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Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-02-24
A Desperate Remedy.

Those who attended the sale of ami
mails from Barnum's hippodrome in
Bridgeport, the other day, report the
following occurrence. A tiger was be-
ing offered. The bid ran up to 81 800.
This was made by man who was q
stranger, and to him it was knocked
down. Barnum, who had been eyeing
the stranger uneasily during the bid
ding, now went up to him, and said {:
"Pardon me for asking the question,
but will you tell me where you are
from?"
"Down South a bit, )" responded the
man." .
"Afe you connected with any show?'
emo"
"And are you buying this animal for
yourself?"
Yes"
Barnum shifted about uneasily for a
moment, looking alternately at the man
and the tiger and evidently trying to re-
concile the two together.
CHOW, young man." he finally said,
YOU need not take this animal unless
YOU want to, for there are those here
who will take it off your hands.
"I don't want to sell, was the quiet
reply.
The Barnum said in his desperation
"What on earth are you going to do
with such an ugly beast if you have no
show of your own, and are not buying
for ONE one who is Snowman q
"Well, I'll tell you" said the pur-
chaser. "My wife died about the weeks
weeksago. We had lived together for ten
wears, and-and I miss her" He paused
to wipe his eyes and steady his voice,
and then dded: $50 I've bought this
tiger" ., O
81 understand you" said the great
Snowman in husky voice.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-02-24
Boil it Down.

Whatever you may have to say, my friend,
Whether witty, or grave, or gay,
Coadense it as much as ever you can; s-
Say it in the readiess way;
Aud whether you write Of household affairs
Or particular things in town,
Just take word of friendly advice:
Boil it down!
For il you 60 spluttering over page,
When q couple Of lines would do,
Your butter is spread so much, You see,
That the bread looks plainly through.
So when you have a story to tell,
And would like little renowp,
To make quite sure Of your wish, my friend,
Boil it down.
When writing an article for the press,
Whether prose or verse, just try
To utter your thoughts in the fewest words,
Aud let them be crisp and dry;
And whenit is finished, and You suppose
1t is done exactly brown,
Just look it over once more, and then
Boil it down.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-02-24
Cost of Living.

Much discussion has been going on
relative to the rate of living expenses
now and before the war. In a ledger OF
1866 we find the following charges
sugar, three and one-half pounds tor
twenty-five cents; saleratus eight cents
(now twelve cents) lard, five pounds,
seventy cents (now ninety cents); wood,
So. so per cord (now $6; tea, seventy
five cents (now s1); molasses, .forty-two
cents (now ninety cents; and the same
with spices and other articles, Board
was then extremely low,
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-02-24
Congratulations.

The editor of the Statesville On. c.
Landmark recently took to himself a
partner for life. His contemporary, the
Raleigh Sentinel, rendered his congratu-
Iations as follows: Malard, of the
Statesyille Landmark. has at length
found his long-soughtdu and is happy
as buck. We wish him lots of luck;
may he nevermore get stuck in misfor-
tunes mire and muck, but have abund-
ant pluck and worldly gear and truck to
run him filed up chuck, till by deaths
dart he's struck and up to heaven
stuck"
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-02-24

THE ANN1vERsARY.-The New jersey
Historical Society has resolved to have
a centennial celebration at Princeton on
the second of July, the one hundredth
anniversary Of the day in ITS when
New Jersey declsres herself q free ane
independents State.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-01-01
Notice.

-ENfE WHEELER K WILSON SEWING MA
chine, owned hy the late Mrs Nohvinklc is
or -lt' Cheap i, Mrs AIidd.ctono
asst
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-01-01
The Seasons and Disease.

lie that observc,h the wind" says
the Preacher, "shall not sow, and he that
regardeth the clouds shall not reap"
And yet the wind and the clouds have
great influence upon our health, and
81 Ata,ns. IA" ...c farmer will fail
who will only work when the weather
lust suits him, it is also true that he who
does not consider the cold, the heat. the
wind, the clouds, sufficiently TO guard
against them, will suffer i'll health. ITO
everything there is Il season and time,
and This is as true of disease as it is of
gowns a..l reaping.
An eminent South physician, DIR. Ar
thur Mitchell, says that the seasons have
such Il general and particular influence up
on disease, that those predlsposed to spe-
cJic diseases should take special care Of
themselves in certain seasons of the year.
I'roA long and careful observations, 1t has
bcei shown that certain diseases are more
fats at certain seasons than at others.
ID. Mitchell gives the following rough
statement exhibiting the general result.
In the season OF dry warm weather, the
.,u.l. ler o! deaths from any disease is the
asst The lesson from these statements
is very plain. 1t is, dress, eat exercise
according to the weather. In word,
adapt yourself to the season. There il a
time tor each disease, therefore. guard
, ,urselt in that time.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-01-01
Light VS.. Heavy Tools.

