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The Panola star. ([Panola] Panola County, Miss.) 1856-1857, 1856-05-24
TT The Ladies' Fair Hold NJ pn

TT The Ladies Fair held at RAJ,
Ang's rev building, on MONDAY End
Tuesday nights last. S a very pleasant
aud profitable affair We have not been
able to ascertain the gross amount Of
.eceip'F, but we understand thai it Weld
ed clear profit to the fair mrnogrrs of
$500. Much credit due 10 the Ladies
FOR their nntiring efforts to. please, and
# we may be permitted to Judge from
the smi ING countenances Of those pres
cnt, we would say that they succeeded
admirably. Ind ed no one coul gaze
upon the lovely forms. the far and
smiling fac :, and 'ook into the bright
ard sparkling eyes which met YOU at
every turn, withont feeling that tLey
were m re than remuneratad for their
lime fni money spent. Aud had it
not been for the delicious ce-cream. and
other cooling refreshments, we oprse2eee.
Woul have been in danger of contracting
"a fer which might have terminated IN
"or exit from this state Of --,iagls
lies 'dne3s.
The Panola star. ([Panola] Panola County, Miss.) 1856-1857, 1856-05-24
The State. of Mississippi.
Deso'o County,
Special Term March 24th
1855.
Samuel Y. Caldwell. adm
of joan J. Caldwell deed
as,

Jared f. Kirby. Upon opening
the matters Of this bill and ii appearing
to the satisfaction of The court that the
defendent jared f Kirby, is a ronres-
ideni Of the state of Mississippi, and be
yond the limits thereof Sd that the or
binary. process of.law cannot be served
upon him; Ii IS therefore ordered BY
the court that unless said defendent
shall appear before this court in the
town Of fernando on the 18th monday.
in June 1856 and Plead answer or de-.
muir to sal. Bill Of complaint, the sever
al allegations thereof will be taken for
confessed. and a decree rendered ac-
cordingly: 1t is further ordered by the
court that copy of this order be pub
lished in the Southern. Star, news
paper printed and published in the coun-
ty of Pamela. and state of Mississippi,
for four weeks sucessively and another
copy posted on the court house in the
Town Of. Hernando,
JNO j. WILLIAMS
.Clerk&Mastel.
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rothcrs. Beat Sd. $. S. Smith,
John Shankles, CALVIN Broome.
Beat 18th. Hugh Crozier,
Charles Morgan and Paunel
Taylor. Beat 9Th. John II.
Keith, J. L. Fletcher, and Col.
John B. Fizer.
DIR. Ellis, Hon. P. L. Scruggs,
Mr.. Parker, Coils. Cushman,
Chalmers and Williams, being
successfully called for, enter
tanned the audience for some
lime in their happiest style. The
meeting was the largest held
in the county for some time. 1t
was attended by citizens from
every portion of the county
The resolutions passed unani-
mously,
Fl was also moved and carried
that the proceedings of the
meeting be published in HE
Pamela Star.
SAMUEL. MATTHEWS,
Chairman.
a. M RAYBURN, Se-'ry.
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WATCH AND CLOCK
r EPAIRER.

THE undersigned would respectfully
i announce to The Citizens Of PIANO.
la and surrounding country, that he is
prepared to repair Watches, Clocks,
Jewetry, Accordeons, and musical in
truments of every description, in neat
est style.
Spoons and all kinds Of silyerware
made 10 order. Cash paid Tor old gold
end silver, or received IS cash for work.
Work from distance will receive
strict and prompt attention. Shop
south west corner public square,
Sign, STIR. W. M. MARSHALL.
Grenada Miss. apr. %, '56-nl4-6m.
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THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI )
PANOLA COUNTY.
THE STATEOF MISSI SSTPI

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
To John Adams and Green Adams
heir at law Of Sylvaaus Adams decd.
You are hereby cited to be and
appear before the Probate Court of
said County on the 1st monday in July
next to show. cause why the Final &C.
count OF Nancy K: Adams administra-
Tx of the estate of Sylvangs .adams
decd lately filed in said court for au-
dition and allowance, shonld not be al
lowed and decree made thereupon ac-
cordingly and to do and suffer such
things as shall be considered and or
dered by the court aforesaid in the
premises.
Issued May 1856.
w. P. WOOTTEN.
Clerk of said Cont,
May 10 SO nI6-4w,
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apr IS n14-tf
Chaacery Sale Of Taj~abla lads

