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Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-06-16
Copper. Tin and Sheet IrOnvVare
M A N LIZA Ct DRY.

At Franklin Mills, Portage County, Ohio.
VNI1E subscriber would take this method
Il to inform the citizens of Portage and the
adjoining counties that he has purchased the
entire interest of the abeye business and shall
manufacture and sell all kinds Of ware in
cluded in the above business as cheap as any
other establishment in the western country.
All kinds of Job Work done on the shortest
notice and most reasonable terms. Call and
| will do your Jobs up nea: and cheap
With feeling of sincere thankfulness for past
favors, would still solicit share of public
patronage. r. BRADLEY.
Franklin Mills, April go, 1886 Aft.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-06-16
Farm fO1. Sale.

HyHE subscriber offers for sale his farm,
l. situate in the West part of Freedom
containing 100 acres of land, IS acres under
Improvement, with small frame house and
barn on the same; it is watered by never
failing spring. There is also young orch
ard containng a variety of fruit trees. This
Farm can be purchased low for ready paw
or for part pay down with reasonable time
for the balance. For further particulars in
quire of the subscriber on the premises.
CHAS. A. CURTISS.
Freedom,' April 5, 1s47. H.; 6ms7.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-06-16

VIcE ereepeth upon men under the
name OF virtue; for covetousness would
be called frugality, and prodigality TAX
eth to itself the name Of bounty; pride
calls itself neatness, revenge seems like
greatness Of spirit, and cruelty exercis>
eth its bitterness under the show Of
courage. > s=sss4 s@
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-06-16
HOUSE PAINTING.

WM. TAGG would respectfully inform
w the citizens of Ravenna and vicinity,
that he is prepared to do all kinds of House
Painting and Glazing in the best styl on the
shortest notice and as cheap as any other
painter in the country. His shop is over
John Peterson's wagon shop, few rods west
of the Prentiss House. -
Ravenna, Dec. 9, l846. 1y79.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-06-16
Sllensffss sale.

RY virtue of a writ of Levss Fa. to me dl-
- rected and delivered fron1 the court OF
common Pleas of Portage county, ONO,
shall expose TO sale at public vendue at the
Court house in the town of Ravenna
j On Monday the 9lst day Of June nert,
between the hours of 10 O'Clock, A. nj. ana
four o'clock P. M. of said day the following
described lands and tenemenls, to wit:
'sSituate and being IN the township OF
Franklin III the County of Portage and
State of Ohio and being also the west part
of lot number twenty two in said township
and boupded. as follows beginning at the the
North west. corner Of said lot and running
thence east on the north line Of SAID lot
sixty nine and three fourth rods, thence
south parallel with the, west line of said lot
to the south line thereof, thence west on tn. :
said south line to the south west corner OF
said lot, and thence North on the West line
thereof to the place Of ginning containing
sixty nine and seventy five one: hundredtns
acres of land.''
Taken on decree wherein Joseph Ly>
man & ais were complainants aad benjamin
F. Hopkins q. ais were Respondents.
Appraised at SIe47 ,o0.s So
= - JOHN. GILLlS,, Sheriff.
Sheriff Office, Portage Co. t.
May 10, 1847. -
n n
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-06-16

To KEEP UP SASH WINDows.-This is
performed by means Of cork, in the sim
plest manner and with scarcely any expense
Bore three or four holes in the sides of the
sash into which insert common bottle corks,
projecting about the sixteenth part of an
inch. These will press against the window
frames along the usual groove, and by
their elasticity, support the sash at any
height which may be required. = -
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-06-16

Observation-Disclosures a piece Of flannel
or sponge to a thread made fast to the top
of the bedstead, wet the flannel or sponge
with camphorated spirits, and the mosqui-
toes will leave the room. ...'. ,-l...
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-06-16

r An Irishman left 'ssweet Ireland' in the
Revolutionary war, to chastise the rebel
Yankees, and being on a scouting party he
lost his, way; after. travelling number of
days he became lost in swamp just at eve-
ming. He had never heard Bullfrogs in
ireland; and now their strange voices fell
upon his ear ominously. 1t was dark, but
the Ightning-bug occasionally showed her
lamp, and he thought that he was surround
ed by the avenging spirits of dead Yankees
splitting fire. He clasped a tree and call
ed on St. Pathrick all night, In the morn
ing he found his way to a habitation, and
related his story-"Och,' says he, 81 ana
safe at last have been all night in the
power of craichers called Yankee Spirits
I held tight to tree. One would cry out,
kail'im! kalim! and if it had not been
for one aud gentleman close by, they
would have kaiie' ID me-he now and then
would say moderation! moderation! and to
this aud gentleman / owe my life.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-06-16

