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Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-07-06
Fashion Notes.

Buttoned shoes without heels are seen
on the most stylish children.
Dress suits for girls just in their teens
are shown in colored grenadines, summer
silks, and in white lawn embroidered.
Instead of sailor waists, the long
wasted blouse is now laid in side plaits,
and finished with a belt, or else worn
with sash.
Many mothers are returning to white
stockings, and cream colored or un-
bleached Balbriggans are chosen in pref
erence to all others.
Dark solid colored stockings are pre-
ferred to striped ones. Dark blue,
clocked, or embroidered with white or
with red up each side, are shown in
Isle thread and in raw silk.
Among newly imported garments are
sack aprons, such as French children
have always worn. They are cut in
sack shape, half high and square in the
neck, and are without sleeves.
Girls polonaises are all buttoned be-
hind. These are made in very straight
and plain designs, and show return to
the simplicity that used to belong to
the clothing of young girls and chill
dren.
Bows still in short clothes wear long
wasted plated blouses and kilt skirts.
Soft light summer cloths of gray,
brown, or blue, also shepherds check
of black and white twill, are the woolen
materials used for these suits.
The boys hat is sailor shape, and
the hair is worn in page style, with the
front dropping over the forehead. Swiss
straw hats for boys come in the sailor
shape, also in Derby shapes, with round
high crown and stiff curled brim.
Infants long robes are from yard to
yard and quarter long, and the pref
erence is given to those trimmed around
the bottom in rows of tueks, insertion,
and lace rather than those with "robed"
fronts trimmed from top to bottom.
Beautiful and fine yoke slips of white
muslin, needle-worked, are imported for
children just putting on short clothes.
The small sizes have clusters OF fine
tucks and embroidery above the hem,
while the yoke is made OF lengthwlse
tucks and rows of needlework.
The Centennial sash of red, white, and
blue ribbon six or seven inches wide is
one of the patriotic fancies of the year.
1t costs S1.75 a yard, and is worn tied
low down around the hips. with two
deep loops and ends hanging behind IN
stead of stiff bow.
Girls over twelve years wear their
dress skirts to reach to their ankles.
Those below twelve years wear shorter
skirts, falling well over the knee, and
showing t,7o or three inches IF the stock
ing above The boots. The drawers are
not seen below the skirts, no mattef
what the child's age.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-07-06
Chinese MaXims.

The sage does good as he breathes-it
is his life.
One may be decorous without being
chaste but one cannot be chaste with
out being decorous.
My books speak to my mind, my
friends to my heart; all the rest to my
ears.
The wise man does not speak of all he
does, but he does nothing that cannot
be spoken OF.
Attention to small things is the econ
omy of virtue.
Railery is the lightning of calumny.
Man may bend to virtue, but virtue
cannot bend to man.
Virtue does not give talents, but it
supplies their place. Talents neither
give virtue nor supply the place of it.
He who finds pleasure in vice and
pain in virtue is novice both in one
ard the other.
One may do without mankind, but
one has need of a friend.
Ceremony is the smoke of friendship.
If the heart does not 60 with the head,
the best thoughts give only the light.
This is why science is so little persuasive
and probity so eloquent.
The pleasure of doing good is the
only one that never wears out.
To cultivate virtue is the science of
men; to renounce science is the virtne
of women.
You must listen to your wife, and not
believe her.
If one is not deaf or stupid, what q
position is that of a father-in-law If
with wife and daughter in-law, one has
also sisters and sisters-in-law, daughters
and nieces, one ought to be tiger to be
able to hold out.
The happiest mother of daughters is
she who has only sons.
The minds of women are of quicksl-
YER, and their hearts of wax.
The most curious women willingly
cast down their eyes to be looked at.
The tongues of women increase by all
that they take from their feet.
The finest roads do not 60 far.
When men are together they listen to
one another, but women and girls look
at one another.
The most timid girl has courage
enough to talk scandal.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-07-06
Life In Alaska.

