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Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-09-12

GERMAN CoURTEsY.-No one can help
admiring the simplicity, kindliness, and
honesty of the Germans. The universal
courtesy and friendliness of manner have
a very different seeming from the polite
ness of the French. At the hotels in the
country, the landlord, and his wife, and
the servant join in hoping that you will
sleep well when you 60 to bed. The
little maid at Heidelberg who served our
meals always went to the extent Of wish
ing US good appetite when she brought
in the dinner. Here in Munich the peo
ple we have occasion to address in the
street are uniformly courteous. The
shopkeepers are obliging, and rarely SER
vile, like the English, you are thanked
and punctiliously wished the good day
whether you purchase anything or not
In shops tended by women, gentlemen in
variably remove their hats. if you buy
only kreuzer's worth of fruit off an old
woman, she SAYS words that wodld be,
literally translated, 81 thank you beauti-
fully" With all this, one looks kindly
on the childish love the Germans have for
titles. 1t is, believe, difficult for the
German mind to comprehend that We can
be in good standing at home, unless we
have some title prefxed to our names.
or some descriptive phrases added. Our
good landlord, who waits at the tables
and answers our bell, one of whose ten
ants is living baron, having no title t"
put on his door plate under that Of the
baron, must needs dub himself 'priva-
tier" and he insists upon prefxing the
name of this unalnbitious writer with the
enobling von and at the least he insists
in common with the tradespeople, t'at l
am Herr Doctor The bills of pur.
chase by madame come out to "fran
--. well-born." At a hotel in Held i
berg, where I had registered my name
with that distinctness of penmanship for
which newspaper men are justly con
spicous, and had added t" my own name
"& wife" | was not little fllttered t'
appear in the reckoning as Herr Doctor
M4nesweise. -" S1unteriags" bV L. ID
Warner.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-09-12

OLD GERMAN LAVA work by Herr
Gieske on "The Humorous Element in
German Law" was recently published at
Berlin, and contains, among other inter-
estlng matter, descriptions Of the punish
ments to which deliDquents were subjected
in oil times. However ludicrouS some of
these infections may seem to the Germans
of Bsmarck's day: they must have been
anything but funny to those who suffered
them. Up to the middle of the seventeenth
century it was the custom in Hesse to seat
a woman who had beaten her goodman
on a donkey facing the tail, which she
was made to grasp firmly, and in this po-
,irion she went through the town, her
husband leading the donkey. Men who
persistently allowed themselves to be
henpecked had the roofs of their houses
removed. on the ground that man who
permits lis wife to rule at home does not
deserve to he protected from wind and
weather. Slanderers and libelers were
made to stand in public on q block, and
strike themselves three times on the
mouth as o token of repentance.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-09-12

HENRY-At a political meeting, the
speaker and audience were very much
disturbed by man who constantly called
out fol Mr. Henry. Whenever a new
speaker come on. this man bawled out
Mr.. Henry Henry! Henry | want
Mr.. Henry" After several interruptions
of this kind at each speech, young man
assembled the platform and was soon airing
his elnquence in a magni"queut style,
striking ont powerfully in his gestures,
when the old cry was heard for Mr.. Hen
ry Putting his hands to his mouth, like
II speaking trumpet, this man WAS hawlins
out at the top of his voice, Mr.. Henry !!
Henry Henry Henry called for Mr.
Henry to make speech" The chairman
now rose, and remarked that it would
oblige the audience if the gentleman
would refrain from any further calling for
Mr.. H nry, rs that gentleman was now
speaking. is that Mr.. Henry?" said the
dieturher of the meeting. Thunder
that caL't be Mr. Henry Why, that's
the little cuss that told me 10 holler."
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-09-12
A DEEP WELL.-At about twenty miles

