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The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-06-09
Torture of the Widows.

In the interior of New Caledonia, which
is east of Vancouver's Island and north of
the Columbia, among the tribes called
"Taw-waytins, who are also Babines, and
also among other tribes in their nejghbor.
hood, the custom prevails of burning the
bodies, with circumstances Of peculiar bar.
barity to the widows of the deceased. The
dead body of the husband is laid naked upon
large heap Of resinous wood; his wife is
then placed upon the body, and covered over
with skin; the pile is then lighted, and the
poor woman is compelled to remain until
she is nearly suffocated. when she is allow.
to descend os best she can through the smoke
and flames. No sooner, however, does she
reach the ground, than she is expected to
prevent the body from becoming distorted by
the action Of the fire on the muscles and
sinews; and whenever such an event takes
place, she must, with bare hands, restore the
burning corpse to its proper position; her
person being the whole time exposed to the
scorchng effects of the intense heat. Should
she fail in the due performance OF this indis.
pensable rite, from weakness or the intensi-
ty of her pain, she is held up by some one
until the body is consumed. A continual
singing and beating Of drums is kept up
throughout the ceremony, which drown her
cries. Afterwards she must collect the un-
consumed pieces Of bone and ashes, and put
them into bag made for the purpose, which
she has to carry on her back for three years;
remaining for the time a slave to her hus.
bands relations, and being neither allowed
to wash nor comb herself for the whole
time, so that she soon becomes q most dis.
gusting object. At the expiration of three
years, feast is given by her tormentors,
who invite all the friends and relations OF
her and themselves. Atthe commencement
they deposit with great ceremony the re.
mains of the burnt dead in box, which they
ufix to the top of high pole. The widow
is then stripped naked, and -smeared from
head to foot with .Aoil, over which one OF
the bystanders throws a quantity of swans
down, covering her, entire person. She is
then obliged to dance with the others. AT.
ter all this is over she is free to marry again,
if she have the inclination, and courage
enough to venture on second risk or being
roasted alive and the subsequent horrors.
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Sf[istellautolls,
How Weeds are Produced.

Professor Buckman. of England, has re.
Gently made some careful investig gations as
to the amount of weeds contained in seeds
sold as clean, and we will state q few of the
results obtained, as they can not fail, we
think, to interest our readers. The Profes.
sor found "in pint Of clover seed 10000
weed seeds; in u pint Of COW grass seed,
l2,6Oo in brood clover 80 ,440; and in two
pints Of Dutch clover, severulIy, IS $50 and
10, 400 weed seeds. Supposing these sum
pies 10 be sown, here were seeds enough to
stock the land for many years. The farmer
often goes to the cheapest market and gets
weeds for corn, and so poys exceedingly deur
for what he considers cheap bargain"
II this be true in relation 10 English farm
ing, how much more SO must it be in Amer.
ica, when it is we'll known much less pains
arc taken in preparing grain for market, as
we'll ss in the selection Of seed and the gen.
eral cultivation of the soil. In purchasing
seed grain, turnip seed, grasses, etc., farm.
ers often display want of judgment and or.
dinary prudence. by selecting such articles
as ATE cheap, or rather low priced, for that
is"not really cheap which is not genuine;
and we can conceive no greater pest in the
agricultural neighborhood, than " q cheap
seed store," in the but too common accepta-
ton Of the term.
The fecundity of some weeds is truly as.
tonishing. Professor Buckman has counted
5000 seeds in single plant of black mus.
tard. and in specimen of churock, 1000
seeds. The common sinking camomie
produces $4,000; and the burdock, $4,000
seeds; and the seed of single plant of the
common dock produced 1900 little docks,
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Complete i'm Two Volumes.

The King Of Prussia once sent to an aid-de-
camp, Col. Malachowki, who was brave but
poor, small portfolio, bound like book, in
which were deposited five hundred crowns.
Some time afterwards he met the officer,
and said to him, "Ah, we'll, how did you like
the new work which sent youg" ..
Excessively, SIRE" replied the colonel ;
"I read it with such interest that expect
the second volume with impatieDce." " q
The King smiled, and when the officers
birthday arrived, he presented him with an.
other portfolio, similar in every respect to
the frst, but with these words engraved up
on it: "This book is complete in two vol.
umes."
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Beautiful Thought.

