The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-01-14

HELr SEALIKs EKyELoFEs.-bstlef writer's
hIe Aot generally aware Of tho Istt that the
self sealing envelopes, now ir usel are little
better than no envelopes ut ILL sb far as
protection to the contents Of the letter 10
concerned. The gum which Is placed upon
The envelopes BY the manufacturer is OF such
I quality ~ 10 render it almost useless, in
consequence Of its non.adhesive powers, and
the latter may, in nihe cases out Of ten, be
opened by the use Of knife blade or paper
khife. the gum itself parting and doing no
ashsge to the paper composing the snfel.
eSe. which csn be sealed again after the
contents Ate Inspected. This is especially
lib rass wiih the bfb&h envelopes. while
ths white and f.hcs Shes are not, by any
hieans, eAehBl. blheF hSshs shBa!d a.
wsys1 be reioited to by those who apPfekcnd
any Indifference with their correspondence:
IN THE department there 10 also room for
thoiee, as the con,rivances ftr sealing pttr
poses are often as imperfect as The sht Slopes
themselves. Sealing wax, dc II !. nSw
msndfatttFtd, Unless tsed III melted state,
that Il. BY .ttiihs iift Is the wax, and suffer
ihg II to NELL and drop Upon tho paper, will
hot stick, but can be separated from the
glazed surface, by placing ths Glade of
knife under the seal and pfsfhE Ii "a entire.
This being the case The oRly remedy is 10
lalI back bpon tho 6Ia isstiUhed red wafer,
which is never known 10 fuff &heH probetls
hioissentd and compressed with stdthp!-
The waftt itself will not part, and BY COLI.
ttess fon The surfaces OF the paper are brough,
together in such mahntt that they cannot
be separated, Ond the only means Of opening
The envelope Is by teOtihg it. We fesoM.
hend the mattel 10 Ire consideration Of
;, letter Hfitsrs. r 49,.
g. kriAx1ic & Omar wE:rEhA Rat.
xoAD.-Gcn. c. L. WARD, Of Towanda,
fa., ives reelected ftesifeht Of the Aida.
tic and Gres, Western Railroad, and our
townsmsn, WILLIAM CotLMAN, Esq., elect
ed Vice ,Pfssidsnt, at q meeting Of the di
vectors Of that Road, in Mansfield, on the
1.h inst. The following are the names Of
the sffiCers and directors: Gen. e. l..
Ward. Towands, P,., President; William
Goodman. Etq.s Rayenns, Vice President;
E..P, Brainerd, EsaE.. Ravenna. Treasurer;
J. w. Tyler. Esq, Franklin, Secretary; l.:
". Bisrss, Esq. Akron; Holt: NJ. Bir-
chatd. Wssten; N. Kent, ESQ.,, Franklin;
John Pardee. ESD, W adsworth; DR.. B. B.
Clark, Ashland; Dr.. w. BUSHNELL, Mdhs.
field; ]. Riblet, Esq, Galliotiy Col. W.
/ lConklin. Marionj Hon. J. C. BfsaH, Ur.
Ssha. and Col. George Carlisle, cincffhatiiI
Directors. S,,-.s, ..-.t
go cEE4RtAND & PlrrsStRs RAihKoAD.-
/, The ahnual election Of directors Of the
cisseland y Pittsburg RsilfFoad was held at
clesslahdf / on the oh Inst. The following
B6Asa Wss chosen: JshrSs aftner, III. w.
CLARK. James +: CLARK fisis.y Rice, zal.
thon Fitch. Cleveland; James Tfumbdll,
stsAeenvilles J. N. McCuildhgk. Wells.
vile; w. w. Holloway Bridgeport; Daniel
G. Lest. Whselhg; Hiram Stow, Beaver;
w. NJ. Lynn, Pi.tsburs; and Henry c.
Kingsley, New Haven, Conn. -
The Eswly elected directors Held meet.
ins on the 7tE fhst., and elected tho follow.
ing officers: J. Farmer, President and Su.
psrintsndent; b. Rockwell, Secretary; ].
Hsvsy, Master Maehinist;'W. w, Chand.
Ter, General Freight AgsntS r. q. Myers,
GsasFsil Ticket Agent; n. r. Smith. Pay.
maSthf. -z'3 .s-.4 a,'t..
eslexseusits onnittsslJ. Farmer. y. i.
Clatk. q. Ffttb,.H. Kiee,. and J. N.Me-
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TMxxxs. Our thanks are aus u our
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