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Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1905-02-17
TROUBLE At HORN LAKE
J. II. Johnson and N. G. Dickson Fall Out
and Dickson Is Fired Upon.

| Word has been received here
of difficulty at Horn Lake in
which NJ. e. Dickson had Il close
call for hi, life. The trouble oc
Cured between the latter aud ).
II. johnson, and from what could
be learned it started over some
laborers whom Dickson claimed
Johnson had elniced from his
place. Warrants had already been
sworn out against Johnson On The
above charge and TuesGay eve
ming the men met sLL the depot
and ii few words were passed. IT
Is said that johnson, who was
seated upon his horse, called Dirli-
son IL d lie ald that Dick~o. :,
who ua- unarmed, started toward
his oppol'eht. johnson drew n
gun and fired twice III Dick son.
one OF the balls ptssinG near l'S
head Dick ~ull st4ached hS op
ponrnl and >rlz d HE gun aud u
byslander .lcl pes, him u,sarm
John,ot, and furth T. t,',uhie was
al
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1905-02-17
Thirty.Ninc. .Year.old News.
The Same Old Story.

ne Same Old St0ry.
Some indiviaaai (without the
fear of the corporate law before
his eyes) has almost nightly, to
the detriment of the nervous of
our population, turns loose a bat
terry of artillery, which he failed
to surrender at the capitulatlon of
the armies. What has become of
our vigilant COnstable?'-Her
nando Press, June %, 1866.
Cotton.
The Memphis Bulletin of yes
terday says: ave could not learn
of a transaction. Noon dispatches
from New York say: depressed
at 43 to A cents" Here cotton is
nominalIy SO to ~ cents for mid
ding "-Hernan,io Press. March
s, 1866.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1905-02-17
An Alarm Of Fire.

A fir altrm vi h HE attending
excitement ,tltrei up the nativ, :
here YES te"dav m,rning ct 1890
O'Clock Sparks from Il defective
hue had sci firp 10 'hr ceiling Il,
the office Of {. d. Williams livery
s'ab'r. The q"iS work Of ,"'nr
OF the fighters suppressed tie
bIazA and what might have bept
a serious c,nh4gration was nar,
rOwlv aver1eu
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1905-02-17

Holmes & Holmes. Soils for Compl't.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1905-02-17

they gave him a discretionary Or.
der and he exercised his artllOr.
iIy BECAUSE he had the Opportnn
ily of humiliating and Furnishing
an enemy. = Clarion Ledger.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1905-02-17

use but it Was insufficient to pre- .
tect him. An inquest WAS held
over the body by Esq. Buford and
the verdict was the deceased
came to his death by freezing.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1905-02-17
COTTON GROWERS MEET
Only One Precinct Meeting Held in This
County.


Meetings of cotton growers
wore held in many parts of the
state last Saturday for the pur-
pose of organizing. Only ono
meeting was held in this county
at Olive Branch the procee. :
ings of which appear tl-ewhere.
A call has been issued for a
county convention to meet at the
cOurlhouse'S Of the state on next
Monday. but so far as We are able
TO learn no arrangements have
been made for a meeting here.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1905-02-17
Might Work Pretty Well.

One Of Alabama 5 negroes
claims to hay" ,Ione IA great deal
fnr his church without giving
money. lie has invented an alarm
clock to be fa> stoned on to The col
lection I'd >|>et to wake people mp
while il is being passed around.
Some OF the " h''e chprri,es could
nI"ke profitable investment hv
huNlng an larnl clock fur their
baskets - =, na'uhm Democrat.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1905-02-17
NONRESIDENT Notice.
Maury-Rawlings Co.

Maury-Rawlings Co.
VS. No 2946.
VIM. Nichols. ct al. !
To William Nichols. whose residence and post
Office is seyppel. Crittenden county. Ark
ansaS:
You are commanded to appear before the
Chancery Court of the county Of DeSoto. in
said State on the LIT Monday Of March 1905
to defend the suit in said court of Maury-
kawling Go. wherein you are defendant. A
proceeding by attachment in chancery tosub-
ject your effects to the payment Of complain
ants debt.
N. E. WILROY. Clerk.
Holmes & Holmes. Soils for Complt.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1905-02-17
Reconstructed.

