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MISCELLANEOUS.
THE THREE BRIDES.
A THRILLING STORY.

"Do you see," said the sexton, ".hose
three hiIlocks yondsr, aide by side =
There sleep three brides, whose history
l am about 10 relate. Look there, sir, on
yondsr hill, you may observe little de-
solate house, with little struggling fence
IN 'front.' and feS stunted apple trees on
the ascent behira it. 1t is sadly out Of
repair now, and tho garden is overgrown
with weeds and brambles, and the Whole
place has a desolate appearance. If the
winds were high now. you might hear
the crazy shutters tapping against the
sides, and the wind tearing the gray sh,n.
giles off the ROOT Many years ago there
lived 10 that house nm old man, who cul-
tivated the few acres Of ground that be-
longed TO il.
The father was well-taught man,
deeply versed in the mysteries Of science
and "a he could tell the name Of every
hs~cr that blossomed in Tie wood, or
grew in the garden, and used to sit up
late At night At his books, or in reading
the mystic story Of the starry heavens,
Eeg thought he was crazy or Lewitched,
and avoided him as the ignorant ever
ssss the gifted aas; Tie enlightened. a
few there were. and among Others, the
physician Of tie place, who showed .
williogpsss to afford him countensnce,
ha. they very soon dropped bis acqaint-
ance, for they found the old man was
somewhat Seaseysd and moreover their
yaniiy was wounded on discovering the
sxtsat Of HE knowledge.
To the minister he would quote the
isthers and the scriptures in tho origin Il
tongue, and showed himself armed with
,hs weapons Of polsmic controversy. He
astonislsd We lawyer with HE prosoand
acquain,sbcs with jurssprudsDcs; and
shs physician was surprised at the extent
Sf biz medical knowledge. So III OF
ihssn deserted him, and the miaistsr ssom
shom he differed in sons triHing point
Of doctrine, spoke ssry lightly Of him |;
and BY and BY looked on the self-sducat-
I'd fsrnss with eyss Of aveuioe.
He instruetsd bic son in ell his lore |;
ths languagsa IitssatSrs. history, philoso-
ply aad ssissss, we're unibIdsd, one BY
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EARLY LOVE- AND LATE MAaRIAoE.-
The Cincinnati Columbian relates the fol.
lowing:
"a couple, each Of whom was over sew.
enty years Of sgs, were night or two a.
60 united in the boads Of wsdlock. at one
OF our principal hotels. They had been
lovers in the spring time Of life--bst e;s-
cum stances parted them. Each married,
raised family, lost mate, and then re-
married; and, finally, having lost the sec
ond mate, asd mes their Ays, love, they
concluded 20 travel down The bill Of life
together, and sleep together at It's fco,.'-
They were both fra'l, tos.ering and white
hsadsd--but the FIRE Of love sdll burnt
brightly b thsir hssrAr
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Chain'd to NO Pnrty's arbitrary SWAY,
We cleave truth wher,ere she lends the wnv

survivor stood again at the altar. Made.
line | well remember her. She was a
beauty in the true sense of the word.-
She might have sat on throne, and the
most loyal subject, the proudest- peer
would have sworn the blood in her veins
descended from hundred kings. She
loved the widower for bis power and his
fame, aud she welded him.
They were married in that church.
it was a summer afternoon recolect il
well. During the ceremony the blackest
cloud | ever saw, overspread the heavens,
and the moment this bride pronounced
her VOW, clap Of thunder shook tue
building to its centre. All the females
shreked, but the bride herself made the
response with steady voice, and her eye
glistened with q wild fire as she gazed
upon her bridegroom. When they arriv.
ed at the house, she sank upon the thres-
hold but this was the timidity of the
maiden.
"N hen they were alone, ho cIasped
her hand, and it was as cold as ice -
Madeline said he, what means this |?
Your cheek is as pale as your wedding
gown The bride uttered frantic shrek.
My wedding gownr exclaimed she, no,
no; this is my sisters shroud The hour
Of confession has arrived. Ts God that
impels mo to speak. To win you lost
my soul. Yes, yes-I am a murderess /!
She smiled on me in the joyous affection
OF her young heart-but gave her the
fatal drug! Adelaide twined her white
arms around my neck, but l administer
ed the poison. Take me to your arms
l have lost my soul for you, and mine you
must ber
"And them" continued he, in hollow
voice, "xt that moment came the thunder.
and the guilty woman fell dead on the
floor"
The countenanee Of the narrator ex-
pressed what he felt.
"And the bridegroom !" asked I, "the
husband Of the destroyer and tie victims;
what became Of himl"
He stands before you r. was the thrill
ling answer.
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COLD FEET.

