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New-York tribune., 1909-01-03

hundred years ago, there are windows full Of
cenfections which must delight the hearts of the
ladies who rightfully prefix the noble de- to
their historic names. 1 that they would
equally delight the judcious American girl II
any American girl We're sufficiently judictous to
pass by Paris and do her shopping in Rouen.
And such quaint bits of gold and silver work
as you see displayed by all the jewellers, with
every sort of variation on the heur de lys, that
symbol OF Old FranceI
Then, of course there are the memories with
which the city teens. I have already spoken Of
them, and yet have merely limited where
might have written fifty pages. For when
Philippe AugUste drove out King John in the
year Of grace 1904 the town already very
ancient The Romans knew OF it Rotoma-
gus, and their later emperors made it a second
capital. Rollo with his Norsemen settled here
before the year 900 1t was the capital Of Will
liam the COnquerOr before he crossed the Chan
mel and possessed himself of Saxon England.
Here the child prince Arthur was murdered by
King John. In the huge round tower which
still stands as the donton OF castle now de-
strOyed poor Jeanne dare tried and was
also foully slandered by the ruffan who had
been placed within her cell. Rouen beat off the
troops OF Henry of Navarro until he had ab-
jured the Protestant faith. Here were born the
two Corneilles, and here died in exile the famous
Earl OF Clarendon in 1674-Bookman.
THE DRESS OF ENGLISH WOMEN.
The first days in the streets Of London bring
so many impressions that it is confusing 20
remember them as to recall. in their proper
order. the changes of a Kaleidoscope. 1t is ap-
parent that the men are heavier here than with
us; apparent. too, that this is a land Of men,
ruled by men, Obedient to the ways and COM
forts and prejudces of men. not women. Here
the male bird has the brilliant plUmage. The
best of them, as one sees them in Piccadilly, in
Bond street, in St. James's street. in the clubs,
in the park of a Sunday after church. fine
looking fellows. we'll set up and scrupulousy
well groomed and turned out But the women!
What hats, what clothes, what shoes, what
colOrs what amorphous fgures One hears of
English economies; evidently they begin with
the dressnakers bill. Who permits that nice
Iii, i'll rx-IiRn Fr~or clrir
purple jacket, and a fur hat with bunch OF
small feathers sticking out Of it at right anglesi
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1909-07-15
Subscription Renewals:
Usefulness Of Grass.

Grass is the forgiveness Of nature
her constant benediction. Fields
trampled with battle, saturated with
blood, torn with the ruts of cannon,
grow green again with grass, and car
mage is forgotten. Streets abandoned
by traffic, become grass-grown like
rural lanes. and are obliberated; For
ests decay, harvests perish, flowers
vanish, but grass is immortal. It in
vades the solitude Of deserts, climbs
the inaccessible slopes and forbidden
pinnacles Of mountains, modifss eli
mates and determines the history
character and destiny of nations. I'm
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1909-07-15

obtrusiye and patient, it has immortal
vigor and aggression. Banished from
the thoroughfare and field, it bides it's
time to return, and when vigilance is
relaxed, or the dynasty has perished,
it silently resumes the throne from
which it has been expelled but which
it never abdicates. 1t bears no bla-
zonry of bloom to charm the senses
with fragrance or splendor but it's
homely hue is more enchanting than
the lily or the rose. 1t yields no fruit
in earth or air, and yet should it's har-
vest fail for single year, famine
would depopulate the world. John J.
ingalls,.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1909-07-15
POPLAR CORNER pICK.UpS

Hello boys, how does the hot weather
serve you, Don't weaken. 1t is fine
weather to kill grass.
Old Hughey worked out four acres
OF cotton last week that one of his
renters had turned out. It was on
good land and you can guess what
condition it was in without asking any
questions. will say it was a job and
hot one but it is clean.
Old Hughey took a drive in the
delta last Sunday. He went to Mr..
Lambs crops. He has fine crops of
both corn and cotton, all in fine state
of cultivation.
About six autos passed the Corner
last Sunday, going to the lake.
Some of our neighbors went to the
lake last Friday evening and put out
trot lines, expecting big lot of fish
next morning. They never caught
any fish.
Mrs. J. W. Prescott, of Memphis,
and two children were guests at the
Corner last Sunday.
The farmers in this neighborhood
would be pleased to have a good corn
rain. Cotton is not suffering.
r :
Old Bro. Shepherd is no better of
his stomach trouble. He seems to
have given up all hope of ever getting
well. -
OLD HUGHEy.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1909-07-15
FAyoRS ACREAGE ASSESSMENT
People Most Interested Should Pay For
Road Building.

