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SIR WALTER SCoTr.--It is frequently
the case that the marriages Of literary
men are unhappy ones, owing to the men
tai inferiority Of their wives, and Sir
Walter SCOTS matrimonial experience
proved no exception to what is almost
the rule. He was married on Christmas
Eve, 1895, the bride being Miss Jane
Carpenter Cor Carpenter), an heiress of
French birth. The marriage was not
felicitous, especially in view of her men
tai inferiOrity, which was lifelong an
noyance to the author. This feature was
inherited by their four children, all of
whom were far below mediocrity in point
of brain activity. The eldest son had a
noble figure, which is all that can be said
of him. The second was glad to get a
clerkship under the government, which
was his highest attainment. The oldest
daughter, Sophia, was the brightest of
the children, but never left anything on
record to suggest that she was the daugh
ter of a genius. The youngest daughter,
Anne, like her brother Charles, died un-
married She was frail creature, and
was dreadfully shattered by the ruin
which fell upon her fathers fortunes.
After his death she went to London, be-
came member of Lockhart's family,
and died there, less than q year after her
father. A pension from the king gave
her support, and thus the daughter of
the greatest author Of the age died an OBJ
ject of royal charity.
, 1877-09-07
Earthquake and Volcanic Disturb
ances in 1875.

Prof. Fuchs has lately given in Ger
man scientific journal a record of the
operation of the forces which have dis
turbed the earth's crust, in the shape of
earthquakes or volcanic eruptions during
the year 1875. According to this OBJ.
server, out of the 365 days Of that year,
100 were marked by terrestrial disturb
anees, while there must have been many
shocks of more or less violence in unfre-
quented portions Of the earth, where
volcanic forces are known to be in active
operation. Of these outbreaks, those
which occurred at Cucuta, New Grenada,
on the 10th, 17th and 18th of May; also
later at Lifu Island, certain points in the
East and West Indies, and on the Allan
tic coast of South America, created the
most damage, in which number Of
towns and villages were destroyed, and
no less than 10000 persons, it is estima-
ted, lost their lives, while enormous de-
struction of property ensued. The great
centres Of volcanic action are Italy, Ice
land, New Zealand, Java, Greece, Mexico,
and the Northern Pacific. All these To-
CailJioS uuilpS tho yeai iO'o oAhioAN
uncommon signs of activity. The most
furious outbursts were in Iceland, but
were least noted, rs there was no very
serious loss of life or property. On one
occasion, in March, the ashes emitted by
Vetna were carried as far as Sweden and
Norway; and so dense were the clouds
of ashes and dust that the sun was OBJ
scured and wide districts shrouded in
darkness, The geysers of New Zealand
were observed to be peculiarly active,
and the volcanic vents in the Sandwich
Islands were in frequent commotion.
The most interesting of these phenome-
ma was the sudden eruPtion Of Cerocu-
co, in Mexico. This mountain was
thought to be extinct, no signs OF erup-
ton having occurred since the discovery
of America until the year 1870, when II
awoke from its long repose. tits thought
this vent may relieve this region from
many earthquake throes, by which it has
been so frequently disturbed,
, 1877-09-07

THAT politeness which we put on, IN
order to keep the presumptuous at
proper distance, will generally succeed
But it is sometimes that these osaruslVe
characters are on such excellent terms
with themselves that they put down their
very pOliteness to the score OF their own
great merits and high pretensions, meet
ing the coldness of our reserve with
ridiculous condescenscion of familiarity,
in order to set US at ease with ourselves
Cotton.
, 1877-09-07

