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The Winslow mail., 1900-09-06
CHAPTER X.
JOINING FORCES.

Tom and his party camped the first
night about 80 miles from Dyea. The
next morning they were early astir and
continued their journey. The young
girl was too full of life and spirits to
ride quietly at her fathers side, and
Tom had several long chats with her
as they wound their way along the
family unmarked trail.
She confided to him that she did not
remember her mother, who died when
she was very young. She had always
lived in Wisconsin with her father, and
was an only child. She refused to be
left behind on the present occasion, she
said, and it was very apparent she
ruled her father in most things.
In return Tom described his life at
home, and the young girl listened with
breathless interest to the story Of the
voyage and his adventure at San Fran
cisco.
She-wa riding by his side late in the
afternoon when suddenly she pointed
to the summit of hill not far ahead,
and eXclaimed:'
See! There's a man coming this
way!"
She had scarcely spoken when the
second mate announced the same fact
As for Tom, he would not have seen an
army just at that time, for candor COM
pels the statement that he was already
hopelessly in love with his fair com
panion, and paid but little attention to
other things.
Five minutes later Joe Tarbox had
met them, and Tom accosted him at
once with:
"How are you! Bound for Dyea?"
That's just it" was the response as
the man ran his eyes rapidly over the
liberal outfit with an appreciative
glance. "Where might you be head
ing?"
Were going toward Fort Selkirk," +"
said Tom.
Going down the river to Dawson?"
''It's hard to tell where We'll fetch
up" replied the young man evasively.
did you meet anyone on this trail
lately?" asked Avery, pushing forward
The man hesitated a moment, and
then said:
''Well, yes, I did meet two men yes
terday. Friends of yours?''
"What were they like?" asked Tom.
Zone was a tall chap that think I've
seen at the river stations, and the other
was sailor He said he was, and he
looked it. He was stout built, with a
nose that looked as if it was broken
some time. He"
"Obcd Ri1eri"
'T+'s the mattel"
The Winslow mail., 1900-09-06
World to End This Year.

This is the recent decision of one Of the
prominent societies of the world, but the
exact day has not yet been fixed upon, and
while there are very few people who believe
this prediction, there are thousands of
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is the best med
icine to cure dyspepsia, indigestion, consti-
patton, biliousness or liver ana kidney
troubles. A fair trial will certainly con.
vince you of its value.
The Winslow mail., 1900-09-06
CHAPTER VIII.-CoNTINUED.

u.
Bowers face showed his. approval of
Inc mates efforts and Tarbox was ap-
parently convinced, Tor he shook hands
warmly with the speaker and ex-
claimed:
TITS lucky thing I met you. Dick
told me he had written to both the
Averys. They were old friends of his.
BE told me to look out for them in
Dyea. Have you got the papers with
you?"
That's what I have. Here they are,
all shipshape and above board" replied
Rider as he proceeded to extract them
from his belt.
That's Dick Taylor's fist the world
over," assented Tarbox as he examined
the letter. 81 remember the day he
wrote that in our tent. We had just
found the first big mug"
He coughed to hide his confusion and
then added:
''It's all right, of course, but man
has to be careful. Once let the mob
know where we are and what we've
found and we'd be overrun in no time"
AS luck would have it Hank Bowers
chose this instant, when Tarbox was
examining the papers, to throw look
of ferocious triumph on the mate. AL
though neither of them noticed the fact,
Joe Tarbox raised his eyes just then,
and to man of his training nothing
guard.
He cast keen look at Bowers. and as
If his scrutiny had been satisfactory, he
dropped his eyes again, but there was a
little hardening of the muscles about
his jaw, and with careless twist of his
body he brought his weapon nearer his
hand.
He was too old hand, however, to
make any outward sign of alarm, and
said, coolly:
Its pity you didn't pick up the 9TH
er Avery at Dyea. He ought to be there
by this time"
"And how can we find your pardner ?''
asked Bowers.
do just as the letter says" replied
TarboX. Build a fire and he'll see the
smoke and come. The route is too
cTOOheu 10 QeSCTlD6.
'How long afore you'll be back with
the grub? We've got good lot here,
but you can't hev too much. -
It'll take me three days to get in
and two or three more to get what 1
want. If l can't find horses l shall
back under fortnight or three weeks
at the best"
After finishing hispipe, TarboX plead
ed fatigue, and rolled himself up in his
blanket. But there was no sleep for
him that night. The sinister look on
Bowers face had given him the clew he
wanted, and as. he waited patiently for
daylight he muttered to himself:
THAT was close shave! There is
something wrong about that sailor, if
his company is anything to go by. If
this Bowers isn't the man I saw driven
out of Joe Ladue's station for stealing,
then I'm mistaken. Dick will be all
right. They may make all the fires
they want to, and that's all the good
it'll do them. I'll just bring back two
or three men of the right sort with me.
There's no other way
AT the first sign of daylight he was
astir. A hasty meal was soon eaten,
and, shaking hands cordially with both
men, he said:
Tell Dick. I'll be back as soon as l
can. You can't miss the trail.'
Then he struck out manfully on the
back track to Dyea, leaving the plotters
cfaudinr in front of tbair tapt avu1+
ing.
The Winslow mail., 1900-09-06
Rnnr GiIrer rIeNicN.
The New York Tribune says:

