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The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-04-29

Honorable Coaditioas.-Many years
ago in what is now flourishing city in
this State, lived a stalwart Blacksmith,
fond of his pipe and his joke. He was al
ways fond ofhis blooming daughter, whose
many graces and charms had ensnared
the affections of a susceptible young prin-
ter. The couple, after a season of mu-
tual billing and cooling, engaged them
selves, and nothing but the consent of
the young lady's 'parient' prevented their
union. To obtain this, an interview was
arranged, and typo prepared little
speech to astonish and convince the old
gentleman, who set enjoying his favorite
pipe in perfect content. Typo dilated
upon the part of their long friendship,
their mutual attachment, their hopes for
the future, and like topics, and taking the
daughter by the hand said ; Il now sir
ask your permission to transplant this
lovely flower from its parent bed''-but
his 'phelinks' overcame him, he forgot
the remainder of his rhetorical flourish,
blushed, stammered and finally wound up
with-from its parent bed to my own
The father keenly relished the discom-
future of the suitor, and after removing
his pipe and blowing cloud, replied
:" Well young man don't know as I've
any objections Prorided you uiH marry
tie gal first"
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-04-29

Young Nan, Pay attention Don't t
be loater, don't call yourself a loafer,
don't keep loafer's company, don't hang
about loafling places. Better work hard
for nothing and board yourself, than sit
around day after day, or stand at corners
with your hands in your pockets. Better
for your own mind, better for your pros
poets, Bustle about, if you mean to
have anything to hustle about for. Ma
ny a poor physician has obtained real
patient by riding hard to attend on an
imaginary one. A quire of blank paper
tied up with red tape carried uuder law
yer's arm may procure him his first case,
and make his fortune. Such is the world.
10 him that hath, shall be given. Quit
droning and complaining, keep busy and
mind your chances.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-04-29
Supremacy of CrinOline.

Let nobody turn over this page impa-
tiently alarmed at the prospect of anoth-
er diatribe against crinoline. |, for one,
am not going to exhibit myself in the
character of a writer who vainly opposes
one of the existing institutions of the
country. The press, the pulpit, and the
stage, have been in the habit of consid-
ering themselves as three very powerful
levers, capable of being used with terri
BILE effect on the inert material of society.
All three have tried to jerk that flourish
ing plant, crinoline, out of English earth,
and have failed to stir SO much as a sin
gle root of it. All three have run full
tilt against the women of England, and
have not moved them an inch. Talk of
the power of the press What is it com
pared with the power of the French mil
liner The press has tried to abridge
the womens petticoats, and has utterly
failed in the attempt. When the right
time comes, French milliner will abridge
them at weeks notice. The pulpit
breaches, the stage ridicules; and each
woman of the congregation or audience
sits imperturbable in the middle of her
balloon, and lets the serious words OR the
comic words go in at one ear and come
out at the other, precisely as if they were
spoken in an unknown tongue. Nothing
50 deplorably deteriorating for the repu-
tation of the press, the pulpit and the
stage has ever happened as the utter fail
ure as their crusade against crinoline.-
My present object in writing is likely, |
think, to be popular-at least with the
ladies. / do not want to put down crino-
line-I only want to make room for it
Personally, rather like it--I do indeed,
though | am man. The fact is, ! am
a thoroughly disciplined husband and
father; and | know the value of it
The only defect in my eldest daughters
otherwise perfect form lies in her feet
and ankles. She is married. so | don't
mind mentioning that they are decidedly
large and clumsy. Without crinolme
they would he seen; with crinoline (think
of that scofling young men J nobody has
the slightest suspicion of them.
Ny wife ] implore the reader not to
tell her that ] ever observed Tiny wife
used to waddle before the invention of
crinoline. Now, how she swims volup-
future, whenever she crosses the room,
in manner which, but for the expense
of repairs, would be perfectly charming.
One of my other single daughters used
TO be sadly thin, poor girl. Oh, how
plump she is now Oh, my marriagea-
BILE young men, how amazingly plump
she is now! Long life to the monarchy
of crinolne Every mother in the coun-
try who has daughters to marry, and who
is not quite so sure of their unaided per-
sonal attraction as she might wish to be,
echoes that loyal cry, am sure from the
bottom of her affectionate heart. And
the press actually thinks it can shake our
devotion to Queen Petticoat! The press,
ladies 3? Pooh pooh
Dickcrse1s' Household Words.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-04-29

The following is fearful besides
being slightly original. We find it in
the Literary Museum:
Mr.. Museum IF doggc's taile is
kut awf intirely, will it mott interfear with
his lowc0wmowshun z
Not eggzackly-it might not affect his
carriage, but t'would entirely stop his
waggin.
When wife shows greater amount
of Judgment or talent in anything than
her husband, it is his wisdom and inter-
est to allow her to take the lead
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-04-29
Dichersens' Household Words.