Our brains are seventy year clocks. The
Angel of. Life winds them up once for all,
then closes the case and gives the key into
the hands of the Angel of the Resurrection.
Tic-tac I tac.tac! 60 the wheels Of thought;
our will cannot stop them: they cannot stop
themselves; sleep cannot stop them; mad.
ness only makes them 90 faster; death can
only break into the case, and seizing the
ever.swinging pendulum which we call the
heart, silence at last the clinkine of the
terrible escapement we have carried so long
beneath our wTinkled foreheads.-O. w.
Holmes, '3t
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The Doctor Outwittcd.


When. DIR. Dodge, Eclectic Physician
was lecturing through this state on the laws
of health, and particularly on the evils Of
tea aud coffee, he happened TO meet, enc
morning, at the breakfast table. witty son
Of Erin, of the better class. Conversation
turned on the Doctors favorite subject he
addressed our Irish friend, as follows
"Perhaps you think that would be un'
able to convince you Of the deleterious ef.
fects of tea and coffee ="
II don't know" said Erin, shut Id like
to be there when you do it,"
"WelI," said the doctor, "if l convince
you that they are injurious to your health,
will you abstain from their use %
"Sure and will, SIR"
"How often do you use coffee and tea %
asked the doctor. ,....
"NIorning and night, SIR"
"Well," said the doctor. "do you ever ex.
perisGee slight dizziness Of the brain Oil
going TO bed !"
II do ;indeed, I do," replied Erin.
"And a sharp pain through the temples,
in and about the eyes, in the morning :"
"Troth do, SIR"
SWELL" said the doctor, with an air oil
confidence and assurance in bis manner,
"shat is the tea and coffee"
"Isit, indeedl Faith and I always thought
il was the whisky / drank"
The company roared with laughter, and
the doctor quietly retired. He was beaten.
-Ddtd. 's, #@ L,. a II
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, Oyer the Tives they beckNn to me-
Loved ones whO've crossed 10 the further side
The CLEAN Of their snowy robes see,
Bat their voices are drow ned 10 the rushing tide
There's one with riDglets OF sunny gold,
AnaHeyes, the reflection of heavens own blue;
He crossed in twilight, grey and cold,
And the pale mist hid him from mortal Wow,
We saw not The angels who met him there;
The gate Of the city we coula not see;
Over the river, over the river,
Ny brother stands waiting 10 welcome mel
Over The river the boatman pale n
Carried another-the household pet:
Her brown curls waved in the gentle gale
Darling MinnieI see her yet.
She crossed Oh her bosom her dimpled hands,
s And fearlessly entered the pbVhtom bark;
We watched It glide from the silver sands,
And all our sunshine grew strangely dark.
We know she is safe on the further side,
Where all the ransomed and angels be;
Over tho river, the mystic river,
Ny childhood's idol is waiting for me.
For mono return from those quiet shores,
Who cross with the boatman cold and pale;
We hear the dip of the golden oars,
Ard catch CLEAN of the snowy sail
Andilo! they have passed from ouryearn!ng hearts
They cross the stream, and are gone for aye.
We may not sunder the veil apart,
That hides from our vision the gates of day;
We only know that their barks no more
May snil with US o'er lfc's stormy sea;
Yetsomewhere, know, OH the unseen shore,
They watch, and bcckon, and wait for me-
And sit and think, when the sunsets gold .
IL flushing river ind hill and shore,
shall one da? stand by the water cold,
And list for the sound of the boatman's oar:
shall watch for CLEAN of the tapping sail;
! shall hear the boat as it gains the strand;
'hall pass from sight with the boat,nan pale
To the better shore of the spirit land;
shall know the loved who have gone before,
AndjOyfuly sweet will the melting bo,
When over the river, the peac, ful river,
The Angel OF Death shall carry me.
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RAVENNA, THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1859.

made white at last, and bidden to come up
higher.
We think it ought to be set down upon
a map somewhere, that the old church was
very near the house not made with hands"-
only the graveyard's breadth removed
We think it ought somewhere to be writ
ten, "The "house that they builded OF old
let it remain forever. Give to time the
silvering of the wall they have hallowed let
the wind end the songs the dead sinners
began, and the rains gently fall on its &c no.
less threshold"
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-06-09
AN ACT