ELoouENcE AT PREMruM.-"May it
please the Court" said Yankee lawyer,
before Dutch Justice the other day, this is
a case ofthe greatest Importance. "While
the American Eagle, whose sleepless eye
watches over the welfare ofthis mighty Re-
public, and whose wings extend from the
Alleghanies to the Rocky Chain of the
West, was rejoicing in his pride of place.
"Shtop dare, sthop, | say vat has dis suit
to do NIT eagles, Dis has nottin to do NIT
the Wild bird. 1t ish Won Sheep exclaimed
the Justice.
''True, your honor, but my client has
rights here''--- ...... :
''Ye's CLIENT has no right to de eagle"
"Of course not, but by the laws of Ian
guage"
'sVat cares l for de laws of de language
I understand de laws of de State, and
dat .ish enough vor me. Confine your
talk to de case.''
"Well, then, my client the defendant in
this case, is charged with stealing sheep
and
'sDat will do. Dat will do! Your CLIENT
ish charged NIT shtealing sheep, jusht
nine shillin. De COURT will adjourn to Bill
Verguson's to drink"
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-06-16
To PRorEcr VINES FROM Bues.-A

correspondent of the Boston Cultivator
proposes the following novel method
of protecting cucumber and other vines
against the depredations Of the common
striped bug.-Take cotton batting and
peel it off in thin flakes and put 1t over
the plants and the bugs cannot get near
them. To keep the cotton Its place,
cover the edge with dirt. The plant
will grow finely, the cotton being no
obstru ctioa to Ii ght, heat and air. s.sa
To REMOVE DUsT OR MoTEs FROM THE
EYE.-Farmers,r as, we'll, as many other
persons, are often exposed in their labors
to, get. dust or notes in their eyes, and fre-
quently suffer, considerably before they
can find any means of relief. The follow
ing simple remedy is almost always near
at hand, and in most cases will prove ell
fec,ua! Fill a cup or goblet with clear
cold water, quite to the brim, and place
the eye in distress in such position as to
be completely within the water in the cup;
then rapidly open and shut the eye few
times, and the dust or mote will be imme'
diately washed away If a cup or other
vessel be not at hand, the eye may be plac
ed in a spring or bucket Of water. =,
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-06-16

A gentleman employed an Irishman tc
trim trees for him. He went out in the
morning and on returning at noon, was
asked if he had completed his work "No'
was the reply s'but have cut then, all do,Ur
and am going to tr i'm then. this atiernoonn
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-06-16
Notice..

5..'*S $50 Notice. s'2oZ PES za
T'HE subscriber having rented the Tame.
ry of j. GILLIs, in Ravenna, takes this
opportunity to solicit of the old customers
of the establishment and the public generally
a continuance oftheir patronage, and pledg>
es hlmseif to use every exertion 10 sustain
the reputation OF the Leather manufactured
in this Tannesy. EDWIN HULL.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-06-16

EDIToR's REPARrEE.-Two men who
came into this Office on Sunday, and took
away our little iron pot are requested to
return it, as we are out, and want to make
some. Please attend to this notice forth
with.-Cip. Times. FsI. .s s~@=t
Some what2-,Cie. Herald.
Some fap-doodle-the stuff they feed
fools on. - Times. - 3d.
We were not aware that the Editor Of
the Times kept bachelors hall, and board
ed himself before. Gin. Herald -
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-06-16

T. S.-From my knowledge of Mr.. HuLL's
character as a workman, having learned his
rade with me, I can cheerfulIy recommend
him to my old friends and customers as a
young man W ho can, and will try to give gen.
eral satisfaction to those who may palronize
him. All saG. s~ JOHN GILLIs.
January 1,1347. --.- e -as lv94.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-06-16

