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The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-16

"Now," said Raymond, Gone more visit,
one more illustration, and then we will re i.
turn home"
"No, my friend, we will make no more vi
sits this afternoon. The last terminated too
pleasantly to be marred by fresh picture Of
selfshness." .,.. IN
Raymond did not urge the matter, and we
returned to his house.
When Mr.. Richards came home that
evening, his wife and daughter found him in
excellent humor. Something had occurred
which pleased him. Occasionally he in.
dulged in silent fit of laughter, which was
for him very unusual /; and once an uncon.
cious exclamation of "Capital % escaped
his lips. +H
~ am glad. Mr.. Richards, to find you SC
happy" said Mrs. R., "for was never in
worse humor. That Wexford has called
here again, and Clara has honored him with
a long private conference"
81 have received note from him, in
which he desires me to sanction his marri'
age with our daughter"
SHOW presuming l declare l quite de.
test him."
Sand l admire him." coolly replied hel
husband. "Several days since offered him
the means with which to commence bust
ness, which he declined f; to.duy learned
the reason, as l also learned his fortune was
not impaired. His mansionhouse has not
been sold, but he allowed friend to retain
the same as the apparent owner. The fac
was that he was envious of his wealth, ant
played the bankrupt simply to test the
friendship of his ucquantances, who have
generally acted according to the world
Those who slighted him must suffer jus
modification, of which. my lady, you mus
bear your part"
81 have never dislked him as a man,
said Mrs. Richards, coloring with shame
"My daughters welfare has only governe,
my conduct. She has only experienced af
Auence, and would make an ill companion
to poverty. acted as prudent mother.
Reader, all comedies end in marriage 81
do the majority Of tales. And in this in
stance shall not be out of fashion. hav
lived to see many cloudless years of happi
ness pass over the union. Raymond is yer!
cautious in the selection OF his friends, al
though their number is legion, while he an
myself still retain the same opinion "tha
human nature is not so bad after ALL"
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BuryiDg the Dead I'm New Or
leans.

New Orleans 10 an easy place to die in
but barbsrous place to be buried in. How
so, the following from the Della Of August
Goth, tells
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL CEMETRY.-This
cemetry, which is situated on Louisa street,
in the Third Dictrict, has been the burying
place ofd large number Of the victims Of
yellow fever this season. This 10 account.
ed for from the fact that the disease has
been prevailing in greater degree. in the
Third District than any other portion Of the
city. The cemetery is divided into diVis.
ions, the lower one OF which is almost des.
titute of vaults or tombs, and those inferred
there are placed in dfy weather, about a
foot under ground, the dirt thrown OH top
not more than covering the coffin. Since
the recent heavy rains, the whole place il
flooded, more or less, and looks more like u
swamp than cemetery. The spade hardly
breaks the sod before the water shows itself
and the negroes gouge cut as much earth as
they can for the water.
Several graves were open yesterday as
we passed through, looking like oblong mud
puddles. A few moments afterward the re.
mains of some poor individual were brought
in, and left TO the negroes to inter. Placing
the rough coffin on the hand car, they car
ried it short distance, and placed it by the
side of the hole, and then made preparations
for placing it in its last resting place. The
head Of the coffin is let down into the water,
but, Of course. it would not sink, and imme-
diately rose 10 the surface. 1t was thrust
down several times rather roughly to endea-
vor to made it adhere to the soft mud at the
bottom but it invariably rose again.
At last it was showed in, and the spade of
one of the negroes held it until the other
threw in large quantities Of hard mud; which
served as weight to keep the head down.
One of the negroes then, while the other
kept his spade on the first end, lowered the
foot and sank it in the same manner, kick.
ing in some mud with his feet, while his
spade kept the coffin down. The whole Of
this section of the cemetery is filled with
new graves, and presents the appearance of
newly plowed field. The stencil in some
portions is hardly endurable, coming, as it
does, from the shallow graves Of water.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-16
Lost stars.

