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Nearly 300 Cash Premiums to Club Raisers. 
AMOUNTING TO $13,000 I A W A R U E D 
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WHAT THE PRESS THINK. 
There are nearly three thousand newspapers in the 
United States, and, without exception, they all ex- 
nreee the opinions given below, In regard to The Sol- 
dier’s Casket —no matter what their politics are. We 
will venture, there is not a literary enterprise in the 
country can command such universal commendation 
as this, save The Casket: 
The Soldier's C *sket.—T his is the title of a new tsn- 
dtdate for public favor, ju;t started In Philadelphia. The 
"Casket” Is just what Us title indicates. It trill be a re¬ 
cord, as complete i>b time, labor and money car make it. 
of all the important events oj the war,more.especially oi 
the battle-held. It will contain biographical sketches of 
those brave men who have fallen in deienceol that eov- 
rrnmeut for whleli the lamented Lincoln died a mat tyt- 
Also, as tar as possible, a recorded' oil deaths on the field | 
of battle orin hospitali and ace cm tits of heroic deeds of I 
our brave men. tt will also contain a department—which 
we consider Its leading ieature—ol Questions and Au- 
t-R-ers; not a la Bonnet’s Ledger. but of infinitely more 
imporumce to those who have had I Mends In the emlc-o. 
All such, oit application, w ho Wish lo know the tvlielto- 
nbouw or fate at n ft lend, con obtain the desinvt inform- 
iiiou through the Caeket. It it can possibly he had. II 
also contains much Choice reading in the way ot bUtorical 
lenende, poetry, Ac. The copy now before ns Contains a 
beautllul fronuspiecc, which is alone worth the price of 
the book. But we cannot tell halt its worth, especially 
to those who have friends Jo the array: i 0 such it*. value 
cannot be. reckoned in dollars and cents.— Sentinel, Von 
tiac, Illinois. 
A PKOMtNEvr feature in this work is, it is devoted not 
only to the officers, but to’the private soldiers. [| i»ua- 
tional in Its character, and every ltamlly in the land that 
has sent a father, soli or brother to the field should at 
once send tar a copy of the C asket. T he n umber be¬ 
fore us contains an article on the Gallant conduct of the 
Sd Iowa Yol’s. at the battiC of Shiloh. Almost every 
family In the Upper cedar \ alley is deeply interested in 
this article .—hi Hi ke! to. ft}?*. I me a. 
Its design is to chronicle spec a I act s c Heroism on me 
nai t of brave -Midlers, and preserve, m proper lorm, the 
important incidents connected with thy various coni- 
important incidents connixieu wim in* various com¬ 
mands in tin army, It ? I '“8?A r . 0 " 1 _? , ’ sc ‘!rItj'. t he heroic 
privates and miner officers who are lost sight of lh tlio 
clouds ol glory that lawnlng sycophants lotm about the 
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The Soldiers’s Legacy to his Country, 
(SEE EXORAVING.) 
THE CASKET’S OBJECTS. 
officers of btjfh 
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;ber rank, and brings beltire the public tiic 
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real heroes ot the war, It is copiously .llnstrated .—Ptjita 
Democrat, Ohio 
- ur k bid it welcome with its brightcomely face,— its at¬ 
tractive “ personnel''an<l substantial “materiel-" 
Of all men the soldier is the most popular, and deserv¬ 
edly so,— nnd we beliet e this Mon tin; devoted to hi? In¬ 
terests will rank among other jK-noiftealK as the soldier 
does among other nidi The “Soblier’s Casket, '—for toe 
sake ol the soluier, ought to be encouraged,— it oucht io 
be supported,—it ought to lie carrfeu in *.clunipli t'.i o' all 
the dlfflcultles which sometimes environ the inception 
of a new literary enterprise. 
