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The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-07-02
A New Telephone.

a new telephone, the invention
OF Prof. a. l. Dolbear. instructor
in physics at Tufts College, is
announced 1t is claimed to be in
several particulars an improve
ment on the instrument now in
general use known as the Bell tcle-
phone. Among the advantages
of the instrument these are nam
cd: That it permits of communi-
cation orally over much greater
distances that II is free from dis
turbing sounds, such as have been
described as "bubbling cracking ,
sputtering and whizzing sounds, "
which are produced By electrical
action in the ordinary instrument ;
that the receiver, or that part Of
the instrument which is held to the
ear, is much more durable, and
therefore much more reliable be-
cause of the greater simplicity OF
It's mechanism; that ii can BE-
manufactured at smaller cost ! that
by dispensing with the permanent
magnet the expense and inoonyen-
ience incident to frequent renew.
ais of these magnets is avoided
and the receiver, being much light.
or IN weight, is correspondingly
more convenient in manipulation
Cincinnati Gazette.
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mef h'rlafm.af p.saa Gm
devotional tf,ft
AZ tIgifi 'londed q Ounce ai
ihe Cm.heH " waa ah ,m.
rfamp'H a08f gotten up I NJ
leyt, ~ dlena .lng pug ln tae
convention They showed +,
lhflf department lbut del,nt td
not interrupted thcir tIhdy heh
iofa ior their successful dydt
The hettmam0ng ! Md alim
70 my OWiman friends, whose
tindncHa md hospitality I shall
not soon forget When / reached
The Gums iho cotton reminded
me Of Grayaon's fsh, ithadswunl
awlully So much fof contrast.
-, D.
The Gums, June 18th.
-as.a=sf
'Ihc portion Of This leIlcrwMch
refers to Tie Democratic County
Convention, is omitted, as It's pro- |
ccedings Of interest 70 our readers
have appeared in the STAR. ~. |
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The Gums, juno 18th.


Very few ofthc thousands who
use the above slang term SAYS m
exchange, know its origin or its
primitive signilicancc-accordin
to which it is a grand thing to say
Of a man, "lle's n brick" The
word used in its original intent inn
plies all that is brave, patriotic and
loyal. Pmtarch, in his Life Of
Agcsilaus, King Of Sparta, gives
MS the meaning OF the quaint and
familiar expression. On a certain
occasion an ambassador from tpi-
rus, on a diplomatic mission, was
shown by the king Svcr his capi-
tai. The ambassador knew Of The
monarch's lame-kncw that though
nominally King of Sparta, he was
ruler Of Greece-and he had
looked TO see massive walls rear
ing aloft their embattledtowers for
the defence of the city, but he
found nothing Of the kind. He
marvelled much at this, and spoke
Of it to the King. Sire, he said
81 have visited most of the princi-
pie towns, and | hnduo walls rear
cd for defense. Why is this?"
"lndeed, Sir Ambassador" re-
piled Agesilaus, "thou can'st not
have looked carefully. Come
with me tomorrow morning and |
will show YOU the walls of Sparta"
Accordingly, on the following
morning the King led his guest out
upon the plain where his army was
drawn up in full array, and point
ing proudly TO the patsiot host.
he said: There YOU behold the
walls of Sparta. 10000 men and
every man a brick
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-07-02

tsH fns efAR w fnH
aaaa
buoh slt ltys
|, t..ms n hef huHs deep love
4 othsf ai'l NJ could not tfate
!, ssih. sof ysl from httsn ai9se
u, ,sll MIN ilme would prove That she
n,ll ever lfue and faithful he
IA, ,me a. thtnfeless stat she said
rr, rsmI'' 'hs h'd made
kl, Illde lnss what streams of jny,
scuf,d niohls wounded heart,
4, me could ill Ne p,src destroy
bIiiIng hope for aye depart
ha M, the dear one did not DO,
h,an was all too warm and true,
M healed III. wounds snd lvoycd him ~
N b,ds him wait" In faith, and hope.
NJ can that young heart bear The test,
,uId cold n1adycrsc tempeslb blow,
nd wreck the ono who loves her best,
or him deep, dark shadows throwi
M can her pure and priceless love,
NJ such bitter trials prove,
|, Arm as adamsn,nc rack,
cling TO him through every shock'
An ,he, II all the world combine,
aip with dropssf woe TO nll.
an ,he still tell him 81 ain thine"
rycr thine" nnd love him stll ;
Ind Il the world should point IN scorn,
,he, s now, in lifc's bright morn,
beiy that world and all is wrath.
with LOVES light ilume his path ?
h twers a bitter test indeed,
bitter for hi precious one,
be, tho deep his heart might bleed,
bid rather drain the cup alone
Toud rather bear, alone, the pain,
feel that life had not been vain,
'or |, woulS swcctcn death TO know,
n he had shicldcd her from woe.
|tYi,t 1851.
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SOTIuT.

