The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-03-17

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SPRINs ELEcTIoN.-On the first Monday
Of April the 4th, the voters of the different
townships in Portage county will be called
upon to discharge their duties in the matter
of electing officers for the coming year. To
nla., \ this may appear like an unimportant
event, while in fact it is that which most d.
recty interests them. The actions of cor
poration and township officers come home
more directly to the voter, and oppress or
benefit him more Immediately than do the
acts Of members Of Congress or the Legisla.
ture /; consequently, the selection Of good
and competent officers is as much desired at
the Spring as at the. Fall election. Those
who pay no attention to the selection of their
local officers, or do not attend the elections,
have no right TO complain If the officers do
not act to their pleasement. The good of
community depends, to certain extent, up
on the action of its immediate home rulers,
and they should be selected with due care
and everything, as far as possible, forgotten,
but their qualifications for the offices.
In Ravenna village, it is especially i'm.
portant that a council ticket should be put
in nomination, composed of good, reliable
men, who feel I'm interest in the welfare Of
the town, and who have the practical good
sense to take the middle course between
too much Improvement on the one hand,
and too little on the other. Important
questions will be brought before the coun.
Gil next year, which will require most pru.
dent legislation TO settle in such manner
that the interests Of the village may not
suffer.
AS far as we can learn, the members of
the present council have attended to their
duties faithfully, and we hope the next
council will be equally attentive and pru-
dent in legislating for our village.
raging in an epidemic form in our community,
and we learn of many who are in their agony,
and from all symptoms will depart shortly.
On Monday, our young townsmun. Mr..
GEORGE B. Snyder, started from Ravenna,
enroute for the dggings, intending to leave
from st. Louis, with company forming
there.
On Tuesday, Ceptoin J. C. LONG and
WIN. BosTwIck, left Iof st. Louis, by way
OF the Ohio River, taking with them wag-
on, tent, tools, etc. They will be joined in
few days at st. Louis by Messrs. JOHN H..
GllL1s and ALEXANDER G. COFFIN, and af-
ter getting sufficient provisions at that city,
for six months, will proceed directly to Pixies
Peak.
On Wednesday of next week, Messrs. J..
HYDE LEFFINGwELL, WILLIAM TRIBoU,
julius DAY and GEORGE w. EssIG, all of
this place, will leave for Pixies Peak.
We hope all may meet with sutcess, be
blessed with health, and return to their
families at an early day.
THE BUCKEYE COFFEE POT.-A few days
ago, Mr.. BATES, OF the firm of BATES & GER.
RoULD, Of Bedford, called at our office, and
submitted to our Inexperienced inspection
the Buckeye Coffee Pot, invented by Prof.
GATcHELt, OF Ravennu, and of which they
are the patentees. He brought with him
some coffee, freshly ground, and hot water !
which, to our surprise, was converted into
the aromatic beverage in exactly one min
ute! The Pot is go constructed that all the
essential properties of the berry are extract
ed from it, by compression, and retained in
the liquid for the benefit of the drinker, thus
producing clear, exhilarating coffee. 1t re-
quires less coffee than by any other process,
no boiling, no settling, and but three min.
utes to make it. A wicked wretch at our
elbow thinks the Buckeye will not only be
hailed with joy by all well.regulated fami'
lies, but also by those who have the improve.
ment of morals at heart, as it will be the
means OF preventing many profane express
sions escaping from the lips of those who
''neSer can get cup Of good coffee.'
Master Henry GATcHE1L, of this place
has been appointed Agent for the sale OF the
"Buckeye," and will call upon our citizens
when they can judge for themselves Of itl
merits.
The EttEcTrc MAGAzINt.-The Marct
number of this magazine is q very capita
specimen of its excellence. It contains
twehty-seveh articles sclected from the mos
able Of the foreign reviews and periodicals
We have no space to recapitulute their titles
We can only say that the editor of the &c
lec,ic skins the cream from the periodical
literature of Europe, and puts it before hi
readers. Besides the articles, there are il
this number, two elegant and finely inishe
engravings. One of the Empress Queen
Maria Theresa of Austria and Hungary, an
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