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Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1845-07-10
Family Boarding seheelfor Boyss,

Fam lily Boarding SehO0lfOr BOysSs
RAvENNA, PsORTAGE GO9O.M
DOYS from 8 to i4yearsiof age are Tef'
ID ceiyed into this School, and the number
is limited to IS or 20. The pnpilss are re[
ceiyed into the family of the Principal and
form part of it.. A constant watchfulness'
will be exercised over their habits and morais,:
kind parental government rraintaandd,' and.
the intercourse, comforts and senjoy Of
home secured to them IN asihigha degree asf
The personal attention of the. Principal and.
his lady (both Of whom have had the expe-'
rience Of years in the training and instructors
of youth will be faithfully and unremlttingly
given to secure the comfort, health and hap4
piness, and the moral and intellectual i'm.
provement of pupils committed to their care
/ The dwelling is spacious and commodiouss
situated in a retired part OF the village
where the sports and recreations Of the, play,
grounds can. be enjoyed, entirely free from
street and village Influences. The, whole es-
tabNshment will be- under an efficient but mild
discipline, resembling tina. ofa we'll regulas
ted Christian family TT Al ss9sJ(s bsti0TT
| The system OF instruction is designed not
merely to advance and perfect the pupils in
the branches studied, but 10 develop and in
struct the Judgment, TO enlighten the UNDER;
standing, to form the hasits, and TO givesa,
moral and useful direction 10 the inclinations.s
Tuition will be given in the common and
higher English branches, and also in the
higher Mathematics, and, in several OF the
languages, namely: Latin, Greek, French
and Spanish. as Parents aud Guardians may
desire. az. l.& ~. PEs@. ,{Y bgA
The Summer session will ccmnsencd- on
Wednesday the 25.h Of june next, and ems
brace aperioi Of - weeks-and be follow.
ed by vacation Of weeks, when the Win
ter session will commence on the LIST Monday
in November and embrace a period of ~
weeks. s,4se ese,.@. rt.-ss.fi' tr'f,E,s.e,
TKnns.-ss per week-including tuition,
board, lodging, washing mcndng, fuel and
lights. For the winter session on extra
charge Of two dollars per scholar for inciden-
tai expenses will be made. Payments to be
made quarterly in advance. lst5.Q .a.a,
LYMAN w. HALL.
Ravenna, May 1915. ','.'i~S
| -sREr ERENcEs.-
Rarenna--J. Sloane, D. Lyman, D., r,
TiIden, Rev. Z. e. Atwater, Rev. W. G..
Johnson, Joseph Lyman. William Goldman,
G. Prentisa, Isaac Brayton, Doct. !. Swift.
Cleveland-J. w. Allen, s. J. Andrews,
J. A. Foote, s. Starkweather, ia. Briggs,
E. Wade, I. r. Spencer, l.. L., Rice. E.
Gushing. go ." '.'1s'
| WarIen-Leicester King, John Crowcl,
David Tod, John Hutchings. e3s9 I 1&y
Canton--H. Griswold, y. A. Starkweather,
D. Jarvis. ft "a .af.,...,sI
Hudson--van R. Humphrey, Faculty Of
w. R College. ''E Ste ~, .'''7 30
| Akron Il. Dewey, II. Garfield, W.S.C.
Otis, George Kirkum, F. Wordsworth, Lucien
fSwift, L.!V. Bierce.g sr aqltf Y ! lz.,s,l
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1845-07-10
HOPE FOrs THE BEST.

Oh why should we ever be shading,
Moments of pleasure with paint g
Tho the rose we have cherished be fading
Time win bring roses again!
Though fate may our destlnies sever,
) Though for deep season dcprest--
Trusting in Providsase ever,
c Still, let Us hope for the best.
There's star ever burning above us,
Still shining for happier days;
There's spirit that ever will love US.
Beaming beyond that stars rays!
Though for a time we may suffer,
Clasp this deep truth to thy breast;
.Trusting in Providence ever
Come what there may-,t is best.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1845-07-10
IRIsIf MACHINE POETRY.

