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Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-10-13
OR ROCK OIL

! OR RUIN OIL. =
| NATURAL remedy procured ffam wstl
II 400 feet deep. and possessing vsr Jsriui
curative powers, in diseuses of il aanIn,ato Of y
rheumatism, inhamed eyes, the chest, wind pipe
and lungs Also, for the cure of diarrl Ga,
cholera, piles, govt, asthma, hopclitis, scrsf.
fula. or kings evil; burns aud sculds, neuralgia.
te:tcr, ringworm, obstinate eiupiions Dfthe skin.
blothes and pinplcs onthe face; bilss, deafncr,;
chronic sols eyes, crysipola,; pain in lhe bone.
and joints, and all that class OF discusses, In hieh
slteIatiye or purifying medicines arc indicated.
Put up by 5. n. kiER, Canal Basin. Pitts.
burgh.
This great remedy Of nature, afttr REPEATED
and fair trials, has worked lis way into popu.
lar favor. Wo need hardly re- peat be fact that,
this is pure unaduIteraied, natural medicine,
and is put up rs il flows from The boEen, Of tho
carth, without admixture ofuny kind. In ihets
days of Nostrnm vending, We do not wendcr st
the incrcduliiy ovipccd by the community ,upen
tho introduction, Of new remedy, but that in,
credulity shall not suppress medicine, whose
powerful in f1uen &C has mitigahd and eur, d ms,
ny diseases incident 10 our raco.
But / he best evidence in favor Of medciRa
are the cures themselves. When these land out
in bold relief and when he who for years has
suffered the tortures and pangs OF an immediea,
BILE lesion, which has been hustening him 10 the
narrow house. speaks out in its praise, vhni
better evidence need be wanted1 We have The
evidence in our possession, Of many astonit hir 4
cures, which will be furnished TO any ono who
really doubts the efficacy ofthis wonderful p ~
edy,
This medicine has peculiar action on tho
clrentation. II is mo- sooner iaken into tho
stomash, than it IS seized upon by tho ldetssls,
and infused through oil the chapnels of life, and
the whole system is fortified and strengthened
against the insIdous workings Of disease dr;=.
ing out all morbid and excrementious matter
restoring vigor and energy TO the tagging fumes
tions of life, and endowiDg each organ with re.
newed power to resume IFS wonied functions.
The Petroleum has cured nnmberlcss cases Of
chronic diarrliea, of long standing, that have
resisted every ether treatment.
In piles. it has also been effectnally tried.
Several cases. of which have come under the
immediate notice ofthe proprietor. in which
the Petroleum afforded complete relief
In diseases ofthe bladder and kidneys, the
Petroleum is invaluable.
In deafness, depending on hardening Of the
wax. il will give relief by opening tho obstruc-
tion and dissolying the wax which obstrusls.
the passage to the auditory nerve-whichis is frr-'
euent and common cause of dullDess in hearing.
For sale at the respective drug and medicine
stores Of /. SWIFT and e.. uATcH, Ravenna. Al
SO by A. v. Horr, Shalersvifle; o. L. Drake,
Freedom; Doct. F. q. ApPlegate, windhsm;.
FL. Pixley, Nelson; Farmers. Co. PaTkhsn;:
Joseph Hazen, Garrettsville; Kent, Grenel! &:
90, Frnnklin; E. F, Abel, Etreetsborough;
;. c. r. Harmon, Aurora. lv2s3.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-10-13
! "'''''' ; Divorce.

Nancy Morris, }
Sidney R. Morris.
TNHE said Sidney Morris will take notice that
Il the complainant filed her petition in the Court
OF Common Please Of Portage county, on the sixth
day of September, A. D. 1851, praying to be diyorc
ed, for o'use assigned w,lful absence, gross neg
Iect Of duty and adultery.
S. sTRAWDER, Comps. Sol.
Ravenna, Sept 6, 1851.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-10-13

TyRENCH embroidered slip uppers, from
Il the Nu6neries of Ffance-an unusual
nice article-just imported and for sale at
BRowH & HuRLBer's.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-10-13
James Wilson's Estate.

1s1CS "TsUH'S EbtHtt.
NOTICE is hereby given that the subscriber hss
~ been appointed and qualified as administrator
upon the estate Of James Wilcox, late of Suffield
Port'ge county, deceased. All persons having IN
settled matters connected with said estate are re.
quesied to attend to the same forthwith.
PETER REAM.
sufield, Sept. I'D, 1851. 3a7s
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-10-13

RICHARDSON'S
TOggIe Joint Straw Cutter.
THIS machine is superior to anything
Il of the kind now in use-is simple, cheap
md durable-and in every respect faultless
its operation.
Manufactured and for sale at the Chair
Factory of ]. B. & G. McElwain.
Come and try them.
TAYLOR & BARBER.
Ravenna, Feb. s, 1851. 296tf
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BONNETS.

