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The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1869-02-27

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lowing pointed femafksi
Nothing i more Iacompfehensl.
bic ~ gifIs thsa the love and adora.
ilOn sometimes given 10 mid'IIs.agsd
women. They mnnot understand II,
and nothing bai experience will sver
make them understand H. In their
eyes, woman Il out VI the pnle of
personal affection aIIogeiher when she
has once lost The shining gloss Of
youth, that exquisite freshness of
skin, aud mppIencss Of limb which
10 them, IN Che insolcni plenitudc Of
their uufadcd beauty, constitute their
chief claims 10 admiration of their
sex.
A woman Of ripe age has knowl-
edge Of The world, and a certain
suavity OF manner and moral acxi-
bility wholly wanting to the young.
Young girls are for the most part all
angcls-barsh in their judgments,
stiff in their prejudices, and narrow
in their sympathics. They arc full
of combativeness and sclf-assertion
If they arc Of one kind Of young
people, or they arc stupid and shy II
they belong TO another kind. They
are talkative with nothing to say, and
positive with nothing well and truly
known; or they arc nionasylabic
dummies, who stammer out yes or no
at random, and whose brains become
hopelessly confused at the 6rst sen
tence a stranger uttcrs They are
generally without pity; their want
of experience making them hard to-
ward sorrows which they scarcely
understand, and, let US charitably
hope, to a certain extent, ignorant Of
the pain they inAict. The famous
article in the Times on the cruelty oi
young girls, apropos Of Constance
Kent's confession, though absurdly
exaggerated, had in it the core o.
truth which gives the sting to srcl
papers, aud makes them stick, and
which is the real cause Of the outcry
they create. Girls are cruel; there
is no question about il. II more
passive than active, they are simply
Indifferent to the suferings Of others
if q more attractive temperament
they find q positive pleasurcin giving
pain. A girl will say the most cruel
things to her dearest friend, and then
laugh at her because she cries. Even
her own mother she will hurt and
humiliate if she can, while as for any
unfortunate aspirant not approved Of
were he as tough skinned as rhi.
noceros, sbewould find means tomaks
him vince. But all this asccrbity il
toned down in the mature woman
Experience has enlarged her ympa'
thies, and knowledge Of suffering has
softened her heart to the suferings ol
others. Her lesson Of life, too, has
taught her tact, and tact Is one Of the
most valuable lessons that man OF
woman can learn. She sees at a
glance where all the weak points and
sore places are in her companion, and
she avoids them, or II she passes ovel
them Il Is with hand so soft and
tender, a touch so inexpressibly
soothing. that she Gains instead o.
irritating.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1869-02-27

