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Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-11-21

Every horse in Beaufort is sick, anc
the mules are sulk..
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-11-21

sSgn Geo. Holmes has received the
appointment of county treasurer, vice +.
+. Wilder, removed.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-11-21

rsar 1t is reported that the Georgia
Central has secured controlling interest
in the South Carolina Railroad.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-01-15

worthy nurse, when she saw the twins
hal not suffered from the chpckcred events
Of the day, gave vent toa flood Of tears
that seemed to relieve her feelings I'M
mensely. Then, of course, the children
had few tears to shed; but at last the
sunshine oi happiness spread itself over the
little room, anIit was wonderful how every
body chccrrt up when an intination was
gwen by Ms. TOmkins that probably
''twoull be us we'll 10 have in the pudding,
The twins have now become fine, healthy
rOaui>h lads; nnd though they display a
wonderful capacity for street games and
Ill outdoor alnnsemeDts-- perhaps OCCASION
ed by their experiences OF the first day OF
their existence-'Iim Twinklrton and his
wife bnye never had cause for regret that
the twins presence in the basket became
known to the railway officials ere they
were thrown into the luggage-ynn and
smothered beneath the heavy luggage.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-01-15

A SEVERE WfYTER-A California
paper is predicting for that State Sc.
we're winter and terrible floods in the
spring; these predictions being founded
on observations male by native Cali
fornian OF note, who says that for hall n
century foods have occurred regularly
every tenth year, reckoning from 1922,
when the water covered all the low lands
and ro.e to greater height than was
ever known before. In 1882 aud 1872
memorable foods occurred, though the
water did not attain the extreme height
OF 1922. The disastrous effects OF the
flood Of 1859 will be remembered by all
the pioneer settlers OF California; while
in 1862 Sacramento was submerged,
dams, mills and manufactures were car
ried away on the principal streams, md
the destruction Of property was very
great. The conclusion drawn from these
facts is that a great overflow OF waters
may be expected soon after the begin
ming OF 1872. II, however, the expected
hood should fail to come, the excuse
that all signs fail in dry weather would
be specially applicable to the case.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-01-15

A Broken HEART CuRED.--Julia Vnl.
lot w. Thomas Guce. This is nn nctior
Of the case brought to recover damages
for breach Of promise to marry. De.
fence Thnt defendant has never made
any promise to marry the plaintiff that
il is a conspiracy on the part Of tile plain.
tiiT and her inmily to cxlort money iIom
him; that the plaintiff first proposed
marriage that he replied, "You wouldn't
marry an old man like me, would yon ?"
when she replied she would, II there was
only money enough tllat he never gave
her my presents but what were solicited
by tho plaintiff that he never took her
to rifle except when nsked to take her
on occasions when she was going the
same way that all he said in relation to
marriage was when she, during the win
ter Of 1870, suggested that would I've a
good time to get married, he said that il
lie was going to get married he should
prefer the Fourth Of July, which was the
only occasion Of his manifesting any
warmth OF passion; md that he has not
nude or broken any such promise ms the
plaintiff alleges. The defendant submit.
ted his defence without introducing any
testimony. Verdict for plaintiff for
$500 Defendant tnkes M appeal. -
Providence (R ~ Herald.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-01-15
A CInnler on ConslIng.

