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The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-12-24

As a Christian people We mourn
over the soldiers killed In battle; we
regret the waste of tho material
wealth OF the country caused by tho
war; and yet we tolerate the manu-.
facturc ofa poison, and license its
sslc, that has cost the country more
since Lees surrender than the whole
expenses Of the war Of the rebellion I;
that. In the startling language OF the
Rev. Charles II. Fowler, ID. d., ''mur-
dcrs sixty thousand men annually I;
dooms TO an inheritance Of rags and
shame two millions Of children hangs
a milestone around the nccks Of three
millions OF women, and casts them In.
to tho social sea sends two hundred
thousand paupers 10 the poor houses |;
over two hundred thousand criminals
TO tile gallows and prison; bequcathes
two hundred thousand orphans to
public charity: horrIfes the year
with four hundred and flfty suicides
and seven hundred murders, aud
commits 10 the demon OF lunasy twelve
thousand human beings"
This to-day Is our national sin, and
Ia committed by people 20 pious that
they would not permit our Central
Exhibition to be opened on Sunday
that the poor could sce how much
mankind had advanced under
the influence Of Christian Civilization.
Verify the prosperity OF the American
people TO "strsin al gnat" and their
capacity Of swallowing camel IL
most wonderful. By our laws We az
a penalty for Sabbath breaking and
blasphciny, and then, with the legal
lied cup, tempt men 10 despiso the day
aud set at naugit our laws and the
demands OF God We legalIze the use
a. a beverage Of that which prompts
human lips 10 blasphcme, that never
uttered an oath before: We enact our
criminal code, with lie long list Of hu-
man transgrcssions, and then license
men ~ tempt their fellow men 10 vio-
lalion. by The commission Of crime
We, with infinite and nnblushIng hy-
pocracy, acknowledge the word Of
God 20 be the supreme law Of the
land. then lead men into temptation
aud prompt them b evil; We re-enaci
the edict God gave 10 his chosen pee
pie that "whosoever shcddeth mans
blood, by man shall his blood be shed,
and then by law justify tho sale Of
that which nerves the arm Of the a.
sassin and prompts his heart TO mur'
der.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-12-24
A Pen Picture of 9uIteau.

A Washington corrorpoudcnt m akes
tho following non pIct,,rc Of GuItcau
GuItcau faced tho speclaiors for
four hours to-dav. and manv Of those
present mad An cpportunliy "a study
his face carefully Tor the first time.
A comparison OF Il with photopraph
shows that since bIs Incarceration he
has grown much moro harrard. and
his isce has wasted. II curious
fact thai the riubt half of IL scems
better dcyeloped than The other. The
forehead of tbe rivht side il higher
and souarer The eyo IA larger and
well shared. On the left aldo Tho
forehead seems 10 break down. the
ha;r RIM. Lowe, 4, ,,iac.. ,ha ovo 4.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-12-24
A Fortune rom sugar.

Honolulu Correspondence Albany Argus.l
A lew years ago n German named
Claus Sprecklcs came to Honolulu,
Sandwich Islands, and, after looking
around for a suitable place to settle
upon, he made an offer TO rent a large
tract of land at the foot Of an extinct
volcano, which the action Of the ele-
mcnts had ground into the finest
dust. A light crust had formed upon
the surface, and II looked about as
valuable for agricultural purposes as
q fagstone walk. Spreckles, however,
succeeded In leasing tract Of 1000
acres for flfiy years, at the rate Of ten
cents per acre. He then broke uD
this crust, mixed the dust with a
small quantity Of vegetable mold,
thoroughly irrigated the soil thus
Termed, and planted sugar canc. To-
day he 1. a millionaire and the richest
person upon the islands. Tho sugar
made from canc grown here Is OF q
very superior quality. Al first the
customs officers refused TO allow the
unrc1ned sugar TO be admitted duty
free TO tile United States, claiming
that II was refined. 90 clear and pure
is It's quality. The cane-nelds are
many OF them worked by -Portugese.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-12-24
War WIdoMs.

