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vINO The Citizens OF Wapello County, and
i that portion Of them who reside on tina
south side Of the Demoine River in particpier
and the Travelling Public generally who have
TO cross the river we would say that it would
be to their Interest and convenience to prefer
the Upper Ferry known as siOyermans Ferry''
situated one mile west Of Ottumwa; where they
shall be crossed at all times when the crossing
is safe and practicable with Promptness and
dispatch.
Our Ferry is the oldest and most Regular
Ferry on the River in or about this vicinity and
is Justly entitled to the name Of ..Permaneat,''
always ready for a trip without wasting an hour
and sometimes endurilga total disappointment
Gas is the case very often with s.me other
Ferries). Then GENE on Ole andaIl. Those who
wish to cross by the year can do SO, at very
satisfactory prices and those who wish to cross
by the trip can be accommodated at correspond
ing low pr.ces the Ferry is now owned by
HIcKENLooPER and OvxRMAN, and as "JoHNb
is familiarly known by the Oldest Inhabitants,
and some Of the new ones, as an sold Water
Dog" Of the most amphibeous kind it should
be q sufficient guarantee that Customers will get
their money back.
HICKENLOOPER & oyERMAN.
Feb. 21st, 1856, no. 1ly.
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THE FAMILY CABINET.
DIR. RAlFF 81 WESTLAKE'S
n IN lily M G d / II G $
liz. r.. h.
Raif's Ready Relief.
Raif's Ready Relief.

VNHlS wonderful pre- pa ration has no e.
4 qual among all the Liniments and
Pain Killers now in use, operating like q
charm, and effecting the most astonishing
cures in an incredibly short time. almosI
performing miracles in the most desperate
cases of Rheumatism, Spinal complaints.
Lumhago, Cramps, Lameness, Sore Throl,
Paralysis, Neuralgia, Coughs and Colds.
Influenza, Oppression of the Chest. Stiff
Joints, Tic Dolerrux, Sick Stomach, Sc.
And will also cure the most excrutid.
ting pains IN a few moments, such as
Pains in the Back aud Shoulders, Back
ache, Pains il tie Joints anl Heart, Face
.sclle, Pains in the Liver aud Muscles, See.
attic psins. Pains ia che Kidneys, head x
face, Syptiitic pains. Neural.i4 pllls, and
Pain in the Side, Earand Tou,tidcha.
Price Twenty-Five cents per bottle.
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HgMaEMg gaUREKR-



THIS Is the best Liniment which has
yet been offered to the public. II
is m excellent remedy for Neuralgia,
Erysipelas, Rheumatism, wounds, cuts,
ulcers. burns, scalds. bruises, s~prains, salt
rheum sore throat. head ache. pains in the
limbs, chest. back. stomach or bowels
Also for founder, CHAMBERS. biz head swee-
nv. stint, sprains. poll evil, stiff complaint
yellow water, distemper, ring bone. fistu
la. cholic, bolts. and harness gals. sc.
The words Gillmore's Turkish Eminent
are blown in the glass; also q fac smile o.
written signature accompanies each
bottle.
GILLMoRE's CHocERA AND DIARRHEA
MIXTURE.
This is the best remedy known for bow
Dysentery. Pains in the Bowels, &C., &C.
Those who have usedit are charmed with
its medical vitues. The name Is blown
in the glass.
GILLMoRE's VEGETABLE CATHARTIc AMI
Liver Pills.
These celebrated Pills are an excellent
remedy for Fever and Ague, Bilious Com
plants. Cholic, Dysentery, Constipation
of the Bowels, Indigestion. Jaundice,
Dropsy, Debility, Liver Complaints, Blot
ches on the skin, Fevers, &C. The best
family pill known and can be used with
safety, whenever a cathartic is needed.
N. b. To insure a genuine article and
one on which you can rely with perfect
safety, he particular to inquire for Gill.
mcre's Vegetable. Cathartic and Liver
Pills as there are Countericits In Circula.
ton.
C~ALEDoEIAN CoUeH LICENCES.
Prepared BY H. K. Gilmore. A popu-
lar remedy for Coughs, Colds aud Bron-
clial affections. They have given entire
satisfaction TO those who have used lb.m.
diLlMolE's HAIR BALsAM.
A beautiful preparation for the Hair
and prope rly used, will restore it To its o.
Iisindi soltness and beauty. Those wac,
have used it say 1t is the best preparation
they have seen.
Sold wholeate and retail, by J. PU IROY
Otiumwa, and by Agents throughout the
State.
january, Sd. 1856 No. 46 ty.
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Bill LIN g s.
PATENT FIRE 4 WATER PROOF
r 9 @ f I N G..