Henry Ward Beecher has written fol
tht Lco7er chapter on cOasting, in whicl
he slys:
or all positions, the worst, the mos
inexeuahle is what used to be called I
bily-piunpcr, or when one lies down up
on his sled, with head to the front, steer
ing with the toes. The position is un
gainly, the head is thrust forward and ex
posed to danger, and in case Of need, thl
body is in n helpless position.
Next is the side-sadlle posture, o.
when the boy sits cu'led up upon til,
rear Of the sled. with one leg under him
and the other projected backward for I
nllder.
The upright posture, with legs extend
ed over the sides, or carried forward be
tween, and even in front Of the runners
is the true position for the bold boy o.
the sled. He has the use of his who'll
boly, and the perfect control of his sled
and il he comes 10 harm, it must be sci
down 10 that large account Of profit and
loss which every spirited boy runs up,
Let no man revilc the Joys of ice-bonnd
hills; or rilicule the task Of tugeing Q
heavy sled up the hill for the sake of rush
ing down agnin All, yrs-but thaI
downward rush is ecstqcy.
Clear the coast HIRE goes Righ'
behind is rival sled, Away we go. eve
nv yard 1uickGning the rate we come Il
the jumpers, and fly through The mir as il
shot from Il catnpult, and strike dow
again with n jar that makes the sled
creak. Clear the coast here we come
The boy draws aside. Neck aud necl
we go glorious There is "A sturdy old
farmer who never could find out wha
bows were made for. He won't get ou
Of the wly-not he He shakes his cant
MS warning. Too late-we strike hin
Just abo7e the ankles, and he goes ovel
our head like shadow, but we helr hin
come down behind like substance II
u second we are away and out Of rencl
and hearing. or course there is u fuss
and we nre called no, and the master
with twinkle in his eye, ,iscolds w, anC
says we must say we are sorry and eve
rybody says served HIM right, the ol,
curnudgeOn, he ought to have kept ou
Of The road and we find ourselves tn,
heroes OF the school.
Then who will forget when our pretty
cousin wanted to take cruise on ou
sled, md how our sisters, too, were th,
guests of proudly polite boys, and how
the courtesy Of the hillside was show
to the girls as ardently and diSinterested
ly as ever It could be in after life on NOR,
important occasions !
reshnpsthe teacher was wiling to show
his condescension, and take passage on I
double sled Great was the AGrrah raiset
for him, and ccstatic the yell universal
when, by dexterous turn At the bottom
OF the hill, the sled went out from under
him, md lie made the few romninipe
yards Of distance without help, and turn
ed up quite like heap OF dirty snow
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-01-15
Scientific Intelligence.

Professor Harltncss reports that ever
since November IS, Encke's comet hrs
been getting steadily brighter, and its
spectrum more distinct. On the evening
Of December the spectrum consisted
Of three bright bands the most re-
frnngible one heing very frint, the mil
lle one by fur the brightest, and the
least rerrangihle one having degree of
brilliancy intermediate between that OF
the other two. The shape of each of
these bands somewhat rcsembled an
isosceles triangle, with its base turned
toward the red end Of the spectrum. In
the Ease of the two brighter bands the
light increased quite rapidly from the
less reilangible elpe Of the band, until
1t attained its mNSinm ut point distant
from that edge by about one.quarter Of
the whole breadth OF the band, and
thence it gradually faded away towards
the more refrangible edge OF the band.
In the case Of the most rerrnngible band, I,
the light seemed to bc Of nearly equal
intensity throughout its whole brealth.
The positions Of the two brighter bands
were measured, and the resulting wave
lengths Of the light, expressed in mil
lionths Of mill:meter, are approximate
ly us follows first band, less refnngible
edge, 800, brightest part, $500; more
refrangible edge, 63i second band, less
refrangible edge, 5l5, brightest part.
j109 more ;efrangiblc edge, 400. The
position OF the faint band was estimated,
and the resulting wnye-lengths are, for
The less refrnngible edge, 45S, and for
the more refrangible edge, 44S. At times
he iancied he also saw Il iailt continuous
spectrum, but sonld not satisfy himself
that itrellly existed.
Both in appearance and wavc-lights
this spectrum bears such II remnrk 'ble
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-01-15