OF mul''tudes every year; it is sign of i'm
perfect circulation, Of want ofvigor of con.
stitution. No one can he vel, whose feet
are habitually cold. When the blood is
equally distributed to every part of the
body, there is general good health. If
there be less blood at any one point than
is natural, there is coldness; and not only
SO. there must be more than is natural at
some other part Of the system, and there
is fever, that is, unnatural heat or oppres.
sion.
In the case Of cold feet, the amount of
blood wanting there, collects at some 9TH
er part Of the body which happens to be
the weakest, to be the least able to throw
up barricade again,t the inrushing enc
my. Hence, when the lungs are weakest
the extra blood gathers there in the shape
of a common cold, or splitting blood.
Clergymen, other public speakers, an \
singers, by improper exposures, often rem.
der the throat the weakest part; to such,
cold feet gives hoarseness, or a raw, burn
ing feeling, most felt at the little hollow at
the bottom of the neck.
To others, again, whose bowels are weak
through over-eating, or drinking spiritu-
ous liquors, cold feet give various degrees
of arrangement, from common looseness
up to darhaas or dysentery ; and so we
might 60 through the whole body but for
the present, this is sufficient for illu,ira-
ton.
you are well let yourself alone. This
is our favorite motto. But to those
whose feet are inclined to be cold, we sug-
gest-
AS soon as You get up in the morning
put both feet at once in basin Of cold wa
ter, SO as to come half way to the ankles;
keep them IN half minute in winter, n
minute or two in summer, rubbing them
both vigorously, wipe dry ,and hold to the
fire, if convenient, in cold weather, until
every part OF tho foot feels rs dry as your
hand, then pnt on your socks er stock
ings.
On going to bed at night, draw off your
stockings and hold your feet to the FIRE for
ten or fifteen minutes, until perfectly dry,
and get right into bed. This is most
pleasant operation, and fully repays for
the trouble Of it. No one can sleep well
or freshingly with cold feet. All Indians
and all hunters sleep with their fee. to the
fire.
Never step from your bed with the ma.
ked feet on an uncarpeted floor. l have
known it to bs the exciting cause Of
months Of Illness.
Wear woolen, cotton, or silk stockings,
whichever keeps your feet most comforla.
bic; do not let the experience Of another be
your guide. for different persons require
different articles; what is good for per-
son whose feet are naturally damp, can
not be good for ore whose feet are always
dry. The donkey who had his bag OF salt
lightened by swimming river, advised his
companion who was loaded down with
sack Of wool, to do tho same, and having
no more sense than a man or woman, he
plunged and 10 moment the wool absor-
bed tae water. inc reased the burden many
fold, and bore him to The bottom.
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BooKs.-A learned. writersays Of books:
They are masters who instruct us without
rods or ferules, without words or anger,
without bread or money. Ifyou approach
them, they are not asleep; if YOU seek
the! do not hide /: il You p!under they do
not scold If You are ignorsn, they do not
laugh at you. Few things are more en-
!ertaining than to pore over book stall.
Thers.are few here as they have them
in Europe, in the open street, where
passer-by may saunter, look at the vari-
Gus titles, or dip into volume. This is
rather to be lamented for loungers, ay,
even for book worms, AS great lovers Of
books are called. The latter person often
sees works that are not to lie found else
where, aud is often treated with novelty
amid old musty rubbish that no one could
ever suppose contained anything new
And then you are smilten with the cheap
meas, or what you think is cheapr ess, for
he it known, that whenever you sec q
book you like, and are determined to buy
it is always cheap. A book does not come
to you as an intruder. You seek it and
by rejecting a. you road, you hold con-
verse with new acquaintance you do
not compare each others minds without,
danger Of violent collision. II you approve
OF what he ssys, yon turn from him quiet.
ly, without hard W ords passing. II you
approve, you dwell upoa the expressions
and read them over sgain. llere is at
once double pleasure. La Bsayere says
when aperson offecling AMI dlsccrnment
reads book, and il exciies in him eleva.
ted thoughts, he may be sure the work is
good, and he needs no other mode Of
proving it,
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A CuILD'S INFLUENCE.

