Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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-*v--? '?? . -?? "nitt?^f .'ii' rtt?*w*?j? ?*T . &>>**> "irr^v i '~*irr-"ir' -r* ? Im/ Daily Paper $8 a Year "Let our Just Censure uJNIX. Attend the True Event." Tri-Weekly 85 a Year BY JULIAN A. SELBY. VOLUME IV-NO. ICO THE PHOENIX. JPUBMIinKS DAILY AND Tm-WEEKLY. tm GLEANER, EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING. BY JULIAN A. SELBY, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. Ornoo on Main Htreot, a Tow doora above Taylor (or Camden) etroot. TERMS-I2V ADVANCE. SUBSCRIPTION. Daily Paper, six months.ti 00 Tri-Weokly, " .! . 2 50 Weekly, " " . 1 50 ADVERTISEMENTS Inserted at 75 cents por square for the first Insertion, and 50 cents for each subsequent. Weekly 75 cents eaoh insertion. tar A liberal discount made on the above. rates when advertisements are inserted oj1 Me month or year. AGENTS. Lexington-B. J. Hayes. ?partanburg-Hiram Mitchell. J. R. Allen, Cheater. 8. P. Kinard, Newberry C. H. James Grant, Union. Julius Poppe, Anderson C. H. A Woman's Idea. A fine article in tho October nnm ber of Demoresfs Magazine is from tho pen of Mrs. Croly. We givo a few extracts from it: Who is it that buys all tho sugar plums that support our great confec? tionery shops-not such as have restaurants and --bars" attached, but the simpler establishments whero only candies and confections and crystalized sweetmeats are to bo found? Why, women and children, ol' course. Men ocoasioully may bo seen going in or comiug out of them, but men are rarely seen eating can? dies. The paokage they purchaso is nearly always bought to take homo to wife children, or present to some lady friend. This fact illustrates a humiliating truth. Women have boen fed on confectionery until they have ac? quired a distaste for more solid food. In other words, they have boon pot? ted and sweetened into compliance with tho wishes and authority of men, until they have lost individuality and self-respect, and dread nothing so much as the loss of their accus? tomed indulgence. The first thing that a young man does when ho proposes to a girl is to assure her he is willing to work for and support her to tho extent of his means and ability to the cud of his natural life. This assurance the girl receives in perfect good faith, admiring Iiis dis? interestedness, and moro than grate? ful, as is tho manner of women, for his exceeding kindness in selecting her, when, no doubt, ho might have Lid tho choice of many prettier and -richer girls. W* Tho idea that prudence had any? thing to dp with the matter on his part never enters her mind. She would indignantly repel tho intima? tion that he had been confirmed in his resolution of askiug her to bo his wife by tho thought that she would not require too much of him, and could givo him all ho wanted in thc way of housohold services at less cost than he could got it in any other way. lu askiug her to bo hin wife, he proposes to support her, and even in the church servico magnificently offers to endow hor with all his worldly goods-goods that he does not possess, and never will, unless she assists him by her iudustry, thrift and management. What does "endow" moan, thou, and why is tho word used at all? Tho truth is, that it generally meaus that tho wife rccieves from her husband whatever he has a mind to give her, not ns her right, but as his gift, ho retaining all tho control over ii is own property, and very often assuming it over hers, if she happons to possess any in her own right. We have had no mind to ask tho price that many women pay for thoir immunity from household drudgery, for their exemption from absolutely menial employment, for their privi? lege of living in a houso with a few moro rooms, for their costly ward? robes, for their rich jewels; but ono thing is cortain, that all would bo given, and more, very ofton, for the womanhood lost, for tho sense of perfect, absolute freedom. For a paper of promised sugar plums, which they may or may not get, womon barter in marriage their most sacred right, thoir right over their own persons, nud tho control of their own actions. A great deal is said about a wo? man's will, but in mnrried lifo there is but one will, and that ono is that of the man. Mon sometimos make a merit of yielding when they do not care one way or the other, but if they do, all the power on earth oould not turn them. It may bo that there is a necessity existing iu tho nature of tilings for I this inflexibility*, this determination on the part of men. Undoubtedly there aro ends to be gained and ob staoles to overcome, which only strength and persistence could ac? complish; but it must be remembered that will power is just ns often exor? cised in