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Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-08-17

marked it out. She would deny herself
to all visitors; she would not 60 abroad
till her husbands return. She was
strong in her purpose. There should be
no door left open for busy scandal to
enter.
OF Ainslie she knew nothing, save
that letter reached her from him after
her marriage, which she had returned
unopened. And 80 she wandered
restIessly through those splendid rooms,
and, tried by this sef-inficted penance,
to atone for the detection OF her heart.
Did she take her guitar, old songs that
they had sung together came unbidden
to her lips; that book, too, they had
read. Oh, it was all misery, turn where
she would
Day after day passed-no letter from
MIR. Jones. The time had already pass
ed that was fixed upon for his return,
and Edith, nervous from close confne-
ment, and the weary inward struggle.
started like frightened bird at every
football.
II came at last-the letter-sealed
with black. "He had been accidentally
drowned. His hat was found; all search
for the body had been unavailing."
Edith was no hypocrite. She could
not mourn for him, save in the outward
garb of woe.
Ainslie was just starting for the con-
tinent, by order of a physician, when
the news reached him. A brief time
he gave to decorum, and then they
met.
Il is needless to say what that meet
ing was. Days and months of wretched-
ness were forgotten, like some dreadful
dream. She was again his own Edith,
sorrowing, repentant and happy.
They were sitting together one even
ine-Edith's head was upon his shoul-
der, and her face radiant as seraph's.
They were speaking of their future
home.
"kny spot on the wide earth but
this, dear Ainslie. Take me away from
these painful associations.
essay you 80, pretty Edith 2" said a
well known voice. "I but tried that
faithful heart of yours to prove it. Pity
to turn such a pretty comedy into q
tragedy; but I happen to be manager
here, young man p said Mr.. Jones,
turning fercely toward the bewildered
Ainslie.
The revulsion was too dreadful. Edith
survived but a week. Ainslie became
hopelessly insane.
Two lives were thus sacrificed to the
mistakes of a moment.
Both had in that brief space opened
up the source of grief for life.
They would not hear and forbear when
it was yet time, by kindly concession,
to repair the breach irritation had made
and o brief word would havo amended.
But passion had its way, and the
grave only healed the wound caused by
the unguarded utterances.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-08-17
What the Girl Did.

We recently mentioned the remarka.
bic fact that an Illinois girl had sheared
thirteen sheep in two hours: The
SEQUEL of the story is related by the
Chicago Journal as foil 'ws:
"What do you think of the girl ?" in
quired our representative of the farmer
who owns the sheep that were operated
upon.
"Think p echoed the old fellow, as
hs pointed to pen of fine wool sheep.
"Jest you look at them sheep, will ye,
stranger-not an ear or a tail left 1.-THE
whole crowd, an then ask me what l
think of that ERE gal, if yer can!"
The reporter viewed with wonder the
mutilated flock of mutton and agreed
with the old farmer that sheeppens were
not exactly the place for the exercise Of
women's rights
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-08-17
How to Breakfast.

Let a healthy man "break" his
"fast" with substantial meal, and not
break his breakfast with irritating little
nips or slops beforehand. After the
stomach has at its leisure emptied itself
during sleep of its contents, and sent
them to repair the worn tissues and ex-
hausted nerve force, and the blood has
been purified by washing and dressing
with the window open, then is the time
when the most perfect OF all nutrltlVe
articles, farniaceous food, can be con-
sumed in larger quantities with advan-
tage. Butter also, and fat and sugar,
troublesome customers to weak dlges.
tons, ore then easily coped with, and
contribute their invaluable aid to per-
forming the duties of the day. For
example, many persons can drink milk
to fair and useful amount at breakfast,
with whom it disagrees at all other
hours. And the widely advertised
"breakfast bacon" by its name warns
the consumer against indulgence Later
on in the day. Cafe au lait and sweet
creamy tea are to many men poisonous
in the afternoon, thoug h in the prime OF
morning they are wholesome beverage
for the same individuals, Let the vigor,
good humor and refreshment then felt
by a healthy man be utilized without
delay in eating hearty meal immedi'
ately after he is dressed and not frtter'
ed away in the frivoities OF other occu'
pations. Let not reading, writing OF
business political or econo
mical- Exhaust the nervous system. Ths
newspapers and letters should not bt
opened, preferably not delivered, til
the appetite is thoroughly appeased.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-08-17
A Brave Soldier.