Weather Siga.-In cloudy morning it
is a matter of Importance to the farmer,
to know whether it will be sunshiny or
showery in the afternoon. If the ants
have cleaned their holes nicely, and piled
the dirt up high it seldom fails to bring
a clear day. Spider webs will be very nu-
merous about the tops of the grass and
grain, some cloudy mornings; and fifty
years observation has shown the writer
of this, that those little guessers seldom
fail.-Er.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-04-29

Adoice Of 1Hemistocles,-An Atheni-
an, who was hesitating whether to give
his daughter in marriage to a man of
worth with a small fortune, or to a rich
man who had no other recommendation,
went to counsel Themistocles on the sub
iect. q would bestow my daughter"
said Themistocles, "upon a man without
money, rather than upon money without
man."
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-04-29
,Su6cyiae in Leland.-John Mitchel's

Suffering IN Eeland.--Joh ohm Mitchel's
Southern Citizens has the following:
determination proceeds as usual but
the County Donegal is experiencing GER
tain peculiar blessings of British rule
A large tract of country was cleared of
its human inhabitants to make room for
sheep but the country was moory, rocky
and intersected by torrents so that many
of the sheep were lost, or even found
dead. The !" lawless peasantry round
about were charged with having destroy
ed them" The Grand Jury assessed
$4,000 damages upon them and large
force of police was quartered upon them
to levy this tax. The consequence is,
that throughout all that region there is a
wall of misery such as has not been heard
since the great famine. An account of
the state of affairs has been drawn up
and published, signed by a large number
of clergymen, from which we take one
extract it is enough:
"There are at this moment 500 fami-
lies subsisting on sea weed, crabs, cock
les or any other edible matter they can
pick up along the sea shore, or scrape off
the rocks. There are about six hundred
adults of both sexes who through sheer
poverty are now going barefooted, amidst
the inclemency Of the season, on this
bleak Northern coast. There are about
seven hundred families that have neither
bed nor bed clothes, but are forced to lie
on the cold damp earth in the rags worn
by them during the day"
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-04-29

Doggcre7.-The following is afoat
without paternity, and we regret that its
origin is unknown to us, that we may be-
stow credit where it belongs:
Marshal, spare that dog-touch not a
single hair he worries many hog from
out his muddy lair. Oh 4! when he was a
pup, so frisky and so plump, he Tapped
his milk from cup when hungry-at a
jump. And when bis funny tricks, so fun
ny in their place, so full of canine licks,
upon your hands and face. You will
surely let him live oh do not kill him
dead he wags his narrative, and prays
for life-not lead. Go get the muzzle
now and put upon his mouth, and stop
that bow WOW and tendency to drought
He is our children's pet, companion of
their Joy; you will not kill him yet, and
thus their hopes destroy. No Marshal,
share that pup; touch not single hair; !;
oh put your "pistol" up, and go away
from there.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-04-29

"A Start IN the ITorld.-Many a pa
rent works hard and lives sparingly all
his life, for the purpose of laying up
enough to give his children ga start in
the world" This kind of worldly wis
dom is great folly, especially where it
leads to the neglect of their mental edu-
cation and their moral training. Nay, it
is often followed by the most ruinous re-
suits. Seeing young man ahoat with
money which he never aided in earning,
is like tying bladders under the arms of
one who has never learned to SWIM
Fen chances TO one he will lose his blad-
ders and sink to the bottom The true
policy is to teach him to swim, and then
he will not need the bladderS. The pa
rent who gives his child a good education,
who trains him to Industrious habits and
bases his principles firmly upon the great
laws of truth and beauty, leaves him an
inheritance more valuable than the
wealth of the Indies. This sort of a
"start" insures a successful career
Other kinds of "start" make " fast yoan,g
men, who not only stick fast" by the
way, but become utterly worthless to
themselves and others.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-04-29

