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Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-04-02

THE press dispatches tell that Mr. Roosevelt is well his
wav to Africa noticed awful quetness gloom
the country.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-04-02

Florida Legislature will convene in regular session next
Monday There plenty of work cut out for and results
should be forthcoming acksonves amendment doesn't
consume all the time of the session.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-04-02

THE only obituary have to record this week the death of
Knocker died of progressive fever Deceased leaves rea
tves and is said to have had few friends. Let him R. p
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-04-02

THE FORT PIERCE NEWS.
The first and oldest paper in St. COunty the banner pineapple
county of the State
hd every Friday at Fort Pierce Florida the best town on the
beautiful Indian River
IN THE PINEAPPLE BELT.
ARTHUR B. BROWN, Editor and Proprietor
entered second class the pOOce Fort Pierce Florida
centrally located on first foor Pine street Telephone from
all points, 212
sbntion prce yearly in advance One dollar Single copies
Five Cents.
% the GOOD of Fort Pierce st. county and the Indian River
section generally and the people particularly"
49, or contributions must be accompanied by the
name author No attention will be paid to anonymous
communications.
YESTERDAY was All Fools Day. Did you enjoy it or were
you one of the innocent victms'
white sentenced to hang in Aachua county,
It is needless to remark that he has money.
THE press dispatches tell that Mr. Roosevelt is well his
way to Africa noticed awful queness and gloom
the country
THE only obituary have record this week the death of
A. Knoce who died of progressive fever Deceased leaves rea
tves and is said to had few friends. Let him R. l. p
WITH President Taft fond lover of apples and Governor
Gchs powerful peanut it would products
Of the orchard the coming into prominence
THE Florida Legislature regular session next
Monday There is plenty results
should be forthcoming if asonvs charter doesn't
consume all the time of the session
WE sincerely the Florida newspaper
ing good tAugustne this week. The News
attend because soothing syrup tethna powders like
which has drained exchequer
WE dreamed the other night that Fort Pierce had electric
lights level headed business day going to
dream of pot money illuminating this prosperous
CITY, The it happens the better it will be for ALL
THE clerks Of committees pages etc. of the last legislature
H. little less than 5000 per day. If this
less money-a age pawe confess ignorance the Mis-
souri, quality Hope the coming will show better record
IF Fort Pierce to have queted the railroad
shops proposition because everybody busy to make
by the difficulties being every day is
Pierce"
LEST you forget mention the fact that the bonding election
estate personal property paid the 1908 taxes
will qualified You also qualified to voo
the last general election Be your ballot
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-04-02

All communications contributions must be accompanied ny inc
name of the author attention will be paid to anonymous
communications
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-04-02

Interest paid on Time Deposits.
Drafts issued on Foreign Countries.
Domestic Money Orders Sold at Low Rslei
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-04-02

Fo the good Pierce St Luce county and the Indian ~
section generally and the people particularly"
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-17
CHAPTER XIV.
Pursuit.

Pursuit.
Brill Young picked up a trail Sunday
morning at Tower w before the spe-
cial from Medicine Bend reached
there. The wrecked express car.
which had been set out, had no story
to tell. 1.-THE only story" said Wits
pering Smith, as the men climbed into
their saddles, lis in the n from the
hoofs, and the sooner we get after 1t
the better"
The country around Tower w, which
is itself an operating point on the
western end of the division, a mere
speck on the desert, lies high and
rolling. To the south, 60 miles away,
rise the Crosse Terre mountains, and
to the north and west lie the solitudes
of the Heart range, while in the north
east VI e e the three white Saddle
peaks of the Missions. The cool,
bright sunshine of a far and lonely
horizon greets the traveller here, and
ten miles away from the railroad, in
any direction, a man on horseback and
unacquainted with the country would
wish himself-mountain men will tell
you-in hell, because it would be eas
Ter to ride out of.
To the railroad men the country
offered no unusual difficulties. The
Youngs were as much at home on a
horse as on a hand car. Kennedy,
though a large and powerful man, was
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-17
"No! | viii Not Go with You'll"

