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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14
GROWTH OF PosToFFICEs.

An interesting pamphlet on the post
Offices In the United States has lately
been issued by the postofiice depart
ment at Washington. II shows won
derful growth In this department and
Is indlsput.ible evidence Of the expan-
sion of the country.
We CLEAN from the pamphlet that In
1883 there we're only rs postofices e.
tablished, the length Of the post routes
being 2.275 miles and the gross reve-
nuc OF the department being only 81
$40. The expenditures for the same
year were s756O and Of this only 81
G57 were paid In salaries TO p0stmasters.
There were In 1901 1854 postoiYices
In operation. 511.S08 miles Of post
routes. i66. .l4G.059 miles Of mall ser
Ice performed. The gross revenues Of
the department were Sill, ,G31 1893, me
expenditures $115.039. .607, and $19.-
1880 were paid as compensation to
postmasters.
From June 30, 1s47. to June 30. 1851,
AGO., 200 postage stamps were issued,
while In the single year Of 1901 4,329,-
273.G9G stamps were used by the peo-
pie Of the United States.
In 1853, the year In which stamped
envelopes were first issued. 5000, 200
were used. while In 1901 the total was
772. .S39, 900.
The first years issue Of postal cards
--1S73-numbered 31,094, 900. while In
1901 659.Gl4 800 were issued.
The registry system was started In
1856, and In that year the registered
pieces numbered 629. 1922. In 1901 they
numbered 20.S14,501.
In 1868 money orders to the amount
OF sl,3cO.l22 were issued, while In 1901
the total amounted to $274.546.067.
The number OF pieces Of matter Of all
kinds mailed increased from 100000
in 1890 to 7.424 800. .329 In 1901.
What a quarter Of century hence
will show In this department! Il
promises to continue To eyDand.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

An Embssslins BIoksr oivsn the Limit
OF the Law.

VI WV &~sWs
Kansas City, Motive Years In the
penitentiary was the verdict rendered
ty the Jury Saturday that has been try
ing J. L. Brown In the criminal court
since last Thursday. for the cmbesz'c.
nent Of 3. 1000 paced In his charge
by r. 10. Hardwick, OF Alva, .. T.. for
the purchase Of July pork.
The verdict of the jury was reached
In about half an hours time, Lnt II
was an evident shock to Brown. lie
had looked for either an acau'ttal or
Engagement. and when thu foreman
announced the penalty. Brown sighed
heavily and his head wavered hack
and forward on his shoulders. lie
sighed again when deputy marshal
conducted him to the county JaiI,
where he was locked up.
Attorney Mcl.ain, who represents
drown, will make a motion for a new
trial and will ask that the prisoner be
admitted to bail pending n decision. In
the event Judge Woftord ovc,rulcs u
motion for a new trial. an appeal will
~, ,anen tO the supreme court
Brown was n dealer In stocks and
PROVISIONS. and at three different ti!l,s
hardwick deposited total OF S2 TOO
~nli him to Dc invested In July dc'iv-
cry pork. In April when the Okin-
homa man demanded that the deal be-
closed. and settlement made. Brown
represented that he was bankrupt,
drew his balances out Of three lt'ii
banks and disappeared from his Office
for several days. His arrest followed.
The contention Of the prosecution WIS
that brown had never executed the
orders for the pork. but con'lscated
Hardwick's money, which he dep ,s;tcd
In the Traders and American National
banks to his own credit and drew out
the money through his stenog-nphcrs
on April %. the day HardwicR DO
manded settlement.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