The New England Homestead mal>c- a
mst,cI plain which cy.ty farmer OF manu-
al worker will readily understands:
"Inc great end at whIch all improve
Inenls aim Is the maximum OF power COM
umcd with the minimum Ut material and
weight y man ehovelng dirt with Il
shovel one pound heavier than il should
be will lit 5000 pounds more in a day Of
i'u hours than he would do with suita-
bic .hoyc. All this strength j. wasted.
'lhc s,m. true of machinery. So
rml'.a thing as an unluhricatcd pulley
j. lcit III the ,uri,co aud the cos, Of the
coal is augm n,c... Every useless pound
IL !. truck or carriage takes ,i,t,tS from
the horsc which draws t.. and costs The
owner mny an extra dollar iol his keep
,ng. The mlu " 10 pulls u, on ii. ,h"
great bout races al Saratoga puts iim-cl
- trliniAg 1uG reduces every ounce OF su-
pclhuou- ii III. The race horsc carricf
lioi one extra ounce Of IA, IL burden him
- the effort 10 WIN. Yet working men
Will curry throu.h bait + heir lnco fifty
pound more flesh iii.H is needed for the
!e. sAing ccndilon--A beried which
te., ,sain-r their efficiency aud p,..onal
'omloit through m,uy years OF tAeir IN
,,a-trial he. These may seer. ittl"
thugs, but whatever wastes prAcr H.
Grasses expenses, aud whatever burdens
the ldUOlci i, no, ~ lllI,e thing"
The Sacramento Be proposes an adj
dltlon to the anti-quackcry bill, ompell-
l.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-01-01
Washing WOo!ens.

Prot. Artus, who has devoted him
self to the discovery OF the reason, why
wooden clothing when washed with
soap and water will insist upon shrink
ing and becoming thick, and acquiring
that peculiar odor and feeling which
so annoys housckccpcrs, says these evil
effects are due to the decomposition of
soap by the acids present in the prcspi
ration and other waste of the skin which
The clothing absorbs. The fat of the
soap is then precipitated upon the wool.
These effects may be prevented by
sleeping the articles i'll warm solution
of washing soda for several hours, then
adding some warm water and Il few
drops of ammonia. The woolens arc
then to be washed out and rinscd in
lukewarm water
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-01-01
- =
.tarni aad a)oNschold.
how 10 Feed a /. 1:se.

AS ancra) ruiz, too much food is
yiycn aud too much OF this is hay. Ten
pounds ofhay anu twelve pounds of oats
constitute Il good days fodder for a
working horse, whether the work be
last or slow. licrbert's advice in re-
gard to feeding horses, Is to give a lock
OF hay and h... rail o. Walrr the first
,ning in the morning. -t!tcr groom
in., give the other haif-pail OF water,
and, if he is not going out, four quarts
81 oats, after eating which he may have
four or five pounds of hay. If going
out early, feed six quarts OF oats and no
hay. ito be put to work in the after
noon, they should be again wa;cred and
have four quarts OF oats and the remain
der OF their hay. Half Il bushel of
washed carrots Il week, given at a time,
will improve the coat and be beneficial
to the stomach. This feeding is ample
10 keep horses in good working order.
- IT. CHrontf,.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-01-01
A Mothers Home.

The most perfect home / ever saw
was in a little house into he sweet in
censc OF whose fire. went no costly
things. a thousand dollars served for
years living of father, mother and
three children. But the m0tbcr was Il
creator of home; her relation with her
children wa. the most beautiful | have
ever seen: even dull and common
place man was lifted up and enabled to
do good work for souls, by The atmos-
phere winch this woman created; every
inmate OF her house Involuntary look
ed into her face for the keynote of the
day; and it always rang clear. From
the rose bud or clover Leaf which. in
spite of her hard housework, she always
found time to put by our plates at
breakfast, down to the essay or story
she had on hand to pe read OF discussed
in the evening, there was no in;ermis-
sion of her influence. She has always
been and always will be ny IDEAL OF a
mother, wife, hoincmakcr
If to her quick brain, loving heart,
and exquisite tact had been added the
appliances Of health and the enlarge
ments of wider culture, hers would have
been absolutely the ideal home. KS il
vas, it is the best | have ever seen. Ii
is more than twenty years since ! cross
cd its threshold. do NOT know whcth-
CT she is living or not iiut as see
house after house in which fathers and
mothers and children are dragging out
their lives in Il haphazard alienation
of listless routine and unpleasant coils
ion, always think with sigh Of that
poor little cottage by the seashorc, and
Of the woman who was the light there
of" and find in the faces OF many men
and children, as plainly written and as
sad to see as in the newspaper columns
of "Pcrsonal,' "Wantcd,-a home. =
from "BUs Of IuM.h
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-01-01
Swine Breeding.