There is one department ol the Casket which «suffi¬ 
cient of itself to commend it to universal favor. IVe ul- 
iude to the agency w hich it volumeors i.frec I eo.- t) to 
make inquiry tn behalf ol sorrow iug ones at home, alter 
1st. To authentically record the gallaut deeds in 
battle of the Army ana Navy. 
id To record me thousands of exciting and truth¬ 
ful adventures of scouts spies and detached service 
men which have occurred during the War. 
srt. To keep up communication between old com¬ 
rade* who have become separated by reluming home. 
•lit) TO PROMOTE TO TJ’E UTMOST EXTENT. THE PER¬ 
SONAL ASP GENERAL INTERESTS OF ALE W110 HAVE 
SERVED IN TILE AKMT AND NAVY, 
1 ,. the Casket the private soldier and sailor and sub¬ 
altern officers will receive the full credit and honor to 
which they Hie justly entitled lor the parts they have 
taken in fbe war. . . , . , , . ,,, 
Without sontesBtfh living historical record, the deeds 
OUR PREMIUMS. 
OUR PLEDGE, TERMS. AC. 
To the Raiser of the 1st Largest Club $1,000 
the lost alio aussiDg ones wno have entered the »i my or 0 f t p e <-re-ai mass of the A tray and Navy will in a very 
navy and who have not been heard iron* lor months and abort time be entirely forgotten, as they have been in 
years, until the heart hae grown sick with waiting. 
1\ e say u* all the soliUct '►* (Mends subscribe to the "S' 
dier's Casket.”— Inquirer, Hempstead, A. I. 
“Sol- 
g We have received front the publishers a magazine bear¬ 
ing the above title. It is really the soldier's friend—hav¬ 
ing just as high an appreciation of tbe brave boys who 
carry the musiet ns ot the officer who carries the sword. 
Such a publication deserves an extensive patronage.— 
Sentinel, Cadiz, Ohio. 
It is made t-p of stories and reminiscences> Uhc chi p, 
field and tour,:!;, all of which are replete with o tcsi — 
Hie subscript ion price D two dollars per year, ■ . pi for 
six months, which is very cheap indeed lor the amount of 
reading furnished.- i>atfy Era,Hew York City. 
A beautiful periodical, Which has lately been started 
in the interest ol tln-lbrave men who have been lighting 
the battle-” ol oi.r (.nbniryoa laud and sea. TncMaga- 
the battle- 0 ol our citniry ou laud and sea. ThrMag 
zine gives evidence In oil its parts ol ability and good 
taste, and we are sure 1, must become a welcome visitor 
in numerous households in our land.- Whig, Ttog.Ji. Y. 
Idris a Magazine tor every household. Its objects being 
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of the widest national character, tor*, hero Is hardly a 
household that has not sent one or more of its members 
to battle for our country. Tbe *• Casket” is w ell gotten 
up, and tins number contains a very appropriate lllustia- 
tion .—Sentinel hfanheim, Pa. 
Tee design ol the work s to place upon a permanent 
record those darlnc arc, litre.o deeds of our lathers, 
brothers and sons tv no have so nobly defended us and 
sustained the g o - us Union, untarnished and purified 
by the shedding h"hs of their most precious blood. 
Then lei us say to, : ly American citizen, subscribe lor 
the Soldier's Cask, ami atslst in placing upon the page 
of your country v i is lory the names ami daring, and he¬ 
roic exploits ,>l our noule Volunteers, whose mimes and 
history should !"• handed down front generation to geue- 
ration.— Union Danner, frank fort. Jncl. 
Is appropriately illustrated with military designs and 
lull ot the most, Interesting stories and reminiscences of 
the war. its publishers propose to make tt » history ol 
the most exciting and during events ol' the en nt rebel¬ 
lion and a true rellex Of the patriot Army and Navy who 
have done and dat ed so much lor their country. The 
Magazine cannot fail to become v astly popular with t hose 
who take an interest in the glorious achievements of our 
brave soldiers and seamen.— Stoughton Deport*r. Bo. 
