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Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1874-01-22
Specializing Safely.

One of the favorite methods Of specu-
lating of the Rothschilds in ante-tele-
graph days was to notify their we'll,
known brokers to sell certain stock OF
security. Every body on the Exchange
would be aware they were selling, and
as they invariably had the earliest in.
formation, their action would have a
very depressing influence on the market.
The simple announcement, "The Eoths'
childs are selling" let the security be
what it might, would put down the par
ticular security from two to five per
cent. After the decline the brokers
would instruct their secret agents to
buy at the reduced price; and the Sc
curity, suddenly discovered to be sound,
would mount to its old or perhaps to a
still higher figure.
They also set rumors afoat, as the
bulls and bears of Wall street do, to
put down what they wish to buy, OF
put up what they wanted to sell; and
having executed their purpose, the good
or bad news of their invention would
fail to be confirmed. They have persis-
tently denied that they were ever stock.
jobbers, though it would be hard to tell
what they are if they are not such. They
have never been desperate gamblers on
the Exchange-they are too cool and
acute for that-they have never taken
great risks, but they have arranged
their programme with all the chances
on their side, and carried out the pro-
gramme to their entire advantage.
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1874-01-22
Biblical Places.

While little has been written touch
ing the tombs of Palestine, there are
architectural, historical, national, per-
sonal and religious facts in connection
with them which should be studied
with great care before they utterly dis
appear. At present the Moslems hold
the key to the Tomb of David and the
secret of its exact location on Mount
Zion. Bethel, eleven miles from Jeru-
salem, is ruins Of huts, on ridge, COW
ering four or five acres, spot memora-
BILE for ever. This was the spot where
Abraham erected the second altar ever
built in Canaan, and where Jacob slept
and had his dream, and received the
name Israel. The ruin of the place was
predicted in these words "Seek not
Bethel or enter into Gilgal, for Gilgal
shall surely 60 into captivity, and Bethel
shall come to naught." The ruins OF
Bethel fulfill the prophecy. Shiloh is
next, the region abounding in pictur-
esque beauties, and being the spot where
the tabernacle of the Lord was first set
up in Canaan, and where 1T remained
for more than two hundred years.
Shiloh, also, is now in utter ruin.
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1874-01-22
The Mad Stone.

An Oregon Lady Relates Cure by 1t.
A correspondent writes from Oakland,
Oregon, as follows:
Several years ago I lived in northeast
Missouri, and at that time had son
aged about six years who was bitten by
rabid dog. The wound was an ugly
one upon the arm, between the elbow
and the shoulder. We were greatly
frightened, as you may imagine, end
were at loss what antidotes to apply.
We had heard of two mad stones in the
possession of Mrs. Hardin, lady
living at Council Bluffs, Iowa. AS q
forlorn hope my husband started latter
these stones. He rode on horseback
night and day, and returned from his
mission with the mad stones on the fifth
day after the bite.
We had but little confidence in such
remedies. The wound had nearly
healed, and we were directed to shave
or scrape the surface about it slightly,
so that the pus would ooze out, but not
so that the blood would flow. We ap-
piled one of the stones, and, strange to
relate, it would seem to fasten itself to
the wound. For The first few days it
would remain upon the wound, absorb.
ing all the pus, or matter, which flowed
out, for about twelve hours at time,
and would then detach itself, and drop
of. After time it took longer for the
pores to fill, and, consequently, the
stone would stick for O correspondingly
greater period.
The last application was on the
thirteenth day after the bite, and then
the stone stuck fer forty-eight hours,
and would adhere no longer. After
each application we washed and
thoroughly cleansed the stone in warm
water. Gradually, as the stone seemed
to draw the poison with the pus, it
made for itself a cavity in the arm,
sinking deeper at each application. AT
last it had quite buried itself, and O
putrid sore formed, which had very
offensive smell, but which finally heal
ed. During. the whole operation the
patient was quite sick, and grew very
pale and weak, his whole nervous sys-
tenn seeming to be shattered.
He fully recovered at last, and never
afterward manifested any signs of the
maIady resulting from the bite. But
you may inquire how we knew that the
dog was mad. myself saw it manifest
all the symptoms of hydrophobia: 1t
was seen to bite two hogs, and both OF
them became mad, one Of them in two
weeks and the other in three weeks.
We let them rave for few days and then
shot them.
The stone that we used was an inch
and half long, half an inch in dame
ter, and of light, gray color. 1t was
porous, resembling in many respects
pieces of coal that have seen. Where
it was found / do not know, nor can l
give its geological classification. Ger
tain it is it cured our boy, as my hus-
band and others can testify.
Mrs. N. RICE.
The postmaster at Oakland indorses
the above communication by saying :
"I know that this lady is truthful, as
my acquaintance with her for fourteen
years justifes."
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1874-01-22
"Tite Barnacle" at Washington.