] IIt -NEN I OI n 7 IDVIII : ~
Mexico in the last nine years has
doubled its revenues, doubled its exports,
doubled the number of its factories, and
multiplied by three its banking capital
and the continuance of this great pros
perity is now as pronounced as ever dur
ing the decade.
Mexico is a silver standard country
has been and is now, and yet the great
est republican paper in the United
States gives US the above startling in
formation.
The Winslow mail., 1900-09-06

The exclamations broke simultane-
ously from Tom and Green, while the
stranger looked at them in surprise
and added:
"That wasn't the name he gave me
He said his name was Tom Scott"
"By thunder! We're on the right
course" shouted Green, while Tom
could only gasp:
"Tom Scott! That's my name."
The man looked at them a moment
in blank astonishment, and then light
evidently seemed to break on his mind
for he turned and looked sharply at
Avery and asked:
"Will you tell me your name?"
Certainly. My name is William
Avery"
The other man stepped up to him at
once and extended one of his hands,
palm downward, on the middle finger of
which was heavy gold ring with GU
rious device in the back.
IF that is your name, you can tell
me the history of this ring" he said
looking Avery full in the face.
81 surely ought to be able to-" was
the reply, while the others looked on in
surprise at the little scene being en-
acted so unexpectedly before them
81 gave it to Dick Taylor in California
a good many years ago. You must be
the man he mentioned in his letter to
me. You are Joe TarboX, or you
wouldn't have that ring"
Right you are" was the hearty re-
sponse, "and I'm mighty glad to see
you. Can you vouch for these two
men? Is this really the Scott your
brother mentioned in his will?"
what do you know about his will2'
demanded Tom, blankly.
Because I've seen it,"
"Seen it! 1 was robbed of it in 'Fris-
''The mate must have shown it to
him!" broke in Green 81 knew 7 was
right all the time!"
The questions now few thick and
fast and soon TarboI was made aware
The Winslow mail., 1900-09-06
The Seat of war.

'My husband is so nice about explaining
him awfully, too, sometimes. Why, only
think, l had to ask him this morning what
the seat of war was for?"
'Yes?"
wasn't it foolish? But he's so patient.
The idea that didn't have sense enough to
see that it is for the standing army to use
when it gets tired!'-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Winslow mail., 1900-09-06
Do Your Feet Ache and Burnt

Shake into your shoes, Aliens Foot-Ease,
powder for the feet. 1t makes tight or New
Shoes Feel Easy: Cures Corns, Itching,
Swollen, Hot, Callous, Smarting, Sore and
Sweating Feet. All Druggists and Shoe
Stores sell it, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress, Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, n. Y.
The Winslow mail., 1900-09-06

A man smoking cigarette boarded a
Union traction car, and woman handed
him an anti-cigarette tract. "Thank you,
ma'am," said he. ''Pll take it home to my
son." ."-Munce Star.
The Winslow mail., 1900-09-06

"Have your summer vacation plans ma
tured yet, Billy" ooh, yes; but they
had to be side-tracked on account Of some
summer notes that also matured." In
dianapolis Journal
The Winslow mail., 1900-09-06

Love does not usually laugh at parrot
which says: Now, George, you stop!' al
though to our mind this is much funnier than
the average ocksmith.-Detroit journal.
The Winslow mail., 1900-09-06

1 am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption
saved my life three years ago.-Mrs. Thos.
Robbins, Maple Street, Norwich, N. Y,
Feb H. 1900.
The Winslow mail., 1900-09-06