Bates county. Mo-. scored q signal
victory over . "bloatsd bondholder" In
the federal court In Kansas City Sat
urday. The county has been rsiring
the payment Of bonds given In aid vi
railroad enterprise which never g0t
htyoud the papsr plan stage James
ndwarda. Nsw York capltalist. who
holds bonds which cost $4,000 and
Vhlch with sccrusd interest, stncs
1871. hs now values at el0 OO0. brought
gult with the result that Judge PM tsn
decided that TIE prooesdings BY which
~ beads heA ~ udvas6s wess issssl
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14
BEWARE OF oINTMENTs Yo1
CATARRH THAT CONTAINS
MERCURY

as mercury will surely destroy the sense
of smell and completely derangs the
whole system when entering Il through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles should
never be used except on prescriptions
from reputable physicians. as the dam
age they win do is ten fold to the good
you can possibly derive from them. Halls
Catarrh Cure. manufactured by r. J.
Cheney a Co.. Toledo. o.. containes no
mercury. and IL taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous SUR
faces Of the system. In buying Hairs Ga.
tarrh curdo be- suro You get the genuine.
II is taken internally and inadc n Toledo.
Ohio. by r.. j. Cheney n Co. T'ertimoaiais
free
Sold by Druggists, Price 76c per bottle.
Hairs Family Pills are the best.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14
Mere Killed.

Wichita. aKs.-whsn willis Bartlett.
q prominent negro. went home at IL
O'Clock Saturday MIA. he saw . man
Iisdaf his Kitchen table with q double.
hApsssod ShotsiiA Before he could get
away both Eagsers were ps.aled.
Hosspdsd, 10 called hts Siss to bs,ng
him his revolver. continuing In . hand
t-hand struggle with his asSailant In
tho meantime. Mrs. bartlott handed
the revolver to her husband. who shot
his enemy through the heart. When a
light was brought. the dead man was
found TO be Luther Henry Cros.waite.
Bartiett's brothsr-in-law. vino ciawled
into the house To Kill Mrs. Crosr waite.
~ho had separated from him and had
gone TO i've with her brother. The
Iegroes we're much excited until they
understood the circumstance Of tne
killing.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

Aid In pastilies Ia the latest novelty.
The invention In the work Of M. Georges
Jaubert. Of the Ecole Polytech niQue,
Paris. who has discovered q combina-
tion which. when dissolved In wster,
gives on oxygen. Two pounds OF air
pastilles made of this combination will
produce ESQ liters OF oxygen, and the
benefit OF the invention In theatres,
hospitals. mines and submarines is evi-
dent " q glance II means. In fact,
that . trip 10 the seaside b 10 bs
bought from the nearest chemist and
enjoyed In ones own room.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

How smoothly the seasons come and
go!" said Mrs. snaggs
Especially when summer merges In
TO fall" added Mr.. snaggs
why especially them"
"The progress In autumn-atic-"
Ptttsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14
Meeting Him On His Own Ground

A gentleman staying with n vulgarian
wns much irritated by his hosts habit
OF telling him what this. that. and the
other cost. The crisis came at lunch
con. This salmon" said the novus
homo. laying the knife affectionately
upon the lordly fish. cost eight and
ak pound-eight and six q pound!"
did III" answered the axasperated
guest; and. holding out his plate. add
ed. Just give me another ninepenn'-
orth."-LOndon Globe.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

N. Combes. the new French premier
Is oaly Ave feet tAres inches tall III
In by profession . physician. He was
at one time o sch90lmaster and is u
leading authority Oh French education
nj affairs. His scholasship and literary
activities have for years been large and
comprehensive. embracing such topica
as the Latin poet Virgil. kants meta
phisics. the philosophy OF 81. Angus
tine and the social theories Of st. 81
mon.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

Professor Uphues. the sculptor who
In 10 execute the statue OF Frederick
the Great. which Emperor william
will present to this country. will not
begin work ON II until August.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

Hs-The cook has written me q let
ter asking for moro wages.
ehs-Well. isn't that all rightf
mo; I don't like the letter because
sha 10 untrnthful In IT,"
How soi"
why. she signs II: Your obedient
servant "-Yonkers Statesman.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

General w. n. shsftcr has been visit
ing his old home at 0aiesburg. Mich.
where still stands the log house whsrs
he was born.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

DR.. n. II. Kishi. head OF the DEPART
ment Of pedagogy OF the University Of
Minnesota. 10 aboct 10 retire from the
position. which he has held for twenty
ssvsn yeass.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