The widows Of the soldisrs and sail.
ors of the war of1Sl2 are, Fortunate
ly for themselves and fortunately for
the public treasury, blessed with mar
vclous health aud strength. Accord
ing TO the official reports from Wash.
Ington, 10000 Of these interesting
ladies' present themselves every three
months before tho accredited agents
OF the government and draw their
pensions with a precision that shews a
high condition OF financial discipline.
Their ages, individually or collective
ly, no one Of course win be so ungal-
liant as even TO hint nj, but the date
OF the last war with Great Britain IL
pretty we'll back In tho century. In
tho darkness aud uncertainty that
envclop the pension Office Al Washing-
ton regarding the possible claims
against the government arising out OF
the late war the role Of the rcllcts OF
tue heroes Of that patriotic epoch In
our history may afford some light and
instructions Tho total number OF
killed aud wounded In the 1Sl2-l5
campaigns was q little more than
5UOO. At the end Of nearly seven.
ty years the pension list OF the
widows alone ouinumbers that OF the
csusaiiiies by five to one. II the Wild
ows Of the veteran, OF the Rebellion
stand by the treasury ss patriotically
as those OF 1919, the Commissioner Of
Pensions In 1850 will have a couple OF
hundred thousand If them on his
books.-Ner York Herald.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-12-24

|vx ana sor now Interested very
III II what The southern people Of
| nusrstIon ago thought felt Of
'smed about public affairs, or q'ics'
Ia Of STATE. The present. with IL
Numerical, educational and social
Ioblcms, should occupy our whole
|ms and thought. We know ne
o,tI, and no South, as distinctive
bpIlalIous Of sections having d.
Irs interests In any political sense
u know the Union with uniform
Ixsbesring equally upon all sections
M thore Is no holy South moi
\ 4 sacred North. Such things arr
.rSaioe
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-12-24

.lHflh ~ nyehfy baid oHl by lls
HFHple n retlfi faals, IAll ftas. IaHa
JHFN res FHH vtllef expenditures H.
HldfHi II l|se aSteHII1h If lhH erin.
IIsI laNs shd lIftasfonflha ~ lbeae
tsIenasA, A. Ilekre flalssI. nfa ehsfsa.
shla 10 = NIllsAt"
Jadfa 0udash ef me same Stats.
t#ya
aOf me crimes n sIoIsnes lfled he.
fare me styeHiysnse lef cent. are due
directly " iniemptfanee." IN hIs
charge 10 The grand jufy Al The last
Ahson tonft. he stated
"judnn seymour saysi THE com.
fnuhest piIeufas on Uiif hocksis arc
iI'oss With vIoIehes upon the person.
Of The Inlnpf ones, assaults and bat.
eflss aud aiffaya, etc., ihlempefaneo
i Tho almost IuvafIpbe cause. UI
The cases or homicide which | hava
tiled IN the Iaa two or three years,
now reeolIcct ten, Of which ais were,
y my opinion, iraeeabIa directly "a
dfink.W
Judge Clark, Of Texas, reports that
Of slx murder cases tried In his court,
"hyc originated In whisky, aud al.
most every other conviction for VIC.
lencc was The result Of iuloxlcation.'
To license the Erog.shop Ia 10 agree
10 the multiplication OF criminals, The
Increase OF taxes, and The ruin Of soul'
by mon who bring ruin on themselve,
And others for yaip,
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rfnsosil lse esstn.i~

