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MISCET-iT. AUNTY [Original. Our children. A shadow is on tho household, Thorn's darkness on everything, For tho dearest and sweetest iowols Have fallon from love's bright ring. Our beautiful, precious children Have passed from our home away, And we sit tn our darkened chamber, Silent and sad, to-day Thinking of the departed, The lovely, tho undefiled; Praying, Ohl Heavenly Father, Let us be reconciled. We road <>f a shining city, So holy and white ?iud fair, Tl it nothing impure' or sinful Can find an entrance Hiere And faith, with her pearly lingers, Unlatches the gates of gold. And shows us our little children, Safe, safe in the Saviour's told. Ave, safe in that abode forever, "Where angels and seraphs dwell; Love asks is it well with our darlings, And faith answers, "Yes, it is well." MATILDA . Post Meridian. Thc .croakers arc not quite extinct - They bore us as of old, And magnify the ills of lifo At least a hundred fold. Because tho florid artist, time, Has flecked our locks with gray, They'd have us as lugubrious And woe-begone as they. But no, the gentle hand of time Falls with so light a touch; He seems like some benignant friend, Who loves us overmuch, We grow to love him more and moro, And as thc years go by, The thought of parting pains tho heart, That seldom else would sigh. He leads us by still waters now, And now by pastures green. Until tho mollow Western light In beauty bathes thc scene. The slope along the sun-set side No gloomy shadows throws, And eventide bas rosier clouds Than morning ever knows. Lifo is a sort of eager race For wealth, or power, or taine, Where ho who gains the golden prize, Tho other two may claim. The winning post is just in sight Spur on the willing mind, One backward look-ah, there they arc, Thc boys arc close behind. So let ns cherish cheery thoughts, And with unabated hope, Give all the powers that manhood brings Their very broadest scope. As for myself, I frankly own, I like dame nature's plan, Who passed me through ber infant school, And turned me out a man. MASONIC PA$$-W0?D* Curiosity anet tiuiitlity are the two important traits in the character of Ralph Sloogey. The former quality, some years ago, made him desirous of learning the secret of the Masonic fraternity; but as he had heard that hot gridirons and pugnacious goats with sharp horns are made use of during the ceremony of initiation, Ralph's timidity warned him that, as ho was not copper-bottomed, he should first strive to ascertaiu, if pos? sible, whether buck goats and red hot spears and gridirons formed indis? pensable adjuncts in the mysterious ordeal of Masonry. To satisfy him? self oa this point, he endeavored to ''pump'" an intimate personal friend, Jacob Sleeton, whom he knew to bo a Mason. "Now, Jacob," said he, during a conversation on the mysterious sub? ject, "I would like to become a mem? ber of the fraternity; but, before doing so, I think you ought to tell me something about them. Do they really brand you with a hot gridiron'? and if so, on what part of the body?" Like all Masons, wheu such ques? tions were asked, Jacob would smile and say, ''After you shall have taken the three first degrees, yrm will know all about it. I can't answer your in? terrogations." For a long time Ralph tried to worm out something concerning the fraternity; but in vain. On every possible opportunity he would renew the attempt, until, at last, Jacob be- j came offended at Ralph's persistency, and determined to punish him. Early one morning, as Ralph and j Jacob were hurrying down Grand street to their respective places of business, the former renewed his inquiries. "I'd give fifty dollars if I knew the signs and pass-word. If you'll j tell me about the pass-word and grip, I'll promise to never ask you another ' question in regard to the secrets of ; Masonry. Come, now, Jacob-you've | known me since I was a boy, and | you ought to be aware that if I am a j little curious, I never blab. ^WiU you ; tell me? Surely you don't doubt ! jour uid sohool-feiiow"? Ont with ; the pass-word, and I promise you that I'll bo ns mum as a mouse." Were it not for the sake of old friendship, Jacob would have long before put an end to such imperti? nent queries; but having failed to do so, the inquisitive Ralph imagined that he would at last be successful in "pumping" Iiis Masonic friend. When Ralph had completed his last sentence, which was spoken in a loud tone, Jacob turned his head, thinking that the words might have been overheard by a gentleman who happened to be walking behind