An English lady Of responsibility resi-
dsd for few years after becoming Wild
ow, with her little son, in QUE Of the chi,
cities in Canada. The child had been
faithfully instructed in the elements of the
Christian faith. lie was about four years
Of age, very lovely and promising, and
and greatly carressed by the fellow boar
ders. An elderly gentleman in the fami.
ly, Mr.. b., WAS exceedingly fond of him,
and invited him one day, upon the reno.
val Of the cloth after dinner TO remain up-
on his knee. The ladies had retired, and
free conversation ensued. The gentleman
alluded to was given 10 expressions which
ever shock pious mind. "Well, Tommy.
said one at the table, in high gIee, "what
do you think Of Mr.. B.p The child hes
itated for moment, aud then replied. ~
think he did not have good mother; for
il he had, he would not use such naughty
words. The gentleman was scotchmap;
home and pious mother rose, in all their
freshness, TO his mind. The effect upon
him was overpowering; he rose from the
table without speaking, retired, and was
never afterward known to make use Of
sin liar expressions.
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WHAT THE GOSPEL DOES FOR OUR
HoAEs.-lt has, in all ages, been pre-
rogative Of Christianity to plant and fos-
ter domestic feeling and feIici,ies. We
would figure the religion ofJesus as walk
ing among men, and offering them two
great boons in one hand she holds the
treasures Of Immortality, in the other are
the mild blessings Of home. Philosophy
has ever been high, remote, and anparti-
cipating: in her glittering robes she treads
IN majesty along the high pla ces of the
world, amid light that scarce mingles
with earth's atmosphere, but falls on the
eternal snow, a cold, intellectual light
which has never yet frightened the cloud
Of unspeakable sadness resting on her
brow. A high task is hers, and We shall
pay her all honor but let US dwell ratL-
er with Christianity in the valleys and in
the clefts Of the rocks, where she spreads
the nuptial couch, and lights the boase-
hold fro.
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A WIrrY METHOD OF MAKING SpzA-
KER.--Hon. Geo. s. Houston, Of Alabama,
is jolly wag, as good.hatured as he is
honest and sensible. The other day, af-
ter several votes for Speaker had been
taken, without effect, Houston crossed the
Representative Hall, TO the seat Of the
member from the Utica district, when tho
following Dialogue ensued:
Mr.. Houston. - Mattcson, don't you
know how to make Speaker
Mr.. Matteson--Nol do youi
Mr.. Houston--Well, can tell you.
Mr.. Matteson---For Heavens sake do,
then, Houston.
Mr.. Houstcn--Why, let the Banks sus-
pend!
An explosion occurred just here.
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ASeRR.-An angry person should nei-
ther be believed nor opposed; his intellect
Is dssapgsd. Mark we'll how bis passions
suboids; on that determine for, or against
the duration Of your intimacy. But nev.
es trust the sulky wretch; malice is in his
hearts, revenge, hatred and more passions
than there are names sor. He h spidcr
who spins delicate filaments on al sides.to
epmssh his unwssy victim.
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THE LARGEST MILL IN TEE WORLD

THE LARGEST MILL IN TBE World
The largest and most comprehensive mill
in the world is the Pacific, at Lawrence =,
Massachusetts,. The floor surface Of this
immense structure is 10 acres the largest
mill in England is III l.2 acres. There
are now in operation 10000 cotton
spind.es and 10000 wors,ed spindles /;
and these are to be increased to $4,000
and 20, 200 respectfully. There are l, 200
looms in operation, to be increased to
2,4OO. These, with 1000 persons, pro-
duce sOO,OOO pieces Of cloth per ssnum
one half delaines. The weekly consmup ption
Of cotton is 10000 pounds or 800, 900
pounds per annum, and 100000 pounds
OF wool. Once month the two thousand
persons assemble at the cashiers officer,
where he pays out ESQ, 900 to them for
wages,appropriating 10 each one the exact
amount she has earned.
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SELECT POETRY.
BYRON'S PRAYER.

