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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-02-06
HIS FIRST LESSON.
An Amusing Story Of Cadets Expert
ence at West Point.

Mr.. Farley, the author Of West
Point in the EARLY Sixties" tells how
he received his first lesson in military
discipline. He had been the butt OF
various jokes during the early part OF
his attendance, and was perhaps a lit
tie on guard in matters Of mere eti-
Quette and routine.
Just after "call to quarters" in the
evening the sentinel tapped on our
door and called out: "All right?"
The reply not being satisfactory to
him, he opened the door and inquired
If any one had answered "All right"
Il did, sir"
"Who is room ORDERLY"
HE is, sir"
"Why did he not answer?"
Because l did, sir"
why did you answer"
II don't know, sir"
"Why do you not know?"
II forgot, SIR"
well, young man, don't ever forget
again.
"Now," said the sentinel, Il inquire,
Is It all right in this room?"
Gail right, sir" responded the room
orderly.
What is all right?"
Everything is all right, sir"
as everything all right?"
Eyes, sir"
rs that basin all right"
mo, sir"
us that pillow all rightT
mo, sir"
do you know, young man." the SEN
tinel said, "that the rules and articles
Of war require that you should be
tried by court-martial and dismissed
from the service for trifing with a
sentinel on post in this manner? In
time Of war the sentence would be
death"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-02-06

About rs years ago the annual SEES
sion of the Maine Methodist confer
ence was held in Portland. The Rev.
John Collins, a canny Scot, was then
in his prime and a member of the con
ference. He was called on TO open
with prayer one Of the afternoon SEES
sions, which was to be addressed by
a minister whom we will call Mr.. M. a
man who was we'll known as lengthy
sermonizer.
Remembering this falling in the
course Of his prayer Uncle John" ex-
claimed: ooh, Lord, bless Brother NJ,
who is to preach to us; may he preach
the everlasting gospel, but may he not
be everlastingly about it"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-02-06
eeats the story eooks.

For about 80 years Joseph Glover
Sonthmay put on what he might have
done any day. Consequently he has
just reappeared at Middletown, Conn,
after an absence of S6 years. Funeral
services were held for him genera
ton ago, when he was believed ito
have been lost at sea- The amazing
part Of the story is that Southmay for
80 years has been running farm q
little more than 30 miles from Middle
town. There is room enough in this
world, it appears, unless man is
really trying to hide.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-02-06
a RrItlsh Institution FaIIIno.

As regards the long and deadly war
fare between the turkey and its fiat
breasted rival, the goose, for the
prime honors of the Christmas dinner
table, an expert confesses that the
goose's defeat in popularity is proba-
bly, irretrievable now, according to an
English exchange. "The flesh is prov
ing" said he, too rich for the delicate
tastes of well-to-do people, and there
is not enough of it for the poor. None
the less, for the real trencherman who
has healthy gusto and well-filled
purse, your turkey, which has to be
helped out with sausages and bacon
to give it a flavor, is nowhere In it
with your goose"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-02-06
CHANCE TO MAKE A PAIR.
Smart Young Man Had Less Fun Than
He Anticipated.

Whoever is acquainted in the vicin-
ity of st. Johnsbury, VT, knows of
Orville Lawrence, of whom many
stories are told like the following:
Mr.. Lawrence was driving up to the
st. Johnsbury house with a little fox
terrier sitting at his side. A sporty
young drummer was sitting on the
piazza smoking a cigar in company
with some friends, and he resolved to
have some fun at the expense of Mr..
Lawrence.
Sir, how much will you sell that
dog for? should like it very much
for my wife, who loves pups"
WALL" said the old man, you had
better take it, and then your wife will
have two"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-02-06
Terror's Effect on Hair.

1t has been repeatedly affirmed that
Queen Marie Antoinette's auburn hair
turned white in the days Of the reign
of terror, and am English surgeon
named Parry states that just after the
Indian mutiny he actually saw the Jet
black hair Of rebel Sepoy, who was
under examination and feared a dread
full death, turn white in the course Of
an hour In the time Of the commune
in Paris, the dark hair Of Baron AL
phonse de Rothschild was blanched in
q few hours,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-02-06
orlaIn Of The 0Rroad Arrow.v


The unmistakable broad arrow" of
which the escaping Gloucester con-
victs naturally tried to rid themselves
as soon as possible has no inherent
penal significance, but is simply the
sign of state ownership on the prison
clothes, says the London Chronicle.
How this arrow came to be a royal
mark is quite uncertain. The story
that 1t was taken from the arms of
Henry Viscount Sydney, who was mas
ter general of ordnance at the end of
the seventeenth century, is exploded
by the fact that 1t was a royal mark
before his time. Pepys hankered af-
ter the idea that the arrow" might be
really an anchor, and others have seen
in it commemoration of the English
archers' prowess. It has been boldly
identified also as the three nails of
the cross, as mystic Druid letter sig
nifying superiority, and as the symbol
of Mithras as sun god
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-02-06
The Reviewers.