Egg Bread.-Three pints of butter
milk; three eggs little salt; cup of
flour, and enough Indian meal to make a
thin batter. Bake in thin loaves for twen-
ty-hve minutes in a quick oven. Eaten
while hot. The above recipe for Egg
Bread we think preferable for breakfast
and tea, to anything in the corn bread
line we have ever tried.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-04-29
YOU KISSED ME.
by JOSIE S. HUNT.

by JOSIE S. HUNT
you kissed me. my head had dropped low on your
breast,
With feeling of shelter and infinite rest;
While the holy emotion my tongue dared not speak
Finished ,lp, like flame, from my heart to my
check. bold,
Your arms held me fast--oh your arms were so
Heart beat against heart in their passionste hold.
Your glances seemed drawing my soul through
nv eyes, skies,
As the sun draws the mist from the sea to the
Aud your lips clurg to mine till prayed IN my
bliss kiss
They might never unclasp from that rapturous
You kissed me My heart, and my breath, and
my will,
In deli.rious joy for tie moment stood still.
Life had for me then nj temptationsn0 charms
No vista of pleasure butside Of your arms,
And were this instalf an angel. possessed
OF the glory and peacethat are given the blest,
| would nng my whiterobes unrepnmgy down,
And tear from my headits beautiful crown,
To nestle once more in that haven of rest
With your lips upon mile and my head on your
breast.
You kissed me Ny soul in the bliss so divine,
Reeled and swooned like Il foolish man drunken
with wine,
And thought 'twere dtliciGus to die then fdeath
s.a ssss . set eist with
your breath; cold
'Twere delicious to dis if my heart could grow
While ypur arms wrapped me round with that
passionate fold,
And these are the quetions | ask day and night:
Must my life taste but tnce such exquisite delight
Would you care If yoir breast were my shelter
as thenl
And if you were here you'd You kiss me again
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-04-29
Ohio Chiralry.-The Ohio Cleaveland

Ohio CHiralry.-The Ohio Cleaveland
Plaindealer tells the following story
Two fiery students at Oberlin College
had falling out the other day. Lovely
woman was of course the cause. Having
conscientious scruples against dueling,
they resolved to adjust the difficulty by an
appeal to the code fstic, or as we think
we have heard it called, {" the manly art
of self-defence." They accordingly met
with their seconds in a lonely COW pas
ture, about two miles from the College,
They fought nine rounds. One of the
parties was badly whipped, and victory
consequently perched upon the banners
of the other party. What makes the at
fair particularly racy is the fact that the
lovely woman above alluded to is a dash
ing mulatto.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-04-29
A WESTERN MAN.

He relied the praires up like cloth,
Drank the Mississippi dry,
Put the Allegheny m his hat,
a steamboat in lis eye,
Aud for his breakilrt, butialoes,
Some twenty-onedld fry.
He whipped the whole Comanche tribe,
One day before hid dine,
And for walking dlne he took
A California pine
And when he frowntd he was so black
The sun it could not shine.
He whipped a ton Of grizzly bears,
One morning witlia fan,
And proved himself ly these great feats
To be q "Wester1 Man"
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-04-29

An exchange paper tells of a parson
who prefaced his sermon with, Let us
say a few words before we begin" This
is about equal to the chap who took a
short nap before he went to sleep.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-04-29

- John, spell effects FIX Right
Next, spell seedy.' cd Right aga
in. Now spell cakes 'K-x.' There's
good boy said his mother, handing
johnny some of the latter.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-04-29
'OKOLONA, MISS, APRIL 80, 1858.


Emeute IN tile Quecn's Ho4sehold.--
The overthrow and retirement of the
Palmerston Ministry seems to have been
succeeded by sundry designations in the
Department of the Queens Household.
According to the London Advertiser, the
inmates of the royal palace were at last
advices, in high state of excitement at
the progress of domestic coup d'etat of
most important character. The Adver-
tiser says that the Duchess of Athol has
followed the example of the Duchess of
Wellington, aud resigned her official po-
sition at court in consequence of the ap-
pointment of the Duchess of Manchester
to the situation of Mistress of the Robes.
We have good reason to believe" adds
the Advertiser, Z" that similar designations
will follow in consequence of the extreme
unpopularity of the appointment in ques-
ton among the female aristocracy of
England" 1t appears (sagely remarks
the Brooklyn Eagle upon the foregoing
commencement) that the Duchess of Man.
chester is not the proper sort of person to
air yictorias dimity, and the female aris-
tocracy are in high dudgeon. What the
peculiar qualifications of the Mistress of
the Robes are expected to be, does not
appear, but we presume it is one of Wo-
mans Rights to quarrel with each other,
whether plebeans disputing over thirsty
cistern, or autocrats struggling for the
custody other Majestys original Balmo-
raj red petticoat.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-04-29

