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Litchfield enquirer., 1855-10-18
Plaster and Coal.

NNIIE subscriber has Just received a
! cargo Of Blue Pia.,rr: a,so, lot of the
hes! red ash Coal. egg and sioye size-wiich he
will sell Tor less Than Brideepor, prices
E. GOULD
Eas, Mill. Li,chfeld, Sep, II. ,f2l
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-10-18
g Holster e. RPen an,
i Attorney and Counselor at Law.
Frederick ID. HeeMan,
CoMnsissionsr Of Deeds for the STATE Of Ns~ York
oyrtcr IN ssynouR's BUILDING LfTcuriELp, CONN
Goshen Academy.

TUyiif. Winter Session of this School Will
j commence Thursday. November L.. lsaa
&. IS 7sf JAMES Q. RICE.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-10-18
ron SALE.

a FINE serviceable Horse, gentle and
IA kinda Carriage. Harness. Sleigh, Bells.
and Buffalo Robe. all nearly new and in finc
condition; which viii be sola as = bargain
Enquire Of A. s. BALDWIN.
L,chfield, Oct. 9th. 1858.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-10-18
Rockwocd,s United states Ro,eI.

ROckwood's United states R0iel.
" ARTFORD D. CONN.-This well.
II IL known House has been febaiit and very
much enlarged. and is now pen ready to &C.
commodete the travelling public or the pcrma-
nent rcs,deni. The house has been built and
fitted up with all the modern Improvements oil
the day, and with an eve to the comfort Of as
guests. The proprietor will spare no pains To
make this house model one tor good living. a nd
70. the best of care and attention on the part al
all employed on the premises, TO the wants al iis
patrons. Old customers are invited to reiurn
and new enes to he sure and call
II. LOCKWOOD, Proprietor.
September, 1855. SIMS
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-05-02

MIcHIGAN.-Mr. Belts, one of the editors
of the Michigan Farmer, informs the report
er of the Detroit Inquirer, ID relation to
the wheat crop in Southern Michigan, that
the present indicstions are favorable-qute
SO. The freesings and thawngs that the
plaat enddredaftef the snow left the ground,
pretty much destroyed the leaf, and created
some alarm; but the few warm days of late
have revived the crop SO much that there
can be little grounds for fearing failure il
no future casualties occur. The backward
ness Of the season may be reckoned = fa-
vorable circumstance rather than danger
GUS, to the vitality Of the wheat crop.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-05-02
RAYENNA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1856.

Fifth Dragons had been in glorious peril!
'0hl my Godl how can bear this agony
Of suspenser
Willie tried to soothe her; but she could
hear nothing but the soul-stunning thunder
Of battle, see nothing through her tears but
the charge of the Fifth Dragons!
GO to the town, Willie, and come not
back till you have brought some wordfrom
him!' .--..-.,
The boy went sorrowfully. Minute Gray
watched the clock and the road to the town
all day and all night, and all next day till
the sun went down.
Willie was coming! The sight of him
made her dizzy and faint. Were there It'd
ings in his step! Yes! life or DEATH He
came hurriedIy, while he seemed to reelun-
der the weight of his heart. 1t must be
death! Now, God of mercy! the helping
hand! She staggers ont to meet him and
grasps:
Amy word. Wilfe!'
mo tcord but
She holds her breath, and stares wildly
at him, as he draws forth the locket. He
places it quickly in her clutching hand and
turns his face away. She unclasps it shud-
deringly, and the lock of hair springs out
and curls round her finger! A smothered,
quivering cry, stifed, choking wall of ag
ony that crushed the life out, and Minnie
Gray fell into her brother Willie's arms.
In the little village church-yard there is
now new-made grave, and over it mar
BILE slab, bearing this inscription: ..,
In MEMORY
OF CECIL AND MINNIE GRAY,
Whom Peace Married
In LIFE,
Whom War Welded
In DEATH.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-05-02

" IS
A GREAT FARMER--"THE. ELEpHANr'
ABouT.-Probably the largest farmer in A.
merica, is large elephant which is now
engaged at plowing up the farm of p. T.
Barnum, near Bridgeport; Connecticut -
Passengers, who came by the New York and
New Haven RAILROAD yesterday; state that
they had fino view of his sElephantine
Highness,' as they passed the farm ii, ques.
ton. He isosaid to be very docile, walks
three times as fast as pair of horses, and
drags large subsoil plor, driving It from
l6 to 81 inches deep. This. same animal
was used in India to work on the roads, pile
timber. d.. and it 10 said that he don't stick
up bis nosetat- any reasonable work that his
Yankee owner places before him.--N ".
EEurefe. s5-zayss4-g-vr
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Money! Money!
'Dines and dollars, dollars and dimes,
An empty pockets the worst Of crimes.s