VoLocIpEDEs OUTDoSE. - The
Prairie Ns,cs says:
Most Of our townspeople recollect
Mr., Hares, the matchmaker, who
located in this town last summer.
During his intervals Of rest, he ap-
piled his time to perfecting the model
Of a machine Of his own invention,
which he designed to superccde the
use Of muscular power In drawing
vehicles, such as buggies, carriages,
wagons, etc, He worked away at biz
model until every detail was com.
pIeted, and then had II patented al
Washington. He then went 10 Phil.
adelphia, where, during the pas
winter, he has been having ma
chne5 constructed ahcr his model
He has succeeded in having on'
built, which, we understand Is sue
cess. II will travel at the rate o
6feen miles per hour, over any kint
Of road practicable for wheeled We
hicles, and promises to introduce
great change in the mode Of pro
Rression on wheels.
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If you shot a duck you may, by
jumping into the river after Il, gtt
two ducks.
Why are hoops like obstinate men'
Because they often stand out about
trihes. m
Upon what object In nature has
every author written upons Upon
the earth. E.tsh
What horn produces tho most dis
cordant music? The drinking horn.
What fruit does q newly married
couple most rcsembles A green pear.
The busiest coopen in these times
are those that hoop the ladies.
The best sewing machine exiant---
The practical farmer. a.,i
What fs taken from yon before
yoa getis' Your portniI
The man who b awfhIly urbane 10
his wife before strangers, b generally
also ''hsr bans' behind their bsskS
A woman, troubled with ahusband
very little st home, says she orss
les about his income than hi' outgo.
One and one make two, unless thsy
! arr eiphers. This reisn 70 nsa ssd
; women In marriage, = we'll = 70 No
: menls. - M
Ladies hsvs . kssnsr sssss q he
ridiculous than men. Thas = ops
rason Why they arc saeh sdePts y
IL practice.
The osly sslerssrd nsrdsrsrs an
the lady y-kiIlen I
said sopssIied young Iady = :
gsnslensr--You men are ''v''-s'
set.
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The resurrection plant Of Califor-
MIA is a remarkable curiosity. IL is
small, varying from six to nine
inches in diameter. 1t has no stalk
when it blossoms, which is but once
a year, when delicate stem arises
from a centre Of emerald, formed by
closely tapping leaves, which spread
out horizontally near the ground.
This delicate stem rises few inches
in height, bearing on It's apex clus-
ter Of delicate flowers, white or scar
let. The most remarkable thing
about the plant is its wonderful vi
tality, disdaining all terrestrial aid,
it fourishes best among the loitiest
rocks and where there Is the least soil.
A handful of dry sand serves to COW
er the root; they seem to be nour-
ished by air apd dew.
When taken from the bed they
fold themselves up like an Arabs
tent. After lying away for months
in a dry box, without particle Of
soil attaching to their roots, they re-
sumo their natural color in twelve
hours, when they are placed in a
bowl Of water, unfolding slowly until
they regain their original dimensions,
The Mexicans term the plan, Siemprt
vive. sar s ft'f -
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nMack' Fdies to ihe Cincinnati
EaqWiyer ifom Washington
II will not be- fofeosien that few
years ago statement went ihe rounds
n the papers that about ihe time n
the passage of Tho ordinance u sees.
zion by the State n Mississippi, M.
win NJ. Stanton met Albert q. brown,
then senator from Mississippi, and
congratulated him on The action of
his State and people, alto on bis own
action In Withdrawing from The ZEN
ate, rs he had done that very day
how he (stanton) chopped The South
would be firm and united In The work
Of secession" etc. But with that IA
oility for falsehood which Is them mod
ern way for turning the unpleasant
facts Of history into ISLANDER" Stan
ton aud bis friends denied every word
of the story, and II soon lost cred
cnce. The presence Of Mr.. Brown
in Washington makes this a good
time to revive il. lie has come here,
with others, on business connected
with the reconstruction Of Mississip.
pi, to protest, / believe, against the
action Of the Radicals down there.
The Stanton story was repeated in his
hearing day before yesterday, and he
was asked if il were true or false.
He replied unqualifedly that It was
true-that he recollected il very well,
and that, without attempting to re-
peat the words used, be could say very
positively that on the day he left the
Senate Chamber for the last time, to
60 home to Mississippi and join the
rebellion, he met Stanton and was
warmly congratulated on the action
he and his State had taken.
But it is, after all, q useless task to
arraign the political or moral record
any one belonging to the Radical
party. 1t is only few weeks since
Senator Harlan wrote to the constiu
euts of Mr.. Chandler that he had
never known the Hon. Zach. to TAXI
drink of anything stronger thar
water! When the time comes fol
the reelection of Dick Yates, Har.
Ian or some equally reliable gentle
man will say the same thing for him
and vow that whoever else may have
been drunk or disorderly, Dick GER
tainly never was. "Lord, Lord, how
the world is given to lyingp
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Don't draw youf eofaet strings
quite - tightly aboui youf eighteen.
Inch waist, yoang Iady, although
eighteen laclses Wi menstfms waIs.
~ V greater waste 10 ihfgw away
your Icalih 70 Secure . smaller one.
Perhaps you think That men admire
q tiny waist that can be elaapeI with
two hands. Not q bit N lti Men
are sensible enough b know that tlcl
mover made ono woman Without lungs
and heart inside her ribs and II Tho
place where ihose organs should be-
reduced 10 a quarter part the natural
size, they are aIso sensible enough 10
know that The lungs and ,be best
must be- somewhere, and II ,bev as,s
squeezed from their natural position.
the next question Il. where arc thew
Its lust like this. yirls, thou.
sands Of YOU are every day Iaciue no
nice little bundle for the Angel Of
Death TO take away. II l. your lih
chat you arc driving the fatal cords
about with your own white hands
you are straininp Al the bands that
must hurry YOU from earth. Every
time you tighten your corset strings
beyond the drawing of free, natur.
al breath that will expand your lungs
TO the utmost, you are drawing your
own life within the natural limits.
You are killing Yourself to follow a
senseless fashion. You laugh al the
foolish negro woman who must meas
ure six feet about the whist To be
considered AZ for matrimony. but /
tell YOU that every negro woman Of
, them is more sensible than yourself,
who tighten the fatal strings until
) there Is nothing lcft Of a natural
whist but a hack boue the lin end Of
two ribs, a scrap of cutic,e, and eight
strips Of whalebone. 'ra is'ri
: Just as though God didn't know
|, what be ,yas about whom he cut mt
the poteru for his Eel Just m n
YOU knew better than your Maker
J how MANY inchss vmr ws;st ouoht
to msasure. Whom vou can mans.
sctrre The luno,. heart and o,ber ar.
vaps aI,out which Won draw tbe COR.
set str;nos. Il will be t;me euouob n
make n whsleboue basket n hold
} them. but while God makes the bodv.
do Give bima a chance 10 anti Him
4. ~ -.
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vl'Els.RANDA i ls.R HOTEL,
ssARDIS, MISS,