To amend an act "To authorize the Incor.
poration of Mutual Insurance Companies. -
passed april IA, 1857.
Section l. Be IL enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the
4th section of an act "to authorize the incor.
poration of mutual insurance companies -
passed April Ia, 1857, be so amended as to
read as follows That every person who
may desire to become q member of such
company by affecting an insurance therein,
shall make application in writing, naming
the property sought TO. be insured and be-
fore receiving apoicy Of insurance for the
same, shall make and deliver promssory
note, payable to such company in such sum
as the board of directors shall determine.
subject to such assessment on the same, to
pay losses, as is provided by said act and
shall also pay such an amount in money not
exceeding fifteen per cent, as sha be de-
termned by said board, to pay the incidental
expenses of such company, and to put such
company in funds as required by the 18th
section of said act: and to keep up the same
as it may be drawn out to pay losses and ex-
penses and at the expiration of the time of
insurance, the said note, or such part of the
same as shall remain unpaid after deducting
all losses and expenses accruing during said
term' shall be relinquishcd and given up to
the maker thereof.
Sec. 2. That the 4th section of said re.
cited act be and the same is hereby rep ealed.
Sec. 8. This act to be in force from and
after its passage.
S. w. GILSON,
Speaker pro lem. of the House of Rep.
MARTIN WELKER,
President OF the Senates
nk
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Too BAD.To BE GuEssEp.-A schoolmas-
tsrPsFpetratss the following What irreg.
ular verb. IL corrugated in the first person
oithrae tenaes, will define the spectacle of
boys indulging in certain game +! See,
saw, seen! (See.saw scene y
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-06-09
AN ACT
mo. s9.]

To appropriate the proceeds Of the sale OF
Old Arms, heretofore collected, to the
purchase of Site, and the erection of the
State Arsenal thereon. '
Section 1. Be 1t enacted By the General
Assembly Of the STATE of Ohio, That the pro-
ceeds OF sales of old arms and equipments,
heretofore realized under the provisions of a
"senate joint resolution relative to collection
and sale Of public arms" passed April n,
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-06-09
| No. 88. AN ACT

NO. sS. AN ACT
To provide for locating, establishing and
constructing bitches, drains and water.
courses.
Section l. Be ii enacted BY the General
Assembly of The Stale of Ohio, That the
county commissioners of any county shall
have power, at any regular session, whenev-
er, in their opinion, the same is demanded by
or will be conducive to the public health,
convenience or welfare, to cause TO be es.
tabished located and constructed, as here
matter provided, any ditch, drain or water
course witAin such county.
Sec. 2. That before the county commits
sioners of any county shall take any steps
towards locating or establishing any ditch,
drain or water course, there shall be filed
with the county auditor petition from one
or more persons owning lands adjacent to
the line of such proposed ditch, drain or
water-co course, setting forth the necessity of
the same, with description of its proposed
starting point, route and terminus, and shall,
at the same time, file bond with good and
sufficient sureties to the acceptance of the
county auditor conditioned to pay all expen.
ses incurred, in case the commissioners shall
refuse to grant the prayer of the petition,
and it shall be the duty of the county audit
or Immediately thereafter to place a correct
copy of said petition in the hands of the
county surveyor or competent engineer,
who shall thereupon, taking with him the
necessary assistance, proceed to make on
accurate survey of the route of such propos-
ed ditch, drain, or water. course, and on the
completion thereof, shall return o plat or
plat and profile of the same to said county
auditor, and shall also set forth in his return
description of the proposed route, its avail
bilty and necessity, with q description OF
each separate tract of land through which
the same is proposed TO be located, how it
will be affected thereby, and its situation
and level as compared with that of adjoining
lands, together with such other facts as he
may deem material. 1t shall be the duty OF
the county auditor, Immediately on said re-
port being filed, to cause notice in writing
to be given to the owner, or one of the own
ers of each tract of land along the route of
such proposed ditch, drain or water course,
Of the pendency and prayer of said petition,
and of the time of the session of the county |
commissioners at which the same will be |
heard, which notice shall be served at least |
ten days prior to said session, and an afida.
Wit of said service filed with the county au-
ditor; and in case any such owner is not
resident Of the county, or should any party
or parties in interest die during the penden.
cy Of said proceeding, such death shall not
work an abatement of such proceeding, but
the county commissioners on being notified
thereof, shall make such order as they may
deem proper for giving notice to the person
or persons succeeding TO the right of such
deceased party or parties, and notice of the
pendsncy and prayer of said petition and the
time of hearing the same shall be given to :
such owner or persons, by publication for
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Another Traveller.

