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The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-08-28


A KISS FOR BL.w.--A visitor once went
into school in boston, where he saw boy
and girl on one seat who were brother and
sister. In moment Of thoughtless passion.
the little boy struck his sister. The little
girl was provoked, and raised her hand to
return the blow. Fer face showed that
rage was working within, and her clench-
ed fist was aimed at her brother, when her
teacher caught her eye. "Stop, my dear"
said he, "you had better, kiss your brother
than strike him." The look and the word
reached her heart. Her hand dropped; she
threw her arm around his neck and kissed
him. The boy was moved. He could have
stood against the blow. but he could nos
withstand a sisters kiss.
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RAVENNA, THURSDAY, AUG. %, 1856.

hensive- without which, without increase
of which, America is no longer America; |;
and to possess the power and l trust the
dispositions to restore and keep that peace,
within our borders and without, for which
our hearts all yearn, which all our interests
demand, through which and by which alone
we may hope to grow 10 the true greatness
Of nations. Very respectfully,
Your fellow-citizen,
RUFUS CHOATE.
To E. W. Farley and other gentlemen of
the Maine Wing State Central Committee.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-08-28

CIvILITY.-.Persons are sometimes to be
met with IN society, who are entirely desti.
tute of the brains to comprehend that civili-
ty is a cheap commodity, and that the alb.
sence of it is more likely to injure them
selves than any one else. Proper self res
,pect and courtesy to others are perfectly
consistent, and indeed are generally found
combined. g4 or 5e.. a 4 4
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6r"How doyou get along with your ar.
ithmetic!" asked father Of his little boy.
"I've cyphered through addition, partition,
subtraction, abomination, Justification, hal
lucination, darnation, amputation, creation
and adoption" He'd do for an engineer on
Short Line Rail Road, .s
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A CHARITABLE MAN.-Rev. Mr.. Stig.
gins said, 81 am charitable man, and
think every one is entitled to his opinion; ]
never cherish malice against any foes. not
even against Mr.. Mulberry. who has indi-
rectly called me sinner; but still if the
Lord has thunderbolt to spare, / think it
would be well bestowed upon dear brother
Mulberry's head"
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Noetrp.
The Democratic Battle Hymn.
DEptclrrD TO THE KrrsroNE cLUB.

DEDICATED TO THE KEYSTONE CLUB.
80. AIR--"MarstaiGiss HAAS"
Behold the furious storm is rolling,
Which traitor.n nends confederate raise;
The hounds of woe, let loose, are bowling,
And soon our brothers, homes will blaze;
Aud shall we calmly view the ruin,
While bloody force, with lawless stride
Spreads desolation far and wide,
This happy land 10 blood imbruing?
Arise, arise, ye brave
And let our war cry be
Our God, our Union and our Gag,
Our creed, and victory.
Oh, blessed Union we will ne'er resign thee,
Nor fail to bow before thy glorious name, ..
While madmen rail aud knaves maIign thee,
Shall we be recreant to thy fame
No by the Constitution bending o'er us
mol by the revolutions sacred dead
No by the perils past and fed!
No by the destiny before u.s.
Awake awake! brave heartsl
Put down the traitor clan
Who would our Union rend in parts,
The last best hope Of man.
And bark tho popular shout is waking
In every breast 4 generous fame;
And Treason, in his den is quaking,
And shudderlng at his death of shame;
And where our starry banners cleaning,
The patriot Buchanan stands,
Supported by our hearts and hands,
Triumph above and round him beaming,
For on the Constitutions rock,
With God our hearts to see,
We dare the traitors direst shock,
And wait for victory.
Do not despair! ye millions pining
In bloody fetters o'cr the sea;
The orb We watch is not declining,
Tho sorely clouded it may be-,
On this fair shore we will reserve 20
A shelter from the despot's frown,
A refuge from the pelting storm,
And, blessed Union we will preserve thee!
.. Yes, for the God above us
Has made and kept us free
And from the skies beyond us,
He points to victory
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or Courage, when genuine, is never cru.
ell. 1t is not fierce. 1t forces evil. Its
trepidatons come either before or after dam
ger. tits generous, especially to the fall
len. It is seldom attained. d.-.een Paal.
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CA lady asked her gardener why the
weeds always outgrew and covered up the
flowers. "Madame," answered he, sthe
soil is mother Of the weeds, but only step
mother Of the flowers"
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-08-28

