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ilcaves behind her. vigorous children.
1t has been customary in some of
our cities for. young ladies to walk in
thin shoes and delicate stockings in
mid,winter. A healthy blooming,
girl who thus dresses, in violation of
Heavens laws, pays the penalty "a
checked circulation cold, fever and
death. What a sad providence 7
exclaimed her friends. Wasit proyi-
lence, or her own useless and sad
folly?
A beautiful bride goes, night after
night, to parties made in honor Of her
marriage. She has. a slight. sore
THROAT perhaps, and the weather}is in
element; but she mustwear her neck
land arms bare; for who ever heard Of
a bride in a close evening dIess
She is consequently seized with in
aammation of the lungs, and the
grave receives her before her bridal
day are over. 'What a providence!
csclaims. tfie world. Alas Did she
not cut tue ,'aresd of life her own
self?
A girl in the country, exposed III
our chanscful climate, gets n new
bonnet instead of getting a flannel
| garment. A rheumatism is the con
sequence. Should the girl sctdown
TRANQUILITY, with the idea that Proyi.
dence has sent the rheumatism upon
her, or should she charge it t. her
own vanity, and avoid the folly in
future? Look, my young friends,
at the tic mass Of diseases that arc
incurred BY lntcnrerance in eating,
drinking, in study Of business; by
neglect Of exercise, cleanliness, and
pure air; by indiAreet dressing ght
lacing, &c, andG is quietly impu.
ted to Providence! Is there not
Ei,npiety rs well as ignorance in this Z
We're. the phy laws strictly oh.
5snRgel from 81 pFas 81
slSsi Ell the Is
EsfuI diseases tliat cut life short, and
long list that make life a torment or
a trial. It's the opinion of those
who best understand the physical
system, that this wonderful mqchine,
the body 'goodly temple, would grad.
ually decay, and men would die as
: falling asleep
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Was il Providence?

Take, for example, young girl,
bred delicatcly in town, shut up in a
nnrr >rv in childhood, i'll boarding
sell through her youth, never ac.
customcd to air and exercise two
things that the Law Of God makes cs,
scntial to health. She marrcs; her
strength is inadequate to the demand
upon it. Her beauty fades early.
rWhat a strange providence that a
mother should be taken in the midst
of life from her children?' Was it
Providence No! Providence Las
assigned her three score and ten
gears, term long enough to rear her
children, and to sec her children s
children; hut she did not obey the
laws Of which life depends, and of
course lost it.
A father, too, is cut off in the
midst of his day. lie is a useful and
distinguished citizen, and eminent in
his profession. a general buzz rises
.on every side, of 'What a striking
providence ! This man has been in
tl,ekabit Of studying half the night,
2of passing his days in lis office and
courts, q Of eatiNg Luxurious dinners,
and an drinking gari6hs Mines. He5has
every day, Yi6latea Tie law on which
ablesalil, aepends. Did providence cut
sltitIlsaff This cvi rarely ends here,
The iseases of sthe$ lather5 arc trilns,
ssitaii feeble iaothep fSroly
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again, and tie oilicerst though doubt
ing the reality Of It's poison, mere
ffain to leave their iair airestee under
promise made by her friends, TINT
in due time she would appear before
the Recorder, - &.
81 Tho True Delttssx xfneludes its
statement bylsaying tHstSthe matter
has been compromised between the
mistress aud hei thaiik aid that the
poison has luckily t,traed out most
harmless. il ss u Ssss
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Just in my Place waiting for Business

