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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-04-06
CITIZENS SAVINGS BANK
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Authorized Capital---S5OO, 900.

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INTEREST ALLOWED ON DEPOSITS.
Deposits OF 81 nnd Upwards Received.
MI FCHANICS Laborers Clerks, Planters, Pro-
1v1 fesslonal Men and Trustees can deposit their
Funds and receive interest compounded every siY
months.
OFFICERS.
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THOMAS T.. GREGG, Cashier.
j. G. b. SMITH, Assistant Cashier.
Persons at a distance may send money by Express.
DENTISTRY
nR. D. T.. BOOZER, grateful for the liberal
~ patronage he has received from the citizens
OF this city and the surrounding District, during
the past year, respectfully announces that he now
permanently establishes himself in Columbia All
operations on the natural Teeth faithfully per-
formed. ARTIFICIAL CASES, in evory approved
method, carefully and salts f,ctoriy executed
among which he would call special attention to
that known as Reynold. Patent; and of his suc-
cess in constructing Artificial Cases by this beau
tiful and durable process, he is enabled, with con-
fdenco, to refer to his patients and to the
patented. Office on Main street, over First Ma
tional Bank. Jan g
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In EunitY-.-Richland.

D. G; Higgins. ct ur. ct al. us. John c. Boyle ct al
DURSUANT to the order of the Court the Gre
Il ditors of EDWARD V. BOYLE, deceased, are
required to present and prove their demands
the 1911 day of May next.
March Stu D. b. MILLER, c. C.P.
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VlHoRBURN's SEEDs-full assortment. These
Il seeds have been for nearly a century before
the public, and require commendation from no
one. For sale by GEO. SYMMERS
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-07-24
Moral of pair Of stockings.

The following was written by u dstin.
guished literary lady. of Troy, n. V. and
sent to II learned Judge of New Haven, on
the eve OF his marriage:
DEAR COUSIN Herewith you Will
receive pair of woolen stockings, knit
by my own hands; and be assured,
dear coz, that my friendship for you is
as warm as the material, active as the
tingcr-work, aud generous as the dona-
tion. But consider this present as pe-
culiarly appropriate on tho occasion Of
your marriage. You will remark in the
first place. that there are two individu-
ais united in one pair, who are 10 walk
side by side, guarding against coldness,
and giving comfort as long as they last.
The thread Of their texture is mixed,
and SO alas! is tho thread of life. In
these, however, tho white is made to
predominate, expressing my desire and
confidence that thus it will be with the
color of your existence. No black is
used, for believe your lives will be
wholly free from the black passions of
wrath and jealousy. The darkest color
here is blue, which is excellent when
we do not make it too blue. Other ap-
propriate thoughts arise in my mind
regarding these stockings.
The most Indifferent subjects, when
viewed by the mind in n suitable frame,
may furnish instructive inferences, as
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-07-24

"Theiron dogs, the fuel and tongs,
The bellows that have leathern lungs:
The flrewood, ashes, and the smoke,
Do all to righteousness provoke"
On to the subject. You will perceive
that the tops of the stockings Thy which
I suppose courtship to be represented)
arc scanned, and by means of scanning
are drawn into snarl but afterwards
comes time when the whole is made
plain, and continues so to tine end aud
final toeing OIL BY this wish to take
occasion to congratulate yourself that
you are now through with scanning, and
have come to plain reality.
Again, rs the whole of these comely
stockings was not made at once, but bv
the addition of one little stitch after au-
other, put in with skill and discretion,
until the whole presents the fair and
equal piece of work which you see, so
life does not consist of one great action,
but millions of little ones combined;
and 50 may 1t be with your lives. No
stitch dropped when duties arc 10 bo
performed, no welding made where
bad principles are TO be reproved, or
economy to be preserved neither sean.
ming nor narrowing where truth and
generosity are in question.
Thus, every stitch of life made right
and set in the right place, none either
too large or too small, too tight or too
loose ; thus you many keep on your
smooth and even course, making exist
ence one fair and consistent piece, until.
together, having passed the heel, you
come to the very toe of life, and, in tho
final narrowing off the evil of this en-
blcma;ical pair Of companions and COM
iorting associates, nothing appears but
white, the token OF Innocence and peace,
of purity and light. May you, like these
stockings, the final stitch being dropped
and the work completed, go together
from the place where yon were formed,
TO happier state of existence-a pres
ent from earth to heaven.
Hoping that these stocking and adj
monitions may meet civil reception,
remain in the true blue friendship,
scemiy, yet without seeming yours,
FROM TOP TO TOE.
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-07-24
Invariably in Advance /.
NO. I3.

