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in every instance, where they have been ex-
hibited in competition with other standard
Machines. We invite all persons in search of
an instrument to execute any kind of Sewing
done by Machinery, to inspect them, and make
sure they secure the best, by proving the Weed
before purchasing. The COMPANY being duly
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infringements or litigation.
q PERSONS AT A DISTANCE can Or
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WEED SEWING MACHINE CO.,
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(Bo1 s.o4r Post Ofice.)
June l6, 1864.
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VESTS IMPROVED PUMP.


Moi y IlyD1 llVIkO ] Uml .
ANTEFREEZING, DOUBLR-ACTING,
1fe FORCING And LIFTING.
ryHEsE pumps have nox been in general
i use a number of years, and give better
satisfaction than any other, and are recon-
mended a.
THI BH9Ts
nv Cant. Ericsson, and other eminent Engineers.
We can refer to thousands using them, and
guarantee that all will recommend them
Thev are more simple in construction, and
work easier, and cost less than all others.
"Our readers will find the double acting i'm
nroved Pump of J. D. West / Co., one of the
best in the market. tits very simple, works to
a charm, so that any child may use it; throws
n steady, continuous stream, and does not
freeze in the coolest exposures, and is unusually
cheap. We say this knowingly, and give the
testimony of our own accord, without the
knowledge or request OF the Propristors. =
N. Y. Zoe. Post, July la, 1863.
This NAV certify that have been using, at
nv mandatory, for the last four years,
"West's Improved Pumps" / pow have in
use three Of said pumps, one Of which is kept
constantly at work, "a hours each day, (save
Sundays) and has been running for the past
two years. pronounce them, unhesitatingly,
the best pumps that have been brought to my
notice, having used many others previously.
They are simple In their construction, and not
easily disarranged. JAMES A. WEBB.
NY, Oct. 10, 1853. -.
]. d. WEST 4 Co.:
We are pleased to state that the Pumps we
had of you, about a,Jear ago, have been in
constant use, IL hours each day, and raise for
the use Of our Wooden Factory, about 100
gallons per minute. They work with but little
power, compared with pumps wo lave used
before, and do not get out Of repair, and are
satisfactory in all respects. Yours, &C.,
DUNLAP MANUFACTURING COMPANY.
SoLoN ROBINSON to the Farmers Club, Jan. %:
'"No farmer who owns a well or cistern can
possibly afford to be without an iron pump. 1t
should be at once suction and force pump-a
perfect little fye engine-such one known as
Vests Improved Pump speak of this
pump because happen to know it /. to be
very simple, durable, powerful and cheap, and
it don't freeze up, nor get out of srdcr once a
year know this. and think may be doing
the farmers good by speaking of it. :. A boy
10 years old can work it, and throw continu-
Gus inch-and-a-quarter stream. 1t can be |
made to work in deep wells as we'll as in shall
low ones"
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From the New York Observer. |

We have had in use for months past one OF
Vests Pumps, which has given us more sat-
isfaction as force and lifting pump than any
we have ever used. Il 10 one of great power,
and well adapted for ships decks, mines. fac
tories, green houses, graperies, &C., &c. The
Mining Chronicle and Railway Journal says:
1t is recommended for its extreme simplicity
Of construction, grOat' strength, and conse-
quent durability and cheapness of repair
There is no stuffng box-the pressure being
held by cup packing, like that upon the
working piston, working in a cylinder, fitted
for the purpose within the upper air chamber
which we think great improvement as stuffing
is so liable to be deranged, and leak under
strong pressure, to say nothing Of the loss by
friction incident thereto. 1t has also two air
chambers: thus the action of the valve is
cushioned upon both sides by air-pr venting
water-hammer and vacuum thump. The valves
are very accessible, and simply and cheaply
repaired. They work much easier than anv
pump we have ever seen; the inch cylinder
being worked BY children in wells 100 feet
deep, and as they are extremely cheap as well
as simple and strong, we freely recommend
them.
CT. NECK, L. l., 1860.
have used this pump for one summer and
winter, exposed to the North w est ind coming
over Long Island Sound, being the coolest
possible exposure. and al no time did it freeze.
nor were we unable at any time to pump water
with great case. II. B. McILvAIN.
She undersigned, having to use "West's I'm
proved Pumps" cheerfully recommend them
as simple, durable and powerful in raising and
throwing water, and for their ease of action,
security against frost, and low price, We believe
them superior to all others.
WARREN LELAND, Met Hotel, New York.
J.W PonERoY, Yonkers, N. Y.
JNo. MEssEREAU. N. Y.
DoMISIcx LAWRENCE, Westchester.
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THT BEST!

BY Capt. Ericsson, and other eminent Engineers.
We can refer to thousands using them, and
tee a al simple r in
vorf e.sicr. and cost less than all others.
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TyHEsE pumps have nov been in general
use a number of years, and give better
satisfaction than any other, and are recon-
meuded A
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Family and Manufacturing Purposes.

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new YORK g. PHILADELP HIA
Ornamental Iron Works.

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adelphia, under the above title, are prepared
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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-01-29
legislative SUMMARY.

Mr.. Wcolson introduced bill in the SEN
ate yesterday to provide for the investment
Of the permanent School Fund in United
States Coupon bonds and making detailed
orovision for the management of the Fund.-
Mr.. Crookham introduced bill to create the
office of County Assessor, whose duty it shall
be to assess all the real estate of the county.
Several other bills of less general interest were
introduced. There was a resolution offered
by Mr.. Knoll in relation to the publication of
the laws in certain newspapers, which result
ed in an interesting and spirited discussion
of the merits Of the policy proposed, between
Messrs. Jennings and Young and the tabling
of the resolution-all of which will more fully
appear by reference to our report. The Su-
pervsor system was up on q resolution but
nothing was done which decides the compar.
ative strength of its friends and opponents.
But few bills were introduced in the House
and none of paramount importance. The
usual number Of resolutions were offered, but
no business was completed. The scalp boun-
ty bill was under consideration short time
and then re-committed. The bill providing
for the distribution of the Adjutant Generals
Report was discussed for some time, but
without arriving at any conclusion.-Des
Aoines Register, 22d.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-01-29

A CHAPTER OF HoRRoRs DURING THE LATE
COLD SPELL.-Jacob Medard, a fiend in hu-
man shape in Louisvi lie, KY, abused his aged
father, and, to cap the climax, placed the old
man in an outhouse at night, where he was
found frozen to death in the morning. The
wretch has been committed to murder. Sew.
en- privates of the Sd Ohio, while returning
home on veterans furloughs, were badly fro
zen before reaching Nashville, two or three of
them perishing. Three school boys were fro
zen to death in the late terribly snow storm,
at Whitley's Point, ILL.,, in attempting to re-.
turn home at night. A man perished
in the snow in the same vicinity. Two
men were frozen to death in Michigan the
night of the 2d-one near Dearborn, within
twenty rods of his own dwelling, the other
within few miles of Detroit He wss found
with his face imbeded in the ice on which he
fell. Morgan Williams, farmer at Angelo,
Wisconsin, perished within mile of home.-
He had been to saw mill, and became ex-
hausted in breaking the road in the driving
snow. A gentleman, his wife and child, were
found frozen to death near Sheltyville, ILL.,,
on the Sd. They were riding in light wag.
on, when the horse became chilled and could
60 no further. Almira Common, and child,
perished from cold in the vicinity of Pittield,
ILL.,, and two children were found frozen dead
and stiff in cabin Of drunken mother in
Chicago, who left them to get liquor and did
not return New Years night.
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Township. No. yrs. In 90. Sov'nty
lst Ward N uDcAtine. 3 Hanover

TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN CHILI-2,500 PER.
SONS ROASTED TO DEATH IN 4 CHuRcu.-The
New York Times publishes full account of
the late horrible conAsgration at Santiago,
Chill. On the 9Th ult, it being the last day
of the celebration of the feast Of Immaculate
Conception, the church Of the Company of
Jesus was filled to overfowing. mainly BY
women and children, to witness the magnifi-
cent illumination of the ediflce and to partici-
pate in the closing exercises. The church
was heavily hung with drapery and lighted
with 10000 lamps. Not less than 5000 per-
sons were present, including among them the
elite of the capital. Suddenly gas-pipe burst,
and such was the infammable character Of
the decorations that almost Instantly the en-
tire building was in flames. The poor crea-
lures inside found it impossible, though in
sufficient means Of exit, to escape the fate Of
burning alive, and in less than fifteen min.
utes $500 of them miserably perished. The
conduct Of the priests on this occasion is CEN
sured without stint.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-01-29

AAR6 AASACpCAACAS N40ECAs
Our pious and virtuous cotemporar1es, the
Chicago Times and Iopa Stotesman, still con-
inue to exhibit a commendable zeal in be-
half Of THE New Church. From the united
efforts made in behalf of pure and undefiled
religion, by the religious exile and martyr,
at the head Of the Times, and Bro. Merritt,
of our own State, we know the new move
ment must succeed. That its importance
and necessity may be fully understood by the
people, we call their attention to the follow.
ing paragraph published in the Chicago Timss
of the 10th:
Chicago has % churches and 1892 liquor
Post.
And some of the liquor shops have quite as
much religion as some Of the churches, we
are panied to confess.
Men and brethern, what think you p
Where is the potent voice of Bro. Dean
Why does not Bro. Curtis cry aloud in the
is to be the fore-runner of
this new and blessed Gospel to the copper.
headss Quite as much religion in whisky
shop as some Of the churches-oh wicked
and perverse generation !! In the day of rev.
olution, shall there be no revolution for the
\uri6cation of the church? Let the hearts
~ the people be stirred by the voice of our
sweet and beloved Psa!mist, Bro. Wallace
Fearful wickedness in the beautiful city of
The plains, on the confines of the great Lake.
Shall not Jolly Blossom be made minister
extraordinary, to convey to her ungodly in
aabitants this new gospel, that shall drive
The money changers from the temple, Danish
rom the pulpit freedom of conscience and
preach only Slavery, andit cruciied. Jolly,
will you not respond to the Macedonian cry Of
he 1imss' A collection will be made by the
Street Commissioner for the purpose above
He that giveth, lendeth to the
Courier.
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Qua ARMY CORRE
From Alabama.

! -
d ~ FoRr WooD, Chattanooga, Jan. =.
FRIEND Manufacturing to the inclemeucy
of the weather everything here pertaining tc
military is at . dead stand still. The troops
are ell in comfortable winter quarters of thei,
own building, and well it is for them that
they are. It has been bitter cold for two
weeks past. Last night it was freezing cold
and this morning snow covers the ground. =
could hardly believe it got SO cold in this
latitude had not experienced it. r,
The only excitement hero is among the old
soldiers rc.enlistng in the'veteran corps and
getting their pockets filed with greenbacks
and q thirty-day furlough. Tuesday, the
9th, was thronged all day with the innumcr-
able, recruiting officers, and they did a big
thing for Uncle Sam. Each man went in on
the principle of "better late than never"
and they all seemed to realize the fact that to
let this last day pass the big bounty would
forever be lost to them. There have been a
great many regiments re-enlisted to man,
and many are now ut their homes, spending
the holidays, while we poor fellows have to
stay here in the front, doing double duty
but then we have no just cause for complaint.
We had the same offer made to US, and we
could just as we'll be at home now as they,
had we accepted. We looked at the thing
in this light: We have but five months yet
to serve and we might as well stick it out
here in the front. and when we 60 home we
can stay perhaps sixty days, provided Uncle
Abe keeps away with that draft machine of
his.
Our battery Chat is six guns Of it is near
Cumberland Gap, some eighteen miles east of
Knoxville, doing picket duty, it having never
returned since its tramp after Longstreet.-
The last heard Of it it was doing first rate
that part Of. the country being thickly set
tied, therefore offering better facilities for for
aging than this part of eaten out rebeldom.
The section belong to was ordered to stay
here. Some fellows got out Of that big tramp.
We, therefore, have had an easy time com
pared to what the balance of the battery went
through until they got to their present station.
1t is not often soldier gets soft thing
when he does, he will always try to keep it.
It does not require much drilling to learn
him this part Of his duty. think have
got one of those "soft things" as the boys
call it. and am in hopes it may be like a
story in the New York Lpdger-always con-
tinued-at least until spring opens. Then,
if Gen. Grant thinks it necessary for US to |
occupy Atlanta for a new base for further op- |
srations, we will 60 down there and take
ook for ourselves. Perhaps we can play |
Mission Ridge on them. If we ''can't SEQ il /
% that light" we can try old Rosy's flank
game on them. If that won't do, the old
General will have to learn us Army Of the
Cumberland boys the Vicksburg Style. e.,
Zig 'en out.
Respectfully yours,
JouN BARTHOLOMEW.
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The State Convention.

The Burlington Hopksye protests agains
the holding Of the State Convention on thu
22d PROF., which, it says, is three months too
soon. It's objection is that the sentiments
Of the people may change before the meeting
Of the National Convention, and then the
delegates chosen in February will not truly
represent them How does it expect the
sentiments Of the people to charge! There
is now only one vital question before the peo-
ple-that Of putting down the rebellion. A
majority of the people are in favcr Of any and
every means recognized by civilized warfare
to accomplish this purpose. They have not
changed their views in this respect since the
war began, nor will they till it ends. They
will instruct their delegates in the National
Convention 10 vote for q candidate for the
Presidency who will carry out their views in
the prosecution of the war. 1t will. there
fore, make but little difference when the del
egates are chosen. ....
The Convention ought to be held before
the close Of the Legislative session. Most Of
the members will be appointed delegates BY
their respective counties. If the Convention
is postponed till next summer, they will be
obliged to make another tedious trip to the
Capital. A larger Convention and more com.
plete representation Of all parts Of the State
can be secured in February than in May or
June. Besides the Jay selected is appropri.
ate for such an occasion. 1t is fitting that
the birth day anniversary of the Father of
his country, who was 6rst in war. first in
peace and first in the hearts of his country
men," should be commemorated by a meet
ing of the earnest Union men Of our State,
on business of such vital importance as will
come before this Convention.
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Tree Protectors.
For the Muscatine Journal

4Tec tfOtcCIOrSs
We continue our record of comparative
temperatures. commencing the 18th of De-
cember, the first zero weather of the season.
Our experiments this winter include the
temperatures of three structures.
The one which afforded the data for our
table last year, constructed Of double Gov
ering of boards with an intervening space Of
six inches filed with saw-dust, eighteen feet
long, twelve feet wide and twelve feet high,
has again answered our expectations.
Another, the same width and helghth, and
eighty feet long, was made by mailing inch
square strips horizontally six inches apart en-
each side Of raf ers eight inches wide, consti-
tut'ng movable frames. the intervening space,
eight inches wide, being closely packed with
leaves, with the intention Of thatching on
both sides with straw. The season, however,
only allowed Of placing the leaves, which un-
fortunately contained numerous Jumps Of
snow. These having since melted away. on
the occurrence of warm rain, has left many
loosely packed spaces unfavorable to the de-
gree of tightness desirable. The low tenn
perature indicated in this inclosure on the
1st and I'd of January was probably owing,
in part, to a near vacancy in the leaves, ad-
mitting current of air directly upon the
thermometer.
The third structure, six feet wide, six feet
high and sixteen feet long, consists Of q single
Coz ering Of rough boards one inch thick and
twelve inches wide, nailed on the rafters after
the manner of Tapped siding reversed-be-
ginning at the top, thus forming the shoulder
Of the joint upwards, which it was proposed
to render air tight by luting with coal tar
the joints in the gables were to be battened
with a strip bedded in the same MATERIAL
The weather, however, changed cold before
the joints were closed, and simultaneously
with the fall of foot of snow, which has
since protected all the joints in this structure
except those in the gables. This structure
incloses several ounce and one low peach
tree, near the base of which cistern was
dug, five feet in diameter and eight feet deep
with an open neck two feet wide, constituting
a subterranean air chamber no water having
been let into it.
The modifying influence Of this air cham
Der is regarded as important, and we have
other experiments in connection with it,
which, if the weather soon becomes sufficient
ly mild to enable US to complete the inclosure,
we shall report in the spring.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-01-29

Coon SELEcrIoNs.-In the selection of j.
Butler, Esq, of Muscatine, Speaker of the
House, and W. F. Davis, Esq, of the same
city. Secretary of the Senate, both those
bodies have evinced discernment creditable
to them, honoring to our sister city and high.
ly satisfactory to the State at large. Both
these gentlemen are we'll and favorably known
all througi this section of Iowa, and we are
glad that such excellent selections have been
made, and have no regrets to make or envious
looks to cast because both are from Musca-
tine. That city was favored with two unex-
ceptional candidates for different positions
and both were deservedly chosen.-Dapen-
port Gasetts.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-01-29

W The difference between the two great
parties into which the country is divided, is,
that the one changes its name to suit circum-
stances and keeps its principles, while it's
rival changes its principles to suit eircum-
stances and retains its name. The latter has
preserved the appearance Of stability, not
withstauding every rest-egg Of Democratic
principles has been removed and chalk one
put in its place. The Democratic party claim
to have taken its name and politics from
Thomas Jefferson, but finding it could not
keep both and please the slave-mongers, ex-
changed the former for the dogmas of John
C.. Calhoun, but held on to the latter. 1t
bartercd away its principles for success, ard
gave up its platform Of the ''rights of man,"
for the votes and patronage Of the oligsrchy.
The present views and principles of the
democratic" party are As sntagonistic to
those of its founder, as the views of Sumner,
the disciple of Jefferson, are to those of JEFF.
Davis, tho pupil of Calhoun.
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~ Prof. James Watson, who recel

T Prof. James Watson, who recently
discovered the comet, writes to the Detroit
Advertiser that the comet is now rapidly ap-
preaching the earth and receding from the
sun. Its distance from the earth, January
18th, was Al, 1000, 900 of miles. 1t will con-
tinue to approach the earth until FEBRUARY lst,
when its distance will be only 100000 Of
miles, and its brilliancy five times greater
than at the present time. 1t is probable that
it will than be visible to the naked eye. A.
ter February 1st, 1t will recede from both the
earth and sun. Should the comet become
visible to the naked eye, it may drst be seen
on the evening of January 25th-before the
moon rises in the northwest, about 1O0
south, and little east of the bright star A.
pha Cephei.