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The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-12-07
PREMlUM FIGURING MILL,

FENIIE Subscribers are still doing business
at the Ravenna Summit Mills, and also in Camp
bellspor, notwithstanding the reports put in crcula
on by the proprietors Of steam and water Mills in this
vicinity that have broken down. and were not do
ing custom business. and is our CUSTOM are making
nnr that stands the in erery where 1t is used
Our Honr stands A. No. I, wherever 1t is known' and
takes the premium over all other fYOTr seds, & wheney-
ar II "a on exhibition Families can have -four made
spsc;,iv for family use delivered their dwellings,
a. the market price for quality Our -four is made
from The best article OF Wheat and we make no Flour
f Moor wbeat that we may be enabled TO sell cheap
er than our neg hbors ,,,,,, ,,c,y G. ppo,r
c.nnbelsport Nov. 2S, 1883.
d SpWCnb Corn, and all kinds of Coarse Grain
,ra,n1 on short notice. l2iS u
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The Board were unanimous in the decision
that it would be an outrage upon those who are
taxed to support schools TO give certificates to
those who could not do of!he above sums IN
hours.
We next proceeded to examine upon Grammar;
and presented the following questions: viz:
]. Write correctly the following sentence, (giv-
orally viz:
s.James' wfe's mother took the. .children's bon.
nets, and for prudence sake put them in the clo-
set. and entreated them for goodness sake not to
open the door"
2. State what Rule of Grammar is violated in
each of the following sentences:vz.
l. 1t could not have been him for he was not ia
town yesterday.
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L,quoR TRIAL.-Taverpkeeper Lufzy, OF
Shalersve, was arranged bsfore Probate Luther
L. Brown on Monday last, on charge of violating
lhe Shalersville Prohbiory Liquor Ordinance.
N. L. Jeffries, the standing Rum Advocate OF
Portage County, defended him. Though it was
proved that Lutzy had sold liquor to sundry indi-
vitusIs, he was acquitted!
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w There are some home truths in the follow
ing, as every country newspaper publisher can
testify. While every thing is advancing in price
around as, newspaper subscriptions must inevitably
be Incl eased. or many papers discontinued. We
have at present. no purpose formed to increase
The subscription price of The Star, but hold it as an
optn question, to which we shall give profound at
teDtion. In the mean mime, ask patrons to
consider the following truthful remarks
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Wednesday, I'pcember I 1853.

EY Last week we closed the 24jh volume of
the Ohio Star, aud By an unlnesy biunder we for
got as usual in closing volume, TO dun delinquent
subscribers. We are 80 mortified at the oversight
that we have determined 10 say nothing about it.
DeIiuuuents will please notice.
The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-12-07

Hoes.-The weather continues unfav orable
for packing. and the market is still depressed
al is 43cts net for hogs for slaughter. We hea
Of a sale Of 800 hogs, all to exceed 100 pounds,
Mt "a O5 net, TO be delivered between the 10th
and 2olh Of December. The pens are all full
NTH receipts Of 1900 by railroad last night
saispi1le Cogrief.
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Much excitement exists at the Federal City
and great bitterness is manifested by the warriSg
factions in the Administration party. Lynn Boyd.
the late Speaker, Kentucky stakeholder, is to be
the new Speaker of the House, if the edict OF
King Caucus is obeyed, as it doubtless will be.
The Telegraph repo is the following:
Action of the slave-DeniocracyC CaM-
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Newspaper Publications.