In pursuance and by virtue of an in
terlocntory decree of the district CHAM
Gerry Court Of the State Of Mississippi
pronounced at the March Special ter.
thereof A. d. 1855, the Hon. James F
Trotter, Vice Chancellor, presi.iing in
the Suit of Charles Butte and other
compliments as John G.. Jones and 9th
ers, defendants, | will sell as commits
sioner appointed for that purpose, to the
highest bidder on a credit Of six months,
On Monday the 9th day of June next
ensuing, being the second Monday in
said month, at the court House door in
Che town Of Pamela, the following desc.ib
ed lands, to wit: The South east quarter
of section (22) in town ship seven -
of,range six CO. west Of the Basis Ne
redian .Chickasaw Cession, lying in Pa
nola county, State aforesaid.
Bond or. Bonds with approved sacu>
ritv viii be required OF the purchaser
or purchasers for the purchase money
bearing interest from date.
JoHN j. WILLIAMS,
Cf'k Il Compaissioaef.
5pr GO nj 4-3W
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NOTICEh

+. All persons indebted to the late firm
of CLARKE & CALDWELL, whe do not
come forward md pay UP their accounts
and notes, will be sued az the next term
of the Circuit Court This is fair war
ming, so don't complain whea the Off
Ger OF the law calls on you. The part
Eership expired on the lst day OF Jan
u;ry last, and it is time our bushes
was closed up.
CLARKE & CALDWELL.
apr 25th.-n MD
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Letters of administration upon the
estate of Alfred King, deceased, were
granite TO the undersigned, by the
Probate Court of Pamela County, Mis-
siss'ppi, at the May Term 1856 there
of. And this is to notify all creditors
of said decedent, TO Probate their
claims, AMI have them duly registered
in the Probate Clerks office, of said
county, within the time limited by law,
or else this notice will be plead in bar.
of payment thereof.
HENRY KING
THOMAS M. RHODES.
Adm rs.
May Oh 1856. ni8-4w
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EEF The Crcui Courtbeing ir s@ss' on
'lns week, the editor has been so much,
Engaged IN court. that he has been en-
'irely unable to give proper attention TO
IEe paper. In f,ct we are mainly in
dehtcd TO our foreman for edi orr 1.
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A SHADow.-A fellow went

A SHADow.-A fellow went
to the parish priest, and told
him that the night before he saw
a ghost. "In what shape ?"-
"In the shape of a great ass"
600 home and hold your tongue
ABOUT it," rejoined the priest ::
"you have been frightened at
your own shadow"
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On the 13;h ut, by PANEL Taylor,
ESQ, Mr.. Joseph II. Terrell, to Miss
Nary Ann Grifis, all of this county.
Oa the 14th ult,, by the same, Mr..
George w. Wright, to Miss Nar1issa
Holland, all of this ooun' y.
On the 18th inst, by the anne, Mr..
William Wells. to Miss Murtha Hol'&nf,
10th Of Pamela county.
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KANSAS MEETING.

- w. - l1NUiiI tlOllCOA
large and enthusiastic. meeting
OF the citizens of Pamela county.
was held in the Court House. in
the Town of Pamela, on Mon
day, the 18th inst, for the par
pose of organizing a OK ansas
Associations
The meeting was organized
by Ihe appointment of Col.
Samael Mathews as Chairman.
and A. Nj. Rayburn, Secretary.
The Chairman having explained
the object Of the meeting, on
motion, a committee of five was
appointed to draft resolutions
expressive of the sense of the.
meeting, whereupon the follow
ing gentlemen were appointed
as such committee, viz A. nj.
Ray burn, Col. N. r.. Sledge.
Col. Calvin Miller, DIR. Nj. ".
Phillips, and Col. S f. Wilson.
The committee retired, and
after short consultation. re-
turned and reported through
their Chairman, A. NJ Rayburn,
the following resolutions.
Isl. Resolved, That this
meeting sympathises in the eff
forts now making By ourfricnds
IN the Different Southern States.
to sustain the people in the Ter
ritory of Kansas, in maintain
ing their power TO regulate their
own affairs, SO as to secure the
property and rights of all its
citizens.
I'd. Resolved, That we were.
graiiied at the passage of the
Nebraska Kansas Law, by
which all restrictions and dis
examinations by Congress gainSt
Our institutions, were removed
from. the common territory, and
we were content to leave the
settlement of the territories 10
the natural, uncontrolled laws
o. emigration, and 10 the peo-
pie thus settling the country, the
determination of their own in
stltu;lOns but since we haze
seen a most understandable effort
made by some of the Northern
States, to force the settlement
of the territory of Kansas with
4. people possessed of one idea,
AMI that one adverse TO our
equal rights in the Territory,
we can remain no longer indit-.
ferent, but find it to be incum-
bent upon us to contribute our,
mite in aid of an emigration
whose influence shall be saluta-
ry in supporting the equal rights
Of the different States to settle
in said. Territory with their
property.
Sd. Resolved, That a, com
nittee be appointed. 10 obtain
contributions to the cause of
Kansas, and that each subscri-.
her be considered a member of
Kansas Association, which
shall meet, organize, and APP
point an executive committee,
and Treasurer, and adopt all
necessary rules and regulations
for the support and advance
ment of the settlement of Kan
sas Territory, with true men
Said meeting for organization to
be called at as early a day as
possible.
4th. Resolved, Thatthe said
committee on contributions be
composed of the following gen
tlemen in each Beat of the coun-
ty of Pamela, to wit list Beat.
John S. M'Ghee, Sanford Viii
ho,,rY, opd & ID Dortoo Root
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GOODSl GOODSn

