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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1907
Page
6
A New York Herald account describes desert animals surviving long without drinking. Sheep endure forty to sixty days in winter, peccaries persist months without water, and the pocket mouse reportedly lived three years on dry bird seed alone. The mouse reportedly rejects water and greens, relying on sparse moisture in food.
An English colonel in the Royal Hare artillery, famed for dry imagination, visits with friends and views the pyramids with muted disdain. A keen admirer extols their wonder, but the colonel remains unimpressed, claiming with mock bravado he could blast them apart in a week if given two batteries and a guarantee.
General Rapp halted a disorderly regiment during the Friedland artillery fire. A sergeant cried Seventy-first, sparking accountability and past achievement. The troops reformed instantly and charged the guns, regaining them within minutes.
A woman guest compliments a residence, praising cleanliness and brightness. A small boy crawls out from a bed and jokes about not sweeping under it, while the mother eagerly shows off her hat, as described in the New York Globe excerpt.
Sir William Wightman remained in office at the old queen s bench in London past his term. On the eve of vacation he gave a farewell to fellow judges, then returned to Westminster Hall smiling. He said his wife objected to him loafing at home, so he appeared in court again.
The document lists capital stock, surplus, stockholders' liabilities, and total figures. It notes the bank as the largest in Southeast Alabama with courteous service. D. Carmichael serves as president and G. H. Malone as cashier.
In wartime England a Yorkshire colonel of volunteers at a local banquet made a sharp joke about Napoleon III. He said that if Napoleon's colonels landed in Spain, the First East York Rifles would not be the last to flee. The remark became a long running joke about the regiment.
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