Just iii my Place waiting for Business
Some twenty years since Mr..
Watts practitioner Of law in Car.
Isle, Ia, and one of the abcst in
the State, had some difficulty With
the president Judge Of the Court Of
Common Pleas. One morning he.
fore tlle court was called to ordcrNir.
Watts placed himself directly be,
foreNie bench, and looked the Judge
in thcScye so sternly aud so long, that
his ,hohor was SO annoyed that he
ddmandcd, "Why do You look so at
me?" ut the samc time casting back
a defiant look. ''Just in my place,
waiting for business" was the reply
Of the apparently imperturbablc law.
yer. The COURT was Immediately
called to order. and Mr.. Watts com.
menc2d an able and eloquent appeal
to tic jury on an important case,
which lie won.
But the reply of the lawyer is
worthy Of consideration by every bu-
sincss man. lie was in his place,
and ready to attend the clients or
customers, If You please. His at
tentlon to business, together with his
ability as jn,ist, secured to him 4
large and lucrative practice. SO it
will be with every man who attends
strictly to the duties calling
and profession. They never have
long to wait for business it will
come to them, while the man who
noglects his place of business to
run around to hunt it, seldom finds
it. In saying this we do not wish to
be understood as intimating that cx.
ertion is not necessary TO attract Gus.
toners as probity is to secure them.
But neither of these ends are sccu.
red by leaving place Of business to
drum up customers, if, when they
call, the principal is not to be
found. A man should always be
in his place, whether it be in tho
shop, behind the counter, in his
Office or in the court room. 10 at
tract custom, advertising is much
the cheapest plan, because an ad-
yertisement reaches, daily, hun;
dreds to. one that q solicitor could
| mot see. Therefore, to succeed, be
salwagsin ycm. place, and if not
doing business waiting for II and 3if
you adyertispi will NOT be long be;
i8lore you have as lltslsh. to do as you
can attcnd5to.
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ling cotton he opened rid
oultcr dropped an cogeTai
seed and cultivated He ttpn
usual manner he esilit 81
crop Of cotton aoable s,l.a
land Wonla haze spro duc ced ot
---tlllat is, il ;brong 90 lis. II
its .,'saal. yield was from {:
y tshas struck US that
Ilntannllnss cotton foulId
Perhaps some fiionl planfiiine Il iasislla
can throw some llgl lit III ssssIl.
Ijeet.A Me1tsis lll llsfa7t &:
e g y, -- 5.
Coon HUSH BaSD1ss t,osy
lY1yEs:tIl here is ae,netl lin ai
lovely iii. seeing d Mofl,ali oserc
l5thoseS little domestic fiis1uists li :lsis
every mistress of!a famil ifiasI
tend with sitting dosyll3s "a Her M lsesIssi
fast table itl the morning itll
Echeerful icounteDane e end
.ingato promote innocenl and d
|5conyse.lrsation iongamohg her littles csrele
But yainWills be her anna ifof
lat |5aas pleasure unless she Isl assisted by
Iler husband and other alenlbe bes #
around and strhl If Is an ].
ISarlt1 sight TO sec az family when col
tlectcd together, instead sot eiijiiver ming
.thesqnlest ct scene with d lits, 100 d sha.
mored chat. sitting lika sta trtes
i.lf. each IS unworthy the attelition &c
1.-The, other. And then, when, i
ger comes IN, O aeasii such sriil
| land p animation. end loauacity All
Eingenlous writer SO Us, If sa pgssits
EerfHished to draw Tue finest ohiee 4 III
THE world oal he the pic iure 81. SE
[ ssi fsles5 exp ressin slia aes
ifrepit vel shsrSmihd and q
S. 9s'se @ asitls
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E. .EsEsEHAgg DsON T4SsssiAl1, i,
sXYSE. ID. I. ANEs4AMCIS, , j!ss'Ssi isH =

some guileless cockrobln is innocent.
ly regaling himself in the chase Of!
a rainbow spaugled butterfly, prising
himself on the wing and in the
very act Of conveying the gay in.
sect to his expectant spouse for do,
nestle use, some ill.o,nened vult.
ure, seated in solitary state on
tree hardly, unfurls his wing, and
swoops in fell destruction upon the
hapless warbler, leaving nothing Of
this scene of peace and innocence but!
smothcred cry aud string offeath
ers. So did j. II. look upon thas
scene of Squire AS cxpcctant and
hopeful countenancc with alike and
kindred malignity and fell purpose.
In plain prose, confcdera,ing and
eanspiring with three other mastcr-
iul frittcr eaters and Sandy, the am
ateur waiter at the Inn, it was agreed
that Sandy Y should station hims2lt at
tho door, and, rs the waitfffifee--ls5gri
came in with the fiittcrs, he should
receive the ,plate, and convey the
same to the other confedcratcs for
their special bchoof, to the entire
neglect of the claim of Squire A. in
the premises.
According the girl brought in
the first plate--which was received
bv Sandy--Sandy brought the plate
on with stately step close by Squire
A.-thc Squire's fork kvwas raised to
transfx at least six of the smoking
cakes with contingency Of sweep.
ing the wholc platter: but the wary
Sandy raised the plate high in
air, nor needed he the Squire's ca
joliligs tones--'.IIere, Sandy, here,
this way, Sandy gain the
plate went and came, but with no
better. success to the Squire. Sandy
came pasta third time. say San
tia 5 8 l1e.t g
S;ss il II q b e.
:la lsslbci yot uss 5sss;iutf1y walkeifon
like thcfQueen ofthe West, uhhced..
ling: the Squire threw himself back
in lis chair and looked in the puddle
of lnolasses in his plate sourly
enough to have ferncnted it. a gain
-again-ayain and vet again-thc
plate passed on the fl'ittcrs getting
browncr and browncr and dis.
tancc lending cnchantmcnt to the
view; but the Squire couldn't get a
showing. The Squire began to he
percmptory, and threatened Sandy
with all sorts of determination for his
contunacy, but the intrepid servi.
tor passed along as if. hc had been
deaf and dumb and his only bust.
ness to carry rritters to the other
end Of the table. At length Sandy
came back with an empty plate and
reported that the iritters we're all out.
The Squire could contain himself no
longer embarrassing himself Of the
towel and striking his fist OH the
table, upsettin thereby a|cut a pint
of molasscs from his plate, he cx-
claimed in tones Of thunder, on
quit this drafted house: III be cter
nally and constitutionally dad blamed, /,
if l stand such internal partialty!"
and rushed out of the house into the
porch, where he met j. H., who,
cody picking his teeth, asked the
Squire how he "likcd the frittcrs?"
We need not give the reply
all that matters afterwards honora.
bly, settled by a board of honor.
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siis Sss z
kaes listening los the words of sstF III
.5ssld 9 wisdom from its ineosl IaE stssss:
BE motiler. & s. 81
ESaiTIE Tie penaltY off bu b, fns
.efeaP clothes, as that of going to
slasyATA the certainty of losing ouf iSsS
and an ll5 having to pay
.R pite penalty ST fl tilarfs inc Isl i mo-
e penalty ofresnaining sing gIe, III
having no one WHO, tcares u butt
for ). th,. isis abanaantIy proved bs
ElheSstate ofS your shirt.
he penalty ofthin shoes, Is d oldss
The penalty of IN spretty cook ii
sanseinPty larder.
& The penalty Of stopping iii ssis. III b I
being shot NIX 6:
The penalty oftightI boot is osriss.
The penalty ofhaving d haurncsi 6fi 3
syenison sent to you. is inviting Ii 8
dozen to come and eat ii.
The penalty Of b baby, IS Sleep
less nights.
The penalty Of interfering eel
man and wife is abuse, reqiirnsl lys 81.
4conpanied with blows from both.
The penalty ofkissing a baby fa
half a crown, Tive shillings it yoli sssrs
liberaD to thenurse.
The penalty Of q public dinner ID
bad wine.
lise penalty of a legacy of
tiortuiie, fort. is the sudden discovery of 3 4
I. host OF poor relations You never a rea Il 81
ed OF and q number Of debts you haSi
quito forgotten.
The penalty of lending,
"a book or an mbrella he 3 tain
losS3 OF with your name to a biifSs Sshe \
sure mt oft; and with u ihnfs,
chance OF Of ever seeing him stack
gain sSnnd:. lunch &
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English md = s,nerIc;lna
yEEensefiSss. 81

