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VOL. 3. but to Truth, to Liberty and taw; No Favors Win ua and no Fear Shall Awe.'* flr ' t V>. '"iJ % » •' Published lr«rj by 1 h- J. V^AJN"' SLYKE Editor and Publisher. Offlee hi Riverside Bloekv Sualth, Aldr'.ch A Haythorn's Step*. TERM# OF SUBSCRIPTION: ','jw "tmIT, (in A«vanc«,) ft so * ' v,|lf tot FlM tithia fhreo Month*,..... 9 06 ,fi 4i labMifMloni received for three or lis months .. >n«|n the CMM proportion. BUSINESS CARDS. ft. T. BROWN, M. D. ' TSIOTA* ami Surgeon. Office in Briek Ilock over F. G. Mayes Clothing Store ater Street, .McHenry III. E. A. BEKitSM. D. !*<• ' > 'OnrSKHA* and Surgeon. Office atreeidenee, «r two doors west of Post Office, McHenry V ©. 4. HOWARD, M D. .-.-w ^pRTIRUv and Surgeon. Ofleeat the Stone •ML of Howard K Son, McHenry, III. •<'<j ~trp W. H. BUCK, M. D.. HOMICOFATHIO Phrticlan and Surgeon.-- OSes Bast Side Wblic. Square, Wood- {. <; j^ttoek, III. Office hours 11 to 12 A. M., and 9 w f*-~ :7s ^ F. J. BABBIAN. IGAR Mnafuttim, MoHonry 111. Or- dors solicited. Shop North East eorner Public Square. £. PERKINS. Maker. McHenry, III. General . ,, Jobbing promptly attended to. Shop, f ;>' "^West of the Panie Square. RICHARD BISHOP, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW. MeHenry, III. • -- h, . MiiHiinpi^iinuiMi. 1 GEO. A. BUCKLINU i. NOTARY PUBLIC, Conveyancer and In: suranee Agent. Office at Bucklin & ItteveS's Store, near the l>epot, Mc Henry, IU. W: JB. E. RICHARDS. , Tf AS a complete Abstract ot Titles to land in McHenrv County, lll'nois. Office with sSfDeunty Clerk, Woodstock. III. i ROBT. WRIGHT. Manufacturer of Custom Made Boots and Shoes*. None but the best of material Jasecl and all work warranted. Shop Northwest jsoraer Public Square, McHenry, flL Mr E. M. OWEN. l'r-t <fy ENERAL Dealer and Manufacturers k JW Agent in i»eadlng Farm Machinery. f- Prices low and Terms favorable. I#M MCHENRY. - . . ILLINOIS. f3£ GEO. 8CIVRR1NER. tO ALOON and Restaurant. Nearly opposite Jthe Parker House, McHenry IIL • ( 49"Pirst-CIass Billiard and Pool Tables. J. BONSLETT, v> O ALOON and Restaurant. Nearly oppoelte Owen's Mill, McHenry, IIL FreshOysters t 'tA^jMrved up in any shape doslred, or tor sale by *•'withe Can. : # -49*0000 STABLING FOR nORSES.O!t W. W. ELLSWORTH. Breeder of the Celebrated Poland China Hog Also Light And Dark Brahm thipped to all points by express, it And Dark Brahma Fowls. Pisrm P. O. Ad j iresi, Woodstock, III PETER LEICKEM. I*' REPAIRS Watches, Clocks and Jewelry of all kinds. Alsh Repairs Violins in theliest gpessible manner, on short notice and at rea- IsMiAble rates. Also Violins for Sale. Shop llrst door North of Riverside Block, McHenry I1L F. KLEIFGEN * SON. CARRIAGE, Wa*on and House Painting done on Short -Notice. Alt work war.< ranted. McHenry IIL, South of the Public; Jqnare. Poland China Swine GOOD Pigs for sale that was sired by Boars that took First Premium and 8woep- ^stakes at Stato and County Fairs, <froin$iO to IflSaBSece. W* A..) uiiijipiuff to .i^iue of tlia (bast breeders in the country. For particulars h9ply to •.€>• STREET A ION. Hebron, 111. T A "VTT'T? To make a pevmaAent Xlii 1 l1i YJ engagement with a. jlsrgyman bavin? loisnro, or a Bible Reader, to introd«oe in McHenry Countv, the CELE­ BRATED NEW Centennial Edition ot the HOLY BIBLE. For description, notice edi­ torial in last week's issue of this paper. Ad­ dress at onoe F. L. HORTON A CO., Publish, ers and Bookbinders, 60 E. Market St.. Jndian- apolis, Ind. « T *t A. A. RICE D E N T I S Bm plhMMatir toeited his the Riverside House, McHenry IH. Where he would be pleased to wait on all th*se needing his servicee. Fall sets of Artificial Teeth Inserted for TlMMrtce of which has bemi item and twentfT None btsf the best of material ased |tnd satisfaction guaranteed. Partial plates at reasonably low Ajrures. Gold and Silver fillings ud No Fancy Prices. Special attention paid to the treatment of diseased and spongy gums, ulcerated and Irregular teeth. 