We are now receiving and opening
direct from Philadelphia, large end
splendid stock o. Dry Goods, which We
viii sell at such prices as viii com
mand the attention of eva~y body. Our
stock was. selected BY NJ. d. Keith,
with great care, at the best houses in
the City, and we fnter ourselves that
we have as fin, handsome, and fashe
ionable goods as ever was brought to
this market. Give us call before buy
ing elsewhere. lie take this occasion
to return our thanks to our customers
for past favors, and solicit contiuuanGs
Of their trade.
jill. & NJ. d. KEITH
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PANOl4A.

Ggr THE PAxoLA -SrAR.-wi1 b,
publ he'd weekly at SO if paid in six
,nonths.
or - ifnot paid until the expira-
10" Of the year,
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Z ENlOV A l..
TITUS g. co.

Have removed their office TO
the BANK BUILDING, JEFF
ferson street, MEMPHIS, i'm
mediately opposite the Commer-
ciat Hotel, where they will COM
tinue the
ConnasSion and Cotton Factor
age Business,
as heretofore. They avail! themselves
Of this occasion 10. return their thanks
for the liberal patronage extended TO
them for the past twenly-seven years,
and hope by strict attention 10 the IN
tererests of their patrons to meritits
continuance.
may gath 1856 ni8-4w..
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-03-12

RoME-1HE PoPE,-The Wilmington
Journal publishes an interesting letter from
Rome, Italy, written by a bong gentleman
of the former placc-frotn which we make
the following extract:
To-day | visited The Church of Ara Co.
eli,where little alabaster baby was exposed
to public view, as in imitation Of our Saviour.
There is nothing peculiar in the baby, but
its dress surpasses anything have ever seen
in the way of dress. A satin garment, filed
with rich, rare and precious jewels, with a
golden crown on the head and the whole
is valued at $4,000. This baby is called
the Sanctissima Bonlbino' It's thought to
have miraculous powers in curing the sick
and the Italians say that the Bambino re-
receives more fees than any physician in
Rome. The history of this baby is this /: A
Francis can pilgrim cut it out Of tree, that
grew on the Mount of Olives, and while he
was asleep over his work, St. Luke descen
ded from Heaven, finished it and painted it
| say it is alabaster or papier mache, ant
if you should see it you would agree will
ME.
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the glory, and WaX6k AI -
bringing p
to Heaven Yours, S,k.'e.s z !
VIM. j. w. CROWDEhf1,'
Agent Am. Tr. Soc. for n. c.
Raleigh, March 1, 1856.

FLowERs.-How the universal heart Of
man besses fowers They are wreathed
round the cradle, the marriage altar, and the
tomb. The Persian in the far East delights
in their perfume, and writhes his love in
nose-gays while the Indian in the far West
clasps his hands with glee, as he gathers the
abundant blossoms the Illuminated scrip
ture Of the rrairies. The Cupid Of the an
cient Hindoos tipped his arrows with flow
ers, and orange buds are bridal crowns with
US, a nation of yesterday. Flowers gar
landed the Grecian altar, and they hang the
yotive wreaths before the Christian shrine
All these are appropriate uses. Flowers
should deck the brow of the youthful bride,
for they are in themselves lovely type Of
marriage. They should twine round the
tomb, for thelr perpetually renewed beauty
is symbol of the resurrectefe They should
festoon the altar, for their fragrance and
their beauty ascend in perpetual worship
before the Most High.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-03-12

