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ARTICLE XVI.


AMENDMENT5 TO TIE CONSTITUTION.
SECTION 1, Whenever two-thirds Of all the
members elected to each branch Of the geuer-
81 assembly shall think 1t necessary to a1ter or
amend this constitution, they shall recommend
to the electors at the next election Of members
Of the general sssd%by ss to yots tor Sr tanst
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SECTION l. Atser thI 10 puEation OF tile state
shall amount to three million Of sou!s the
| general assembly may add four members to
the house Of r. t,1reset,1.tiTes and ope member
I TO the senate and ftrrssaffer 1--WE add;tion.i
/ ~arof,,re n.t:a4 aL1 ~ - 49, 49, s.
aMempefs, appoft4oned N INC same maauefs
t,1e n;y3ohnt i ~ ~, =, 1ot unsn sns
| shall be one hundred and fifty, after which
| the number shall neither be Increased nor di-
| miniaf,t i
O.. . 1-4- st
ese. Lnt11 'netc sli:a1t De new appor-
LaTAInenl u senators ana representatives the
resent,fiye di5tr;cts. ami The senators and ren
rnsent;,,;vee s,.1I ~ ..@v"Tt;o"nf eIo
several districts. as foHo85. VIZ:
SENATORIAL DISTRICTS.
rr.,. .a-.4;.a - ~. ,,.rr..-.
a,1, ~ y ~, 30 noSne
soa et'tute tne uIst senatosialo1sE and be
eIs1I4Ga T, W : one sena.o5; r
ha,, ~ ~ ~ ona19 1au ntepnenso1
tIt tAe asCunu seAasoiiA olstf1cs a1a
os o en.lt!eu asha o.a ~ We estaIol. 81 E
! .. 1ne cuGntles ~ tsffoh: H9iteslde and 10
49, 3 49, ~ LIZ ta1to senatorial u3-
;ype a1 corrs;sa ~ ~ ~ ons seha.osi
canat;tntc ~ to,,.th hss psie a9a Oshslp saaa
ent;tiaJ - ot - een"'ofl1i a1sss1ce' anu DC
i The conns1as ~
shall constitute the ffth .catnr;a ia.1ic, o.d e
entitled r. on ssnatn- aao oe
& IRE toSgns as I1oo1,, 1,;c,, r,,a,...,p.,,.
Drland Lsua2st paSn ricu
Ivnns arI Soa+t fst; ys N't.!t, osne Iafs EaSe'
ana H. 49, ~aAeao. .1 II .1e Goant: ol Ho<
1he r3tv ~ ,h;ee4.o LII shai' anu tontsn ~. ;t.
shs IL ~, en tuv c1.tor
T.n MI u pe sndl1tea ti, " f ahe ca
of Cbcaro AZ: he tnwnse vel chicago, c,eeso
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NV1FV1EF&ssa*N VF
POWERS OF GOVERNMENT.
sEcT1oN l. The powers Of the government
Of the State Of Illinois shall be divided Into
three disflnet departments, and each Of them
I've conhdea TO i separate body Of sniasis-
tracy, to-vit: Those which are legislative
to one; those which alb executive to another: )
and those which are judicial, to another.
Sec. 3. no. person, or collection of persops
being one of,ihese departments, sha1E axef!
else any power properly belonging to either
directed or permitted, and a1l acts in contra
vcntton Of this section shall ha void.
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IA lultt uUllsIe pC1 AutluE llE uI5e hNo-
sion held under this constitution, and ten
cents for each mile necessarily Travelled, going
10, and returning from the seat of government,
to be computed b5 the auditor Of public ae-
counts, aud thereafter such compensation as
shall be prescribed by Law, and no other al
lowance or emolument whatever. But no
change shall be made in the compensation Of
members Of the General Assembly, during the
term for which they may have been elected
| The Speaker Of the House OF Representatives
shall be allowed the sum Of one dollar per day
| IN addition to his per diem as a member.
SEC. "a. The per diem allowed to each meu-
ter Of the GsneFA Assembly sLau be certified
! pY the speakers Of their respective houses, and
entered on the Journals, together with the
| HnleaEe OF each member as computed By the
| Auditor, and published at the close of each
| session; and each member Of the General As
femb}y shall be furnished at the expense ol
| the STATE. With stationery necessary for the
| trans action Of the public business, and shall
be entitled to one copy Of the laws and jour
pal Of the session, Of which he is member
[ wise, shall be made By the General Assembly
for postage or newspapers, either for the Use
Of its members or for distribution,
SEC. IS. No Auditors warrant shall be
Issued but in pursuance Of appropriations
made b5 law; and no money shall be drawn
from the treasury, except upon the presenta
Aon OF a warrant 20 issued. An accurate
statement Of the receipts aud expenditures OF
| the public money shall be attached to, and
published With, the laws OF each session ol
the General Assembly, And no person Whc
Las been, or may be, d collector or holder o1
public moneys, shall be eligible to seat il
the Genernl Assembly, or to any office ol
profit or trust in this State, until such per
son ehall have accounted for, and paid into
| the treasury all sums for which he may be &C
coputable.
SEC, e6. The house of representatives. shal1
bare the sole power OF impeachipg; but
majority Of al the members elected must
concur in an Impeachment. Ali 1mpeach.
I ments shall be tried by tine senate, aud wheI
sitting for that purpose, the senators shall be
upon oath or affirmation, to do justice ac
cordipg to law and evidence. No pefson shall
be convicted without the concurrence OF two
thirds Of the senators elected.
SEC q. The Governor aud other civil Off
GERS under this State, shall be liable to in.
peachment for any misdemeanor in Office dur
ipg their contiuuaBce in Office; but Judgment
+ in such Cases shall extend. further than to re
moya1 from office. The party, whether con
victed or acquitted, shall nevertheless be liza
bic to Indictment, trial, judgment aud punish
ment according to Law. >. .
4 SEC g. Nc judge Of any court Of law O
f'e4uiIy, Secretary Of State, attorney general
Of record, sheriff or collector of the publit
revenue, member Of either hpqse. Of .congres
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sEoT1oN 1 Institutions for the-cducation Of
the deaf and dumb, and Of thc blind and a1so
for the treatment Of the insane, shau always
be fostered and supported By the State, and
PC subject to such regulations as may be pre-
sc1loed By the general assembly.
Sec. :. The trustees OF the benevolent and
other State institutions shall be appointcd BY
