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The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1866-04-14

One hundred ycnn ago there wus
hot single white man in Ohio, Ken
lucky, Indiana, or Illinois Terrific
ries. Then what is now the most
lourishing part Of America, wns as
little known as the mountains of the
moon.
Il was not until 1898 that the hun
4 Der Of Kentucky, the gallant and ad-
scnturous Boone, left his home in
North Carolina to become the first
bettlcr in Kentucky. The first pioneer
of Ohio did not settle until twenty
Fears afterwards.
4 A hundred years ago Canada be-
longed to France, aud the whole
population of the United States did
not exceed million and Il half.
a hundred years ago the great
Frederick Of Prussia was performing
hose exploits which made him i'm
mortal in military annals, and with
Bis little monarchy was sustaining
bingle-handed contest with Russia,
Austria, and France, the three powers
pf Europe combined.
A hundred years ago the United
States were the most loyal people Of
The British Empire, and on the po-
litical horizon no speck indicated the
Struggle which, within a score Of
years thereafter, established the great
Republic Of the world.
4 A hundred years ago there were
but four newspapers in America
with combined circulation not ex-
ceeding two thousand. Steam engines
and cylinder presses had not been
Imagined, and railroads and tcle-
I graphs had not entered the remotest
conception Of man.
When we come to look back at il
through the vista Of history, we find
that the century which has passed has
been allotted to more important
events in their bearing upon the
happiness Of the world, than almost
any other era that has happened
s since the creation.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1866-04-14
Prom the National 9
Advice 10 the Girls.


Girls, stop looking at the boys; do
something sensible, and quit building
air-casilcs and talking of love and
honeymoons. II makes me sick; It
is perfectly antimonial, and, in fact,
Il i moonshinc and buncombc. Love
il farcc-matrimony humbug,
and husbands arc domestic Napolc-
ons, Pharolis, and Alexanders, sigh
ing for other hearts 10 conquer after
they are sure Of your.
The honeymoon Is as short-Iiycsl
as lucifer match. After that you
may wear your wedding dress ai
breakfast and your night-cap to mcct-
ing, and your husband wouldn't know
Il. You may pick up your own
pocket handkerchief, help yourself e
a chair and tear your gown across The
back In reaching over tho table afci
a bi.cIit, while he Is laying In hi.
breakfast rs IL il was tho last mcal
he should eat In this world. When
he gets through he will aid your di-
ge-tion while yon are slipping ycul
coffee BY cnquiring what YOU ar
going 10 have for dinner. what yo,
paid for the last green tea you bought
and other couaIlv imuorfanf ouaa
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MOntana-..Where II Il.

This new territory contains about
100000 square miles; that is to say,
it is nearly four times as large as the
State of New York. II is bounded
on the West by Idaho, on the South
and East by Dakotab, and on the
North by the British possessions.
But what is the use of mentioning
boundaries which are themselves un-
known to the average reader, who
demands in return: Where's Idaho?
Where Is Dakotah? To those who
studied geography twenty years ago,
il will perhaps be as satisfactory to
say, that II you journey North from
Montana, you come into British
America, and If you cross the terri
tory from East TO West, you cross
the Rocky Mountains, which run
through It's Western half.
In 1861 the vast and regularly or
ganized territory now known as
Montana, was unknown land. Ii
was very thinly peoplcd by Indians,
and il had been visited By few
trappers and missionaries. In 1862
traces Of gold were discovered in
Montana; and fortune seekers began
TO turn their steps that way. In
1865 the territory had already 30,-
600 people, and contained three con-
siderable towns-Virginia City, with
ten thousand inhabitants; Helena
City, with eight thousand, and Dia-
mond CITY with four thousand. Also
il had Legislature, code Of laws
aud courts OF justice.
One of the most surprising geo
graphical facts about Montana, is that
Il Is reached by steamboat from st.
Louis. That is 10 say, the river system
Of the Great West is on 80 vast scale,
that travellers and freight are now
, transported by steamboat, and with
out trans-slipmcnt, from 81. Louis 70
} Fort Benton, in the heart Of Mon
/, tanal Light draught boats are now
/ building at Louisville espccially for
/ the Montana trade. The river voy-
{ age from st. Louis TO Fort Benton i
; now made in 2s days; and froight !.
r carried at the price Of 10 cents pei
| pound.
Montana Is composed of mountain.
r and elevated plains, which are wood
o les prairies and sheltered valleys
e The climate is dry and healthful
4 then Il but little dev in the plains
g but Tie whole region Is abundantl,
e watered by unfailing streams flowing
9 from the mountains. Along th'
!, banks of the stream, cottonwood ans
e other light timber are found, and tn
> mountain sides and spurs are covcre'
' with heavy grewths Of pine, ars, &c
|. The soil Is very fertile on the plain
y and valleys. Three hundred bIishel
. cf potatoes have been rai.cd on on
& acre. Vegetables Of all kinds gro'
r readily, and Of immense sixc; an
!" whcat prcmiscz 70 Do sell, Th
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1866-04-14
A Shrewd Editor.