1 Would be glad to see persons that hare teeth that are not satisfactory. Call and have your teeth examined. Teeth extracted in a careful and skillful manner. Ten years practice in Chicago where he has net with seme very difficult cases. Gold tilings inserted by an entirely new aethod, by using KOM wire anchors which pasp partially through the tooth making it Impossible for the tilling ever to loosen.-- Samples of work seen at the Post Ofllee, Mc­ Henry. IOS. WIEDEMANN --PROPRIETOR OF THE-- ait Baardiii Hi Near the Depot, / McHENRY, • - - ILLINOIS. The Choieest Brands of Wines for Medicinal ; and Family use always on hand. Al i the ae- ji ooauttodatlons of a first-class Boardii g Hons*, i Charges Reasonable. 3»*iood Staling «»r Mat**. M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1878. BUSINESS CAKB8. E- V. AyPFR^oN, M. D. PHYSICIAN and Surgeon. Office •* Oil bert's Drug Store, opposite the Parker Uoase, McHenry, Iliinoit. E. BENNETT, M. . CtTRGEON and Ac^oucher. Dl#««s«ir of O Women a Specialty. Office and Residence on Clay Street, Woodstock, 111, DR. C. E . W I L L I A M S . DENTIST, Algonquin, III. All work war­ranted. Teeth extracted in a careful and akillfwi -> - ?• >r. <?. w; co^r,;^., > ^ •fSE^TIST. Office Over Smith, Aldrtch ft MJ Hay thorn's Store. Richmond, III. N.8. COLBY. MCHENRY, McHenry Co., III. Breeder of Spanish Merino Sheep, Berkshire and Poland China Swine. Achoice lot of young Bnck stock for sale. Please call and examine before buying elsewhere. ELECTROPATHY. Dr. Samuel Sherman, And Wife will be at their residence 13£ miles West of the Depot, on the Woodstock rotfd, three riavs in each week, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, for the purpose of treating all curable diseases. Consultation and Examinations Free. Office hours from • A.X., toir. M. J. A. SHERWOOD AUCTIONEER « AND APPRAISER * Algonquin, III. ; ^ SALES of Stock, Farming Tools and Goods of all kinds promptly attended to. Farm sales a specialty. Terms reasonable. Post tMBce address Algonquin 111. W. N. SANFORD, Merchant Tailor. In the store of CL U. Dickinson, East side of Public 8quarc, ,v * WOODS fOCK, ILL. ^ A good 8tock of Fine Cloths for Snitiinge al- wayson hand. Suite nutdc to order ana a fit wanhnted- Give me a call. _ W. H. SANFORD. Woodstock 111., Sept. 27tli, 1874. f •, {, . M. ENCELN. : W U N - S M I T H . Repairing, Pol- Scale Grinding and ishing Razors and Shears and Table Cutlery a speclall- tv, Repairing of alt kinds done in Steel or Brass.-- .Ml work warrant­ ed. • Also dealer in Guns. Rero!ver*, Table and Pocket Cutlery, Gun and Fishing Material, Pipes, Cigars, Tolwcco, Violin Strings, &<•. Shop and store noar the Post Office, Mc. Henry.IU. H . E. W1GHTMAN, Proprietor. First class rigs, with or without drivers, it reasonable rates, done on short notice. . fnrnislied Teaming of all kinds o. w. < WATCH MAKER & JEWELER, MCHENRY ILL* Dealer In nllklnds of Amerlmfti .ihi4 #wlas Watches, Glocks-f; oin the best factories In the country. Silver, platfluarc. Silver Spoons, ALSO AGENT FOR THE Wcbe^ aiid Bradbury Pianos 1 _ - AND THE ;_:pEJstoy Organ I Which we believe to be the best Organ in the market. We think we know that by experi­ ence, and we believe it, for It is backed up by the Best Musicians in the World. I also sell other Organs at less prices than ~ " them to be the Estey, but eaq't as good. July ft W. OWEN. Scott & Co., EATS CAPS & STRAW GOODS s ; WHOLESALE AND RETAIll, ? ^ 192 MADISON STREfef COR. FIFTH AVE. And 123 Lake 8W Cor. Clark ' <' • V CHICAGO# " ^ A t^fer Stock of MRDlUK and #»E GOODS and LOWER PRICES than any other house in the trade. To Consumptives. THE advertiser, having Ue«n permanently cured of that dread disease, Consump­ tion, bv a simple romed v, is anxious to make known his fcllow-suifferers the means of cure. To all who desire it he will send a copy of the perscription