The platforms around the depot
which were destroyed during the
war; have been structed,. J.
thus affording a great convenience
to the pubIic.-July II, 1886.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1905-02-17
NONRESIDENT Notice.
Thos. Barnes & Miller :. 49,

VIM. Nichols ct al
The State OF Mississippi to William Nichols.
whose residence and pOetotiice is Seyppel
trittendun county. A Arkansas:
You are commanded to appear before the
thancery Court OF the county OF lieSoto. in
to defend tie suit in SAID court OF Thomas
BarneS and hiller wherein yol are defen-
dant. A proceeding in cliancery to subject
your effects to the payment OF complanants
debt :. E. WILROY. Clerk.
Holmes & Holiness Sol citOrs for Complain is.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1905-02-17

Love IKE H. mpasI,S-aiI the
worse when ii rolit's iale IN lltA.
-.IerroEd
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-23
ON ABSENCE OF THE NOSE
Without This Organ Life Would Not
Be Worth Living-one Form
of Punishment.

AS the learned physician has OBJ
served, "the nose is a very becom-
ing part of the face;" and its value
in this respect is never fully ap-
precia ted until it is lost. Such a
deprivation, however it may have
ben brought about, entails the
sufferer extreme misery. The alb
sence of nose is so utterly obYi-
viops that it must be seen by
every one, and the effect on the
patient may be much greater than
might have ben anticipated. 'Tha
patient consequently shuns soci-
ETY. and every appearance in pub
lie and often is oppressed with I
self-loathing and abasement
almost amounting to the blacklist
despair" A nose may be lost by
accident or through gangrene
from cold, and Maisonnenve has
described a case in which the or
gan was congenitally absent; but
Undoubtedly IhC dOSOACS VI d HOSS
is in many cases to be attributed
to less reputable cause, and it
is not improbable that this pop
ular ascription of the origin of the
lesion is, in part at least, the ex-
PLANTATION of the very great men
tai effect of, the loss of a nose.
In some parts of the world, es-
tpecially Italy and India, it has
been customary to employ remoy-
al of the nose as form of punish
ment, sometimes judicial, but
chiefly as a mode of carrying out
private revenge. Especially in
| some districts OF India is it consid-
cred a suitable form of punish
ment for a husband to to infiict on
a wife whose conduct he does not
approve. Among the Romans this
penalty was not at all rarely in
dicted, both by law and private
aninOsity. Inaemuch as the evil
was especially prevalent in Ger
tain countries, it would not be un-
reasonable to expect that meth
DDS Of treatment should first arise
there, and so it proved; for coun-
tries which were preeminent in
possessing numbers of suitable
subjects for operation were the
Grst in which operations were de
vised and practiced for the relief
! Of the deformity.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-23
. MOTHER AND THE SET
New York Post once Makes delivery
to Very Vague Address Let
ter from Ireland.

Among the truly remarkable
feats performed by the post of
fee employees in the way OF de-
cipherine addresses and discover
ing the persons to whom letters
are addressed, the following incl
dent, related in Youths Compan-
ion, which took place in New York
not long ago, is one of the most in
teresting. A letter was received
at the general Office addressed
simply: "My Mother, New York.
America"
The chirogrsphy was somewhat
difficult, but even with this final
ly mastered and the decipheriBg
of its Irish postmark, the fact
that there was more than one
mother in Manhattan with q son
in Ireland made the post Office
people despair of ever discovering
the rightful owner.
A day Or two after the receipt
of this mysterious missive a
cheery-looking Irishwoman ell
bowed her way to the general in
quiry window. eye haven't lit
ter from me by, Have ye?" she
queried, eagerly.
AS most of the employees on that
floor had had laugh over the adj
dress of the letter to my moth
en-" the thought of it returned to
the mind of the inquiry clerk at
mention of "me by" 1t was quite
possible that such a questioner
might be the mother of such a
writer. ST LIZ
The home of the by" was found
to be the same as the postmark on
the letter, and after a few more
precautionary inquiries, the mis-
siVe was handed over to ''mF
mother" on condition that she
open it on the spot and verify her
claim. This was done, and ''my
mother" was actually identified
among the three million and a
half recipients of mail matter in
the great city.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-23
Curious Trade Unio.