Ont of, the many instances of indi:
yidual bravery which must have signal
lied the struggle for independence, few
have been preserved; but one, that has
been, lights up the melancholy darkness
of the scene with peculiar brightness.
At the battle of Bunker Hill, John CAL
lender, a captain of artillery, had with
drawn from the battle, and had dis
obeyed Putnam's orders to return. The
battle over, Putnam declared that If
Calender was not cashiered or shot, he
would himself leave the service. A
court-martial convicted him of coward
ice, and dismissed him "f from all fur
ther service in the Continental army as
an officer" Coward or not, he was
brave enough to step down into the
ranks of the company he had command
ed. The twenty-seventh of August
found him on the heights overlooking
Flatbush. His captain and lieutenant
had fallen, his companions were begin.
ming to retreat. Springing in front OF
them he ordered them to return and man
their pieces. For time his courage
noarished theirs; but at length he stood
alone, charging a field piece, while his
comrades were swept away by tremen-
dous onset of the enemy. Courtlng
death, he made no signal of surrender
when the hostile bayonets were at his
breast; but a brave officer interfered in
his behalf, and he was made prisoner.
Washington, hearing of his conduct,
ordered the sentence against him to be
erased and his command to be restored
to him; and when, a year later, he was ex'
changed, he gave him his hand before the
army, in token of his great respect and
admiration. He left the service at the
end of the war with an enviable
re nntation.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-08-17
Hints About Bathing.

Strong men may bathe before break
fast, but the best average time Is about
three hours after breakfast.
Walk at a moderate pace to the bath
ing ground, 80 as to be neither too hot
nor too cold, and undress as speedily as
possible, putting on your bathing dress
without delay.
It is better to plunge at once into
deep water; don't unless you can swim,
however, but rather after bending down
and laving the face and both arms, drop
right underneath the first wavelet.
Wear a bathing cap, especially ii a
lady.
If you can swim, swim and nothing
else; if you cannot, you can at least
tumble about and keep moving, and
also rub your limbs with the hands.
Come out before you have actually
ceased to enjoy yourself.
It is better to have in your bathing
house your own towel, one at least, and
let it be moderately rough.
Remove your bathing dress. Rub
your face, shoulders, limbs and body,
using moderate friction, and finish dry
ing with smoother towel. =.
When quite dry, dress, and 1t ought
not to be at all necessary to dress
quickly.
If faintness or sickness comes on,
which must be looked upon as quite an
accident, lie down for few minutes.
After dressing, a brisk walk should
be taken; and now a lunch biscuit will
do you service.
Remember that the glow after the
bath is the grand event to be looked for;
If instead of this glow decided chill
takes place, and if not removed by o
brisk walk, q small drop OF brandy,
taken along with biscuit, becomes a
necessity, or for ladies glass OF some
cordial.
Don't forget flannel underclothing il
at all delicate.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-08-17
RELICS OF THE PAST.
A Grent Mound in Pennsylvania--Skeie-
tons of Ancient People.

