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Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-12-19
WHY Endure What Is Curable

"Wbat can't be cured must be endured" says the
proyerb but indigestion be cured and therefore it
Is the merest stupidity to endure it, Dyspeptics have
certainly right to continue dyspeptcs to the end OF
their days if they choose but as it not supposed that
any rational being prefers physical torment 10 ease and
health the probability is that all sufferers from ipdi
gest;on were convinced that absolute, infallibe
remedy for their complaint existed they would with one
accord resort to it. We most emphatcay declare that
such remedy does exist, and that its name is Hostel
ters Stomach Bitters herecord of its extends
over period of more than twenty-five years, and it is
faresy alleged that during the whole Of that time it
has never failed to afford permanent relief in any dis
orders or arrangements of the stomach that was not
organic malignant and. ncurable. The testimonials
that 20 to establish this important fact be counted
by the thousand. Stomach complaints that had been
aggravated by total disregard Of all dietary rules and
intensified and rendered chronic BY medicinal treat
ept or drastic purgation have in hundred of instances
been cured within three months by the systematic use OF
this celebrated stomachc and Alternative 1t should be
remembered that weakness Of the digestive organs
involves many other ailments BiiOusness headache,
nervous debility spasms palptation Of the heart rush
Of blood TO the head nausea vertigo, and sleepessness
are among its concomtants and results and for all
these the great vegetable tonic is specific 1t acts hrss
upon the secretorend systerns and the bowels
its general effect ensY fnt.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-12-19
A Singular Superstition.

In pretentious mansion, located in a
fashionable quarter of Sutter street, re-
sides venerable gentleman and an old
citizen of San Francisco, possessed of a
remarkable superstition, which has
placed him under horrible ban of sus-
pense, andrendered his life continuous
watch against the powers of darkness for
many years. Surrounded by wealth and
unlimited facilities for ease and happi-
ness, every hope or pleasure of his exist
enee is dissipated in the great terror he
experiences in being left alone for a sin
gle instant During the hours of day
light he goes abroad among the busy
throng, attends to his extensive business
affairs at his counting room, and aprar-
entity feels a sense of security, and enjoys
comparative tranquility of mind. But
at nightfall, when he retires to the pri-
vacy of his residence, he remains in a
constant fear that by some mishap he
should be neglected by his faithful atten-
dant for the least period Of. time. Aser-
want who has grown old in the service of
his master has the sole duty of remain
ing constantly by his side during the
night and guarding his slumbers with
sleepless fidelity. As further precau-
ton against the intrusion of the evil
one, an open Bible is invaribly placed in
close proximity to his head ere he COM
poses himself to rest. The gentleman
subject to such uncomfortable apprehen-
sions is the descendant of an old English
family, with the history of which a curl
Gus tradition is associated. 1t is related
that some generations back the head OF
the house entered into a compact with
Mephistophiles or some minister of the
Internal court, wherein the first born OF
the family was to be the forfeit, and this
arrangement is supposed to run indie
fnitely through succeeding generations.
The present subject of the contract de-
clares that both his father and his
fathers father died suddenly and mys-
teriously while nobody was by to observe
the cause of their demise, but in both
instances the evidences were plain of
death from strangulation. This horri-
BILE bond upon the family has prevent
ed the gentleman from contracting a
marriage and perpetuating it, and with
his own death whenever that shall OCCUR
the compact will end. His great anxiety
is to meet a natural death under the
solemn ministrations Of his church, and
much of his time is given to p; de-
vOtions
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-12-19
Robbing q Church.

