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Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-06-09
Facts for the curious.

The dead exceed fve-fold the minutes
since the creation. ~. .-.- .......
Texas derives lis name from an Indian
word, signifying beautiful.
The people Of London, annually drink
about 5000 tons of chnlk.
Milk, so nutritious when taken rs food.
if injected into the veins acts as deadly
poison.
In Hindoostan, unmarried females, more
than sixteen years of age are regarded Us
| Infamous. s-# sE.agr3 s#E
Deborah, from the Hebrew, means q
bee; Rachael, a sheep; Sarah, Princess;
and Hannah, the gracious.
In Chaucer's works there are nj least
thirty thousand verses which NAV be said
TO be dedicated TO love! -... .
There is plan, growing in the sprins
of Iceland, which not only flowers, but
bears seeds in water ho! enough to boil an
egg.
Some patient curiosity hunter has found
that the number of grams in bushel OF
wheat weighing s;xty-lwo pounds is ups
wards of 639,O00. .-.. ....-
The earth, and those planets which, with
their satellites, form what is called the so.
lar system, move through space at the rate
of thirty>fve miles an hour.
The laruR of the f'greut goat molh'' in
crease their weight one hundred and forty
times in an hour, and when full grown, are
$4,000 times heavier than when first
hatched! =T -.. .--s -.
The ancient cooks carried their art TO
the most whimsical perfect III. They
we're able TO serve uo whole pig boiled ON
one side and roasted on the other. '.'
In the reign of Henry l, about the year
ll30, sheep could be bough: in England
for fourpence, and wheat enough for feed.
ing one hundred men a whole day cost but
a single shilling. "
Snails were great luxury among the
ancient Romans. Pliny tells US of a man
who had invented o mode of fa!teuing
snaiis, by which single shell was made
to contain more than quart.
Smoothing irons seem to be rather late
invention. About the time Of Elizabeth
and James |, large stones, inscribed with
texts Of Scripture, were used for the Pur-
tose Of ironing.
1t has been calculated that if those who
have gone before us to death, were all liv-
ing, and distributed equally over the su'>
face of the earth, the United States would
contain a population Of at least three thou
sand millions ada
In the Canary Islands there are to be
found trees which yield an abundance Of
pure fresh water in the driest seasons
In China, tullow is produced by certain
species of plants; and in Chill there are
trees which daily supply=the people with
salt. In California the women make soap
bp boiling a plant, called the soop-plaDt,
which, for washing clothes, is said 10 be
superior to any other.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-06-09
George Thompson. M. P.

The following remarks from the pen Of
the late Hon: Silas Wright, were written
in 1889, when George Thompson, we be-
lieve, was on. his first visit to this country:
"That foreigners, ignorant Of the nature
and character of our institutions, and owing
no duty or obligation to them; that citizens
of that country which forced domestic
slavery upon US, though it was an institu-
tion best calculated to put far off the day
when we should venture to spurn the pro-
lection Of monarch's arm, or attempt to
liberate ourselves from the despotism of a
monarch's power, should be soillsmg nov
to disturb the harmony Of our comatryto
break ats peace, and perhaps overturn those
enviable institutions which are so rapidly
conducting US to wealth, and power, and
greatness, by means of that Gerry institu-
tion which was intended to perpetuate our
colonial bondage is not strange. That the
subject Of that monarchy, schooled to bow
before an earthly throne, and to cringe and
tremble, and be silent in the ,prsence of
hereditary aristocracy, should vssit oatr
country to lecture as upon the subject of
liberty, may not be as strange as it is lu-
dicrous but that the bigh-minded citizens
of our republic should be lead away by
such teachers, into conflicts with their po-
litical brethren into exeitements which
threaten, not the quiet and harmony Of their
country merely, but the perpetuity Of that
sacred character by which she exist as a
united nation, is strange, is more than
strange. T. s=6s a ss-la--s.e1 81. fEo azs
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-06-09