The Cincinnati 5'omPateil, daily paper of that
city. died on Saturday, for want of support. 1t
was established some seven years ago, By an asso-
citation Of enthusiastic typos, edited By L. A. Hine
The former sold out aud the latter suppressed
ed. For some time past it has advocated nothing,
and Of course died. Experience has demonstrated
that multiplicity of papers in city can not be
made profitable.
The Alias has been made the evening edition
Of The Guzette. The Sun is doubtful expert
| ment.
The Columbian is a beautiful sheet. and may
eventually succeed.
To make advertising pay. paper must have
commanding circulation, which can only be ob-
timed and retained by great labor and merit, and
'Ilat requires many hands, much bruins, and heavy
capital.
In many of our country towns consolidation of
two or three of the publications. into one would be
the wissst step their owners could take. We 60
step further. and say, that two or more papers
advocating similar sentiments should never be pub
lished in tn. sume place, and cannot be, except td
the public ds.rinent and ttieir own loss.- F'ores
City Democrat.
Doubtless the foregoing are sound views, the
product of experience. In consolidation OF lahol
and capital there is strength
The business of newspaper publishing is greatly
over done. IT, by judicious system of consofda
tion tire number of newspapers in county and cit.
could be reduced at least, one half, better woul
if be for the craft and better for the community.
Better for the craft, in that labor and capltt
employed would be more remunerative-bette
for community, more abe, interesting an
> valuable papers could be furnished for the sam
subscription price.
# Now there are hundreds of small local paper
r struggling for bare subsistence, poorly printe
and worse edited, neither profitable to the publis
ers, ror creditable to the craft-nor of much inte
II est or value TO community.
8 This arises, in part, from the false idsa, th
: every thriving village must have its press Thu
the editor is made the man of all work; strugglin
it may be with poverty and embarrassment, boz
and mind overtasked. he can do scarcely nothil
satisfactorily well. D;scouragement ensue
and bankruptcy too often cTushes hope. Hem
: the frequent and constant changes that goi
: on in the proprie,orship of newspap pers. There
scarcely any enterprising man who cannot do be
ter for himself and family in almost any other
: partment of business, for there is only here al
there truly fourishiug and remuneratve prir
ing establishment. This is in part due, we kno
, !, to the credit system, and the culpable denquen
of subscribers-s consolidation of talent, lab
- and capital, by producing more able and yigoro
= Journal. would tend greatly to overcome all 9th
:. drawbacks.
cts :,
: more powerful, widespread political, aud mo
influence
rv 10 consolidation there is strength, power, inf
on ence This truth the Forest City Democrat ill
u tra;es, not by precept alone hut by the force o
nd salutary and successful example. The prec'
ia and example might be proftably considered.
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Presidents Message.

Congress adjourned on Monday before reading
the Presidents Message, out ofrespect to The late
Vice President King. The Message left Wash
ng'on yesterday, pr badly, nj l. NJ.
We expect 10 lay This document in due time,
before our readers.
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w All quiet at Erie. The "small BEER effer-
vescence is subsdpg. and the guage will be chm
ged without bloodshed! Indignation meetings have
been held along the liae 10 Erie County. denouu-
cling the conduct of the Erie freebooters. Erie is
disgraced, and will stake nothing by her motion"
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Gus
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. Sd. 10

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. Sd. 10 P. M.
Caucus in sesson--attendnncs full.--Cand-
dates sbsent.-Olds, Of Ohio, in the Chair. In
gersoIl and Davis-other officers.
House rules adopted.
Stanton of Tennessee offered resolutions of
principles, affirming Baltimore Platform, endorsing
the Inaugural, and against Interference in State
Politics. corcluding with an extract from Jeffer-
son to that effect.
Ruled out by the Chair-appeal taken; decinon
OF the Chuir sustained by large majority. eau
Gus then proceeded to ballot for Speaker OF the
House!
First Ballot-Boyd AS; Orr 35; Disney 81.
Second Ba'lot-Boyd Ga; Orr 23 Disney 81
Boyd declared nominated.
Forney nominated Clerk GIossbener Sergeant.
at Arms; McNew Doorkeeper; johnson Pos,
| Master
Caucus then adjourned.
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For the benefit of those who may have
curiosity to know the proportionate valuation
ofIands and buildings in this county, as COM
pared with others in this part of the State, we
copy below the average value per acre in each
of the COMMITTEES ma ed.
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2. Thrift, industry, and perseverance, are sure
to be rewarded.
3. If he will not hear his best friend who shall
we send!
4. Our joy or sorrow are in great measure the
first of cur own doings.
5. The company consist ola thousand men.
6. He aud they we know, but who are you!
Z. Between him and there is sore disparity of
years, but none between him and she.
s. There is but one in fault, and that is l.
Upon examination ofthe answers to the above it
was found that of the % who had succeeded in
Geography and Arithmetic only II had given r
rect answers to ofthe questions.
The Board dare not take the responsibility Of
sending out Tenchers who could not give correct
answers to Of 9 questions simple as the above.
OF the remaining candidates
answered only correctly.
In accordance with the foregoing the Board vo
ted to grant certificates to II.
These facts are submitted without note o.
comment.
WM. CooLNAN, ;2G, School Examiners
/ W.D SANDERS. Portage County.
Ravenna, Dec. 5th, 1858.
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he counties ma ed:
rotaI...................25s.44