used, (freeofchirge,) witn the directions i<>r preparing and using the same, which thev will find a sure cure for Consmr ption, Asthma, Bronchitis, &v. Par- ties wishing the proscription, will pJ*»*sc ad­ dress, E. A. Wilson, 194 Penn, St., Williams, burglt, V. , PIMPLES. m I will mail (t ree) the receipt for a simple VeffetalJe Balm that will remove Tan, Freckles, I'Tnipies and blotches, leaving the skin soft, clear and beautiful; also instruc- I' tions for producing a luxuriant* growth of hair on a bald head or smooth face. Address, inclosing3 ct. stamp, Ben Vandolf A Co., SO THE EUROPEAN WAR. The suspense In regard to the threat* ened war **!!! eontlmie®, btst It coutln- uep only because Russia And England are both manuvering for position, and not because cither government enter­ tains a hope that it can obtain its* Used purpose without war. The real motives that actnate them He back of what is said in the diplomatic notes passing to and fro, and will hardly be touched by the pending negotiations. Each Is aware of that fact, and is mak­ ing warlike preparations as tf there were no alteruatiVI but to tight. Rus­ sia feels that she lists renched Constan­ tinople at last a« the executor of the willaf PRTER the Great, and that If she does not now maintain the vantage ground which she lias obtained after so many generations of costly effort, and which will put that will in pro­ cess of ultimate execution, she will yield what she may never again re­ cover; and she will not yield it, with­ out a fight, to the deuuttidof England and prostrate Turkey alone. On the other hand England feel* that..to leave Russia now in possession of all that the San Stefauo treaty concedes, is to destroy the European balance of pow­ er on which the intiueiic of England depend?, and secure to Russia au ag­ gressive {tower in Asia Cull of menace to England's Indian Empire. It mry be tnken for granted that Germany's pacificatory interpositon Is directed chiefly to secure tne protection and neutrality of Austria, and the isolation of England. It is hard to believe that Germany would grieve much over a war between Russia on the one hand and Turkey and Euglaiul ou the other. Such a war would greatly burden and cripple Russia. It would about com­ plete her financial ruin, and bring her domestic troubles to such a culmina­ tion that no matter how the war would result, she would come out of it almost as much dependent on Ger­ many as Austria now is. There is a notion that Engtand will shrink from an attempt to extricate Turkey at this stage of the game without assist­ ance from Austria; but while that is the sole ground for anticipating a peaceful settlement, It is a very tloubt- f»i! one. There is IIO absolute certianty in human affairs; but all that Is knowu of national tnotlvt& and all the hand# ou the dial of vprobabilities point straight to another summer of battl«s In Turkey. NO. tm+mkrnm 42. The revolution in naval warfare during the last twenty years Is start­ ling. Our war of the rebellion brought ititv service the ironclad steam frigate and the tiirreted mon­ itor, which, clad in an impenetrable coat of mail, pierced the largest and stoutest wooden £liips in an instant, and sent the best-equipped man-of-war to the bottom with its hundreds of brave defenders. This ended the era of wooden ships for the navy. But in the Russo-Turkish war the ironclads and monitors seemed to have been just as/thoroughly ̂ PMperseded by the torpedo, as was the wooden ship by the iioudad. The resources of ma it's Ing«::r.!tyinnd the discoveries of sci­ ence have been taxed during the past year for the Invention of new styles of torpedoe*, which hidden In the depths of river, strait or harbor, shall in a moment, and when least expect­ ed.hurl the mightiest ironclad to in- stantaneoiM destruction. Great navnl battles are now impossible, and ex­ hibitions of personal eournge in indi­ vidual conflict in naval warfare