The Best Prescription for ChiIIs
and Fever is bottle of GROVES TAsTELEss
CHILL Tonic. tits simply iron and quinine in
atasteless form. No cure-no pay. Price, SOC
The Winslow mail., 1900-09-06

The oldest of crowd of girls, though she
y she HrHgsd Tg & IS g m2tS is neg Gbe
The Winslow mail., 1900-09-06

Max O'Rell says Paris is so fast that they
use quicksand in the hour glasses! Max
is dizzy joker, but time flies all the same.
The Winslow mail., 1900-09-06

If you want to keep your teeth clean,
bright and sound, you will chew Whites
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1900-11-29

blowing tract of land. to-wit: 4 tract
If land be gnnihg at the Southwest cor
ner OF this survey and Southeast corner
Of the next adjoining survey above made
Cor A Werblski, a stake ON the north
bank of the Rio Gran1e, from which
a post in line OF division on first high
land bears north I-29 cast 359 veras
and running thence with the meanders
IF the river South 583-4o East $50 vazas
60 point opposite banco, thence cross
ing river and following lneanders OF old
river bed around the banco South 81 IL ,
West $50 varls South II Lac Fast 2T0
yaras East 100 varas North 35 1-2 q East
$50 varas North 80 - Q West 200 varas
North 81 East 1914 Yaras TO a point
on the North bank Of the river OPP
posite the lower side of banco thence
down the Rio Grande with the meanders
south SO 1-2o east, TO Varas mo tn 56 ,
east $50 veras: north 81 1-2o east 800
varas; north 80 1-2o west 725 VS.; north
1 IA east 220 varas; north 50 81 E.
205 varas; south 81 Ia east I20 varas !;
south ~ "a Q east $50 Yaras; south 40 IA
east 404 varas; south 3 Lao east 642
varas; south Lax west 300 varas; north
% IA > east Gao varas: north 10 east;
$50 yaras TO the southeast corner Of this
survey and southwest corner Of the next
survey below made for hfrs Cooper, a
stake on the bank of the Rio Grande;
thence with the line of said Mrs. Coop
er's survey north . 81 east, at about
300 varas set post on first high land; at
456 varas set post on road in field from
which an Anaqua marded = bears S,
/ 1-2 , west, at HOO varas passed fence
of Starck's field: at 1910 varaS a post at
| fork roads; at 5045 varas road near re-
SAGA lat 5S05 vnras passed resaca stump
for post; at 1857 varas post Resaca Cuati-
tas: at 1892 varas post at Brazos road; at
900 varas resaca; at IL, 900 varas Laguna
Larga; at 3,l67 varas post enter
Palo Alto prairie; at -- varas Rio
! Gxande railroad track, and continuing
same course (balance line not rum In all
81, 4S2 varas to the Arroyo Colorado,
where set post for northeast corner of
this survey; thence up the Arroyo with
its neanders south 48 Lac west; 1875
varas to post for northwest corner and
northeast corner Of next survey above
made, made for A Werbiski; thence
with east boundary Of said Werbish and
west boundary Of this survey south 1-2 Q
! 6CSts OOsOOO W JAC AllS u
G.. JagoU's $40 acre tract stake at a
wire fence; thence with said JagOu's
| line. south so 1-2o east 81 varas to the
northeast corner of same; thence with
east boundary of same S 1-2o west 800
varas to stake in sinders on line of said
| Werbissi and where it strikes said ia
gou's line; thence with said boundary
| line OF Werbisk south 1-2o west 1889
varas to the place of beginning Bearing
two posts K - w variation Lac E.
said tract containing 20,353 acres, more
or less, from which is excepted 300 acres
in the southeast corner thereof set apart
as q Homestead"
Said two tracts containing in all 81
| $50 acres, more or less.
Said land Will be sold to satisfy the
debt secured by said trust deed. aud
such title will be given as is vested in
said trustee. G.. II. MARIS,
Substituted Trustee.
Brownsville, Texas, Nov Bird, 1900.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-09-14
Prominent Minister Dead.

