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The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-12-02


4 WiJal Murder.-On Thursday
night last about clock, our city was
made the scene Of che of the most cold
blooded murders, it has ever been our
duty to record A Mr.. Sbultz, who was
experimenting a vineySrS in the vicinity
of Holly Springs, for John Bradley. Esq,
was shot, down in the back yard Of kel.
Ter, and Mother, on College street, the
wound producing almost instant death
He was shot through or near the left eye,
the ball penetrating the brain, and rup.
turing some large blood vessel, which
blel proiuSely. He never spoke afIer he
received the shot. nor was any witness
present to tell who committed the buudy
deed. As yet there is no clue to the
murder, but certain persons are strongly
suspected, and the matter will undergo
the stricteSt enquiry and investigation
Thus duty that deyolves upon every
citizen, as il is now time that such bloody
scenes in our city be arrested, even If il
has to be done by our citizens, who are
as averse to mob and lynch law as any
people under the sun Shultz, il was
said, was clever, industrious and pea
ceable citizcnsand was much respected
by his employer.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-12-02

COrToN.-The Mobile Market for the
week ending Nov. 9th, closed very firm
1T prices ranging from lOl to liz. Mid
ding rig.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-12-02


G Whenever you wish to get up a
story in the sensation style, do it in this
wise
Ifyou have occasion to remark that
your hero drank a jug of beer, says: He
revealed in the foamcovered liquid-he
swallowed it wildly, furiously-paused
for breath-again sank his nose, mouth
and chin into the gigantic tankard, and
with an appalling oath, that shook the
rafters of the crazy barn, shouted-.Tis
don ha. ha I've swigged it all-all-
every drop ha ha !" You see at once
the picturesqueness of the latter mode of
description /; and yet you will observe, af.
ter all, that it expresses exactly the same
event as the first miserable sentence,
namely-the fact of his drinking some
beer.
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-12-02
NEW ADvEIsTIsEMENTs.
THE STATE OF MISS. I PROBATE CouRT.
Chickasasc County. Nov. Term, 1856


To George Lucas, A. j. Lucas. j. B. Kosur
and his wife Elizabeth A. G. Lucas, Mariah Dst
expert, Leander Lucas and George Lucas: thb
is to cite you to be and appear before the ~
bate Court of said County, at a term therof "
be holden at the Court House of said County, %
the 4th Monday in January 1859, to show causs
y any you can, why the Petition Of r. N klng
praying Tor title to the following land snouS
not be granted, and title made accordingly
VIII: Inc East ! Of Section nine 90, Tow
snip Twelve (l2), Range five (5), East ccn,a's
ing three hundred and twenty acres, more Or k''
- Witness the Hon. w. F. TUCK
90 Err, Judge Of Prpbates, ana ,Ds
0oNd Seal annexed, this the 26tn T
Of November, 1855. -
b. F.PULLIAM, ClE
Dec os l2..9t
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-12-02

CORRECTED WEEKLY FROM TIE MOBILE NEWS,
TIE quotations nhch toilow eirea Me earrer
al Fhtch Piaattr's Crdtrs can be EHed: .iiA
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-12-02
"Nelly is a lady"
May fate be propitious.


At night, concluded to stop at Citron
ellie, sweet little village about IS miles
from Mobile. Early next morning on
the cars again, and in few minutes in
Mobile. Mobile is something of a place.
Considerably larger than Okolona,. The
two cities will soon be connected by the
railroad.
Okolona's mighty big,
Mobile is bigger,
Don't care red, which
Cuts the bigger figure.
SO lay the ties upon the track,
And then put down the railing
Then send the cars-there's nothing like
A locomotive squealing.
The city was filled with fillibusters,
and up country editors, who it may be
imagined cut something like DASH
Met Gen. Lee, of the Quitman Advert
ser, and Lieut.. Shields, of the Marion
What a trio! Gen. Lee.
Lieut. Shields, and Major -. Some
that crowd. Lee is noble fell
ow, handsome, clever, and pleasant as
morning in May. Shields is one of the
Boys you read about.
when shall we three meet sgain'" ]
The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-12-02

~ Hurra for Robinson Corkscrew
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-12-30
Pleasing Incident.