Editor Times-Promoter:
The report given in your last issue
of the proceedings of our honorable
board of supervisors is interesting, es-
pecially that part of the report that
refers to roads, road building and
road preservation are problems worthy
of careful thought and close mathe-
matical calculations, because they af-
feet more or less the material inter-
ests of every citizen of our county.
/ fear the members of our honorable
board have not probed into this i'm
portant question as as they are capable
of doing; fear they have been top
scanning it as it were.
Good roads are indispensable, and
there is no good reason why all the
main, leading thoroughfares of our
county should not be graded and ma
cademized at cost that would not be
burdensome to any taxpayer of the
county, but on the other hand would
be a good and paying investment to
each and every property holder that
was required to pay the tax. 1t is
not possible to build macadamized
road paralling and adjacent to every
mans land in the county, but it is
possible to grade and macadamize
every important road and at the same
time have those deriving the greater
benefit pay in proportion to the bene-
fit derived. @
1t may be necessary to tax the
county to build levees, as it is to build
bridges, bnJ it is not necessary, neith-
er is it equity to tax every land-holder
in the county to build certain roads.
Let the burden of building the roads
be born by those deriving the greater
benefit and in proportion to the bene-
fit Derived by each of them. This
can be accomplished by taxing the
land for two or three miles on each
side of the road. To illustrate, sup
pose we tax the land for the first half
Continued on Local PageJ
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1909-07-15
SIT RIGHT IS 1T REAsoNABLE2
Horn Lake Citizen Asks Pertinent Ques.
ton oi Supervisors.

Alta recent meeting of DeSoto conn
ty supervisors it was determined to
have the books and records of the
county audited and committee was
named to secure auditors. The COM
mittee performed it's duty well and
had on hand an experienced auditor
with favorable proposition, and we
understand very reasonable one.
Was the contract accepted, and work
ordered done? No! Was it because it
was deemed unnecessary to have the
books audited? o, No! We were told
that it would not be just and fair to
the bondsmen-to compel them to
pay several thousand dollars for money
that was not embezzeled but lost out
of carelessness and clerical errors.
What is the necessity for bonds
man for officials. Is it mere form
or is it indemnity measure? We would
think a bondsman would understand
when he signed bond it was to se-
cure the county against loss, through
.carelessness, wilfulness or ignorance
on the part of the bonded official.
Is it right that the county should be
loser in order to protect the bonds
men? In other words is the county
surety for the bondsmen? If you ad-
nit that it is, then why not let the
county stand for the losses of the Of
ficers of the county? Then the law
requiring bondsmen for certain coun-
ty officials is farce and should be
repealed. Or is it safeguard to the
county funds and should be inforced?
We are informed that certain high
county officials have had their offices
examined by local examiners and
found out of balance" at three diff
ferent times and the amount out of
balance" was at neither examina-
ton less than $18OO.O0 or nearly, &c.
10000 in the aggregate.
With these facts before the tax pay
ers Of DeSoto county, are they will
ins to pass the matter up without in
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1909-07-15
vestigation?

vestigation?
Let every law abiding tax-paying
citizen of DeSoto county demand an
examination of the county records.
If the records are right, it will show
faithful work of the county officers
and clear them of whatever charges,
or suspicion now against them.
How much lighter would the bur-
den of tax paying be if assured that
the same was honestly, faithfully ap-
piled according to law?
We are in favor of an annual audit
of our county records by authorized
public accountants.
The refinidg Influence of such a
course would be seen and felt in every
department and office of the county.
If an officer is faithfully and honest
ly performing the trust imposed in
him, he really courts an examination
of his records. Why should he op-
pose an examination, if he is honest
and faithful? If he discourages an
examination, he creates well ground
ed suspicion of wrong doing. What
greater cause could our supervisors
have, or what greater evidence is
needed to have the county records ex-
amined than the plea offered and OBJ
lection raised to their order to have
the work done? At no season of the
year can they have the work done at
less expense to the county.
1t would not prove an expense, in
our estimation and we are influenced
by admissions of objecting parties.
1t would bring back TO the county
funds that which.belong to it, and in
large quantities.
We would suggest that the super
visors order the work done at once
and appropriate the recovered funds,
after deducting the small expense for
auditing, be applied to improving the
roads and bridges of the county or to
the inadequate school fund.
Respectfully,
GERMAN BAKER.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1909-07-15
BOND ISSUE DISCUSSED
E. p. Davis Makes Another Plea for I'm.
proved Highways.