BUVVEIO.
A LARGE assortment of every descrip>
N tion, also q splendid lot of Bonnet
Ribbons, just received and selling very low
April 25. at ROWELL l. Co.'S.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-10-13
NO.CURIG NO PAY.

DR., STRONG'S FEVER DESTROYER,
rs a positive, speedy cure for every form
l. of Intermittent and Remittent Fevers,
Chill Feyers and Ague and Fe,tr You
AN have cure warranted or not, just as
YOU please. Positively there is no quacke.
y, or mistake alb ut this medicine. Call
and examine the abundant testimonials of
The wondrful effect of this Fever Destroyer
For sale at the Recorders Office, by R.
BARD, az ent for Portage County.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-10-13
HURLBUT & FOX.
HURRA!

A NEW TAILOR SHOP
HAS been opened by O. l.. Su,lIff in
Ill SEYMOR'S BLOCK, where persons
can be clothed according to oTder-cheap-
yes. more than cheap. Cutting. also, done
and warranted to fit, if made. Clothing al
ready made that will fit any body. Please
call. o. l.. SUTLlFF.
Ravenna, May 90. 1851 n5l2Iy-
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-10-13

ID nARASOLS-A splendid asscrtmen, o.
Il Fig'd and PLAIN Turk Satin, just open
ar 90 ed at ROW ELL l. COS.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-10-13

CUGAR & MOLAssEs just received.
Molasses at ap % ROWELL &. Co's6
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-07-10
Down with the Redskins"

In Clements Noble Deeds of American n
Woman the following anecdote is related
OF Sarah Buchanan, tho heroine of East Ten
ne.see: +,ss .r W sarE
"On one occasion. Sarah and kinswo-
man named Susan Everett were returning
home from a visit mile or two distance.
careless OF danger or not thinking of its pres
eoce. II was Iaie in the evening, and they
were riding along path throught the open
woods, Miss Everett in advance. Suddenly
she stopped her horse, exclaiming Look.
Sally yondrr are the red-skinsr No, more
that hundred yards ahead was a party of
OF Indians armed with rifles, directly in their
path. There was no time for counsel. and
retreat WAS impossible, as the Indians nigh,
easily intercept them before they couIt, gain
fort in their rear. To reach their own
hlock.house, four or five hundred Yards DIS
tant, was their only hope Of safety. Quick
as thought, Sarah whispered to her compan !.
ION to follow and do as she did. and then in
stantiy assuming the POSITION Of a man on
horseback, ~ which she was initiated nv her
relative, SIZE urged her horse into a a.headIons
gallup. Waving their bonets in the air, aud
yelling like madmen, they came iuriously
down upon the savages. who had not seen
them. crying out rs they came. Clear the
tr ck, You - redskins y The part was
so well acted, that the Indians took them
fur the head of body Of troopers, who were
making deadly charge upon Them. and
doden2 ont Of the path, fed for dear life -
and 50 dnl Sally and Susan! Before the
savages had recovered from their fright, the
two girls we're SAFE within the gates Of the
fort, trembling like frightened fawns a. the
narrow escnpe which they had made"
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-07-10
The Camilla Costume.

A writer in the Philadelphia Inquirer makes
the following suggestions
9" Let the Blcomer or Camilla Costume style
be the mode for walking and riding, and let
the old costume be adhered to yet for the full
dress of the drawing room. Thus neither
will, in time, excite remark, and all may havs
their choice.
The 'old style has nothing whatever to re-
commend it bu; custom simply. The nsw is
recommended by physicians because ii is less
dragging, fatiguing, and skirt-slopping, may
be easily made warmer, and is therefore moro
healthy. Lovers of tie beautiful and tasteful
also urge it, because II Is infinitely more ap.
propriate, graceful and picturesque; and in
modesty as faultless, often more SO than any
other costume. For their own comfort as well
as appearance; ladies' wonld desire it, IL hey
dared. Why, then, not begint All that Is
needed is for circle Of dozen or two inti-
mates TO order dresses in this mode, and to
come out simultaneously, 50 as to keep each
other in c,untenance. 1t has been well said
that it is time for us to originate something in
America. In all matters Of taste and art ihey
laugh at US for being only imi,ators Of them,
and sometimes inferior at that.
The new style of dress would be, by the
way, particularly appropriate and convenient
for q travelling costume"
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-07-10