1T Is claimed that this koonng 10 superior 70
any other now in use, for the following
reasoi.5:
1st. II is cheaper Than any other that win
answer the same purpose.
2nd. II is not injured by the atmosphere, nor
when covered for any length oftime with water.
II will neither scale or crack in the coolest
weather, nor flow or liquify in the hottest
weather.
Ord. tits not materially affected when used
as 4 promenade, and is to a great extent a nom
conductor of heat.
4th. II Sill not color or communicate any
preinlicial quality whatever to rain water
falling upon it.
9th. Il is more durable than Tin or Shingles,
or than any other Concrete Roofing now in use,
being composed Of the most enduring materials
known to the mechanical world, the most
prominent Of which is Gum Shellac.
9Th. 1t is the only material that c an be brought
into general use, that will either make a good
Fire PROOF Roof, or what is equally desirable
in our towns and cities, agooa Fla Roof.
We have purchased the above Patent right
FOR Wapello, Davis and Appanoose Counties,
and will put on the roofing for all who may
amt a good, durable and cheap roof. Or we
will sell the right for Davis and Appanoose
Counties.
For further information apply or address
JOEL B. MYERS & DAVIS.
Feb. nth, 1856, u, Ottumwa Iowa.
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Grand Chance
~ LNJEAI IN VEIL LSIdIE

THE SUBSCRIBER wishing to west the
capital in the Mercantile Business in which he
is engaged, offers FIR sale 3 Lots, and the
House thereon, N the principal street only a
few blocks I ON The centre OF business, and on
a block adjoining the Depot of the h. & NJ.
X. X in Otumwa, on terms, considering the
location, present and prospective value of the
property extremely low. The House is a
substantial two story, and on enc side, three
story frame building with hive rooms, and ar
ranged far two families. Will sell The House
and one 'ot seperately, but prefer to sell the
whole together. A. l.. GRAVES.
no, 2. II.
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Dvsenterv Cordial,

This is Que OF the bast RENE lies for Gail
ia, Cholera Morhus, D~ysen,ery, Bloody
Fiux, Bilious Cholic, aud Cho!e.a intl IA.
iulG, which has ever been discovered. Ii
IL mild in its operation, and can be admin
istcred with perfect safety TO all persons
oi every age and situation, evcn TO the
most deilcate mIfant. All the ecolninc.
dation il wants is a trial.
Price Fifty Cents per bottle.
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THE SONG oE THE CaMc.

sc. ~ . songY' The, 4%3iai'rs cssel,
The outer trenches guarding,
When the heated snns Of tie caup. siaed
Grew wearyo Of bonSarai g. d"
The dark Reaan, II sileLt scof,
Lay. grim and threatening, under;
And tile tawney mouRd Of the Malakof
No longer belched its thunder.
There was q pause. The guardsnan said,
ave storm the forts tomorrow;
Sing while we may; another day
Will bring enou 81 Of sorrow
They lay along he battery's side, Y
Below the smoking
Brave hearts, from Severn and from Clyde,
Asd from the banks Of Shannon.
They sang Of love, and not Of fanej
Forge, was Britain's glory;
Each heart recalled a different name
But all sang 'Ann;e Laure."
Voice afterrolce carghtup the song,
Until its tender passion
Rose like IN anthem, rich and strong
Their hat.le-eve sons.ssion.
Dear girl. her name he dared nci speak,
Yet, as the song grew louder,
Something upon his so 'dier's cheek
Washed off the stains Of powder.
Beycnd the darkening ocean burned,
The bloody sunsets elnbers.
While the Ctmeap valley. learned
How English love remembers,
AID once again a fire of hell
Rained on the Russian quarters,
With scream OF shot. and burst of shell
And believing of the mo.tsrs.
And IRISH Morals eye, are dim
For q singer, dumb and CORY:
And English Mary mournsf for him
Who sang Of "Annie Laurie"
.Ah, soldiers! to your honored rest
Your truth and valor bearing,
T. bra est are the tendsrest-
The loving are the daring. 2
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Pulmonary Balsam.

