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The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1854-11-08
Children, Attention.

You were made to be clean and neat in
your person and in your dress. and gentle
manly and lady-like in J our manners. If
you have not been bitten by mad dog don't
be afraid of fresh water. There is enough
water in the world to keep everybody clean;
but there is great deal of it never finds its
right place. In regard to this article there
is no danger OF being selfish. Take as much
as you need. The people of the West boast
ofStheir great rivers; would boast of using
large tubful of their water every day.
You were made to be kind, and generous,
and magnanimous. If there is boy in the
school who has club foot, don't let him
know that you ever saw it. If there is a
poor boy with ragged clothes, don't talk
about rags when he is in hearing. If there
is lame boy, assign him some part of the
game which does not require running. II
there is hungry one, give him part of your
dinner. If there is dull one, help him get
his lessons. If there is bright one, be not
envous of him; for if one boy is proud of
his talents, and another is envious of them,
there are two great wrongs, and no more tai
ents than before. If larger or stronger
boy has injured you, and is sorry for it, for
| give him, request the teacher not to punish
him. A II the school will show by their coun-
tenance how much better it is TO have great
soul than great fist.
You were made to learn. Be sure you
learn something every day. When you GO
to bed at night, if you cannot think of some
thing new which you have learned during the
day, spring up and find book, and get an
idea before you sleep. If you were 10 stop
eating, would not your bodies pine and fam
ish! II you stop learning, your minds will
your bodies should thrive and grow, unit
you become as tall and large as your fathers
or mothers, or other people. You woult
not like to stop growing where you are now
at three feet high, or four feet, or even at five
But if you do not feed your minds as we'll a!
your bodies, they will stop growing; and ont
Of the poorest, meanest, most despicabl,
things i have ever seen in the world is a lit
tie mind in a great body. "f 5
Suppose there was museum in you
neighborhood, full of rare and splendid Gu
riosities--should you not like to go and SCI
ri ..1
forbidden to visit it! The creation is mu
scum, all full and crowded with wonders
and beauties, and glories. One door, an
one only, is open, by which you can ente
this magnificent temple. 1t is the door o
knowledge. The learned laborer, the peas
ant, or slave, are made welcome at this door
while the ignorant, though kings, are shu
out. ... ~ HORACE MANN.
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Sflistellantolls.
OF a Town by n wa
ter SDOWt, ,r. g.-


Some days since we mentioned the de-
struction of Darocu, in Spain, by water
spout, The following particulars are fur.
nished by the English papers: ..
ga letter in the Madrid Tribune, of Sep
tember nth, gives an account of terrible
and extraordinary catastrophe that occurred
at Daroca, a small town in Arragon, situa.
ted in rich and fertile valley, abounding
in corn and wine. Fr m its situation, in a
deep hollow, completely surrounded by
mountains, this place is peculiarly liable to
inundaton; and as remedy, atunnel was
cut in 1860, by Frenchman named Petre
Bedel. The tunnel is magnificent work
2,34o feet long, "a feet wide, and "a feet
high. The enterprise was patronized by the
Pope, and assisted by aims from all Christ
endom Previous to its achievement, the
waters that flowed at wet seasons from two
leagues of mountain, rushed through the
streets of the town on their way to the riv.
err 1t appears that on the 18th instant, al
3 in the afternoon, an immense water spout
rising from the lake of Gallocanta, remain
ed for considerable time lowering over the
shore about league from Daroca. Wher
it burst, the whole district was converted
into lake. The waters poured down il
the direction of the tunnel in stream muci
larger. it is said, than the Ebro or Tortosa
and, seen from an elevation, appeared like
moving mountains of liquid.
"The dimentions, Of the tunnel, which
has very decided slope, were insufficien
to allow passage to the vast mass, which
then moved past, forming spacious sea-
This extended itself towards the town, a
900 yards from which it was arrested by tn
ceuseway that has frequently saved Daroc
when menaced by perils Of a similar ma
ture, but ofless magnitude. Above this cause
way the waters rose, heaping themselve.
up on it, say the accounts, to the height O
three yards, and then plunging down on tn
unfortunate town. The gateway, although
an unusually large one, was not larg
enough to allow thoir entrance, and anothe
great lake was formed against the wall
which presently began to crumble under it
pressure. '..t ......
I"What then occurred" says the letter
"is an inexplicable thing. The water
fought with and overthrow those house
whose position opposed their current. The
carried away the fountain Of San Pedro
and, opening great trenches and burstin
open the doors Of the pocado and of sever
al shops, they spread through squares an
streets, inundating wine cellars, warehouses
in some reaching up to the very roof
Throwing down walls and abandoning ev
erything, the inhabitants fled to the, noun
tains whence they looked on at the horr
Bile catastrophe" ea.@, ~ ...a@
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[From the Lexington (Ky.) Statesman.
Death of u Good Man.

