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The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-11-03
How Jed missed il.

Some folks are in the habit Of talking in
their sleep, and Miss Betsey Wilson was Of
that number. This peculiarly she accidsn-
tally revealed to Jedediah Jenkins in care
less, conversational way. Jedediah had just
finished the recital of matrimonial dream,
in which the young lady and himself figured
as hero and heroine, he having invented the
same, for the sake Of, saying at the conclu.
sion that it was "too good to be true," and
thus, by speaking in parallels assuring the
damsel of what he dared not speak plainly.
81 never dream,' SAID Betsey, "but some
times talk half the night, and tell every
thing / know in my sleep"
"You don't say so."
ayes; can never have a secret from
mother if she wants to know any thing,she
pumps me after I'm gone to bed, and an
swer her questions as honestly as if my life
depended on it. That was the reason
wouldn't 60 to ride the other night, knew
she would find it QUIT is awful provoking"
Some days after this, Jed called at the
house, and entering the parlor unannouneed,
found that Miss Betsey, probably overcome
by the heat of the weather, had fallen u
sleep on the sofa. s...
Now, Jed, as the reader has surmised, had
long felt an overweening partiality for the
young lady, and ycarned TO know if it was
returned; but though possessed of sufficient
courage to mount "the imminent deadly
breeeh"-or breeches-- Commercial ones,
we mean) he could not muster spunk enough
to enquire into the state of her heart. But
he now bethought himself of her confessed
somnambulic loquacity, and felt that the
time to ascertain his fate had come. APP
proachiug the sofa, he whispered
"My dearest Betsey, tell me, oh! tell me
the object OF your fondest affections"
The fair sleeper gave a faint sigh and re-
sponded: "I love-let me think-(here
you might have heard the beating of Jed's
heart through brick walD love Heaven,
my country, and baked beans; but if | have
one passion above all others, it is for roast
onions"
The indignant lover didn't wake her, but
sloped at once, a "sadder, but not wiser
man." At last accounts, Jed was "shinning
up" to another young lady.
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Nineteenth Ward Election.

American Citizens Deprived Of their Votes
The Poles taken by the Mount Vernon
Hook and Ladder Company.-As we 60 to
press we learn that the most outrageous
proceedings are being carried on by the
rowdies and minions Of KNOWN Nothingism
in the 18th Ward, where an election is be-
ing held to fill vacancy occasioned by the
death Of VIM. G go. Baker. hngE s.E
The Mount Vernon Hook and Ladder
Company took possession of the polls,
crowding out the Democlatic challengers
and preventing large number of natura-
lized citizens from voting. In one case
naturalized eitizen succeeded in getting in
his vote, but Immediately the rufians around
the window cried out "kill the id
Dutch son of O b-h," when he was
knocked down and carried out. ~
Another old man named Myres, who has
been q voter for thirty years, and is sixty
years of age. was knocked down three
times and deprived from voting.
Messrs. Eggleston, Mcguire and others,
who were quietly looking on and molesting
no one, were knocked down. Among the
most active participants in these outrages
are found city watchmen. among whom, we
are told, are John English, John Coates,
James Wardell, John Stitcher and Mr.. Nc
Comus. 1t is said that Mayor Kinks Po-
lice are on the ground, quietly seeing these
things, arresting none but Democrats who
may attempt to defend their rights A.
moug the most active in securing the city, in
Q hack, hunting up voters, IS the Clerk of the
Jail.
Is this the admirable police arrangement
of Mayor Hnlks for the preservation of tho
RIGHTS of our citizens and the peace of the
city? Fine arrangements, truly. Our peo-
pie should hold the Mayor responsible for
these outrages; it was in his power to pre-
vent them, but he refused to do 90. The
way things ure going on we have no doubt
Of the defeat Of Mr.. Hack; his opponent
however, should not be allowed to take his
seat.--BaH. Argus, lsh.
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,Ehe Open Seq. About tl.e Pole.