them. This gentleman proved to be a Mr. Hinslow, who a few weeks before had been dismissed from his position as keeper in the B- Hospital, charged with stealing spoons. Although personally unacquainted with Mr. Hinslow, Jacob knew him by sight ; he had been pointed out to ! him by a member of the Common ? Council, of which body Jacob was j also at that time a member. I The charges against Mr. Hinslow i had not yet been proven; but a com ! ruittcc of the Common Council was ! to inquire into the case at an early day, i and Jacob had been appointed a mern j ber of that committee. The last j question propounded by Ralph i angered Jacob, and as he turned his eyes and beheld the man who had stolen the spoons, an idea immediate? ly entered his mind. He conceived au admirable plan for punishing Ralph, and resolved to instantly put it iu execution. "If I tell you the pass-word," said Jacob, purposely slackening his pace to allow Mr. Hinslow to pass before them, "it* I tell you the Masonic pass? word, you promise never to divulge it-not even to a brother?" "Xever!" exclaimed Ralph, exult? ing, thinking that at last his curiosity was to be satisfied. "Upon your soul, you swear it?" "Upon my soul, I swear it!" re? sponded Ralph, as he put his hand to his face ami scratched his nose to hide a smile. By this time Mr. Hinslow had passed on before them, leaving Ralph and Jacob about three yards behind. "You'll never utter it, in thc hear? ing of mau, woman or beast?" asked Jacob. "By the great God, I solemnly swear!" "I think that I can trust you. Well, Ralph, I am about to make known to you one of the great secrets of Masonry. When you wish to form tho acquaintance of a Mason, all you have to do is to whisper in his ear the mysterious pass-word. That pass-word is-spoons!" "Spoons! O that be-!" ejacu? lated Ralph, as a smile on his fact; was displaced by a frown. "I tell you truly-the Masonic pass-word is 'spoons.' " "Spoons! Ha! ha! ha!" and Ralph made a feeble attempt to laugh. "Spoons! that's a h-1 of a pass-word! You must think I'm a confounded fool." "I'm in earnest, Ralph. When Masons get into difficulty, aud need assistance, they roar out the word spoons three times. Were you tc say spoons three times, even here, on the public street, and a Mason should hear you, he would immediately rush to your assistance, thinking that you needed it. Ralph did uot believe him; aud to show that he could not be so easily gulled, he roared out at the top ui his voice "Spoons! Spoons!! Spoons!."." Ere the second syllable had passed his mouth. Mr. Hinslow turned round and faced Ralph. "You said 'spoons,' did you? Take that, and that!" As bespoke, Hins? low struck Ralph between the eyes, and then nuder the ear, the secoue blow lifting the inquisitive man of his feet, so that ho staggered and fell to the pavement, completely stunned "I'll give you spoons!" roared tlu excited Hinslow, as he advanced and repeatedly kicked the prostrate mau. As Ralph made no effort to rise, the enraged Hinslow soon tired o: kicking him, and slowly passed on occasionally looking behind to see i Ralph were following to obtain satis faction. Ralph did uot require satisfaction thinking he might get too much of i -so he prudently postponed return ing to consciousness until his enenr had disappeared. As he rose to his feet, he said t< Jacob, in a subdued tone, "Why dh that man strike me?" You uttered thc Masonic pass-word but could not respond to the counter sign. HeisaMasou; and, as he i solemnly bound to do, immediate! answered the pass-word by makin, the countersign with his hand. Yo were nuable to answer his countei sign, and for that reason he kne1 you to be a clandestine Mason man who had learned the secrets i an improper way. Therefore, it w;i his duty to chastise you. Your lif may be forfeited for that indiscn tion " . ' 'My life ! By the great Jehoval I thought you were only humbuggiu me wheu you said that spoons wi tho pass-word." "Sh-h-h! Beware!" said Jacol putting his hand to Ralph's monti "Never utter that word agaii Masons are ubiquitous, and ye might lose your life. As it is, ye are in danger; for all the lodges i the city will be immediately convoke to adopt measures that may discovi who has betrayed them. My life, ; well as yours, is in jeopardy. Promis me that you will never again titi the pass-word." "And so spoous is the pass-word Ralph was at last convinced that h old friend had been telling ^the trut "Well, may I bc broiled on a Maso ic gridiron, aud turned over with red hot trowel, if I ever I halli spoons again!" Ralph has most religiously keptl