A sovereign remedy for Coughs, Colds.
H~oarseness. Coup, Asthma, Bronchitis,
Splitting Of Blood, Soreness III the chest,
Whooping Cough, aud all pulmonary al.
iections. A sure remedy where medicines
will do any good. Try it.
Price Fifty cents per bottle.
Demoine courier., 1856-08-07
PURIFY YOUR BLOOD.


n all the remedies that have been discovered
~ during the present age for the s.tho usand
lis the: :assh is heir to !" none equal this won
aerfuI PREPARATION. Only three years have
elapsed since the aiscoyerer (who spent a de-
:aae ia s:udying, eyperimcntalizing, ard pre-
iecting ~ first introduced il to the public.
md /, "a already rec 2gnized by the most emf
lei,t physiciai.s in all parts Of the country. to
DC The most sur rrising aud etc Give remedy for
certain Diseases Of which they have knowledge
Al other compounds or syrups cf this roo
nave hi herto failal to command the sanction
d the faculty, because on being tested, they
have been found to coBtal noxious ingredients
, mich ncItralize the good effects of the Sarsap
trjlia, of,eptimes injure the health of the pa
tent. II IS not sowith Eprley's preparation.
fhis is the pure and genuine extract of that
foot and will, on trial, be found 10 eife ct a per-
rect cure Of the following complaints End dis
eases:
Affections Of the Bones. nah:,oaI Costiveness.
Debility. Indigestion,
Diseasesof the Kidneys Liver Complaint,
Dyspepsia. .sr . Piles,
Ery5ipelas. Pulmonary Diseases,
Female Irregularities, Scrofula or Kings Evil,
F@istula. Syphilis,
Aid all Skin Diseases. ef a1.#
Besides curing the above, 1t is also known to
be q great and powerful tonic, purifying the
blood and invigoratina the system.
In short, it is, without exception, in the
cases mentioned, and its general effect on the
system, the most efiicacious as tits the most de-
81 able remedy of the age. 1t ia already ex-
tenslvely used throughout the country. and is
fast obtaining an European reputation. The
instances Of cures il has affected are daily COM
ing TO the projectors knowledge, and he has
No hesitation in recommending ito one and ali
who desire to procure relief from suffering
One bottle being tried, its effects will be too ap-
parent to admit # further d1ubt.
Rscoliect Hur!ey's S~arsaparila il the only
gepniRe article in the market.
Price 81 per Bottle or six Bottles for S..
For sale at the Mandatory, on the corner
of Seventh and Green Streets, Louisv. lie KY.
and by all the wholesale houses throughout tn.
United States and Canada. ~
ca Wholesale and retail by w. L. Dan.
Oauinwa Iowa.
Demoine courier., 1856-08-07
EsTrny n1arcund Y~carling M..

EsTrny Marc umd YearIing Mn.
STATE OF IOWA,
WAPELLo COUNTY,
TAKEN UP, BY E. G.. Eastman, at his re.
L sldence III The Town OF Ditumwa, 10 sa.
on the Isl da, OF june 1856, an estray mare and
y~eaIl.ng N lie. SAID mare Is OF a brown col i,
supposed 10 be nine years Old last spring, lef.
fore 1, OF and both hind feet white and apprais-
ed al ninety d liars; the y~earling mule APP
prised al ferty dollars BY John Myers aha
Clark Williams, Def re Thomas Slhuamon Esq
Juice &c.
JOSEPH HAYNE, Clerk.
Ottumwa, june 18th, 1856.
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AanA and
q # H,