10 Those who study the heavens say that
often star drops out of the firmament, Or
dies there, and 10 lost to sight fofever after.
1t may have been the bright star of hope to
many mariner on the uncertain sen Of life.
Its calm, gentle radiance may have shed
good cheer and comfort upon many path,
dark with sorrow, and doubt, and dread
Like these dropping, dying stars, our loved
ones 60 away from our sight. The stars Of
our hopes, our ambitions, our prayers, whose
light shines ever before US, leading on and
up, they suddenly fade from the armament
of our hearts. and their place is empty and
dark. Amother's steady, soft and earnest
light. that beamed through all our wants
and sorrows; fathers strong, quick liehf.
that kept our feet from stumbling on the
dark and treacherous ways; sisters light,
so mild, 80 pure, so constant, and % firm,
shining upon us from gentle. loving eyes,
and persuading Us 70 grace and goodness; !
brothers. loEs. bright. and bold, end lionest;
lovers light, forever sleeping II O0fsOula,
and Illuminating onr gOiUgs and comings;
fEieRd's light true and trnstys e6iIe ont
forever! No! no! The iight he's not gene
cutl II lie shining beyond the sfars, where
there II no night end no dSfkneks, forever
and forever.
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Sf(isttllareorrs.
The Pause in Life.

There are periods, perhaps, in every mans
Wife, at which he pauses, fearful to make an
other step forward. He becom es timid, ir-
tesolute and discouraged, His eye loses its
wonted light his step is no Ion ger elastic,
and his expression is one OF weariness and
iEresnluton. A sickness--not Of the body,
but of the mind--has siezed him. Discour-
agements manifold and heavy have arrested
his progress, and he pauses in the midst of
the great highway OF life, without the heart
to liftup his eye 10 the prospect in advance,
or move onward in the toilsome journey
He sees the masses of his fellow men push
ing beyond him with bounding step, aud
their echoing laugh comes back to him as
the mockery OF past happiness. The
heavens above him are sad and gloomy and
nature around him, although its melody is
loved by the myriads of earth, has no voice
of minstrelsy to inspire his bowed spirit, or
awaken emotions of pleasure.
1t may be that all men have not suffered
thus. The man Of giant frame, and heart of
roughest mould, may not pause thus. when
the storm and the night gather about him,
but there ore many sorrowing ones whose en-
ergies and whose suferance--tied through
years of patient toil--give way before the
tempest and hard by the spot where there
is no running brook, or crystal fountain, or
leafy tree, they pause in anguish, fearful to
venture longer on the way. Even star
would guide their weary feet but the lights
of heaven have gone out in darkness. The
voice of sympathy would cheer them but
they are alone. The throbbing Of their own
sick hearts s the voics they hear, and com
munion with agony that may not have ex-
preston, is all the fellowship that can be
claimed. ..F
God help these way.worn pilgrims -
Wanderer, the day will dawn to thee. Gird
on thy sandals, and prepare still for the race.
Cast irresoluton from thy heart throw thy
discouragements far behind thee into the
deep tempest that howls along thy way !;
call up thy courage from the depths of that
heart which erewhile laughed at danger /;
Lift up thine eye to region Of beauty still in
the distsnce and while the ebon tempest
sweeps wrathfully from it's home of storms,
move checrily, hopefully, trustfully on thy
journey. If thou hast enemies live down
their hate by life Of principle, but pause
not in all thy course. II friends have be.
trayed thee, forgive them, but move along
thy journey. Il hopes. brilliant as the jasp
er walls Of heaven, have been blighted by
disappointment, hope thou again, and con.
tinue upon thy journey. II thy business has
been blasted BY the blighting stroke Of mis-
fortune, pause not dumbly, wearily on the
way, but move forward hopefully toward the
star that still sbineth beyond the gloom and
the darkness. If the dearest ties have been
sundered by the death Of the noble and the
loved, shed thoua tear on the sepnlchre, and
hasten away to meet the dead'ina higher and
better sphere.---J. M. DirOn.
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I'm the Night.