by contracts; and We purchase the en-
joyment of one feeling BY encouraging
the reverse. With health and youth
and prosperity we should never be wea.
ry. 1t is fge. weakness, and poverty
that prepares us for death and even
that comes easy to most men at last, like
Il sleep, and the heaviness of the heart
gives even the last sleep welcome.--
Every heart knows its own sorrowss
and every bosom is acquainted with its
own throbbihgs. Amid the tolls ami
disappontments of this monotonous life
many sad couutonances are lighted up
with a forced smile, aud many crushed
spirits arc longing to be gone to where
there arc joys and employments ever
varying and ever new, because ever en-
larging and increasing. Blessed arc
they wLo shall be found ready when the
change comes.
HoLMEsnURG. PA,
July 18th, 1869.
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-07-24
Written for the Clayton Herald
THE M0N0TOMY OF LIFE.
BY MONITOR.

The general character of life is that OF
monotony. Whether we regard the life
OF man, with highly cultured intellect,
or the life of the f.uthered songster as he
MARBLES his shrill notes from tree to tree,
making hills and valleys ring with
sweetest melody, or the life of tho beasts
as they lazily Craze in "meadows green,' -
or even that of the vegetable world, as
it lives and dies through the change OF
seasons, we are struck by tho same re-
lnarkable fact that life, to all appearan
ccs, is Il monotonous succession of scenes
ana events-all but incidental. We of
ten wonder how the interest is kept up.
We lningle in the same scenes to-day
that engaged our attention yesterday
and the days preceding. We never tire
of going TO bed at night, and are very
sorry when we have cause 10 tire of get
ting up in the morning. We never wea-
ry, except with regret, of break fasting,
dining, and supping, and yet these ac-
tions are repeated three hundred and six
ty five times in the year, with renewed
excitement on every succeeding occa-
sion. We take off our clothes once eve
ry day and we put them on every day.
We do this at nearly the same hour, in
daily succession, and when health is
good the pleasure derived from so do
ing is not marred by the repetition of
the act; for the ebbiug and flowing OF
our bodily sensations prepares us, with
out effort on our part, for all the vicissi-
tudes Of our existence. When hungry,
food is agreeable; when weary, rest or
sleep is treat; when warm, the cool
air is refreshingi when cold, the plea
sure derived from cheerful fresile is
delicious. The excitement is kept up
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-07-24
SeIefteD Story.
Unforgotten Words.


story With An Excellent Moral.
"IIave you examined the bill, James?'
Yos, sir"
Anything wrong?"
find two errors"
"Ah, let me see."
The lad handed his employer a long
bill that had been placed on his desk for
examination.
g Here is an error in the calculation of
ten dollars, which they have made
against themselves, and another of ten
dollars in the footing"
"Also against themselves?"
Yes, sir"
Tho merchant smiled in q way that
struck the lad as peculiar.
"Twenty dollars against themselves .
he remarked in kind of pleasant sur
prise. 'Trusty clerks they must have"
"Shall l correct the figures?"
"No, let them correct their own mis-
takes. We don't examine bills for 9th
er peoples benefit" replied tho mer-
chant. at will be time to rectify those
errors when they find them out. All so
much gain as it now stands"
The boys delicate moral sense was
shocked at so unexpected remark.-
lie was the son of poor widow, who
had given him to understand that to be
just was the duty of man.
Mr.. Carman, the merchant in whose
employment he had been for only few
months, was an old friend of his father,
and person in whom he reposed the
highest confidence. In fact James had
always looked upon him as kind of
model man; and when Mr.. Carman
agreed to take him in his store, he felt
that great fortune was in his way.
Let them correct their own mistakes. p
These words made strong impress.
ion on the mind of James Lewis. When
first spoken by Mr.. Carman, and with
the meaning then involved, he felt, as
we have said, shocked but as he turn
ed them over again in his thoughts, and
connected their utterance with person
who stood so high in his mothers esti-
nation, he began to think that perhaps
the thing was fair enough in business
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-07-24
SrisimaI poetru.
written for the Clayton Herald.l
AT WHAT AGE DOTH LOVE BEGIN?
AID. VENTURE.