There : a BARRIERS and wig
makers Union in Vienna which is
stringent in its examination be-
fore it admits any new member to
its society. Only fully competent
persons are allowed to practice,
and to prove their capabilities
must first show that they thor
oughly understand the disinfec-
ton of razors, brushes, ETC., used
in their craft, and also how to keeI
the razors sharp and use them to
the best advantage. Even SO, the
man who successfully passes tbs
examination of the union is re
| quired to serve an Apprenticeship
for two years before he can take
a shop of his own. Women bar
bers are also admitted to this Aus
trian union, but they are required
to apprentice themselves for three
years before they can go into bust
ness on their own account.-N. Y
Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-23
A New Method.

The county commissioners, IN their
dcapacity as board of equalization,
have found new method by which
they escape some cussing. How far
;5this has gone we are unable TO say,
s1hut we have heard OF one case where
"a firms personal property statement
was reduced several hundred dollars,
Eand no mention made of it in the pro-
ssceedings, the county clerk being told
not to make any record of the same.
This is certainly doing business under
scover. IF the board saw fit to reduce
Jthe assessment, and it was correct
land just, they had the power to do
80 under the law. That being the
scase, it is their duty to cause full
statement of their proceedings to be
kept. They have no right to reduce or
raise any persons assessment, and
not make record Oft. If it is not
wrong, they need not be ashamed of
1t. Whatever is done should be re.
Scorded in the minutes and published,
and no commissioner has a right to
instruct the clerk to make the re.
Sduction without putting it in the pro-
ceedings.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-23
Public Sale.

The undersigned, representing the
heirs of the late siSas Speck, will sell
tothe highest BIDDER for cash in hand,
on Monday guly 10th, between the
hours Of enc and two p. M, on the
premises, four miles north of Olnitz,
IN Grant township, the following de-
'scribed real estate:- The South West
quarter of section one townshipseven-
teen, range fifteen west, and the
North East quarter of section eleven,
township seventeen, range fifteen.
Sale will be open promptly at one p.
M, and will be closed promptly al
two p. m.
T. c. Brown, Agent.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-23
HUBBY DID NOT HOLD HER
Spouse Thought He Would Silence
His Wife with Query, But
Effort Is Vain.

She is a clubwoman with a
sense Of humor, but the other day
when she decided to attend a fed
Grafton session in another town
she had some misgivings, says the
Chicago Record-Herald. She
told her husband that she was
possessed of a premonition of evil
and cautioned him to be especial
ly careful of the children. He
merely laughed and said that he
guessed they would be all right;
then remarked loosely:
of you get worried, you might
telegraph"
In the evening of her second
day away she did worry and sent
this telegram to her husband:
''How are the children ?"
The messenger boy came with
the dispatch just as the man was
about to retire. He read it, smiled
and, then penned this answer:
"They're all right. Why?'
81 guess that will hold her for
awhile" he said to himself, and.
then he went to bed.
He felt so good over what he
considered to be the shrewdness
of his reply that he laughed to.
himself, forgetting for the time
being the old adage: HE laughs
best who laughs last"
1t was three O'Clock in the morn
ing when he was aroused by the
violent ringing of his doorbell.
Slipping into bathrobe and slip
pers, he went to the door and adj
mitted a young Mercury, who
handed out a yellow envelope. 1t
was torn open quickly, read, and
then the husband kicked himself
back to bed as a recollection of his
question in his message to his WIFI
impressed itself upon his sleepy
| consciousness. Her reply was
In one word:
Because"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-23
Spoiled The GOOD EFFECT
he would Most Certainly Have Saved
Her Life. But Engine Went
the Other Way.

