The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-26

"A P49EAr sPA1R: AAn' tfrigbnNs. 10
whom Some wonderful story wsS told on
authority OF q penny paper, diobelieved
1t, saying he distrusted all he saw in the
"ehape prlnt." " "Why don't you believe
In the cheap print?" he was asked. IT
don't think they can afford to speak the
truth for the money"
Katy, aged three years, was trying to
think OF pleasant surprise for her
father on his birthday. At last she cried |:
II know, mamrna-I know"
"What, my dear?"
''Bqy me o little sister. without saying
anything to papai'
In Lutterworsh, Eugland. two davs
before Christmas, three magistrates sent
. woman seventy-five years old to prison
ior seven days. for the crime of having
broken stick from farmers hedge.
thereby inficting aamsges TO the amount
OF one penny"
Said Mr.. Fsoude to a reporter in
search OF knowledge: 81 pronounee the
on in my name like 90 in FOOL. The re-.
porter fears thas thof5 is smaox q
personality about that answer, though
he can't tell just whereit comes in.
There is white monkey in the Gem
tral Park collection who will not assooi-
ate with the colored ones, which ia the
most striking bit OF evidence yet brought
forward, perhaps, in support OF Darwin's
theory of the descent of man.
The destruction of $50, 600, 900 pounds
of tobacco by fire in this country last
year, has not made the uti-tobacco go
ciety happy, simply because it was
burned In pipes and in the form of
cigars.
Ben Webb says 'a single greenback
dollar would cover all that I ever won at
cards. He is fortunate. Most of those
who play cards for money would be glad
IL they could say that their Losses are
limited by single greenback dollar.
The biographical grave clothes of
Pope Plus TX repose in myraids of
journalistic pigeon holes throughout tho
civilized world, ready for use at q mo-
ment's notice.
an Eastern paper having boasted of
young lady who framed and raised O
barn, Western contemporary Offsets
the enterprise by giving an account of a
Western maid who raised -, and all
because she could not find her back hair.
Doctors in Tennessee are said to have
rather hard time. IF the'patient lives
lie seldom pays, and if he dies the rest
OF the family want to shoot the physi-
clan.
Portland, Oregon, is rapidly improv.
ing. local paper says 'that long
strings of teams. loaded with whiskey.
can be seen from our Office, and saloons
are going up like magic"
At Leeds. England, q drunken man
undertook to play Santa Claus on Christ
mas eve. He got half way down the
chimney Of house, when from below
fire was started, and he was suffocated.
To find ont what the Indiana Leeisla
ture is made of. go over to the hills of
Jeffersonville and cry alond, "Who's yer
law-makers?" OF course, echo w;ll an.
swer, "Hoosier law-makera?"
Every blacksmith's bellows in Sioux
City was recently destroyed, and the SUI
ferers aren't able to 'raise the wind" re-
quired for new ones.
Tie weather, at Christmas, in the
East OF England was 80 mild that violets.
orocuses and other enrly flowers were in
full bloom.
Indiana is tho State to live in. Boiler
explosions cut the top story Of a house
clean off, and don't disturb any of the
furniture.
Prof Tindall has perfected new res.
pirator for fremen, whereby thew can
breathe freely in burning buildings.
London underwriters refused to in
sure vessel, because it was named "The
Devil"
Live up to your engagements.