I would ask my little queen
Tell me when doth love begin?
Summers three thou hast not seen,
Little fairy, Dimple Chin.
But a miracle of sweets,
Slow approaches, sly retreats,
Shows the little Archer there
Hidden in thy curly hair.
Prythe, tell me Dimplc Chin,
Where did'st learn q heart to VIM
Here the little Queen drew nigh,
Giving me this sweet reply
II couldn't tell you if I'd try.
Ask some younger lass than ~
Tell, oh, tell me, wrinklcd face,
If thy heart and head keep pace?
When doth hoary love grow still,
Under cold Deccmber's chill?
Is there love within thy heart?
IIost'thine carly love forgot?
Can its embers burn below,
All that chill Decembers now?
AIT thou among the number,
In whose breast love doth slumber?
Tell, oh, tell me hoary head,
Is the oldcn love yet dead?
Tell oh, tell me wrinlSled face,
Doth heart and head still keep pace?
When doth hoafy love expire?
When do frosts put out the fire?
"Ah!" the aged lips reply,
Youth may fade and strength may di'
But o6love 1 can't foretoken,
Ask some older sage than l."
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-07-24

"IN BETTER CIRCUMSTANCES, Hen
ry Ward Beecher says:
" II is true that men do not know how
to value health till they lose it," 1t is
the same with wealth. One says. Sir.
have not always been as you see me
now. have been in better circumstan-
ces." Perhaps 40; bat do not consid-
or, madam, that you were in better cir
cumsiances. Because you once wore
silk and now you wear calico. Pride
and vanity dressed in silk, are not half
so prosperous as meekness and gsntle-
ness dressed in the plainest garb, yea, in
sackc'oth."
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-07-24

THE lineofen luct chosen by yonng
man during the i've years from fifteen
to twenty, will, almost in every in
stance, determine his chara tor in after
life. AS he is then careful or ctreloss,
prudent or imprudent, industrious or
indolent, truthful or dlssimulatiny, in
telligent or ignorant, temperate or dis
soluie, so will he b. iu after years, and
it needs no prophet to cast his h)ro-
scope, or calculate his cAanco il life.
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-07-24

arra{ged the pipe and brE Esh as before,
and |ent down to the kitehpn. At the
usual time tho train came 9hundering
along, and just as it went by the house
the engine driver, by arrangement,
sounded his whistle. simultaneously
the chain clanked, the bell tinkled, and
l saw tie doors open. These were not
fastened, so that the shaking of the house
caused them to open, as they were
hung a little on the incline. In the kit
chen cupboard there was Il chain hang
ing loosely against the wall, and resting
on an old dish. cover that had been left
there. In the parlor 1 fould the brush
and pipe prostratcd.
Being quite satisfied, l left the house,
and slept comfortably at the hotel.
Next morning l waited on the lady
and informed her Of my solution. She
was much pleased, and ut first refused
to let the cottage on any other terms
than those she had ut first named but
at my pressing solicitation she consent
ed that l should become her tenant at a
slightly increased rental.
Even better than obtaining a comfort
able little cottage at low rent, was the
acquaintanceship thus formed, which
proved very valuable to my mother.
1 should have added that when tho
tunnel was repaired, the shaking was
hardly felt at al, and the noises were
scarcely heard.
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Anl pleasures in between.
And all the battles that we fight,
And all the tears we shed,
All our reIelln IS after light,
All our strivlngs for the right,
Are woven with the thread.
Oftentimes two threads they bind,
And weave them both as one,
AMI thus two lives are intertwincd,
And heart with heart and mind with min d
Are thus together spun.
II Is but an ancient tale
OF the mythologic lore,
But when my bravcst efforts fail,
When heart is weak and strength is frail,
1t thrills me all the more.
So, apart from earths strange strife,
1 sit and wonder here,
If, in the changing threads oflife.
1t will be my lot to call her wife,
Whom now my heart holds dear.
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-07-24
A Ghost Discovered.

