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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-08-22

10 hear Ruth talk, ne would not sIano
for anything that came from his rival.
And now she wantsd him to write po-
etry.
1t was the middle of the forenoon,
and things had quieted down in the
pit. The market was holding steady.
and Eurber was wondering what ef-
feet the war in the east would have
on the years crop.
He walked up out of the pit and sat
down in chair away from the rest
OF the crowd. He was thinking of Ruth
again. He sat and thought of the
talk they had had the day before.
Then a smile something akin to the
kind he wore when he had done some
thing very well, stole across his face.
He pulled pad of paper from his
pocket, and for half an hour he seemed
to be struggling with something in his
mind, once in awhile writing down
something, and the men in the pit
continued to loaf and talk automobiles.
and prices in wheat still held steady.
Then, when the half hour was up,
he smiled again, reread what he had
written, and thenslooked about him.
Hello, there, Ripley" he called.
II have got scheme" Furber said.
II went you to get up there in the
pit and introduce me as the great and
only, you understand. Then will
get up. and speak my piece"
''All right" and Ripley went over
to long, inclosed desk, where several
men were writing, and spoke few
wards to them. Then he came back to
the pit and took a position where he
could be heard by all.
Gentlemen, he said, Il am about to
introduce to you our far-famed, great
and Only illustrious friend and CO.
worker, Furber, the poet and Rip
-stopped to get his breath, and
everyone applauded.
He has composed poem in your
honor-yoqr honor, say, the honor OF
all OF u.s." and he stopped again, and
there was some more cheering
NOW, gentlemen, want you to give
your best attention. The show begins
right away."
A chair was brought, and Furber,
with the sheet OF paper in one hand,
got M into it, blushing like little
girl making her first appearance at a
sunasy-School Christmas tree. Then
~ Bagan;
" c'a's a bnl upon the market,
as bear Is waxing hot
s sie west the laps are fighting,
taa Wheat the must is out;
ie aear Is waxing hot
4r9eers want high prices.
sll for dollar wheat;
a7e the trade with cries
ily ana rains of sleet;
iseells waxing hot.
nv p.saat crop killers,
ufiA The srarket.
igat and frost;
Aia't ZIP IL
always hot
80 ny N ause, which
- Hegg 9lates, grew
ipse lAaa ahr hit could
AZ a line,
eiled to
the con-
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-08-22
The Intensely
Practical Poet.
BY ]. LOUIS ENGDAHL.

Copyright, 1906, by Daily Story Pub. Coz
Nov, II you could only Write po-
TRY.
Poetry bel beg your pardon, but
10 you know that think you are very
oolish?" and Harry Furber shrugged
lis shoulders, jabbed his hands into
is pockets, and thought the question
ecided.
81 wish could get you to appreciate
he artistic. 1t Is a great thing to
owe art"
"My goodness. love you, and that
8 enough for me. l can go to the
heater and pick good play every
lime see one. At the exhibit, can
ldmirA the best pictures. like beau
iful singing. can read good story
If good book, but poetry-and you
low want me to write some"
"You are too intensely practical"
"And you don't like intensely prac-
tcar people?"
"They are very nice to have around"
.Then may come around as usual
lou won't deny me THAT
'Oh, no; you are always welcome"
Then Furber took his leave. AS he
bent down the steps of the KoessleI
lansion, he met Robert Phelan, but
did not look at him. Phelan was
4 poet.
They had been at Harvard togeth-
Both had very indulgent fathers
helan had written poetry for the
Monthly" and in his senior year had
zen chosen to be it's literary editor
fter graduating he had still continued
write poetry, and once, his contribu-
bn had been accepted by an eastern
agazine.
FuIher had been little of every
ing in college, and in the end had
rned out f. be not much Of anything
had made many friends, had good
me, managed to get diploma, and
asked what more could anyone
ent?" Immediately after graduation
hrber the elder, had taken his sou
10 his office, intent on teaching him
q grain business. Furber was a
me much known on change in Chi
30. Harry Furber was appointed to
one of the Representatives Of the
ln in the pit, and he had soon
rned to bid in on the wheat with the
ST OF them.
But Ruth Koessler was his stumbling
bck. and Phelan, the poet, was the
ia thing he bumped against every
he he stumbled. Together, FHrber
4 Phelan had begun to call upon
til. Ruth said she liked both Of
IN. but she had gradually devel-
ID a sense for the artistic, and Fur
was not artistic, but Phelan was
,ost, and so he must be artistic. He
Ii talk all about ancient Greece and
ne, and could quote much from the
ssics
'urber knew the original source q
80 lectures. and although ne liked
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-08-22
from the PAPER.

from the PAPER.
Say, harry" she said, as she nm
ished, you can do almost anything,
can't your"
Harry was too much fiattered to an
swer.
well" and Ruth blushed slightly
and smiled at him.
Ruth" and Harry stretched out his
arms toward her imploringly.
When they closed, they circled about
Ruth. for she was within them.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-08-22
ot every man I'M the room

gratulatiOns OF every man in the room
Late that afternoon, Furber took his
way lelsurely out to the Koessier man
sion, and he hoped that she would be
at home He didn't have time to wait
for the evening editions to appear on
the streets, but he would make her
read his poetry out of her own news
paper.
Phelan, coming down the steps as he
assembled, was damper on his feel
ings, but could not suppress them by
any means.
Il am so glad to see you!" cried
Ruth, as she opened the door In an
swer to his ring.
Nothing artificial about that well
come" thought Furber. Then he man
aged to have her take him out on
the inclosed veranda that overlooked
the street. He wanted to get that pa
per from the carrier as soon as he
could. In the meantime they talked.
II believe could like intensely prac-
tical people" Ruth said, guardedly.
But they can't write poetry"
when | was down town this morn
ing, went over to see what you were
doing was up in the balcony, and"
Il never saw YOU" broke in Furber,
and sickly feeling came over him.
He wondered at what time she was up
there in the balcony.
emo h,4t I eou x,O,, opd Won caonoa6
so excited, just like all the others. |
do not know what you we're all shout
ing about, but knew that you were
doing things. Everything seemed on
the move"
Thank YOU" said Furber, and he
felt renewed. She must have been ur
there afterwards" he thought
At that moment the paper carried
came around the corner, and in a few
minutes Furher was eagerly turning
the RACES of a copy. Ruth wondered
what was the matter with him. Then
he dropped the paper and looked out
towards the street. He could not look
at aar.
why, what's this?" said Ruth, and
he turned.
The paper was lying where it had
fallen with the last page upwards.
Sure, there it was. He had forgotten to
look at the last page,
He picked up the paper and hand
ed 1t 10 Ruth. This individual news
paper devoted the last page to special
features. II had certainly made fea-
ture of him. There was a write-up
with the poem telling all about it and
the author, but there was also-he
swore he would jump on that reporter
next time he met mthe picture Of
himself in his running toys at college
1t must have been the cut they used
that year he ran in the mile. "Univer-
sity athlete goes through wheat pit to
become a poet, It said.
But Rnth was deyouring it all oh
Harry, how could you do it?" she said
at last.
Easy" and Harry would have hug
ged that reporter.
Then Ruth got up and went into the
house followed by Furber. She got a
scissors and carefully clipped the poem
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-08-22
Ualled.

The waning moon peeped through
the old parlor window, but still he
fingered. After a long silence his
eyes roamed to the cuckoo clock
above the sofa.
"Ah, darling" he whispered, do
you see that clock? Every hour the
little bird comes out and says:
'Coo-coo" Ro8
The weary girl yawned-
"le will have a variation on the
next call" she said, acridly.
And what will the variation be,
my love?"
"Skidoo."
Without another word he took his
hat and cane and disappeared in the
dark night
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-08-22
Architect Needed Nowadays.

Flubb- Hear about Squlgg? Hes 4
successful architect
Architect Why, he doesn't
know the difference between a Greet
temple and . dog kennel
NO; but he can put six-roon
apartment where there is only spac,
for a five-room hat Columbia Jester
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-08-22

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Thousands Have Kidney Trouble
and Don't Know it.
How 20 Find out.

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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-21
nNt'Is ai>TN Att4ib
tffort Nfli H. Made to i'rss~st ate
These Nho Explode iir.'worls

Fhv eitY agflcais are making de-
iHfmsned effort 90 eufurrw she nFdtn
awev against the explosion ug fire.
works within he fire glmlta ii f.
understood hist q number uf com-
plants @ere filed this morning la
the recorder fonrt against persons
Who exploded giant fircsfaekprs ia
the business part of tnWu last night
Much complaint has been heard tn-
day Of large crackers being exploded
IN front of business houses. causing
merchants some alarm for the safe
ty uf plate glass Windows and doors
II is said that those who indulge in
this dangerous past!me do not hest
tate 90 toss an ignited cracker in a
crowd OF pedestrians, many of whom
come down town at night To- make
their Christmas purchases
City Marshal Dixon and Police
man Collins began making arrests
this afternoon OF persons against
whom charges We're preferred this
morning They had In their posses
sion about eighteen warrants. and
Il Is understood thar complaints viii
be lodged against others Many per
sons were frightened from the streets
iASt BENi because OF 3he pIumlSCU-
Gus discharge of fireworks The repor-
ter was told today that the discharge
of a large cracker near the feet of a
woman on the sidewalk last night
caused her 10 fall but no injury was
sustained A number of large crack
ers were ignited and then thrown on
the awning a the Rogers Hotel and
the deafening reports which follow
ed kept guests awake until > o'clock
this morning, So great was the dis
turbance in the vicinity of the hotel
that a number OF guests sought
rooms in private boarding houses.
Mayor Robertson and his officers
should stand pat on the ordinance
prohibiting the discharge of fire
works within the fire limits and
prosecute every person who violates
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-21
CANNON az Hg~rug,
iIm~~tan t.uD That Nas ~set " hen
slasla Was En~siam sIaska

Seattle. Wash uvr gg A xmn
nt Egu~some histary Is he uia can
uga which occupies pssst on tbe af
igflsct cf fbe tug Fayogig. whieh
pllsg FaEel Sound MusY gmms have
ar0rsamr histories tue the Russian
cannon dates baek % tima and
piarr Nhwa atrocities Nsfe common
iere is the story as told by fhe sail
oes of Puget Soupd 80 thc awestruck
cabin boys
When Russia oaued Alaska his
government was az SitkB aud he
Russian cruiser PolitkovAky was che
guardian of las and order Tn. po-
litknysky carried complement of
French cannon of the latest make.
and was q formidable fighting craft
while on a voyage ~ exploration. In
the nelgahorhood of what L. uow
valdez the Indians attacked the
crew bus we're driven off without
much difficulty In the melee, how
ever, two OF the Politkovsky'S sailors
were Killed and IL go happened that
Two indians were captured lu ts
yenge for the death 0f tAe sailors.
the captain Of the warHhip ordered
the rapflVes lied 10 the mouth ~ the
cannon and the cannon fired
The gun OF Eruesomg history has
not been fired for many wears, and
il would perhaps be unsafe to dis
charge g. As q cario however it Ia
oi unique interest and will prove an
attraction az the Alaska Yukon Pa
ciftc exposition. The exposition viii
show a large number Of relies which
tell tales Of the early stirring days
in Alaska for 1t is 10 be held primar-
iiy for the purpose of exploiting the
little-known northiand.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-21
ESCAPES DEATH CHAIR
Aaleale oil Albert pstrl1t h temmalea
Nv 6eyusor Hisssas

Nlbsuy n y Dor ~ Governor
Higglus yesterday commuted to tm
prlsnumont for lifr the sentence uf
death under which Alhert T Patrick
has remained for nearly fiye years,
since hts conviction fut the murder
of William Marsh Rice. an aged Tcv-
a. millionaire in New York clty
The governor WAS shown dis,
patch from New York newspaper
To a correspondent la which ~ was
asserted that Patrick denied having
sent the governor any appeal for
elemency and would refuse to ac-
sept the commutation and insist
.npon his right 10 die
Patrick cannot determine what
his punishment shall be-" said Gov.
Higgins He is mistaken Ii he says
he sent me no application in fact !
have several one in particular ask
ing for q pardon He viii have TO be
careful or he may find himself in
Nattewan. The long strain seems
to have been too much for him
The case of Albert T. Patrick Is in
many respects unparalleled II IS
doubtful If ever before a convicted
man has PLAYED SO large a part in
the conduct Of his own defense. even
turning his narrow quarters in the
death cell of state prison practical
ly into a law office
Rice died Sept %, 1900 Patrick
and Jones We're arrested Oct. 4 Jones
at first declared that Patrick him
self had chloroformed Rice, but in
other confessions which varied ma
terially, he said he killed his mas
ter at Patrick's instigation This
statement was the principal evidence
to sustain the murder charge against
Patrick Jones was never tried,
either as a principal or as an accom-
plice; he was released and Is said to
be living in Texas
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-21
FIVE THDI SAND DOLLARS.
Bonds Of the PritCbett~ Fixed in This
Amount by Justice Lawson.

The examining trial of the Prit-
chetts who are accused of killing
Gus McCaleb at Wyatt on December
10, had their examining trial at Mid
lothian yesterday. Eight or ten of
the states witnesses were examined
The evidence was concluded late in
the afternoon and Justice Lawson
took the matter of fixing the amount
of bail under advisement until this
morning. a telephone message
was received from him today, stat
ing that he would grant each defend
ant bond in the sum OF $1,000
1t is probable that an application
will be made, to Judge Dillarl
through habeas corpus proceeding
! to have the amoant of the bonds re
duced
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-21
rooG CHILDREN REMEMBERED
Public ~shuol Pupils Make Large
offering This Morning.


UyIpUu- tHal It is mog, blessed
tU give chan tu receive the public
school pupils rhis morning made au
unusually Mnr offering for thc ben
eft of the poor and needy children
uf the eitt Of the more than viEh-
buudJed pupils in attendance TODAY
nearly yters unv took aomvthluA taE
fhe contribution whleb viii br Used
Iu tarihE foI tHr unfortunate gHit.
dren durius lhg remainder ol Itr
v4nttf
The osah contribution amouu.ed
#. hetSeru Sac aud g.. being much
laISsr than iasf t,lr rby oftstiug
consisted mnalN vt .aHued sHods
aud giothlas aud uf ihese thsFy ~ss
almost an sndlsas variety All sgtl-
sizes Wpfe deposited tu thr hbFaW
Hn1 dHrius tbp gnflge ds1 fhat SPA
eians Fuom bad the appearance uf
s AtUHgAi mwgghaBdlat stuff
Thv ea3ite offWFl0& @tIl hs ls,gaet
ater ~ thy CHARITY committee ta hN
.iispeuaed ~hrFv m8sf Hesde1
fh# AWNguHsp msHt eitiHeRH aE
sas fe@u tiHtea th. sablR sheot
hHiHt4nE +. ettuN tHr eseftIHt# IW
the hlfftH.aE tuW the rfHsfsm
hNaU H ta. al,Wen tpt tHHef at
#H aHA tH.a fsl.uae4 taf HfH#
tapA fmtRN Ia lHstE teatf aer
#ssu aeae HsHa. ..Isf,en# tW
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UH. tEttstM4. ae.tsh# NhH EHt
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-21
FALSE ARREST ALLEGED
Muin si Wsyssa tesniY >get tm Tea
IAesssat peH4r esmsae>.

