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WEEDS PATENT
SEWING MACHINES

LAVE gained the confidence Of all Who u,e
IL then, and hare proved one Of the most vala-
abls inventions e the ags. They nss Shuttle,
alike, which cannot bs unravelsd on pslled out
They arc III made with the higest mechanical
skill and all warranted to work we'll on all kinds
81 goods, from the Lightest Fabric TO Heavy
our new Family Sewing Machine. It has been
manufactured expressly Tor Family Use, and has
mot with favor from all. 1t il 30 simpli6ed ~ to
render almost impossible to get ont 81 order, Or
deraDgs it, operations; indsedi it Is 40 simple .
70 astonish one, that 20 small piece Of mschAn-
i1m Will sew.
Below 10 i've description Of the diasrsp. ,.yl,
OF the Weed Patent;
hand * foot, on o. a i. o1n table. ssn .
For the Of shipping and also FOR large
manufactories, WHARF ii ID necessary 10 place :
number Of machines intoa long bench, making one
table Answer for all. Price $50.
No. :. With Walnut or Mahogany Table, With
or without Box Top. which locks down. Price s1oe
and clio.
No. ). same siss - No. !, but runs with bolt
and at mach higher rate Of Speed. This kind
is we'll adapted TO manufacturing Clothing or for
Leather work.
This IL really the cheapest machine In the mar
ket, - there 10 no work dUne on > Sewing Machine
that II win not do. II il confidently asserted that
this machine runs easier than any machine now in
use. PRICE 4l0e.
No. 1. This machine has long arm TO seoommo-
date large work IL runs 1t : high rate Of speed,
runs easily and is, without doubt, the bert Ma
chime for Tsilors' ofsred to the public
| Il 10 peculiarly fitted for plantation work, being
very simple yet suhstantial and durable, With but
little liability TO get out Of order. Price 1ls0.
No. 3. This 10 new and cheaper style, and
general favorits fer Family, Light Leather, and
great variety OF work. 1t has bsen gotten up with
reference TO furnishing strong and durable, vet
| light and tasty Machine, 1T : less price than
either Of the above. II runs very easy, rapidly
| and h pronounced the best machine now In market
for $50.
No. 9. This IL Machins ent mp on On entirely
new principle, different from anything evsr before
offered TO the public, and confidently assert that
for family 1t has not squal II il vary light
and tasty runs very rapidly, q almost noiselsss in
its operation, and uses A STRAIGHT NEEDLE
1t ID 90 arranged a. TO DO utterly impossible for it
to miss stitches. II has tension on both aides,
md carries large supply Of thread On the under
spool. The motions are gained by two small crsnks
that run without peecsptible noise. The two
| threads are worked in such manner @ never to
both pull ut the same time, and conseq uently little
liabe to break. The seam IL very elastic, and the
Thread does not break in washing. 1t will do
| work better than any cheap machine now In mar
ket II uses silk cotton linen with equal ia
| cility. Price $50.
| Descriptive Circulars furnished gratis.
| OFFICE, AT Broadway, New York.
WAITNRf b LYON, Projectors.
H~Agents Wanted. Tjsi6dAwl
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Mississippi Valley Nursery.
WESTERN GKOwN THE rOR
THE WESTi