The congregation Of DIR. Talmage's
Tabernacle in Brooklyn was much excited
by the announcement that the money
boxes had been robbed of large sums some
time during the past three months. The
seats in the Tabernacle are free, but those
who occupy them voluntarily give sums
varying from $50 to $3.50 year. These
subscriptions are enclosed in envelopes
and put in the boxes which ere passed
through the aisles by the collectors. The
boxes are long and narrow, and, when
filled, are set in row of pigeon. .noles on
either side of the platform, and are re-
moved by the treasurer after the services
are over. The church officers were great
ly puzzled to find out who robbed the
boxes or how it could have been done un-
noticed. While a deacon was seated in
his pew, few weeks ago, his eye de-
tected mysterious movement of one Of
the money boxes. It was observed to
quietly slide inward in its place in the
pigson-hole until even its longhandle was
out of sight and as quietly slide back
again to its original position. Subsequent.
ly another and another of the boxes van
ished and resppeared to the astonished
gaze of the worthy deacon, who, after the
service was over, made critical examin-
alton of the rack, but could discover no
cause for the mysterious movement and
neither did he detect the loss of any
money. A couple of detectives secreted
themselves in the organ loft and watched
closely for any movement of the boxes.
Their vigilance was at last rewarded, for
when the morning service was nearly
over, son of the sexton of the Taberna,
Gle, was detected coming out from under
the platform. He was at once arrested,
and finding that his manevres had been
watched, confessed the whole story. His
brother, he said, knew he robbed the
boxes, and levied blackmail on him or
each and every occasion after making 6
raid. He had ingeniously removed the
woodwork at the end of the pigeon-hole
and then drew the boxes toward him
taking out the large subscriptions in the
envelopes, and leaving the stamps undis
turbed. Over 5000 Lad been stolen in
this way, and shared between the sections
sons. The sexton himself was much af
fected, and cried like child when he
heard of the disgraceful proceedings.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-12-19
THE WEEKLY SUN.

Only 81 Year. 8 Pages
THE BEST FAMILY PAPER.-The Weekly n. Y.
Sun. s pages. 81 year. Send your Dollar.
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Dollar.
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your Dollar.
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Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-12-19

The SUCCESSFUL PHYsIoIAN.-Dr j.
Walker is achieving an eminent distinc-
tion as a benefactor of his species. Some
stigmatize all patent medicines with the
odious epithet of quackery. But DIR.
WALKERS CALIFORNIA VINEGAR BITTERs
have the endorsement Of the medical
profession. The editor can conscien-
tiously and cordially recommend the
medicine, because he knows he has found
great benefit from it's use. For nearly
twenty years he has suffered from do
rangement Of the stomach. And though
the disease has become chronic, he has
already obtained great relief from this
remedy. A physician left at his death a
large volume, carefully sealed, and sup
posed to contain a fund of medical know.
ledge. On being opened, it was found
to contain only this simple advice
"Keep your head cool, your feet warm
and your bowels open." But there is q
whole volume in this maxim. VINEGAB
BIrTERs act as a mild cathartic, leaving
the system in a healthy condition. r.
II. Mcdonald an experienced druggist,
associated with DR.. Walker, is man Of
thorough integrity and practical know
ledge of the art OF compounding medi'
cine. They have a valuable medicine,
and they know how to bring it to the
knowledge of the public by judicions ad
vertiseing. We are happy to give them
orr happy Endorsement, and bid them
God speed in relieving the ills to which
flesh is heir. Lockwood UniOnist, Dec.2O
1870.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-12-19

No Person can take these Bitters accord
ing to directions and remain long unwel, PROVIDED
their bones are not destWyed by mineral poison 9f
other means and viz eans Was'ea oes0na IN
point Of repair. u,,,,o p.,a
In the Shoulders, Coughs, Tightness OF the CHEST
Dizziness Sour Eructatons OF the Stomacn, baa
Taste I'm the Mouth Bilious Attacks, Palpltaton OF
the Heart Inflammation Of the Lungs, Pain In the
region Of the Kidneys, and hundred otnel palniui
symptoms. are the of-springs or Dyspepsia. One
bottle win prove better guarantee OF us merlIs
than lengthy advertisement.
For Female Complaints, In young or oio,
married or single, at the dawn OF WomannoOo, VI
the turn Of lie these Tonic Bltters display 50
perceptible.
For Infiammatory and Chronic Rheus
ma tism and Cont, Bilious, Remittent and lnter'
mtttent Feyers Diseases OF the Blood, Liver, Kr.-
news and Bladder, these Bltters have no equas
Such Diseases are caused by Vitiated Blood.
They are n gentle Purgntive as wel a
n Tonic, possessing the merit OF actlng as
novverf1l agent in relieving Congestion or Inham-
nation Of the Liver and Nisceral organs, anu IN
Bilious Diseases. .. s.,,.
For Skin Diseases, Eruptions Tetter, Sait
Rheun Blotches Spots, Pimples, Pustufs, Bonss
Carhuncles. RinQ.worms Scald- Head, Sore Eyes,
Erysipeas Itch Scurfs Disc0l0rations OF the Sx1ns
Hnmors and Diseases OF the Skin OF whatever nane
| or nature are literally dug up and carried ous
of the system in short time by the use OF tnese
| Bitters pru
TERS the most wonderful lnVl2orant uia' CIV"
sustained the sinking system.
r.. HI. MCDONALD q 90. -, I.
| Druggists and Gen. Agts., san FRANCISCO Oai.'
cor. Of washington and Charlton Sts., N.Y.
| SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS DEALERS.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-12-19
Useful Information.