Alaska is determined not to be behind
the times in matters of popular interest,
for not only the Indians, but also several
of the citizens, and at least one soldier,
are engaged in the illicit manufacture OF
whisky, which is distilled of molasses or
brown sugar. A corporal of the garrison
was lately arrested, he having been re-
ported by some jealous neighbor as a
manufacturer without license, but a
search failed to result in the capture OF
tho contraband fluid, and, though all the
town we'll know that the man has dealt
in the article, still legal evidence was
wanting, and he was liberated. The
civilization of Indians in this remote
section is making rapid progress, for
besides being manufacturers and sellers
of the liquor, which is known by the
euphonious term " Hoochnoo," they are
frst.rate' experts in blackmail, as is
shown by the following:
A young Sitka sub-chief has, by In
dustry, cunning and perseverance, be-
come moderately wealthy, being the
happy owner of several hundred brand
new wooden blankets, which are the
standard currency among them. His
riches excited the cupidity OF number
of young warriors, who agreed to make
the sub-chief "shell out with some of
his boarded wool. One of the tribe
happened to be sick at the time, and the
fated sub duly visited his declining
friend, who soon died. This was the
signal for the conspirators, who at once
impaneled a coroner's jury, which de-
cided that the defurc ct man and brother
died only because the daily visitor had
bewitched hinl The young chief heard
ominous whisperings in the air, gathered
his clan about him, retired to his house,
securely locked it, and intimated that he
was not at home to callers. The coro-
ner's jury in body adjourned to the
culprit's residence, whom they verbally
summoned to appear for Indictment,
trial and sentence. The young man de-
clined, and with the rifles of himself and
clan marked out dead line around his
habitation. Then was organized a regu-
lar siege.
The rest of the tribe did not seem to
find anything concerning themselves
about the matter, only a few OF them
making bets on the result. The be-
witching chief, meanwhile, called out to
some Indians passing by to inform the
military commander of his fix, that he
might rescue him; but they did not
consider that fair, and declined to med
die. All this took place within about
one hundred PAGES Of the garrison, to
which the little affair was unknown for
some days. Three times the mighty
northern lights had ftfully illuminated
the seat of war before the blackmailed
savage succumbed, having first settled
the terms of surrender to his advantage.
Ordinarily, life for life is their motto ;
but, at option, number Of blankets
may recompense the aggrieved surviv-
ing relatives, and upon mutual agree
ment the sub-chief forked over fifty
Hudson Bay blankets. And then the
siege was raised and there was peace.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-07-06
Labor in a POst.0ffice.

A reporter who has been investigating
the work of the New York post-ofice
employees, states that there are dropped
into the various letter boxes, in the
main building, in the branch offices, and
in the street boxes, on an average, each
day, 259, ,976. All these are to be as
sorted and distributed and sent to the
persons to whom they are directed,
through the proper channels. There
are received in the mails daily average
of 1928. Letters are dispatched for
338 post-ofices and inety-two rontes in
624 bags or pouches, and weighing
1853 pounds. The paper mails are, of
course, very much more bulky than the
letter mails, as glance at the official
figures will show. There are an average
of 1,473 sacks received daily for distri-
button, making a weight of 103, Ito
pounds. The average number OF sacks
dispatched daily to 30S post offices over
1913 routes, is 653, weighing 1850
pounds. There are distributed 839 sacks
of second class, and GA sacks OF third
class newspaper matter. This makes
total of 1924 letters; 1,277 bags and
pouches, weighing 117,754 pounds OF
domestic mail matter handled daily.
The foreignmal matter is byno means
small item. The average number OF
letters received daily by steamers Is
"a, 6S9, weighing 502 pounds, contained
in twenty bags. The average number OF
bags of paper mail is forty-nine, weigh
ing 1,779 pounds. The number OF let
ters dispatched by steamers rather ex-
ceeds the amount received. The aver
age daily number of letters received is
sc, ,O29, weighing $50 pounds. The aver
age number of bags of papers dis
patched is forty-fve, weighing l,49O
pounds.
The amount of mail matter handled In
the course of year will thus be seen to
be perfectly enormous. The number OF
letters handled in the year 1875 was
224, 739, 900. The number OF bags and
touches carried was 500, 760. The num-
Der of pounds of mail matter handled
and dispatched was 47,262, $50, or, in
other words, 2, ,109,60O tons.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-07-06
Whence They Originated.