An empty pockets the worst OF crimes.s
Yes; and don't you pretend to show your.
self anywhere until you get it filled. Not
among good peopler mo, my dear sim
plicity' not among good people, They will
receive you with smile, scared up by an in
distinct recollection Of the ten command
menti,' but it will be as short as their stay
with you. You are welcome; that's the a.
mount of it. They are all in q perspiration
lest you should Ae delivered Of request for
their assistance, before they get rid of you.
They're very busy and what's more
they always will be busy when you call until
you get to the top of fortuness ladder.
Climb, man! climb! get to the top of the
ladder, though adverse circumstances and
false friends break every round in il! and
see what an extensive prospect of human
nature you'll get wien you arrive at the
summit! Your gloves will be worn out shak.
ing hands with the very people who didn't
recognize your existence two months ago.
You must come and make a long visit:
you must stop in at any tme;' you'll al
ways be welcome;' it is such long time
since they had the pleasure of visit from
you that they begin to fear you never intend
to come; they will cap the climax by en-
quiring, with an injured air, 'if you are near
sighted, or why you have passed them so Of
ten in the street without speaking. ,.,
OF course you feel very much like laugh
ing in their faces, and SO you can. You can
do anything wrong, now that your pocket is
FULL At the most, ii will only be IAN 90
centricity.' You can use ahybody's mouth
with silver bit, and have as many golden
opinions, as you like. You won't see 4
frown again between this and your tomb
stone.-Fanny Fern.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-05-02
sleep Of Plants.

q.
Vegetable physiology shows us, that plants
breathe--that the air is drawn in By the up;-
per side of the leaves, and, having retained
the carbon for the growth of the plant, ex-
cludes the oxygen from the under side
Animals draw in the air, and retain the OF.
Vgen, and exclude the carbon.
Recent discoveries show, that plants have
an analogy to animals in sleeping, also. In
the arctic regions, where the sun is six
months of the year above the horizoA, and
day and nigh are not the divisions of time
that mark the periods for labor and sleep,
chickens, ain other animals, that in other
regions retire at sunset, go to roost when
the sun ought to 60 down, and wake up and
crow, when daylight ought to appear So
with plants. At the time when it ought to
be night. they droop and go to sleep, as they
do in more favored regions, at sunset, and
awaken in the morning.
Thus we find plants breathe, and sleep;
and the species of sensitive plant, have ner-
vous sensibility, as acute as animals.
Do they think? d
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-05-02
Memory of the Dead.

How sacred the memory of the dead
We will not, cannot forget those whose
affections were early entwined around our
hearts in the holy bonds Of friendship
They may have died on foreign shore far
from home and friends, with no kindred spir-
it upon whom they might cast a farewell
look, ere they entered the heavenly world,
but they will live in our hearts. When We
visit our familiar retreats, and meet NOT
their smiling faces, we think Of tkem,--
we think ofthem too; at al the calm twilight
hour and at bright smiling morn their image
is not forgotten. The stranger may light
ly pass over the grassy mound which covere
them--;twill not disturb their repose. Theirs
is sweet. holy sleep-theirs is rest which
none shall disturb. Calm be their sleep
and though recolections Of tken may cause
the tear-drop to fall We will not call them
back from their noble pure home, to mingls
again with the vanities Of earth, aud again
meetits trials. We silently look upon the
turf wich covers them-we will there Dlant
the evergreen and thornless rose, and then
leave the spot-pefhaps forever; but Wills
life and reason last, we will think Of them
cherish taeir memory as choice plant--
True, indeed, they have mingled their once
lovely forms in the dust among the rich and
the poor, the virtuous and the vicious, bns
the immortal soark within, is transpiantsd 70
a fsirer cline -syen Paradise, The home u
angela. n N
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-05-02