On yesterday morning, 18th inst, Rev.
London Ferrill, a colored man, died in this
city, suddenly, from q disease Of the heart.
The deceased, at the time o his death, was
pastor Of the fist Baptist Church of color
ed persons, in this city, and had labored in
that capacity, with great zeal, and much ap-
parent profit to the cause ofreligion, for many
years. He was a meek, earnest, consistent
and devout follower of Christ and preacher
of His word; and had been SO for about for
ty years; being, at the time of his death, in
the sixty.ffth year Of his age. o a
London Ferrill was born in Virginia, a
slave; but after his conversion obtained his
freedom. He removed from Virginia to
Lexington over thirty years since; and by
his labors in ministry has built up one of the
largest congregations, we presume, in the
United States. His communicates number.
ed, short time since, eighteen hundred and
twenty; all, or most of whom, joined his
church under his preaching The consisten.
cy Of his conduct, and his intelligent COM
prehension of the scriptures attracted the az;
tention Of the Baptist church in this city, Q
few years after he came to- Kentucky, and
iewas regularly ordahsedto preach the gos-
pei. During his ministry, from first to last,
he baptized upwards Of five thousand, per.
sons. .easg TsiaFs-oa E!liy,
But he rests from his labors, and hisworks
do follow him. T He had justly acquiredsaE
immense influence among the icolorcd peo,
pie oflthisl city, and surrounding country
and he always ,exerted this influence with
prudence and for the 1fartheranesbof good
rnorals and religion. twill be,dificultto Ia
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The Norm Oms.

