Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-08-06
Correspondence.
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Demceratie. Mass 1Issting-Tho Heat
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DsmceratiSs Mass aIssting1.Ths Heat
Laulb RermWtation Lock.
Ca1oAno, July 20, 1868. Thu only marked
eventef the hst weolk ma the Democratic
mass meeting in the Court H1dsc Square ON
aNednbsday evening, 10 "a tily lbe nomlnations
II the New York Convention. There was
much preparation for u, and tokchhght
processioh, with bAnner5, mottoes and music,
made quite ,credinhle show But the
speeches were nearly finished when the pro-
cession arrived, so that the only reward he
faithful had fortheir demonstration was the
priyifega OF being seen Of others. There
was q fair number in attendance, and the
bHaechSa ms'a matter 81 eourBe, were lIhrti-
Ean And kpplauded by Ole Dehoeratsg Z was
sorry to hear 80 much of denunclation, and
t0uid9hot iielp Wishing that the time might
soon CONC ybe1Buch maetings would ,be,su.
l,y jliolft Q atiAclissions, when both
sides conld be heard, Apdthe merits of the
respective plaiforms'B be fairly discussed be-
FIRE this saiii6 apdishcel jphbFe would then
be less Of vituperatipn and personal, ,abpse,i
ana more of eaiitlfd' statement and argument
on, both sides Nov B9lhipaytjeb- -nliaFhpres
sent each other, and exaggerate their own
virtues, and thbr opp5nenSs faifhssli9 ~
-, ,sa, THEiHEATTr aEoRTgARyoF .7jga
A shipwreck, iamihe, or some great ca
lamity often develops the worst eide of MI
man nature, But the, excessive heat Of the
last two weeks has taught us charity, and
disposed ua TO look with more ,leniaRoy on
the indolent and inefficient denizeps of more
tropical cltneRi Slhereilhaal haen agenbfal
indispositiop to labor, and the chief eXertionA
veIbeeh fPniGebB ellbfts to'keep cool An
occasional shower, yQr a temporary breeze
from the north, niigdted tho unusual heat
for a brief hme, lint9 the relief was only
transient, and the hot breath Of the south
wind and the seoFchihg rays OF the sun soon
resumed their sway The number Of deaths
BY heat, directly and indirectly, has been
large.i And yet there, il no epidemic; and
most of the fatalities were tho result of heed
less'egposure eand'catelessness in diet 9hll
.d THE CRoPs. ~ Y.,J.tg q
Another effect Of theprotracted hot wealth
er has beeod dl1e lpeTlallpe fipgning Of the
small grains. This goth Of July the harvest
ing Dripping wheat begins in Earnest as far
north AZ Dodge county. in Wisconsin, and.
oats will be ready to cut the last Of this week.
The harvest ia at leasttRo weeks cartier than
last year. The fastening process, with. the
want Of rainGhas prevented the berry. from
filling as perfectly, as 4 it would hayea done
with COOLER and moistoi' weather. Still the
crops willb afbettdr than last year, as tho
straw is much u avier and tho berry plump
er. The earliast sOEn fields arc the best
There is no Iusl, but the chintz bug made its
appea! ahe6 'hat week in some places' The
white grub worm has, injured some tiods.tr1
The hot sun has turned many heads white.
And thus the cfepwiil doubtless boa fam one. !.
The excessive heat of the last two, weeks has
iDjuredit materially CIVIL V''' ''' '"'f
III :. ode 81 eRaB,Y YoEn .y9git 1e
But though the high temperature hasain-
disposed 10 s1lsefdp and profitable labor, it
has not diminished the record of crime. Burr
glaries, ldrcenies, robberies, murders, as
saults, aud the whole catalogue of Uifenses
against person and property, seem to haye
increasediwith the increase of the tempela-
ture. The increase Of thieves and robbers
suggests the wants OF some better Safeguards
for doors, safes, closets, drawers and trunks,
than the common locks in use, most of
which can be picked by exports in a few min
Very few, eyen'Of the costly locks, re-
lied on to, secure millions 1of treasure and
valuaBles, are any real proteetiom against
robbers This need has just
Been supplied by -,.1 .,s
TIE LAME PERMUTATIoN LOCK, 40 .,,,
patented last December, made of all. styles
and sizes ana adapted to all purposes, from
the heaviest bink vault to the smallest draw
er+,GiJhlor without keys and capable of from
one to ten million changes; and as the locks
and Keys are set On numbers-of which record
is kept-al the locks and keys in a house may
be alike, and if set iTt different numbers, each
key will open its own locls'n And If a Key is
lost, another key set inithe saiiie humber win
open it, andby changing fhe number on the
lock, the lost key will be useless to ,the dis+
honest finder, In the case Of othe5 locks, II
pick -proof, they must BE broken open; and if
not, anew locE must be substituted. Alum |
lred keys Of tho Ianb1 might Be lost, |
md the lock set so dthabinot one of the lost |
Keys could open it. dandit could be usedas well
is before. ~ 81 HrEQ 9
Their exeell9ncies are-great siDlplicty Qfc0R-
ittilction, sothat they are not liable to get out
)f order, they give PERFECT PROTECTION, as
they CANNOT DE tTtkED; and they are as cheap
Is any ordinary gApd lock. Their ,manufac-
lure has been cI,laMenced with ample means,
md as soon as their merits are known, they |
must come ihtOGeneral use Merchants, be- |
fore making .thEir fall purchases, would do
we'll to ascertain the merits of this lock, as lit |
Is certain to subeisede all other locks. For
further informhtiOn apply to Covert, Neff y |
Pratt, S6 Washington ST. Chicago.
fHE DULL SEASON
las fairl} set ID, and business men complain
)f the lack Of trade. Those dealing in staple
goods say that trade has been better this
season than last while those selling fancy
goods say it las been much dullery On the
whole think the trade Of Chicago, though |
not as large as#as hoped for last spring, has
oeen quite satisfactory. And thee warm
Weather has brought forward the corn amaz-
ngly, which, the chief crop in Illinois, b.
aa.