The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-03-01

4 dentist not . thousand miles 1som
Bristol, Conn.,, was rscsntiy extracting q
tooth from young man under the IN.
huenoe OF laughing gas, when he {the
young man) suddenly BECAME upcon-
trollable, and, jumping from the chair
ran with full speed down the street, the
: dentist calling at the top of his voice,
Stop him, he is full Of gas!"
+, The New York Commercial Advertise,.
has this unkind outs: The Washington
, Chronicle says That Qolfax's name would
have given character to the New York
Tribune that it couldn't get in twenty
years under mir. Reid. 1T is probably q
knowledge of this fact that induced the
proprietors to retain Mr.. Reid.
A young man of Columbus, of slender
build, remarked one day during the pre-
valence of the recent "polar wave," in O
circle Of friends, that he had seen icicles
rs large as his leg. 'Your leg, the
devil, retorted another young man, of
squatty mould, 'I've seen 'em as big as
q hoe handle" j.. -, T.;
A German preacher near Dayton. who
objects to his congregation chewing to.
bacco in Church, requested them to
leave their "cuds" out of doors on hat
rail, in fence corner, under the steps
anywhere, for there would be no danger
OF the birds, geese, hogs, .4or, anything
eating it or carrying it aWey.
The following is the copy of will left
by man who chose to be his own
lawyer: s'This is the last will and testa.
ment of me, John Thomas. I give all
my things to my relations, to be divided
among them the best way they can. N.
B.-1f anybody kicks up row. or makes
any fuss about it, he isn't ito have any-
thing"
A merchant in Hartford, Conn. hav-
ing discovered q lidtson between his
book-keeper and his wife. took the terri.
BILE revenge of dismissing the former
from his employment and sending the
latter to live with his mother-in.law.
Running short of, "talk," while call
ing on his sweetness, brilliant idea
struck Kansas youth. "One thing is
certain" said he, ''if don't go over the
plains this spring, I'll marry nnd raise
crap"
Katy, aged three years, was trying to
think of q pleasant surprise for her
father on his birthday. At last she
Dried: II know, mamma; I know"
What, my dear2" SECT me little
sister without saying anything to papa"
"Do you think I am fool?" violent
man asked the late Rev. DR.. Bethune.
Really" replied the doctor, ''I would
not have ventured the assertion, but now
that you ask my opinion, I must say
that am not prepared to deny it"
A COW. at Rome. Ga, lay down in
damp place the other day, and her tail
froze fast to the ground. A paper, in
giving pathetic account of the affair,
says that when the COW got up there was
another cold anap-the tail actually
broke.
II have no luck in fishing, I never
could persuade fish to bite" said o
young. exquisite. ''Try your power on
CROSS dog" remarked rough by-stand-
er. ''and see il yer don't have better
luck" ~,
There are seven daily newspapers pub
lished in the State Of Kentucky; three
at Louisville, one at Lexington, one at
Frankfort and two at Padncah.> OF these
six are Democratic in politics and one
Republican.
Senator Harlan says sit pays to be
honest and just, even in q mercenary
sense" Ifhe had been paid for hon.
esty and justice, he would have starved
to death long ago.
Hyacinthe's example has been fol.
lowed by Catholic pastor in st. Louis.