The rise. progress, and present state of
Mormonism is undoubtedly the most remark
able moral phenomenon of the nineteenth
century. The decline Of Mohammedisrn in
the East is marked by the rise of new and
more absurd religion in the model Republic
of the Western world. 1t is one of those
excrescences growing on the body of free
dom like fungus on tree, or tumor on
on the human system. The boasted learn
ing and intelligence Of this philosophic age
are sadly atvariance with this exhibition of
credulous ignorance and sacrilegious pre-
sumption. 't.'-' " As'
We are told that there are in Great Bri,
tian about sixty thousand, and in Utah about
fifty thousand people who belong to this sin.
gular sect. There are not less than forty
thousand more who are scattered over Iowa
Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin, and othel
Western States, making together about one
hundred and fifty thousan d people belonging
to this new and novel religious denomination
The avowal Of polygamy, one of the doc
trines of the saints, seems to have had M
effect Whatever In checking the infatuation
and this, too, in this age Of literature, Q
knowledge, and of civilization, We confess
that we are puzzled to understand this mat
ter. The founder of Mormonism was an il
literate adventprer, and its master spirits 0
the present day are little better, They hav'
grated upon their system most licentiou
feature, and yet converts continue to pour in
and these, too, from the. Industrious, tn,
thrivings and generally moral portion Of th'
population. aD 10 b9aoia g,lea7o a6H +,
Thurlow Weed recently stated that it il
only about twsnty-eight years since Jo'
Smith, the founder and the first prophet o
] of this sect, brought hisetablet or bible t
lhim 70 haysit printed. which, upon exanin
alton, was found % 8absntdly ridiculous tha
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supply his place. The branch of the church
in which he ministered has sustained, in him,
greatless, and loss which will be severe
ly felt BY theicOiored people. He has gone
to meet his reward; and that reward is such
as awaits the good man. -l % s4a ass
The Kentucky Ysomsn estimates the
number of persons at his funeral procession
at from 4, 500 to 1000. r- 1 .5i- rsil .--
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The editor Of the California Farmer gives
the following account of fig trees, and the
fruit garden of e. L. Beard, Esq, Of San
Jose: +'' '''t'+
meath the magnificent fig trees in the fruit
garden Of E. L. Beard, Esq, of San Jose.
We have just measured two of group of
ten fig trees, the least of which measures
l-2 feet in circumference. The trees OF
the group are forty feet high, and the largest
measures Ia feet in circumference; the
limbs eleven feet from the ground measure
? feet two inches in girth;. limbs four feet
from the ground measures and 3 Ia feet
in circumference. The leaves upon the
trees measures Is inches across. This may
seem incredible, yet these are facts. The
fruit is just now ripening, and one specimen
now before us measures eight inches in cir--
cumference. Such fruit can be easily rais-
ed, and will be by those v no make Caiifor-
MIA their "home." The fruit gardens, Of
Mr. Beard now present a cheering sight
Pear trees are bending beneath the weight
of their fruit, which hangs in immense ropes,
and clustes, causing the entire trees TO as,
sumo the appearance of weeping trees
There are no grounds in the State that pre-
sents a finer appearance than those we name; |;
young orchards of acres, numbering thous-
ands and tens of thousands Of trees, are
coming into bearing, giving promise of'fu-
ture abundance. Surely, such efforts on the
part of our cultivator deserves a correspond
| ing reward. ''.t-
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DECEMBER, 2, 1888.

VI INC Oui'cu 0toScS' AAO iSoPohuCu oo ioI-
lows: -ose.s-- -
..t s.4G DECEMBER, 2, 1889.
GentIemen-While | now receive with
much satisfaction your congratulations on
my being called by a unanimous vote to the
first station in my country, | cannot but du-
ly notice your politeness in offering an apol-
ogy for the unavoidable delay. AS that de-
lay has given you an opportunity of realiz-
ing, instead of antcipatin G, the benefits Of
the General Government, you will do me
the justice to believe that your testimony to
the increase Of the public prosperity en-.
hances the pleasure which should other
wise have experienced from your affection
ate address. ..-. .,g .
| feel that my conduct in war and in
peace has met with more general approba-
ton than could reasonably have been ex-
pected; and | find. myself disposed to con-
slider that fortunate circumstance, in great
degree resulting from the able support and
extraordinary candor of my fellow-citizens
of all denominations. ....s..- ...s p
The prospect of national prosperity now
before us is truly animating, and ought to
excite the exertions of all good men to es-
tablish and secure their country in the per-
'manent duration of its freedom and indie
pendence. America, under the smiles of
Divine Providence, the protection of good
Government, the cultivation of manners,
morals and piety, can hardly fail Of attain
ing an uncommon degree of emnence in
literature, commerce, agriculture, improve
ments at home and respectfully abroad
AS mankind become more liberal, they
will be more apt to allow, that all those
who conduct themselves as worthy mem
bets of the community are equally entitled
to the projections of civil government.
hope ever to see America among foremost
nations in examples Of justice and liberali.
ty. And presume that your fellow-citi
zens will not forget the patriotic part which
you took in the accomplishment of theil
revolution and the establishment Of theil
Government, or the important assistance
which they received from a nation France,
in which the Roman Catholic religion is
professed. r '
thank you, gentlemen, for your kline
concern for me. While my life and my
health shall continue, in whatever situation
may be, it shall be my constant endeavo
to justify the favorable sentiments you art
pleased to express Of my conduct. Ant
may the members of your Society in Amer
lea, animated alone by the pure spirit o
Christianity, and still conducting themselves
as the faithful subject of our free institu
tions and Government, enjoy every tempo
raj and spiritual felicity. m
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An Eccentric will.

