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Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-12-07

Ever brought to this market, and are Of
fering them at such prices as cannot fail
to please every body. Sixteen lbs. of
Good Sugar can't be bought everywhere
for 81 90, but it can at their store.
Syrups. Molasses. and spices ofall kinds
that are not excelled in this or any other
market. That Golden Syrup! Don't
know whether we shall have enough to
go round, but we can get more.
Dried Fruits of all kinds-especially
an excellent article of Peeled Peaches.
Hamburg Cheese. that is cheese and no
mistake. Tobacco. from a common arti-
Gle to the genuine Virginia leaf.
Every body knows it would be out of
our power to enumerate the articles kept
at this establishment. but the gentlemen,
Ladies, Cooks and sthe rest of mankind
are respectfully invited to call anc exam
ine the new stock for themselves.
May A. 1854. J. +. V. & Co.
Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-12-07
See our Wooden Ware and
April 90, 1854

Baskets, Cheese Screens, and all that sort of
thing. "Sure as you're BORN we will sell
as cheap any man can and live, and If
you IL drop in and tell what you want i'm
ourllne, you can have ii at low figures, and
an article that will do you good
Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-12-07

VA az AN ERQD G = Ma GO .
UvHE following is a few of the many Books
IL inst received and for sale at the Old Line
Book Store.
Lost Prince.
World of Art,
Rob OF the Bowl,
FowlerS Publications Entire,
Novels large Stock,
BuISt'S Kitchen Garden,
Vicar of Wakefield,
Parley'S Cabinet Library,
POetcal Works all kinds and Styles,
Sol Ncr,hrup,
Trantwine on Railroad Curves,
n. Z. Willis Works Complete,
ScIbneGs Engineers Table Book,
BancTOltS United States,
JackSon'S, NoyS', Il Strong's, Penmansh
Modern British EsSayIstS,
ROllO Works,
Present age and Inner Life,
Pirates Own Book,
Ilazlett'S Life of Napoleon,
Humorous Speaker,
Bulwer's Novels in one Vol,
Mechanic Book,
FlOrel Gems,
Wild Western Scenes,
Old Brewery,
Mrs. Ben barley.
G. B. ROBERTS.
August 3, 1851. I9yl
The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1854-01-11

An examination of this statement will tend
to give direct efficiency to any reformntory
and eoonomizing efforts. since 1t places the re-
sponsbility for whatever increase there mas ooen
in State expenditures, upon the department. OF
Government to which it properly belongs. Tenn
porary causes, however, have produced much OF
this increase.
The expenses of the General Assembly have
been made the subject of public anmadverison;
but when it is borne in mind, TINT upon that body
devoved the responsible and arduous duty of car
rying into effect the New Consttution,-embra-
cling the re-crganzationsot OF the entire government
much of this auimadversion falls to the ground as
unmerited. @ ....-s.a =.1 l.sF @
Tue providing .for the organization Of the Gen.
era Assembly," will if strictly observed. obviate
all future course of complaint The unnecessary
absence of members has been checked. sinecures
have been abolished, all waste of public time and
means has been guarded against, and thus mos
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VOLUME XXV"Number 6.
IA aas3 From the Neao England Diadea,.
The DrunKkard,s Child
BIZ MRS. A. ARNOLD.