Money-Money is queer institution.
1t buys provender, satisfies justice, and
heals wounded honor. Everything re-
solves itself into cash, form stock jobbing
to building churches. Childhood Graves
pennies, youth aspires to dimessmanhood
is swayed by the mighty dollar The
Blacksmith swings the sledge, the lawyer
pleads for his client, and the Judge de-
cides the question for life and death for
his salary. Money makes the man. there
fore the man must make the money, if he
would be respected by fools for the eye
of the world looks through golden spec
tacles. 1t buys BRUSHES carpets, lace
curtains, gilded cornices and nice furni-
ture, and builds marble mansions. 1t
drives us to church in splendid equipsge
and pays the rent of the best pew. 1t
buys silks and jewelry for my lady. 1t
commands the respect of gaping crowds,
and insures obsequious attention. 1t
enables us to be charitable, to send bib
les to the heather, and relieve domestic
indigence. 1t gilds the rugged scene of
life, and spreads over the rugged path of
existence velvet carpet soft to our
tread the rude scenes of turmoil are en-
cased in gilt frame. 1t bids care van
ish, soothes the anguish of the bed of
sickness, stops short of nothing save the
grim destroyer, whose relentless hand
spares none, but levels all mortal dis
tinction, and teaches poor weak humani-
ty that it is but lust. Thus wealth paus-
es on the brink of eternity, the baggar
and the millionaire rest side by side be-
meath the sod, to rise in equality to an
Swer the final summons.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-04-29
For the News
A SMILE FOR ME.--Album Verses.
BY ELYAG.

BY ELYAG.
Hast thou, for me, one snowy page to spare,
While thoughts Of thee this happy hour beguile
Though may never hope thy love to share
I'm well repaid if but win smile.
A smile from thee l--can these words / trace
BE worthy such boon my only aim,
To catch thy eyes and cause thy face
To sweetly smile for IN! ! 'lris all claim
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-04-29

The most perfect beautifully, winning
and attractive of all Gods handy work Is
a little girl. Innocent as a lamb, sweet as
the breath of Summers morning, beauti-
fnl as a hoari and pure as the white robed
immortals, her little heart at all times full
of tenderness and love for all around her
what a pity it is thatt she will grow to
womanhood, wear hoops, and perhaps be-
come a fiirt and man killer"-what a
pity.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-14
Remarknb DiscnXnEIes.

Lieut.. G. Warren Of the Topograpical T.,
gineers, publishes al interesting letter t'a
Prof. Leidy, regarding the discoyerie: Of 70.
Geologist who accompanied the expcltgG
last year, to explore the Niobrara R,wr-
This river sometimes called the RAPID r,;st
Running water, and L'eau qu COUr., UUf
ted to Quicourre, is about 40 miles long -
Its source is about 40 miles north Of FIT
Laramie, and it discharges its water, lot ne
Missouri river 10 about longitude IS degrss
west from Greenwich. 1t flows between '.!
42d aud 43d parallels Of north latitude
an eas,erly direction, and Tor about bali %
course is closed in by high steep rcsj
banks, whose ravines are partially c.o'ts.
with pine trees. During the eIPIoat.t,
many remains of extinct races OF an'nli
were found in the valley Of the river, and q
these the letter gives the following acc.Ut
The opinion OF the geOlOgst Of ycur exp
dition, DIR. Hayden, that the deposit me
which the fossil bones were obtained i g
pliocene age, appears to be borne cut ty ~
anatomical characters Of the specimens j
least, the remains indicate animals tor "
most part intermediate TO those Of the pre-"
period, and those whose traces form nc. --
posites 10 the mi0cene strata OF TIE 'b.'
Lands" A remarkable fact exhibited ty,ai
Niobrara fossils is, that the fauna Oh 90.
pliocene, or latter tertiary period Of tbHc.lt.
try, was much more nearly like the rs'sf
one of the eastern hemisphere, than cor 10
recent Indigenous fauna. The COLLECTION i
particularly rich in remains Of ruu!la!lI
and equine animals, which are mluglel 7.-
those Of several carniyOrOus and knaV.i.
animals, together with others Of o rhinocs'h
mastodon and an elephant.
Except species of deer, oil the FIa'
nant remains belong to extinct genera
One Of these is specially interesting, o. "
belonged to the camel family, and vas
third less in size than the existing cans
Another genus was allied to the mnss.!"'
of Asia. A third genus, indicated B! ;
few teeth, was larger than any l'I0S :.
minant. The remaining genera, IN W.
there are four species, belong 70 the ''-'
family as Oreodon Of the Bad Land y
nation. This family, now entirely eIu,'
consisted Of what might be c4llel ruD'l'
ting hogs, or sulline animals With toe z
culiar ruminant habit.
Of EQUINE animals, the collection cln''r
indications Of no less than eign. 'Ie's'
elk gtDera. One of them was bore W
dlstingulshable by its remains from ere
pondIug parts of the ordinary dym:',ig %.
imal; and second was a horse not la'-"
thar a Newfoundland dog.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-14
Wht,kry Root,