Injured to hard riding, and Bob Scott
and Whispering Smith in the saddle
were merely a part-though an i'm
portant part-of their horses; without
killing their mounts, they could get
out of them every mile in their legs.
The five men covered 20 miles on a
trail that read like print. One after
another of the railroad party com
mented on the carelessness with which
it had been left. But 20 miles south
of the railroad, in an open and com.
paratively easy country, it was swal-
lowed completely up in the tracks of
100 horses. The railroad men circled
far and wide, only to find the herd
tracks everywhere ahead of them.
This is a beautiful job" murmured
Whispering Smith as the party rode
together along the edge of a creek.
bottom. Now who is their friend
down in this country? What man
would get out a bunch of horses like
this and work them this hard so early
in the morning? Let's hunt that man
up. / like to meet a man that is a
friend in need"
Bob Scott spoke: u saw a man
with some horses in a canyon across
the creek a few minutes ago, and /
saw a ranchhouse behind those buttes
when / rode around them"
stop! Here's a man riding right
into our jaws" muttered Kennedy.
Divide up among the rocks" A horse
man from the south came %galloping up
the creek, and Kennedy rode out with
an ivory smile to meet him. The two
men parleyed for a moment, disputed
each other sharply, and rode together
back to the railroad party.
Haven't seen any men looking for
horses this morning, have you?" asked
Whispering Smith, eying the stranger,
a squat, square-jawed fellow with a
cataract eye.
I'm looking for horses myself. 1
amt seen anybody else. What are
you looking for?"
"Is this your bunch of horses that
got loose here" asked Smith.
NO"
Il thought" said Kennedy, smiling,
you said a minute ago they WERE"
The stranger fixed his cataract on
him like a lash-light. Il changed my
mind"
(TO BE CONTINUED)
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-17
TRAGEDY ON A BANK NOTE
Bitter Words Found Written on a DOL
lar Bill by the Receiving
Teller.

Yes, 1 collect queer bank notes.
said the receiving teller. I've been
doing it for years. You know there
are some very odd things written on
bank notes sometimes" lie pointed
to a one-dollar bill hung in a frame
of black oak on the wall. Read
that" he said. And I've got queer
er ones than that even in my col
lection"
On the bank note in red ink was
written in a feminine hand: You
have robbed me of all the rest, and of
my soul also. May this burn your
hand when you touch it. May all
you buy with it be accused. You
have the last. Are you now satisfied?
Murderer"
The collector sighed sentimentally.
Think of the tragedy" he said, that
may lie hid behind those simple lit
tie phrases, eh?"
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-17
PRESSED HARD
Coffee's Weight on Old Age.

When prominent men realize the in
furious effects of coffee and the change
in health that Postum can bring, they
are glad to lend their testimony for
the benefit of others.
A superintendent of public schools in
North Carolina says:
MY mother since her early child
hood, was In inveterate coffee drinker
and had been troubled with her heart
for a number of years, and COM
planned of that weak all over feeling
and sick stomach.
Some time ago l was making an of.
fetal visit to a distant part of the
country and took dinner with one of
the merchants of the place. I no.
ticed a somewhat peculiar flavor OF
the coffee, and asked him concerning
it. He replied that it was Postum.
II was SO pleased with it, that after
the meal was over, / bought a pack
age to carry home with me, and had
wife prepare some for the next meal.
The whole family liked it so well, that
we discontinued coffee and used
Postum entirely.
Il had really been at times very anx.
ious concerning my mothers condition.
but we noticed that after using
Postum for a short time, she felt so
much better than she did prior to its
use, and had little trouble with her
heart and no sick stomach; that the
headaches were not so frequent, and
her general condition much improved.
This continued until she was as well
and hearty as the rest of us.
Il know Postum has benefited my
self and the other members of the fam
lily, but not in so marked a degree as
in the case of my mother, as she was
q victim of long standing"
Read "The Road to MELVILLE" In
pkgs.
There's a Reason"
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine true and full of human
interest.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-17