A New York fashion journal notices
few of the winter toilettes in that city.
One Of the most elaborate toilettes is
of blue, exquisitely bordered with m
embroidery of white silk, with fringc
Of heavy silk and fine chenille combined
The corsage Of the Louis XIV. style,
postilhons, closed ut the throat with II
deep frilI of very beautiful point d'Ai.
guile lace, falling iu spiral knot over
the faintest tint Of rose crepe de chine.
fair young bride will perceive in the
record to the bridal dress tint OF white,
with :he pink creamineSs east over il, rs
il from n glowing sunset cleaning upon
a bank of newly fallen snow trimmed
with tulle frills Mt the edging of the an.
tique sleeves. The corsage cut heart.
shaped, filed in with misty folds Of
tnllc insmin and orange blossoms for
the coiiIure, mingled with lace OF the
most transparent texture, covered with
tiny knots OF chenille. The trained
0ver.Skirt was mass Of narrow ruffles,
drapcd upon either side by large rosettes
of silk and lace n little apron of many
wrinkles Just ieached the top OF the four
hounces OF the under skirt, and broad
sash OF faintly.tinted faile finished this
charming costume, The jewels were Of
arge rose pCarls-braceltt, earring, and
pin. A very elegant dress, completed
Tor regal brunette, is OF warm, rnby
pros grain the long over.sklrt OF a
slnle lighter, is lashpd at intervals with
insertions Of the darker shade, edged
at each puff with narrow black Chantilly
and pas.emen.erie. The basque has an
extremely long Louis XVI. vest Of da'k
ruby velvet, cut square, grandish with
lace; n cOllr and sleeve OF exquisite
point d'Alencon. Jewels Of rubies and
diamond.
For evening toilettes flowers rival lace
and the exquisite lightneSs Of the mara.
bout. Young ladies combine silk with
tile most diaphonous materials, render
ing less obvions the heRviness OF the
former Fn. example, dress OF pearl
c0lored gros grain has three over.skirt
Of shaded rose color in tarleians, ruched
with the same light texture these skirts
are long nnd gracefully looped ut in
tcrvals with brilliant Austrian roses,
mixed with white marabout, the same
flowers forming the banquet for the neck
md the hair. Another costume OF water
green, delicate a. tile foam capped wave,
was arranged with skirts and rucliings
Of misty tulle; broad putIs are plac, d
on the upper skirt, sepanted by sprays
ofeglantine, with pale crystallized leaves.
A siraigllt scarf OF the silk, covered with
tulle, is gracefully 'lraprd over the breast
and caught at the shoulder with spray
OF the eglantine; coiGare of the same
flowers.
magnificent dress IL white gros grain
was literally covered with black lace, the
dusky fabric so Spanish in its suggestive.
ness that, ns one looks upon It, the
vision Of datk.eyed donna arises Us to
its rightful owner. Still black lace l.
hecomiugto ali, it shades and relieves,
the irlp bronoacs, and yet lends q newer
grace to the most faultlessly elegant.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-01-15

FAST LrvISG.-Louisvillc, people are
very unsuspicious, and apparently con.
slider salary Of Il 900 year amply
sufficient to meet the most LAVISH rx-
trayagance. A clerk in the Post. .Ofiirc
received only that amonnt, aud although
he sported diamonds like millionaire,
aud squandered money without stint up
ON fast horses aud fast women, no one
suspected him Of dishonesty. lie acted
as general money-lendcr to his fellow
clerks, yet no one questioned how he
could spend 30 freely and still always
have money. Complaints Of valuable
letters being lost in the mails we're fire.
quent for n yeat before any inquiry was
mide as to the cause of tlIcirnppcarrnce.
A watch was finally set, aud the dnsbing
clerk was detected in the act OF stealing
eleven letters. o. course he was arrest
ed, ani now lies in Jail awaiting certain
conviction. Would it not have been
better for MI concerned II his employer,
had been less stupid ? Would not lit
tie discernment on their part lave de-
tected his crime at its beginning, and
possibly have saved n life which is now
irretrievably ruined =?
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-01-15
Mappy New Year.

"Happy New Year, love Happy New Year
Two fairy feet camO bounding neari
Two little hands shut out the light
Shut out tho sunshine, cold and blight;
Two rOguish eyes, like stars on the sea,
Under their lashes looked down on mci
Two tender lips gave the greeting d,Ar,
"HNppy New Year, love! Happy Now Year
only one glimpse OF the ioft brown hair,
And tie pile se-bids nesting there;
Only one ray from the starry eyes,
Light X uI my own with glad surprise.
Aud 10 my fairy hath flown away.
Swift as the sunb, ans brighter than they;
But the echo, lingering, whisrreth clear,
Happy New Year Happy New YearT
'what hath the old year borne from theef'
Asleth my spirit, muHingly
A little bloom frOm the rosy day,
Z, + litlr light from the forward way,
~ hand which Inc shall clasp no more,
"a luyt 10 live IN memOry's lnfe-
! All me and minglinG smile and tear,
Happy Now learl Happy New Ycarl"
What brought this New Year unto thee 2"
My spirit asketh, musingly
A chastened soul, higher aim,
A hope that scOrns tho drcam OF Fame
.iIrart wherein all murmuttngs cease
a voice there Whispering softly, :" Peace"
Oh, pearl OF price oh, gift most dear
"Happy New lcarl Happy New YearI'
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-01-15
To Correspondents.