AND COMMISSION BUSINESS.
THE subscriber hereby acknowledges the
L. many favors of lis friends, during his
connection with the firm of Babcock g. Nc
Bride, and respectfully informs them and the
public in general, that he will continue the
Storage, Forwarding and Commission busi
ness at the old stand, and respectfully solicits
a share ofthe business. His arrangements for
the coming season for contracting for the
of property to and from the
Eestern cities, and ON the Lakes and Canals,
are equal to any others in this section; and
he hopes by past experience and due atten-
teon to give full satisfaction.
JOHN G. MCBRIDE.
Ravenna, Feby. 90, 1916. S9tf.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-06-16

The Celebrated Italian Remedy
ssasU 4 FOR THE s. ,.=1ssA 81.
CURE OF CHRONIC DISEASES
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-06-16

Sheriff. Office, Portage Co. IT,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-06-18
Melancholy Accident.

Dro,cncd.--In Colchester on the 18th inst, Robert
William, of Robert and Huldah Scott, of Bur-
ngton, aged years. The circumstances were these.
On the llth, after school, Robert went his grand
fathers in Colchester, distance Of miles. Early
the morning Of the 18th he accompanied his grand
father and his cousin Edgar, where they wen, to
mend the bridge, about dozen rods from the house.
Robert was in high spirits, this being his birth day.
He says to his cousin, Edgar, what fine time We
will have to day" These were his last words While
a, play he fell from stick on the upper side Of the
bridge. He was not observed at the moment of al
ling nor indeed he afterwards, the water
was so muddy. The first indication was given by
splash and gurgng in the water. Assistance OBJ
tained in very few minutes and every effort made
for his rescue The body found hours after tho
accident about two rods below the bridge in depth
of or feet of water. What peculiarly prov-
dental in this case is the coincidence Of the time Of
his death with that of his BIRTH both being the same
lOur.-Com.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-06-18

UWe have received a number of what il
called Phonotypic newspaper, entitled "The
Anglo Sacsun," printed in an unknown tongue
that appears as though it might he a cross be-
tween the Hebrew and the High Dutch, and
that ought TO be ntolerable,a as it is unintcgible,
to gods and men, This nondcscript paper is the
appropriate organ and exemplar of body CALI
ing itself " the N. Y. Photographic Society"
and devoted to " the great and glorious object
Of SO metamorphosing our good old Saxon Ian.
guage that it cannot be distinguished from the
|" pi in a printers Office ! These gentry ask
us to print at least column Of Resolutions
adopted by their" Society,"" on the assumption
that the promulgation of their nolej," Gas they
write " knowledge " will directly and indi.
rectly benefit mankind! When we conclude
Mr.. Anglo Sacsun, to aid in great and glori.
Gus reform that will render It necessary tc
translate SHAKESPEARE and Burns before mar
speaking English can read them, we will write
and let you know. So don't agitate yourself II
the least, hereafter, on our account. The chat
that exhibited "ratt snaix for eck.spunts
Site" spells notch worse than you are up t
yet, and hasn't done any damage to our mothe
tongue that we have heard Of! So 60 ahea
with your " nolej!"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-06-18
The Ogdensburgh Railroad

Our readers will find in our columns to dav
another communication from our intelligent cor.
respondent, $50, respecting the extraordi-
nary location Of the line of this Road. We in
sert il in exclusion Of certain observations that
we had proposed to make, editorially, on the
same topic.
will be seen that our correspondent alludes
to recent Survey Of the direct line, (Which had
heretofore been deemed impracticable), which
Penetrates the great business region Of Northern
New York, and Railroad upon which would
be wholly independent, as a profitable invest
ment, Of the numerous and probable contingent
cies that might occur to render line of road
depending exclusively upon the through bust
ness" almost dead letter and sealed book
In behalf of the great public interest concerned
in the judicious location of this road, we would
ask for a publication Of the Report of that sur
vey, which, we understand, was conducted
under the able superintendent of Professor
BENEDICT. II Boston is inclined to depart from
her hitherto sound and successful policy in suci
matters, and construct Railroad for through
business alone, in the face of all experience o
the unproftableness of such roads, let it b.
made known that il is not because she is driver
into such q course by the want Of a BETTER
ROUTE.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-06-18
Abbott Lawrence.

