Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-15

Extracts from the Prairie News, a Paper
Published in OkoIona before a majority
of its present Citizenship were born.
From the Prairie News of April is, 1853.

Fitch, in Holmes county, Col.
-Shelman Durham, OF KosciuskO,
to Mrs. @. Crawford.
Married on the 31st March, by
the Rev. J. D. Mann, Miss Mary
A. Wilson, and Mr.. T. A. Lam
beth, all Of Monroe county.
Married, on Doth March, by the
Rev. B. T. Crouch, Miss Narcissa
Bibb OF Aberdeen. and Mr.. W. @.
Stevenson, Of Decatur, Ala.
Married on Thursday, the 25th
ult., by Elder A. L. Stoval, Mr.. J..
N. Davis to Miss J. R. Harris,
daughter of VIM. R. Harris, all of
POntOtOc county.
Died, on the 18th ult., near
Richmond, Itawamba county,
Miss, Andrew Thomas Ruff, cid
est son Of John II. and Cynthia A.
Ruff, in the 10th year of his age,
a native Of Abbeville, s. @.
MILITARY. The martial spirit
of OkOlona is evidently looking
up. In less than almost no time,
thirty or forty men have been en-
rolled, and the ranks Of the
"Chickasaw Rangers present an
appearance that would put to
flight fifty abolitionists.
AN INvETERATE WING. Par
son BrOwnlOw lately, in a speech
at Montgomery, Ala, said that
he was a Wing, had always been
a Wing, and would rather now
vote for the suit of clothes last
worn by Henry Clay, stuffed with
straw, than for any of the whin-
ing, cringing party demagOgues OF
the present day.
MOBILE AND OHIO TELEGRAPH
LINE. We are happy to learn,
says the Mobile Mercury, Of the
9th, that yesterday the directors
of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Company granted the right OF way
over their line, from this city to
Cairo, to the Magnetic Telegraph
Company, who will commence
putting up a telegraph line with
out delay, at their own expense,
without calling upon citizens for
subscriptions. The terms of the
grant provide that the railroad
company shall have the use Of the
line free of charge, and the tele-
graph company are obligated to
put up a seperate line for the use
Of the road whenever it shall be
required.
THE DUELING CODE.
The old notion that the chal-
lenged party has the choice Of
weapons, distance and place, is
pronounced by those familiar with
the rules Of the duel to be absurd
and ridiculous. The opinion that
no weapons should be used except
pistols and swords is also being
advanced. Ben Lane POsey says
these are the only weapons which
should be used among men Of hon
or. The pistol for civilians, and
the sword for soldiers.
The following which we find In
the Marion American is an ex.
tract from the only written code,
and settles this question at once:
1. After all efforts for recon
ciliatiOn are over, the party ag-
grieved sends a challenge to bis
adversary, which is delivered to
his second. &
2. Upon the acceptance Of the
challenge, the seconds make the
necessary arrangements for the
meeting, in which each party is
entitled to q perfect equality. The
old notion that the party chal-
lenged was authorized to name
the time, place, distance and wea-
pom, has been long since exploded,
nor would a man of chiValric hon
or use such a right If he possessed
it. The time must be as sOOn as
practicable, the place such as had
ordinarily been used where the
parties are, the distance usual,
and the weapon that which is
most generally used, which in this
state is the pistol.
8. If the challenge insists
upon what is not usual in time,
place, distance and weapon, do
not yield the point, but tender in
writing what is usual in each, and
if be refuses to give satisfaction,
then your friend may post him.
4. II your friend be deter
mined to fight and not post, you
have the right to withdraw. But
If you continue to act, and the
challenge name q distance and
weapon not usual and more fatal
than the ordinary distance and
weapon, you have q right to ten
der 8 still more deadly distance
and and ha munt oooauf