@Breyity is the soul of wit.
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We publish in full to-day the eloquent
and mastery letter Of Rufus Choate, of
Massachusetts, whicltswas recently read to
n Whiu meeting in WatervilIe. Maine.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-02-06
MESSRS. Golfer 1 SCOOTER, Editors.
=" Let idle Ambition her baubles pursue,
While Wisdom looks down with disdain,
The home of the farmer has charms ever new,
Where health, peace and competence reign"
4 SPLENDID WORK,

A friend has placed before US the January
number of the " .Horliculturist e. Journal Of
Rural Art and Rural Taste," published at
Philadelphia, and edited ]. JAY SMITH. This
admirable Journal still maintains the high
character earned for it by the late lamented
\. J. DOWNING, and recommends itself to all
lovers Of the Garden, Orchard, Green house,
Flour Garden, Pleasure Grounds, Shrubbery,
&c. Terms, 81 per anuum-colored edi-
ton IS.
c. Those wishing to subscribe will hand
in their names at this Office, and we will pro-
cure the work for them.
We will publish the prospectus of this
excellent month"; y in our next issue.
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THE WEATHER AGAIN.

SINCE our last issue we have had another
severe trial of the small grain crops in the
falling of another snow or sleet, which is
yet upon the ground. Tho freezes at night
under the icy crust of such a sleet must be
greatly injurious to wheat and fall oats; but
it is sinful to complain, and we hope that all
things will yet work together for our good
It's too frequently the case that man is
never satisfied with that over which he has
no control.
Farmers especially are too frequently heard
to complain Of the weather. If it is dry he
wants it to rain; if raining he wants it to
stop, and he is seldom satisfied. TO such
we recommend the beautiful extract below,
from WASHINGTON IRVING:
And here let me say word in favor Of
those vcissitudes of our climate which are
too often made the subject of exclusive re-.
pining. If they annoy us occasionally by
changes from hot to cold, from wet to dry.
they give US one Of the most beautiful eli
mates in the world. They give US the bril-.
liant sunshines of the South Of Europe with
the fresh verdue OF the North.-Thcy float
our summer sky with clouds OF gorgeous
tints or 1eecy whiteness, and send down
cooling showers to refresh the painting earth
and keep it green. Our seasons are all poet
cal; the phenomena of our heavens are full
Of sublimity and beauty. Winter with US
has none OF its proverbial gloom. 1t may
have its bowling winds, and chilling frosts,
and whiring snow storms; but it has also
its long intervals of cloudess sunshine, when
the snow clad earth gives redoubled bright
ness to the day; when at night the stars
beam with intense lustre, or the moon floods
the whole landscape with her most limpid
radiance; and then the joyous outbreak oil
our spring, bursting at once into leaf and
blossom, redundant with the vegetation, and
vociferous with life land the splendors o
our summers-its morning voluptuousness
and evening glory--its airy palaces of sur
gilt clouds piled up in deep azure sky; and
its gusts of tempest of almost tropical gran
deur, when the forked lightning and the bel
lowing thunder volley from the battlements
Of Heaven and shake the sutry atmosphere
and the sublime melancholy Of our autumn
magnificent in its decay, withering down the
pomp and pride Of woodland country, ye,
rejecting back from its yellow forests the
golden serenity of the sky, surely we may
saw that in our climate the heavens declare
the glory of God, and the armament show
eth forth his handiwork; day unto day ute
reth speech, aud night unto night showetl
! knowledue"
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must be remembered that all the expenses of
raising it should be deducted before we can
arrive at properestimate. The gross amount
as reported above is fraction over 1854,
per hand, and we doubt not that even after
all expense is deducted there are very few
that will go over these figures.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-02-06
SALT FOR STOCK.

