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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-19

How TO RETURN A FAVOR = An
old Scotchman was taking his grist TO
mill in sacks thrown across the back of
his horse, when the horse stumbled, and
the grain fell to the ground. He had
not strength t. raise it, he being an
aged man, but he saw boEseman md
ing along, and he thought he would ap-
peal to him for help. But the horse
man proved to be a nobleman, who
lived in the castle htrd by, and the
farmer could not muster up courage
enough to ask favor of him, but the
nobleman was a gentleman also, and
not waiting to be asked, he quickly
dismounted, and between them they
lifted the grain to the horses back.
JOHN for he was gentleman too
lifted his Kilmarnock bonnet, and
said; ''My lord. how shall | ever
thank you for your kindness?" Very
easily, John, replied the nobieman
Nv henever you see another man in
the same plight as you were in just
now, help him an; that will be thank
ing me, =
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-19
The TOll-Gata of Life.

We are all on our journey. The
world through which we are passing
is in some respect like a turnpike
and all along which vice and folly have
erected toll-gates for the accommoda-
tion of those who choose to call as they
go-and there are very few of all
the hosts of travellers who do not oe-
casionally stop little at some or the
other of them - and onsequently pay
more or less 20 the toll-gatherers.
Pay more or less. | say, because there
is great variety as well in the amount
as in the kind Of toll exacted at these
ditferant stopping places.
Pride and fashion take heavy tolls
OF the purse many man has become
beggar by paving at their gates the
ordinary rates they charge are heavy.
and the road that way is none or the
best
Pleasure offers very smooth, de
ilghtful road i'll the outset she tpmpts
the trayller with fair promises, and wins
thousands s-but she taxes without mor-
cy; like an artfdl robber, she aIlure~
till she gets her victim in her power,
and then strips him of health and
money, aud turns him off miserable
object, intn the worst or most rugged
roads of life.
Intemperance plays the part of a
sturdy villain. He is the very worst
toll gatherer on the road, for he not
only gets from his customers their mon
ey tad their health, but ne robs them of
their very brains The men you meet
en- the road, ragged and ruined ii fame
and fortune. are his visitors
And SO i might 20 on euumerating
many others VINO gather toll Of the un-
wary. Accidents sometimes happen,
il is true, along the road, but those
who 10 not get through at least tolera-
bic we'll you may be sure have been
stopping by the way at some of these
places. The plain common sense men,
who travel straight forward, get
through the journey without much
diff Guilty.
This being the state of things. it be-
comes every one in the outset, if he in
tends to make comfortable journey,
to take care what kind of company he
keeps in with. We are apt to do as
our companions do-stop where they
stop, and pay toll wnere they pay.
Then the chances are one to ten that
our choice in this particular decides
our fate
Having paid due respects to choice
Of companions the next important thing
is to observe how others manage; to
mark the good or evil that is produc-
ed by every sorrse Of life-see how
those do who manage well; by these
means you learn.
Be carful of your habits; these
make the man. And they require long
and careful culture, ere they grow up
to a second nature. Good habits l
speak of. Bad habits are easily ac-
quired they are spontaneou weeds,
that flourish rapidly or rankly without
care or culture
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-19

~ If any young man would WIN 10
himself the hearts of the wise and
brave, and is ambitious of being the
guide and leader of them, let him be
assured that his virtue viii give him
power. and power will consolidate and
m4ntain his virtue. Let hin never,
then. slulnler away the inestimable
hours of youth in tangled and trifing
disquisitions, with such as perhaps
have an interest in perge"ting or un-
settling his opinions. aud who speculate
i.:to his sleeping thonghts and dandie
bis aascent passions But let him
start from thom with alacritg, and
walk f,rtb vita frnness: let him ear
II take an interest in the business and
concerns of men and let him, as he
goes along, look steadfastly at the I'M
ages Of those who have benefited his
cnlntry. and make with himself a sol
m oon,2act to stand hereafter among
chem. - Pe'Tcies.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-19

Character is rot shaped by trifes
any more thar mar,ie is sculptured
by pufs Of air, Only by hard strugg-
eles, and stern conflicts With tempta
tion, ard cesolute self-mastery, does
the divine principle assert It's snpre-
macy and carve its immortal lowell
ness into every faculty aud mood OF
the mind The sharpness of our tri-
ais, and the hardness Of our lot, show
what we are made Of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-19
Best os all things to us Is hom