At q Welsh celebration in New
York city, DR.. Jones told the follow
ing amusing anccdote:
The speaker said tie editors were
like other shrewd men who have to
live with their eyes and ears open.
lie related the story Of an editor who
started a paper in a new village In
the West. The town was infested
with gamblers, whose presence was a
source Of annoyance to the citizens,
who told the editor that if he did not
come out against them they would
not patronize his paper. He replied
that he would give them "smash-
cr" next day. Sure enough, his next
issue contained the promised smash
err" and on the f6llowing morning
the redoubtable editor, with scissors
in hand, was seated in his sanctum
cutting out news, when in walked a
large man with a club in his hand,
and demanded to know II the editor
was in. "No, cir was theresponse,
"he has stepped out; take seat and
read the papers he will return in a
minute Down sat the indignant
man Of cards, crossed his legs, with
his club between them, and COM
menccd reading a paper. In the
meantime the editor quietly vamoosed
down stairs, and at the landing be-
low he met another excited man with
a cudgel in his hand, who asked i
tho editor was In. "Yes SIR" wa,
the prompt response, "you will fnt
him up stairs reading newspaper
The latter, on entering the room
with a furious oath commenced |
violent assault on the former. Th'
fight was continued until they ha,
both rolled TO the foot Of the stairs
and pounded each other to thci
hearts content.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1866-04-14

The commission appointed TO in
vcstigate our whole system Of taxa
tion, and report what changes are
proper and necessary, has closed its
labors, aud the result has been COM
municated TO Congress. The docu-
mcnt is long and elaborate, but the
principal changes suggested may be
summed up rs follows;
|. An exemption of all incomes
below 81 900 from the income tax.
2. A reduction Of the tax on dis
titled liquors from s2 to 81 per gal-
lon.
3. A remission of all taxes now
levied on wearing apparel.
4. A repeal of the taxes now levied
on pig iron (s2 10 per toni, coal "a
cents per tom, and crude petroleum
(sl per gallon.)
8. A repeal Of all taxes now levied
on books, magazines and pamphlets
leaving the present taxes on paper
leather, tic, untouched.
o. A reduction by onc-half of III,
duties now levied ON home manuiac
tures generally.
7. A repeal of all taxes now lcvict
on repairs Of engines, cars, carriages
ships, etc.
| 4. A repeal Of all taxes ombolie,
in schedule A Of the Internal Rev
cnuc act ot the last session, excep
those on billiard tables.
o. A reduction Of the tax nov
levied on brokers sale Of stocks from
s. per 81 900, to 8 per 81, 900.
10. An incnase On raw co,tor
from 2 10 . cents per pound.
These notifications are propose,
to take effect on the Isl day Of Jul,
next. or at the commencement Of th
fiscal year; and their general ctfec
will he a reduction Of our prescn
burden of internal taxes by abou
one fourth.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1866-04-14

