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The Portland daily press., 1872-08-21

Hats lined with cork are a novelty in the
stores. But they must not be confounded
with the corked hats worn by certain military
ofhcers, nor yet with that kind into which
pugnacious persons sometimes threaten to
knock their antagonists. A social buffoon
suggests that the object of the cork is to stop
the hat in case it should be blown away.
The Portland daily press., 1872-08-21

An exuberant youth of Portland, thus
to supposed friend: "Hello, Zene Oh! ex-
cuse me; thought you were another man v'
Laconic stranger: Il amp
The Portland daily press., 1872-08-21

An old lady may be just as charming as 3
young one, but her charms must not come
out of the powder or paint box.
The Portland daily press., 1872-08-21

Theodore Tilton makes the confession that
"work wearies, but worry wears" Can he
be tired of the campaign already?
The Portland daily press., 1872-08-21

A new dish is grape leaves fried in an egg
batter. 1t is called French dish, and is i'm
ported from Lake Mahopac. We can't think
of anything that would be more delicious
than fried grape leaves, unless it is circus
poster on toast @ p 1 .- 3 Il --
The Portland daily press., 1872-08-21

The bewildering multiplication of colonels
has called out some playtully sarcastic com
ments from the Philadelphia Post. 1t is a
plethora that has1ong be en- subject of re-
Election. - .-.--4 -rft I+a .
The Portland daily press., 1872-08-21

Mr. Mustard is appointed school teacher
in Kansas to draw out little boys ideas and
make 'em smart. -sf feF sf--tt
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-02-03
Drugs, Pa
Street, Pet
THE OIL MARK ET'S.
BY =. & A. TEL. LINE

OFFICE OF
PETR OLEUM CENTRE DAILY RECORD
Feb. 8 1872
The petroleum market ,remains quiet to-
day at S4,00. The sales were 400 barrels
at that figure.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-21

Rev. DR.. Bethuno once went on board
q crowded ferry-boat, and was looking
Tor seat. when q man unknown to him
started up and said: doctor, take nv
seat; it is an honor to give suoh man
scat. Ever since heard of that big
church In New York trying to get you
away by giving O call for ST, 600. and
you said you'd see EN- id first, I have
had great resi- cot for you, and think it
an honor to give you seat"
An unfortunate wight was fined five
dollars, the other day. by some Dog
perry IN Washington, for damning the
resident. Ii every man who "damps
the resident has to pay five dollars,
mr.. Boutwell, can pay off the public debt
before March with the revenue thus
raised: 1t is luxury Of which it may
oe SAID Everybody takes it, the chill
dren cry after it''
a New Yorker wrote to Gen. Spinner.
asking Tor his autograph and "senti
ment;;" whereupon the veteran Treasur.
er wrote in reply: "You ask for NV
autograph, with o sentiment. Nv sen.
timent is this: When a gentleman
writes another on his own business. he
uhould enclose postage stamp"
A Western man was presented bv
young lady with fine plated bosom
shirt. made with an open back. He
wore it hindside before for a wear before
he found out how it worked. On be;no
told OF his mistake, he remarked That lie
thought it strange the young woman
should put 30 much work on the back
A Maryland widow, living on the
Eastern Shore. so worked upon the feel.
ings OF young man-threatenino to
marry him-that ho turned over ali his
property to her and enlisted in the navv
he'd be safe. Nv
Mrs. Borbage. OF st. Paul, placed q
frozen mince pie on the stove to tbaw
the other day. when the rascallv thing
exploded, scnlding her little bov mon.
a4trously. Everything now. .a.days seems
10 explode, except the reports of Radical
corruption.
Northern man-"H0w does the Re.
publican party take in the South p"
Southerner-"Like it does everywhere
everything it can got its hands on"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-21