Few Of % are aware of the infloenc>~.
exert, individually, in society, BY our perso,I
example. ID dIess, depofimenI, ,.habils, ma
ner ofspeech, ETC., the least influential, even,
nave their observers and imi,ators. The
mult,uces BY which we are surrou ded have
ana eyes ;evsry word dropped in their
nsar'ng and every deed transacted 10 their
pIssence has he effects. The good etsnpls
70 those who take upon thems.lv.. N. 80
VI g'ato'ns the morals Of society is =. jnf3u.
- '"e.s precepts, Il not more 3d.
Moralists and phanlhropi,,. r,.- ,...,h
forever. holding out inducem.n,. ~ -,
noble aud worthy, bot little will ,h.;e 4, go.
be heeded-when their auditor, one. 49,
ceive, that they neglect to practice ,bs,r.
selves, what they confidently recommend I =
others. The man who would aeeompl;.s
good-the man who would elevate the char.
acter Of society must be an example, must
show his principles 10 be good and praetics.
Bile in his own personal conduct. This fact
seems, occasionally to be lost sight Of
In this country, il must be allowed that
our free school system, and religious tolera.
ton has done much for US as people. In
most OF our large towns. however, there are
hundreds who, directly, are neither benefit.
Ell by the one nor the other. There are
scores in almost every town, ,-among them,
persons Of high intelligence, who attend
church only occasionally. In every large
town not few persons o: intuence-per.
sons of wealth may be found, who do not
choose 10 avail themselves OF the advantages
of the public schools-choosing TO educate
their children at their own expense IN private
schools.
Now what is the result Of all lhis7 No
one can doubt the beneficial tendency oI
church going upon all classes in society,"
The effect on the young is even more marks
ed than on the elders. The quiet oil the
church and the religious instruction there
offered, give ali-young and old, high and
low-better ideas Of what they might be-
serving to curb their residences, and turn
| their attention from things of liirle moment
to higher and worthier objects. Our schools
open 10 all, and free to all,-are dispense.
tories OF knowledge, and the principles oi
justice and rectitude. Now il these great
insirumenlalities are disregarded by a few
persons OF influence, what must be the effect
upon those whose actions are guided by
theirs. When there is no high respect Of
schools and churches when persons Of iDhu
ence neglect these iBstrumentaIities fo
themselves aud their chiIdren,-Ihs laws o
the land will not be obeyed-a spirit o
incendiarisin and treason will prevaIl--ags
will not be honored--nor poverty pitied.-
The outward example should be carefully
watchedi as well as the intentions Of the
heart kept right.-Ban. Courier.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-07-10

Under this head the Boston Christian Reg.
lister gives the following description OF the
process Of manufacturing these useful
anaesthetic agents:
Pure crystalized quartz is calcined by q
moderate heat. When taken from the fire
is thrown Immediately into cold water, winch
breaks the rocks into numberless pieces.
The larger pieces are broken into smaller
ones, aud the whole, when reduced 10 prop
er size, put into a mill which is itself made Of
quar,z. The mill is turned by steam power.
Here the pieces Of calciDed quarrH are
ground into a powder, very much after the
fashion of grinding Indian corn into meal.
Next n variety OF spar, which is free from all
impurities, is ground up in like manner into
fine powder. Artificial teeth are composed
Of two parts, called the body and the enamel.
The body of the ltooh is made 6rst the
enamel is added last.
The next step is 10 mix together nearly
equal parts, by weight. Of the powdered spar
aud quartz. This mixture is again ground
10 greater fineness. Certain metallic oxides
are now added to il for the purpose of pro.
ducing an appropriate color, aud water and
clay TO make it plastic and to give il consist.
ence. This mixture resembles soft PASTE.
The pssle when thus prepared is transferred
TO the hands Of females, Of whom we saw
no less than fifteen 6li9g their moulds with
il, or otherwise working upun il. After the
paste has been moulded into proper shape,
| tive small platina rive;s are inserted near the
base OF each tooth for the purpose of fasten.
ing ii(by the denls') TO place in the mouth.
They are now transferred to a furnace, where
they are cured as il is Technically called.
that is, haf.baked or hardened. The
teeth are now ready to receive enamel, which
is done by the women it CONSISTS Of spar
and quartz. which has been ground ptilver.
ized, aud reduced TO the state Of soft pasts
or semi-liquid. In this stare il Is easily
spread over the half naked body Of the tooth,
by means of delicate brush. When this Is
accomplished. but one more step is necessa.
ry. The teeth mus, be subjected to intense
heat for the purpose OF thoroughly baking
them. They are put into an oven lined with
platina, heated by furnace in which the
necessary heat is obtained. The baking pro.
cess is supern,ended by man, who occas.
sionally removes a tooth 10 asceIt tain If those
within have been sufficiently baked. This
is indicated BY the appearance Of the tooth.
When they are done, the teeth are removed
and placed in jars or boxes ready for rse--
An experiment which we saw made, tested
10 our satisfaction the hardness of these arti.
fetal teeth. We saw one of them taken
Unfortunately from jar full. and driven
without breaking into a pine board, Till it
was even with the surface Of the wood.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-07-10

