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I ijp * ' > _____ ' j s c VOL. 2. NO. 10J BEAUFORT, S. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1871, ; ??rof0rt (Jmmtjj ftqrablicatt THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1871. P. M. WHITMAN, I , WATCHMAKER & ENGRAVER, MAYO* 5 BUILDING, BAY' ST. "TYTILL GIVE HIS PERSONAL ATTENY? tion to the repairing of of Watchei, Cl?ck(?nd Jewelry. Ornamental and plain Engraving done at short notice. Gentleman having fine watches can test them at this establishment by one of HOWARD ?fc CO.'S $5O0 REGULATOR. febll H. M. stuart" ~ii. d-T BEAUFORT, 8. C. Corner of Bay and Eighth Streets, TEEALER In Ilrujfs, Chemicals, valuable Family Med JLr lei aes. Fancy and Toilet Articles, Stationery, Per fttiner*, Brushes, Ac.; together with many other articles 1' - tee numerous to stention. All of which will tie sold at the lowest price for cash. Physicians prescriptions care L. fullyeoaapounded. febll JJ G. JI DD, rrmPtrnr r.nmr& REGISTER OF DEEDS r> ; ; . AND n a > UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER. , . CONVEYANCING. 4V 0?ee in the Court House. Oct. 2t*f A. s7HITCHCOCK, ~ ATTORNEY At CUr.VSBLI.OK AT LAW. | ^ Bocxtt, Pension and Claim Agent. FEAUFORT, S. C. March 4. DR. R. R. SA>IS7 < DENTAL S V R G E 0 N. OFFfCE at his residence on the Point. lie wall also attend upon patients at their homes when roqu< st d. Moh 1$-:W EDGAR G. NICHOLS, LAUD STJE73TOS, MUCOHTSNAM At CIVIL ENGINEER, *' ... '.if a DEPUTY TO THE SURVEYOR GENERAL. * ** nriic fif/irfl enrnerSth ??nd UIWCT Kt l/(, iiavuum -s , B at*, Beaufort, & C. Feb. 25 ... NEWS DEPOT. EXPRESS BUILDING, BE A UFOliT, S. C Tfce latest New York Pally and illustrated papers eontaotty on lutii L Sept tfl. M. POLLITZKR, I COTTON FACTOR AND COMMISSI OX MERCHANT. BEAUFORT, S. C. j. appleT 4*4 KING STREET CHARLESTON S. C. BAY STREET B EA UFO R T. S. C. Dealer in Drv (io?Kis, (loUting, Hats and Caps, Boots and Shoes, Mmy-ly and Fancy Notions FOR SALE. h? fflWO PAIR MI LKS, ONE TIMBER TRUCK, Of JL Cow, one six-seated carryall. OcLI2-tf. Address Box 62 Beaufort S. C. U. JONES, M. D. From N. Y. City, Orrn n?Cor. 7th A Bar Sts., Beaufort, S. C. Ntar Fripp's corner, St. Helena Island. Dr. JONES can be consulted iqion all Epidemic, Endemic, Contagious and Infectious diseases. Such aa Yellow Fever, Malarial Fever, Typhus Fever, Typhoid Fever, Scarlatina, Cerebro-spinal-mciiingitis, Rheumatism, Warrhcee, Cystitis, Nephritis, Dysentery, Tabes-me eaterica, Prolapsus-uteri, Procidentia, and all diseases of women and children. Oet.o-4. JOHN CON ANT. pvkalf.r in fresh meats, vegetables I 9 and Ice. Which will be furnished in anv quantity. Apl. 22-tf. LIME! LIME!! The best brands stone lime constantly * on hand and for sale at low prices lor cash. May-20. C?. WATKRHOUSE, Bay sL TOBACCO. THE STANDARD BRANDS OF VIRGINIA PLUG Tobacco, in Caddies, Cases, and Half-Boxes, received direct from the manufacturers' agents, for sale in quantities to suit the trade at lowest wholesale price, feb 4 G. WATERHOUSE, Bay sL TO FARMERS. ? ? WANTED,TWENTY-FIVE JIKAU m.u r.\i Beeves, by Sept?ft J. TOSSING, Bay St. HOUSE AND LOT FORSALE. rruie residence of the undersigned in 1 Beaufort, with the first-class garden attached, is offered for sale at a reasonable price, and on easy terms. The premises are in good order, imwt conveniently arranged, wen located and a fine bargain can lie secured by anv party wishing to puichese. There are ample outtviiwiine*. an excellent cistern, and abundance of fruits? rear*. Fig*, Peaches, Strawberries Ac, Enquire on th premise* or at the Court House. June S-tt H. G. JUDD. PROPOSALS. Office Cocnty Commissioners, ) Bkai'Fukt, s. C, Nov. 21, 1871./ PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED at this office until the 27th day of December next, for feeding the County Poor, as per present contract; which will expire cm the 31st of Dccembe/, 1871. Said proposals wfll be opened and contract awarded on the 27th December. 1871. JOHN IIUNN, Nov.73-4. Chairman. POETRY. CHICAGO. BY JOUS 0. WiriTTtER. Men Haul at vespers: All Is well! In one wild night the city fell: ' Fell shrines of prayer and marts of gain Before the fiery hurricane. On threescore spfres had sunset shone, Where ghastly sunrise looked on none; Men clasped each other's hands, and said: The City of the West is dead! Brave hearts who fought, in alow retreat, The fiends of fire from street to street, Turned, powerless to the blinding glare, The dumb defiance of despair, A sudden impulse thrilled each wiro That signaled round the sea of fire; * Swift words of cheer, warm hearts throbs came; In tears of pity died the flame! From Fast, from West, from South and North, The messages of hope shot forth, And underneath the severing wave, The world, full-handed reach to save. Fair seemed the old, but fairer still The new the dreary void shall fill With dearer homes than those o'erthrown, For lo?e shall lay each corner-stone. Rise stricken city!? from thee throw Th?