A DEEP WELL.-At about twenty miles
from Berlin is situated the village OF
Sperenburg, noted for the deepest well
that has ever been sunk. Owing tn the
presence of gypsum in the locality, which
is at a moderate distance from the capital,
it occurred to the government authorities
in charge of the mines to obtain supply
of rock salt. With this end in view the
sinking of shaft or well loft. in diameter
was commenced some five years ago, and
at a depth of2S0 feet the salt was reached.
The boring was continued to O further
depth of 960fr., the dial?eter OF this bore
being reduced to abOut l3in. The opera
tions were subsequently prosecuted by the
aid of steam until depth of 4,l94ft. was
attained. At this pint the boring was
discontinued, the borer or bit being still
in the salt deposit, which thus exhibits
the enormous thickness of 3,9O7ft. The
boring would have been continued in
order to discover what description OF
deposit lay under the salt, but for the
mechanical difficulties connected with the
further prosecution of the operations.
During the progress Of this interesting
work repeated aad careful observations
were made of the temperature at various
DEPTHS. The results confirm very closely
those which have been already arrived at
under similar circumstances.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-09-12

DAIRYMEM' CONVENTION. "A Corven-
tion of the d.irymen aud farmers OF the
State Of New York is soon to he held in
New York city. A call has lready been
i-sned by the milk producers, who intend
I, take the sale of milk out of the haud>
o. the middle men, who adnlterate it to
,urh degree as to render il almost worth
less. and what is of far more importance,
highly irjnrinns to the consumers. With
that jet in view. the dairymen ant
farmers will unite and form protective
association. to be known ~ the United
Farmers MIX Company. The C,ty will
he mapped out into districts, and e"cl'
milk producer will take as many as he
can attend to.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-09-12

WORLD NOT SELL.-A correspondent
tells the following: "We were driving"
she says, Through one of the prettiest
and most picturesque of New England
villages: it had about 900 inhabitants.
nobody was poor, and nobody was very
rich. One saw mill was on the bank Of
the beautiful, fosming, shady river, and
in front of it sat the millerS-one reading
newspaper, one a book. Said one of the
party, There is fall enough here to run
good many factories; | wonder that il
j. all unused Oar driver laughed and
said, They won't sell water-privieses
here. Some B 'ston men came here and
tried to buy, but the people wouldn't
hear TO it; they said they didn't want 4
manufacturing population to come here
and spoil their society,"" S" the Con-
rocook flows for miles unchecked BY
dams. free from mill waste, with it,
fall" unused and its beauty unspoiled.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-09-12
The Lions Ride.

When lion wishes to have a giraffe
for his dinner, he is obliged to be very
careful how he goes to market. Giraffes
are not cheap articles Of diet, even for a
lion, and an attempt to get meal of that
kind of meat always costs him a great
deal of trouble, and sometimes costs his
life. Of course the lion slips up very
quietly toward the giraffe. He always
does that no matter what his prey may
be, but in this case it is necessary to be
very careful, indeed, for if he springs and
misses the giraffe, thu great beast may
get kick at him before he has tine to
recover himself, and kick from giraffe,
whose hind legs fly out like sledge ham
mers, will make even lion "consd able
shuck up like"
But even after the lion has safely land
ed himself on the girafe's back, his dim
ner is not ready yet. The giraffe is a
large and powerful animal, and away he
rushes as fast as his long, awkward l gs
can carry him, and this is very fast in
deed. Glitter clatter! Spring and bound |!
Away he goes, with the lion hanging on
like good fellow, and the hyenas yelling
after, hoping to have chance to get
something at the second table, for it is
hardly possible that lion can eat whole
giraffe. But it is not at all certain that
there will be giraffe for dinner at all, for
if the frightened creature can once get into
the woods, he may be safe.
Dashing among the limbs and trunks he
may knock the lion off. And then look
out, Mr.. Lion! The giraffe will turn on
you as quick as lightning, and kick the
life out of you before you can get out of
the reach of his heels, and all those poor.
dear, little hyenas will have to 60 hungry
to bed. Although giratfes have frequent
ly been known to get tile best of lions in
this way, they are not always so FORUM
ute. If thick wood cannot soon be
reached, the strength of the giraffe will
soon be exhausted, and the criel beast
upon his back will fix his teeth in his
throat, and drag the poor creature down,
and kill and eat him.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-09-12