The breeder seeks first for animals of
good form and good constitution; he
looks next to their pcdigre-- which Of
their breeds he shall sclcc, may depend
upon many circumstance, and largely.
OF course, upon his associations and hi,
taste. For myself, chose Bcrk .hilc,
and | have seen no good cause Ia re.
greet my choice. iinI thcm hardy. OF
good form, goyd mothers, Welding cx-
cellcnt meat, and having little ollal.
They mature carly, and arc large enough
tor shipping. With those who seek
larger hogs, the Poland Chinas are the
iavorites, while the pure, hlacl>, oil,
little Essex on the one hand, anJ tine
mammoth white Yorkshire oA the
other have their advocates
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-01-01
All Sorts.

In Osborne City they call dancing,
chipping toes"
Gather sunshine about you instead Of
clouds,
The Milwaukee girl who was arrest
cd for stealing pair of shoes to wear
to Sunday school says she will never
try to be good again.
A TouGu FooT.-Thcy tell big sto-
rics about the tough feet of the Lousi-
anna darkies, but the Wick sburg negro
is always ready to compete for the
medal. One OF them entered black
smith shop the other day to sell horse
shoe, and he placed his foot on a piece
of hot iron just cut from bar. 1t was
a full minute before the heat struck III,
and then he gave leap over the anvil.
and uttered terrible veil. The smith
asked him to explain, and the darkcy
rcspondcd
"Why, I'ze bin standin' on dat piece
of red hot ironw
Sand you didn't know it,"
"No, not zactly; bnt smclt slthin'
kinder Gurus for good while, but |
fought dcrc was dead boss around
here somcwhar"
n Prolific Sow.-Il. a. Perry
proprietor of the Wentworth House at
Walpolc, Mass, has valuable breed
ing sow that recently gave birth to q
pigs in the same litter. She i, of tho
Chester County breed.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-01-01
The Iiit.

The twenty cent pieces, Nt.ltN every
body thought would he such - great
convenience, and would so speedily do
away with 'thc BIZ u;i,ancc,' have
proved Il failure. A large lot Of them
have been coined, but none of them are
10 be found i'll circulation. Nobody
seems to want either 10 pass or receive
them. und in some mysterious manner
they disappear and go back to tic Mint,
and though destitute of such com, VIC
still reckon i'll bits for all our SINAI!
Transactions. There must be some rca-
son for this apart from the force OF hab-
il. The fact is that the bit i, a natural
division OF the dollar. 1t is convenient
i'll reckoning or estimating, or fixing
prices to cut things into halves. We
halvc the dollar and have the half dol
lar, we halve the half dollar and we
have the twenty-five cent piece, and we
naturally continue the process, and
halving the twenty-five cent piece get
the bit, although there is no such coin.
No twelve and halt cent pieces have
ever been coined il the United States,
aud vet ali over the United States an
ideal twelve and half cent coin, under
the name of the bit, the shilling or the
levy, has been always popular, and still
retains its hold, even though the Span
Isl. coins, which alone represented it,
have entirely gone out of circulation.
KS we have tried i'll vain to cure this
nabit of reckoning in bits and eVies,
the best thing now would be to con
form to it and to have the minis issue 4
coin oft the value OF the eighth Ola dol
jar-.Sdn francisco Post
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-01-01
Notice.

IN the matter OF the Estate of Cyrus H. Grubb do
ceased.
Nuli'r j. hereby given that the undersigned was
On th ir,l day of December 1875. duly appointed
hs Tho Probate Con nf Clarke County, Washing
ton Territory. A,Iuiui-tratrix Of the Estate of Cv
ru- IL GtGiir. tie uf the said county and Terri
tory. a. 's-ci NJ persons having claims againet
the said drc,n.rd> Estate are hereby required to
lrcscnt tnr -atnc, VITA the necessary vouchers,
within uno year ate the date of tins notice. to me.
at the residence of JOAN ttuil.n IN The city of
Naucuu,cr Washington Territory. or the same
viii he BARRED aud All l.r,on- indebted to the said
E-tatc vii. ilca-v make Payment thereof forth.
with to me ELIZA GIRL BIB
Administrators ui the tate OF Cyius II Grubh
decreased
lJnci t;if.f ia. lS.p
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-01-01
Notice.

