The Thomas County Democrat Thomas County Thursday February 10, 1887 A spirited contest took place last Sunday between Capt. ALLEN and J.L. DOUGLASS, two old veterans, on the question of who could dispose of the greatest number of buckwheat cakes at one sitting. Mrs. Douglass supplied the cakes, hot and crispy, and for the first half hour the bets were about evenly diviided on the final result. But when the Capt. was seen to take off his boots and remove his garters Douglass weakened and was carried to his corner.--Dark Horse.