At the funeral Of little babe in New
Sharon, a few days since, says the Gospel
Banner, circumstance occurred, remark
ably cheering and suggestive ~
The child, all beautifully robed for the
grave was laid IN its coffin on the morn
ing of its burial. The weeping friends
placed in its little hand small boquet Of
flowers, among which was. an unopened
rose bud Of the Rose Of Sharon The
lid was then placed upon the coffin and
the funeral services performed. When
after the lapse Of not more tllan-tuo or
three hours. the cefIin vac opened again
and the friends gathered round to look
upon it for the last time, that bud had
become full blown rose, while grasped
in the cold hand of death. 1t seemed as
though voice came up from those beau
tifully sealed lips, saying, Weep not for
me; though broken from the parent stem
l am blooming in the Paradise Of God.
Millions of infant souls compose the fam
iiy above
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-12-30
Let Me Kiss Him for his Mother

The editor Of the New Orleans Advo,
cate had this incidentabont the. ravages
of the yellow fever in that city. related
to him by one Of the Methodist pastors ::
The preacher was called few days
since to attend the funeral Of young
man. Before his sickness he was a stout
manly youth. He was from the state Of
Maine, and had been here but "a short
time. He was attacked by yellow fever,
and soon died, with no mother or relative
to watch by his bedside, or to soothe bin
with that sympathy which none but those
of our own " dear kindred blood" can feel
or manifest. He died among strangers 5,
and was buried among them. When the
funeral service was over, and the strange
friends who had ministered to him were
about to finally close the coffin, an old
lady who stood by, stopped them and
said, Let me kiss him for his mother. ?
We have yet to find the first man or wo
man to whose eye this simple recital has
not brought tears
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-12-30
Last Of the Huggermuggers.

A sprightIy school girl who attends
the f" Cen raj High wheretEe teach, rs
have way of melting the pupils 10 VI
dels aud what they say in the classes,
vaS reading the last Of he hnggermug
gers and stirred by the spirit Of Enquiry, or
simulated by her teachers. if not by nat
nral feminine cur;o ,ity asked boy cousin
of hers, tie meaning Of buggernheger.
john looked thoughtful for moment,
and ihen saii-"I'il show You l''-and
efore the inc pient wo nan had time to
make any further remark. John had his
arm around her vast, and SuljeetARIt to
a gentle pressure" Tbat's~a 1ugger !;
aud this (nntting his lips to hers in alice
tomato collision) is mig ger + sYes."
said the not more than half displea>ed
Sarah Ann" and this is the last ef the
huggermuggers for if you ever attempt
to give me another such definition, Ill
box your ears. I've great mi d to tell
Mr.. Hall, as | go to school, what sort
Of a dictionary you are carrying about
you all the time"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-12-30
a dutch jury.

Judge Jones, Of Indiana, waosneyer
allows chance for joke TO pass him,
occupied the bench when it became nee
.essary' 10 obtain 5nrymai in the case ii.
which L. aud B. were EN-
ployed as counsel. The former was an
illiterate Hibesnian, the latter decidedly
German in bis modes of expression.
The sheriff Immediately proceeded TO
look around the room in seasch Of per
son to fill the vacant seat, when he espied
a Dutch Jew. aud c8aimed him as his
own. The Dutchman objected.
! can't understand goot Etiglese.D
(" What did he say p asked the Judge.
s /" | cant understand gopt Euglese, he
repeated.
FAKE your seat cried the Judge,
take your seat you are not likely to
hear any Of it,
Under that decision he took his seat.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-12-30
Hone.

There are some homes which seem to
be merely the gathering places of the
family, where there are few or none Of
those gentle cords Of sympathy and affee-
ton that bind with their silent influence
the affections of each to tie OTHER
There is no common centre, no genial
spot towards which the heart at certain
moods Of mind, can return in search OF
sympathy. and where like the weary
dove, when returned to the ark, it can
lind peace and rest. For there are sea
sons when the hardened hear yearns for
the gentle tones of sympathy, and en-.
couragement. And it would be strange
it there were such a centre, when she
whose appropriate sphere is to preside
over the household, cares little for any
thing but fashion and show.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-12-30
Japanese Mode of Trade.

A letter from Simoda, in the PAiladel
phia Ledger, says
" Speaking Of the stores of Yeddo, Mr..
Harris observed that we would be sur
prised at their size, at their contents. at
their great number of statesmen, each OF
whom had his dozen or more shop boys
standing behind him to execute his orders
!" Upon entering the immense building
you see no goods at all, he said. They
are all stared in ireproof buildings in
the rear. When a customer enters and
asks for anything, the statesmen orders
the shop boys, the shop boys apply at the
hrepfoof, the keeper Of the freproof
checks against each one that which he
takes, the salelnan makes his sale. each
shop boy returns to the Greproof his
part Of what remains, and at night the
salesman accounts to his employer for
the difference. Thus is business conduct
ed in the large houses Of Japan"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-12-30
Speed of Railway Cars.