Spinach is Persian plant.
Horseradish is q native OF England.
Melons came from Asia.
Filberts came from Greece.
Ounces came from Corinth.
The turnip came from Rome.
The peach came from Persia. !.
Sage is a native Of the south OF
Europe.
Sweet marioran is native OF Por-
tugaL :.
The bean is said to be a native OF
Egypt.
The nasturtian came from Peru.
The gooseberry is indigenous to Great
Britain.
The pea is q native Of the East and
West Indies.
Apricots are indigenous to the plains
of Armenia. =:
The cucumber was tropical vegeta-'
BILE.
Capers grew wild in Greece and North
Africa. -,
The walnut is native of Persia, the
Caucuses and China.
Pears were brought from the East by
the Romans.
. The Glove is native OF the Malacca
islands, as also is the nutmeg.
Cherries were known in Asia as far
back as the seventeenth century. =.
Garlic came to us first from Sicily
and the shores of the Mediterranean.
Asparagus was wild sea coast plant,
and is q native of Great Britain.
The tomato is a native OF South
America, and takes its name from q
Portuguese word
Parsley is said to have come from
Egypt, and mythology tells us it was
used to adorn the head of Hercules.
Apples were brought from the East
by the Romans. The crab-apple is m
digenous to Great Britain.
The cantaloupeis native OF America,
and so called from the name OF place
near Rome where it was first cultivated
in Europe.
The onion first came from India.
Cloves come to US from the Indies.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-07-06
A Novel Piece of Mechanism.

Mr.. Andrew Gaudron, says the Do
troit (Mich.) Tribune, after nearly a
year Of constant labor, has about COM
pleted complicated piece Of mechanism
intended to represent "The Resurrec-
ton of General Washington" and
which is to be exhibited at the Centen-
NAL Exposition. The whole apparatus
is inclosed in cabinet nine feet high,
three and half feet broad, and two and
half feet deep. The lower half con-
tains the machinery, and in the upper
portion the diorama is displayed.
The scene is a fac sinaile of the tomb
of Washington. Upon one side stands
an American and on the other French
soldier of the present day, while at the
side and upon the recess beyond are
painted allegorical figures and emblems.
The machinery, which is quite compi-
Gated, is operated by spring similar to
those used in a clock. When it is set in
motion miniature cannon is fired, o
bell is tolled, and curtain, suspended
across the face of the recess of the cabi-
net, rises slowly, bringing to view the
tomb and sentinel soldiers. The latter
stand at an "order.". In the course Of
q minute or two the tomb opens, land o
fac sinaile of the Father of his Country
arises therefrom. Simultaneously the
soldiers face toward the tomb and pre-
sent arms, and Washington performs
the usual military salutation. Then
there descends from the clouds an Amer
ican eagle, holding in its talons staff,
on the end of which is an American
flag, and upon the other the national en-
sign of France, carrying in its beak a
laurel wreath, with which it crowns the
resurrected Washington.
The machinery continues to revolve,
and the scene is reversed and repeated
as often as it is desired, each representa-
ton requiring about three minutes.
The figures are made upon scale OF
about three inches to the foot; the heads
are carved by Mr.. julius Melchers, and
the bodies are infinitely correct and
properly proportioned. The guns car
ried by the soldiers are in exact imita-
ton of Springfield rifles, and the cos
tune of the soldiers is patterned after
the uniforms of the armies of America
and France. The dress of Washington
is the same in color and style as that
worn by him at the battle of Trenton.
The inventor has spent many months in
perfecting this representation of the
resurrection of Washington.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-07-06
Imperfect Drainage.

Perhaps one Of the worst effects from
the want of proper ventilation is that re-
sulting from the escape of sewer gases
from the drains and sinks of our dwell
ings. The danger of these foul emana-
tions, carrying the germs of typhoid and
diphtheria, cannot be too forcibly i'm
pressed upon the public and since of
late numerous severe cases of disease
directly traceable to this miasma-not
forgetting the sickness of the Prince of
Wales, eccasioned by defective sewer
pipes at Lownesborough lodge-have
been prominently brought to notice, it
is time that some active measure should
be taken to prevent their entrance.
Traps in q measure check the escape of
these odors from cesspools and sewers,
but these are likely to dry up. Often,
too, there is pressure from below,
and it has been found that the gases
force themselves through the water in
the traps, passing into our apartments,
and are consequently absorbed into our
systems. The only way effectually to
prevent this is to have vent in the soil
pipe to allow the gases to pass of, by
means of a small pipe conducted into
the ventilating fue, or, if such is not at
hand, into the smoke Aue of the chin
ney. The leader pipes, when not con-
nected with cistern, would do for this
purpose. They can either be joined to
the soil pipe, in which case they would
be thoroughly cleansed by flow of
rain, or, if connected with cesspool or
sewer, they may act as direct ventiIators
from these. It is important, however,
that their termination be not directly
under an attic window, through which
the odors might enter the house.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-07-06
Improvements Of the Age.

