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Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-08-25

RAIN WITHOUT CLOUDS. The phenom.
enon Of rain without clouds, which the Phil
adelphia North American noices as having
occurred in that city ON Wednssdayof last
week, w:.s noticed at Norristown by the
editor Of the Free Press. who says:
@Precisely the same phenomenon was OBJ
served at this place abou. quarter past ten
o'clock on the same evening. On the north
and north-west horizon dark clouds were
resting. from which lightning issued a, re-
peated intervals. These clouds did not rise
from, the horizon more than thirty degrees.
Over head it as perfectly clear, and the
stars shone forth with remarkable bright
ness. In this state Of the heavens the rain
commenced falling quite smartly incl easing
in volume as itfell, and lasting some four or
| five minutes. sEsfa 81 =
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-08-25
"PeOrn MIR. Webster.

'1 Before Mr. " ebster would taEe tie gg
State Department his friends had 10 pnv RS
him $45 .000.@ He9was then IN The receipt lsss
OF $6U00 per annum the interest Of an in 20
vesl,nent ,of 100000 made for him some
years since by B ,ston capitalists His %
government post would add s6 900 per esa
year Ia these sums. The city Of New
Orleans, soon after, retained him in the sq
McDoiuugh will case, with fee OF S., ,000.a sa
He had another retainer Of 81, 900 in, tho
Gaines case. The suits of ship masters, II
against New York and Al Massachusetts, To ss
recover back money pnid on enefgronts, rs
were soon after decided in Mr.. w ebster,ssEa
favor; the commissions on these suits, and
others OF similar nature, are stated to slll
rench the enormous sum Of $40, GOO. ,.ssR ftfls
Wewll not stop 10 foOi Hp these gather.
ingsin oi. the spoor" man btt simply aod y
that, they are the pocket change collected fss
since he janed the Fillmore cabiuet--to l's
which negregate we suppose should be add.
ed nice sum for prosecuting some Of lhoseS
claims before the Mexican Board which
are said 10 be sfraudulen,, and ,whch are
making very inconvenient reputation lor
certain of our great men. =. IS sss = rsasa
Although here is an income much great-
or than any officer of any crown in Eu.rasi
rope, yet Mr.. w ebster is ''poor" MN, fit ~
for the charity of any one who will con- 4
tribute. Hhe were not high in pelipcnlss j
posilions having about him aaparty to ap. Sess
plaud md sus,ain, while he is reveling at sse
this rate in contributions and charities, he ~ :
would find il very difficult 10 escape oppro> &
brium as profiigats. Society now peksl6e,
admi-ingly upon his squanderirgs md des Fs1S
bauches aud calls him @a good fsRoso "--'l,
Gin Enc. - ,ozr n ssstss
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-08-25
Another Motive Power.

The discoveries, real or imaginary Of
substitutes For steam as a motive power, are
becoming very numerous At the present
time there is an excitement in Cincinnati
concerning a discovery made by Professor
Salomon, Prussian, who was formerly the
President of College in his native land.
A few days ago an engine was kept in
motion during the day, and Ito the astonish-
ment of a large number of Witnesses,
"lifted weight of IL 900 pounds FIVE feet
perpendicularly, FIVE times every minutes"
and yet the full power Of the engine was
not employed.
The atlas says: .rs 49,
The motive power is obtainhd by the
generation and expansion by heut, of car.
bonic acid gas. Common whining. sui.
phuric acid, and water, are used in general.
ing this gas, and the "boiler" in which
these components, are held, is similar in
shape and size TO a common bomb SHE'LL
small furnace, about the size of one of
Dodd's Parod hats, with a handful Of ignit-
ed charcoal. furnishes the requisite heat for
propelling this engine Of twenty FIVE horse
power. The relative power of steam and
carbonic acid gas, isthus stated:
Water at the boiling point gives press
sure of Is pounds to the square inch. With
the addition Of. thirty degrees Of heat, the
power is double, giving 80 pounds-and SO
on, doubling with every addition of thirty
degrees Of heat, until we have 3640 pounds
underra heat Of 452 degrees "a heatwhich
no engine can endure. But with the car
bon, 20 degrees of heat above the boiling
point, give 1080;a 40 degrees give 2l60
pounds; 80 degrees give 1920 pounds; that
is, 4e0 pounds greater power with this gas,
than 452 degrees Of heat give by convert
ing water into steam.
The saving of cost claimed for the new
invention is somewhat startling. The fuel
for first class steamer from Gincinn att to
New Orleans and back, is said to cost ST..
600 or S. 200, while fUe dollars will suf-
fee for the same boat propelled by carbon
Csst's Advertiser says that 'the state-
ment can be verified by fifty witnesses, that
the receiver is loaded with taoelre thousand
pounds to the, square, snch-the safety
valve sustaining the enormous pressure of
one thousand pounds to the square snch."
The same paper publishes the following
certifcate: . So -
sa s C1Nc1sNATI, Aug. 4, 1851.
professor Salomon, in bis experiments
with carbonlc acid gas as a motor has as
,certained that it can be held under q high
pressure without loss--tha it can be gov
erned by valves suitably arranged, and per-
fectly made He has worked his expert
mental engine with the gas, sufficiently to
demonstrate to himself and friends its prac
ticabiity and utility assa.motive power.
a Fl. H. EVARTS, Engineer"
The engine was 10 have been tried again
on Wednesday last, and we may therefore
expect further accounts in day or two.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-08-25