4. lady correspondents of the Ma.
tional Intelligencer gives quite amin,
teresting account ot "a ball given to
the Queen by the city of1London,
from which We clip tie following in
regard to the beautits Of England
and America:
"In The quadrille sSasEl most
famed unmarried beartys Of England,
Lady Clcmentina Yi!kers, daughter
OF the Earlof Jersey. shehas clas.
sicily .ehiselcd features, dclicatcly
pure cotEPicSsisn, Ialg:,siss light eyes,
and pretty brown ha,sssahl is what
we should describe WitlfS anr. ex.
prcssive :AmericanissiS ass EXCEEDING
ly zooety;; but | really remelrbei@ta
have seen in Washington seyeral of
my young countlywoRien who might
safely contest, With 5lier the plan of
beauty. AS laSesEold you, there
are few pretty womel hnt3in castoi
feature, figure aud caliriages They are
vastly superior to Americans. Ac.
customcd to the djsslEiea sbberness
ofdress for middle as5s ems tomary III
my own country, tlle gorgs6 s6os . md
Inappropriate apRat the old RET;
sQEs iIs;, qalI room i iea K is real spaiai,
fft, II Ii sjHt 0ii q ~ sf;i
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t7y, 50 bSalyE pnt on;' . shatioae Won
dcrs ii the iace.of, Ereueil dressing
maids is extinct. lIHy, euen5 her
.I{aiesty's goecn asas aJomiaabH
laced, not meetiny behind. Ingrace,
especially in dancing, think them
not comparable to Americans; they.
lithcncss and case Of move
sncnt almost universal with us; the
;Asggcntlcmen, indeed, dance better than
Nhcir partners, having careless sort
M swinging way, which is rather at
Aactiye.''
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-05-11

COINAGE AT THE MINr.-By a statement OF
the U. S. Mint at Philadelphia it appears that the
deposits of gold for the month of April were
$4,766, 900. nearly all of which was from Califor-
MIA. The deposit of silver bullion was $780,
900. The gold coinage for the month was $5,-
3o5,08O, about four-ffths of which was in double
eagles. The silver coinage was $4,000, most
of which was in quarters under the new act A
liberal amount of dimes and half dimes also were
coined
What on earth can the government be thinking
about, to be adding some five millions of dollars
monthly to our specie currency! Don't they know
that the banks can furnish currency great
deal cheaper, and perfectly 'safe and solvent, y
and far 'smore convenient!" So what's the use
in digging for gold and putting the government
stamp upon it while rags and lamp-black hold
out!
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Tex Exemption.

The Dayton Journal, in some remarks upon
the tax law speaks of the $50 exemption, as the
sslimit of the locofoco exemption" He does in
justice to Mr.. GEsr and many of his whig CON-
patriots, who opposed any exemption. The truth
is that some of both parties opposed any exemp-
ton, because they believed it door for fraud
The Senate, however, insisted on an exemption
of $3.50. The House was struck it out and in
serted 1875. A committee Of conference recon-
mended $50, and it was adopted without regard
to party lines. That is just the whole of it-dem-
aeogues to the contrary.-Otso Ssoswmen.
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BAD MoNEY.-An Indiana paper thus describes

BAD MoNEY.-An Indiana paper thus describes
bill of the wild cat currency in that State. 1t
is decidedly graphic and piquant
''The yignette is a niger shearing hog, sup
posed to be squealing. The President of the
Bank stands near, assisting to hold the hog
The dear people may be discovered good ways
aground. The picture of a seedy individual, ''se-
cured by stocks," through which his feet run,
adorns one corner. The phiz of Governor Wright
thunder gathering on his brow, and lightning
flashing from his eyes, adorn the centre of the
BILL On one side of the Governor is hawk
on the other side buzzard. He holds in one
hand the scales of Justice, one side of which is
evidently very light; the other is holding docu-
ment, his last message, from which he appears to
be reading to crowd of disconsolate individuals
below, who refuse to be comforted.'
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ANOTHER RAILROAD AccIDENT.-Yesterday
on the downward trip of the freight train of the
Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad, just this side
of Bedford, an accident occurred by which Mr.
JOHN MORGAN, breakman on the cars, was in
stantly killed. He was upon the deck of the cars,
and in running from one to another, stubbed his
toe and fell between the cars, and nearly the
whole train passed over him, completely smash
ing the right side of of his body and mangling it
in shocking manner. The deceased was a
young man some 25 years Of age whose parents
reside in Palmyra, in this county.
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Portage Co Bible Society.

