The Post=Signal (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, July 5, 1901 Page: 4 of 8
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School Lapds fof ^opie Seekers.
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y-.u want a. home in West Texae at ONE DOLLAR an aere
for ii.J This ig probably yotir iaat ohanca in Texas. 1 have juat published
you valuable information. It is worth it* weight in to the Home Seeker.
Thif hook gives the new land law paused by the recent legmlature.
This book toils the name* of the Counties placed east of the Lease Line.
This book gives the name of the parties who now have these valuable lands leased.
This book gives the names of the counties in which each man has School Land leased.
This book telle when eaah man’s l«a»e expires. Hundreds of leases expire this year.
This book tells how many acres of school land each man has under lease.
Thbybook in a valuable guide for the man who wants some of these lands for a home.
This book tells you that you can file on from one to four sections and how to do it
This book is liable because it is compiled from the records of the General Land Office.
This book is sold for $1.00 and will be mailed to any address for that money.
JOHN DAXjHI, Howie, Tex.
A O/'li C*'I-' Cl.n\I A f rxt■ .x a
i.MM.vua a wi r nut ruilll, 9 CXHS.
I springing up, he dragged a chsh uh
f ueruiiH.-oioUMy from unaei uu ua aaaiieu
j *,nd hairy looking IndividuAl, who M
i coolly appropriated it. sad Bon* him
and FORTY YEARS to pay I aprawrirg on tko ground. Being, how-
hook which ,.ivpn I Mlir' ,a f Pkw this individual had a
| considerable amount of wiiuleaoine re-
1 sport for. and knowing it wonld be 1m-
i poasihla to thallcuge the "P. M.’’ to
I have c “set to.” ha wisely hold hie
tongue and betook hiipaojf to the hol-
f'-Y v
| American newspaper methods Mr,
j x cai dwu vJ o uew ribvllt *>*aii‘puMtit'/AM
|tloni», 4rtUJo^ tfv©kli«s *t><2
nil ol theiB &wA)*t>le,—Sher-
| niwii
TJto grm'WjjnKMOin- LOLKii:
W»%ee» wismiMM. formally opened
*W 1* now tn fall «w»y. It is a spin
| zsc ssr zuj^"z£ '
I saa “ r«rr. rrs i sswszwsr'UoJZ:;-
' in ay 10 train would have gone on talking, i v * *.* .g,
I utterly oblivious of any such thing In L YoU ^ “U?mei
! the tvorpi ua a trial. If his brother mag- ' T,,u wttn‘ 10 f * *»** fro“ «>® “I-
! (strut® had not given him a alight re- I press! vw«i ofto-cUy end the Low
: minder by covertly kickto* him ua the “lU‘ w*’ ,Go f ^oudcroh, N. M
shin. it. W.« ,0.-1^.. ............a ! KOOO feet elevation! On the summit
of the loftiest peak of the Sacrament..
Continued from second page,
extraordinary and reprehensible aa tak-
ing a “Jack Smither”—L ■».. a lone
drink—or witbont inviting ev$ry one |
in the room to drink with yon. f there-
fore < filled apm. those present to “breast j
respect as to perpetrate certain dlgree- j The face of one ma„ reeembteS thal
“inns in “»• vo<ia! line for their especial of a Maori chief being fantastically
teneflt. They seemed to like it. but , tattooed with sticking plaster Home
tUmi there U do accounting for taste®. j bad a comical, maudlin, bleary look
When the “fnn" was at Its height 1 | and Winked like owls in the sunlight
tHpped out and made my way back to j Svidautly they bad been already allay
8 *ra*y overlooking the river. , tog the considerab), thirst engendered
the bar and signify by what deaths they
Would die.''