Persons writing with the expectation
Of having their letters published IN this
paper will do well to observe the follow.
lug rules
Write only when you haze something
TO say.
When you have said It, quit.
Write only on one side OF your paper.
Write plain, and rs you want your let.
ter to apuear.
Do not write with a pencil wheA pen
can be had.
Leave Of the long preambles which
occupy space and require time to read.
Give the facta-Comments will be
made here.
Make your letters short pointed
lively.
Do not write on facts you are atrnid tt
sign, Cowardi never make reliable cor
respondents.
Short letters, like short visits, maE,
long friends
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-01-15

BAD FOR THE BuFPALo-lt appears
that the bulIaloes were very much dis
commoded by the late terrible SNOW
storm on the Pacifc Rnilroad. While
one train OF cars was embedded in the
snow these animals gathered to the lee
side for shelter. A correspondent soys:
"Ii any Que felt disposed he might, from
his seat in tho car, pop them over with
his reyolyer-the rest would not move -
they could not he driven away by engine
whistling or human voice, but crowded
their shaggy s,dcs close up to the cars
and there stood with bowed heads for
the storm to pass. Many were scon to
fall down in their tracks, dead from the
cold, and whom ut last the trnin was dug
out and moved of, the track wns lined
with these huge, shaggy, frozen carcass
es." We think II robe a luxury in win.
ter--so it is. Imagine tho severity Of
the weather when the animal which fur
nisheS the robe freezes 10 death under
hiI natural protSahon.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-01-15
Che 1emuerat.
The WnnIns Year.

The wear begins 10 tremble with decay
Like An old man VIII leans mon stan,
Aud IN griytyar reads the epiaph
on all his oG,pring WIN have passed. away
But vet soft brOczGS with hta lhir locks play,
Scattering his sadness with IOcund laugh
While the grOat sun yet warm. in his bch9F
And with his darts kcupi winter Etill At bay.
Yea sppthrd aud fattGrrd IN full many wys,
Though all the fields be bare, and woodlands
sore,
Half hidden from his sight by thickonng
haze,
Scrcncly smflca tho slow.lccning Year,
Like one WIN has In goodness bGnt his DAYS,
And waits his coming end without fear.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-01-15

TAXING THE vEL.-In New York
the solemn ceremonies Of religion,
profession" were performed in chap.
el Of the Sisters Of Charity. The Occa.
sion was that Of young lady taking up.
on herself the Order OF Mercy. At the
commencement ol the service the novice
prostrated herself at tile foot Of the high
nltnr, while choir ofnuns chanted the
Litany Of the Saints in her behalf. AT
the communion she arose and slowly as.
con led thealta steps. On reaching thr
platform upon which the priest stands
she again knelt and devoutly prepared
herself for the reception OF the holy sac.
rament and the taking Of the three rrlig:.
ious vows-chastity, voluntary poverty
md obedience. Tie VOWS being taken
the VOWS which are believed to he per.
petually binding-the professed nua
resumed her position ut the foot Of the
altar and again Frustrated herself, while
the choir chanted solemn aud nppro.
pirate hymn. The hymn being finished
she arose, nnd accompanied by seyeral
sisters, went into the sacriSty, where Ahc
was Invested Of all her ndornmen,s, u
don the humble habit and cowl Of Sis.
ter Of Charity. The ceremony was con
lucsed by threo priests,
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-01-15
sxAKE CnAmnNo.-A short timc sinc

SNAKE CHAnuSd. short time since
black snake attempted To charm child
of Benjamin buchanan, who resides two
miles from Su quehanna, The child
was sitting upon the doorteps Of the
house, playing. The serpent cnwled III
to within lew feet OF the child, paused,
and commenced to charm the little one.
Closer and closer it came, the child's
gaZe was becoming 'trongGr and more
fixed, ard in n moment more, the inno
cent would have been enoircled by th'
slimy snake. AT this junctme, q favor
IT, and faithful dog dashed in upon tll'
scene, aud, with few vigorous shakes
destroyed the reptile, which msaIutS.
four and half feet in length,
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-01-15

LEWIS CRAED4LL, m Oneida County,
New York man, will be centnnrinn il
ne lives till next April. His honorable
record is briefly summed up; Two wives
and nine children, never sick in his Life,
lived on the same farm sixty years. and
voted At streuty.Oight annual elections
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-01-15

An IndiauesS, discovering that her
marriage ceremony hid been illegally
performed, foirteen years ngo, has com.
monced a suit against her husband for
services rendered him ns an employe
during that period.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-01-15