Professor Simonds, Veterinary Inspector of
the Royal Agricultural Society, observes. in
relation to the action Of salt on the animal
economy, that I" it is exceedingly beneficial
in moderate quantities, but preiudicial in large
ones" He thought horses might take with
advantage from an ounce and half to two
ounces OF salt daily; but that an excess Of it
would render animals weak, debiIitated, and
unfit for !exertion. Similar facts were applca.
BILE also to oxen, which accumulate flesh fast.
er by the judicious use of salt, than without
it. He cited Auher Young and Sir John Sin.
clair, to show that salt had a tendency to pre-.
vent the rot in sheep. Prof S. added as his
own opinion, that salt, by its action on the
liver, and the supply Of soda yielded to the
bile, led to a greater amount ofnutrment be-.
ing derived from the food. The substance,
he said was also well known as vermiluge,
destroying many kinds of worms in the ntes.
tines of animals, and comforting healthy
tone Of action which prevented their re-oc-
currence. Several members Of the K. A. So.
ciety, as Col Challoner and MIR. Fisher
Hobbs, stated that their experience led them
to agree with Prot: Simmonds in regard to
the value of salt for animals. In reference to
the mode Of giving it, the practice Of placing
large Jumps of rock salt in fields or yards,
where it was accessible to the stock, was
mentioned with appreciation. The practice
is now adopted by many farmers in this
country, and after several years, trial, is pre-
ferrcd to the former mode of giving salt pc.
riodically. When animals are only allowed
to have salt once or twice week, it is some
times the case that they eat too much at
once, but by having it constantly in their
reach, they eat such quantities as their system
requires, and it assists the digestion, and pro-
notes health aud thrift.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-02-06
Lightning Conductors.

THOSE of our citizens, who desire to protect
i their houses, barns, &C., from lightning, would
do well to try OTIS IMPROVED PATENT
LIGHTNING CONDUCTORS. BY application
to the subscriber, Agent at this place. they pro-
cure these rods and all necessary fixtures, and,
what is morc have them well put up, all ut modcr-
ate charges. These Conductors have been placed
over the Court House and Jail by the Commission
crs OF Public Buildings. They the best, decided
ly, yetinvcntcd.
S. S. BOYCE, AGENT.
Anril IF l2
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-02-06
FOR THE LADIES!

WE have on hand a great variety Of Colognes,
w Handkerchief Extracts, Toilet Powders and
IN assortment Of Fancy and Toilet Soaps;
Pomades, Pure Bears Oil, Hair Tonics, Restors-
tves and Hair Dye;
Preston Salts and Aromatic Vinegar;
Cream of Beauty, Carnation Rouge, Hair De-
piIatory, &c., to all Of which the attention of the
Ladies is respectfully invited. For sale by
A. G. s. T.J. TEAGUE, Druggists.
Mny % tf 10
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-02-06
New Embr0ideries.

WILLIAM SHEAR, Augusta, Ca, has just
w received from New York, supply of NEW
EMBROIDERIES among which are
Ladies' Muslin COLLARS. of beautiful styles;
Ladies' Muslin UNDERSLEEYES, Worked;
Jaconet BANDS;
French Scolloped COLLARS, new and beaa-
,ful article for mourning;
White Grape COLLARS, for mourning, Of new.
and beautiful styles;
To all Of which the attention Of the Ladies s.
respectfully invited.
Augusta, Oct 9 tt 80
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-02-06
STARTLING, BUT TRUE.
WARNING TO EVERY SENSIBLE WOMAN
Why Females Suffer in Health.

No Of delicacy is willing to disclose tho peculiar
ailments incident 10 her sex, even TO most Intimate family
physictm.
This modesy and dclicacy is implanted by nature, and
neither should need TO the rude shocks in
evabc in making known to the other those ailments be-
longing exclusively to the female. go
Except in extreme cases. her sensihveness Will sacrifice
her health rather than her delicacy.
The consequences serious, amenabe, and lifelong.
Thus what first could have been easily remcded. or
perhaps better sill, not incurred becomes complication ol
disease only rning the health Of the mother and en
biering her days by sickness and suffering but cnning
broken constitutions upon her children and embarrassing
not distressing the business and pcclnary prospects OF the
husband. Let every sensible woman
TaKE H.aR.tZ.N'G ~ TIME,
as thousands have done by the bitter experience and suffer-
ngs Of Others Of the dreadful consequences she entails upon
herself and those endeared TO her b. her ignorance Of the
simplest and panest rules Of health rs connected with The
marriage State the violation Of which entails disease suffer
ing and misery.
How many IRE suffering from obstruction or irregularities
peculiar tic female system, which undermine the health
the effects Of which they Ignorant and tor which their
decacy frbids seeking medical advice How many suffer
from roidI,sns Utei Calling Of the womb Or from aor
aws (weakncss debility. Scl How many are in constant
agony fr many months preceding confinement How many
have difficult If dangerous deliveries and slow and
certain rrcurcrrs
To the question: how these to be prevented? what
shall be done the answer is simply
Let ascertain for herself, Without violence To
her dccay the nature and character Of the nment O which
she female Is sbjec the causes from which may arise
and the proper remedies for its and future prevention
This she can do by possessing little volume (already
possessed by olsan) which tells her what is The matter
and c her what 10 do for it, in simple but chasic words
and Slr she understand.
This LITTLE volume is entitled
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-02-06
To CORRESPONDENTS.