OTTUMWA, IOWA.
THE SUBSCRIBER has opened Gin me
Room lately occupied by the River Land OH.
cers) an Office for the
Purchase and Sale of Farms,
Hid Lands and /omn
Property.
Purchase Sale and Location
of Warranfs. Payment
Of Jares. 8.c +
Being a Notary Public and having at
ABSTRACT Of Titles, Town Plat, Sectional Coun-
ty Maps, and Blanks of every kind he will give
particular attention to the Examination Of
Titles and Conveyancing.
EXCHANGES. Louis aud Eastern bought
and sold. Collections made &C &C..
Mortgages, and lst Class Notes Cashed at
all times.
For Sale, Choice Farms in Wap,l!o and Var
Buren, upoa and near the river
Wild LANES in Wapello, Davis. Van Buren,.
Polk, Green, Union. Adams, and
De: atur counties.
Ottunwa Lots. Out Lots. sc.
Al.o-Lands and Lots Of w. Rnddick IL
Wapello, held by Decree title, for Tax of 81.
no. 8. If. JAMES D.. DEVlN.
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NEW GOODS!
u. M. SWAN & CO.

Wisbe 10 inform their customers and the
public generally. that they are now on hand
with their usual Stock Of Spring and Summer
io0ds, and will continue to receive additions
dur ny the season. so as to accommodate all
who my give u call.
Our 81 OK consist IN part as follows:
Black aud Fancy Silks, rich Spring styles,
De Beges. Lawn. Challis, Ginghams, &c.
Spilng styles Prints, Furniture do.
Shirhngs, Checks, Drillings,-
Dlapsers &c. Cloth CASH
meers, Brown Linnen,
C.ttonade Denims. M
A 6 cd assortment, Of Bonneis, and Bonnet
Ribbon, ve.is, Gl yes, Hosiery, Men aud Boys
hats-Psnama, Leghorn, and Palm
Leaf do. &C., &C., &c.
Ottunwa, Nay 18th, 1855
- xIluc ~- HrnIrn 49,
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OE- All the above remedies put 10 and
for sale by Dr.. RanF & WGsTLAAs &, Fair
field. Iowa.
For sale by all the principai Druggists
throughout the State.
July 26th. lSo5.--l
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NEW STOVE
TIN SH u.

HAVING opened Shop in O.tumwa 70,
IL the sale of Stoves and Manufacture of Til.
Ware, in all its varieties, | respectfully s~oliciie
a share of patronage from the Citizens of OF
tumwa and Wapello County, and adjoining
Counties, where they will always find a good
article at the lowest prices.
Having mad many years experience in my
business, ! feel competent to execute any work
in my line / may be favored with.
Mefohc Roofing erecuttd NTH rare
and neatners. Copper ana Tin
gathering Nany required shape.
Scouting and Spoutingheads
made IT copper tin or zinc.
Ncddets Of Machinery or
any article for the Pat.
tent rJFce; Jobbing
OF 0ttkinas and in
all Metals that
can be donem
ain Shop.
Shop Oh Main Street, next d 1or to the Ba-
kerry. GEORGE SMITH.
Ot,umwa March Goth. lS55.-no5tf.
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WHO Wait Is TO By MARRIED
Dryn nm roun mn Drnrp

