The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-21

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ssA gentleman was staying at little
French country inn, and, there was q
melancholy. slooking owl.which hoped
ebnqt the ysEd and had only one leg.
Two or three days after his arrival, he
had some gi6ier (game) for dinner. The
game. was very small, but he enjoyed
It immenssly. and the next day he missed
the owl from the garden. "Where has
the owl gone to?" he inquired of the
landlord. ':Monsieur had little dish of
gibier yesterday, was the answer, to the
CONSERVATION of the traveller. "Why,
did you kill the owl for my dinner?'
he next asked. II kill owl, M'sieu?
No, he die himself"
Spooner was arrested for drunkenness
and ws1ed Indignantly therent. Spoon
or is loyal. "Now, axes says he, ''if
it is right to go an nrrsst man for
supportin' the gov'ment. Every drop of
llcker take is taxed-taxed to support
the gov'ment. Spose all us fellers was
to stop drinkin'; what's the gov'ment to
do for tax2 How's the gov'ment to go
onP That's the reason drinks. don't
like grog. hates it. II I foller' my
own inclination, I'd retber drink butter
milk. or ginger pop. or soda; but lick
ers for the good of my country, and to-
set an example OF loyalty to my neigh
bors.
An editor whose subscribers were re-
miss in payment, lately published the
! following announcement in his paper:
''To save our readers the trouble Of eend-
ing their subscriptions by post, and to
relieve two unfortunates, we shall send
to each OF our debtors, in tho course of
few days. two collectors, one of whom
has hardly recovered from the smallpox,
and the other Of whom has jnet taken
the itch. The delinquents did not wait
to be called on. but paid their dues
promptly.
CONVERSATION OF ENGLISH Jews
The income of the British Society for
the Propagation of the Gospel among
the Jews, is reported to be about E8, 900
year. They have twenty five mission
aries, and the results Of these missions
to the Jews it is stated have been that
there are now between 10000 and 3d.
600 in the Protestant Christian faith in
England and the continent. About
4OO OF these are ministers and missiona-
ries OF various denominations. 100 being
missionaries to their own brethren.
On the arrival OF the Waterbury train
Ut Hartford, two ladies stepped upon
the platform. Ono OF them, with firm
step and quick motion, stepped up to
the other, and clencLing both hands
into her curls and bonnet, pulled sharp
~ and effectively. The bonnet was
wrenohed away and hair disheveled. It
Was the work of moment. The at
tackled party, looking sharply at her an-
tagonist, cooly hurled these words out:
| III rIrr
better bonnet than this"
How TO MAKE EN- STICK. MANY
| persons who wear reading glasses are
sorely annoyed at the difficulty of keep
ing them in their proper position on the
nose. To all such, it will be interesting
to learn that young optician of New
York has devised very ingenious expe.
dent by which that end can bo accom-
plished. 1t consists simply in rubbing
The bridge OF the nose with beeswax.
A Young lady of Indianapolis, whose
| sisters funeral occurred last week, ex-
cused herself from attending the obse-
quies by saying that her own wedding
was to take place the sume evening, and
the funeral wouldn't leave her in good
spirits for the plcasurable accomplish
ments of the latter occasion; besides she
had no time.
Mr.. Bcecher's name has been put to
curious use. Conrad Quinn, an ingeni-
ons or humorous citizen Of Peeskill,
who keeps tavern and sells liquor on
Sunday, near which village is the Ply
mouth pastors summer residence, has
called his country tavern tho "Beecher
House."
a new horseshoe has been introduced
; III France. in which, it is said, no nails
are required. It consists of narrow
rim OF iron, which perfectly protects the
edge Of the hoof. without cramping the
, sole, and is much lighter and cheaper
than the ordinary pattern.
A New York chemist has lately shown
that fifty per cent. of the vinegar sold
i'll large cities is made from chemicals
30 poisonous as to gradually under-
mine the consumers health. Sulphu.
retic acid and sugar of lead are largely
found in this article Of universal do
mestic use.
A Millodgeville letter states that Stro
ther. who killed Captain Lewis H. Ke.
nan, has never been arrested, and rumor
says is in Mexico. He was married q