Notice is hereby given Of the los of tcr.
tfeatc Of stock No s1t dated 18th Dec.,
$50. norteh shave. N she esrss,l -s<>et ~
The Mississippi n Tennees railroad ersrps.
NJ. ! slro give notice that shsll apply 70
lhe Secretary for durii<a'e q he =af,,e
6.s<.1w Mt. JONES. Admr
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? A I E N 7 s

iurrnuuns. % iiut,,, v,,s,. 90 uit,
uur'. Caveats iniringmcnta ifHdc- MARKS aud al
PATENT business promptly attended TO-
Inventions that have hoon ,ntcird nay still, IN
n's caATs, b. patented by ~. hrlng opposite the u.
:. Patent ohee, aud ongagel In patent busiurss cG-
clusNcly. NJ ran secure patents IN lrss time than
thn.e whpnfc fcaoiu lrOm Washington
when Inventors send model or slrtch, we mako
seitcl M the Patent ols and nd iso NJ 10 IT, pat.
euilmiiiy if'o u charge. iuurslun ephhl,n-
iiai irg' reasonable" aud ~ charge unless patent
obtained We fricf hy permission ~ tho city post.
master and 10 the superintendent Dt the pot napo
inaney uider division IN Washington, For sptrial
reference, rlrulafa, alyirn, trruH. &c.. addnm.-
&, 4. SNOW = co,
Opposite Patent oiiso. Washington. Il. e.
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''''.'IOE young woman app'nr-
y" ~, '''''"'l u! u '''n'I mountain
""t'' y y Sle n'" ufupp'd nom
wv 'Nl VINO 'ne was of whence
'"' '''o'' "' one knew. 10 all
i"'''o''s sno ''pI'dslmply MY.
""'''' y wary hur'' am q lady,.
','' '''' come mere oc'a'i'c 81.
'.''eo me TO Go Soi other than
u,'S concerns no one but myself,
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- " '.'-'V-''o'''l''e'' "ne was glad-
, 'NN'''N" ~" '1"''u !" '' re-
,.' 80 "' ci'''' 1''e assisted
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and having declined moro tbon |
one rood oi,sr oc r,,r;,,o ,..s
looked upon as pcrmannt insti-
tuition. Suddenly, however. her
whole character seemed to change
and she became moody and mel
ancholy and fond of solitude, and
alter a few years teaching gave
up the school, purchased section
oi wild land and had 4 rough log
hut erected on one OF the loyelicst
spots IN lhe mountains Dut so Iar
from all hIDi'auonS that' parlIcu-
lariy IN WINTER she often passed
weeks without intercourse with
any human being' a dog, a cat,
a iew chickens and a COW, whose
"'ilk Snpp!ied the place ot tea or
collee' are the only living things
win whom she at any time had
intercourse
And now comes the solution Of
the mystery, brought about by this
very sketch IN the Asheville Citi-
zen, which, being copied in
Vermont paper, fell into the hands
of wealthy gentleman of that
State who immediately went to
Asheville, sought out the editor of
the Citizen, when the two in COM
pany proceeded to the mountain
home of Miss Burt. Entering her
house, where she was as usual,
alone, the stranger said:
"Mary, do you know me?"
II cannot say that | do" she
replied.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-07-02

Sllsuis, iIss. Addrss Tsgss CO, Ausa,,s. Ne.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-07-02
SENSE AND SENTIMENT.