John G. SAKE has found his fourth ira.
veler, and celebrated character, too. In
his letter to the Post he says:
~ wrote you few weeks ago, about ev.
eral sorts OF travellers, and suggested that
the subject was a very large one-large
enough, indeed, to form the staple of good
sized volume. I've not time to write the
book at present, but must give you q sketch,
at least, of another traveler-one whom l
often TALL in with, and always fall out with
an inloleruby selfish person-who, re-
gret 10 say, is womah q. find her in al.
most every car enter-on every route
sitting seat or two in iront' of mine, Nth
her Window open-impervious alike to wind
or weather, and boarding Boreas in his
s'crmiest habit, as if he were Zephyrus at
her summer gambols. She is not on invalid,
my dear Post,-she is not fat woman, and
50 disposed, like Falstaff, to continual
dissolution and thaw'-no, she is simply a
devotee to pet theory on the subject of ven.
tilaton. Having learned that our ancestors
were somewhat careless, and, indeed, rather
ignorant touching the properties Of oxygen
and carbon they were wont to Breathe
whereby for scientific reasons, they ought to
have died, (though they did MT, } at an early
period OF their existence-and being herself
thoroughly read up in this most vital matter,
she goes forth in pursuit of fresh air, at all
hazards of herself and others. don't think.
however, she is in any special danger. The
woman is, beyond all her sex, 'fearfuly and
wonderfully made She seems always bat
tling congenial tendency to asphyxia or
spontaneous combustion, don't know which.
Whether anything could cool her into
permanently comfortable frigidity, is doubt.
At any rate, there she sits-or rather there
she sat last night
sMethinks l see her now,
With the terrible northeaster
blooming on her brow.'
1t was the fierce, chill wind of the prai.
ries at midnight. Weary with many miles
of travel, and heavy with long watching,
at last fell asleep. I awoke at daybreak
from a wretched torpor that was more the
work of Boreas than of newspapers, and dis
covered that Twas nearly speechless with an
influenza. The woman was gone the win
dow was still open, and damp gale was
rushing upon myself and companion at the
rate of thousand yards a minute do
not approve of profane swearing regard
the practice as at once ungentlemanly and
immoral. did not swear on this occasion.
AT least gave no voice to my mental male
dictions but uttered something like an
amen 8 to the emphatic words OF my trav-
cling companion, who, on discovering that
the woman's perversity has made him thor.
oughIy sick with u cold in the head, exclaim.
ed with such obstructed articulation as his
distemper permitted: 'Dod dab eddy bad
or wobad' (any man or woman) who leades
q widow Qeaves a window 'oped cd such
Digit as dis !"
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WHOLE NUMBER 581

1857, be applied to the purchase of site for
the state arsenal and the erection thereon of
suitable building for. the care and safe
Keeping OF the public arms, pursuant to the
provisions OF an act to authorize the building
OF an arsenal for the state of Ohio, passed
April IL, 1857 provided, that said site shall
be purchased and said building completed by
the appropriations already made for that pur-
pose.
Sec. Q. This act shall take effect form
its passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives
MARTIN WELKER,
President of the Senate.
March "a, 1859.
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LAWS OF OHIO.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY,
mo. s5.] AN ACT
To prohibit the carrying or wearing of Con
cealed Weannns