That this was a popular form of sal-
cido was evidenced by the alacrity with
which the entire company responded to
the invitation. In fact, three or four
old loafers, who bad some days previ-
oqaJy undergone the process of “lam-
ming down " and were now in the con-
dition when a drink is not only doubly
acceptable but a sort of physical neces-
sity to alleviate that prostration called
“suffering recovery " were no moved
that, having first aa..isted themselves to
respectable sired u obulenj of Queens
Lurid r-m, they got together in a corner
• >f tile bur and. bolding out their giaasee
toward me. began to sing in anything
but tho steadiest or most musical of
voices:
•‘Uoow, fill np your i!im amt drink whit,
you car- :
Whatever'* t a- damag: i'll pay.
flo he on ay and tree while yoo're drlnktnv
with mo—- |
rm ■ uua yo« don't meet eeery day. **
They were doubtless right so fur as
tho last assertion, considered in a mr j
eoiir.l mm was concern.-<t StiiVYhe
eom.1 ense. was concerned. StUk ttie ' iTi F w
S3J xs: rr*.^ k 1 «»***- «
where tho gentle breos*- would bhrw
away tho ni'«x|iiltocs, and whore the
air was fresh and cool. There 1 intend
ei to camp tor the night My ^orje.
only a little way off. was cropping the
rice grass
CHaPTER X.
THE MA.VHKTY OX TUB-LAW.
Vfheu that early riser, the laughing
jackass, crashed into the tender spirit
of the dawn with its discordant esebin-
cation. I sprang from my bed of dried
grass, over which my blanket had been |
placed, and teent drtyn to tbs river j
! Th*'n I found Barney and boiled my '
qua*t pot cinder the leefy Mqrvkm bay
ash that did service as luy roofti-ee.
The sir was as yet cofnpmntiveiy cool
and p easant. Heptssnber being only a
spring month. A ghostly. gsriBeUke !
tnls* rose f*W the rtv-rr and crept lis-
giringly from tree h> tree. Tho tawny j
yellow 1c the erst charged to asnri j
and as the while qtaiverlng' m run
ateve the tree tope, the dew sparkled I
*n tbn grass as if a shower of flue di«- I
■— j X . » S »l ' . .
•MUIAWAm UttU k«UK!ti. j <
T hiid in a great measure shakM off I {J
the effects of the favor. id<1 as a conac- v
queace wf aoq^riag their !
“M Once morel was appre 1
by the libations of the uigiit tehee hi
a thorough and conwiientioos iiiHiircr.
in fact, loriog the progress of the tr.ai
it wan customary for several of tbs
aforesaid thirsty individuals to ie*v,-;
the tent quietly by turns und ndjourn
to s certain hollow tree in too ouah.
fiTin which they came back looking re
freshhd and as innocent ««
stances permitted.
la toe background, hanging round
the tent, war tho mob of blocks already
referred to. They exemplified *hs tuuki-
. shins It wits obvious that we should
I noi hsve the P M prejudiced against
I ouu of i.'ir witnesses,
j a icw uhiu iiom vnegovernunsm cut-
I ter and it couple of polios constables
j were iuterspoiseo toronghont the crowd
j so as to eject anybody evincing a dispo-
j sitiou to ferity There was silenco. Kv-
i ery one wu* in a state of expectancy. lu
; another minute Jack msrr.hod in ho-
j tween twocooatables l had ieered that
i hwwonid feel tbs huniiiistion of hispo-
| eition and priwont &n ap)HMtrance lest
consistent with injured innocence tbfcu
, that which was to bo desired. I» this
; I wiv, tcustuken He miget hove lookod
, a tiifle pale, hie demeanor may have been
I rather thoughtful aud subdued, but
I there was a quiet dignity and an oppu,
m
M|gS
special refarence to waa a man like ,L .— TV.’ V ~
thcuisalvae who came in with hi. £100 *hpi 'reerjorn of life in the Australian
I buah.
or £ HSU check, ea tho cans tt ignt be.
after J long spell of bush -vork for Dome
squatter, or after a long overland trip
with some drover, and who. ha idiug it
over the her to tfct pnbi) .an, <aid ‘ MI
any, old stick it. the mud, just keop
tola ’er1* .md let'- know when it s done,
will yat Than urs ghtway cried to
th* bci. * “Breast th- bar. y. ions of
Achf* n. L rsfW- th. ia« ! iVomiiratt* re*
I 'iei iS t*d give it i. name And U is
wots.d last tor t ir or- five deys, <sr
tnaflw, l> the pubi can vm not quits k>
an«cmpp.k»u» *s to., generxlit of M'ti-
licmt fur s week ... <,v,- . i u dav*.
il**'*r bna.i niesl of .* n an—
the sort of man you didn't uieer with
avery d.ty.’