* ajthen snrlri-loth from thv woe: And built, as Thebes to Ainphlon's strain, To songs of cheer thy wall again! flow shrivelled in thy hot distress The primal sin of selfishness! How instant rose to take thy part, The angel in the human heart! Ah! not iu vain the flames that tossed Above thy dreadful holocaust; The Christ again lias preached through thee The Gospel of Humanity! Then lift once more thy towers on high. And fret with spires the western sky. To tell that God is yet with us, And love is still mHMnftus! [Atlanticfor December, m The Game of Confidante. Let each plaper provide himself with paper and pencil, and write according to the instructions of the leaders, commencing with: Let each boy write a lady's name. Now any past time. Tbe name of a place. Either Yes or No; Yes or No again. Mention a place. Tell us your favorite color. Set down any number not exceeding ten. Another color. Yes or No. Let each write a gentleman's name. Each boy write a gentleman's name, each girl a lady'8. The name of a clergyman. Now any sum of money. The name of a place. And lastly a number. When all have Qnished, each player must read aloud what he or she has writ- J ten, without altering it, in answers to the questions below. From whom did you receive your first offer? "When was it? Where did this event take place? D-x s he love you? Do you love him? Whom will you marry? When will It take place? Do you love him? Does he love you? Where does he live? What is the color of his hair? What is hi.s height? What is the color of his eves? Is he handsome? Who will wait upon her? Who is your sympathizing confidante? Who is your rival? What clergyman will marry you? How much is the gentleman worth? Where will you live? How many servants will you keep? In asking the boys the questions, there are a few that will need a slight alteration, therefore we will give them here with the answers that might have been written, as an example of the game: "To whom did you make your first offer?" 'To Miss Smith." "When was it?" "Last week." "Where did this event take place?" "In a con cert-room." "Does she love you?" "Yes, indeed." "Do you love her?" "No." "Whom will you marry?" "Cleopatra." "When will it take place?" "January, 1995." "Do you love her?" "Yes; I think so." "Who will wait upon her?" "Mrs. Grant." "Who is your sympathizing confidante?" "Joan of Arc." "Who is your rival?" "Julius Caesar." "What clerszvman will marry you?" "Henry Ward Beecher." "How much is the lady worth?" "About a million and a half." "Where will you live?" "At the foot of the Alps." "How many servants will you keep?" "Only one, or none." ???????? ^???? A Chicago sausage-maker with unusual candor advertises his wares as " dog cheap." J The Rattle of the Rattlesnake. Mr. Frank Buckland writes as follows upon this subject: "Mr. Thomas Hughes, M. P., has been kind enough to give a very fine specimen of the rattle of a rattlesnake. It is two inches and a half long, and is composed ot nine joints. This piece of mechanism is one of the most wonderful in the animal world. It is composed of a horny material, very thin, and is almost as transparent as the sheets of gelatine in which bon-bons are wrapped. It is difficult to explain its ultimate structure in words. The rattle before me is formed of nine different sections, fitted one into the other in a more ingenious way than any puzzle made by human hands, even those of the Chinese; they fit one into the other so that it is impossible to get them apart without breaking them. Number one (say the lowest) passes right through a hollow in number two, and then bulges out, forming a kind of projection, around which number three holds on firmly, not unlike the ball-socket joint. The rattle is rather more than half an inch across. The snake does not carry it with its broad side to the ground, but with one edge up and the other down; when shaken with the human hand, the noise it makes is very like the noise from a child's rattle; but when the snake plays upon his own instrument, its sound is quick and sharp, like shot when dropped upon a tin plate. There can be no doubt but that this curious musical instrument, is given to the snake in order to enable him to get close to his prey. Imagine a blazing hot day on the deso. late prairie, no noise, everything is silence itself. The whirr-whirr of a rattlesnake's rattle would, under these circumstances, attract the notice of a bird or small animal, who could easily escape from his enemy by flight if he knew where his enemy was. He remains however, still to listen to the unwonted noise, and gives the snake time to get up, glute noiselessly up to