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The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-09-20
WIT AND WISDOM.

Common sense depends upon cor
rect observation and apprehension. -
Chri'tiaH inteiiigencer.
1t Is impulse which tells us when
10 take hold. but IL Is the solidcst sort
OF wisdom that teaches Us when 10 lot
go.-M o. Item.
An a-mews-ing story Is told Of q
man who called for cat Of mackcrel.
He wanted more than q kit.--LjosiOn
Star.
-Clausa writes 10 inquire. "What
has given woman the reputation Of bo.
Ing such great talkerW We do not
know. Clausa, unless II Is her mouth. -
Yonkers Statesman.
Life is like n harness There arc
traces of care. lines Of trouble. bits Of
good fortune. breaches Of good man
nors. bridled tongues, aud everybody
has n Tug 10 pull through.
-"Oh. dearr' said Mrs. B., with
toothache. "Why can't people be born
without teetb'" III you will reflect
moment my dear" replied Mr. B..
''you will be convinced that such Is tho
fhot."-M T. Telegram.
Let children know something Of
the worth Of money by earning IL; over
pay them II you will. but let Them get
some idea Of equivalents; II they got
distorted notions Of values ut the start
they will never be rigbted. -7aimaJe.
You ought TO put sign over
that hatchway," said policeman to q
store-keeper. "or some one may tum-
bls into IL" "All right replied the
merchant; and he tied one ot his "Fall
Opening" placards to the railing. -
Chicago Times.
Jones Il n miserable man, but Is
very pleasant" said Brown. "Yes,"
replied Smith. "but II IL his miserable.
ness that makes him pleasant. "
''How's ths,'" "why, don't you see,
he hates to lose anything. and therefore
keeps his temper bOmerviiie Jour
pdL.
---"Can't you help me lIttle7" asked
tramp. II am hungry aud can't get
any work At my trade. What is
your trader" asked the gentleman. II
am a glass WORKER what kind Of 4
glass. worker7' Beer glass worker"
sHere IL q penny for your frankness. -
Thank you. sir.' said the tramp
gratefully, ''fll put part Of il In tho
bank. ~ y Sun.
Little Ned--What did pa mean
whom he said sister Edith must stop
getting surreptitious letters7 What kind
Of letters Is themP Little hell-Wb,.
don't you knowp Her beau leaves
them in little box under the shrubbe.
~ aud Edith gets them. Little Ned
but why Is they called thatP Little
Nell Why, they Is called syruptitiOusly
cause they're so sweet. you know jus,
like molasses. - Philadelphia Cau.
OF the hundred. and-one ira-cream
JOKES this IL the best They we're talk.
ing about ics-cream. She led the con.
vefsation. whlle George sustained hi.
part In q monosyllsble sort of way.
"No." she continued. poor lce-cresm
is worse than none at all. "iery
lrue." sssentsd George. Il wouldn'I
eat ice-cream nnless I could get Oh,
best" "Nor l." 'sYes. must hays
The best or none AZ all. do you know
George. where The best ice-crram I
nadep'' oh. yes.r be said. "Whersf'
"Eur,pe. ."--Tvoy Times.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-09-20
Advance In American Engraving.

A few years ago the United States
could hardly engrave q wood block re-
specially; to-day tho Republic hes
founded n school of engraving and two
of her illustrated magazines ars mot
only 10 he found In English homes. but
are welcomed In English art centers.
One Of the mos, famous draughismen of
the age said 10 me year ago, two q
these magazines In his hands: ''lt would
be- almost worth while drawing for noth-
ing to bc engraved ~ well ~ this."
Mr.. Hamerton. Than whom no writer
stands higher In q knowledgs Of the
graphic arts, In his most recent work
does not hesitate 70 say that whatsoever
may be the differences Of opinion about
the desirableness Of this initiative art,
there can be no question that the Amer
leans have far surpassed all other na-
tons In delicacy Of execution. The man.
ual skill displayed In their wood cuts b
q continual marvel. and Il Il accom-
panied BY 90 much intelligence-I meas
by 20 much critical understanding a
different graphic arts-thAt . portfolio
Of their best wood cuts 4 most intereo1-
ing. Not only do they understand en-
craving thoroughly. but they nrs ~
best printers In the world. and fkoy givo
An amount u care and thought % DIR
printing which would b thought ~
commercial elsewhere "-Lond6N CT.
Philadelphia Inqmrsr.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-09-20


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The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-09-20
Sights In ConsinnilnopIc.