There is something touching in the
ingenuity dlsplsyed in dunning their
delinquent debtors whioha trsdesmen
grown desperate sometimes display.
Thus hardware merchant in Knoxville.
Tenn, declares in an advertisement that
"a hardware business can no more be
carried on everlastirgly without money,
than dog can wag his tail when he has
none" "My customers" adds the suf-
ferer. ''are all good, bot what good does
q mans goodness do when he don't do
any good?" A question which numbers
OF people m y we'll ponder seriously.
The Knoxville dealers patience has
given out at last, and he talks ferooiously
OF writs and constables.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-21

LOST WoMEN.-Has it ever occurred
to You what q commentary upon our
civilization are these lost women, and
the attitude OF society towards thems A
little child strays from the home enolo-
sure. and the whole community is on the
alert to find the wanderer and restore it
to its mothers arms. What rejoicing
when 1t is found, what fearful sympathy.
what heartiness Of oongratule tionl There
are no harsh comments upon the poor
tired feet, be they ever SO miry. no repri-
mand for the soiled and torn Rarme ats.
no lack OF kisses for the tear.stsined
lace. But let the child be grown to
womanhood, let her be led from it by
the scourge Of want-what happens
then? Do Ohristisn men and women 90
in quest OF her? Do they provide all
possible help for her return, or il she re-.
turn OF her own motion, do they receive
her with such kindness ana delicacy as
to secure her against wandering away
again? Far from it. At the first step.
she is denounced as lost-lost, echo
friends and rslativss-we disown you;
don't ever come to us to disgrace usl
Lost! says society, indifferentIy. How
bad thsss girls arel And lost!-irre-
trievnbly lostl-is the prompt verdict of
conventional morality, while one and all
unite in boiling every door between her
and responsibility. Ahl will not these
lost ones be required at our hands here
after?-Mrs. Burleiqh.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-21
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/, Il ,noA2lv,ii F9ra}Er AAneas,.,s':a ~ nssr
LoxDoN. March 40. SifTravers Priss
has resigned his o flee as Qaeen's Advo-
Gates General AZ A.a,c1sn- R.S e gFtR
meeting was held In ESndon, yester.
day, to take preliminary 1eteps for or
ganlzingi el ellcopyright asaooiation, with
the object Of protecting anuthora and
,publishers.} ~
\ Sit Charles W., Dilkes' tesolntion to
investigate the, expenses Of the Grown
created intense excitement in the House.
Aubrea Herbert, who seconded the mo-
tion. declared that he preferred re-
public to e monarchy. The vote was
ayes two, nays 274. leSk
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-21