Best or all things to us is home
In hours of ambition and pleasure we
may sometime forget its exquisite
sweetness, but let sickness or sadness
come, and we return TO it at once
Let the hallow hearts that feign a
friendship they do not feel stand re-
yeaiel before Us let us know, as We
all must, at moments, that, however
important We may be in oul own esti-
nation, our places would be filed at
an hours notice, should we die to-
morrow, then we whisper to on rsclves
the magic word homc, and we are
comfortable 'Hontc, S.ceet home :"
Ii does not matter how humble it is;
nor is it less home for being a pal
ace. 1t is where those we love dwell
wherever that may be-wherc we
are valued for ourselves, and we are
held in esteem because of what we are
in ourselves, and not because of power,
or wealth, or what we can do for other
people.
Who would be without a home i?
Who would take the worlds applause
and honor in place of the tenderness of
few true hearts, and the coy fire.
side meeting where the truth may be
spoken without disguise, and envious
carpings are unknown In lifes bat
ties even the hero finds many enemies,
and much abnse and slanAer and de-
traction; but into home, if it is what
it ought to be, these things never find
their way. There, to his wife, the
plainest man becomes wonderful thing
"a sage; man who ought to be Pres-
dent of the United States, and would
be were his worth knowa.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-19

-''T6e only true in1e-
pendence is IN humility for the hun
bic nan exacts nothing, and cannot be
nortifea-expeets nothing, and can
net be Disappointed Humility is also
a leading virtue; It viii cicstI1ze q
thousand wounds. which pride would
keep forever open. But humility Is
not the virtae of a fool since il Is uot
consequent upon any Comparison be
tween ourselves and others, but be-
tween what we are and what We ought
TO be-which no man ever was.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-19

Of truth and nolbeness are uttered bv a
living human soul, will those words
have resonant response in other souls;
and in this faith [ abide, and in hits
way leave the question.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-19
'ifr. Beecher's Lectnre-TOur i'm
New England.

Mr. Beecher's lecture agent in Bos-
ton published letter in which he says:
"Mr. Beecher lectured in Boston on
Tuesday night to the largest audience
of the season. Nearly 1000 evening
tickets were scld-the largest sale for
years-and yet the price was doubled
s each. During the last six years,
to my personal knowledge. no lecturers
excepting Cough, Clements, George
Macdonald. Thomas Mast, and Anna
Dickinson ever even approxlmated to
such sales. At Chelsea, where Mr.
Beecher lectured on Wednesday. the
Opera-House was full large evening
sales vt Brookliu, where he lectured
on Thursday. the audience was double;
at each place the price of tickets was
81 admission Mr.. Beecher's receipt
ion at Boston was enthusiastic so at
Chelse ana at i5rookline The alb
! surlity Of trial by lyceum is only
e1ualed by the absurlity of TRIAL by
newspapers. | can see no sense in
such tests; but if such tests are in
SISTED on, then the fact must be men
toned that never day passes in which
| do not receive applications for fIr
Beecher to lecture in Now Engianl
and elsewhere. 'i'he mean flag th4t
Mr.. E,eechsr IS taking advantage 0t
recent events to make money is assured
By this fact: / offered him she iar
gest Zee ever tended 10 q lecturer for
series of engagements long before
months before the scandal was pub
lished, and he accepted my terms with
ont any PQblios ion Of il, he IS SIM.
ply keeping his contract with me enter
I'd into carly last summer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-19

Life is book of which We csn
have but one edition. Let each day's
actions, as they add their pages to the
indestructible volume, be such as we
shall be willing to have an assembled
world reaj. =
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-19

"ihe great principles by which alone
can be worked out the silence of lite.
are desire for the good, passion for
tue honest, and yearning after the
true"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-19

''lf the whole world should agree to
speak nothing but the truth, what an
abridgement it would make of speech?
And what an unravling there would be
OF the invisible webs which men, Ike
SO many spiders, now weave upon each
other, Z"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-19

''lp every age of the earth bright
examples Of industry have lived.
Men and women high in the world 8
renown, moving in the first great or
bit of Gods commands, have labored
with their hands and minds for the
good Of mankind. Their names and
the result Of their labors, have been
handed down to us through many
generations, and bright with glory are
they to us who loved and honor their
labors."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-19
Our Free Lunch.

