The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-22
-Fms,wAp alarm Of ire xas .sopadad,

OF u0REO uOtOlDS OF any ONmh8o. Inero
is great need ip this -oiss of Como ,sales
by witch the Hremsn may ba i6fofmed
Of tho location OF aAre. 3 Capt. jackson
drew ap good plap. some tiipe agp. but
We have never heart Of it's enforcement.
Many of the fremen live in distant parts
OF the city, and it is serious inconveni-
ense for them to answer the numerous
false alarms. The police should keep a
lookout for those who start tbem.Y TO
show the uncertainty a. to the direction
in which the engines should go, We no.
ticed an engine going down town, last
night, while the hose reel of the same
company went in an opposite direction.
WHAT 1T WILL BE.-MRny surmises
have been INDUCED as to what uses Mr..
Niles G. Parker's new brick building, On
Main street, near Gorvais. will be put.
We have inquired, and Mr. P. informs
! us that the first hoor will be devoted 10
stores. the ceiling of which will be six,
teen feet in height. and the length
| thereof 100 feet. Sixty feet to the rear
OF the stores remains to be disposed Of
The second floor wilt be partitioned into
Offices, from the front sixty feet back.
The remaining 100 feet will be used as
hall. with raised seats. and stage six
teen feet from the ceiling. There will
be sixteen window lights to the hall,
thus securing ventilation unsurpassed
by any hall III the city. This is dssil7e.
rdtum, which will be hailed with delight
by all Observation-Disclosures. The seats
will be arranged as theatre seats pro.
perly are; and will be raised about four
feet on the incline. This portion Of Mr.
Pnrker's building will, we hope, prove
remunerntive to him and satisfactory to
the public. The third story will be
thirteen feet high, and will be parti-
toned into Offices.
| HINTS ON SHOPPING. one who
has had some experience, doubtless,
throws out the following hints. There
is some philosophy in them:
1t is poor economy-or, rather, no
economy at ALTO purchase inferior
fabrics because they are cheap. Persons
in limited circumstances often commit
this error. If calico at ten cents a
yard looks about as we'll as one at twelve
or fifteen cents, the prudent purchaser
will often think it economy to choose the
low-priced goods. AS il is low-prioed,
she may indulge in yard or two more
for ruffles or bias folds, flttering
herself that cheap ornsmentation is
an equivalent for fine quality. This
mistake may bei seen permeatlng the
entire wardrobe OF many sensible Eco
pie. The result is simply this: They
never have anything OF really good qua
lity, are always shabby, and always buy
ing. None but rich people can afford to
buy poor goods. This rule applies to all
sorts of goods -musiins, cloths, carpets
and table linen. We grudge tho time
we sec women spend in making up mus
Inns OF low grades for under-clothing.
And when IL lasts one year Instead of
two, as it should, thore is just twice as
much work done as need to be. Better
make three shirts Of fne quality muslin
than six of lower grade OF muslin.
Just SO in fannels. A fifty-oent all.wool
Shaker flannel will wear two or three
times as long as your fimsy cotton and
wool stuff few pennies cheaper. Es-
peoially in family OF children, fabrics
should be chosen for service. that when
made up, they. may descend from one
child to another-thus saving the mo.
ther time to stitch into her brain little
embroidery of thought and culture. A
few rules with regard to shopping itself
may be in place: First. Have list OF
articles to be purchased made out in
black and white. BY this means, you
will be saved from sudden temptation to
buy what is not really necessary, and
forget nothing that you require. Sc.
oond. Deal only with merchants in
whose business integrity you can con-
fde. Third. In the long run, one always
does better to buy at one and the same
place, than run about for the purpose Of
hunting up bargains. A regular GUS
toner can often get favors denied to On
occasional purchaser. Fourth. Never
buy what you don't want, simply because
it is cheap.
PHGNIXIANA.-Ou poetic Hibernian
explains that love is commonly spoken
Of AS o "1ame" bocause It's a tinder SEN