All day list for voices
That do not come to me,
And vainly think hear them
Along the evening sen
They come not in the daytime,
But every night it seems
That l can hear them speaking low
Around me. in my dreams.
All day think of faces,
And through the open door
/ look to see them enter, ..
As in the days of yore -
They come not in the daytime,
But every night it:.seems
As if saw thcm smiling down
Upon me, In my dreams.
All day my soul remembers,
While fast before my eyes
The forms that have loved so
In other days arise:-
'Tis sorrow in the daytime,
But every night 1t seems
As If their souls were with me still,
And loved me, in my dreams.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-16

ELEcTIoNs.- Between now and the 8th
Of November next the Free States will
elect 1877 Of the 236 members Of the next
United States House of Representatives,
leaving nine to be elected in March and
April next--three in New Hampshire, four
in Connecticut and two in Rhode leland
Vermont will commence the elscting d
members Of the next Congress, Septembel
9Th, and Maine will follow six days later ii
the same month The Middle and Western
States will elect their Ils in October and
November. .3gsa 4 gisl
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4oetital
From the Olive Branch.
Courage.
nr CLARA AUGUSTA.

Keep mp your courage, friend,
Nor falter on the track .-.
Look up, toll braveIy on,
And seorn TO lansuish backi
A true heart rarely fails to win
A will can make a way
Tie darkest night will yield at last
Unto tho perfect day.
Eec yonder little flower,
You've crushed beneath your tread,
The sunshine and the shower
y Beats on its bended head;
Though bowed, it is not broke,
II rises up again
And sheds sweet perfume across
The hungry desert plain.
Then like the tender flower,
Be 70, O, weary man!
In many ways God blesseth yoll
Deny 1t, II you canI
You've love to cheer your heart,
You've strength and bracing health;
For these, full many lordly peer
Would yield up all his wealth.
Never despair! it kills the life!
And digs an early gravel
The man who rails SO much at Fate,
But makes himself her slave!
Up! rouse ye to the work -
Resolve to victory gain!
And hopes shall rise, and bear rich fruit
Which long in dust have lain!
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-16
Ohio must be Redeemed.

From the formation of our government to
the present time, the Democratic party has
kept on in the even tenor of its way; the
storms of adversely that have overtaken it
have but served as the refner's fire to purify
and renew it with redoubled strength. Party
after party has arisen in opposition and 10
rapid succession they have been condemned
by the overwhelming voice Of the freeman
of the land, while the old Democratic party
of eighty years, dedicated to liberty and law.
stands erect, unscared by the enemy and un-
impaired by the hand of time. Let the pa.
triot look back over the history of the past
and behold the Democracy, alike in prosper.
ity and adversely, battling the corrupt min.
ions Of aristocratic power, the enemies of
our country::at home and abroad, on land and
on sea, quelIing internal dissens ions and in.
test inc feuds and standing up manfully
against the raging pillows Of fanaticism and
disloyalty, and he must but feel proud to own
himself Democrat.
@Ati tuC ClCACuLS vi uutIOudl QFCuLs
ness owe their origin to the Democracy, by,
them every important statute has been fram-,
ed, and the great machinery of our govern
ment has been kept steadily in motion. AZ
they have been the guardians of our country
in the past they are the only hope for our
people in the future.
-Four years ago many Of the old patriarchs
OF the party feared that the days OF Demo.
cratic triumphs were numbered, but the so-
Der second thought of people brought them
back to the only ark of political safety.
Ohio was carried by the opposition I'M
In 1854 by $4,000 i,
In 1865 $ . $4,000
In 1866 " 5a- 1900
In 1857 " - 1000
With a proportionate gain the Buckeye
State will roll up at the coming election.
majority of at least $4,000 for Democracy.
This will be done if we but do our duty. Up
guards, and at them. Ohio must be redeem
ed Crawford Forum. .
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-16

BISHOP JAMES SHor.-Bishop James, Of
the M. E. Church narrowly escaped death
in Indianapolis on Thursday. He was pass.
ing along the street from the residence OF
Bishop Ames, when he was struck in the
face by a shot from gun carelessly fired by
some boy, and painfully wounded. The
shot entered the left cheek, and penetrated
the side of the nose. A surgeon soon ex-
tracted the shot.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-16

