The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-10-20

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STATE FAIR.-The sixth annual fair
of the State Agricultural and Me-
ohanical Society will be held in this
city. beginning on Tuesday, the 10th
OF November. and ending on Friday,
the 18th. AS usual, Columbia will be
crowded TO overfowing, and those CT
our business men who wish to bring
their wares to the attention of visitors,
should hand in their work at once.
The premium list is complete, and is
published in neat form; copies of
which can be had on application at
this Office.
ST. Nicholas for November offers -
greater variety than usual. Among
the stories there is the opening of
"Tchumpin," stirring Russian tale;
"a Half-dozen Young Rascals."
story of Bunker Hill; "The Hidden
Treasure, tale OF pirate life in Flo.
rida. by s. ". G. Benjamin; a New
York Thanksgiving Story, Coon
Story, and an interesting Ghost Story.
Then there are practical articles, such
as "The Transit of Venus;" "How the
Cars Stopped;" Yusuf," IN Eastern
Sketch; "venus Of Milo;" ''Legends
and Superstitions." by N. s. Dodge;
"a Billy, Goat Sohoolmaster;" "The
AardVark," with illustrations of this
curious animal. and an article on the
construction of East India Toys.
There are poems by DR.. J. G. Holland,
Anna G. Brackett, Mary E. Bradley
and Mary Mapes Dodge. Published
by Scribner & Co., 654 Broadway, New
York.
A correspondent of the Edgefeld
Adoertiser publishes for the first time
the following lines. written by the Earl
OF Derby in the fy-!eaf of translation
of Homer, which the Earl sent to Gen.
Lee:
''The grand old bard who never dies
Receive him in our English tongue
I send thee, but with weeping eyes,
The story TINT he sung. NJ IN
Thy Troy is fallen-thy dear land
Is marred beneath the spoilers heel
I cannot trust my trembling hand
To write the things feel.
Oh realm OF tears-bnt let her bear
This blazon to the end of time:
No nation rose so white and fair,
None fell 30 pure of crime
The widows moan. the orphans wall
Are round thee, but in truth be strong.
Eternal right, though all things fail,
Can never be made wrong !"
And the Earl adds
An angels mouth-an angels tongue.
Not Homer's, could alone for me
Hymn forth the great Confederate
South,
Virginia firat-then Lee
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Observation-Disclosures is torch
light in the ashes OF our deiusions.
Man overlooks the most instructive
book in his study if he reads not him
self.
The truest mark of being born with
great qualities is being born without
pride.
Division among families is an un-
pleasant sort of arithmetic.
Another hole in those panta2" said
O fond mother to her young hopeful.
"What dreadful on kneesy fellow
you arel"
However dull woman may be, she
will understand all there Is in love;
however intelligent man may be, he
will never know but half OF il.
A youthful lady wants to know whe.
ther girl may be sure man loves
her unutterabiy when he sits in her
presence for an hour without speaking.
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