We have Just received a beautifully printed Magazine, 
with the above tile. It is Intended ns a friend and com¬ 
forter to soldiers'widow*, mothers, lathers, brothers and 
sisters, and la ol great value to any one having friends iu 
m ' OjJft'e' 
the army .— Gazette, Halumasuo, &lhlt. 
destined to become 
iTis a publication destined to become vory popular 
with soldier's families, on account ol Its thrilling interest 
to them. Its pages are open to contributors giving nar¬ 
rations of the. heroic deeds Of our brave soldiers in bat¬ 
tles, perilous adventures. Ac. It contains many Inci¬ 
dents, anecdotes, Ac..which wlll.ol necessity, be omitted 
in general history,— Union Clarion, Princeton. Inch 
short time be entirely forgotten 
other armies and countries. . . 
Such a work ns Tbe Casket will iff the future be far 
more gratifying to our descendants ttaun the grandest 
marble monuments we can raise. It will be a living 
monument In every household. 
Its contents, aside from Their truthfulness are also 
more thrilling, and brillum!. and touching than the 
most fonio and elaborate romance or fiction that w as 
ever cqncclvvd. 
The nano. <-vnipany, t«gwunt, fMp. d-c.. ol every 
soldier cr railor " bo has during the war performed 
any brave deed, an recorded in the Casket together 
wltlt a i’nli detail of the deed itself. 
Officers, soldiers, sailor?, and their friends and rela¬ 
tions who mavknow or any such deeds, or Incidents of 
any sort, appropriate for The Casket, arc requested to 
forward accounts of them (ytiswlth name's and par¬ 
ticulars lor publication tn The Casket. 
A part of each number of The Casket is devoted, 
free of charge, to Soldier's and SailoT’s advertise¬ 
ments, and those of their friends and relatives who, 
by tbe war. have been separated and are missing. 
This is a special feature of The Casket nnd should 
alone induce you to subscribe. 
In short it is the object of The Casket to benefit, tn 
every conceivable way, the interests of all ihose who 
have been, or who are, in the service, and also their 
families. And in return we ask every Soldier and 
Sailor, utiu every Soldier’s family and Sailor’s family, 
and every friend of the cause to aid it by taking 1 he 
. 
If you cannot afford to take it for one year ($2) take 
it lor rX'i month? <$1. i It was started in January, 18(55, 
and as no Incident will he repealed, you should start 
with the beginning, so us to have it complete. Back 
numbers glmgw on hand. 
The Literary Department of The Casket already 
ninks foremost among the literature of the country, 
and is filled each month with the Choicest Talcs, 
Stories. Skcb ben-and Poetry by the best authors in 
the land. _ 
WESLEY BRADSHAW. 
WESLEY BRADSHAW. 
WESLEY BRADSHAW 
THE GREAT NATIONAL WRITER. 
THE GREAT NATIONAL WRITER. 
THE GREAT NATIONAL WRITER. 
Writes exclusively for The Soldier’s Casket. His 
story, -The Mother’s Flag of Truce,” is creating the 
greatest sensation throughout the country. Its con 
dueling chapters appear in the June number. 
The Jiilv number of The Casket will contain a most 
thrilling account of a prisoner, who, after 
ESCAPING FKOIil CASTLE THUNDER 
WAS 
Run Down tv liic Ferocious Bioudliuiuul, “Hero!" 
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It chromiTea tin heroic dreds oj our brave rofjlers, and 
records individual acts of absorbing Interest, There is 
one feature ot' this work we specially admire. It does 
justice to tbe private soldier, lie ooctrjttee a prominence 
'in its pages which pleases us. We wish the pnbllMiersuc- 
cess In hi.- enterprise. We know of no periodical like It 
—Slndcy Journal, Ohio. 
Its leading object Is to preserve for tutnre ages the 
most remarkable deeds of heroism and personal adven- 
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ture that have been performed by Union soldiers arid 
sailors, during the great rebellion. Each number con¬ 
tains true narratives of remarkable incidents of the war, 
with the names ol the principal actoi - *, These thrilling 
records ot heroism nnd patriotic devotion cannot fall to 
be read with Interest ny every patriot and admirer of t he 
bravemen who have so nobly tought and shedtlm)r blood 
u defence ol their country. The material* lor such a 
work are inexhaustible, and we predict lor the " Soldier's 
Casket" a wide dn illation and popularity, if tt* design 
is judiciously car red oqt, as we Judge it wlUhe.frnm the 
specimen number before us.— yews, Htllehorwugh, Ohio. 