the governor, by and with the advice Of tho
senate; and upon all nominations made by
the governor the question shall be taken BY
yeas and nays, and entered upon the journd
OF the senate: P,ovided, that the governor
shall have the power to I'LL all vacancies that
may occur in said Offices until the next session
OF The general assembly, and Until successor
to his appointee shall be confirmed and quail
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SEC. S. The governor shall reside at Tic seat
| of government, aud, from time to time, give
The General Assembly information Of the state
Of the government. and recommend to their
! consideration such measures as he shall deem
cxpedfent- HI shall be n, obfcio canal trustee
and fund commissioner, and perform such dn-
| ties IS shall be prescribed BY Law.
| SEC. e. The governor shall have power to
| grant reprieyes. communications and pardoas,
sftcr conviction, for all offeuses, except trea,
son and cases Of impeachment, upon such
conditions and with kuch restrictions and
limitations IS he may think proper, subject to
| snch regulations Us nay be provided by laH,
relative 70 tho manner Of applying for par
| dons. Upon conviction for treason he shall
nave power 70 suspend the execution Of the
sentence until the easc shall be reported to
| INC GeneIal Assembly at its next meeting,
| when the General Assembly shall pardon the
/ convict, commute the sentence. direct tile exc.
Gquon thereof or grant further repsiese.
ne snan, bltnnially, communicate to the Gen
eFai Assembly each case OF rePrieye, comm.
tMlen, OF Pardon granted, stating the name
OF the conFlct, the crime for which lie was
convicted, REC sentence and its date, and the
date OF communication, pardon or reprieye, and
| the reasons therefor.
parsInent ard Of the public institutions Of the
eiate shalA, at least i've days preceding each
regular session Of the general assembly, seye
faliS report 70 the governor, who shall trans
! u1t eucA reports, with his message, TO inc
general assembly and the governor may, at
aht tlme, require Information in writing from
tle on;cer: III the executive department, upon
any subject relating to the duties of their re.
specfive offices, and shall take care that ths
Lays be tlthfully executed.
SEC. :. Ihe governor, on extraordinary oc
caslons, mas convene the general assembly by
proeiamation, stating therein the purpose fol
Which they are convened; aud the general ss
eembly shall enter on no Legislative business
except that tor which they were specially called
| together
SEQ. 9. The governor shall be commander
p'ehlef Of the army aud navy Of this State
ana OF the militia, except when they shal bs
called into the service OF the United States.
Sec. TO- The Governor shall nominate, and
by and With the advice and consent Of 8 ma
1ofity OF the Senators elect, appoint ali of1cen
whose offices are established by this Constitu
hop, or which may be created by 1aT, and
whose appointments are not other wise provid
ed tof; and no ench officer shall be appointed
or elected BY the General Assembly.
I sHc. II. The Lieutenant Governor shall, bJ
virtue Of his Office, be president Of the senate
but Ehall hare no vote, unless tha Senate bf
SEC. L. In case of the iuapeachment Of ths
governor, his failure to quality, his absence
ffom the State, his inability To- discharge ths
duties of his Office, or in case the office 81 gov
etnor shau in auy wfse become vacant, th'
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officers, or Of men acting in public capacity,
or wien tie matter published is proper for
public information, the truth thereof my BE-
given in evidence; and in all indictments for
]lbels, the jnrY shall have the right of deter
mining both the law and the fact, under tho
direction Of the court, as in other cases.
SEC. rs. Any person who shall, after tho
adoption of this constitution, fight a duel,
or send or accept q challenge for that pus~
poss, OF be alder or ahettor in fighting duel,
shall be deprived Of the right Of holding any
Office Of honor Or profit in this State and shall
be punished otherwise in such manner rs ia or
may be prescribed by Law.
SEC. ~. Private property shall ever be
held lnyiolatc. but EubsvrVient to the public
welfare. When the same shall bs taken in
time of war, or other imminent public dam
ger, impesatively requiring its Immediate sciz-
ure, or for the purpose Of making or repairing
roads, which ehall be open to the public, with
out charge, compensation therefor, to be as
CT, in money, and in all other cases In which
private property shall be taken for public use,
a compensation therefor shall be first mado in
money, or first secured by s deposit Of money ;
and such compensation shall be assessed By i
jury Of frecholdcrs, without deduction for
benefits to any property Of the owner
Sec. Is. Private roads n1ay be opened in
the manner to be prescribed BY Law; but ia
every case the necessity for the same and the
| amount Of damages to be sustained by the
| opening thereof, shall be first determined by a
jury Of freeholders and such amount, togeth.
eon to be benefited, without deduction for ben,
Gifts 10 any property Of the owner.
SEC. 29. The general assembly shall so pro
| vide that fifteen of the most competent Of the
permanent citizens Of zach county shall be
summoned as grand ja1y. twelve Of whom
t must concur to find an Indictment.
SEC. 80. The people Of this State have tht
| exclusive right OF governing themselves, as 8
free, Sovereign aud Independent State, and do
and forever stlall, enjoy and exercise every
may NOT hereafter be, by them, expressly del
! egated to the United States OF America, 0,
prohibited to the State By the Constitution o.
/ the United States.
SEC. 81. That the people Of this State regard
the union Of the States, under the federa
Constitution, IS permanent and indissoluble
from WHICH no State has constitutional RICH
| to Withdraw Q, secede..
Juliet signal., 1862-06-17