NIhelfeh ssals IN e0nafen Afp m.
dsf fuhlsil, 70 N which sfe ffem llle
suuihefn Halet
A i'bliadtlphlA paper hAss report
lhsl une " rHl ihHefsulfA daughters
has betume q Presbyterian
Tho fleh0st msfehsnt N New York
Il Moses layiuf, And hc Il worth giO,.
W1tnn according 10 report
~ Hooiehman sMys That Moody
~ Hsnhey ana 10 receive Goo 4
month duflns lhtIr preaching and
singing lonf In Ensland,
NJ, 1'almase saya hell Ia slfcwn
With tobacco leaves, Hui that's oil
right Men srnoks when They get 10
hell, though they never did before.
A prominent Connecticut man 70.
gently remarked "undef tho old char.
icf II waa The ministers who ruled
Connecticut since then II las been The
lawyers, hut now II IL ,ha Inen of Iron
aud brass"
Cornelius Vanderbilt IspuitIng up
buildings for n charitable society,
This lays young Astor In tho shadow,
for In aiict years brief Congressional
honors will be ovcr.topped by the
house that Vanderbilt.
A bogus priest, going by The sever.
nj names OF Davis, David or Daniels,
has been imposing upon tho unwsry
citizens OF Texas and Kansas. For de.
cency's sake wc trust this man 10 not
David Davis In Disguise.
A lady demonstrated with a green
girl who had washed . table dlsh In
washbasin. She nearly convulsod
the whole family by replying; "Well,
mum, but clancs tho basis agin afore
anybody washes In H."
The barge lines will soon begin their
winter business. Last Saturday a 81.
Louis grain firm sold $4,000 bushels
of cash corn TO a New Orleans export.
Ing firm. This wns the largest cash
sale Of grain ever made IN 81. Louis
There Il no doubt In tire mind d
tho Hartford Courant thtt the beal
practical statesmon OF New England
to-day look upon the license systoH
as moro promotlve Of tcmpsranc'
than the so-callcd prohibitory system
George Law was hard, selfish ant
stingy. A correspondent states tina
occasionnlly his wife's pastor pene
trsiod his seclusion and obtained som
irifling donation, but this was onl!
the result Of perseverance, against Oh
stacles.
Tho shipments Of cattle over N
Union. Pacific road this season wi
reach 10000, over 10000 having a
ready passed through Omaha, an
these mostly from Nebraska. IN
best Of the high grade bcef cattle pa
! through direct to Europe.
'My dear child,v observed . goo
! deacon TO an urchin who was polisl
Ing a cats back with q ablackIng brui
/ on the Lords day, "have you never q
tended Sunday school p "Naw," r
sponded the gsmin frankly, ~ dol
60 TO places Of amussment"-Bros
lyn Eagle.
Papa" remarked the infant teri
: bio, who was mounted on the back
!. the old gentleman's chair engaged
making crayon sketches on his ba
head, ~ wouldn't do for you 10 Il
. asleep In the desert would II p wi
? not, my darlingw "Oh, the ostrich
! might slt down on your head and hat
r II out."-Brooklyn Eagle.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-12-24

Tho besf shops N lhIs city are prov.
Ing = great peril " lhe children. i.si.
iefIy several complaints. II Il an
nuuncsd, have bccn made Al The saAt
side police stations by persons who
allese that their children sfs "dfInh.
Ing The dfHlrinvs of The bcer kegs"
which stand on the sidewalks In front
of saloons. Thus arc ihey prepared
for The stronger liquors. The 1tfbuns
mentions The recent death of Z hoy
ton years old, named Price, who wis
reported Al the Bureau Of Vital Bla.
iIsiics as having died from congestion
Of tho brain due 10 alcoholism that
was produced by drinking too much
brandy or whisky. This boy was one
OF q group of seven, all about ton
years Of age, discovered In q vacant
lot up town drinking and quarrellng
over demijohn Of liquor OF which
they had In somo way become pos-
sessed. Another besides Price was
seriously prostrated, but subsequent
ly recovVed aud stIll another, mad
dened by the liquor, rushed 70 the
wharf and plunged hcadlong Into tho
East River, and would have boon
drowned but for tho timely cid Of
wharfsman. Thus are tho children Of
the metropolis corrupted and mur-
dorcd BY strong drink. How long,
Tor the sake Of revenue, shall tho
drink traffic continue 10 be legalised
here and the blood Of innocent chill
drcn bo thus coined Into gold ITEM
psrdnee Advocate.
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Lssnfn nf nrf.