The mosque Of Achmct |. built about
1920 1850. A. d., has not the rich hisiur.
ic ASSOCIATION Of 5. Sophia, but In it,
construction Il carries out the main
architectural idea more completely.
lhcre Is one large central dome resting.
ike thai NJ ). Sophia. on four arches.
supported by four superb columns oi
white marble. From these arches stretch
back four half domes of about the same
size as the central one. and each of these
IN turn Is supported by three smaller
half domcs, which rest ON the walls
fho walls are covered near the floor
with blue and white tiles of Persian
lairnce, and the same style of dc ofation
Is carried up over the entire interior OF
tho domcs In paint; 30 that the effect.
though pleasing. strikes one ~ neither
rich nor digniiied enough for such n
building. We walked through the old
and famous square called the Hippo
dromc. One Of the more recent Of the
important events which have taken
place thcrr was the slaughter II the
JAM ssaries. who were surrounded by u
large forcc and utterly extcrminated by
the Sultan- order when hn found II bad
become n question whether he or thi.
dreaded corps was b. be- the sole power
IN Copsiantinople. In the lIippodroms
stand three old columns. each placed
In position when the grand level was
some ton feet below is present height
their bases are 10 be seen In the. pits
which have been dug about them. The
first Is an Egyptian obolisk brought by
Constantine the Great from Egypt. and
on ~ pedestal are craven illustrations
II the means aud machines used In Il.
transportation. Near by Is the so.called
serpentlne column. consisting n three
huge bronze scfpents twined together
like a rope. This was the old tripod (ut
python) " the Delphic oracle. aud was
brought from Delphi by Constantine.
On entering the city the Turkish con.
quercr. thinking this was n Christian
idol. ordercd its heads ID bo struck or
aud set the example by seYering one
himself. This head NAV still be seen aI
the mu.eum. In the sefaglio Gardens
! (The guides version ~ the story wa.
that the column was made nj Athen.
after the Persian war Ia commemorate
the three battles of Marathon. Their
mopylp aud salemi..) The third col.
umn was erected by Constantine por.
phyrogeniius aud was originally cov'
cred with massive bronze plates. bul
these were carried off. among manl
other things. by the fourth crusaders
when they held possession u the city
Near the IIippoIrome Is the under
ground "cistern of the thousand ans
and one pillars" n cavernons place a
dark as The thousand and one nights.
did no, 20 down. a. the guide showe'
M special inclination for the descent
and as | had been there before. w
both agreed. however. that there wer
not more than seven hundred pillars 4
the outside. Cor. ~ T. ErsHiag fos'
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-09-20

ws slp ifom i0a ltaigh G'sif as fsk
hwlng Hh.ah b n iabtssi " tlis Pags
"fhs yaHHnii Aisoeliioa n Gsasfsl
IsFrH.a Afols which bold lts semN
sHHl4I convention ri fIo QMnaY iiguss
IH ihIf pfI I1H HfHs. mI'Ie . Nlfa snf
a0aII.H move FhHn ] pauad ffspiHs
ilu tu pls0o posters ai aIl stations 70
questng passsnger ~ hsve their bsg.
gage p'lInlS mhrkel Win their hamss
and prfmhnht alilsa1 When u 10
contemplated thlt hundreds ard even
thnnllnia n peoss N unclaimed Tag.
FaFr annually nni their way ~ the
lmFrhgo rOoma " Tho great railroads ~
te country. and that, Urlng ~ tho
oafrIeaaueas and negligence " passens
gers. a large proportion " i can never
be- returned ~ NJ rightiul owners, fths
Kansas CITY. f1t Scott 4 Gulf sail.
road Will soll In September over Two
hundred packages " uai such stuff m
apt illustration " the aboye). i Will
readily In aocn that this arrangement
/ must eventually be tho means " pro-
renting much trouble and Annoyance
nlt only 10 tho railroads. but the
travelling public ~ we'll On February
It, u this year, there were unclaimed.
N the transportation companies hands
Vt the United States, an estimated NUM-
bor oi 10000 pieces. Calculating that
Two per cent NJ these were unchecked
md unmarked II leaves 2,6l2 pieces On
which the chances NJ delivery arc very
1 Uncertain This estimate u very low.
should be five pcr cent nj least. -ED. ]
Said one general baggage agent 10 our
reporter. j think this move will save
= great deal Of trouble 10 passengers
| Another one said we shall, Of course,
iost notices at all stations requesting
passengers 10 mark their baggage, and
think they will very generally comply
with the request Still another one said;
Why. II you could see the piles and
stacks OF trunks that accumulate, and
few Of them having anything % show
where or 10 whom they belong. YOU can
readily believe that this movement will
he n mighty good thing for the travelling
public. We understand that the Kansas
| City, Fort Scott q Gulf Railroad and
tho Kansas City, Springfield Il Mem
phis Railroad have already posted their
Hntions per tho resolution, and that
station agents nrc supplied with neatly
| printed cards and tags for the purpose
Of accommodating passengers who arc
not provided with material. A charge
of not more than live cents each will be
made by baggagcmen, which amount Is
~ small. when tho additional security
afforded Is taken into consideration.
that no one should hesitate. The fac
tories Of the country are turning out
thousands Of trunks exactly alike, and
| In tho rush aud confusion generally
attending the checking Of baggage II Is
a great wonder that moro errors are not
made. Should our readers comply
with this uery reasonable request II will
render the loss Of their baggage i'm
| possiblo.n
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-09-20
LATE NEWS ITEMS