John Philip sousa has sent King Ed
ward n copy of his march Imperial
Edward" beautifully illuminated upon
yellum In antique fashion and enclosed
In a gold mounted morocco case.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

The construction quartermastcr Of
Fort Riley. kas.. was informed Wy tele-
Gram hate Saturday night that plans
and specifications for the constru 'tlon
az new buildings was forwarded To
that post. The estimated cost of sau,e
tO amount To S300.0OO. 1hls leaves
Fort Riley with over S660.000 IN I'm
Irovemenis In courae OF instruction
nj the same time.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

Korea. on the other side OF the world.
Is rejoicing at the bloss0ming Of fruit
trees recently imported from an Amer
lean nursery.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

A beggar has Invented a new STORY
In Atchison. He asks for money To hay
a tombstone for his wife's grave.
Il. ID. George OF Mankato. has been
elected superintendent OF schools nj
Paola. to MI the vacancy caused BY ,he
resignation OF Prof. Ira Swain.
An effort is being made TO arrange n
Joint debate between w. J. Bailey and
W. II. Craddock, the opposing nom
inees for governor. MIR. Bailey is wit
ling, as announced.
The dates for the old settlers re-
union Of Clay. Riley and Washington
counties has been fixed for August u
and 10 and the place. 8irdIeys grove,
north OF Green, in Clay county.
August 23 has been designated at
Kansas day at the Chicago exposi-
tion for aged and infirm colored peo.
pie. and Governor Stanley has accepted
an invitation to deliver an address
there ON that date.
The Frisco depot at Pawnee. a small
station six miles south OF Fort Scott
was broken into and robbed while the
operator and station agent were nj sup
per. About $40 In money and that
'nu,n 'no'e ~ nIo"e' o'ae'S were '"h-
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Frank smith was arrested near VIZ
Gil by Constable Dinsriofe, anu az ne
Was being taken To bnriinstoh 10 s'anu
trial, charged with ''ssaui, on ohh "o
Reynoids' ne io"hu somu e.uo.
have the onicer remove 'he hah"cunh
and then ran away se'cra' s'io's ".,o
nred ai'er h'iii' pu' "' '''"ps" :" ~"
darkness.
Dr. j. G. Brownncld. who caused q
sensation in the trial OF Jessie Morri-
son for the Murder Of Olin Castle by
t,stifyinu that he had heard Mrs. Cas-
he caiI Miss Morrison from the street
and who was charged with perjury
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

President Roosevelt will be- the guest
OF Governor Beckham. Of Kentucky, u
he visits that state next Octobes.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

The assessor for Fort Scott. who has
just finished his work. hnds that ths
city has made . gain Of 2.2Ss 10 the
Iast year. making the population Of
Fort Scott 1882 at tho present time.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

Henry 8. Bisbins. the painter Of
cows. II the latest addition 10 the long
list Of American painters on the roll OF
the legion Of Honor Of the French
government.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

Matt Tobin 10 dead In aalina county,
Yansas, at the great age OF lO6 years.
Ills arst wife died IN New York IT
eho'sra IN 1850. and his csc0nd wife
survives him at the aGs OF -.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14
The II. F. Brammer Manufacturing

The II. +. Brammer Manufacturing
company Of Davenport. Iowa. have .
unique puzzle Douvenir. which they are
sending free To persons writin6 for
samo. The Brammer company arc
manufacturers Of the o. X. Washing
Machine. one of the best machines ever
placed on the market. Any goods bear
Ing this comrany'G stamp may be relied
upon as being what the trade mark I'm
piles. 20. X"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

The Baron de Hirsch school fund In
Galacia maintains ATTY schooiE. the
number Of teachers amount To 2i7. ana
there are 1854 pupils.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

Last week we received lotter from
Q medicine man containing q Sc bill IN
pay for an advertisement Our learned
postmaster. who had once seen sim
liar bill. pronounced II the real thing.
-Wellston lOhio) Tribune.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

Prof Uphue~. the sculnsos Who \ 70
s-srts the sfstUs 0e pvo1eriek the
C-.-' wtil MT bse1a wask unei1
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