There used to be a clerk in the Reg
ister's Office at Washington, says q
writer, who belonged to one of those
families which eversince the foundation
of the Government have considered
themselves, by prescriptive right, en-
titled to be provided for by it. At the
same time, his father was chief Of one
of the bureaus in the War Department,
and he had brother who was employed
in the Interior Department. He had
also another brother who had been in
the army, but, becoming disabled by
illness, had been honorably discharged.
For this brother, too, he was deter
mined to secure place in the civil SER
vice. With this object he went from
department to department, but always
without success. Finally he determined
to 20 directly to the President himself,
and to appeal to him to intervene in be-
half OF the discharged soldier. MIR. Lin
coin, it would seem, had heard OF the
case before the Treasury clerk secured
the audience with him which he sought.
When the interview had terminated, the
disappointed clerk rushed back to our
department and into my Office, and com.
menced in the most indiscreet and in
temperate manner to express his dis
gust with the President. I drew from
him the story of what had occurred be-
tween the President and himself, and it
was something like this: Mr.. Lincoln
received him kindly and listened to his
request.
"Why don't you go directly to the
Secretaries ?" asked Mr.. Lincoln.
CT have been to them all, }" was the
answer.
"Hasn't your brother sufficiently re-
covered his health to enable him to re-
turn to the army ?" inquired the Presi,
dent.
"No, sir, think not" was the reply.
"Let me see," continued Mr.. Lin
coin, CT believe that you yourself are
clerk in one of the departments
which one is it?"
"The Treasury Department, sir"
ct thought so. Has your brother as
good clerical capacity as you possess 2
eyes, sir"
"I think that I have somewhere met
your father. Doesn't he hold an office
in Washington ?"
eyes, sir; he is chief of the - bu'
reau in the War Department"
"Oh, yes; I now recollect him per
fectly we'll. Has your brother good
references as to character ?"
eyes, sir; the very best.
els there any other of your family
holding Office under the Government /?
eyes, sir; I have a younger brothe,
in the Interior Department"
"Well, then, all I have to say to you,
Mr.. -, is that there are too many
hogs, and too little fodder u"
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1874-01-22
VIII Wonders Never Cease |!

When DR.. Walker proclaimed that he
had produced from the medicinal herbs
of California an Elixir that would re-
generate the sinking system and cure
very form of dis ease not organic, the
ncredulous shook their heads. Yet his
VINEGAR BIrTEEs is now the Standard
Restorative of the Western World. I'm
der the operation of the new remedy,
Dyspeptics reg lin their health the
Bilious and Col 'tipated are relieved OF
every distressing symptom the Con-
sumptive and Rheumatic rapidly re-
cover Interim: tent and Remittent
Fevers are broB en-; the hereditary faint
of Scrofula is eradicated Skepticism
Is routed, and this wonderful prepara-
tion is to-day tie most popular Tonic,
Alternative, and Blood Depurent ever
advertised in America. We don't sell
Rum under the guise OF medicine. We
advertise and sell q pure medicine
which withstand analysis by any chemist
in the country.--Con.
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1874-01-22
ExrnAyAeANcE.-Extravagance does

ExTRAvAaANcE.- -Extravagance does
not pay. A piece of lace, fine as film
and costly as diamonds, was offered for
sale lately in Europe. Queens declined
to purchase at the enormous price.
The wives of great bankers passed by
on the other side. An American lady
heard of it and sent check for the
amount. This was year or so ago:
Last week the estate of the husband OF
this American lady passed into the
hands of trustees, and some savings
banks, with moneys of the poor and the
industrious in their possession, were
closed up.
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1874-01-22

