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Take Our Advice.

If husbands were always lovers, says
an exchange, life would be pleasanter
than it is. But they are not. They never
were andA they never will be.
Our cdvice to young women ls Like
that of Punch, when asked to say some
thing to a couple about to we'd
"Don't."
Don't what !
Well, first and foremost, of all things,
don't marry drunkard. Depend upon
it, if you cannot keep him sober during
those days of the average woman's
strongest influence over wayward men,
the season of courtship, the chances will
be against success. Some women have
succeeded in this labor of love, but there
are 10, 900 failures to one. success. 1t Is
a field of missionary labor that very few
of the sex are fitted to enter. If John
gets drunk once a month while he is
billing and cooing, depend upon it ne
will require semi-monthly seasons OF
Bacchanalian recreation when he becomes
a Benedict. A man who gets drunk is
necessarily bad or foolish man when
he is under the influence of liquor, and
is very apt to soon become bad. man
whether drunk or sober. The romantic
idea that woman who can reform a
drunkard is deserving of crown OF glory
is all the veriest bosh. They would be
shocked by the suggestion that man
who marries fallen women and restores
her to life of virtue would be deserving
the praise of all mankind. The latter
would be q much easier task than the
former, and more likely to succeed.
The debasement in one case is generally
incurable, and scorns the influence of
kindness or affection while in the other
the opportunity to escape from life OF
degradation would in most cases insure
hearty cooperation with the missionary
in such field.
But the drunkard, as is generally the
case, may be addicted to a number OF
other vices, each one of which ought to
be considered as repulsive as that of
drinking. Still we find pure, virtuous,
refined and delicate women risking their
lives and happiness in the delusive hope
of rescuing and restoring them. In
stances of the terrible failure in this
missionary field are to be found in every
street and lane of a great city, accom-
paniment of scores Of the dissolute
widows and orphans of those who have
staggered into drunkard's graves. Still
the experiment is tried by new votaries,
who foolishly think they can succeed
where others fall. It is terrible de-
lusion. Love and devotion are power
less on a dr1mkard. Nothing but an
iron will and frmness that few women
possess can check, the career Of man
who has once taken hold of strong drink.
He must become subject to her will, and.
be restrained from his evil course by q
power stronger than love or kindness.
There are enough men who become
drunkards after marriage for all reason
able purposes of experiment, without
taking them fully trained in career OF
vice and debauchery. Therefore we say:
"Girls, don't do it"
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-02-08
The Missing Link.

Some years ago q traveller came back
from Africa with marvellous story of
region inhabited by men with tails.
From quite another quarter of the world
the report now reaches us that the half
ape half man is no myth. The Rev.
George Brown, who has recently visited
the New Britain and New Ireland group
of islands to the east of New Guinea,
writes that the natives of Blanche Bay
positively affirm the existence of race
of men with tails at place called Kalili.
When it was suggested that the sup
posed men might be gorillas the blacks
Indignantly resented the imputatlon
upon their intelligence, and asked
whether apes fought with spears, plant
ed vans and built houses. A minute de-
scription was given of the curiously
formed savages, and from this it would
appear that nature has been somewhat
inconsiderate in her design of the ap-
pendage. The tail, the natives say, /" is
hard and inhexible-so much so that
they have to dig a hole in the sand be-
fore they can sit down, as they die at
once if the appendage is broken" The
people provided with this dangerous Or
nament are, however, represented as
rather proud of it. "Any child born
without it is destroyed, for fear it should
be ridiculed when it grows up"
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-02-08
Some Remarkable Winters.

The Methuselah of the New London
Telegram volunteers the following in
formation concerning remarkable winters.
None but the coolest inhabitant will
be likely to recall the periods to which
allusion is made. Hear him:
Now is the time to trot out paragraphs
about remarkable winters-winters that
have distinguished themselves by being
either colder or warmer than the law al
lows. No well regulated newspaper will
neglect this duty. Referring back to our
files, we find that in 1172 the tempera-
ture was so high that leaves came out on
the trees in January, and birds hatched
their broois in February. In 1889 the
weather was equally mild, and the maid
ems of Cologne wore wreaths OF violets
and corn flowers at Christmas and Twelfth
Day. LII 1421 the trees fowered in the
month of March and the vines in the
month of April. Cherries ripened in the
same month of April. Peaches appeared
in May, and little boys commenced to
fall out of apple trees little later. In
1872 the trees were covered with leaves
in January, and the birds Matched their
young in February, as in 1172. In 1856 the
same thing was repeated, and it is added
that the corn was in ear at Easter. To
the best of our memory there was in
France neither snow nor frost throughout
the winter of 1888, 1907, 1909, 1917 and
1859. Finally, in 1862, even in the north
of Germany, the stoves were not lighted,
trees fowered in February and outdoor
bouquets were showered on the news
paper offices without number. 1t seems
but as yesterday. Coming to later dates,
the winters of 1857, when it thundered
at Paris on the twenty-eighth Of January,
and that of 1866, the year of the inunda-
ton of the Seine, may be mentioned as
very mild
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Blow Your Own Horn.