word. Should he need a spoon whi at the table, he now asks his wife f a . sugar shovel," fearing that if mentioned the proper uamo of t article, some pugnacious member the mystic brotherhood might ] spond to the Masonic pass word. At a fashionable church in Ni York, the contribution plates are ci ried ro d by young ladies, to t great L< ??t of the treasury. A Cliupter on Ilurmoiiir.Iiip Drciis with (hr Cumphxioii. Of all colors, perhaps the most ?ryiug to the complexion are the dif? ferent shades of lilac and purple. The fashionableaud really beautiful mauve and its varieties are, of course, in? cluded in this category. In accord? ance with thc well-known hiw of optics, that of colors, simple or com? pound, have a tendency to tint sur? rounding objects with a faint spec? trum of their complementary color, i those above mentioned, which rc I quire for their harmony various tints of yellow and grecu, apply those sup? plementary colors to the complexion. I It ?8 scarcely necessary to observe, 1 that of all complexions those which 'turn upon yellow are* the most un? pleasant in their effect-and proba 1 bly for this reason, that in this i climate it is always a sign of har ' monizing colors so beautiful in th ein : selves with the complexion, and so j avoiding these ill effects. To a cer? tain extent, tins may be done, and as i follows: Should the complexion bc dark, ! the purple tint may bc dark also, because, by contrast, it makes the complexion appear fairer; if the skin bo pale or fair, the tint should be lighter. In either case, the color should be placed next the skin, but should not he parted from it by thc hair and by a ruche of the tulle, which produce thc neutralizing effect of gray. Should the complexion still appear too yellow, green leaves or green ribbons may bo worn as trimmings. This will often neutral? ize lilac and purple colors, and thus prevent their imparting au unfavor? able hue to the skin. Scarcely less difficult than mauve to harmonize with the complexion is tho equally beautiful color called "magenta."' The complementary co? lor would bc yellow-green; "magen? ta," therefore, requires very nice treatment to make it becoming. It must be subdued when near the skin, and this must bc done by inter? mixture with black; cither by dimi? nishing its brightness, by nearly covering it with black lace, or by in? troducing the color in very small quantity only. Yellow, also, is a difficult color to harmonize with the complexion. A bright yellow, like that of the butter? cup, contrasts well with black, and is becoming to brunette:.., when not placed next the skin; but pale yellow, or greenish yellow, suits no one, especially u.ose with pale complex? ions. Its effect is to diffuse, by con? trast, a purple hue over the complex? ions, and is certainly no addition to beauty. Blwe is favorable to most complex? ions; light or sky blue especially so to fair persons with golden bair; fuller tints to those who arc less fair, or in whom years have developed some of the color ot the sere and yellow leaf peculiar to autumn. It often happens that, as persons ad? vance in years, colors which suited ; thom in youth cease to be becoming; < pink, for instance, agrees with a youthful complexion and fair skin, but it does not harmonize with the yellow tints of more advanced agc; in this case, either sky-blue, or pure deep blue, will be substituted with advantage for pink. WOMEN.-A Paris correspondent writes: One would imagine in Paris that women had only just been created, so incessantly the Parisian mind busies itself with their description and analysis and classification. Bal? zac writes chapters and Miehelet books about them, whose iniluence crosses the Channel and unhappily inspires Charles Koa de; Laboulaye lectures about their history, and the reporters at the opening day of the Chamber of Deputies find no topic so important as the description of their dresses. Following the gene? ral fashion, a Parisian journal pro? pounded, as an intellectual exercise for its subscribers, the invention of a suitable definition for "the sex," and received an immense quantity of answers. I select some of them: "A woman is a necessity, which Providence has converted into an en? joyment." 