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Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-07-20
How the Oyster Grows.

As anything pertaining to oysters Is
of interest we quote the following ex-
planation of their growth, iven'by MI.
Frank Buckland. How near correct ne
is we will not attempt to state: .,
The body of an oyster is poor, weak
thing, apparently incapable OF dong
ANYTHING at all. Yet what marvellous
house an oyster builds around his deli,
cate frame. When an oyster is first
born he is q very simple, delicate dot,
as it we're, and yet he is born with his
two shells upon him. For some un-
known reason he always finds himself on
his round shell, never by his flat shell,
and being once fixed he begins to grow,
but he only grows in summer: Inspect
an oyster shell closely and it will be seen
that it is marked with distinct lines. AS
the rings we observe in the section OF
the trunk of the tree denote years OF
growth. so do the marking on an oyster
shell tell US how many years he has pass
ed in his "bed" at the bottom OF the
sea. Suppose the oyster under lnspec,
ton was born Juue Is, 1870, ne Will GO
on growing to the first line we see well
marked: he will then stop for the WIN
ter. In summer, 1871, he would more
than double. his size. In 1873 and 1874
he would again 60 on building, till he
was dredged up in the middle OF his
work in 1875, so that he is plainly five
and half years old. The way an oys'
ter grows in his shell is pretty sight;
I have watched it frequently. The beard
of an oyster is not only his breathing
organ-that is, his lungs-but also his
breeding organ, by which he conveys
the food to his complicated mouth with
his four lips.
When the warm, calm days OF june
come the oyster opens his shell, and, by
means of his beard, begins building an
additional story to his house. This he
does by depositing very, very fine par
ticles of carbonate of lime, till at last
they form a substance as thin as silver
paper and exceedingly fragile. Their
he adds more and more, till at last the
new shell is as hard as the old shell
When oysters are growing their shel
they must be handled very carefully, a'
the new growth of shell will cut like
broken glass, and wound on the fin
ger from an oyster shell is often very
dangerous.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-07-20
A Parole.

The eparole of Lord Cornwallace, ven
cradle document, is now on file in the
Richmond (Va.) library. 1t reads as
follows:
"Charles Earl Cornwallace, Lieut..
General commanding Her Majesties for
oes,
"Do acknowledge myself prisoner OF
war to the States of America, and hav-
ing permission from his E1cellency Gen
eral Washington, agreeably to capitula:
tion, to proceed to New York and
Charleston: or either, and to Europe.
Do pledge my faith and word OF Honor
that I will not do or say anything lnlu'
rious to the said q. S., or armies, &C."
Given under my hand at Yorktown,
% day Oct., 1871. CoRNwA11AoE."
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-07-20
Curiosity OF New Englaaders.

Conversing one day with a Virginian
officer relative to the curiosity OF New
Englanders, he told me that finding ne
never could procure any refreshment 1ol
himself or horse till after he answered
all their questions, and they had com
pared them with their information, ne
adopted the following mode to AVOID
their inquisitive delays: Whenever ne
travelled from his own province TO Dos
ton, and alighted at an ordinary (the
name given to inns in Anerica), the
master or mistress, and other company
in the house, assembled at the door, and
he began in this manner "Worthy
people, I am MIR. -, of Virginia, by
trade a tobacco planter, and a bachelor:
Have some friends at Boston, whom l
ana going to visit. My stay will be short,
when I shall return and follow my busl-
ness, as a prudent man ought to do;
This is all know Of myself, and all L
can possibly inform You. 1 have no
news. And now, having told you every
thing, have compassion upon me and my
horse, and give us soine refreshment'
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-07-20