May Of the accidents which hapncn Il
nersons attemntino TO cross railroads .
the result of ignorance Of the velosit vsoi
the iron horse when fairly under way
A writer in the Hartford Conrant givcs
some interesting facts which i nav no
well 10 boar u nina
lit seems almost incredible that as we
Glide smoothly alono the elegantly fnr.
.nislled car moves nearlv twice H. an,
length in aseeonsl.,f tf-ne-aj,ont 7sffeat
AZ this velocity we find tbot tho locono.
tive driyjug wheels sin feat II d;ameter
make four revolutions ber1 seoo6d : Il !.
no idle piston rod hat ira verses rho owl.
inder tbuseioht times ner.secondssS
II a man Win 4 horse and carriaoe ,,r-
oman unimnortant road1;n ascon,,,,sy ) :, ,J,
shouls approach and cross a track ~ :
speed of six miles Der hour which would
be crossing randy. an exnress train az.
preaching at the moment wonld snoye
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-12-30

7 Good evening, neighbor. Glad to
see you looking little better. A party
Of us have called to wish you happy
New Year. Rather before the time, to
be sure, but you must excuse that, as it is
kindly meant
BY che time the farmer had finished his
speech, long line Of sleighs had drawn
up In the little yard, and guest after guest
appeared with cheerful and sympathizing
words, which fell like music on the ear Of
the sick man and his hopeful wife.
The most sensitive pride could hardly
have taken pride at the quiet, unostenta-
tious manner in whica She'd and cellar
were filled by one busy party appointed
ier the purpose, while another deposited
II the neat little kitchen its appropriate
share OF winter stores. together with
many useful package Of dry goods sui
table for both parents and children.
Few words of gratitude were spoken,
but the light which shoneson the despon
ding countenance of William Jones, and
the tears In the eyes OF his wife, showed
that deep feelings were at work within,
and as the happy party drove from the
~ hOdi iOoPOhocu W Inc iuI-
mer's exclamation
{" That's the. right kind Of party my
good friends! The year has been an
abundant one to US, aud now that it is
about to close, it is well to obey the com
mand, Freely ye hape receiUed, freely
Once more the farmers sleigh took the
lead. As his own dwelling came in sight,
he stopped, and looking back upon the
merry t5ain. gave them cordial invita-
tlof TO dance eat the old year in his ca
pacious kitchen. And now the secret Of
Mrs. Browns absence was explained; for
dressed in her best, the good lady APP
peared at the door toIwelcome her guests,
while as they entered, the squeaking Of
old Simon's fiddle, lis it sent forth its
preliminary notes, night be distinctly
heard. An excellent supper in due sea-
son appeared, and IierriR was the old
year danced out.
A little past the midnight hour, the
sleigh bells were again iingling on their
way, while the GOD re.echoed with the
hearty cheers for Harmer Browns Sur
prise Party.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-12-30
Rna ssida Wit.

Wemct quizzical genius on the road
the other day, Of whom we inquired the
difference in the drcc ion of two high.
ways. :" If you keep right you'll go
wrong," was the reply, and if you keep
left you'll be behind hand"
Aud how is the road hard or soft ~
You'll 6ud the softest road the
hardest to travel, was the rejoner, aud
if you travel at the rate you are going,
YOU will find that yonr horse before you
get TO the end Of your journey. will be
more tired than he is now, aud your
wagon not SO much. !"
We left, having infor ati1n enough.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-12-30

Evening Star.


Beautiful star in heaven 50 bright,
Softly falls thy silver light,
AS thou movest from earth afar,
Star of the evening star,
Beautiful star. beautiful star,
Star Of the evening,
Beautiful star, beautiful star.
In fancy's eye thou seemst to say,
Follow me-come from earth away,
Upward thy spirits pinions try,
To realms love beyond the sky.
Beautiful star, sc.
Shine on oh, star of love divine,
And may oursouls around thee Irvine;
As thou moyest from earth afar,
Star of the twilight-beautifu star.
Beautiful star, &c.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-12-30
Fellow Travellers.