Wickiup platform. BY the time the
horses were loaded the conductor had
orders. Until the last minute, Whis-
pering Smith was in consultation with
McCloud, and giving Dancing precise
instructions for the posse into the
Cache country. They were still talk
ing at the side door Of the car, Nc
Cloud and Dancing on the ground and
Whispering Smith squatting on his
launches inside the moving car, when
the engine signaled and the special
drew away from the chute, pounded
up the long run of the ladder switch,
and moved with gathering speed into
the canyon. In the cab Charlie Sol
lers, crushing in his hand the tissue
that had brought the news of his
brothers death, sat at the throttle. He
had no speed orders. They had
told him he had a clear track.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-17
SYNOPSIS.

Murray Sinclair and his gang of wreck.
ers were called out to clear the railroad
tracks at Smoky Greek. McCloud, a
young road superintendent, caught SIN
she wrecked train. Sinclair pleaded In
nOcence. declaring 1t only amounted to a
small sum--a treat for the men,. MctIoud
the wreckage burned. McCloud became
acquainted with Dicksie Dunning, a girl
OF the west, who came to look at the
wreck She gave him a message Tor Sln n5
President Bucks of the railroad, OF Nc.
Clouds brave fight against a gang OF
crazed miners and that was the reason
For the superintendent appointment 70
his high office. McCloud arranged to
board at the boarding house of Mrs. Sin
Clair the ex-foreman's deserted wife.
DicSsie Dunning was the daughter OF the
late Richard Dunning, who had died of a
broken heart shortly after his wife's
demise. which occurred after one year OF
ciair's shop and a fight between him and
McCioud was narrowly averted. Smoky
Creek bridge was mysteriousiy burned.
IN fairly good order. He overheard Dick
sic criticising his methods, to Marion
Sinclair. A stock train was wrecked by
an open switch. Later a passenger train
was held up and the express car robbed.
Two men of a posse pursuing the bandits
were killed. McCloud was notified that
Whispering Smith was to hunt the des-
peradoes. Bill Dancing. a road hneman,
prppOSeu tlaC sinclair anu Ills sang " q
sent to hunt the bandits. A stranger, ap-
parently with authority. told. him to go
ahead Dancing was told the stranger
was Whispering Smith" Smith APP
preached Sinclair. He tried to buy him
of. but failed. He warned McCloud that
his life was in danger. McCioud was car
ried forcibly into Lance Cummings pres
ence. Dunnfng refused the railroad a
right-of-way, he had already signed for.
Dicksie interfered to prevent a shooting
ARRAY. Dicksie met McCloud on a lonely
trail to warn him his life was in danger.
On his way home a shot passed through
his hat. Whispering Smith reported that
Du Sang. one of Sinclair's gang. had been
assigned to kill McClcud. He and Smith
saw Du Sang. Whispering Smith taunt-
ed Du Sang and told him to get out OF
Medicine Bend or suffer. Du Sang seemed
to succumb to the bluff. McCloud's big
construction job was taken from him be-
cause of an injunction issued to Lance
Dunning by the United States court. A
sudden rise of the Crawling Stone river
created CONSERVATION. Dicksie ana Ma
rion appealed to McCloud for help. WINS,
pering Smith Joined the group. He ana
Oicksie spent the night in conversation.
Smith giving the girl an outline or ms
life. In the morning McCloud took ms
men to fight the river. Lance Dunning
welcomed them cordially. whispering
Smith warned Dicksie of possible danger
that Marion was in from her husband,
Murray Sinclair, and Dicksie was at once
on her guard in her friends interests.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-17

you here to run of with Whispering
Smith-remember that" She sat in
silence. His rage left her perfectly
quiet, and her unmoved expression
shamed and in part silenced him,
Don't drive me too far" he muttered.
s%ullenly. IF you do you will be re-
s%ponsible, Marion"
She did not mov her eyes from the
blue hills on the horizon. II expect
you to kill me sometime; l feel sure
ypu will. And that you may do" Then
she bent her look on him. You may
do it now if you want to-"
His face turned heavy with rage.
Marion" he cried, with an oath, do
you know how close you are to death
at this moments"
you may do it now"
He clinched the %bench-rail and rose
slowly to his feet. Marion sat motion
less in the hickory chair; the sur was
shining in her face and her hands
were folded in her lap. Dicksie rocked
On the porch. In the shadow of the
house the man was mending the
saddle.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-17
Opposed All Education,