could not possibly return until the after
noon Of the next day, and he wished
Elijah and Thomas to 60 down there
after him. Accordingly Immediately
after dinner the following day the two
started for Ada, but had gone only
short distance when Thomas was seized
with violent vomiting, and in a few
minutes afterward his uncle. They sup,
posed that they were suffering from
violent attack of collie So severe was
their pain that they drove to the road
side and then rolled around almost In
the agonies of dissolution. While In
the midst of their attack neighbor
came driving along in hot haste and In
formed them that the entire company
had been seized in the same manner.
They returned home and the neighbor
continued on his way after physician
to Blufton. A physician was summoned
and quickly repaired to the scene OF the
agony. Thirteen persons were In Varl-
GUS stages of illness, and SO palpable
were the symptoms of the malady that
the physician Immediately announced
that they had all been poisoned.
A physician from Ada was then sum-
moned, and he caused portion OF the
bread to be analyzed at the normal
school at Ada, which brought to Light
arsenic enough to have killed forty per
sons. And an investigation only too
surely fastened suspicion on Isaac b.
Charles. He was arrested.
As soon as the horrible tragedy be-
came known q tremendous excitement
arose, both at Blufton and Ada, and the
facts of the death of the old man and
woman, of Isaac Charles wife and child
and of his unseemly marriage, came to
light, and the construction was placed
upon them as stated. Farmers lett their
work and began to gather into Ada.
Charles neighbors gathered en- msasse,
and there were strong apprehensions
that the wretch would be tried in Judge
Lynch's court, but large body OF men
went out from Ada to prevent any such
lawlessness, determined that Charles,
although undoubtedly guilty, should
have fair trial. Just as the e1amina-
ton was to come of, word was received
that Mrs. E. Charles and child had
died, and it was thereupon postponed to
allow the stricken husband and father,
who had recovered somewhat from the
effects of the poison, to go to his dead.
The next day two more OF the victims
died in the greatest agony, and 1t Is
feared that others will yet die.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-07-20
Good Advice.

Ladies who are planning to visit the
Exhibition at Philadelphia will do well
to dress simply and sensibly. Plain,
neat garments are the most appropriate,
nice ones are almost certain to be in
jured. In some parts OF the Exhibition
grounds the dust is very penetrating,
and the asphaltum walks become sticky
under the hot sun. In the Main build
ing the passages are necessarily sprinkled
to lay the dust. And to see long dresses
trailing through the water is not only
disgusting, but such obstacles seriously
interfere with Tie comfortable locomo-
ton of the crowd. A short walking
skirt is Indispensable to comfort and
neatness.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-07-20
Items OF Interest.

When YOU see a man trying to clean
paper collar with a piece OF rubber, you
can make up your mind that he has oeen
hit by the hard times.
"Does this razor take hold wellT
asked the smiling barber. eyes, re-
piled the unhappy victim; "it takes
hold well, but it don't let go woftn d
cent"
The Scientific american says II
bottle of the oil of pennyroyal Is ieIt 10
room at night, not mosquito Will oe
found there in the morning. 1t LIS not
in the morning that they trouble US.
A man In Chicago with no hair, and q
bullet hole in the calf of his left leg,
saws he is satisfied that there is gold In
the Black Hills. He also is satisfied tnat
there are Indians in the Black HlIs.
In q recent trial in New Orleans TOR
carving concealed weapons, the PROOF
being positive, everybody was aston,
ished at verdict of "not guilty" until
| it leaked out that every member OF the
jury was armed in the same way.
Pouring boiling water on the back
and compressing the shins are stlh re-
sorted to in China to draw confessions
from suspected persons. The boihng
water generally brings the accused 10
an ackno wledgment, whether ne Is
guilty or not.
Nothing can be more injurious to your
peace of mind than to have too many
confidants. You live in abject slavery
every day, as You are constantly iearing
that some of your numerous conndants
will reveal a secret you would not have
anybody know for all the world.
A new pest, the nature of which has
not vet BEEN learned, has lately been
iniuring the orange and lemon trees
in southern California, attacking the
roots near the surface, and causing the
decsy of the trees. Whether the pest Is
an insect or q disease is not known.
A Young lady in Bethel, Pa, during
the wear 1874, kept a. strict account OF
all The expenditure for feed, etc., Tor
bor ward Of fowls, and, at the regular
MAJ ket price for eggs and chickens, she
cleared above all expenses 1850 besides
having more stock on hand than she
started with.
An Omaha journal says that an old
man fell asleep in Council biuhs
church the other Sunday, and his nose
got wedged into the book rack so tightly
That he could not get it out. After ne
had thrashed about and snorted q good
deal the sexton released him by splitting
open the rack. =
There is q town in Kansas called
Woman's Waste, from an Indian Legend,
to the effect that an Indian once killed
his wife there for having wasted some
! buffalo meat. There is very little bustle
! about the place, the business portion OF
the town consisting of two saloons and
a grocery story.
The latest story of brave though!
childlike form, faithful at the post OF
duty, comes from Ohio. He was the
son of village editor and having dis,
covered a broken rail just outside OF
town. sat for five hours on fence near
by waiting for the train, so that ne might
be the first to carry the particulars OF
the accident to his father. Such devo'
ton to the paternal interest Is very
| affactin0
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-07-20
The Babies.