W. Hffpfai lhe condensation ~ i.s
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tad lhll seasm
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saff = alhls aHi 4 hslf ~ Hhtf,
sheh "wiath " tam hH i#ab "A
lliliTFaRahlllgrusH ~ ~ ~. tad
We eng milliaa NJ aafs daaelaa
afHlnd eHf tym. like iallt Hlpia
4 the Ilovesy iHtatf iibw ihai
'hoal weH Through ~ syfiem, anil
NJ Ahd d'mn nuf pIhal nfHmn
IashtnlnR eolli not have sml
Wfewel Y down q afeaaed sapIine
With gfealef ipaed ~ more eshIlem
ilnR eneei Ilanlna hauso buiief
nor wafmniee dsed eould have
stuck olesff Than We dd and r
doten adits looking al us aad mf
hssufti pahis
lIollow, Old eek amy ml he
tnaped imp again, and wa we're helm.
less soon We ga up and made
another tfial with bottcF sneoda.
Perhaps wc had ska,cd IN onr pc
ciliar style fifteen feet, when y blnn.
defing chap came up behind, and va
sot down with orr tired head plIIowot
IN his lap-and hc swearing NJ ns
when II was all his own aultl IIow
cold The lee was there, tool Ever,
spot whore We made our debut on III,
icc--how cold Il wasl Opr bar sth
drawers wctc no protection at all
We tried again, for The papers an,
rs fun, and down came our tircciai
nose on the cold iulcp material, ant
the little drops Of crimson ran dowt
our shirt bosom on The cold lee. One,
more we tried skating--madc for III,
shore, sat down and counted Nh,
damages.
Two shillings thrown AWAY. Scv
en- latoraland one "irontcral bump.
One immense fissurc in as handsom
a pair of ten dollar cassimercs MS
man ever put his legs in. One rup
turc on the knee extending TO th
bone. -Four buttons from our vest,
fragmcntedp watch crystal, and
back ache big enough to divid
among the children of Israel.
you catch us on the smooth, gloss,
chilly, freezing, treacherous, deceitfu
slippery, and slip-uppery ice agaii
you'll know it. If any one eve
hears of our skating again, they wi
please draw on us at sight for the b
valves and accompanying document
We have got through skating-i.s
, humbug. It's vexation of spiri
, of business, of flesh, and tearer
trowsers! 1t is u head-bumpinl
back-aching, leg-wcaring, dangeroI
; institution, and we warn peop
against skating. We tried it, an
shan't be able to walk for mont
Skating clubs are humbug, and a
the rascally young men wish to 6
, the ladies at it, that they may s.
If they, too, don't say "the ice
dreadful eold!" It's nothing to u
|, but the ladies will do well to !
: skates alone, unless they are young
and more elastic than we are. OF
, how cold the ice is-we can feel
| Nlt
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1866-04-14
Skating.

