The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-06-22
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The HOSE REEL.-The new hose
reel to be presented to the Indepen-
dent Fire Company, OF this city, by
the Volunteer Firemcn's Association,
of New York, in the place of that
which was unfortunately lost in the
Andalusia, will be shipped from New
York OH the 22d instant. \ commit
tee from New York will have the reel
i'll charge. We learn, through the
Charleston Mercury, that it will be
Oh exhibition in that city for few
days, before being sent to Columbia.
REMEDY FOR Dull TINES. The
best remedy for dull times is to ad-
vertise freely. Merchants should not
let their stocks stay shelvcd until
they become old, stale and unproft-
able, for the sake of the small ex-
pense it would cost them to adver-
tise. If they try It regularly and
persistently, they will find the in
vestment to be a paying one.
THE CoNrENDING RA1LHoADs.-W
publish, this morning, a communica-
tion on this subject, and take occa-
sion to remark that the object Of this
journal is to give correct statement
of facts, from either party interested.
We have no preference, and are no
partisans of either company, and
desire merely to give information to
our readers rs to the grounds of con-
troversy. We have, therefore, omit
ted some passages in the present COM
munication.
UPHILL BUSINESS. One Of the
slowest, and hardest, and most un-
necessary jobs ever undertaken. is
for man to build up successful
business without advertising. Fifty
or hundred years ago it was easier,
because there was less competition,
and the facilities for getting adver-
tiseMents before the public were not
SO good; bnt in the iostle of modern
competition. those who sit down and
wait for customers are almost sure
not to get many of them, while by
judicious advertising a man may, in
six weeks, make his name and bust
ness as fc~ 'iar to the public rs those
OF his Coz. .llors of twenty wears
standing.
THE SOUTHERN OPINION. S.-Wo have
received the first issue OF this weekly
journal, owned and edited by H.
Rives Pollard, who, during the late
unfortunate conflict, was an ardent
and devoted friend of the lost cause.
This paper is a weekly journal, pub
lished in Richmond. 1t contains
various departments, political, lite
rary, sketches and "reminiscences Of
the war. This paper, in Topographic
cal execution, will attract attention
MS equal to that of any published in
the country. Its literary department
will be under tho supervision of Paul
Fl. Hayne, OF this State-a guaran-
tee that it Will be managed accept
ably to its readers. The olitical
department OF the journal is under
Mr.. Pollard's special care, we pre-
sume. In the number before us, he
says:
''We re-entcr to-day the fields of
journalism. We do so in no partisan
or incendiary spirit. What the war
has decided for us is forgone con.
clusion, and, in connection with the |
brave people of the South, we bow
to the inexorable and irreversible
DEGREES of fate"
We publish the following from an
other editorial, which, to those who
know II. Rives Pollard's anteccdents,
will create some surprise It shows,
however, the sagacity and patriotism
of Mr. Pollard Ha Sovs on1 ITO