STARK CoUNTY.-The MassiRon Ne,os of
this week, speaking of appearances in that
neighborhood, says: During the present
week, this vicinity has been favored with
copious showers of rain, nearly every day
or night. The effect of this has been 10
give an impetus to vegetation, which if not
marred by future drought or frosts; will
give us abundant crops. The grass looks
well. nearly everywhere; and with few ex.
cePtions. the wheat is thriving finely
Throughout this section OF country we hear
similar favorable reports. The prospects
Tor bountiful harvest were never better.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-05-02
WHOLE NUMBER 513.

in other portions Of the West, we also have
the same opinion. In Illinois, Wisconsin,,
Michigan, Indiana. and Ohio the one chesr.
ing aspect extends, glsddening the hearts d
farmers, and the tenants Of cities. There
was not as much OF this grain sOwn about
here as last year, on account Of the rsvages
of weevil, but we have heard many express
regrets that they did not SOW more, think
ing that the late cold weather had killed out
the fly. We shall sse.-Toleao Rep.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-05-02
AgritnHmal.
The state Fair for 1883.

The annexed communication from the
Secretary Of the Board of Agriculture, will
show the position occupied by the Board, in
regard to holding Fair during the present
year. a.
There are thousands of persons, over the
whole extent of country, who feel deep
interest on the subject matter, and we in
vite our exchanges to make note of the
facts ...-.... .
~ STATE AGRICULTURAL Rooms.
Columbus, April 1856.
Editors Journal
GENTLEMEN: The enquiry is now be-
ing frequently made, as to whether there
will be Estate Agricultural and Mechani-
cal Fair" in Ohio, the coming autumn. We
know of no means of answering this ques-
tion, ESQ far as we have the facts,) so we'll,
as through the "press."
1t is known TO many. that the estate
Board Of Agriculture, has addressed two
circulars 10 the Railroad Companies of
Ohio,-the first urging them not to cut off
these exhibitions. by passing a general
regulation" as proposed, for charging half
freight upon all stock and article shipped
for exhibition.
The second, respectfully asking them to
reconsider, restoring former terms, after the
regulation above named had been passed, on
the ground that we could not hold a Fair
upon the plan proposed by them. (We are
confirmed in this opinion, BY extensive COM
munications with prominent stock men,
For instance, in a recent letter from Clin-
ton county,-and to this county we always
look for very large entry of stock-we
are told that in case Fair is held this year,
under the plan proposed by the Railroad
Companies, there will be no stock taken
from that county.)
The three roads named below, are placed
by action of their Directors, upon the ground
heretofore occupied, viz: with a full restora-
ton of former terms: The c., c & C, the
c. & Erie; and the Central Ohio roads,
The Sandusky & Mansfield Co. replied that
they would restore former terms, provided
the Fair be located upon, or near either
terminus of that road. AS no invitation
has been extended to Our Board from either
of the points indicated, we Of course can.
not make such proposition AVAILABLE
The Ohio g. Indiana road, extending from
Crestline to Fort Wayne, has replied through
their Directors. in regard to carrying passen
gers az half-fare, only on through tickets,
but make no mention Of the subject of the
circular, upon which alone we base our &C.
ton. There have been no communications
received from Companies not named above.
We observed that other States have al
Feady fixed uponthe time and place. for their
everal FATS. tits now about three months
later than the period. at which our Fairs
have heretofore been located, and the pre-
Iiminaries determined upon.
The President of our Board has fixed up
on next month, to call meeting of the
Board, which will have for its object the
fixing upon plan of operations, in the ab.
sence of State Fair. If we hold State
Fair, the preliminaries and location must be
determined upon very speedily.
G.. SPRAGUB.
Cor. Sec. Board Of Agriculture. ..-..
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In them suspended, reck'd not OF the awe
which reigns when mountains Esmbls; and the
birds
Piungein the clouds for refuge, and withdraw
From thsirdoWn-topplng nests; and bsIowing
herds
Stumble DER heaVing plains, and mans dread
' hath no words.
The event to which these passages refer
occurred, it will be remembered, AIT years
B. C.
Upon the earthquake which marked the
consummation of our Saviour's mission, /
feel that this is not an occasion to dwell.
The next Of which We have any record was
in the seventeenth year of Christianity,
when twelve cities in Asia Minor were al
most simultaneously destroyed.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-05-02
NEW SERIES. VOL. |, NO.39
4oetrg..
ne Hundred Years Hence.

