The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-02-20

US when pressed by his creditors, and
nfter doing this felt. as he expressed it,
thut he had discharged duty which
he owed to society"
On the evening train from Albany, re-
cently. Was u woman bound for West
field, who persisted in requesting tho
atfabie conductor TO inform her when
Chester was reached. Every time when
the conductor passed through the car,
he WAS greeted with: "Pleuse tell inc
when we get to Chester" Courteous
man though he is. even his patience was
tinully exhausted, aud he politely re-
4nested the unfortunate female TO main
tain silence. as he had heard AID would
heed her injunction. Chester was finally
reached, ana "Chester" wns yelled ut
the car door. The train again startcl,
and the conductor mounted. the car in
which Was his prosecutor. evil. you
tell mo when We get to Chester?' she
said. "This is Chester" he exclaimed,
aud. grasping the bel-rope, he had the
traiu back up to the station I'm real
glad you obliged me-" said the daughter
"f t.v:s =. ,'yfsGcri.c'1 ..cr:!ni.tG- M.
husband used TO 1.-Two here"
FAR DIFFERENT. T.-Ccrtuinly there is
no decciving of ones husband nor ones
physician; nor is it any easier for the
politicians to deceive the people, upon
whose breath and favor they depend for
their very existence. .-Lsde,c appeal
\ married friend Of ours, upon reud-
ing the above. calculated. "rhe devil,
there isnt" He referred to the hus.
band, Lot to the physician or people.
FtTmriWe IVA } .Nercmu.
y good mother was trying to explain
to young hopeful in town, tho other
day, about fighting against the devil
After telling the little fellow who the
devil was. and how hard lbs was to sue
cessfully resist, ho turned around and
said, Mamma, I'd be scared of the
old devil, but il was to come across
one of his little devils, III knock the
stuGiug out Of him.
REsroSSIBILITY. AT the back of
every line that appears in these editorial
columns, no matter what the subject,
there Is always some responsible party,
who Isl prepared to make such apology
rs may be desired by any offended
, party, or to stand trent. if preferred
F"mpiNe { Fa.J Mercuy.
According to Mr.. SAyler, of Indiana,
our present patent system is IL patent
method Of plundering both inventors
aud the public. But it is not quite pa
tent what the remedy is. Perhaps some
ingenious Congressman will cudgel his
brains to invent specific and get it pa
tented.
When Philadelphia reporter writes
that "such scenes must long linScr low
ipgly in the memories of all WHO saw
them, for with youth at the helm and
pleasure Mt the prov, the gondola of en-
joyment swept swiftly along on the
azure sea Of hope" he means pnblic
ball.
General S. Il. Patterson and Geucral
Edmond j. Bryant, two prominent
North Caro!ininns, have recently died,
within few dnys of each other, ut all
vanced ages; tho former of Caldwell
County and the !ntter Of Rutherford
County.
Another remedy has been discovered
for rheumatism iii London. 1t is hot
sand bath. This makes ,34S remedies
all infnlnble!
John Dog petitioned to the Massa-
chnsetts Legislature to change his
name, and they made it john keer, and
he was happy.
| Mrs. Green, a Kausus widow, wants
to marry again. and az recon- menda
tion sho gays she used Que broom for
fourteen years.