1 "Definition geometrical-woman I is a polygon, for she has many sides, ! good and bad." I "It is a being who has not the soul ; in the body, but the body in thc I soul." I "A woman is a being capable of j experiencing sensations, but seDti ; mciits never." "Ata distance, a rose without a thorn; approached, a thorn without a . rose." "Women fill u?) the intervals in conversation and in life like the i down placed in the glass boxes; we ! reckon the down as nothing, yet, everything would break to pieces without ii." "The woman of the world is a woman who knows how to be dis? tinguished with a toilet of two louis, and simple with a toilet of a thousnnd crowns." "The woman of the world is she j who is enough so never to he obliged to announco in what circles she j moves." "It is sho'who feels at homo where ever she finds herself." A clergyman lately told his congre? gation that they seemed to pajr much moro attention to the conversion of seven-thirties than of their fellow? men. General Superintendent's Office, ! tm CTjSfi ?^*t- reg g ?gg CHARLOTTE * S. C. RAILROAD, COLUMBIA, S. C., March 10, ISf.O. j THE schedule of tue Passenger Trains over this Road is as follows: Leave Columbia at. 3.3(1 a. m. : Arrive at Charlotte at. 9.50 a. m. Leave Charlotte at. 5.10 a. m. Arrive at Columbia at.11.25 a. m. Close connections are made at Columbia and Charlotte with tho mail trains on the North Carolina and South Carolina Rail? roads. THROUGH TICKETS are sold at Colum bia to Richmond, Va., Washington, D. C.. Baltimore, Md., Philadelphia, l'a., and New York city-giving choice of routes cia Portsmouth or Richmond-and baggage checked, rickets are also sohl at Char? lotte for Charleston and Augusta. An Accommodation Train, for freight and local passage, leaves Columbia at 7a.m., on Tuesdays, Thursdays and .Saturdays of each week, and Charlotte on the same days and hour: arriving at Columbia and Charlotte at 6 p. m. March 17 C. BOUKNIGHT, Supt. Schedule over South Carolina R. R i GENERAL SUP'TS OFFICE, CHARLESTON, S. C., Mandi ll. 1866. ON and after thc 13th inst"., the Through j Mail Train will run as follows, viz: Leave Columbia at 11.40a. m., ChVn time, j Arrive Kingsville at 1.20 p. m., " " j Leave Kingsville at 1.35 p. m., " " ! Arrive at Augusta 9.00 p. m., " " PASSENGER TRAIN. Leave Charleston.8.00 a.m. Arrive at Columbia. 5.20 p. m. Leave Columbia. 6.50 a. m. Arrive at Charleston.4.00 p. m. March 13 H. T. PEAKE, Geni Snp't. Greenville and Columbia Railroad. PASSENGER Trains will run daily, Sun? days excepted, as follows: Leave Columbia at.7.1~> a. m. " Alston at.'J.05 " " Newberry at.10.35 " Arrive at Abbeville at. 3.13 p. ru. " at Anderson at.5.10 " " at Greenville at.5.40 " Leave Greenville at. 0.1)0 a. m. " Anderson at.6.30 " " Abbeville, at. 8.35 " Newberry at.1.20 Arrive at Alston at.2.45 " at Columbia at.4.40 The Great American Blood Purifier. THE mm DELIGHT ! Ill IE QUEEN'S DELIGHT, the great ! American Alterative and Blood Puri? fier, is the mos! perfect vegetable coin-1 pound of alteratives, tonics, diuretics and diaphoretics; making it the most effective | invigorating, rejuvenating and blood-1 cleansing cordial known to tho world. In introducing this now and extraordi? nary medicine to thc public, observation j loads ns to remark that too little attention is paid to tho "life of all llcsh,'' the blood, j Many disease s, and, too,many complaints, j which have their origin in a vitiated state I of the blood, are treated only as symptoms and results: whereas, if the remedy had been applied to enrich tho blood and ren? der it pure, both cause and effect would have been removed. The Queen's Delight is offered to thc afflicted as a sure remedy for those diseases arising from au impure condition ?d' thc blood, lt has a direct and specific action upon that fluid, and consequently renders the blood pure, lt is said, on nigh authority, that '"man no sooner begins to live than he begins to die, and that the characteristics of the living organism are ceaseless change, and ceaseless waste." lt is obvious, therefore, to every reflecting mind, that unless the blood is pure, in supplying the waste tis? sues with material, it must be the cans?- of innumerable- ills and constitutional disor? ders, such as Scrofula, Rheumatism, He? patic Disorders, Consumption, Inflamma? tions, Fevers, Ac. Life and health is only to bo maintained by the circulation of pure arterial blood. We therefore advise every ono whose blood is in the least vitiated by indulgence or excess, and whose constitution ia im? paired by disease and is suffering from Rheumatism, Liver Complaint, Consump? tion, Scrofula or King's Evil, Carbuncles, Boils, Itching Humor of the Skin, Erysi? pelas, Skin Diseases, Tetter, Roughness of the Skin, Pimples, Blotches, Pains in the Bones, old Ulcers, Syphilis and Syphilictic Sores, Indigestion, Inflammation of the Bladder and Kidneys, Pains in the Back, General Debility, and for all