1t is the fashion with the small-fry Of Loco
focosm, the anti.education democratic" Chip.
mans Of the press, to assail the character, and
impugn the patriotism, Of such men as ABBOTT
LAWRENCE. They have certain parrot-like ster-
eotyPe phrases, such as the Lords of the
LOOM" " the purse-proud Manufacturers" " the
manufacturing Aristocracy," &c, that they are
'"ac" IN the custom Of using, about the time of
an annual or Presidential election, with the
design and the expectation of exciting preiudice
and ill-blood especially against those whose
business energy and enterprise have me, tho
true republican reward of SUCCESS.
Perhaps no man has been more the obiec, Of
tms species OF guerrilla attack than the distin.
gulshed, intelligent, liberal-minded and liberal.
hearted gentleman whose name stands at the
head Of this article. Locofocoism in Vernon
particularly, has rung the changes on the slang
jacobinism we have quoted above, with pee uliaI
bitterness and venom, and vented it's feeble spite
against Mr. LAWRENCE, for no reason that i
could either imagine or assign, than that he il
an eminently successful Merchant and Manu-
fscturer, and a Wing. Mr.. LAWRENCE, never
theless, needless Of the small malice of thes
seven-by-nine calumniators, (whose minds ar
scarcely up to the task Of Distinguishing be
tween honest accumulation and stealing,) ha
gone on in what he believed to be the path O
honor and duty illustrating and enforcing by hi
, pen and tongue, the practical excellence of VIII
principles, and by his well-directed, timely, an
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-06-18
State
Central
Committee

The next number of the Free Press will make
the full complement Of 50 that have been issued
under the superintendent Of the present editor,
and he desires to take the occasion to express
his cordial acknowledgements for the kind and
generous support that the paper has received.
We close the year with a subscription list
fifty per cent. larger than it was on the LIST of
July. 1916, and may be permitted to say that
this increase is not the result of the solicitation
of ourselves or of an agent for us-a considera.
ton, we need hardly add that materially height
ems both our gratitude, and our sense Of respon-
sibility to our patrons. But the purpose Of this
notice is not wholly to convey our acknowledge
ments for past favors. We are deeply sensible
to how great an extent we are indebted for them
to personal goodwill on the part of very many
Of our subscribers, and how far short of their
expectations we are likely to have come in the
management of the Free Press. We, therefore,
most gladly avail ourselves of the increased
patronage that has been bestowed upon all the
business departments of the Office to testify our
sense of Indebtedness to our patrons by reducing
our price, while we shall steadily aim not to
reduce the degree of our endeavors in their
behalf
For the coming year, the price of the Free
Press will be To village subscribers who pay
in advance, g., and, at the end of the year
$3.50; to mail subscribers 81 80 in advance
and $500 at the end Of the year. A cores
ponding reduction will Of course be made tc
those who receive their papers at the Office.
Our arrangements for executing Job Wo,l
have been made at very considerable expense
and are such as to enable us to promise goot
work to those who may favor us with thei
business. A new and very perfect RorAR,
Press, the manufacture of Mr.. KSEELANp, OF
Troy, N. Y, has been recently added to on
other facilities, by means of which we are abb
to execute ordinary job work with much create
despatch, and in better style, than heretofore.
In the gentlest form of suggestion, we vii
only add, that an agent will shortly call upo
those Of on. subscribers who are in arrears 70
the past twelvemonth, upon whom we allo,
ourselves to hope they will use the "yfork
instead Of the knife
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-06-18
Major General Pillow.