Editor Times-Promoter:
Ihave been in hopes that your liberal
offer of opening your columns to a
discussion of the bond issue would
bring out some champion of this
measure to Offset the undercurrent of
opposition that exists to it, but it
seems not. beg of you and all patri-
otic citizens to rally to the support of
this forward step. The head and
front of the opposition is in fernando
and Mr.. Banks is the principal oppo-
nent, am astonished that man Of
such modern ideas in his personal af-
fairs should espouse principal of
such moss-backism in the affairs of
his county. In the days of his grand
father, the sound business idea was
to 4pay as you go'' but new econo-
mic business methods have sprung
into existence and it is now recogniz-
ed that the able business man who
uses other peoples money to operate
on is the successful one and Mr..
Banks and all other large handlers of
business, borrowed money now run-
ing into seven figures. The same prin-
ciple is sound for county.
The most lamentable feature of our
present situation is the driving of our
young people away to seek compan-
ionship in cities where pitfalls abound
and where many noble young country
lads and girls sink to crime and ruin,
who if left on the farms would have
made useful citizens. Men with young
families in seeking new homes always
hunt communities with churches and
schools. These facilities flourish only
on good roads. We are absolutely
barred from further increase in popu.
lation in our present Inaccessible
shape.
The burden of the song of the op-
position is the inability OF the board
of supervisors to handle the proceeds
of the bond sale properly. do not
share in this view, but granting that
they are correct. This is no insur-
mountable obstacle. Why not ap-
point a board of road commissioners
from such men as Mr.. Emerson, Of
Cub Lake; Mr.. Brown, of Olive
Branch; Mr.. Redding or Banks Of
fernando. These gentlemen are re-
cognized as of the best business ahili-
ty and their integrity is unquestioned.
Pay them to administer this matter.
what is the bagatelle of thousand or
SO for the proper disbursement of this
sum? All large firms and corporations
spend thousands of dollars advertis-
ing. The making OF good roads would
advertise us to the world as pro-
gressive community and in the long
run would add millions to our wealth.
If anyone doubts these statements let |
them investigate for tn g m Sc Ives.
Write to the officials of Tarrant or
countys Texas; Madison,
Giles, Murray, Shelby or Upton coun-
tys Tenn; Christian county, Ky.;I
st. Louis, Pike or Jefferson countys
Mo-; or Washington, Benton or Pu-
laski countys Ark; Buncomb county,
N. g.; or any other where good roads
exist. DeSoto county has given to
the business world some of the best
brains and ! am in no way afraid that
we will fail to work this thing out
successfully if we put our heads to-
gether in an earnest desire to do the
best thing
Respectfully,
e. P. DAVIS.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1909-07-15

So far as we have been able to learn
there have been no deaths from thirst
in Memphis since July first.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1909-07-15

Hello boys, how does the hot weather
serve you, Don't weaken. 1t is fine
weather to kill grass.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-01
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Return.

Mr., Vernon and his bride returned
to the city yesterday evening, and
Mr. Vernon resumed his labors in
the district clerks office this morn.
ing, after a very enjoyable wedding
trip. The only regret that the newly
married couple have about their little
jaunt Is that the opening of the dis.
trict court this morning neccssitat
ed their cutting it short.
While away Mr. and Mrs. Vernon
visited Beaumont. Houston and New
Orleans. While in the latter city they
visited Mr.. G. l., Young, a sister
OF Mrs. Vernons They both declare
that New Orleans is delightful
city TO visit in the winter time and
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-01
PERSONALS

John Cornish is In th Getty today
from Cornish.
c. r. Vickcrs Of Fort Worth spent
the day in the city.
M aprkcr OF Oklahoma City Is N
the city ON business
w c. Clifford Of Newton has busi
n ss iu Ardmore today.
Mrs Sallic Lee has returned from =
visit at McAlcster and Haileyville.
W =. West Of Dallas was in Ard
more ON business yesterday.
j. z. London of Marietta is in Ard
more today visiting friends and rela-
tiyes.
Curry Glenn, VINO has been with
the statesman, for some time, left to-
day for Chickasha.
Rev. W. \. Mckinney. former pas
tor Of the Broadway Baptist church
is In the city today from oklahoma
city.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-01
Meeting of Confederate Veterans.

