The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1870-09-10
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"A green grocer-0ne who trusts.
The population Of Peoria, ILL.,, is
22,S5L
"A mantle shelf-A lady's shoulders.
The best Church Service "--Matri.
mony,
There's one thing which can always
be found, and that's fault.
Tho population in every town In
Carroll county. N. H., ia less than In 1850.
The best birthday gift for your wife
Is q policy On your life in the Washing.
ton Life, of New York.
Why are the new brcoch leaders sup.
piled with needlesf To keep their
breeches in repair, Of course.
"A policy issued by the Washington
in 1851 for $4,000, In 1865 had increased
to sli,152.70.
The census Of Quincy, Ill.,, has been
completed, showing the population TO be
24,36s, only 1000 less than was est.
mated.
In l849 Lawrence, Mass, had only
100 inhabitants. This year the census
says 2S,S29. Lowell has about 1900.
A book. keeper in a leading mercan.
tile house has been discharged on account
Of sbort.sightedness. He rubbed out
with his nose what he wrote with his pen.
Several thousand splnaters In Massa.
chusctts, after long years of watchful OBJ.
%seryation, entirely dissent from the prov.
erb, imam proposes"
During q recent fire In a rural town
ofKentucky, the proprictors Of the liquor
saloons successfully employed the whisky
kept for sale TO quench the flames.
The man who married three sis tiers
In succession excused himself for 80
doing on the ground that he got of with
only one moiherin-law.
AN experienced old stager says, II you
make love to a widow who has q daughter
twenty years younger than herself, begin
by declaring that you thought they were
sisters.
"A Philadelphia family encouraged
home industry by leaving their gas burn
ing, while they took a trip 70 Europe.
They found their bill all made out when
they returned, and the house litup for their
reception.
"A curious freak OF nature may be
seen In front Of q house In Norwich,
Conn. A willow tree has overgrown o
small elm treein such a manner as TO drop
entirely over 1t, producing a natural um
brella.
"A Minneapolis paper says: "Con-
sumptiyes who come TO Minnesota 10
regain their health, and continue an I'm
ceasing round Of dissipation, should not
be surprised 10 discover that the climate
don't affect the m f%avorably."
Some one, some time ago, seeing two
or three eminent lawyers gathered TO-
gethcr on a spot supposed 10 be likely TO
be chosen as the site OF the new law
courts, said that they had met there ito
view the ground where they must shortly
lie."
"A woman, over 80 years Of age, went
into one of the dental establishments In
Hartford, Conn, 10 have a set OF teeth
| being particular about the work, that,
though she did not expect TO live long,
she desired TO have her corpse look as
well az possible.
"A Cockney tourist met q Scotch lassie
going barefoot toward Glasgow. "Las.
sic" said he, Il should like 10 know If all
the people in this part go baretooted 2"
"Part on 'em do, and the rest on 'em
mind their own business" was the rather
settling reply.
A visitor Of a school In Michigan saw
the flag of our country arranged on the
wall Of the school.room, nearly one-balf
Of which was covered. lie thought 10
improve the occasion in q patriotic way,
and with that purpose asked ono Of the
pupils what the flag was there for. ITO
cover up the dirt" wss the prompt re-
ply.
An enterprizing husband in Minneso.