midst OF oriental LUXURY and kingly indai,
gencei Has the administration Of this
government sought for model among the
principles OF Washington ard Jefferson, OF
tfom the examples Of Tberius, Caligula,
and Domitian? The great philosophie poet
says that
Corruption win. nct more than honr,ty.s
But is that true in these latter dayss
have shown that, by the deliberate finding
OF committee raised under the authority
OF this House, and BY the action of the
House itself, tho late Secretsrv Of War.
Simon Cameron. is declared guilty. In ti,Is
awful crisis, OF plundering, and with Grim.
insi knowledge permitting u be plundered,
the resources Of the peuI le, the treasury of
bis country. With that brand upon him
he steps from one exalted station to auoth-
er, and goes as our accredited Minister TO
the court OF the greatest and most friendly
Power to Us on the Continent If Eurpne.
The conclusions which the Russian En-
peror may draw in regard to the American
sense Of public morality will not, perbaps.
advance Us much ia his estimation.
have shown that, by the delibetsts
finding Of a regular cemmittee Of the San
ate, the present Secretary o. the Navy.
Gideon Welles, in connection with his
brother -in.law, George d. Morgan, has nm.
lawfully extorted from the tax payers of
the government sc. 900 of their moreS.-
With neither Justification nor restitution On
his part. he yet retains his seat at the board
OF the Cabinet council, wears fine linen.
and fares sum9tuously every day, while the
wives aud children Of soldiers have died in
the great philsntbropie cities Of the North
for the want Of bread.
have shown that q commission Of nost
eminent gentlemen appointed by the Pres-
ident nimseh have proven. cUnclusively
proven. that the bhghted touch OF John G.
Frem' Mt during his hundred days in Mis-
souri, palsIed public credit, defrauded the
people of millions, filed the bloated rurses
OF his favorites by fraud, demoFalizei the
putlc service in every branch, ard sought
TO destroy the constitution itself. The ex.
bausted soldier is put to death for Welding
to irresistable slumber at his post, the yio-
tim Of pinehirg poverty is sent to the pen.
itentiary fo- stealing provisions for his wife
AMI children; but this exalted criminal
inds approval for his conduct, IL surround.
ed 10y fatterers. is restored to tile seld. and
sits in the saddle Of command and of now
er. Sir, Cicero brCngLt the naughty Verrcs
to trial and to condemnation for his fraud.
uient practices in the CiciIian province,
and Burke enriched the English language
by his denunciation Of the extortiouate
measures imposed by Warren Hastings on
the eorls Of the East Indies but 10 the
midst Of fraud and robbery in the very
highest department of this government We
have as yet seen no official delinquent bro't
to answer the law for the plumber of the
public Treasury but rather We have seen
the perpetrators of these wrongs receiving
still greater marks of confidence and Of
favor. and mounting to stilI hftier heights
Of honor.
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Voted 10 Upside Down.

