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DARLOR STOVES of the most approved
l. patterns for sale by
L. A. ALEXANDER.
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The Daily Republican
BROKEN BANK BILLS

/ DON'T take in payment of notes or accounts
A at my store. But am willing to take Pork
Wheat, Corn Or Oats, if they are brought in i'm
mediately. Persons whose Notes or Acceptances
are past due, who have The above articles for
sale, and do not bring them or the money in
SOON, shall take it for granted do not intend
TO pay me, and will act accordingly.
ID. S, DAVIS.
G,msqucton, jan TO- 1857. fn4t
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Harper's Weekly will appear every Saturday
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p r o S P E CTUS -
Il OF THE
DUBUQUE Daily, Tri-W Weekly &
Weekly Times.

The publication of the DUBUQUE DAILY
TIMES-an Evening Paper-will be COM
menced on or before the first day of June next.
1t will be printed on a large, eight column sheet.
of the best Iuality of paper, and with new type.
In Politics it will be Independent Republican, and
will contain all the latest political, Commercial.
Local and other News. 9-i-
The TRI-WEEKLY TIMES will be issued
on Tuesds y, Thursday, and Saturday evenings.
and will contain all the News and Editorial
matter of the Daily
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Wednesday morning, and will be heightened
FAMILY NEWSPAPER. In addition to the latest
General Intelligence and Editorial matter of the
Daily, it will embrace a condensed summary OF
the events of interest, and the Agricultural pro-
gress of every county in the State that can be
heard from, arranged under the heads of the re-
spective Counties. 1t will also contain large
amount of Miscellaneous reading, adapted to,
the Family Circle, and especially to the wants
of the Farming community
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TRI-WEEKLY, 4 +"
WEEKLY, 2 :"
Or SO after six months
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Reasons for taking the Dubuque Express
and Herald.

Reasons for taking the Dubuque Express
and Herald.
BECAUSE it publishes more reading matter than
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ter than any other paper in the North
west.
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paper in the Northwest.
BECAUSE it uniformly contains later news than
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ports. Gl
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dispatches.
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the Western country than any other
paper,
BECAUSE it is independent, and under the con.
troll of no clique or faction
BECAUSE it seeks to promote public and private
welfare, by disseminating knowledge
and information on all subjects among
the people.
All Postmasters are our agents to receive and
forward subscriptions, to whom money can be
paid or forwarded to the Proprietors.
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1t Dubuque, Iowa.
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T. w. De GERARD & Co,

Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Drugs, Medicines. Paints, Oils, Window
Glass. Groceries, Dried Fruits, Nuts & =.
No Sc MAIN ST. DUBUQUE, IOWA.
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GOdcy's Ladies' Book.


THE Twenty fifth year of publication by the
i same publisher The only Ladies Book
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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-09-02
AMENDMENT NO q.

Resolved by the General assembly of the State
of Ohio, Three-ffths of the members elected
to each House concurring therein, that it be,
and hereby is, proposed to the electors of this
State to vote on the second Tuesday of Octo.
Der next, upon thesapprovalo or rejection Of the
following amendment, as substitute for the
fifth and sixth sections of the fourth article of
the Constitution, viz: SEC. 5. District Courts
shall be held in each county at least once in
each year, by one or more District Judges elect
ed by the electors of separate Districts to be
prescribed by law, who shall hold their Office
for five years; and during their continuance in
Office, shall reside in the District for which they
are elected. The provisions of the fourteenth
section of this article shall apply to District
Judges. The General Assembly may by law
authorize the judges Of the District Court and
of the Courts of Common Pleas, to fix the times
of holding their respective Courts. Until Dis
trict Judges shall have been elected and quail
fled, District Courts shall be held /, by the
Judges of the Supreme Court and of the Courts
of Common Pleas, as now authorized. Sec. s..
The District Court shall have such jurisdiction
as may be provided by law, and, the Judges
thereof shall have and exercise such power
and Jurisdiction at chambers, and may be re-
quired to sit as Judges of the Courts of Com
mon Pleas as shall be directed by law. srs a.
N. H. VAN VOORHEES, ..2
Speaker of the House Of Representatives..
-s5=si9 - ~, THOMAS H. FORD,
Il President Of the SenGte,ys
Dated April Sd, 1857. ----~-----------
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!. AMENDMENT NO. 8.