The confederate veterans met YES
terday afternoon at the Broadway
Baptist church. w r. Wood was in
his accustomed chair as commander
and the minutes were kept by Com
rade Sutherland. Ed l.. Deem and
Fred Tucker entertained the camp
with some good speeches. Command
er Wood made short talk on the
subject of the confederate home in
Oklahoma and expressed a preference
for the plan of granting pensions
Comrade Ed Bumitt in a strong
speech indorsed what Commander
Wood had said
"The Invisible Land" duet by
the Misses Grencrt, was an enjoyable
number on the musical program.
Miss Lizzie Banks favored the vet.
Grams with medley on the piano
The medley closed with Dixie" and
when the first note was touched the
veterans rose TO their feet and re
manned standing until the music was
finished.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-01
The DISTRICT COURT
GRAND LARCENY CASE OCCU-
PIES CONSIDERATION OF THE
COURT NEARLY ALL DAY.

The district court convened this
morning with Judge Stillwcll II.
Russell on the bench. After the usu-
al prcliminaries, the following jurors
were chosen TO sit on the cases for
trial today:
Mcssrs W. VI. Holt, T. V. Jones,
c. c. Carter, H. NJ Williams, o. $.
Beavers, p. H. Nelson, +. c. Collins,
G. A. Raincs. w II. Holt, \. G.
Edwards, Wess Deskins and J. Il.
Wilson.
The first case tried was that OF
Charlie Bennett, charged with stat,
utory oifcnse. which was dismissed
by the county attorney for reasons
filed.
Judge Russell lectured Bennett be-
fore he released him and from the
smile with which the prisoner left
the court room he was not at all
averse to obtaining his liberty.
The next case was that of Arthur
Douglass. known as Oklahoma Dick
(colJ who was charged with Angie
Everheart with grand larceny and re.
ceiving stolen property.
The prisoners were charged with
the larceny of n large quantity of
clothing, both of the male and fe
male variety. For the defense It was
contended that the prisoner had
merely loaned about ten dollars to
"A man who had worked with him
az one time and whom he knew by
no other name than that of Red.
In searching cross-examination
by Assistant County Attorney MatsOn
1t developed that few days after
the alleged loan transaction, the de
fcndant sold portions, or pawnet
portions Of the clothing to parties
In sulphur and Davis. Another
strong point against the prisoner de
yeloped in this cross-eXamination was
the fact that when taking the cloth
ing from Red, Douglass did not try
It on to see If IL would fit him.
Judge Russell made charge tC
the jury and read the laws to tn,
| jury covering cases Of grand larcen,
and the receiving of stolen property
The property in question was stoler
from Wadiie Hill. The defendan
was represented by Messrs. Leon
ard and Brown. Up 10 a late hou
in the afternoon the jury had no
rendered a verdict.
In the case of e. \. Turnbow "
| T. j. S Roberts IN which a petition
10 yacate was filed, the court granite
an order postponing the sheriffs sal
filed
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-01
ARDMoRE is CHARITABLE.
Large Amounts Donated by Churches
Here For Orphans Home.

The Rev. Mr. Mckinney, supeIin-
tendent o fthe orphans homs in OS-
lGhoma City occupied the pulpit of
Dr. Wynne in the First Baptist
church last evening.
DR. Mckinney had with hioi three
fthe little girls who are at present
inmates of the institution and they
rccited and sang very beautifully.
A collection was taken that brought
about one hundred dollars to be do
mated to the home In the morning
Mr. Mckinney spoke at the South
Arimore Baptist church and a collec
tion there for the same purpose rea
lized about fifty dollars.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-01
ANNOUNCEMENTS s

] hereby announce myself as candi
date for commissioner from the Sec.
ond ward under the new charter form
OF government, subject 10 the action
Of the voters Of this ward at the
Fraley Bros. mill next Thursday
night. | have not been solicited BY
many friends" 10 make this race and
as ] do so on my own responsibility
have no person or faction to please
and not being a politician, will not
work politics into. If shonorsd by
their Endorsement will do my best
TO make good.
W Y lIfI.NITT
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-01
DELEGATION OF LAWMAKERS
ENTERTAINED IN kRDM0RE
FAVoRABlY IMPRESSED WITH
THE cITY-sTRoNG HOPE Fos
tn NORMAL HERE.