! A young man from the country going TO
call on some musical young ladiss, the other
evening, was told that he must ask them to
sing; should they rsfuse, he ought to press
them. Accordingly, he commenced by re-
questing Miss Mary to favor him with a
song. She gently declined, and said she
had a cold, &c. swell, then, Miss, said
our hero, sthnppose squeeze yen : don't
you think, you might thing The girl
tainted Immediately.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-08-25
~ peaohes. nre very conductive 10

ZIP Peachesl ore very conductive to
health Dr.; Stone, Of Louisiana, says in
fever they are, Invaluable. In hisopinion,
pleaniy Of peach orchards are worth a
thousand guarantees for the public health.
"No more scuryy," says the doctor '.Eat
lstewed peaches If you would keep off irdi-
ges,ion. . This is interesting to peach
yenders, and they ought not to put 25 per
cent. add ,tional on the price Of their com.
modify in consequences Of the information.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-08-25
The FLYlNe MACHINE OVER THE Wat


n The FLYING MACHINE OVER THE Wat
Err We learn that the French Academy
sofSciences is q good deal interested by the
invention of a flying machine by Don
Diego de Salamanca. which we noticed
briefly in the Tribune Of the 5Ih inst. y
with. this machine, Don Diego's daughter,
Rosaura, rose in the mir some time ago at
MADRID, to the great astonishmeni of the
Spaninrds, who are but little accustomed to
this sort of miracles. Don Diego de Sala-
manca and his daughter are about to arrive
at Paris TO show the effects Of his marvel.
lous invention. The machine is very
simple; il consists OF a case TWO feet long
and one foot wide, adapted to a band OF
Heather round the waist buckled behind
Two iron rods, fastened to the case, support
Ia small piece Of wood, on which the feet
trepose. The case contains simple and
ingenious mechanism, similar to that EN-.
Eployed to set an automaton in motion.-
| The mechanism is wosked by means of q
HANDLE. It. set in work two large wings
lien feet long, made Of very thin caoutchouc
covered with feathers; and the wings may
| be so worked as to produce vertical, peri Ell
dicular. or horizontal flying The number
of turns given to the handledetermlnse the
theight TO which it is desired 10 go. The
handle has also 10 be turned every quartero
. q league, to regulate the distance. The
l,operation of turning lasts minute. lor
izontal flying is the most difficult; The
wings beat the air like the oars Of ;lboat
i or rather ms the feet of the swan when
swims. By means Of this curious machin
! man can go almost as rapidly asa car
/. rier. pigeon. Ne.u Y ork Tribune. '' -e
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-08-25

WHo's CupIDl-"Aminadab who s
Cupadl" '.One Of the boys. He is said
to he as blind us n bat; but il }he is blind,
he'll do to travel. He found his way into
AunuN Mans affections, and wouldn'i have
thou ght that any critler in creation could
have worked into such narrow arrange
ments with bis eyes open. So .i.l,.t.t..
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-08-25

eli TABLE DELIcAcy.-A Honolulu CORES.
sponden,iof ,hetsAHa california, noticing
preparations, for the celebration Of the
kings birthday, thus +alludes to some of the
delicacies on that OCCASION:
III 'Some unfortunate dogs were being
scalded and scraped close by my residence;
on inquiry. it appeared that thew were des'
tined for the palace
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-08-25