We hope our correspondents will exercise
patience towards our dilatory answers to
their enquiries. We will give all attention in
q short time.
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vents its melting and running away as soon
as applied.
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Notice.

A Ii. Persons having demands agaiDs. the Estnte
II Of b. r. Addison, deed, are requested 10
present them properly attested to the undersigned,
to whom also those indebted to the Estate are re-
qured to make prompt payment.
G.. L. PENN,
Adm'or with the Will annexed
NAV If IL
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-02-06

MAMMA SuGAR--lhc following interesting
letter was handed over to the commissioner OF
Patents by Dr.. Bernhi*c 1t is from Mr..
Aaron Daniels, who resides in Provo city,
Utah Territory, and is dated August l l, 1855.
We copy as follows:
"According to agreement, send you
small cake Of the sugar made from the sirup
or honey found on cottonwood trees, and,
as you requested, will give you few particu-
lars concerning the manner in which discov.
cred it, As passed along to and from my
cornfeld, (wtrichis situated one mile from
town. discovereda white substance on the
cotton. wood trees, which, upon examination,
found to be sweet substance, somewhat
resembling the honey dew in the States, but
in far greater abundance, and possessing
other properties-some of the cakes being
as thick as knife blade or window glass.
thought, from the quantity there was on
the trees, that sugar might be made of it,
and signifed the same to a number Of my
ncighbors, who all ridi, uled the idea; so
thought would try and see what could
do with it. took home two bushels, and
washed the twigs, and then strained and
boiled down the water, which made one aud
quarter pounds OF sugar. Since that time
most of the town have been at work. Some
families have made as high as one hundred
pounds Of sugar. 1t makes excellent mo-
lasscs, and as good vinegar as ever saw.
l averaged about eighteen pounds per day
with two three gallon kettles.
Although the quantity Of sugar made from
this sirup is small, yet we are assured that
it is still profitable, from the fact that sugar
in that region Of country is worth forty cents
pound.
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IHFALL1BLE CORN PLAsrER.-Take 2
ounces of gum ammoniac, 2 ounces Of yellow
wax, 6 drachms Of verdigris; mix them to.
gether, and spread the composition on a piece
of linen or soft leather, first rubbing down
the corn with an instrument like file; it is
to be purchased at most chemists. A file not
too course will, however, answer the same
purpose. Let the plaster be renewed In fort
night, if necessary.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-02-06

FRICTION PASTE FOR WHEELs.--The
best composition that can be prepared, to
relieve carriage wheels, and machinery from
friction, is composed Of hogs lard, wheat
-four, and black lead (plumbago.) The lard
is to be melted over gentle fire, and the
other ingrcdients--equal in weisht--may be
added, till tho composition is brought to the
consistency of common paste, without rails
ing the heat near the boiling point. One
trial of this paste, will satisfy any one, of
its superior utility.--Am. Mech.
If the black lead is considered too cSpen-
sive for common wagon use, great economy
will be found in making paste Of comaon
grease by the admixture Of flour, which pre-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-02-06
THE EDGEFIELD BOOT AND SHOE
MANUF ACT DRY!