Average per acre of lands, $19,8s-inclu-
ding buildings, $22.71. Thus, it will be seen
that Portage County is assessed, per acre, on
land, IS centg-including buildings, $l,64 per
acre, more on an average, than other counties
in this part of the State. *
Tax payers in this County can thus see how
Locofoco retrenchment and reform works at
home. How they love the 'dear People"
NoTE.-It will be seen that the lands sold
IN this county between April 1st, 1853, and
Oct 1st, 1858, was appraised, on an average
at AZ cents per acre more than it sold for.
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LECTURES TO You've MEN, BY Rev. Rufus
w. Clark. J.P, Jewett & Co., Boston,

Pp. $50.
When we took up this book we had,we are will
ing, TO saya vague fear that it was but an echo Of
the common places which are so liberal,y doled
ou, to the young, and so generally neglected by
them. But on glancing through it we are very
happily disappointed. Ills a book Of the righ,
stamp. Its excellence are, some Of them, the
following:
IT is thoroughly avang'ical in lis doctrines and
The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-12-07

D There are 6pe hundred and t,oenfy.f.ur
convicts in tho Ohio Penit entiary.
The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-12-07

Every body seems to be realizing the very high
est prices for their labor, except the Printer
The Farmer with good crops, is getting better
prices, and in cash, fer every thing he can pro-
duce, than since the famine year in Ireland. This
rise seems to lave affected almost every branch
of business but our own. We are fesIingly re-
minded of this fact by letter from our Paper
Maker, apprizing US of a material advance on our
next lot of paper, equal to 12 per cent. Notwith
stundipg this state of things we are astonshed to
see some of our contemporaries reducing the price
of their subscrption-others increasing the size of
their papers, although already respectable in d-
mensions. Every man is presumed to know his
own business best, and has the right to adopt such
measures to promote it as he may deem proper !;
but we must be permitted to say, we do not un-
derstand the wisdom of their course. 1t seems
NATURAL to us, that while every thing around US is
advancing in price, trus policy would dictate that
the Printer should follow the example set before
him. or at least stand firmly by his old prices
We consider the practice of those who pursu-
ing contrary course, as foolish and mpolitic.
| They will be convinced of this before twelve
month passes. So far as we are concerned, we do
not mediate any increase in the price of paper.
But we shall hold on to old rates. and only de-
sire that our friends be more punctual in their
payments. Before we ircrense the size of our
paper, or lower its price, we shall very likely give
up the business and 60 to farming, or something
else not so troublesome printing, and that would
pay better. The business, never very good, is
being ruined by the mnd rivalry of country pub
fishers, who are content to live from 'hand to
mouth. in order to ape the size aud prices of the
over grown establishments in the large cities
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The Country Press.

The subject matter of the subjoned article,
which we copy from the Crarford Democrat of
last week, is one that is forcisg itself upon the
consideration of the conductors of the country
press. They have endeavored to compete with
city weekIies, by reducing the price of their sub
scription, until the operation has reduced their
profits SO low that thay do not receive fair re-
muneration for their labor. 1t is now time for
them to turn new leaf, especially nB the cost of
living as we'll as the material used for printing,
have increased from 10 to 25 per cent. within a
few years. They cannot compete successfully
with the weekly papers of the cities issued in con-
nection with the dallies-the reading matter of
the former being first used in the latter; and run
ming through a steam press at the rate of five
thousand per hour, their actual cost but little ex-
ceeds the price of the paper upon which they are
printed. No country paper will pay under two
dollars per copy per annum; and if those among
whom they published prefer city paper at a
less price, the result must be, the discontinuance
of the country papers, and this branch of business
will be confined to city publications.
The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-12-07

n Col. Benton has taken the seat in the
| House go long occupied by John Quineey Adams
This causes some talk.
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From the Home Companion aud Wing.