lates moral law. lie thereby DESTROYS, to
some extent, his usefulness, his ability, his
talent, which no one has right to do.
But were we to admit that the custom was
consistent with the most consummate health,
wewould still contender its immortality Pc
cuniarily considered, it is great evil There
are thousands Of men in our own country
who are failing to give their children even
the first elements of an education who are
neglecting to send their children to school,
for no other rea son, according to their own
evidence, than, that, they are not able to pay
the tuition money. These same men give
are paying more for Tobacco, than would
their children a good practical educa-
tion. Again; men in more INDECENT circum-
stances are paying their money for, and dis
graclng their mouths with the offensive drug
while their little children are at home cry
lngfor bread and shivering with cold. Again,
the Tobacco consumer, who has no leisure
hours to spend in reading, to store his mind
with useful knowledge, or to teach and in
struct his children, can spend an hour a ter
each meal in smoking his pipe, or in chewing
his cud Again, the unfortunate man who
is unable to pay his kind creditors what is
justly due them, can procure the means to
keep uo that abominably filthy custom
Again, the man who is so poor that he never
gave tarthlng In all his life to build up
schools, to support the Gospel, or to support
any other benevolent institution, can yet
find money to purchase that which is not on
ly useless, but which is undermining his
health, degrading his character, beegarng
his family and destroying his usefulness.
1t is one of the most absurd and ridcu-
lous customs the world has ever blundered
upon. Surely no man of sound sense and
good morals can approve it. Nevertheless,
there are some wise and good men that fol-
low it. But they are men who contracted
the habit before they came to years of dis
cretioD. Such men will doubtless teach
their children the folly Of it. The parent
whopermits his child to contracthabits which
he knows will he derogatory to its own In
terest, is certainly very remss in his duty.
The custom of using Tobacco has, in the
course of ages, contributed vastly to the i'm
poverishment, the intellectual obscurty and
the moral debasement Of the human family
There are families, now in abject poverty,
who have spent enough during the last &c
years, to place them beyond the reach Of
want or in comfortable circumstances. Give
me all the money which our own country
has during the last century wasted for To
bacco, and / will engage to place con7e
nient and we'll furnished school house ii
every neighborhood all over our widespread
country and | will farther engage to fur
nish them with competent teachers for tn
next five hundred years. S.B
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-03-12

DANGER OF BuRYING TOO SooS.-The dam
ger of too rapid interment was exemplihed
in very extraordinary manner recently as-
cording to one Of our exchanges. young
man who had been suffering from malig-
nant fever, to all appearance died. TO avoid
the danger of infection which might arise
from corpse remaining in the hoass all
night, coffin was Immediately commenced,
the certificate Of death sent for. and urgent
application was made to the incumbent OF
church to allow the corpse to be inferred the
same evening. This. however, he seelined,
considering the proceeding too hasty, but
consented to the interment taking place the
following morning. The result proved the
proprietY of the delay. The grave was dug
and the coffin was ready but the dead man,
in the course Of the night, made signs OF re-
turning animation; and at the hour fixed for
the burial was in the comfortable enjoyment
Of cup of coffee which he had requested,
with every prospect of recovery.
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l
at your shrine OF what avail il II 70 he
Young and beautiful and wealthy, if the in
fuence such accidents give, be not emnlov-
ed in the cause of truth and yirtne?
Emma did not reply, and her uncle left
the room, where she remained a long time in
deep thought, reused and startled by the
new ideas presented to her mind, for eiddy
AMI thoughtiess as she seemed, she possessed
mind and heart capable of deep feeling and
energetic action.
Ine same evening she was seated bv the
piano.. drawing thence food of melody.
While her cousin Edward and George SayiIle
stood beside her. But the attention of the
latter seemed more absorbed by the fair nu-
slcian than by the sweet sounds produced hv
her flying fingers: and directing his com
panlon's attention 10 the soft brown hair that
brow and over her shS|s deen dasnnRd @ asg
tone intended to reach his ear alone,
What would you give to possess one of
those curls 2
Low as were the words, Emma heard
them and pausing suddenly, said, What
would you give?'
Anything-everything,' said the young
man eagerly.
Would you give your liberty-would you
lind yourself to do my bidding?' asked the
maiden in tone while playful gayety strove
to hide deeper feeling.
The liberty to dsobey your will, lady,
has long been lost replied Savlle, with a
glance that we'll nigh destroyed Emma's self
possession. 1t were small matter to ac-
knowledge it hy my VOW
'On that condition it is yours said Emma,
while the rich blush that mantled her cheek
and brow, made her more beautiful than
ever as she severed from her queenly head
one of the longest of the luxuriant tresses
with which nature had adorned it.
Mabelle Emma, interposed Edward as
she did this, l cannot allow of such par
tiality. Let me take the oath of allegiance
and gain an equal prize
Will you dare!' replied Emma, gayly.-
Will you bow your naughty spirit to do my
: bidding? Beware, for whenyo have vowed
} you are completely in my power
/. And very tyrant you will be, no doubt
/ fair queen, yet | accept the VOW. Royait,
e needs new disciples when there are SO man,
deserters.
e "Kneel, then, Cousin Edward, and yo
u also, Mr.. Saville, and rise Knights of tn
Ringlet, bound to serve in all things tn
will your sovereign lady So saying, sh
e placed half of the ringlet on the shoulder
; each gentleman, as they knelt in mock humi
e ity before her. Some unutterable feelin
y seemed to compel Saville to look the thanh
h he would have spoken, but Edward with
s conscious privilege, seized her hand and kis
!, ing it, exclaimed, as he threw himself in
y an attitude
"Thy WILL and thine alone,
:; Forever and day,
a By and land thro' fire and food,
r We promise TO obey"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-03-12