CIV. RICHARDS. PROPRIETOR.
This Hotel has Just been completed, and Is
furnished throughout In most handsome style.
The proprietor pledges his utmost endeaTors TO
give satisfaction 70 those who may favor him
with their patronage. e'f
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Columbia county, New York, has
sens to Gotham city, a hog weighing
1900 pounds. II Is three and a half
feet high, and eight and a half feet
long.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1869-02-27

An eloquent orator proposes to
"grasp ray Of light from the great
orb Of day, spin il into threads Of
gold, and with them weave a shroud
in which to wrap the whirlwind which
dies upon the bosom Of our Western
prairics." We fear the machinery
will break before the fabric is through
the loom.
"When ! goes a shopping" said an
old lady, ~ alters ask for what l
wants, and If they have It, aud It's
suitable, and feel inclined to take
Il, and it's cheap, and il can't be got
anywhere for less, / almost alters
take ii, without chaffering about il all
day, as most people do.'
A Nebraska paradise Is thus dcs-
cribed. "No income tax no infer
nal revenue; no spies to see you If
you treat a friend on Sunday; no
dog tax, school tax or bounty fund.
And to end with, the Indian half
breeds cant tell one grecnback from
another, so all our ones are tens.
Not having heard from the debat-
ing societies in relation to the conun-
drum, "why do hens always lay eggs
in the day tme?" cotemporary
answers, Because at night they are
all ROSTERS"
Greeley hits Grant . rap over the
knuckles by insisting that III ablack
man is good enough to vote for the
Republican party in North Carolina,
he Is good enough to attend an inau-
guration ball In Washington"
The following rules are posted In q
New Jersey school house mo kiss
ing the girls In school hoursj no lick
Ing the master during holidays"
II you and your sweetheart vote
upon the marriage question, you for
IL and she against Il, don't hatter
yourself as to Il being a tie.
A new French book on female
beauty says the American women arr
the most beautiful In the world, wher
not laced too tightly or painted, ant
that next to them come the Russian
women.
Oregon begs for servant girls =
come and do its houseworkj wage
s25 in gold per month, and from fou
to ten sui,os each. Go in, "gals.'
There IL q peculiar risk, u is said
in purchasing reales,sse in Cslifcrni'
The Law givesa q divorced wife q lie
on Il In some cases.
Why may young ladies when the
blush and weep be said to be di'
sorbers Of The public pocs' b
} canse, when they blush and wesl
they rai-e q hue and cry.
Why iss man like soossbsrry
Bec.use any woman can make io'
Of him.
Why h . lesky barrel like CON
srds Because u runs.
. Burglar advertisement : Gooa
carefully removed.
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aAmen,r cried a devout but Hit
sFase brother, when the pastor said !
aBeforr another week some Of Us
may b laid in the tomb.'
Which side Of . horse invariably
has, the most hair on III The out
side.
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/. P. 6so.r.. . 0f8 JoaI csH.a...os.
Cooper & Harrison,
ATA0RDEFYS .4HI4 v
Pamela, Miss.

will attend to all business entrusted to their
care In the Probate Court Of Psnols county,
and in the Federal Court at Oxford. Special
attention gissn'to cases ID Bankruptcy. Major
Cooper will give special attention to business
in the Circuit and County Courts AZ heretofore.
no9-iy ufls 3.sfs slytjfs
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s,sved pumpkin as a poulsics has
been found Of gr.t value In reducing
iuiIammstosy rheumatism.
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Who is the largest mani The
lover, he Is a man Of tremendous
sf1k,.
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WORSHAM HOUSE.
.QLaOY arr ". TS9d 8nl
Corner. Of Main and adams streets,
.isi f2AuHAL ,IKu10Y WHf
Memphis, Tenn. ,,,
Memphis, Tenn.