Jem Doyle married ould Judy Rouse
Och she was charming young bride; Il
With turf he built brick house, .,
And the front door was on the back side.
The roof was tiled wifi oat straw, Z
And the cellar was on the first floor,
Aud the chimney in order to draw, asE
Was built Just outside Of the door.
A beggar was Teddy Mafones 'ns
His sister was his only brother1
He had nothing at all Of his own,
Except what belonged to his mother.
One night ssys Teddy TO the squire,
I'm so cold give me something to eat,
I'm 90 dhry let me sit by thelfre,
! And SO hungry must warm my fate.
oOch! honey," one day says Pat Trigg, r
For he was scandalous glutton, - -
To morrow I'll kill my fat pig, ,th
Pm sure he'll make Elegant rnutton,"
So then goes into the hovel,
And hangs,he pig up by the heel,
Cuts his throat all SO nate with shovel'
Sa ying, s'tbis is the way to dress veal."
z& H.. q & f.sa a
One day Paddy Mulligan swore, GG
He had scalt his mouth oil TO blistheT,
While at dinner the morhnin before ~,
"And what was it widr'ask'd his sisthel
Says Paddy'just thry for to guess
siOch. I can't"--'ahin III tell you m
swate o, VI
Twas nothing at all more or less,
4 Than raw roasted frozen potatoc."
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1845-07-10

ExEcUTIoN.--T. HI. Hooker was re-
Gently hung at St Louis, before con-
course Of some II, 900 persons Of both
sexess He was convicted Of the murder
of Delatue. on cir cunstantial evidence,
and to the last denied that he was the
murderer. The executioner was SO af-
fscted with his pleadings that he tainted
and fell down the steps Of the platform
The poor prisoner also tainted, and was
held up waile che rope was adjusted a
bout his neck. - ast..
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p In Tin G.

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YsNE subscriber takes this method to in
l. fornr'fhe pabfic that he has rented the"
Paint-shop Of NJ D. CLARK b Co. and is
prepared TO do all kinds Of a5@F @9 fiSf
Carriage and Buggy Painting
on as short notice and as cheap, as Gao be-"
done in the County, And be hopes, BY being
prompt andasteative to his business, 10 merit
"a liberal share of patronage. dsH IN
b Those having Bpgsies In country shops,
swIll find il to their interest to bring them for
him at Clark's shop. Iarricular attention VIII
be paid to re- e-painting old .Bnggies and Wag~
gons. Refer to M d. Clark 81 Co.. q
aFsls#t HIT. SEYMOUR
! Ravenna, June 81 fa45. 5!scs4 VIZ
Having rented our Paint-shop to ,Mr. II.
IN. Seymour, and reposing full confidence IN
him, he having done our painting the pasr
year and intending to furnish him with the
same the present year, we cheerfully recon-
mend him to all who may require bis services
Painting, Or any other work lu'
his line Of business. HSttl aiE7l5
t,..s ., N. D. CLARK d Gs.;
Ravcnna, Jdae $, is45. ggT ,,oG!l IA
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1845-07-10

1wT TO LADsEs.--Stair carpets
should always have slip Of paper put
under them, at and over the edge Of
every stair, which is tie part where
they first wear out, in order to lessen
the frictiontof the carpets against the
boards beneatin The strips should be
within an inch or two as long as NE
carpet is,wide,- and about four or five
inches in breadth, SO as to lie a dist
anse from each stair. This simple
plan, 50 easy Of execution, will, pre-.
serve a stair carpet half as long again
as it would last without. the strips Of
paper.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1845-07-10

The DANISH EAST INDIES. THE King
Of Denmark has sold out his territories
in the East Indies, after a possession OF
more than 200 yeaas, to the English
East India Company. These are the
town ofSeramboie. on the river Hagli,
inthe Bay Of Bengal, nov Calcutta, and
the town and district Of Trankebar. .-
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1845-07-10

A WHAPPER.-We saw a man yesier-
day who is SO tall that he cannot. see his
feet but through telescope. lie is sc
broad around the body that it takes twl
tailors to measure him for a coat. IN. o.
Pieayane. t-
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1845-07-10

Y ''What dad YOU give for that horse?"
inquireda y friend OF the facetious Mr.. s.,
as hc was riding by. my note" was
the significant reply; wasa't that cheap
sueuSha" :
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1845-07-10

'Bill," said one disconsolate loafsr to
another ''if what Dr.. says is true,
what glorious state we are always in
for bathing with benefit" ag
slow sol"
"Why, he says that ono must never
bathe ON a full stomach" ~
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WHoLEsALE ARREsr.-The Sheriff Of
Adams county, assisted by the police
Of Quincy, a'fe~ days since arrested
and lodged in Jail thirteen scoundrels
who composed a part OF an extensive
horse stealing combination. One fol.
low who had been arrested disclosed'the
head quarters of the gang1 dense
thicket on the Missouri side Of the Mis-
sissippi, not far from Quincy. The
officers above mentioned, assisted by
Others, succeeded in ferreting Them
out, and after hard ciiase through
swamps and thickets, succeeded in cap,
turing the leader, with. ted or twelve
others. Disclosures Of most exten.
sive and formidable Organization are
said to have been made; and several
officers from Quincy arrived here on
Tuesday last for the purpose Of affesting
some Of the gentry whose theatre Of op4
Grafton is said,to be iu this vicinity.
Galena fI1.) Gaz.. June Is. :
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1845-07-10

