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Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-05-22
NoYaculite.

Novaculite is usually made use OF for
the purpose of sharpening tools and
domestic implements, and is commonly
called milestone. Geologically, it be-
longs to the milestone grits. Its first
condition was undoubtedly sandstone,
and by the aid of chemical process,
performed by nature, became puresillca.
A great deposit, from which thousands
of tons have been mined for hundreds
of years, is situated near Constantine
pie. There are also two or three other
deposits known in Europe, but none OF
as good a quality as the one at Constan-
tinople. The most remarkable deposit
of this kind was found in Arkansas
about the year 1910, some two miles
from the celebrated Hot Springs. The
quarry was first worked in lS43 ; but
only for the past few years to any great
extent. The demand is quite exten-
siye, and stone is sold at from 30 cents
to 81. .25 per pound, ready for use. The
vein of rock is very peculiar present:
ing twelve to sixteen feet of width, and
carrying with it on either side the same
rock, but of O much more coarse and
inferior quality. The dip of the forma-
tion is 40 to As degrees, and seems to
become more uniform the deeper the
vein is mined. The deposit OF red
oxide of iron, in some portions OF the
vein, gives to 1t much the ap-
pearance of fine marble. Its discov-
cry was made by its cropping out upon a
quite extensive hill owned by gentle
man by the name of Barnes, who holds
in this an independent fortune. The
finest portion mined brings a large
price, and is largely used by engrayers.
In Cedar and Taney counties in this State
(MissourI the same rock is found, but
no development has determined its ex-
tent, or quality, save surface speci-
mems, which are not likely to represent
the best rocks of the formation as in
the Arkansas mine, the deeper it is
mined, the more superior the stone be-
comes.-,&. Louis Journal Of Com
11prce
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-05-22
Coal In the Atmosphere.

Coal is carbon carbon combines
with oxygen to form carbonic acid;
there is carbonic acid in the air and 1t
is an interesting question how much
coal in combination actually exists N
the atmosphere about us. savants as.
sert that the total is not less than eight
hundred and fifty thousand millions OF
tons. But this is only fraction OF that
which formerly existed in the air when
the world was young The coal mines
of the world are estimated as containing
five million millionsof tons, all OF which
was primarily taken from the air by the
rank vegetation of primeval times.
OF course in those remote regions the
atmosphere containing say seven times
it's present percentage OF carbonlc acid
was untitled for the animal life now
fiourishing on the globe. But as the
carbon was Withdrawn the oxygen was
proportionally increased andrespiration
became gradually possible to animals OF
higher and more complex organization
and requiring more rapid oxygenation
of the blood. Hence as the atmosphere
changed by the growth of the coal form
ing vegetation, the organic creatures
progressed from the earliest reptiles
that crawled in the hot and wide reach
ing everglades to the being that, crown
ing the strange, long series, was made
in the image Of his Creator by whom
"into his nostrils was breathed the
breath of ife."
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-05-22
The Man without an Enemy.

We believe in the man or woman who
has enemies" This does not sound
sound, but it is sound. Your milk-and-
water people, who content themselves
with simply doing no harm, at the same
time never do anygood. They are mere
negatives. Your man. of force, who
does not wait for stone to get out of
his heaven-appointed way, but manfully
rolls it over, may unintentionally hurt
somebody's toes in the act; but thou
sands WHO will have to travel that way
will thank him for clearingit. The msn
or woman who has no enimies is gener-
ally sleek, creeping, cowardly crea-
ture, caring for no one but himself
smirking and creeping his unchallenged
way to the obscurity he merits. He
adds nothing to the common stock
does no good in the world, and is low
cred into his six feet of earth without
one sincere regret from any one. He
has had no enemies ; bit has he had a
friend? A place is vacant, but not in
any warm, grateful heart. fig for such
people
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-05-22
The HOg.Reeye.