~ Will you help me out Of this mud
hole 2" said a travelling druggist, who
had just been compelled to stop his team
in a mud hole, because they couldn't pull
it out.
No, can't STOP said the Yankee,
who was heavily loaded and was fearful
that he would be too late for the cars.
would take it as a great favor, By
sides paying you" said the druggist.
/" What are you loaded with :" asked
the Yankee.
Drugs and medicines" said he.
/" 1 guess Flltrygto get you out, then,
for I am loaded with tombstones."
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-12-30
Valuable OYSTERS.

z A physician recently put his patient
upon strictly Vegetable debut upon his
next visit, he was surprised to see him
discussing the merits Of a smoking dish
of oysters.
How is that?" he enquired, II
prescribed vegetable diet;
+" know you did Doctor, and there
upon ordered my servant expressly to
get me some planted oysters which I
thought Of course. must be vegetable
ones.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-12-30
Give Them a Tozzen.

An honest hearted native Of the land
celebrated By the excellence Of its sour
krout, conceived the idea of mending his
ways aud joining the church. He pro.
eeeded at once to the parson, and made
known his teutions. The parsoR des-
bring to question him on Spiritual " piiltS%
asked him how many Gods there we're
Hams scratched his head somewhat puz
zled, and replied" Well, don't know,
your reverence; the Bible tells Us OF sew.
eral. Tares the col. OF isaack, the cot of
ofJaeele, and the cot IS abraham thinks
II don't know kes dG7e fasgE~be a
tozzen Cots" The parson at once sent
him away and while going home he met
q brother cQantryman also going to the
parson.
!" We're you goin', Shon ?" he asked him.
.g" COIN TO shoin the church,
How many Cots arc there, Shon p
One.o
Hoot foot Go home, Shon. gave
EN- tozzen and they would't take me -
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-12-30
The Navajo Indians.


The Navajo Indians, with whom some
trouble has arisen, on account of their re.
fusal to deliver up murderer to the u.
IS. authorities, are thus described by a
correspondent of the Washington States,
writing from New Mexico.
The present population the Navajo
Indians rather a combination Of the
savage and the partially civilized being.
Many of their habits, especially in dress,
are monadic, while some Of their pursuits
are intelligent and useful. They have
no religion. Their superstitions point to
some Of the heavenly bodies as objects Of
worship, which is sometimes performed
by dances. The body, they think, goes
to the earth, and the spirit lives in.the
air after the mortal existence. When
one dies, he is quickly thrown into some
.crevice or hole, sticks piled on him, his
blankets, trinkets, &c., laid with him,
and the body is then left, but inspiring
the utmost dread and fear in the living.
They plant and raise great quantities of
corn, and considerable wheat. They al
SO grow melons, pumpkins, and have
peach trees, another evidence of more civ
ilized life. They raise immense numbers
of sheep and goats and also horses
They manufacture the finest and most
durable blankets in the world. The men
greatly respect the women. They have
no government. Property is the most
potential voicein council. War is dread
ed by the rich, but courted by the poor.
Their number is about $4,000, and in
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-12-30
/ BETWEEN AN Owl AND i

tale d affection between an owl and a
crow, that would do credit in its tender
passages to a pair Of turtle doves: It
appears they got acquainted with each
other on the caves Of the Spencer House,
in Cincinnati, and friendship, or rat Ter
a tenderness, grew up between them that
rendered them inseparable. When the
owl fell sick, the crow watched by his
side and fed him and when he closed his
expressive eyes IN death, the crow be-
came utterly incsasolabIe. In fact, he
refused 10 eat at once, and, holding this
resolution, dwindIed das}vhg. day, until
he died Of famine.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-12-30
A Ludierous Predicament.

The editor Of the Kansas Chit must
he in ludicrons " phix." He says
We have lived on potatoes and beefs so
long that we have complete Iii h
brogue, aud arc getting horns aud tail
like steer. We have eaten so mary
pumkin> thai it is difficult for us to dis
anguish our head from a pumpkin.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-12-30

Nga- testy lawyer lately, in one Of
our courts. found himself bothered with
knotty witness. who would not explain.
as he desired, the difference between the
thick and long kinds Of whalebone.
I" Why man" he said. you don't seem
to know the distinction between thick and
long.
Ya:as I dew"
Explain it then"
Waal, you're plaguy thick.headed,
but you amt long headed, no how r
said Greeny.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-12-30

BE- loafer took fish in the market
house slipped thunder hisvest. The tail
hanging down SO as to be seen, the FIRST
man he, met suggested to him that he.
should either wear longer jacket or
steal shorter fish.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-12-30
The old Burying GROUND.

