The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-08-11
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at Otalls NO. and Z. 1t will be sold at
the highest price that will be paid for it.
Its your tall fellows who are luokiest |
in love. Tho ladies are all in favor Of |
Hy men.
Economy for lalies-If you want
morning wrapper to last forever, never
wear it out.
Wet cloth of any size. the larger the |
better, and suspend it in n room. Let
tho ventilation be good, and the tempe
rature will sink from ten to twenty de-
grees in less than an hour.
The New York newspapers are sug-
costing all sorts OF methods for prevent
ing the explosion OF boilers. For our
part. We believe the only absolutely sure
way to keep them from exploding, is to
6ll them with ico water and set them in
q cool place.
A st. Louis paper advertises "a moon
light excursion. to take place on the 18th
OF this month" No definite arrange
ment having been made with tho moon
to furnish light for tho excursion, she
requests us to say that she will bc una
voidably absent on the occasion, having
an important engagement to fill else
where
Our merchants and others wishing to
prepare for the foil business. will please
take notice that the PHOENIX Office is
supplied with all necessary material for
AS handsome cards, bill heads. posters,
circulars. aud other printing that may be
desired, as any Office in the city. Give
us call and test our work.
Is Mr.. Ulysses Grant aware that there
is a cottage at the Virginia White Sui
phur known as the Presidents cottage,
which some enterprising individual built
years in advance Of gift enterprise asso-
ciations on condition that whenever the
President Of the United States visited
the White Sulphur. he should occupy
this cottage free of expensea
The thermometer at the Pollock House
stood as follows, yesterday: Ia. NJ, 79;
IL NJ, 1922 P. NJ. IS; P. NJ, 81.
The latest child theory, in regard 10
the stars is that ''the moon laid EN-"
The regular weekly barbecue OF the
"Socinl Club comes off at Geiger's
Spring to-day. Non-members can OBJ
tain tickets to the dinner for cne dollar.
County Auditor Calnan has extended
the time for making returns of taxable
property until the 2Otl inst, which will
positively be tho last day.
The man 'who couldn't find his
match" went to bed in the dark.
4 The question now is. 'Can Cundefan-
go cure cancer?" Some say it can't, and
some say it can, sir.
The attention Of Wholesale purchasers
is called to the advertisement of "Job-
bing Trade of Charleston, y in this morn.
ing's PHOENIX. Many Of the houses are
old and reliable. Direct importations
from Europe are constantly being re-
ceived. and the stocks are believed to be
Of 80 varied character as to suit all re-
I quirements. It would, doubtless, be
advantageous for country merchants
to give these houses trial before visit,
ing larger marts.
Mr.. Harper notifies parties in want Of
coal to send in their orders before the
reduced freight tariff ceases.
Reese & Thompson, the Plain street
barbnrs, have introduced Southern
preparation, Which is becoming very
popular md justly so-"Gray TooIes
celebrated hair preserver and dandruff
eradication. Try it; you will be pleased
with it.
A bunch OF keys. on steel ring, were
lost, yesterday. The finder will be re-
warded by leaving them at this Office.
a California genius has invented what
lie calls The Eureka Boot-puller, which
consists OF leather belt, having two
hooks attached to it. He places the
belt over his right shoulder, adinsts the
hooks in the boot-straps, and then leans
backward, and the tightest boot is con-
quered.
There is no need Of praising the pre-.