The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-05-13
SOUTHERN GIEASlSGs.

stats llsuss yard fHli 4 esfilnf ehslv
N Icon. commemorative ne death " mial
n Csfuilat's slain, wiisH ntues age found
In fssed lallsw on i've tfss isillals " the
hase, The mteeu NJ ihs ossilnH e,nslili
IN iis perfect Imitation N ihe l,laF palmetto
.-ihr f4vorlie trees " south proii0a, We
had heard N thl. static IN other piArci, bul
had never hecn abIe 10 hellote iho stories N
the 4 vihla leaycs bonding In Tho htcoho,
suppo'ias this phenpncnt M opilc'l delu'
sion, but suoh Il really the c,io, The long
lIin lesyea ~ iran. llie.llhc, even IA W.
hnlfllke abcfs " tho twiga and branches
wave lfennlpnsly IN eyefg zephyr, anil W.
whole tfee, painted arilsileillr, has 80 close
resemblance 10 the real Tree as 10 deceive
The aeticst observer ~ the distance " I've
rods.
Senator lIlll, of Georgia, has gone
through four surgical operations, One'
third " his tongue has been taken out, The
entire len noor n hi. mouth, The glands In
the leit side of hi. neck, The last operation
was lhe most severe, and probably sureov'
full whcn he was put under ether Tor u,
II wa' intended 10 only ta@ out small
lump that had hardened on the gland In hi'
neck. After hc was lnscnsihlc u was de-
tcrmlned to adopt the heroic treatment and
take oil, the entire gland. lie was kept IN.
der the knife two hours.
One Of the largest alligators ever seen
on Flint River was killed few days ag, on
the Allen plantation, In Taylor County,
Georgia, ten feet IN length. Upon oxamlna.
iIon after being killed Il was found that the
alligator had swallowed whole, with The OK
ccptlon Of It's feet and legs, u small dog
which had been missing for three days.
There was also found In the enlrals Of tho
alligator large rock, a lghtwood kno, and
several sticks.
There Is a man In Athens, Ga, who
has two thumbs on one hand, and his chill
dren have no thumbs at all on tho right
hand. lie says as far as he can recollect
neither his mother nor any OF the female
relatives OF his family had thumb on the
right hand.
Major B. w. Bellamy, living sixteen
miles from Qultman, Ga, has a farm OF ten
thousand acres, with six thousand under
cultivation. Over one thousand negroes
live on the place, and they raise eight hun
dred bales OF cotton, with all necessary sup.
plies.
In Dallas Crcxas) court, a few days
ngo, culprit pleaded guilty, but the iurl
brought In verdict OF moi guilty.
. The South Carolina Methodist Con
ference Is making arrangements to establish
a religious summer resort near Henderson
I NC. The desire i to make II Ms much lik
Chautauqua as possible IN It's literary an
educational features, and TO present sue
attractions as will make II the popular plac
(, OF pilgrimage, not only for Methodi'ts, bu
for all other good people.
A Two students sent out by the Mexica
n Government arc taking practical lessons
:, cotton culture, having farm near selln'
" Ala, on which they will do all the woT
:, themselves under the direction Of a teache
;, A crawiish farm has been started
N Wharton County, Texas. The proprict'
q has trained the erustaceans TO come out
rc their holes and take food.
3, A Brevard County (Fla.) farmer b
made iorty.h barrels Of sirup from pat
A. of sugar-cane that has not been rcpant
q. for seven years.
ss A chicken main was fought In Rom
q. Ga, the other day, between Georgia a
he Alabama. The first pass the Georgia co
oy made at his enemy he took wings and IL
I'd some hundred yards away, and had 10
shot before the gaffs could be recovered.
d. The marriage Of Timothy Hale
ed aged 70, TO girl OF II was not expected
lie the people OF Brookyllle, KY, TO prove
,,e happy one; yet they are surprised by
,r. separation that has taken place, as II
ID. brought about by the old man instead OF
bride. lie Is convinced, he says, that
en- married him solely for his moneys aud
ali gives color to the charge by suing him
ne.ihlrd OF his $4,000.
ON The Lampaas Hotel. Bath, Wa
and Gas Company, capital s2oo, 900, has q
No., A charter In the Office Of the Secretary
~. state. Tho object /, TO erect hotel at Ia
passas Springs, Texas. J. w. Waldon,
the Houston & Texas Central Railway "a
pany, and W. D. Cleveland. Of Houston,
among the directors.
the A Savannah (Ga.) paper says tho
! 70 Of shad the present season has not been
'tcu extraordinarily good one, although som
'ma tho finest Ash captured In years. OF this =
MS cies, have been displayed In tho market.
A colored man in Gadsden Cour
APP Florida, was caught stealing meat
aud DAYS ago. I, was left 10 hi, choice whe'
we're he would take whipping or the courts.
May chose the former, and got II.
ark. The Memphis Broom Brigade,
MEL company Of young ladies, gave their
CON, exhibition drill, few nights ago, at
ipea Exposition Building. The audience NJ
anu bercd about 1900. and the Broom
: IN knowledge Of military tactics fairly bc
ION ,' dered the spectators.
"N'' The main roads between kentu
'"n' and virginia are said 70 be lined with h'
n,. and mules bound east.
mic, A vicksburg (Miss.) firm has
,dful three thousand barrels Of oil to be USE
arm cattle 10 keep of gnais.
nut Hon. w. b. Allen, Of Grcensb
anti Hy., author Of history Of ,hs, state, :
gold leading Mason, died the other day.
the A loon, or great northern diver, q
the found onlv IN the Arctic regions, was
ment in pond near Moniezuma, Ga, last v
sIds- Tho Supreme Court Of Georgia
ths ruled In the cases Of the convicted mu
y on ers that voluntary drunkenness Is no O
for crime, and that no new trial shi
'rder granted them.
John 0nais are not 50 numerous.
MN A Bourbon County farmer, the
~ @ :. day, testified bis admiration for BI
~ :. -. Barnes, The Kentucky resIyalist, BY NJ
-s''' . new horse fozl for him. Among the
Bourbonnsise this Is esteemed The b
wart, honor that can be paid citizen.
j. NJ. The Southern Association Of q
'reu . messenger agents has adopted a sci
anu rates 10 summer resorts from all sot
hus,, cities. II 10 slightly lower than last
'f'a' Resolutions permitting roads 70 put
e1a'a on sale Msy is-afssen days earlier sh
ee. ual-werc adopted. The association
Port In Cincinnati IN October
e .. Georgia has been visited BY
= no' three sornsdos from 1874 10 1881.
A thrifty farmer living near O
- den. Ky., now % years old. was hrs