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The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-07-19
A Man Without a Name.

It isn't often that governors veto
blasts young mans matrimonial pros
poets, but the nay of Governor Kemper,
of Virginia, is responsible for such a
blight. 1t was the case of man with
out q name. Cast upon the world in
infancy, his parents name was never
learned, and the waif grew up dubbed
Tromp Payne. He was mason by
trade, and had become quite successful
in business. He had already expert
enced modification and some legal diff
culties by the reason of the uncertainty
of his name, but he had managed to get
along until last year, when he fell. in
love with beautiful girl of Fauquier
and sought her for his wife. He found his
nameless condition an insuperable OBJ
lection to the lady. She could never
consent to part with her own name until
assured that she would legally receive
another in its stead. "Tromp" applied
to the courts for relief, but they held
that, while they had power to change a
name, they had no power to give name
to a person who had none. In his tribu-
lation "Tromp" applied to Ex-Governor
Smith, who introduced in the general
assembly the bill legalizing the name OF
Charles Van Mason-in which T." Tromp"
had combined the name of his chief bene-
factor with that of the trade whereby he
had got on in life. But it was not until
the last days of the session that the bill
got through both houses and was sent to
the governor. He had not heard of the
facts of the case, and supposed it to be
one in which the courts could do every
thing required. He veoted it-returned
it disapproved just as thegeneral assem-
bly, was adjourning sine die, and it was
too late to help the matter. Late in
formation from Fauquier tells that the
lady has finally refused to entertain
"Tromp's" proposal any longer, and
has taken another suitor, whose name is
inherited and incontestable. "Tromp"
in despair has gone to Texas.
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-07-19
Words of Wisdom.

Let pleasure be ever so innocent, the
excess is always criminal.
Theories are very thin and unsub-
stantial experience is only tangible.
An excuse is worse and more terrible
than lie, for an excuse is lie guarded.
Cheerfulness makes the mind clear,
gives tone to thought, and adds grace
and beauty to the countenance.
I scarcely exceed the middle age of
man yet between infancy and maturity
Ihave seen ten revolutions.-La
Gaze not on beauty too much, lest it
blast thee; nor too long, lest it blind
thee; nor too near, lest it burn thee.
If thou like it, it deceives thee if thou
leave it, it disturbs thee if thou hunt
after it, it destroys thee. If virtue ac-
company it, it is the hearts paradise
if vice associate with it, it is the souls
purgatory. 1t is the wise mans bonfire
and the FOOLS furnace.
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-07-19
The Bride of a Week in the Surf.

Daintily she picked her way over the
sands to the edge of the sea; timidly,
and with the winning grace and gentle
ness of a young fawn, she clung to the
arm that was to protect her in health
and in sickness, on the deep as well as
on the land. He seemed to feel the full
weight of the responsibility he had as
sumed, and with tender care and words
of encouragement he guided her toward
the waves. At length they stood on the
edge the indashing surf reached almost
to their feet, but still her pretty gray
flannel bathing suit was dry and unspot-
ted, and the bright red trimmings caught
and threw the clear rays of the summer
sun. So they stood for a minute; she
with her hand resting confdingly Ill his,
he looking bravely into her upturned and
half frightened face, and urging her to
trust to his strength and with him to
plunge into the dashing whirlpool that
lay before them.
OF course, the mans persistence over
came the woman's fear, and they dashed
into the surf together. Then all at once
the picture changed. They rarted COM
papy, and he, Drawing all and fearing
naught," rushed forward into the waves.
For a moment he rode them manfully,
and his little partner, standing knee
deep in the bright water, looked upon
him with admiration, not unmixed with
satisfaction that comes of assured pos
session.
But. as has been the case with strong
er men, his glory was short-hved. 4 bill
low higher and more powerful than any
that had gone before-what is known as
ga Cape May ripple dashed full
against him /; he struggled, lost his bal
ance, wss lifted off his feet, and, splash
ing, dashing, throwing his arms and legs
about him wildly and helplessly, he was
thrown sprawling at the feet of the little
lady whom minute before he had been
patronizingly urging to put her trust In
him and fear nothing. $50 pride must
ever have fall.
The young woman was equal to the
occasion what American girl is not ?
The receding wave was about to carry
the venturesome young gentleman back
into the sea in which he professed to be
so much at home; he was still sprawling
it is the only word-and clutching
wildly at the sands, struggling to regain
his feet, when she, STOPPING down,
quietly but quickly caught his bathing
shirt firmly in both her hands and held
him fast till the wave had gone back.
Then he jumped to his feet, and she,
womanEke, when he was no longer in
danger, gloried in his downfall, and said,
with pretty toss OF her dark brown
curls: "There, 1 told you so I; what did
you want to 60 out SO far for, foolish
fellow
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-07-19
The Sleepy Dukes Peril.