NIT Fl several years
w experience the Pro-
prietor can now furnish
FRUIT TREES A N ID
6HRVBBERY, acciima-
ted, and found to succeed
In the West.
Many Of these Trees
are Of extra sire, and
have produced 6ne speci-
mems Of fruit the past sea-
son. These interested are
invited to call and cx-
anime for themselves.
Orders for Apple. Pear.
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Dr.. Hicks, in renewing his card to the public
would call attention to new style Of 'sPlate
Work, which 10 peculiarly adapted to dat, irregu-
lar, and otherwise difficult jaws This improve.
ment has been tested three years and has sustained
its early promise Of Hing . real want in plate
work. The work 10 now worn by many Of our most
prominent citisens, who give 1t hearty approval,
and TO whom be 10 permitted to refer those inter-
q ted.
Dr.. II. IL also mounting Continuous Gum"
work, Block" work, and ordinary "Gold Plate"
work, for which be has : superior stock OF mate
rial. lie IL prepared 10 ell teeth with Gold Foil
adhesive Gold" and "Chrystal dold," in the most
thorough and durable manner.
In view Of the stringency in money matters
some allusion 70 PRICES may not b. improper -
While, the hand DIR. II. believes it to be the
better policy, NJ we'll rs the honester course, not
TO work 1t All than 70 work Ut prices that Will ne
csesitate inferior work on tho other hand be il
wtlifngto conform In his charges to the lower
Standard OF remuneration that other occupations
have suffered.
With Aftcen years experience, : thorough devo-
tion 70 his profession. and IN earnest desire to
please, be IL determined to merit and hopes to re-
cevs. continuation Of the liberal patronage hare.
toforc enjoyed.
II Julyll.AkW
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Wo0se want ted. .as
Wanted. small comfortable house, with garden.
Ass for > smAu family, consis ting sf three per-
sons. Address BOX Tvs, r. @.
ang17d s aeI 81 sa
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e z e a II . E A E

nR.
- u ate Physician
and surgeon - The
0phthalmic and AarAl
Institate Of Louisville ~
KY, now Of Chicago,
TIE sAix. xr AHD pIsTIaeuIsRBD OPERATOR on fnE
kfB and EAR, wbose reputstion 10 20 well known
throughout the United Statcs Ii miracuiously Civ
ing Sight 70 the Blind and Hearing to the Deaf
Upwards Of sixteen hundred patients have been re
esived BY Dr.. u, within the last twelve months
many Of whom have been totally Blind and Deaf
tor months and years, have had their sight and
hearing restored Instantly by delicate and critical
operations, while others who have long suffered
from disease, have been speedily and permanently
CURED BY mild and gentle means.
DR.. ", being regular educated Physician and
Surgeon OF ths old school, and having bad an ex-
psRieaes OF twenty-five years in practice, will per-
form any operation on the Eye and Ear, necessary
TO restore Sight to tho Blind or Hearing to the
Deaf, or BY other scientific means TO remove any
disease OF those useful urgsns within the reach OF
science and human sklIl.
Patients u distance can have medicine sent 10
them In all CASES where surgical operations are not
rssSirsd) BY giving sasssription 81 thsir GASES.
n Df. UndrrwoodS permanent Surrery and In
fFmary y located at No. - South Clark st., Chioa-
-, IH.s las ass
letters requiring m answer must contain post.
ags stamp.
Z Aug 9, ,6o-dGw6m
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DELECT SCN0Ox..

& 1ELECT SCM0OL. baAa
IA ISIS ~. +. URA6TON will opsn . .6HLRCT
4X1 SCHOOL ar01Rl6, on Monday, Sept. 5th,
in the second story of The sbailAing al6oinins Dr.
Moaggin = AllsA . O6cs, On Ath o., betwssa Main
There Will - m Ipsrod ucsery Dspastnsst, into
which small BOYS, sndsr ten ysars a sge, win b.
Miss Urnstsn hsa hAd several years experience
rs teacher in the Oakland Female Seminary, Hill
borough, Ohios and refers her patrons to Rev J.
Med. Mathew, Principal Of the 1nstitutina, s.
nteei, =. r.. md Hon. 8. y hibbsn. Ailhbcroagh
&c = S:.- 80 : Sny.s, $50, AGO.
TERMS: Aa a1sa
Reading, Writing Arithmetic and Geography, per
.l......$ 70
Ls..on. - ~ a si.. Yi''-',.fs~r. !, W W
French and German each, extra, .,........ s 10
Payment viii be required In sdvsnca.
Lessons in Vocal Music gratis, u the school JUS ]
tihes the fOfmation Of class, rs
Aug74d aaA sa8Ass 44*xiH rs
III 1HDs. BROWN s0d1E, = - \ -- \ =
j " rs bills. Re boiled Molasses.
6nS.F-Aouae Syrup, \
Clushed Sugar, ssns ~
9 Powdered -
Orleans, Refined and Clarified Sugars,
iss sss ox III sas W'f'-" and
July I'D KELLOGG i BIRGE.
RACkLED POR &.
QY the barrel, or at retail, By sts
- KELLOGG eIkaE,
nsg ls-d IS kain-st.
sHOULDEKS,
IL KELLOGG BIRaE,
sugls Sc MAin-st.
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Facts il Dentistry.
DIR. T.. G.. INGERDOLL, Deneist,
Desires to call the special attention Of those who
wish to preserve their Teeth % The following
IF A CT > '6k

u. The skill Of the Dsntist h seen in HE sueoses
In preserving the natural organs. e
II. The Teeth 10y b preserved through life.
I1a. Teeth Affected with decay 1ssf be attended
to in season. ~
Nv. Timely and skillfsl iilng with pure gold
IL > certain ve~sdy for decay.
". 1t 10 serious neg lsct 10 wait for tooth ache
10 drive The sufferer 10 . Dentist.
vi. Tartar destroys Teeth and Gums, without
the agsssy Of dsssy. NJ
VIZ. Many su1sr for years with Neuralgia Of
The faoe, stomach and lungs, from no other casse
than bad Teeth.
VIII. Bad Teeth disfgrre the oountenance, in
feet the breath, dersnge tho stomach, impair
health, distract the nerves and war with good na-
ture.
DIR. INGERBOLL
Performs all operations on the Teeth and Gums,
corFscn irre4ulasities OF the Teeth, inserts
TIRIcI Al TEETH
Of the Beet Style and Finish,
Puts In Artificial PAlatss and Obtu for cleft
Palates.
Believing that ths BEST operations in Dentistry
are the safest and therefore the cheapest and most
astisfactsry both to the operator and patient, Dr.
l. dees not oGsr any p&rtiH1lAr indssements in the
line Of Gas A. Dssmssr :, prsferring the pstron-
aec Of these who prefer AS best spsysas0~s, andcan
aR4seaiate the necessary care and skill in pro-
An examinAtion Of specimens both Of Artificial
TsefA and Of very bsausfal 6liaga Of Crysfsi Cola
Foil, 10 invited.
- Prices for full set Of Teeth, from SIS to
tI76. Examination of the Teeth without charge.
DENTAL Rooas--Cornsr Of Third and Main sts ..
over Rix, Hale Co.'s Bank, Ksokuk, Iowa
Entrzncs on Third-st. fdecl bdAw1y1
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G1-FEvER AND AGUKl FsvnH AND AauH | !.
Fever and Ague !l-Emisvsnts and Others who
remove TO the Western part Of the United States,
complain In bitter terms Of the fatal diseases that
prevail In those SECTIONS. Some Of the most intel
ngent physicians bear testimony to this fact.--
Dickens, the Shakespeare Of this age, in picturng
Little Rdsn,"s Western settlement, in q book
satitlsd Martin chusxlewit, says that that the
most hourishing institution was the Fever and
Ague, which had killed All who attempted TO make
permanent residence OF IL. Mark Ispley, who
could only be jolly under the most gloomy crcum-
Etxuces, said that Fever and Aeue had given him
cause for more jollty than he would like to expe-
Renee again. DR.. HosrETTER's CELEBRATED
BIrTEkS il the only for this terrible disease,
that ws would rscomnsnd to the public. Try them,
and be convinced u their powers.
For sale By Druggists and dealers generally,
everywhere.
Sold BY r. 6nBoss, A. J. WILKINSON, BAHrLErr,
KAYE 4 Co., and J. BRApEE.
Aug. =, 'Ss-dAw
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Peach, Plum and Cherry Trees, either Standard or
Dwarf, Grape Roots or Cuttings; Currant, Goos-
berry, Raspberry and Black berry bushes, together
with Evcrgreens and Ornamental Shrubbery, vii!
receive prompt and faithful attention.
Trees delivered in any part Of the City free Of
charge.
Nursery Grounds in the Western part Of the
City, on Des Moincs Avenue.
@. o. HILTON,
Late Hubhcll l. Hilton.)
Keokuk, Sept. 8, 185S-dAw
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Da, sMiTH's"Eisctric orr cures Deafness.
On. SMITH . Electric Oil cures Paralysis. /.
Da. hMltH u "Eiectrie Oil" cures Rheumatism.
ID. SMITH - "Eicctric OH |" cures Asthma.
DR. SMITHS Electric DIR cures Headache.
Dr.. SMITHS Electric Oil" cures Piles.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
BOTTLED ALE

y. GIBBONS, Msin- IT., near 7th, keeps for sale
Woods celebrated Pithbsrgh Ale, In bottles, and
has constantly on haaAA fall supply Of Blaskbsr-
~, Raspberry, q niger and Cherry cordials. Also,
PunE Ixpoa1xD Brandies. Wines, Runs, Gins ana
whisky for Medicinal and other purposes.
aug 2Od1n So.
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Or. INGEREOLL

M ". III e =, m. d., SurgoSn
Nh Dcntsst. Once on Second ST., -
sstwssn Main and johnson streets, Keo
kuk, Iowa. QU
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To THE LApiEs.-Dr Smiths Electric Oil lie the
most soothing and pleasant appliance that has yet
been discovered. Try 1t I'M severe case Of innam-
matcry pain. Howmuch suffering may be saved BY
the use Of this rsmsdy Il has CURED 80 many
we'll known people that its reputation 10 fully es
tsslished. Some dealers can not keep supply.
and have sold many thouaand dollars worth. Be
sure and get the gsnatse, DR. SnrHs El sctric OIL
See advertisement In another column.
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Greas A0CGion sale Of EaTnlImFe.
d. r. Humphrey win sell this Saturday. morn
ing. It 10 o'clock, II his SaIss Room, No. E,tss
House. = large lot OF Ane Furniture, consisting of
tables, bureaus chAirs bedsteads, cooking stoves,
wash-stands, nstsrasses, parior stoves, two fne
countsrs, &C.. ~. Sale positive.
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Doors to the Ears and Heart.

Judlcions writer, wise, some will say
IN the worlds ways, has SAID how pro.
fonndIy leave you 10 Judge, that. to
employ his own language. there are two
doors inside his ears, right hand door
leading 10 the heart, ana "A left hald door
With broad and stsep passage nut into
the open air. This last door receives all
ngIiness, profanity, vu!garitv, mischief
making, which suddenly find themselves
outside OF HIM lie then continues -
Judicious teachers and indulgent parents
save Young uTchins a world OF trouble by
a Convenient deafness. Bankers and bro
kers often are extremely hard Of hearing.
when unsafe borrowers are Unfortunate.
| never hear man who runs after me in
the street, bawIng my name at the top of
his voice; nor them that ialk evil Of those
Who are absent nor those who give me
unasked advice about my affairs; nor
those who talk lsrgely about things OF
which they are igaoEaut II there are
sounds OF kindness, Of mirIh, Of love, open
fly my ears Bot temper, or harshness
or hatred, or vulgarity, or haticry, shut
them. If you keep your garden gate
shut, your flowers aud fruit will be safe
II YOU keep Your door closed, no tliet
will run of with your silver aud il YOU
keep your ears shut, your heart will lose
neither its flowers nor ils treasures
Is there not vast deal OF philosophy
in all this II teaches tha, the heart
and tho ear should ever be open TO The
reception Of The good and the true, and
closed Theoretically TO all that is inpur,
and sordid. Could we All follow his ad
vice, how very soon would this world o
men be transformed into heaven fit fo
the residence Of angels.
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thing has to he said, it is spoken in
loud whi.riug whisper, that conceals the
words gu, makes the most irritating Of
noises. Now the silence of sick room
must not be labored, it must be natural.
Shoes that do not creak must be worn,
and in walking the foot must be put down
Carefully, of course, but with finn step,
that comes gently, yet steadily, on he
floor. This will not make the c5eaking
sound caused by the toe pointed, giugerly
mode OF movement so much adopted bv
those whose experience OF sick room is
small. The dress must be made uf some
nois~lass material, wool or cotton; silk
must be avoided, for it squaks with every
movement. In speaking, the pith of the
voice must be slightly raised, and the
words, instead Of being hissed, as in wins
pering, should be clipped short, and cut
distinctly. BY this means the person
spoken to will hear what is said, while
the least possible sound accompanies the
word.-BalcciFs Cure Of the Sick.
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Discovery of Noah's Ark.

1t appears that in ihe eastern portion
o: that good ola State whose staple pro,
ductlons are 'pi,ch, tar, turpenilne and
lumber, some remarkable fossil discove
res have been recently made, among
which, Is what appeared to be portion
OF vessels deck, some forty feet in length
aud bearing "A close resemblance Of Ignite.
The time has been when the discovery of
such remarkable fossiliferoUs specimen
would have set all the geo"gisls and ar.
chno'ogists Of the country on their heads:
but n, this enlightened period Of the
worlds history, when the duty Of not on
Iy managing, but explaining all things
terrestrial, has devolved upon class OF
men known rs editors, it cXcites no sur
prise; for the simple reason that, what
ever occurs on the earth, or whatever is
discovered above or beneath, or in The
waters around it, is certain Of speedy
and satisfactory solution. See how easily
the editor Of tie Wilmington Herald set
ties this fossil matter -
How this vcstice Of human labor and
art came there, is question easy Of solu-
ton. We understand that some erudite
geo"gja:2 say that somewhere in Baden
county Is found the oldest known geour
zeal nation in the world. II this be so
# this is the oldest part of the world, it
must, of course, have been The Il ST ready
for the residence Of man. and the first oc
cupled 10y him ergo, the Garden Of Ellen
was somewhere in the Care Fear region
which was then better frui; growing
country than il is now. We think Adam
must have settled somewhere around this
wav, for all the veoplc claim TO bc de
sccndeh from him. If Adam and Eve
started life in eastern Nnuh .Ga-oIina, il
is not probable that Noah wandered Tar
/ from the old homestead. THIS suppoSi-
ton gains strength when We consider
how Noah pitched his ark. Where else
| could he have got so much or so good
/ pitch or other naval stores 10 pitch her
within and without Following up the
/ train e reasoning, why should not these
/ fossil remains have come down from Noah
be, in fact, portions of his ark To be
sure, the absence OF Mount Ararat is a
+ little in our wav, but when we get to bt
: philosophicaIly regardless OF all facts that
stand in the way of our hypothesis, We
won't mind little tritle ike this
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lqrjrulturnl.
Protection against Drouth.

The frequent stirring of soils between
the rows IS undoubtedly protection, and,
IN ordinary cases, sufficient protection
against drouth. The AR PASSES free,,
through soils frequently stirred and
whenever ayr comes IN contact with too
dy colder than itself, it deposits moisture.
AS IN tumb!er filed with ice water u,
the dinner table, or in particles of a soil
Al some inches depth, and consequently
colder than tie sr above tia, surface -
When the farmer sees his tnIuhIar sweat.
as 1t is sometimes expressed, he rS4T e..
assured 'hAt.so ID fare, with the son six
Or eight inches below A. wells sun
face, provided the soil were meSoneI 10
that or agreater depth before the crop
Was put in.
The great source Of protection in our
country Is in deep p'owiug. On sori of
any decent consistency, il would hc i'm
possible that n crop should sdtler from
drouth if the soil were rulyerzed to =
dep,h Of fifteen inches, because the.owpr
portion OF such n soil would retain mo-,
ture I'LL long after the surface should have
received new supplies from the clouds.-
'N''"C'S "'e "'''ih"i al lGl""n
inches as depth when they despair Of
reaching, We think them too easily Al
armed, but still we will meet them ON
higher ground. A field Thoroughly pal.
verizod to "a depth of ten inches wiI. sci
dom suffer from the drou,h. Ahu.Ian,
and reliable testimonies have been pub
iished, going to show that field, uluwoI
to depth "t eight or ten inches have c,.
capped unhurt, when other fields, equally
well cultivated, with the single ,xccp,ron
that they wc,e riowcd bat hall ~ l,cp
utterly failed Of giving crops. Thr, derr
/ p!owIng Is sufficient .eim,Gy ayaia-,
any ordinary dron,h--ary hu. ,h, very
longest and se,crest is an established
truth. - P1ouyh, Loom oaI IncU.
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To Parents.

A sound mind in a sound bod "a great
blessing this, and one which all parents
should Try to secure for their children
Excessive mental exeriion L. bad for any
child. The physical system should he the
first object. If the order Of nature be
reversed, the mind As well as the body
will suffer. L. would often be easy for
skilGuI parent to make a child prodigy,
but judicous parent will never attempt
it. Premature growth Of mind will sell
dom, if ever, b. found to spring from =
vigorous root. We DO not doubt that
many have sunk into an early grave
through the unnatural Development Of
tnelS faculties, and the excessive excite
ment OF mental and physical sensiLilty,
which is usually the effect Of it. Let it
be, then, the Gaze Ct Gs parent to guide
and direct, rather than to force, into n
righ, channel the immature mental facul
ties OF the Child But, by a.! ;neaas,
would We earnestly recommend, to 90
hand an baud with moral training, a
health preserving and vIgor impaIting ed
ucalion Of the body. 10 be more explic
II, we would say, in the first place, If cir
cu8stances give he f:eedoW of choice,
do not send children OF an early age to
school. The many hours confinement
the frequent close atmosphere, ard the
constrained posture connected with most
schools for young children, can but be in,
jurious 10 their health Their time would
be far better employed in acquiring, by
almost constant exercise, the bone and
muscle which they will want in future
life. The above objection, however, does,
not altogether apply to infant schools,
which, when properly conducted, especi
ally provide for the physical training ot
the scholars, combining healthy play with
learning, and are generally open and we'll
ventilated. 1t is source Of rejoicing
that parents whose time and energies are
so occupied that they cannot attend Ia
the well training OF their children at home
are enabled so advantageously to secure
il abroad Were all schools for Older
children conducted on the same principle
(as they might be), so as to carry out 4
system Of thorough physical as well a:
mental instruction, and TO encourage
rather than repress, bodily activity, the
moral and intellectual. as well as the
physical results, would be mosi blessed
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The Engagement.


o! dearest, say you love me,
%! say you will be mine,
Il cannot live withou, thee,
My heart is wed to thine.
Thy checks are like the roses,
Thy bosom like the snow;
'aove'in thy heart reposes,
Thy lips with bliss o'erffow
rikino sir, must refuse lace,
II grieves me to deny;
But if you will excuse me,
III give the reason why,
You have not cash enough, sir,
To hang one hope upon;
Besides. | cant consent, sir,
To tred n demyohn.
Excuse you. Yes, dear madam,
] told n monstrous fib;
Were an Evelcss Adam,
I'D sc"rn so false rib.
That bliss has stained your lips, ma',m
Your manners are TOO rough,
Besides, ] can't consent, mham,
To ,red a bor Of Snuff.