Blow your own horn. Yes, give it
blast and let modesty blush if she will.
This false deicacy has been the stum-
bling-block of thousands of really good,
capable men. Make noise-it will at
tract somebody. Let the world know
that you are alive and intend to drive
things until you get to the top Of the hill
and have made fortune. To the man
of energy and perseverance mountains
are but molehills. IT'S only the drones
that fail. They are always looking on
the black side, predicting disaster, al
ways complaining of hard times-always
waiting for something to turn up. Such
men never have and never will find good
times, nor prosperity. Neither will
they ever find friends or admirers among
first-class business men. If you would
succeed in anything, don't stand still.
Go ahead. Don't be afraid. Do some
thing. If you don't blow the horn some
body else will, but not for your benefit
except SIN horn"
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-02-08
Nothing Lost by Charity.

The Detroit Free Press says: One OF
those toll hardened, true hearted chaps
often read of in romance made his ap-
pearance on the Campus Martius and
his sympathies were at once aroused by
the sight of three or four old men stand
ing around with their bucksaws and
waiting for work.
"I'll be hanged if it isn't tough" he
replied, when they told him that they
hadn't had any work for amonth. Chow
would you like some oysters!"
They smacked their lips by way of re-
ply, and he gathered up a crowd OF
eight, marched them to restaurant and
ordered oyster stews for each one.
ct Just does my soul good to see them
eatr' he said to the owner of the place
as the eight got to work.
eyes; it's beautiful sight, was the
reply.
tinued the stranger, laying his hand on
his heart.
ga good deed brings its own re-
ward" was the soft answer of the res
taurateur, as he calculated his profits.
81 can't rest here. I must do further
good" said the big hearted stranger, and
he rushed out and brought in three men,
a chimney sweep, two boys and an old
woman, and ordered more oysters.
The fifteen people went for oyster
soup in a manner to amaze, and their
guardian nudged the restaurateur in the
ribs and said:
"See the gentle lambs! Oh, that 1
could feed the poor of all America !"
"You are good man, and Heaven
will reward you, replied the proprietor,
as he filled the dishes up again.
The STRANGER said he wanted to bring
in just five more, 80 as to say that he
had fed an even score, and he rushed out
after them, while the restauratellr sent
after more oysters and crackers. The
stranger didn't return. He was last seen
climbing into farmers sleigh and guild
g.his team to the west. The fifteen i'll
the restaurant licked their plates clean
and departed in joyful procession, and
the last one had passed out before the
man who furnished the soup had got
through waiting for the return of the
big hearted stranger. There were watch
words and expressions, delivered in the
purest of English, but what mattered it
to the fifteen soup deyourers who drew
up in the line opposite and
" Resolred, That them oysters Just
touched the spot"
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-02-08
A New Party Word Book.

All remarkable and respectable people
Ourselves.
Everybody-That portion of the COM
munity, small or great, which sides with
us.
Nobody-Everybody who holds OF ex-
presses opinions antagonistic to ours.
The opinion of the country-This is AZ
rived at by an exceedingly simple arith-
netical process, namely, by subtracting
the views of nobody" lin the above
sense) from those of Everybody" Gas
before defned).
Common sense-The opinion common
to all those who agree with us.
Patriotism-Our views of the interests
and duties especially the former) of our
country. OF this quality We have, from
the very necessity of the case, an exclu-
sive monopoly. A claim to any share in
it on the part of others may be described
indifterently as "blind philanthropy, "
mischievous humanitarianlsm, or
"bigoted fanaticism.
Well meaning but misguided people
Persons whom it may be desirable to de-
preciate but impolitic to abuse.
Spouting-A depreciatory epithet for
all talk but our own.
Faction-Departure from our pet pro-
gramme.
The herd-The world minus our clique.
Intelligent public spirit-Open advo-
cacy of our views.
Fatuous fussiness-Pubic advocacy of
any others.
.Atrocity-Venal errors on the part of
our clients.
Ferocity-The indignation of those who
dare to denounce them.
Sentiment root of all-political-
eyil,-Ptnch.
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THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.
Failures for the Year 1916 rs Compared
with those Of 1S75.-SOme Interesting
VStntistics.