He had for days been trying to
gain an encouraging look from
the disdainful damsel, and now at
last it seemed to the young man
that his chance-the chance of a
lifetime-had arrived.
She had been tripping over the
common in front of him, but in
crossing the railway line she ap-
peared to have got her foot fixed
in the points, for she stood and
screamed Justify.
The young man dashed like
lightning to her assistance, for
only a few hundred yards away
the headlight of an engine glowed
through the dusk.
"Couragew he cried. 'Don't
struggle, Miss Bellairs-Aramin-
ia; / will save you" And he
whipped out his penknife.
ooh, don'tr she exclaimed.
81 must" he insisted; cit is the
only way"
She tried to protest, but grasp
ing her waist with one protecting
arm he stopped and cut the shoe
lace, Then, wrenching her foot
from the shoe, he threw her fren-
ziedly on the bank. With the eff
fort he lost his balance, but not
his presence of mind, for with a
spring like that of fish he hurled
himself from the metals to the
side of the rails.
He arose, painting and breath
less, to find the young lady an
grily trying to brush the mud from
her gown.
"You hateful manw she ex-
claimed.
For moment he was stupefed.
"Why-what-I beg your par
don," he stammered.
you've spoiled my best dress"
she said, viciously; you've cut
my foot and ruff1ed my hair. I'm
in a dreadful state. And / kept
trying to tell you that the engine
was going the other wayw
He looked up the line mechan-
ically. Yes, it was true. The en-
CINE was nearly out Of sight.
ct detest a man who hasn't any
sense" she said, as she climbed
the bank and limped away, while
the young man, a blighted and de-
spairing object, turned to muse on
the perversity of women and the
futility of everything.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-23
UNINTENTloNAL POT SHOT.
Hunter Fires at Birds and Finds That
Poor Aim Killed Several Quail
Hidden by Grass.

w ullG on the question Oh pot
shots, you might as well put the
following on record. Four of US
were out rabbiting, with indifer-
entsuccess, says writer in Forest
and Stream. H got tired of it,
and thought he would try to walk
up bunch of quail. He walked
along a road dividing a stubble
field, and in nearing bunch of
grass alongside of the road, a
bunch of birds got up out of the
grass; he gave them the first bar
rel as they rose, but missed; then
gave them the second and saw
two drop. One was dead, but the
other bird only wounded. He
picked up the dead bird, and, hav-
ing no dog, ran after the wounded
bird and retrieved it. Then he fol.
lowed up the birds he had marked
down in some scrub oak to try for
another shot.
About an hour afterward we
came along the same place, when
s. noticed one of the beagles
mouthing a bird in the bunch Of
grass. The grass was about foot
and half high, about two yards
long, and one yard wide. s.
shouted to the dog to drop it, and
ran toward him. We both got
there about the same time, and
s. had taken the bird from the
dog, saying: "Why, it's a quail
just then ] noticed one at my feet,
and said: Here's another" s.
walked on a step and said:
'''Here's another" just then
W came along and stopped
and said: "Here's another pick
ing one up at the same time. Well,
we picked up four quail in the
bunch of grass the birds were still
quite warm, and were lying on
their breasts with wings spread
out. ri ~ -; = x i Il: .F@: ~t
Well, we all wondered how such
thing could have happened. We
all had heard H shoot twice
after he'd been out a short time.
but no others. Just then we saw
H coming up the road; when
he got to us we asked him if he
had fred the two guns short time
before. eyes," said he. what
at?" asked "Quail," said
H. Then he explained that az
be walked along the road, the
bunch Of quail got up about 60 feet
away; he fired the first barrel, but
missed; "as he thought" as they
got up out of the grass. Then he
gave them the left barrel, knock
ing down two. 'EThe other one was
dead" he said, "and here they
are" taking the two birds out of
his game pocket. We then told
him about the four we had found,
and after a lot of talk and study
we concluded that he had shot too
low with the first barrel and killed
the birds on the ground, and, not
knowing it. had gone right on
after the others.
h has been my shooting
partner for the past Is years, and
we all know him to be a thorough
sportsman-one who would not
shoot a quail on the ground. 7
don't know about a duck asleep.
Nevertheless, / am afraid the
name Of pot-hunter will stav k5
him for a long while.
Curious Trade Unicc-.a ~
There IS hat,EanaJ nx.j >.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-23
Not auits the sams

First Politician thought you
said that man was such g good
friend OF yours. Why, in the last
election he didn't ping for ron at
ALL .ss',e.e 80,
Second PolitieianI know Il:
I've discovered that after all he
was only a Observation-Disclosures
free Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-23
HOW TO MAKE MONEY.