8 GFThere is man in this town 90 al
mighty mean that bis toe naIls actually
grow the wrong way, out Of pnrs stubborn
ness. He's cousin Of the man who don't
take his own county paper.-E<. sT5i
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-08-25

What two sciences are employed by
teamsters in driving oxen1 Hatcticuiture
and Geology.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-05-29

said, with sigh, VIVA. kind of things !
said Fanny, mildly. Oh, card.racks and
purses. Well. perhaps you could make
some nov and we could sell them FOR you..
Rose assentsd coldly 10 this proposition, and
Fanny procured her some materials for her
work that evening. Blu, Roses natural in.
dolence was now increased by real i'll health.
and she would notify Ic exert herself. She,
spent the last few months of her life II, nee.
wish repioings over her los, luxuries. Tho
good, carpenter aud his wife pitied although
they would not respect her. She died, un.
regretted BY any one save The kind copnle
who made allowance for Il faults and lol.
lies Of lashionably educated beauty
They placed hel BY The side Of her snother,
and one stone recorded their names !; and us
Fanny stood by The grave wiihgher baby in
1herRrrps, sne lhanked God thrtnhsr xonih
had been chasiened by inisioHtuhe, lid tias
under his providence, the toll of hers own
hands had given her The glorious privilege
of being independent! - w
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-05-29
A BLUE LAW.

Massachusetts still has on nor sta,its
lbooksan ole, sw that authorizes her to trans.
port beyond the Stale, any poor person who
! Is not ci'izen to the place where lhey be.
long.
Under tho authority Of this law, poor
woman, residing at Southbridge, Mass, hay
ing TWO children, was lorcibly carried oul of
The State. Her name was ELIZA SULLIVAN,
and for eighteen long years she had resided
in the country, and for the last sevon years
in Southbridge, where she was noted loi be-
ing an industrious and hard-ioilng woman
But her husband had leliher u6outlwo wears
ago, and she was forced 10 labor hard for the
support Of herself and family. The select
men of tho town recently employed her to
clean and scrub the Town Hall, in doing
which she caught severe cold, and was
forced 10 ask for charity. Upon her appli-
cation forassistance, instead Of getting nny
she was arrested, and and brought before
justice OF the peace, on The charge Of being
an incumbrance 10 the town. A warrant was
placed in the hands Of an officer, and she
was allowed one hour TO get ready 10 leave
The Stale. She was taken 10 Boston, 10 be-
shipped on oard the Daniel Webster for Liv.
efPool bul, as the ship had no room for
her she was placed in The hands of another
ofiicer and brought 10 New York city, and
put on board 1.-The ship Shannon, for Liver.
pool. From that ship she was fortunately
rescued by the Irish Emigrant Society.
She says iha. the only place in the worldshe
has friends is in Southbridge, Mass, and 10
This place the humanity Of the Emigrant So.
ciety has sent her, and provided for her com.
forts for some time. ea-
The old Bay Stale should repeal this law
immediately, and thereby show more philan.
hropy 'Dan pa sing fesouEou5 as51t r.I,
black laws" oflhe Soulhern States. There
vas poor woman, Silh two American born
,hildren about to be transported for the crime
IF being unfortunate and helpless Verify
hey are a benevolent people "down cast"
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-05-29

SHORT DREssEs.-The Albany Knickerbocker
whose editor is man of superior taste in mat
ters pertaining to the toilet comes out and ranges
itself on the side of short dresses. He says:
"The ladies in several of the western cities
have adopted the new fashionable and convent
ent style Of short dresses and Turkish trowsers,
fastened to the ankles-.a style that is much a.
bused by old fogies and antiquated maiden la
dies, as ''bustles' used to be, thought with far
less reason. On such day as yesterday, when
the streets were in dirty condition in conse-
quence of the rain, the new dress would be most
convenient for our lady friends, who would not
be obliged, as they now too often are, TO be.
draggle their silks and delaines in the mud so dis
gracefully. Let old maids talk against them,
cynical editors sneer, and rude loys, dirty and
big corner loafers abuse them, but short dresses
and Turkish trowsers will eventually come in
vogue, The same prejudice that exists against
them, was once brought to bear against white
hats and yellow kids; but those articles have
triumphed and those who once dectied them,
are now their constant wearefs, yivo Ia Re-
forme. p1en g t pn einHt
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-05-29
BY Il. &c. VAN HORN

