own, or nestle the dear head on her bo-
som !; the murmuring 'crowing,' the low soft
lullaby, the gentle pressure, were all voices
of love that baby understood and blessed


But baby's mission is soon ended. She
taught her lesson of love for little while
taught lesson of gratitude and praise,
apd then went to sOur Father to complete
her MISSION by adding lesson of faith. 1t
is hard to be torn from our own members
and feel no pain, and who can tell the agony
of the mother, as she holds all that is left Of
baby, against her weeping breast. Who can
describe the yearning love that almost bursts
her heart as she cries, 'Baby, Baby darling
mother will come


But there is one by her side who mourns
not only for her, but aoth her and the mo-
ther is reused from her great woe to comfort
him, and the weeping Rachel, hushiDg her
grief to rest, catches the spirit of her angel
child as she becomes the consoler, and whis.
pers of the love that gave the blessing, and
with a yet stronger faith of the love that call
ed it back; of Him who said, Suffer little
children to come unto me-; and, who enter
ing their dwelling, gently laid His hand up
nm their Gttla one. and from,tha encirclins
Year: 1859

BY MAUD IRVING.
II fafliction round thee fling
Her mantle, dark and drear;
If suffering, want and grief
Should ever hover near;
If all thy joys have fed,
And all thy hopes be dead,


"Trust in God.
If friendships been to thee
But as passing breath;
Driving rightly for an hour,
Then gone for aye in death;
If all thy friends have fed,
Let not thy heart be dead,


But "trust in God"
If the one thou fondly lowest
Hath broken every VOW;
And caused thy heart to mourn,
And paler made thy brow,
O, give not sorrow sway,
Wipe the falling tear away,


And "trust in God"
If a cold and selfish world
Fail to love thee now;
Mourn not, for soon will rest
Fame's wreath upon thy brow;
And then they'll bow before thy shrine
And quote the words that are thine


Still "trust in God"
Year: 1859




House met The Auditors report was
received and ordered to be printed.


The report Of the Deaf aud Dumb Asylum
was received and ordered to be printed


Mr. Suratt gave notice that he would in
troduce a resolution to pave the census Of
The State taken. Mr.. Ward introduced a
bill to legalze billiard tables in Rankin
county. Yazoo, Pike, Lawrence and Will
kinson we're added by amendment, when the
bill was referred A bill was introduced to
repeal the law allowing a man to be a wit
ness in his own case, which was referred to
the judiciary committee.


Mr.. Graham gave notice that he would at
some future time introduce bill to make it
lawful to bold foreign born slaves in the
State and also bill to expell free negroes
from the State.


Mr. Hooker gave notice that he would in
troduce a bill to amcEd the Homestead law.
The House thea resolved itself into a Com.
mittee of the Whole, for consideration Of
the Governors Message


On motion, 5000 copies of the Governors
Message were ordered to be printed for the
use OF the House.


On motion, the use Of the Hall vas ten.
dered the Rev. Cary Crane, to deliver the
first lecture Of the State Historical Society.
The House adjourned.
Year: 1859

FROST AND DRouTH IN MICHIGAY.-A letter,
dated Kalamazoo, Michigan, Sept. 5, says:


Frost and drouth are making sad work
here. We have had frost every month this
year, and three sharp ones within u week,
which have somewhat injured corn and
buckwheat, but how much can not now say.
! never knew anything like such drouth as
we are now having. During more than nine
weeks of long days we have had but one rain
that made mud, and that did not thoroughly
wet potatoes in the hill. The whole country
is like desert; the fields are more brown
than in the dead Of winter. Vegetation is
well nigh sapless. Some great trees are
turning yellow, and smaller trees arc dying
in great numbers. 1t is now time to sow
winter wheat, but farmers say it is of no Use,
as the seed will not germinate, and will get
harm in the ground. Cattle fare hard upon
the burnt and desolatcd fields. Oh, for rain.
Year: 1859

FEMALE SLAVERY IN ENGLAND.--A female
domestic in England lately gave notice to her
married. Hor master refused to accept her
notice, but in spite of his refusal she went off
and got married. The master then obtained
the service of an officer, who arrested tho de-
linquent and carried her before magistrate.
The official sentenced her to pay fine of II
and return to the service Of her master, and
the sentence was put in immediate execution.
Year: 1859

Gair' Tho Governor of Massachusetts, in his
message, recommends tho establishment Of
nautical school for the instruction Of boys in
seamanShip, and to provide for the surplus
energy and intellect Of misdrected youth.
Year: 1859

with which to satisfy their creditors" An
AFRAID paper has learned from an authentic
source that the Hungarian magnates, and
more particularly those who played prom
inent part in the Diet, will in future reside in
Pcsth. instead of Vienna, sin order that the
country may have the benefit of their moral
and material support" There is complete
stagnation of trade in all parts Of the empire,
and such super-abundsnce of paper money


that the Discount Bank has considered it ad-
visible to lower its rates Of interest on cash
DEPOSITS Tieaad correspondence ofMe Times.
Year: 1859

A Washington despatch Of the 9Th states that
thirty-two agents of New York and Boston
houses arrived at Washington that day from the
South, and report the feeling soarsat against
Northerners that they have been compelled to
abandon their business aud return They also re-
port that Norherners OF long residence in the
South have been driven from their homes.


Eleven business men who were on their way
South, after reaching station in Virginia were
turned back by Vigilance Committee They
arrived in Washington on the 7th Such is
the spirit of Slavery.
Year: 1859

psap a young married lady of our ae-
quaintance, whose union has not been
prolific of ''little darlings," has suspended
on the wall, in her bedroom directly over
the head of the bed, neat little picture,
underneath which is the following quota
ton from Scripture; Suffer little children
to come unto me, and forbid them not, for
of such is the kingdom of Heaven"
Year: 1859

THE CouRr OF CLAIMs.-The Washington
correspondent of the New York journal
of Commerce, says that Congress, at its
next session, is expected to take some ac-
ton on the Court of Claims. The Court
has been diligently employed in examin-
ing the various kinds of claims against the
Government, and making decisions there
on. But as Congress has neglected to act
upon the decisions, and as the Court has
no power to carry them into effect, the
whole process and expense come to moth
ing. The Court seems to have been Great
ed merely to relieve Congress for the time
being from an irksome class of cases. But
in the meanwhile great injustice is done
to the claimants, to whom q peremptory
denial of any hearing would be kinder
treatment. Some members of Congress
are in favor of abolishing the Court, and
others of modifying the act by which it
was constituted, so as to give effect to its
decisions.
Year: 1859

ada are to come in small companies to
the place of rendezvous which is some
where in the mountains Of Virginia.
They will pass down through Pennsylva-
MIA and Maryland, and enter Virginia at
Harper's Ferry. Brown left the North
about three or four weeks ago, and will
arm the negroes, and strike blow in q
few weeks-so that whatever is done must
be done at once. They have large guam
titles of arms at their rendezvous and are
probably distributing them already. lam
not fully in their confidence. This is all
the information | can give you. l dare
not sign my name to this letter, but trust
you will not disregard my warning.