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The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1870-12-17

4 london Telegram Of the Goth says
tbstg waa some sharp fighting the day be-
fone In front Of the Army of the Loire, all
along the country between Pithiviers and
M1ntargs. Particulars were wanting, but
II wa said the French were generally sue
ceesiel, having captured many prisoners
and one cannon.
A dispatch from King William to Queen
Augusta, dated Versailles, Nov. 90, states
that on the 2sth, ManteufFel, with a por-
ton Of the First Army, defeated the French
a few miles south Of Amiens. The French
lost 1000 killed ard wounded, and 700
prisoners. The ri ussian loss was com.
parailycly u.fmporsm liant.
The New York Tribune correspondent,
at Tours teiegraplied on the 2eth that
Genera Keatry, in a letter unprecedented
in style, unpairiotid arrogant, and egotis
ticAi, had given his resignation in the fac'
Of the enemy, 10 threatens Gambetti
with a council Of was, and accuses Gen
eral Laverda of trcasds,
The Greek Industrial Exhibition wa
opened at Athens, on I,ae sIth, ~ "
King and Queen, with ggssl ceremony
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Congressional.

The third and last session Of the Forty
fret Congress opened in Washington on the 5th.
.... The Senate was called to order at noon by the
Nice.P President The usual committee was %
pointed to act with a committee from the House and
Inform the President Of the readiness of the Senate
to transact business. After prayer by the Chaplain,
William Window, of Minnesota, was qualified and
took his seat Cor the uneypired term Of senator
Norton, deceased .. Several bills and resolutions
were introduced and temporarily laid on the table,
among which were: joint resolution of the Yer
mont Legislature urging the payment Of the bal
ance of war Clalms due that State from
the General Government; for the removal
of political disabilities for the immediate repeal Of
all laws for the collection Of income or any tax of
that nature after the list of January next; to ter.
inmate the fabrication Of United States notes and
fractional currency, strengthen the reserves Of Ma
tional Banks, and promote the return Of specie pay
ment; providing that after June 30, 1870, uuited
States notes shall be receivable at their face value
for duties on imports. At 1880 the Presidents mes
cage was received, read and ordered printed ct. Ad-
jOurned.
In the House, On the 9th, a committee
was appointed to join n like committee Of the SEN
ate, to wait on the President Of the United States
and inform him that Congress was in session and
ready to receive any communication that he might
think proper to make Mr.. Sypher, from the First
District of Louisiana, Mr.. Dixon, from the Second
District of North Carolina, and Mr.. Duke, from
the First District of Virginia, were sworn in.
The Presidents message was received. read and or
ed, and referred to the Committee Of Ways and
Means -. The bill to supply the omission IN the
last Indian Appropriation bill was reported and
passed. Adjourned.
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Miscellaneous.


The Rock of Ages-The cradle.
Three females own and run boats on
the Erie Canal.
Nov is the time to insure in the Wash
ington Life.
A Sad Spectacle--A young colt with
out fodder or moder.
Care. players may know a good deal,
and not be very wise.
When a man is crusty, is it right to
describe his temper as tart.
An old lady in New Albany, Ind, is
cutting her third set of teeth. She is a
female dentist.
The Austrian Empire, according to
late census returns, has a population of 3d.
DAB, SOP souls.
The Boston Post congratulates a co.
temporary that has a new dress-a libel
suit, cut bias"
philadelphia has twenty-five charita-
BILE hospitals, thirty-three asylums, and
nine soup societies,
Fifty thousand needles have been or
dered from an American needle factory by
an English dealer.
-" Why do you always buy a second
class ticket?' askeda gentleman of a miser.
" Because there is no third-class ticket"
replied the latter.
According to German authority, the
first daily newspaper in the world was the
Frankfort JourRdl, which was founded by
Wenolt Emmel in 1915.
The Mutual Life Insurance Company
of Chicago is a %fayorite with the insuring
Q public. 1t is one of the few companies
0 which show a good increase during the
| past year.
An English glovemaker has brought
I out a new glove with a pocket on the in
side of the palm, to suit the habit INDUCED
e in by the fair sex of carrying money in
that position.
-" Arthur said a good natured father
to his Young hopeful, ~ did not know un
:. til to-day that you had been whipped last
' week" didn't you pay" replied the
hopeful, al knew it at the time"
u The Iowa State Horticultural Societ,
/; will hold its sixth annual meeting at De-
Moines, commencing on Tuesday evening
January 10, 1871, and continue tire
DAYS.
!. Since the sewing machine has bee
Is generally brought into use for all fame
stitching, needle.women can now be RI
Ia rarded only as common sewers. Theif OF
". ~cupation always was a drain upon the
its health.-Boston Post.