small things ns i ti large, that the habit of control is difficult to lay aside, that great occasions don't always arise, but little ones do con? stantly, when the assertion of an obstinate will, to the exclusion of reason or nrgumeuts proves a source of much annoyance, often of perma? nent misery. Looking at tho subject from this point of viow-what do women gain for tho I088 of all that they unhesi? tatingly givo to men? Nothing, ex? cept tho name of wife. Tho board and clothes, with greater freedom and much less labor and suffering, could bo obtained by hiring out to any other person. This is not set forth as the highest or best view of married life, but sim? ply as the hard, practical side of the question. It is time that women understood for what they exchange themselves, and barter their daugh? ters. It is time that they set them? selves seriously to work, to consider whether it would not be better to educate and train them as indepen? dent bunnin beings, with a purpose in lifo of their own, and knowledge, at least, of what they have to expect as dependents in any position in life. It is not that men are auy worse than women would be under tho snmc circumstances; it is simply that thc dependent position is necessarily the subordinate one, and that this dependence, in the case of women, is increased in an infinite degree bj the su?Fe:ings and responsibilities ol maternity. The better women are treated th< moro reason thoro is to fear for them, and for tho futuro of the sex. I scorns ungrateful to rebel against th< hand that feeds you, no matter hov willing a slave you may bo in return and as there is no recognition of tin labor that women perform, no ac knowledged right to compensation to a share in the income, or to any thing but so much as a gift from he husband, they must grow more nn< more d?pendent ns they grow older and less able to emancipate thom selves from tho necessities of tbei position. Is this well? Is it best to rcs under this stnte of thiugs? To ea tho bread of dependence, and hav tho credit of eating that of charity Shall wo forever perform a full shar of tho work of the world, and relit quish all titlo to its rewards? Sha we forever sell our birth-right for pound of confectionery? The root of the evil lies in th stupid idea that women have, that i is a degradation to work for 11101103 Work they cannot escape, bo the rich or poor. They must work, moi or less, for themselves, for tbei friends, for their husbands, for tbei children, for their homes, or fe charities, and the most of them do early and hito, without a thought t unwillingness, and with real ard< and earnestness, unless it comea i the tangible shape of "cuminT the own living," and then it immediate! becomes a hardship. Tho euro for tho evil rests wii women themselves. Lot them mid vocation before, and independent o niarriago. Lot them bo taught tl infamy of holding their own persoi as their only capital. Teach them 1 place a proper value upon their pot tion and services as wife aud mothc and demand in return for these, n a paper of sugar plums, but a fi recognition of an equal right to siluro in tho income, acquired pr perty, in tho disposition of propert and whatever affects tho interests at welfaro of the family. For our part, wo consider tl right acknowledgement of, and coi pensation for labor, of the highc importun?e, and paramount to 1 others for women. It is bosh f men to talk of women losing tin titlo for courtesy when they elai equality. How much courtesy or how mu protection do women get from ni when they really need it? Tho w men that wo know, who receive t courtesy from men are those w pecuniarily and otherwise aro mc independent of them. Is it not botter to possess $100 one's own, than be dopendent for fi dollars upon some one else, a doubtful whether you ever get it? Money is power. Let women 1 oeivo money for their labor, and th can bay all tho confectionery th want, and something more snbsU tial-their own independence a self-respect. SPECIAL NOTICES. AVOID POISON.-INr?LlD READER^ j do you know what nine-tenths of tho bit? ter compounds you aro solicited by tho proprietors to accept as universal pana? ceas aro composed of? Give heed for a moment. They arc manufactured from unpnritied alcohol, containing a consider? able portion of fusil oil-a poison almost as deadly as prussic acid. Tho basis of tho regular tinctures of the Materia"Mc dica is tho same. No amount of '-herbal extracts" can overcome the bad tendency of this pernicious element. The essence of sound ryo, thorough!)