My father, who was an old naval cap
tain, met with an untimely death at sea.
He was in command of his ship when he
was caught in severe gaze of the coast
OF Syria; a heavy sea was rolling, and
as he stood near the companion-ladder
he was thrown violently down, break
ing his leg in two places. The shock of
amputation was too great for his system
and lie died shortly after the operation
was then serving in the Channel
Fleet, but / obtained leave of absence
and hurried to Davenport, where my
mother resided. After my poor fathers
affairs were settled she took great dis
like to the sea. The sight or sound of
it, the appearance of sailors in the street
or the firing of salute, served to re-
mind her most acutely of the loss she
had sustained. or course it was decided
that she should leave town, but where to
wend hor steps she knew not
She herself had no choice of a neigh
borhood, so we had nothing to do but to
look out for en- eligible house in some
inland town Soon the following adver
tisement caught our attention
rI7o BE LET ON LEASE, IN A SMALL
| j. Market town, near a railway station, a
siX-rOomed house, in good repair, with large
garden back and front. Rent moderate,
owing TO peculiar circumstances.
L applied where was directed, and
was informed thai the cottage was situ-
ated in Burnside, Derbyshire, and that
it might be viewod on further applica-
ton. 1 should say that the letter also
stated that the rent would be only eight
pounds if taken for fourteen years.
FASTENED to the place, saw the cot
tage, was delighted with its appearance
and situation, and then sought for in.
formation rs to the "peculiar crcum-
stances" under which so charming q
little house was TO be let for SO trllliug d
rent.
Allcrsome general reasons for leaving,
which I ventured to hint could hardly
be called peculiar, the lady-the outgo.
ing tcnant-confessed that she had re.
Gently taken the house for fourteen
years, but had found it was haunted, oi
at least, most unaccountable sounds
were heard at midnight, ca lsing hol
much uncasiness, and, at length, bo
coming source of great alarm to hel
daughters, who were but young girls
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-07-24

but without finding any clue to the so
luton Of the mystery. On. going back
to the parlor | was still further surpris-
ed to find that tho hearth brush, that
had left standing by the side of the fire.
place, was thrown down nj that my
pipe, which 1 had left upright on the
mantle piece against the wall, was bro
ken in two pieces. There were no indi
cations of anything further having hap
pened in the room my unfinished grog
remained in Statu quo, as did the few
few other things on the table.
made mp the fire, sat down before it,,
and began TO account for these remark
able occurrences. One hypothesis after
another was proposed and then giving
up, till at last being fatigued, and feel
ing that rs midnight was now over there
would be no repetition of the noises, l
got into bed and soon fell asleep, and
remained quite undislurbed. In the
morning l hurried to inform the lady Of
my nights adventure. 1 could sec that
she was secretly well pleased that her
experience had been mine also. III
broad daylight 1 felt assured that the
cause of noises was to he sought in the
world of matter rather than spirits, and
was to be found from without, rather
than from within the house.
The situation of the house was an all
important consideration, and suggested
line of inquiry which terminated sat
isiactorily.
A railway went through the town, and
not far from the house was the begiun-
ing of the tunnel. Having fancied that
this might lead to tho solution of the
mystery, 1 went TO the station and
learned that recently large quantity OF
earth had fallen away in the tunnel, at Il
spot close to the house, the foundations
of which had thereby become exposed.
l learned also that ut five minutes TO
twelve at night, heavy luggage train
started for London, which arrived oppo-
site the house in about five minutes
that the train was started from the town
laden with local manufactures, which
would account for its punctuality, and
also for the noises being heard so exact
ly at midnight; passenger trains being
so much lighter, together with the fact
that in the daytime other noises around
would prevent attention being drawn to
the peculiar sounds.
The night following the discovery
.t 1 H.. . y 1x~n
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widow. m ra
? / offered to try and find out for her
the cause of the strange noises, and even
then take the house, perhaps ut higher
rental but she said that if liked to
risk the finding out and putting a stop
to them, / should have the cottage at
the rate named for she said it had been
left her by person of whom she knew
but little, and that therefore the rent,
though small, would be some addition
To her income.
l agreed TO take the house at once, for
ii was empty, and | proposed sleeping
in il the same night.
The lady had not removed all her fur
niture, so she kindly made me up bed
in the back parlor and placed there also
an armed chair. A fire was lit pro-
vided myself with the materials for II
good supper, and locked myself in the
house at ten o'clock.
OF course no one ever heard of re-
spectacle ghost appearing before mid
night, so that 1 had two hours before
should test the truth of the report had
heard. / made Il hearty supper-there
was something material in that, and if
the conflict about to be was enc of spirit
versus matter, felt that would not go
into battle on an empty stomach. TO
keep my head clear, and not allow it TO
run riot in imagination, picturiHg all the
possible forms that might appear, and
recalling all that L had heard or read
about phantom shapes, took my books
and worked out a ships course. But
I soon gave it up; it was unmanly to be
doing this in order to keep Off fear so
shut my books, lit my pipe, and gave
free run to my thoughts.
AS was natural, they soon turned TO
my poor fathers death, to my mothers
sorrow, and to other events which hap
pened about that time that tended
to make me low. spirited. l tried to a.
void such thoughts, but that was the
way to bring them to my mind. l tried
to recall some of the more exciting
scenes of my life. endeavored to car
ry back my thoughts to theroving, hap
py days Of childhood, and forward to
the promotions from the Admiralty,
among which my name might figure /;
but it ali came to this, that 1 was en-
deavoring not to think of present posi-
tion, and misorably falling in the effort.
Looking at my watch, and finding it
wanted but ten minutes to twelve,
mixed myself another glass of grog, and
waited with anxiety the hour of mid
night.
Sure enough then, within a minute or
two of that hour, 1 heard a rumbling
noise, like the approach Of carriage
that got louder and louder, and which
seemed to proceed from downstairs. 1
was making my way there when dis
tinctly heard the clanking of chain,
but by the time got into the kitchen the
sound appeared TO be recedng, till at
length it died away. a bell hung in tho
back kitchen was ringing gently, as if n
woman's hand held the bell-rope.
On coming out from tho kitchen, I
was surprised to find that two doors, one
belonging TO the pantry, and the other to
large closet We're open, both of which
1 had shut, after having examined the
insides, when 1 first camo into the house.
entered the pantry and the closet,
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complicated transactions in which he
was trusted implicitly, for it had never
occurred to Mr.. Carman that his failure
to ,be just to the letter might prove a
snare to this young man.
james grew sharp, cunning, and skill
full; always on the alert; always bright
and ready to meet any approaches to-
ward discovery of his wrong doing by
his employer, who held him in the high
est regard.
Thus it went OIL until James was in
his twentieth year, when the merchant
that spoke of the young man as not
keeping the most respectable company,
as spending money too freely for clerk
on moderate salary.
Before this time james had removed
his mother into pleasant house, for
which he paid rent of four hundred
dollars, his salary was eight hundred,
but he deceived his mother by telling
her it was fifteen hundred. Every com
fort that she needed was fully supplied,
and she was beginning to feel that after
long and painful struggle with the
world her happier days had come.
James was at his desk when the letter
was received by Mr.. Carman. lie look
ed at his employer and wv him change
countenance suddenly. lie read it over
twice, and James saw that tho contents
produced disturbance. Mr.. Carman
glanced toward the desk, and their eyes
met; it was only for moment, but the
look that James received made his heart
stop beating.
There was something about the move
ments of Mr.. Carman for the rest of tho
day that troubled the young man. II
was plain to him that suspicion had been
aroused by that letter. Q, how bitterly
now did he repent in dread of discovery
and punishment, the evil of which he
had been guilty.
Yon are not well this evening"" said
Mrs. Lewis, MS she looked at her sons
changed face across the tea table.
"A1y head aches"
Perhaps the tea will mako you fec
better.
"I'll lie down on tho sofa in the parlol
for short time"
Mrs. Lewis followed him into the par
lRr in little while, and sitting down OF
tl1fs OTIS. on which he was laying, PLACED
heflon in the ss.lis head. The touch o.