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The Panola star. ([Panola] Panola County, Miss.) 1856-1857, 1856-11-19
CHANGEABLE Lock AMI

~ AAOSh <AAND
kEY.--A veLy ingenious, inn
pickabIe and changeable lock
has beeninyented. The key is
so constructed that it is capable
of inexhaustibIe number Of chan
ges. This is effected by provi-
ding it with slides, which work
in groves in such a manner that
each slide may be moved with
the nail. When the required
arrangement is made, the whole
is tlghtened by a screw is thus
made'to assumethe lock adjusts
itself to that form in the act of
locking, and only that form or
arrangement of the key will
then unlock it. This is an in
genious device. and is said to
operate to grea: perfection.
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sflttiiuns.

OLD MAIDs-I lUvc an old maid. ]
do not speak Of an individual but Of
the species use the singular num-
her, as speaking of i sing'rlarity Of
humanity. Anold maid is not merely
an antiquity; not nerelya a record Of
the past, hut the very past itself. She
has escaped a great change, and SYM
in tile ordinary mutations
of mortality. She inhahitS a little
eternity of her own. / ,lo not like to
hear her called mistress. as is some
times the practice, for that looks ant
sounds like the resignation of diSpair,
a voluntary extinction Of hope. | do
not know whether marriages are maze
in heaven; some say they are ; am
sure old maids are. There is some
thing about them, that is not of the
earth-oarihly.
They are Spectators of the world,
not adventurers nor ranibers; per-
haps guardians, We say nothing OF tut
tiers. They arc evidently predeStined
to be what they are. They owe not
the singnlarity of their condition, to
any lack of beauty, wisdom, Wit OF.
good temper; there is no accounting
for it, but by the principle OF fatality.
[ have known several old maids, and
of them all, none one that has posses
Sed Of as many good and amiabie
qualities as ninety-nine out OF an hun
d,ed of my married acquaintances-
Why, then, are they single Heay-
on only knows 1t is their late.
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SflrttrO Dosttp,
Huirors o. Politics

s#A
The hey West ''kcy of the Gulfs. af
Ter giving the returns of the election in
'hat county, pelpetrates the following
parody: en. ~r ssaa. .s-
Not word was heard az we counted the
vote
Which Sam to his destiny hurried;
But the Clerk of the Polls a certificate
wrote,
Which told us he was to be buried.
We buried him just about eight at night,
The earth with our brogans turning,
By know-Nothing's dubious light,
And the SheEifr's nose dimly burning.
NouSelcss coffin enclosed his breast,
We buried him just as we found him,
And he looked Ike Know Nothing TAX
in% his rest,
With his HRr-brokel friends around
'i@s him. r. ~ }s2N
But few and fierce were the oaths they
said, Z E4
They swoFe more in anger than in sor-
row; a& -5ga
But thought, as they gaaed on the face Of
+ the dead, gf5.
+ OF the bricks in their hats on the NOR
row.
The victors may seof at the spirit that $
gone,
At the oalhs, grips and signs that be-
trayed him, ...
But little he'll reck if they'll let him sleep
on,
In the grave whore the Democrats have
laid him.
But half the count Of the polls was done,
When the friends of the dead were ret
ring, t,s
For they knew that the enemy had big
gun,
Aud in triumph they soon would b, FIR
ing:
Slowly ana sadly We buried him there.
This notice his grave revealing;
Here Samuel died Of too great share
Of intensely American fcelsng.''
The Panola star. ([Panola] Panola County, Miss.) 1856-1857, 1856-11-19

WANTs.-It is mans destiny still
to be longing after something, and
thus the qualification of one set of
wishes but prepares the umsatistied
soul for the conception of another.
The child of a year old wants little
but food and sleep, and no sooner is
he supplied with sufficient allowance
OF either of these very excellent
things than he begins whimpering and
Yelling, it may be, for the other. AT
three. the Young urchin becomes en-
am9llret of sugar plums, apple pies
and confectionery AT six, his imag-
nation runs ON kites, marbles and
tops, and an abundance of play time.
At ten, the boy wants to leave school;
and have nothing to do but to so a
bird nesting and blackberry hunting.
At fifteen, he wants beard, a watch
and pair of boots. At twenty, he
wishes to cut Il figure, and ride horses;
sometimes his thirst for display breaks
ont in dandyism, and sometimes in po-
etry; he wants sadly to be in love,
and takes it for granted that all the
LADIES are dying in love with him,
The young man Of twenty-five wants
a Wife; and at thirty longs to be SIN
Gle again. From thirty to forty,
wants to be rich, and thinks more Of
making money than spending it. a
bout this time, also, he dabbles in po-
liticS, and wants office. At fifty wants
excellent dinners and capital wine.
and considers 4 nap in the afternoon
almost indispensable. The respectable
old gentleman of sixty, wants to re-
tire from business, with q snug indie
pendcnce of three or four hundred
t ousand, to marry his daughters, set
NJ his sons, and live in the country /;
aud then, for the rest OF his days, he
wants to be young again. These are
facts, according to somebody.
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MONEY WANTED.