To the Editor Of the NeU York Daily Times:
Much has been said and more imagined OF
tho probable existence and cause of an open
sea about the Pole. DR.. Kane has settled
the fact of the eristence of the Sea, but il is
reserved for scientific researches to ascertain
the cause Of this apparent anomaly. II has
been found that the range of thermometer is
lower and lower in an almost regular ratio
as you proceed from the temperate regions
northward, untilyou arrive within a few de-
grees ofthe Pole, when sundently the or
der is reversed. and the temperature increas-
'es, probably until it reaches the Pole itself.
The ice regions prove to be vast belt, ex-
tending northward only little beyond the
point where the temperature begins to in
crease and ihclosing an open sea hnndredi
Of miles in diameter.
When the facts become more fully under
stood, Il think it will appear that this singu
lar result will be found to proceed from
very simple natural causes: namely, TIL,
ceatJfugdl force and the iaternal hsattns
poaper of tho earth. The, centrifugal forct
Inns tendency to heap up the waters under tht
Equator, thereby producing continual sur
face current tawards the Sonth, and conse
| quent absence of water from the polar re
gions, which must be supplied, and is un
douJtedty by q submarine current. The wa
tiers descend in the temperate regions ofthi
earth, where they are much above the free
tzing point; their heat is restrained and pro
badly increased in the vast depths IN whicl
they move, and when they emerge at an
about the Pole they produce warm an
open sea, sanda warm atmosphere about il
But in their flow to the South, ssthe supofa
bundant caloric Of the water Is continual.
being given of. until they utes finally re
Iduced to the freezing point, and ultimatel
become vast fields Office. AURORA
AURORA, Tuesday Oct, ls, 1855.
10 MAKE PAYzs FIsE,ploo1 Dip paps
80. s..,. .l..rn =, .A@r II a,,d vpili ean;nf IL
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ThelAutumn winds! the Autumn winds I
4 Ye come once moro with plaintive song;
Ys breathe a dirge to ssdden'd minds,
As softly low you creep along.
sssI1rHYe'ts siguing for the faded bloom
ofdying summers beauty fad,
a. Like mourners waillng o'er the tomb
o. ,sofyouhg und loved ones, early dead.
" e"i Tho Autumn rain the Autumn rain
IS 20 Its sound falls sadly on my ears,
600 ,hndcoursing downtho window pane,
The pearly dropssecm guslng tears.
~ .. Each rale sad flower hath caagbt gem
o. - Which tremblesin its loving eye,
60" Thon, fallen from lis wthered stem,
Itlsys its cheek low down to die.
lAl4at
q 80 Andyet love thee. Autumn time,
so, love.Ihe blessing thou dost bring;
Though thou hast not the merry chino
st,I@"' Thotthrills the soul in joyous spring.
'N~- IT'S sveetly sad--'ts sadly sweet
sgJ -. To gaze upon this solemn scene
Nor would I,ifI could, retreat
-. Where noughtbut vernal bloom Is seen.
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How TO Spoil BoY.-To spoil boy,
give him rich father. This will give
him taste for idleness, while idleness will
give him taste for, billiards. ball, dances,
fast horses and brewling. This, in time,
will lead to broken shins and broken heads.
The former will belong to the young man
himself, the latter to his parents. To do q
person good, money should be earned. Dash
inherited half million. but as he did not in
herit the frugality which acquired it, Dash
lost by the operation. Dash "goes it stout"
ON champagne suppers. Dash is now train
ing for the delirium tremens, the effect of
which will be, that in year Dash will go to
the lunatic asylum, because he misfook his
house for clipper ship, and undertook tc
cast anchor by throwing his man,servan'
out of a 5 story window, INTO the cistern.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-11-03

ALLEeo eoRY.--A humming bird met but
terfy, and being pleased with its beauty of
person and the splendor Of its wings made
an offer Of perpetual friendship. 81 cannot
think of it," was the reply. Gas you once
spurnad me, and called me a crawling doll"
'Imposaible' exclaimed the humning bird;
II always entertainedthe highest respect
for such beautiful creatures as you."--
"Perhaps you do. no,o,", said the other; "but
when you insulted me was q caterpillar
So let me give youa piece of advice; never
insult the humble; ii is wrong in itself, and
they may one day become your snperiors.'"
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-11-03
Postage ora Circulars.