- -Ar ;rs,ronce man in Boston recent
colehrated lis Golden wedding. and amon
" the Gifts presented was a golden egg, froI
les which was Matched so golden eagles.
of was not a roose that laid that golden erl
A little boy, who had never been
the country before, miVee " nis .h as4an :
town to the euect .nae uae c9Ws oi'en .
'ys very badly about oelng nllheu; soin n.. ,'
be- wheh you are amos. 'nlo'sn ~ co :"
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The following is a comparative state
mcnt from the several general somcr. Of
revenue; From Sept, ], 1867, 10 Feb %,
1869 Spirits, SlL6iS,6SI.3i tobacco, SEQ,
32i,5i59O; itrmcnted liquors, tS,5i9,
1913 gross receipts, $3.50, 5000; sales,
$a,53O, 962 01 income, including salaries.
81, S0,259; banks and bankers, $780,,
3t9l0; special taxes, Sl0,0ah4aa2G: leea-
cies, $2,00l 361.S9; SUGGESTIONS, $l,S82,
60; .93; articles ia schedule A, stO3l,
5S2.6S; passports, f3I,6Ji; gas, 5000.
9}3j1 articles now exempt from tax, $53,
235, 3l0.03; penalties, St,G63, i1l.SS; ad-
hcsive stamps, see ,eS3,Si2 0G; total from
all sources, %2il,S20, 1852 From March
!, 1859, to Aug. /, 1870, Il months Spirits.
$S2,4li,4t0,s5; tobacco, $40 $50, 0G5.G 4
leuncnted liquors, S10.054, 0SG,4l gross
receipts, $l00iS, 2l0.2l; sales, $l2,S 500,
$50 80; income, including salaries, $G9,-
0~i4,7TSse; banks and bankers, $6,8f3..
6l9.Sa; special taxes, t11, S 5,16}.A2: lcga-
cics, 80, 49,. M 70; snccessions, $2,i03,.
Q1l N articles in gnbnlu1n II 10
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i'm Chicago the other day a young
woman named Mary Sehuh lifted a wash
boiler from the stove and was stepping
backwards, when the heel of her right
shoe came in contact with a piece Of
kindling wood, and she stumbled and fell
to the floor, throwing the boiling water all
over her person, Her screams brought
her mother, and a physician was sent for.
Such a length Of time elapsed before he
came, that when her clothing was re-
moved nearly all the skin adhered to IL
The pam she experienced was fnghtfal
She could not recover.
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ueieets IN tae PROVISIONS ana operations OF
.he law taxing tobacco The present law
imposes lWo rites OF mN on all mahniac'
tulVl t0WAolo' one ot 10 cents ana the 9th
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ahd prevailing rate ON all tobacco mnnu-
iact9rel and sold as smoking tobacco,
WINE much that Is intended and used for
chewing Is sold also under the lesser rate,
The commissioner IL satisfied that there Il
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DIR. Durham, an old and reputable
physician Of Camden, o., died suddenly, a
few mornings ago, from taking a dose Of
chlcroform BY mistake, having taken Il In
the night.
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The Concord IN H. Ptirt0t says
"The Hon John r. Hale may be seen
upon the STREETS Of Dover, any falr day,
walking slowly and painfully with the aid
Of a cane Ills whole right side "a par.
alyzod, but not completely. In walking he
dugs hisright foot, the difficulty soemingt to
be mainly in and below the ankle. In open.
ing a door he is obliged to use his left
hand, changing his cane TO the right. In.
tellectunlly Mr.. Hale is vigorous, but
thinks he Is somewhat impaired in memo.
ry. The rotund, rosy man of yore is no
more, for Mr.. Hale Is but the ghost of his
former self"
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-Manton Marble has come back to the
New York World fully recovered from his
illness, which a few months ago threatened
to keep him entirely from work.
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Leaving q total balance unexpended Of the An
preparation for the current fiscal year Of s10 fsn.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1870-03-12

ABOUT SOME COMMON ERRORS IN SPEAKING.-
Some older persons may find it useful to look
over the following from our contributor, Anna
Hope:
"What fuss some people make when they are
sick ~ q child exclaimed to me, and imedately
added, "why don't you say persons ?" you al
ways do. She remembered that she had been
told that people means nation, and should not
be used as it so often is, where persons only are
referred to- lily is frequently used instead of i'll.
There is no such word as lily. Persons may be
i'll prepared for any occasion, but they can never
be lily prepared for anything. Tasty is a vul-
garism Tasteful is the proper word. We often
hear certain kinds of food spoken of as healthy
or unhealthy for US. Vegetables may be healthy
or unhealthy in themselves, just as we may be i'll
or WELL but for Us they are healthful or unhealth-
full. Sumthin is sometimes used for something.