Ko man is so wise that he may
\ err.
Virtue is the politeness OF the
l.-Balzac.
nagination is tho greatest des-
--Auerbach.
modes Of faith le, gracclcss zcalots sght;
Fntb wrong whose life is in the right.
Pope.
HE stroke that blasts liie's
E blasts also its Smile.-Ik
Fvel.
ailh and hope themselves shall
while deathleSs charity re-
ns.-Prior.
the end Of one mercy were
the beginning Of another, we
eundOnc.--Phillip Henry.
pthne a gentleman you say'
We'll, tes, think can
huu genilc ,s woman.
And a. mani, rs man.
ar ancestors may be a great
pr TO US; but it is much better
: are an honor to them.-
hhard Gotta.
''sminT f,neiss, brish, and fair,
aans abou, on shining wings.
mh Nealhed forth upon the air.
A'dsll Ike leadcn, .snseless things.
'aiuiul is the evening of love
Its remembrances and its
'0wslde turned toward heav-
well as earth.
'isahon is a ponderous roll OF
's which love spreads aloft
aent wherein he delights to
Macdonald.
'e'y man must woik at some
The moment he stops
ing for himself the devil en-
a'm.--John Bright.
' a0wer OF civilization is the
ea man ithe man Of sense, Of
4p'''nments, OF social power
gentleman. Emerson.
~'evel We strike in the SOU
uueaes us most nearly is al.
@Ie to be the highwatel
:" our own.-E. S. Phelps
a1nents work on clay tell,
yuan an hours labor on brick
Nk should be done on tn,
4''' hearts before ,heyhard
aas day dies like the dol
.'0m each pang imbue
IasW color as it gasps ava,
sui loveliest, till--'ti
'ad all is gray.-Bryon.
~ nat ! am rrowin, o,l "a
s'.' somebody to tell me that
s,'.as 'as Young as ever. Charm
lss'',d. lssood. There is a va,
=, '''a' air in loving worsls.-
"a 70. ? complicated a gam
= dsvievs Of skin are iabI
'sa,sd at every tarn b
a. 'Asnces, incaIcuIabls
=. ss' So Of thistle down,
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-07-02

Having secured The service, n Mr.. II. a.
Adans, of Memphis. who has had twenty
years experience 90 an aiius,sr and renair.
rr Of oil kinds Of Sewing machines I am
prepares 10 Repair, Adjust aad Rebuild
any and all kinds Of Sewing machines. al
work GUARANTEED ONE YRAR.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-05-05
STAR ROUTE FRAUDS.

The evidence upon which Second
Assistant Postmaster General Brady
was removed was Substantially the
same as that presented to the sppro
priation committee. That commit
tee was convinced that there was
fraud in Brady's office, and advised
cutting off the appropriations. The
champions of the riog prevailed how
ever Out 1925 star routes only
ninety three of those routes were
raised. The regular appropriation
50 900 900, and of this sum for tho
entire service 81, SOP pa was abb
sorbed by ninety.three routes. As
a sample of these increases will illus>
trste how the ring proftted, One
route contracted originally tor So
600 was Increased 10 $4,000 an
increase of Sl44 600 per annum 90
a $4,000 contract Another was
increased from $l34 600 to $500,
600; another from 50 900 to SO,
600; another from Sl3, 900 to Sl36,
600; another from $3.50 to $32. 900;
another from $4,000 to $4,000;
another from $4,000 to $4,000
another from $4,000 to $4,000,
and 80 on to end of long chapter.
1t must be remembered that Con
gress had given for the Star route
service 50, 900 600, which was the
whole sum asked for in the estimates
but at the next session the sun Of
81, 100000 was demanded of Con
gress to cover such increased prices
paid to contractors over and above
amounts they had contracted for,
But this branch of the subject is
probably the least muddy of all
The Post Office detectives have evi>
dence OF systematic straw bids and
straw securities, and when this evils
dence is brought before the courts it
will be discovered that in some cases
public officers in Washington and
elsewhere have been concerned 10
violations of law which are express
Iy made penitentiary offenses
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-05-05
THE SLANDERBR.

SANDER shoulder should be brand
ed as crime it 10 more than
fault 1t produces something worse
than disease, for it can be checked
by no skill and can be reached by
no medicine. Happiness flies from
the household before the breath of
the slanderer, and it is in his power
to snatch the very bread out of the
mouths of hungry children, and turn
the entire family out of doors. Of
all the faults which faint and tar
Dish human nature, this reveals the
very worst phase of spontaneous
malice and wick eduess. We can
look with charity upon the deeds of
a man who is occasionally swept
away by his passions. We can find
a kindly spot in our heart for the
killer who, mAddened by protract
ed provocation, strikes the murder
Gus blow--we can pity the unhappy
drunkard--we can almost excuse
the thief who has been driven by
the hunger wolf to appropriate the
goods of his neighbor -ior life is
sweet ; but ransack, as we may, our
whole museum of charity, and we
cannot find solitary patch or rag
wherewith to shade solitary spot OF
the moral loathsomeness of the SLAM
derer. He has a bad heart His
malignant spirit rejoices in the mis-
cry of others.
Sometimes, however, the habit in
the malignant slanderer is 80 estsb
Iished that il does something to cure
itself. We once knew a man of this
sort, and we made up our minds to
believe particularly we'll of all the
men he particularly slaudeIed. Of
all the malicious back biters, he is
generally the worst who has once
been of respectable position and as
ISOLATION, and who, through his own
loss of manhood, has fallen from his
high estate. 1t gives him pain to
see any man still retaining the re"
spect and honorable position from
which he has fallen; and so he vents
his spleen upon all who are better
than himself. But until a slanderer
is ranked among thieves aud rob
bers, and Stunned by his neighbors,
there is, unhappily, no cure for the
evil.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-05-05
a LITTLE JUSTICE.