We have been frequently requested
during the past winter to republish
an article written by us some years
ago for the Milwaukee Nacs, on
"Skating." We should have done
so but for the fact that we had pre-
served no copy of il, and it was not
until few days since that we came
across It, printed in the Detroit Daily
Uniom Although late in the season,
we present il to those Of our readers
ambitious Of future distinction in the
slippery pastime, or who are curious
to know how to skate gracefully and
artistically. To such we "can a tale
unfold, thusly:
"Brick " Pomeroy, who has tried
skating, thus sums Il up, Right be-
ncatD Done Of our windows, from morn
till midnight, we see youngsters and
oldsters twisting their legs in all
kinds Of conceivable shapes. We
cannot pick up a paper, but an arti-
Gle on skating" meets our eyes.
Everybody says its fun, and that's
all everybody knows about it, for we
have tried il. Last night, about gas
time, after reading a glowing descrip-
ton of life on skates, we prepared
for our first attempt, and sailed forth
to Join the merry crowd. We had
on pair of stoga boots, trousers
tucked inside, Robert tailed coat
and white hat. We went down to
the ice, and gave a boy two shillings
in "shin-plasters " for the use Of his
instruments. t4 Nf
We, with the assistance Of friend,
fixed on the skates, and stood as erect
as a BARRIERS pole. We have conf
dence, even as Peters faith. En-
couraged at the sight of some ladies
on the bridge looking at the skaters
we struck out. A slant to the right
with the right foot--a slant to the
left, and just then we saw something
on the ice, and stopped over 70 plcll
Il upl On our feet again--two slant
to the right and one to the left, nc
companicd with loss Of confidence
Another stride with the leff foot, ans
we sat down with fearful npidity
with very little, IL any, elegance
What set down Il was, for We mad
dent in the ice not unlike a Con
, necticut butter how'll Just then on
! Of the ladies remarked" Oh, Mary
|, look, that feller with the white ha
! amt got his skates on the righ
, placeln Ditto, thought we. Ju.
then a ragged little devil sung ont a
he passed us-"Hoilor, old timbe
r logsi' and we rose suddenly an
y after him. Three slides TO the righ
e two to the left, and away went ou
o legs-one 10 the east and the other /
= the west, causing an immense 6ssuI
+ In our pants, and another picture I
/, a butter tray in the cold-oi 10
z cold---icc. The lady-we know Il
8 was one by the remark she mad
|e again spoke, and said; "Ol
; look, Mary, that chap with a viii
J. hat has saf dawn on his handke
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whites fHd tm#lnfi hlihfi dHfIha
ih WV. NHs ff iht momeHi glsihlf
Effected Hsd maff than oase ! #8
Ne hug hand clutch smlmmllmllf.
lha hinile ~ bh lnif
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ligaw faf though Me- mother IN e.
enm.oi wis Crock lnd ho eas fmll
mf With ile laHguaen he apmke in
ilie Northern dialect and Il Naa ~
iereapla interpreted by the Indian
linanlal tu illo awtmhlY lli4 ptreh
has haan reported, bui M me haa
lona N iaaiitr I think mu fnpeai
Me- substance ~ wlmt bo mid md.
Indeed, lia very words
IN defiance NJ ihe wliile warriors
VI Obip and Kentucky. ! have lfay-
oled through their settlements, once
our ih,ufiiu hunting grounds No
war.whoop wns sounded, but there l.
blood on onr knives The pale Glces
leli lho blow, but know not whence
II eamp.
eAcnracd be the rarc that has
seized ON our country and made
women of our Warriors Our fathers,
from their tombs, reproach ~ ~
slavrs aud towards. | hear them
now iu the walllng winds.
"Thc Nuscopcc was once n mighty
people. The Georgians lrcmblcd ut
our war-whoop, and the drns Of my
tribe, IN the distant lakes, sung the
prowcss Of your warriors, and sighed
for their embraces.
"Now your very blood Is white,
your tomahawks have no edge, your
bows and arrows were buried with
with Your fathers, O, Muscogcc
brethren of my mother, brush
from your cyelids that sleep OF
slavery; once more strike for ven
geancc--oncc more for your country
The spirits of the mighty dead COM
plainl The tears drop from weeping
skies. Let the white race perish!
"rhcy seize your land they cor.
rupt your women they tramplo upon
the ashes of your dcad
Back back, up into the great
water, whose accurscd waves brought
them TO our shores!
"Burn their dwellings! destroy
their stock slay their wives and
childrenl The red man owns The
country, and the pale face must never
crioyl
"War now! War forever! Wal
on the liyingl War upon the dead
Dig their very corpses from thcil
grayesl Our country must give NJ
rest to a white mans bones
Gan the tribes of the North arr
dancing the war-dance. Two might,
warriors across the seas will send u
arms.
"Tccumseh will soon return to hi
country. My prophets shall tarr,
with you. They will stand bctwccI
YOU and the bullets Of your enemies
When the white man approaches yol
the yawning earth shall swallow hin
up!
"Soon shall you sec my arm of fir
stretched athwart the sky. | vii
stamp my foot at Tippecanoe, and th
very earth shall shake. c."-Claiborne'
Life Of Gen. Sam. Dale.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1866-04-14

Prince Alfred will shortly be Gre
atc,l a peer, under the title of the
Duke Of York. At prcsen, he Is not
entitled TO III in the Housc Of Lord.
An exchange remarks that when
a man geis mad and stops bis paper
he always burrows the next number
Of his neighbor's, to see If the with
drawal Of his subscription hasn't kill
a ,he sii.ur, and II he has not Aress.
ed the columns IN mourning. Such
men imagine that The sofld nsi4 on
their shoulierN
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1866-04-14

4 Coon TiifSo.-In Richmond a
few days since, as we learn from the
Eramiaer, there was a concert and
tablcsux for the benefit Of The poor.
The tableaux, among other things,
represented Enoch Arden as he came
back irum bis voyage, looking sudly
in the window Of his old home TO
find that his wife had married and
was doing something in the Arden
business for that other mani While
all was still, the large audience silent
as the grave, the one who represented
Enoch turned his face TO The crowd.
and slowly asked, Who's PIN here
since lsh pin gomez" The Eruainer
SAYS:
'aThc effect wns electrical beyond
power Of description, and the storm
Of applause which followed The "hit'
would have made "Brick" Pomeruy
happy for month, and even fdrcesl
a lanrh out of . Hillihicker snick
snackrr" HIMSELF"
How to make hens lay-IIit then
on tht head with siirk.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1866-04-14