Our wales are sweet with fern and rose,
Our hills are maple-crowned
But not from them our father $ chose ~
: The village burying- ground.
Tie dearest spot in all the land,
To death they set apart
With seanty grace from natures hand,
And rome from that of Art
The winding wall of messy stone,
Frost flung and broken lines;
A lonesome acre thnly grown
it'll grass and wandering vines.
without the walls birch tree shows,
Its dropped and tassld head;
Within a stag horned stomach grows
Fern leafed, with spikes of ied
There. sheep that Craze the neighboring plain
Like white ghosts come and go;
The farm horse drags his fetlock chain,
The COW. bell tinkles slow.
Low mourns the river from its bed,
The distant pines reply;
Like noun ers shl linking from the dead,
They stand apart and sigh.
Unshaded saites the summer sun,
Unchecked the winter blast,
The school girl learns the place to-shun,
With glances backward cast.
For thus our fathers testified
That heFnight read whosran- Essv
The emptiness Of human pride.
The nothingness Of man.
They dared not plant the grave with flowers,
Nordress the funeral sod,
Where, with a love as deep as ours, -
They left their dead with God.
The hard and thorny path they kept,
From beauty turned aside;
Nor missed they ever those who slept,
i. The grace to life deued.
Yet still the wilding flowers would blow,
The golden leaves woald fall,
The seasons come the seasons go,
And God be good 10 all.
Above the caves the blackberry hung,
In bloom and green its wreath.
And harebells swung as if they ruug
The chimes Of peace beneath.
The beauty nature loves to share,
The gift she hath for all;
The common light, the common air,
ererept tie grave yards wall.
1t knew the glow of eventide,
The sunrise and the noon,
And glorifed and sanctifed,
~sIt slept beneath the moon.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-12-30

8sa- Why is minister like locomo.
tive? We have to look out for him when
the bell rings.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-12-30
Yankee SaraE,-yade.

+
BY SAMUEL sLoeuM. OF GosL1N RUN.
F
Tn sitting on the gtile. Mary,
I'M Sitting on The site,
g9AthebulI dog,in the front yard
Keeps barking all the while;
~ hy-dUn't you tell pa, Mary,
Or John, if he's about,
To ask young Sammy slocum in,
And make the dog git eout,
Now, I'm sitting on the fence, Mary,
SIS Before the kitchen door,
But the pesky ugly bull dog
Banks louder than before;
And thought / saw shadow, Mary,
. "A shadow slim and tall,
All arms and legs like Reuben Brown,
Against the whiteswashed wall.
If that was Reuben's shadow, Mary,
If that was Reuben's shade,
Twill bring the spepsy back on me,
I'm very much afraid ].
Oh, why this crnel treatment,
Why keep me in suspense;
Why don't yen make the dog git eout
And let me off the fence?
I've got keow and calf, Mary,
The calf is three weeks old;
A score ofpretty sheep, too,
AS ever fed in fold;
And daddy told me yesterday,
When Dapple had colt,
He'd let me have it, certain, sure
Aiuitthat Reuben Brown dolt?
And hammy's knitting stocks, now,
To buy a cotton web
One half the sheets are to be mine.
And half for sister Deb;l
And nanny says whichever one
First brings a partner home,
Shall have the pumpkin-blossom Guilt
Say Marys won't you come q
] Gee ahillikeasl you d ought 10 see
The Rooster and the hen
That uncle Peter shsckgeford
Sent 70 my cousinsBeal
! guess he wakes the folks around,
When he gins out to e ow--
II he was here to blow his horn,
He d bring you out / know.
But Mary if you won't have me,
And viii have Mr. Brown,
~ guess as how there's other gals.
That's wide awake in town.
But one thing you ought 70 know
Before turn my back
That is, that Prudence Pattingale
= Gin your Reub Brown the sack.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-12-30

B@ When there is no subordination
in an army, neither conquest nor glory
can be expected from it.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-12-30
Old Jokes yersiaed.

At church, Joe says, his manly heart
With true devotion swells.
Disproving that-as some assert
He's led there by the bellies;
While Jane, the happiest of coauettes,
Whose eye no sorrow dirns,
Most piously employs her time
In looking at the Inns
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-12-30

sF The following lines we clip from an exchang,
paper:
The world should have its docket called,
Aud sluggards be defaulted,
And those should be the upper ten.
Whom Labor has exa' ted
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-12-30

Hoot foot Go home, Shon, I gave
EN- tozzen and they would't take me -