Parson Dunham had been for many
years settled over the parish of Wilmot,
and by course Of events which had
happened, as such things are prone to
happen in this imperfect society of
ours, he had become unpopular with
many of his people, and they, to show
their feeling, and to extend hint which
they hoped the old minister would take,
on a certain March meeting, when the
legal voters of the town assembled to
elect officers, elected him to the Office of
hog-reeve. Mr.. Dunham was present,
and when the fact of his election had
been announced, he arose and addressed
the Moderator thus
"Sir, was chosen many years ago AS
pastor of this flock. To change is hui
man. That my people have changed is
not wonderful; I am only thankful that
they realize the change; and rs they
evidently made this change in my office
to correspond herewith, I accept it
cheerfully, and will endeavor to serve
according to the best of my Abilities
Ledger.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-05-22
Three Remarkable Stars Now Visible.

A brilliant starry triangle is now Wis
ible in the early evening. 1t is made
up of the three brightest stars that are
seen in our latitude, with the exception
of Mars, when in opposition. Venus,
Jupiter, and Sirius form the shining
points of the celestial triangle, and
make the geometrical marvel easy to
recognize. Venus must be looked for
in the West, Jupiter towards the zenith
in the East, and Sirius in the South.
The contrast in color and apparent
size between these stars is strongly
marked. Venus takes the lead, as she
hangs like golden lamp in the glowing
West Jupiter is of deeper tint, shad-
ing towards orange, while Sirius, gilt.
tering with beaming rays, is of softened
white, tinged with blending OF the
most delicate shades of green and blue.
The real contrast between the stars is
far greater than the seeming one, and
in an inverse ratio. Venus is little
globe, no larger than ours Jupiter is
giant planet, fourteen hundred times as
large as the earth, while Sirius is glc-
rious sun, twenty millions of millions OF
miles away, and yet one of our nearest
stellar neighbors, although far more
powerful and many times exceeding
in size the sun, our symbol of omnip-
otence.
In a few weeks the starry triangle
will be broken up, its members taking
new positions and forming new combl-
nations, while new stars will take their
places upon our field of evening obser-
walton, AMI furnish the never-ending
variety, which is one of the charms OF
the science of astronomy.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-05-22

Her reason for adopting SO extraordi-
nary q costume must be left to conjec-
ture. 1t is only certain that it must
have been carefully studied, and that
the pictorial effect must have been ap-
palling. :,
The women, whose frmness had
hitherto borne the trial, began now to
give way, spasmodic sobs bursting from
them which they could not check.
"No crier vous," she said, "j ay promis
pour vous.". Struggling bravely, they
crossed their breasts again and aga n,
she crossing them in turn and bidding
them pray for her.
Then she knelt on the cushion. Bar
bara Mowbray bound her eyes with a
handkerchief. "Adieu," she said,
smiling for the last time and waving her
hand to them, "adieu, au revoir. !"
They stepped back from off the scaffold
and left her alone. On her knees she
repeated the Psalm, In te Domino con-
fido, "In thee, o Lord, have I put my
trust"
When the Psalm was finished she felt
for the block, and laying down her head
muttered: "In manus, Domino tuas,
commendo amman mean" The hard
wood seemed to hurt, for she placed her
hands under her neck the executioners
gently removed them, lest they should
deaden the blow, and then one of them
holding her slightly, the other raised
the axe and struck. The scene had been
too trying even for the practiced heads
man of the Tower. His arms wandered.
The blow fell on the Knot of the hand
kerchief, and scarcely broke the skin.
She neither spoke nor moved. He
struck again, this time more effectively.
The head hung by a shred of skin,
which he divided without withdrawing
the axe and at once o metamorphosis
was witnessed, strange as was ever
wrought by wand of tabled enchanter
The coil fell off and the false plaits-the
labored illusion, vanished. The lady
who had knelt before the block was in
the maturity of grace and loveliness /;
the executioner, when he raised the
head, as usual, to show it to the crowd,
exposed the withered features of griz-
zled, wrinkled old woman.-Jdnaes An
Mony Froude.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-05-22
How To Get Along.

