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Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-04-27
A Story of Daniel Drew.

Hundreds of stories have been told
about Uncle Daniel Drew's way of do
ing business. Here is one I heard in
Wall street some time ago that will do
as specimen. Once while sitting in
his office Drew was approached by a
clerical looking parsonage, who intro
duced himself as clergyman from a
town up the Hudson. Uncle Daniel
wanted to know what he could do for
him.
Swell, thought, Mr.. Drew" said
the parson, "that you might put me
in the way of making little money. "
"Thinkin' of buyin' some sheers,
ehY"
eyes, sir, I've got something saved
up, and if you'll be good enough to tell
me what is best to do to increase it
you'll cblige me very much"
"Well, now, it's kind resky, ye
know, but p'r'aps eff ye tried a little
Erie
"Thank you, Mr.. Drew, thank you.
Now, will you be kind enough to tell
me a good place to buy3 You see, I
am not acquainted down here at all"
Drew sent him to one Of his own
brokers, Who had orders to sell Erie
right along, and when the parson was
leaving the good old man said to him !:
"Now, don't We go an tell any of the
folks up there that I've been givin' ye
any pints, for l don't want 'em to be
comm down here an specklatin'."
The parson ordered some Erie, put up
the margin, and went home, and in less
than a week every one of his neighbors
who could command thousand dollars
had come to New York and bought
Erie in the same place. But they we're
all surprised to find stock falling instead
of rising, and when more margin was
called for the dominic came down in
hot haste to see Mr.. Drew and find out
what was the matter.
"Mr. Drew, my dear sir, how is this3
You told me Erie was good thing to
buy"
"Well," said Uncle Daniel, with his
Egyptian mummy smile, it has turn
ed out poorly bad, that's fact. But
of course I don't want ye to lose any
money. Let's see; how much are ye
out?"
The dominic named his loss, and
Drew told clerk to fill check for the
amount. It was handed to the visitor,
who became quite profuse in his thanks
AS he was leaving the Office, however,
he stopped and said mr. IN; ;1t Drew v some some
of my brethren have also lost large
sum in Erie"
"Seems to me-" answered Mr.. Drew,
CT told ye not to say anything about
that pint on Ery to the folks up your
way. Lots of ems been down yer buy
in, an I fear they haint made nothin'.
Sorry, but it haint my fault, for told
ye not to tell EN-"
They had been buying the stock that
Drew was selling, and the check to the
clergyman was only small part OF what
he had made out of the clergyman's
friends.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-04-27
Poisonous Trees.

The leaves of the gumbo trees, which
grow in the West Indies, when eaten by
any animal, will cause all its hair to drop
out. and have seen horses and COWS
both without hair in name or tail from
eating it's leaves. The manchenillo tree
is quite common on some of these
islands, and is very poisonous. The
wind blowing through it directly upon a
person sensitive to poison will take effect
in few moments. The smoke from its
burning wood has the same effect. I
saw horse which had taken shelter un-
der one of these trees during shower,
whose hair was taken off wherever the
drops of rain from its boughs had touch
ed him, and years afterward had this
mottled appearance. A man who slept
under one of them in midday was awak-
ened nearly unconscious, as if under the
effects of powerful narcotic. I have
known several cases of severe poison and
two deaths from eating crabs poisoned
wi, 4 this tree.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-04-27
Centennial Races.

Major J. D. Ferguson, secretary OF
the Maryland jockey club and also Sc
cretary of the running meetings OF the
Point Breeze Park Association OF Phila-
delphia, announces the entries closed,
with the following nominations for the
Centennial races:
Inaugural sweepstakes, for all ages
twenty -one. =,
Reform club stakes, for three-ye
illies-twenty-one.
Grand Exposition stakes, for colts and
fillies, three year-olds-twenty.
bennington stakes, rtWo- year -olds-
twenty.
Philadelphia club cup sweepstakes,
for all ages-twenty-three.
International handicap stakes-thirty-
one.
Association stakes-ten.
Centennial stakes-seventeer.
Ladies' stakes-sixteen.
Total-179.
The first meeting occurs June twenty
fourth,
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-04-27
4 Mexican Circus.