BhOTfcly after 1 entered an old organ
e4v®j#ae placed on the counter and some '[
womBerfn! gyraiion.scalled dancing vero
I Having flhlshed breakfast. I Trent
over to the iiolice harrackn and aew
Jstir. He fewfl retweced vfltwa od ki,
c xihiers and self confide; ce bj this
time. There was
. looking re- I nr,ei>’t'Uied kick ou his i&co that ill w | scriptive liters,
the circum- | ffrd#a.w’^ U'H i«^» of.'t.-sccUt- [ ticket agent or
I tion with hardened criminality. 1 no-
ticed he only onve seemed to observe the
presence of tlw women, and then he
turned bis head qaickly away, wvrrr
Sotrking at Himn again, at least so far
m I could make out.
There was a Luafa and the magistrate
row* over the noceosary preliminary pa-
pers in conneciiofc with the charge. In
dealing with this case I shall neither
repeat dte-ussionH regarding points of
law n >r give in full the evidence of the
wiinesaes. cot)fining luytmlf t< tho jnafw
feat area 1 thoreforo do not pretend to
be technically correct.
j The charge was to thie effect—that
I hr. John Pnnquhareon. alias John Tyn-
\ dal! did n.*«v iltA 1 'lAn,.,.rrw a*i——*
i tbe nirth -lay of March last, kill one
j James Sexton a bushomn and miner,
j etc “i.irnilf.y or not guilty?”
To be continued.
{Mountains. 110 aiilet Northeast ,>f
I L‘» IX... .. vm... J - ~ir .*
■ — » »mv. mv/uvmui owuor^i ien-
inis court* and Golf Links, liancim.
pavilion. In fact everything do.-,in .1
or expected in an up-to-date, healtliiui
summer resort.
I Cloudcro/t is known as tbe “Breati
| ing Spot of tho South week”
I There is but one '»ny.itt> go couifort-
jably aod quiolriy. tint oi^e way to
' avoid more than '
ONK CHADOR
of car-; b it. on® way to enjoy I'dcli,
j tug t hair-cars, (seats Pres) and sleoi.
lug cars a!! tho w»y through daily to
| K1 I'm That wajf 1* •. ia th* Texas
■ A Baciiie Railwey.
! More information by tetter or de-
rriptive literature may he hist) of any
, E P. TURNER
I Gcooial I’fcsseugerand Ticket Agent
I Oc. lialta*, Texas.
mltiat;o*» c«i hia /V-* to
after hi* Xpatby of yreterday f toaaw
Oot» ifcat ho icsixiH tj :;ga;
"I’v« D»t*» <*'jfaM!ng S’ht t voa si.oM-
of yew,wfc*|' ha gaid. it v-jc x ant
to hiurt) wl th« d«*S» geVoat yotir long-
eat shhnirit *.>dfn. V xa want to Look
';n\ th tigb, afcd nV>t bora v nr tongua
If you think j tnf can stand the old cliap
off with what you elrewly know, yen
catt Is master of ceremonies id my cnee,
but look on* for -our tougoo. You un-
d«rst»nil ?”
About 8 o'clock Duly drove up in ths
station wagon with Elsie, the rent s-r-
riving on horeeback. Wo pitched a tent
?fk t miftnii+ett) droftMii a tihnir front *t>-
• ------------ ...u, dcr film
So.’.- of qm'e* deter- ttke simplicity of the gor.Ua savage with
^ I ™ liOTBeoikc*. wepitCibed a tent
desrrtbecl to the stratus of the ' Devil's I for the women aepr (lie river byagrouu
Mum h Another and [ >riia;>« the most
popular of the innocent little snir.se
monte indulged in by this typical happy
family was that of having a friendly
Epar without the aid ot boxing glovag
or. tin slightest pretext <>n tb . co-u-
p let ion of «ne of these rouade. which,
with one regard t.<> the proprieties, was
always fought outside, the party who
had coma off •'second heat” was obliged
to s»t up the drinks all round. These
little incidents were rather encouraged
than otherwise.