Mr.. Railing, OF New Hampshire, was
among the victims of the last railroad ac-
cidentbetween Brighton and Loldcn. His
heirs after having paid him the customary
funeral honors, did what all heirs do in sim
liar casesr opened the will of the deceased,
to ASCERTAIN what share each was to have in
his posthumous liberalities. AS he had new
er given penny to either Of his relatives
during his lifetime, they expected to be the
richer, now that he was no more. One may
Imagine the surprise caused by the first line
r.; ~ ,,y!ligg lht y 3m Logan H3HiyAHQ3
b."This is my testament. / give and be.
Equeath all my goods, present Or future, .mpve-
able or immoyeable, in England or on the
Continent. 70 that railroad company on whose
road I1have had the happiness to meet with
death, thatb blessed deliverance from my ter.
restriai prison. .',A 'oia'@ @ai zoe : =
T Further on, the testator gives his reasons
tor his ibequest. The idea had taken firm
possession of his mind that he was destined
to. die q Violent death, and the most ,desira
BILE in his view was that caused BY the expIo
hsion Of a locomotive. He travelled, there
FORE constantly 81 tie IA railroads, il5d a il Eng
bland, Belgium and France. There " was usIl no
kim e72@Nhm s'aha s',a = MA ae1sa n''A
Ilio .epolosalHs yIe7 SOD Yhsr3y II
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.il XEIlaat Nigh, be Done!

al tp1E EUf Ttt - .sy q .ttl . ...
BY CHARLES MAcKAY. B..
. tigH< d. 70 ~ - '-.''- % '.
DThat might be done, if menIwere wise,
WhSA glorious deeds my suffering brotner;
Slim GWeul4thes unite 'rre=a II. n sa
..-,,r,,.In love and right, a 7r,sf ,s#
And cease their scorn for one anothcrf arn.a
oppression'shc,9t might be imbued
Mitlgk indlins DROPS of loving kindness; "
,74g1a jAnd knowledge pour, INa."i .1-
.lri 7ajFrom shore 10 shore, aa.. .rs.a.
Light on7tIIe eyes Of mental blindness >ta
An sIdvery, warfare, lies and wrongs ''''
All'yiee and crime might die together; .'t
And wine aud corn, .iA
Main! a1otcachman born, Z
Pe,ftee, rs VIA rlnthi in sunny weather. .f
WHAT qmslit bc done? this might be done
AlfdlHore thaii his my suffering brother
stn3 yMotB than The tongue
susa,iE Ever s;tidrOr sung, '1H =
II mepywers wise and loved each other.
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To KEEP CRANBERRIEs.-Ga Gather them
when quite dry, cork them, closely in dry
bottles, and, d place in cool dry cellar. -
They will also keep in bottles Or in.casks of
water, the latter being the mode practiced
inthe north of EarnpeI and in this country
and inmhichsit tisssit q ugdistance, With
out Injury, the, fruit is putin = perfect state
into tight barrels. filed with water, and heads
|edup;aia sfi II ss:at tGd ar
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sdi griHl. AnA+aa,S,s
:. ...4 R0lEM]EM..
ooa "a aa5iL6st and Won,
-iy9ll0 ~ Ivliisr y. :. BGsjlars!n J