AN ANEcDorg OF MATn Ews.-We are
given TO understand that the following
anecdote of Charles Mathews the elder
has not hitherto been in print in this
country. Matthews and Tattersall were
very intimate, and the great cOmmedian
was frequently in the habit of accom-
panying his friend to Newmarket. where,
on one occasion, Mathews INDUCED in his
well known taste tor mimicry, at the ex,
pense of Tattersall, during a sale of blood
stock conducted by the latter. "The
first lot, gentlemen" said Mr.. Tattersall.
Is bay flly by Smolensko," etc. "The
first lot. gentlemen echoed MI. Mathews
in precisely the same tone of voice, us n
bay tiIly by Smoleneko," etc. The auc-
tloneer looked somewhat annoyed, but
proce, ded: What shall we say to be
gin with 2" "What shall we say to begin
with 2;' replied the echo. Sill endeavor-
ing to conceal his vexation, Mr. rattersall
imquiringIy called ont, "Ons hundred
yurneas9" 'One hundred gnideas, ,
echoed NJ Mithews. "Thank you, sir,
cried Tauersall, bringing down the ham
m,r; til. lilly is yonrS.' Mathews Was
con.ldera,ly taken aback by his sudden
,coni,tiun of blood stsck.' and the COM
pany erj"yed the j-ke immensely.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-09-12
VOL. II. NO. 49.
Lovers.

Midnight and June:
The yellow phantom Of moon
Far out at sea,
Dark branches arching overhead,
The river flowing in the gloom,
And heavy scents of leaf and bloom
Making it just a joy to be!
And in the dew,
Beneath the branches bending too,
Two faces bent
Bent in swift and daring dream,
An ecstasy Of tremb ing bliss,
And sealed t" gether in kiss
And the night waiting passion-spent.
For this the day
Swooned from its fiery skies away;
For this the night
Built 10 it's stars and silences;
For this the royal summer came
Wrapped in her robes of fragrant flame
THIS moment pausing on its I'll ishtl
Midnight and June:
A dreaming bird repeats his tune;
The sea replies
Perfure and hush and darkness still,
But nothing as it was before,
Su5tly and sweetly all made DER
With loves uDsealing Of the eyes!
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-09-12

THE PosT OFFICE AND TIE EXPEss.-
By the new postal law Which came into
5p" ration TN the lst Of July, great bene-
tit has been conferred upon the general
public and severe blow struck at the
monopoly Of the express companies. Ac-
cord,ng to the new regulations packages Il
dry goods, hardware, drugs Except hqrid
drugs and other merchandise not exceed
ing twelve ounces N weight can he mallec
TO any part of the United States at a
charge OF two cents for each two ounces or
fraction of two ouEces. Much time and
money will be saved by this arrangement.
The express companies demand at least
Iorty cents Tor the transportation Of a
package, however small. for any distance.
The post Office authorities, on the other
hand, will forward twelve ounce package
to San Francisco for twelve cents. For
instance, a pair of boots, if either boot
weighs more than the specified twelve
ounces, may be wrapped up in two srpa-
rate parcels. and sent across the continent
for twenty -four cents; whereas. under the
old plan, the transportation of goods Of
this description would have cost almost
more money than they were woltl. Up
to the present time the post, flee has lost
money by the Lew system, SIMPLY owing
to the fact that the general public has not
taken advantage OF it to such an extent as
will make it rcmunnratIvc. But it is cen
tidently expected that when tie advan-
tagcs Of the system are thoroughly spprc-
ciated, the scheme will prove as profitable
to the government as it is beneficial to the
public. 1t is in fact nothing more nurleSs
than an adaptation Of the English parcel
post, and although the charges in England
ale somewhat less than the rate adopted
here, yet, wheL it is remembered that the
distances arc as nothing when compared
with those in this country, it will he seen
that there IS no cause for dissatisfaction.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-09-12
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Brevitles.