You say the Temperance field is one
-s Where man alone could stand;
That temperance weapons were not formed g
For woman's heart or hand; @
You ask me why l.canuot speak srs.s
eFs- Of rum in accents mild st s1-v
Then learn the cause, I've felt the curse,
- am -drankardis child. .gs5T size.
Long years ago my father slept r7 p
Beneath the burial sod -.s.,.t rss-sss
My mothers grief worn spirit passed
Long since. to rest with God;
Yet remember well the power = 4- ii
That crushed her, to the tomb. sE
The power that clothed my chiidhood's hours
In midnight's rayless gloom. -.-g.s
! Scarce Eve bright summer years had flown
i.a Above my childish head,
Before roumed an orphan girl,
e My parents with the dead;
Three fair. browed sisters gathered round,
With brother well-beloved,
And hand in hand, though stricken sore,
For two short years we moved.
Our brother died-a fathers hand
In childhood dealt the blpw
Which paled the fair consumptive cheek, a=s
And laid our idol low; ~
Then came deep sorrow-one by one,
My sisters sought the tomb, t@7
3 Till ere one -halfscore years had passed.
stood alone, alone. 's -
The home that should have sheltered me,
Has passed to other hands, s,as; -u5 esS 81
A vile rumseller drove me from ~ 5I
.gss Ny fathers house and lands e.4's,f H7
Then strangers gave the homeless one isiis,
A place beside their hearth: da.E
But, ah, she was drunkard's child, q ~
s,ss Why cumbered she the earth? 4 as
My fathers sins were visited -s8 ,s, Z
Upon my guiltless head, 5 rts.
Until my only prayer became, s., s
To sleep among the deud; 4, a.
And even one who bids me speak
OF rum in accents mild.
Then spurns me from her path, because
was drunkard's child.
And thus through grlhood's years met
A cold worlds cruel scorn.
IT'D it left cloud upon my brow, s.s
And in my heart thorn j. .... .
Those years are passed. yet memory lives,
deeply bitter wave, 80 @
And It'll the drunkard's child forgets,
She'll lift her voice to save. - s..4,-. i !
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1t will be seen that general these estimates
were, they differed but little from the actual re-
suits Had they been detailed and spacifc, and
aided by contingent appropriations as suggested,
the results would have been within the limits pre-
soribed. Much might thus have been saved with
out impairing the condition, or in any way dimin-
ishing the revenues arising from these works. FL
raneiaI fluctuations would thereby hnve been avoi
ded. and greater degree of regularity impaired
to all our pecuniary transactions.
Nor should omit to press upon your considera-
| ton, the necessity of providing for more strict
accountability of the various officers, who char
ged with the expenditure of the public money
| The Auditor of State and the County Auditors are
the proper accounting officers Of the Government.
No one should be permitted to be his own account
ing officer and all avenues to the Treasury should
be required to pass through the proper accounting
bureau. .ssze,-
A practice formerly prevailed upon the public
works. in the Penitentiary, aud perhaps in some
of the other institutions of the State, by which the
money of the people was expended without the
required and necessary control of the Auditor of
State. IF this practice has been followed by no
frauds or serious loss, the fact should be attribu-
ted to the integrity of the officers and not to the
salutary restraints imposed by law. All drec,
drafts upon the Treasury should be strictly avoid
ed. and in every pscuniary transaction of the Gov
ernment, there should be in practice we'll as in
theory, an accounting and paying officer, acting as
checks upon each other But little is gained by
specific approprationsif there be check upon the
improper application Of the money.
And in connection with this subject it is proper
to remember, that it will not be long before all ouI
expenditures will have to be met by assessments
on the Grand Duplicate Of the State. All specia
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GOVERNORS MESSAGE.