correspondents Of the Boston Post relates
the following anecdote Of Robert G. Shaw, one
Of our merchant princes -
We have an anecdote to tell about Mr.. Shaw.
which was never before in print, and which we
think, will amuse our mercantile readers, and
not give offence to our venerable friend. We
happened to be present when the occurrence
took place. A gentleman met him in the
street, and, upon brief conversation, asked
him TO lend him ten dollars, as he was short
not an uncommon thing for him, at the time
II was many months ago. Mr.. s., raising his
spectacles. replied Yes, sir, with pleasure,
on one condition. What is that siri' why,
that when we next meet, you will turn your
face toward me, look pleasans, and not turn it
away. lent Mr.. - small sum Of money
about month ago, and ever since that time he
has cut me. mos. decidedly Meet him where
will, on State Street, Commercial Street, OF
in the Exchange, and he always turns his head
away. When lend man money, and he is
owing me, | want him to look me full in the
face, as though nothing had happened And
then shall be willing to lend him AGAIN.
This is a veritable story.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-07-10

The TWO BRoTHERs.-lt is not many
years since two young men, Without means,
started IN llfe. They were both bro'hers.
and both printers. Both were Democrats
Both subsequently abandoned their profess
ion-after having earned public condolences
in the editorial chair-and since then they
have pursued almost the same career, and,
though resident in different States, seem to
have gone together, filling nearly the same
public positions. and winning all hearts BY
the gen,le suavi,y and steady consistency OF
their character and conduct. Both are still
very young men; and yet !. is more than
probable that both will in few months rise
10 10 the gut'erns,orial chair Of Pennsy yivan,s,
the Calilorn,s Of the Atlantic, and California
the Pennsylvania oftLe Pacific. The broth.
ers alluded to nre William and John Bixler,
now the cdpceded favori,rs for the highest
hunors Of their respective Slates, and The
Admitted choice Of The Democratic party in
each.-Pennsyiudnian. l-' q
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-07-10
American Ships.

The London correspondent of the wssains.
ton Republic, speaking Of the Worlds Fair,
Says a.. ...saa.a4 tfaI
"If any American, after rambling dsy
through the avenues of snowy merchsndtze
which crowd the Crystal Palace, should tel
at all mortified at the figure We make there, VI
he will 90 down to st. Kathsrins's dock, and
take 4 hook a. our packet ships which lie there.
and compare them with the ships Of other na,
tions that lie in the Thames, imagine he viii
feel more comfortable afterwards. There sss
no ships that enter London, or Liverpool, O
Havre docks, At all comparable to our owe
And theee are specimens Of industry and esnius
which Englishmcn are perfectly familiar win.
and they give an impression Of our aatieaai'
greatness which cannot be disPell'd oy snes
mere sbssncs Of trinke.s from our sali IN the
Glass Palace. Then, again. sshoogh ths
OCEAN slsam nsvigation i yst tat % exPsfi-
n1eot wjsh u, sll the w0rla &now that ~
shnsssst psssaess nads bsswsts ti.srPoel sad'
New York, Aays. bssn ae'onRlnAed - ~.
American sasafner.'
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-07-10
BATH, MAINE, THURSDAY MORNING,