are things of the past. The deadly torpedoes' strewn throughout the bottom of the Danube and the Sea of Marmora were almost the only foes that the seamen encoun­ tered in the late European war. Thev rendered the splendid and costly Turk­ ish fleet useless and helpless. Naval scientists are terribly chagrined at the probable settlement of the ques­ tion at issue between England and Russia, because they have been watch­ ing with intense eagerness to see if any of the British fleet that ventured Into the Sea of Marmora could ever get out again. Great bets wera de­ pending on the qhestloit, and the opin­ ion of even the best informed is di­ vided. Invention is now busying itself with an aerial torpedo that can hover over forts and cities, and send down from above the same deadly missels that, when moored in the water create such terrible havoc.-- Science goes hand iu hand with relig<- ion as the world's great peacemakers, but the former, unlike the latter, reaches its end by making war so ter­ rible and destructive that no nation dare venture upon it. That ^olnt is almost attained;--Exchange. JfirThe George Washington socia­ ble, of men who could not tell lies, was abandoned. The only guests who came were two insurance agents. * -,y COMMUNISM. reports that are being drctiU- tedt abroad of the organizing attd dril­ ling of coinmuuistic societies In some of our Western cities, and the success­ ful eftorts they have made in effecting coalitions with trades-unions, are such as should cause real alarm. It Is said that iu Chicago there are no less than two thousand communists, who are armed and are drilling nightly, and that their number is rapidly increas­ ing. Lately as it is authentically re­ ported, they sent an agent to New York to make purchases of arms and ammunition. In San Francisco they are excedingly turbulent and demon­ strative. They aeent to be perfectly organized. They follow the lead of one Kearney, a blatant and senseless demagogue, who flings aside all reserve and secrecy, and openly and defiantly proclaims his infamous principles.-- Some of these Western organizations aye now attempting a coalition with socialistic societies in New Yoak for the purpose ot enlisting them in their cause. These movement* are begin­ ning to attract considerable attention throughout the country, and well they may. The men who are engaged in them are inimical to all interest* which most of us hold most dear and sacred. The principles which they avow are just explicit enough anil yet just vngue enough to be held in fear and abhorrence, and are not only revo­ lutionary. bnt destructive of that free­ dom which Is our present boast. In­ definite and crude ideas of government, property, and society constitute their so-called principles, and these are rendered the more dangerous from the class oi men who support them. These organizations have no men of enlight­ enment or respectable influence among their number* but on tiie contrary, empty-pat.ed demagogies like Kearny. If we wish to breed no frightful French revolution amongst us, these societies should meet with prompt and decided condemnation. We surely wish to uurse In this, our natioanl household, no Red Communes that uiay, some day, like the viper in the fable, "turn and bite the head that gave it shelter." We express no idle appre­ hension when we speak thus. It Is al­ ready only too apparent what Influence these lax id.*as of government and holtor and right are exerting In the West, and no one can say when and where they will stop Jf not unmolest­ ed. The country has witnessed men of unusual ability and genius, who were aspirants for public positions, advocate the most reckless and absurd of fiuau- clal principles, and boldly pfoad for na­ tional faithlessness and dishonor, in order to gain the favor and support of the deluded multitudes. If they have done this in the green tree, what will they do in the dry? If tliejr have succumbed to the loose popular ideas of inflation aud repudiation, what will they do if similar Ideas of property aud government Should once prevail to any great extent ? This Is really a kerious matter. Tlio ulost of us cling to the old fashioned ideas that prop- saercdf'lhat 'each 'uian • is on- iltied to his own; and that he has a perfect right to enjoy ft,and dispose of it us he pleases, so long as he does not impinge upon the similar rights of an­ other. We have puritanical notions in regard to society, and rigid and simple ideas in regard to persona) freedom and to government. If we would main­ tain these practically' w« will allow no species of communism any quarter.--* If not, by simple inaction, we can per­ mit the inest dangerous of theories to spread and gain support. When the King of France heard of the release pf Richard the Lien-Hearted from his German dungeon, he hastily wrote to John, of England, saying, "the devil is loose; take care of yourself." Should communism ever gee the upper hand iu amy community or State, the deril will again be loose, and "take care of yourself" will be every man's alterna­ tive. May our vigilance and judg­ ment anticipate ar.v such event. tSf l t there are more disagreeable people than those who gloat over your failures and tell you how much larger corn they have got than you, how much faster their hcrses can tret, how much more they sell their butter for than yeu do, how many more eggs their poultry lay than yours, how much longer their boots last than yours do. and In faet. bow superior they are to the rest of the world in general, and yourself in particular mentally, morally and phys­ ically, we don't know who they are,-- Egotistical puppies with just brains enough to be mean and just ignorance enough stored up to think themselves smart, they are abundant but terribly unpleasant. They are th<> 'kind that the Danbury News man would proba­ bly be willing to add to the list of those who would make good straugers. New Spring Millinery at Mm tX JI. Morey's. Spring and Summer styles sf Hats and Caps, at Bucklia & Stevens. 5 j P °ue Hundred T»»r» ,t|o. , ; Hip hmfdred years ago not a pound of ooal, not a cubic foot of Illuminat­ ing gas had been burned tn this eoita- try. No iron stoves were used, and no contrivance economizing I vent employ­ ed until Dr.Franklin invented the Iron framed fireplace, which still bears his name. Allfhe cooking and warming in town and country was dene by the aid of Ifre, kindled In the brlek oven or on the hearth. Pfne knots er tallow candles furnished the light for the long whiter nights, and sanded floors sup­ plied the place of rugs and carpets.-- The watsr t»ed for household purposes was drawn from deep wells by the creakimr sweep. No form of pump was used la this conn try* so far as w«• can learn, until after thfc commence­ ment ol the pirsent century. Theie were no friction matches in those early days, by the aid of which a fire could be easily kindled; and if the fire "went out upon the hearth" over night, and the timber was damp, so that the sparks woeld not catch, the only alter­ native was presented of wandering through the snow a mile or so to bor­ row of a neighbor. Only one room in any house was warm, unless some of the faintly were ill. In all the rest the temperature was at aero many Rights in the winter,--Ex * „ - fSH©5 %Nir Grain Kaports/'^ < '* Th® York Time« says ilia!^fle English Board of Trade returns for the three months ending March 31st bring out In striking relief the ehoriuens vol­ ume of our grain exports daring the year. For the same periodof last year we sent lo the United Kingdom about five millions of liun'dred weights of wheat, valued, in round numbers, at #15.000.000. This year we have sent eight millions of hundred weights, val­ ued at $25,000,000. In the British lm„ ports ot American flour there is an increase for the three months of f3,- 000.000, and in corn, chiefly from the United States, of 94,000,000. As an oflset, however, to the 917,000.000 of inrcease on our quarter's exports of breadstufts to Great Britain, thus ac­ counted for, there Is a falling oil amounting to 97,500,000 In cotton. Last year, also, the British receipts of American wheat from the Pacific coast were twice as gjreat as they have been during the first quarter of this year, while tiie receipts from Atlantic and Gulf ports have nearly quintupled.