We long ago quit puffing Ihe Magazine trasho! the 
country, but afrei examining tbe " C8sk«-t,“ we liud it 
work worthy of tmLrouuge. it Is full ol‘ lntcrollng Inci¬ 
dents of war, and heroic adventurer of regiment s and In¬ 
dividual soldiers, >nnio ot whom we ure personally ac¬ 
quainted with. We say chat It t» worthy of patronage, 
and will act «8 agent for those who desire to gubseriue 
for It. We bale uol apace for an extended notice, but 
wlll^ladly show the present number us u specimen of the 
Together with a correct likeness of thlsfcarfvl brute, 
igel iwhbhi . m w 
who Is ot the Russian breed, measures between seven 
und eight feet long, stands nearly four feet high, and 
weighs nearly two hundred pounds! This monstrous 
dog killed two largo bears on Belle Isle iu single com- 
b»l,Using his immense teeth and Claws with terrible 
effect. He v as kept at Caet le Thunder, Richmond, to 
prevent the escape of prisoners and was ro carefully 
trained by hit biutal uiastcrs, that even after he was 
canto rod and fed bv the Union Soldiers, he endeavored 
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Before calling the- readers attention to the following 
offer, we wish Jo say that we do not offer Premiums as 
a bribe to ohtain subscribers lor a poorly gotten up 
Magazine. The offer is made to awaken emulation 
among wading people, and The Casket is gotten up 
in the best arid hendsomeet style that outlay of capital 
run possibly accomplish, Every security also is given 
to the public that every offer w ill be made good ex¬ 
actly as promised. 
in the adjoining column will be found a list of Cush 
Premium?,’ we Intend giving to those raising clubs for 
Tbe Soldier's t usket, accoiding to the terms and con¬ 
dition named below. 
THIS IS OUR PLEDGE, 
tVe hereby publicly pledge ourselves to present the 
< .ii“U Premiums enumerated iu I be adjoining column 
to those who raise clubs for The Soldier's Casket. 
We do, a! mi. hereby further pledge ourselves, that 
the riistnbutton of these premiums shall not only be 
fair, fuli and impartial, but lliat we will promptly pub¬ 
lish a full list of the sncccssfttl parlies, their eorrcct 
names and addres-t s and also the number ol'subscrip¬ 
tions they send. In addition to this list, and annexed 
' we ‘shall publish our ajtfdQ' if, legally made UN- 
Twenty-Five years ago a bright little boy nsed to 
kneel every evening and morning beside his mother's 
knee, and, looking up into her face with his gentle 
eyes, repeat after her the same sacred words that so 
long ago came from the Holy lips of our Master on 
Mount Olivet. That mother was a widow, that bright 
little hoy was her only child, und they loved each oth¬ 
er, oh, so well and truly. 
One quiet summer evening the mother lay on her 
bed pale and weak, Neighbors stood by, and while 
one fanned her, another moistened her lips wit h water, 
while a third wiped from her brow strange looking 
drops, that came again and again. 
The little boy was as bright as usual, and did not 
know why the kind neighbors were crying, and why, 
as they glanced down at him and patted bis head, they 
said to each other: 
“ Ah, puor little fellow: to be an orphan so young r 
“Mamma,” said he, raising himself ou his toes to 
look at hie mother, “ I am so sleepy. May I say ‘ Our 
Father,' now and go to bed?” 
“Yes, my sweetest—” 
The voice was so weak that the boy looked inqui¬ 
ringly into his mother’s face as it leaned back among 
the pillows that propped up the form so soon to mingle 
with the clods. But still, with his bright look, he 
clasped bis chubby liaudB as usual, and repeated Mb 
“ Our Father” so softly that the sick one told ihose 
about her it was the sweetest music she would ever 
hear till she reached the great white trone. 