suMo VIC Otut0 RnQ people OF Al8DaW6s
and obtain money and other personal
property on false pretensss.
Financial and Commereiai.
LONDON, Merch 20-Noon. .-Consols
924. Bonds 92A.
PAR1a. March 2O.-Bourse heavy
rentes 55f. ITO.
LIVERPOOL. March 20-sP. M.--Cotton
stea.ly-uplsnds liz; Orleans 1880
1116; sales 10000 bslss; speculation and
export 5000.
LHznpoon. March 2o-E,ening.-
Cotton closed dull-uplsnds 11@I1X;
Orleans 11960ll%.
NEW YoRK. March 20-Noon. Stocks
steady and slightly better since the OPEN
vernments dull but steady. Money firm,
att. Exohsnge-long 99S; short 1O]6
Flour rather moro steady. Wheat held
little higher and very quiet. Corn a
shade flrner. Pork firm-uew moss
Is. 00@13.25. Lard steady--steam ga
3H. Cotton easier; sales 2,I16 bales
uplands 22H; Orleans 22T. Freights
steady.
P. M.-Cotton quiet; sales 2,722
-uplands % u; Orleans 22z6. Flour
quiet and unchanged. Whiskey inao-
tive, at 86h@87. Wheat shade firmer,
but very quiet-winter red Western l. IS
@1.l69. Corn active and 10. higher
Rice firm. at 81S@9H. Pork lower, at
12.90@l3.0O. Lard dull. Freights dull
and unohanged:, Sales Of futures Z, 500
bales, as follows: March % l 16, 21%;
April % 1-16, 225a; May % 11-16, 22%;
juno 231s. % lie. Money closed
easier, at GOT. Sterling 9k(99a6. Gold
92499%.-~ Governments iSc. off. States
generally quiet but steady.
CINCINNATI, March 2O.-General mar.
kets dull and unchanged. Whiskey
lower, Mt 85.
LOUISVILLE, March Provisions
frmer, but not quotably higher.
BALTIMORE, March 2O.-Cotton steady
middling 221a; receipts 435 bales !;
sales 181; stock IL $50.
WILMINGTON, March 2O.-Cotton quiet
and steady-middling 2lA; receipts 1OI
bales.
GALVESTON, March 2O.-Cotton quiet
good ordinary 20; receipts 254 bales:
sales 800; stock SO, 635.
SAVANNAH, March 2O.-Cotton ouiat
and firm -middling 2l5602l5I; receipts
800 bales; sales b33; stock 5l.335.
CHARLESTON, March 20. Cotton
quiet middling %; receipts s97 bales;
sales 100; stock 81, 429.
MEMPHIS. March 20.-Cotton quiet
and weak-middling 22@221s; receipts
934 bales.
AUGUSTA, March 2O.-Cotton dull
middling FL; receipts $50 bales; sales
325.
PHILADELPHIA, March 2O.--Cotton
Ouiat-mi1dlino OC3/
NORFOLK, March 20.-Cotton steady-
low middling 81; receipts 377 bales; sales
100; stock 4.048.
New ORLEANS, March 2O.-Cotton
quiet nes and weak -middling 221a; receipts
1892 bales; sales 1900; stock 178, 800.
BOSTON, March 2O.-Cotton Quiet
nmniddling 22A; receipts 243 bales; sales
300; stock 5000.
MOBILE. March 2O.-Cotton dull and
easier--middling 21zs; receipts 232 bales ;
sales 600; stock 42,0l3.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-21

0:>S ;i%efSHa. - A3sxsfnM6deiphlR. The
spectator is 70 remeMber that the scheme
Oh the postal Telegraph has been obn-
snmmated. and that <ll telegraph wires
and railroad lines are in the hands Of
.n .ne government. Elegant clerk, read
ing newspaper. Enters, r. g., portly
man. painting. panting-has evidently
Olerk' trsSds): .A1nt Maria dyinaE
hnm-m1m; come right awayEhn9 ),
Having availed himself OF the inforroa-
tion it contains. Aunt Maria diving.
ehP" "That's too bad. But this can't
go through"
Portly man: "Why notf"
Clerk loftily): 1.-The wires will be 90.
cupied for six hours yet with Senator
/ rBrabantio's great speech last night at
the Continental Hotel in defence Of the
Administration. It is sent by Govern.
ment order to all the newspapers in tho
country"
Portiy man: Suppose the newspapers
don't want it?"
lOlerk shrugs his shoulders and whis-
ties bar OF Tannhaussrl
Portly man: "Well, I must 20 down
there myself, then. Give me . ticket to
Oloverdale."
Clerk: "Can't do it. The road is
filled with trains bringing delegates to
the convention tomorrow. They're
running on both tracks"
Portly man: "Oh, the Presidential
Convention! They're going to rsnomi-
nate the present incumbent, General
Bonm, 1 suppose?"
Clerk: Whom else, sir, could they {?
His learning. his profound statesman
ship, his unimpenchable integrity
not these all
Portly man: 30, stuff!''
CLERK Tightening his eye-glass): "Op-
posed to the Authorization?
Portly man: "'Tho Administration be
hangedr
Clerk: Excuse me one moment, air. ;"
"opens ledger 'Friendly-No-
that's not it." lFaking up another.
"Opposed-ah, here it isl What is
your name, sir?"
Portly man with dangerous bulging
Of the eyes): .'That's my business.
Clerk Quietly taking up despatch)
''Ahl yes. John w. Plunkitt Parker
Peabody Pickney y-here it goes. Any
residence, John-a-a that is, Mr..
Plunkitt? No? Well, call it Philadcl-
phia." Writes. Then approvingly and
contemplatively reads. John w.
Plunkitt, of Philadelphia; opposed to
Administration; said 'etuff' when Cen
eral Boum's name was mcntioned; ex-
pressed desire that the Administration
might suffer death from asphyxia; dis
posed to browbeat officers of the Go
vernment; must be charged full price
for kilograms and fares. Note to bag
gage and check master: Always weigh
baggage, and check only fifty pounds.
Mem.-To ascertain what relations he
has. if any,"
"You see, John, a-a-Mr. Plunkitt,
we're accustomed to allow the friends Of
the administrator to ride and telegraph
for half price; bnt it is impossible in
your case" Takes up blotting paper. I
very painful duty, sir: but we're al
lowed no discretion. And then it's your
own doing" Leaning elbow on desk |
you're 30 unreasonable, you know
Now. General Boum-"
Mr. Plunkitt: "You're impertinent,
sirI I'll report you'll"
Olsrk, (languidly) "Just as you like
49,"
Exit Mr. Plunkitt. Clerk resumes
newspaper. Curtain falls.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-21