The Abecedarians were the followers
of one Nikolaus Storch. a clothmaker
of Wittenberg, who f1ourished in 1922.
He proclaimed fanatical views that
are commonly called Anabaptist, and
soon gathered a considerable follow
ing.
The foundation of their faith was
that it was best not to know how to
read, since the Holy Spirit would con-
vey knowledge of the Scriptures direct
ly to the understanding. They on
tended, therefore, that az education
might be a hindrance to salvation 1t
must be avoided as a pest. They en-
couraged pupils to desert the schools
and universities and take up humble
trades.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-17
BIucher's Lost Opportunity.

M. Arthur Chuquet tells, in L'Opin-
ion, a story of Napoleon and Butcher.
The emperor received the general at
the Castle of Finkenstein while he
was preparing for the siege of Danzig.
He drew him to a window in an upper
story and paid him compliments on
his military gifts, and Butcher, going
away delighted, described the inter
view to his aide-de-camp. What a
chance you missed" exclaimed the
latter. "You might have changed the
whole course of history" How"
why, you might have thrown him out
of the window" "Confound it," re.
piled Butcher. $50 I might! II only
/ had thought of it."
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-17
The Doctors, Orders.

A lady whose husband seemed to be
doing little but lie in the hammock
and eat apples, was asked by a sym.
pathetic neighbor what the trouble with
him was. Doctors" she replied, sad
ly. mo, he hasn't come into a for.
tune" A writer in To-Day's Magazine
tells the story.
you see," explained the wife, hes
been having some sort of matter with
his stomach, and he consulted two diff
ferent doctors about it. One told him
to eat a ripe apple every hour, and
the other said to rest an hour after
eating. So he's trying to do both"
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-17
cUTICURA CURED HIM.
Eczema Came on Legs and Ankles
Could Not Wear Shoes Because
OF Bad Scaling and itching.

II have been successfully cured Of
dry eczema. I was inspecting the re-
moval Of noxious weeds from the edge
of a river and was constantly in the
dust from the weeds. At night I
cleansed my limbs but felt a prickly
sensation. I paid no attention to 1t
for two years but / noticed a scum
On my legs like fish scales. / did not
attend to it until it came to be too
itchy and sore and began getting two
running sores. My ankles were all
sore and scabby and l could not wear
shoes. I had to use carpet and felt
slippers for weeks. I got a cake of
the Cuticura Soap and some Cuticura
Ointment. In less than ten days l
could put on my boots and in less than
three weeks / was free from the con-
founded itching. Capt. George P. Bliss,
Chief of Police, Morris, Manitoba, Mar.
20, 1907, and Sept. "a, 1908"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Sole Props, Boston.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-17
His Efforts Wasted.

Lecturer on Art-"Before l sit down
I shall be happy to answer any ques-
tons that any of you may wish to
ask" Gentleman Tin audience)-"I
have enjoyed the lecture much, sir.
and have understood it all except a
few technical terms. Will you please
tell me what you mean by the words
perspective, fresco. and mickle-anje-
LOT" (Lecturer sits down discour-
aged.)-Chicago Tribune.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-17
Advertising That Counted.

An Oklahoma boy put up what he
considered a good joke on his mother
by advertising in her name for a hus-
band. He is o being walloped by
a good. stout ~stepfather, the surprised
but not at all frustrated mother hav.
ing annexed the first man that came
along, and doing well at that, as the
neighbors all allowed. You can do
anything in this world that is doable
by proper advertising. Let our Mr..
- talk with you about it.-Minne.
apOlis Journal.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-17
rimber the Ore Mlned Here.