Jesse Lynch Williams, the noted
playwright and author, commiserated
the other day with literary friend
wncsc new hrolS ma haen harshly
criticized by the reviewers.
fuck up said Mr. Williams. you
don't expect the reviewers to be in
fallible. Why, at luncheon yesterday
one Of them said to me;
81 get through, on an average, SO
books afweek.
"Good gracious!' said /, How do
you manage IT? Why, It takes me at
least a Gay to read one book.
I" 7 Son't read them, sir he said. I
review tnem. A.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-02-06

4 gives Mag ~ v.y an den I
sides in aside her aad plunks me
hand cage down by hers. Say, but
she trowed me a frosty face, and 1t
was all ! could do to keep from
laughin', felt so good.
Says l to the pink complicated doll
benin the counter, show me some
50 cent mitts please and, Jest as she
was toinin' Mag got busy and trun q
at.
well say my fat frien' she Jest
give one screech an turned arOun' to
see what was goin' on. While she and
everyone else was rubberin' grabbed
her cash box, leavin' mine there In
place Of It, an walked away. Mag was
still a hollerin' an 50 was everybody
else as near as could make out. Peo-
pie was a runnin' evry which way an !,
In the rumpus. jest KEEP walkin' an
a walkin', and pretty soon I walked
out the door with Mrs. Van Fatty
bllk's grip in my hand an my old car
pet sack of brown paper a layin' back
there on tn counter beside 'er.
"'Gee,' ! said to myself, this is too
easy. If this keeps up I'll be a swell
myself soon an l Rugged that fat
valise just like it was baby.
well, walked kind O. slow to tn
corner, but after that you bet went
some, swearin' for joy at ev'ry step
an wonderin' how many piannys I'd
get wild tn Doodle an swell toys and
odder tings.
wen reached de dump where we
hangs out sneaked up stairs into tn
room, buttoned tn door tight an den
| set there, lookin', lovin' like. at
that grip an my mouth jest waterin'.
My! how tickled | was
Il was jest gettin' ready to bust it
open an feast my eyes, when Mag
came up tn stairs, lickety-split Well
we clinches an laughs an den cries
an, finally, we goes after tn Doodle.
II opened it up very cautious, so dat
none of tn diamonds can roll out onto
tn floor, an say, you can't guess wot
was in it. Money? No. Jew'lry? Nit.
Gold, bonds an diamonds? Not on
your picture. Say! there wasn't moth
in in that lynn deceitful 20 dollar car
pet bag but big bundle of tracks.
You know what tracks is-them
things tn w. c. T. U. and tn Y. M.
C. A. gives to us poor heathens in
stead of sandwich an a cup O COT
fee.
Il pulled out a bunch and looks at
en-. Wat kind O. life are you liv-
in an Lynn is the root of all evil an
more like that / handed a few over
to Mag, in case she should feel neg
lected, and went on.
Way down at tn bottom was two
copper pennies an postage stamp
that had been used. That was all.
see at once dat Mrs. Van Aston had
only been out shoppin' an dat we had
made mistake in pickin' her out as
an easy mark. She was wise gazabe
all right an we was the marks.
well, 1 looked at Mag an Mag
looked at me an neither of us said a
word. Ten takes all dem valuables,
tracks, pennies an all, an | puts 'em
back in tn valise. After that opens
a winder an heaves it out an only
hopes whoever foun' it got more joy
out OF it than l did.
II never come so near bein' rich in
my life, all right, but heart disease
runs in our family so me an Mag went
back to tn old game. It's less ex-
citin', but there's more in it."
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-02-06
The spanIard Of TODAY.

find the typical Spaniard of to-day
in an Aragonese peasant, elderly but
1.-THE, whom lately saw jump from
the train at little country station to
examine a very complicated French
agricultural machine drawn up in a
siding; he looked at 1t above and be-
low with wrinkled brows and intent
eyes, he ran all around it, he clearly
could not quite make it out; but there
was no fiippancy or Indifference in his
attitude toward this new, strange
thing; he would never rest, one felt,
until he reached the meaning of it.
And the grief of many of us will be
that in this eager thirst for novelties
the Spaniard will cast aside not few
of the things which now draw us to
Spain.-Havelock Ellis, in the Allan
tic.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-02-06

AT the age Of 20, the average man
loses six days yearly BY illness; at
65 he will lose 2e days.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-06
NEGRO JOINTS RAIDED.
Variety of Results From the Actiyi-
ties Of Spring Hope Police.

