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The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-09-06
How Franklin Got a Seat.

In the year 1772 Franklin visited
Boston, and on his return to Phila-
delphia at every stopping place he was
beset with oficious inquiries, etc., on
which he determined to be beforehand
with interrogatories in future.
At the next tavern he registered him.
self as Benjamin Franklin, from Boston
to Philadelphia, printer not worth a
dollar, eighteen years of age, / single
man seeking his fortune, ETC., and his
singular introduction checked all further
inquiries and eftectually repulsed the
daring propensity of native inquisihye-
ness. At one of the public houses the
fireplace was surrounded by men so
closely packed our traveller could not ap-
proach near enough to feel any of it's
agreeable warmth, and being cold and
chilled he called out:
Hostler, have you any oysters ."
eyes, sir" said the man.
"Well, then, give my horse a peck, p"
said Franklin.
"What, give your horse oysters ?"
eyes" retorted Franklin ; "give him
q peck OF oysters.
The hostler carried out the oysters
and many of the occupants of the fire
place went with him to witness the
great curiosity of horse eating oysters.
Franklin seated himself comfortably
before the fire and derived much salts
faction and enjoyment from the funny
experiment. Soon the men came In,
and the company with rueful faces ex-
pressed most decided dissatisfaction at
their disappointment.
"The horse would not eat the oysters,
sir" and they had lost their cosey, COM
Portable, warm seats.
"Well, if the horse won't eat them III
eat them myself, and you may try him
with a peck of oats"
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A Singular Compact.

Mr.. Ronay de Maly Sambor, in the
province of Tchernikof, Russia, COM
mitted suicide recently under singular
circumstances. As the gentleman was
very rich, and had excellent reasons for
remaining in the world, his voluntary
exit was puzzling, but was explained by
letter found in his desk, alongside of a
pistol case. Ten years before he had
engaged to fight duel, but instead OF
going into the field it was decided that
one of the two contestants should kill
himself in ten years, unless his sdver-
sary gave him permission to live: Lots
were drawn in order to decide who
should be the victim, and Mr.. Ronay
was the unlucky man. The time for the
suicide was May II, 1877, and accord
ingly on the tenth he received letter
from his cold blooded antagonist de-
manding the fulfllment Of. bis word
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Fashion Notes.
Colored laces are too much worn.
/Do;,. rio limo iot ,noons colored lot

Colored laces are too much worn.
Clair de lime jet means colored jet.
The reign of striped hosiery is over.
White caps are fashionable at New.
port.
Box plated basques will be much
worn this fall.
Fashionable pique suits for children
are no longer braided.
Colored jet beads bid fair to be the
rage as fashionable trimming.
Little boys and girls under six OF
seven wear the same styles of dresses.
Lace buttons are revived for organdy
and Swiss muslin garments.
All new polonaises and hotel basques
simulate mems frock and dress coats.
Piaue is the fall dress fabric for little
folks, combined with Hamburg or open
work trimming.
The suits for small children of both
sexes are the princess robe, the English
frock, and the Scotch kilt.
A profusion of ribbon bows with tight
straps and long loops and ends are seen
on some of the importations OF dresses
for fall wear.
Chenille net polonaises, embroidered
with chenille, are the latest costly novel
ties for upper garments to be worn over
silk skirts and bodices.
Very pretty boots are now shown in
fancy styles especially adapted for the
percale toilettes. Many now wear the
high slipper, which almost conceals the
foot, for walking and driving.
The colored bead passementeries
which will be used on fall dresses will
give them the appearance of being strewn
with precious stones. Such passemen-
teries will be applied only to evening
and reception toilets.
For very small children, the most
effective pique dresses are cut pompa-
dour or square in the neck, the sleeves
are short, and the whole trimmed with
ruh1es and founces of Hamburg en-
broidery, headed with insertings OF the
same.
A new style of infants cloak is made
with waist plated skirt, coachman's g
or short military cape covering the shoul-
ders and turning back in front with q
silk lining. The colors chosen for these
novelties are pale blue, pink, gray, and
even tileul, but white is not exploded,
and is the handsomest of all.
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MOHAMMED.
A Condensed History of the Founder Of the
Turkish Religion.