Massachusetts, babies are doing their
very best to show their interest in public
enterprises and to accomplish something
for the benefit of posterity. At Athol,
Massachusetts,, there wasrecently baby
show. where one hundred and fifteen
little ones were on exhibition from that
and the surrounding towns. The ages
varied from one month to two years.
Prizes were awarded, and the proceeds
of the show are to 60 toward fund for
setting out shade trees in the villages
Those bibles sacrificed their private
comfort in q good cause.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-07-20
The Old Oak Door.

The old oak door is silent but, then,
1t has more fancies than most of men;
The roses hang over, the meads are In clover
And the world goes on, from dawn to daVn'
Giving some joy and giving some pain;
My cot is kissed by the fearful rain,
And the oak door, swinging to and no.
Seems life's frail shuttle, weaving slow.
The old oak door is groaning; the light
On nv heart within burns ruddy and bright:
Yet friends have departed, one came broken
hearted,
To die in the shade this old door made;
And some have wandered 80 far away
They never shall stand where the shadows
play
OF the old oak door, that, to and fro,
Weayes. as ife's shuttle, sad and slow.
The old oak door has opened to greet
Full many bride, with music sweet;
Father and mother, sister and brother
Have entered there and children fair
Have raised its latch, in merry glee;
And the flowers without oft smiled TO see
The old oak door that, to and fro,
Watched life's frail shuttle, weaving slow.
The old oak door has opened, and those
It loved passed through in dreamless repose
Father and mother, sister and brother
Have, one by one, their journeys done;
Within the FIRE burns warm and bright,
No childish form, nor bride in white,
Comes to the door ali! to and fro,
Death stilled their voices long ago.
The old oak door is mourning; speak,
And it answers back in q solemn creak;
Oh, treasure holy, however lowly,
To some you seem as bygone dream,
You are to me, for childhoods kin
Have passed by you and died within;
So, dear old door, swing to and fro,
As some worn shuttle, tired aod slow.
Minnie j. Oprey.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-06

Hot AND SULPHURoUS.-They have a
queer country out there In Nevada. 1T
seems to be the halfway house, if not
the next station, to the internal regions.
The Gold Hill Neacs tells how near they
come to breaking into the pit that uses
lire and birthstone for its pertumery. 1t
says:
sIn one OF the sulphur mines near
Steamboat Springs q number of China
lhen are employed. The mine is situ-
ated at the foot oil hill, about mile
from Steamboat. Two perpendicular
cuts are made into the hill, 30 that they
converge at a given point. These are
made fUr ventilation, and are kept open
ito permit the heat to escape. At the
end Of these cuts they have q face
twenty feet high. The sulphur begins
within seven feet OF the top, and con-
Times all the way down, intermingled
with sand and other formations. At
this point the heat is very great. The
other day, while working, one of the
Cinnamon struck his pick through into
fissure, when column of blue flame
shot up to the distance of thirty feet,
tilling the atmosphere with a vilfainous
stencil, and making 1t SO terribly hot
that the Mongoiiah, dropping his pick,
rushed from the place, followed by his
frightened companions. 1t was some
I'titne before they could be induced to Ea-
sumo their work."
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-06
..sILrNCE rs GOLDEN,