Everybody seems to konsider him
self kind ov moral half bushel to
meazzure the worlds frailtys in
josh Billings.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-19

benefit your friends that they NAV
love you more dearly; benefit your en-
emies that they may become Your
friends, is An old Arabian maxim worth
cultivating.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-19

Horace Mann has said ssAll aroun
US lie worlds of love and truth yet to
be conquered, and such inviting words
must forever bosnd the circumference
OF moral achievements, while the Iu-
hnlte Creator remains superior to the
finite creature
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-19

''lt is true of many persons, that
sheir memory Is nothing but row of
hooks to hang up grudges on.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-19

| love the acquaintance of young
people because, IN the first place, [
don't like to think myself growing old,
In the next place, young acquaintances
must last longer, if they do last and
then, sir, young men have more virtue
than old men; they have more gener-
Gus sentiment in every respect Hove
the oung dogs of this age, they have
uore wit and humour and knowledge of
lie than We had but then the dogs
are not so good scholars B 3sueUs
life Of johnson.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-19

Patience is always crowned with
success, This rule is worth an excep-
ton. 1t may not be SPLENDID sue
cess. but patience never takes anything
in hand that it does not succeed with
in some form"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-19

Let Us 10 likewise let us with ex-
a'ted ideas of what life is and what We
can make it, tread bravelv and proudly
the pathway they have trod. We may
stand within the holy temple robcd
With knowledge, truth, and power.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-19

The shining crystal snow is nothing
but dark water purified by frost and
so the sanity souls we sometimes H. eet
are only our common hnman nature
sanctitied by sorrow and sweetened by
faith'-Lae Taylor.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-19

Gratitude for mercies patience
under trials. congenial society and the
hope of heaven, will bring US all the
happiness this life can bear. Absolute
ly, there is nothing beyond these but
the life eternal. Accept this view,
and waste no more time and labor
in seeking for happiness where it is
not.'
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-19

Integrity is virtue which costs
much. In the period of passion, it
takes selfdenial to keep down the ap-
petites of the flesh in the time of am-
bition, with US far more dangerous, it
requires very much earnestnes3 Of char
acter to keep covetousness within It's
bnunds, not 70. be swerved by love of
the praise of men, or official power
over them. But what magnificent
reconpense does t bring to any and ey-
cry man Any pleasure which cost con-
science q single pang is really pain
aud not pleasure. All gain which
ro5s Youof your integrity IS gain
which profits not It is loss Hon
or is infamy if won by the sale Of your
owr soul. But womanly and manly
delight does this costly virtue bring
into our consciousness, here and slsa-
where ---Therdorc PaqLsr.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-19

Coop ADyIcE--Pay 4 your debts as
soon as you get the money ia your pock-
ct. 90 without what you don't need.
Speak your mind when necessary.
Hold your tongue when prudent.
Speak to friend in a seedy coat. II
you can't lend a friend money tell Inn
ghy, i you don't Tanu to do the same.
Gut Jour acqlaintances who lack prin-
"ciple Bear with iniirmness. Respe-
ct honesty despise duplicity. Wear
your OLD clothes until you can pay for
new ones. Aim at coiDfo and pros
perlty, not. fashion, Acknowledge
your ignorance, and don't pretend you
havn't got, Entertain your friends,
but never beyond your means.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-19
ER. BARTH.