-iy9l!a ~ EvAtiNE n. '. BESjkArS!H ''''1. :
Haunting ms are words 50 eherished, Il, -,i
Dearly loved ihosc tones, and low
-Bat they bring the hopes that perished ....
2n#fh lie summers golden glow. 49,.
wbefi lie tsdiAntqaeen Of flowers o.
hoEaiaqaside iicf lrobes Of pride, '''
And ASSUMED heriautnn,ri garlhnd -d''"a z
-iu1GReii the beauteousroses died7 'a' -.lI T.
,TBsn tayhahciahopes fcrsdEing Il .''''
hsLeaFnt,l at sefroW' s'touchto thrill, ~ p.
ltearnedSoafcadth the morn,s aSRking l}la
-,.oApdMisbsd iHFaih for Lesho's chilli s!l1e
;sahbita eghie WITH g,idon trcsS braided, =
-gSlses dowbgd again her brow, '.,.''' .. ''''
-GpAieh pf5ss6mt feb, snd hded, :. y, =,
-1askace fJJtbfhe& VITA olive bohghy -..''i ~
NsEsSsAr tas shaplsrdsg gdided 'it'. si'a'l
6sToo sGylvr's humble bed, 'g sHah 20
soahisiit sSsrdsd tlmoiSh the darkness
--!IyJpohi crtheTsyElis CHOSEN tread'--, -.i o..
Vhsn Isknewitca in .kindness 7oiar'n.
.rFrstnsa a Fathers cAssteDhg h9nn,rs5 ~ .
,TaCpeE thcir eyes long sealed in blindness
And * INC for ''beHer, ,llnd.n ;f f..a
have lost the trust unfaiterinE
siF6nde ieat.ih earthly, things, q '..5 ..
. -flaye stai med 10 1904, for altering
mid the sheen, the present brings. sss g.
mid lhe radiance now unfolding, r'. 7og..
Whisper voice 5 Twill not stay.
Thy hearts last sunshine thou'rt beholding,
Soon thou'lt see II faded away. .-
Sorrow Is. waves may yet sweep o'er me,
But potent spell is poH, w.. ....... ..
I can say what'er's before me, r...
! Father, let thy will be done. 1" OH
arlsAa, September, 1854. 9 ''.t 80 e.
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SEED CoRN.-Now is the time to select
ears of corn for seed. Go into the fields
and pluck off the earliest ears, and such a.
are we'll filled, and you will gain something
by selecting from stalks that have two cara
on them. 1t is important that you select in,
the field, and before all the ears are hard, for
thus you will gain several days in the ripen-;,e
ing next year. x, n..- e:5@se g,.i y-ysg.
We think it probable that al majority Of
our farmers neglect to select their seed ,earsi
till the time of bushing. But then they
cannot determine certainly whether they
take the earliest ears. p.e, i -ry
Corn is SO important a crop, and 50 much
oft is often lost by early forsts, thatsit isof
much consequence to plant that which will
ripen early. We cannot urge the planting
of the small Canada corns - our lssitpdsv
for it is better to loose occasionally part ef
ia large crop than to be always limited a Al,
small one. We need not go north fpr need
cars, if we will take a little care ,ata the
fright time, and select the ears which adrst
come to maturity. Many farmers knew the /,
importance Of taking for seed what yips1g !,
earliest, but they are apt 70 forget and l.sa-s !,
lect.---Americaa Agricatlturisf. .s,s banad
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general Washington and the
= Catholics.

General Washington, on his election to
the Presidency, was congratulated by dep
utation representing the Roman Catholics
of the United States. He responded as fol-
lows: .-osg..-
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* WHAr THEY DoIN MAsskrHUsETrsssaAtl edi
the fair of the Eastern Hampdsha Eacislg I'd
ont Tuesdaycof 1ust week, fhsslngs loat Is -
bread was exhibited, ,smads hbyx lttlss eisl d "
only seven years old. Among the fA6syass- nass
iticles was family tree, tks IszESa snd bipz sd
SONS u which were composed of hslf iSh say
heads Of several generations sssa sM " sol
3iT aar assal ssa44 *slt Il Inv sds Anil
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g ::Aat..55.:;;ggella!lt. Isl I! .GI!ale,
rTsBPoOR wAsHERWOMAN.