FORMATION OF DEw.-The nir con.
tains at all times more or less moisture.
though IN slate so rarifed as to Le imper.
ceptible. To prove this il is only neccssa.
ry in summers day 10 fill gluss with
cold wntfr, when, dry rs the atmosphere
may seem, IFS moisture Q will be COZ dcnsed.
and made visible, in The form OF nall pei.
lucid drops upon the outside of the gllss,
This conders pion o! moisture Is caused by
the water's reduction Of the temperature of
the glass below that Of The surrounding at.
mosphere. On this principle dis,illution is
conducted: and in the same manner dew
is formei. No sooner does the sun
sink tow ards the horizon, than the blades
of grass which clotbe the earth's surface
give out the heat they have. been receiving
during the Cay, and consequently they be.
come So much colder than the atmosphere,
that they condense in the form of dew part
Of the rarified moisture Immediately sur
rounding them. Dew, being thus formed,
is, Of course, more abundant before and Of.
ter rains, when the atmosphere is moisiest.
Calm and clear nights are essential, n.so.
for the copio1s deposition Of dew; for then
the CLASSY b'ades emf: their heat freely,
and it is dispersed through the atmosphere
without any equivalent return. On the
contrary, however, if the night be cloudy,
then the clouds, by abstrac,ing the heat
from the atmosphere, contribute, in some
degree, to keep its temperature on level
with that Of The grassy blade, and thus so
nearly equalize the two that but little dew
is deposited. II, in addition 10 clouds a
high wind is blowing, no dew will be form
ed; for then the temperature of the grass
is prevented from sinking by the agitation
of the mir continually bringing q warmer
current TO succeed the colder current, by
which it is surrounded; or, il may be, that
the night winds, being generally cool, SO
rapidly reduce the airs temperature as TO
bring it below that of The grass. H
AS substances differ in their power of
losing their heat so do they diffeyoin theis
attraction for dew. On grass, swans
down, and other fldmentous substances,
which readily part with their heat, dew CO.
pious'y condenses. The mechanical con-
dilion ofobjects likewise affects the forma.
tion ofdew, as shavings attract il more than
wood. Dew is more plentifully deposited
on meadow grounds than on ploughed
lands; and cultivated soils are refreshed
with abundance of dew, while barren rocks
and sandy deserts, not needing, do not re- Z
ceive this geninl moisture Indeed, every
plant, possesses, according TO its kind, the
power Of condensing as much dew us is
necessary for i s peculiar and individual
exigencies Thus, not even dew.drop
seems 10 have been formed by the blind &C.
lion Of chance, but is gathered together by
he hand of Infinite Wisdom for a definite
and benevolent end,-Arthur's Home Ga.
,ette.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-06-09

@A California [ioness of large size,
measuring some eight or nine feet in
length, says the California Standard, has
been captured on Brannan's Ranch, near
Nicolas The residents thereabouts hod
suffered from the depredutions Of some wild
beasts on their mules, hogs, and calves
They therefore placed calf as bate,
near the path usually taken by the beas',
and set tn emselyes TO watch. The lion
made his appearance, seized the calf, and
was carrying it eff, when the ambush rose
and pursued him, and he in alarm dropped
his prey and escaped. They then dug a
pit and placed the calf as bait beyond it,
but il WINS the lioness and not the lion that
next made its appearance and was cap
tured. They have now prepared another
pit in the hope Of catching her consort'
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-06-09
From the New York Day Book.
The Rattle Of Life.

The saying that one hall OF the world
knows not how the other half lives has
grown into q vulgar adage. Il is true and
untrue. for one half the world do not live
at nll-that is they have no life worth hav-
ing. The constant struggle with poverty
ana the temptations which surround il, the
Iongings ever forcing themselves upon; the
heart for something better, and the thou
sand disappointmen.s that are invarlable a.
,endant upon every hope and wish; the
heart burnings, the graspings5 after good
that vanishes as it approached, the bitter
knowledge that the other halflof the world
feels for Them no sympathy and the envi-
Gus jealousies thnt these thoughts engender
cnnnot be called life. Fai stEaa % :
Life must have soul. aHow many have
died in soul and have no chance OF life!'-
Did each carry o mirror in his breast that
reflected to The passing world the hopes
and fears, the struggles ofgoodand. evil, the
bitter thoughts and the mad resolves that
each heart nourished, what picture of
human misery awoulda be presented 10 our
gaze.ssWalkl down Broadway; how beau,
tifully the sun shines-how oil gi,ters,
look at the iewels--the articles Of taste
and luxury presented at every turn to
please the eye Of the passing thousands. -
How the silk rusiles and The satins shine
and feathers nod over lovely forms, and
what smile issupon every lip. Trust il
not, it coyers-whotl All that is horrible,
despacable; mean heart breaking and ogo>
nizlng., Not one Of all this cay and
seeming happy throng is happy; some
secret wish remains ungratifed-some
dreadful crime preys upon the heart, and
remorss is working there working unseen
and hidden,b but surely, fatally. That
smile shall, vanish, that laughing eye grow
dim, ana lall is unyeiled-that dreadful
agony alone shall stand revealed What
is life to such one! A mockery, very
mockery! Oh, how often the wish, swould
thatI had meier been born,' is dwelling in
the lheartf asa3 ssasi43zzz lass4 I5il,sH g,
Take your pamperedson Of luxury, who
fromfhis cradle has never known want
nor dreamed Of q wish that was not gratifi.
ed: 90 with him to his splendid home, sit
with him Of bis we'll spread board aad feast
with, him upon the delicious products Of
every cline, brought from far and near to
please his palate and renew his appetite;
ii, with him at his 6reside, go with him to
his club--join in his games and hear hls
laugh andssee his merry look. IT'S laise;
his life is all one lie; he does not know one
happy hour, his pampered body is wrelch
ed.charnel house, where misery under the
guise Of happiness, sits brooding evermofe
His life is all excitement-he takes the
goods the gods, provide, as a matter o.
course, he is one Of the chosen few that al
these things were made for, and he use'
them without one thought OF all the want
misery and wretchedness by which he il
SURROUNDED. Can that man be happy?
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TNo. ca I
AN ACT