prattle Of my light hearted and innocent chill
dren' Two a -at 2 a'aai11 eFf.' -a.1-i1
Here the robber wiped away tear, and
then continued
You, sir, have put an end to all this felic-
ity. You have snatcheJ from me my only cup
Of consolation. You have plunged four unsus-
Pec'ing, guiltless creatures into anguish and
distress; and have now come, sir, to see If
you have the heart Of man, or are disposed to
strew with poison the life path Of these help
less beings, as an atonement for what yox may
conceive my depreda,ions upon the community.
Il don't understand you, sir!'
Il was temporarily arrested the other day,
and discharged. The next day l started off
for Wilmington TO place my daughters at an
elegant school, TO fit them with the accom-
pishments that society deems Indispensable
left them there-went to Baltimore-return-
ed to Wilmington. Al the schooI found
your paper, sir; and your reporter, not content
with publishing my arrest, and speaking Of me
in terms calculated to induce every body to
look upon me as leper, gave my aiias--the
name under which my family had lived so long
and so happily, untain,ed with my professional
reputation! My daughters were courteously
turned out Of the school. When l arrived
here, discovered that my wife had been COM
PEELED to abandon our home. The ban was
upon us. We had no friends no home =
The finger of scorn met us at every foot step !!
And though could have well borne this my
self, it almos, breaks my heart to see my inno-
cent wife and children stricken down, as it
were, by the lightning Of the press, at my feet
Upon my soul, it is hard = said the editor
Hard, sir! could have killed you-but
murder is not in my line. and is seldom profit
BILE. NY family are now about to take up a
new residence, under new name. Let that
name be sacred, and they may again be happy.
Expose it, and as life will be no longer valua-
bic to me, yours will have, certainly, tenure
limited only b. my own. You understand,
SIR
Perfectly. Their name shall never be men,
| tioned-nOt on account of yonr threats, howev-
er, but on the score Of humanity
Mr. Wood bowed his thanks and Withdrew.
This incident is truth-every word Of it
although it may resemble a romance.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-07-10

A CuRrosfrv.-Last week the workmen at
Powers Summit, on the Ohio and Pennsylva-
MIA railroad found petriied snake, the size Of
which would seem 10 indicate that in this re-
gion at least that species Of reptile has greatly
degenerated. His snakeship was imbedded in
solid limestone rock, sixty feet below the earth
surface. Its size is enormous-sixteen feet in
length and in the middle at least four inches in
diameter. Although its substance is complete
ly assimilated to the rock in which it was i'm
bedded, il still looks surprisingly natural-in-
deed almost as perfect in form and feature as
when alive. ...7-...-...
How his snakeship got 80 far beneath the
surface, and how long he has lain there, are
questions, the discussion of which we leave TO
the scientific Beaver (Pa.) Star.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-07-10
How Easily we are Deceived.

Hats, like umbrellas, are at boarding houses
and hotels, frequently reckoned common stock. ;
AT certain place We wot Of, on Third street,
where lot Of would-be-upper-ten young men
get their bread and dinner, an Attorney at
Law of our acquaintance has lost some half a
dozen of Dod s best. One day last week, when
he came out from dinner, his fifth or sixth was
missing-he looked high and low, but his hat
was gone for good. The next day when he
came to dinner, he wore new one of the latest
style, and Of rare glossy finish. 1t was the ad-
miration of the boarders. As matter of Sc
curity, it was noticed, when the hat sat on the
table, that our friend had nicely written on
piece Of paper and pasted in the front part of
the inside, what we shall call, ~ Jones, Attor-
ney at Lmo.' sa
While at dinner, some wag cut out piece of
paper Of the same size, wrote on it, IT. jerks,
Attorney at law and stuck it neatly over Mr..
Jones card. OF course when Jones returned
where his hat used to was it was not thar
Who's Jenkst he inquired, after waiting till
the boarders had got their hats, and this one
on the table. Taking it up he tried it on. first
this way aad then that. Pretty good hat,'-
he soliioquised, : but not a touch to mine-that
fit so nicely-never had one that fit better
Who the deuce is jerks never can wear
this-it's shocking bad ft' Thus he dis
coarsed in broken sentences till he found he d
be obliged to put up with the shocking Fl, or
go ha,less. Day after day he inquired for T.
jerks, but no such fellow had been about. The
wag kept his secret, and jones had not the leas,
scent of the rat
When Jones began to grow careless about
his inquiries for jerks, one day, the wag took
off MIR. jerks c7rd, and let that of Mr.. Jones
to the light a. in. When he came out from
his dinner, and found the best fit safely re-
turned, he was exceedingly pleased-Jenks' hat
gone-his there! asa-.1 sci il .ft.G
A number of the boarders had been let into
the secret. They now congratulated him
spoke in raptures Of the hat. Yes, he replied;
this is something Of hat--capltal fit-fne fin
ish-good body-that other hat was no hat al all
alongside this. That jerks must be scamp
Where in thunder has he gone to, He must
have known he stole my hat. Why, here's the
card as plain as ever. s
The chap who played the trick now stepped
up-showed Jenks' card and where it fit
Jones looked daggers at first, but could not
Withstand the gufa,0 that greeted him. He
stood treat for the crowd, and was set down
Almighty good fellow He has had no trouble
with hats since Cincinnati Times.