To lay off square acre of ground,
measure 2o9 feet on each side, and you
will have square acre within an inch.
An acre contains 4,S40 square rods.
A square mile contains GAO acres.
MEASURE OF DISTANCE.
A mile is $3.50 feet, or 1,76O yards in
length.
A fathom is six feet.
A league is three miles.
A Sabbath days journeyis is l, ,l55 yards.
This is IS yards less than two-thirds of a
mile.
A days journey is SO 1-2 miles.
A cube is feet.
A hand (horse measure) is four inches.
A palm is three inches.
A pace is three feet.
BARREL MEASURE.
A barrel of -four weighs 1876 pounds.
A barrel of pork; 200 pounds.
A barrel of rice, 600 pounds.
A keg of powder, 25 pounds.
A frkin of butter, Sc pounds.
A tub of butter, 81 pounds.
BUsHEL MEASURE.
The following are sold by weight per
bushel:
Wheat, beans and clover seed, GO
pounds to the bushel.
Corn, rye and fax-seed, So pounds.
Buckwheat, 50 pounds.
Barley, 4S pounds.
Oats, 80 pounds.
VARIOUS WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
A ton of round timber is 40 feet of
squared timber, 81 feet.
A commercial bale of cotton is 400
pounds.
A pack of wool is. 24o pounds.
A section of Government land is GAO
acres or one mile.
A liquid ton is 252 gallons.
A box of 16x15 1-2 inches and eight
inches deep contains bushel.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-12-19
A T exas Sunday.

A correspondent of the Atlanta Con-
stitutionalist writing from San Antonio,
Texas, gives this account of the place
on Sunday.
This is Sunday, and I'll try and tell
you what I've seen to-day. In the
morning I passed untold numbers of bar
rooms, and in all of them people, and the
best citizens, too, playing billiards or
cards, of course for drinks, and "for the
crowd" ;" really, if you won't drink and
play billiards on Sunday you are not re-
spectacle. There are more bar-rooms
in San Antonio than any place out of
Texas to it's size in the United States,
AS sit in my room now at ten o'clock
at night, I hear the band playing at the
circus, and not very far is a panorama
on exhibition.
To-day I was walking along the streets
when I was suddenly startled by hearing
a lot of boys shouting and the band play
ing. 1 looked up, and just then it al
came in sight. 1t was this: the circus,
with all its riders, performers, etc., in
regular circus style, were coming down
the street with the band playing, the
boys shouting, and ever so many Mexi.
cans and stragglers following them.
Remember, this was Sunday. Imagine
all the bar-rooms open on Sunday at
home, billiard playing, drinking, and
last but not by any means least. troupe
of performers, dressed in their flights y
riding down the street, with band play
inc
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-12-19
The Wreck of the Guatemala.