MAKING appropriations 1or the year 1901.
Sec. l. Be at enacted by the General
assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That the
following sums be and they are hereby up
propria,ed, out Of any money in the ,rens.
ury, to be paid for the year 1851, viz: For
the payment of the members Of the Gener-
al Assembly, their clerks, assistant clerks,
rgeant-at.arms, doorkeepers, and mes
sengers, the additional sum of forty thous-
and dollars; for payment of the postage Of
the members, clerks, and geant-at-urms
Of the General Assembly, the addi ional
sum Of eleven thousand ,llars; for paying &
the salaries of the Governor, Auditor,
Treasurer, and Secretary Of State, the At
torney General, Fund Commissioners,
Members of the Board Of Public Works,
Librarian, and the Warden, Physician,
and Director Of the Ohio Peni,entiary, the
annual salary Of Physician to the PEN
itentiary being four hundred and fifty dol
lars, and the Librarian being six hundred
dollars, the additional sum OF six thousand
dollars; For paying the Secretary of the
Governor, clerks in the AUDITORS office,
two clerks in the Treasurer's Office, clerk
in the Secretary of States Office, and Sec.
rotary Of the Fund Commissioners, includ
ing the additional salaries allowed by the
appropriation act for 1850, nine thousand
dollars; for contingent fund for the Cover
nor, three thousand dollars; for contingent
fund for the Arditor of State, two thousand
five hundred dollars; for contingent fund
for the Secretary of State, one thousand
dollars; for payment of the salaries of the
Judges of the Supreme Court, President
Judges ofihe Courts Of Common Pleas, and
Judges of the Superior and Commercial
Courts of Cincinnati, and the Superior
Court Of Cleveland, and the Reporter of
the Court in Bank. twenty-nine thousand
dollars; for salaries of the Superintendent,
Physicians, Steward and Matron of the
Lunotic Asylum, three thousand two hun
dred dollars, for provisions, household ex.
penses, clothing, servants, fuel. stationery,
labor, medicines, contingent expenses and
repairs for the Lunatic Asylum, twenty.
nine thousand four hundred dollars; for
salaries of the Superintendent and Steward
of the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb,
one thousand five hundred dollars; for sal
aries of the teachers, matron, and assist
ants Of the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb,
four thousand five hundred dollars; which
shall be paid quarterly, and a separate ac-
count thereof kept by the treasurer of the
Asylum; for provisions, household expens-
es, clothing, fuel, labor, servants, and con.
tingent expenses of the Asylum for the
Deaf and Dumb, seven thousand five hun.
dred dollars; for salaries of the Superin.
tendent and Steward Of the Asylum for the
Blind, one thousand five hundred dollars;
for salaries of the teachers, matron, assist
ants and artisans of the Asylum for the
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-06-09
From the Cleveland American Advertiser
Where the Money comes from.