A curious thing is Mexican circus.
One, at Puebla, came up from old Men-
co. The managers have some sections
of callvas, and with these and such
pieces of lumber as they can pick up in
the town in which they exhibit, they
construct sort of tent or corral. The
patrons of the show must provide their
own seats. Each caballero may be seen
going to the show with senorlta on
one arm and couple of chairs or stools
on the other. The advance agent spurns
the regular printers ink, using instead a
muslin poster, on which is printed an
advertisement of the circus. The per-
formance consists mainly Of tumbl ng
aud horizontal bar exercises, though an
educat, d pony and some trained dogs
play part in the programme. The
performers are wonderful athletes. and
their feats are well worth seeing.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-04-27
Fashion Notes.

Ball gloves are worn very long, often
reaching to the elbow.
Feather trimmings of all varieties will
be worn until midsummer.
The Rubiria polonaise furnishes q
graceful model for this leading garment,
which buttons in the back.
Fnnges were never more elegant In
design and finish than now. Graduated
fringes, woven very wide in the center
and narrow at the sides, are seen on
handsome tabliers.
Small crochet buttons, both in black
and colors, and smoked pearl ones are in
style.
The Byron collar, which the manufac-
turers are trying to introduce, has not
proved successful. The English collar
with ends sloped off and the upright col.
lar with ends slightly pointed and rolled
over are popular.
Flowers are lavishly used for evening
toilets.
Waists of evening dresses are laced at
the back; are generally high on the
shoulders, with low, heart shaped Pom
padour or high necks, as the figure re-
auires. The sleeves are either very
short or else reach to the elbow.
Canoes are in unusual demand, with
a preference for ancient designs.
The Toque bonnets, with small brim
and loose crown, are worn; some, in
deed, have no brim, a long curled
feather being fastened all around the
crown. They have tulle strings attached
to the back of the bonnet, brought for
ward and loosely tied in front.
Combs, not very high and forming q
ih an open pattern, are adapted to the
present style of wearing the hair.
Bunting dresses of creamy tint will be
popular this year for seaside wear, as
will be blue bunting ones for yachting
purposes.
Expensive sets of underclothiDg come
in ecru or rose colored silk, elaborately
trimmed with Valenciennes lace.
Visiting cards of medium size In un-
glazed Bristol board, with English
script, is the popular style.
Bright colored plaids, intermixed with
grays, are brought out in spring woolen
fabrics for house dresses and children's
suits.
Whitby jet is the only jewelry appro-
pirate for deep mourning.
The heating comb is new invention
for drying the hair after the head has
been washed; it is also claimed for this
contrivance that it keeps the hair glossy,
prevents its falling out, and is in many
ways benefit.
White is this season known in several
shades: blanc rose-also called month
of June-a white, overcast with pink;
blanc creme, creamy white, and blanc
mat, a dead white.
Fans of Russia leather remain fashion
able.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-04-27
Thoughts for Saturday Night.
To bear is to conquer fate.
Tho euootast nleasura ia in impartin

TO bear Is to conquer late.
The sweetest pleasure is in imparting
it.
Choose such pleasures as recreate
much and cost little.
Poverty persuades a man to do and
uffer everything, that he may escape
from it.
Devote each day to the object then in
time, and every evening will find some
thing done.
Pride is a vice which pride itself in
clines every man to find IN others and
overlook in himself.
Suffering becomes beautiful when one
bears great calamities with cheerfulness,
not through insensiblity, but through
greatness of mind.
Lost wealth may be replaced by in
dustry, lost knowledge by study, lost
health by temperance or medicine, but
lost time is gone forever.
There is no less merit in keeping what
we have got than in first acquiring it.
Chance has something to do with the
one, while the other will always be the
effect of skill.
Socrates, when informed of some de-
rogating speeches one had used concern
ing him behind his back, made only
this facetious reply: "Let him beat
me, too, when am absent"
The skeptic, when he plunges into the
depths of infidelity, like the miser who
leaps from the shipwreck, will find that
the treasures which he bears about him
will only sink hin deeper in the abyss.
Over the time thou hast no power;
to redeem a world sunk in dishonesty
has not been given thee; solely over one
man therein thou hast a quite absolute
uncomfortable power; him redeem, him
make honest.
It is at the approach of extreme dan
ger when hollow puppet can do moth
ing that power falls into the mighty
hands of nature, of the spirit giant
born who listens only to himself and
knows nothing of compacts.
I am convinced, both by faith and ex-
perienee, that to maintain ones self on
this earth is not hardship, but pas
time, if we will live simply and wisely,
as the pursuits of the simpler nations
are still the sports of the more artificial.
Man is subject to fate solely in him
self, not in others; he soon hardens his
mind against all fear, and prepares it for
all events. A little philosophy enables
him to bear bodily pain, or the common
infrmities of flesh; by a philosophy
somewhat deeper, he can conquer the
ordinary reverses of fortune, the dread
of shame, and the last calamity OF
death,
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-04-27
Reorganizing the United States Army.