Do not stop to tell stories in business
hours.
If you have place of business, be
found there when wanted.
No man can get rich by sitting round
stores and saloons.
"Never fool" in business matters.
Have order, system, regularity, lib
erality and promptness.
Do not meddle with business you
know nothing of.
Never buy an article you do not need,
simply because it is cheap, and the man
sells it will take it out in trade.
Trade in money.
Strive to avoid hard words and per
sonalities.
Do not kick every stone in the path.
More miles can be made in day by
going steadily onward.
Pay as you go.
A man of honor respects his word as
his bond.
Aid, but never beg.
Help others when You can, but never
give what you cannot afford, simply be-
cause it is fashionable.
Learn to say "no." No necessity of
swapping it out dog fashion, but say it
firmly and respectfully.
Have but few confdants, the fewer
the better.
Use your own brains rather than that
of others.
Learn to think and act for yourself.
Be vigilant.
Keep rather ahead than behind the
times.
Header, cut ont this, and if there be
folly in the argument, let us know.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-05-22
Gypsies and Their Secret Poisons.

Among other secrets Of the gypsy
race is the art Of preparing what they
term the "drei," or "dri," most dead
ly and destructive agent, and for which
medical science knows no antidote.
Analysis detects no noxious properties
whatever, and the most careful exami-
nation, microscopicalo otherwise, shows
it simply to consist of apparently harm
less vegetable matter. The drel, "
then, is merely a brown powder, OBJ
tanned from certain species OF fungus
forming the nearest connecting link be-
tween the animal and vegetable king
doms, the powder consisting of an in
finity of sporules. These fungoid spor-
ules possess the peculiar property OF
being further developed only by inti-
mate contact with living animal matter
(as when swallowed, &c.); they then
throw out innumerable greenish-yellow
fibres about twelve or eighteen inches
in length. When the "drei" is admin
istered, usually in some warm drink,
these sporules are swallowed, attach
themselves to the mucous membrane,
germinate, throw out millions OF these
silky fibres, which grow with awfu!
rapidity, first producing symptoms OF
hectic fever, then cough, eventually &C.
companied by incessant splitting OF
blood, till death finally inevitably su-
pervenes, usually in about fortnight
or three weeks time. A case of this
description occurred in Italy in 1860.
Although the patient was attended by
eminent physicians accustomed to deal
with cases of slow poisoning, no sus-
picions of foul play were entertained
till the day after the decease, when an
autopsy being held revealed the cause
of death. The fibres, the growth OF
which had ceased with the cessation OF
animal life and heat that had supported
them, were partially decomposed had
another day elapsed no trace would have
beenleft of the foul deed. If the analy.
sis of the mixture in question reveal nc
deleterious drug, let dog or ether ami
NAL be dosed with " three drops in
some warm vehicle. The result would
show whether the brown powder is OF
is not the word-famous and destructive
GO drei
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-05-22
How THE PRESIDENT DRAWS HIS SALA

How THE PRESIDENT DRAWS HIS SALA-
RY.-The Washington Star says: The
President never draws his salary him
self, but receives it through the First
National Bank, to which he has given a
power of attorney, and the money is
always drawn from the Treasury by the
cashier of that bank and placed to the
credit of the President in the bank. The
warrants for the salary of the President
and Vice President are made out at the
Treasury every month, the former un-
der the new law receiving "a, 166 &C per
msnth, and the latter 1888 33. Mem
bers of the Cabinet are paid from the
rolls of their respective departments,
and receipt therefor the same as all
other employees. The President and
Vice President do not sign any pay roll.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-05-22
Life from the Egg.

The formation and growth OF the egg,
saws Prof. Agassiz, and its formulation
prior to the formation of the neE being
are among the most mysterious pro-
cesses of the organic world. The eggs
laid by different kinds of animals are
themselves 80 various in size, form and
appearance that it is difficult to believe
thew are all one and the same thing.
Look at this huge egg, for which a mans
hat would be too small cup. 1t is the
egg of an extinct bird found at Mada-
gascar (the Epiornis), the largest birds
egg known. CompareEit with the egg
of humming bird, smaller than a hazel
nut, scarcely larger than small pea.
In form and general aspect the differ
ence, even among birds eggs, is endless.
Some are elongated, some are spherical,
some are dull on the surface, some are
polished, some are dark, others gray or
white, others are very bright. The
number known is large. Ornithologists
are acquainted with about 5000 differ
ent kinds of birds eggs. While they
differ in detail, the general pattern of
birds eggs seem the same. The out
side shell is brittle, and within there is
a lining membrane covering the white,
while in the center is the yelk, differing
in dimensions in different species OF
birds as much as the eggs themselves.
Quite otherwise, seemingly, is the egg
Of the mammalia. Those which are de-
veloped are never laid AS eggs they
are microscopically small, and they un-
dergo all their transformations within
the mother. Yet their structure at some
time or other, in an early stage Of their
growth, is the same as that of an egg in
all other classes of animals.
Among reptiles the eggs exhibit great
variety. The eggs of alligators are
elongated, almost cylindrical, evenly
rounded at both ends, and about the
size of an ordinary ducks egg. The
eggs of the sea-turtle are about as large
as a small apple, rounded, and have O
flexible shell. Those of the swapping
turtle are much smaller, but also round
ed. Those of our terrapins are oblong,
as are also those of Lizards. Snakes
eggs are oblong and sometimes cylin.
drical in shape. Frogs and toads lay
numbers Of small eggs. They are drop
ped in the water like fish spawn, in large
clusters or strings. The Suripam toad
(Pipa) carries her eggs soldered togeth'
er like honeycomb on her back. The
alytus carries them between its legs
rolled up in a bunch.
Among fishes the eggs of different
kinds differ amazingly in external ap'
pearance. Some of them would hardly
be believed to ha- eggs -at all. Take, fol
instance, the skates egg. 1t looks like
a fiattened blackish leather bag, with
four horns or handles ut the four cor.
ners. The yelk in such an egg is the
size of walnut, or larger or smalle,
according to the species. All skates
and sharks have eggs like these, though
not all lay them, the young, in many
instances, undergoing their develop
ment within the mother. The chimera
has q still more curious egg. 1t is like
leaf made out of parchment. In the
center is an oblong cavity containing
| tho valk
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-05-22
Sleep on Your Cares.

Men of business, believe me, there is
now and then profitable venture in do
ing nothing at all. In the power to
put business aside, and abiding now
and then in perfect quiet, things some
times solve themselves, when We give
them that advantage, which refuse to
come clear for all our trying. We all
know how, by simply talking some per-
plexity into the deepest silence short OF
death-a good nights sleep-we can do
better sometimes than if we sat up and
wrought at q task all night. When
Matthew Murray, of Leeds, wanted to
see his way through some sore perple1-
twin his inventions, and all other efforts
were of no use, he rested night and day
from all noise, and all effort except the
effort an active man has to keep himself
quiet and then the thing he wanted
would steal in and look at him, and light
on, and stay as birds used to light on
the old hermit, no more afraid OF them
than of the trees under which they sat.
And mothers, you may care and toll in
cessantly for your little ones, neyerrest-
ing moment in your devotion and
then, because your never do be quiet,
but enter into you very closet with a
little frock to mend, you shall never be
quite able to take the whole sunlight
and some of your motherhood into your
baart You will he so full of care about
the bread that cometh down from heav-
en-. No person in the world needs so
much now and then to be still, and open
her soul only to the silence, as an earn
est, energetic, whole-hearted mother.
This eternal activity is almost sure to
run at last into shallows.-Ro6ert Coll
yer.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-05-22

WHAT A GOVERNOR SAYs-Governor
Grover Of Oregon sends to an eastern
paper: "The feeling Of Oregon In regard
TO the Modoc assassination is that OF
the deepest sorrow and OF intense thirst
for swift retribution. Thecold- -blooded
murder Of eighteen Of our citizens caus-
ed ms to fear this. There is not hos
tile Modoc who is not guilty OF murder
unprovoked. Those who survive the
pending battle should be delivered Tor
early trial and punishment. Short OF
this will entail further massacres."
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-05-22
VOL. III. NO. 33.
Thinking.