Daniel Drew is worth S25.W0, 0OO.
Vanderbilt's daily income Is $4,000.
The harvest in Russia has turned out
much better than was expected.
A Saratoga lady had twenty cottage
trunks of dresses sent her last week.
In England, recently, a celebrated
breeding blood horse sold for S65, 600
in gold, the highest price ever paid.
Among the tahle.girls at one of the
down. East Watering places are fifteen
school. teachers, who thus employ their
vacations.
A hand of Apaches lately attacked .
settlement on the San Pedro River. Ari-
znna, hut were repulSed by the settlers,
who killed three of them.
Addie Baflou recently married
couple at Terre Haute, Ind, and in the
M ptial lecture told them that "cradles
were cheaper than divorces"
A Danube damsel, pretty as a pink,
entered saloon, kicked over a table,
drew a revolver on the bartender, and
led her father oat by the ear.
The blossom cannot tell what becomes
of its odor, and no man can tell what be-
comes of his influence and example,
that roll away from him, and 60 beyond
his ken on their perilous mission.
The Solicitor of the q. s. Treasury
has decided that whaling vessels are not
subject to the provisions Of the Shipping
act. as they neither clear for Pacific nor
foreign ports for purpose of foreign
trade within the meaning OF those
words.
A grocer being solicited to contrib
ute to the building Of o new church,
promptly subscribed his name to the
paper in the following eccentric manner !:
John Jones Nhe only place in town
where you can get II pounds good sugar
for dollar, 25 cents.
Another new planet has been discov-
cred. the one hundred and twenty-fourth
of the group of the Asteroids. 1t is
bright, shining as a star of The tenth
m l9nitude. and its position one hour
nfser midnight, was in 22h., 21m., 22s. Of
the right assenslon, and in 100 18' and
3U' of the south declination.
A correspondent of the Scientific
Amerirnn gives the recipe tor driving
off red ants {: Mix teasooonfull OF
crystals of carbolc acid with an ounce
of lavender water or any perfume, and
sprinkle well on your shelves. The per-
fnme is not necessary, hut is used to
cover the unpleasant smell of the aci1
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-09-12
Manufacture Of Crackers.

lne process oI MISUNDERSTANDING eia"Ne''
is accomplished almost entirely by the
aid of specially devised machinery. First
of all, the -four is hoisted to one OF the
upper floors of the factory, and then
emptied into large bin; thence it passes
to an elevator which carries it to re-
volving sieve. Here it is thoroughly sifted
of its impurities, and then allowed to fall
through a shoot leading to the mixer.
The latter consists of cylinder contain
ing rotary axle on which knife blades
are fastened. At the opposite end from
that at which the -four enters, is an open
ing through which the mixed dough is
pushed ont of the machine by the action
ofthe revolving blades. The fngs on en-
tering the mixer,is Immediately moistened
by stream of water pouring in from
above. Except for the fancy varieties,
flour and water constitute the sole ingre-
dients, not even salt being added, as it is
considered that that substance renders the
biscuits liable to spoil. As fast as the
dough is pushed from the mixer, it is re-
ceived in large MISSES by workman who
passes it through a machine technically
termed the s'baker." This is nothing
more than pair of heavy metal rollers,
which squeezes the dough into kind OF
thick sheet. Still further rolling follows
until the material is made into sheets of
about one.half an inch in thickness. The
dough is now ready to be made into
crackers. Once more it is rolled to bring
it to the exact thickness required, and
then, from between the rollers, trav' Is
under a set of dies which, working very
rapidly, stamp out the crackers in quanti-
ties at time. AS fast as the latter are
cut, they slide along on sheet of canvas.
one workman, removing by hand the
dough from betw cen them, while another.
as soon as a sufficient number are COM
pleted passes fat tray under them, and
places them in the oven, which is huge
brick compartment, heated from below
by large furnaces. Within is an iron wheel
resembling the paddle wheel OF asteamer,
q avs, however, which are So arranged "a
to lie always horizontal, taking the place
of the buckets on the latter. This wheel
revolves bringing each of the trays, OF
which there are twelve. in turn before the
open door. Upon these trays the unbaked
crackers are placed, and those ALREADY
finished being removed, each bat' h trav
els once around the oven, the time Orcu-
pied in so doing being sufficient TO admit
Of their becoming thoroughly cooked,
They are then packed in boxes, barrel.
or tins. and are ready for the market. A
single oven of the kind above described
will bake one hundred barrels of flour.
made into dough, in ten hours; and We
are informed that, with three such ovens
in operation, as many as eight Thousand
barrels have been made into crackers in
the space of three weeks.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-09-12
The 3sth Of October.