From the Home Companion aud WING.
State Board Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of Portage
County-Figures and Facts for Tax Payers.
We ars indebted to the Auditor of State
fer an Abstract of the Real Property of the
State of Ohio, assessed in 1853. We give
below the statistics of Portage Comfy.
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8 answered only 3 correctly
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The valae of it has also been set forth by
DR.. Tyler, Of New Haven, CT, in dissertation
avowedly prepared for that purpose, which a.
terwaJds. ut the request OF several Of his medi-
eel bFelhern, was published N o pamphlet.
We quote from The preface. He says thai,
since the delivery Of This address, that he plant
under consideration has been more fully tested,
its virtues developed, its character he'ter estab-
lished. This dissertation is published by the
advice and appreciation Of several medical
friends. The object Of ii is to lay before the
profession, and the public the virtues of plant
too much neglected. ask for this plant an i'm.
partial trial." AT the close of his address; h e
says-"l have other interesting testimony, and
might readily collect still more, but | will con-
cude by asking only of the profession and The
public, more extended trial ofthe Rock Rose
The above testimony is from men experienced
In medicine, who are universally acknowledged
10 be the bes, judges. In the respect, the med.
icinal history of no plant will bear compari-
sion with IT. Its parallel has not been found, BY
its own unaided powers. it has accomplished
tina. which no other medicine could and has ei'
fecled an entire revolution in The system
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Hrs. HELEN L. BosTWIgK, Regular Contribution
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-06-01
DIED.