IONS Oh AuClcut ECOpiCs
The Canonsburg (Pa) Herald has
the following: We made visit to an
interesting mound, containing the re-
mains of a large number OF human
bodies. This mound is one OF two Sit
uated on the farm of VIM. Boon, in Pc
ters township, Washington county. The
mound visited is situated on the highest
ground in q field near the Boon resi-
dence. It has been almost entirely
dug over, and its proportions destroyed.
A short time since Mr.. Boon, needing
stone for some purpose on his farm, re-
moved the earth at this elevation, and
was surprised at the regularity OF posi-
tion presented by the stones, it evidently
appearing that they were placed there
in some systematic order. Another pc,
culiarity also presented itself, and that
was that there were many kinds OF stone
deposited there, some of them originally
from distant localities. This led HIM to
more closely investigate the mound,
when he found evidences of an extensive
burial place. On careful observation, it
was manifest than one-half of the eleva-
ton had been at some remote time dis
turbed. In that part of the remainder
which he inspected he found the remains
of at least eleven or twelve human
bodies. These remains were very much
decayed, even the best preserved pre-
senting but fragments of the bones.
The fiat and spongy bones had almost
uniformly disappeared, and In most
cases the long bones broke at touch,
showing that the bodies to which they
belonged had been placed there great
many years ago. In some instances the
ribs, jaw bones, and teeth and the pha-
langes of hands and feet were passably
well preserved.
The bodies seemed to have been ar
ranged according to very peculiar sys-
tenn. Mr.. Boon informed us that he
found in each instance the bodies ra-
dating like the rays of star from o
central bowlder against which the head
of each body was placed. Underneath
the shoulders of each he found a fiat,
shelvy kind of stone. The remaining
stones, used as wall of separation or a
covering (this was hard to determine,
from the advanced stage Of decay, were
Systematically placed or built, so that
they overlapped and made it difficult to
remove them unless the keystone could
be first found. ,
With Mr.. Boon's assistance we barred
the earth from the stones In one place
and saw something of their peculiar
disposition. In this case the body had
been entirely amalgamated with the
surrounding earth. The peculiar nature
of the soil, and the shape Of the body
which could be traced-indicated the
certainty of this assimilation. We Sc
cured some of the best specimens OF the
bones.
There is every evidence that the per
sons whose bones have thus been dis
covered died long since, possibly CEN
turies ago. The soil containing their re-
mains is elevated and dry, and the sur
roundings, one would think, favorable to
their long preservation, and yet, as init
n ated, in some instances only the
slightest trace of their existence could
be obtained. Who were these people 2
Who placed their bodies here ? Were
they of a prehistoric race?
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-08-17
A Fighting Trick.

They call it the "fighting trick IN
Detroit. A benevolent looking man en-
ters drinking saloon, followed soon
after by wiry little fellow who invites
No. / to take q drink and cigar. The
LIQUOR is swallowed, the cigars are
lighted, when suddenly No. 2 exclaims !:
"For thirty long years l have foliowea
your trail day and night You broke
up my happy family, villain that y9a
are, but now come out here and ngnt
me like mani" "I will fight you TO
the death I" is the determined reply,
and both rush into the back yard. The
agitated barkeeper runs to the front
door, whistles tor a policeman, and hur'
ries to the back door just in timo TO see
q coat tail disappearing over the fenee'
Then he begins 10 realize the sssrssscn'
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-08-17
Little Joe.

He used to. stand in front of the post
Office and yell: "'Ere's your papers J!
q few weeks ago--a ragged, sad eyed,
light haired boy, frail and hungry look
ing. No one noticed him; no one cared
for him; even his fellow newsboys, with
whom he seldom associated, knew him
only as Dominic" Yet he was at his
post from early dawn till late at night,
always civil and obiging, never bolster
ous, ever attentive to business. OF Late
little Joe has been missing. They miss
ed him first at the news offices, where
he was q general favorite. He had been
weary looking and haggard for days, and
when he came in for his morning pa
pers he would take drink of water
and lie down on bench for half an
hour.
One morning Joe woke up on the
steps of q house and found that he could
not move. His head ached, his eyes
were dim and his hands and feet were
swollen. His tongue, which seemed to
be burning, was dry and cracked; and
he was frightened when be saw the door
open and heard the hired girl call to her
mistress:
"Missus, missus, here's sick boy on
the doorsteps."
And little Joe again tried to get to his
feet, but failed.
The mistress came out and saw the
little fellow. She bent over him and
asked:
"Little boy, what is your namep
"Little Joe, he murmured.
"Can't you get up3" kindly asked the
lady.
The little fellow made fruitless at
tempt, but it weakened him so that he
fell back again on his stone bed and be-
gun to cry.
"Poor boy!" said the lady, as che
called the hired girl. And both OF them
lifted the nearly unconscious form OF
little Joe and carried him to bed III
quiet room in the rear of the house.
Next morning Joe was no better, and
his nurse waited On him tenderly. He
could only look gratitude at her-the
Door little street waif knew no words OF
thanks, accustomed as he had been to
the rougher side Of life in the busy me-
-
tropolis.
Joe wanted to look out of the window.
They propped him up with pillows, and
he felt happy. He longed to be well
again.
Then he grew delirious, and would
CRY in strangely altered tone:
"Mister, here's your papersF
Next day little Joe was no more. The
kind lady, who had learned to love him
while she ministered to his wants, weptt
q few tears over the inanimate form OF
the motherless waif. But who misses
him from among the throng OF busy
bodies who come and 60 at the post
Office The nevsdealers say: "Guess
Dominic Joe's gone up the river some.
where" but none of them think that
the poor little fellow has been taken
away from this world of SORROW to the
only Father he ever knew.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-08-17
A California Play.