Caleb Feffls. N tiaIwMy, NY, fel
ebfaleh hls lnHh birthday ~ Wsit'
Ing mlle IN . wager
Me- JuIla Nelan, iaf slt yeafs an
Inmate N q Jaseplfs hospital, sow
York y no years N aae.
Mlehaei O'llfien, NJ ilsflen, Wis. II
now living Al The anf N 100. lla slilI
enjoys hls pipe ~ lohseco.
Mrs. Miller, who resides Al Nluo.
ietHlh and 'foskef streets, l'hiladel.
phIa, claims 10 be IOj years old,
Mts. Elizabeth Harden, a coIofed
woman, lately died NJ tho house of her
son IN Troy, N. ", ai the aae of IOL
A colofed woman In louisville,
named llosello Washington, was horn
In lI0l, and IA therefore In her llJih
year.
Michael Ganvuc, living with hls
son.ln.law, George Muir, In Ilochcs.
Ter, N. u, IA los. lie Ia al lnveicr.
ate smoker.
Old aunt Fannie Walker (colorcd),
Of Kansas CITY, IL IN her llGlh year.
She Is living with her gfcai-grsnd.
children.
Mrs. Margaret freeman, OF Bath,
Me-, IL In excellent health at the age
Of loo. She has sound teeth aud
reads aud scws.
Archibald Macarthur died n few
days ago nj Dussoon, Scotland, at the
age OF l05. For many year, he car
ricd IN Evangell-tic work among the
Gaelic population.
Nicholas Slnglcy, Of Ventura. Cal, ,ls
said TO be l0i years of ago, and Il Ia
claimed that both his father and mo-
ther lived 10 be over q century old, and
that his brother, recently deceased, was
los.
Mr.. Mauch Abney, OF Red Oak, O.,
Is l02, and has sister only two years
younger. They moved to Brown
county, South Carolina, 10 years ago,
and have never been out Of tho coun-
ty since.
Mrs. Sarah Moscly was Ill years
old at the time OF her death, at Madi-
son, Ind, November 9th. Sho Was q
native Of North Carolina. Her daugh.
ters, Of whom there are several In that
vicinity, range In ago from flfty-fvs
10 cighty-seven years.
| Mrs. Rachel Conkllng, Of New
York, Is now 100 years, one month
and few days Oh. Her husband
and son-in-law wero soldiers In thu
war Of 1872, and her brother cstab
lished the first ferry between Io
boken and New York. Her activit,
is slightly impaired, and she ha
only had two weeks sickness durinI
the last twenty-five years.
Mrs. Maria Hun, of Clinton, Wis
celebrated her Tooth anniversary oI
the 18th Of August last. She wa
married IN 1899, and Ia the mother q
seven children, four OF whom are liy
ing. Their respective ages are 81, q
81 and 63. Besides the four childre
living, Mrs. Huff has living twenty
six grandchildren, forty grcat-grant
! children, and eight great-yrcat-grant
children.
Mrs. Nancy Sims, Of Jack son, TEN
Is said to bo not less than l20 veal
old. The old woman retains he
memory well. She claims that h,
: husband and father were both soldier
! IN the Revolutionary war. Many ,
her grandchildren and great-grant
children arc living In the counties ,
Madison and IIardeman. A clay piT
has been her constant companion sine
carly youth.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-12-24
Guatemala Women In the Surf.

