Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-12-16

The American railroads, on An aver
age, cost per mile $50, 425, while the
British roads cost over $lSO, 600 per
mile.
The customs of an enslaved peopleare
a part of their servitude, those OF free
people are part Of their liberty.
A woman purchasing some cups and
ssucers was asked what color she would
have. "Why, amt particular" said
she; "sny color that won't show dirt.
One of the Latter Day Saints has in
old Milanese dancing girl for one OF has
wives, and Brigham Young's cook Is an
italian who owns a small harem OF
twenty-eight wives.
II the ark had been manned by 9
Mississippi steamboat captain, he would
have been very unhappy during the en-
tire voyage, because there was no OPP
position ark on the river to race with.
An Arkansas man ate pint of sawdust
a few days ago on bet. An intelligent
physician, who was called in, told him
that he would have pain in his lumber
region if he stuck to such board as that.
A young Lady, about to be married,
insisted on having a certain clergyman
to perform the ceremony, saying I" he
always throws 80 much feeling into the
thing and wouldn't give q hg to be
married, unless it could be done IN q
style of gushing rhapsody.
There is rising boy in Springfield,
Ill. His father said Now, George,
You may take your choice-go with me
to visit grandpa, or have q new veloGl-
pede." The urchin scratched his head,
and answered: "In go andsee grandpa,
and make him buy the velocipede. "l''
They are arresting folks out in Shelby
county, Iowa, for playing billiards. The
courts call it gambling when the loser Is
expected to pay the expenses OF the
game. and for such gambling one Peter
Rock. who runs billiard hall, has been
compelled to meet the penalty-pay
fine.
A scholastic professor, in explaining 70
a class Of young ladies the theory accord
ing to which the body is entirely renew
ed every seven years, said "Thus,
Miss B. in seven years you will no longer
be Miss B." 81 really hope l shant.
demurely responded the girl, modestly
casting down her eyes.
Forty-four Syracuse ladies, living on
one street, subscribe s. apiece toward
the purchase of books, which are circu-
lated regularly from house to house IN
ill all have read them. No member is
allowed to keep book over week; A
years reading is secured by this method
and at the end of the year the books are
sold at half their cost. sf.,5
The Ohio river is the greatest coal
carrier in the world, Notwithstanding the
fact that it is frozen up during most OF
the winter, and nearly dried up . large
portion Of the summer. A run OF
coal was made during the month OF July
last, when 375, ,923 tons were shipped IN
forty-eight hours. 1t would have load
over $1,000 eight.wheelsd cars. which
would have had to be made up into
about / 900 heavy freight trains.
The following precaution is suggested
by Western exchange: In retiring for
the night spread newspapers loosely up
ON the stair ways and in front OF the door.
ways and windows. The noise produced
at the dead hour of night by treading on
cracking newspapers, OF attempting 70
remove them from the T,athway, be the
the burglar ever 80 stealthy and expert.
is sufficient to give almost any sleeper
notice OF the presence AID Whereabouts
of the midnight foe.