GALLOWAY L R0YALL.........PRorRIEroRs
Rnnr f-resrr
This House Is centrally located In the bust
ness part Of the city, convenient TO the rail-
road ddepots ahd river landings, Il has recenily
been repaired, rsnovoted and fitted up with
new furniture, and Il now open to the travelling
public. The proprietors pledge themselves
that Il shall be kept, In every department.
equal 10 any hot<l In the Southwest and re-
specially solicit = share Of the rstronags Of
the tfaYvling public,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-02-10

WASHINGTON ITEMS. last evening two
soldiers, stationed at Lincoln Barracks, rode
up and tied their horses to posts on the corner
of Seventh and E streets, went into the restau-
rant adjoining and remained few minutes,
and when they returned were surprised to find
the animals had disappeared
Mrs Dr. Mary f Walker has applied to the
Mayor for the position of physician to the poor
of the First Ward, made vacant by the removal
of T. Howe Ripley.
From June s. 1868, to February 2, 1869,
the sum of SOC, 432 % If The Corporation debt
has been paid in cash, and from December II,
1865, to February ., 1869, thesum OF Sl36,350
has been paid creditors in bonds
The grand jury of the Criminal Court have
returned two true bills of indictment against
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad for nuisance IN
obstructing public highways, and one against
Robert Murray on the same charge.
In speech delivered few days ago to a
party OF serenaders, Mayor Bowen made GER
tain accusations against the administration OF
mis- predecessor, Mr. Wallach. The latter sent
Accommodation to the board OF aldermen last
night and asked an investigation OF the char
ges contained 10 Mr.. Bowen speech. \ reso-
luton was adopted by vote Of to request
ing Mayor Bowen to furnish the board with
any and all facts in his possession touching the
subject of mafeasance on the part OF the exc
cutive or any subordinate connected with the
city government during the administration OF
the late mayor
The Board Of Aldermen have passed reso-
luton requesting Congress to pass law allow
ing colorcd persons to serve on jurors IN wash
InpfOn
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Common Council.

At u regular meeting of the Common Coun-
Gil held February 9th, 1869, there were present
j. B. Smoot, esq, President, Messrs. Baker,
Martin, Neale, Stein, Reed, Harmon, Moore
Mckenzie Stewart Turner and Shirley.
Mr.. Mckenzie, from the Committee on HI
nance, reported contract with the Alexandria
Gazette for printing, which was adopted
Mr.. Harmon, from the Committee on Public
Property, reported repairs ordered agreeable
to the petition of Captain w, J. Boothe.
Petitions of D. " S. Blackjack, James ).
French and Maria A. Fleming, for reduction Of
assessments, were referred to the Committee on
Claims.
Petition of B. T. Summers, relating to two
frame shanties on Montgomery street, was laid
on the table.
Petition of Charles Graham for reduction Of
assessment, was received, and the prayer oI
the petitioner granted.
Petition of John r. Gheen for reduction OF
assessment on the Marshall House, &c. was
laid on the table.
The action Of the Board OF Aldermen on the
petitions of Elizabeth Monroe, K. b. Smith and
Corse Bros was concurred in.
bill OF Warfeld u Hall, amounting to
S273 81, for medicine furnished Aims House,
was referred to the Committee on Poor.
The following, by Mr.. Harmon, was referred
to the Committee on Streets
Ordered, That the Superintendent OF Police
be instructed % have stepping stones placed
across each side side of Pitt street, at the inter
section of Queen street.
An order instructing the Committee on Pub
lie Property to rent the wharf of w. A. Smoot
for $500, during fishing season, at public auc-
ton, was eceiyed from the Board Of Aldermen
and their action concurred III.
Petitions of L. Il Chittenden, by }. c. Clark.
his Attorney, and James Il. Close, for reduction
of assessment were received from the Board OF
Aldermen and their action concurred in.
The Council then adjourned.
Teste: q. &. WHITTLESEY, CPk.
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CITY COUNCIL.
OFFICIAL PROCEED n q ).