Rsv. Ednund g. hqssnaniers. Via b
likely 70 - ths ns1A rectos Of g.
JohR'a wssn1nseoa. ~ som 9 Ne
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

''Of course. You read about that
horse breaking the record. Goodness,
! don't see how horse could bs 20
fast"
oh. don't know. look at the clazs
OF people II has to asociats With at the
race tracks. s."--Philadolphia Pres.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

Russell sagea family and family
physician are trying to convince him
that he has dons his share OF the
worlds work.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

Hon. John ID. Long has been re-elect.
ed president of the board OF trustees OF
Westford Academy.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

Charles v. Formes. president Of the
board of aldermen. Now York. will bc
acting mayor OF the city this summer
when Mayor Low takes his vacation.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

Ksssas hes passsd q sstirs yeas
. s; ;;'''' =
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

~Dsd you ask the old man for hia
dauGhtsrf"
Mot yot--
sWhy oOtf@'
~I'n osisG . wsis sstll = bseiss q
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

Tescher--Willie. how many senses
has man1
Wiliie-I don't know about some
nen. but my ma tells pa he amt got
90 ssuse I all.-Philadeiphia Bulletin.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14
Wife--What's the matterf

WIe-Whats the matterf
Husbanu-S0me one has been rob
bling the nrm. and I'm afraid IN be
suspected.
Wife-Impossible!
Husbend-well. IT'S best 10 be on the
safe side. Better not buy that new
dress you've been worrying me about.
New York Weekly.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

Mothsrv viii npd Mrs.. Winslowss scotia
Ing. syrup the bsst remedy % uss fer thsls
childrst during the tssthins pssioa-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

Fond pareLt--why In the nane Of
gumption 10 that hid u NsHdeee'o yel-
linG around our yos6l !.
Fond ParentnnD X1g. OoorUoi I'm
surprised u yoNl 1Aok = ore On w.
i ys"s S;s'fs kfs'ss' = a. ). 49,. -
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

There are 702 differens kinds Of how-
ers found In the Arctic circle, but none
nj all In the Antarctic.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

In arguing the motion for new trial
iOr Jessie Morrison. sixteen Htidavits
were introduced. most Ol them cain.
Ing that ". T.. Burch. W. a. Davis aad
J ". Murphy, jurors at the last tIial.
had stated before being summoned that
they believed Jessie Morrison wds
guilty aud that one Of them said she
ought 10 be hung.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

J. " Clymer. an attorney, one II the
pioneers of Hutchinson. is dead. lie
was 81 years old aud native Of Gin
cinnati. lie served in the civil war ar
captain Of an Indiana regiment. I,c
was the first city attorney Of iiutchin-
son and was a member Of the state
legislature In the 7Us. lie was a
bachelor.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

Holton people are greatly clatcd by
the news that Alien Green Campbell.
who died in California ten days ago.
has left $iO0.OOU To Campbell nniver.
sity, the school that he helpcd to csiab-
lish twenty one years ago. The money
may not be- available for lev years.
but IL Is certain To come.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

The application to have the medical
certificate Of Dr. william Meffcrt. Of
Emporia. revoked. wrs argued before
the state medical board Wednesday.
Dr. Mencrt will resist the ease. He h
accused 0f conduct unbccoming n ply
sician. This Is the first ease Of the
kind 10 come up before the state board.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

Moss Burgess. IL years old. was rnii
over and seriously injured by Santa
Fe excursion train near Sevcry. He was
found hy section crew and iaken Ia
his home near FAN River. where he re-
sided with his father. B. +. Burgess a
well known Greenwood county man.
lie alleges that "A train oni,iai pishet
Him from the platform upon which lac
was standing. lie may recover.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14
KANSAS NEWS BRIEFS.

