The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-05-20
BUSINESS CHrr.CHAr.-Ths poet Young

When we endeaVor to say any thing to |
please an individual, we cannot forget our
relations to the public. What will people
think and say! what good will It accom-
plish! are questions which must be contem-
plated in advance Of the qualification it may
afford our friends. We have no desire to !
Aatter the vanity Of any one, and ia giving
"pufs" to individuals we shall always try
to Bear in mind the idea 90 beautifully ex-
pressed by Longfellow:
"l,i7es Of grea. meh all remind US;
We can make our lives subline," &c.
When talent, skill, industry and enter.
prise, merit honor and praise, we shall re.
gard ii as our duty, and to ke pleasure in no.
ticing the same, with an assurance that our
concentrations will ihcite others to noSlsr
actions and net 70 envy.
Now, reader, as you know our senti.
4ents, will you accompany us, in spirit,
down our two pairs Of stairs with eighteen
steps each, while Ne do a little shopping!-
To be sure you will, SO come along! Here
we are in front Of the establishment Of ;.
BosrwIck & BEATrY.-Let Gs 60 id and
see if they have any of those shoes with
soles an inch and half thick, a pair of
which we saw yesterday evening adorning
the extremities Of wearing pants.four.hdn.-
dred-different-ways gentleman. No, they
have none Of that style, but they have some
fine and coarse articles which they sell
amazingly cheap. Reader, they can't palm
their light shoes off on US; we know what
we want-we want shoes that have some
weight to them-shoes that will keep our
feet down on the side walk, and not ruin
our character, by making those same feet
fly up and induce people to suppose we had
been indulging in wh-atcr! The store
room of Messrs. B. g. B. is literally cram
med with Dry Goods, which We are inform
ed are selling at extremely low prices for
cash or ready pay. The proprietors are
gentlemunly in their intercourse with custo-
mers, and richly deserving of patronage;
but as they have no Shoes to suit US, we
must call in at the Clothing Emporium of
our friend,
CHARLES GREENE lELDER. Charles, as
usnal, with smile on his face and cigar
in his mouth, receives us in his most cour.
teous manner. He has a large assortment
of clothsi cassimeres and yestings; which
he is prepared to make up in the most fash.
iohnble and durable manner; and WE think
the man must be hard 10 please VINO cannot
find something among hfs stock which he
considers "jast the thing" and at the right
price. Mr. &. is ain Honorable and iair
dealing ihon, and those whoss @ardrobes
needs replenishing we would ADVISE to look
over his stock, select their goods, leave thei
measures, and pay FOR the gatitieDts When
they are made up then step 10 tie other
side Of the establishment aud get black
silk or white caSsimcre hat jf
Jackson T., GNEEy, and look like u
gentieman.. il nothing more. He always
keeps an assortment 1T the Best iiiakes and
most fashionable styles. AS we cannot
find the shoes Here, suppose we 60 into the
store of
II: LsRA4,-"1t pains me greatly to say
that we are entirely out OF the style OF shoes
to which you refer," says the polite clerk
+ "bGt here arc some beautiful goods suitable
for ladies' dresses, and there is an assort
nieht of cloths and cassimeres which wisf
yoii to look at" H. LIS goods are mag
nihceIt and cannot fail TO please: w,
might spend an hour in telling what he HAS
! but as we Have not the time to spare; those
, who dodbt any thing We Have Said; can cal
= and see for themselves, while we go into
, COFFIN g. PINNEY's.-Cottin & Finnel
r were the first in the market with their new
goods this year; and have sold large quaint:
t ties of them. They have Seut and pleas
e ant room, and every thing is fitted up In th
most admirable taste: Their motto appear
to be "small profits ana QUICK sales" i5t
is said that they do sell goods very cheap
How provoking! Been in four stores en-,
: "naty" shoe yet. Perhaps they are kept a
the store of
e P6E e. BRotnEK.-These gentlemen
have just received their spring and summe
stock Of goods, which have been purchase
at low rates, and 6s in duty boGnd, they iii
tend offering them to their customers, at
slight ad9ahce from cost. They have lGrg
u quantities of all kinds Of ladies' dres
e goods, GENTS wear, dhd IN fact every thiH
IT needed by either prince or beggar. Bt
l. they dfe sadly deficient In one thing, an
Is that isz-",kem shoes" We'll bet the {
gars we can get them at ....
u PRENrlss, HopKtNs & Co's.-TRe fo6i
~ of p, II. b Co. is usually crowded wit
&c customers, on the minds of whoth; the pr
% prietors and clerks are zealously endeavo
u ing to Impress the important fact that the
: are selling goods little below the tisd
le rates! They have large stock of fres
= and seasonable goods. which cdnhot fail
Of please both in style and price. The propr
J" etors are gentlemen of the strictest homo
end their clerks are accommodating; but
: the language of Will Shakespeare or Il
" Hudson inn.keeper, 1--WE forget which
''they can't keep a tsvern!" for they hay
no shoes that are suitable for eur use. II
Ct prospect is dark; all the stores in the v
lage, but one, visited and no shoes yeti!