complaints arising from deficiency and poverty of blood, to use tho Queen's Delight. Females of delicate constitution, suffer? ing from weakness and depression ot mind in consequence of those complaints wine!: nature imposes at the period of change, have a pleasant and sure remedy in the Queen's Delight. Children whose fair and ruddy complex? ion gave early promise of health and beauty, but too soon become blanched ano! pale by some hereditary taint of the blood, will have tho rich boon restored by using thc Queen's Delight. The unacclimated and persons traveling into warm countries will find the Queen's Delight a great protection from all malari? ous affection and diseases which originate in a change of climate, diet and life. The extraordinary and unprecedented cures performed by the Queen's Delight Compound is attracting the attention of every one, not. only at home, but abroad. Thc merits of this compound are being felt and appreciated everywhere. Hear what they say of it in New York: "It is a remedy of much importance and value, exerting an influence over all the secre? tions, wiiicii is unsurpassed by any other known alterative. It is extensively used in all thc various forms of primary and secondary syphilitic affections; also, in scrofulous, hepatic and cutaneous diseases, in which it- use is followed by ?he most successful rc> Its." Its proper! ;i s as a remedy were lirst in? troduced to the notice of tho profession by Dr. Tkos. Young Simons, of South Carolina, as early as 1828, as a valuable alterativere medy in syphilitic affections, and others re? quiring use of mercury. Dr. Simons' state? ments have been i ndorsed and extended by Dr. A. Lopez, of Mobile, and Dr. H. R. Frost, of Charleston. From thereports in its favor, there seems no reason to doubt the efficacy of this medicine in Secondary Syphilis, Scrofula, Cutaneous Diseases. Chronic Hepatic Affections and other com plaints benefited by alterative medicines. For sale wholesale and retail by FISH ER .V HEINITSH, _ PJee 27 Druggists, Columbia. S. c. Fresh Crackers! JUST RECEIVED: *; bbl?, fresh SODA BISCUIT. 2 bbl*. GINGER SNAPS. 2 " OYSTER CRACKERS. 2 " Extra Butter " 2 " Fancy Pie-Nic " 2 " Lemon Biscuits. All fresh from the bakorv. J. C. SEEGERS A CO. Feb 20 ' 1867. SPRING Ulli GOODS. 1867. Wi', HAVE NOW IN STORE THE FOLLOWING NEW V>,3> CHEAP <*<>0 1>K: I>ETNTS. BLEACHED and BROWN COTTONS. PRINTED M CSLIN8, CAMBRIC and BRILLTENTE. ORGANDIES. LAWNS and GRENADINES. CASSIM EKES. COrrONADES ami LINEN. ALSO, Tho finest selection of WHITE GOODS, of every description, yet offered, and at PRICES THAT CANNOT FAIL TO PLEASE. !> JONES. C. SHIVER. C? TY TRAD E S "\T7~E ofter, for a fe w dav*, a SIM"!TAL ami BEAUTIFUL LOT of NEW DRESS VV GOODS, a< TWENTY-FIVE CENTS PER YARD. .Hist in ami suitable for the season DAVID JONES. R- (:- SHIVER. HAVING ascertained by experience that GOOD GOODS always give satisfaction, aud inferior, or second-class, gr>ods seldom do, wc have determined to adhere more strictly t.. ,,ur established rule ot keeping the BEST, or FIRST-CLASS, GOODS; ami for thc future, while we shall keep ALL GRADES of GOODS, FINE GOODS will bc our speciality. DiLVID JOINT HS SS- IEL. O- SHIVER. March 10 NEW GOODS! R. & W. C. ?WAFFIELD HAVE JUST RECEIVED AN ASSORTMENT OF ^ i> i iv <? o L o T H i rv <? z OF THEIR OWN MANUFACTURE. WHICH THEY OFFER TO THE PUBLIC AT r xrs r A L. L Y L () W P R I C E S ! SPRING CAiSIMERES-NEW STYLE. March .") BEDELL'S KOW. .EE-CE IEE FOR THE PHENIX, DAILY ANO fiu-W EEKLY; OR THE PUBLISHED EYERY WEDNESDAY, IN COLUMBIA, S- C. The Latest Telegraphic News! Foreign and American, will be found in these publications. Every issue of thc Daily contains from Ten to Fourteen Columns of Reading Mailor: tho Tri-Weekry from Twenty to Twenty-four. Terms as reasonable as the stringency of the money market and the. quantity of reading matter furnished will warrant. The Weekly contains FORTY EIGHT COLUMNS, and is tile Largest and Cheapest Paper in the South! An examination of their merits is solicited. ?gp'Specimen copies furnished on applicati?n.ct^H Daily Phoenix $4; Tri-Weekly $2*2; Weekly Gleaner ?1 i JOB PRINTING ( M* all kinds, such as Books, Pamphlets. Hand-bills. Posters. Dray Tickets. Receipts. Blanks. Programmes, Contracts Circulars. Bill Heads, Business Cards. Labels, Visiting Cards, Wedding Cards. PLA?H OR COLORED, Promptly executed, and at such prices as will make it an inducement for persons to leave their orders. JULIAN A. SELBY, Proprietor Phoenix Power Press Printing Establishment, West side Main, between Taylor and Blanding Ste.