4 IL PERSONS KNOWING THEMSELVES
= \ indebted to nie are respectfully requested TO
cali al nv bacA>iIli-n shop and settle immediately
and save costs 10y SO dong.
SAN MARSH
Vancouver. pc Is. 1915
Dist
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-01-01

SrNNY FACEs.-llow sweet in in
fancy, ho" lovely in youth, how saint
Is in age! There are Il few noble na-
lures whose very presence carrics sun
shine with them wherever they 20; Il
sunshine which means pity for the poor,
sympathy for the suffering, help for the
unfortunate, and bcnignity toward all
How such = face cnliYcns every other
;acc it meets, and carries into every
company, vivacity and JOY and glad
ness. But the scowl and troWn, be
gotten in selfish heart, and manifest
ing itself i'll daily, almost hourly fret
fulncss, complaining, fault-iirding, an
cry criticisms, spitctul comments on
the motives and actions of others, how
they thin the check, shrivcl the face,
sour and saddcn the countcnancc 30
10Y in the heart, no nobility in the soul.
no generosity in the nature; the whole
character as cold n an iceberg Is hard as
Alpine rock, as arid rs the wastes of Saba
IA! Reader, which ofthcse coun!cnancva
are YOU cultivatin-: If YOU find your
SELF losing all your confidence in human
nature, you are nearing an old age of
vinegar, OF WGrmWo0d and of gall; and
not mouncr VIII follow your solitary
bier, moi one tcar-drop shall ever fall on
your forgotten gravc.--Dr Hal.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-01-01

TREATMENT OF NEW w OGDEN
UTENsrLs-W OGDEN vessels for CON
tanning articles of food and wine, and
wooden vessels for culinary purposes,
can I've rendered fit for immediate use
by the removal Of the unpleasant cX
trac;ivc matters, by treatment with 4
solution of washing soda. Thus an or
binary barrel should be half filled with
water, and solution Of about two
pounds of soda i'll as much water as
will dissolve it; then head up the barrel
and thoroughly mix the liquids by
shaking the barrel, which should then
be tiled to the bung with water, and al
lowed to remain for twelve or fourteen
days; then after withdrawing the DIS
colorcd liquid, it should be well rinsed
and filled with pure water and allowed
10 remain several days, when it wili be
fl for use. Other wooden vessels may
be treated with similar solution OF
soda.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-01-01

SCML ~ our contemporaries. whu
have heretofore opposed every c!lnrt to
prevent the Chinese gaining = secure
iootnoid amone5 US, now profess to hc
nOrnlicd TIM ne habi, Of smoking 90
um l. sprca.in% among the wllitc
youth oi both sexes, ana tnat, rs re.
ported ny the Committee OF the Board
OF Supervisors On Health and Police,
Al least eight opium deus are now run
ming which find their patrons exclusive
" anon. the whites. There is nothing
surprising in this. 1t is only what any
one capable OF reasoning might have
predicted. No matter what the terms
upon which i've races come III contact
each on, viii inevitably learn from the
other, and So surely as the Chinese are
here, so surely will they teach our chill
drcn their vices. - we have all along
insisted, the presence of a large Chinese
population among lis means inevitably
the lowering Of the moral standard of
the hltes towards that of the Chinese.
y
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-01-01

Tic woman who shuttle, around in
c.otA -.ppcrs, broken down al the heel,
and wipes her nose on i!at-iron holder,
is the one who leaves grisllc i'll her
mncc-pies, and runs hair pin in her
bread 10 see ii it is donc
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-01-01
Soeifty Nctiees.