him, and strike him with his deadly fangs. Some time since an American gentleman happened to be talking with me at my museum, when I suddenly played upon a rattlesnake's tail. My friend, a traveller, who knew the sound well, immediately jumped aside in great alarm, thinking that I might have a rattlesnake loose in the room. Management of Maniacs. One of the oldest inhabitants of Boston has furnished the following anecdote of old Governor Leverett, as an illustration of the force of courage and ingenuity upon a madman. One morning, many years ago, a stout, burly built maniac in a paroxism of insanity, burst out of the asylum, and on his way, a musket, heavily loaded, fell into his hands. With this formidable weapon, mounted with the terrible bayonet, the madman rushed out into the city, and pretty elfectually cleared the streets as he was marching aiong. xurning a corner, he suddenly came upon Governor Leverett, and was on the point of making a point blank charge upon the vitals of the old governor, who comprehending his danger, in a Bingle glance at the old fellow, and drawing himself up square and firmly before his dreadful antagonist, he hailed him thus, "Ho! brother soldier, have you learned your exercises?" "Yes, I have!" said the fellow with a terrible oath. tlThen, brother," said the Governor, 4lstand to your arms, like a valiant soldier while I give the word of command." The madman seemed pleased, and stood bolt upright, with his musket fitted close to his shoulder in regular drill order. "Poiseyour firelock!" The fellow did so." "Rest your firelock." The fellow obeyed. "Ground your firelock." This he did. "Face to the right about, march," says the governor, and the madman wheeled and stepped away. The governor ouicklv ran up behind him, seized the powerful fellow and the musket, and held him until several lookers-on?standing at a safe distance and watching this curious scene?came to the governor's assistance, and the madman was carried back in an awful rage, to his quarters. The anecdote reminds us of similar one, that happened to the famous Dr. Physic, an eminent medical man, now dead and gone, of Philadelphia. The doctor was a visiting physician at the lunatic asylum, near that city; and one morning, after going his rounds among the patients of the institution, the doctor strolled up stairs into the top gallery of the large rotunda of the building, to view the city and surrounding country. While absorbed in the view from his high elevation, a robust madnan, who had eluded his keepers, came suddenly upon the doctor, to his no little astonishment and bodily fear. But keeping perfectly cool, he bade the maniac "good day" and was turning about to go down stairs. "No, you don't, said the man, clutching the doctor firmly as a vice, "I want you to show me something; they say you do everything: cut off heads, legs, and arms; put them together, take a man all apart, and mend him up as good as ever; and I know you can, too, but I want you just to jump down this hole, (the opening of the rotunda, surrounded by the long spiral stairway,) away on the pavement Come on?do it you mustl" And the fellow exerted himself to drag the doctor up to the railing, to which the poor doctor clung with the tenacity of a tick. The mo ment was one of peril to the doctor, but his presence of mind completely floored his antagonist. "It would not be very hard for me to jump down there, sir," said the doctor; "but I can do a greater feat than that for vou. if vou wish to see me trv." 1 'Can you, eh, old fellow? Well, try it What is it?" "Why, sir, I will go down there to the bottom, and with one spring, sir, I'll jump clear up here." "Ha! ha!" laughed the maniac, "that would be worth seeing; go down, doctor and jump up?I'll catch you when you come up." The doctor lost no time In going down, and sending up the keepers, who nabbed the poor deluded man. (jHeen Elizabeth. Margaret Lambrun, who had been in the service of Queen Marv, having lost her husband almost at the same time that her mistress was decapitated by Elizabeth's order, gave herself up to so lively a grief that she resolved to avenge on Queen Elizabeth her double loss. She disguised herself as a man, took two pistols, resolving to conceal herself in the crowd, till the Queen was going to the chapel, and then discharge one at the Pueen, and with the other slay herself to avoid punishment. But it happened that as the Queen was promenading in the gardens, this woman wishing to pierce the crowd t*f 1 Vi f rvA nrt ?inV? iam 1 am a aT 4 V? a w11*11 ixiuxli jnctipiwuuu, leiuuc ui mu pistols fall. The Guards perceiving it seized her on the spot. The Queen wished to examine her in person. She ordered her to be brought in, and interrogated her, taking her for a man. "Madam," boldly replied the woman, ' 'though I am thus