The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-08-03

SuOp, Nuu Iluu u KiOu or uuS0eu SOlpmnI-
ty in the air and no pie for dinner The
meridiunni meal is eaton in silence aud
bitterness Of heart, aud then tue wife Of
his bosom Inquiries if she is expected to
take care Of the stable and feed the pigs,
| as well US saw the woud. The man says,
Hang it all, l forgot" and tho woman
drops her sarcasm and breaks down in
the declaration that she never r will
d-o-i.t again, never; bnt she will; she
will do it to morrow, and the next tlay,
and the day after; for one Of the things
that woman never will learn is. that sh.
cannot saw wood. -Dmbury Neacs
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KNOCKED ABOUT IN THE WonLD 1t is
good thing for a young man to be
Knocked about in the world" though
his soft-heartod parents may uot think
so. All youths. or if not ull, nineteen
twentieths Of the sum total, enter !fc
with ii surp'nsnge Of self lf.conccit. If, in
measuring themselves with wiser aud
older men than they are. they discover
that it is unwarranted, and got rid Of it
gracefully, of their own accord. we'll and
good; ii not, it is desirable for their own
sakes that it be Knocked ont of them.
boy who is sent to large school
soon fnds his level. His will may huve
been paramount at home, but school
boys arc democratic in their ideas, and,
if arrogant, are sure 10 be thrashed into
recognition of the golden rule The
world is great public school, and it
soon teaches new pupil his proper
plnce. If he has tho attributes that re-
long to II leader, he will be Installed in
the position of a leader; if not. whatever
his own opinion of his abilities may be,
be will be com mpelled to fall in with tho
rank and file. II not destined to great
ness, the next best thing to which he can
aspire is respectability; but no man can
either be truly great or respectable who
is vain, pompous and overbearing.
By tho time tho novice has found his
legitimate social position, be the same
high or low, the probability is that the
disngreeable traits OF his character will
be softened down or worn away. Most
likely the process Of abrasion will be
rouah, perhaps very rough; but when il
Is oil over, and he begins to see himself
as others see him. and not r,1 .cted in
the mirror OF self.conceit, ho will be
thankful that he has run the gauntlet,
and ut self-knowlcdse. Upon the whole,
the contrary. it is good thing for
j W
it makes men.
a CRITICAL SEASON Toward the close
OF the warm season tive long continued
heat begins TO tell upon the body and
mind. Both becomes exhausted, and we
feel instinctively that nature, after fight
ing gallant battle with debiltating
Temperature, is dropping ut last aud re-
quircs to be stimulated and reinforced.
This, therefore, is period of the year
when u course of 1lostctter's Stomach
Bitters is especially useful. The imme-
date effect Of this nuequaled vegetable
restorative is to strengthen the stomach,
sharpen the appetite, tone and regulate
the bowels and give steadiness nnd vigor
to the nerves. AS n preventive of the
endemic and epidemic complaints that
prevailiat this season, aud as remedy
for Indigestion, liver disturbances, nerv-
Gus debility, constipation, languor, head
ache, and all irregularities of tho bowels,
this pnre and wholesome vegetable tonic
and Alternative has no equal among medi-
ciucs. A3t2tl
REDrATH. .-Jamos Rodpath has taken
editorial charge Of tho Charleston CAro.
nicle. Will he write his lines in blood?-
Ne'o York Herald
Alas! since his name first made its np-
pearance, some twenty years ago. in
American politics, his path has indeed
been red with blood. M missionary of
Abolitionism contributed more than this
vagrant English agitn,or to bring about
the war. lie was tho precursor Of tho
irrepressible conflict aud tho trumpete er
Of tho John D.own raid, and, true to his
name, his footsteps have been stained
with red from the beginning; and as we
still find him on the wnr-path it my be
50 the end. Ricamond Enyviy,v.
Treasurer Cnrdozo has paid to the
County Treasurer of Grccnvi!le So, 900
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