Twenty years ago one of the most
offensive refuse products from manufac-
turing industry was that known as gas
tar. 1t was surreptitiously got rid OF by
throwing it into the rivers, and formed
the CHASTITY blue patches known as
"blue belly" This substance, by the
aid of the chemists art, has been lifted
up from it's lowly place, and now stands
forth as the source of some of the most
useful products in the arts; but it's hor
rible color and odor have been trans
muted into the most BEAUTIFUL dyes and
the most delicious havors. The often
sive refuse, this poorreiected Cinderella,
has now become the queen of the by
products of our manufactures. Instead
of its being furtively put out OF sight,
factories have sprung up alongside OF
the gas works to enable the chemist to
transmute their gas tar and ammoniacal
liquors into a score of different by-pro-
ducts of wholly different natures; and
the curious thing is, that many OF them
are, as if by magic art, elevated from
this dire nuisance into materials which
appeal to the sense of beauty and deli
cacy in every form. Among other pro:
ducts of gas tar as of insuferable smell
is benzole, which, with nitric acid,
produces nitro-benzole, a body resem'
bling in odor bitter almonds. 1t is
greatly used for the purpose OF perfum.
ing soap. Benzole itself is body OF
great solvent powers, and one OF the
most effective removers of grease stains
known; whereas the source from which
it springs is one of the greatest soilers
in existence. Naphtha is product OF
this tar-the source of light in many
factories removed from gas works; when
treated with turpentine it is transmitted
into camphene, and illuminates oul
drawing-rooms. Naphtha is also used
in dissolving the various gums, resin,
etc., India rubber and gutta percha, and
by byitsinstrumentality a hundred new sub,
stances are thereby introduced to the
world. Aniline, the base of the dyes
bearing that name, is obtained from the
action of nascent hydrogen, or nitro
benzole. It seems almost incredible
that the delicate tones of color known
under that name should issue from SC
foul q source; but so it is. The arts
would, indeed, be deprived of one Of
their most beautiful embellishments i
this new agent had not been discovered
A brilliant yellow is again produced by
the action of nitric acid. Carbolic acid
is converted into carbazotic acid. Ever
red dyes, but of a very ephemeral char
acter, are produced from naphthaline'
Almost all the colors of the rainbow is
sue from it; but the absence of all color
lampblack. is made by burning with
slight access Of air the least volatile com
ponents of gas tar. Among the light
oils of tar are some which, mixed with
the heavy oils, are effective in preserv
ing wood from rotting, and the tar creo
sote, carbolic acid, which is a most
powerful antiseptic, and one which viii
me....ereatly into use now that the
nation: is becoming more careful OF it,
health,
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-07-06
Items Of Interest.