A MARTYR TO PRIScIpLE.-ln
August, 1861, at a time when aboli-
tion murderers, thieves, andsoundrcls
all over the North were mobbing
Democrats and destroying printing
Offices in the name Of "loyalty," the
Democratic Standard, published in
New Hampshire was attacked by u
band Of ianatical enemies of free
speech. A brief defense was made
BY its editor, Mr.. Palmer, aided By
his brother Thomas, but without
avail. The latter received injuries in
the breast from which he suffered
four years Of pain and sickness, until
death, on the 18th ult., put an end to
his sorrow, and called him to a land
where neither aboliiionisis trouble or
"loyalists" break through and steal.
Peace to his memory. To die in de-
fence of glorious principle and in
yindication Of the right Of a frc,
press, to print the truth without fear
or favor, Is to win Immortality and
to live long enough.-Pomroy.
Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1866-12-14
FOREIGN NEWS
Per steamer


New YORK, Dee. 13.-The steamship
Cuba bas arrived with Liverpool dates 1st
and Queenstown of the I'd. 49,.
Two gun boats left Shelness for Ireland
with large quantities of arms and ANU
milton.
On the Both ult,, at Dunalk, $4,000 per-
cussion caps was seized.
The Army and Navy Gazette denies that
militia regiments were being enrolled for
Ireland.
A London telegram to the Dublin Free
mans Journal says Stephens is hourly
expected in London, if not already there
Detectives are on the alert for him. A
Paris letter gives the rumor that he had
arrived there, having passed through Lon
don. Co.,
A meeting was held at Bradford which
was addressed by Revs. Villa A. Martin
and J. T. Phillips, Of the freedmen's aid
union, Neil Dow and others. H
w. L. Foster, M. p, presided, and in his
opening address he urged his audience to
suppose that by subscribing to the fund of
the Union they could assist in settling the
claims of the United States on England,
and purchase the forgiveness of injuries
done any one during the war. Such que5-
tions must rest on their own merits
There is some demand in London for
the bonds of the Southern States and prices
have improved.
Macmillan was looked for via the In
dian mail steamer which is now two days
over due.
A French steamer has been sent out to
watch for her arrival.
All the powers who signed the treaty of
Paris had agreed to recognize the Prince of
Roumania. The Prince is liberal and
speaks in the following terms:
The great precipitation of the moment is
American affairs and the arrival of the
next packets, which are looked for with in
tense anxiety. Till they come in, the pub
lie mind will be influenced by secondary
indications tending to throw light upon
the real state Of things. For INSTANCE. If
has been rRinored within the last few days
that American funds are lower at London,
Frankfort and New York. The conclusion
shown is that relations between France and
the United States must be very delicate
and this rather because it is rumored that
Juarez loans were quoted lower in London.
Orders have been transmitted to Havre
TO send out steamers to watch for the ar
rival of the packet, daily expected to ar
rive, with the Emperor on board. 1t is
probably hoped to communicate with him
before he gets to Southampton
Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1866-12-14

ONR Of Forney's 1.-TWO papers, both
daily, in the following paragraph which
appeared the other day, surpasses itself
in malice and mendacity. Referring to
the recent concert in this city for the
benefit Of manned Confederate soldiers,
IL says
The journals Of Nashville have become
outspokcn In their reasonable sentiments,
and the people are no longer restrained in
their disloyal acts "The holy cause" is
noWopenly referred to, and no opportunity
20 do honor 10 the men who fought in the
army Of treason is omitted. Among the
latest movements we notice is an entertain
ment given, on "Wednesday last ''for the
benefit Of disabled Confederate soldiers"
at which some Of the sweetest song birds"
Of Nashville assisted. When Gen. Thomas
was at the Tennessee capital, propriety was
better observed.
IL is scarcely necessary to say that this,
except the statement that there was an
entertainment Of the kind alluded 10, is
false in its length aud breadth aud height
and depth, both as regards the press and
people None but such an abandoned
wretch Ss FOrney, and the corps of mer-
eenATy scribblers he has about him,
would attempt TO make an act of noble
charity the occasion Of exciting preiu,
dice