information has been received
from sherman that Arthur Little
baa filed puiI for damages against
sheriff Rich and his bundsmen The
Walntltf alleges false arrest and
seeks to recover damages in the sam
Of Slp,op0 This the plaintiff. thinks
VIII bc Sufficient recompvuNe for In
jury To bis reputation resulting
from being arrested on November 3
on an alleged burglary In his com
piaint ho states that che charges ara
false
The arrest Of Little at sherman
was made on instructions from shpr-
tff Forbes OF Waxahaehte that ne
was wanted here on an alleged
charge of burElsry supposed 90 have
been committed at Midlothian IN
fact q complaint 10 that effect had
been filed here and placed i8 the
hands OF Sheriff Forbes for eNecu-
tiou The warrant for Littles ar-
rest Was served on him. when
an officer went 20 sherman to bring
him tn Waxahaghie After hp was
brought 90 this city hc soon estab-
lished his innocence aud was releas-
cd lt is supposed that the suit
against Sheriff Rich is based on The
ground that he made the arrest
without having the warrant in his
possession az the time
The sherman Democrat states
that Sheriff Forbes and Deputy
Sherjffs Lee Moore and J NJ Mag
gart have been made codefendants in
the Little suit against Rich Sheriff
I.s aF
tice of Little's action to recover dam
ages, and was not aware OF the fact
that a suit was contemplated until
informed by the reporter this morn
ing that it was filed at sherman yes
terday. Mr.. Forbes has no fears as
to the final outcome of the litigation
In addition the above facts the
Sherman Democrat gives the fol-
lowing;
The case grows out of the deten-
ton of Little by Officers Biggerstaff
and Despair, mis- detention in the
sheriff's office and subsequent TAX
ing in charge OF Little by the Ellis
| county officers. The complaint in
| Ellis county, it is alleged, was filed
| by Maggart
In a general way it is the allega
t1On OF the plalntl1f tnat ne was un
lawfully imprisoned and restraine,
of his liberty and for this asks dam
! ages in the above amount.
A business house at Midlothia
was burglariously entered. An owe
coat Was found on the floor suppo
ed to have been left by the trespa,
ser. In the pocket of the same wa
the name and street address of Tic
Kiikins of Sherman Texas. Thi
slip of paper. Mr. wilkins told th'
officers here, he had given 10 Ar
| thur Little.
Little was not in Sherman the
night Of the alleged burglary at Mid
I lothian
When first detained MI Little
! said that ne had not paid much at.
/ tentiou 10 che address given him by
I wilkins and supposed he had lost
/ it or maybe just thrown il away but
/ that he had not been tu Midlothian
/ ON the night of the burglary but Was
, I'm the Indian Territory and that b.,
/ could establish such 3libi without
/ trouble and gives The name of jus
I tiye Hudson of This oiE, his tathe,
and other Witnesses. for proof of his
/ whereabouts
Hy wu- taken ru WaNahJcuie and
T released U, alleges. without ar
/ uisuWuut hsiur. l l1ur. of tul
sort
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-21

,orsieana. Tex, Dec. 21-Track
laying on the Trinity and Brazos
Valley railroad is now within eight
miles of Corsica and, despite the
inclement weather, the work is pro-
crossing rapidly
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-21
\ Record Breaker.

one hundred and twenty-five
pounds of Nunnally's candy was re-
ceived at Hood & Curlin's by this
mornings express. This is the third
big shipment within the last ten
days. The name of Nunnally has
become to candy what Sterling is 10
silver.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-21

4 won't have your weevily wheat,
! won't have any of your barley"
But ! want that good old Thompson
corn,
To feed old Carley. "a
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-21

\. S Carder and Miss Fannie Lee
Jones OF the Sardis community were
married Wednesday by Rev T. b
Criddle az his home iu this city.
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