The committee on military affairs of
the United States House agreed upon
bill to reorganize the army, it being
Representative Bannings bill, with
some amendments, and ordered it to be
reported favorably ito the House. 1t
does not reduce the present effective
force of the army, but reduces the num-
Der of infantry regiments from twenty
five to twenty, and the cavalry from ten
to eight, thus reducing the number of
infantry officers fifty-five and of cavalry
officers fifteen, and increases the size of
the companies and regiments. 1t does
away with the regimental organization OF
the artillery, reducing the field officers
of artillery seventeen. 1t consolidates
the quartermaster and commissary de-
partments into one, designated as the
department of supplies, making large
reduction of officers. 1t provides for
board to examine officers and for the dis
charge of all worthless and inefficient
officers, and for an examination of the
condition of retired officers. All officers
who lose their places under the bill are
placed upon list of supernumeraries,
and are permitted to resign with one
years pay for each eight years of SER
vice, or remain in service to perform
such duty as they may be assigned to.
1t provides for the education of non-
commissioned officers and soldiers by
the commissioned officers, and for the
promotion of non commissioned officers
to commissioned officers. 1t abolishes
the office of Judge advocate, fixes the
pay of first sergeants at $40 ger month,
makes the headquarters of the general
of the army at Washington in time of
peace, and provides that he may act as
secretary of war in the absence of
the secretary or temporary vacancy in
the Office.
1t provides that suffers aud post trad
ers shall be first elected by council of
the administration, approved by the de-
partment commander and the general of
the army, and appointed by the secre-
tary of war. It reduces the staff OF all
general officers, and requires the general
of the army to report reforms to Con-
gress annually and to look to economy
in all branches of the army. The bill
is approved by the testimony of many
of the officers of the army. It is re-
duction of about two hundred officers,
and proposes reforms which, if adopted,
will, Washington dispatch says, it is
claimed, add greatly to the efficiency of
the army.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-04-27
Items of Interest.

Men who 90 out for a clark" are apt
to make it o "swallow."
Naturally enough "Truth is stranger
than fiction" because it is not go COM
mon.
An observing man has discovered that
the sun sets just before early candle
Lighting.
One cent per bushel makes adherence
of $40, 200, 600 in the value of the annual
crop of corn in the United States.
Little Harry, five years old, was
called to see the new baby. After mo-
ment's contemplation, he turned to his
e1pectant papa with =: "We didn't need
that"
The Chicago Times wants to know !
"we fellows whose grandfathers fought
in the Revolution are not going to
have our expenses paid to the Centen-
nial2
A Fitchbuig woman applied to the
town overseers for help. They sent her
a bag of meal, but she scolded at them,
saying: "What is bag OF meal 10 fat
two large hogs withf"
A man who contracted debt OF
81, 143, promised to pay it in two install
ments. Last week he forwarded 81,
and promised to send the other S43 as
soon as the times got better.
A prominent broker had on his office
door the following interesting legend
eff YOU owe me and cannot pay me
employ some one who wants to owe me,
as hs can find me in thirty minutes"
As an evidence Of hard times it may
be mentioned that young man in New
York State wrote to every bank in De-
troit Offering to "be your kasheer for
500 per month and board )" and no bank
could give him place.
John Harrop, aged eleven, has been
indicted for willful murder bya coroners
iury at Boston, Lincolnshire. He had
ouarreled with another boy named
White, aged ten, and had pushed him
into pit, where he left him to die.
Widows in India are now permitted to
marry again, instead of being burned.
This will have tendency to increase
the list of widows in India; but no doubt
many of them, after living with second
husband few months, will ycarn for q
restoration of the cid law.
A prudent Chicago mother OF wealth
and respectability has brought up her
accomplished and beautiful daughters
to do washing and ironing. When ques-
toned as to the cause of this somewhat
unusual proceeding, the prudent mother
replied: "Oh, it is always well to pre-
pare for any emergency. Perhaps some
of the poor children may marry an
Italian count.
In the town of Eartland, some swelve
or fifteen years ago, lived an old fellow
who was not noted for his fondness for
good books; he liked good liquor better:
An agent called one day and asked If
the house was supplied with the Bible.
"Oh, yes," he said, "they always had
it," The agent was little credulous,
and decided to see it. The old man
searched the house through, and at last
produced few stray leaYes, saying, j.
"he had no idee they were 30 near out
of Bible"
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-04-27
SPECIAL AGRICULTURAL PRIZES.
Good Chances for Raisers Of Big Potatoes
and Owners of High Blooded Dogs.

