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Show ST. GEO RUE. Hot and Sultry -Crop-) SutTorlug. A Dend lU'ut To!th CarpfHter. Sr. tlKOKUK, Aug. 10, 1S7.". Editors Herald: The "heated term" is upon us, ant! we havo had a "hi'h rangy" for ten days, the mercury going up every day at noon, in the shade, from t'S1 to 102J; morning from SUJ to Jit0; dark, from 90J to tKV. Every day wo huva nuirii ur loss eloudd. often a I smart bret .o and thunder and light-I light-I uii'g, and rain in the mouuiiii, with a sprinkle in tno valleys. Our gar-I gar-I duns and grounds are generally very dry and- parched, and all aorta of immature im-mature crops sutler more or leas. The third hay harvest is generally over, and if we should be Uvored with shower or two, wo. tiuwht still make two light crop, lirapfu are beginning to ript-n,und considerable of than and UMuativs ma hi'ing shipped to 1'ioehti. The lirand tinleli company have thus far totally lailttl in making; an ingot of copper from their rich mines. Heasou, want ol experience in smelling, smell-ing, money to get necessary machm' ery and managing brains. It is re-' ported that ttiey havo p ;ireha.ed a! second-hand outfit, includim; boiler and engine, and wry body hopea they will now get ahead and show u ' the yellow boys. Tne latent sensation hero was Dr. Van Aukui, a big, fine-looking,, pompous, squeak y-voicid fellow, j very social and loving his social glusal piLNBionatt-ly. Ho is a dentt, and i bo n found toothache and plenty of j jotiy; always pulled out a hand nil ot greenbacks and paid his quarter l:kc ( a millionaire , which ho oiien boL-L-dj his ft t her was. In euiimeol time h u- board, washing, whikey ami hell j crowned hats I eg ii to ie-i va lilt If I unpaid b.lljf. but then ho U'.kjd argely of lending money an I m go uatcd with a needy party m loan at few odd thousand.-; tne writing tn -r.'ri. o were draw n up with great ( was at CtVar ci'.y an 1 he had only lump into the stage and slip up for, it, but alas ! Presto, change. 1 1 ;s wind giwc out; money to , with ah nil $100 ct so mid bills unpaid. Mis' pill bag!, hooks and sjrapcrs were ; placed on b 'urd and his noMe self' followed, and so did the deputy) stientl, and brought the gent back,) together with his ".'.--.crti. The 'gentleman who duln't gel tlm j money, and paid the notary, couid , not be appeased until he had! warmed the ears and lenglheni-1 tnoi nose of the D.'C, wiio owned op "d I sa d it w.lj the driuk. lie h i- l -en ' aiiowtd to Utke himself b.. !' save funeral expenses, but he could not carry his tr.ip-. tt-nie t.. in ike ! another riisi- !ik wi 11 no.v, i-vcry-l Wy, k'T be Umi usl J. |