'{NIIE Subscriber most respect ENH@s
l. fully informs his friends that ESA HsSssk
he is still nj the same old Stand, .t@At We
and makes to order,
Boots and shoes
OF THE BEST MATERIAL AND WORKMANSHIP
Also on hand, very fine assortment OF
Dress. Double Solcd Water Proof and Quilted
Bottom BOOTS;
And, rs usual, variety of those FINE PUMP
BOOTS, so much and so justly admired.
All of which, in future, he will sell ut the Low.
est Prices for CASH and CASH ONLY.
lie will strictly adhere to this rule in every instance
and earnestly trusts that NONE will expect him to
depart from it. WM. McEVOI.
Sept 25 If 81
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PREPARING FooD FOR SWINE, &c.-A-
mong the various modes Of preparing food
for tattcning swine, | do not recollect seeing
in "The CuIlvator," the lavnrile plan of the
writer of this note, viz: That of having all
kinds Of meal from grain intended for laltins
hogs, instead of boiling or STAINING, put
into water in vats or tubs of sizes in proper.
ton to the number fattng, and there remain
until fermentation takes place, before feeding
out to the swine--not giving any meal to
hogs or pigs, until this acid fermentation is
observable. In this stale have never known
swine to become cloyed by overeating, how
ever freely fed. On farms where cheese is
made, have found, as | apprehend, not
only a safety but profit in putting the new
whey into the vat where this process was
going on. The consistency Of this prepara
ton, think, should not exceed that Of good
cream. In this way have seen swine fat.
ten. faster than from meal given in any other
form, and seen less marks of food having
passed the annual undgested, which is often
visible when food of a farinacious kind is
freely given, unprepared; and | may add,
according 10 my experience, (thoush op
very limited scale,) the most profitable.
The Yankees Of New England have long
since discovered, that the point Of an old
scytbe, rendered unfit for moving grass, by
long usage, or broken by accident, sixteen
or eighteen inches long, attached to han
die OF wood, at right angles, or somewhat
obtuse, serves all the purposes for cutting
up corn, that the more formidable machine
proposed by our Virginia farmer would--and
almost without eXpense.--FARMER
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PASTURES.

A proper supply.of pasturage is the great
want of southern husbandry. Unless this
want shall be better supplied, our agriculture
must continue to decline. A routine of
crops which furnishes a plentiful supply OF
grass, hay and small grain, is essential both
for successfully rearing valuable stock and
improving our soils. Add to this as bount.
full a supply Of manure as can by care and
attention be made on the premises, and there
will be reasonable assurance for p.osperi.
ty and independence, if not wealth.
The agricultural statistics Of England
show that while she has some ten millions
of acres in crops, she has fifteen millions in
grasses and pasturage. And there cannot
be doubt that the most profitable rural
management in our country is that which
furnishes the best exhibitions Of pasturage
and the grasses.
There are portions Of Virginia and North
Carolina, which twenty years ago, were so
quilted and exhausted by the continuous cul-
tiyation Of the two hoe crops Of Indian corn
and tobacco, that the lands were difficult to
sell at three and four dollars per acre. Those
lands now sell at from forty to one hundred
dollars per acre, and are annually becoming
more valuable, under different treatment.
Where formerly were seen the gaurt cow
and horse, the half starved hog and sheep,
are now to be found fat and improved ami
mails of every kind; luxurant fields Of red
clover, Of timothy and blue grass, or rich
wheat or oat fields occupying the places
which were cast away as worthless; emi-
grafton is checked, and the country not less
than the inhabitants, present cheerful,
pleasing and happy aspect. Now what has
caused this revolution! Simply the change
from the unremitted hoe crop Of Indian corn
and tobacco, to a judicious system of rota-
ton, and proper attention to manure, which,
while it has improved the soil, at the same
time has furnished plentiful supply of grass
and hay. Add to these the increased facili-
ties for transportation, by rail roads and
plank roads, and we have a full explanation
of the great reformation and transformation.
Have the net profits of the farm been d.
minishedl The best answer to this ques-
ltUll Will US III luC CuuduSCu 'dluC W
the lands-for it is hardly probable that
where lands have increased in value 1000 to
1900 per cent, that the profits have not ad-
vanccd pari passu.
With such examples before him, why is it
that the cotton planter will persist in his
ruinous course! Is it because he believes
nothing can be relied upon for stock food
but Indian corn, and nothing for profit but
cotton? If so, let him ask the Virginia and
Carolina farmer, and they will satisfy him
of his error They will tell him that the
opinion once prevailed with them that Ind.
an corn for food, and tobacco for market,
were the only reliable crops and that this
was the great error of their old husbandry,
which impoverished their stock and their
lands, and was rapidly depicting their pock
cts.