As the season is approaching when large
numbers of circulars will be mailed by our
busines men, it is important that the latest
decisions respecting the amount Of postage;
to which they ere subject should be gener-
ally understood. The act of Congress Of
soth August, 1869. provides. in referencet0
all printed matter, that there shall be NO
word or communication printed on the same
after its publication, or on.the cover or wrap
per thereof, except the name and address Of
the person to whom it is to be sent., The
same act provides that "each. unsealed ciE-
cular,' &C., "not exceeding three ounces
in weight shall be sent to any part Of the
United States for one cent" pre- paid, when
the above provisions Of the law are complied
with. II more than one circular, or circur
lar and letter, are printed on a single Sheet
the law requires postage to be paid on each.
The amount of postage is not determined by
the number of sheets, but by the number Of
circulars--There may be several circulars
issued by the same business concern, and
printed on the same sheet of paper--and
"each" of those circulars will be subject to
single postage. Ofcourse dozen circu-,
lars or more on the same sheet, may be sent
by pre- paying the same at letter postage
rates. The business card, or the names Of
the person or persons mailing the circ1lars
ifstamped, printed or written on the enye-
lope including circular, viii be charged an
additional postage. The above provisions
of law will be strictly enforced by Post
masters, agreeably with the directions Of
the Postmaster General Plain DeGer.
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We recommend the following few plain
spoken truths, from late Californian pa.
per to all who have addressed the above
question to themselves: .... '.. ... ..
TO 60, or not to go! that's the question
in the minds Of thousands of our countrymen
even at this apparently lateday for starting
for the golden State And it can be answer
ed most emphaticelly, Yes! or No! depend
ing entirely upon circumstances! If you
have family, and possess competence or
even u comfortable living from your farm orr
occupation, laying by a little every year,
with all the edearments and enjoyments that
reliable friends can throw around you, just
stay where you are, "Lei well enough alone"
If you have q family, and BY misfortune or
otherwise, find yourself without occupation
or money, and your friends are too poor to
lend YOU aid, and you car raise money e.
nough to get yourself and family here, and
established in some kind OF business, (Which
YOU can soon be,) and you are all healthy
and strong, come right along. But ifyon
have young wife, or girl that you love
very much, and old enough to get married Ell
ther stay at home yourself, or bring her a.
long with you. Allweak and sickly per-
sons had better remain among their friends,
unless they have money, and come to Cali
fornia to regain their health, bya change OF
climate. Young men desiring to act as
clerks or agents, for business men or COM
panies, hold on where you ere! Every place
| is filled here, and there are ten anxious ex-
| psctents for every situation likely to be va
Gated aag8 tc sH H
Butto the young man, possessing the de-
termination to do or die, willing to meet and
brave disappointment should il come upon
him, without dependence on friends and who
can reach our State with at least one hun
dred dollars in pocket (not in the fix we
were in having but just two dollars and a
half, when we crossed the summit Of the
Sieras,) come to California! 1t isa land
full Of glorious pron1ise;a land above all
others, where industry and prudence make
men rich, N ys.ee ,i-, *. .c.,,se
But the poersdevil of fellow who wants
to live without work, to your regular loaf
Fer, to the gambler or sporting gentlemen
California has lost it's attractions. For no
only temperance, but morality, is making
noble progress and at last even now in Cali
fornia-- vER' i5, s.-y 8aH5 Sf -PF#
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or A man who does not claim to be a
Judge Of swine, says: "Lnst spring | bought
a. little pig out Of drove, which was good
at eating, but he wouldn't grow much. He
got SO after week or two, that he would
eat large bucket full at time, and then
7suuIeai for more Well, one morning | car
ried out bucket full Of dough, and, after
he had swallowed it allssI picked him up and
sput him in the same bucket had fed him
from. and the little euss didn't -fl it half Jau.
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u THE tJsE Or MoNEY "A vain nuns mot
To-: win gold and wear i.
NJ a generous mans; Win gold and share
it. slS ~ ast N a4
miser's: Win gold and keepit. & 'Fis
W 4 prohigates: Win gold and spend It.
Abrokers: Win gold and double il.
z A FOOLS. Win. gold and endit.
A gambler's wiu gold and loose il. a
\, A sailors; Win gold and cruise it.
"A wise mans: Win gold end use IL
/ iO7 The sIsvsnth commsndmeiti y this:
EaTksa sEsIs moi Be fsskd sas. q
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WHAT Isl SNoB.--e A snob is thst man
or'woman whois always pretending before
the world to be something better--tEan
they are. 1t is one who thinks his sision
III life contemptible, and is always yearning
OF striving ID force himself into one above.
without the education Or characteristics
which belong 10 ii, one who looks down up
on, despises. and overrides his interiors. Or
even equals ofhis own standing, andis ever
ready to worship, fawr upon and tiatter q
rich Or titled man. not because he i q
good man. wise man, or Christian man;
but. because be- has heiack 70 be rich, 81
oassQpsatiai ~ Tkdsksray Saaxs
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"The praying Christian fingers,
At morn, at noon, at even
In churches, whose colossal fingers,