Good Chances for Raisers of Big Potatoes
and Owners of High Blooded Dogs.
The only department Of the Centen-
NAL exhibition in which special prizes
have been offered to any extent is the
agricultural. These prizes will not be
awarded by the Centennial commission,
but by individuals, and in the agri-
cultural department are, according to
the corrected list just furnished by
Chief Landreth, as follows 81, 900 by
the Jersey cattle club for tie best Jersey
herd !; 81, 900 by the Pennsylvania agri-
cultural society for general prizes
81, 900 by the Memphis cotton exchange
for the best bale of cotton from any of
the States of Mississippi, Arkansas, Ala
bama and Tennessee 5000 by Messrs.
B. K. Bliss & Sons for the best display
of potatoes in pecks 500 by Messrs.
D. Landreth & Sons, for the best dis
play of vegetables at stated period ;
$75 by Chief Landreth, of the agri-
cultural bureau, for the best essay on
forestry $50 by Messrs. Henderson &
Sons, for the best essay on tho cauli-
flower, and $50 by the same firm
for the best essay on the cultiva.
ton of celery; $3.50 by the Phila-
delphia produce exchange for the best
cheese; $3.50 by the Northwestern
dairymen's association for the best but
ter and cheese prize by the National
dairymen's association for the best
cheese; $3.50 by the Pennsylvania poul-
try society for general prizes 500 by
the New York Forest and Stream for q
dog prize /; two $50 cups, one by the
Chicago Field and another by O. 8.
Westcott, for dog prizes a prize by the
Northeastern beekeepers' association /;
5000 by the proprietors of the "Ameri-
can Food for Cattle" in four prizes of
$50 each for each class of horses, cattle,
sheep and swine, the owners being re-
quired to certify that they have used the
food, and a silver cellar by Frank Roam
for the best Dachshund or German
beagle, of any age. The New York agri-
cultural society offers free transportation
to and from Philadelphia for all first
class prize animals from that State.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-04-27
Earth's NOblemen.

We're of that band that till the land,
And draw from earth her store;
Right happy indeed is the life re lead,
While our days are passing DER.
Many there are in riches far
SURPRISING the farmers purse,
While other pursuits may yield more fruits,
Yet often produce much worse.
We envy not the statesman's lot,
Still clamoring for his class;
Nor his that fights for glory's rights,
At some redoubted pass.
No risk have we on boisterous sea,
No fears lest tempest whelm
And we possess without redress,
While laboring at the helm.
The fruitful field in bounties yields,
A rich reward for toll;
Be ours the trade to ply the spade,
And deeply plow the soil;
We walk abroad DER carpet sod,
And flowerets kiss our feet,
Whose odors rise to scent the skies-
tribute pure and sweet.
To all we give the means to live,
AS brother shares with brother,
And thus fulfill the holy will
That bids Us love each other.
Oh, LIE secure from guile, and pure,
To thee our love clings ever,
With all its might and fond delight
To change from thee, no, never!
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-04-27
A New Trial.

In July, 1874, a Chicago merchant
named Staaden, having heavily insured
his hardware store and removed his
stock, saturated the floors with oil and
heaped them with rags, then placed sew
eral kegs of powder on the shelves
attached trains and lighted them. This
was at noon, on crowded street. The
fire was fortunately discovered and ex-
tinguished. Staaden was only broug ht to
trial last winter, and sentenced to a
years imprisonment. He has secured
new trial, and will probably be set free,
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-04-27

LOST Hrs LHE.-A local wit OF ier
fayette, Ark, undertook to fool DR..
Weetbrook one dusky evening into the
bsffef that plug of twist tobacco that
he pointed at the doctors head was a
pistol. He succeeded admirably, and
was shot dead before he could explain
that il wss al joke.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-04-27

in taking them alive and unhurt. The
Indians had courage enough to 60 back
and skin the wolves. Ny horse 1 found
at the iobber's shanty, about seven miles
distant.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-02-03
Balance in Treasurer's hands,
at date, Jan. 3fst, 1876,
That Serenade

