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The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1854-09-06
Selett Gale,
ONLY A COUNTRY GIRL.

"You are mistaken. I would sooner die
than wed mere country beauty"
"Fred, suppose her intelligent and moral,
full of natures poetry-tender hearted grace
ful, unspoiled by adulteration, guileless,
simple, loving creature"
"Aye" said Fred, laughing, ga choice
cluster Of virtues and graces. Country
beauties are always sweet and simple, so are
country cows. No! tell you if she was
lovely as an angel, with the best sense in
the world, still if unskllled in music and lit
erature, with no soul above churns and knit
ting needles, wouldn't marry her for for
tune" a r., .rE... .gs 4 vs.
"Ha, ha," laughed Helen Irving, but it
was very pianissimo laugh away down in
the corner Of her musical little heart. Hid
den by the trunk Of large tree, she sat
reading within few feet, only Of the ego.
tist. tat 2a q! a"&.# .
In another moment the young men came
within sight. Fred's face was crimson, and
he whispered in visible ordinations, ."Do
you think she heard!" aas eE3 = 0aa
"No," rejoined the other half audibly "she
shows no resentment, she has not even
looked up from her book; you are safe. she
could not have heard you; but what an an-
gel she isl"
Yes, Helen was On angel as far as out.
ward beauty might merit the encomium.-
She sat half reclining, on rustic seat, stri-
wing to smooth out the dimples in her cheek,
as she laid her book aside, and began, to
twine a half finished wreath Of wild roses.
Leaning on one white arm, the gnarled
white oak trunk back ground, flowers
strewn around here, peeping from her bright
Jocks and scattered over white dress-she
sat quiet at her ease apparently unaware
that two handsome young gentlemen were
80 very near. ?" 1Z'a.a
Approaching with a low bow, upon which
his mirror had set the seal of faultless ele-
gance, Frederick Lane took the liberty Of
asking IL the young lady would be kind
enough to inform him where a. Mr.. Irving
lived.
"Mr. Irving, the only Mr.. Irving in the
village Is my father" she said, rising In a
charmingly graceful manner. a"The large
house." she continued, con .high ground
halt hidden by thick trees and shrubbery---
there's where we live--l believe it was an
academy once-4thst's a sort of select school
isn't it!'' with the most natural simplicity
turning TO Fred. g ..a..s..,sf 7e.,'.
He replied with another graceful bowr
"Tell your father" said he "that shal
DO myself the honor to call on him to-mor
row. He will remember me- -Fredericl
Lane; at your service" .@. 49,
"Yes sir, IN tell him word for word.p re
piled Helea, tucking Iet sleeves round hel
pretty arms, and making rather . fotma
courtesy. saHen catching up her book an,
gathering the scattered Aowevss she hurris,
toward home. ists I. sllss
sNow father. mothsr, aunt and sis. !" *
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Signers Of the Declaration.

At the age Of twenty-nine, Mr.. Jefferson
was an influential member of the Legisla.
ture of Virginia. At thirty, he was mem.
Der of the Virginia Convention at thirty
two member Of the Continental Congress;
and at thirty-three he wrote the Declaration
of Independence. ST
Alexander Hamilton was only twenty
years of age when he was appointed Lieu
tenant Colonelin in the army of the Revolu.
ton, and aid-de-camp to Washington. At
twenty-five he was member of the Conti-
MENTAL Congress; at thirty, he was one Of
the ablest members at the convention of
American sages who formed the Constitution
of the United States; at thrty-two he was
Secretary of the Treasury, and organized
that branch Of the Government up in so
complete and comprehensive plan, that no
great change or improvement has since been
made upon it. na-.
John Jay, at twenty-nine years Of age, was
a member Of the continental Congress, and
wrote an address to the People of Great
Britain, which was justly regarded as one of
the most elegant productions of the times
At thirty-two he prepared the Constitution
ef New York. and in the same year was ap-
pointed Chief Justice of the State. ........... ..
Washington was twenty -seven years of
age when he covered the defeat of the Bri-
tish troops at Bra docks retreat; and the
same year was honored by an appointment
of Commander-in- Chief Of the Virginia for
ces. sr}
Joseph Warren was twenty-nine years of
age when he delivered the memorable ad-
dress of the fifth of March, which aroused
the spirit Of patriotism and liberty in Massa-
chusetts; and at thirty-fou he gloriously
fell in the cause of freedom in the Battle Of
Bunker He'll. .-
Fisher Ames, at the age Of twenty-seven,
had excited public attention by the ability
he displayed in the discussion of questions
ofpublic interest. At the age Of thirty, his
mastery speeches in defence of the constis
tuition Of the United States had exerted great
influence, so that the youthful orator of thir-
ty-one was elected to Congress from the
Suffolk district, over the Revolutionary he.
ro, Samuel Adams. .s. ..r. ri.
Joseph Story entered public life at the
age Of twenty-six; he was elected to Con;
gress from the Essex district when he was
twenty-nine; was speaker of the Massachu-
sets House Of Representatives at the age oil
thirty-two, and the same yeat was appointed
by President Madison Judge Of the Su-
preme Court of the United States.
Dewitt Clinton entered public life al
twenty-eight; Henry Clay at twenty.six.
The most youthful signer Of the Declara.
ton Of Independence. wus William Hooper
of North Carolina, whose age was but TWEEN
ty.four. f... s a ....a ~.a ..-
OF the other signers Of the Declaration
Thomas Hayward, Of South Carolina, wat
thirty; Elbridge Gerry. Benjamin Rush
James Wilson, and Matthew Thornton wer,
thirty-one; Arthur Middleton on Thoma
Stone were thirty-one. w rs sa.,
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WHOLE NUMBER 479.
Amninltnralsrr
requisites for a good Farm.