A PLACE WHERE AMERICANS ARE Nor.
joaquin Miller relates that, not long
ago, being in Geneva, he found the
town too full of his countrymen, and to
relieve himself of their presence he
drove to the nearest boat and went on
board. Soon the clerk came up and
asked him where he would be pleased
to go. The poet replied: Monsieur,
take me to some place where there are
no Americans. The clerk looked at
him for q moment, then hopelessly up
and down the lake, and away across
towards Mont Blanc, and at last shook
his head. Suddenly new idea seemed
to strike him, and he lifted his eyes to-
wards heaven
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1874-01-22
PERUVIAN SYRUP for the blood Com.
LITTLE BEGINNINGS. -

LITTLE BEGINNINGS. - The steam
which raises the lid of the kettle led philo-
sophie mind to utilize it for mans benefit. No
one dreamed that we should now be dragged
along by it at the rate Of sixty miles an hour.
When Perry Davis made preparation for the
medical use Of his family, thirty years ago,
neither he nor any other man imagined that it
would now be sold in every land, and prove to
be the PAIN-KILLER Of the world.-Con,.
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1874-01-22

A CoNsUMPTIvE CURBD. DR.. a.
James, while experimenting, accidentally made
a preparation Of Cannabis Indioa, which cured
his only child Of Consumption. This remedy
is now for sale at frst-class Druggists. Try it
prove it for yourself. Price $3.50. Send stamp
for circular. Craddock & Co., proprietors, 1882
Race St., Philadelphia, Pa.-COm.
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1874-01-22

For loss OF Appetite, Dyspepsia, In:
Debility, in their various forms, FERRo-PHos.
puoRATD ELIXIR Of CALIsAYA made by CAswELL
HAZARD & o., New York, and sold by all drugg'
gist is the best tonic AS a stimulant tonic
for patients, recovering from fever or Other
sickness, it has no equal. II taken during the
season it prevents fever and ague and Other
intermittent feYers.-Con.
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1874-01-22

A writer in The Anin,al Kingdom
presents some curious statistics of the
connection between crime and cruelty.
Out of 1000 convicts of whom inquiry
was made, only 12 admitted that they
left pets at home.
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1874-01-22

There has been a commotion in the
Brussels Academy of Science, occasion
ed by doubts expressed by an eminent
zoologist whether a human body swol,
lowed by whale, as was the case with
Jonah, would bein good condition three
days afterward. Two of the professors
resigned because the academy refused
to censure the heretical savant.
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1874-01-22
Let the People Speak.
A1INuIrrLN Kan Anril &

MANHATTAN, Kan, April 8, 1878.
r. Y. PIERCE, Buffalo, N. Y:
Dear Sir-Your Fovorite Prescription has
done my wife world of good. She has taken
nearly two bottles and has felt better the past
two weeks than at any time in the past two
years. No more periodical palms. none Of that
aching back or dragging sensation in her
stomach she has been accustomed to for several
wears. have 80 much confidence in it that I
would be perfectly willing to warrant to GER
tain customers Of ours who would be glad to
get hold Of relief at any expense. l have tried
many Patent Medicines, but never had occas-
ion to extol one before.
Very truly yours,
GEO. B. WHITING.
Mrs. E. R. DAILY, Metropolis, ILL.,, writes, Jan.
9th, 1878.
"Dr. R. V. Pierce-My sister is using the
Favorite Prescription with great benefit"
MARY ANN FISHER, Lehman, Pa, writes, May
20, 1878:
"Dr. r. V. 'Pierce-Whst have taken Of
your medicine has been Of more benefit to me
than all others and hundreds Of doctors bills. "
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1874-01-22
On the death of one of England

On the death of one of England's
most eminent physicians, all his effects were
sold at auction, and among other things was
sealed packet, marked "Advice to Physicians" "
which brought great price. The purchaser
on opening the packet, read as follows: Keep
the head cool, the bowels open and the feet
warm" If physic is necessary, use Parsons
Purgatiue Pills; they are the most scientifically
prepared pill that has appeared in the last
hundred years.-Oom.
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1874-01-22

LIFE INSURED for few dimes. The
price Of HALEs HONEY OF HoREHoUND AND
TAR is so cents, or 81 bottle; and one bottle
will cure cough that might otherwise prove
fatal.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in one minute.
-
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1874-01-22