Spring Hope, n. c., Aug. 2.-Last
sunday morning about half past
twelve o'clock Chief S%tallings was call
ed to quelch a row in a negro dis
trict in the southern part or town.
on arriving at the seat Of war the
coons got wise to the fact that the
chief was sWooping down upon them
and they put out all the lights. This
was at the house OF Rena Jones. Chief
Stallings CROPPED his way into the dark
room and arrested Alex BOykins and
James Evans, the latter being a bad
and desperate negro. This negro had
cleared the house with the exception
OF Boykin, who claimed he was beat
up pretty bad. The chief carried
these two negroes and locked them UP
m later Sunday morning he went
back and arrested Rena Jones. keeper
Of the house. He ais raided another
house and arrested Rebecca Davis and
Jake WhaIey.
The five negroes were tried sun
DAY morning before Mayor Womble.
with the following results: James
Evans was fined $12.7O, Alex Boykin
and Rena Jones were placed under
slO0 bond each, and in default were
sent to Nashville jail. Jake Whaley
ana Rebrcca Davis were charged with
living in adultrey. and they decided ia
get married, which they did Sunday
night at . O'Clock by Rev. Ned Rice.
coIored. They were given until six
O'Clock Sunday morning by the chief
70 leave town. They are gone.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-06
HAPPY SLID u
Said yes Sir" When Informed He
Was Arrested. and That Was
the Last the Officers
Saw OF Him.

kinsto0, n. c.. Aug. 3.-Cries for
help, last night, attracted the attention
of Chief Bruton and Captain Kilpat-
rick to Dog Town, and they spurred
themselves and fastened toward the
walls. They We're informed that
someone was numbering up a oil
ored woman in the ally and hurried
to the spot. They found the woman,
but the man was gone. She told
them that "Happy-G o-Lucky'' had
been beating her on the head with a
big stick and otherwise ~m:streating
her Happy" had gon but they
went in search and located him in
another woman's house. The chief
walked UP and told Happy that he
might consider himself under arrest.
With a broad smile. Happy said yes.
sir and politely slid out the side
door. before the chief realized the
hypocrict of h coon. The officers
lest no time in going in hot pursuit,
using their gun as inducement for
Happy to stop. but Happy had no idea
OF Being so obliging and the last that
was seen of him was when he disap-
peared in the gully at the foot Of
North street. He has not been seen
since.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-06
TOSTORE AND HOLD
Cotton Storage and Hold
ing Company Organized
At the Wake County Cotton Growers
Meeting Here Yesterday The
Farmers Cotton Storage
Warehouse Co. and the
Cotton Holding Co.
Organized.

The Farmers Cotton Storage Ware
house Company and the Cotton Hold
ing Company, two separate and dis
tinct organizations had their formal
beginning at a meeting held in the
Wake county hOurt house yesterday
afternoon when there We're present the
committees appointed in the various
parts Of the county for this purpose
by President C. c. Moore on his re-
cent canvas. The meeting was pre-
sided over by President A. C. Green,
of the Wake county division of the
Southern Cotton Association.
Brief addresses were made by Secre-
tary Waiter Grimes. of the Associa-
ton: Chairman Green. Mr.. Ransom
Hinton, DR.. j. M. Templeton, of the
cotton association, and Messrs. j. G..
Brown, n. B. B~rOughton and w. n.
Jones, representing the Raleigh Cham
Der OF Commerce. These outlined
What they thought the best plans and
methods to be pursued as to the or
ganization and operation of cotton
warehouse and holding companies, set
ting forth many and various ideas.
The object of the Farmers Cotton
Storage Warehouse Company is to
and care Of cotton and for the purpose
of securing and making loans to
farmers on cotton stored.
Toward this enterprise $4,000 was
subscribed. among the stockholders be-
ing Messrs. A. C. Green. Bryant Far-
rison, w. j.. Upchurch, G. B. Afford
and Walter Grimes. 1t is 10
establish first a central warehouse at
Raleigh and perhaps later to provide
warehouses at other points in the
county. it is proposed that the ware
house at Raleigh will have a capacity
of 5000 bales of cotton. will cost
$4,000 or $4,000. The stockholders
will meet September 7th to effect a
permanent organization, elect officers.
secure a charter, etc, and thereafter
the books will be open for the sub
scription OF additional stock.
The Cotton Holding Company is
a speculative enterprise and its pur-
pose IS to buy distressed cotton from
those who viii or must sell at low
prices, hold it and sell at a later higher
price. h principal promoters of this
enterprise are DR.. j. III. Templeton. Mr..
G.. B. Afford and Mr.. r. H. Jones'.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-06
BACK TO OLD JOB
Runaway Convicts in
Work House Again