FoUND.--As we we're walking home
from our Office last evening about ten o'clock,
we stumbled over something on the sidewalk
which wefeh confident did not belong there,
foy we Lave walked the streets go often that
we knew every, even the smalles inequality in
the pavement, ,--and we, therefore, turned a.
round TO see whatit was. We lifted it 10,
we looked att, squeezed it, kicked It, but for
our life could not tell what it was-with diff
Guilty we grasped IL determined to bring 1t
home with us, try to describe it, and Gee g If
any Of cur friends could enlighten us as to
what il was. e's
II is shaped, tor rather was) good deal
like a crescent moon; a little like an Indian
rubber life preserver. and something like a
pig yoke--felta a little soft like, and was GOV
cred with bed ticking. We had nearly broke
our neck over il, and as We never had any
luck in our lives; we thought may be we have
found a treasure at last. We didn't know but
what It was new way the banks had adopted
in making their remittance, SO rs to prevent
robbery, for the ugly thing lrad string at each
end, SO that. in emergency, stout man might
tie it around him, and carry 1t short distance.
With a,nervous hand, therefore we seized our
knife and tore intoit. 1t was stuffed SO tight
that as soon as the blade touched 1t, it ripped
about six inches! and the first thing that pro-
truacd itselffrom the onfce was an old stock
ing very much worn, six more followed it,
sext was an old roundabous, and then, in rap>
lid succession, three short shirts and Two long
ones an old fur cap. a pair of breeches, old
and ragged-the skirt of an old calico dress,
pair OF old flannel drawers, four old night caps,
two cradle blankets, one old Leghorn bonnet !,
an old piaac coyerp three quilted petticoats, a
litter Of youngmice, and six xnapkiAs! What
ION earth could the thing have beep?' No in
sinuations!- - Louisville Journal. IN
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1845-07-10

The editor Of the Boston CourierheldS tho
following language:
sit is true as any thing written on the rec.
ords of eternity, that If Great britain should
obtain undisputcd possession 'of California and
Oregon, ,noihiSg will prevent her from at least
attempting to reduce the United States to COL
lonia submission es y, 8sfs ..Ii st }..
To our thinking there is a deal Of truth in
all that. ~
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Normatn,s Peruvian Bitters.a

NOrman's Peruvian Bttfers. V5n
r1yEIS Celebrated and valuable medicinefi
il good fot loss sof fappetite, heart lburnnyl
acidity of stomach, fluctulsnce, sScs,, combs I,
ming both tonic and cathartlc property, 10
stiilfor sale at the Drug Store Of ~ -.l'f- ~
.'.',-s 80 SWIFT & HATCH. =oV
RdSenna, June 10, 1845. iailt5ia .smS.
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INDIAN MISUNDERSTANDING the Sem
inoles there is atradition regarding the
white mans origin and superiority.
They say that when the Great Spirit
made the earth. he also made three
men, all of whom, were fair complexion-
ed; and that after making them he led
them to the margin of small lake and
bade them leap therein and wash. One
immedirtely obeyed and came from the
water purer and fairer than before--the
Sc cond hesitated moment, during which
time, the water agitated by the first, had
become slightly muddied, when he had
bathed he came up copper colored--the
third did not leap In until the water be-
came black with mud, and he came out
its own color. Then the Great Spirit
laid before them three packages of bark
and bade them chooses and out OF pity
4 for his misfortune in color, gave the
black man the first choice. lHe took
hold oc each Of the packages and kaying
felt the weig hit chose the heayiest-the
copper colored one then chose the Sec
onJ heaviest, leaving the white man the
lightest. When the packages were O.
pened, the first was fonnd to contain
spades. hoes. and all the implements Of
labor; tho second enwrapped huh.Ihg.
fishing and warllke apparatus; the third
gave to the white man pens, ink and
paper--the engine Of the mind--the
mcatfs of mental improvemcnt-the So
cial link ofhumanity-the foundation o.
the white mans superiority. s.astss
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p,.es:'r,Itise { meKtssa.
VILLAGE SCHOOL,

T0HE SUMMER lUAKTEE VIII CONS
mence on Monday the seth day Of JsnS
aett, aud be open as usual for the reception
of scholars, male and female, frosnthe Village
and vicinity, OF the same terms as formerly d
Mr.. and Mrs. Hall will both continue, 70 devote
tbems elves to the work Of instruction. ~ y, y
Rayenna, June 1s, 184S. - 80 ''',h l'' . :
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-11-21

Resolutions were recently adopted nt meet
ing in Monroe county, in this state, in favor oi
SO amending our constitution, rs that the sccreta-
ry Of state, auditor, treasurer, public printer, dis.
trct attorneys, and all our judicial officers shall
be elected by the people. The resolutions are
copied by little Tiimousc over the way with this
modest flourish:
These resolutions may be considered the frs,
expression of the people on this important sub
iec,, and we take pride in announcing it, because
were Of the first, if not the first, in alvan.
ciur the yiews contained in them.
Tit,lebat is promising youth Of about %
How asionished our grondfathers and grea, CRANE
fathers, who used to debate the question of cleo
ting judicial officers, &c, by the people in ,hei
lyceums when they were boys, would be to learn
that such views were frs, advanced BY a preco
cious genius Of the middle Of the l9h century
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-11-21
,sawa, ILL.,, Friday ,Novenbcr 81, 1875
Ilai,irs oce,ouri.

The circuit comi iOr This county mot ai this
Mace two weeks ago to-day, and is still IN scs.
sion Hon. j. d. CAroS presiding. The docket
presents The following items Of BUSINESS for the
present term: 80 criminal cases, Q state cases,
800 civil cases, and y chaucery cases. OF the
criminal cases. 81 were indictments found by the
grand iury a, the present term. The following
are a few Of the cases tha, were disposed Of
The peonlc rs. Henry Markloy Indictment
far larceny found guilty, property stolen worth
~ c,s sentenced 10 county iail for , weeks aud
fined $40 and costs, 10 stand committed until fine
md costs arc nnid.
Peopler s. YIN. Wclch--Larccny found gull
". property worth So; sen, to states prison for
sixteen month.
People rs. Pat Fizontrick Larceny found
cuiI,v IN two Indictments. property in one worth
s3Ill. and the other sI4; sentenced to state =
,,;s,p Gar ,,v, v,,rs ou e,ch inl;c,nent
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lO.l49 lO.Ol3

Total, l0.l49 1908
OF these, the number over is and under 10,
subject to military duty, in 1870, was 3I39-is
now 2726
II must be remembered that since the census
Of 1910 was taken, Grundy county, and the lar
ger portion Of Kendall county, and part OF Mar
shall were taken from La Sale. SO that, 10 as
certain nur actual increase within the last five
years, the population Of all this territory taken
from us, amounting to 4OO0 or 5000 inhabitants.
must he added TO our present population. 1t will
also be observed that there is falling off, as COM
pared with 1870 of lll3 males between the ages
OF 20 and 80, while in nearly all other ages there
is an increase. This is accounted for by the fac,
that in 1910 there were some 1900 or more men
employed on the canal in this county, while a,
present there are hardly any. Taking all these
things into consideration, it will be seen tina, our
actual Increase for the last five years, notwi,h.
standing the soppage Of the canal, and other al.
verse circumstances which no longer exist, has
been some GO per cent. This even exceeds our
expectation and argues degree of prosperity that
will in few years comparatively give US as dense
population as they have in any Of the New
England states.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-11-21
Oregon.-The Washington Union has

Oregon.-The Washington Union has
the following manly language on The sub
ice, Of our title 10 Oregon:
The WHOLE OF OREGON OR NoNE-,his
is the only alternative as an issue of terri
,oriai right. We wholly deny the break
in the American title at latitude 40 deg.
We hold that our lille from AZ deg. to
81 deg. 40 min. is one tile, and, as we
believe. perfect title against all the
world. As the question has been dis.
cussed for quarter Of century between
US and England, we are not aware of one
argumeni-scarcely of one phrase pur-
porting to be an argument-whch carries
our title up TO 40 deg. and there stops.
We claim as a matter of right the terrific
ry drained by the Columbia river. In the
view of the law of nations, this territory
being unoccupied, has its distinctive cha.
rac,er and unity as one region, in The fac,
that it is SO drained.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-11-21

We mentioned two weeks ngo that BlllSmith,
brother of the prophet Joseph, and the snointed
.pairiarch" Of the Mormon church, had come out
with long erpae Of the prohisacy aud wicked
ness of the Mormon leaders; and now We have
another pamphlet on the same subject from Mr..
.. Olncy, whose revelations are even richer Than
those of the deposed patriarch. Among the ma
ny accusations that MIR. Olney brings against the
'.Twelye.' are such as these: That they have ap-
prop,isted the fittings raised TO build the temple
tn the subsistence Of themselves, the bishops, and
their prostitutes; that they have made thieves Of
the Mormons, by teaching tina, the people round
about them ate gen,ics, and that the saints are
to ''suck the milk of the gentiles --ihcy private
ly teach aud practice the spiritual wife doctrine !;
seen from three to five young females, "whose
prolific appearance indicated a great increase o,
yos,crity in the temporal kingdom;" aud that he
has heard some of them boast, that .Hhc catfish
of the Mississippi had scIOpej the bones of some
who had better have kept away from Nauvoo.
The pamphlet only further confirms what We
have long ago believed, that the whole hatch Of
the Mormon leaders, the "ou,s" us well as the
'ins, are n sct of consu,nmaie villains, and that
& ABOUT half of them were hanged, and the rest
sent to the pen,,nliary, and their dupes disprrs.
ed through honest communities, justice would
have something like its due and many honest
but dcluded men and women might be made
useful members Of society.
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Trc.pn.ser. on CnnnI l.nnAs.

The Grand Jury Of this county, last week. we
understand, found several indictments ngans, u
number of personsi for committing depredaiions on
canal lands, and amongs, the number, we also
learn, is the agen. of the canal trustees, who has
lately been appointed by the canal hoard, at a sa.
larry of $1,000 per annum 70 rcferMisproperty'
II appears the agent of the trustees has leased
to several persons in this place the privilege of
going ON canal lands to dig coal, thereby destroy
ing the value Of the land, and clearly violating
the spri, and meaning Of the law which conveys
this property, IN trust, 10 the canal trustees,
We mention this circumstance TO put the PEG.
pie on their guard against leasing coal lands, &c.
from this agent. II he has not the power 10 lease
the lands in question, and common sense teaches
ns that he has not, the person who digs the coal
is also liable 10 indictment and punishment.
The public should recollec, that the camel lands
are now differently situated from VIVA, they were
previous 10 the canals going into the hands Of the
trustees. Under the old system the canal com.
mlssioners had the power to sell lands, lease wa
ter power, stone quarres, coal beds, &c, but the
presen, trustees have no such powers until fur
months after The completion # The eona. So
plain is the spri, and inca ming of the law in re-
gard 10 the trustees not having the power tn
lease the canal property. as formerly, that the le-
sislature deemed it imporian, to pass special
law authorizing the trustees to lease tie Waicr-
JOtDer al Otiasca' prior to the completion Of the
canal, should they deem it oxpelien, TO ho so.
We regret to state that the indictments found
by the Grand Jury against the agent, and se,c-
raj other trespassers, have been rendered uselcs 4,
owing to their not having been legally returned
TO the court. II appears some xix bills were
passed by the jury, as true bis, late on Friday
afternoon, and afterwards placed in n drawer for
safc-secring until Saturday morning, when the
jury expected to flish the business before /, aud
he discharged On Saturday morning several
bills were passed, tie business closed, and in
The hurry of adjournmen, the bills in the druwc,
were forgotten, thereby rendering them useless
The only remedy now lief, is for the mex, Gran,
Jury to take the matter up and have the question
Settled.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-11-21

A company has been organized and the neccs
sary capital has been subscribed, TO build rail
road from Cleveland to Columbus, Ohio, to con
meet with the railroad already constructed from
the latter city to Cincinnati. In Louisville the,
are moving for RAILROAD from that city 10 st
Louis, at which point il is expected to connect
with the railroad to Oregon. Where is Mr.. Hol
brook, and why is nothing said about the railroa,
from Chicago to Cairo, und from Belleville 10 st
Louis, and from Peru TO Dixon, and from .eru
salem to Pckin, and from Mugtown TO Brandy.
wine, and from II ardscrabbe,o Felicity Why
are not capitalists waking np'
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bus. q 81 IN III
This reminds us. says the State
Journal and Flag, Of the old maid
who, after reading the account OF
1.-THE gallant rescue of Miss Onslow
from the wreck of the Pulaski by Il
Mr.. Ridge, to whom she was after
wlrds married, and brought for
tune Of Two hundred thousand dol
lars, remarked that Miss Onslow
might be. yerylpretty and a great
llciress, but for her own part she had
rather be drowned any time than be
saved by sitting alone on a piece OF
the wreck, with young man, in her
night goion! Vely much like the
Monitors critic was the bashlul
Young man who lately took some Ia
dies to see Powers beautiful statue
of our first mother. Seeing her
standing before them as large as life
and t,cice as natural, he blushed i'm
mediately, and turning to the ladies
said hastily, tWe've called too ear
". She's not dressed yet. Let's
Evp-acuate.' sL