The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-09-04
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OAE AhA~9S @AhNOCAS1Ot1Nd SOMPAHHs-
This company's operations are located
at Georgetown. g. @. The business of
the company is to make cypress shingles
with an improved machine, and we learn
that the enterprise is full of promise
to the parties concerned. Thomas E.
Gregg. Esq, is the President, and it
was to give his personal attention to the
interests of the company that he resign
ed his place in the Savings Bank. The
The superintendent is our former towns
man Col. l.. p. Miller.
PnGNIx1ANA.-" "Ben Bolt" in his cpis-
ties to Paul strikes homo. We look OH
it is no affair of ours-but it does look
as if "Ben Bolt" had put himself on
"the picket line" and intends to stay
there for "four years''-if necessary. He
shows that if he is ''Bolt," he is no
"BoNe,.''
The kilograms on yesterday killed Ma
poleon and made King William mad.
Without affirming that the cable lies, it
is certainly "conspicuously ine.ract."
Before reaching California, Artemus
Ward directed his assistant to get some
of his posters ready to nail on to the
passed through.
This was Artemus Wards unique ad-
vertisement: "Artemus Wards Wax
Wurks 8 moral Bares Kangaroo & Crate
Snaix."
Artemus Ward in New York was tele-
graphed to from California, by theatri-
cal manager, who wanted to engage him
as lecturer What will you take for
forty nights in California;" He answer
ed Brandy and water"
In San Francisco he was urged to &C
cept On invitation to dinner, but upon
his explaining that his trunk had not
yet arrived and that he was net sufficient
ly well dressed, the gentleman replied,
"Ncver mind, it doesn't matter what
you wear in California
"Thats Fortunate" replied the GO
nial Snowman, II never ,rds much"
After visit to Utah, he proposed to
lecture on the Mormons. His compli-
mentary cards of admission contained
the following:
"Artemus Ward Among tie lMormons
Admit the Bearer and one TVife."
| So much for q few of A. Wards Jokes.
Alas, "poor Yorick," he is dead now.
OF the two radical tickets for County
officers in Richland, it can't bo denied
that the one has moro Heart in it than
the other.
\ cool fight in Colum mbia: The 7euon
rs. the Ceh Seegers Gce) os. Bateman.
A hot fight in France: The Celt Us. the
Teuton. McNIahon rs. "our Fritz"
That was touching appeal OF North
ern Office seeker, who said: ''I am, fe!-
low.citizens, largely entitled to you sup
port. I went heart and soul into the
late war for the Union and the bones of
my substitute now lie bleaching upon q
Southern battle field"
The false hair trade is doomed. Olive
Logan has discarded chignons, wears
her hair plated in two Chinese queues
down her back, and declares she will so
wear it for full evening dress on the
platform during the entire coming sea-
son. She will fight it out on that line if
it takes all winter.
Mr.. W. Cornell Jcwitt is devoting his
leisure moments to the formation of
another universal international peace
society, to supersede all existing govern
ments, and organize the world on q new
basis, and has offered tho secretaryship
to President Grant.
| The Prussians claim that Bazaine is
bottled up in the Champagne country.
The Frenchmen reply that if Bazaine is
bottled, ho is so sparkling that it takes
the triplexed wire corks of the King, the
Prince and Steinmetz to keep him
down. The Bazaine mousseux is great
brand just now.
It is related that at the battle of
Woerth, nm officer of Cuirassicrs had his
head carried off by q ball. Notwith-
standing, the body remained upright for
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