THOUGHTS BY A NOODLE.
don't think goose is q swan,
don't think sheep is rabbit,
But think, when I'm thinking thereon,
That thinking's dangerous habit.
For some people think they are right,
And some people think they are clever,
And some people think black must be white,
And some think Of nothing whatever.
And some people think Of themselves,
And some people think of their neighbors
And some think the gold that one delves
Is very poor pay for ones labors.
For my part, think that thought
That thunk while a-tS mixing and musing,
That thinking is really wl tn naught,
Because thinking, IthinE, is confusing.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-05-22

The Dutch expedition against the
Atcheens has been recalled to Padang.
Outbreaks are apprehended elsewhere
in Sumatra.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-05-22

A true American is too proud to beg
and too honest to steal. BE gets trusted.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-28

ANEcDoTR OF DICKENS. blanchard
Jcrrold, in his new book, ga day with
Charles Dickens" quotes the following
anecdotc from private journal concerning
Dickens Juvenile precocity as a newspa-
per reporter Dickens began his career
when a youth of nineteen, under his uncle
John Henry Barrow, who started The Mir
ror of Parliament, in opposition to Hassard.
lIassard always compiled from the morning
papers. whereas Barrow engaged a special
staff of able reporters, sending each inn
portant Grafton in proof to its speaker for
correction. When Stanley Illuminated his
philippe against O'Connell, it fell to young
Dickens turn to report the last third off
ed to Mr. Stanley. He returned it i to Bar
row, with the remark that the first two
thirds were so badly reported as to be unin-
telligible but il the gentleman who had SO
admirably reported the last third of his
speech could be sent to him, he would speak
the rest of it to him alone. Accordingly at
nm hour appointed, young Dickens made
his appearance at Mr.. SANKEY'S, note book
in hand. 1t was with evident hesitation
thatthe servant ushered him into the library,
the tables Of which were covered with news
papers. Presently the master of the house
appeared, eyed the youth suspiciously, and
said:
81 beg pardon, but hoped to see the
gentleman who had reported part of my
speech" etc.
am that gentleman" retorted Dick
ems, turning red in the face, and feeling his
dignity somewhat offended.
''Oh, indeed!" replied Mr.. Stanley, push
ing about the papers and turning his back
to conceal an involuntary smile.
1t was not long before Sir James Graham
stepped in; and then Stanley began his
speech. At first he stood still addressing
one Of the window-curtains as Mr.. Speaker.
Then he walked up and down the room,
gesticulating and declaiming with all the
FIRE and force he had shown in the house of
commons. Graham, with newspaper before
him, followed, and occasionally checked
him, when he had forgotten some trifing
point, or had transposed one proposition in
the place of another. When the entire
speech had been fully reported, Stanley re-
turned the revise, with Dickens corrected
edition of the parts of the speech which had
been bungled, with note to Barrow,
highly complimentary to the STRIPPING re-
porter, and with shadowy prediction of n
great career for him in the future. Dick
ems had totally forgotten this incident, UNI
til, many years after, he was invited to
dine with Lord Derby for the first time.
Having been shown with the other guests
before dinner into the library, he felt a
strange consciousness of having been in it
before, which he could not account for. He
was in state of bewilderment all dinner
time; for he could not recall the circum-
stances which brought the reporting adven-
ture to his mind. But, at all events, some
thing did, and he reminded his host of it,.
Lord Derby was delighted to recognize in
his new friend his boy-reporter, and told
the story to select few, who, with Dick
ems, had stayed after the rest of the party
had departed,
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-28

HNAGS. We have now in stock an assert ,
Il ment OF Denn,son's Patent Directed
Labels and Merchandise Tags, which we viii /
sell at manufacturers prices.
We have also good stock Of Phillips Sci
curity Hook-Tags," very convenient and SER
viceable article for merchants Among its nd
vantages are; Goods can be more readily mark
ed than by any other means; the tag is so Sc
curely locked that 1t cannot become detached
from the goods; no chance OF the tag becoming
detached from the hook; no points protecting
to tear other goods or your fingers. They ar
safe, strong and cheap. Call and exams
them. GIORE PAPER co