0TA lady riding in the cars, found her
self seated by the side Of matron who was
exceedingly deaf.
"Madam," said she, in high tone, "dd
you ever try electricity 2" y.
"What did you say, miss!"a .p' ~
2 "I asked you if you ever tried electricity
for your deafness 7" n : 1. = r n
"Oh, yes, indeed | did. It's only las,
summer got struck BY lightning, but
don't see as it done me d mite Of good.
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GrA French writer has said that "to
dream gloriously, you must act gloriousiy
while you are awake; and to bring angels
down to converse with you in your sleep |;
you must labor in the cause Of virtue during
the day." y,ss 5.,.,5s
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a 07-"Harry, did you ask Hicks for that
money 2" &f SIP
{ eyes," aa
"What did he say !"
"Nothing he just kicked me into the
road and that's all he said"
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G.TKjswsn says that,a pious Scotchman
used to prey, 20 Lord, keep me right--for
thou knowsst II ! Do 60 wrong it's very
hard to turn me-" e.,a, .9 ..,ss.s3
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-16

GrJohn Adams, being called upon for
contribution 70. foreign missions, remark
ed : II have nothing to give for that cause,
but there are here, in this vicinity, six mi
uisters not one will preach in the others
pulpit now | will give as much an more
than any one else to ciuilize these clergy
znen!p -
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0T"I never complained Of my condition. y
says the Persian poet, "but once, when my
feet were bare, and | had no money to buy
shoes but met 9 man without feet, snd |
was contented with my lot" aet
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Gran exchange says that it is just as
sensible move to undertake to get married
without courting, as TO attempt to succeed
in business without advertising. True as
preaching: Our business folks scan stick
pin there's ts5 a5raH
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Otr.It 10 d solemn thing to be married."
saidGAunt Bethany. s's sss5i 4a2
eyes; but it's deal more selsmn not 70
b." said her little ,neica. ,.e \ Ig#gssl
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GA French engineer was travelling up.
on an old Ohio steamboat. He observed to
the captain s@srf
"But this engine is in very bad condi.
tion." "That's so," was the reply.
"And how long do you expect to run it !'
Till it BURSTS" was the cool reply. @
After the next landing place there was
one Frenchman less on that boBt.
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G+A fine coat may cover a fool, but
never conceals one., I, tsx.. !
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Idle CUrisity Cured.

On Franklin's first trip to see his father in
Boston,he was annoyed almost to death by the
abominabe inquisit,veness of the New Eng.
land tavern keepers. Neither man nor
beast could travel among them in comfort.
No matter how wet or weary, or how hun :
cry the poor traveller might be, he was not
to expect an atom of refreshment from the
silly publicans until their most pestiferous
curiosity was first gratified. And then Job
himself could not stand such questions as
they d goad him with: such as, where he came
from, and where he might be a-going, and
what religion he might be of, and if he was
married man, and so on. After having
been prodigiously teased in this way for sew.
eral days, until at last the bare sight Of q
public house almost threw him into an ague,
he determined to try the following remedy at
the very next tavern: As soon as he nlight.
ed from his horse he desired the tavern-keep-
er to collect his whole family, wife, children
and servants, every soul of them, for he had
something vGstly important to communicate.
All being assembled, and wondering what he
had to say, he thus addressed them: .., ,r
"My name is Benjamin franklin. I am a
printer by trade. live, when at home, in
Philadelphia. In Boston have father, a
good old man who taught me, when was a
boy, to read my book and say my prayers
| have ever since thought it my duty to visit
and pay my respects to such father, and |
am on that erraud to Boston now. This is
all that can at present recollect of myself
that think worth telling you. But, if you
can think of anything else that you wish to
know about me, beg you may out with it at
once that may answer, and so give you an
opportunity to get me something to eat, for
| long to be on my journey, that I may re-
turn as soon as possible to my family and
my business, where most of all delight to
be-" Forty thousand sermons against idle
curiosity could hardly have driven it SO effect
ually out of New England as did this little
squib ridicule. Weem's Life of WASHINGTON
--%sss&---
nATA French enUineer was TRAVELLING I'm.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-03-22
DissOl q tiOn .

TrVHH late frm Of Myers Morrison, Surgeon Den
i tists, 10 this day dissolved.
r.. D. MYERS,
3. A. MORRISON.
Davenport February 20, 1857.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-03-22
AMENDNENT or Crry I'm.