Especial - News and OhservcT)
High Point. y =. Aus THE
young men In charge ~ Il cafe 81
T. NJ Montgomery at night made a
scoop last night IN the way OF being
responsible Tor the arrest ~ three
negroes who escaped from the work
house in this county Monday of this
week. A. four O'Clock IN the morning
thev stalked into this cafe ana one
young man recognizing them to he
the scaped negroes. phonel ChteE
Gray that they were IN town and were
going 70 leave on an early morning
train. The chief came up town. bat
the train had just LETT with the no.
groes aboard and Lexington their ae~-
ti~nation. The authorities there We're
made aware OF the fact and the three
negroes were ba9ced and sent back 10
the work house.
Through Mr.. J. j. Farris an i'm
portant real estate deal was made here
yesterday. when Mr.. Dougan Davis
purchased the store building owned
and occupied by the High DIN CLOTH
ing Company. improvements VII bc
made.
The proposed reception by tn" Man
ufacturers' Club has been postponed
until some future date on recount Of
the hot weather.
The trustees of Washington Street
NJ r Church through the chairmaa.
Mr.. W ii. Raglan, has ordered that
the grounds and building OF the
church preparatory 70 moving TO some
other locality other than on East
Washington street. where the churcA
has stood since the war with a new
structure, of course, as time went by.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-06
BRYAN WANTS TAFT TO SPEAK.
What Reforms. Commoncr Demands.
Does lie stand For.

Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 2-Wm. j.
Bryan came here yesterday TO deliver
o lecture at the Miami Valley Chau-
tauqua. Before going on the platform
he held a political conference. Mr..
Bryan said In an interview:
II read Senator Foraker's letter 10
the committeemen opposing Taft's In
dorsement. and ii was certainly a Wig
o letter, but / agree with Senator
tariff. He is in the fix of the man
whose house leaked. He couldn't
meId it when it was raining. and when
1t wasn't raining he didn't need the
repairs. Foraker maintains that While
the country is prosperous 1t IS un-
necessary to disturb conditions. When
hard times come the Senator would
say it would still further excite the
people to tamper with the tariff.
But Foraker is right when he says
that the people have a right to select
their candidate for President in into.
A central committee certainly has no
such right.
Il have been trying to get Secretary
Taft to speak on the public ques-
but he has steadily refused 70
commit himself except in the most
general terms. He IS being presented
as a reformer, and the public has
the right to know what reforms he
stands for. Is he in favor of a revision
of h tariff? If so, up or down?
What other reforms does he favor?
Senator FOraker's demand that
Secretary Taft define his position is a
reasonable one, and | shall await with
interest the Secretary's reply. 1t
would seem that he cannot ignore Sen
ator Foraker. even If he has seer fit
to ignore me"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-06

The creek and then one with erushe9
stone Above the mas 81 wr@sas1
in the creek ~er. cArS of undr~@sea
lumber and above al the sp3t open
car Of bales Of excelsior E1irs secs
Of cars were thrown here and there.
while wheels and doors and smashed
car gear we're everywhere Hanging
on the incline near the creek was
another car. and Just back # II the
caboose. which was later pulled back
on the track. In the general de-
Piled to the side. In the general de-
bris could u seen tho twisted iron
rails. rotten and smashed cro-s-ues.
while thc rails and woodwork on the
end Of the bridge were torn on =
part still hanging to the bridge. u
for two hundred feet down the track
could be seen twisted rails n cross
ties in confusion. though many OF
these had been carried over win tn"
derailed cars. The steel bridge Is
Itself not damaged. but one OF the
brick pillars al the i
torn and Jagged where II was struck
by the cars as they went crashing
over 10 rest in Walnut creek thirty
feet below.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-06
TRADE IS ACTIVE
Optimistic Feeling Pre-
walls Generally
Business Well Sustained i'm Cotton Dry
GOods-VO1ume of Iron and Steel
Trade Large, But Orders Less
Numerous,