--@-1 ~ POINT lhe way 70 VzIeHFel'9IFE sIIN-a
To the unmarried lady be she never 80 80
young il, desirous Of marrying, COME If yon
can come with true friends, but If not, be
content with home and virtue, and the hap
piness they bring. .. .n sla
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ANALYSIS OF FLouR.--Professor L.. C..
Becks under the direction of the Goverp-
ment, has analysed thirty-three samples Of
wheat flour. Among them were wheat foar
from the pure Genessee wheat. -four, brand
Excelsior wheat flour. brand Julian
Mills;' extra superfne Genessee, and wheat
flour with brand ''super extra Genessee. 81
The Super Extra Genessee contains in
100 parts offour, water ls; Gluten IL;
Starch g.. ,s.,...s ~. 58..g s5 (5.Ssf
The Julian Mills brald contained, water
1850; Gluten ll.75; Starch 10. 10.
The excelsior brand, water 1910; Gluten
II 46; Starch 1920.
The Pure Genessee wheat, water 1895;
Gluten IL 80; Starch 6s.o6, s1 s. 81
Zanesyille. Ohio; water IL. s5; Gluten I4.
IS; Starch c7.os. .s (, q 't
Flour from Ohio wheat, ground IN Ohio,
yielded--water l2; Gluten 1870; Starch
6S.57., IA ses5 U
Wheat -four from Venice Mills, Ohio
yielded wster 10 36, G Gluten IL go; Starch
&C., rs Cd.
Flour from Indiana wheat, yielded--wds
ter 1885; Gluten ! is9o; Starch. 81. III 4 n
Wheat -four, branded "0swego," but
ground from Chicago wheat. Water 1920
), Gluten 1l.25, Starch Sc. "a 1a.s
9 Wheat flour from Bruce Mills, Michigan.
Water 1890; Gluten ll!s5; Stdfsh $3.50.
Wheat -four Floyd Co.. Georgia Wat-
er HTS; G luten Id s6; Starch 6s, 90. $50.
twill be- seen by. these analyses, that
Georgia and Ohio -four has arichness sur
dassing the best extra Superfne Genessee.l
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To MAKE PAPER FIxE-PRooF DIP paper
into strong alum water. Il and vviIlsesist the
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\ ORA friend from the country telling
Foote Of an expensive furneral Of a attof-
ney, the wit replied: 81
!. Do you bury yourattornegs
yes, to be sure we do-how elsev
!. 9 Oh, we never Do that ii Londonv 4
q .Nol saidthe other. much surprised. how
do yon maaageis
!; i. when the patient happsna g dis, We
lay him out ID 1 room over night p him
sell. lock the door, throw open ihe eel. ana
,in The morning he Il entirely "a
Indeed said the oshprsin amassais
mhst bscomsa ot him Y
"Why, that we cannot ezantF teIl ~
we know Ii. there's strong a11Pl af hfiA
stone ii The room d next illoznl
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-06-05

We have had very good evidence that at
least 20 far a. public feeling is concerned, our
efforts to properly expose the insftc'sncy
and iucapacity on every particular Of 4
couple of the eoustablss recently elected BY
the Old Liners Of this city, were not entirely
without effect. It appears, however, that
the select" has assumed . practical form,
and the object we lsbored to attain has pretty
much been secured. We called upon these
men to resign the Offices they 20 glaringly
proved themselves incapable of filing to
public satisfaction-sye, in the name of out
ragged public opinion demanded they should
resign-but they obstinately resisted the
general feeling We represented. to the last.
Bot we are pleased now to announce that
Mr.. Stsht has resigned his Office, and thus
set an example which should at once be fol-
lowed by Mr.. Kripner. Kripner's securities,
however, hove given up their bonds, so we
may consider him kicked out of Office, and by
his friends. The county commissioners ore
now in session, and we presume they will
ell these Offices with the proper kind Of men
il Kripner 10 ousted. This will be matter
Of public congratulation.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-06-05

