The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-02-11

YANKEE TR1cKs' IN EuaoPE.-Iu
the city of Munich, I"went shopping"
with a lady. Our first purchase, through
tho medium OF her American French,
was OF handsome watered ribbon, an
inch and half wide, at twenty five
cents per yard in grecnbecks. do not
know what was tho advantage OF the
watering to tue ribbon, but my friend
YVES emphatic in the expression. Our
next object was Morocco belt. We
ionnd shop where they were displayed
(in the window, bnt as German only was
'spokop, we had to seek further. Across
the street, we found polite shop -wo-
man, who supplied other little wants,
but had no belts to suit. She recon-
lmen1ed her opposite nelghbor's goods.
Upon fiuding the difficulty between us
and tue good ncighbor, sho offered her
self as interpreter, and daintiIy trippcd
across The street 10 nuke our convGrsa.
tion. No doubt, sue nude great deal
of It, My fair friend examined tho
Morocco belts, bnt looked lopgingIy ut
some o! Rus1in leather, ,cmptingly dis
played in the case. Timidly shu asked
to look ut them. and demanded tbs
prico. ''juat to see." The sum was
unmetl; ~c calculated it in our money.
"TWo dollars aad a hulf only for a Rus
!sia-Iea.het bel;!" exclaimed she; there
must hC frcY t-ndc between Russa aud
Gcrmauy" Kadnntly sho paid the
money, thanked the interpreter, und re-
.urnc1 to tie hotel tn excite tho envy
uf her female acluaiutances. Il week
liter, l saw her gazing ruefuIy on the
remnants Of the belt, which proved to
DO brown paper, with thin red cover
ing. Her rusty ribbon showed itself
twn-thirds cottuu.
In gong through AZ Alpine village 10
purchase Il cane AZ q mumeuto-uUt 4
regular Alpine s:u:l,, ns 1 expected to
do little ciiribing. bnt one which migh.
! be useful aItrrwards-ths principui
attraction was the beautiful ohamos
horn which oruumented tho head. l
selected It, with care aud with ndvics Of
friends. was not afraid Of being i'm
posed upon, escing the simple wl!ager
point out tn us tho imitation horns, for
Tear ~ could not deiect them. After
reaching home, ,uy little boy, after
aolris".ng ta Guotl deal, said, "rhis
smells much like -porcha. p"
!. Wharsnpon tho caue Was put out of his
reLch, aCd iic Was in Disgrace. a few
lays ago, i; fell from it's high position,
tnd little piece was Clipped of. Ms
beautiful horn proved to be wood 90
vcred with thia layer OF guttn percha
From an old soldier on tho field OF
Waterloo. purchased two buttons SO
crushed anI earth stained that hud not
donb, they had figured in the great
battle. ionEd afterwards that ship
loads Of Waterloo buttons are made
yearly in England and sent orer to be
found tor travellers.
In Rome, ufter visiting the old church
I OF St. Stephens. lately e1carated, my
fair friend displayed to me with ereut
delight ten or dozen squares Of vari-
, onaly colorcd marble, Which sha had
Just purchased as being part Of the old
, paTement. The courier leaned ovrr to
see. and said. naively. eyes, they are
: glass; they make great many for sale. u
DID any one really ever see n wooden
ham, Or even nutmeg?
Nervous DEBILITY "A DEPRESSED,
IRRITABLE STATE OF MIND; WEAK. NER-
: roUs, EXHAUSTED FEELING; NO ENERGY
Or ANIMATION; CONFUSED HEAD, WEAK
ihCMOh1t VI LEN WITH DEBlI1rATlNa, IN.
VOLUNTARY DISCHARGES The conse.
Yuouco vi uAoo.nrn, mental o7ol-woia III
. ,ndiscretions. THIS NERVOUS DEpI1dTY
hnds IL SOVEREIGN CURE in Humphreys
HoMGpArIlo SPECIFIC. No. %. 1t
/. tones up tue system, arrests discharges,
, dispcis the mental gloom and despoud.
: ancy, and rcj:venntes the entire system
It is perfectly harmless nnd always of.
iicicnt. Price So for package of five
boxes aud IL large So vial OF powder,
, which ia important in old serious cases
Or 81 per single box. Sold by ALI
druggists, or sent by mail on receipt o.
price. Address HUMrnREYs' SPECIFIC
/ HoMGHArHIc MEDICINE COMPANY, No
3ti2 broadway. N. Y. For uale b1
GElGER X McGEEuoR, Columhia, S. @.
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