Capt. A. T. Douglas, of the Pacific
Mail Steamship Guatemala, gives an ac-
count of the. wreck Of his ship. He ap-
pears to think that the calamity was
due to the miscalculation of the third
officer, who, he says, steered wrong
course and disobeyed orders. After de-
scrbing the manner in which the ship
ran aground and the terrible difficulty
of launching the boats, he says:
SAT six o'clock the passengers and the
crew were in the boats and the ship
rapidly going to pieces. l found it i'm
practicable to land eastward of Tonala
Bar as the surf was running very high,
and we went westward with the inten-
ton of reaching Salinas Cruz. We had
no provisions and many of as had no
clothing, with the exception of our
night-clothes everything, including a
great many valuables, was left in the
ship. The chief officer was placed in
charge of the port forward boat, con-
tanning in all fourteen persons; the
purser in charge of the gig, with seven
persons the second officer in charge OF
the life-boat, with thirteen persons, and
the third officer in charge of the star,
board forward boat and I retained the
port quarter boat, with eleven in all
About nine hours after leaving the ship
the purser landed and all in the boat
were nearly drowned in the attempt
I went in.shore, but seeing two mer
stretched on the beach concluded they
had been drowned, and did not land
but kept to the westward. That after
noon and night the wind blew fresh, and
the boats were all in sight at sundown
On the 18th at 6 A. NJ, a strong north
west gale blew, and we found it neces
sary to land, as it was impossible to keel
within sight of the land any longer ant
remain at sea. At "A. NJ. we landed
but in the effort we were all thrown intc
the water, yet got to shore safely. Aftel
good deal of difficulty, and by frs
capturing the chief of the Indian tribe
who occupied the place, and threatening
him with death, we succeeded in obtain
irg Wagons and oxen, and made for tht
village of San Francisco del Mar. Th'
purser and myself got horses and wen
along the beach IN search of the othel
boats, and we found two passengers
Senor Padilla and his son. who haG
come ashore in the second mates boat
and he informed us that the whole
party haa landed. Up to leaving Sal
mas Cruz nothing had been heard O
the chief officers boat, all parties sent ir
search of them having returned without
tidings concerning them. l have nc
doubt they were lost on the 14th of Oc'
tober, in strong northwest gale blow,
ing at that time
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-12-19

DECISION AGAINST THE CIVIL RIGHTS
LAW. - In the Criminal Court, Judge
Macarthur delivered decision in the
case of Sebastian Aman, restaurant
proprietor of N. Y. city The case was
on appeal from the Police Court, where
Aman had been fined 800 and costs fol
refusing TO wait on q colored man named
Foote, and some of his friends. Aman
gave the necessary security, and appealed
against that decision. Judge Macarthur
after reviewing all the circumstances in
the case, and the law bearing ON them,
said that the proprietor of the hotel or
restaurant was the proper judge OF who
should have either refreshment OF lodg-
ing in his house, and no one could
dispute his authority in that matter. In
conclusion, he gave judgment in favor
of Aman, which dismissed the proceed,
ings. In a similar case Of Frederick
Freund, nolk DroseQui was entered.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-12-19
REPORT OF THE SOUTHERN CLAIMS Cow

REPORT OF THE SOUTHERN CLAIMS CON-
snss1oN.-The second yearly report of
Southern Claims Commission, sent to the
Speaker Of the House of Representa-
tives, states that from the organization
of the Commission, in March, 1871, to
the end of November, 1872, 1900 claims
were filed, in which an aggregate sum Of
over s4S, 100000 is claimed. OF these,
2,7ss cases, representing s5,424,314 as
claimed, have been disposed of by
awards amounting altogether to about
ST., $4,000. About 700 cases, claiming
s2,50O,O0o, have been investigated and
are under consideration, the claims ap-
pearing meritorious, but the proofs in
sufficient on which to frame just awards.
This will leave about $1,000 untouched
cases, amounting to some $37, 900, 600,
when the commission expires by law
next March.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-12-19
Horace Greeley's Will.

The last will and testament of the late
Horace Greeley was opened and read in
presence of the heirs. The will is to be
contested. Mr.. Williams, counsel for
the contestants, offered some remarks in
regard to the painful duty which he had
been called upon to perform, and recon-
mended that the proponents of the last
will should not attempt to get admitted
to probate, but quietly acquiesce in the
admission of will made by Mr.. Gree
ley in January, 1871, in its stead, init
mating that the will executed by Mr.
Greeley shortly before his death did
great injustice to Miss Gabrielle Greeley
by giving all his property to Miss Ida,
and that some relatives of Mr.. Greeley
would be deprived of property intended
for theirs.
Judge Hart, in reply, stated that the re-
marks and proceedings of Mr. Williams
were very surprising and extra6rdin-
ary, and entirely uncalled for that there
exists the utmost affection and devotion
between the two sisters; that Miss Ida
had voluntarily offered to assign over to
her sister one-half of the property left
by their father, and also grant to other
relatives named in the former will of Mr..
Greeley suitable annuities, in fact, more
than the amount specified for their bene-
fit.
Considerable feeling was manifested
by those present in favor of the Misses
Greeley, and indignation toward any
one who should lcduce the amount of
their legacies single dollar.
By the last will of Mr.. Greeley, written
by himself Nov, 9, 1872, the following
disposition of his property was made:
Item l. 1 give and bequeath all the
property of which l may die possessed,
including lands, mortgages, bonds, notes
of hand, debts, stocks, dues, and obliga-
tions to my eldest daughter, Ida L.
Greeley, one-half to be used by her at
her own discretion to the education and
support of her sister Gabrielle NJ. Gree
ley, the other moiety to be her own in
every right.
Item 2. I give and bequeath my gold
watch usually worn by me to my second
daughter, Gabrielle Marian Greeley
aforesaid.
By the will executed Jan. 9, 1871, lie
divided his property between his two
daughters and the relatives. He also
gave property as follows
Item. / direct that if any share or
shares in the Tribune Association
shall remain to me at my decease one
of them shall be sold under the rules
of said Association to the highest bid
der, and the proceeds, without deduc-
ton or abatement, be paid over as my
bequest to the Children's Aid Society
whereof New York city is the focus of
operations, to be invested or disbursed
as its proper authorities shall direct.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-12-19
Water Spouts.