The New York Herald, which US
ually finds it difficult to sec any good
in the South, or to do it even meagre
justice, surprises its columns with
the following paragraph:
"The schoolmaster seems to be
marching through Georgia at very
lively pace. Ten years ago the
white pupils in the public schools of
the State numbered less than forty
three thousand and the colored less
than seven Thousand. Since that
period each year has witnessed a
steady Improvement in this condi~
tion-ot affairs, and, according to sta.
tistics just published, the SCHOOL at
tendance to>day is more than four
times larger than it was at the peri>
cd referred to, or. in other words,
nearly a quarter Of a million. A
glance at the report made by the
Commissioner of Education shows
that the colored children have not
been ignored or forgotten by the au
thoriiies. 10 round figures the white
upils number one hundred and fifty
thousand aud the colored eiehty-six
thousand The dishearteniUg fea~
ture of the situation is that the ap-
preparation for the purpose is ridicu>
lousy small, the total amount from
all sources being only about half
million dollars Ii ia to be hoped
the new measures suggested for the
increase Of the educational fund will
be adopted. To educate its litter.
ates 10 the frat and highest duty of
every State, and it is worse than
folly to hesitate at the cost"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-05-05
a BOLD sPEcULAToR.
How Fortune Yves Acquired in Thirty
Days in the Oil Region.
(Titusyille Herald
(Titusville IIerald.)

=
During the first oil excitement a
young man came to Oil City with but
! S25, but he wore'good clothes, had "A
good education and plenty of cheek
After surveying the situation for a
day or two be concluded to speculate
aud finding farmer who had not
ye. leased or sold his land, he reps
resented himself as an agent for "a
wealthy company, with Instructions
to buy up land The farmer was
rather reluctant about selling, but
finally terms we're agreed on, and
papers we're drawn up and signed -
Twenty dollars were paid down to
bind the bargain +; 5000 more we're
to be paid in thirty days aud So, 900
more in six months. He had but So
to meet an obligation ofl$l0,00O, but
not despairing, he quietly awaited
the completion Of a we'll that was be-
ing drilled near his new purchase.
The we'll was finished in FIVE days
after the sale ard proved to be a
good one He was offered $1,000
for the farm; bat $4,000 clear gain
in five day did not tempt him to sell,
FOR another we'll was being drilled on
the adjoining farm, and should it
prove to be big producer his land
would be valuable, On the other
hand, should it be cluster he could
not even get AS much for the farm
as he had agreed to pay for it. Still.
he did not sell, and the time passed
rapidly away. Only a few days re-
m aimed before be would have TO pay
So 900, or the sale be cancelled
Twenty eight days had passed aud
the we'll was not down yet, although
they expected to reach the oil rock
every hour. On the night of the
29th day be sat up with the driller,
for they knew they were ia a few
feet of the sand. Midnight came,
aud the hands were relieved by an
other force.
His last day had come aud was
wearing away, ood he knew that tho
farmer would not wait one minute
longer thac the law required him,
for he had several times been offer
ed a larger amount for the land
At 2 o'clock The sand was reached,
and the we'll proved to.b be the largest
producer yet struck in the new field.
The news of the new we'll rapidly
spread and by noon the next day a
number of wealthy oil men we're on
the ground anxious to secure the
adjacent territory. That day the
young man sold his farm of 10
acres for 81 900 per acre, clearing
n thirty days 100000, with cap-
tai Of only $25 to start on.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-05-05

MERCHANTS WHO ADVERTISE. -
1t does not require a great amount
of reflection to convince any one
that the business men who succeed
are those who advertise jadiciouSly
and that those who fail are, in a
large majority of cases, those who
can "never see any good in adver
Using" You need not go out of
Augusta for example, proving both
these propositions. Men OF expert
ence say that it does pay, aud that
q man who expects to do any busl>
dess, now days, cannot afford to
ignore the benefits of well directed
Advertising Look about you, in
this city, and see if this is not true.
-AmgnSta Meas
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-05-05
TERRIBLY EFFICIENT.