-- The same tables show a unlform de- cline In the exports of cotton and linen manufactures from England to the United States, and a slight In­ crease iu the exports of woolen fab- ri«» itiloy with Three KjrwK-t- Quite a wonder has lately made its appearance, about eight miles north of New Bremen, Ohio, In the shape of a fine boy with three eyes and but one ear. The parents are a younif married couple who came here to reside from the eastern portion of Auglaize Coun­ ty, about ten months ago, and have bcen marrled a little nior« than that period. Tiie child is about twe weeks »!d. Tho /parents were astonished to find on the right side of the face an eye and an ear in thttr proper natural positions, and ©a, the left side of the face another eye in Its natural position* aud about an inch further round on the left side of the head a third eye, all perfect iu form, but no ear where the ear ought to be, the place for the left ear being perfectly «mooth and solid as any other part of the head. The boy Is healthy, sound, and bright as a boy baby can be. The eyes are perfect in sight and action. Wheu the eye ou the left side of the face opens or shuts Its twin does the same, both seeming to be controlled and operated bjr one set of nerves. • • ' JSTThe military superstfiftdif it is dangerous to change the color of a horse during a campaign has been illus­ trated by General Skobeleff. He does not like a gray horse, but happened to ride one in the first battle, and soon came to believe that he could never be killed on a horse of that color. A cor­ respondent of a Sedalia paper, who served under Shelby durlug the Amer­ ican civil war, states that that officer had a similar superstition. His color was sorrel, and he firmly believed that he never would be killed while mount­ ed on a horse of that hue. He was wounded vhree iimes, but never while riding a sorrel howe. He had twenty- four horses killed under him in the va­ rious engagements iu which he was not Wounded, and in every Instance the horse that went down under him was a sorrel. Once a ball struck the brim of his large felt, hat, and scratched hfa forehead, and he fell heavily from the saddle; but be was on his feet in an in­ stant, shouting to his men, "I cannot be killed to-day for I am o» • horse/' School Books and Writing Cheap, at O. W. Owen's. •; - i taper s WASHINGTON COltRKSPONDKNCK. Washington, D. O., May 6th, 1878. g The planet Mercury's transitbetweeff the earth and sfint which takes place oft an average ottery sflven and a half years, will be Watched With much in- " - tet-est text Monday at vafiodfc points, \'fv From the National Observatory here**' . 1 i scientific men have gone to Texas, > $ NeW Yolfc, Dartmouth College antl 5 Georgetown. It was intended to semf J * parties to California and other point# ^ also, but Congress only appropriated^,. 91,500 for the yurpose which fs insnlS* <* cient for more than I have mentioned^ ' j One would never imagine to visit : ] observatory, the important place ft * " >; holds in the country and in the world* ^ Low, contracted, and ttnpretentious, gjj* J situated on the malarial banks of tho ^ Potouiac, surrounded and hidden from y 'J view by'dense evergreens, it is by means imposing In outward appear* " mice. But since its dingy walls inclose; ^ I the most powerful telescope in all tit# great world, perhaps It cau afford to bC i behind hand externally. -^1 Washington society is interested! Just now in the two great wedding#. , soon to take place--the Sherman-Cam-* eron,afid the Freyre-Blanc. Nelthe# ceremony will occur in this city but )1 the parties being all so well know* here, the Interest felt Is natural!jt, lively. It is told for a fact by a rella** J ble Senator that wheu Miss Sherman ' V! was in New York a few weeks ago, th* s Senate adjourned from Thursday t<^ ^ the next Monday expressly to enabW Senator Cameron to go there and se« . ,v; j her. Senator Anthony kindly supplied a plausible excuse for the adjournment^ 4 "but the real reason" says our inforatr ^ mant, M Was to give the Pennsylvania 1 Senator a chance to go and see hlf^;.v girl." Mis* Freyre, who Is to be th# v .s 4 Lady Blanc, lias received hor trassea# v i from Paris and it Is one of extrern# " j elegance and unusual richness. Baro* | Blanc's present to his bride is somljr family Jewels--a full set of diamond^ aud rubies and a magnificent diamon# ring. His sister has sent a set of toiw * ; toise-shell, containing every ornament 'f"| made from this substance. Secretary Evart's oldest son, WHV Ham, died last week at liis father"^ home In this city. He was taken siclt '* * -1 iu China, came home by way of Call* " -; n foru|a, traveling by slow stages, and| hi* parents met him at Omaha no» more tlitfn a fortnight ago. He sunljt'*f,T;| rapidly after reaching Washington^ j living but 10 days. Ilis remains wer^ * . '•< taken to Vermont for interment wherti the funeral took place on Tuesday of 1 i this week, but, sadly ottongh, Mr. am|^ Mrs. Evarts could not be present, hav^?|;?i;| Ing beeti summoned suddenly to New£ 1 York on account of the alarming ill* * 1 ness of another son who is there. This ' oldest son is the first of Mr. Evartai, ; J ̂ numerous children to die and the faml>a > i ly appear utterly broken down by itj^ " | Mrs. Evarts has worn light mourning . | for a year or two past for som* v s 1 relative. It Is probable that the wlioW/' 'r ^ family will dou Wacl^est weeds now^ i ^, | Ideas regarding the wearing of Eaourn< e • ' ing diiter ns much in different localities ' f J as do many other customs of *H}ua| ^ I insignificance. In the North and Eas| ] people, as a rule, seldom put on ^ save for the loss of the nearest ait$*,.- dearest; but here it would bo scand* , alous for the surviving members t# wear colors, for at least a year afte* the death of one of a family. Evetf little children are often clad In weeds* in black frocks, brack hatr-r!bbeusv neck-ties, stockings and ail. It is cheerless sight and needless, to littlo ones made thus somberly conspicuous. The colored people are great stick- lers for mourning attire. If a child • day old dies among them, father, is mother, and every brother aud sister at^ once appear in crape veils, hat-bands? aud whatever other emblems of grle# they can procure. Dealers in mourning' ~Y goods do an extraordinary business^ here. Almost every other loillineryv ^ establishment makes a speciality of them. Indeed it is a- noticeable fact that there are more people who wear^^v^M mourning here than any where else iti|;Y s the Uniou, proportionately. This isc . -}. explained by the other well known, ^ fact of'the numerous widows aut|» orphans of soldiers who hold Qovtnh ment positions. OuTR. 4 & • - * ' : i '••T a J®*The Hon. Hannibal Hamlia is credited with the assertion that the|g colored people of the South are get-^ ting on better than the laboring dao*t ses of the North. If they can do thlsr with poorer wages and without that political strength which the laborer^ In the North enjoys, it is an achieve-* ment which it will be to the advan-^| tage of the other to study. The so-^ cret ot their success unquestionably ( reposes in their newly acquired ability «; to keep what they get aud to get »h»t|, they can. a bit of "practice in economy"; which our workmen may appreciate the abstract, b»t fail to employ. • £ir?i ,-iu/i S'-M Mrgest and bast atodt Ladies PressGood?, go to Buckliu For the V Stevens. P&M. -V