with those of IS15-.Some Interesting
Statistics.
During the year 1876 there were in
the United States, according to the re-
port just made by the mercantile agency
of Dun, Barlow & Co., 630, ,O99 persons
reported in business. Of these 9,O9
failed with liabilities amounting to $751;
117,7S6. In 1875 there were Z, TAO fail
ures with S2O1, ,O6O, ,353 liabilities, show
ing an increase of failures for the year of
1850, as compared with 1875, which
year in turn showed an increase over
1874 of nearly two thousand failures.
The liabilities of the parties failing in
1876 show decrease over those of 1875.
In Canada of 81, 2S2 persons doing busi-
ness during 1876, there failed 1,72S
against 1868 in 1875. The liabilities in
1876 were s25,517,991 against s2s,
967 in 1875. For New York city the
number of failures in 1876 was SS7 and
the average liabilities of each s37, ,479.
1t may be interesting, says Messrs.
Dun, Barlow & Co., to discover in what
sections of country the financial pres
sure has been the most severe, and with
that view the following table is pre-
sented:
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The curtain rose, and Elsie stood in a
graceful attitude, handing the symbol OF
good fortune to a youth, who. on bended
knee, waited to receive it. The diamond
studded locket ON her white neck caught
the light in hundred sparkles, and the
dew spanglcd clover flashed it back again.
1t was brilliant picture but we hardly
had time to admire it sufficiently, for
with low groan my uncle fell heavily
forward from his chair to the floor.
Then all was confusion. The young
people did not stay for the promised
dance, and to darkened room they car
ried the oldgentleman, while physician
was hastily sent for. No one could ac-
count for the strange attack until uncle,
after lorg time, awoke to consciousness.
Then Deb, the old' housekeeper, with
strangely working features, came into
our room and said:
"Miss Ventnor, may have the chain
and locket you wore tonight ?"
Wonderingly Elsie rose and got it for
her.
"Deb, Deb |" I exclaimed, "what is
the matter ?-how is dear uncle ?-why
do you want Elsie's chain ?"
"Miss Madge," solemnly interrupted
Deb, "with that clover dress came mis-
fortune to this house, and now it has
brought good luck back again, Think. !"
And without stopping to explain her
ambiguous sentence or answer my ques-
ton she departed. When Deb came into
the room again, it was to say uncle was
better and wanted Elsie. When we were
alone Deb told me strange story-that
my uncle had had a child, beautiful
daughter, who had married against his
will, and whom he had refused to for
give until it Was too late.
Miss Madge, it was at her coming
out party she wore that dress-she was
always fanciful-and at that party she
met the gentleman she married. With
my own eyes I saw her father clasp that
chain and locket (here light broke in
upon my mind) around her pretty neck.
When he refused to let her marry her
lover whom he knew was dissipated) she
ran away, Miss Madge, and they went
abroad to foreign country. Her hus-
band died, we heard. But with all MIR.
David's trying, We could never get any
news of her till this day. At last, through
your means, Miss Madge, her daughter,
Mr.. David's swn grandchild, has been
brought to his very house"
Here the good woman clasped her
arms around me and wept for very Joy.
Elsie told how she came to be with
Nine. Du Pois. When madame had first
established her school, she was in her
garden one day, and saw young woman
passing ON her way from the station,
carrying a child in her arms. She was
struck by the weary look in the pale face.
And going to the gate, she called her to
come in and rest. Madame made her
comfortable in her sitting-room, and
fastened to bring some refreshment.
When she reached the room again, she
saw the young woman had tainted, as she
supposed. But it was not faint-it was
death. No inquiries could discover who
she was, and she was quietly buried
dear, good madame herself erecting
plain monument to her memory. The
baby's clothes were marked "Elsie
Ventnor," and SO madame called her.
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Troubles of the Fishermen.

A sorrowful story from the ocean comes
to us by the way Of the old seaport OF
Gloucester, Mass, ten vessels being re-
ported missing from the fishing fleet.
These craft usually carry about ten men
each, and the loss OF life, If these tan
schooners are wrecked, as is probably
the case, will be large. 1t is heavy
loss1er the hardy little community III
Cape Ann to bear. The fishermen OF the
North Atlantic coast endure many hard
shies in pursuit of their dangerous call
ing. This cold and stormy season has
witnessed many disasters but this latest
is one of the saddest repetitions OF the
old and tragical story of suffering, danger
and death on the sea, and of hope de-
ferred, despair and lamsntitien on the
land,
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Parted.