The Committee appointed By the Jeffer-
son County Agriculturaf Society, to the
premiums on farms, made most valuable
report at the late exhibition Of the society.
They state that in viewing the farms enter
ed for premiums, they endeavored to keep
in view az standard requisites and evidence
Of good farming, the following points:
i. A good soil, we'll titled, and kept free
of various weeds, both, on the fields aud the
roads.
2 Lots we'll fenced, aud suitable 10 num-
ber to the size Of the farm.
8. Substantial aud convenient barns and
stables of sufficient Dimensions to contain
the produce of the farm, and to comfortably
house the cattle kept on it.
4. A judiciously arranged dwelling, in neat
condition, with we'll and flteriug cistern.
j Convenient buildings to facilitate the
economical management of farm; among
which may be enumerated, a wood-house, .
wagon and tool-house, workshop, a gram
ary and corn-bouse, convenient piggery.
an ice-house, ash and smoke house, all Sc
cured against decay, by being well-raised
from the ground and neatly painted or white.
washed. -
6. Convenient yards attached to the barn
and stables, so arranged as to prevent vast.
age OF the liquid manure, we'll sheltered from
the blasts Of winter; and provided with wa.
ter for the cattle.
7. Door-yarda laid with grass, and rose
aud flower beds, and shaded by ornamental
trees, indicating to the pasaer-by the dwell
ing of taste, health and comfort.
8. A kitchen garden highly cultivated and
containing every species of vegetables that
can be raised in our climate with strawber.
ry and and asparagus beds.
9. A fruit garden or orchard, where choice
apples, cherries and plums are carefully cul-
tivated, and where can be found neat rows
ofraspberry, gooseberry. blackberry and cur
rent bushes.
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individual Extravaganza.


The real wants of man are few, while
those which are generated in his fancy come
in squads first, but in legions afterwards
The mischief which these artificial wants
infict upon society is incalculable. They
bring along after and with them train OF
evils, the catalogue Of which no man can
enumerate. They surround us constantly
everywhere, and leave the mark of their
dark footprints in almost every household.
Many is the pang they have wrung from the
human heart--many the bitter tear they have
forced up from the fountains of anguish
many the prison house they have filed, and
many the galows they have supplied with
victims. Take the whole catalogue o.
crime, drop the line deep into the pool o.
human misery and you will find in the bot
tom Of all that afflicts and pains society with
the effects of misdemeanor and crimes, de-
sire to crafty the articles Of our tastes.
The young clerk has more wants to sop
ply than money to supply them with. They
become clamorous for qualification, he yieldl
to them, and seeks from illegtimate sources
the means with which to.hnsh their appeals
He borrows, perchance in the first instance
from the safe Of his employer, This gone
and he again resorts to the, same source
Then again he desires to replace what h'
has borrowed. He visits the gambling sa
loon. He sees there, the rich, and the hon
ored, risking their hundreds and thousand
upon the turn of card. He sees there
Representatives. Of the Judiciary, and mel
high IN public confidence and esteem, an
the Illegally and disgrace Of the scene be
fore him is wiped away by their association
and indulgence. He puts down his none
and wins. He is elated At his "luck" an
the enconiuns passed upon It by the by
standers. He takes drink and wins again
and probably upon his first appearance
4 allowed to leave the place few dollars th
better of the Bank. This opens his eyes
new visions Of money easily gained and b
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1854-09-06

GRAPE VINEs.-Those vines which have
been properly trimmed and treated during
the spring, should not be neglected during
summer. The vine Is a rank feeder, and
may be judiciously assisted by liquid ma
nures even during summer. ..,....,.r
The summer pruning of outdoor vines is
of the first Importance, and the rules We
have already given will be fouad sufficient,
By close observation the Isabella and Ca.
tawba vines will be observed to take a sum-,
mer rest, neither fruit nor laterals increas-
ing at all. At such times they should re-
ceive weak liquid solutions of improved su.
per-phosph phate Of lime or guano, for two sue
cessive days, weak solution of potash or
weak lye should be applied to the soil; this
will force forward the fruit, and cause the
ripening to be completed before frost. Vines
so treated will produce perfect fruit befora.
frost, and capable Of being preserved by any
of the usual methods, OF much richer favor
and Of greater sweetness than those not so
treated. We have tried this summer treat
ment on every other vine, and the quality
and quantity of the fruit fully proved the use
of,he amendments.-W Working Farmer.
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or Always ready to serve the ladies' we
give the following hints for their considers-
ton: st.i... 4
For the benefit of those ladies who may
be putting up fruit for winter use, BY herr
metically sealing in tin cans, it is proper to
state that if the berries have been heated by
being too long in the boxes, they will not,
keep. If after the fruit has been put up q
few days, the can should swell out or burst,
il proves that the fault lay with the berries.
The expansion Of the can shows thatit must
have been air tight, OF the gas would have
been able to escape.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1854-09-06

LooE TO youR ELH TREEs. We have
noticed in different parts Of the city, that
some of the Elm trees are showing symp,
toms Of decay. There are several Ia our
neighborhood. and we have made some ef.
fort to discover the caase. Near the root Of
one Of them. we foand . gathering of
moist substance. and upon removing that
thousands Of littie white worms were found,
These no doubt eat ia between the bark and
wood and caused decay u The other eases
we have no doabt TIE same cause will ~
found to exist under he earth. - 10 sigma of
ii are t. Be- seen sboss Il. Trees thus atIsct-
cd shoala be dug aboas j oaoss aud - nsss
discovered ifpossible. There - soas vsl-s 1
liable trees going % rein Iron this = souse
oshsr cAuse. Nasisz zsltgrapz
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1854-09-06

KINDNESS.

p. CraH KINDNESS.
How Softly on the bruised heart,
Aword Of kindness falls,
And TO the dry and parched soul
The moisteniDg tear drop falls.
o, if they knew, who walked the earth,
mid sorrow, grief and pain,
The power word Of kindness hath,
'Twsre Paradise again. E
The weakest and the poorest may
The simple pittance give,
And bid delight to withored hearts
Return again and live.
Oh, what is lifoif love be losti
Ifman's unkind TO man .'H |'
Or, what TO Heaven, that waits beyond
This brief and mortal sran. r,isG
As stars upon the tranquil sea
In mimic glory shine, .s' %
SO words ofkindness In the heart
Reflect the source divine;
Oh, then be kind, who'cr thou art, .'
That breathest mortal breath,
And it shall brighten all thy life, s
And swcctcn even death. sa..
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1854-09-06

DEAR FooD.-Potatoes sell for 81 so per
bGshel in New York, 624 cents in Cinein-
natl, and $3.50 per bushel in Pittsburgh.
About 5000 baskets of peaches arrive at
New York daily. 1t is believed the hog
crop Of the West will be small this fall,
The unusual drought will prevent their
growth and fattening. A Louisville paper
says that many farmers have turned out their
hogs, and givenup all thoughts Of fattening
them for the market.
1t is question worthy of consideration.
why provisions Of all kinds cost more this
season in Pittsburgh than in almost any 9TH
er city!
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1854-09-06

A SrsrER.s LovE.--Beautiful is the love
of sister--the kiss that hath no guile and
no passion; the touch Is purity, and bring
eth peach and satisfaction to the heart.
Beautiful is the love Of the sister; It is
noon light on our path--ii is Heaven, and
sheds peace on the earth. @ s3'sh
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1854-09-06

CUBA AND SUGAR.-Cuba produces about
$4,000 tons of sugar annually; the United
States produce about 10000 tons. By the.
acquisition OF Cuba one half the sugar pro-
duced upon the surface Of the globe would
be in the hands of the American people. -a
BY the annexation of Texas the United
States acquired all the cotton-growing terri
tory of the western continent; and by the
addition Of Cuba to our national domain we
should also be able to control the sugar
market of the world Albany Argus. 3
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80 sol asa
8Dud.Irg.:
lFrom the Cleveland Plain Dealer.l
The Deserted Homestead.


Alone II stands, the orchard bouEh 4r~-
Above its green roof gently waves, -.,.. !
While hearts thatbeat there once, are now, rs
Some sleeping in low grassy graves, -f,
And some with saddened hearts and lone, ..-.-.
Are roaming far from that old home. ....,
ThsIpHng close by The meadows side.
L. bubbling clear and bright, F e.-l.
A. murmuring low It's waters glide, .- r..
In the sOft and sunny Light; .rr. ."T
And In each tiny crystal wave, ......t ..
The long rank grass Its tasseis lave. r .r
The hearth stone cold and silent slseps, .
Nomors the magic ring, rf. .r.t.i
Where the fond heart in lightness leaps,
On loves unwearied wing,
Will gather round its circle wide, r.
In the calm low hush OF eventids.
The woOdbine trained BY soft white hands, s..
To Chamber on the wall, rf .. ... ..
Now dropping low Its branches hang,
And the wild birds sweetest call, ......
Sounds from amidst It's wealth 6fleayss, "a.
Like spirit lone that ever grieves. ...
The path that happy children trod, I'D. ..e. 3.
. WIN Dusy patterlng feet, I'D. fE a..
lailgrown Ger with bright green sod,
No more their voices greet, ....
The ear Of traveller passing by, ..
He hears nought now save the low wind's sigh.
Soft lies the sunny light 10 day, r.I...sE .
On each green leaf and aower, u .r. q.
That hangs upon the bending spray, -.
In this still golden hour, ~ "a. .....i.. ....tf
And softly will the sun and rain,
Glad oft the green old Earth again..
But never more that home shall bo,
As hath brightly been, 5 r.
Sad change hath nown across the lea, ..--,..
And breathed upon the scene, ... ......, .
And In these halle through sun or rain,
No more will mirth breath there again.
SYLVIA A. LAWSON.
SMYRNA, MY.
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or During the revolutionary war, Gem
eral Lafayette being in Baltimore, was in
vited to ball. He went as requested, but
instead of joining the amusement, as might
be expected Of young Frenchman oftwen-
ty-two. he addressed the ladies thus: sl
'Ladies. you are very handsome; you
dance very prettily; your ball is very fle--
but my soldiers have no shirts" al. a
The appeal was irresistible. That ball
ceased; the ladies' went home and went to
work, and the next day large number o.
shirts were prepared BY the fairest hands Q
Baltimore, for the gallant defenders oftheil
country. ssag ses yissa ~, a,saf sai,
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a grocer in Dublin advertises whiskey
for sale which was drunk by bic majesty.
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By midnight moons, DER moistening dews,
Investment Of the chase arrayed, t.
The hunter still the deer pursues--
Tho hunter and the deer shade. ..'
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-23

The Cincinnati EngHirer (Dem.) publishes t,s
following extract from one Of Gov. SEwAaDs
Messages, to show what Wing may be guilty Of
viz:
"The children OF forei ysers found in great nun.
hers in our populous cities and towns, and in the
vicinity of our public works are too often deprived Of
the advantages of our public education az eoae9Eeas
OF prrjudiccs arising from difference of language or
RELIGION. II ought never 70 be forgotten IN H the
public welfare is as deeply concernei ia hei eiaes-
ton "a in that OF our own children do not hesitate,
therefore. TO RECOMMEND the eslaS'sAnsai Of
SCHOOLS in which they may be instructed by
teachers speaking the same language As themselves
aid PROCESSING THE SANE FAITH"
We have retained all The Esqairsr's Hsiics
and capitals, in order that our readers may be
suly in ptessed with the enormty Of Gov. Sew.
ards suggestion, provided such enormisy ex'
lists For our own part we have read tho psssAse
at least forty times, and have not yet disco. Il
the atrocity thereof. Wherein does 1t consist
Nobody will deny the fact that thousands oft Id.
rem of foreign born parents are gowlng up IN
ignorance in all our cities and great vihsgcs--
partly because their i'll taught parents su'oose
our common schools exert an influence adverse
70 their cherished faith. No one can seriously
doubt that ii is smine ntly desirable-not for their
sake merely or mainly, but for ours slso--
that these children should DO brought within the
reach of our educational system. Nor viii shy
one honestly deny II at these children, or at least
r,rp many of them, would be strongly attracted
toward schools wherein the teachers should be OF
Kindred faith with their own aud should be able
TO address them in their native laugusge--often
the only language that they yet understand
When it is manifest that so much good must re-
suit from adopting Gov Stewards suggestion, why
does not some one attempt to show the resulting
and overbalauciDg harm! N nd, there is no word
or thought Of teaching these children in foreign
tongue or their own faith; Though the contrary
has been thousand times asserted what Is pro-
posed is simply that the teachers should DO able
to address them in the only language that most Of
them understand, and that said teachers should
be of kindred faith with the pupils, so that pa
rental ignorance and prejudice should have moth
ing to fear from proselytsm in the school. Sup
pose we had school of this sort for the children
of Irish Catholics near the line dividing the With
from the XIyth Ward, and another for German
children in the XyIIth--what harm would they
do ? and how much mental darkness must they
lot dispel And yet The Enquirer asks
"what would be said Of the Democratic party IL
it's most distinguished statesman should give uueranee
to such bad sentiment
We'll, sirs perhaps you will succeed in
cOunteractiDg theological bigOtry aud intolerance
by panderng to that same, but we do Mt believe
it. If yos do, just go ahead
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-23

A Letter from our excellent Corresp pendent st
St. Thomas, West Indies, published this morning.
gives an interesting account Of the instruction
preceding the Emancipation Of the Blacks. and
results in that Island. Due credit is awarded to
the noble philanthropy of their Majesties Of Den'
mark in the good work Of Emancipation, as the
insurrection Of the BLACKS in question securing
their liberty pas taken place only few years be-
fore the time it would have occurred BY THtue Of
the royal mandate, namely in lS59-chhdren' 1t
may be added, born since 1917 being actually
free. The instruction meeting no positive re-
sistance, seems to have been pescable affair;
and now slavery has ceased forever 10 the Daaish
Islands. This Is one more nail in the coffin Of
he peculiar institution so far as Europe has 8
hand in it; it is reserved for our Democracy"
to seek to extend it in proportion as those despots
who figure in KOsEts Indignation rhetoric endea'
yor to oblterate ii fiom the face Of the earth.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-23

the proprety tie legality of Slavery 20 those 10
cal authorities under which it alone could claim
existence.
We say, that we grant all this to you. bus we
cannot see that it greatly helps your ease we
Grant that Slavery is the exclusive affair OF tue
States, and that the Federal Constitution igaores
its existence. But then, let US ask again, with
what face you can maintain tina! the existence OF
Slavery in the territories is'protected BY the Fed
eral authority All that the Federal Government
knows of sl.yes or any other class of inhabitants,
is that they are persons, and it isonly bound TO
protect them as persons. When il resolves, con-
seouenty. as it has an uDquesonable right to do,
that il will only recognize the inhabitants Of the
territories SIS persons and not property, it does
not invade any of your rights. Your rights are
such, if they are such at all, under the laws aud
usages of your States, and there they are left by
the federal power. When You say, therefore
that you can take your slave property where you
please, under the Constitution Of the United
States. our reply is that the Constitution ac-
knowltdges no such properly, confessing simply
to knowledge of persons, with the rights Of per-
sons" only this and nothing more
Yeu may select which horn of the dilemma you
choose, and not better your position. II you
maintain that your slaves are cattle, why, let
them be cattle, but do not suppose that we Men
of the North are going much longer to consent
in that case, to have them represented st Wash
ingtoD unless by their peers, as it sometimes
happens now. But II they are Persons-why,
let them be persons, but do not suppose again
that " hen We find them strying away into a Fed
eral jurisdiction that We are going much longer
10 treat them as cattle. They are either per-
sOps or property-.hey cannot in any proper
sense of the terms. DO both-and you must make
your election as to the character in which they
are to appear. 1t is carrying the joke too Tar
altogether t. ask Us to consider them as cattle in
one place and as persons in another, just as 1t
NAV be for the int rests, political and CONNER
cial. of their pretended owners to assume.