At trial test at the navy yard
in Washington, DR. j H. McLean's
newly invented guns we're fired at
wonderful rapid rate. The gun,
Gen. Sherman, was fred 20 rounds
in one minute. This gun is intend,
ed to be loaded by hand, and its calls
bre is one inch, The Vixen, one>
inch callbre gun. intended for load
ing from magazine, was fired IA
rounds iu minute. The Annihila-
tor, tao inch callbre, with the maya
zines loaded with 10 rounds, was
readily empiied in 25 seconds, or at
the rate OF 80 rounds per ,mincte.
The General Grant, also two
inch calibre gun, was next loaded
and fired by hand thirteen rounds in
minute and three seconds, or at the
rate of twelve rounds per minute.
The last gun exhibited was the
Lady Mclean, battery gun, which
has thirty>six barrels seventy two
shots, or at the rate of 1920 shots
per minute. Had the magazines of
this gun been filled, this rate could
have been kept up for three minutes
There was also exhibited models
and drawings illustrating the doe
tors system of forts, shells, torpe-
does and bis hundred ton gun, capa-
BILE of throwing a projectile twenty
miles. An assemblage of about
three hundred of the principal oflic>
Ials of the army aud navy, ladies
and gentlemen OF foreign Legations,
were present, and were loud in their
ok pressions of admiration at the
wonderful efficiency of the guns ex-
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-05-05
GEORGIA GLEANINGs.

The Supreme Court of Georgia
has adjourned until September, the
longest vacation it has had in fifteen
years.
The most conscientious hotel pro-
pr;etor in the world lives in Elber-
ton. He will not sell even a cigar
on Sunday. He is right.
A. w Bessent, late postmaster OF
Sulphur Springs, Hall county, is un.
der arrest charged with embeezzle-
ment and general crookedness.
Mr.. R. S. Stephens, of Albany,
was drowned near that place few
days ago. He leaves wife and
child.
In Dawson county the trial of
Joseph England for the murder of
Bud Bottom occupied the court
three days and ended by England
being sentenced to the penitentiary
for life. Solicitor General, George
Gober, hardly ever fails to convict.
In cutting down mill timber, Mr..
Pace at Arlington, found four snakes
in one of the top limbs of tree,
which wss 81 feet from the ground,
before the tree was cut down.
w. w. McLendon of Monteznma,
prominent citizen, committed sui
eide by shooting himself through the
head.
w. w. Ashburn, Of Eastman, had
some 81, 600 as a trust fund with
Woodbridge, of Savannah, when he
broke last week. Mr.. A. went to
Savannah and received in cash
about thirty cents on the dollar, but
G II. Peacock had something over
So, 600 with the firm as a balance
due on cotton sold for him, and lost
the whole amount.
Eddie Ham, aged A. was killed
near Canton recently, by falling in
to an old we'll and breaking his
neck.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-05-05
THE FfRsr MONEY EARNED.

The first fifty dollars that young
man honestly earns, and saves over
and above bis expenses while earns
ing it, will ordinarily stamp upon
bis mind and character two Of the
most important conditions of success
in after life-industry and economy.
1t is far better for him tina! he should
earn the first fifty dollars than that
it should Do given him. If he earns
it be know what it is worth, since
it represents to him great amount
of effort. If be saves it while earn
ing a much larger sum, he acquires
thereby habit OF economy. Meth
er of these valuable lessons is taught
by a pure gift. On The whole, it is
no serious disadvantage to young
men to begin life poor. Most per-
sons who have become rich ia this
country were once poor, and in their
poverty they gained habits from the
stern necessity of their condition
which in the sequel resulted in ricb>
es. Those who are bora with silver
spoons 10 their mouths, and spend
their early life in idleness and prod>
igality, seldom excel as men in the
practical business of life.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-05-05

He who makes a baseless insiuu,
alton against neighbours integrity
or honor is guilty of an injustice
which is atrocious and monstrous in
comparison with the petty depreda-
ton of the despicable thief who
breaks iuto his granary and surrep-
titiousIy carries away his corn.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-05-05

The detective camera is new
Photographic feat 1t enables pho~
tographs to be taken in the street,
Of any W here else, without the per-
son or persons photographed being
aware of the fact, and is calculated
to inspire lively terror among that
class Of celebrities who object to
having their portraits taken. Elk
ternally it is made to look like a
book or small boz. Several excel
lent street scenes have been secured
by this device.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-05-05

A Vicksburg negro, who fell from
the deck of steamboat, the other
day and was sucked under the coal
barge, came up in time to catch his
b cath before be sid under a raft a
mile long, and finally scrambled
ashore at Warrentown, about sew
en- miles below, with the remark {:
"No use tryin'; ye can't drown a
deep water Baptis' !"