Yes or Not
Must it be mol
All, mol
DpGflnvc,
The sunbehms, all sadly and slew,
Would mOurnlngly come tn m9 10.
Dear love. =
May 1t bO YCsl
All, yrsl
Dear love,
Lot me twine round my finger that treas
The bold sunshine no darts to caross,
Dear love-
Shall II be Nof
All mol
Dear love,
The brcczes would wailingly 10
To whisper Huch message of Voc,
Dear love.
viii Il be Yea
All, veal
Dear love,
Lat the summer winds wait me kiss
From those lips 'twUuld be heaven to press,
Dear Lowell
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-01-15
IreyitleS.

Mans greatest enemy is the wine glass;
womans the looking glass.
There are nearly $50 convicts in t.
State prison at CharlestOwn, Mass
or the 10000 English miners, one in
every thirty is killed by accident yearly.
For the first time in sixteen years thels
is not u Washburn in Congress.
The surest way to lose yorr haalth in
to keep drinking other peoples
A Detroit lady visited a monagerie
and asked to he shown the cundurango.
For railwny-trnvelcrs--Whcn the enei.
neer whistles "down brakes" look out
for breakdown.
Every man has his weak side; anil 1t
il very often the case that this week side
is the best part Of the man.
Horne ToOkc, when asked by George
III why he never played at carls, replied
81 can not tell King from knave."
Love was to his impasaiOn'd soul
Not M with others mere part
or itB existence but the whole:
| The very liIc-breath Of the hOart.
SOME one with spare time on his hands
has been investigating ii bushel Of wheat,
and reports that it contains GGG,O0O
grains.
A hen .pecked husband, who hal mar
ricd his wife because she was handsome,
declared that "a thing Of beauty is ala"
forever"
An old gentleman OF great experience
says he Is never satisfied that II laly un-
derstands II kiss unless he has it ircn
her own mouth.
II you don't stop using tohncco, the
FIRST thing you know you will have tho
amaurnsi., angina, pectofis, hypothol
'lriasis and locomotoratnxy.
Fresh eggs have been given, viii
market success, down east, TO colts not
in good health. The nourishment they
afforded soon restored the weak animals.
The Russian officers ut the bill, when
dancing with the ladies', invariably count.
cd the timc-m demr hOiS out lou !, 30
as to be able to keep step with their
partners.
One hundred and eight men, including
seventy Indians, in Tucson, Arizona,
have pleaded not guilty to IN indict
ment charging them with killing Apache
Indians ut the Camp Grant Reservation
I've caught u cold
don't know how
20 k.chn.Zl"
-. When "k-choWl"
And when try,
~ ikc Chiroo,
To sas tp=Rta
/ say "E-cheIl
To prevent the water pipes in yonrr
house freezing and bursting tins cold
weather, leave the water dripping at tia
faucets during the night Bhc circula-
ton Of water through the pipes will pre-
vent freezing.
"Bovs," said school.teacl,er tho
other day, "what is the meaning Of nll
thN noise in schooY" "Itis Bill Smith.
sir, who is initiating locomotive
Come up here, William" said the
teacher, III you are turning into loco
motive, it is shigh time you were switched
or"
A dentist was recently saved from
drowning by laborcr, aud from tic
depths OF his grateful heart exclaimed:
Noble brave, gallant mgn how shall
reward You ? Only come to my house,
aud l will cleerfnlly pail out every tooth
YOU have got your head and not charge
you sixpepce.
A New York politician, in writing a
letter Of coincidence to the widow OF
deceased country member OF the legisla-
ture, says, ~ cannot tell you how pam
cd was to hear that your husband has
gone to heaven. We were bosom.
friends but now we shall never meet
again.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-01-15

HAVE You Any MONEY TO LOSE ?-If
50, says New York paper, conirive 10
walk up Broadway and slip. You will
at once be taken III hand by a gentleman
deeply interested in your welfare. He
will express regret at the misfortune of
your fall, and even 60 so far rs TO brush
tue snow from your s0iled garments, and
during the openltion will ease you OF
your pocket book, il not OF yOnr watch.
Such j ight.hngercd gentry are now prowl.
ing about our principal thoroughfare
seeking whom they may devour.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-01-15

Tn Spanish Minister Of the Colonies
has announced bis intention to roorgan-
izs Tie Havana Volunts<n.