The late Duke of Wellington was ac-
customed during the latter years of his
life to drive himself about in curricle,
a habit which caused his family consid-
erable uneasiness since, from his increas-
ing years and failing. vision, it seemed
probable that he would meet with some
accident. The dukes well known char
acter, however, was such that nobody
dared to hint such thing to him, and
all the roundabout methods taken to in
duce him to abandon his charioteering
having failed, he was left to enjoy its
pleasures at peace. What rendered this
so extremely dangerous was his habit of
going off suddenly to sleep, which
brought him so many hairbreadth es-
capes that at last it was arranged for
some member of the family to accom-
pany him whenever he could do so with
out awakening his suspicious. One day
his second son, Lord G CHARLES, contrived
to be honored with the perilous invita-
ton. After driving certain distance
along the road, the duke went off
into a nap, and one of the reins fell
from his hands, while he kept hold of
the other, still feeling the horses mouths
with it. The result was that the ami
mails were gradually edged toward deep
and steep ravine which bordered the
road. Lord Charles, watching things
meantime, and praying that his father
might, as he had done many times be-
fore. awake in time to prevent the else
inevitable smash. The duke, however,
continued to nod and to pull, until at
last, as the horses were on the very edge
of the ditch, Lord Charles seized the
fallen rein, and giving it pluck, pull
ed them short round into the road again.
With q sharp turn the duke awoke, and
seeing the rein in his sons hand, asked
angrily "What are you doing with the
reins, sir ?"
"Wen, sir" replied Lord Charles,
"the horses were going straight over the
edge, and I just pulled them off it to
prevent us being smashed to pieces"
The duke looked at him sternly, and
said: "I'll trouble you to mind your
own business"
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-07-19
A Hot Wind.

The Stockton (Cal.) Independent OF
June says: Yesterday was remarka-
BILE day. From early in. the morning
until ten o'clock at night q hot, snocco-
like wind blew like hurricane from the
northwest, licking up every particle OF
accessible moisture from the earth,
while the thermometer reached ninety
degrees in the shade. It's effects we're
very prostrating, as it seemed to dry up
all the Juices Of the body, leaving one
feeling like an animated Egyptian mum.
nv. It was very damaging to the wheat
fields. as it shelled out the grain and
scattered it over the ground. One farm
er, who came in from the southeastern
part of the county, estimated that at
least $50 pounds Of wheat to the acre
had been beaten out and was lying on
the ground, and he thought that at least
10. 600 bushels had been scattered on the
farms lying along the line Of the Sonora
road. It was such wind as has not
been experienced here for years.
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-07-19
One WOman's WAY.

When Professor Wormly, of the Star
ling Medical College, of Columbus-who
has just bsen chosen to the chair OF
chemistry in the University of Pennsyl-
vania-had completed his work on
"Micro- Chemistry" (now standard
authority on both sides of the Atlantic).
he found that the cost of engraving his
minute drawings would be 80 great that
no publisher would take the risk of publ
cation. There was danger, therefore,
that the world would lose the result OF
his arduous labors. The difficulty was,
however. overcome by his wife, who
studied the art of steel engraving dill
gently, and with such success that the
plates reproducing her husbands draw,
ings rival the finest bank-note work.
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-07-19
The Absent Minded Man.

A very respectable citizen of Detroit
decided the other day to try the blue
glass cure, and he took the glass and
glacier home with him and pointed out
the window where it was to be put in. 1t
wasn'tth glaciers business to notice that
the window was on the north side Of the
house, whereno ray of sunshine ever came,
and he finished his work according to in
structions. The citizen returned just as
the JOB was completed, and after walk
ing around the house two or three times
he remarked:
"Well, it seems to me we have got
the wrong window"
"No sun here" replied the painter. ;
"what shall I do?"
"Wen," said the citizen, as he squinted
around, "we'll leave it for day or two.
If I can get the sun around here some
way it will be all right. If I can't we'll
have to take the glass out.
The glazier is waiting to see if the
man can handle the sun.-FTee Press.
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-07-19
THE TURKISH CRESCENT.
How the Gibbous Moon Became the Turkish
Emblem.

Emblem.
It is usual, among recent writer's, te
name "The Gross" and GO The Cres'
cent to distinguish the respective
creeds in the present Turko- Russian wal.
In fact, these several symbols plainly
mark the Christian and Ottoman faiths.
The question when and why the Otto.
mans adopted the crescent has been
much discussed long before now. Ii
was alleged that Mohammed broke the
disc of the moon and caught half OF il
falling from heaven in his sleeve-thIs If
stated in the Koran and seems to indl-
cate that Mohammed made the young
moon a sign of his divine authority. The
crescent, or half moon, with the horns
turned upward, was religious symbol,
however, long before the Turkish en-
pire began. 1t was reported that Sultan
Othman, founder of the empire, A. -.
1899, dreamed that he saw crescent
moon, which waxed until its splendor il
Illuminated the whole world from east to
west that he then adopted the crescent,
and emblazoned it on his standard, with
the motto "Donec Repleat Orben,,'
or Until it fills the world" But the
crescent moon had been a symbol we'll
known to the worshipers of Diana in
the ancient mythology Of Greece and
Rome. There are old statues of her,
with the appointing crescent over her
brow. Another account is that Philip
of Macedon, father of Alexander the
Great, was engaged one night in under
mining the walls of Byzantium, which
he was besieging, and his operations
were discovered to those within by q
sudden appearance of a young moon,
and that in gratitude for this timely
light the Byzantines commemorated the
Illustration of Philips hostile design by
creating q temple to Diana and by adopt
ing her crescent as the symbol of the
State. It has also been alleged that in
1446, when the Turks took Byzantium,
they adopted the crescent standard which
they found there, and which the Janiza-
ries had borne for more than century
previous. Undoubtedly then the cres
cent was the emblem Of Greek previous
to the superiority of the Turkish rule.
Oddly enough, at the present day the
crescent is to be seen on and in churches
in Moscow and other parts of old Russia,
generally surmounted by the cross, thus
unquestionably marking the Byzantine
origin of the Russian church. In 1901
the Sultan Selim I'LL, having previously
presented Lord Nelson with crescent
richly adorned with diamonds, founded
the order of the crescent, which, as Mo-
hamnedans are not allowed to carry
such marks of distinction, has been con-
ferred on Christians alone. The Tur-
kish order of Mediidie, founded by Alb
duel Mediidi in 1852, and literally con-
ferred upon French, English and italian
officers after the Crimean war, bears O
crescent and silver sun of seven triple
rays. Asslredly the crescent dates from
the time of Endymion.
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-07-19

will sometimes prevent the moth from
depositing her eggs upon them bnt
this cucumber borer is difficult pest to
fight, with our present knowledge of its
habits. Every infested vine should be
dug up and burned with its contents ;
and in this way the number of moths
might be lessened somewhat in a neigh
borhOOd.
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-07-19
Items Of Interest.


Texas is larger than France by 10000 square
miles.
What kind Of robbery is not dangerous3
A safe robbery, Of course.
Georgia reports rattlesnake killed in Dade
county nine feet long and having thirty-six
rattles.
The number of persons who have signed the
Murphy temperance pledge is estimated at one
million.
A woman in New Hampshire, 101 years old,
is suffering from whooping cough for the frst
time in her Life.
If YOU think you are too tall, marry an ex-
travagant woman and you will soon find your
self short enough.
OF all the various methods proposed for tho
reduction Of postage none is 80 practical as
this-get married
Sandwich islanders are digging for petroleum
oil. They arc digging in the sand, where
cargo Of 1t was lost.
Two souls with but q single thought-Two
ragamufins climbing over an orchard fence,
with ferce-eyed dog in pursuit.
The pay Of the Turkish soldier Is only three
cents q day, 80 from motives OF delicacy the
paymaster never comes round.
Some people keep savage dogs around their
houses, so that the tramp who stops to "get
bite " may get it outside the door.
Over one thousand applications for commits
sions in the Turkish army have been made by
ex-Union and eX-Confederate officers.
Any lady can press her old bonnet over into
the new summer style by placing it on pave
ment block and letting loaded ice wagon back
over it lengthwise.
A journal mentions James Clark and wife,
who were +" born, died and we're buried on the
same day." Jenny and his wife must have
been awfully young.
Jefferson Davis is living at Mississippi City,
on the border Of Lake Pontchartrain, between
New Orleans and Mobile. He is writing his
memoirs, AMI is in excellent health.
The human voice has nine perfect tones, but
these can be combined into II, 592, ,044, 4l4 dif-
ferent sounds. The arithmetic is not to be
ycuched for, but if correct accounts Tor some
of the discord from which the family OF Adam
suffer.
At the Hammersmith police court In London,
the other day, q laborer named Hemmings was
arraigned for whipping his child Mary with
the buckle end Of belt. The magistrate, In
order to test the girls knowledge OF the nature
of an oath before swearing her, questioned her
as to her knowledge Of the Bible, and she re-
piled that she never heard OF 1t. Inc maSis-
trate, expressing surprise, adjourned the hear
ing a fortnight, and gave Instructions for tne
child to be taken to school and instructed as
to the Bible and the nature of an oath.
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-07-19
A COnSiderate Lover.

A COnsiderate Lover.
"Mary," murmured lisping Alfred,
Undecided what to say,
"Mary," if you do not love me,
Thay tho; that'th the only way.
"But, NTH Mary, II you love me"
Pressed the wretch in accents bland,
"And you wouldn't like to thay tho,
Then, NTH Mary, thqueeth my hand.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-04-07
Through
Outfits for Miners

OututS IOI N1lIlcfS,
AS miners and prospectors generally
travel in parties not less than four, we
give below list of the necessary arti-
cles needed by four men with teams,
comprising provisions and grain for
ninety days:
Five hundred pounds best quality of
Hour in 80 Id. sacks; 1900 pounds grain;
200 pounds sifted corn meal; 20 pounds
Drowned coffee; pounds of tea; gal
Ions syrup; gallons vinegar; 10 pounds
dried apples; so pounds white beans;
lO0 pounds bs con; salt, black and red
pepper, mustard. etc. And in camp
chest the following articles:
COOKING UTENSILS.
Two camp kettles, l coffee pot, min
er's oven, fry pan, dish pan, l ladle,
l meat fork, tin cups, tin plates,
butcher knife, set knives and forks,
4 tablespoons, 2 crane hooks, l coffee
mill and lantern.
PROVISIONS.
Five pounds of coffee, pound OF
Tea, 20 pounds of sugar, 2 boxes yeast
powder, sack of salt, quart of syrup
and Jug, quarts of vinegar, l quart OF
sperm oil, / dozen boxes of matches,
80 pounds of -four.
Mining Tools.
-Four mining shovels, strap gold PICKS,
gold pans, sluice forks; two-inch
augur, l half-inch augur, hatchet'
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-04-07
TOtal...........-.............
. Meal stations.

This route follows the old stage road
travelled last year. When Wards cut
off from Hat creek, via Old Woman's
Fork to Pleasant Valley is completed,
land he is under contract to have the
road ready for travel by March 3lst,
this route will be shortened over sixty
miles. The stage stations will be trans
ferred to the new road, and the dis
tance to be travelled by the Cheyenne
and Black Hills coaches will thus be
reduced to 230 miles.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-04-07

hammer, screw-driver, draw-shave,
hand saw, file, gold scale, assorted nails
and screws and gold blower.
A complete outfit should also include
rubber boots, heavy pegged boots, extra
double miners blanket, rubber blanket,
pack saddles, lariats and pins.
Those who desire to purchase their
own teams for the transportation Of
miners and miners. supplies, can pro-
cure an outfit to much better advantage
in Cheyenne than elsewhere. Grocer
les, provisions, clothing, mining tools
and all other necessary articles can be
procured at this point. The following
may be considered average prices for
animals and UannnS
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-04-07