They are whirlwinds on the water. In
their gentlest form at sea they are terrif-
ic objects to mariners on account of. the
possibility of having vessel struck by
them in their swift and furious march
over the sea.
In character waterspout is like a
whirlwind on land. Two opposing cur
rents of wind meeting, the water is
wblrled up into the shape of an immense
tube, elongating as it is rapidly driven
along with more than the speed of To-
comotive over a rail track till the upper
end spreads out widely in the clouds, re-
sembling the conical shape of tunnel.
The apparent column of water is really
thin sheet with nothing in the centre but
air, although of many feet in diameter.
Such rapid gyration on its axis while
running at the rate of many miles
minute finally twists it in TWO about the
middle, when down falls vast body of
water that would crush a seventy-four
instantly, were it to strike the deck.
For many leagues in all directions the
commotion equals the boiling of pot,
the waves dashins and foaming with ir=
resistable energy. Thus the thirsty
clouds are quickly supplied by the
amount of water vaporized by atmos-
pheric heat above, to be waited about by
ftful winds to fall in gentle showers or
deluging rains in the tropics.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-12-19

The HARVEST OF THE HEAD.-When the comb
acts as rake, bringing away roll OF parted
fibres every time it passes through the hair,
badness would seon be inevitable. But even
in this case, forlorn as it may seem, the mis-
chief can be arrested, the loss repaired.
LYoN's KATHA1RoN, aided by brisk application
Of the brush to promote the absorption Of the
fluid by the scalp, will stop the thinning-out
process in forty-eight hours. The roots from
which the dead filaments were shed will soon
be re-endowed with vital y, and new growth
viii speedily spring I p on the denuded places.
This work Of reproduction will go on until the
damage is rept red, and me luxnriant crop OF
hair thus produced will never wither or fall out
as long as the VII "lzing application is regular
" continued.-Com.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-12-19

SEVENTEEN HUNDRED OFFICES TO BE
ABOLISHED The Committee on Ways
and Means, at Washington, have reported
a bill abolishing all Internal Revenue
offices, except collectors. This will dis
pose of about l,7O0 officers in this de-
partment of the civil service. All the
work of assessing and collecting the
Internal Revenue thus falls on the collec-
tors alone. It is claimed that this re-
duction will save the Government one
million of dollars.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-12-19

There is, probably, no way in which we can
benefit our readers more than by recommend
ing to them for general use JOHNSON s ANoDYNE
LINIMENT. 1t is adapted to almost all the pur-
poses Of Family Medicine; and as specific
for coughs, colds, whooping cough soreness s.; OF
of blood and all lung difficulties, it has no equal
that ever we saw o.: heard of.-Com.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-12-19

The PREs1DENcY.-Senator Summers
one-term resolution was referred to the
Judiciary Committee, which kills it.
General Banks has resumed the subject
by proposition to amend the Constitu.
ton in this direction, which doubles the
salaries of the President and Yice-Presi-
dent of the United States.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-12-19

SAID APPARENT TO A CHILD" Just look at
those Shoes, only bought last week good as
new, new all but the toes, which are worn through
Money thrown away, feet wet, stockings soiled,
all because they were not Metal Tipped
Parents, take your choice, neat, genteel, Silver
Tipped shoes, which never wear out at the toe
or shoes without Tips, with ragged holes and
protruding toes. Which looks the Best
Which is the Cheapest?