The following lines were written by young
lady ofthis city after reading in the newspapers
nm announcement that q Merchant Tailor paid
S575 for the first ticket to Jenny Lind'sconcert.
:. WFssssasa ISsE him such hvish-wealth? @''
ss The widow and the heuieless maiden: -
For this their lives with wasting toll, ~ 1@
9es And heart corroding want are laden.
And o, how many aching eyes. ssa
=, How many fingers worn and weary, -
How many hearts at midnight shed, il.4 3
In narrow work rooms cold and dreary.s.
How many warm and loving hearts, re .s5t
d. And generous feelings without measure .sE
Bliehted by slow embitterment want, g ~
Il This sum hath cost-this treasure
For this within her squalid home,
csc The aAxious mother labors early, 80
And when the shadowy night comes down
Tolls on for those she loves so dearly.
Yet though she adds the midnight hours,
Till nature 9 IN endure no longer, --
The wretched pittance will not keep .
Her dear babes from the wolf of hunger.
For thisthe motherlesst young girl g "5
q Though grateful slumber wraps creation,
Prolongs her suicidal toll ~ 3''.'..s
- Repose .fx her would be starvation.
For with courage hardly meet,
= That any form SO frail should wear it,
She has resolved, Nhat.e'e lifes woe, <,.. !. ~
In staintless purity to bear it. -. .,.r..,
: Win she not falter, day By day, p 4i 1gsE
~ To find her pale cheek palergroWing2 l1sas
Or shuddering feel the hectic flush, iss-lut
q In mocking beauty Ger its glowing? ya5a.
Her soul uncheered by anyj joy sea 9.# 3
Grows dark as bitter thoughts come DER her; !;
4 o that young heart of mirtk and love,
How awful seems the waste before her.
Thus with brare though breaking heart,
Tolls many an uncomplaining woman; ,,-
:. Their virtues meet q lingering death, s.I.e,'
Beneath the Juggernaut of Mammon, .ag
s-sss.tsss :. z.i., LOUISA
Louisai is right Too many splendid fortunes
have cen built upon breaking hearts; and too
much splendid beneyolence is but the eking out
Of unrequitted toll, We intend no personal al
Iusion to the ticket buyers, as though they were
sinners above other men; but sometimes when
We lock upon an establishment (which has absorb
ID the substance of hundred others, wescannot
help inquiring how many half paid days work
have been thrown in to make up such q sea of
lfiuence. iaq g! IitssEtt+f q E s1ssI5a
-,
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-06-09
A new Astronomical Instrument.

A correspondent of the Newark Daily
Advertiser, writing from Cincinnati, men.
tions the recent meeting in that city of the
sAssociation for the Advancement of Sci
ence," and says: ~
"One of the most notable events that
occurred during their meeting was the tri-
umph of Professor Mitchell, of our Observ-
atory. He has distanced oil former modes
of observing the right ascension and declin-
alton Of the stars by new method Of mag
netic rotation. He presented this method
at the annual meeting Of the Association
in New Haven last August. But it seemed
incredible that q single man, without funds,
and with comparatively rude machine,
should thus rival and surpass the profound
est astronomers Of the world, aided by the
frest instruments art could construct, and
oil the appliances which the kingdom
could furnish. So the coolest heads were
shaken incredulously. The professor then
demanded the appointment of a committee
to examine the invention, and report at
their next meeting. This was accordingly
done, and at the head of 1t was placed the
man tha. was the most incredulous, Profes-
sor Pierce. of Harvard, one of the leading
mathama;icians Of the age. The commit
tee, after thorough examination of the
whole subject made noble and unanimous
report in which they declare that the meth
cd of'Professor Mitchell is all that he ever
claimed, and pay one of the finest tributes
to his genius ever received by an Ameri.
can citizen. The report created intense
interest, and was interrupted with frequent
bursts of applause"
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-06-09

The New YoRK DANDY DAauERREo.
rrrED.-A writer in The Courier des Etass
Unis has ana;cm:zad the New York dandy
in style which loses no hing oi its pun.
gency III passing iTo Ems lsb through WI.
Ils's pen. ess ,,L ur 4 .ue
The ,nilettezM The New Y rk dandy as
described by Mons Lacombe is truly irres
proachaOle. lis pmtaloons are so dill
gently renewed that Tie knee nifrl 8 never
protuba ate. His gloves look like prim.
roses nemly- blown with thumb and fingers.
lis head, smooth from lhe curling -,ongs,
sits in his collar like u marigold in paper
holder. The lie Of his cravat, so broad
and so long. is marvel Of untambled dex.
terIiy. With his hat at on angle rgrecd
upon, his sci looted like the model foot in
the show case Of The maker, laced, and
with a violet in his button hole, lie walks
Broadway Ike machine moved by sin.
gle action, and, if he looks nj you 1t all,
does II ~ ith an expression of "Vulgarian,
keep ON The other SIDE of the walk"--
C"Pfends le bas dH pare manant!')
AT his club, at tie Opera, at balls, and
in Broadway, the New York dandy is pa.
cha. He is not. in fact a dnngert US mem.
Der of socie,y-the business fathers nnd
husbands of New York have cyphered up
the fact that appearances content him.
Some intelligence and certain pow crs Of
conversation are necessary, in fnct, 10 keep
up tie illusions TINT are risky 10 those
who sat least will flir,;" but the in:clli-
genee and conversation of The fiflh,aye.
noode are confined to topics soon exhaust-
ed. lie knows that Collarius invented lhe
polkn, and that Sarado is his prophet-lhat
Derby and Corraz cut cont automatically
that M 'n,e,,, Taylor md Ltnoir make
boquets, and that Asia Minor and Enst
Broadway ale lortious Of the planet We
live on, but o;her knowledge COMES by ac-
c.den,, if nj all. and is left TO bald heads
and those who are willing 10 he bored
with it. -
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-06-09