Despite the frosty atmosphere of
Tuesday evening a week ago, The En-
ton Silver Cornct Band succeeded adj
mirably in taking our esteemed fell
low citizen, Captain L. T. McCABE, by
a surprise serenadc ut his residence
on Barron street, which drew quite n
crowd of citizens together, who in-
voluntarily took in the situation and
congratulated TIE 'Captain" on his
pleasant surprise. At the CONCLUSION
of several beautifully executed pieces
of music by the Band, he mounted the
old locust stump in front ofhis resi-
dencc and addressed them, in sub
stance as follows:
"Gcnilemcn of the Eaton Correct
-Bnnd, L thank you kindly foe this
manifestation OF your friendship and
esteem, aud regret exceedingly that
words are inadequate for me to cx-
press my most profound considera-
lion fot. The compliment. yet hope
that the timeis moi far distant when
/ may be able 10 reciprocate in Il
substantial manner. Hoping in con-
clusion, gentlemen, that you may live
lung and be able TO surprise your
many friends in like manner, many
years hence, ] again thank you indi-
vidaalls aad collectively. | bid you
a very good night"
All present enjoyed the " improm-
tue" and in the language of old
rip hoped that Gncle Lev. might
live long AID "prospcrs in all his flu
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-02-03
SheriF,s Sale.

Cease No. 1874
Daniel c : Order of sale
Jos. MCDONALD Is otheys.)
DURSUANTto an order of sale issued
i from the Court of Common Pleas,
Of Preble county, Ohio, in the above
stated case, and to the Sheriff of said
county directed, l will offer for sale at
public auction, at the door Of the Court
House, in Eaton,
On Saturday, February 10, 1876,
between the hours of ] and 4 O'Clock D.
m, the following premises, situate in
Preble county, Ohio, and described as
follows, to-wit:
A part of the southeast quarter of
Section 8, Tow nship 6, Range 2, east;
beginning at the southwest corner of
said quarter, and running thence north
on the quarter section line to 4 corner
in the centre of Paint creek; Thence
south in the centre of said creek with
the meanderipgs of said creek to the
south boundary of said quarter to a cor
ner i'll the centre of tie creek; thence
west on the line to the place of begin
ming, containing 80 acres more or less.
Also, another part OF said southeast
quaite of Section 3, Township 6, Range
:, ea Z; BEGINNING at 4 corner in the
middle of Paint creek, three rods west
stfsstcne in the bank; thence north 30
degrees. east % rods to Il stake in Paint
creek and Richmond road; thence south
81 dcgs., east with said road 81 rods and
10 links; thence south BOZ dogs, east
Il rods and 20 links to q beech tree Is
inches in diameter; thei ce south 6S1s
east % rods; thence south a rods to q
corner sugar tree oil g esouth bounda-
ry line of section; thence west on Sec
ton line 81 rolls to u corner 3 rods from
the center of said Paint creek; thence
with the m%canderings of said creek 35
rods to the centre of said Paint creek /;
thence north with the ~meanderfngs of
said creek about 8 rods to the place of
beginning, coutaining 30 acres OF land,
more or less. Appraised Il: $35, 90 per
acre. Terms cash.
JOHN TOWNSEND, Sheriff.
Zoos & FIsHER, Att'ys.
Jan. 20, l876-.ds prf $1I 90
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-02-03
SHERIFT''S SALE.
Sherins safe.
0case M. 36aa.l

NCase No. 5o55.)
Isaac N. Welsh,
vs.. Order of sale on
s. D. futile, ct al. J Mortgage.
Hoy virtue of a Bird plurius order of
A2 sale issued from the Court of Com
MO Pleas of Preble county. Ohio, in
the above stated case, and to the Sheriff
of said county directed, | will offe- for
sale at public auction, at the door Of the
Court House, in Eaton,
On Saturday, FEB. 26, 1876,
between the hours of / and 4o'clo k p.
In, the following premises, situate in
Eaton, Preblc county, Ohio, and de-
seribed as follows, to-wi,
Being all of ir-Lut number 8, as num-
bered and designated on the town plat
of the said tow of Eaton, which was
laid off into Town Lots and plated by
the Commissioners of Preble county as
IN addition TO the original plat ofin-
Lots { ( said town.
Appraised at $1,000
TERMS-One-third of the purchase
money cash in hana, onc-third in nine
months and the residue in eighteen
months from day oil sale, deferred pay
mcnts to be secured by mortgage Oh the
premises aud to ear @ per cent. inter-
est from day of sale.
JOHN TOWNSEND, Sheriff.
r. w. DUNK, Atty.
jan. 81, 1S76-tds prf 300