Tbe hoy never knew till years after that quiet eve¬ 
ning. why ihe arms enfolding him clung around him so 
) 0T1? _ w by they refused to let him go to his little bed 
when he was so sleepy. Bat ho never forgot, that, as 
his dear mother kissed him the last time, she said: 
“My precious, precious child, mamma 1 b going away 
from you for a long time. To-morrow night, and for 
many nights utter that, I will uot be here, and yon 
must eay ‘Our Father' by yourself. But always say 
it; clon’l miss one single night, and then, when yon 
eume to lie on your bed. white like I am now, and yon 
xnust go away too, yon will meet me again. I will 
cume for you then, and we will go away together, nev- 
oi more to part, my precious, never more, never m—. ’ 
When the boy grew lo be a man, he remembered 
distinctly that his mother did not say all of the Iasi 
woid; hut, closing her eyes, let fall her arms from 
about him. and sank back on her pillows, and he went 
to bis lit lie tied and slept. But it was a great comiort 
to the bov, when lie grew to be a man, and bad two 
little darlings of his own. 'o think that his mother— 
wlmsfi memory, lik« a bright star that never set, al¬ 
ways shone in Ills firmament—bad told him she would 
rum" for him rom- quiet summer evening. This 
thought filled his mind continually, and he often would 
dream that the time had at last como for him to lie so 
white oil bis bed as she had once done, and that she 
had come to fulfill her promise. W henever he dreamed 
this dream, he always awoke to find his i.uuds clasped 
HER OATH I lhat It is correct and impartial. Wc . ..... ..-- ri - , ... 
deem this toui-c due not only :o our standing .is u ) the samea* in <m.v* gone by. tD'J tpslrivoluntarily 
' n have been too saying, ns they did ition, • our hat. er 
I . - . « __ a ft. .> ..oir.’fl 11 r.A 1 rrroot am 
publisher, bur also to the public, who 
often deceived by Premium offers made by irresponsi 
ble parties. 
CONDITION. 
THIS IS THE 
Each and alt of these Premiums will be awarded in 
their regular order beginning at the highest, to those 
persons who -cud u* ihe largest tfiuhs for The Sol¬ 
dier’s Casket out. of a list of One Hundred Thousand 
Yearly SiihsiTilicr-s—(«ro six months’ subscriptions 
being considered ike same as c re y i ariy subscription. 
Nearly the whole of this lie: couJd be sent in by Ihe 
readers of this paper alone, and consequently nearly 
all the Premiums offered, could be distributed amongst 
(he m alonr within thirty or forty days. 1 
THE DISTRIBUTION OF PREMIUMS. 
work.— Argu?, Paula, Kansas, 
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Soldier’s Gasket 
captured and fed by the Union Suldiers, 
continually to tear them to pieces. 
Every number of The Gasket is elegantly illustrated 
with Tilt Pisest Ehobaviki.s ; Mini in addition, at 
short intervale, wit h Superbly Executed Cuts in 
•hie Richest Colors. 
To give it also a world wide celebrity, we shall send 
copier to American Clous tils abroad, to all libraries of 
note in Europe, aud to European papers. Wherever 
the American flag Boats, there ehalf The Casket be 
sent.. 
Tlic Casket and the National Debt. 
The New York Herald has proposed a plan for pay¬ 
ing the National Debt. The idea Is magnificent and 
patriotic, but, as no money is to he paid down until 
the whole amount of the dent Is subscribed for it will 
not work. The plan proposes that a sufficient number 
of people pay their Government tux*for several 
year* In advance, and then he clear forever after. 