AL persons knowing themselves
t. be- indebted to the Star Office
for job work, will please take no.
tee, that unless they pay up be-
tween this time and Christmas
they will be sued. Executors, adj
lnilIistrutors and guardians, will
take notice and remember, that
we know the law aud therefore
cannot afford to let them hold the
money belonging to estates in
theirhandS torthe purpose ofspecu-
lating on it, and at the same time
net pay us for legal advertising.
All such will certainly be sued
unless they pay up. We give YOU
fair warning, gentlemen, and
therefore hope YOU will not be Of
Tended when YOU find your ac-
counts in the llMdS OF a constable.
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WANTED IMMEDIATELY.

Ten or fifteen reporters, living
in different portions OF our county,
to pick UP items Of news for the
STAR. Some weeks since we were
overTm with communications, but
for tlic last two weeks we have
not received Il single one. What's
the matter friends?
The Panola star. ([Panola] Panola County, Miss.) 1856-1857, 1856-11-19

+ Hats, Caps, Boots and Shoes.
Ladies' fancy and black dress Silks;
French Merinos, fancy and black Alpacas,
De LANES of every variety. fa
A full assortment of Ladies' Dress
Trimmings Plaid Wool and Merino
Shawls, very fine; Ladies' Cotton, Silk,
Cashmere and Merino Hose; ladies', gem
tlemen's and misses Gloves, great vari-
etv. f ~
Bleached and Brown Sheeting A to
ll-4: Bleached and Brown Shirting 7-S
to b4; Table Damask and Birds Eve Di-
aper Irish Linens of all kinds; Linen
Towels and Napkins, Broad Cloths, Doe
skins and fancy Cassimeres Sattinets,
Tweeds and Jeans; Bleached and Brown
Drill; Negro Kerseys and Planes.
A large assortment OF BLANKETS
some very fine; Saddles, Brides and
Girts-: Hardware and Cutlery School
Books; Cap and Letter Paper; ladies'
and misses kid, calf and kip Boots and
Shoes. Also great variety of -@ =
FANCYARTICLES.
too tedious to- mcntion-all of which
now oiTer to punctual dealers at reduced
prices, and for cash at MEMPHIS PRtcRs,
aud many articles wilt be sold for less than
cost. Z. l.. sRALLlNGS. :.
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lloher Anoeet.


Compliments are only prismatic
bubbles, blown with the aid Of soft
soap"
When is a man shaved with silver
razor! When he cuts off his heirs
with a shilling. #af @z
It has been remarked that any man
can be an orator who possesses the
two great requisites of brass aud VOL
ability. -.
"What is the occasion of that bell
ringing, Tom ?' "Well, | suppose it
is occasioned by somebody pulling the
rope" ..
No proof of temperance man
with his hat off, at midnight, explain
ing to a lamp-post the principles of
his party. asaEa
s Tn Dutch translation Of Addison's
Cato, the words, "Plato, thou reason
est WE'LL" are rendered, "Just so-you
arc very right, Mynheer Plato"
We know a gentleman SO extremely
refined that he is obliged to leave the.
room if, when he is dining with per-
son who has red hair, there happen to
be carrots on the table
"Pompey, why is journey round
the world like cats tail % "Well,
| don't adzactly see any semblance
'twixt the two" "Well, den. / spose
III have to tell you-because it am
fur to dc end of 1t p Ssl
so, here / am, between two tail
ers,' said beau at public table,
where couple of young tailors were
seated, who had just begun bns-
mess for themselves. "True, was the
reply, Eve can only afford one goose
between us.'
The Panola star. ([Panola] Panola County, Miss.) 1856-1857, 1856-11-19

LOOKING OUT FOR MEMBER ONE
At the time the steamer Knicker-
booker, while on her passage down
the North River, short time since
struck a sunken rock and began to
sink one Of the male passengers
was seen with "three life preser-
vers,' about his neck, while he
was hurrying about iii search of a
further supply.
The Panola star. ([Panola] Panola County, Miss.) 1856-1857, 1856-11-19