The ,aosf Extraordinary Book OF the
MEIEENTH 6EN7IRF!
THE BLISS OF MARRIAGE.
L H w AY TO THE ALTAR
MATRIMoNY MADE EASY; Oh WHO TO WIN
A LOVER
One volume of 100 pages, 32mo. Price
One Dollar.
SOC. 600 copies already issued: Thir-
teenth edition ready.
Printed on the fest paper, and illus.
rated in the first style Of art.
"Love rules the court, the camp, the rove.
For Love is Heaven, and Hcayeni is Love"
So sang the Bard; yet thousands pine
For loye-ot life the light divine
Who, did they know some gentle charm,
The hearts OF those they love TO warm,
Might live, might die, in bliss supreme,
Possessing all 0! which they dream:
The road 10 Wedlock would YOU know?
Delay not, but to R0NDOUr go.
Time flies, and from his gloomy wings
A shadow TAILS on living things;
Then seize the moments as they pass,
Ere TALL the last sands through the gass;
AT least the present is your own,
While all the future is unknown.
A happy marriage man or maid
Can now secure by ROND0UTS aid.
CONTENTS.
1t t.aca,s how to make ladies or gentle
qep Yin the devoted affections of as many
OF the opposite sex as their hearts may de
ire. And the plan is SO simple. yet 80
aptivating thai all may be married irres
,ctiyc OF age, appearance, or position;
nd il can be arranged with such case and
delicacy, that detection is impossible.
1t teaches how to make love.
lr teaches every eye 10 form a beauty Of
Us own.
1t teaches how to act when fascinated
by a lady.
1t teaches how to make the wrinkled
face smooth.
IL teaches you the kind of wife to select
TO render home happy.
1t gives Advice to the lover who has
been once truly accepted and is rejected
alterward through the interferen &c OF
friends.
1t gives a remedy for %unrequitcd love.
1t gives you instructions for identifying
the person.
How to have a handsome face and hands.
How to remove tan aud freckles.
A Lecture on Love, Or Private Advice
to Married Ladies and Gentlemen.
This is decidedly the most fascinating
interesting and really useful and practical
work on Courtship, Matrimony, and the
duties aud delights Of Married Life, that
has ever been issued from the American
press. The artificial social system. which
in so many instances prevents u unioI OF
hearts, and sacrifices 10 conventiondlism
the happiness and even the lives OF thou
sands OF the young and hopeful Of both
sexes, is thoroughly analysed and expos
Id. Every one ~ho contemplates mar
rlase. ard wishts Tor un iniailiD.e guide IN
the selection OF a partner .Or life, should
purchase this great text book connubial
ellcily.
No one will ever regret the price paid
ior suchan invaluable secret.
Balls OF any oi the sp,cie-paying banks
III the Unittu States Or Calladas received
al par. Gold dust can be sent from Cal
lorna.
All that is necessary for you to do is to
..rite a letter in as few words as possible,
CLOSING ONE DOLLAR, and write the
- Int with the Post-Ofice, County, aid
lie and direct to
PROFESSOR RONDOUT
PUBLISHER & AUTHOR,
Al S1 Ln.f, N:afb ~ Ven, YORK..
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If has rena'n.i s5r IN American p7e'--af''r
III. Dri,isi Muse bad exhausted the satJec'
10 nroatee tn Gees. pocc, yet written M
on the War. TIE following beautiful iyric,
From the pen OF BA2,2o TaTLon, : To.
10, we nliad: L:
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hcsten rGtaan hes written a
very hr;sflstter 10 q trsnhes ,oi Congress
from MassacLutests. = fssas as inl
lows: II Dalssn's ASS sPvte-cah',
vou!"
Demoine courier., 1856-08-07
ESTRAY MARE.

STATE OF IOWA,
WAPEELo COUNTY,
TAKEN up, ss an Estray, by A. r.
Weir, at his residences II Agency
Tow nship, in said County, on the 9th das
of July 1886. Agray Mare FLEA bitten
wound on the left ham, supposed to hav
been caused by a kick. left eye out, adj
judged to be fifteen years old. aud ap.
praised at forty dollars. by G. H. Pric>
and Geo. +. knight, before Joseph Myers.
Justice OF the Peace OF said W. pelio
County.
JOSEPH HAYNE, Clerk
per Jas. l.. PETERS, Deputy.
Ottup Wa July 2lst 1856.
Demoine courier., 1856-08-07
"A-" ~o
D j PLICAl |
IL - - ~