Anderson. Ind. Sept. TO- Rev. l. v.
McCariy. a leading minister in the
United Brethren church in Madison
county. dice al the home Of John Rich
mond, in this city. Rev. Mr. McCarty
returned from Wabash a few days ago.
having attended the conference of his
church in that city. and was given one
OF the most desirable appointments in
the district. lie has been engaged in
evangelstic work for the past two
Years with marked success. He leaves
a wife and three sons. The oldest be-
ing IL. About iiNe weeks ago Rev. Mr..
McCarfy was poi>oned by eating
canned salmon. and his teafh is due TO
that cause lie was taken 10 Wabash
against the advice OF his physician.
bur 30 earnest was his desire 10 par
ticipate in the proceedings that his
friencs gave in at the last.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-09-14
WITHIN OUR LIMITS.
News BY Telegraph from Various
Towns in Indiana


indianapolis. Ind, sept. Attor-
ney General TaNlo il in receipt OF
many letters from all parts OF the
state. the writer's Of which desire 10
snow whether they will be allowed at
the next election 10 vote for all the
road supervisors in their townships or
only for The one nominated in their
particular district. Under the law
every township trustee must. before
the election. have divided his town
ship into not 10 exceed four road dis
tricis. and in each district there must
be n supervisor elected. For the in
formation Of those who have not Yet
written 10 him the attorney general
gave out a copy of an opinion which
ne furnished ID. \. Lambert. OF Mum
Gle. as follows:
~ have uniformly held that the names
OF all OF the nominees for road supervisors
to be voted for at the coming fall election
shall be printed upon the township ballot.
and each OF the voters I'm said township
may vote for one supervisor for each dis
trict I'm the township | do not see how
any other construction can be given to the
IL
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-09-14
Nenomous Reptile Killed.

Indianapolis Ind. Sept. iO.--A rat
rattles and a button was Killed on a
vacant lot on Superior street by VIII
liam Eitel. carpenter. who was at
tracted to the place by the excitement
attending the discovery Of the snake
by William Lee, n negro. Lee called
Charles Nayior. a colored plumber
and together they hunted through the
weeds for the reptile. having for
weapons long pieces of gas pipe
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-09-14
A Scene Of DES)LANON.
Millions Of Dollars Worth of Prop.
erty and Thousands Of Lives
Lost at Galveston, Texas.
MUCH DESTRUCTION At OTHER POINTS.
what the storm Did for Pat Joyce,
and He IL Only One Of Hundreds
Who Have Lost Their All-sys-
tematic Efforts for Relief Have
Been pcgun.

Houston. Tex. Sept. l0.-The first
reports from the appalling disaster
which has stricken the city Of Calves
ton do not seem TO have been magni-
fed. Communication was had with
the island city to-day by boats. AMI
reports received here tonight indi-
tate that the death list will exceed
1900, while the property loss can nor
be estimated. although il will reach
several millions of dollars; the burial
Of the dead has already begun.
The list of dead is only partial one
and the names of all who persisted in
Saturdays great storm will never be
known.
To-day a mass-mecting was held
and liberal contributions were made
for the immediate relief of the desti-
tute.
Gov. Savers appealed TO President
Mckinley for aid. This appeal was
met by a prompt response from the
president, who stated that 1000 tents
and $4,000 rations had been ordered
to Galveston. GOV. Savers also adj
dressed an appeal 10 each municipali-
~ in the state. asking for prompt as
sistancc in caring for the sufferers.
kilograms of inquiry and sympa-
my have been pouring in throughout
the day and night from every state in
the Union and in almost every in
stance substantial relief has been Of
f,rec The stricken city is in immi-
nent danger Of a water famine, and
strenuous efforts are making here to
supply the sufferers. Relief trains are
being organized and will leave here
al an early hour tomorrow.
Reports from the interior confirm
fhc loss of life and destruction OF
property reported in these dispatches
last nioht
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-09-14
PRACTICALLY DEMOLISHED,
The Town Of Alvin Destroyed ana
seven Persons Killed.

Houston. Tex. Sept. o.-Meager re-
ports are arriving here from the coun-
try between Houston and Galveston
along the line of the Santa Fe rail-
road. The tornado was the most de-
structive in the history of the state.
The town of Alvin is reported to
bc practically demolished. Hitchcock
has suffered severely from the storm,
While the little town Of Alta Iona is
reported without a house standing.
and the town of Pearl has lost one
half of its buildings.
/. ID. Carlton, the president of tho
business league of Alvin. and promi-
nent merchant there. reports that not
q building is left standing in the town,
either residence or business; stocks OF
goods and house furniture are ruined
and crops are a total loss.
Alvin is town of about twelve hum
dred inhabitants. Scven persons were
killed In and near the town
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-09-14
4 Tragedy.