1t is not uncommon to hear his II, her n, our'n,
your'n, ther'n, instead ofhs, ours, yours, theirs.
These words are evidently contractions Of his
own, her OWE, our own, etc. but they are never
proper 'I must 90 up stairs and be getting
ready for meeting" Omit the and be "getting
ready" "Imust be doing something, is kin
dred wrong expression. 'Just as live as not'
should be 'ust as lief as not" Say, $50 far as
know" and not "Fur's know" 81 should
like to do it," not 81 should love to do it." We
love that which has life. We may love COW,
bat we must like beef. We cannot love apples
and pears, and puddings and meats, but we like
them. We must not git them Of our friends, al
though it may be very kind to get them. Do
not talk about reading the advertise -ments in a
newspaper-place the accent on ger, and say ad-
Uertisements. Tell not your friends that your
Charley is a miscellaneous boy, but If you wish
to mention the fact, you can say that he is mis-
chevous II he should try to run away, make
no attempt to ketch him. Simply endeaver to
catch him Neither should you tell him interest
ing stories those that Interesting will please
him quite as well. If be tells you he would
drather 90 TO see bis aunt, you can tell him you
would rather he should stay at home. If he is
dissatisfied and cries. do not say to him, "What
maksh you cry 2" Indeed never chang the sound
of into sA before the letter y, as s so Frequently
done 'Ele is nish young man." cash you
please" 1--WE passh your house." etc, Do not
say, 'Have you lit the lamp2" but 'have you
lighted the lamp 2' Elder and eldest are applied
to persons, older and oldest to things. Less re-
fers to quantity-few to numbers. "NO less
than a hundred persons were at the party"
should be mo fewer than," etc. Remember
that you are taught by others, and learn your
self You may teach a child his lessons, but you
cannot learn them to him. He learns by his own
efforts.-Americdn Agriculturist
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MURDER WILL OUT.-A paper published at
Burlington, New Jersey, affrms that the follow
ing is true story, and can be substantiated by
persons now living in that town. Some time
ago gentleman of considerable wealth in that
vicinity, and who was supposed to keep a large
sum of money in his desk, was aroused from
sleep at midnight by the sound of some one
forcing open one of the lower doors of his house.
Arising quietly from his bed, and taking loaded
gun in his hand, he softly raised a sash over the
door from which the noise proceeded, and on
looking out could distinguish the forms of two
persons in the thick darkness of the night. To
level his weapon and fire, was the work ola mo-
ment but as both figures fed, the shot seemed
to have been wasted. Upon examining the spot
in the morning, however, the gentleman found
considerable quantity of blood upon the
trampled grass, and traces of it for some distance
from the house. Soon after the sod of grave
yard near the house was found to have been dis
turbed as though in preparation for the removal
of a body, and the neighbors resolved the at
tempted burglary upon the wanderings OF a couple
of would-be body y-snatchers, whom the alarmed
householder had frightened and grazed by his
random shot. Upon this sUppoSition, the excite
ment gradually subsidized into tale for the winter
6resde, and was quoted only by garrulous old
danes and imaginative nurses. But time and
death have at last brought the true solution OF
the mystery, through the dying confession OF d
man recently deceased in the village. Although
the son of a well known citizen, and OF good
general repute himself he, in company with a
scapegrace comrade had actually attempted to
psrpetrate the robbery, and the shot fired had
inflicted mortal wound upon the comrade. The
dying man added that he had borne his bleeding
comrade to place of concealment, kept him
there while he lived, and then buried him by
night in that part of the graveyard where the dis
turbance of the soil had been noticed. 1t was
their first and last attempt at crime, and had beer
terribly expiated by the speedy death of the one
| and the lifelong remorse of the other.
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The Repenti1sg DrHnkard's S0II-
OIiGv.

BY ALLEN WINFIELD.
Now upon my pathway glisten
Little stars that seem to listen,
Little eyes that seem to know ME,
On this bright December night
And the moon is brightly shining,
Casting shadows, silver lining
Fount and river, and consigning
Love and beauty to my sight.
How can midnight shine SO brightly,
And the moonbeams fall so lightly,
On wretch SO foul, unsightly,
None but Providence can tell
Often, as the day was dawning,
And the night her sable awning,
Drew from earth, and woke the morning,
have left drunkards cell.
Onward, where the trees are parted,
Where that night-owl hooting darted,
There my wife is, broken-hearted;
And my children cry for bread.