We landed at Champarco. It's
thatchcd huts sheltered by royal palms
and surrounded by orange groves,
presented the ideal tropical picture,
which was well confirmed by the fer
vent heat Of the sun. Our curiosity
being soon gratifcd, we strolled down
TO the beach. Several hundred men,
women, maids, youth and children
were tossing and Aoundcring In tho
foamy surf, the large majority of them
being uncncumbercd by even so much
as linen collar.
"Thero's your bright bronzed maid
ems Of tho sun" exclaimed our poet In
rapturcs.
"IIow about tho sharks I" exclaimed
moro practical traveller, when II was
proposed that wo join the bathcrs.
"Oh, they won't touch you In the
SURF" a jolly tar replied. "Tvc never
heard OF anybody being hurt by a
shark in the surf. They can't SEQ IN
the SURF"
ConAding In this pleasant theory
we participated In the general enjoy.
ments. The brown senorisis mani.
Tested no surprise nor disapproval
and assumed no prudlsh airs. The,
laughed, shouted, and plunged into
the roaring breakers with as much in
difference rs though they wore ths
rost elegant bathing costumes evel
manufactured. The women In Cen
tral America are famous for beauty o.
form, which is chiefly due to tho fac
they ignore those appliances of civ,
ilization that twist their palcr sisters
out Of sbape.-Sdn Francisco ChroR
| ;eJs
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-12-24

The whisky traffic In our State dies
hard, but II Is nevertheless surely
agcing, going and tho third stroke
Of the hammer IL nearly down, with
the glad news, "gope," attached to II,
and we hope and expect, by the end
Of lSS2, 10 see the last saloon closed
In our fair State. Over st Oseoola,
the County Court OF Mississippi
county made 4 prohibItory order,
from which the whisky men appealed
N tho Circuit Court. Last wcok upon
motion Of Hon. II. N. Mcvcigh and
I'd. II. Mattbes, Esq, attorneys for
the prohibltionlsis, the appeal was
dismissed, and the whisky men ap-
pealcd to the Supreme Court. Tie
whisky men then filed . petition for
certiorari 10 bring up the record Of the
County Court graniihg the prohibit
tory order, which being allowed, they
moved the court 10 qussh the same.
This was refused, aud the whisky
men appealed 10 the Supreme Court.
We hope there arc sufficient points
raised In the two cases for the 6u.
prcme Court 10 decide upon tho con.
stItutionsliiy Of the law and the
powers aud duties Of the County
Courts hereunder. r.--Sedrcv Beacon
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"GIve me little old brandy, d.
tor" said the reporter.
dvery we'll, sir" replied Dr.. La.
man, who is the State Microscopic u
Pennsylvania. "You shall have : bot.
tIe In your pocket A you ~ ]
lako about half I pint of vooliood
spirits and mix with Il 3 fbw drop
Of coloring solution and oonooutfal6d
ssssncs Of brandy-lhat 4, ~ be1n1y
flavor prepared BY the druegiooay -
BY brisk agitation The mixed ooqeIsoo
tie appsarance Of eognas. Yoo Ilko 3
little bsadi vsry VEL I I'd 8 lll(lo
out Of this vial. 3 preparation ofni(fes
bsnsoin, or artificial oll e Nt1og Z Z
monde. Now, - pour q ~ -
bles remain for soms timo = ~ -
However, II does not iasle slpo - ~
boiled yet 20 I add : fsv 1Fepe 8
preparation principally eoopooo4 -
glycerins and called By the t!l6e ~
and BODY Another good ohoko, 80
ell ! need h . lIbel certifying ~ ~
article Il en-ycars-old oognae bf1n10
and there you have my brandy seo0y
for the market
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'Don't tako temperance into poll
ties |" exclaimed q saloon keeper and
the Chicago Tribune. minded
men Join Ia tho cry, while The whisky
mon laugh, but take good care 10 keep
whisky close TO the front In every
slsction--so close that every politician
instinctively says: I'VE must get the
whisky vote for our party or u Il do
feated.' Some day they will say /
1--WE must have the tsinperance vote
or NO will be defeated But That
day win not como until the temper-
ance people vote q they pray. Poll
tioians arc not foolish enough 10 put
prohibition in their platform 20 long
a. they got the temperance vote with.
out H. The temperance people, and
they alone, by inconslatsnt voting
have compelled thu politicians % euI-
tIvatc the frlcndshIp Of the saloons
rather than the Temperance societies.
But that day Il 81 hand when tsmper.
ancs people will quit voting for party
regardless OF principle, but win votl
for principle regardless Of party
| National Libeydf0r.
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sUHBER