attired, I am a woman;" my name is Margaret Lambrun. I was for several years in the service of Queen Mary whom you have unjustly put to death. I resolved at the peril of my life to ayenge her death by yours. Elizabeth listened to her calmly, and replied: "You thought it your duty to attempt my life; what is now my duty to you?" "Is it in the capacity of Queen, or that of Judge, that your Majesty asks my opinion?" answered the woman. "As queen I ask it," responded Elizabeth. "Then your Majesty ought to pardon me." "But what assurance will you give me," rejoined the Queen' "that you will not, a second time, make a similar attempt?" "Madam," replied the woman, "a par don granted with so much precaution is no pardon?the Queen becomes the judge." Elizabeth, turning to some persons of her counsel, exclaimed to them: "For thirty years have I been Queen, but I do not recollect ever having found any one that has taught me such a lesson." Then she gave her a free pardon without any condition. One of Lamb's Jokes. A law in England prohibits the painting of advertisements on the walls, and the punishment for the offence is heavy. One day a fellow was discovered in the act. He had written "WARREN'S B, when he had to beat a hasty retreat to escape arrest. Charles Lamb, who was passing at the time, and reading what had been painted on the wall, remarked that the rest was evidently lacking. Puzzling a Doctor, Mr. M,, an army surgeon, was Very fond of a joke (unless perpetrated at his own expense,) and had, moreover, a great con* tempt for citizen officers, who were renowned more for their courage than their scholarship. One day, at mess, after the decanter had performed sundry perambulations of the table, Captain S., a braVe and accomplished officer, and a great wag, remarked to the doctor, who had been somewhat severe in his remarks on the literary deficiencies of some of the neW Anra UUitClQ "Doctor M., are you acquainted with Captain G?" "Yes, I know him well," replied the doctor; "he is one of the new set. But what of him?" "Nothing in particular. I hate just received a letter from him, and I will wag' er you a dozen of old port that you can' not guess in six guesses, how he spells cat." "Donel it's a wager." "Well, commence guessing." said 8* "K, a, double t." "No." * "K, a, double t, e." "No." "K, a, t, e." "No! try again." "C, a double t, e." "No, you have missed it again." "Well, then," returned the doctor, 4<CJ, a, double t" "No, that's not the way; try again?it* your last guess." ?C, a, g, t." "No, that's not the way} you've lost your wager," said S. "Well," said the doctor, with much petulance of manner, "how does he spell it?" "Why, he spells it c, a, t," replied S, with the utmost gravity of manner, amid the roar of the mess, and almost choking with rage, the doctor sprang to his feet. exclaiming? "Captain S., I am too old a man to be, trifled with in this manner!" MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. Foot-pads.?Bunion plasters. How to consume time.?eat dates. What was the first bet made? The alphabet. An early spring?jumping ont of bed at five o'clock in the morning. The most dangerous kind of a bat, that sometimes flies at night, is a brick-bat. A "leading citizen" of Boston recently requested information about a firm that sold oblong tea. Why will next year be like last? Because last year was 1870, and next year will be 1872 (too.) Why should potatoes grow better than any other vegetable? Because they have gut eyeo iu nee wuat mey are uuiug. A Detroit paper accounts for the intemperance of a prominent senator by the fact that he was "brought up on the bottle." "Tom, who did you say our friend B. married?" "Well, he married forty thousand dollars?I forget her other name." The women who have been admitted to the Michigan Agricultural College are said to behave in a very "gentlemanly" manner. "Have you much fish in your bag?" asked a person of a fisherman. "Yes, there's a good eel in it," was the rather slippery reply. A gentleman the other evening objected to playing cards with a lady, because he said she had such a winning way about her. A young man in town, who is wrestling with his first mustache, proposes to name it after two leading baseball clubs, because there are nine on a side. The drum major who ran away from Chickamauga, when reproached with cowardice, remarked: "I'd rather be a coward all my life than a eorpse fifteen minutes " A California man requested his wife, in a ball-room, to hold the baby of another man's wife while he danced with the baby's mother?but she didn't hold it. Some wives are too disobedient to put up with! Lost!?A small lady's watch with a white face; also, two ivpry young lady's work-boxes. A mahogany gentleman's dressing case and a small pony, belonging to a young lady with a silver mane and tail.