No. al Broadway, Milwaukee
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the iiu@ncnots butt their fort Itcation
and therc - n.tCh IN the old chronicles fo
justify tho belief tljat it was near the
present situation OF the Port ROYAL of our
day that 'rIJGEYs colOnistS first sou"l,t
frccdom to worship God" The little
settlement which RIBAULt founded, Dn
the banks oC the stream row known as
Broad River, before bis return TO FEanCC,
met with disaster Borne down by mis-
fortune and sickness. the coloDists ca.
drnvored to make thei. w8g back to
France in brigartinG which they, them.
selves constructed. and they were at star
walton point when rescued by al English
vessel.
When, more than century aftcrward,
the English colonists attempted to settle
South Carolina, their first essay was made
at Port Royal. his was more than n
hundred years before the incorporation of
| Charleston Port Royal, with its memories
cf Hugueuot suffering and daring, was
the cradle of the province whose consti-
whose "ords proprietors bore the noble
names Of Clarendon, Alhomaric, Bcrke-
ley, Ashley, CarteIet, and Colctpn. 1t
might have been to-day the metropolis Of
the State, had not the en,igrants been led
20 believe that the banks of tho Ashley
River afforded better "pasture and til
lsge," and thus determined to FIX on the
present site of Charleston. In 1851 q
Scotch nobleman, who had formed the
project of an American colony, estub-
lisbed many Of his followers on Port
Royal Island; but the Spaniards in the
Florida settlement seut an armed force
and drove them out; and the third at
tempt to colonizc Port Royai became
failure. But in later years the town Of
Beaufort sprang up on the island, and
planters were scattered thruue hout the
fertile country, as the savages retired
before the advance of The white man.
The PROCESS of the new town on the site
of so many historic and disastrous expert
ments in colonization will be watched
with interest. Perhaps from the island
which the Huguenots christenci, reviv
ing influences may spread throughout tho
whole state. "nature,' says nn ancient
chronicler, "has evideltly rdancd this
place for trade and commerce" The chan
mel up to Port Royal harforis deep enough
for the largest ships that sail on the sea;
and the whole royal navy of England may
shiFsare already trading &c this fire port,
and the town is ambi,iously laid put in
streets and avenues. The slouchiog ne
gro on the lands round about looks in won
der at the indicatione of q future COM
mercial greatness ofwbich he has hereto
fore had nc eouce eption.-N Y. Times
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parched eartn and tho desert waste !

parched earth and tho desert waste
In this dread season of tho wear when
all nature looks comf,rtlass dark and
6rsa,v. and the rest o, th. vo,e+a,ia
world bavs lost tbe;r Lcu,rr, ~,
churches and our bomcs ara .aorr,d
with CAV appsarapre and nerne,ro, ycr
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tbs +o~ ~ h;s ro,, ,i .o,s>
and will miami II ,nor , bi,,h ,,our,.;r
aud eminent. IN the mountain Of tb.
l. o;rrt ofJsroor ,,;u ,,a. :. :,
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opr ia sronroso,+.Iu unaar +ha + ~ :.
branch" IS bough" in the prophecies Of
His frat appearance in the flesh are not
unlikely intended as an allusion 70 thos.
passages of the same which foretell tho fe
licities attending Eis coming in Majesty.
Enblematic of that mark of admiration
that appeared to the hiaSi of Parthis
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1874-12-23
STATE AND COUNTY TAXES.

COUNTY .TRsAsuRER's OFFIcs
COUGT HOUSE.
Beaufort, S. c.
Noticcis hereby given that THE Office will be
op" FOR the receipt Of the State and County Taxes
fc; the ycnr 1874 on the Goth day of Nov. 1874.
All taxes Lot paid nn before the 18th day OF
JANUARY 1915 will be liable to penalty of twenty
per cent.
All r,..! and personal property Is charged
For State purposes 1925 mills
For County purposes mills'
For Pnrt indcbtednes 2mIis.
Pon Tax per capita dollar.
For School purposes, Beaufort, Blultou. Goethe,
Hilton Head and Peoples Township y mills :;
Coosawhatchic, Lawton. PocotaliGo, Sheldon and
ScmaSscc. one a. null St. Helena and Ladies'
island three t3) mils. GEORGE HOLMES.
nov2C- at. Treasurer Bcaufori, County,
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1874-12-23
SEAIEp pIsopo@AT.ss,

SE;AIED I'IsopOSAT.sS
Will be received until Jan. 2nd 1875,
hy the County Commissioners for feeding
the poor for the year 1873, the raticns to
he as follows.
Six quarts Of hominy,
Three lbs of meat,
One pint salt,
One quart ofmoIasses,
One quart rice,
Quarter pound coffee or equivalent l.,
tea,
Half pound G sugar,
Half pound soap,
Two OF. tobacco and pipes.
The board reserves the right to reject
any and ell bids.
PAUL PRITCHARD,
Chairman Go. Com'rs. Bh. County.
SHEPARD ID. GILBERT,
Clerk of board.
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PORT ROYAL.

