Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-06-06
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Brevities

Whatever you dislike in another take
care to correct in yourself.
Troubles are like dogs, the smaller
they are the more they annoy you.
Genius unexalted is no more genius
than bushelof acorns is forest OF oaks.
The Brewers Association Of the Uni
ted States represents capital OF $780,
100000
A good word is an easy obligation
but not to speak i'll requires only our
silence, which costs us nothing.
A Connecticut editor offers to "yacci-
nate, free of charge, all new, prepaying
subscribers to his paperfo thirty days"
At Clear Lake, Iowa, on the first of
May, every citizen was expected to
bring at least one tree and plant it in the
public square.
The greatest treasure is coutentment /;
the greatest luxury is health ; the great
est comfort Is sleep; and the best medl-
cine is true friend.
Josh Billings says eff man has got
eighty thousand dollars at interest, and
owns the house he lives in, it amt much
trouble to be philosopher"
When the Prince de Conde was told
that his enemies called him deformity,
Chow do they know that ?" he said;
"they have never seen my back"
Turquoise necklaces, rings, and ear.
rings are the most fashionable style OF
iewelry worn at present, and are beauti-
fully set with pearls and diamonds.
Lord Baxfeld, the Scotch Judge, once
said to an eloquent culprit at the bar
You're vera clever chiel, mon; but
I'm thinking ye wad be none the waur
O. hangin'."
All the new spring bonnets are trim
med with profusion of lace and flow
ers. The favorite combination OF col
ors seems to be delicate shade OF blue
and rose color.
A new dance just introduced into So
cial circles, is called "The Baltimore
Cotillion," and promises to be rival to
the hitherto popular dance known as the
"Boston Dip"
A new style of earring is composed OF
three hoops, one within the other, the
first ring being studded with small dia-
monds, the second ring OF pearls and
the third Of turquoise.
The longest bridge in the world is on
the Mobile and Montgomery Railroad,
between Texas station and Mobile. 1t
rests on iron cylinders, has ten draws,
and is fifteen miles in length.
A resolution was offered before the
American Medical Association by DE-
Harner, of Virginia, and adopted, that
members of the association should dis
courage the use Of alcohol for stimuH in
their remidies.
A bright little girl at Milton, Wiseon-
sin, having been desired to write sem
tence introducing the void "carrioD,"
presented the following to her teacher:
'Bad children often carrion in church
when they ought to be quiet"
On the first of May the q. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture completed its dis
tribution of seeds in the entire country.
This was much earlier than usual. The
Department cannot, therefore, comply
with the present requests for supplies.
Alady teacher in an Iowa school lately
punished boy for kissing the big girls
by making him stand up before all the
scholars and show how it was done. She
found this policy wouldn't work. The
boys thought 1t capital punishment, and
| II had TO he abolished.
A gentleman in London lately in max
ing return OF his income to the Tax Com
missioners, wrote On the paper: For
the last three years my income has been
somewhat less than el50; in the future
it will be more p~ecarious, as the man is
dead from whom l borrowed the money"
It costs something to be elected in the
British House Of Commons. In recent
contest in Yorkshire the legitimate ex-
penses of the successful candidate were
officially reported at S53,615 while the
unsuccessful antagonist had had to pay
$40, 159. A member of parliament re-
ceives no salary or pecuniary allowance
Of any sort.