We received a very pleasant letter Of
thanks from our old friend Kendall, since his
return home, for bottle OF Johnson's Anodyne
Lininent which we gave him, and which he
says has entirely cured him Of the troublesome
and dangerous cough he had when here.-Com
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1874-01-22

Who dares spit tobacco juice on this
car floor? asked burly passenger on a
Mobile train. "I dare" answered a
slender youth. "I did it." "You're
just the chap I'm looking for give me
q chaw."
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1874-01-22

LIKE LIGHTNING are the miraculous
Cures effected with Flagg's Instant Relief.
Aches, Pains, Sprains, Bowel Complaints, etc.,
cannot erist il this great medicines used. Re-
lief warranted, or money refunded.-COm.
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1874-01-22

CR1sTADoRo's EXCELSIOR DYE is the
most sure and complete preparation Of its kind
in the world its effects are magical, its charac-
ter harmless, its tints natural, its qualities en-
during.
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1874-01-22

The Methodist Episcopal Church of
the United States, during the past year,
is said to have gained in mc1c. St,00O,.
900, and in memberS,ip 5,uu0. :.
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1874-01-22

A country clergyman in Illinois sue
ceeds in living on ninety cents q week.
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1874-01-22

strong, healthy, and happy men and women; ana
invaids cannot reasonably hesitate to give It as
Cuution.-Be sure you get the right article. ee'
that "Peruyian Syrup" Is blown In the ELass.
Pamphlets free. Send for one. SETH .FOWLk
&s0Ns, Prophetors, Boston, Mass, For sale sy
3r1Sylsts generally.
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1874-01-22

THE PERUVIAN
8 YRUP Vitali1es
and Enhches the
Blood, Tones up tho
System, Builds up th .
| Broken-down. Cures
| Female Complaints
| Dropsy, DebilitNHu-
mors Dyspepda DC
Thousands have
been changed by tho
use Of this remedy
from weak, sickly,
suffering creatures TO
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1874-01-22
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NEW YORK, 1874. WEE

THE WEEKLY SUN is too wide|
ton; but the reasons which have al
which will, we hope, give it many ting
1t is a first-rate newspaper. All
densed when unimportant, at full len
a clear, ineligible, and interesting m
1t is first-rate family paIer, full
kind, but containing nothing that can
1t is q first.rate story paper. The
are carefully selected and legibly prin
1t is a drst.rate agricultural papeI
agricultural topics regularly appear
1t is an independent political papI
lar. 1t fights for principle. and for u
pacia11v deyofea its energies to the
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1874-01-22

Poultry Seeds, &c Ds,iz's Joarnsl. Chsmbsrsurr Pa
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-07-23

WHY He WAS Pulled The
funny man of the House this winter
is said TO be Mr.. Nesuith of Oregon.
who tells on himself some very
amusing stories. He served one
term in the Senate several years ago,
and a few DAYS after he was sworn
IN he was passing one OF the cloak
rooms. and inside were Fessenden,
Morrill,, and several others whose
names we can't recall. They hailed
him, invited him in, and, after con
versing for a few moments, they
asked him very abruptly: Mr..
Nesmith, You have come from a
very wild country, where YOU say
the greater portion Of your life has
been passed. VIII you tell US what
first s5raek You on coming 10 the
Senate ,"
Well. gentlemen. when took
nv seat in this august body. said to
be composed Of the brains OF our
great country, I was overwhelmed
with the strangeness Of this one
idea. how I came TO be here"
-ohi All. Ugh, So, And then ,
Mr.. Nesr1lith, what thsn-wilat was
YOUR next cause tor wonder2'
=. The next thing. gentlemen, an
swered Mr.. NesmIIh. slowly esther
ing up his great length, . that came
TO me. and puzzled ME more than
the first, though, was how In the
deuce all you other fellows got
here,'
There was a shout. and from that
day these solemn old fellows, who
had thought 10 Overawe, by their
pomposiry, this crude y0ung Sem
ator. were his sworn friends, and
never neglected an opportunity TO
tell this story.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-07-23