The people of South Carolina have lat
terly had their attention frequently called
to the rapid growth Of little town on
the lowland coast of that state, called
Port Royal. This infant metropolis.
which bases its hopes upon important
railroad connections and on one ofsthe
finest harbors in the known world, protn-
ises, indeed, to become prosperous sea-
port, and to have no small amount of dir
ect trade with Europe. The press CT
Charleston aud Savannah, alb:it some
what jealous Of the possible imp ,rtancr
of Port Royals future part in commercial
history, admits that the young town is
daily gaining sizo and strength. It is
everywhere surrounded by the decay con
sequent on the destruction OF the old la
bor system, and tie future to establish a
sound and good one iD its stead No;
far from 1T is The once pretty and thriving.
but now haif-ruincd and disman;lg,l,
town of Beaufort, and poorly worked or
entirely deserted plantations are 10 be
seen on every hand. 1t is net II little
strange that, on those very lowian,s
where the outlook for the future is In
many respects, more depressing than II
any other part of the South, there Should
also be signs of a vigorous upbuildng in
one particular direction. But it is in the
highest degree remarkab that Port Roy.
al should have remained comparatively
undeveloped FOX more than three hundred
years after the time when Jean Ribault,
the hardy French voyager, descrihed its
harbor as 30 spacious that all nthe argu-
sles of Venice could ride upon it's bosom y
This tiny town, with its wooden bous-
es, its cottVn-presses, its rude d,pots, and
1t scraggy wharves, has an extraordinary
history Nelr!y three score years before
the austerc Pilgrims landed upon Ply
mouth Rock. a vessel loaded with hu:ue.
not colonists came to anchor in the good.
iy harbor, and stately gentlemen who hat!
known CoLIaNY's friendship wandered
beneath the great oaks, draped in their
weird garments OF moss. And among til,
pines, the cellars, and the palms, through
which the del and the turkeys h:d al
their approach, and among whose bough.
the mocking bird carolcd In those DAYS
the territory now b-Ionging to Souti
Carolina was portion of Florida; an.
it was while sailing nortbwarl from th,
fiowery banks II the Floridian peninsula
In 1852, that RIBAULT and tn. men-at
arms who had been sent with him to plan
a colony of JTench Protestants ill th,
; New World anchored at the mouth of ,
stream, froni tl.e fairness and iargencas o
its barber" they called the Port Roya
River, Some time afterward, the CON
mander erected pillar with the arms o
France upon an island in this stream, anc
thsa built fort, which, in honor o
Charles TX. of. French-whose tard
grace had finally succumbed to Admira
) CoLIeNY's plea that lie mighs found
colony in Alnerica-he named Carolina
From the title given to this fort, who's,
site is hardly known today, South Caro-
lima took her name. The most carefu
investigation points to the present site o
the tewn OF Beaufort as tho place cher
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STATE OF SoUTH CAROLINA
County OF .BRAURoRT.
ALLIsTER WHITG,
plaintiff
vs..
RHISA WnIrE
n-Sa1.a,
COMMON
PLEAS.
Summons.
Relief.

To Rbiua White, defendant in this ac
tion: You are hireiIy surmoned and re-
q'ircd to answer the complaint herein,
which is filed in the office Of the clerk OF
the Court of Common Pleas, for the said
connsy aud State, and to serve a copy of
your answer on the subscriber, at his off
ice, Bay street, Beaufort s. G. withM
twenty days after the 3 ryice hereof, ex-
elusive of the day OF service. And if YOU
fail to answer the said complaint within
the time aforesaid, the plaintiff will ap
ply To the court for the relief demanded
in this complaint.
And you are further required, to take
notice that the gu mmons in this action, of
which the foregoing is a copy, was filed
in the Clerks office aforesaid, On the Slsi
day of December 1874. s-t :.
JOS NJ. WILLIAMS,
Plaintiffs .Attorney.
IN ri -
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State and County Taxes,
COUNTY TREAsURER's OFVtCR ]
COURT HOUSE, :
Beaufort, s. G..

NOTICE is hereby given chat Shis Of
fec will lie opened for the receipt of
State and County Taxes for the year 1874,
on Monday the S0th day of November,
1874. For the convenience of Tax pay
ers ! will be at the following named
Pisces i'll the County to facilitate the col
lection of the same: