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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-07-20
THE Carolina House"

The Carolina House."
NNIIiS HOUSE has always enjoyed the rcpu-
IL tation of being tho best place in the city
for obtaining the coolest and most delicious
mixed drinks. The new brand OF Whskey,
THE HIBEKNIAN, is something out Of the
ordinary run. Call and see me, on Washing.
ton street. RICHARD BARRY.
April Proprietor
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-07-20
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and contain some OF the best Tonics in Pharma-
copia. AS evidence Of the superiority OF our
from many of the leading Physicians in our
State, who have prescribed them in their
practice.
TIE OLD CAROLINA BITTERS
will be found invaluable for WANT OF Ape.
TITE, GENERAL DEBILITY, CHILLS and
FEVER, DYSPEPSIA. We do not offer our
Bitters az q cure ior all diseases, but az an
Aromatic Tonic, they have no equal.
For sale by Druggists and Grocers every
where. Principal Depot,
GOODRICH, WINEA1AN & CO.,
Importers Of Choice Drugs and Chemicals,
Charleston, s. G.
For sale in Columbia, Wholesale and retail
by II. SOLOMON.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-01-28
CHAPTERV.
PLAYING TO LOSE.

Considering the nature of the evil
dence offered, it was not surprising
that Ralph found few believers in his
innocence. A motive was easily found
in his quarrel with Henry, land people
are not in the habit of looking any
further than their noses. The affair
created q great deal of excitement in
Southdownshire, for the lad, on ac-
count of his beauty, daring, and au-
lacity, had made himself pretty wide
ly known; and when the trial came
on, you could not have obtained stand
ing room in the courthouse of the
cathedral tOwn-that is, the capital of
that county. There was no doubt ex-
pressed about the verdict to be render
ed, and no difference of opinion anent
il: but as to the sentences some said
one thing, and some said another.
The men, generally, enjoyed the sport
hugely, for the wOuld-be assassin, rs
they called him, in the dock, had out
shone them in most things, and they
had hated him par consequence the
women CT ed about him, and tried to
stare him out, and declared it a shame
that so pretty fellow should he pun
ished for anything. One by one the
witnesses arrived, and were mustered
in the little gothic eXcrescence at the
back of the courthouse, which,
modern addition to the ancient main
building had been made some six
months before the occurrence of the
events of which | speak-the Thick
leys-father, son and daughter; the
yOkel, who had seen Ralph walkin"
n. ~
who had sworn that he had seen the
blow struck; and Jane Royston, who
had sworn that she had sent Giles to
TenwOod the day on which the deed
was done.
The prisoners father was in the
wafting-rOOm, getting gradually drunk
as the morning waXed old; and
Brewster, who had accompanied him,
and was gettiug drunk, too.
GOodson was there, stiff and pom
pOus as ever, reminding everybody, in
his solemn way, that 'he had told
them So" and BilsOn was there, his
ferociOus Joy nearly balanced by Il
vague apprehension.
One by one the witnesses were called
and examined, until it came to Jane
Royston's turn To perjurc herself once
more, and complete the ruin of an in
nOcent man.
A murmur OfwOnder and fear greet
ed her as she entered, and brought 4
queer smile to her bloodIess lips. She
had known most of those present from
girlhood, and had established with
many of them such friendship as was
current in SouthdOwnshire; vet she re-
garded them with lOathing and hate in
her heart. A dread of catching
Ralph's eye almost deferred her from
/ looking in the direction of the dock at
all, until the sudden sound of his clear,
strong voice sent shudder through
her frame, and brought her bending
head up with jerk. There he was,
broad-shouldered, upright, menacing,
his eyes ablaZe, his face pallid and
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-01-28
The Camel'S Hump.

Modern research has determined a
curious circumstance in an organic
contrivance i'll the camel and leech,
unlike as they are i'm structure, func-
ton and habits, which has reference
to supply them with food from store
house in their own bodies, till sup
plies are attainable from other sour
ces.
The hump is an immense collection
of fat, stored in reticulated cells,
piled up one upon another, which is
concentrated food. When fodder can
not be had, as frequently occurs on
their long travels in the deserts, a PEI
culiar sort of absorbent vessels draw
up the magazine-the hump-carry-
ing the fat in the circulation till food
from without puts a stop to draft on
their back. The hump is very sensi-
bly, diminished at times-cven being
almost completely leveled, but that
which was thus borrowed temporarily
is Immediately replaced when the
stomach is set in motion again in its
accustomed manner.
The medicinal leech, or blOOd-suck-
CT, low rs it is in the organic scale of
life, is as carefully provided for in re-
gard to the contingencies of life us the
king of the country. As the blood
passes down the gullct Of the lecch,
the current divides right and left to
enter two arterial tubes, instead ofen-
tering directly into the stomach
These canals are folded zig-zag, back
ward and forward in loops, as it were,
from the head to the tail. When per-
fectly filled, the leeeh lets go its hold.
1t is then plump and full, with a stock
of food on hand that may ordinarily
last for one or two years, in case ithas
no opportunity to take in another in
that long time.-Hedrth and Home.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-01-28
Prepare For Sugar Making.

y man, to be successful in any buSi-
ness, must keep ahead of his work,
Ory-in other words, be i'll readiness to
perform any labor when the proper
season for it shall come. A great deal
is lost every season by farmers not be-
ing prepared for sugar making when
the frost begins to leave the ground
late in winter or early in spring. Dur
ing the long evenings we are now
having, or Oh stormy days, time may
be proiitably spent in the workshop,
by those who have a good supply of
naples, making sap spOuts, repairing
buckets, rigging up some vehicle to
do the gathering with, &c.
The spiles may be made either of
elder stalks, or from common soft
wood lumber, three-fOurths of an inch
thick; the former is preferable where
a supply can readily be obtained.
Bore hole in Il hard wood board
with the bit to be used for tapping,
and whittle the spile so that the end
VIII ii,Ist enter, giving gradual taper
back. One great defect in making
sap spiles is, in giving them such
shape that they may be driven half or
three-fOurths of an inch into the tree,
thus stopping up all the best flowing
pores of the wood. Old spiles should
be re-fitted. Cut Off the ends, and
whittle them over.
One of the best sap cOnveyances is
a crotch, or rs farmers call it, "dray."
Put the gathering barrel on crosswise,
having a barrier on each side, and fas-
ten with rope or chain. With such
an arrangement short turns can be
made, logs passed over, and almost
any point reached where a horse can
go, and by making an elevation be-
side the store trough, and the use of Il
small conductor, the barrel may be
conveniently emptied.
A tube put in the bottom of a COM
mon wooden bucket, makes 4 good
tunnel, and by keeping q little straw
in this, all foreign substances may be
taken from the sap.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-01-28
HORRIBLE CALAMITY.
Five Persons Consumed in q burning
Building Three Others Badly Burn

From the Datroit Post, January IL.
The fire on Wight street on Sunday
evening was Il most lamentable af-
fair, five young children perishing in
the flames. The deceased are all
children of Henry De Caussin, a
Frenchman, who came to this city
from Montreal nearly year ago, and
opened grocery store at No. 40
Wight street.
The circumstances of this distress
ing affair, rs gathered from Mrs. De
Caussin and Others, are as follows:
On Sunday evening, while the
mother and children were sitting in
one of the rooms occupied by the fam
lily, over the grocery, they heard a
sound in the store a. if something had
fallen from shelf, but no attention
was paid to the matter until the
sound was repeated a. few moments
later. Going to the door at the head
of the stairway leading to the store,
Mrs. De Caussin was Mortified to find
that the lower room was nearly filed
with flame. Giving the alarm to her
eldest daughter, she seized her babe
and rushed through the flames, fol-
lowed by her daughter bearing anOth-
er young child. All Of these were Sc
verely burned, but the heroic daugh-
ter, after placing her young charge
outside the burning building, rushed
intrcpidIy into the flames to rescue
the other children. She succeeded in
reaching them, and expired in at
tempting to bear her little sister Ju-
liam from the building. When found
her arms still clasped the dead body
of the little girl. Several persons at
tempted to rescue the little ones,
whose shrieks sent Il thrill of horror
to the hearts Ofall, and one brave man
actually entered the building, but was
pOwerless to reach them, and narrow
" escaped with his life. The build
ing was constructed wholly of wood
and burned with great rapidity, a
barrel of kerosene oil that was stand
ing near the stove (wherc it is sup
posed tho flames Originatcd), aiding
the spread of the flames.
AS soon rs the fire was eXtinguish-
ed, the work of removing the debris
from above the dead bodies WAS COM
menced, and they were soon reached.
The bodies were fearfuliy ciIarred, and
were turned over to the city sexton
for interment. The names of the dead
children We're: Clemence, aged 10
years; Edward, aged II; Eugenie,
aged S; Sophia, aged 5, and Juliana,
aged two years.
Mr.. DeCaussin was away from home
at the time of the catastrophe, and
knows nothing of the origin of the
fire, but it is supposed that the stove
fell down, and being situated near the
stairway (the only egress from the
dWellingl, resulted thus disaStFOusly.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-01-28
CHAPTER ".
A MOMAN,S SCHEME.

The partition that separated George
Ingleby's private stalls from those de-
voted to the horses of his customers,
substantial as it was, failed to keep
Ralph TatesOn's name from Jane
Royston's ears. She was i'm the habit
of going into the stable once or twice
every day, in order to see that the old
mare, once her fathers hunter, was
properly fed and bedded. She had
loved her father very dearly, and the
mare and the tOothless mastiff that
blinked in the sun all day, and growl-
ed impotently at all save her, were
priced ard petted for his sake.
The fatal syllables reached her
ready tympana the morning after the
interview in TenwoOd Park, as she
was standing at the manger, feeding
the heroine of many Il hunt with
Jumps of sugar; and in an instant her
undivided attention was given to a
conversation that took place between
BilSon, the butcher, and Giles Tub
ling, i'm the adjoining stall beyond the
partition-a conversation conducted,
for the most part, in whispers, but to
some portions of which an accounta-
bic excitement gave fatal articulation
and emphasis.
az weant he bullied, Master Bilson, ~
Giles was saying. i'YOw CANT make
me afeerd, mum. I'm not gOin' to
leave the paart / were born and bred
in, num-
''ThOu'lrt find T. neck i the moose
some morn, my lad," prophesied Bill
son, in a thick, broken voice, as if en-
gagged in striving to withhold the inn
mincnt expression of some violent
emotion.
"If t. moose is tied at one end the
rope for /, Maester Bilson, happen
it there'll he n one at t. other end fol
thou" retOrted Giles with a suppress
ed chuckle.
'T' folks Saay he's killed, thee fool.
Thee haands is too heavy and thee
heads too light"
"He may be dead, Maester BilsOn
but know / seed him two hours ago
this side TenwOod Park, riding Gals.
tarway," returned Giles with louder
chuckle than before.
"And that blarsted young TaatesOn
its all over town as he were there
Happen they'll arrest him on suspi-
ciOn. / wish they'd prove it on him,
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-01-28

Goo.lson, of'the White IIarj, visited
her every evening, until Brewstcr's y
managing clerks s@n came To play
the deuce ia and about Market Bla-
zen.
His father wa portly, fresh-col-
orcd gentleman cf fifty, who Wore
shabby clothes and doubtful linen.
Fond Of Gin aud tavern catches, heWa+
witlial ,9,,s'I man. Unable 10 adapt
himself la the grooves OF the world,
he had made a failure or life so far as
money ana social recognition went
aHd was very humble before his son in
consequence, cuHceiVing that he had
done him q great wrong in going to
the dogs Secicty set them both down
a low; but while it addressed the
father IS ID addressed its tradesmcn,
there was a magnificent audacity
about the son that paralyZed the in
dignatiOn of bucDlic autOcrats, stulti-
fled their w0Tlly-Wise wives, and
electrified their daughters.
He entered the town about year
after the advent of his parent, and
had neither named his occupation nor
stated whence he came-being appa-
Tcntly quite unconscious Of Ihc he
eessity of any credentials beyond his
appearance, habits and conversation.
Tail, broad-shouldered and handsome,
he dressed well, and spent money free
ly, played billiards like a professional,
rode and drove with a seeming rccil-
lessness that was in reality the daring
exercise of skill; danced and sang
well, and conycrsed in such away as to
show hc had been in many countries,
and was familiar with many Ian
gHaecs. He exercised the public mind
Of Blazen as it had never been exer-
ciscd before. He had threatened to
thrash BiIson, the Dissenting butcher;
he had outslot young Boucherett, and
had outridden apoplcctic Squire Dey-
necOurt, of TenwoOd, on her fathers
estate; and he was making fun Of
Jane RoystOn-making fun Of her one
July night, some years ago, the time
the action of this story commences.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-01-28
4 Rage for Fiction.

'I want that paper that has long
stories in it," said young lady; and
she added, al don't want u paper for
anything else"
Poor girl! much to be pitieG and a
pitiful appearance she will make
through life at the present rate. She
wants nothing serious-no aequaint-
ance with the history of her times,
nothing intellectual, nothing but
newspapers anC nOvelsl Empty heads
they must be that can lind room ev-
cry week for some ten columns of
sham story. Yet these are the heads
for which the weekly press tolls and
gTOans, throwing of by the ten thou
sands its sheets of shallow, insipid
and disgusting fiction; and for this an
amount of money iSpaid which sound
literature utterly fails to command, -
Yes, Christian fathers and mothers
buy this vile trash for their sons and
daughters, and 50 minister tO their
ignorance and destitutiOn Of all taste
and fitness for life's duties. Doubtless
the periodical press docs more than
any other one instrument;Ility TO de
eide opinion, habits of Thought, and
general character of the age. \ FAM
lily will very soon begin To show Il
sympathy with its weekly paper, and
parent and child will soon begin as
similating to it inSentimcnt, and feel
ing; and rs the families are, so is the
community at large. Blind and stu
pid, therefore, yea, worse, are those
parents who tolerate in their houses Il
class of papers which are good for
nothing, but bad-made up of silly,
ignorant scribblers, who would be at
the foot, in the town school of good
morals. Such are the present gener-
ation.-Al6dny Spectator.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-01-28
JANE ROYSTONS SIN
4ND PENANCE.
CHAPTER /.
THE PUZZLE OF BLAzEN.

The Black Swan, although it divi-
vided public favor with the White
Hart, and perhaps had the best of the
division, was not frequented by what
were called the gentlemen of the
neighborhood. Its ordinary on mar
ket days was patronized by burly far
mers and their families, and every
evening tradesmen of the town, the
clerks of the three lawyers, one OF two
habitual topers of independent means
and Sundry commercial travellers,
might be seen in the eOZy baT-parlor
When old Jack RoystOn died, Mrs.
ROystOn, regardless of her daughters
wishes and of the opinions of her GUS
toners, went to Church with SeOrge
Ingleby, whom her first husband had
employed as hOstler for many a long
year. SO short a time intervened be-
tween old Jacks death and iier sec
Ond marriage, that men shrugged
their shoulders, and women said all
sorts of dreadful things; but no sense
of shame showed itself i'm Mrs. Ingle-
toms sharp, sailow face; and as for
stolid George, why, the wooden swan
surmOunting the main entrance of the
inn appeared not less conscious than
he of what was going on.
People expected and prophesied that
he would become drnnkard and -frit-
ter the old woman's money in no
time. at always happened like that, ."
they said; but Georges sobriety, in
dustrN and thrift soon compelled them
to cite his case as the exception that
proved the rule. Mrs. Royston and
he, too, got on much better than peo-
pie had believed possible, and because
her opposition TO the match had been
publicly manifested, and had occa-
sionedl an open breach between her
mother and herself.
Unlike Jack Royston, who never at
tended a place of worship, and would
take n bribe, George Ingleby became
a staunch adherent of the Established
| Church and of The Tory party. He
had some reputation as an appraiser
of stock, especially of horses, and
when his ostensible prOclivities We're
! known, his visits to neighbOring eS-
tates became frequent and profitable.
Men began TO speak of him rs deep
and money-making, and to couple
with his as men would couple with
the nallles about town with that of a
blll-broker, the names of surrounding
magnates. At work all day on the
farm, each evening found him at the
bar, relieving his wife, while his step
daughter sat in the ingle, knitting,
sewing, or reading a namby-pamby
tale in some serious magazine. George
himself never read anything but his
business letters and the BIdzen Ga
zettc, though he made a show every
Sunday afternoon of perusing "Blair's
Sermons" Jane ROyston was in her
tlirtieth year-a tall, thin woman,
with pale brown hair, frosty COM
plexiOn, angular features, Iashless,
cOlOrless eyes, and quiet, pleasant
manner. She had very good teeth,
property in her own right, and no one
could say she was absolutely ugly
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-01-28
The Wages OF Labor.

Before the discovery Of America
money was 50 scarce that the price Of
a davis work was fixed by act Of the
English Parliament in 1851 at one
penny per day; and in 1914 the allow
ince Of the chaplain to the Scotch bis
hops then in prison in England, was
three half-pence per day. At this
time, "a eggs were sold for a penny, q
pair Of shoes for four pence, a Fat
goose for y pence, a hen for a penny,
wheat three pence per bushel, aud u
fat OK for six shillinSs and eight pence.
SO that in those days, n days work
would buy hen or two dozen eggs;
two days work would buy pair of
shoes, and fat OK cost eighty days
work. On the whole, human labor
brought i'm the average about half a.
much food and perhaps One-fOurth as
much cloth or clothing rs il now
does.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-01-28
TIFFIN, OHIO,

Il was the way Of BIazen. They
Thought nothing of Sucli eneountcr,;
there, bless you.
In half an hours time, Ralph enter
cd lie great, baGOn-hung kitchen
from the yard. He was breathing
hard, anG there was blood on his face,
bu; Bil;son was lying unconscious on
the bedding of Ingfeby's old mare. As
lac was making his way 10 the I,arIor,
Jane met him in the passage. He
smiled, and would have taken her
hand in the old way, but she pushed
him fierceiy from her
'You are bully and coward, +"
size said, ia "A raised, 1issOnant voice.
You allow the man you fear tO spit
at you, and then think to redeem your
reputation for courage 10y fighting
man that's no match for you" Then
she broke away from him-for he
would have retained her-cursing him
in her heart for the amused look in
his bonny face. And lie stood gazing
after her, open-mnuthed, without Il
SUSPICION Of the truth.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-01-28
Helm Yourself.

An old Oriental story relates that
one day MOOlla MuseerOdecn, i'm a
mosque, ascended the desk, and thus
addressed his audience:
"Oh, children of the Faithful, do We
know what / am going to say:''
They answered, "NOp'
"Well, them" replied he, lit is of
no use for me to waste my time OH so
stupid Il set of people," ami saying
this, he came down and dismissed
them.
Next day he again mounted the desk,
and asked:
ooh, true Muss Ulman', know yc
what / am going to Say.''
ave do" said they.
''Then," replied me, "thcre is no
need for me to tell YOU" and again hc
let them 90.
The third time his audience thought
they should catch him; and, on his
putting the USUAL question, they an
swered:
"Some of us do, and some Of u5
don't"
"Wcli, then, replied he, "lct those
who know tell those who don't"
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-01-28

The Constitutional Convention OF
Illinois, now in session at Springfield
is making an effort TO break up the
cheap divorce system Of that State.
Referring 10 measure for the pur-
pose, now before that body, the Chiea-
go Republican says:
The notorious ease with which di-
vOrces are procured in Illinois, has
long been "A source of scandal and
shame to the State, and reprOaeh to
our system of legislation. 1t is high
time that We repudiated this State
sanction Of free love and affinity
doctrines, and placed ourselves among
the family Of civilized and Christian
States in this matter. Let us, whatev-
cr we do, endeav0r to preserve at least
in a faint degree, the sancity Of the
marriage tic, and not make our homes
mere ephemeral lodging places, like
the laiFS Of beasts