KILLED BY RATTLESSAEE.-
The Fresno EIp0sit0F tells OF 8 dis
tressing affair which occurred on the
plains in that county, last week: \.
). Hsep aud some friends started
OUT with a view 10 examine some
land TO determine lis adaptabilicy
for grazing purposes They had
Travelled some distance when their
attention was aroused by 4 sharp.
whirring noise. Not being ac-
gu4in-ed with the sound Of Il rattle
snakes warning. the party kept adj
vaucing, and only stopped when the
ven0nlous reptile, which was coiIed
up and secreted in 4 dense tUft Of
dry grass and weeds, sp=ang forth
and buried is poisoned, DEATH bear
ing fangs clear through the wooden
clothes Heep wore, into the main
artery Of his left leg just above the
knee. Inyolantarly, as he felt the
pain Of the bite Of the snake. he
leaned forward 10 examine the
wound, and as he did 50, the reptile
which had again cooled up. spraug
forward and struck him on the right
cheek, about an inch below the eve.
By this time his friends came for
ward and soon dispatched the rep
tile. No remedies wers at hand.
Rapidly ths deadly poison diffused
itself through his veins; his limbs
and body began TO swell; the pupils
or his eyes to disTend. and soon he
was in the tkroes OF death. He died
IN twenty minutes after being
bitten.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-07-23
THE LYON COUNTY TIMES


SUICIDES are in the main too con-
mon aud too like To - interesting.
One in Elm2, tsasr Buffalo, was eN-
ceu1fOnal. Is WAS . deSln Ss-aRe
glifnp Se Of a domestic romance John
w. Staudart was fsrIneE and coSlH-
Try storvkseper who had wealth and
good social connection. He was 80
wears old and his wife only -. They
had two IRsIe children. 1nd i vas
supposed that they were couteuted
and happy. The story Of the >ai-
eide WIS thus tald by the wife, who
may not recover of her own hurt:
=. Soon after breakfast nv husband
loaded his pistol and took his razor
from the shelf and threatened to
kill himself. I said, '.Y0u had bet
ter do It right here ii you are going
to. and l will kill myself, too, be-
cause I can't live without you.
This was on account Of some words
we had. but we made up \ little
while afterward he said he was 60
ing away, and 1 would never see
him again. said ii he did he would
find me dead when he came back
He uuIled a pistol from his pocket
and said he would kill himself. I
tried to wrest It from him, but he
was stronger than I was. I put my
hand over the muzzle Of the pistol 80
he couldn't hit himself. The pistol
went off. and shot me through the
head and face. l then said, = on
John. YOU have killed me! I am
gofngto dien He came toward me-
seeming very sorry for what he had
done, and put his hand up to the
wound on my face. He then took a
razor and drew il across his throat. =
Al this point the woman exclaimed,
And oh God, how the blood
spurted - and swooned completely
away. After a few moments delay
she recained consciousness and con-
tinued her statement. =. He stag
serei and fell TO the north corner OF
the room. I called out TO him To
come to me. He staggered across
the floor and kissed me two or three
times. He tried to speak but
couldn't. 1 asked him il he loved
me and he couldn't answer, but in
dicated that he did. He then lay
down on the floor beside me and
died.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-07-23

A YOUNG Norwegian musician,
Edward GFeig, has suddenly become
famous He was born az Bergen.
in Norway, in 1913, and when only
"a child his extraordinary talents at
t-aeted the attention OF the cslebra-
ted yioIinist, Ole EuIl, and in 1sls
hewas sent 10 the Conservatory az
Leipsic to study music In 1858 he
Went TO COpen hagen 10 worN under
Gale, and soon became the most
brilliant Of the knot of clever y0un :
composers collected there. The
Massachusetts, HoeAesstlst calls Greig
Scandinavian Chopin,
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-07-23
Great Remedy

Was made By Dr. Brown in the rear ls4T,
while scJo1rnlng among the Insitsns az Laks
Superior As 20 sss wonderful cures he uoS
has shoassA Il u cert deases frun his patients
rre.1. every Part q the eisihzed wurli-
K~Cau and see them
oFFlcE-Na. f5 NORTH c STREET,
Virginia Ciiy, SsF.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-07-23
To the Ladies.

Ladies can consult the Doctor on all private
ami deliczse derzng-Iaents. With the ASSURANCE
Of relief Nc lGdy should BE- without a F.9v
q Dr- D. P. Browns Female Regulating Pills.
a SAFE and eiIertTl4l remedy fer al Irregular
ties snd obstrlcsians. no MATER frnr5 &c
cause. Csution--These pills should not b
used dining Pregnancy, As they are sure TO pro
ducs misc4rriage.