In what key would lover write pro-
posal of marriage BE mine, ah
A Buffalo lawyer sued the Express for
S5, 900 for calling him q 4" "shyster," and
a jury awarded him $l5..
New York city directory, for 1876,
contains 25O,OO0 names, against 800 In
the direc tory ninety years ago.
An exchange says that the empress
Eupenie has Just turned 60. Which way
did she turn iti So: g . or so: 81 or
so 092
"Will the coming man stealF" asks
the Chicago 1Snaes. Probably not.
There won't be anything for the poor
fellow to take.
"Now, waiter, what's to payf
"What have you had. sir j. "Three
fish," "Only brought up two, SIR.
"I had three-two trout, and one
smeH."
Edward Dolan, conductor on the
Michigan Central railroad, has gone mad
with Joy on discovering that his wife had
unexpectedly Inherited fortune OF
$3.50, 200.
A resident of Gloucester, Mass, is
preparing to cross the Atlantic alone IN
a sloop-rigged boat fifteen feet long,
five and half feet wide and two and o
half feet deep.
The pigeon shooting match in Lon
don between Ira Paine OF New York ana
Captain Patten, the English crack shot,
resulted in a tie-each killing twenty
one out of thirty birds.
81 could kill you for two cents, ,,
shouted an enraged man to an offending
neighbor. 1t was an ugly threat but 1t
sounded good. It shows that We are
getting down to onte beluns prices.
A down East editor says The ladies'
spring hats are pretty, and worn on the
upper edge of the left ear, which makes
one look arch and piquant, like chicken
looking through crack IN the fence.
care you professional drummerT
said o country merchant to chap VINO
was travelling that section with patent
tack hammers for sale. "No. SIR, I'm
not" was the reply. ''l'm only q nam
mer-tour salesman.
A girl in Pittsfeld having been struck
dumb by the firing of cannon, one OF
the papers of that city declares that
number of married have, in consequence
invited the artillery companies to prac-
tice near their premises.
The Long Island railway company put
| 12O newly imported Cinnamon at work
relayingthe railsof the Rockaway branch.
The Celestials live in the cars along the
route and receive seventy cents per day,
with which they sre amply satisfied.
"John," said fond little wife, en-
Enthusiastically, pointing out to her hus-
band a little shop in q fashionable
street, "when you die, I'm going to
take the life insurance money and buy
that little place and set up'as a mil
liner"
Although the camel bas the most beau.
tiful eyes of all q1adrupeds, it boasts OF
ugly teeth and vile temper. Two un-
suspecting keepers at the London Orys-
tai Palace lately found this out when 2
dromedary suddenly attacked them, ana
tore the ankle joint Of one out OF its 500
ket, so that the foot had to be amputated'
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-07-06
Marvellous Mechanism.

Some marvels of human ingenuity
NAV be seen at the London scientific
exhibition. Thus, machine, loaned
by Sir W. Armstrong, the great gun
maker, measures thickness up to the
one-thousandth part of an inch, and an
other, on the same principle, to the one:
millionth part. The delicate a balance OF
Mr.. Oertling carries 5000 grains, and
turns distinctly with the one-thousandth
part of single grain. Among the his
torical instruments is the chronometer
sent by the Royal United Service Instl-
tuition, which was twice carried out by
Capt. Cooke, and again by Capt. Osligh
in 17S7. When the crew of the Bounty
mutinied, this veteran timekeeper was
carried to PHcairn's island by the mu-
tineers, and sold by Adams in 1913 to
an American captain who touched there.
He sold it in Chill, and in 1910 it was
bought at Valparaiso by Sir Thomas
Herbert, taken to China by him, and
finally brought back to England.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-07-06
What Money Will Do.

The appearance of real money will
produce change in manners and Gus
toms and in speech. PockeIbooks will
go out and purses viii come in. Tocarry
even two or three dollars worth OF
halves, quarters aud dimes in small,
fiat leather pocketbook is inconvenient,
and indeed almost impossible. And SO
the pretty little leathern things which
have made such show in the cases OF
the fancy stores will fall in value and
gradually pass out of use. Young ladies
may now net-purses again for the gentle
men to whom they wish to show par
ticuiar favor; and men who scorn such
vanities, and who prefer to carry their
change loose 10 their pockets, must needs
insist upon a domestic inspection and
repairing of those important parts OF
their apparel. Opulent persons, who
like to handle their funds and attract at
tention to their possession Of the precious
metals, may again bestride the hearth
and soothe their sense of touch and
hearing by iingling such silver as they
carry in the pouches of their neither
garments. Elegant people will, after a
while. no longer call money " "stamps. y
If they do not return to the former beau
ties Of phraseology upon the subject,
and call it "tin, spoons" !" brads, "
or ssrocks," they must needs invent
some other synonyms equally accurate
and expressive. For some years past 1t
has been said of an eligible party OF
either sex that he or she chad the
stamps" and the slang had almost be-
come an accepted phrase, so that people
not meaning to be slangy would say that
they hadn't the stamps to do this or that
thing, meaning that they hadn't the
money and could not afford to do what
they wished or were asked to do: This
use of "stamps for "money is one
of those traits of language that have an
historical significance, and record, like
other peculiarities in manners and Gus
toms, the experience of the people
among whom they we're in vogue
GaIGry.