ELECTION IN lLLrxoIs.-An election was
held in Illinois yesterdsy. The Prohibi,ory
Liquor Law was one exciting question. II
is supposed the law will be passed by q
large majority. The following officers are
also to be elected: Judge and Clerk of the
Supreme Court, and Judge of the tenth
Judicia! Circuit. The following is the De.
mocratic ticket for the foregoing Offices:
For Judge of the Supreme Court-Onia
Skinner, Of Quincy.
For Clerk of the Supreme Court-Wm. A,
Turney, of Jacksonville.
For Judge Of the Tenth Judicial Circuit
Ivory Quincy, of Monmouth.
The following candidates compose the op.
position ticket:
For Judge Of the Supreme Court-Stepheu
T. Logan, Of Springfield.
For Clerk of the Supreme Courts. A.
Corneau, Of Springfield.
For Judge Of the Tenth judicial Circuit
John 8. Thompson, Of Mercer county.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-06-05

TWe certainly did think, after the care
full perusal ola particular editorial in the
Republican of probably couple weeks sgo
that IL the same 40 acknowledged It's error,
in dsputing that an extra session had the
power to remedy the evil Of the Legislature
in not passing an apportionment law. We
have not the paper at hand, but the editor OF
the Republican knows to what article we
refer, and we should like to see the frs. part
oft republished, when If We are mistaken, the
proper smende will be made with great plea
sure Evansville Journal.
This is no doubt a part of the article the
editor of the Journal refers to. We publish
once see that he mistook the tone of our re-
marks on his first reading:
Most of those presses in the State, that
have defined their position on the apportion-
ment law have come to the conclusion that q
special session of the Legislature is all that
is necessary to apportion the State. II such
10 the fact, we are satisfied. although we look
upon the matter in different light. We
are, however, not ussininely Stubborn
Though we have seen no good arguments to
satisfy Us that the General Assembly has not
neglected the trust reposed in il beyond leg
islative remedy, we are willing to acknowl-
edge that we may possibly be mistaken
ITO err is human. ~ Ind. Repub.
That the Republican was willing to ac-
knowledge it might be mistaken, after all i,s
fiery articles previous which seemed to have
been written witt the idea that any mistake
in its position was utterly impossible-left
the impression upon our mind that it had
the same az acknowledged it pds mistaken.
There was kind Of sudden drap 10 the con.
fession. from all itehad previously published,
which gave us assurance that new light had
broken into the mind of the editor, and he
was suddenly brought to doubt his own TO-.
fallibili'y. especially as "most Of those
presses in The State" who had spoken on the
SUBJECT at all. took an antsgouisticsl position
to himself on the question. Other parts Of
the same article rather sustained the impress.
sion we had received.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-06-05

OEWe hdw endeavored to prevail on
the Governor to call an extra session, but BY
paragraph in to-dsy's paper, our friend Of
the Republican will perceive that unless the
Governor sees shell frozen over six feet
thick" there is but a slight prospect Of the
call being made.-( Bonneville Jour.
Shakspeare-pretty good poetical au.
thority-assures Us that hell 10 . ''chilling
region Of thick-ribbsd ice." We trust that
the Governor will take Shakspesre's word
without desiring to see the country himself,
and, il satisfied that ne answers the only OBJ.
lection against an extra session, crafty the
demancs OF those who call for one. Ger
tainly if hell is . "chlling region of thick.
ribbed ice." the ice must be plenty thick
enough for executive purposes.
lind. Republican,.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-06-05

DEATH OF 8. HEusrrs, EsQ.-We regret
to hear of the death of Mr.. Heustis, late Su-
perinte ndent of the Terre Hsute and Rich
mond Railroad, who died at Galena, ILL.,, on
the 2sth ult OF Pulmonary Consumption.
Mr.. H. was at Evansville few weeks ago.
on bis way 10 the Upper Mississippi to see
If he could be benefited in any manner by
travelling in that region. We called to see
him on the boat at bis request, although a
perfect stranger, and spent delightful hour
in his compay. He was very intelligent
man, one of the best Railroad Superinten-
dants in the country, and gentleman. He
was formerly from Springfield, Mass, and
about forty years Of age.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-06-05

~, was being set up there. and was about
half finished-of course all the labor there
on was entirely destroyed. A new canvass Of
the City will probably be rendered necessa.
~, thereby delaying the issue Of the Direc.
tory, which circumstance will be public
LOSE.
Mr.. Trow is secured for $4,000, which
will more than cover his loss. The insurance
10 in numerous Offices, for sums ranging from
2.o0o. to 95.0oO.-fN Y. paper.