Masters wofk and I'D h6 Tins % h
fimllh with Iea ifhes, and Hhafs
mefr, lstts sln't found N TIE wiI,Iffs
nfss SWAY ffHm settlements. NsH. I'm
RoIh' ~ Iell fHD boys vhal w n In
M e.pInl0n II NHs hohsy Ioansss&
foHse Al N EN-, and I'yes Il 'rm, when
! wsa q bgy-fhe common homer 10.
eusses and nsthln' eIas." There va 4
ReHsfal assent sII lhf I'aYs lsd ssl<n
Honey iDcusses." N ffuIi of NE three
lhufned acacia. and Tho tspIanaiIon
saFed The reputation N John The Hap
ilst IN Tho msitef n taste. Nsfhriifs
iHierlean,
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Cincinnati Commercial: Il 10 .
remarkable fact that while the male
natives have ceased 10 bear amnesty
toward the grim old warrior who leh
q black souvenir N Georgia 40 miles
wide and 800 long" the women, on the
contrary, will never forgot that 6her.
man burned their homes, And they
uniformly refuse 10 regard him a.
anything else than an Invader and .
de-poilcr. Speaking 10 some Southern
ladies about Sherman, . few days ago,
they say they win never forgive him,
and would not permit him 10 10 feted
here II they could prevent II.
"Why,' said one, "When he came
South before, and was feasted here,
there wcrc women at the table who
wished every drink he took could be
transformed into poison; and others,
while lending their presence - . mat.
ter OF necessity, bid beneath the
guisc Of politsness . hatred which
BODIED no good for the destroyer Of
their homcs.v Ihave found that this
trst nnent still crists here very largely
among the women Of f0eorgia, and II
aeport be correct Il was : potential
agency IN influencing . change Of pro-
gramme on Tuesday. A committee
Of citizens proposed 70 honor the Gen.
eral Of the Army with . banquet,
but current rumor has Il that the
members Of the committee were In
formed that II would BE- distastsful 70
some, and that number Of ladies VS.
Iied'a merchant whs was on the CON-
mIItee, and warned him not 70 give
the banquet or they withdraw their
patrona q. I give this ~ I got II
and one corroborative hct ID present
In the absence Of The banquet
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The New York Svs's reference 10
the Baptist social union at Dolmonl.
cos, and The absence Of The loeuats
and wild honey which formed The
food for John the Baptist recalls alIt-
tic Sunday -sshool incident which ~
avouch has never been In print and b
: pure fact. He was . county 'sQulfA
an elder, . most excellent man with
al the pretsntIous Ignorance u ne
DoKberry, or FisIdine's 'aQuIre. The
lesson was IN John. The boys bed
formed various theories sbsut the
''locusses and vile honey = but The
asking Of questions vas not snsours
aged Il gave trouble sometimes. Th>
teacher wss In the habit Of rsvsalIno
all that ought 10 BE- known, which VI
al hc knew, plus large amount n
didn't know. "Now, boya" saId ~
raising hIs specs, II sxpect yoo al
want 70 know what kind ofleeuoeoI
and wile honey Jehn The Bepllsl 4 d
tho wilderness. The klmluentos|
make out u was lhs seyealeon-yeaI
locusees and bee-honey Horo y!
squire lined his specko higher m
| assumed I esvsre judleial e5psoo1lon
- II be were abooe - oxpoun1 ~
law or conslrue ~ olototoa -
klminiaiors wo1 NJ mao Wio1 llkI
| passions - oursoIvoA IN oovo1lo1n
rear locuss<A = 20 q! ven 1n11