AMONG other ludicrous mistakes that
have happened to Congressman in Wash
ington the correspondent of the Boston
Journal relates the following: "The little
suites of rooms at the National Hotel
opens upon little halls, uniform in ap-
pearance, connected by long corridors,
and all furnished alike. One night Sen
ator Mangun, of North Carolina, then
President pro tempore of the Senate, a
dignified gentleman of the old school,
had just returned from party, when
Governor Upham, Senator from Yer
mont, came in, and without any ceremony
took seat The two chatted away on
politics, the weather, the social amuse-
ments, etc, until the clock on the mantel
struck one. Really, Governor Upham,
said Mangum, Il am always pleased to
see you, but really believe it is getting
very late Il have thought 80 for some
time replied Upham, but he made no
movement. Providently the half hour
sounded, and Mangum remarked: Il
thought, Governor Upham, that you had
decided to go to bed, sir5' 80 l had, Mr..
President answered the Vermonter, yet
he did not bulge. Mangum stared at
him in amazement, and at last plainly
said But why don't you go to your
room, Governor Uphama 1t will soon be
two O'clock My room, Mr.. President!
why this is my room, and 1 have been
waiting for you to go away for two hours
past Mangum sprang to his feet, looked
into the sleeping.room adjacent, and
found that he was in Upham's room in
stead of his own. Webster used to enjoy
Joking him about his visit to Vermont"
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-01-18
A Russian Story.

The Russian princes In Paris are all
men of large incomes, butgenerally spend
thrifts. One of them borrowed the sum
of ten thousand francs from money
lender, giving his note for the same. On
the day it fell due the holder presented
it for payment, and was told by the
prince that he had no money to waste In
paying debts. At that moment gen
tlSnan entered, and the prince handed
him twenty thousand francs to meet the
losses of the night before at the club:
The lender tore up his note of hand, and
said, when going out: "Now, prince,
there is nothing between us but debt
of honor" The prince bowed and hand
ed over the money without word. Inc
second begins in the same way, but when
the lender presented his note the prince
flew in passion, called him hard names,
and, drawing a revolver, made hum eat
the nste of hand. A few days later th
lender received his money, with thot-
sand franc bill thrown in as lnterst.
Shortly afterward the lender receive
letter from the prince, telling himtna5
he was again in want of money ana
telling him to present himself wa ~
600 francs and stamped papeJ upon
which to write his internal ptes oi
hand. The lender came with e money;
"Where is your paper for He note
he said, taking the money. Here II Is,
prince" said the lender, draing large
cake of gingerbread FROM his POCKET
The prince laughed at the ke ana . snor.-
ly afterward paid the deb'Wlth interest,"
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-01-18
Swallowing a Cent.

:. A physician, while on railroad train,
was consulted by one of the employees
on the train in relation to his little boy,
who had that morning swallowed cent.
"What have you done for him r asked
the doctor. "We gave him adose OF
castor OIL" was the reply. "Good
practice so far; as soon as you reach
home. give him the whites of three raw
epos daily: let his diet be bread and
milk and nothing sour" The directions
were followed faithfully, the Whites OF
the eggr repeated every dag and the
dose Of oil at night, and opthe fourth
day tie cent was discharged 1t was one
of the new copper. coins and consider
ably corroded by the action OF the gas
iric juices. Since fatal fesults often fol-
low the swallowing of "a copper coin, the
iudicious treatment advised IN this In
stance should be remembered by all
who have the care Of children. The es-
sential points to be borne in mind are
simply these Albumen or the whites OF
eggs. a bland diet, free from acids, and
castor oil. !.
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-01-18
Ashtabula and Angola.

The scene of the terrible accident on
the Lake Shore railroad is in many re-
spects similar to that of the Angola dis
aster, the horrors of which it more than
equals. 1t is at the crossing of the Ash
tabula river, small stream which drains
the farming country of the same name,
and close by the village of Ashtabula, o.
The stream is shallow and not navigable,
and vessels engaged in trade of the lake
and country have to load and unload at
the port on the shore of the lake three
miles below. Where the railroad crosses
the little river the banks are high, the
perpendicular height Of the bridge from
the water being seventy-five feet.
1t will be remembered that the Angola
disaster, which took place Dec. 18, 1868,
on the same road, occurred ut the cross
ing of stream. The train in that case
was much behind time, and was coming
down the line at lightning speed to make
up the lost moments. A car jumped the
track and was dragged across the bridge.
Just before reaching the embank-
nent on the other side it fell
over with CRASH anu WAS tlHo"u uo"h
the ice covered slope distance OF forty
feet. This car was dashed to pieces and
burned, and but three of its occupants re-
mained to tell the story of the horrors OF
that wintry afternoon. One of the other
two passenger cars Of the train went
down the opposite side of the embank-
ment, a distance of about twenty-five
feet. 1t was wrecked completely and
twice caught fire, but the flames were
put out both times by the passengers.
The situation was not as horrible as at
Ashtabula, because the wrecked passen-
gers were not in the water, but it was
nearly as bad, because of the ice and cold
and burning cars. The loss by the An.
COLA accident was twenty-six killed, OF
whom twenty-three were 80 badly burned
that they could not be Identified, and
forty-six wounded. The injured were
taken to Buffalo and cared for. A bril-
liant ball was to have been given at that
time at Buffalo, but was abandoned out
of respect for the dead.
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-01-18
Among the Alligators.

The schooner Ann E. CARL, of North
port. has been wrecked on Largo Key,
ssouth coast of Cuba. Capt. Tyler, her
commander, says they were making
very quick passage, when a hurricane
struck the vessel. She was driven at its
mercy for four days, and on the fifth
went ashore on this Key, small desc
late sand island. Great numbers Of alli-
gators swarmed around during the
first night, and came near devouring the
crew, being kept off by fire. The snap
ping of their huge jaws were heard on
every side. The Key is about sixty
miles from the mainland, and out of the
usual track of vessels. Soon after the
CARL had thus been wrecked, her crew
were the fortunate means of saving a
Spanish and an English crew, whose yes
sells had gone to pieces, and Capt. Tyler,
finding that he must divide his scanty
store of provisions with these brothers In
misfortune-there being nearly thirty
five persons on the island-and that star
walton must soon end them, sent his
mate and one seaman in q boat to Glen
fueeos. about one hundred miles dis
tant, with instructions to ask assistance.
The Spanish government as soon as pos
sibIe sent g1lnboat with provisions for
the relief of the shipwrecked crews, who
were found in an almost famished condi-
ton. Capt. Tyler shot with his rifle
three alligators that were skinned and
eaten.
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-01-18
An Overture Tale.

Near one of the pretty villages with
which Saratoga county On. T. abounds
lived a pretty girl named Lisette -.
She was the only daughter of loving and
too we'll loved parents. About four
miles from the residence Of Lisette lived
young man named Frank -, who
had graduated from college with honor
and was respected by all who knew him,
notwithstanding some stories rejecting
on his moral character that were told Of
his life while absent at college. When
and where Frank first met Lisette is not
pertinent to the story. But Lisette's
mother heard the stories against Frank,
and she conceived great antipathy
against him; 80 much 80 as to forbid him
the house, and finally to bid her daugh-
ter cease all intercourse with him. But
up to this time the mothers injunction
had been disregarded. The lovers met
whenever opportunity offered, and had
the parent lived the pair would no doubt
have been happily married. But fate or
dained otherwise. The mother sickened,
and when on her deathbed laid her dying
Injunction upon her daughter to discard
Frank altogether. The mother passed
away, and Frank, little dreaming of the
cruel blow that awaited him, attended
the funeral of the mother of the girl he
loved, hoping by his presence to soften
her sorrow. The mother was laid in her
grave and as the pair walked from the
new made mound to the cemetery gates,
where the carriages awaited them, Lis
ette told him of her mothers dying COM
mands and Of her intention Of obeying
them. There was no time to soften the
blow by further explanation or protesta-
ton, and at the cemetery gate they part
ed never to meet again i'll life. A year
passed away, and in that year Lisette,
from a happy, buxom lass, had become
an invalid. Physicians said it was con.
sumption. Perhaps it was, but she well
knew that sorrow had been the messen-
ger to bring the life destroying agent.
At last she, too, was laid upon bed OF
sickness, and when assured that it would
be one OF death she dispatched mes
senger to the only man she ever loved.
But, alas! the messenger was too late.
Frank, who had been gradually wasting
away for year, was stricken down with
malarial fever and could not recover.
But. the messenger 0isettes brother)
carried a message back to the dying
girl. A few more messages were carried
to and fro before the eud came. Lisette
died, and with her last breath told her
brother to carry the tidines to Frank and
tell him she would wait hiscoming. Not
long had she to wait, for the tidings of
her death snapped the slight s0rd that
vet bound Frank 10 life. In those two
homes, four miles apart, two forms we're
attired for sepulture. On the same dAy
two funeral corteges started and pursued
their way toward the village burial
ground. Slowly and mournfully they
moved and singularly they met at the
cemetery gate. Together the coffins
were lifted from the hearses. and side by
side the remains of those loving ones
were carried through the entrance where
they last parted, rather more than year
before.
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-01-18
A Madman's Juicids.

A French newspaper gives an account
of a strange incidentwhich occurred IN IN
it's locality. A getleman dressed IN
fashionable style wat to Leading .g. estao. : ao.
lishment of the plee and asked TOR . not ~
bath. Before undressing, he sent the
waiter for a number of articles, OF which
he gave list, written on piece OF pa
per. Among dher things he ordered E
bottle of whit wine some whisky, req
pepper, carrqs, turnips, tomatoes ana
onions. IL Al
After pouhng the liquor into the pain
he cut the vegetables into small preces,
sprinkled the pepper over them, ana
then turned op the tap of boiling water.
When the bath was filled he addressed,
and crying out "Good-bye; 4 am 60
inc to cook myself in the American fash
ion" plugged in. Suspeaing some
strange conduct, the attendants burst
omen tie door, and found the man al
most h1iled to death. An investigation
proved that he had gone suddenly maa.
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-01-18

publican votes in Louisiana, and father
said there was chill in these November
days that struck to the very marrow, and
William said he intended to arrange his
business so that he could spend two or
three weeks of winter in some Southern
cline, say in Georgia or Louisiana. That
afternoon I went shopping, and at tee
time laid on the cloth four or five sam
pies of seal brown merino.
William" said /, (Which of those
do you call the best piece of goods ?"
His opinion conceded with mine. L
held two bits off at distance. "Ever
60 many women that I know have dresses
Cf that piece" said I. I laid the bits
down and sighed. Then T held them off
again and said: "How dreadful it is to
be poor !"
off you want dress 80 badly, get it,
Mary Anp," said William.
"I real y don't know as in our circum-
stances ought, William"
eff there's anything hate to see it is
a shabbily dressed woman-get it." So,
in order to satisfy William, I had to get
the merino.
Since that time Hayes has been some
times elected and sometimes Tilden. All
disgrlises have fallen off in our family,
and though my father and William treat
each other with forced politeness, such
words as corruption, "nigger," "bull-
dozed," have become familiar language
in what I once hoped would be a refined
Christian household.
"WilGam," said I, as l rung for more
baked potatoes one morning, 81 never
allowed myself to read the Beecher
scandal-much' as I wanted to-and if it
was worse than this I'm glad I didn't"
One day, when Louisiana went for
Hayes, father promised me new parlr
carpet. If the question isn't settled
soon think I can easily get the house
refurnished, and perhaps have a new
China set and silver dessert service. 1
am so sorry the Centennial is closed, for
T know T could just as well spend an
other fortnight in Philadelphia, and L
do believe 1 could have that lovely pink
coral set wanted 80 badly.
I don't understand politics, but am
80 glad I live under republican form OF
government, and I do feel sure, if any
one makes good resolutions, and tries to
be economical, and really means to be a
good wife and daughter, way will open
out of difficulties.
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-01-18
Winter Fashion Notes.