One Of the most curious mines In
the world is in Tongking, China,
where, in a sand formation at a depth
OF from II to 20 feet there is a de-
post Of stems of trees. The Chinese
work this mine for the timber, which
is found in good condition, and is used
in making collins and troughs and for
carving and other purposes.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-17
interesting Analysis Of Snow.

The London Lancet once made an
analysis of London nov on q week
day and on a Sunday. The Sunday
snow showed roughly a fifth Of the
amount of impurities present in the
weekday snow. But the most signi-
icant difference was that while the
weekday snow contained as much as
1856 grains of sulphuric acid in ten
pounds the Sunday snow contained
practically rome.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-17
TROUBLES of People on Venus.

any, must feel it extremely difficult to
establish units of time. Venus always
turns the same face toward the sun;
so the planet has no day, and the
lack of a moon deprives it of a month.
FINAL, it has no year, for it's axis of
rotation is perpendicular to the plane
of its orbit, and the latter is almost
circular.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-17

If a girl admires a young man and
keeps him at a distance, it's either be.
cause she is bashful or because she
has been eating onions.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-17
The Ono True Fact o. Lite.

/ know OF no more encouraging fact
than the unquestionable ability OF a
man to elevate his life by conscious
endeav0r.-Thoreau.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-13
CHAPTER TX.
The Creepy Luncheon and
 Invisible Guest.

NlHE day almost from the rising
 of the sun was intolerably hot. and the hours on guard were almost overpowering. At 9 o'clock I came down from my room and went to the postern and entered the room which we had styled 'the hall of council" to relieve Rouleta- bile of his guard. Darzac appeared. announcing that he had something important to communicate. He said that he intended to quit the Fort of Hercules at once. taking his wife with him. This declaration left Rouleta- bile and myself dumb with surprise Mme. Edith had had a nervous attack. We understood the reason at once. for there was no doubt in the mind of either Rouletabille or myself that Mrs. Rance's jealousy of Mme. Darzac was increasing every hour and that each act of courtesy performed by the hus- band townrd the former object of his admiration was positively insupporta- ble to his wife.
 RouletabiIle implored Darzac to en- dure the situation. He assured him that he agreed with his feeling that the stay of himself and Mme. Darzac must be made brief. but that the se- curity of both depended on their re- maining in their present quarters for the time being. If they were to go away I.arsan would know on the mo- ment how to overtake them and when they expected him the least. Here they were forewarned. they were upon their guard. for they knew. Elsewhere they would be at the mercy of every person that surrounded them. for they would not have the Fort of Hercules to defend them. Certainly this situa- ton could not endure very long. but Roulstabiile asked NJ. Darzac to wait eight days longer. not a single one more.
 Darzac lett us. shaking his head doubtfuliy. He was angrier than we had ever seen him. Rouletabille re- marked:
 Mime. DarZac will not leave us, and M. Darzac will stny if she does" And he started on on his rounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-13


 of the apartments occupied by the Darzacs.
 Prince Galitch was the first to make a remark. He spoke politely to Roule- tabille. mentioning the fame which the young reporter had won. This ap- peared to enbarrass him. and he made a confused reply. The prince went on to explain that he was particularly in terested in the exploits of my friend for the reason that as a subject of the czar he knew that RouletabiIle would shortly be sent to Russia. But the re- porter replied that nothing had yet been decided. whereupon the prince astonished us by drawing from his pocket a journal of his own country announcing the fact that .Rouietabille was soon to be in St. Petersburg There was occurring in that city. the prince read. a series of events so inexplicable in governmental circles that the superintendent of police had decided to ask the Epoch to lend him the young reporter. Rouletabllle re- piled dryly that he had never in the course of his short life done detective work and that the superintendent of police at St. Petersburg was an idiot.
 Mime. Edith arose from her chair speaking ecstaticaliy of the beauty of nature. But. in her opinion. she de clared. there was nothing more beau tiful anywhere near than the Gardens of Babylon. She added mischievously. .They seem SO much more beautiful because one may only see them from a distance-'
 The prince said nothing. Mime. Edith looked vexed and a moment later