Entering Into conversation with one
or two member#of the company who
seemed in ratllfer a leas bemnddlnd con-
dition than their feliows, I learned that
nbt a few of those present were simply
delayed there until the thunderstorm*
had properly set In, so that thgy might
■urmonnt certain dry stages on the un-
certain track lending to the newly di«
OCVared goiddelds in Western Australis.
Of oonrac. the chief kpic <*f conversa-
tion was the arrest which had been
made that afternoon. I found that al-
though popnLir feeling was dead against
the supposed murderer, still, from the
fact that the man. iy name Dan
flmythe. wh.. had laid tho information,
' ----- ...... M ) irn a,• wu |X
of soXciak. within convenient reach ot
tlie courthouse. Gordon, I disovered.
knew much more than I bad given him
credit for Being a quiet, cool, long
headed Hcot. he had provided for oar-
taii. contingencies that made me in
dulge in comnderable speculation.
toJigliifu' oriffi/w iy. H iving been of
dorsd, by a pate.na! gcvXrnmeat to
41csb„ tb>-mi*olv«e after the t**hfc;i of
dfvffised AHitcty- • r. h nr. it luoeuf oat
there ■» tb-v did ft accordtelt to {heir
0*7* grac.-fnl »od airy ’(teas. Tl,. gio»
of the par'y were a’tin to the u*c*« igxh-
(Obable Ps- iidsn and English «xpoaotsts
of drerts Jo thus they only wore *
muc b of it ns svae absolutely necessary
r.iid barely enough t- irewt the demands
of the ir.wi regulating conuoon deoency
Otc- of tbs buck* lied managed to pick
up oa olil nightshirt aad an old chim-
wy pot tint—hiiw tho latter ettiefe
came to tie in that part of the world In
ona of tho®
ujp—and
. A Few Good Reasons
I Why tn.'HanklnV iildi.ev Tahlvts are
i lire liert, and moo* popular illdaev Hem
j edy of the pnsretit ilnje. in t'be tiict
j place, they are prepared ia tablet form,
ihu» rr.icuring thyui youvenUuj, :o carry
I about l,i ihr pocket and ,iot nwresltati?.g
a return homo;in older tp tak« a dn»*
1 beai.le. In ti.<c form '.lie tecffi-.diY ntniiicj:
••mix coD'.eBirateo, one tablet ((uaMiniii'g
tlie viiline of many spooqftiiS of lig'inl
mixtures. Again Dr, jUnkluta Kidney
I dlilfth win r»AVa»|k 0 OA( I «»I«L -*U A * J ...
always effective eoaWng Vt^Xci
uiers fo giiirantec,shsolutgljl.eveifj box
Hr. Rankin was, for n.suy I<Mte*>t9Mt lash
j inp specialist of the world M kidney
diaeaseM. A gindi air of both Heidelberg
! and Baris, and the 4i/>Cov-rer p,o fa
incus core for BrtghGl disvsvf po'w
j known .1, ali ax i<i. Tim*.kin's Siidney
1 Tablet-■. ’They cure aritliont tell (l«« lot-
j h* win a, vir; BrlgtitL tdsense, Diabetes.
er,y*: OriaveS, Incontinence -»J urli.e, (kkurt m
! Bintlder The ,'e'ilcts area -core rcrurdv
i for ‘ir.cksChe Luynhxgo, vLhavirrtitls'ii,
Turpi ’ I jver. Urinary T ub-* a Thev
J Tint Beat Liniment for 5tra2nA.
I ^lr f- H. Wells, ’Be mercTiautat
j Dee: Rsc-ii, u :cg Island, N. i.