Gentlemen Of The Senate and House Of Represen-
tatiues: .sssE' 8aei&
! On the thirteenth day of July last, REUBEN
WooD, having accepted an appointment in the
service of the United States, resigned the office of
Governor of Ohio, which. thereupon.s devolved on
me as Lieutenant Governor of the State.
Having thus assumed the powers conferred BY
the Constitution on the Chief Magistrate of the
State, It is made my duty, upon your assembling
at the Capital ss the Representatives of the people,
to communicate to you the condition of the several
departments Of the State Government, so far as
the same has come to my knowledge, and to re-
commend to your consideration such measures, as
in my judgment, should claim the attention Of the
law making power of the State. "f
Before proceeding to the discharge of this duty,
permit me to congratulate you the suspicious
circumstances under, which you are convened.
The year that hos just been numbered with the
past, has been one of unusual prosperity the
earth has given forth its fruits in great abundunee
industry and enterprise have been appropriately
rewarded and the comforts and enjoy yments Of
lie have been more generally and equally dfused
among the great body of the people, than at any
former period of our history.
inese evidences of the goodness and continued
lavor OF that Supreme and All-wise Being who
watches over and controls the destiny of all human
institutions should have their due and proper in
fiuence on our minds, and command the homage
of our grateful Acknowledgements. a
The present is an interesting and progressive
age. The discoveries and inventions of the few
! last years, have stimuln ed boJer inquiry into
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| The State taxes for 1853 embrace the school
tax, which accounts for SO great apparent increase.
| This statement exhibits the fact, that State
taxes have not increased rapidly as local taxes.
The county, city, township and other municipal
corporation taxes constitute the greater amount of
our assessments. These corporate authorities
have heretofore enjoye an almost unlimited power
of taxation. This arose from the want of that
general attention, which the subject has more
recently attracted and from disnclination on
the part of the General Assembly, to interfere with
these authorities, elected as they are by, and re-
sponsible they are to, their respective oonstitu
eucies. zlfS ssss-a # t1 sz ezi
Since the new constitution. however, makes it
the duty of the General Assembly orestrict their
power Of taxation, assessment borrowing money
contracting debts. and oauing their credit so as to
prevent the abuse of such power" have not
deemed it improper to call attention to the subject
The rapid increase and enlargement of these cor
poratons in all parts of the Siate render it one of
great importance. The laws under which they
are organized should be carefully revised, and such
guards and restrictions imposed the exercise of
the power referred to, may not be inconsistent
"'Sh viz 0eiohSy VI lACh Observation-Disclosures
The county taxes, as exhibited in the preceding
statement, will also, no doubt, attract your atten-
ton; especially, when it is recoeeted that a very
large portion of the expenses incident to their ad-
minstraton is paid by fees, of which no record,
| accessible to the public, is kept. The entire ex-
penses of the several counties cannot, therefore,
he sascertained, nor can it be known without de-
tailed examinations of great labor, in which of
them the administration is the most extensive
There, as every where else, the utmost publicity
should be given to all transactions of public ma
ture. 1t promotes economy and facilitates reform
while the addition of offices, without such pub
| licity. only complicates the system. AS in me-
chanics, no power is gained by adding unnecessary
machinery; so in government, it is seldom thai
either purity or efficiency is increased by multiply
| ing officers.
| ln referring to these municipal corporations it
was not my purpose to divert your attention from
the less flagrunt, but still rapidly increasing ex-
| penses Of the S;ate. = t5fifsf.e eos t+5a
| s. The following tabular statement has been COL
lated from the annual reports of the State Auditor.
1t exhibits, at single view, the expenditures of
the several branches of the State povsrnmentifor
the last ten years, and affords the means of an
easy comparison between them 81 : -5rEss .-gS5
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Two Years Old.

Playing on the carpet near me
Is little cherub girl;
!. Aud her presence much fear me,
Sets my senses in a whirl:
For book is open lying,
Full of grave philosophying,
And own I'm vainly trying
There my thoughts to hold!
But in spite of my essaying, 49,
They viii eyermore be straying ...
To that cherub near me playing, ..,I
Ouly two years old.
With her hair SO long and flaxen,
20. And her sunny eyes of blue.
And her cheek SO plump and wnxen,
She is charming to the view.
There her voice to all who hear it
Breashes a sweet entrapcing spirit;
o! to be forever near it
IsA joy untold - 'z
For It's ever sweetly telling,
To my heart with apture swelling
OF affection idly dwelling
Only two years old.
Now. her ripe and honeyed kisses
(Honeyed ripe for me aione.)
Thrill my soul with various blisses, =
Venus never yet has known.
When her twinipg arms around me,
All domestic joy hath crowned me;
And a feryent spell hath bound me
Never to grow cold;
o! there's not, this side Of Aidenn,
Aught with loyliness 30 laden
8 As my little cherub maiden,
.e Only two years old. @
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Al 0unfette.

A Quntette.
"SoffIy, lightly, sweetly sing"
Quartetie as sung by the Blakey Family, a
their popular Concerts, composed by ]. P, Web
ster. Just received aud for sale ut
sss3s Halls Book STORE.
Dec. 2O,h, 1858. Is m
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The Revenues ncoruing from these assessments
are now in the hands of the County Treasurers
and will be accounted for and settled between
these officers and the Auditor of State in March
next. The Auditors estimates approach, no
doubt, very nearly to the amount which they will
produce to the State. ....-.-.
The following tabular statement places before
you the several amounts that were assessed upon
the GRIND Duplicate for the last ten years, and
the purposes for which they were levied.
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III GW Books

"A MONG the New Books just received. and
EA Of highly entertaining and Instructive cbarac.
ter, may be found "a 5l b ''''
History Of the Insurrection in China,
The Car and Sultan. f-i-z frt,
The Lawyers Story, 81 5ss a14ss 7a-
The Lone Dove an Indian Legend,
Three Eras in the life o f Woman.
Maiden, Wife and Mother. by T. s. Arthur.
A new supply of iieadley's Second War With Eng.
land, book that sells
Bleak House, by Dickens, and numerous other fasc
Mating books for the season, at >. .s.=.tr b. =.
Dec. z, '53. HALLs Book SToRE
EyARTHLY CARE. a Heavenly Dis
IA cipine, by Harriet Beecher Stowe. A precious
dec 2I HALLS BOOK STORE.
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BELLS. BELLS! BELLS!