New York, Aug. 2.-Bradstreets to-
morrow will say:
Crops, particularly corn and cot
ton, have shown further Improvement,
there is freer buying for fall at lead
ing southwestern markets, shipments
Of all goods are expanding and there
is evident a more optimistic feeling
as to distributive trade generally, bas-
ed upOn the active trade lone of late
at retail. Relatively more activity is
noted in the larger southwestern mar
kets, at a few central western centers,
and at the larger eastern cities. At
the South midsummer quiet rules, ex-
cept at infreQuent intervals. In some
lines of wholesale trade, such as cot
ton dry goods, the activity mani
tested Is still notable, considering the
long spell of preceding b%ouyant buy
ing, but other lines display more quiet.
and in iron and steel, while production
is of record proportions and orders
ahead are heavy, new buying of Doth
crude and finished products in less
active than a year & at this time
with price concessions more readily
O~btainable.
Leather, copper and lead are weaker
and business is very light. Raw wool
is notably strong, particularly fine
staple wool adapted to making wor-
steds. Prices tend upwards. The
new clij appears to have been well
cleaned up.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-06
GIRL CHARGED WITH ILLTREAT.
ING BOY.
Curious Case From CaraIeigh Mills
Section to Be Heard Before
Squire smith.

A large crowd gathered 1t the
courthouse yesterday afternoon : TO
hear the trial set before Magistrate
Roberts, Of Maggie MCGEE. a young
woman of the Caraleigh mills section.
charged with the inhuman treatment
Of a small boy of eleven or twelve
years OF age, named Fits. The girl.
herself, is about seventeen years old
n the allegation is that she beat
the boy so severely as to ~lislocate
his hip.
Inc case was removed from Justice
Roberts p Justice Smith and will be
heard some time this week.
1t Is said by the defense that the
trouble arose on %accoun Of a 1oke
perpetrated on the defendant by the
boy, who put sand down her
back; that the next day, as he was
passing her house she caught him bv
the ARM, pulled him into the porch
ana retfIiated in a jesting spirit by
spanking him with a thin piece of
GARD Il is stated that the boy walk
ed nome IND thai the defendant was
laI:elfng at the time the alleged
assault way committed.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-06
COMPULSORY SEWERAGE.
Measures Taken to Conserve Health
and Protect Water Supply.

Especial to News and Observer
pence \. c., Aug. 1.-THE board
OF aldermen of Spencer has passed a
com pulsOry sewer ordinance requiring
all persons residing or doing business
in the central portion of town to con-
with h municipal sewer system
within sixty days. It is get forth that
the ordinance is passed in order to
preserve the health of the m
ty and TO protect the watershed ada
cent to the artesian well from which
the public water supply is taken. The
board also to extend the or
dinance to other sections of the town
at an early date. A fine of $50 VIII
imposed upon all who fail to COM
ply with the new law. The water now
used by the town is onoun by
the state department at Raleigh as be-
ing nrst class and the Spencer alder
men propose to preserve its purity
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-06
5 IIUW VIIlII CIS WIZ
HELP WITH CASH.
-Four Contributing Members JOIN
Captain Moody's Company TO
Aid for jamestown Trip.
a consequence of the publ

AS a consequence of the publication
in this paper of the fact that Capt. w.
F. Moody, of the Raleigh Light In
fantry. proposed to take his entire
company to Jamestown those above
the As allowed TO be at the company's
expense, and if funds enough were not
available that Capt. Moody proposed
to ''go in his jeans for the needful,
there was yesterday added to the com
pany four contributing members, each
of whom paid SO. this to aid in the
jamestown trip.
The spirit that prompts Capt. Moody
to see that all his men have the pleas
sures of a trip to the Exposition is
q most commendable one. and the
action Of patriotic citizens in aiding
by $40 a piece as contributing mem
bers is a just tribute to Capt. Moody.
His attention to his men is appre-
ciated by the citizens of Raleigh.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-06
BIG TRUCK SHIPMENTS.
ffaiiroads should Pay Loss Due to
Their Slow Service.
(DuDlin .JournaIA

1hirty-tWo thousand five hundred
crates OF cantaloupes have been ship
PED rom Faison this sea5on which
onlpiets the truck season for the
year More than $1,000 packages or
crates y various kinds Of fruj, ana
vegetables have been shipped from
TINS point this season which nc
PAID TO the a. G. /. r. r. co. IPe-
Ir1gtra:or' Freight and Express) at
ISdSt soo,ooV and they have paid "a
the " 100000 probably and
sZ5,0oo more would have been reaIiz1
60 ny the truckers had these products
Deen transported on fast schedules anG
- GOOD condition This heavy tax Of
PAD transportation should be raid ~
the transportation comnanies a. .
loss Is their fault. me