I ”*■ always ireoonumon ! VharaberlHiu’s
JBaln Malm ar- th® act lmq,.e u (or , ,v„r> ui„,!V
, swains 1 usc-jt. it last winter foe# are a snlen id hlcqo pwriter-a Y ayst-c-
! sav.-r* lamaaeaa to the rld<i, resulting <''e*n»er- By itoaMthl. JCc per
toe a ncal, add w„ greatlyiptegsod , ^ Md^
tho ijnick rojlet anil om<fs » bi 8
!«ct-j<3.” F&r by Gaiom Ac Wright,, i *• ',«XB8t
Sfccfyl EKcursion Bates
!>url»- tha moMh-; of June, July
ind Angrier, 'hart will bo a number'
of ft:Cl
cap ax*
tut? ‘sir-out
"dor* tales In effect via I
Koch f.-dand Route” u, [
polo!® Lttet. North and West.
------ — -........| To>'K»n Francisco accoiiol Epworti- !
men my.* tori on put all e louring ! League.
iw^these bo strutted nhnut with J To Chinagn account B. Y. p fj i
Jo Detroit account N. E. \
T" Buffalo account Exposition. 1
Tommmsi rosorts in Colorado. Wi«- j
ooimi Mu hi i/an and Eastern States. !
to you arc coaI-implating a summer !
y
— ■» -----— k'V"'-WM UUkWVwl
the magistrata'a table and the apprecia-
1 tivc little crowd ot specta tors. There
wau cot oti« c-«at to the company, and
; bo "be d retimed ot retnoviag his h»X
- .....- -.......... I ■ orne of them hsd wnabed. soma had
bore the reputatiou of being “a crooked j postjKined wsshing »nd others agniii,
ooa eran to hi:t own mate*. ” tho crowd j judging by appoarances. had evidently
on the whole was open to conviction
As I, knew tbe indirect Influence „f forgotten that there waa sneb a thing
public opinion, even on a police trial, | to the worki as Water, or at least feared
to such a part of the world, and not 'hat. itc wee might interfere wjth the
wishing the w itnesses for the proaocu- Hqnia they worn just then assimilating
tion to liave the moral i.npport or the ‘ into tijehr systems, tievoral had wall
encouragement of tlut all i.nju.rtsut i defined l|Xlos ot block ami blue Sjmlx*
otonmunity. I expreesed my opiniou ' ding their eyes *a|d suggasted a hew
pretty freely regaeding the tnuaped tip ' ‘ '
Diet kingiy utep which no other people
in the world have to such perfection
a« the A uerraliati' Black fellow. Thin
KenilemHn. with a due sense of hi* dig-
nity and importance, kept somewhat. vun urn i'iiai*mr.i*cn ,
«"> ri-avT-a-sr. H.u. • txzr&jz sstsyss' Z'ZZZgZZZ
rnrvons VVc were now all gatharad to-| admiration nmi envy, ami more than I tr ’ ' .- p,‘,H fet'l?.AT'.
getlier ,t- tne large marquee tent, with likely be afterward was created a chief ’ A“ ‘'or Worth-
the sidee looped up, and alongside the - on the strength of his superior tastes,
unfinished conrthoi »e. which wss not I Bat some of the others ran him closely
yet available for use There were two j for originality of drew One wore a
wimen present, the publican's wife and | pair of new “one crown” moleskin
he- «'•»«' They were ac< .... ...
with hairs A large table. «u*i
around which were ranged several camp i they were cap**, tying the sleeves <rf
stools, stood at one end of the teat, and | these nsefni garments in front, as they
would have done a scarf. A ft., rite
form ot linaddress was a glaring cotton
handkerchief round the forehead tod ! appreciateL” “Because ll has to hare
inclosing the hair. A crowd of hungry, I some one to run It,” “Because both
ri’ssa; rsi......*...... -........ ■”*»
ninnies, mid the men strutted about with :ru"^ 11 ohauges u* dress.
ditrnift.wl it 'ilir* V............. I rfVhl tlflkiuro" ia. ......
UN Idi
S*MldlW
^ 9er^m0m« QD.
XmJiS?
net fis*. Gi«*r<urs«»7 (jnlmwjawm..
Psi-sat*. t.a**a tEnsaak Mona jTcEvSselv*
rwrlel «
Oet Ont. of Your Own.
A gentleman culled at the printing
day with what he
itUk«f*tkfe»Vjl
LltknsMKM.sV’f)
iw.t n Mi*, <rsd.