Yes. There - balm IN Gilead, - physi.
cian sherelis. Alllmay use this halml7ali
may apply 10 ibis physician. ThsiHvhlid
may be inyigoraisd, and chectfpily hope, BY
proper training. 70 bercinstaied upon lhe
throne orsphysieal wer,--res.orcd 70 The
usdal enjeymeht ofheuhh. slppgth, vigpri
and activity. IS T
The prescription FOX one may te recon-
Imended 10 ALL. If you arosdyspsPiic q
copsamp,ivea expand The shest, incline the
shoulders bSet sinhale pure. wholesome air,
eneapb ii, light ssarcise, usc thc shower
.balh, avoid slinlulanss, ada Icy your dist os Z
IEhinasr rreS'at'se |lsalscis8 yeli So0ksf|
veil masiicated, takcn u proper qudb - "
and a, regular hours. II you are nervous.
exercise the mind less and the body more.
Sleep more and work more. II your mind
be dull and ob,use, sleep less, work less, but
think and study more. by this means, you
may, in process of time, equOlze the Tenn
peraments. When This is done, your bro
ken aud impaired constitution will be Inn
proved Health, with all It's attendant bles-
sings, will return. Then, 10 preserve health,
'one.lhird of The eNtime should be spent in
moderate study, one.,hrd 10 manual labor,
and one.,hird in sleep and rest.
RUTLAND, Ohio, May, 1851.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-05-29

\ oYsrEn TRADE.-Henry A. Wise, in a late
speech in the Virginia Convention, states that
one firm in Baltimore had, in ten years, amassed
d fortune Of sobo,Ooo by simply transporting cys-
ters 70 the Western States, and that they had
paid the Baltimore and Ohio railroad in one year
ss5, 900 for carrying oysters alone.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-05-29

uJ."Ahl my good fellow, where have you
been for week backr' 'NH'i = +'''i 4'''
.'For weak backl,,i have not been trou-
blod with a weak back in the least, thank
you"
"No, no, where have you been, long backr'
is'Long backl don't call me long back, you
Iscoundrelp'
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-05-29

+. 4.
y Gentle larbkips ffisk and play 4 n
-. Hills their tefdant tops display, -, !, 4.
-. ,Meadows broad and mountains brow :
Doff their snow livery. now.
Sunshine gilds the palace hill,
Sunshine decks the peasants wall,
Fresh and buoyant bright and clear,
F Is this gala-time Of year.
Children sportive, whirl about,
Fearless now Of scold OF rout,
Every feeling tender grown,
Whips are tagging, schools are none.
First Of May First of May
Blithe and sunny, light and gay!
Sweetly carol time away,
Little birds, the first Of May.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-05-29

A noted anli.temqerance man was the 9th
or day looking over the map Of the West
preparatory to emigraiing. His eyes wan
dered over Minnesota. and all al once Light
ing up with hope, he pointed out Rum riUer
THAT'S the place for mel Land wi,hou;
money and rum for cateri''-Cin- paper.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-05-29

" When we see young lady SO full Of aTro-
gance, Ignorance and ill humored coarsepess that
her best friends apologize for her conduct by
calling it conceted eccentficity, we take especial
pains to advise our bachelor friends to beware Of
that calico market. el...
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-05-29

10 Bachelors may be known by their unpol-
ishe3 manners and general lack Of buttons, while
married men are distinguished by their ease IN
ladies society, and domestic looking phizzes. i.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-05-29
"GIyING HIM BEANS,


We never knew exactly what was meant by
giving a chap "beans," till we heard the inter
probation given to the phrase by young lady in
Indiana. As the story gees, gentleman from
this region was paying her verymarked attention,
representing himself as single, and desirous Of
changing his forlorn condition. He had made
some progress in his suit when the lady learned
that he was married mani Her indignation, on
making the discovery was unbounded--her thirst
for vengeance hardly slackable. After various
plans had been considered and abandoned, her
purpose was fixed as follows; She loaded pis.
tol with beans, and on his next visit she most
unceremoniously presented the weapon, told him
its contents, and inquired if he would have them
raw or cooked. Hesitating, as might naturally
be expected he would, in giving an answer she
decided for him and pulling the trigger, gave
them to him raw. The aim Of the heroine was
so good, that two Of the beans struck the admi-
rer inficting slight, but somewhat painful
wounds. The source from which we derive this
incident the Dayton Journal, informs us that it
is no fancy sketch; and would besworn to, on'a
stack Of bibles as big as a meeting house.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-05-29

GT t'Marm, may go afshingah eyes, sonny
don't go near the.water. And reeopeeh if you're
drowned | shall skin you, a. sure as You are
alivep'
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-05-29

p The Population.of California ia thses'hua,
dred and eighteen thousand, I, as.t ..
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-05-29

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The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-04-17
COLLAGE EXHIBITION.