How TO SEE A BROTHER-The
following anecdotc is told of Prince
Oscar of Sweden When a boy
he was one day roaming over his
fathers palace in quest of his
brother, who was lately appointed
Ficeroy of Norway. Not finding
him, he asked chamberlain he
happened to meet, where he was.
His royal highness,'' answered
the officer, SIS now undr arrcst?'
"For what Z"
For having in a passion broken
the mate to the porcelain vase yoa
sec on the mantel-pieee."
We'll, | would like to see him.
''Impossible,'' was the answer;
his majesty, your father, has gi-
ven NE my orders to the contrary.
Wherenpon young Oscar, walk
ing up to the mantel-piece, snatch
ed the costly "Sevres,' saying as
he did SO
"Now. sir, you viii please have
me arrested and mind you see to
it that they put me in the same
room with my brothcr.-"Albion.
The Panola star. ([Panola] Panola County, Miss.) 1856-1857, 1856-11-19
NCYARTICIES
8ISO

n HIIKDNC l.l--
am pressed for MONEY to pay my
debts, and therefore most earnestly and
respectfully request all persons indebted
to me TO come forward Immediately and
pay up. | hayo many thousands of dol.
lars due me, and some of it of long STAN
ding, and have in no instance. pressed my
customers, but have waited patiently oh
them. The time is come when they must
pay me, as am about making an entire
change III my business, and want to close
up my books. c.. l.. K. b
\ November 4th, 1S5G-tf
The Panola star. ([Panola] Panola County, Miss.) 1856-1857, 1856-11-19
Gp,rEFuL SoLplERs-The follow


ine is copied from a london paper
~ Carlow paper mentions very
pleasing circumstance. IN eur las. 81
nublicaticn We noticed that a troop q
the Royal Artillery passed In oagi
this town. Since then we nave heen
infnrmcd that number of those brave
f.lh,ws.- who are not long retnrncfl
from the Crimea, as soon as they were
freed from their duty, though sal IRA
tod with wet and fatigued all era long
march proceeded to the Mercy Cor
sye,,t to return thanks tedhe nuns VINO
had been in the Crhnea, for their hlha 1
attention. tosahe SICK and wolhfdeo., whfN /.
What adds inore weight to this folleh-
ing seeid If s'graiifiala Isl that'd 'l's ~.
whole party onlysone was eatilo''e'
The Panola star. ([Panola] Panola County, Miss.) 1856-1857, 1856-11-19
G- A windy orator once got up

E A windy orator once got up
and said,
"Sir, after much reflection, consid-
Grafton and examination, | have calm
", deliberately and carefully come to
The conclusion, that in cities where the
is very large, there is ii
greater number Of men. women and
children than in cities where the pop
ulatiou is less" Il"
The Panola star. ([Panola] Panola County, Miss.) 1856-1857, 1856-11-19

80 Beware of women who worship
dress. In nine cases out of fen, such.
a woman is without u single redeem
ing qualification. Drcssy people are
generally those that lack of brains and
education, and cheat themselves into
the belief that the world, in admirine
their gewgaws, forget that their hearts
are uutenantetl by single womanly
emotion. A man who is attracted by
mere dress, is nndeserving of thename,
and is dear bargain, even to the fool
Who entraps him.
The Panola star. ([Panola] Panola County, Miss.) 1856-1857, 1856-11-19
,TOR wOPI<

Or ALL DESCRIPTIONS, FROM large Hand
Bills to Fancy Cards, done with Neatness
and Dispatch, and on reasonable terms.
Gzg All communications must be ad-
dressed to NJ. S. WARD, Esq., Pamela.
Mississippi.
The Panola star. ([Panola] Panola County, Miss.) 1856-1857, 1856-11-19

II comparison with the loss of
a wife all other bereayeEents are tri-
fling. The wife she who fills SO
large space in the domestic heaven
she who husied herself so unwearilv
for the precious ones around her biz
teri bitter is the clay that falls upon
her cold clay p! You stand beside her
coffin and think of the past. II seems
an amber colored pathway, where the
sun sh0ne on beautiful flowers, and
the stars hung glittering overhead.
Fain would the soul linger there--no
thUrns are remembered save those
your hands may have mwiilingly
planted. Her noble, tender heart,
lies open to your inmost sight. You
think Of her now as all gentleness, ali
purity. But She is dead The dear
head that has lain upon Your bosom,
rests in the still darkness upon a PHI
low Of clay The hands that bave
ministered SO ,untiringiy are folded,
white and cold, beneath the gloomy
portals. The heart whose every beat
measures All eternity Of love, lies un-
der your feet. The flowers she bent
over in smiles, now bend over her in
tears, shaking the dew from their pc
tails, that the verdure around her may
be kept green and beautiful"
The Panola star. ([Panola] Panola County, Miss.) 1856-1857, 1856-11-19