A hasty word, a proud farewell,
Brief anger and repentant tears,
And life sounds dulled like nluffied bell
Through weary space Of years.
Oh, foolish tongue that idly spake,
Oh, foolish heart SO proud to be,
Oh, foolish lovers who may wake
Whe.r tbs too late the truth to see.
So it fell out He went away,
And she was left alone to grieve,
And DINNER shone the sun by day,
And paler rose the moon at eve.
Hencef0rth for each the sapphire sheen
Grew graver in the summer skies;
The golden lights upon the green
All faded into somber dyes.
The songs of birds, the rippling hum
Of fountain as it rose and fell,
Tothem all tuneless had becsme,
And rang for hope dreary kneel.
And so they parted-and the tide
Of love rolled on its far-off way;
Earth stretched desert plain out wide,
Wherein no fair oasis lay.
Yet often in foreign lands did he
Recall her image as she passed
That morn and in her fansy she
Beheld him as she saw him last,
Until through memory heart to heart
Drewmgh, though oceans rolled between
Time plucking out the ranking dart,
They fingered over what had been.
With loviug longing for the past,
Oh, foolish tongue that idly spake,
Oh, foolish lovers who at last
To your own foolshness awake.
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LYoNNA1sE POTATOES. sauce
pan a large lump of butter and small
onion finely chopped, and when the
onion is fried to an amber color throw in
slices of cold boiled potatoes, which
must be thoroughly stirred until they are
turning brown. At this moment put in
spoonful of finely chopped parsley, cn J,
as soon as it is cooked, drain through a
colander, SO that the potatoes retain the
moisture of the butter and many parti-
cles Of the parsley.
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A Toronto paper has just disgusted
the fashionable world of that city by in
serting a mysterious paragraph an
nouncing a stylish wedding for given
morning. The church was fairly jammed
with aristocracy that crowded to assist at
the nuptials Of a Pullman car conductor
and lauudress-both colored
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An exchange remarks: "This is the
time to go out wolf hunting. Nothing
Will give you higher percentage on your
time and money than chasing the wolf
from your poorer neighbor's door"
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rnn GaiNr-sruNnn coNTEorhRsr
Wendell PLiiiips'- Version Of the puarrei,
and IN.~ccrctnry Tish's Denial.


Doarov. oct. 49, Wendell Phillips, in a
lootur, last might on Charles Sumner strongly
donounond Gen. Grants recent statement ihnt
Scnaior sumner vas negligent oi his business
A. Chairman Of the Committee on Foreign AZ
fairs. ana lied about the San Domingo treaty.
Mr.. phillips intimntcd that President Grant
was in no state 10 Understand anyth,u- wi rn
Mr.. Sumner calls1 to inform him that he would
not support the treaty. In regard to Mr. Mot
loy'- recall. Mr. Phillips said the records in the
state Department in black and white prove that
tho Administration stopped to a falsehood: that
Mr.. Fish cNhortol Mr. Sumner to take the
British mission. and told him he ought 70 20 to
London: that six months later the Minister
wns recalled on The ground that he had leaned
too much on the opinion Of n great Northern
Senator: that MIR. Summers indignant exclama-
tion TO Mr. Fish was: II Mr.. M0ilcy's Gaming
was an unpardonablo sin. by what right did
you sit in my study six months ago and urge
mo to 20 10 England, ana press my views on the
Alabama claims Sir. you are tool oi the
President for hgs" purposes. and this removal
TX, Srcrrtnry Fish. who is q delegate lo the
Episcopal Convention here. was questioned to-
duy 10y a Ifgus1Wi reporter with rcepc to the
Hhvyc. With regard 60 the ailcegd nN. fgcnc"
Of Mr.. sumner Whilo Chairman oi tho Foreign
Anairl Committee. Mr.. Fish -lid II was ia 4
~us 'rttihle of proof from The Senate rceoris
that drafts Of treaties. from light to eleven in
number remained IN the halIs pi the commit
trr for several monihs-.om Of them as near
vcars. Mr.. Fish did not mputc this delay OF
public business 90 negligence on the part Of Nlr.
Snmncr The net hg,wcv,r, rcmptined i9,t i 'hat
tnf, tina, inter Mr.. SUMMERS rtirary the entire
batch ui treaties wH- disposed OF in less thun
ir,;nrdn. tho san Domingo Treaty. Mr. Fish
denied that the President place the treaty in
Mr. summers hun r.. a- hc ,nr had IL in his
Ia .lf II
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LOtIsIiNi's rICiNr sEiTs.
The Chances In Favor or the Admission OF
Eusii- and sponord 10 the senate.

WAsHINGrON, Oct. iG.-The admission of
Mr. Eustis to the Senate from Louisiana was
deferred again to-day. but his friends have
fair hope this evening that a favorable vote can
be reached next week. Tho debate to-day ran
along like the debate yesterday, with the adynn-
tagc at each turn with Senator Edmunds. At
the last moment when vote appeared likely
uuon Senator Thurman's motion. ordering the
Committee on Elections to report forthwith
Judge Davis asked for delay. and put forward
the announcement that he had nrvcr heard of
the Ius'is casn. vote was delayed q cord
ingly Other rrnt ono ~ less public character
are said to exist which lrI the friends of Mr..
Eu-ti. To prefer delay Tonight for the first
time since hc appeared hero as an applicant for
uduit-luu. li- parts a--p' 'tai"r immediately IN
tnr,-''l In his o.sN count ulnn clear minority
ofthe Seni in his favor. Thirty-s aycn vot arc
certain. ANA more may b" hal hcior" Nuir ia
taken next wr' *. S'u.'Ors Matthews. llnHr.
Dawes and Christiun' ar nli quot 't tO-nivlt
n- in favor of Mr.. SpoLorl. nul il is pruOulle
ihe -Iu" voi - can h' rr'kpu'd upon lpr Mr..
Iu.tl-. S'nutnr tlristinney WIS conspicuous
to-day. sitting by senator Thurman. and ap-
p"rrntly agreeing ana 9vlHios ing IN the
Incidents ut debate wcre with senator l. Elmunds
to-day. he had evident difficulty IN dealing with
tle strong point. of the Iu-is case. his cree
dDntiUi- itting closely uii at passed during the
e-on-tru tion period. The Committee on
Elections held n meeting this morning and de-
to an 'nr ON Monday. an z r. understood that
iy n- possible. Whether The Republicans viii
consent 10 rca IA one ls doubtful
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nonhiS fhrning r,ndhcad Ticket and nn
"0,,i.i i..r"ti 10 ~ing Stay.

I,-,.h lHli"il alii. " Rcd Joe. -o called
900 a'.ulitoi his rrl hlir. is @ mood ruu DO oi
fIe rW .nt-- uul Ward. TW' maiiih~ ago hr
rHt,r. iIil.l -.We irlIuv- lf hi- own strip. u
rI' n-'r h.'r ~Ai.ou nt T'nth avenue nui
l'.,-,...nl street, NA'u Mr.. BDnu tA.
lrlr. 'r- VIE. a-. ] for payment hn Do w
20 r.snIter. and. grl-p.u- tac barrel. -iru'N her
w.tatlrntiu u the face. Mr.. Bruu. running
from tli. bar Go protect his wiz. Farrell Shot ut
him missing him. Then larrail ran out of tho
saloon police onlHUr- were -,on ON his trao K.
mont 100 Thiry--iNtn street boil q makiu..
SuIwrlul lu3 W rwcnty-ninth street. for
th' ili-i week : boar ID" paid promptly. N IN
b" N.;au O. 'irink. lost hi~ place. nnd dN not
on M.ln -.igy morning lat he eyed
Su'wrl 'lat hr had found place as wat i"h-
g,dpWn 20 me -ra~il' until the t'rnnon. He
said. how. YER. that he wished to -enl his yalle'
and "N9itOat ahead H. promised tu mail
monthly install lmrnts Of his debt. and Mr.. Stll-
We'll dii MOT olnr 90 iiir r'hoNhl II ihr hHS
vacant room. she -uw that ynli-r that had boon
l"t in IA" room 49, security for am unpaid hoard
bil hal been ,ui open, ! few wernout articles
of farrcl- clothing had boon stuffed into the
Vnls' inst at If u quantity OF nearly new
clnihinE. l. arnins that Farrell bad put his
SaS' va u" M N "a TH9. n wilma Gnffs arI Mn'; Siwc %
10 -ulp'r. Mis. SulW"ll t0ld HIM thal sine had
'i'I'rrryI ru,hoI to the door of his oll bedroom
swearing burst the door Qlen. AMI. net finding
tiir vHl 500. returned t. the dining room. lle
threatened to 80 Mr.. Stilw" and caught mp
ilH lHN.p 10 NUM- II al li9r Mrs Suiw " aui
her -.-i'r and her daughters S'r'amcl and,
.arng that polio" "lll"or mi-ht catch him,
Atitbiui midnight JphuM Carthv. blafler.
aNOkr. and nlI-HHi d, suit oi rlOihr1 tNUt hr hat
lila nn ninbir m h- had-ile Farrell had lnd
HNaH.. IH... .l