JuDon wRfoHr, one OF the most promi.
nsnt lawyers Of Tennessee, died at Raven.
der Springs, Ark. Saturday last.
MISS MARY Fousr, Of Graham. n. C.,
was attacked by a neighbor's dog while
gathering fruit in her orchard on the 18th
and fatally injured.
Mrs. HuoH W. HuouEs, living on farm
in Dodge county, Wis, was sssassinsted
on tho i4th by some unknown man. She
was seventy years Of age.
Two terrible explosion, Of boilers In cnt-
ton comprssses occurred Monday, one at
Montgomery, Ala, killed four men and
burned 900 bales Of cotton. Loss 10000.
At Eufsula, Ala, the buildings and thirty
bales Of cotton were consumed and nearly
thirty persons killed.
NcPHrRsos Kan, Sept ia. N. Crupe,
correspondent Of the Buffalo Courier, N.
Y, was killed by his brother whose dsugh.
ter he had seduced, . girl Of but twelve
years.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Sept. ia freight
train was wrecked this morning seven
miles west OF this city. Ten car loads Of
goods we're scattered for q long distance
along side the track.
Jackson, Tenn. Sept. i5.-An attempt
was made ct midnight, last night 10 sssss-
sinats policeman Castor. the ball just
missing its object. Al cplin Bros. Mills
seven miles from this city, Frseling Smith
shot . Mr.. Prince in the abdomen. Two
grocery men thrsshed q negro hotel porter
for insulting remarks made In presence Of
. lady.
Mas. WIN. Jrssrsos, wife of the School
Treasurer Of washington Township, II.
vas shot dead in her house by masked men
who demanded the money which she told
them vas at the bant.
THOMAS TsussAs, In jail for murder.
on. assault upon colorsd man st Bsrds.
town, KY. on the 18th, Drained fellow
prisoner who undertook 10 stop Thurmsn's .
torture OF boy.
BArrrronr, Nd, Sept is,h.-l,slisn
Consul Z. De Nsrolla left the city two
week. ago and has not since been heard
from. Financial troubls supposed 70 be
The eauss.
THr thres Empsrors met st skisrniwics
on the fssh. Polish guards do not allow
any one to remain without permit.
AUGUSTA, Ne, Sept. is,b.-Mr. Blaine
Leaves here to-day on . Western trip &C.
eouipan,sd BY senssor Fry.
SARATOGA. Sept. iosh.-Ths American
Forissry Congress held its opening rsssion
tonight, with lsrg. sudisncs In sss>nd4
saes.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-09-20
How II Looked to the Man Up a Tree.
ALnAsY. n. ". Beptsrnber "A.