AMENDMENT OF Cry CHARTER.-It
appears that this last resort of Black Re-
publican office seekers. has passed both
branches of the Legislature, after it had
been SO amended as to be voted upon bv the
people. The public was informed by the Ga.
zette, some two weeks since, that that
amendment was incorporated in the origin
al bill. and SO We are informed by private
individuals who were in the secret. Now
the conscientious editors of the Goze:te saw
that Senator Rusch secured the amend
ment" We should like to enquire of them
on which occasion they intend to tell the
truth? and whether they intended to tell it
at all, or not.
This matter of having our city cut up in
to districts. and having the boundary lines
of our wards established by State Iegi.la
ton, has already been pronounced uncon
sttutional, and will undoubtedly be bro't
to the test before it is submitted to.
Will our neighbors of the Gazette inform
us in regardto their veraci,y on that amend
ment.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-03-22
N Wn coll onnoo;ol ~:

~ We call especial notice to
the advertisement of the Oakdale Cemetery
Company in another column.
This said company should receive the
willing and liberal support Of the public
1t is no lie speculation, but a lt-sacrifc.
ing effort on the part of the stockholders to
establish and properly sustain a permanent
and quiet spot dedicated to the repose Of the
dead. Here is the last tribute paid to de-
parted worth, and is it not one of the eyi-
dences of refined civilization that we
should protect and beautity the graves of
those We loved while living.
The following are the names of the cor
porators, associated on the l4th day of Nav
1856, to carry out the design of a perma-
nent Cemetery resulting in the organization
of Oakdale:
Geo. B. Sargent, c. c. Parry. J. Md
Burrows, II. B. Hoffman, A. II. Barrow.
W. II. F. Curly. J. NJ. Cannon, W. II. Hill
dreth, }. M. Witherwax. Hiram Price, R. NJ.
Prettyman, Joseph Lambrite, Strong Bur-
nell, Joseph L. Davies. John Dalzell
The grounds consist of 40 acres. at the
original cost of 5000, the whole of which
is paid up. and little perfected. Up to this
time, about 100 interments have been
made, the grounds plated and enclosed and
avault or Mausoleum, and Porter's lodge
erected. The center Of the main circle is
reserved for Chapel for funeral ceremo-
MES, entirely free from sectarianism.
The affairs of the company are managed
by board of Directors, chosen annually
from the corporators, and every individual
owning q lot, becomes member of the cor.
poration.
The price fixed is uniform for all lots $50
giving the choice Of selection to the pur-
chaser from all that are previously taken.
All The proceeds after paying for the site
and Current expenses. are to be applied to
improve and adorn the grounds. The mum.
Der Of lots will exceed $500 after deducting
for free and donated lots, making at the
present rates . sum Of 900 to be expend.
ed. 1t is probable however that az the Gem.
etery becomes occupied and improved, the
price of lots will be advanced.
What magnificent undertaking, and
how entirely worthy Of the object All our
citizens should have an interest in It: and
We heartily urge that those who have not
already taken lots, to do 70 at once, in view Of
getting sheiss sslsstions. and sustaining An
undertaking alike sssditabls y ~ tsv.i iaea
- ~ tcsssAtisa sGsas ~
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-03-22

OPENING OF THE BURTls HOUSE,
To lay is the long looked for opening day
Of this splendid House. If our memory
serves US rightly, it is some less than one
year ago that the ground was first broken
where now stands this stately mansion. an
ornament to our city, and an improvement,
the want Of which has 80 long been severe
ly felt We take the responsibility Of say
ing that in point Of comfort and elegance
this house cannot be superceded in the west
ern States. and yet Mr. Burtis has put the
figures to suit the times, and we trust to see
the public signify just appreciation of his
efforts. by rendering such liberal patronage
as his enterprise deserves.
The furniture and fixtures are all of the
most elegant and expensive order. and the
table will be daily covered with the very
best the market affords. Those wishing to
insure good rooms for families or single per
sons, should apply soon. as we hear that
general rush is to be made in that direction,
of not only those who have lately been keep
ing house, but Others. We hope to be able,
from time to time, to record the uniform
prosperity and popularity of this model
house.