One Hundred Years Hence.
oI Who'll throus the streets with eager haste
az One hundred years from now,
81 Andmammon's neetng phantoms chase ...
eIGpr With care worn, anxious brow;
aeEFtnlC To gain q name
t5,A slo0E For wealth orfame--
.-r &7tfr Ambition's goal,
,-Er6a Or honor's scroll
80 Who win be that spell bOund thIOng,
Passing with hasty steps along,
onehnndred years from nowf
- Where, obi where will be the men,
asss1 One hundred years from now,
Who the virtuouS poor condemn
With purse-proud naughty brow;
Who give the sneer
p,J :" @'.' 4 To misery's tear,
a3+ rs Withhold relief
To orphans grief
~ ! Where, ohi where will be their pride,
- When rich and poor lay side by sidei
.s.- One hundred years from now.
J Who'll grace our courts as judges gravcI
iS$S One hundred years from now,
Nor warp the law, nor screen the knave,
gts When wealth and afiuence bow;
1910. s5sd When bribes ofgold,
- SO satFs1 7- And crimes untold,
Make justice sleep,
Ma /. .1.4s a.- And mercy weerj
a-- Who will be those jurists pure,
H.'r And bribes and sycophants abjure,
.-,.. f--.e One hundred years from howT
gfi Who'll guide our rights o'er land and sea,
One hundred years from now,
ibspi Stand by the banner Of the free,
'i .b1a And dare confront a'foo;
f4'' And never yield
.sf. r-.n sf4 O'er food and field,
.s14 aF ~. And do no wrong
y'-.e- .1taH t. Submit TO none;
Who will be those patriots brave ..s,r
2lt" 10 guard our flag DER land or wave,
One hundred years from now?
Where, where will the proud despot be,
HNii One hundred years from now?
a.. Who'd crush the germ of Liberty, .a.
And make the natlon's bow?
-tl''" iac" They'llbe forgot,
.-...,,.s. Their names will rot,
Nor nations feel
.gt5a Their iron heel;
And the fair goddess, Liberty, ....
iilreign Ger every land and sea,
,.s7 One hundred years from now.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-05-02

CROPS II TENNEssEE.-The Frank lin Re.
r'e'o says the wheat crop in that region Of
Tennessee is unusually promising, and the
only danger new apprehended TO it, is that Il
is growing so rapidly, that the late frosts
may ihjure it. If not, the crop promises to
be first rate one.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-05-02
Movements or Gov. RcedeE--Kan-
~ SaS Affairs. NJ,

The following is from the St. Louis In
telltgencer Of the 2lst inst: }ta .,- 7g-st
''Gov. Reeder of Kansas. arrived in this
city yesterday on the Polar Star, and is
now stopping at Barnums HOTEL He
leaves this evening for his late residence in
Pennsylvania. in order to make grange.
nents for removing with his family 10 Kan
sas. He will be absent about two months
The executive head of the affairs OF the
Territory, in the meantime, 10 Mr.. Wood
son. the Secretary. Gov. Reeder, before
his departure, issued proclamation ,forsan
election. to be held on the aad sof May, 20
till vacancies that occur in six. Or eight dis
tricts. He. also isscd his, proclamation 10
convene! se the Legislature on the first Mon.
day IN July.
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A cottage bv the Thames.

.
Inkermann has been fought, and the news
has gone through England. In that cot
tage, Minnie Gray is sobbing und wailing
for what she knows possible, and yet hopes
impossible, Weep, Minnie, the hour is at
hand when the blessed relief Of tears shall
be denied thee. ata4 a'p
Willie, 20 to town, and and-=Go! Will
lien
Willie goesj he runs all the way. He
brings back nothing but the newspaper,
filed with --LATEST FROM THE CRIMEA.' 's
mo letter WalieT -
None ~,
She seizes the paper and gropes, tear
blinded through the long columns. But
she finds nothing. only that 50 many were
killed and 90 many wounded,. together with
the names Of "a few great officers that were
slain. The fhrobbing blood almost burst
from her veins, and her eyes grow dry, Al
she read printed letter from one Of the
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-05-02

tFk sseysateen yedrs YeaterdsY, sInica
the first Atlantic steamers arrivd at New
York The Sirias, Capt, Roberts, nhawse
subsequently lost on the Prssdsaf, srrired
early III the .tnornin9s and i few hours sltfF
the Great Wssterh:- N. X. Ezslaags. Apsil
80.
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BY AN OLD TRAVELLER.