ScieaUfe-AericaL
\ tinnCsooiWy HltstrStadl weskb. jstesst Mf-
jWlltessfelM.^___
i X ot- WMktsJJLni 41
office the other
—- »—......... viown inoiesxin ».
accommodated trousers tied round his neck like a huge
to®, behind ami | boa. and several wore their shirts as if bought wa« a conundrum and here It
‘Why Is a newspaper like a wom-
oecttpying the body of the court was j
tbe truly note worthy public Contrasted i
with the hilarious appearance some of !
the individuals composing it prmented i
an t.li„ previous ev.-ning their present*^
staid denies nor lmrdered on the fu- I
nereal A clear space was loft between |
1*
an? The various answers were “kl«-
cause both have to Is* known to lie
The cor-
ALL THE Htmi
F0RIJ6W NEWS
CAMPAUUH, NEWS
fNOUSTRMt NEWS
Hamm. $6*1
' STA E wait !
ALL THE NEW$!
„ ...... | Yon oao get both THg ^Ktf&iWSXK-
Ho«!»or«o erery naan ! NjBWH r6»lv^«toi> or Mitral ifad
own *,hi not icr itWtottka s>*r
rU0"‘“* *fWr W" no‘ffh6or«.'’— | thus get. THRS3B papwi*# W«3f* (lljst
Osona hlckei. ! vew/'. sh,i>ii will «w,.. A*..
| re<>t answer is:
, eh an hi have one i »t
nature of the <-a#e A TB not* wsm oisin
•pent in “shouting’‘ for tb* r-ampany.
Ui ii^iTtU avtsu aim *•.:]/
- ’ J — '"TV* '•fJWtfem’u m litw
of woo*. Of it riilffc the lap-
py pcssranirii were donhUees prouA tes-
tifying as they did to their powers of
sSyjiTnZty, In amnner kind of ring.
I digniK ’d looks, carrying tesmierangs
^ and nulla nul.'sn in their li«n,ih ijg8
I the lords of i ' eatloii they were
! The 'MiUce magistrate and his col- • *, Ul . , -----------
i league now took tbeir seat* j was loot-- I K’*,n* Kicaei. j year) which will gl*, van at a merely
ling anxiously around when * generate ----------- .moilnai . osl AtR 'Tfife NS w#.-i5|e
turning of head# in a certain diri!otior 1 'tt » W Itch Hasel Falv® should *W' I he closing of tbe
told me that Mire M.ckenxi. and her ! *“ !>' '’mpily applie.1 to ....... boras «„d j w!lirUo%e «'he‘icHr’»br*lrFriVr
^ottoanL wTnmn'wonldhrg *ort^!*“ld" !t B',oth”’ *lod quickly heals j KD'Takr’niE^Kfel.-.V^fiKI.Y PrjEW.ri
such S flatter .xcitemrat "in*Tl *t,W T‘*rt. There are .worth less \ ^c«i»B*.Atea with you, jrttwr and
truly Bohemian throng. Norah Mac i C0UBlerfe,,s. be sure to gat DeWHt’i, j SUBfiCRiBK*NOtSV”0 U,lWfc
knnzie came in with s quirt,, self pos- 'John M- ,V< L j MoUM&flnns, Rvbliptof*.
■easeil nir. The otagistrat** had turn*«i 1 , —j— j Pilot Point, Texas,
his head with ah impatient gesture at L. Arthoi ToaCsoti, the mll)|«nalr#1 -iR - r~------r~- ,
the" • -a'l i *« h!. whfin h® rwiHred ! |>,,'*«px^*r and Magazine prpprlpter o^ThlaUt^ret" fm- ;- -*°* *• 0r-—®’
P I ause of th"o " i -- -og.^me |.r»pr,cu.r oft Thl* to the rale tor classified advMt»l2(
u v. m to. tali l ex' i “#n, r'tex E""r““-1 (lie k&siS
.... ess, waa-
order for sdverilsiog to Dallas News.
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The Post=Signal (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, July 5, 1901, newspaper, July 5, 1901; Pilot Point, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth982956/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .