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ijK. !:§ mm^^m m*mmm r"S%%:-4%- I Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty and r* Wi/» us and no Fear Shall Awa." "t'is ?*#> M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, W AY, AUGUST 14, 1878. BUaiNBSS CARDS pkiafcaler. Published R»«ry Weda8srt;ii hy J. ViAJV St/XTEEE Editor and Publisher. hi Old P. Block, ^ -^Owosi** RIVKIUI»*»C>CB*.- : 1 • •TERMS Of StJASCRIPTION: DM Tea*, (IA Advance,) 91 so if not Paid within Itirec Months ..| 00 Sulwerlptwns received itrthrw or six months In the same proportion, •M BtJSIWESS CARDS. H. T. BROWS, M. U. PHYSICIAN and Surgeon. Office in Brick Block over P, 6. Marcs Clothing Store Water Street, UcHettry III. K. A. BEERS M. D. ^ PHTSTCIA* and gurgson. Office atrestdence ^ two doors west of Post Office, McHenry O. J. HOWARD, M D. PHYSICIAN and Surgeon. Office at the, store of Howard & Son, McHenry, III. W. H. BUCK, M. D., HOMEOPATHIC Phytician and Surgeon. Office East Side Public Square, wood Hock, III. Office hoars 11 to is A. M., and 9 •O 4 Pk Mi F. J. BARBIAN. CIGAR Manufacturer, McHenry 111, Or-ders solicited. Shop North East corner Public Square. E. PERKINS, \TrrAGON Maker. McHenry, III. u Jobbing promptly attended \ West of the Puuiic Square. General to. Shop, RICHARD BISHOP, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW. McHenry, 111. GEO. A. BUCKLIN NOTARY PUBLIC, Conveyancer ami In surance Agent. Office at Hiicklln A Steven's Store, near the Depot, McHenry, Itl. E. E. RICHARDS. HAS a complete Abstract or Titles to land in McHenrv County, Illinois. Office with County Clerk, Woodstock. III. ltOBT. WRIGHT. Manufacturer of Custom Made Boots and Shoes. None but the best of material itsed and all work warranted. Shot»N< corner Public Square, McHenry, ill. E. M. OWEN. Dealer and Manufacturers Machinery GENERAL Agent in Leading Farm Prices low and Terms favorable. MCHENRY, ILLINOIS. GEO. 8CHKKINBR. SALOON and Restaurant, Nearly opposite the Parker House, McHenry III* S9*Plrst>Class Billiard and Pool Tables, J. BOXSLETT, ' ICJALOON and Restaw«\srrS. Nearly onnoelte O Owen's Mill, McHenry, III. Fresh Oysters terved np In aojr shape desired* or tor sale by Wr-GOOD STABLING FOR HOUSES.J91 W. W. ELLSWORTH. Breeder of the Celebrated Poland China Hog Also Light .vnrt Dark Brahma Fowls, shipped to all i>oiute by express, Iress, Woodstock, III., r. 0. Pi ae LKIOKRM, l!P AIRS Watches, Clocks and jewelry of JtV all kinds. Also Impairs Violins ill tUelwt possible manner, ojf short notice and at raa.- 5on,i i)le rates. Also violins for Sale, Shop Arse door North of Riverside Block. McHenry III. F, KLEIFGEK * &ON. CARRIAGE, WaKon and House Painting done on Short Notice. All work war- 'anted. McHenry IlL, South of the Public Square. Poland China Swine GOOD Pigs for sale that was sired by Boars that took First Premium and Sweep, stakes at Stats and County {'airs, from $10 to IWa tiece. W<i are shipping tu some of the test oreeders in the country. For particulars Apply to C. STREET ft §ON, Hebron, 111. TXT %. 'VT'PT? T> To m»ko a permanent WAINIJCJIJ enssgemont with a clergyman having leisure, or a Bible i&eatier,. » introduce in McHenry County, the CELE­ BRATED NEW Centennial Edition ot the SOL Y BIBLE. Por description, notice edi- orial in last week's issue of this paper. Ad- Iress at once F. L. HOttTON & CO., Publish- >r« and Bookbinders, «0 B. Market St.. Indian- tpolis, Ind. A. A. RIG1 D E N T I S T he Has peripaheatjy located his office at liverside House, McHenry IH. Where he would be pleased to wait on all his services. Artificial Teeth inserted for liose needing his services. Full sets of $8. The priee of which ku been IIfteen and venty. None but the best of material used id satisfaction .guaranteed. reasonably low figures. Gold and Silver fillings and "J** Partial .|4»U* No Fancy Prices. Special attention paid to the treatihoat of seased and spongy gums, ulcerated and regular teeth. Would be glad to see persons that have eth that are not satisfactory. Call and have four teeth examined. Teeth ctracted in a careful and skillful manner. Ten rears practice in Chicago where be ha* at with some very difficult cases. Gold tilling* inserted by an entirely new ethod, liy using gold wire anchor which *ss partially through the tooth making it 1 possible for the filling ever to loos«n.-- m pie* of work seen at the Post Office, Mc- snry. 000 BOYS & GIRLS r the best Boy's and Girl's faper published the West. Beautiful presents to subscribe 9 and agents. Every boy and girl can earn of money canvassing during leisure urs. Don't fail to send for it at onCe. To .roiluce it we will send to any address on al three months, for 10 Cents in eash <»r stage stamps. Sample of paper and r t i c u l a r s f ^ R E E - A d d r e s s h R C E lehold Oem, Clo f ft C. t. ALL the Pi^rnin£:-iWeelWyv Papers, iga*}"- *ud, n0* jfi,e found! al the W. H. PERK UTS, ryhfiUigntphfir, ore? Perry & Mar- A tin's Stt»re(> McHenry. 111. Pietures taken in the latest style of the Art and satis faction guaranteed! E- V. ANDERSON. M. D. TJHYSICIAN and Surgeon. Office at QU­ IT- bert's Drag Store, opposite -the Parker House, McHenry, Illinoif. E. BENNETT, SURGEON and Acsowcher. Diseases of Women a Specialty. Officeand R«*M9&ei! on Clay Street Woodstock,'111. DR. C. E. WILLIAMS. DENTIST, Algonquin, 111. All work war ranted. Teeth extracted In a careful and skillful manner. DR. C. W. COX, DENTIST. Office Over Smith, Aldrieh A Haythorn's Store. Richmond. 111. SIDNKY DISBROW, NOTARY PUBLIC and Conveyancer, den, IlL Al N. 8. COLBY. \fOHKNRY, McHenry Co., 111. Breeder of It I Spanish Merino Sheep, Berkshire and Poland China Swine. A choice lot of young Buckjtock for sale. Please call and examine before buvlhg elsewhere. ELECTROPATHY. Dr. Samusl Sherman, And Wife will be at their residence \% miles West of the Depot, on the Woodstock rosd, three days in each week, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, for the purpose of treating all curable diseases. Consultation and Examinations Free. Office hours from 9 A. M., to lr. it, REFERENCES:-- John Doran,Richard Bish. op, Martin Welsh, Arthur Whiting, l.eonard Bcnslet, James Sutton, John Jw. Smith. K, K. Granger, Geo. Gage, Iten. Gilbert, Horace Dweily, B.F.Peck, Win, Jfutaun, Geo. Gilbert. J. A. SHERWOOD AUCTIOISE EH AND APPRAISES, Algonquin, III. O^.LK8 of Stock, Farming Tools and Goods O of all kinds promptly attended to. sales a specialty. Dffice address Algonquin 111. Terms reasonable. Farm Post W. N. 8ANFORD, Merchant Tailor. In the «torc of C. H. Dickinson, East aide of Public Square, WOODSTOCK, ILL. A good Stock of Fine Cloths for Suitings al­ ways on hand. Suits made to order and a warranted- Give me a call. fit Woodstork 111, rr W. IT, * ANFORD, '2*tit, is**. IM. EHCELN. OU TV - SMITH. Outcry, G«« end Fishing Scale Repairing. Grinding {lint l'oi- ishing Razors and Shears and Table Cutlery a •pi«clalU ty, li^tmlrliirf of all kinds dono in Rt0ei or Rrats.>^ AH work warrant­ ed. Also dealar In Gqns. Revolver", Table and Pocket Material, Pipes, Cigars, Tobacco, Violin Strings, &c. Shop and ttore near the Post Offlee, Mc. Henry, 111. H.E. W1GHTMA.N, Propriotor, FJxst class rigs, with or without drivers, fnrBfshcd at reasonable rates. Teaming of all hinds (lone on short notice. O. W. OWEN, WATCH MAKER & JWELIB, Mc-HENRY ILL., Dealer iu all kinds of American and Swiss Watches, Clocks from the best factories in the country. Silver, plated ware, Silver Spoons. Ac.. ALSO AGENT FOR THE : Weber and Bradbury Piano s AND THE Estey Organ ! Which we believe to be the best Organ in the market. We think we know that bv expert, ence, and we believe it, for it is backed up by the Best Musicians In tbe World. LKTTKR PROM CKMTHAL ILLINOI* TouLow, III., July 19th £t>tT0ft PLitNDKALERDottbtl ft has not occurred to many of the rea ersof jour paper that there Is such 1 place as Toulon iti this grand old State And to such I would say that to get to It you ttiuat--well, I will try and d«^ scribe the journey as made by myself* Taking the Woodstock Passenger &£ Crystal Lake about 8 A. It., we passe to Chicago arriving at 9:65, giving 3 minuter to transfer ones baggage front the Northwestern to the C. B, Ae depot which is situated at the foot 0! Lake street. The depot Is occupied in common by the Illinois Central, Mich­ igan Central and C, B. A Q., K. R.-- The fast express leaves at 10&0 and makes the trip to Galva (147 miles) In 5£ hourtt. Tlie scenery is quite varied. The flat country around Chicago Is soon left behind and the country becomes quite undulating as we get in the vi­ cinity of Aurora and continues more or less so during the retnaiuder of the journey. The soil is apparently very fertile. The principal crop, a* one would naturally infer from the Im­ mense cribs by the road, la corn. At some points the secenery is very pic­ turesque, as in the vicinity of Prince- ton. Upon nearing Kewance, we noticed some large dark buildings at one end of a ridge resembling a clay bank with coal ashes strewed over it, and learned that these are the ushers of the great coal mining country of Illinois,-- Changing cara at Galva, a short ride of IS miles In a southeasterly direction brings us to Toulou, capital of Stark county. " • Toulon is a city of 1600 to 2,000 in­ habitants, about centrally located be­ tween Peoria ant* Rock Island, on the R. I.&P.R.R. The road has only been hi operation some 7 years but Is already paying good dividends. We have six regular trains (two passengers and f«ur misted) each day, and usually, since I have been here, about as many extra trains. This place dates back some time as to settlement, I think about 40 years. A great many of the buildings are rather old-fitshtoiied, but the yards and streets are well (shaded by large shade trees,of i wwhiwt'T&c. ;t'l?iW pWw YtT^situa* ted near a stream called Indian Creek, which flows south-east and empties in­ to Spoon River, which flows about 3 miles east of w?, KftOh stream is belt­ ed by timber, average width about one mile. The land is nearly all underlaid by coal which is in three strata at a depth respectfully of about 45, 86 and 130 feet, tbe upper stratum cropping out in some places. This gives us good fuel at a low price, it being delivered at #2.25 per ton. Our wood is princi­ pally oak. hickory, elm. a«h and maple, and some cottonwood. Good, dry hickory wood Is delivered at #2.00 per cord. I think T never saw a more produc­ tive country. Land is held at from #50 to #130 per acre. Nearly one third of all the land in the county Is planted to corn (57.000 out of 180,000 «ores.)-- Harvesting Is now nearly or quite fin­ ished. Oats, a heavy crop. Wheat, winter and spring, good. Com. from 5 to 10 feet high; a great deal of ft In the silk, and looks quite promising.-- This is quite a country for fruit,-- Peaches, Cherries Blackberries, Rasp­ berries, Ac. .are quite abundant; this year. The weather has been pretty dry b»t we begin to have showers now which are doing, much good. The principal exports are live stock and corn. I think that during the last yenr 500 car loads of Rtock have been shipped from here, and about as many car loads of corn. A. E. iUu>wnr, M. D, OAKLAND FARM. StCHttOKD, ILL.. Aug. 10th, 1878.. PLAINDEALER:--Though oar *# w»ll represented in the col- your paper by able and eflfl- t^rlters. yet there Is one thing I fcrtng a little more vivid be eyes of i ts readers, and that is fgence of our town commls Our public highways are in t condition tliey have been for y are even worse than they far west for there you can on only stay in the trodden re you may cxpect to stop at ***P§fi|ifc#ad turn around or If you go »n limbed horse, a smashed Jr or something worse. A rough the several road district* ce convince any man of aver- lligenoe that something is WfdugjwitU the town officers, Many of Iges In our town are In a very dftlon, and should be repaired The commissioners have been time and again to inspect the ar Mr, Crainer, which is only Rhattery concern. There Is no p1 there or at the leading cor- warn travelers of the danger the law says there should be. Not oil guide post in our town. Why are our officers so negligent ? Is it be­ came their fees are too small. Let's see. They are allowed 20 per cent of all tax collected, one dollar and fifty cent* per day for labor, even though they select a rainy day and all go together In their carriage to look at a bridge, aud this year pocketed twenty-five per cent of road money be­ sides. Now If this is uot enough it would seem only economy to double the fees for this term and let the year ol 1878 be memorized in history, as the date of,the salary grab In Richmond. ....- » JT1D. I also sell other Organs at less prices the Estey, but can't teccoiamend them as good. July *8. than to be O. W. OWEN. Scott & Co., HITS CAPS & STRAW GOODS WHOLESALE AND HETAIL, 192 MADISON STREET COR. FIFTH AVE. And 183 Mike St* Cor. Clark CHICAGO. A Larger stock of MEDIUM and fINE GOODS and LOWER PEVOES than any othfer house In the trade. 1 PIMPLES. jrlllnia U (Free) the rocespt fora simple VeKCtable U:itm that will remove Tan, Freckles, I'itiiplos and blotches, leaving the skin soft, cloar and beautifnl; also rnstruc. tions for producing a luxuriant growth of hair on a bald head or smooth face* Address, inclosing.1 ct. stamp, Ben Yandelf A Oo_ M Ann St., Hew York, LKTTRK FKOM IOWA. ATLANTIC, low A July ttth, 1878. EDITOR PLAINDEALER--Thinking a few items would be of interest to some of the readers of your paper, I will try and send you a few lines. If you have room in your columns to publish them do so. One month ago we had & good pros­ pect for an abundant wheat harvest as one could wish to see, but it com­ menced raining %^out the flnt of July and came off hot and wheat is mere or less blighted. The best wheat in the country, excepting some few pteoes that was sown very early, will go from five to ten bushels per acre And theie Is thousands of acres on bottom l«tnds that will not be cut at all. On account of so muoh rain. It is impossible to get 011 the low lands, and the upland Is So wet that It is al­ most impossible to run a reaper.-- Times are very hard and with the present prospeet will continue to be so There is only one thing the farmer has to depend on now that is the corn crops It never looked better than at present, and If the frost gives It time Wf aire eure «i a big crop. A Subscriber ^TOftCATTLK DKlVK^OP l«Tt, A correspondent or the Times writ Ing fuore Dodge City, Kansas, the great shipping point for cattle, reports that the cattle drives from Texas this season will foot up from 225.000 to 250,- 000 head | some say 800,000, A large share qfibese will be driven from up the Arkansas and Pur- P*rks' or over tile 8 Into the Platte Valley. Others will go to the ranges on the Republi­ can. During the past three or four years very many Texan cattle h%ve j thus been scattered over the plains to multiply. By the Introduction of the best blooded 6tock the quality of the Increase on the plains has been greatly improved, so thAt plain fed beeves are now getting the best priees in the Eastern markets. The cattle interests ot the plains and the Rocky Mountain region are also receiving large acces­ sions from the far West. An Oregon paper reports that 100,000 head of cat­ tle from eastern Oregon and Washing­ ton Territory, and from Walla-Walla and the Yakima and Snake river coun­ tries, are ready for driving across the Continent, some to be held back on the plains oi Colorado, Wyoming and Ne­ braska for good marketing, others to be iMven direct lo OnuLa. Within a few years a great change has taken place in the cattle trade, and more is promised in the immediate future.-^ ry»e feeding grounds are being trans­ ferred from Texas t« the great buffalo plains; and the central portion of the Continent, with the B&ciflo States are becoming the leading! producers of beef. An estimate derived \rrom the assess­ ment returns this year gives Colorado 550,000 head; Wyoming 225,000; Utah, 350,000; Washington, 2^000; Montana, 300,000; Oregon, 175,000; California, 650,000, Though Texas twice as many cattle as gether, the Indications great West will the lead. has" probably all these to- are that the soon take and keep BSTWhatever you do, never aei op for a critic. We do not mean a news­ paper one, but a critio In private life, In the domestic olrcle In society.-- It will do no one any good, and it will do you harm--if you mind being called disagreeable. If you do uot like any one's noise, or object to any one's chin, do not put your feelings Into words. If any one's manners do not please you, remember your own.-- People are not all made to suit one taste; recollect that. Take things as you find them, unless you can alter them. Continual fault-finding, oon- tiiiua! criticism of the conduct of this one au{l the specch of that one, the dress of the other, and opinions of t'other, will make home the nil- happiest place under the sun. If yon are never pleased with any one, no one will be pleased with yon. And }f it is known yon arc hard to suit, few will take the pains to suit yon. Jos, WIEDEMANN now keeps Franc Falk's Milwaukee Export Bottled Beer wliteh is the finest made, put up in Patent Bottles, and will keep t're«h and nice. Will be furnished by the dozen or single bottle. WiSBINGfON COItRrSPOXntCNCR. WASHINGTON, ft c„ August Sth, 187B. The Government has veeentlv made a 912,000 purchase in which the United States entire Is Interested. It con­ sists of relics of George Washington-- a better collection than is elsewhere in existence, and in good preservation. The articles were in the possession of the Lawls family, of Virginia. Mrs. Lewis '#as Washington's adopted daughter. The articles number about 100, andof their genuineness there can be no doubt. The ComnilsafotMr of Patents, who was delegated by Con­ gress to examine them, reports thus.' One large mirror, two small tarfrrort, one dozen parlor chairs, two arm chairs, one large easy chair In which the Gen­ eral sat a few minutes previous to his, death, one double brass candle stick by which the Farewell Address was writ­ ten, two silver plated candle sticks, one large and two small waiters, one field glass used In the Revolution, one spy-glass also used in the war, one ledger kept by the General, knives and forks, one plated cake-basket, one large mahogauy box In which allvei- ware was kept, two mahogany foot­ stools, three carpet covered footstools, a portrait of Washington, the robe In which he was christened, three silver plated lamps, six silver-plated salt cellars, three dozen pieces of china ware, oue bedstead, presented to Mr. Lawrence Washington by his triend, Admiral Kenan, and by Lawrence left to his brother, the General, one mar­ ble topped table four feet long by three wide, one guitar presented by Wash­ ington to Nellie Custis, mlnature por­ traits of Gcnl. and Mrs. Washington on wood painted by Trumbull, one shaving glass in frame with drawer, an engraving of the Countess of Hunting­ ton presented by her to Washington, Several souvenirs of Washington's consisting of ornamental works and household articles. All these relics have been con tin uously in possession of the Lewis fam ily since Genl. Washington's death and are parted with by them only be­ cause of tbo consideration that the family must needs be separated soon and the articles therefore scattered. The labor riot, which commenced here last week, but which was put an end to at the beginning by the prompt action v( the District authorities, has resulted In % somewhat unfavorable showing up of the ring leaders, who were arrested, fined and Imprisoned. It appears that Cohen, a man who has led the workinginens' party and ha­ rangued streot corner meetings for the last few months was living on the con­ tributions of the laboring men taken up for the alleged purpose of defray­ ing necessary expenses of meeting.-- He was to share the booty with his secretary Graham, and it Is through the latter that the trick was exposed, Graham turned "States evidence" be­ cause as he avers, Cohen acted meanly and kept the lions share of the collec­ tion for himself. Both these men and several others are suffering punish­ ment for their actions, and no further trouble Is anticipated from the work­ ing men here. Every day sees fresh arrivals of tramps from Hew York, Baltimore and other places, but they do not flock here as they are said to do to cities farther West. Senator Plumb of Kansas, a member of the Joint Committee on Army reor­ ganization, hit the nail on the head the other day when he suggested to his Colleagues the propriety of spending a month with the Army on the wes­ tern frontier, and expressed his opin­ ion that by such a oourse more practi­ cal knowledge of the needs of the military service would be obtained, and a more thorough preparation be gained for the successful accomplish­ ment of the work assigned the Com­ mittee, than a life-time spent at a fashiobable summer resort would do*-- The Committee has been in session at White Sulphur Springs, and would de well to heed the Senator's suggestion, which Is equally applicable to various other Congressional Committees whose members are frittering away the summer at the expeaso of the pub­ lic. OUTE. repeated |&*Latt winter a Boston lady sent an crder to Worth for an evening dress, with instructions that it should be made tre» decollete. The great man cabled back he wasn't making dresses that way at preseut, to which my lady replied,- "Make .it as low as possible." The gown arrived in due time; It was Ires decollete, and it was Soon worn at a large entertain­ ment, where it at once attracted the attention of a noted wit. to whom the lady was well known. After a quiet survey of the premises, the gentleman turned to her with the alarmed whisper. "My dear, who undressed you?" Calmly raising her eyes, she responded, "Mr. Worth undreised me, Mr. BOlMrsa m J3I8 OWJf rETARD. The irrm*t <m?*nicr flcpt; bat. itill bis brain *as not at rest. He dreamed hot what be dreamed we eannot say. He never told.1 He wished merely to state that be was aroused from Ma slumber by a whisper from his wife; "Mr. Edson, get np; there are burg­ lars In the house." ^ "Barglars In the housefn Mr. £dson< but half awake. ^Tes, Thomas, burglars. Donft h e a r t h e m t a l k i n g ? " J T , * | Mr. Edson listened, • ""'f1 ^ UI certainty hear somebody talking she said at fengtlu "They must b« btrrglars, and I am certain they a?e in the dining room. Hadn't you better get np and chase them away?1* '"Yes, at conrse," said Mr. Ecfeon* nervously. *1 was just trying to deter­ mine whether It would be best to shoot them, or, ln» order not to disturb the, neighbors, quietly cut their throats from ear to ear." "Why, Thomas!" cried Mrs. Edson, "how can you thluk of committing so barbarous an act. Please do uot hurt twsm. Shout 'polloe* Into tin ball asd frighten them away." "No, I will uot let them off so easy," remonstrated Mr. Edson. "I will go down and make them shed their lilb's blood for their crime!" "Thomas! Thomas! do not be so Cfiift. Please shout * Watch,* and scare them away." "Well, I will do as you wish," talA Mr. Edson, after some thonghc. Thomas got up, opened th* dooraMf shouted-- "Get out you ntScals, or I'll shoot!" The talking did not cease,but tlM door being open, was heard plainer than ever. After a few seconds Mr. Edson again shouted-- "Get out, you thieyeST* The talking still con tinned, Mr. Id> son began to think that the burglars, like the Democrats, had a majority In the House, and, like the latter were not afraid. He began to feel uncom­ fortable. His wife was also frigti*» ened. "Call the police, Thomas," aha whla* peres, "our lives may bo In danger." " "It Is not necessary." said the hero^l a hundred patents, in a trembling voice --"I'll go down alone and kick them all out of the window.** "Thomas be sensible," remonstrate^ Mrs. Edson, earnestly. "The burglars out number you. Do not go down." Well I declare," exclaimed Mr. £<]£» son. suddenly as If a new thought struck him. Then he rushed into the bail aiH1-- rapidly decended the stairs. Mrs. Edson shrieked and then listen­ ed breathlessly for the sound of tbe combat. She heard Mr. Edson enter the room where the voice came from and a moment latter the talking ceased. Presently to her great relief Mr. Ed­ son ascended the stairs and entered " the room. "What was It Thomas?** she asked. "The phonogragh! You might haft* known it was that thing. You eertnftt* ly know you had Uit it down there." "Yes, I knew It was 'there," ynwu«4y Mrs. E(fso»: I <?fdn*t' Know i$ \yaa • loaded?* ^&r~" "There are plantations In some of the Southern States upon whtbk convicts now do the work formerly done by slaves. A uwrrospouuent of the St. Louis Olobe-Democrat recent­ ly visited the extensive estate of T. W. House, a Texas millionaire, on Oyster creek, near Brazos river. Of the oue hundred hands, all negroes, employed to work the plantation, fifty were convicts. For the labor of each of these convicts the State re­ ceives f 10 a month, and the planter feeds them, and also furnishes a gnat# for every six, and a prison lu whldfi^ the convicts are confined at eight.-*- They work from sunrise till sunsefc, two hours' rest being allowed at nooa* The guard carries a shotgun, aud H careful to keep his gang at a safe distance from him. For disobedience the conviots are put in stocks at tlui sugar house. One of the negroei describes bis condition "a great deal wuss than slavery used to be." g&»One of the wealthiest men I*, this county Is unfortunately afflicted with blindness. The other day he haft' some business in the city, and afl^rr finishing it he stood at the entrance of Lappin's block, waiting for a friend, who was to come for him to take hlat home. As he stood there fanning hint- self with his hat, a benevolent lady cafne along and noticing a blind magi standing there with hi« hat off. mis­ took him for a worthy subject of cliar* Ity, aud slipped a nickle into his The rich farmer asked what it was the lady hastened on, doubtless wei satisfied with the charity bestowed.-- Jane8vUle Gazette- Candid thought? are always valuable so is Uncle Sam's Condition Powder for ait ani**als. Sold by all Dragghts*