Bret Harte's drama has been acted
and met with success. A correspondent
says the personnel N the play is as fol-
lows:
One First Glass "Masher, to ACT as
we'll circumstanced barkeeper, or as
gambler or frst-chop swindler. >,
One Young Reprobate. afflicted with
delirium tremens, soft heart, husky
voice and q -maudin regard for hIs
mothers sex.
One Old Fraud, morally muddled be-
tween early iniquity and eleventh-hour
repentance.
Another Old Fraud, embodying the
extinct abolitionist idea OF Southern
chivalry, strictly comic person, using
the ante-bellum plantation dialect;
lawyer by profession not by practice, Q
colonel by courtesy, braggart, a theo,
retical imbiber of gore and apronounced
tippler of juleps.
One Mexican Don, descended from
the old CASTLE breed, living in rich re-
tirement on his "soap."
One Small Heashen, sample OF broken
China.
One Vaquero, for emergencies:
One high stepping, recreant Mexican
Donna, iaundiced and jealous.
One Yankee Schoolmarm, suitable JOE
q cold missionary's wife. ~
One Absurd Female, dubious as to the
orthodox number uf husbands, but
sound hearted and stylish.
One conventional, consequential, at
tractive, flirting, guitar twanglng Atten-
dant upon the donna above specified.
The story of the play is as follows:
Old Morton, who was disgraceiul
father once upon time, and who by
combination of bad example ana
brutality drove his son Alexander to the
bad via the California mining camps,
has. to use the dialect Of the play,
stumbled to himself" and reformed 10
such an extent that, in company with
Colonel Starbottle, his legal leech ana
adviser, he has crossed the continent ID
search of his long lost son, to restore
him TO his rightful position and inherl-
tance. John Oakhurst, who is about as
bad as the devil can make them, even IN
California, is mistaken by the old man
for the prodigal for whom he has adVer-
tised. and Oakhurst, in order to advance
a love match with Jovita, concludes to
second the old prty's delusion by filing
the position of profit and emolument SO
suddenly opened up before him. :,
The last act is sequel to the first, the
intermediate acts having little il any
thing to do with the play itself. SANDY
Morton. who has been in liquor pretty
steadily ever since the pl&y began, now
straghtens up and g awale as .Ss u cbaa .
Which his former "partner," John Oak.
hurst, had put upon himself and the Old
man. But the tragedy anticipated by
Colonel Starbottle when the deception Is
disclosed does not take place. Nobody
hurts anybody. A general make up
follows. Marriages are opportuneiy ar
ragged, with tableaus, benedic:lon'
music and descending curtain.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-08-17
A Dyer.

A wealthy resident falls i'll and the
doctor is called in. He feels the
invalid's pulse, examines his tongue and
writes prescription. In the drawing
ing-room. as he is going out, he meets
the invalid's wife. "Doctor, how is
he2" "Madam, very i'll indeed. I"
"Heavens! OF what diseasea" oscar
latina % "Scarlatina At his ages How
do you know it !" "By his hands. The
fever has broken out on them and they
are all redw "But, doctor, they always
are 7" "Always area Howl" ooh, it is
dye" "Dyei Then your husband is a
dyer 2" "At your service" "Wly did
you not tell me 30 at frst :"
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-08-17
In the Night Watches.

Dear night this words defeat;
The stop to busy fools cares check and curb ;
The day Of spirits; mysoul's calm retreat
Which none disturb!
Christ's progress and hs prayer time;
The hours to watch high heaven doth chime.
God silent, searchingfight;
When my Lords head filed with dew, and
all
His locks are wet with tae clear drops Of night
His still, soft call
His knocking time; the soul's dumb watch,
When spirits their fair kindred catch.
There is in God, some say,
A deep, but dazzling darkness as men here
Say it is late and dusky, because they
See not all clear.
Oh, for that night when in him =.
Might live invisible and dim!
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-08-17