S1me time ago, wrote you that there was
such thing in this country as "whiskey
roots" you disbeieved. now take my revenge
by sending you the specimen. It's what the
Ind ans call "I!ic-o-ke." Itgrows 10 South
ern Texas, on tue rapge Of the sand hills boz
dering on the Rio Grande, and in gravelly,
sandy soil. The Indians eat it for it's exbil.
Grating effect on the system, producing pre-
cisely the same result as alcoholic drinks.-
1t is sliced, as you would cucumber. and
these small pieces chewed, and in about the
time as comfortable tight cocktails would
stir the divinity" within you, this indi.
Gates itself; only its effects are what might
term little k-a.v-O-r-t-i-D-g, giving rather a
wilder scope to Imagination and actions. 1t
can be sliced and DR. ed, and in this way
the Indians preserve it, then parch and serve
itup as coffee or tea. Its evidently Of cactus
species, and itresembes that more than an
other plant. | have never seen this par
ticular root mentioned in any work, and be-
iieve these-abd specimens sent to the ed
itor Of the Southern Cultivator--.o be the
only specimens sent from the State. | wish
you would have these analysed and publish
the resut-Teras Corr. n. p Picayune.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-14

The National Intelligencer says:-The OBJ
sequies of the deceased Ex-senator Benton
were perform ed on Monday afternoon, at his
late residence, in the presence Of crowd of
the most distinguished personagss of our
country. Both HOuses Of Congress adjourn
ed at an early hour to enable their respective
members to attend the funeral; and, besides
many of these. there were present the Pre-
sident of the United States, the venerable
Secretary of State, several Foreign Minis
tiers, officers of the army and navy, and many
other persons, official and unofficial. The
funeral services we're conducted by the Rev.
Mr.. Hall. of the Protestant Episcopal Church,
and the Rev. B. Sunderland, of the Presbyte.
rian Church; the latter of whom delivered
an eloquent and feeling address on the emf.
nent character and career of the deceased
statesman"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-14
Pettlcoat SwIndIe.

At Battle Creek, New York, the other
evening, two gentlemen and a lady--one OF
the real skirt expanders-gOt aboard the cars
for Chicago. One gentleman and bis wife
had through tickets, while the other paid his
fare only to the first station. From certain
manifestations, George Wandles, the con-
ductur, vino is keen on a scent, concluded 1t
was the intention Of the trio to dead .head
one of the party through. On arriving at
Augusta, the gentleman did not &c; cut, and
on search being made, he was found secre.ed
in the ladies saloon He was brought forth,
and directed TO leave the train at the next
station, but on arriving there he was not to
be found. After long and diligent search,
in which every body had become interested,
it was concluded he had leaped off the train
while 10 motion. Speculation was then rife
as to bis fate, when gentleman sitting near
the lady of big dimensions, biuted that those
hoops might there "a tale unfold" On pro-
ducing a light, four feet were seen protrudlng
from her pettcoats, which it was unreasona-
bic to suppose belonged to one person, aud
the lady was requested to rise, which she did
after some hesitation, revealing the lost pas
senper