t4WR Churches, Academies, Factories, Steamboats,,
= Plantations, etc, made, and large assortment
kept constantly hand by the Subscribers their old
established and enlarged Foundry, which has been
operation for thirty years, and whO~e patterns and
cess OF manufacture perfected that their bells have
world wide celebrity for volume Of sOnnd and quality
OF tone. The present PropretOrs have recently
cOeded in applying the process of loan moulding in
Iron Cases to Bell Casting-which secures perfect
Casting and even TEMPER aud evidence of the
impaired excellence of their Bells they have just
ceived January lS54the First Premium Ia Silver Me-
daD Of the Worlds Fair in New York, all Others
several from this Country and Europe being in cOmpe
tition; and which is the 18th medal besides many Di-
for, and keep hand Bells of variety of
of the same weight and they also furnish to order
chimes of any number Of bells, key, and refer
several of their make throughout the States and Cana
das. Their Hangngs, comprising many recent and val
liable pTOvements consist of Cast Iron Yoke with
movable arms and which may be turned upon the bell
spring acting on the clapper prOlOnging the sound
Iron Frame, TOlling hammer, counterpOse stop, etc.
For STEAMBOATS,, Steamships etc, their improved Re-
voivng yoke, Fancy hangngs in brass bronze of
any design furnished We can supply whole sets or
construction, upon proper specifications being given
Old Bells taken in exchange. sli e !-fi.S
Surveyors Instruments of all descriptions made and
kept on hand
BEING in immediate connection with the princpal
in all directions, either Railroad canal or river
orders can be executed with dispatch which, either
personally or by communication are solicit
ted. .. ....--, A. MENEELY'S sons
West Troy, Albany Co., New York.
Acknowledgement Ward, Chicago: H. J. Nazro < Co
Milwaukee, where Bells can be found 47.tf
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GaIeMd.
Ill. NEWHALL,
Wholesale DRUGGIST.

CORNER or MAIN AND HILL STREETS GAtENN
MOULD respectfully cali the attention of Druggists,
w Physicians, and Merchants to hi, stock of
DRUGS, GLASS PAINTS, OILS. DYES SEEDS PER
FUMERI. RISHtS &c.
Tho goods purchased direct from the Importer and
Manufacturer carefully selected in the best
and we feef ID" hesitancy in saying that purca,
will be satisfied with heir qnaliiy oil the extreme
lowneSs of the prices.
We have hand lot of Window Glass. Of every sire
from by g. to "A by IS inches The Glass i, Of quail
y free from blemshes, and The boxes contain few amy
broken lights.
Having made arrangements with the Niagara White
cad Company at Buifa 10. shall have constant sup
ply of their beautiful White Lead and Agents the
llattvile Oil Co.. authorized sell their Iinseed
Oil at st. Louis prices with the addition of freight.
We are III receipt Of assortment of Harrisons Fine
Ferfaner. and articles for tie toilet evcsy supe
rior to thing ,1 ghi TO this part of the country,
We have also on hand n invoice of Brushes, made
order IN New York, comprising different patterns of Fine
Medium and Cheap Hair Brushes. Cloth Hat Paint Shoe
Horse WhitewasA. and Serubbing Brushes.
Grass and Garden Seeds, of every variety, warrantc
new, always on hand. ...
Usage Orange Seed for hedges in qua nifty constant.
y for sale. with directions for cultivating
Merchants visiting alena invited look through
my asso tIncnt as prepared to meet any competition.
Goods will be furnished the lowest prices when ordered
by mail, and particular attention gNen packing.
myZ54 dawtdrcE
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NEW KOCTE TO THE EAST.
1854.
TIE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY OF CANADA