Nmcennes. Ind. Sept l0.-A tragedy
occurred AT the Highland Catholic Or
phans asylum. Joseph lInghey. fore
man Of the Highland farm. shot and
killed John G. White an employee.
White. who had been drinking. as
saulted the other hands and had
drawn gun on them. iIughey oh
tanned warrant and was deputized
10 arrest White. VINO resisted and att
tempted to pun his gun. when Huyhcy
emptied the contents Of shotgun
into his groin. White died an hour
later. Hughey at once came to the
city and placed himself in the care of
the sheriff pending investigation.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-09-14

Anderson. Ind. sept. lo.-Ebert En-
mons. the Nashville boy who was
thrown from freight train on the
Louisville division of the Big Four.
near this city. a few weeks ago by the
trainmen. and fell between the cars
and had his foot cut off. has brought
suit against the company. demanding
$4,000. Emmons admits that he was
trying TO reach his home witi-.,it paw
ing his fare, but says no demand was
made on him by any member OF the
train crew
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-09-14
NEWS BROUGHT IN ny TRAIN.
Worst Reports of Devastation Alon0
the Columbia Tap Railroad
Conn rmed.

Houston. Tex. Sept. 10.--A train
came in on the Columbia Tap railroad
yesterday afternoon, and it's crew tell
story of death and desolation
through the country they passed.
Conductor Ferguson states that
houses, barns, crops and orchards
have been destroyed and great dam
age has been done.
a. L. Forbes. postal clerk. reported
that at Oyster creek. the train crew
and passengers heard cries coming
out of a mass of debris. Several per-
sons answered the cries. and found a
negro woman fastened under "A roof.
They pulled her out. and she informed
her rescuers that there were others
under the roof a further search re-
suited in the finding of nine dead
bodies. all colored persons.
When the train arrived at Angleton,
the Jail. all the churches and a num-
Der of houses had been blown down.
Three fatalities are known 10 have
occurred at Anglcton, but the train
stopped there only few minutes. and
the number of killed or their names
could not be learned.
At Angleton the conductor decided
to return TO Houston, and the extent
of the damage beyond Angleton was
not learned. On the return trip the
crew saw the debris of dozens of de-
molised houses.
At Sunday Point several persons
we're badly injured, but no fatalities
were reported.
At Arcola family named Wofford
had been gathered in the second-story
of their house. The upper portion OF
the house was blown away, and Mr..
Wofford's mother was instantly
killed.
The hurricane was particularly Sc
we're Mt Brookshire. % miles west o.
Houston, on the Missouri. Kansas &
Texas railroad. Four dead bodies have
been taken from the debris OF wrecked
houses. and it is believed others have
been killed.
1t is reported that only four houses
are left standing in Brookshire, which
had population of 600 people. The
names Of the dead at Brookshire have
hot been learned.
Later reports received from Alvin
state that many persons were killed
there. Eleven bodies have been re-
covered.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-09-14
Violated Child Labor Law.

Anderson. Ind. Sept. lo.-State Fac
tory Inspector Harvey Rich;nds has
brought two suits against the Penn
sylyania glass factory managers for
violation Of the child labor law OF the
state. The state officer has been in
receipt Of many complaints against
this management for violations Of the
child labor law. and is now deter
mined TO do something 10 put stop
TO further violations.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-09-14

Houston, Tex. Sept. 9.-James {.
Timmins. general superintendent OF
the National Compress Co.. has just
arrived from Galveston. after n peril
ons trip. lie reports that more than
one thousand persons have been
drowned, killed or missing, and that
1900 houses have been destroyed. He
says the magnitude Of the disaster re-
mains TO be told.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-09-14
Old Comrades Meet.

Wabash. Ind. sept. lo.Thc Four
teeHth lnGiana battery held irs annual
reunion here. The meeting TAX ing place
in Memorial hall There was good at
tendance. Dinner was served by the To-
cal members OF the battery. and Wa
bash was selected as the place OF the
meeting next year. The officers elected
are: President. Alex Burnsworth: see
rotary, James T. Ross: treasurer. John
H. Reeves
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-09-14
THE STORM At RICHMOND.
There Are Few Houses In the Tow n
that Escaped Damage.

Richmond, Tex. Sept. 1.-THE most
terrific storm that has ever visited
TINS section OF the state has swept
This Town. and there are hut few
houses that are not damaged. Many
buildings were demolished. The court
rouse was greatly damaged. The
Iaptist church is total wreck. while
ne Methodist church il almost de-
troycd. Three lives were lost in tho
solorcd Baptist church.