Our readers will 6n:l, on the first page. a
feeble testimonial to the rare accomplishments
Of fine Tennessee Attorney -at-I.aw whom Mr..
Polk, passing by our WOODS, our WORRIES and
our TwIcGs', has made Major General in the
Army Of the United States! Major General
PHlop! In Tennessee, while Polk was prac.
Using law sin defence of injured innocence"
he was associated in business with this same
Major General, and the
firm was Polk d PHlow." Now, like Saul
and Jonathan, though translated to higher
sphere of action, these Tennessee Attorneys
are not divided. Polk is Commanders Chief,
and Pillow is his Major General! 1t is "Polk
g. Pillow" yet. Polk sends Pillow to construct
Notifications in an enemys country; and be-
hold trench and parapet are constructed. as
the laundering Mrs. Gooscberry remarked, " oat-
side wrongwards" The Nisi. Prius Brigadier
makes a practical blunder in military science
that would knock a respectable Field Officer
Out Of a cooked hat in double.quick time How
ever, people only laugh and let it pass. In due
time, Esquire Pillow finds himself at Cerro
Gordo, and in command of Brigade. General
SCoTr orders him to attack position that he,
Pillow, had previously thoroughly reconnoitered,
and Of whose strength and weakness he assumed
to know. But, alas! the military Blackstone
was again at fault! Where he said there wa,
but one cannon to oppose him there turned on,
to be two, and where he discovered but two
there were half.a-dozen The assault ant
battery" of the poor law-partner Of Mr.. Poll
upon the Mexican redoubts did not 60 even The
justifiable length Of the "molliter manus i'm
posui" OF the books, and the brave and gallan
Tennesseeans went down like leaves in autumn
before the murderous batteries of the foe! Phi
low, however, was safe in the rear. lie found
soon after the fight began, as the simple Yankee
did at Bunker Hill, that "the nfarnal critter
| were shootin' BULLETS" and not such "pape
bullets" AS he and his partner used to fire int
twelve honest jurors in Tennessee, but rgh
, down old-fashioned, bona ide. iron and cope
and leaden bullets, that might chance to spo
. the lawyers carcass il he didn't lose his case.
Q So Pillow (what delightful visions Of 4 HON
bivouac" on the sunny side of the "old familiar
goose.pasture, does the very name suggest to ii
"war.broken soldier!'') so Pillow, not KNOWN
!. how to countermarch, backed QUIT" Oh, mo
), mighty and magnificent Major General Pillow
% Polk is fool to you, and you are fool to eve
IN body else!
\. Reader, we beseech you to look on the out
10 page, and see what the gallant Tennessee
al say Of Major General Pillow, the successor
10 Major General Benton.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-06-18

Reports from all quarters show that the
Mericdns prefer our rulers 10 their opn.-[ Bur.
iington Sentinel d Democrat.
II our amiable and swect-tempered friend
meant that the Mexicans prefer Santa Anna
the "ruler" that Polk sent them, we hope he
will say SO. II that is not what he meant, we
meekly suggest that the assertion can hardly bt
said to BE- precisely in accordance with all the
facts. We believe " the Mexicans" showet
their preference for the American "ruler" O
New Mexico Gov. Bent not long since, b.
discriminating him and some 20 others
The Sentinel is a great paper and is alrno'
edited to death. Couldn't the genius who ma
nages the prophetcal department tell US it'll
more about the way them Indians receded be
fore their own ancestors"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-06-18

unifcent public and private donations, sec ur-
ing to himself the glorious reputation OF Benc'
factor Of his fellow-men.
The latest of the many noble contributions OF
this clear headed and high-minded New Eng
lander to the public welfare and improvement,
will be found recorded in our columns to day
We refer our readers to the letter on our first
page, in which Mr. LAWRENCE makes known
the motives and the purposes with which he be-
slows FlrrY-rHoUsASD DOLLARS upon Harvard
University. They will find, in the letter, abun'
dant cause to admire the elevated patriotism
that knows SO well how to direct the generous
| impulses cf the heart.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-06-18
A desperate chance.

The Washington Union hopes Folks Admi.
nistration may escape the universal execration
that awaits it because, as it swears, the charges
brought against it "are too extravagant and too
monstrous to admit of any reasonable belief
The Organ needn't hug this comfort. Less
than SO per cent. Of the actual corruptions and
weaknesses of this administration would bt
enough, for all practical purposes. We neve
knew Of a case where there was 80 little need
or 50 little room, for exaggcration.