A great many buttons appear on all
the new suits.
Fancy feathers are worn more than
ostrich tips and plumes.
Coquettish little bows Of ribbon and
lace are worn in the hair.
Buckles of gold, silver, jet and steel
are used in trimming hats again.
One of the newest fabrics is of camel's
hair. interviewer with feather down.
Smvma lace is the fashionable trim
ming of the moment for underclothlng.
Sky blue and myrtle green is fash
ionable combination for evening dresses.
Marine and ink blue, myrtle green,
and seal brown ere popular colors for
kid gloves.
An exquisite new shade of blue for
fancy silk stockings is called moonlight
on the air.
Hamburg embroidsries are cheaper
and more used than eyer for trimming
underclothing.
Cardinal red kid gloves are seen on
some of the glove counters, and the
statesmen say few ladies call for them.
They are stitched with white or black on
the back of the hand in three triple rows.
Some of the latest importations of Paris
suits are simply longprincesse, polenaises,
looped very low down in the back, and
have one deep hounce put on at the bot
tom in such manner as to simulate an
underskirt.
Some OF the handsomest imported
French suits have the underskirt of cam
brio of the color of the polonaise, with
deep fiounces of wool serge or silk set on
at the bottom. In these suits there is al,
ways finish Of velveteen, silk, or serge
nut around the bottom, under the lower
most fQunce. Holbein green is new
shade Of this popular color.
The most fashionable coiffure at the
lno,aent is catagan loop or waterfall OF
waved hair, falling on the neck and III
closed in a large meshed silk braid net,
| which covers all the back OF the head
| with puffs and is fastened on the toE
with a bow of ribbon. Another bow OF
ribbon is placed in the nape of the neck,
Just above the catagan loop. The net is
of cardinal red, or blue, green, Or brown
silk braid, and is called the "Lucca o.
the "Massaniello. The front hair is
crimped, waved, or banged in this style
of coiffure.
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-01-18
Butter from Mud.

"Butter from Thames mud" An arti-
Gle with this sensational head line In
one of the Londou papers has had such
demoralizing effect upon the British
stomach that the Sanitary ReUietv has
been compelled to describe the churning.
1t says: On visiting the place indicated
we found four men,. provided with long
poles and nets affixed to the ends OF
them, engaged in collecting portions OF
the materials floating Oh the water at the
outlet of the North Metropolitan sewage
works. The men were in boats, moored
80 as to lie across a series of channels
through which the sewage passes into
the river, and we were informed that the
time of collecting is limited to about an
hour and half during the flow OF the.
tide. The materials as collected were
stored in the boats, and they presented
most uninviting appearance, consisting
of great variety of articles, such as
matted hair, bits of wood, pieces OF
matches and straw, tarry matter, and
fair sprinkfng of particles of fat. After
each skimming operation the boats with
their contents are taken to small barges,
where there are appliances for extracting
and purifying the fat. We obtained
samples of the materials from the men,
and afterward operated upon them to
extract the fat, with view to determine
how far it was practicable to purify the
fat 80 as to render it it for use In the
manufacture of butter as alleged. We
subjected it to various purifying pro-
oesses, but completely failed in rendering
the fat bright and free from offensive and
disgusting odor, and we can have no
hesitation in assuring the public that
there need not be the least apprehension
of their breakfast table being supplied
with "best Brittany" manufactured
from fat recovered from Thames mud.
That the refuse fat from the millions OF
kitchens in London, and contained in the
sewage discharged into the Thames near
Barking creek, may in part be recovered
and utilized, is beyond question OF
doubt, but it is equally certain that the
fat 30 recovered ca1 only be purified to
such an extent as to fit it for use In the
manufacture of the most common kinds
of soap and dip candles.
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-01-18
A Change Of Heart.

Mr.. Moody, in an address at the Chi,
cago tabernacle, made rather q practical
application Of the parable Of the sower.
He said that he did not believe every
nrotestation of 3 change of heart which
he heard. Men came with the crowd and.
acted with the crowd, but the seed was
only in arsubsoil, and o good stiff breeze
would bear them down like stubble. He
knew one who sang hosannas and was
very much worked upon the seed had
fallen and sprung up. But there was q
Lack Of depth. He knew this, because
the man owed his landlady board bill
which he was able to pay, but which he
utterly u ~ neglected. He believed in the
conversion of deeds. He did not believe
in the Christianity that found time to
read a Sunday paper but none for the
Bible.