Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-05-12

u III M official activity and the promul CATION
u p%Ce OF orders calculated to improve the
reserve army. Under the Dick law
there has been wide Reorganization Of state troops and
state military systems conform general scheme OF
coordination with the federal establishment Most OF the
states now avail themselves Of federal appropriations
through conformity with requirements speclhed in the Dick
law.
federal encouragement has done mu,h to revive state
interest in the army and federal inspection and training
are now general among state troops he United otates
government is doing the present time in the way
of furnishing munitions and equipment to state troops than
ever before in the period Of peace. President a be-
Iieves thoroughly in the national guard integral part
Of the army Ii was his idea that the entire military sysr
tenn should be SO organized that the regular could be-
held at small numerical basis Of actual enlisted mem
while with the regular army and national guard highly
trained and adequately equipped comprehensive military
framework would be all times available, so that II
trouble threatened it would be comparatively easy with
such framework TO make rapid enlstments under we'll
trained officers and assimiae such enlistmens with the
greatest possible expedition.
The federal authorities have decided not to sell at
auction the old equipment that replaced by new For
mery the rifles Of the army collected and sold to
dealers who in turn retaed them anyone who paid the
low price, In this thousands OF negroes In the
South have managad themselves. 1t was also the
custom TO hold quartermasers auction at regmena posts
where old uniforms we're sold secondh hand clothing
dealers Sucn practice resulted in essened respect tor
the army uniform and made more dihcult to detect de-
serters The militia service is taking uD the idea OF
burning old uniforms Several adlfant generals OF state
mtias have just destroyed loads OF old uniforms which
under the old order OF things would have been sold at
auction although nearly all states laws relating to the
national guard there is this section; Any person not a
he guard earring the uniform ot the
same or any part thereof shall be gully OF misde-
meanor,
The interest and encouragement manifested by the
federal authorities doing much for the national guard
Everywhere there is revival of activity and enistmens
Whereas it the idea that national guardsman
only hall soldier the country being brought to
recognize this branch Of the service important
as the regular army
The woman tempted me, whined the Rev. Perry R.
Campbell who deserted his church and his family
away with pretty l9year-od member OF his Hook When
the pair was discovered St Louis and the former minis
ter that he could longer escape punishment for his
crime he unhesatngy laid the blame upon the poor VIC
tim Of his own folly He, did not even have that last
vesge Of manhood which would prompt him protect his
companion and stand responsible for his own dongs.
She tempted me- tried to do right but could not re-
sst her. and FELL know that what have done is
wrong have repented and will ask forgiveness" The
utter seGshness of this wife deserter shown the act
that he expresses for the partner Of his
doing He has repented and will ask forgiveness and If
taken back by his wife he will consider himself lucky and
will give further thought to the unfortunate girl But
the wife may not be willing take back this recrean
husband AS matter of fact he doesn't seem be worth
taking back It's refreshing read in the dispatches
from Kentucky that the wife has Of federation for
the soumate" phase of the affair." which she character
ICES as tommyrot." Since Earle gave much sensation
al notorety the soul-mae and affinity business. this
specous plea has become very popular with certain
class OF social offenders Out in San Francisco Broughon
Bradenburg the magazine writer and newspaper
langushing in jail because he fell victim Of the soul
mat" germ Probably Of his complicated troubles
could be traced to that origin. But there is at least one
redeemins feature of the Bradenburg casehe is not
blaming the woman. Bradenburg has done wrong and he
is being punished But compared with the case Of the
Kentucky minister he is bright and shining example of
manhood About the limit Of every thing that is mean and
cowardly and contemplate is framed the Whispering.
words The tempted me and fell"
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