Use your mind with your hands
rand feet. Let tie sweat of your face
keep pace with the sweat ofthe brain.
Look ahead for breakers like the
mariner upon the ocean. Be pre-
pared for the storms of life. If you
are you will swim when others can't,
you'll float when others sink.
There is man in Barton county,
;(and there are many more GU know
who does not do all the work on the
farm. He lets the boys, or help do
The most of the blowing and sowing
land reaping while he sees it is done
land the proper implements are ready
.for use. He looks ahead and says to
himself well am cutting wheat now,
in few days III be blowing, have l
got the John Deere or Oliver Gang or
sSulky plows or Disc plows to do it
with. If l have them not, 1 will
telephone The E. r. Moses Nero. Co.
TO be sure and have me one or two on
ePhand by June goth. I want my
implements on hand little ahead of
ts1he time for using them. SO can see
they are alright. He says to himself
'aIset might save time (and time is
money! by ordering Deere Harrow
.:add Thomas Grain Drill. Do you
Ssee he is making money having no
time lost by anybodyl
He is a progressive farmer, he
comes in and orders the Hancock
8, 10, IL, or 16 disc steam pillow
Have you done these things, if not
ywhy put it off. You may think yor
sbcan get what you want any time you &C
after it. Have you ever been disap
pointed by not getting the righ
implement at the right time. 1t dom
Iscost you any more to send US your
9order now for what you want, have i
ready and on time.
The best tn esher, the one who doe
his work well, is the one who has tn,
Parsons Feeder. The farmers lik
ito have him around because the
know he will get through on time
Threshermen do you want a goo,
bet, good cylinder and separator OF
repairs of all kinds? If you do Sc
<w.
Farmers think over while Resin
what you want in furniture, stove.
51azrdware, tinware, pianos and organ.
THE E r. MOSES Nero. Co.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-23

When Justice Brewers prediction
comes true, and we have a woman
president, I'd like to get out a pres
ldential cook book.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-23

All able bodied Americans are
willing to bear arms at their country s
call. And most American girls will
also bare arms, even at the call of
one county man..
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-23

$50 acres nice wheat land near
Rush Center for $40 per acre; an
aother one for SIS per acre; a nice
section for SIS per acre.
Dawson & ZuTAvKRN.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-23

@Histw observed the first bur
glar.
"What il itfv queried the See
ond burglar.
where's the osler bother
And his pal handed over the
chIoroformLChicage Sun
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-23
Her Appreciation Was Ripe,

"You are avery beautiful girl.
1 don't believe you appreciate how
beautiful you really are"
ooh, don't talk such ridiculous
nOnsensem = Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-23
Observations. by the Old Man.

If Russia had a woman ruler Japan
might mark the peace terms dow to
sees, e9e. see. SO.
1t is not good plan to judge
mans income by his wife's clothes.
He may have none at all.
I notice that the 'sNeversweat"
club have one of the coolest rooms
in the city, and N 8 harmless use of
it.
The only thing l dislike about
these cool nights is, that I sleep so
soundly can't get the wife up in the
morning.
Hoisipgton, l observe, is what the
boy would call "dead game sport"
She backs her ball club with money,
men and maids. She's a cordial
winner and good natured loser.
I would like to see some of our
base ball rooters observe the ethics
of good breeding little closer, and
use less explosive language in the
presence of ladies.
~
want Great Bend to jump into
the Kansas State League and capture
the penant; and have the faith to
believe that she can do it, with the
material at her command.
"What do you call this dreary,
scattered out, God-forsaken town."
asked passenger who poked his
head out of a Car window at Larned
the other day. "That's near enough
let it go at that replied the res
ident.
No man on earth has better right
to. be chesty and swelled up, than the
Barton county farmer-if his wheat
does not bleach in the stack.
~
Forgive your enemy now. D nj
wait untilsyou get square with him.
If youg procrastipate, he may have
more to forgive than you do.
Girls, remember it is easy for you
to be polite. Smile is the essence.
A man will reciprocate with a smile.
and tip bis hat for good measure.
"Come where my love lies dream
ing" but don't overload the ham,
mock.
All able bodied Americans are
willing to bear arms at their country's
call. And most American girls will
also bare arms, even at the call of
one county man.
*x
When Justice Brewers prediction
comes true, and we have woman
president, I'd like to get out pres
ldential cook book.
Instead of gasoline motor, how
would it dc. to put on a line of wheel
barrows to improve the service up
the branch.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-23
Best Han.

He-That lawyer seems. tie be Q
very intimate friend of yours?
She - Yes, he was best man
at my. divorce proceedings
Yonkers Statesman.