The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-12-25

BILL Arr on n MAEnIAaE II would glet
ssery wilder Vote. II sasy xasn't Z put OF
sys sao one ,e.ease yoee spsee ol ana
ohe for every child they had. This last
voa.s s.s7at5 the Arpisu family about
elektion times. shore. Akkording to
Solomon, all sich ought 90 have o heap
OF privileges. for it aint no piosyune bis
ness 20 .aiee big drove OF children.
Just let any hide-bound bachelor try it
and see. look upon respectable chill
aTsu no th. ilope Q: the State. and if I
Had my way, these stagnant old rips
who wou't marry. but prowl around and
live easy, and die rich and leave no
sign-at least, none to speak of-should
be taxed heavy, and the money appro-
priated to the ortins' fund. What's a
man worth to the State who leaves it no
defenders after he's ded aud gone; who
patrouizes no Sunday schools or Mnu-
day sohools-buys no candy or baby
clothes. or balls. or Barlow knives. or
long stockings. or hoopskirts, OF jacko-
net muslin. or gallusesc What inirust
has he got in perpetuatin great princi-
pies? Why. chronick old bachelor Can
Jest turn over in his one-horse bed and
die, aud not keer darn il the world
comes to an end In fifteen minutes. He
wouldent keer il the devil was to break
loose and eat up the women aud chill
dren alive.
Now, Im not sayin word agiu tLem
married foaks who somehow I'll q haint
accidentally been blessed with offspring
By no means. They showed awilling-
ness to have en-. and that's enuff for me-
I've always apologized for peepui who
have done the best they could, whether
they succeeded or not. Iaint no Bony
parte, to chop man's head off for los
ing battle, whether he was to blame or
not. I'm friend to married foaks, chill
dren or no children. lawful we,lIock
is society's main spring-its back bone
its life inshoorance. I've no patience
with these old stingy stsgs, who wont
marry without they git pile of penshun
money, who want to be hired to do it,
who hang around town waitin for
some rich gal to turn up, while there's
lots OF poor ones, purity aud clever.
The bane of the beautiful island of
Martinique is serpent called the ''iron
lance" This reptile, with venomous
taste, chooses the coolest and most de-
lightful places in tue garden for his re-
treat, and it is literally at the risk of
life that one lies down on the grass,
or even takes rest in an arbor. The
wounds inflicted by these serpents are
very apt to be fatal unless INN ediately
cared for. The whole island il infested
with this dangerous reptile, and it is
said TINT on an average, nearly 500 per-
sous are bitten every year, Of which
n 1nr .xrk- -
prove fatal, while many others result in
nervous diseases which are almost as
bad as death. A few years ago, when
Prince Arthur. OF England, visited this
island, grand /ete was given in bis
the evening, the grounds were beauti-
pie sauntered through it's cool and
shady avenues. A large number were
bitten by the ''iron lance" and many of
them never recovered from the effects
of the poison. The fondness of this
terrible reptile for cool aud shady
places is serious drawback on the
pleasure of rambling through the charm
ing groves Of Martinique. \ rest ON
the grass under the shadow of some
spreading tree is always haunted by the
dread OF unseen dangers, aud one eau.
not even cross field without ex.l cisln 2
extreme caution.
The case of the New York physician
who caused the death of child by
allowing p:eoe OF lunar caustic to slip
down it's throat is surpassed in reckless
ness by that of DR.. J. 8. Clark, oi
Portland, Me-, who gave young lady
sixt powders of pure corrosive subli-
mate Any one of the powders was
enough to cause death Fortunately,
after taking the first, the patient vomited
freely. and was relieved by dose ol
lemon and gelatine, followed by egg
| nogg. She is not yet out Of danger
What tho doctor meant to admiuiste,
does not appear.
FIRE IN DARLINGTON. S.-Tuestlay morn
ing. about O'Clock, fire broke out or
the square Of the town of Darlington
which destroyed the store and hotel o.
Mr.. John Floyed, the house OF Mr.. M
Welsh, occupied by Mr.. G. Kerrigar
and by MIR. John W. williamson, the
store OF Mr.. J. L. E,rly and tho store