lScribnef,s for June.l
1t is the sweetIwarm rain in silence dropping,
That sinks with freshenlng powers
Not the wild Wind-born storm, or driving tor;
rent,
Which breaks the tender flower.
1t is the keen, quick lightning, sharp and
silent,
That spinters scathes and kills;
Not the huge believing of the noisy thunder,
Echoing among the hills!
1t is the still, ,sman voice, whose silent plead
ing,
Persuades the deepmost heart;
Not the LOUD speech, the hoarse and vulgar
40 jargon, -. .,
The rude stentorian art.
The mlghtest forces IN the world sfohhd us,
We neither hearnor see.
The shallow brooklet, pent among its eddies,
Babbles INCREASINGLY. -.- r
The stars rfareh on in'their eternal courses,
Uttering no voice orsound; l.
The rushing meteor tiles explored In ether
Falls kissing to the ground.
The human soul, whose grasp is widest,
grandest.
OF things in heaven and earth,
Discovers not its royal truths and treasures,
| In hours OF noisy .mrth. t.-
The heart OF love, bereaved;yet uncomplaining,
Bowed o'er the fresh turned SOD,
Hears whispered forth: ''Se still, my son, my
daughter,
And know that / am Gode' .-.'5 ..
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-06

which are clearly prescribed as among
the duties Of the Anditor, aad are no
where conferred upon the Board. Over
individual complaints laid before them
the Board has jurisdiction, asiall other
equalizing boards have; for the reason
that in such particular case the record
before them is opened by being impugned
as incorrect, and the Board is appealed
to as a summary court for its correction.
But this does not by any means open the
whole record and enable the Board to go
behind the returns and take jurisdiction
OF all cases ndiscriminately, with power
Of compulsory process to enforce the at.
tendance OF every tax payer within the
limits Of their territorial jurisdiction
Such a power would be an element oil
confusion, possibly OF oppression, and
could not fail to derange the whole ma
chinery of ourisystem Of taxation.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-06
POROUS PLAsTHRs.
RyBsER AND cAPcME.

UNRUE MERIT AND ExGELIEN0E ARE
L the basts, Of every success. Why BEN
SONS lCAPUlNE POROUS PLASfERS are
preterred- to an Others, is owing t0their naerr-
ing curative properties. They are, unques-
tionablv, the most remarkable and reliable
remedy ever offered an intelligent people.
Physicians anu the public have long desired
an Improvement in a porous plaster, as tue
ordinary article is too slow, requiring days
and weeks OF continuous wear to eFecta cure.
Herein lis a great Achievement sof Beneon's
Capcine Porous Plasters: they operate with
wonderful vigr, bring immediate. relief, and
cure quicker, than any known plaster, 'lini-
ment or compound
They are in no sense a patent medicineAen-
tirely vegetable--and fully lndoTsed in every
ciCy in the Union, as ag eat Improvement on
the ordinary Porous Plaster. Price DC.
SEABURY & JOHNSON.
Pharma maceftical Chemists, N. Y.
'de2S-1yra&ThEfrfn
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-06
The Bouquet Season.

1t is coming time for the newspapers
Of the Republic to teein with paragraphs
containing the effuslye thanks of the ed.
itor to some lady for a beautiful bouquet
which sheds its grateful aroma Through
mis- dreary sahetum, lighting it up with
bright memories Of the past that come
and go like the changing lights and
shadows of a phantasmagoria. Every.
body knows it is all lie, and in eighty.
uine years experience We never saw
but one bouquet In an editorial room,
and it was a couple of prize turnips Iy.
ing in the wood box.-[Burlington Hawk.
Eve,
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-06
How They Buried the King of oun-


