Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-07-31
Correspondence.
CHICAGO CORRESPONDENCE.
Democratic Mass Meetfng-The Heat
-MOrtuary-The Crops-Crfme-The
Lamb Perturbation Lock.

Democratic Mass Meetfng-The Heat
-Mortuary-The Crops-Crtme-The
Lamb Formulation Lock.
CHICAGO, July 90, 1s68.--The only marked
event of the last week was the Democratic
mass meeting in the Court House Square on
Wednesday evening, to ratify the nominations
of the New York Convention. There was
much preparation for it, and torchlight
procession, with banners, mottoes and music,
made quite creditable show. But the
speeches were nearly finished when the pro-
cession arrived, so that the only reward he
faithful had for their demonstration was the
privilege OF being seen of others. There
was fair number in attendance, and the
speeches, as a matter of course, were parti-
zan and applauded by the Democrats. was
sorry TO hear so much of deLunciation, and
could not help wishing that the time might
soon come when such meetings would be SUI
perseded by joint discussions, when both
sides could be heard, and the merits of the
respective platforms be fairly discussed be-
fore the same audience. There would then
be less OF vituperation and personal abuse
and more of candid statement and argument
on both sides.f Now both parties misrepre-
sent each other, and exaggerate their own
virtues, and their opponents failings.
1Tc THE HEHr-MoRFUARY. iLsG
li A shipWreck, famine, or some great ca
lamity often develops the worst side of hli-
man nature. But the excessive heat of the
last two weeks has taught us charity, and
disposed us to look with more leniencyr on
the indolent and inefficient denizens of more
tropical chimes. There has been general
indisposition to labor, and the chief exertions
have been fruitless efforts to keep cool. An
occasional shower, or a temporary breeze
from the north, mitigated the unusual heat
for brief time, but the relief was only
transient, and the hot breath of the south
wind and the scorching rays of the sun soon
resumed their sway. The number of deaths
by heat, directly and indirectly, has been
large. And yet there is no epidemic; and
most of the fatalities were the result of heed
loss exposure and careiessness in diet.
t>G TIE CROPS.
Another effect of the protracted hot wealth
er has been the premature ripening of the
small grains. This 10th of July the harvest
ing of spring wheat begins in earnest as far
north as Dodge county, in Wisconsin, and
oats will be ready to cut the last of this week.
| The harvest Is at least two weeks earlier than
last year. The fastening process, with the
want of rain, has prevented the berry from
/ filling as perfectly as it would have done
with cooler and moister weather. Still the
crops will be far better than last year. as the
straw is much heavier and the berry plump
or. The earliest sown fields are the best
There is no rust, but the chintz bug made its
appear ance last week in some places. The
! white grub worm has injured some fields.--
The hot sun has turned many heads white.
And thus the crop will doubtless be fair one
Il
injured il materially.
crT1iE.
But though the. high temperature mas in
disposed to useful and profitable labor, it
has not diminished the record of crime. Bur-
glaries. larcenies, robberies, murders, as
saults, and the whole catalogue of otfenses
against person and property, seem TO have
increased with the increase OF the tempera-
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 experts in few min
utes. Very few, even of the costly locks, re-
| lied on to secure millions of treasure and
valuables, are any real protection against
professional robbers This need has just
been supplied by m
THE LA3sB FORMULATION LOCK,
patented last December, made of ali styles
and sizes, and adapted TO all purposes, from
the heaviest bank vault to the smallest draw
er-with or without keys-and capable of from
one to ten million changes; and as the locks
and keys are set ON numbers-of whicharecord
is kept-all the locks and keys in house may
be alike, ana if set in different numbers, each
KEY will open its own lock. And if key is
| lost, another key set IL the same number will
open it, and by changing the number on the
lock. the lost key Will be useless TO the dis
honest finder. In the case Of other locks, If
pick-proof, they must be broken open; and il
not. new lock must be substituted. A hun
bred keys OF the Lamb lock might be lost,
and the lock set SO that not one of the lost
keys could open it, and could be used as well
as before.
Their exceilencis5 great simplicity Of cor
stgGctiors SO that they are not liable to get out
of order, they give PERFECT PROTECTION, as
they CANNOT BE F1c1ED; and they are as cheap
as any ordinary good lock Their manufac-
ture has been commenced with ample means,
and as soon as their merits are known, they
must come into general use. Merchants, be-
fore making their fall purchases, would do
well to ascertain tic merits Of this lock, as it
is certain t. supersede ell other locks. For
further information, apply to Covert, Nef &
Pratt, sc Washington ST., Chicago.
THE Dull SEASON
has fairi} set in. anu business men complain
of 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 has been much duller. On the
whole, think the trade Of Chicago, though
not as large as was hoped for last spring, has
been quite satisfactory. And the warm
weather has brought forward the corn amaz-
ingly, which is the chief crop in Illinois. B.