-flpv MRS! CAROLINE A. souLE.
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wintering stock.

4 q Mueh-ef the profits Of rearing esttls dSV
pends upon the manner Of keeping AthsmsA
through the winter. II they are suffered iosss
lose flesh during the cold season, and turns .
ed out to pasture "spring pOOrS' IL staksasbnc
long time to regain what they have losts-7eaen
With the best quality ofearly cuf, and velllsii
made English hay, with regular and jadicions esU
feeding, and comfortable quarters. 70 stock okshj
Fcuttle from the Oldest to the youngest may'
be made to thrive all winter, to gainisise sli
and flesh; with small allowance Of neal s
potatoes, turnips, or other roots, they would ~
do still better. pante5s ~ g4ol o. saoii
Our horses, cattle, snd sheep, were crigis snii
nally constituted to subsist the year round 81,
on green and sufficient food. S,s'.,l y, -,
BY domestication, they have been gradu. as
ally introduced from warm, to cold cli-edio
mate of the north, where, as with u.s. they afi
generally have to be fed on dry forage for = Z
six months or more, every year. This in .,,
some degree, is placing them in an unnatu- aa
raj condition, and it seems to us, 10 ~
strong argument in favor of more exten4s
sive root culture among US, for feeding pur- ;eq
poses. ...et, ~ t.1 E N asarixs
Most farmers have more or less coarse ,7s,
fodder, such as poor hay, corn fodder, straw,oiot
&c. And many commence feeding their ans
cattle exclusively on these the first part of Oh
the winter or till it is used up, and seem To- oil u
think it is ''good riddiaance of bad rub 5.sl
bish" Cattle and sheep, doubtless, likes II
charge of food as we'll as man, and when
kept in good condition, they seem to relish .r g,
foddering of meadow hay, eorn-fodder, or ;,i
straw occasionally; but if fed entirely on n,
such fodder the first half of the winter, they ami
lose flesh, and will be apt to come out in ~
the spriug in poor condition, in spite Of Eng r,.
lish hay. .sH ...a 4. -..,1, sl,Be s,a
Corn-fodder is as nutritious as common q.
stock hay, when :ed in connection with it, 8 :,
but to compel cattle to live on such fare for 81,
weeks together, is, as some one has said ~
absolutely cruel, as it makes their teeth We,
sore when fed for length Of time. A bet
ter way is, to give cattle one foddering a3go.
day of corn butts, and that at the last feed ,.
ing at night, and if they have pretty stout 500
allowance gwen them, they will eat it near ii
ly clean before morDing-at least, what IN
they reject will hardly pay for passing al
through the straw-cutter. Cattle, to do'rsd
we'll. must have drink as we'll as food; and +, ,e
free use of card and brush adds to their ,.d
good looks.-Granite Farmer. .,s.t..,, s,-s n
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rar You have finished in good season to-day,
Susan" said Mrs. Merton, as the washer
woman, with her old cloak and, hoOa.eolpl, on
entered the pleasant chamber 70 ask her pay,
q"Yes, ma'am, that have, andomy heart,
ma'am,is relieved of'a heavy load, :tooa /
was so oafraid should be kept tilfnight, ana
| am needed SO at hone,n ,a,.,,, ,.,a I Ten B
is'Is there sickness there!' asked aunt
Hannah kindly HRa aaTea'' 2 70 as.
4lTsafs gdshea to the iwoman's eyes as she
answered. "a 4, ma am, 7 Jeff ny little baby
most dead this morning; heiwill be quite SO
tomorrow; / know it, I have seen it too
many times, apd none bGt child of nine
gaarspto atteadoit o,,Imust gel and aaiekr
lgspiaAhd {grasping, the, moneys thaoharl.
earned money thai sac had toileP Pfdfo while
nv sl.93a on i1of b9sasrg sotlo 10 llfw Tsno
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