The journal de Paris contains letter
from an eyewitness, giving the follow
ing particulars OF atrocities committed
ON the occasion OF the funeral OF Kam-,
rasi, King of Ounyoro, in Central Africa.
An immense grave or pit, capable of,
holding several hundred people, had
been dug at the bottom oil which the
wives OF the defunct King had beer
placed in the. form Of a ring, to be in,
readiness to receive upon their knees
the ,corl.se ofgtheir late tyrannical and
barbarous master. Several, regiments
of The Royal Guard had been sent on
some ofthe neighboring villages. The
first human being, be it, q man, woman,
or child, that made Its exit from the sur
rounded hut WAS torcibiy seized and
carried OF. and captiveS entrapped in
This manner conducted towards the pit
prenared for the funeral. Here there
libeyan the most horrible scene. THE
l,limbs,of these poor creatures, arms and
llegs, were broken by the soldiers. The
lamentations. and CRIES, Of despair of the.
victims intermingled with the shouting
OF the fanatical crowd. and one BY one
they were thrown into, the gaping gulf
below. Then began the beating OF drums,
The flourish of trumpets, the piercing
Sound of The whistle and pipe which,
together with the violent yoeiferations
OF the crowd, drowned the cries or the
victims. The soil dug out OF the pit the
previous day was then thrown back
into the monster grave. The fanatical
spectators of the dlsmal d rama, as soon
as it was filed up, commenced 10 dance
on the summit Of the grave, stamping The
SO il down tn all their might, SO as to
form hard compact layer above those
buried alive. All the lamentations
having ceased, nothing was left TO indi-
cate the ceremony OF the abominable
sepulture; the noise OF the instruments
|had ceased also, and the assembled
lcrowd retired, satisfied with themselves,
and admiring the greatness OF the King
whose msnes demanded such saeriaces.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-06
The agent Of the vokes Family sue.

=, The agent of the Vokes Family sue
ceeded in getting one good audience DUR
ing their engagement in Washington by
causing rumor TO be circulated that
Henry Ward Beecher, who was in the
neighborhood on aiecturing tour, would
occupy astage.box at the theater. by
some wicked device John Chamberlain, !,
the gambler, was induced to dress up in
a white choker, and he was put in the
box as dummy. Many people mistook
him for Mr.. Beecher, and he, not being a
partner III the hoax, was, surprised and
ANNOYED by the attention he attracted.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-06

Among the exhibits forwarded from
London 10 the Exposition by the Secre-
tary OF State TOR India, is ali exquisitely
fine muslin, into which threads OF gold
are interviewer. TAis mateGial is made
in India exclusively Tor the Rajahs. and
IL is said that fifty yards of IL can be
doubled up and passed through a lady's
finger ring.
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THE campaign songsters could find
nothing to rhyme with CoNKLTNG. His
nomination was therefore considered
impracticable. But the genius of the
N. Y. Herald has solved the rhymine
difficulty. and thereby "gives the OLE
man another chance" And this is how
the Herald does it:
"The President doth to his little Don. cling,
And makes proper rhyme for Conkling."
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-06

Mr.. BLAINE has given the business let
ters, over which the Mulligan guard kept
such faithful watch, to the public; and
the public will certainly be wondrously
edited thereby. Inexpensive people will
gather about as much information there
from as from studying the ornithology
Of a last years birds nest. For all po.
litical purposes, they are most decided
ly ssstale, fat, and Improbable" 1t was
Che old fable OF the mountain in labor
and a mouse the product.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-06

Old, but Apropos-Scene: A market.
Monday morning, a man buying straw
berries. Suddenly a thought strikes
Ii i'm and lie says: Il hope these straw
berries were not picked on Sunday? ~
Marketman-"No, Sir; but they grew ON
SunuhyU
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-06
The Pittsburp Manufacturer says: The

The Pittsburg Manufacturer says: The
gas companies all over the country are
Complaining of the great decrease in
their sales. Kerosene, With its better
light for less money, Is making fearful in
roads into their business and profts.
ported in all directions, the companies
hoping by these concessions to regain
their customers, or at least to hold what
they now have.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-06

California has two millions and half
acres of wheat this year, and expects i,
yield of fifty millions ol bushels. The
sale of agricultural implements and
sacks is immense, the export trade still
refusing to snip wheat in bulk. .r
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-06

Therels an office in Paris where ar
ticles found are taken to be restored to
their owners. They are duly registered
by clerks, one OF when was lately heard
to call oil, "rhree umbrellas, one watch,
two rings one pair OF boots, and five
habiesD
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-06

Somebody has imported from Paris a
very novel and elegant rosewood bed :
stead with head board twenty feet higu,
inlaid with mother, father and all the
others OF pearl! Ia the ioOtbeard is a
musical box, and by pressing a knob
with your foot you can be played sweet
ly to sleep. Crooked In the mattress OF
the deeD.v