We have heard a good story. told by a
son OF Erin's lsle, which is worth repeat
ing:
Snrne two years ago there became oui.e q
struggle between two certain prominent
Democrats Of Weavervills, az to which
should go Delegate to the State COnseu.
ton. The evening prior tO b0ljing the
county Convention, Judge NJ, and
Squire -, each had ballots printed
with ihe names cf their friends upon them.
The Judges delegates were beaten, and
before retiring consoled himself by loading
his hats with bricks. Next morning. in
good season, acting upon the principle that
"a hair Of The dog is good for the bite" he
went in pursuit of a '.hair." just as be
was calling for the decnerion, Bill McBl.r
ney stepped into the sal1Un aud saluted the
Judge, when the following dialogue en-
sued
The top O. the mornin' TO ys, Judge.
And the mu-therin thayes bate us last
night entireiE-,he curse o the wo:N light
on emf"
"GJOd morning. Billy. Yes, the Squire
wac rather heavy. But say, Billy. un>
derstand you voted against me. How ia
tina; %
Billy McB!aney vote against vel The
iyin' spslpeensl BY me sOwl, Judge, I'd
rather have me Wbiskey stopped for a year,
than do that same thing"
What ticket did you vote, Billy ?"
And sure, voted the ticket wild yer
hcnor's name Il the D av it"
But BILLY. my n5me was ths last on the
list, at the battOm"
This was rather puzzler to Billy be
scratched his bead for an instant, when be
suddenly exclaimed:
Bad luck and what focl am frot.
ed ihefickef upside dotent"
The Judge immediately ordered an eye
opener for Billy; be fairly beat him On the
e1amInation.-TriH'ty tCal.l formal.
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The abolition papers are publishing some
things that ParsOn BrOwlOw formerly said
about democrats. There is a morsel that
he dropped soon after the Ceicago sonvsn-
tiOn 'hat they do not publish:
The LlAcx republicans at Chicago, after
stormy session. sOme fighting, and much
abuse of each other, have, in tue midst of
liquor and much hard swearing. non.ipat-
ed Abe Lincoln, the Illinois abriiti,n:s..
who was supported by Buchanan's adrsin.
lstratiOo, eighteen months ago, for the
Senate. in opposition 20 DvugIss On the
ticket With this administra,i0u pet is Sen
atOr Hamlin. of Maine. au abclitionist Of
the John-Bro~n,Iielper schook-a man
who, for mind, manners, morals, features,
mouth, nose. dark skin and wouIly head.
could be sold in the South for q negro.n
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HEART TREASURES.


Strange what tribes hearts will treasure,
Little seeming worthless things,
But love never stops to measure,
Or to weigh the gift love brings,
Words that scarcely have meaning,
Taken just for words alone
When in memory's field we're cleaning,
Start up with their thrilling tone.
Fame may rear her tons Of glory,
Till It reach scme distant star,
Mount and tell the wondcrous story,
ofthe deeds to nations far;
Heads will hear, but hearts are straying,
'Morg the trinkSts slowed away
by the dear ones who went -Mayinx"
With us, when love led the way.
OF the hear turns chill aud weeping
From the bulies wealth will bring,
To the widest flowers tits keeping,
Sweet nnementoes Of its spring,
And some withsred rose We treasurer
Stores Of golden gems above;
For love never stops to mea,ure
Or to weigh the gift Of love.
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Parson Beecher varies his amusements.
A lay actor In Sunday in his pulpit, fast
horses on Monday, and the next day he is
greeted with three cheers at the assembly
to witness the billiard match in New York
between Karenaugh and Foley. That is
the way. When person gets 'nigger on
the BRAIN he starts and goes right down,
as Brownlow says, to he'll
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There has been some regret that Far
ragut has not more euphonium name. A
gentleman with slight German proclivities,
says that it is not to be complained Of
that it is, in truth, ferry goot.'
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Punch deals in philosophy as well as
fur. and never made wiser apburism
than when he said, speaking Of the differ
ence in the ambition of the sexes, that
'Man wants all he can get and woman all
she can't get,'
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Give me nice polish, you young
scamp. said dirty swell, With q pipe and
pork>pie cap.
II cant give you one" said the lad cit
would take cleyerer man nor me 20 do
that. But can polish your boots. SIR
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1t is difficult to know at what moment
love begins; it is easy to know that it has
begun.
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A wag who was asked to buy the Bank
Note Detector, said Ee would purchase
it if it would detect q bank note in his
pocket,
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A friend in Philadelphia writing to the
Drawer. says:
"As young ladies' seminary in our city
a few days since, during m examination in
history. not one Of the most promising pu-
pills was thus introgated:
MARY, did Martin Luther die a natural
death 2"
No." was the prompt reply; che was
accommodated by q bull !"
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OLD Parson Rives, down in Tennessee.
was sent by conference to preach to the
negroes in a distant part Of the States. He
was a mao Of very dark complexion, but
would never have been Iaistaken for a ne
gro. Meeting one Of the ssucy oversstrs,
the parsOn said to him:
perhaps you do not know ne I'm Mr..
Rives, the negro-preacber."
''Oh, yes." said the fellow. 81 knew you
was a negro, but ! didn't know you was a
preacher"
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A foprish fell,w advised friend not to
marry a poor giIl, as he would fiud matri-
mOny with poverty up hill work.
Good, said his friend, / would rather
20 up>hill than down hill any time,'
Juliet signal., 1862-06-17

Bonaparte said he got five millions of
revenue from the love of brandy, and he
would like to know which of the virtues
would pay as mach.
Juliet signal., 1862-06-17

Generally speaking, the beggars most
ashamed OF begging are those that have 20
beg pardon.
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Sir, this horse you sold me can't be made
to budge the first STEP We'll. didn't
guarantee him as never starting
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If you allow yourself to be easily annoy.
ed, you will find any npmbsr noss anxi-
Gus to do that business for you witl,ut
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a wise man adspts himself to the cir
cnmstanees IN which be is placed. as water
aoapts itself TO the vessels that cohtain il.
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If woman be truly beautiful, let not
her beatty be made dim By the fash of dia-
mords.
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A barn yard fowl and a lawyer who
talks for pay, pick up their living with
their bill
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AS soldiers IN the march Of life we may
never learn to mark time. bur time never
fails to marx ne.
Juliet signal., 1862-06-17

AT debating society in Schenectady Y
the other night, the subject was:
Which is the most beautiful production,
a girl or a strawberry
After conducting the argument for two
nights, the meeting adjourned without
coming to o conclusion-the old folks go-
ing forsthe Strawberries, and the young
ones for the girls.
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Joii.t sisnai Rates or Adver,i.ln,,
JoB PRINrINe

Job Printing ofsvsr yieseriptioi VII be nssti,
fpsditiousi, execufe6t to order on, ibera Iterms
Antssortment OF blanks kepiconsisptI, on hs
fs- All orders for Advertising or job Work mn
be accompanied By cash, unless some person known
ubeeohnes responsible for the sSnne.-Ea
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PriDtice says. Wise. Flo I'D. Pillow and
Price are the fOur-runners of the rebel de-
feat.
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One never regrets doing polite or q kind
thing, no matter how IL is received.
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Joys are the flowers dropped 10 oar ra.h
by the band Of providence. -s -.
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= WASHINGTON, Attorney and Counselor atlAw
-al,tt,ud fsi,hfnlly to all business entrusted to
y, ~, n this and the nsighboring counties.
Tig,port Iroquoss county, Illinois,
Juliet signal., 1862-06-17

Scolaing lie the pepper Of ustriuony, L,
dice are the pepper boxes.
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;,TT, yLErcHER, Attorney at Law. MiddispOrt
! l,,auOi, county, Illinois.
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.,,a1I Z. FELLOWS, Attorney and Counselo. at
III sIIici.or aud Counselor In Chaneery, will
~, ,,,,nd the Courts In the counties Of WILL Du
2. F:uasIl, MsIIenry. Grundysnd Iroquos. Once
W NJ rays Drugs Store, Jsferson-st., Joliet, Ill.
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--yyt GROVER, Attorneys a Coun.elors at Law
=, tIlIooIs. once opposite Court House, Jefrer
Gts'. ma. eRovxH
" asNFN,
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I,N,B A. WHITMAN, Attorney and counseIor at
Ir ,ui sdici,or In ohaneery. Midleport, Iroquois
s,,iJ, Iliu'ls.
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-..v,t RLWooD, Attorneys, Counseiors, Joliet
si c,upty, Tlllnss. once, North side Of the pub
! safe, Jefferson St.
IEKs. .lWoop.
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DEN TIST STR

| T. stREEfER, Commissioner OF Deeds f"r th
" 'sieof PcuusylvRna. will take proof aud acks
N'ieisemcnt OF DeS'is and other instruments to bc
Hi'r recorded la said state. once on jefferson st.
ttt H.
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/, n RgECE, German Eeleetie Doctor and oculist
a.. an Blaf IT., West side, where he may he
Y, ,l time, ready aud willing to wait upon the
IA ,act.d lie would Just say to those that are
49, I'M Dlsra.cs of the Eye, that he dcvotes the
-, olsash day to that branch Of his profession.
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n TIFT7 ! I0JU5tEED7 AftotHty I'M CuAh-
law Joliet, Iilinois. once in Stcne's
ltisasnn 'OO''r
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OLD PITTS GALLOWS.

Near Peakskil!. no far from the main
road, stands a small slump Of forest trees
ann ng which an aged hickory is c,nspicu-