The DRUNKARD's WILL leave to soci-
ETY. aruined character, wretched example, and
memory that will soon rot
l leave to my parents curing the rest of
their lives, as much sorrow as humanity, in
a feeble and decrcpid state, can sustain.
| leave to my brothers and sisters as much
modification and injury as could we'll bring
on them.
leave to my wife broken heart, life Of
wretchedness, shame to weep over me,
premature death.
| give and bequeath to each of my chill
dren, poverty, ignorance, low character,
and the remembrance that their father was
a monster.
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have to supply gratuitously, and, secondly,
because there are hundreds of libeFi per-
sons that we have not been able to ZACH
whom [ earnestly solicit to forwfd me
here, by nail, such amounts as thS may
feel anxious to give, to carry GospS truth
to the houses and hearts OF. our oWt poor
all over North Carolina. 1t is chering
to learn that God has revived Hill work
on almost every field where our Colplrteurs
have scattered the precious truths Bax-
ter, Doddridge, James, Hall, and Ithers.
A more deep and general revival reli-
gion has not been known in this Ite for
many years. In this one Conntd.2spre
than 600 were hopefully tenreiked Sat
year. Not little has Colportage aided IN
this, but how much eternity only can re-
veal. An experienced minister said to me,
:" [ regard your ereryaohere-going and pray
ing Colporteurs as my best helps, under
God, to bring our scattered people t9church
and to Christ, and | intend to pray God to
give me such a man to labor with he wher-
ever | go to preach"
The progress of education in Nprth Ca
rolina, of late, has been astonishindy great.
The census Of 1910 shows that thete were,
at all our Schools, only 19, ,493 scholars,
and now there are at least 10000 stu
dents attending them-an increaseof more
than 600 per cent And there c;n be no
doubt but that Colportage has rendered
great aid to our Common School gstem in
producing this happy change. [ could
ctrI1
/ In re-visiting 8 families, I Bund that
two had commenced family worship from
reading g Neveus Practical thoughts"
A lady had been converted 17tth reading
Importance Of Consideration, by Bishop
Mcllvaine and grog-seller gave up his
traffic by reading Edwards Temperance
Manual" Not long since, NJ an came to
me in the market, and shooA my hand
with both of his, and said, II am so glad
to see you again, to tell you how much
good l have got by that Temperance
Manual [ bought of you year ago, after
you talked to me kindly about Jesus and
my sins, when was almost drunk. While
reading it, determined to give up liquor
and about months ago | found Jesus
precious to me and now myself and wife
are trying to get to Heaven and teach oul
children and servants the way. Here, too
are S. for your work, which I pray ma,
be the means of helping some poor drunk
ards and sinners to forsake Satan and fol
low Jesus" The Lord kno,cs achose do
nation printed that Manual! Tod b
the glory, and MAJ =
:, bringing PSe4, eFy'sfg5SIl
| to Heaven. Yours, Ss
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-03-12

LADIRs MUsr BE CoUL7ED.-Sir Thos.
Lawrence was accused in company of paying
attention TO ladies without meaning any
thing, and gentleman present said some
very hard things of the male eoquette. A
lady, however, defended him, saying she
really believed the majority of women would
rather be courled and Tilted, than not courted
at ALL