lfmy own mother earth, from whence Isprung,
Riso up, with rage unnatural, to deyour
Her wretched offspring, whittier shall IAy9
Some say the earth
JVoa ENrariah and did shaka
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Stlisttllantolrs,

From the New Monthly Magazine.
Anecdotes Of Earthquakes.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-05-02

Was forerish, aud did shake.
Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1855-11-15
Irom lie Eacine lfdnocatc


Mr.. EDITOR: Through the medium of your
paper permit the officers and members of Engine
Co. M. ] Of this city to tcnGrr to 'tEngire COM
pany No. | of kcnosha." their thanks for the
very handsome manner in which they were re-
ccivcd and entertained by that Company during
their recent visit 10 kenusha. They feel under
particular obligations to j. :. Lowell and his Of
tcers, FOR extraordinary efforts to hcigh:en the
entertainment.
This Company would also make honorable
ention of Hose Company, ~ Dung America"
and Engine Co. No, , of kenosha and also of
Engine Co. No. of Chicago.
They would also tender to ''o!d Phelps II Pop
Chappell," propretors of Young America sa-
loon, their thanks for Inequalities.
And last though not least the Ladies, they
would tender the spontaneous emotions of their
almost captivated hearts. The Ladies of Keno
sha were to the various entertainments, what the
early, beautiful and fragrant flowers 10
spring Their graees particularly shone in the
ballroom, and of whom more than one hundred
were present on that occasion. This Company
would tender their thanks to one and all for kind
treatment and hospitality. They hope the occa-
sion is not distant when they may have the hap
piness of reeiprocating the many kind offices
they received from their brother firemen Of their
sister city.
In the mean time they would offer their broth
er tremen of Kenosha, the following toast:
May the line of friendships Hose laid be-
owecn Racine and kenosha, never leak at the
butt"
Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1855-11-15
Somethine Practical.

We were called upon dayor two since by young
man whose name has escaped our recollection, en9a
red in soliciting aid to purchase mother and two
brothers from slavery in Georg where they are now
held He brings with him from Chicago, where he
has resided for several years past, abundant testno
ny that he what he purports TO be, and That all con
ributions VIII be faithfully applied TO the OF ect CON
cmplated The Democratic Press states also, that
nc has been employed some two or three years us
pressmam in that office and is entitled 10 the fullest
confidence. 1t is instructive 70 remark, that tbs
young man. who has himself been slave, is us white
as we are, and far external evidence soes, ou
cns,avement would be in every respect full as pro
per his. Ii the appearance OF his mother and bro
lhers is similar TO his own, the idea that slavery is
peculiarly matter of color will have to BE- abandon
ID. We trust the young man may succeed in his
efforts, and commend him particularly 10 our hun
ker brethren, who all the time longing far ol
portunity TO do something practical rE:s question
Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1855-11-15
From nc EIA;hora MdepeRdcat.
KauOcha


This City, in beauty Of situation, is surpassed
by no point on Lake Michigan In the natural
adornments which its citizens individually and
the City collectively, have spread broadcast over
it, it excels all other cities in the State. All its
fine dwellings, and it has many, are surrounded
with beautiful gardens and shrnbbcry; its Park
is well shaded and adorned with the original trees
Of the forest, together with others planted by
der Of the City; and desire for beauty, well
as utility, is manifest in all It's improvements.
1t has, also, one of the most natural places for
harbor, Of almost any place on the Lake Shore.
It is small but completely sheltered, and is really
gem OF a pi.tce for such thing.
And back of it is one of the most fertile, and
finest agricultural districts in the whole West.
But Notwithstanding all these advantages, and
these efforts, from causes unnecessary to inquire
INTO, sine 1913; theCity has not progressed any
till this year-nav it has really seemed to retro
grade. Any quantity of stores and dwellings
were empty and could be rented for nominal
sunls
/; has hoped for Government AID to construct
It's harbor; but falling in getting it, has built q
good one by levy upon its citizens. This is
now completed The Lake Shore Road is also
completed And.now a new spirit is prevailing
Business has increased wonderfully A visit
there this week, showed all the old store rooms
filed, any quantity of new firms started, and
many large fine, brick buildings, for business
purposes are going up. 1t has got acw impe-
nus ahead, and betokcns to be what It's adyanta-
ges warrant thatit may b.. May it continue 70
feel its present prosperity.