VANCOUVER LODGE. No 3, / o, or
meets every "Wednesday evening Al ~ o'clock,
In tue Odd Fellows Hall, Main street Member
1 The Order are Invited 10 attend. By ordsr
ONE0MTA 18D1CCA DIOR m Lodge
No. !, 10 o. r.. meen the Third FRIDAY OF each
month, at ~ o'clock. IN the Odd Feilovp Hal.
Members OF the Degree are invited to attend.
WARRINGTON LODGE no. q. Az
a. holds Its regular con,snunSraak,ns on the
First and Third Saturdays Ia each month, At
O'Clock from the 10th OF September 70 TIE aD,L Of
March; and ~ O'Clock from the 18th of March
TO the 10th OF September. Brethren In good stand.
ing arc invited ~ attend. BY order OF
LINCOLN LODoD NO. I. I. o. G. T., meses
every Tuesday evening, ut ~ o'clock, at their
Hall in $. ID. Maxons building on Main street.
All members in good standing are invitcdto n
tend Degree meetings First and Third Monday
in each month. By order Of
Wet.
VANCOUVER GRANGE No - T. OF II meets
regularly ut the Court House IN Vancouver ON the
second Saturday of esdh month 81 half past
O'Clock p. Nj.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-02-29

HEADQUARTERS FOB CLo t. a,o,
IL Constantly receiving the latest styles.
Also BEAVERS tor cloaks-.very c1esp. no
dec ID b. y. oLa y. a - -. ~.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-02-29
FOREIGN NEWS.

It was stated 10 the House of Commons yes
terday that 10 application had been received
from the United States Government for the re-
lease Of VIM. o. Meapher Condor, the Fenian
prisoner. It was ais, stated that be was DOT
cou6ned on Spike Island, nor had he ever been
bandcufrd.
The reconstruction Of the French Cabinet
will not be announced until after the 9Th OF
March. Among the measures to be brought
before the Assembly ty the Left will be imtne-
date amnesty aud raising the state Of siege.
The end of the Carlist war is officially an
nounced from Madrid. Don Carlos has en-
tered France and asked for hospitality. The
fugitives are entering France in large numbers,
aud being pterned by the authorities.
King Alfonso left the question Of the return
of ex- Queen Isabella to Spain to the Ministry,
and no decision has yet been reached in the
matter.
On Sunday evening the steamship Hardin
ger, from London to Rouen,. struck the masts
of the sunkeo steamer Slrath Clyde, and went
down in fifteen minutes. All on board were
fortunately saved.
The Prince of Montenegro has recalled his
officers engaged as leaders of the Herzegovina
instruction.
The japanese mission to Corea has been sue
cessful, Corea having aceeded to the demand
for the protection oftbe Japanese.
The press law is not to be enforced in France
for offences committed during the election.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-02-29
Hon. George Peabody.

White Sulphur Springs, Va, Aug. 2, 1869:
Dr. J s. Pemberton-Dear Sir: l am graft
fed to inform you that the Globe Flower Cough
Syrup has been OF great benefit to me. have
been suffering with throat and lung disease for
son time, and used many OF the most celebrated
remedies on the continent and can conscientious.
ly say that none proved SO pleasant and benef
cial in MY case US your remedy. With my good
wishes for your success,
l am yours respectfully
GEORGE PEABODY.
Globe Flower Cough Syrup cures Colds,
Coughs, Bronchitis, Hoarseness, Asthma,
Whooping Cough, Group, Pleurisy Pain and
Soreness IN the Breast, and will positively cure
Consumption. We shall publish in the Gazette
Testimonials Of great and good men of the ma,
ton, whose words cannot be doubted, in regard
to the merits OF Globe Flower Syrup. We pre-
fer TO let them speak.
Globe Flower Syrup for sale by
4. S. EADbEATER q BIO.
ga- None genuine unless signed MEk tst.dL
s. COUDEN, successors to DR.. ). s. Pemoerton.
Read the Curious Story"-tree ut the Drug
Stores. feb l4-lm
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-02-29
The Markets.

New YORK, Feb. 90 -Stocks active and
better. Money g. Colo l355. Flour quiet and
unchanged. Wheat quiet aud steady. Corn
dull and unchanged.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 29.-Va. consolidated
SGT. W. Vas bid to-day Cotton quiet
ADD heavy; mddIiug l25 Ia. Flour quiet,
steady and unchanged W heat quiet; No ,
Western red l55a l36; Pennsylvania red 1874
40. Other grades unchanged. Corn, South
eru steady and firm; Western active aud a
shade lower; closed weak; Southern white SO,
81; do. yellow Sc 5S3; Western mixed 6Ofa6O4
spot; Coz last hail March; closed 6O4a6l; April
closed 6O5. Oats dull and nominal. Rye dull
but steady at IS 81. Hay dull and UNCHANGED
Provisions quiet Jut shade frmer Pork
s22.75 Bacon, shoulders, 10; clear rib sides,
l3aI34. Hams, l53al6. Lard steady and
firm, crude. l3al34. Butter active. firm and
unchanged Coffee strong but quiet and un-
changed. Sugar steady al 95alOs Wbiskey
dull at ll03.