Now, we propose a practical plan, viz: 
Ou Jin'.iiurv 1st. 1 hOt',, we shall deposit in The First 
National Bank of Philadelphia, two per cent, of our 
recelnte on The Soldier’s Casket for ihe previous six 
months, htn.de Ihe U. 8. taxes we already pay. Said 
deposit to be subject lo ihe order of the l. S, Treasury, 
and to be a fie- will offering from Tin- Casket toward 
paying the National Debt, whereby the heavy taxes 
n ww imposed, (and which, after all, the laboring masses 
of the people have to pay) shall cease. Our plan hae 
no 1 fa, and will give all it chance who may desire to 
help the great work. And in order that the patrons of 
The Casket may receive their dm- share of credit the 
i mu ( 1 .. handsomely engrossed on 
parchment, shall be forwarded to the Treasury De¬ 
partment at. Washington. 
in view of the objects stated above, we respectfully 
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A new phase came over the man’s life. A great cry 
went forth in the laud that his country was in danger. 
I Volnnleers were wanted, men were wanted, not to 
talk and resolve, hut :o strip and tight, to take tbe 
I musket and kindle it firmly and fiercely: men to bare 
their breasts to storms ot iron, men to leave joyous 
home*, march far away, die. and lie hidden forever in 
1 'The bright boy. now a strong man, quickly decided. 
The two little darlings, Mary and Art bur—Mary was 
his mother’? name, Arthur his lather’s—were very, 
very dear to his heart; but his country needed him, 
an<J be became a soldier. Before he inarched away, he 
bade Arthur kneel at Mary’s knee. And say “Our 
Father.” ' „ _ ... 
“ It reminds me of the long ago, he murmured to 
himself. 
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Address C. W. ALEXANDER, PubHwItei'. 
1*8 8oVTH-THIKt> bTBKIHT, I'lM LAOEU’IIU, I A 
in-ony and desolation, looked up at the setting sun. 
Two wounded men who were brought in the next any, 
told how ” uncommon happy” a comrade had died the 
evening before Mortally wounded, he had lain qul 
etly until Ihe shade* of night approached. Then sud¬ 
denly he had raised Utmself, stretched out his hands 
to something iu the atr, smiled—so the soldiers averred 
—as sweetly as a child might smile, and said: 
“ Dear mother, come at last t" 
“Then," tliev continued, “he got still farther for¬ 
ward, until he was on ins knees, when he clasped uis 
two hands together, still more like a child; and said 
the prayer called ■ Onr Father. He waited a ’“'kme, 
theu, as though ho were listening to somebody "ho 
was talking with him, and then, jti*t as If he was re¬ 
peating the words alter some other voice, he said: 
-• Never more to part, never more, never m—. 
Tn the purse ou Ins hotly were found a small sunt u_ 
money and a scrap of paper, on the latter was written ■ 
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“ My darlings, Mary and Arthur, l leave yon to tny 
^ often now. when the sun makes very long shadows 
oti '.he white head stones tn the old Cemetery, a beau¬ 
tiful ' T lrl leads a bright little boy to one of the many 
grave mound? there, and tin- little boy, kneelingamong 
the grass and flowers, and clasping his hands• like 
another had, long ago, repeats the prayer ' Onr If "tuer. 
The beautiful girl is Mary, the bright little boy^ 
Arthur, the 
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Soldier’s 
two“are The Souhek's'Lkoacy to ms 
Wesley Bradshaw. 
The above sketch 1? the most beautiful that lias yet 
emanated from the pen of Us gifted and patriotic 
author, Mr. Bkadsuaw was the first to devote his 
pen to the sacred cause of Our Ooiuitry when the 
Rebellion was breaking forth, and by his stirring and 
brilliant literary efforts, he has made a reputation »» 
enviable as It is splendid. Mr. Bradshaw writer 
exclusively for “ The Soldier's Casket.'' 
We shall endeavor, during tbe coming year, to secure 
as contributors to the pages of The Boldter’e Casket 
all the celebrated Generals of the Union Armyiuc ti¬ 
ding General Grant amt General Bushman. 
They arc all tueu of refined culture, and many o 
them brilliant writers. Nothing would bo more ap¬ 
propriate thau for the Soldiers who have served their 
Country on the battle-fields of the Rebellion, to stm 
keep up. through The Casket, thetr friendly connec 
tions with their old Commanders. 
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