Mr.. James Redpath, Of Coruith, Safato.
go County, leit home on Monday ostensibly
TO go TO Safatoga, but really for the pur.
pose OF watching bis wiie's movements
during bis supposed absence. lie accord.
lDgly proceeded some distance until out Of
si1ht of the house, when he took q cir.
cuitous route back to within short dis.
lance Of his home, aud, climbing up
into the heavy iolisge Of large hlck.
orr tree, he pcrched himself on q limb
and visited developments. lie had been
iu the tree but short time when biz sus.
picions were confirmed, by seeing bis
wife and william HsHdall, . cousin, sp-
preaching frofn opposite directions.
They met directly under the hickory
tree in foil view Of the mach.abused hus.
band. Mr. Redpsth, after being COZ
vlnced OF his wiie's guilt, drewa revolver
and fred al the pair, who fed 10 their re-
speetve homes, frightened beyond ex.
preston. The husband returned early In
the evening, Is though nothing unusual
had taken place.
Alter supper, when The fai..ly we're
gathered 10 tie sitting-rUom, William
Randall, who was passing st the time,
was called 10. At the proper moment
the husband related bis adventure In
the hickory tree, efestly 10 th- eur.
prise Of the waywafd wife and dlsbon.
9fsbls cousin. HF. Rsapzfh will bfls.
o. sc-io1 los aiyoEes.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-09-20
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The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-09-20
JuDICIALLY sTRANGLED.


Cis' iNNA1i. o.. september ".
Ben Johnson, the bur.'r who murdered
the Taylor family, spent his last night on
earth singing aud praying. Al seven
O'Clock this morning he eat his breakfast
aud ut nine the death warrant was read
to him In his cell by the sheriff On
leaving the jail for the scaifo,d he WAS
offered stlmu ants. johnson came on
the platform at ten o'clock, accompanied
by Rev DR.. Joyce, the Sheriff and his
deputies lie was asked by Sheriff Ilaw-
kins II he had anything 10 say. Johnson
replicdi
"My irlcnis Qhough don't suppose
have many friends here) wirt 10 say to
YOU that fee, that God has forgiven my
sins, and, although am innocent Of the
charge preferred against me, die ior-
giving everybody. hope to meet you In
Heaven"
Deputy Kleeman then put the black
cap Over his face, the rope was adjusted
aud Sheriff Hawkins pulled the lever.
The drop iell at 1906. lie was cut down
at l0i22, when lie vas extinct, his neck
being broken by the lall. Johnson was
lrm throughout, and astonlshed every.
body by h bravery. About 800 persons
witnessed the execution
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-09-20

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iHaaa ia NaaihsiaH, % N
bfHfsa lhs seven dayl sniei fts iifl
tha fafIafss wsfeaffIi1wsi rHiei Hlafaa,
i4il tshsds. lql i0tgi, lIIl sfaga.hs 900
iha preceding weas
~ fHs iIfh ibs fh1lefa faeHfi In iia'Y
vss YES saisi, 90, n shieh 40 Fsfs N
Nsfiasl dsafbs, vi. N which 90 Ffff ~
Naples
us the f1ta over il1pl people anenlsi
che stats Fair n WoH Fifgih ~ Whaal
Ing.
1HE diaaanalan iietwaen unl1n Ahd non.
Union maa In claelhnail has grown marc
serious, The Mayor is uuabls ~ furnish
police % protect lha msn ~ work, thl ~ q
ular force ng having bgen pad since
June.
Oy The i2ih Benjamin Johnson, one N
tha mufiefsfs n the 1ayl lof family At Gin.
einnail, o., vas hanged. llIs partner In
crime was Allen lngalls. who committed
suicide In jail. The bodies u their vlc.
tins we're sold tot medical college Just
after the murder.
TnE river coal miners In renusylyania
ara again In an excited condition on no.
count Of tho arrest, ON the l2th, oi ona oi
the strikers by officers In the employ Of
the operators. II was feared tho arrest
would precipitate difficulty, as the str K.
ers were much angerod.
THERE are 1900 French troops now n
Tonquin.
CHINA seems 10 be showing the white
feather aud the Government Is disposed
to enter into now treaty, but tho demand
OF France that a largo indemnity be paid
does not appear just In tho opinion OF tho
Mongolian officials.
THE report Of the Bank Exam ner shows
that the condition Of the National Bank Of
New Brunswick, N. j., is much better
than expected. Following are tho a cures;
Surplus, S20s,0O0; premium government
bonds nj Washington, $4,000; total, S2Ss,
900. Deficit Of Cashier and President
,920, 600; surplus, $4,000.
The Governor OF Ohio ordered th,
three companies of military doing guard
duty at Hooking Valley mines relieved on
the 18th. The Bucyrus Guards, the Up o.
Sandusky Company, and Company B
Fourteenth Regiment, have gone TO The
valley to take the places Of those relieve \
PRESIDENT ARTHUR has turned over Il
the Interior Department the military res
ervation at Fort Sanders, Wyoming, anC
the barracks at Baton Rouge, La, for dis
posal under the act providing for the sale
ot useless military reservations.
IT Is reported that China Is willing tc
submit her case to any friendly power.
From midnight on the llth till the after
noon Of the lith there had been 20,
cholera cases aud 0S7 deaths at Naples
Since the beginning Of the outbreak ther,
had been 3,297 deaths.
The French minister's do not understand
that China has yet declared war.
ON the 18th two green glass bottle fac
tories at Pittsburgh, Pa, lighted fires II
the furnaces. The trade II eScessivel,
dull.
THE Lancashire (England) cotton indus
try is suffering the greatest depression II
many years.
THE Republicans OF Colorado deman
that Congress shall remove the Southern
Ute Indians from the State.
1T Is proposed by the English 6overn
ment to blow up the cataracts OF The Nil
with dynamite In order TO mako passag
for boats.
JAY.EYE.sEK had chill at Kalamazoo
Mich, ON the 18th and failed In his al
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-09-20
MISCELLANEOUS.