Dr. o. w. Skelksohn has been ap.
pointed a pension examining surgeon
at Lincoln.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

Secretary George w. Martin, of th'
Kansas Historical Society. has JUS
issued another Of those splendid vol
umes filled with Kansas narrative. bi
cgraphy and history. Nothing moI'
interesting to the Kansas reader hn,
ever been crowded into 600 pages Il
shows the wisdom Of putting one %
these newspaper f"llors." as Jim Ian.
called them. at the head of the Iiistor
ical SOcioiy.-Eansas CITY yusirnak
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

An effort is being made TO arrange n
Joint debate between w. J. Bailey and
W. II. Craddock, the opposing nom
inees for governor. MIR. Bailey is wit
ling, as announced.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

ExChicf Justicc Horton Is now nj a
health resort IN Wisconsin. lie has
never rightly recovered FROM an attack
of pneumonia which prostratcd him
two years ago. but he III not In the SER
ious condition which some of the
newspaper reports would seem To Inn
ply.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

Charles u. Bigbee has been appointed
A fireman at Leaveaworth postonicc.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

Il. ID. George OF Mankato. has been
elected superintendent OF schools nj
Paola. to MI the vacancy caused by The
resignation OF Prof. Ira Swain.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-14

The dates for the old settlers re-
union Of Clay. Riley and Washington
counties has been fixed for August II
and l5 and the place. 8irdIey grove
north OF Green, In Clay county.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-06

troll In 1888 he emigrated to America with
his family, hoping to find, as his daughter
Peggy observed in her diary, "a perfect land
where tyrants were to rule no bigots 10
hate and persecute their brethren, no intrlgueS
to feed the flame of discord and fill the land
with Woe" The enterprise was not crowned
with success. and the Hazlitts remained in this
country for only about four years Mr.. Birrell
has therefore, little to tell about his hero in
his first chapter that contributes to an under
standing of his character. The epicurean taste
of Hazlitt is perhaps foreshadowed in the incl
dent to which long after he referred, saying of
the taste of barberries that he had it in his
mouth still after an interval of more than thirty
years, "for L have met no other taste in all that
time at all like it," There is n hint, too, of his
lifelong devotion TO the pleasures of the pedeS-
trian in another passage from his sisters diary.
How often" she says, "have stood at the
window looking at my father as he went UP the
bingham road with William in his nankeen
dress marching by his side. like one that could
never be tired" But although in those Amer
lean days he plunged into study, beginning
that eager intercourse with books which
to be a resource to him until he died. the life
New-York tribune., 1902-07-06

OF the HaZIitt that we know may be said 10 have
opened only after the return of the family TO
England and its settlement at Wem. in Shrop-
shire. There the elder Hazitt remained for
more than quarter OF a century. and there the
future critic enjoyed himself from his tenth to
his twenty second year.
We say enjoyed himself advisedly on his
deathbed Hazlitt said Well. l have had a
happy life" and just as he was happy despite
the troubles of his maturity. so he was happy
at Wem, for all that metaphysical turn of
mind threw a certain amount of shadow over
even the generally comfortable experiences of
his boyhood and youth. Indeed his sister the
diarist aforesaid, has recorded that at least
during the first six years of their life at Wem
he was the most active. lively and happiest of
boys; his time divided between his studies and
his childish sports passed smoothly on. Beloved
by all for his amiable temper and manners
pleasing above his years. the delight and pride
Of his own family" The serpent entered his
Eden in the shape of his own precocity. He
could. says Mr. BrreIl, when ten years old
give the arguments for the Repeal of the Test
and Corporation Acts as well as any living man
in Parliament or pothouse" OF course his
father was immensely pleased. and already saw
the boy he loved eXpounding from the pulpit
with fiery eloquence and convincing thought
the principles Of true religion. the charm of 4
holy life, and the rights of man" But if the
dawning impulses in the lads mind were ulti-
mately TO make him no mean advocate of the
rights of man. they were to carry him far from
any priestly association with the other priu-
ciples cherished by the elder Hazlitt: and in the
meantime his intellectual development was TO
serve the doubtful purpose of setting his nature
In a kind of ferment through which any happi-
ness coming to him was bound to be streaked
by the pain of restlessness However. he Was