The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-08-26

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ileH Ntltlha Art. hite hnspsscss strapped
over lhelf shoulders, wetf bfaid slaiiemed
easy 'hess, dafk hase, and sfe ased up ~
sanifofL IN lhelf hatFaas lhev hsss ham
moek., whieh Nll be used IN ease lhey have
" esmp eat ai night. The ltip wlll ron,
same abeui lwo months, and cover district
oi sIs " eliht hundred miles. The gifis
sfe All yauna, ,he eliesi possibly noi over
" ahd The Youngest H. They are 1.-The,
hearty, and appear 10 he ahle 10 mske Al.
teen NJ twenty miles day easily, Three oi
the falf pedestrians are FROM Maryland, and
The others are pupils of q seminary In VIZ.
ginla aud the daughters of . wel.known
business man N that state. They do not
manIfesi any fear II being molcsied In the
iong and lonesome fouie. They say they
are fully able 10 take care of themselves.
Each of the fair "iramps" 1. armed with q
small bowle.knIie and revolver. Two u The
party are amateur painters and two others
have some little talent IN skeicbluR.
Billy, the young Seminole who has
been for three years living with the white
people at Fort Myers, Fla, and attending
school at that place, Ia making rapid prog.
ress In bis studies, and appear. 10 be de.
termIned TO get an education and become =
civilized Seminole. Bllly IL a remarkable
indian, and demonstrates fully the Indian
character In carrying out their fixed de.
signs. When Billy first began TO attend the
school at Fort Myers many disparagIng 70.
marks and predictions were made that very
soon he would become tired OF bis studies
and return to the "Blg Cypress" aud TO his
old habits. Three long years Of study, I'M.
der the most perplexing disadvantages,
conyinces everyone that Billy means bust
ness, and clearly demonstrates the fact that
the education aud civilization OF these red
men OF the forest Is perfectly practicable
and within the legitimate power OF the
State.
One Of the curious industries OF
the country has its principal home
at New Berne, N. G. This Is the
manufacture OF wooden platters, plates
and trays. The timber used for this
purpose Is supplied by the neighborInR
swamps. A huge log Is rounded by cir
cuar plane and then put into a machine,
which, with great accuracy aud swiftncss,
cuts OF thin strips Of the wood. When
these strips have been cut into square
pieces and thoroughly dried they arc made
pliable by steam. In that condition the,
arc nodded In the shapes desired. Tn,
factory Ia now making 100, 200 plates day
according to report, which Is hard 10 be.
lieye.
The Texas Cooperative Association
has Just closed its third annual session witt
satisfactory results 10 the stock holders
Flfiy.one delegates, representing eighty
one local stores, In almost every section o
the State, were In attendance. Al th'
beginning Of August, 1891, It's paid uI
stock amounted 10 s2,s45, which has bcel
increased during the year TO si4.oi5. Sine
last August, up to June 20. the association
had purchased s42i, ,o23.T worth Of goods
and handled e7,3ss bales OF cotton, at ne
leaving to farmers OF 81 per bale in the wa
Of reduced expenses, to say nothing Q
grain and other products, and In addltio
thereto have realized net profit on IN
years business Of sis, 2es.ii. The Granger
are much encouraged by tho results Of IN
meeting.
A young man named Kileneanc,
Sumter County, Ga, dreamed few might
ago that he was having = good time swim
/ ,.,t., ..a a. tun.,.a fro..x hl. i..,l 4. I. 1. 4.
foremost through the window out Into n
yard. lie was so badly cut by tho broke
glass that the physician pronounced II ser
Gus.
A few days ago, while lady who r,
sides near Chattanooga. Tenn, across n
Georgia line, was At work In her garden. sh
discovered something sparkling In the ur
dergrowih, and on closer examination dl'
covered that II was an English sovereign
She continued her investigations and 700
collected forty, which were strewn promi'
cuously In that locality. They are all date
between the years 1880 and 1877. How the
came there Is deep mystery.
In tearing down the walls Of the ol
Capital building at Austin, Tex, the 9th,
day, the wofkmen removed the cornel
stone, but nothing Of interest was found
Ill the documents that had been place
there had become wholly illegibIe.
by an arrangement with the widow ,
William Enston, Charleston, s. c., has con
into possession Of part OF the 10000
left 10 found refuge for aged poor. Elgl
acres have been purchased In the norther
portion Of the city. and neat cottages wi
be erected thereon. The institution win |
called civilian Enston."
The new school building PARTIAL
constructed In San Antonio, Texas, will co
10000 when completed. and be the dne
school building in tho State.
All the lands In tho State Of Texs
owned and controlled by the Information
Railroad Company have been sold TO I
English syndicate. and the holders Of InteI
national lands have been notified that the
leases will be annulled at the end Of the cor
tracts. The lands amount 10 100000 ser'
In all.
There are about q thousand acres
land on Maiecombic Key. IN Monroe Coul
iy, Florida, and II hs. recently been pu
chased by three Key westers, who intend
convert u Into one big eocoauu, grove.
Oats are actively being shipped frol
Middle and North Georgia 10 the West.
An Austin (Tex. man three years a
planted some seed Of Malaga grapes. A fs
days ago he cut bunch Of grapes from Il
vines that grew from the seed. The bum
weighed nearly four pounds.
The rainfall In Texas this seast
has been two or three times as mneh
usual.
Seven million sheep In Texas.
The grave Of Sargent s. Prcntiss
among the deeaying ruins Of an Old FAM
burying ground two miles east Of the cent
', Of Hstehes. A plain upright slab bears "a
! simple record: sargent 3. Prentiss. 10
IN Portland, Maine. Died IN Naichez, Mis-.
The proprieiy of erecting . more enduri
and imposing memorial hes been suggest
BY some Of the admirers Of Mr. Prensi.s.
Il A weed far superior 70 oknm has be-
discovered In Putnam County. Florida, q
stock compsny is being formed for I
purpose Of utilizing u. The weed h fou
IN abundance.
Peach and apple brsndies viii b d
sillsd In large quantities In Arkansas.
Two young ladies Of sandsrsvil
Ca, wear belts msde fron the skIn Of