At regular meeting of the Board Of Alder
men, held February Q, 1859, there were present
4. B. Robertson, esq President, Messrs. Mar
kell, Harmon, Dyson, Clark and Bell.
The Committee on Claims reported adverse
ly on tho petition of Elizabeth Harrison, Trus-
tee of Mrs j. II. Monroe, asking for u reduc
ton of the assessment of the property which
was adopted also, that the bill OF Stoutenburgh
y Co, S285 II, for goods furnished the Aim;
House in 1859, was paid on the 18th of January,
1860, and asked to be relieved from the further
consideration Of the claim; which was granted
also, in favor OF reducing the assessment on the
property of Mrs. s. B.. Smith, on Henry street,
for the year 1868, from $500 10 $1,000; which
was adopted also, in favor of reducing the as
sessment or the capital of the American Barry
tes Company, from $40 900 to So. OOO;whlch was
not adopted.
The petition Of L.. r. Chittenden, asking that
tax OF $50 40 on property enormously assessed
to and paid by him in 1867, Was referred TO the
Committee on Claims.
On motion it WAS ordered that the Committee
on Public Property be instructed % rent the
wharf belonging TO w. a. Smoot ut $500 fo1
the fishing season, and rent the same with the
fish wharf al public auction, to the highest bid
dor, for cash, in current funds.
The petition Of j. r. Close for correction OF
assessment since 1866, was referred to the Com
mittee on Claims.
A resolution ordering that toe Superintendent
Of Police be instructed to place stepping stones
across each side Of Pitt street. a. the intersec
ton Of Queen, was received from the Common
Council and their action concurrcd in.
Petition of Charles Graham with a resolution
reducing the assessment on his furniture to
$40 and relieving him Of tax on a watch.
was received from the Common CouLcil and
their action non concuTred In.
Petitions of j. S French, d. & s. Blackjack
and Maria A. Fleming, asking a reduction of
assessment, were received from the Common
Council and their action concurred il.
report from the Finance Committee on the
subject of the public printing was received
from the Common Council and adopted.
A bill of Warfeld & Hall, $273 81 for med-
cine furnished the poor, was received from the
Common Council and their action concurred in.
The Board then adjourned.
Teste: JOHN j. j JAMESON, CFk
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Congress-.

The Senate was engaged yesterday, all day,
until clock on the Suffrage Amendment to
the Constitution, and finally passed the pro-
posed amendment. The terms of the amend
ment will be found in another column.
The House of Representatives was occupied
yesterday, chiefly with the bill for an airline
railroad from Washington TO New York. A
motion to lay the bill on the table was rejected
yeas co. nays 93-and the vote on on its
passage was about being taken, when the read
ing OF the engrossed bill was demanded. The
bill not having been engrossed, this carried it
to the Speakers table. 1t will probably be
passed as soon as again reached. The House
refused to concur in the Senate Amendment TO
the Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation
bill, restoring the South American Missions
which had been consolidated by the House.
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OFFICERS

CLARENCE Il. CLARK, President.
JAY COOKE, Chairman Finance and E2ecu-
tive Committee.
HENRY d, COOKE, Vice President
EMERSON w. PEET, Secretly and Actusry.
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Bile means Of insuring life yet presented 10 the
public
The rates Of premium being largely reduced
are made rs favorable to the insurers as those
of the best Mutual Companies, aid avoid Al
the complications and uncertainties OF Notes,
Dividends, and the misundel standings which
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Several new and attractive tables are now
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INCOME. PRODUCING POLICY and RE
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ing, after period of tc8 years an a"l1fai a.
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par Of his policy. In the la ter the Company
agrees to return to the assured the total amount
0fnoney hehGs patd IN, III addition TO tie abto"nt
ofhiS policy.
The attention of persons contemplating IL
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insurance they already have, is called to The
special advantages offered By the N"uonsi
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Circulars, Pamphlets AID foil particular
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Agent tor the city and county Of Alexandra,
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FRANCIS A. DICKENS, Agent for the coun-
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will be at the Court Houses Of the respective
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ms.Soicitors wanted for the Company.
Jan 27-d&tW6m