THE National tAssociation ot Fire En-.
glneers began It's twelfth annual conyen.
tion In Chicago on the o.h, about $50 mem.
bers being present.
o. the 9th California celebrated her ad.
mission to the Union with grea enthusi.
asm, especially in Sacramento and San
Francisco. The '49ers held a reception
and banquet in the evening at Sacra.
mento.
ACCORDING to Rome paper the Pope
has prepared an encyclical upon the politi'
cal tendencies OF tho times.
A FoRcE 81 six thousand additional
Turkish troops has been ordered TO Yemen,
Western Arabia, to suppress rebellion.
The Cincinnati Price Current has ad.
vices that the corn crop will be seventeen
per cent. greater than last year.
THE convention OF coal miners ut Co.
lumbus, o., on the 10th, decided to con.
tlnue thu summer rates aud did not ask
for winter rates.
Os the 10th IL was 70 warm In New York
that the street-car lines about suspended
operations, and u was said they would
Hf0D EntlFFiN uuNtaN NhfNf NoH sbBttf
weather. Numerous sunstrokes have been
reported daily.
or the iith storms were reported along
the Atlantic coast, and the heated term
was thought TO be broken.
A PROJECT Il on foot 10 build n new rail
way line between Boston and Nsw York.
by which the 100 miles can be travelled In
three hours aud half.
RAILWAY officials held q conference ai
Detroit, Mich, on the iith. and u was do.
claed 10 put on an extra fast train be-
tween New York, Boston and ~ Louis 10
run Into 81. Louis over the Wabash.
THg Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph Com
pany will withdraw from the recently
formed pool unless the Bankers & Msr'
ehsnts' difficulties are adjusted at once.
Norrcs was given by the Edgar Thomp.
son Steel Company, Of Pittsburgh. Pa. on
the 1ith, that unless their employees agreed
10 accept lover wages the works wonld
suspend. Il was thought the proposition
would be accepted rs tbere are already sc
many men idle that the poverty In Pitts.
bursh Is distressing.
Ir l. feared that cholera has reached
Rome, a. there have been sick persons
with all the symptoms. Az Manforte
spain. twenty seven deaths were recordst
up to the iith. Spain and Switzerland
are enforcing the most rigid quarantine
regulations.
NAPLES is wrapped In q cloud Of gioo n
80 direful IL the cholera scourge. The suf
fsring and misery among the poor is la
meni able In the extreme. People are dy
ing by the hundreds daily, AMI the mum
ber Of new victims is increasing largely
The King Is doing al he can 10 alleviate
the suffering.
ON the iith public farewell vas givei
ii Salem. Mass., 10 the twenty-five mis-
slonsrss. of the Amsrican Beard Who wsr'
about departing for Turkey. Western Tur'
ser. European Turkey, japan, Austria
China and Africa
Tar Chamber Of Commercs of shsnEhs
has entered protest against the CLOSING
sf the river By the Chinese Government
THr British Parliament has been con
vnksd for the al u October. ~hsv u
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