,. III. GNAEEKV N
CTILL continues to manufacture at hi. SHoP
- IN OTTuMwA, the Peoria Pior together
with the Moline Pioic both of which are well
known to most Of the Farmers Of the West
j am using the best SLIGO STEEL for shares
and mould-boards, the only metal manufactures
that will bear a polish sufficient for the Prai
ries of Iowa. The timber with which ! do the
woodwork of my plougns, is thoroughly sea-
soned, and the woodwork is being dore by
experienced workmen, who know the lick it is
done with. Having sold a great many ploughs
here the last year, l am induced to try it again,
and | am much better prepared to carry OF the
business now, than | was then, having a Large
Shop and all the fixtures and apparatus required
in the manufacture Of this necessary article on
alarge scale. Also a Grindstone TO polish with,
where any person can grind ar ak for the small
sum of i0cents.
am also prepared, in connection with the
above business, to do anything in the
JOBBlNG LINE.
keep on hand alarge supply of Iron, and
plenty Of men who are always ready TO work.
particularly for cash. / have Oh hand plenty
Of HORSE SHOES and NAILS, and will take
particular pains to have
HORSE ShOEING,
done up in good style and with dispatch.
Thankful for the liberal patronage Of the past
year, and hoping a continuance Of the same the
present. | take this method, but without any
disposition 10 blow, Of bringing my busiaessb be-
fore the people. | think ] can DO as well by
them in the
FLOW and BLACKSMITH
lie, as any other shop west OF the Mississippi.
Come and see me, and see if you cant get your
money BAG just about "a near as anywhere
else.
90 have row on hand over 100 PLOWS
and shall keep 9 good supply of all kinds on
hand so that customers from a distance can be-
furnished with a load at any time. Shop or
Main Street, Ottumwa, Iowa.
Jan, oath, so, no 4y-tf.
Demoine courier., 1856-08-07
ESIRaYM MULE.

WAPELLO COUNTY.
TAKEN UP, as on esray, by Edmund CHS
i man at his plantation, IN Polk Township,
in said c unity AMI State above named, on the
Both DAY OF May, 1856; ne dark-bay-h horse
mule, tive years old last spring, marked with
saddle or harness on either side of the back; has
a wart on the left SIDE OF the neck, and a heri.-
al OH both sides Of the wind pipe at Ile ihr Al
latch; fetiocks recently shared Oft; measure ;
fifteen hands and one n.ch high, and was ap
praised al one hundred and thiiiy five dollars
by b. Vcnalor and John Baker.
JOSEPH HAYNE
County Clerk.
OftumXa. June 10Th. HE
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Va AA1As u
DAVID SANDS,
THREE STORY BRICK BLOCK.
s Il CORNER, FRONT AND MARKET SITS
UNDER THE RIVER OFFICE
OTTUMWA ;:::::::: DIVA
!" GUILD respectfully inform his friends
w in Ottumwa, and country in Wap-
clio county,. and the public generally, that
he is now in receipt of q lerge and well
assorted stock Of Spring andSummerGoods.
OF almost every variety, which were care
fully selected TO suit this market. The
stock consists in part as follows:
Dry Goods, Silks, Bareges, Challey, De-
LANES. Lawns, Shawls, Ribbons, French work
ed Collars. Undersleeyes CEemizstt.s. linen
HandkeIchiefs, Gloves, silk mitts, Crqs barr'd
and plan Jaconets, also a full stock of Clo-
thing Consisting IN part of dress Coats, Pants,
and Vests together with ali assortmen. of CIp,hs
Cassimeres, and Vestings, also
Gents Furnishing Goods.
Consisting or Shi.ts, Cellars, drawers, sus-
penders, and Cravats, also, Boots anu Shoes
Hats ard Caps.
Demoine courier., 1856-08-07
CiI..s. LAWRENCE,


loo,oo9 Shingles in exchange for Good. also
batler, Eggs, Flour, Meal. Bacon, Talow.
beeswaH, faxseea, Feathers, and home maIss
'-"eii' &. LAWRENCE.
The Panola star. ([Panola] Panola County, Miss.) 1856-1857, 1856-10-29
The Law or Newspapers.

/. Subscribers who do not give express
notice to the coltrary, are considered as
wishing to continue their subscription.
>. If subscribers order the discontinue
anre of tn .ir newspapers, the publisher
may continue to send them until all az
rcaraget ARE paid.
3. If subscribers refuse or neglect to
take their newspapers from the Offices to
which thew are directed, they are held res
ponsibe until they have settled the bills
and ordered them discontinued.
+. If subscribers remove to other places
without inform ng the publishers, and the
II D,W,plna.s are sent to the former d:rec-
ton, they are hellrespons.bie.
). The ,'ourts have decided that refn3-
ins to take newspapers from The o;fce, o.
removing and leaving them uncailed TO
il primt flcia evidence OF Intentions
fraud.