TDeal gently with those who stray.
Draw them back by love and persuasion.-
A kiss is worth thousand kicks. A kind
word is more valuable to the lost than q
mine of gold. Think of this and be on
your guard ye who would chase TO the
grave an erring brother. *'@57
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-06-09

9"TIs CREASE! Bur LIVING GREASE NO
MoRE!"-The Buffalo Courier Gives an
amusing, account Of gentleman who
mounted barrel of lard to hear and see, on
the arrival Of the May yfowr, with the Presi-
dent and suite. Just as he was listening
with unctiom to the speeches, the barrel
head gave way and easily and noislessly
up to his @third button" in the agreat staple
of Ohio, "exclaiming: "La-a-r.d have mercy
on us II"
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-06-09

Many of our modern criticisms on the
work Of our elder writers, says .Coleridge
remind me of the connoisseur, who, taking
up small cabinet picture, rallied most
eloquently at the absurd caprice of the
artist in painting horse sprawling. Ex-
cuse me, sir, replied the owner Of the piece,
@you bold it the wrong way;i it is horse
galloping."
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-06-09

A landlady in Philadelphia, it is said
makes her pies SO light that her dodgers
can see to go to bed without candle, after
eating a moderate sized piece.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-06-09

REMEMBER MorHER.-A A word gently,
ye. earnestly spoken to your child, hath
more effect than the most violent outbreak
Of passion,
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and said company, tiny law to ,be contrary
Notwithstanding. Is a-T.r -.
ArDIToK's OFFICE. PORTAGE CO.,
Ravcnnn, June 8, 1851.
| hereby certify that the foregoing are
true copies Of the acts passed by the Gene.
raj Assembly Of Ohio as certified to by tue.
Secretary Of State.
JOHN G. MCBRIDE, Andiior.
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LAW S OF OHIO.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
mo. S1.1

No. 51.].
z--a AN ACT T5.- iFz ----f
To amend an act entitled IAN act to amend the
act entitled 'An act for the preservation and
repair Of the National Road and for the
collection of tolls thereon, passed March 10,
ls43,'" passed March 8, 1915.
Sec! l. Be at enacted by the General
assembly Of the State. Of OHIO, That the
National road shall be placed, by The Board
of Public Works, under the superintend-
ence of one resident engineer, to be np-
pointed by said Board, who shall hold his
office for the term Of one year, and shall
qualify and give bond before entering On
The discharge Of his duties, and shall per,
form all the duties heretofore performed
by two resident engineers upon said road,
in the same manner as is provided in the
act or acts hereby amended; and such res
ident engineer shall receive for his serv>
ices the same compensation paid to other
resident engineers in the employment Of
said Board ... r-. .---.-.s. .......
Sec. 2 So much of the net hereby
amended rs divides the National Road into
two divisions, and all acts Or parts Of acts
inconss'ent with the provisions of,his ac,,
be, and the same are hereby repealed.
... ..-...--..- JOHN F. MORSE,
Speaker the House of Representatives.
CHARLES Z. CONVERS,
--t -s Speaker of The Senate.
March 25, 1851.
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xYNo paper will be discontinued until all ar
reaarges are paid, except at the option Of the
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mo. S3.]
AN ACT


To provide for publishing the New Constitution.
Sec. t. Be at enacted By tile General
Assembly q the State of Ohio, That the
County Auditors, in the several counties
in this State, be, and they are hereby re-
quired to cause to be published in their re-
spective counties, for one week, q correc,
copy of the new Constitution, in every
weekly newspaper published and in gener.
al circulation in such county, before the
first duy of May next, at a rate not exceed
ing the price paid for publishing the gener-
al laws, to be paid out of the Slate Treasu-
ry on the order Of the uditor of Sta.e.
JOHN F. MORSE,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
-- CHARLES C. CONVERS,r srr
--.-.. Speaker of the Senate.
March 81, 1851.