= No wood and but little water
I Water poor and scarce.
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LtlNcHWUIIH hnU Duh NtT.IVOo f0 % 7V W
We are credibly informed by the rep
panies, that special rates will be given
from Chicago to Cheyenne, to Black
third less than the above rates.
ter City via Cheyenne, are being sold at
the U. P. ticket offices at the following
rates.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-04-07
"On TO Big Hnrn.n

The immense and constantly increas-
ing immigration to the new gold fields
of the north is destined to completely
overflow the Black Hills,an before the
close of IT or early in '7S, at the far
thest, the cry of Son to Big Horn" will
be heard in the land and the myriads Of
gold seekers will pass thither. Here
with we give with as great accuracy as
possible table of distances from
CHEYENNE TO BIG HORN MOUNTAINS
AND RIVER.
Miles
Cheyenne to Lodge Pole Creek ................. l8
Lodge Pole Creek to Bear Springs............... 20
Bear Springs to II
Chugwater to Huntons Rsnch................. 10
Hunton's Ranch to Phillips Ranch............ p
Phillips Ranch to Cottonwood Ranch....... 20
Elkhorn to Wagon Hound........................l Is
Wagon Hound to Fort Fetterman. 16
Fort Fetterman to Sage Creek s-............... ID
Sage Creek to South Fork Cheyenne River Is
South Fork Cheyenne to Buffalo Wallow 81
Buffalo Wallow to Dry Fork Of Powder
Dry FORK Of Powder to- Old Fort Reno Is
Fort Reno to Crazy Woman's Fork 2S
Crazy Woman's Fork to Clear Fork .......... 20
Clear Fork to Old Fort Phil Kearney .-.....-. 20
Fort Phil Kearney to North Goose Creek. %
North Goose Creek to Bear Creek. 2l
Bear Creek to Grass Lodge Creek .............. .
Grass Lodge Creek to Old Fort c. +. Smith 10
.4ut
*No wood and but little water
Water poor and scarce.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-04-06
Letter from Washington.

Easter morning dawned gloriousy beautiful
upon us yesterday. Sonorous bells made the
earth tremulous with melody and the very air
was redolent of perfume from long treasured
flowers for this joyous day. The quaint old
church, within whose walls we gathered echoed
and re-echoed with choral strains and the beau
tiful words of our loved rector, as he portrayed
the GLORIOUS Resurrection and Ascension y
Little hearts, many in number too, were made
very happy to-day, for at early dawn the little
feet battered around searching for the "rabbit's
nest' with its easure-trovc-beautifu eggs,
purple, pink, yellow and blue. So wonderful
Is this unseen rabbit This seems to us to be
| n pretty custom, of German origin believe
Gov. Hampton has created quite furorc here
for several days. His reception was most flat
tcrng He lunChcd with Mr.. Hayes and dined
and rode out with Secretaries Evurts and Sher-
man. The Democratic Club rendered him a
serenade, but he declined, as he did all ovations
The pleasure of seeing him and shaking his hand
was worth all the three efforts made to obtain
it. He is dgnitied, polished Southern gentle
man, with "no compromise" written on every
line in his face. His black hair is slightly inged
with grey, but his eye has lost none of its
brightness in the conflict of the past four
months.
Contrasting his most flattering reception and
reserved dignity here with Mr.. Chamb pertains
role, one must feel that all will be we'll for the
Palmetto State yet.
The Capitol wears a deserted, forlom look
such as it has not known for long day. Let
the work of ventilating and deterging go on
diligently, for it is greatly needed.
Fred Douglass has had cause 10 drop one of his
deputies, who allowed leg bail to be substituted
for habeas corpus. This however gave the U.
s. Marshal an opportunity to appoint negro
of infamous notorety here, who may ere long
have need of the aforesaid "leg bail'' himself
Some warm admirer of Douglass, wishing to
describe him POLITICALLY, speaks of his head being
matched with abundant grey hairs" Isuppose
hn IN W. 10
I'll help him out, suggesting that the Marshal
remove the thatch when the warm weather
comes on, and give his "domc of thought" a
chance to keep cool. INEZ