/ The meeting of this Society on the 10th ult.
was well attended. It is said, there has never
been larger representation of the leading minds
of all parts of the county. Nearly all the Meth
odists, Presbyterian, and Congregational Minis
ters of the county were present, and large num-
Der of the Oldest and most influential citizens
The Trea surer,s Report showed a fourishing con-
dition of the finances. The amount received
since the last Report, was about One Thousand
Dollars.
The public services in the afternoon were at
tended notwithstanding the rain. The annual
sermon was preached by Rev. Newton Barrett.
The rest of the afternoon was spent in discuss
ing the following Resolutions which were sup
ported by Messrs. Sharp, Bingham, Granger, and
others and were aminously adopted.
Resolued, l. That we recommend to officers
of the society to take measures to secure a
thorough exploration Of each township in the
county, and supply those who may be found des-
titute, during the current year.
2. That in view of the divine origin of the
Bible, the preciousness ofthe Salvation it reveals,
and of its power to destroy the various systems OF
idolatry, superstition and error that now ruin
ing millions, it is the duty of christians to sup
ply every family upon earth with copy of the
Scriptures.
8. That in view of the simplicity, beauty, and
variety of its style, and the purity of its moral
code, the Bible is very suitable for, and should
be used as class-book in all our schools.
! 4. That the thanks of the Society be tender.
ed to the Choir and to the Preacher, and that {
copy OF the sermon be requested for publication
The following officers were chosen for the en-
suing year, viz:
President--Leverett Norton, Esq.
| Vice Presdents-Rev. A. Phelps; Rev. Tho's
Carr; Dea. Cad Case.
Secretary-Wm. D. Sanders.
Treasurer-Dr. Isaac Swift.
Depository-C. F. Rowell.
Auditorium. Goldman.
The whole impression of the meeting was very
cheering to the friends of the Bible. 8.
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" Our announcement of change of land
lords at the Collins House, last week, was rather
premature; but it is all right now. Mr. Rowell
took possession on Monday last on which occa-
sion he gave public dinner to which large
number of our citizens sat down, and they can all
bear testimony to the ability of the new host to
crafty the public taste in this respect; and we
have no doubt the travelling public will find Mr..
Rowell an agreeable and accommodating land
lord, having constant care for the comfort and
convenience of his guests.
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AN ACT.


Supplementary o he act to provide for the creation and
regulation ofineorporated companies in the State oohio
passed May l, 1852.
Sec. J. Be enacted BY the General Assemble Of the
Ohio That In joint stock companies other than railroad
companies which have been which shall be or
ganzed under the provisions of the which this Is
plementary and and all nstaments ofstock sna
remain unpaid sixty days after Of the
ransferee, by the original subscriber the same may W
ected by civil action the directors may sen .e s.oek 30
unpaid, at public auction for the Is @ JUG ~ ~ ~
time Of the snle first giving notice of the time and place OF
sale by publication newspaper of general circulation
The county the principal oee OF the Is To-
and residue of money shall reman after paying
he said stock, the shall demand be
raid the owner of the stock but the whole amount
aforesaid shall not be paid such sae the residue
recoverable by civil action against the assignee
transferee. -.
sec.2 Thatpesons organizing themselves Turnpike
Plank road company under the provisions of the above
named shall be authorized to designate in their certificate
than road to be improved and held such
where the said roads dyerge from point,
branch from each other in the of their
See. g. That any Turnpike plank company
zed under said act shall be authorized e supplementary
certificates for the specification and designation of add
ona branch road connected with previous work Of such
company and such unite with any other Turn
pike in maintaining and holding road common between
them and to divide the proceeds thereof in their
interest.
Sec. A. That when any Turnpike Plankroad company
after having completed five miles of road and erected gate
shall complete further and continuous portion of their
than five miles, and had the same approved, they
shall authorized charge additional toll for such increased
length proportion to the rates authorized by law
See That Gas Light Coke Company in this State
may its capital stock not exceeding
of its original capital and such
shall power by deed and hold such real
estate as is necessary for its lemass su1H5s IeSsos
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
GEORGE REX,
President of the Senate, pro temporo