* rectified, is tho only stimulant which can bo safely used as a component of a tonic, alterativo and anti-bilious medicine, and HOSTETTER'8 STOMACH BITTERS is tho only medi? cinal preparation in tho world in which this article is used as an ingredient. Heneo tho extraordinary effects of this great spoeific. It gives strength without producing excitement. No other tonic docs this. All tho ordinary bitters Hush tho faco and affect the brain. Hostettcr's Bitters diffuses an agreeablo calm through tho nervous system, promotes digestion and produces sleep. No other tonic so quickly revives tho exhausted physical energies, rostores tho appetite and rc moves thc gloom and depression which alwavs accompanies weakness of tho bodily powers, lt purges from tho sys? tem the morbid humors which retard "its natural functions, and which LritiR pale? ness to the cheek aud suri'ering to tho brow. It banishes those clogs upon plea? sure, restores the system to high health, and necessarily proves a valuable adjunct to the digestive organs. A trial is all that is needed to establish it in the confidence of the skeptic. September 30 f? "MANHOOD.'*-Another New Medical Pamphlet from the pen of Dr. Curtis. Thc Medical Times t-ays of this work: "This ! alnable treatise on the cause and cure of | premature decline shows how health is impaired through secret abuse." of youth und manhood, and how easily regained. It gives a clear synopsis of tho impediments to marriage, the cause and effects of ner? vous debility, and tho remedies therefor." A pocket edition of tho above will bo for? warded on receipt of 25 Cents, by ad? dressing Dr. Curtis. No. 58 North Charles street, Baltimore, Md. May 27 ly INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION. JUST received, now patterns of Dresses, Sacquee, Capea and Overalls. Also, new Hoop Skirt.?._August 23 Summer Tonics and Invigorants. H08TETTER-8 BITTERS, Schiedam Schnapps, Sumter Bitters, Plantation Bitters, Chosnut Grove Whisker. For sale by FISHER .V H?INITSH, July 221_Druggists. Aromatic Life Bitters. ASUPERLATIVE TONIC and Invigor? ating Cordial, composed, in part, of American Centaur)* and Life Everlasting, with other valuable vegetable products. It will be found an excellent STOMACH BITTERS, an appetizer, and a", anti dyspeptio remedy. It is invaluable as a I Tonic, for Debility, Indigestion, Loss of] Appetite, Nervousness, Torpid Liver, Sluggish Circulation. A generous stimu? lant, quickening tho action of the organs of life, and imparting new powers to thc whole body. Directions.-A table spoon-full to a wine glass may be taken, as often as occasion requires, with a little sugar and water, or without. Dyspeptics may take it just before meal a. For sale by FISHER A* HEINITSH, August 14 t Druggists. Enameled Preserving Kettles, ENAMELED omi PLAIN SAUCE PANS, FURNACES, Ac, Ac, just received and for sale, low, bv July 21 FISHER .fe LOWRANCE. Richland-In Equity. C. M. Forman, Trustee, rs. tho Greenville and Columbia Railroad Company. IN pursuance of tho decretal (-nu r of June 19, 1S0S, tho Creditors of the Greenville and Colombia Railroad Com? pany, whose Ponds against the said Com? pany aro secured by any lien in the nature of a mortgage, whether first mortgage or otherwise, whether said mortgage has been executed by the Company or is in the nature of a statutory lien, are hereby re? quired to prove their demands before me. "designating the security claimed as that claimed to be for the security of the bonds so proved," oil or before tho 1st day of Janunrv, 18C??. D. B. DKSAUSSURE, C. E. R. D. July 12_m_ Machine Oil and Belting. FOR sale by May 81 " FISHER A- LOWRANCE. Smoking Tobacco. 1 f\f\ LUS. Pure Spanish SMOKING ?UU TOBACCO, 100 lbs. Lone Jack Smoking Tobacco. For side low _E. A G. D. HOPE^ Brinly Plows. [N store and for salo bv Aug 29 FISHER Ar LOWRANCE. Extra Family Flour, ? ?)(\r\ BARREL8 and bags, at fewest ??*^f\J cash prices. September 19 E. A* G. D. HOPE. Woodenware and Brooms. TUBS, Painted and Brass Bound Buck? ets, Churns, Well Buckets. Cothee pios, Bung Floggers, Barrel Covers, Wash Boards, Measures, Flour Pails, Sugar Boxes, Lemon Squeezers, Bowls. Trays, Kegs, Mats, Baskets. Matches, ftc, just received and for Bale low by Sept 13 3.&T. B. AGNEW. Democratic Newspapers PUBLISHED AT 'Ll'.'.: CAPITAL. OF SOUTH CAROLINA. TnE attention of thc MERCHANTS, FARMERS hud HEADS of FAMILIES generativ throughout the uppor Diatricts, ia called to the MANY ADVANTAGES to ho obtained by Buhscribing for THE DAILY PHOENIX, Published every morning, except Monday, at $4 for six monthr,, $2 for threo months. TRI- WEEKL Y PHOENIX, Published Tuesday, Thursday and Satur? day, at 2.50 for ?ix months; $?.23 for three. WEEKLY OJ LEANER, A mammoth paper, containing forty-eight columns of reading matter, ?B published every Wednesday morning, at $1.50 for eix months. These papers are recognized as tho cen? tral Democratic organs, and contain, be? sides Political Matter, tho latest TELE? GRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE-Marketa and a daily summary of News from all parts of tho World; interesting Editorials on general t?pica; Local Matters; Corres pondencc; Nowa Items; Miscellany-Sto? ries, Poetrv, Ac. Address JULIAN A. SELBY, Proprietor, August 20 Columbia, S. C. j*3rOur country exchanges arc requested to give the above a few insertions. THE WEEKLY GLEANER, A LA nOK El G HT-PAG I*. JOURNAL OF NEWS, POLITICS, LITERATURE. An excellent Raper for Country Reading. ITS POLITICS DEMOCRATIC IX THE OBEAT FIGHT AGAINST RADICAL. USURPATION. TO THE PEOPLE OF THE SO UTIL THE WEEKLY GLEANER-Devoted to tho rehabilitation of tho South in its former prosperity-is offered to subscribers at the low rato of $1.50 for six months. Tho annals of tho American Republic show no political campaign comparable in thc magnitude of its issues and the mo mentousnesa of its results to that for the Presidency, now pending. Indeed, the very lifo of free government is on trial, and it will ho a sad commentary on the capacity of the people for the exercise of that high trust if they, tho jurors who are to try tho issue, pronounce a verdict of self-condemnation. If the South haB any hope it is in the ?ucccba of tho Democratic party in thc coming Presidential election; and (.very citizen is vitally interested in the progress of the hattie, and cannot afford to he without a sound and reliable I newspaper. Aa an organ, not only of sound Demo? cratic principles, but as a vehicle of ge? neral news, tho GLEANER ia confidently commendod to Southern support. A largo eight-page paper, of forty-eight columns, filled with the contributions of able cor? respondents, the daily wealth of tele? graphic communication and readable edi? torials. Especially will it bo valuable ns an organ to disabuse tho Northern mind of tho falsehoods in relation to Southern thought and actions, with which it is the industrious vocation of certain naitica lo poison the springs of Northern feeling on Southern subjects. In this view of the matter, no moro valuable aid to the true reconstruction (if the country and restora? tion of just sentiment at the Nin th toward tho South can bo rendered than by sub? scribing to the WEEKLY GLEANER and sending it to acquaintaLces and friends in the Northern States. We ask the aid of such of our political comrades as shall tee thia prospectus, in the distribution of the paper; especially during tho progress of the impending campaign. Tho WEEKLY GLEANER is published every Wednesday morning, and mailed to single subscribers at $3.00 per ai.um; Six Months, $1.5"; Threo Months, 75c; 8ingle Copiea, 10c. Sample copies will ho sent on receipt of address. Money for sub? scription should he sent in drafts or post office oidor?, hut may bc sent in a regis? tered letter. Writo your address, post office, County and State, plainly. JULIAN A. SELBY, '-oprietor P/ne/t/x and Gleaner, Jv. _,_Columbia, 8. C. Just Received at Phoenix Office, A lot of BILL HEAD PAPER-which will bo neatly printod, at short notice, and NEW YORK PRICES. Call and seo. Old Newspapers FOR SALE at the PHONIX OFFICE. NEW FALL GOODS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, NOW AT R. G. SHIVER'S. AFTER HAYING WITHDRAWN OUR ADVERTISEMENT, FOR THE PAST eighteen months, we And it desirable to EXTEND OUR TRADE, And again advertise our business for a short time, promising, as of old, tho strictest attention to our patrons, rigid economy in our prices, and absoluto fairness iu all our transactions. To tho CITY and adjoining COUNTRY MERCHANTS, we beg to say that wo feol that we can soil them their goods, for cash, as cheap as thoy can possibly land them from any other market, arid wo are exceedingly anxious to save them tho time and expenso of going abroad. Wo have on hand, at this time, a large lot of the following goods, which wo had tho good fortuno to buy when they wero exceedingly cheap, and we offer our patrons the advantages of tho purchaso, viz: Osnabnrgs, Yarns, Sheetings, Shirtings, Bed - Ticks, Homespuns, Checks, Stripes, Prints, Kerseys, Etc. Also the following New and Desirable Goods: CASSIMERE3, FLANNELS, LINSEYS, SHAWLS, CLOAKS, MERINOS, DELAINES, CASHMERES, COBURGS, REI-S, POPLINS, OPERA FLANNELS, CLOAKINGS, VELVETEENS, ALPACAS, BOMBAZINES, CRAPES, MOHAIRS, LUSTRES, CAMBRICS, GINGHAMS, JACONETS, SWISSES, NAINSOOKS, MULLS, LAWNS, GLOVES, HOSE, HALF HOSE, MERINO VESTS, MERINO PANTS, MERINO HOSE AND nALF HOSE, TRUNKS, VALISES, SATCHELS, RIBBONS, LACES, EMBROIDERIES, THREADS, NEEDLES, PINS, BUTTONS, TAPES, HOOKS AND EYES, CORDS, TRIMMINGS, TOILET COMBS, BRUSHES, TOILET ARTICLES OF ALL KINDS, EXTRACTS, POWDERS, POMADES. And articles beyond enumeration, all of which wo offer at fair prices. R. O. SHIVER. September 18