Ia company 9TH the resf--ws had Al.
most said--ot' our citizens, We attended on
last Wednesday sveaiag an exhibition 81
The students q tho lawa College Il this
place. The exercises consisted mainly Of
eIocution, ia which the scholars acquitted
themselves csedi,ably, both TO themselves
and teachers. The prevailing faul, with
them was one which is apt to characterize
the studen, Of oratory, and Of all is the
most difficult 10 correc,-a too great rapid
ity ofspcecb. The room was crowded and
all appeared pleased with the exercises Of
the evening.
This institution is in Furnishing con-
di.ion. Profs. Ripley and Bullion appear
10 have enlisted the affections Of their
scholars, which from experience We know
10 be the correct method Of obtaining from
them The greatest amount Of mental labor.
A pro rata Increase Of students will OBJ
lge the Trustees Of the Institution soon to
enlarge the dimensions Of the college build
ing,
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-04-17
AN EXAMPLE WORTHY OF IMITATION

Ay EXAMPLE WORTHY OF I,iIrATIcS.--
For many years past, practice has pre-.
vailed with the Cnnscrip, Fathers Of the
Senate OF the u. 5. in reference TO wha,
has been called constructive mileage
II frequently happens, (and always in
the incoming Of a new Administrator tina,
a called Session of the Senate is had, I,
act on nomin atoms and Executive business
Most Of the Senators sand certainly all
whose terms have not cxpired-ars a,
Washington al the close Of the regular ses-
sion. They make no journey from their
place Of residence to the seat Of govern.
meni, and yet, strange TO say, they draw
the peoples money for services never per.
formed
Mr. Whttlesey. the faithful Cerberus o.
the Treasury, decided against this prac
tice. Mr.. Clay protested against il, as de
rogatory to the character of the Senate
but nearly all the Senators drew pay.
There were few honorable exceptions
--all Of them heightened and honorable
Wings, who refused 10 follow the example
Of their colleagues, and whose names the
people viii hold in grateful remembrance
Their names are: Clay-Underwood
-Pearce Observation-Disclosures
Cooper.--Chicago Journal
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-04-17

STAND FROM UspER-The following ought TO
make the ears of delinquent subscribers Jingle
with shame. 1t may star,le some whose names
ought TO be on the black list. Those gentry
who think they can TO SEQ, free and cheat the
printer with impunity, will find themselves mis-
taken. We have some few investments Of the
kind spoken of and they may yet make US rich.
The law is, that man is considered subscrl-
Der until be pays up all arrearages. Deln-
qnen,s, do ,ou hear that!
''Mr. Jasper Harding, of Penn, not long since
recovered alarge sum, (abou, 4 40, we believe
for subscription TO the Rennrylrania Inquirer.
Of man residing in Rhode Island. The cir
cumstances were these: The subscriber took the
paper for some time, and he sent the publisher
notice of the discontinuance, without forwarding
the money for nrrcarages. The publisher took
no notice Of this, nor several subsequent notices
of refusal to take the papers from the post Office.
The result was, that Notwithstanding ta Rhode
islander did not receive the paper for several
years, ye, he was forced to pay Mr.. Harding
the whole amount up 10 the period claimed in
the bill''
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-04-17

The most rapid piece Of legislation ever
recorded in the annals Of any legislative
body, was the passage Of the Light House
bill, in the United States Senate. The mo.
ton was made to take j, up, and carried
it was read a first, second and third time,
and passed; sent to the House for the sig.
nature ofthe Speaker and for enrolment, re-
turned to the Senate, signed by its Presi,
dent, and sent to the President. within the
space Of FIVE minutes The motion to take
up was made five minutes before the expi-
ration Of Congress.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-04-17
The departure Of the editor on Tuesday
last will account for the small quantity .of
editorial in to-days paper.

CURE OF NEuRALGIA.--his announced
that scientific physician Of Paris has Just
discovered method Of curing, ins,antan n.
eously, and without disturbing any organ,
al Neuralgia affections ofthe head, attacks
Of megrim, and pains resulting from teeth
in an advanced state Of decay. VIVA, rem.
ders this discovery truly marvellous, is the
promptness, at once, Of the cure, and its
periec. success 10 more than two hundred
cases.