A very daring Kentucky girl lately
rode her horse close up to the edge OF q
vawnine chasmA and proudly deied any
gentleman of the party to follow her
example,. Not soul stirred except one
youth, who boldly backed his horse
into the same position, and, standing on
his head in the saddle, dared her to do
this sane, She concluded net 70,
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-08-17

A CUSTER MoNUMENT.-The citizens
of Monroe, Mich, General Clusters ma
tive city, have taken steps toward erect
ing a magnificent monument to the
memory of taat officer and his COM
rades. The New York Herald is also
raising subscription for the same pur'
pose,
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-05-19

for his general fitness, but because,
with fiery tongue, he bad denounced
rebellion. But when the excitement
was passed his old prejudices and
associations proved TOO much for
him TO Withstand, and be went over
tothe enemy, leaving the Republicans
to lament their folly and short-sight-
edness. That example is before US
now, warning us not to be guilty OF
a like folly again. Ii is not sufficient?
Must we 60 over the same thorny
and dangerous path one more while
inviting roads await us on either
hand We hope not. An appro-
pirate legend for every delegate 10
Cincinnati to carry in his heart, if
not in his hand, would be that one
which m to US just nov with
such peculiar force : Remember
Andrew John oa."LInter- Ocean.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-05-19
FRIDAY. MAY 10. 1876.
Flashes from the Wires.

A panic prevails among the Christ
ians in Constantinople.
Hon. Isaac Butt, O'Connor Power
and Lord Conyngham have forward
ed to Disraeli 4 declaration signed
by one hundred and thirty-eight
members of parliament, in favor of
the release ofFenian convicts.
The N. Y. Times declares that no
more important event than the Ohio
convention has taken place since the
opening of the canvass ; it destroys
Humans chances at St. Louis, and it
makes the nomination there ofany man
not acceptable to inflationists ex-
tremely improbable.
The N. Y. Herald says: "This
imitation victory does not help Hayes,
for if the Democrats had behaved
reasonably, there would have been
some possibility Of. their carrying
Ohio ; now, however, any Republican
can carry it and Hayes is not indis-
pensablc.
At q billiard tournament in Phil
adelphia last Wednesday, one of the
games was between Rudolphe and
Sexton, and won by the latter, who
made the greatest run on record.
Sections average 27 81 was the
largest ever made. The game was
a three-ball French, three hundred
points.
The Ohio Democratic convention
which net in Cincinnati last We'd
nesday, declared in favor of Bill
Allen for President, and instructed
the delegates at large to vote for him.
This is looked upon as a victory of
the in~flationists and a defeat of Gen.
Thurman's aspirations, Geo H. Pendle
t,n was made permanent chairman
Of the convention. The initiation
platform was adopted by a vote of
1856 ayes to 266 nays. The N. Y.
Worlds editorial is exceedingly Bit
ter against the politicians whose
scheme prevailed at Cincinnati,
whereby the convention decided in
favor of Allen, who was last year
RENTED by defeat to private life.
Republican leaders will be now strong
ly tempted to swell their probable
majority at the October election in
Ohio by nominating Gov. Hayes for
President.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-05-19
Current Notes and Events.
Blaine is forty-seyen,

Blaine is f%orty-seven,
The Norwich Bulletin man will not
take any great unknown in his.
New York city banks hold three
fourths of the coin of the national
banks.
Miss Loura Spence, of Georgia,
is six feet two and n half inches
high. Her beau has to takes step
ladder to 60 up and court her.
A Minnesota paper says Gov.
Tilden will be nominated on the first
ballot. This is a mistake. 1t will
be the third.
Cyrus H. Mccormick, of Chica-
60, is spoken of as Democratic can
didate for Governor of Illinois.
VIZ hope he may reap the bearded
grain at q breath and the flower that
grows between.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-05-19
REsoLurIoN.

BE it RESOLVED By the Board of
Trustees Of tie City of Cheyenne:
That the officers of the city of
Cheyenne are hereby instructed to
take nc further action under the or
dinance of March Goth, 1876, con-
corning Instructions of streets and
sidewalks, until the further order OF
this Board; and that the said or
dinance is hereby suspended until
the further action of this Board.
Adopted May 18th, 1876,
[sEAL.]
l.. r. BREsNAHEN,
President of the Board of Trustees
Of the City of Cheyenne and
Ex-oficio Mayor Thereof.
Attest :
GEO. B. SIMPSON,
ml6-6t City Clerk.