The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-12-21

Dio. Lewis ia the editor, has just been
issued. II CONTAINS twice the usual num-
ber OF pages, and these are filled with
choice stories. interesting sketches, de-
lightfni humor, spicy material from Dio
Lewis. Christmas music sd poetry, sad
unusually attractive general reading suit.
able to the festival season. Several au.
thors of reputation are represented. Tho
number i, rioh in exquisite illustrations,
drawn by some Of the best artists in the
country, and executed by one OF the
most skillftl. cugravers in the profession.
To-Day must inevitably find its way into
hundreds of thousands of homes in the
land. It is just the paper for the FIRE.
side and the family. Maolean, Ssoddart
g. Co., Philadelphia. New York, Boston
and Cincinnati. are the publishers.
PHGs1x1ANA "A tale of misery-The
cock: tail.
When we are alone. we have our
thoughts to watch; in our families. our
teupers; and in society, our tongues.
Two American sovereignu-Smo king
and Joking.
Impudent boys besiege our milkmen
for piece Of chalk. d.
A Vaesar college girl has been sus-
pended for flirting. r.
A Chattanooga chicken coop has the
following sign on it: For aail-chickens
! in the bloom OF youth.
II don't remember ever having seen
you before" ns the lawyer said to his
conscience.
He who would make fool of himself
will find many to help him.
Although fishes have DO voice, yet
people have been known to make fish.
ball.
The ruin OF most men dates from some
vacant hour. Occupation is the armor
of the soul. There is satirical poem
in which the devil is represented as fish
ing for men, and fitting his bait to the
taste aud business of his prey; but the
idler, he said, gave him no trouble, as
he bit the naked hook.
When is black dog not black dog?
When he is a grey hound. - ..
The next great turf event-The race
between nightmare md q clothes-h horse.
Why is young girl like music book?
Because she is full of airs.
A wife's kiss for money is we'll termed
legal tenderness
Opportunities, like eggs, must be
hatohed when they are fresh.
Eaar rnurea1f ;n,oooot ~z,,
be happy.
Gst married and go to work if you
wish to succeed in life.
When you speak to person look him
in the face. -
Make no haste to be rich if you would
prosper.
A good hotel-keeper is q man that one
can always put up with.
COMBINATIONS The Senate, in exc.
cntive session, yesterday, confirmed the
following appointments:
Treasurer Colleton County-A. G.
Shaffer, 0ice J. W. Grove, removed; NJ.
F. Myers. Auditor for Colleton County,
rice j. W. Burbridge. removed; John
Woolley, Trial Justice for Aiken County;
John Il. McDevitt, Auditor for Edge
field County, uice R. A. Lynch, removed;
John G. Enlow, Auditor for York Coun-
ty; Pinckney A. Parker. Trial Justice
for Horny County; 8. A. Harper, Trial
Justice for Colleton County, vice Charles
Coleman, resigned; Joel Larkin, Jury
Com missioner for Orangebnrg County,
uice G. W. Glover, removed; +. J.. Sim
mons, James r. Wagenor and Fl. r.
Roberts, Trial Justices for York County;
r B. Artson, Orlando r. Levy, W. F.
Dover, Trial Justices for Charleston
County; 3. +. Michaelis, Trial Justice
for Chester County; K. L. Gum, Trial
Justice for York County, vice Samuel
Blain. removed; P. G. Fludd, Trial JUS
tice for Darlington County; 81. P. Cook
and a. T. Browning, Trial Justices for
Orangeburg County; Geo. T. Kinloch,
Trial Justice for Charleston County; r.
G. McMicken, uice s. D. Russell and G..
w. Pinckney.
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