On Monday right, 30th ult JOHN s., infant son
of William II and Alice P. Woodward. The fuae.
raj will take place this "wednesday morning, at
OK o'clock, from his fathers residence, on Bro,
between Broad and Marshall streets The friends
and acquaintanc es Of the family requested to
attend without farther netice.
On yesterday morning at O'Clock, ROBERT N
MILESTON, in the 4lst year of his age His friends
and acquaintance invited to attend his funeral
this afternoon, from his late residence, on Broad
street at o'clock.
On yesterday morning, the 3lst ult, FRANKLIN
P, infant OF enjamin w. and Frances h. Totiy
aged nine months and six days The friends and
acquaintances of the family requested to attend
the funeral this morning, at 10 O'clock, from the
residence of his father, corner OF Cary and First
streets.
On yesterday, Mr. CLAUD MUsEY, native of
Bourcs au Bresse France aged 50 years, and for 43
wears a citizen of Richmond. The frield s and &C
quantances of the deceased are requested to attend
his funeral this morning, at 10 O'Clock, from st.
Mary's Catholic Church.
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- The Ancients called themselves enlightened,
aad yet they never saw a newspaper. What a
pity that Cicero could not have had the reading of
"Roman Gazette" or "Tiber Dispatch" Without
railroads, telegraphs steamers or newspapers, the
Ancients were but heathens after all their fine say
ings and dongs How did their merchants do bust
ness without shipping lists, prices current ard I'D
vertisng9 How did their ladies survive without
news of the latest deaths and marriages How
society was kept together seems miraculous In
modern times all is plain enough, for we have now
not only papers and books, but cards circulars,
blanks of ali descriptions and all kinds of printing
done in style which no Scribe could equal, and at
the cheapest rates, at the DIsPATcH JeB OFFICE.
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Russians, TO the English, and to the Ameri.
cans. The viceroy Of Soochau had applied to
the British Consul at Shanghai, famous for
long queues and big chicken-cocks, to inter.
fere and save tneir scalps and their hen roosts,
and the people were sending of delegations'
with large offers of money, to the rebels
All was CONSERVATION ut Shanghai, the very
ROSTERS having ceased to crow more than
once in FIVE minutes. II is believed that but
for the ponderosity of their pig tails, each Man
darn's hair would stand on end "like qu'iis
upon the fretful porcupine," as Kenble, Ma
son, or Shakespeare, or some such body once
said.
1t seems to be believed in certain quarters,
that the protectorate of China has been oneiea
to the Gear, and that he will avail hlmseii OF
the opportunity to add four hundred m'iilons
of rich subjects TO his already overgrown EN-
pire. We 10 not believe any such 'hlhg' "i''
ia, we do not believe the Gear will undef'ake
an enterprise which must bring him into d.
rect conflict with England, at very great DIS
advantage, and operate powerfully upon the
success of his European designs. England
would have the advantage Of him in such
struggle, in every possible particular. Her
navy, forcing the passage of the Dardanelles,
would. in one month, take, run ashore, burn,
and otherwise annihilate every vessel be has
in the Black Sea. Forty thousand British
soldiers. thrown ashore at the mouth of the
Don, with arms and ammunition for the Cir
cassians, would make the Gear open his eyes
wider than he has done since the war in Po-
land. The Gear, we take it, has fully as
much as he can attend to in Europe. If Chi
ma fall under the dominion of any European
power, it must be England. She is able TO
take it, and TO keep it, too, against all corners,
and we see not how any other European pew
er can. Her Indian empire has already been
advanced to the borders of China, and, if OPP
portunity offer, she will not stop there.
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ALAS! THE Pooh Observation-Disclosures
Washington, recently arrived in this city from
Washington, D. c., was brought before his Homer
yesterday ia most loathsome and miserable plight
a confirmed drunkard and street vagrans. The
writer of this article knew Washington in Washing
ton city years ago. when he In the prime of life
active and Industrious, respected by large circle
of friends, skilful, competent clers, and most
intelligent and polished gentleman. We believe
we are not mistaken in saying that he is master of
several of the ancient an modern languages-and
we know him to have been an excellent writer, a
sound reasener and judicious thinker. Once he
associated on terms of honorable equality by virtue
of his profession, with some of the most learned
aud accomplished statesmen of the Capitol-now
his companionship is constituted of the degraded
ofscouring of crime, gathered in the city Jail. But
faint traces of the once manly and attractive
form, clad in fashions tasty habiaments, and
svtdencing the refined and courteous gentleman
are now to be seen in the swollen, blotched feature,
emacated, diseased body, and covering of rags that
are the sole evidence of vitality in Thornton v.
Washington. Gradually but surely his career has
been tending downwards, under the imperious gui.
dance of false and depraved appetite.
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SENT ON.-William Mcdowell was, on yester
day recognised in the of 500 to appear before
the Grand Jury in August next, to answer charge
of assaulting free negress named Sarah Snow.
On Monday the case of Carter Bethel, charged
with assaulting Howard Gentry by showing him
out of house, was sent on to the Grand Jury also
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PIES AND MILK-If on these sultry days, y GU de
sire healthy, refreshing meal, try piece OF one
of Adam & Co.'S luscious fruit pies. Add some of
their strawberries, that are as rosy and plump as
the lips OF "sweet seventeen" and the cream that
sparkes like sea.foam, and you have repass tit
for Prince We can speak from experience.
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observation-disclosures, slave to VIM. Dill was
Yesterday examined before the Mayor upon the
charge of stealing some rags from Edward Bloom.
er. owing to the absence of necessary Witnesses
the examination was continued until to-day. Ed
roand was furnished with Is lashes for committing
4 nuisance in public street.
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DEPUTY GUAGER-The Council, on Monday
evening, confirmed the nomination made by II
S.robia, of A Xix, as Deputy Guager. MIR also,
in order to expedite the business under his charge
recommended the appointment of another deputy,
Mr. Richard
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FAYErTK ARTILLERY-This noble corps of our
citizen soldiery made an excursion on Monday to
the spacious grounds attached to Judge Shores re-
sidence, in Henrieo county, and there spent most
agreeable festive season. The hospitable and wor
thy Judge enjoyed the hiliarity of the occasion
with true youthful zest. silver cup was fred for
at distance of five hundred yards and won by Mr.
Lunsford Martin. We regret that pressing engage
nents in the city prevented our attendance.