TIE GREAT W ESTERN RAILWAY OF CANADA
now open from Detroit to Niagara Falls. Forming the
last l;ts Of the Great Central Route between New York
anu fosfo being the shortest, quickest and cheapest
route Fast Only change Of between Chicago and
Niagara Eas3s..
Trains Ieave Detroit at 10 NJ through in ten hours
connecting with the Night Express from Chicago and with
the New York Central Evening Lightning Express at Ma
CARA Fa for Albany, New York and Boston.
The Great WESTERN Railway also connects at Niagara
Falls with the Cananaisua and Niagara Fans branch
the New York and Erie Railroad and, ra BhTao with the
Buffalo and New York City Branch, New York and Erie
Railroads. variety of connections east uAeused by any
other route.
Baggage checked through to Niagara FATS, Buffalo,
Albany or New York.
This route offers great inducements to Travellers by the
great distance saved, any other route.
THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY
passes through the most interesting and highly cuva
portion of Canada aording variety of scenery of
beauty and grandeur including the greatest
wonders of the wo-the Falls of Niagara and the Rail
way suspension bridge Niagara River.
For through tickets apply at the Office of the Michigan
Central Railroad opposite the fremont House, Chicago
or at their offices in the western towns.
CT. BRIDGES, Managing Director.
r" Is. Shears, General Western Agent. May l-6m.
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MERRILL, CowLEs & CO.,

WHUIIES ME DEALERS IN FUKENfN AND DO@
MESTIC DRY GOODS, BOOTS, SHOES, HATS,
CAPS, YANKEE NOTIONS, &c. &c, 5
No. I34 Main Street, Goleno, Illinois.
NXIE have just opened the largest and most extern
w sive stock of Foreign and American Dry G oOds
ever offered i'm the west, which Offering CHI
caso and ST. LOuis prces, and less an have been
sold in fhis market Or facilities for Purcl asing
such that we are enabled to get cur goods low
they be bought by the largest houses We
euy ing American Goods direct from the
factHreTs, and befnS connected with house in New
York, and CT the firm Constantly in the market
shall at all times have full stock HsA y. TIC lowest
hsarkes prices. We offer be.ss, but or customers
Can depend mt All times upon bnyAg goods OF lis
small advance from eost sna tysAsp alton, and
find in stsck every variety td e of goods suited
10 the market. Merchants who have Been the habit
of visiting the cities st. Louis, and Chicago,
may depend upon finding large sseeh ana low
prices 5 can be found elsewhere.
Weask an EXAMINATION of our stock before going
east 26
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GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS.
FOR THE MILLION. -.

ID PRESLEY has left last Saturday, the 22d inst,
d. for ST. opis, to purchase the largest stock that
was ever brought to this place. He would
spectfuy call the attention of his surrounding friends
and public general that good opportunity for
who wish buy cheap, in every thing in his line
without running all over town TO Dny what they
please step in and examine prices and qualify. Also
In addition this, has just received this week Hams,
Eggs, Fresh Butter Cheese, Oysters, Sarjiaes Lard
Flour, Extra and SuPerne, Corn Meal and good many
other things mention, at the large brick
block, Third street, st. Paul.
WhOlesale nd retail If
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OAK HALL CLOTHING STCRE.
A New Clothing establishment has been opened in
"A the store next to Brewster Co., in Third street,
under the superin tendance of j. eystadt where
be found every variety of Clothing, and
GENT .EMEN'S FURNISHING GOODS,
Consisting of Coats, Vests Hats Caps Gloves and o
siery of all descriptions; Cloths, Cravats Worsed and
Silk Goods, CarpeBags and Satchels, Socks and every
variety of UnderClOthng, large and complete vari-
ely of Winter Goods, consisting of every article that
customers may desire either for elegance comfort
Our l.s lem arrangements such that we have no
hesitation in saying that sell goods lower
prices than the same articles have before been a
fOrded in this market.
COUNTRY MERCHANTS
DESIRING to purchase by the quantity, invited
CALL We safely them that they will find our
WHOLESALE prices lower II those of any other
western market, st. Louis not excepted. Remember.
OAK HALL CLOTHING STORE,
Corner Sd and Wabasha sts,
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Dutttqur.
TO COUNTRY MERCHANTS

..,,r ~ COON1R "EslNC1niN ~
TTIE undersigned being largely engaged in the Whole.
sale Drug Business, in the city of Dubuque, Iowa Of
fer their stock at unprecedentedl low prices for cash
short time.
Possessing facilities for the purchase of Drugs posses
sed by few houses, we wouN inform the merchants Of
Minnesota that we and will sell them Pure Drugs at
little lower rate than house of New York city.
Our stock Of Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Coors Oils,
Glass, Glassware, Dyes Chemicals, Pcrumery, Patent
Medicin es and Fancy Articles is unequaed in the West
CAL and sec U.s. get prices and compare them with
Others
Particular attention paid to the selection Surgical
Instruments. VAN DOREN 4 BEL CHER
July 20-d&wtf Dubuone Iowa