bfHONS MAYER.
Ny soul 10 sick Of this long day
Pm weary ofits lingering light
And, loathing life, turn away,
To wocp. and wish for night.
llong to lay me gently down
IN slumber. on my mothers breast
hnd would exchange an empires erowE
For everlasting rent.
Though but In Msnhood'a morn I stand,
I've lived the laurel wreath to gain;
Ny songs are heard Ia every land,
And beauty brea;hes the strain.
Here smiles and swcetcr tears are mine,
And yet Of love, yonth fame possest,
Oh, gladly would my heart resign
All-aH-fo' endless rest
The dreams for which men wish to live,
Or dare to die-the gilded cloud
OF glory DER the tomb, Id give
For silence aud = shroud.
nsk no Paradise on high:
With beings strfo on earth opprest,
The only hoaven for which sigh,
Il rest, eternal rest.
Ny natal day in tears keep,
Which rejoiced in when eiild,
And each return the birth weep
O'er which my mother smiled.
Bid Heaven take back the breath 1t gave,
That ], . cold and silent guest
Within my fathers house, the grave,
May hnd a long, long rest.
Without my own consent came,
But with my widest wish 20;
For would fairly be the same
Iwxs--sfs born to woe.
Ny cold hushd heart, with no pale glesm
or consciousness TO wake and waste.
would have sleep, without its dreams,
And rsst. eternal restl
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BrAUrr, like the dropping flower, soon
fades, but the divine excelleucy Of the
mind remains, when all those beauties are
withered. farys
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These two lines, without a doakt,
Exactly gu this column our
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An explosion occurred just here.
The Panola star. ([Panola] Panola County, Miss.) 1856-1857, 1856-08-20

The only way that / can solve the
mystery. is, the ladies are alkaline
bodies, and require the presence of a
strong acid to reduce them to neutral
salt. An acid Il think invariably
changes an alkaline body to salt -
if so, we are apprehensive lest some of
our most inveterate pickle-eaters may
be found some summer morning like
Lots wife, changed into a pillar of
salt, and thus leave to future genera
tons a solemn warning against the ex-
cessive indulgence in pickles.
To prevent such disasters, and to
avoid unpleasant associations of IDEAS.
associating the sweet with the sour,
we recommend an anti-pickle-eating
resolution among the women of this
day. One cannot think of the ladies
but there rises in acrid array before
his mind, immense quantities of vine
gar, cruets, pickles, cucumbers, beans.
ghirkens, peppers, walnuts, which evil
not down." Bah, it puts our teeth on
edge.
BACHELOR.
Long Creek, Miss.
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NO MONOPOLY!
Opposition s. Competition
THE LIFE or TRADE.

I have started line of SPLENDID
four-horse OmnibuseS to run from
all the Hotels, to all the Railroad
Depots, on which passengers can be
conveyed with despatch to any part of
Memphis. / am also prepared to
furnish Hacks, &c, to the country
Ny friends, and all in favor of4air play
aoiU please not purchase tickets on the
cars, as / have no chance to accom-
modate them if they do. The public
may rest assured that | will do what
l say. Be sure to get in the Omnibus
marked 81. M. Fletcher" on the top.
All ask is fair play.
FLETCHER & KICK.
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For the Star.
PICKLE-EATING.

The Incorporate indulgence in
pickles, now so universally prevalent
among the female sex, must be deplor-
ed by every firm believer Of the sex.
Even as the topper, when he sets out
on journey, carrieth his bottle and
refresheth himself therefrom at every
spring by the way-side, so do our ladies
on their pleasure tours, carry their
pickle-bottle, and at every halt by the
way, regale themselves therefrom.
Quere.-Are pickles ever stepped
in brandy?
Pickles have become a rage with
the ladies'; they not only have for
them taste, such as Paddy has for
his potatoes, and Mynnheer Hans for
his Sourkrout and Lager beer, but
they seem to have the pickle-mania
which drives them to all lengths to
get pickles.
This we cannot understand, and ii
strikes us as monstrOus; how can the
sweet have penchunt for the sour (
Gan sweetness assimilate so much
acldlty Sweets to the sweet" saws
Shakespear, and such has always beer
our belief on the subject, and we ar,
forced to infer that it is an abnorma
condition of the system that demand
such quantity of yinegary substan
ees. such as pickles, green fruit, vine
gar, cruets, &c
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more as a stern yet faithful friend
who comes in mercy to bear us
across the Jordan to Canaan's hap
pier land, where there shall be no
g need of the sun, neither of the
moon, for there shall be no night
there and there shall be no more
death, neither sorrow nor crying,
neither shall there be any more
pain-,joy and gladness shall be
found therein, thanksgiving and
the voice of melody, for the former
things shall have passed away"
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In pursuance and by virtue Of an
interlocutory Decree OF the District
chancery court, of the state of 'jiSSis-
Sippi, pronounced at the March spe-
cial term thereof, 1896. The Hon.
James +. Trotter, vice chancellor pre-
siding, in the Suit of Michael T.
Wright, complainant VS.. Alfred H.
Hurt, Defendant | will sell as com
missioner appointed for that purpose,
to the highest bidder. on Saturday,
Tie goth day Of Sept, 1856, on a
credit, until the third Monday in
December, 1856, at the court House
door in the town Of Pamela, the fol
lowing described Lands, to wit
the South West quarter Of section
Twenty six (26) Township Nine, ~
Range Seven, q West. Lying in Pa
nola county, Mississippi.
Bond with approved security will
be required of the purchaser for the
purchase money beariug interest from
date.
JOHN J. WILLIAMS.
July l6n25-4w- Co,nnis'r.
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HaMA for Sale.