! Resolved By the General assembly of the State
of Ohio, Three-i -ifths of the members elected to
each branch, concurring therein, that it be and
hereby is proposed to the electors of the State
to vote on the second Tuesday of October next
to approve or reject the following amendment
as asubstitute for the second and third sections
of the twelfth article of the Constitution. re-.
All property, personal and real, shall be sub.
ject to taxation by uniform rule, at the true
value thereof in money, but such deductions
from credits may be allowed as the General
Assembly may deem expedient; Provided, that
burying grounds, public school houses, and
all other public property, and all institutions
of purely public charity, and all houses used
exclusively for public worship, shall be sx-
empt from taxation; and if the total value Of
the personal property of any person shall not
exceed fifty dollars, the same may be exempt
from taxation. aAll property employed in
banking shall always bear a burden of taxa.
ton equal to that imposed on the property Of
Individuals.
d. 9e eEE9 q N. Il. VAN WORRIES, -
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
rs--sss aa - sa9 THOMAS Il. FORD, Esao
y aesia-ssz ai&s President Of the =Sendtc.
Dated April Sd, 1857. -aN.s: sSt-
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-09-02
AMENDMENT NO. a.

= Resolved By the General Assembly fthe State
Of Ohio, Three-ffths of the members elected
to each House concurring therein, That it be
and hereby is proposed TO the electors of the
State, on the second Tuesday of October next,
to approve or reject the following amendment
as a substitute for the first and second sections
of the thirteenth article of the Constitution.
Viz: Corporations of every description shall
be created, and corporate powers granted only
by general laws which shall define the powers,
privileges and immunities, and prescribe the
duties and Liabilities of each class or descrip-
tions Of corporations, but the General Assem-
bly, may enact special laws for the relief Of
corporations in peculiar cases, and may make
special provisions in regard to corporations in
cases where from their peculiar location or in
terests such special provisions are required,
and may from time TO time alter or repeal all
such laws, as are authorized by this section.
: tssss ~ Ns-s N. II. V.AN'sV0RHES, =
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.. :
%Esszs: = THOMAS H. FORD,
.4zzAe -. President of the Senate.
Dated April Sd, 1857. = s--'..s As - ssssssss
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to each House concurring therein, that it be
| and hereby is proposed to the electors of this
State to vote, on the second Tuesday of Octo-
Der next, upon the approval or rejection of the
following amendment as an additional section
| to article eleven of the Constitution. Every
county which now is, or may hereafter be enti-
tied to more than one Senator or Representa-
tive for the residue Of the present decennial
period, or for all, or any portion of any subse-
qient decennial period, shall be divided into as
many Senatorial and Representative districts
as there may be Senators or Representatives
elective in any year of the present, or any sub
sequent decennial period, which districts shall
be of contiguous territory, and each district
shall contain as nearly ratio for Senator or
Representative as is attainable, without yiolat-
ing the rule herein given as to contiguity of
territory, and without dividing any township,
election precinct, or ward. If any Represent
tative, or Senatorial district, composed Of two
or more counties shall by reason of any excess
of population over ratio, be entitled to adj
ditional Representatives or Senators for any
portion of the present or any subsequent de-
cennial period, the district shall be divided into
two districts, for each portion of such decen-
NAL period, which shall be contiguous territory,
and each shall contain as near ratio as is at
tainable without dividing counties. y Z
e If by reason of the annexation of one Sena-
torial district to another, there. shall be any
excess of population over a Senatorial ratio,
which shallbe entitled to additional Senatorial
Representation for any portion of any decen-
nal period, each district, as now. constituted,
shall elect one SENATOR sA5 - ,.H.sisss 81
Counties shall be divided into districts by
the County Commissioners or such other hoard
of officers elective and resident in the proper
county as may be provided By law. At least
four months prior to the general election in
1858, the counties entitled to more than one
member of either house shall be divided into
districts for the residue of the present decen-
NAL period, and at least four months prior to
the general election in the first year Of each
subsequent decennial period, the counties entir
tied to more than one member for all, or any
portion of such decennial period, in either or
both houses, shall be divided into districts for
the whole of the deeennial period, "A descrip-
tionA Of the district of each county shall be
published as may be directed by the County
Commissioners oras may be prescribed by law.
N. Fl. VAN WORRIES, - 80
Speaker of the House Of REPRESENTATIVES,
- AfS 9 31T THOMAS H.FORD, EIa
0a e So s-ss. isrs Presideat1ef the aSenate. -
Dated April Sd, 1870 g 8 kleFgazeR tssa
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The above articles must be manufactured in
the County, and within the year. The COM
mittee are requested to make alengthy report,
describing the articles upon which they award
premiums, and noticing the number of COM
petitsrs for the different premiums. .fsss
Awarding Committee-Joseph Rodgers, Hem
ry Mengle and James Armstrong (of Malaga.)
DAIRY PRODUCTS, FRUIT, VEGE-
TABLES, &c.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-09-02
ORDER OF EXHIBITION. .
First day, Thursday, September 24M.

1arf IN
+ '' 10y : ~ - : W,
All articles for exhibition, except horses and
the competlters IN the piowing match, must DC
entered on the Secretary's books before O'Clock
A. NJ, OF the frst day, ana It Is earnestly re,
|cuested, that when pracucaDie, entries oe made
on the day proceeding the nrst day OF the
fair. - s.,s
All animals except horses, must be on the
Fair ground ready for the inspec.ion Oh the
Committees at O'CLOCK T. NJ. OF TINS oay. s
The Floral hai wlil De opened al o9 O'CLOCK o
T. a. OF TINS DAY. sss..t ,..s5z3,
Zach oommittee are requested 70 fepor'
themselves to the secretary py - O'CLOCK M
OF this day -. -.
Second duy, oeptemoer zon. s
All articles for exhibition on this day, must
be entered by O'Clock, A. NJ, and it is request
ed that when practicable, all entries be made
on the day preceding. - gzs.s 5. -
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-09-02
Miscellaneous.
er.se q, Miscellaneous. S.
: w ARREN'S, s.
5hio Criminal Law & Forms.
SECOND EDITION,
ENLARGED AND REVISED

LIN LAhUED AMI REVISED
TO sUITTHE STATUTES OF 1857.
Justices of the Peace and Mayors are author
zed to purchase this work out of the Fines
hat they collect.
EXTRACTS FROM RECOM
81 would not be without it for ten times ITS
price," M. WADDEL, Justice of the Peace and
Mayor, Hillsborough, Ohio.
"The system observed in arranging the
Statutes, precedents, and the references to
'uthorities, makes it work admirably adapt
I'd to its object" - '4sA - -
sisl. s. F.nTAYLoR, Com. Pleas Judge.
'"No Library in Ohio is complete without It,
and no Justice of the Peace or Mayor should
attempt to administer the Criminal Law with
out copy" - - - !, ). = : 80
e sfss THOMAS BOLTON, Com. Pleas Judge.
aTo Justices of the Peace, Mayors, &C., it
will be of almost Indispensable necessity whilst
70 Prosecuting Attorneys and the Bar generally
i will prove highly convenient ,,sT,.l, "a ~
.es gg q JOSIAH SCOTT, Supreme Judge.
"Magistrates will especially find it of great
value in the discharge of THAR gduties, while
its exposition of the Law, and simple arrange
ment, commend it to the study Of the private
citizen" - -. -. .-t.., -.
B. STORER, Judge of Superior Court of Gin.
at is much needed by Justices and Attor-
neys of Ohio generally "ss;lrs sts ~
); B~RiNKERHoFF, ~ Supreme sJudpe.
o. BOWEN. ' s0'
81 have, examined the work with considera-
BILE care, and expressed the opinion that it is
exceedingly practical"
g u.,sa JOHN W. oKEY Com. Pleas Judge.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-09-02

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Awarding Committee--Jacob Tschappat, Mrs.
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LEIPZIG FITS-in one OF which the patient may
expire.i Who can say that these excesses are
not frequently followed by those direful dis:
ases--INSANTTY AND CONSUMPTIONf The
records of the Insane Asylums, and the mel
ancholy deaths by CONSUMPTI0N,s bear
ample witness to the truth of these assertions.
In Lunatic Asylums the most melancholy ex-
hibition appears. The countenance is actually
sodden and quite destitute--nsither Mirth or
Grief ever visits it. Should a sound of the
voice OCCUR, it is rarely articuiate.
"With woeful measures wan despair -
Fl Low sullen sounds his grief beguiled.n 81
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thousands upon thousands to untimely graves.
TINS blasting the ambition of many noble
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100000 Bottles Have. Been Sold.
and not single instance Of a failure has been
reported! as@4 ,.t..s
Personally appeared before me, an Alderman
Of the City of Philadelphia, H. T. HELMBOLD
Chemist, who being duly sworn does say, that
his preparation contains no Narcotics Mercury
or injurious Drug, but are purely Vegetable.
H. T. HELMBOLD, Sole Manufactures.
Sworn and subscribed before me this 23d
y WI. P. HIBBARD, Alderman. :,
EAgSa
Ey Price 81 per Bottle, or Six for S., De-
hvered to any Address, 81
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out the United States, Canadas and British
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The Society wish to encourage the introduc
lion and use, of the best farm implements in
the country, hence the above named imple-
ments need not be manufactured in the coun-
~, hut they must be, owned in the county. If
manufaotured in the county, the premiums on
agricultural implements will be doubled.
Awarding Gommittee-Benjamin r. briggs,
John Kerr and Ezra Lennon.