Turkish Religion.
We briefly record the story of the
founder of the present Mohammedan re-
igion: Arabia never was conquered by
any foreign nation. Its sands have been
its security, and the poverty of the scat
tered people offered no temptation. It
was always the native country of romance
and superstition. In it Sabeanism, or
star-worship, prevailed for indefinite
ages, till overturned by Mohammed,
who was born at Mecca, IN $50. His
father was Abdallah and his mother
Amina, both of good family and great
personal beauty. His grandfather, Mo-
talleb, who took charge of him, died at
the age of ITO. His uncle, Abu Taleb,
brought him mp as his own son, and took
him, with caravan, to Egypt and Syria;
and he afterward served in a campaign
under his uncle, who was the commander
and guardian of the ancient temple of
the Caaba. At twenty-five he married
Cadiga, a rich and noble widow, and
lived in opulence. The religions of the
Arabs were the ancient Sabeanism, Jew
ish and Christian. At forty he announ-
ced himself a prophet, and taught the
Unity of God in opposition to the Trini-
ty, and disclaimed the reverence bestow-
ed on Ezra. His first converts were his
wife, his cousin Ali, his servant Zeid,
and Abu-Bekr, q man of distinction, who
made five proselytes. He now preached
in public the belief and worship OF one
God, in the courts of the Caaba. and be-
gan to produce the Koran. This, he
pretended, was brought to him ready
written by Che angel Gabriel, and its
forid composition, in splendid Arabic
language, imposed on the vulgar. The
Koresh now sought his life, and he fed
with Abu-Bekr to Medina in 622 (the
Hegira), twhere five hundred disciples
met him. Here he adopted the kingly
and sacerdotal Office, established mos
que, and publicly preached. He Danish
ed seven hundred of his opponents and
buried seven hundred alive, chiefly Jews,
seizing their wealth. He soon after had
battle with one thousand of the Koresh
forces, and defeated them in the battle of
Beber, in 623, after which he had one
thousand warriors, but at the battle OF
Ohud was defeated, and Medina was be-
sieged by twelve thousand and defended
by three thousand; but the besiegers
being baff1ed, a ten years peace was con-
cluded. Two years after he gained a
victory at Muta, over large army of the
Eastern empire; and in 629, with ten
thousand men, took Mecca, and destroy
ing the three hundred and sixty idols in
the Caaba, consecrated it to his own re-
Igion, called Islamism. In another year
all Arabia listened to his pretensions,
and he now marched with thirty thou
sand men against the Eastern empire,
securing a peace by his approach. He
returned to Medina and performed the
Pilgrimage Of the valedi ton, with a
was supposed to be poisoned, and died
at Medina in 632, aged sixty-three. He
was regarded as a man adorned with
every virtue.
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The News of Olden Time.


We hold paper in our hands
GA Journal of To Day
So reads its modest title-page,
Now dim with age, and gray;
'Pis filled with startling incident,
With essay, tale and rhyme
The doings of the Long Ago
The rews of olden time.
The nimble fingers, deft and spry,
That set this type of yore,
Have mingled with their kindred dust
Full fifty years or more;
Gone, long ago, the busy scribe
That drove the good quill pen;
Closed, years agone, the eyes that read
The thoughts of honest men.
And yet, in those time-honored days,
They had their little spites
And jealousies, aud quarreled DER
Their fancied wrongs and rights;
The factions, led to victory,
Or beaten, left the field;
Poor, human hearts $50 much like ours
hey'drather die than yield.
We run our eyes across the page,
And up and down each column;
We read the list of marriages
And births-the deaths, so solemn
And then we wonder who viii read,
When we have passed away,
A hundred years or more to come,
Our "Journal of To-day"
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How Two .Grocers Came to New York.

The Troy IN. W Whig tells this
story: A couple of clerks in large
grocery store on River street, not far
from Washington square, had very
pleasant trip to New York Oh the City of
Troy, Tuesday evening. Some packages
were to be shipped by the boat, and the
young men were hurried off with them
a few moments previous to departure.
In their haste to get to the craft they
went in their shirt sleeves, and without
hats. On board the boat they met
couple of fair ones with whom they stop
ped to converse moment, and the chat
was so interesting that they did not hear
the cry call aboard" nor realize until
too late that the boat had moved from
the dock, and they were obliged to make
the trip to the metropolis minus hats
and coats, and what was still more en-
barrassing, without cash in their pockets.
They managed to negotiate loan when
the boat arrived, and with borrowed
coats and hats returned the next evening.
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No More Turkey.

A traveller departing from Oriental
scenes breaks out in the following
rhapsody Farewell to the gay gardens,
the spicy bazaars, to the splash OF
fountains and the gleam of golden-tipp-
ed minarets Farewell to the perfect
morns, the balmy twilights, the still
heat Of the blue moons, the splendor Of
moon and stars Farewell to the glare
of the white crags, the tawny wastes OF
dead sand, the valleys of oleander, the
hills of myrtle and spices Farewell to
the bath, agent of purity and peace,
and parent of delicious dreams to the
shebook, whose fragrant fumes are
breathed from the lips of patience and
contentment-to the narghileh, crowned
with that blessed plant which grows in
the gardens of shiras, while fountain
more delightful than those of samarcand
bubbles in its crystal bosom I! Farewell
to the red cap and slippers, to the big
turban, the flowing trousers, and the
gaudy shawl-to squatting on broad di-
vans, to slipping black coffee in acorn
cups. to grave faces and salaam alei-
kooms, and touching of the lips and
forehead! Farewell to the evening
meal in the tent door, to the couch on
the friendly earth, to the yells OF the
muleteers, to the deliberate marches Of
the plodding horse, and the endless
rocking of the dromedary that knoweth
it's master Farewell, finally, to annoy
ance without anger, delay without vexa-
ton, Incidence without ennui, endurance
without fatigue, appetite without in.
temperance, enjoyment without pail
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A Dangerous Cigar Trap.

A late issue OF the CINCINNATI CON-
mercial has the following: A few even
ings since a man walked into cigar
stand on Vine street and lighted cigar,
or rather relighted it. As he threw away
the taper and whitfield vigorously at the
weed, something occurred that rather
startled him and those who happened to
be standing near. It was an explosion,
a sharp crack. There were smoke and
flying tobacco and an odor OF powder, In
the midst of which the victim vanished,
without waiting for the sympathy and in
terrogatories that were sure to have been
poured upon him.
Yesterday noon Police Commissioner
Carson was standing on Fifth street,
when he and friend were startled by q
report, as if of the explosion OF q pistol.
Looking across the street they saw a
young man with his head bowed and his
hands up to his face, as If in suffering.
Somebody must have shot him." said
one. Perhaps he has tried suicide, ="
said the other, as there was nobody near
to do the shooting. They crossed over
to the young man, and the party entered
q drug store, where the young man, evl-
IDENTIFY badly scared, was found to be but
little worse for the explosion. His face
was not burned, but there was slight
burning of the roof of the mouth on the
left side. Mr.. Carson asked him his
name and where he lived. He answered
that it was William Brown, and that he
lived on Sycamore street. Soon after
ward he acknowledged that he had not
told the truth. He then said that his
name was James Mccarthy. he had
given the wrong name and address, in the
first place, through fear of getting his
name into the newspapers. The officer
accompanied him to his home.
As the officer was about to leave he
was accosted by Alexander Corbin, who
keeps little policy Office with a "coal !"
sign and small cigar stand for "stall, ;"
with question as to the trouble. The
officer informed him, whereupon Corbin,
in great triumph, informed the officer
that the cigar that had caused the trouble
had doubtless been stolen from his case.
He had for long time been troubled
by cigar thieves, who had robbed him OF
three hundred dollars worth. To detect
and punish them, if possible, he had
lately charged twenty-five cigars with
powder in small tin cylinders. Some OF
these cigars had been stolen. He thought
that. if the officer would search young
Mccarthy he would, perhaps, find more
of the same kind on his person. The
search was made, and, sure enough,
another of the loaded weeds was found.
A reporter for the Commercial pro-
cured one of these small internal ma
chimes and examined it. The cigar js OF
common stock, dark wrapper, full size.
Exactly one-third of its length-the
middle thirds occupied by tin cyhn-
der, about an inch and q fifth in length
and about fifth of an inch in diameter.
The end toward the month is of tin, and
well secured; but that toward the other
end of the cigar is covered only with
paper, and very thin paper at that. The
inevitable result of the smoking of one
of these cigars is an explosion when the
cigar is about one-third burned.
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THE Potato Starch INDUSTRY.

The Springfield Republican says Of
the potato starch industry, which has
already assumed considerable proper
tons in Washington, Clinton and Essex
counties of New York:
One of the most important manufac-
tured products of the small country
towns of New England and New York
State is potato starch. It is believed
that nearly 3,0OO,OO bushels of potatoes
are frequently consumed per year in the
States of Maine, New Hampshire, Ver-
mont and New York in the production of
potato starch. This amount is three
eighths as large as the potato crop Of
Maine, three-fourths as large as that Of
New Hampshire, three-ffths as large
as that of Vermont, one-tenth as large
as that of New York State, of about the
same magnitude as that of Massachu-
sets, and much larger than the crops of
Connecticut or Rhode Island. There
are about 225 factories engaged in the
manufacture of potato starch, and proba-
bly, all of them, with one or two exceptions,
are located in the States of New York,
Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.
The average price paid for potatoes by
starch manufacturers during the past
season has been thirty cents per bushel.
The aggregate annual production of all
the factories is usually from 5000 to H.
600 tons. A btshel of potatoes generally
makes eight pounds Of starch, $50
bushels, therefore being required for
ton. AS the average market quotation
for potato starch is about five cents per
pound, it follows that bushel of pota-
toes brings only forty cents after being
converted into starch, and the value of
the total production of potato starch in
the country is from $500, 600 to 81 ,2OO,-
600 per annum.
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A Valuable Table for Reference.

A sum of money placed at compound
interest at the rate stated in the first
column, doubles itself in the time given
in columns opposite, in the following
table
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A Woman's "No."

He spoke to her with manly word
With honest speech and slow;
She felt she loved him as she heard,
But yet she answered "No."
She saw him rise, she saw him stand,
As staggering from blow;
She could have kissed his trembling hand.
But still she answered "No."
And 90 he goes-to come no more
But let him only go,
Her voice will call him from the door
Who trusts woman's emo"
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n6r I66G anu Wdlhou dDOuG GLc uOOI,
and I could see she was terribly put
out and excited by the schoolmaster's
visit.
"You1l wear yourself out for moth
ing, :" said, for it vexed me to see her
all in fret that way from pure spite.
"HeU break your health and spirits like
he did with that poor little body that
was here before you"
CT don't believe all those stories
about that woman, aunty. I've found
out she had heavier troubles than those
put upon her by the schoolmaster. You
mustn't believe all that you hear"
That was the waywith Mime-she was
that contrary when she was vexed that
she'd swear black was white, and. take
the part of the evil one himself.
She began from that time out to ight
hard for her own way, and it got to be
pretty we'll known she was winning over
the trustees. The children had never
liked anybody as they did Mime, and lit
tie Bill Pritchard, that used to play
truant half the time, and would rather
take beating any day than be pent up
in school, went there as regular as clock
work now, and began to mark out horses
and dogs with stump of a pencil him
self; and Mr.. Pritchard he was one of
the trustees, and thought the world and
all of my niece Jemima.
But somehow or other, just as [ said,
the continual worriment Of it fretted
Mime, and she got thin and lost her
pretty color; and the night she came
home and said she had got the best OF
the schoolmaster, and the notice had
been served on him that day that he was
to let her have her own way of teaching,
that night / made up my mind it was
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DIR. sCHENCK's PULMoN1c SYRUP,

SEA WEED Tonic, AND MANDRAKE PILLS These
medicines have undoubtedly performed moro
cures OF Consumption than any other remedy
known 70 the American public. They are
compounded OF vegetable ingredients, and
contain not ing which can be injurious to the
human constitution. Other remedies adVei-
tised as cures for Consumption, probably con-
tain opium, which is n somewhat dangerous
drug In all cases, and II taken freely by coz
sumptive patients, II must do great Injury for
its tendency is 70 conflne the morbid matter IN
the system, which, OF course, must make a cure
impossible. Schencks Pulmonic syrup Is war
rahted not 20 contain particle OF opium It Is
composed OF powerful but harmless HERDS,
which act on the lungs, liver. stomach, ana
blood, and thus correct all morbid secretions.
and exPel all tho diseased matter from the
body. These are the only means by which
Consumption can be curcc, and as Schenck'5
Pulmonic Syrup, Sea Weed Tonic, and Man
drake Pills, are the only medicine which Jper.
ate in this way, It is obvious they are the only
genuine cure for Pulmonary Consumption.
Il 'ch bottle OF this invaluable medicine ia &C
companied by full directions. DR.. Schenck is
professionally at his prthr pal office, corner
sixth and Arch streets, Philadelphia, every
Monday. where all letters for advice must be
addressed. JeldSwim
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UTIFUL IN APPEARING
AND FLAVOR.

DR.. Fenners Capitol Bitters. This val
liable remedy for torpid and disordered
stomach and bowels and loss of appetite,
has no equal. No encomium need be pro-
nounced upon il. No one who once tries
it for these difficulties will ever be without
it when 1eeded. A full dose relieves the
pain of menstralion, or causes sleep at
night.
When all other medicines disagree wi
a delicate stomach, this mild, but efficient
Bitter will set kindly. In constipated bow
els, 1t regulates them, though not actively
laxative like his Blood and Liver Remedy
AID Nerve Tonic. 1t so invigora,es the
system rs to ward off disease guarding
against Agues, Fevers and bowels disorders
in the springs and summer, colds and in
Elimination in the winter, and all epidemic
diseases, at all seasons of the year. 1t is
rot to take the place of that great blood
cleansing agent, the Blood and Liver Rene
dy and Nerve Tonic, but where this is not
needed, or after it has been used for time,
then taken in connection with 1t, (the Bit
tiers before meals, the other after), this be-
comes the most agreeable and powerful in
vigorant to the system ever heretofore
known. No laboring man or woman should
pass through the vicissitudes of spring, or
the trying summer season without guard
ing themselves against exposure and dis
ease, by taking one or more bottles of Cap
itol Bitters. Here is the statement of one
who knows its value:
From. Elias Forbes. proprietor Fredonia
Natural Gas Works.
FREDoNIA, N. Y, June 2, 1878.
certify that have been using DIR Fenners
Capitol Bitters for improving the appetite and
invigorating the system. regard IL as one OF
tho most pleasant and efficient tOnicS now
known. ELIAS FORBES.
For sale by dealers In medicines.
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AK yOurseIf these Questions.

Are you a dest ondent sufferer from sick
headache, habitual costiveness, palpitation
of the heart? Have you dizziness of the
head? Is your nervods system depressed9
Does Your blood circulate badly? Have
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of the fcod after eating? etc, etc. All of
these and much more are the direct re-
suits of dyspepsia, liver complaint and in
digestion, GREENS AUGUST FLOWER is
now acknowledged by all druggists 10 be
positive cure 100000 bottles were
given away in the U. s. through druggists
to the people as trial. Two doses will
satisfy any person of its wonderful quality
in cuilng all forms of indigestion. Sample
bottles 10 cents. Regular size rs cents.
S Id positive by all frst-class druggists in
the United States. For sale in Rutland by
Albert w. Higgins; also Rice & Co., Cas-
Teton, and L. Kellogg, Fairhaven. d&w
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The Addison County Notes.

The petit jury of the Addison county
court were dismissed on Friday afternoon
last.
The long contested will case, that of the
late John Paine of Leicester, was sent TO
the jury after five days contest. The
validity of the will was sustained by the
probate court, from which an appeal was
taken. We understand the jury did not
agree.
In the case of Abel Walker, surviving
partner of William f. Peck, to recover the
value of heifer which Peck claimed to
have bought of deceased partner, the jury
gave Walker verdict of Sal 80.
The Jury acquitted WILDER Bristol of
Bridport, charged with stealing 800, of
A. p. Skiff 81 Son.
Alorzo Todd Of Cavendish, horse thief
was found guilty. He stole horse, wagon,
harness and groceries at East Middlebury.
Col E. S. Stowell of CORVALLIS 50 much
improved that he has been to Middlebury,
five miles. His full recovery is expected.