The undersigned offers for sale his plan
tation ten miles South East from Pamela
on Caney and Long creeks, containing 800
corn and cotton and the farming utensils
Of every description. 200 acres are in
high state of cultivation, with gin,
thrasher and horse mill ON it. 10 ecres
of Peach orchard and 1870 or 40 apple
trees, of choice fruit, beginning to bear.
The whole premises, are in good repair,
and will be sold on reasonable ternfs,-
Apply in person or by letter at Long creek
p. .. ARBA HERRING.
july 80 1856-n27-4w.
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Ye single men of Mississip,
Yc race with heightened underlip,
Ye hollow hearted, half starved crew,
1e Bachelors, we write to you
We wish to know why YOU do live
Alone so long, what cause you give
For dragging out Il lonely life
Without the other half-a wife.
We pity you, indeed we do
If half that's said of you is true,
If all you say yourself is so
We from our hearts do cry oh! OH
Poor things! you say It's hard TO eat
Such badly served up Greens and Meat,
One side is burned an 'tothcr raw
And with the chick is cooked the craw.
Beside, faint picked as it should be
ind on the feet the nails you see,
The gizzard too has on its skin;
The Cav! such eating is a sin.
And then your bread, when It YOU brake
T'wont come apart Tor dish rags sake;
For in the doe that same old rag
Did drop long piece Of its tag:
You say you sometimes would have cake
But no one home knows how to bake,
Your biscuits too are black and hard
Made 'thout soda ana 'thout lard.
Your coffee is such wretched stuff
just halt a cupful is enough;
And when tits swallowed, it's such an evil
IT'S enough to spew a saint or devil.
Your butter-hcre and there speck
With hair and notes, at least peck,
And in the bottom of the jar
In which you keep your milk, you sware
There's dirt enough that's left in store
To make tater-hill or so.
And then You say your clothes are bad
Enough to make one deyilsh mad;
Your socks are all minus the heel
And with your toes your shoes you feel.
Your elbows too are out feet,
Your knees shine tllro' and look like meat,
And when you 20 TO bed, You say
You have no peace while there you stay,
For sleep or wake you jumps, you ainches,
Being bit all over by the chinches.
Now you old p,tkes of torty-ni,,e,
Stop your {" ddvising," that's our mind
If not, next time Wen give YOU ''bricks''
Veil seasoned with few hard 'Ekicks.''
NANCE & KATE.
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Great Bargains!

Being compelled to make room for a
large
T. ALL STO OK
which we expect soon, we offer our re-
naming SUMNER GOODS, consisting
of Lawns, Jaeconets, Battist, Bareges, &c.
at REDUCED PRICES.
We particularly call the attention of the
ladies to fine and well selected assert
ment of Mantillas, Talmas, and Mantilla
Shawls of the latest style, JUST RECEIV-
ED, and which we olfer at Philadelphia
prices.
Give us call and satisfy Yourselves
Our motto is, QUICK SALES, and small
profits.
GREENBAUM & EARNEST.
July l6-n25-tf.
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For. tie Sf0r.
Long Creek, Miss.

Mr. EdiOr:-Since the Bachelors
have taken upon themselves the task of
advising the ladies, we would just remind
them in the lines below, that they might
be advised, SO they had better 'stand
from under.''
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PERFSJNsENV.

FANCY SOAP, HAIR DYE, &C., fresh
from the celebrated mandatory of Messrs
Jules Hauel Il Co., of Philadelphia, to
which he begs leave particularly to call
the attention Of the Ladies.
His terms for cash, or on credit to
such persons as he KNOWS to be responsible,
will be reasonable.
L. G.. LELAND.
July lG-n25-tf.
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II O'KKeIE.

The partnership between the un-
dersigned in the printing business, is
this day dissolved by mutual consent.
All the assets of thG-frm belong to
Mr.. Ward, and he alone is response
BILE for the debts thereof.
III. S. WARD.
J. E. BALLARD.
July 10 1856.