A funny scene occurred in the Hooking
County Court of Common Pleas some
years ago, Judge E. presiding.
A man had been arrested for horse
stealing, and set up an alibi in defense.
The defendants main witness was an old
farmer named Buchanan.
he claimed the prisoner was in his en-
ploy at the time the horse was stolen,
nearly hundred miles distent, and con-
seGuently he could not be guilty.
The stealing was done on the 29th OF
October, and Buchanan had his "book''
of accounts in court to refresh his men,
ory. Mr.. S. who represented the State
knowing the witness was both unscruPu-
lous and ignorant, concluded to test his
knowledge of dates and cross-exalnined
in this wise:
Attorney S. You say that Mr.. Ellis
plowed for you all day on the Goth of Oc-
tober2
Witness (referring to his book). Yes.
S. What did he do on the 30th2
W. He chopped wood.
S. On the 3lst?
W. That was Sunday, and we went q
squirrel hunting.
S. What did he do on the 32di
W. He narrowed in wheat that day.
S. What did he do on the 33di
W. 1t was raining, and he shaved out
some Ak handles.
S. What did he do on the 34th7
W. lie chopped cord wood.
S. What did he do on the -
But before the question could be finish.
ed, Burhanan's wife cleared the railing in
front of the judges seat, seized B. by the
collar, and whisked him outside of the
"bar." yelling in his aftrighted ear:
You blasted old fool, dpn't you know
that there are only thirty-one days in the
month of OctOber2'
Ellis attempt at an abb failed as might
naturally be inferred.
An examination of Buchanan's book
showed tha: there were no entries made
after the 29rh of October, and that ne had
been drawing IN his imagination as to
the work done on each day.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-09-12

D1py'r Ikea JoEE-A while ago an
officer in the English Amy, having in
-pected some home stations, sent in his
statement of disbursements. There was
one item as follows: Porter, 3d." This
item WAS struck out of the list by the
War-of1ice but the officer explained that
the charge was for carriage of his luggage,
under circumstances where he would
otherwise have had to pay Is. I'd f'r q
cab. To this explanation came a reply
that in this case the claim would I've allow
ell, but that it shorld have been put for
"porterage." and not "porter." The
,.firer answered that lie would obey
orders, although he could find no authors
~ for such a word as " porterage = and
inquired, in addition. ifin future he should
nse the term. cal (b)ge" when he meant
"cabaa Tie Enpl'st War ,tfice would
NOT take joke, and the witty officer was
severely reprilnanded,
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-09-12

CiAIMs.-The number of claims before
the q. 5. Southern Claims Commission,
presented thus far. amount To 600, rang-
ing from Sl2 to- $780, ,0G0, and averaging
50 500 each. According to law The G nh-
mission expires on the Sd OF March next,
hut it is said six years will be required
for transacting the business now on hand,
and. under the present bureau system Of
the Department, it may even extend to
fifty years
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-09-12

How DR.. Hill managed to engineer for
Srmeou Sawyer, compromising and ar
ranging with his creditors till there was
left to Simeon no more terror of writs of
attachment, executions, and trustee writs.
We have not space to describe. The sum
of the story is, that Simeon died at good
old age, leaving his property unencum-
bered and largely increased in value.
And at this date there are quite a circle
of brothers and cousins, whose grandpar-
ents and great grandparents take in the
two houses of the Dr. Hill and Simeon
Sawyer of our sketch.-Arthur's Mug.
N, ,;1jo
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-09-12

A youthful Connecticut lover who
sang a, d pa, ed b,.Iore the young I'D, 8
house for two mortal hours, thu other
night, was Electrified after short pause
by q cordial "Tbank you," gracefully
pronounced by the ''olher fellow" who
appeaaed at the window.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-09-12

Mrs. Prod9ers, lady of London, is,
unhappily. sepaIa, ed from her husband.
Recent some one le t her Legacy of
$50 100, aud >he sued to hive the le1 acy
given up 10 her. But her husband op
posed her. and succeeded in getting the
$4,000 for himself. prodgers doesn't
support his wife or live with her, but
robs her according to English law, with
no help for it,
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-09-12

Very-much overcome lovers at Long
Branch make presents OF 500 bouquets,