Why is the toiIling Of a bell
like the prayer of a hypocritc ?
It is a solemn sound upon a
tIlaughtloss tongue.
The Panola star. ([Panola] Panola County, Miss.) 1856-1857, 1856-11-19

nE What's the difference between
a candle in the Mammoth Cave and
a dance in public house The one
is a taper ina cavern, and sthe other
is caper in a tavern.
The Panola star. ([Panola] Panola County, Miss.) 1856-1857, 1856-11-19
ADVERTISEMENTS.
a Rare Chance.

| have a new fifty saw Gin Stand,
for sale, and will sell it very low for cash,
or will give long time on good security,
with interest. t- IL. S. WARD.
November 4th, 1856-n4l-3t g
The Panola star. ([Panola] Panola County, Miss.) 1856-1857, 1856-11-19
Ways of Committing Suicide.

WEARING tItii siIOCS sOil Odulp
nights, and in rainy weather.
Leadings a life of enleebIing,
stupid Iaziness. and keeping the
mind in round OF unnatural
excitement, by reading trashy
novels .rr
Going to balls, in, all sorts of
weather, in the thinest possible
dress, dancing I'LL in a complete
persmration, and then going
home through the damp air.
Sleeping in feather beds, in
seven by nine bedrooms.
>urfeiting on hot, and very
stimulating dinners.
Beginning in childhood on
tea, and going on, from one
step to another, through coffee,
hcWing tobacco, smoking and
drinking.
Marrying in haste, getting an
unccn9ial companion, and liv-
ing the rest Of life i'll mental
dissatisfaction. .a1
Keeping children. quiet, by
teaching them to suck candy,
Eating without taking time
to masIicate your food. aA
Allowing the love of gain to
absorb cur minds SO as To leave
no time TO attend to our
health. tea
Following an unhealthy oc-
cupation, because money cah
be made by it.
Tempting the appetite with
nicctics when the stomach says
no.
Contriving to keep in con-
tinual worry, about something
or nothing.
Retiring at midnight and RI
sing At noon. . s
Commanding b ween
meals.
Giving away to fits of anger.
NcgIccling TO take care OF
ourselves when a simple dis
case first appears.
A SoLnIEK's UoNoR.-In an
old newspaper, printed soon
after tie close of tie Kevolu-
ton, we find tho following SIN
gular anecdotc
During the march of The de-
lachment the American army
through New Jersey, in the late
war, a silver spoon was found
misssing in a house where a
party OF troops had bI!lited Sus-
piclon pitched on a soldier who
was seen TO have entered the
apartment where the spoons
were kept, and he was accused
OF the thl.ft.
"May | never meet saliva
ton p exclaimed the soldier,
''may / he sunk in the endless
regions OF pcrdi'inn, if | have
seen, heard of, or taken your
spoon -
"But no one else could have
taken it, replied the host.
The ; 0 dicr again Went thro'
his manual of attes,ations of in
noccnce. and imprecations
against himself if he was gull
". The landlord looked aston
ishcd, and being an honest man
was obliged to believe the sol
der. But just on the pont Of
leaving off the examination he,
taking hold OF the soldiers coa,
aud looking him full in the face
said .4
Now say, upon your honor
that you have not got my spoon
and | will be satisfied"
upon my honor" said the
soldier to himself, after think
ing a few minutes "upon my
honor Peh blast you y he
cried pulling the spoon from his
pocket, and giving it toits own
The Panola star. ([Panola] Panola County, Miss.) 1856-1857, 1856-11-19

Better to know everything of
than sQnsethifsg Of every
thing.
The Panola star. ([Panola] Panola County, Miss.) 1856-1857, 1856-11-19
." ThE PANOLi STAR"
PUBLISHED AT
P.ANOIIA, MISSTSSTPpI
EVERY "WEDNESDAY,
BG Va. -. w a EeD.
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
TERMS

For One Year, ifpaid in advance 81 90
Pala Within SIX months > 80
Alter SIX months 80 3 90
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SOMETHING NEWtt
y u SrK OPEN EXs
IN THE TOWN . OF :.
= a n % IA. al a8s

= n. II - E1BAe, al a8s 8
A NEW DRUG STORE :
Il THE SUBSCRIBER has Just receive.
from Philadelphia, and offers FOR SALE
at las Drug Store, on tie north
uest Corner of the Public Square n
Pamela, the largest, and best selected
stock of DRUGS, CHEMICALS &C..
that has ever been brought to this portion
of the country. His assortment consists
of every thing usually kept in a 6rst-class1
country .f.xs.Af zsa esa K ~ 81
tag DRUG STORE,
and it is his intention, should he meet with
sufficient encouragement, always to keep
on hand, every article in his line. which :
the wants of tho people may demand.-
Having practiced medicine for some time
in this region of country, and having thus
acquired some insight into its diseases, he
hopes that on that account he is better
able to know what medicines the diseases
peculiar to the country, may require. He
has likewise on hand large, and varied
assortment of
PERFU1IER Y. sse~
FANCY SOAP, HAIR DYE, &C.. fresh
from the celebrated mandatory of Messrs
jules Hauel 8 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 l6n25-tf.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1856-05-10
THE GRAND GOLD MEDAL

Was awarded to this Machine at the Exhibition
OF ALL NATIONS at Paris last wear in COM
petition with the other most celebrated Rcapers
(among them 'Manny's" and 'EAtkin's Self
Raker, y the Committee after many severe
tests, saying: g THIS MACHINE DID THE WoRK
BEST IN EVERY TRIAL"
This Machine had also awarded to it the first
premium, "TRE GREAT CoUXeH MEDAL" at
the Worlds Fair, in London, in 1851.
Farmers win consult their true interests to
buy only THE MACHINE that has been well and
thoroughly testcd-kaoarn TO be good and relia-
bic. "Self-Rakers'' can be expected TO do sal
tsiactory work o'ay 1cbea HE conditions of the
gram are .fdroraile, and from their greater COM
plicaton Of machinery are much more liable
to get out Of order. New machines may be
good, but you have to run too much risk, and
when the harvest comes on, you have no time
then TO experiment
|zs5~ PLEASE ORDER EARLY, to insure
being supplied. We will give due attention to
putting up and seeing under way every ma
chine sold by us.
Price $l55, delivered in Baltimore, freight
thereon to be paid by the purchaser-$55 cash,
balance payable LIST December next, with into
rest from the LIST of July-S5 discount for all
cash
gstS~ Orders by mail promptly attended to.
A SUPPLY Of the various parts Of the Rea-
per, for repairing always on hand deposito-
RIGS of same will also be found at Mr.. ADAM
BEALLS, near Laytonsville, and at the store
of Mr.. J. II. HIGGINS, Rockville.
JESSE L. HIGGINS d BRO.
Exclusive Ag' is for Montgomery Co., Nd.
And Loudoun county, Va.
Poolcsvlle, Nd April 3, 1856.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1856-05-10
DISTRICT ADvERTIEMsEENTs. |
TO THOSE WHO CLOTME
SERVANTS WELL.
Made i'm Western Virginia

VETUERE wool i cbeon and ,ood and tho
w manufactured doos not bcsito,c 10 mt Il
in his fabrics nIenfifoIlv :
We have. ri ven m nrior and win have IN
store by the IN Of Sentcmbcr nrxt
-oo a., r,-r1rn 81 or,,
ii'20o 3"iu9 Nlap l,Hr'D ON1lh' ;,
i'yVo uo EiH 10 W. az
uoupc "'u'i' oi superior Pualltyi at -
per y'No.
@2vo y'irus OF Ipsc ezra wac bright ana
tliioN LAID hINoElo, ior servant Wo-
iue"'
zoVo yarus OF t,tt T,e extra superior WIDE,
tSr1 Whltc MEhiNo Nooh FLAN-
ShiIccrutlnl! uiie pest aucie ever pro
"uceo lor un'ef-Sii'r'S' drawers ana skirts.
The proprietor OF the factory where those
goods are made. strives 10 get up he brs' g'oiv
o. me c'"Ss mn or P'@'@c'" -" "f mfed
,""teS. ~ we olir',,h ol lne very pest Judges
ne nus incompetence vile oplect.
nav nSei H.o..ins III Nlli, ior tne past
Yen y',.Is, "liu nv 7 ilo' suoceeueu uhth now
IN Iliuihg such iaprcs iof servants as those he
ni'l u9
h',e given nun H'rsc oraer mus early
~ oe celG'in u, VI s5PpyIetVlhg nlh ample
t i' 70 mo'he erew 'cet ana thoroughly as he
uo ,I hot permit pece 10 ie,tVe the mil that
WI, noy pe'.r 'lie s'rI ~, scrutiny.
our sIIsinl. anu Nol3laiiG friends atWhose
IN; ~ w GlueI enoSe soouS maze,
"ini p.S'So seiiu IN lnelr of9eis carry 70 insure