10 prohibit the carrying or wearing of Con-
cealed Weapons. O
Section /. Be ii enacted Ju He General
Assembly Of the Stale of Ohio, That whoever
snail carry weapon or weapons concealed
on or about his person, such as q pistol,
bowie knife, dirk, or any other dangerous
weapon, shall be deemed guilty OF misde.
meanor, and on conviction for the first Of.
fence shall be fined not exceeding.two hun.
dred dollars, or imprisoned in the county iail
not more than thirty days; and for the sec.
ond offence, not exceeding five hundred dol.
lars, or Imprisoned in the county Jail not
more than three months, or both, at the dis
cretion of the court.
Sec. 2. If it shall be proved to the jury,
from the testimony on the trial of any case
presented under the first section of this act,
that the accused was, at the time of carry.
ing any of the weapon or weapons aforesaid,
engaged in the pursuit of any lawful bust.
ness, calling, or employment, and that the
circumstances in which he was placed at the
time aforesaid were such as to Justify a pru.
dent man in carrying the weapon or weap
ons aforesaid for the defense of his person,
property or family, the jury shall acquit the
accused.
Sec. 3. This act to take effect and be in
force from and after the first day of April
next.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker OF the House OF Representatives.
MARTIN WELKER,
President OF the Senate.
March IS, 1859.
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AN ACT


Amendatory to an Act. entitled can act TO
provide for the organization of Cities and
incorporated Villages" passed May 8,
1862.
Section l. Be 1t enacted By The General
Assembly Of The Stale of Ohio, That original
section sixty.three, of an act entitled an act
to provide for the organization of cities and
incorporated villages, passed May 8, A. D.
1852, be so- amended us to read as follows !:
Sec. So. The city council shall have the
care, supervision, and control of all public
highways, bridges, streets, alleys, public
squares, and commons, within the city, and
shall cause the same to be kept open, and in
repair, and free from nuisances. No street
or alley, which shall hereafter be dedicated
to public use by the proprietor of ground in
any city, shall be deemed public street or
alley,or to be under the care or control of the
city council, unless the dedication shall be
accepted, and confirmed by an ordinance
specially passed for such purposes; they
shall have the power to prescribe by ordi.
nance the width of the tires of all wagons,
carts, drays, and other vehicles, used in the
transportation Of persons or articles from
ohe paII ot the CITY 10 dnothef, o. IN the
transportation of coal, wood, stone, lumber,
or iron, into the city; to establish stands for
hackney coaches, cabs, and omnbuses, and
to enforce the observance and use thereof,
and to fix the rates and prices for the trans.
portation of persons and property in such
coaches, cabs and omnibuses, from one part
of the city to another.
Sec. 2. That original section sixty.three
of the act to which this is amendatory be
and the same is hereby repealed, and this act
shall take effect and be in force from and al-
ter its passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
MARTIN WELKER,
President of the Senate.
March IA 1880
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. 4oetital.
From the Springfield Republican.
BY NANcEY A. w. PRIEST.

+ Over the River.
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IN OIICE-,MR FREDERIC b. BRAND ENTERS INTO
our employ this day, holds our ull rover nf A,n,
ney a per act passed before Graham Notary Pabe y,
JULIAN NEVILLE CO., Auc,ioneers.
~" oiieans' ouly -, leos iyl5 6m
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WEDNESDAY, NIaHr. pecembsr q 1855,
q ROGERS
MUSEUM AND AMPHITHEATER.

spsldig 4 Rogers TWO CIRCUssEs,
The New Orleans and European Ctrcusses,
United for the season. sngly extensive than any
Circus in America, and combined surprising anything
effected In Europe.
HOLD Az FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES every night at
Il and Mid Day Entertainments SATURDAY, SUNDAY and
MONDAY MOONS December 81 and January LIST and I'd In all
Of which palm superiority will closely contested be-
tween the rival artistes Of the two companies - Y NJ,
Female Eguestfianen by Mile LOYALE and Miss KATE
ORNoND: Acrobatics by Mons FRANCOIS SIEGRIST and
Mons AUGUSTE SIEGRIST; Difficult Horemanship by
ship " TON MYTH and GEORGE SARGENT Glowing
Nv JIM REYNOLDS and HI DAY; Gymnastics by JOHN
KEEFE md N N PEPPER Equibria by Mons. MARTIN
and Sig ANTONIO with the largest most superb and best
Admission, 50 Colored Gallery . Chill
aren, Is cents to mid -dHy performances.
The admission q cents + now from le NJ
Gardens, MINIATURE STEAMSHIP, MECHANICAL Or
CHESTRA and 100 600 other enrosites.
H9-AUCTIoN SALE-The Team Horses, Wagons Carriages
and Harness Of the New Orleans Circus will be sold favorable
and without reserve, by Montgomery Smith, Janu
ary T. See Catalogues. dN