Yesterday evening tnc senate and
house delegation whi.h has been
comparing the respective merits OF
Hugo and Antlers as a place in
which to establish a state insane
asylum. arrived in Ardmure over
the Frisco.
In the party were Senators r L.
r hols and Representatives Rob Wa,
lace. Ben Williams. Joe sherman. W
+. Gimcr and Drs. j. ". Duke and
Il. V. smith of Guthrie.
These gentlemen were met M the
depot by delegation of citizens
headed by Mayor Pennington. and
which included Judge SuuNcn H..
Russell. j. b. spragins. Charles An.
dcrson, Walter Colbert ana W. T..
Polan..
The party was driven through the
city 10 the ground which Walter Col.
bert has offered to donate as site
for the state normal school. and
thence to Iargroye College. The gen.
tlcmcn examined the college build.
ing at some length aud made a
very faborablc estimate Of the work
already done. The return drive was
through Highland Park 10 the GImer
Hotel.
I'm informal luncheon wa. tender
ed to the delegation at The Gilmer
Hotel at eight o'clock ami Mayor
Pennington was chosen toastmastcr.
Among the gentlemen present at
the luncheon in addition 10 the visit.
ors were Mcssrs n. q. Spauldng.
j. B Spragins. Arthur Walcott l.
B. Champion :. $. Tolsop. Jobn /.
Gait. Charles Evans. w : smith
and X. w. Randol
senator Ecbols was first called nm
on TO speak and gave most of his
time 10 the consideration of building
affairs. taking occasion 70 make some
remarks very favorable 70 Ardmorc
Representative Bob Wallace also
spoke I'm a Gerry happy vein and add.
ed to the good things already said
about Ardmore.
Representative Toe sherman or the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-01

have many stories to tell Of the
things they saw there, Mr.. Vernon
has bought the Cushenberry house
at the corner of Seventh and B
streets, opposite the house Of Mr..
Sam Noble, and the couple will re-.
side there as soon as arrangements
can be made TO move in.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-01
School Examinations.

The examination board which com.
plcted it's labors last week had be
fore It thirty-one applicants. This Is
a much larger number than usual
and Is due to the fact that there
were "A portion of the teachers ex
amined who had been working with
temporary certificates.
It is expected that the board vii
have the papers examined and be
able to make decisions by Tuesday
night.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-01
LOCAL MARKET.

CBy VIM. Newman)
Chickens, sc gross and $500 dozen
Turkeys, 12iac.
Eggs, 25c per dozen.
Green hides, &c.
Dry hides, 12lAc.
Butter 2Oc to csc.
Furs--
Mink, 500 to $3.50.
Coon, 25c to 75c.
Skunk, 25c to si.00
Opossup, 2Oc TO 3Oc.
(By Cold Storage)
Hogs, &c to sc gross.
Cows, &c 10 2Ac gross.
Calves, 31sc gross.
CBy j. b. Brady
Corn, Csc.
Wheat, $50.
Corn, shelled, 81. per 100 lbs.
Chops, s1.35.
Bran, sl25.
Cotton seed meal, $50.
Cototn.
Strict middling, 9.25.
Middling, &c.
Good middling 9Rc.
Strict low, SIS.
Low middling, Sc.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-01
Stetson Hats.

Cleaned, re-blocked and re-trimed
as nice as new. Out of town work
given prompt attention.
S. c. JOHNSON, the Halter,
Opposite Court House,
3l.2 Ardmore, Okla
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-01
Portrays Vividly the Conspiracy
to Involve a United States Senator
In a Land Deal

An interesting phase of national legislation contrast
ing honest gentleman of the old school with the
practical politician who believes in honest graft"
Will be read with peculiar interest by all who read
The Man of the Hour" Humorous and pathetic by
turns with never break in the interest which grips
the reader in the first CHAPTER.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-01

respectfully announce my can
didacy for the office of city com
missioner from the First ward at the
ensuing election. ! will appreciate
the support Of thee itizens OF Ard.
more. T.. Z. GUILLOT.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-01

In the city police court this morn
ing Judge Gait had only two police
court cases to dispose of.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-01

The Ardmoreite is authorized to
announce Il. 5. Hayden as a candi-
date for the Office Of commissioner
from the Second ward. The sup
port of the voters Of the ward anu
city are respectfully solicited.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-01

The Ardmoreite is authorized 20
announce L. y. Murdock as a candi-
date for city commissioner from the
Second ward.