6 Goldsc6@idt, 81 London, On has been
A'isps; Mpsnaonnar, MaMTe5hl iMM5lsas y .. :
Stanton has brought, suit lin the United
States District Congt. Of, this State,
against Robert Tyler, W. W. Crews and
NJ: M, Cooke. editors, and W. w. Crews
and M.TsWilliams, publishers and pro.
prietors Of the Montgomery Daily Ad-
vertiser and Mat, for the sum OF $100,-
600. for libel, i The surnons ia made
retnrnable on the fourth Mon day in May.
at Montgomery. The defamatory mat
ter is alleged to consist in the charge
that Stanton attempted to rob and de.
fame the State and people Of Alabama.
and obtain money and other personal
property on false pretenses.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-21
w Wanted.

Wanted.
PY graduate Of the South Carolina Col
II lego, situaiion as TUTOR in a private
family, or as Teacher OF School in the coun-
try: Address A. b., Columbia Post Office.
March 81 o.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-21

MILK WHITE DEER.-A gentleman
hunting on Cooper River. few days
ago, came across milk white buck, and
brought him down. The head, not very
unlike a sleeps, was at an Office in
Broad street yesterday. attracting the
attention OF the curious. It is very rare
in these parts, and but few of them have
ever been killed in this section. The
head is to be mounted by Prof. Holmes,
and may be seen ut Huppoldt's, Meeting
street Charleston Courier.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-21
House Keepers Fayorite.
At Private Sale.

Et HrlVato Sale.
WE will soil, on good terms, THIRTY
w ACRES LAND, most beautifully eitu.
attd, i'll or around Columbia. This plat Of
land is situated in the Southeastern section
OF the city, and has a beautiful Residence,
ninc rooms, with all modern convoniences and
improvements we'll selected Orchard OF
young trees, various kinds OF fruit. Apply 10
SEiBELS d EXELL,
March Il 2 Real Estate Brokers.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-21

A landlord in Cincinnati, few days
ago, having failed to get rid of an OBJ
noxious tenant by the ordinary methods
OF procedure, finally set fire to quan-
tlty OF birthstone in the basement, and
filled the building with the fumes. The
tenant, who was woman, held out for
some time, but finally had to succumb
to the fumigation and look up new quar-
terB.
'HE WAS 4 DRuwKAnp. The last
sentence of brief telegram from ST..
Louis, Which tells Of the fatal shooting
Of wife by her husband, who then
shot himself, contains Significant t
moral. 1t says: ''Ho was drunknrd. "
How much is expressed in that short
sentence! 1t tolls tho story of blight
cd home, OF blasted hopes, and of q
miserable death.
Oh, MIR. Policeman, como right up to
our house, nam called dad liar, and
dad knocked her down. and Jim he
kicked dad, and Sarah she hollered mur-
der, and nam bounced dad with chair,
and dad bounced Sarah with the tea
kettle, and it is tho awf'hest time up
there you ever sawd.
Mr.. John A. Dickson, a prominent
yonng citizen of Abbeville, died lust
week. lie was formerly member of
Orr's Rifle Regiment, and served during
the war.
When boy has tho fever and nguc in
Danbnry, Conn, they make him useful
by setting him to shaking carpets.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-21
Hay at $l.7O.

100 BALES selected meadow HAY, just
IOO IN, and TO be closed out at 81 20 per
100 pounds. This is q strictly prime article.
and those in need will do wolf to lay in their
supplies from this lot
March II D. O. PEIXOTTO & SON.
House-Keepers Favorite.
FBNH best BROOM made in this country.
L Manufactured in Columbia, 8. G. Price
81 so per dozen.
First class Northern brooms, at SO per
dozen. For sale by
D. G. PEIXOTrO 4 SON.
Auction and Commission Merchants.
March Il *
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-21

CHUNKS OF W1sDoM Prudes are CO.
quets gone tew seed.
Revenge sometimes sleeps, but vanity
always keeps one open.
1t il just as natral tew be born poor as
tew be born naked, and it il no more
disgrace.
The only human thing on the face ov
this earth that 1 really envy il lafing
Christian.
A man whom yu kan hire to work on a
farW for nothing and board himself will
just about earn hiz wages.
There liz two kinds ov men that don't
kare tew meet when am in o hnrry-
mon that owe, and men that want tew
owe me.
l allus did admire the malice of q mnle.
If freak Of fortune had made me as un-
fortunate az the mule liz among ami
milds, would begin to drive mile and
a half off,
To make goose good eating--bring
her up tenderly.-Josh Billings almanac.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-21

A curious record of Gen. Washington
has just beon discovered. It il in that
great mans writing. and contains
his account kept with the Government
while commander-in-ch chief, exhibiting an
accuracy and economy as wonderful as
it was patriotic. We recommend it's i'm
mediate transmission to General Grant,
inscribed with the old school.boy motto,
"Follow your leader"
1t is said that ga corset is on exhibi-
ton at Dubuque which has squeezed
three females to DEATH" And now, if
that remorseless corset would atone for
its past crimes and win the eternal graft
tnde OF mankind, let it take good old
healthy squeeze at. Woodruff, Claflin and
company.
A short time before the Chicago fire
paper was started there called tho
i'h@nic, and great many people who
paid for it in advance are clnmoripg for
it's re.appearance, but the publisher as
sures them that they arc mistaken in
supposiDg that his is tho PhDnix which
risoa from it's ashes.
Why dOl't the husbands of the women
who are shrieking for female suffrage
around the capitol at Washington, take
their wives home and smother them?
Why, hang it, Othello smothered his
wife, and he never suspected her of any
offence moro disgusting than that of
which those women are constantly guilty.
1t seems as though England was ripen-
ing for great political change which
must come sooner or later.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-08-02
Making Paper.

Continual efforts are being made to
produce paper economically, from materi-
ais less costly than rags, which canaot be
ga hered in sufficient quantity to meet
the demands of society. All sorts of
plants possessing tenacious fibre have
been the subject of experiment Finally
wood, poplar and willow, principally, is
the source from whence coarse wrapping
and considerable for newspapers IS fabri-
Gated, The Austrains succeed admirab-
ly With corn husks, and lately patent
has been secured for making excellent
paper from potato vines. If this last sue
ceeds, as has been anticipated, paper
ought to be the cheapest article in mar
ket-even cheaper than straw paper, the
cost being less to reduce it to pulp.
Wasps are admitted to be Che eldest pa
per makers-and they always use the
same material But here comes the rub
I'VE can't find out what it is Almost
all other secrets have been discovered,
but these lively insects with stings IN
their tails keep num-
Probably their paper, which has no
parallel ibres, but is more like an animal
membrane. when dry, receives its pecu-
liar character from being mixed with
shy secretion from the body of the wasp.
There is just as much mystery in regard
to the material out of which spiders spin
their webs. In their case, however, it is
first Auild secreted in appropriate organs
from whence it is extruded, hardening
into an elastic thread the moment it is ex-
posed to the air.
GoINu TO SEE-The Bartlett Enter
prise gets offthe following good one
The delegates from Hardsman, Fayette
and Upton counties, comprising this
District, viii assemble in
Memphis on Thursday, Aug 18th, to see
how the Memphis people nominate cam
didate for Congress
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-08-02
To the Voters of Hardeman
FelloW-Citizens,

Having been urged by numerous
friends to announce myself a Candidate
for The Legislature, take this eocchsion
to say to the public generally, that I am
a candidate for the position REFER ed to,
and will, in this event, as ever have
done, do my utmost to win. At this
auspicious time it is not 'Imiss for me to
state, fairly and squarely, the grounds
upon which | stand, and the paramount
measures deemed nppermost in tie
issue. OF my political creed, it is use~
less to speak-you all know what it is;
but for fear that some one may miscon-
strue my motives or overlook the past.
! will say that ! am. in sympathy with
the Liberal Republican cause-a cause
that advocates freedom for a!l equal
taxation and State rights. This much
for National affairs. 3d.. .s s..r
As to the pending issues in our own
State, l deem it but my duty to a gener-
Gus and liberal minded people to say that
1t will be my pleasure to advocate the
following measures :-~s fssr,s7 t-ea
Immigration;
No tax on manufacturers
Repeal of taxes on merchant
I;epeal of usury laws.
The advocacy of all means tending to
advance the agricultural interests of our
people.
Mechanics lien law
All poll tax to 80 to educational pur-
poses-the whites to have what they pay
n separately and the negroes the same,
thus obviating the confusion which ex-
listed and still exists throughout the
State.
Modify criminal laws, proportFoning
punishment to crime
No convict labor 20 come in contact
with honest men.
A new State Constitution, so as to do
away with the bungling concern under
which all our present laws are made.
Reduction oftaxes, and the funding of
the State debt, and all such other heas,
uers which may ccme up whereby the
PEOPLE, and not the .tet, may be bcneft-
ted.
Such, fellow citizens. are the gS6unds
upon which | take my stand, and If you
deem them sight, you can say, sosa e
Respectfully,
NJ. r PARRISH.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-08-02
w you'd like 60. 60 J 80
Bolivar Male Academy.

On Monday the I'd day of September
next, this school will be opened, under
the auspices of Mr. w. Il. Bowers, an
experienced and thorough teacher, who
comes among us with the lest recon-
mendations as a scholar ard educator.
We are assured that he possesses in.
an eminent degree all the qualifications
essential to the conduct of successful
school, Although an excellent classical
scholar, and well versed in all the higher
branches usually taught in our best
schools, he delights in teaching smaller
boys, AMI by his kindness and close at
tention to them, leads them RAPIDLY for
ward in their studies:
We appeal to the. citizens of Bolivar
aad vicinity, to assist us in sustaining
this school. We believe that Sir. Bow
ers will, if he has proper encouragement,
in the beginning Of the enterprise, build
up school of high grade
MONTZUMA JONES, Chairman.
r. H. WOOD,
JNO. NJ MITCHELL
q. w. SWINEBROAD,
LEONIDAS BILLS,
August , t.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-08-02

Joe Barton, free American of Afri
can descent, whose better half has been
in the employ CT our fellow citizen, J.
NJ. Mitchell, got a large sized amount of
the green eyed monster mixed up
with his loyal blood last Sunday night
aud could not be satisfied of his superior
itY over all competitors until he produced
a pistol and burnt powder. The ball
struck one of Mrs. Jje Barton's arms.
which caused her to bawl and tile valiant
Joe to take to his sable heels The Ia {
seen of Joseph he was going at 40
gait over the gullies afi sand points
south of Town.