Oh, that Heaven, with love descending,
Would into my heart mending
Vow implant, and cause an ending
Of the pastl Oh that twas dead
All! the lamp-that, faithful, burning,
Always waits my late returning,
Waits until my daily earning
All for rum is spent and gone;
And the embers, ghosts, now fitting
FROM the CRATE nre IN the sitting
Hold their vigils, never quitting,
Hearth nor hall till am home.
0my wife! can she be sleeping?
More than likely she is weeping
Or perhaps her heart is beating
AnXiously for my return,
'Tis an awful, dreadful feeling
That comes o'er me as i, reeling,
Find my wife and children kneeling,
Prayinr for a better turn
Often have knelt, repented,
And to Heaven have presented
Prayers that many tears have vented;
But my prayers were all in vain.
For the demon foul was creeping
Round the heart that Stunned his keeping
Round the heart that now is reaping
Just rewards of woe and pain.
Go, false Past and with thee perish
All the vice once did cherishl
l no more will pray in vain.
Come and kiss me, little Alice,
In whose heart there is no malice;
! will never drink again.
Come, dear wife, and bring in Willie,
Kiss my darling baby Nellie;
Kiss me too-'tis not in vain
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TAKING OFFENCE There is immense wisdom
in the old provefb ale that is slow to anger is
better than the mighty" Hannah More said, eff
wished to punish an enemy | should make him
hate somebody" To punish ourselves for others
faults is superlaiive folly. The arrow shot from
another's bow is practically harmless until our
thought barhs ii. II is our pride that makes
ano,hers criticism rankle, our elf-will that
makes anolher's deed offensive, our egotism that
is hurt by another's self assertion. Well may
we be offended al faults of our own but we Can
hardly afford TO he miserable for the faults of
others. A cOurtier told Constantine, that the
mob had broken the head of his statue with
stones. The Emperor lifted his hands to bis head,
| saying at is very surprising, but don't feel
hurt in the least" We should remember that
the world is wide that there a thousand
million different human Wills opinions ambi-
tions, tastes and loves ; that each person has
different history constitution, culture, character,
from all the rest that human life is the work.
| the play, the ceaseless action and reaction upon
each other Of these different living atoms We
should go forth into lie with the smallest expecta-
tions, but with the largest patience; with keen
relish for and appreciation of, everything beauti
ful, great and good, but with temper so genial
that the friction of the world shall not wear upon
our sensibities, equanimity so settled that no
passing breath nor accidental disturbance shall
| sgitate or rufle it, and with charity broad
enough to cover the whole worlds evil, and sweet
enough 10 Leutr.,l.z= what is bitter 10 it, de-
termined not to be offended when no offence is
meant, nor even then, unless the offence be worth
noticing. Nothing short Of malicious injury or
f1attery should offend us. He who can wilfully
injure another is Al object of pity rather than f
| resentment and il is question whether there is
enough of fiatterer for a whole-souled man TO
be offended with.
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Mg- A freedmen's teacher gives Putnam s
dodzine this leaf from the notebook of expert

MB- A freedmen's teacher gives Putnam
Mdqdzine this leaf from the notebook of expert
| ence
The most frequent complaint was that some
one was cussin, that being the chosen word OF
the whole negro race TO describe any offense of the
tongue "Dis yer boy a-cussin'," we would be
informed and on investigation would find the
offender had been calling names or something OF
that kind not proper to be Nre, bnt still scarce
ly answering TO the charge made by The insulted
party-as for instance, when one day little eb-
ony figure half asleep, raised liz morsel of a
hand, and drawled out
'Boy a cuthiu called me foo-oo-l r.
Once, without any premonitory signal to at
tract attention, boy exclaimed in white-eyed
horror
"Cussin ! cussin ia dis yer corner ; gal a
cussin 7
"Oh teacher nebber cnss bit my NAM
my don't low me 10 cuss boy jes cussin'
hesef :" indignantly responded the accused
The almost invariable answer of the children,
when charged with any misdemeanor, is, "Deed
nebber My nanny don't low me ter do it,"
The boy persisted "Gal, yer done cuss i
knows yer did deed teacher, she cuss heap"
"Well what did she say 2' asked.
"Say done took her book, and my nanny
buyed dis yer book she own sef at de- sto' yes'-
day !" then in a stage whisper to the girl, "Gal,
Use gwine mash yer mouf when gets yer out
side de do''
Threatened with assault the girl took mp
The couepalrs- rs-s.r-y
hissef he cussin' me here say he gSIne mssn
my mouf"
$50 is gwine mash yer mouf, yer old black
niger"
1t was difficult to tell which was the blacker Of
the two; but il is curious how universally chill
dren and grown people use this as term of re-
proach in their quarrels eyer ole nigger," or
''you black nigger," are household words with
them, aud Use gwine to mash yer mouf," is
the grand climax OF their vengeance.