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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-29
The Future of the Negro.

Mr.. Stone took the position that in at
tempting to estimate the future of the
negro our first duty should be to try to
learn the truth as to his past and present
economic status. This is difficult because
the census figures do not speak conclusively
for themselves-but have to be Interpreted
thus leaving the way open for numerous in
dividual conclusions and deductions based
upon the same data. He illustrated by
mentioning the different estimates of even
the primary fact OF the amount of the
negros wealth. Mr.. Schurz places 1t at
5000 900 600; Mr.. Edward Atkinson at $780,
100000; Prof. Healing, a colored authority,
at one billion, while a committee of the
American Economic Association estimated
it at about $500, coo, 600
The greatest fact In the negro's past
economic history Mr.. Stone believes to have
been the absence of white competition in
the south. The gravest factor in his future
is the steady increase of such competition
He quoted numerous negro authorities on
the effect of this competition in northern
cities in driving negroes into mental occu-
pations, and concluded that the masses OF
the race had but little to hope for in this
section
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-08-17
IN coLoNEL's TOWN
Things Happen.

from the home Of the famous "Keyh.
mel keeyartah OF Cartersyille." away
down South comes an enthusiastic let
ter about Postum; ...
Il was In very delicate health. suf-
foring from indigestion and nervous
trouble SO severe tEat could hardly
sleep The doctor ordered me to dis
continue the use Of the OLD kind Of
coffee, which was like poison to mo,
producing such extreme disturbance
that | could not control myself But
such was my love Tor It that could
mol got my own consent 90 give II up
for some time, and continued to suffer,
tin my father one day brought home a
package OF Postum Food Coffee.
Il had The new food drink carefully
prepared according TO directions, and
gave Il fair trial II proved to have
a rich flavor and made a healthy,
wholesome and delightful drink To
my taste the addition of cream great.
ly improves IL.
My health hegan to improve as
soon as the drug eject OF the old cof
fee was removed aud the Postum Cof.
fee had time TO make It's influence felt.
My nervous troubles were speedily re.
heved and the sleep which the old cof.
fee drove from my pillow always came
To sooIhe and strengthen me after
had drunk Postum-in a very short
tine | began TO sleep better than /
had for years before, have now used
Postum Coffee for several years and
like it better and find IL more benefi-
cial ihan when | first began. Ii is an
unspeakable JOY to be relieved OF the
old distress and sickness" Name
given by Postum Company. Battle
Greek, Mich.
There's a reason.
Read the little hook. "The Road TO
Wenyille," in each rkg.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-08-17
Had His Bank with Him.

Gen. Samuel Veazie OF Bangor built
the first railroad in Maine, and also
founded the Neazie National Bank,
which Is doing business today in the
city of Bangor, He had occasion to
visit Boston once, and made the trip
by the clrcuitous means of transporta.
tion used In those early days, by
stage, railroad and steamboat. He ar
rived in Boston in the evening. and
went TO the old fremont house for the
night, All he had with him was an
old carpet bag, and as he was un-
known TO the clerk, he was informed
that having no baggage, he would be
expected TO pay in advance.
IAN right" said he, reaching into
his pocket. He drew out a pocket.
bool, and took therefrom a 81 600 bill
of his bank The clerk took It, got out
his bank detector and looked up the
standing of the Bangor institution, In
"A moment he came back and said
THAT bank has issued but three
bills OF that denomination"
Yes" said the general and II
that one is not enough for you, here's
the other two and he laid the bills
before the eyes of the astonished
CLERK
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-08-17
"Dismal swamor no More.

The famous Dismal Swamp in Vir.
gnia is coming into profitable cult.
vation. The first company to promote
Dismal Swamp was organized in col.
onial days. George Washington was
one of the promoters and the largest
stockholder. His company owned two.
thirds of the 100000 acres of the
swamp and built a canal to float the
timber from its property,
Little has been done from that
lime until recently, except by lumber.
men. In the days before the war the
swamp was a popular refuge for run.
away slaves. II is situated in the
southeast corner of Virginia. and il
extends from a few miles from Nor.
folk. At its highest points it is only
fifteen or twenty feet above tidewater
Its streams are so pure that their
water is sought by vessels going on
long voyages.
II was long thought that the swami
was malarious and that white mer
could not live there the year round
This notion has been disproved by the
truck farmers seeking a cheaper land
who are clearing up the swamp and
turning II into prosperous truck
gardens.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-08-17
CHAPTER ~.
Disclosures. S.

Disclosures.
Mr.. Bruce. the detective, met with
40 difficulties in learning what he
wished to know regarding Mrs. An
dcrson of New Jersey, who, IL APP
peared, by some unaccountable freak
Of nature, had been given emerald
hair as a head covering, and stranger
yet, in spite of this, was a beautiful
woman. Mr. Bruce, for reasons of
bis own chose TO 60 to Miss Talbert
for information, and was amply re-
warded. He was told in as few words
as possible all that was known about
the strange lady. Finally, Miss Tai
bert, asking to be excused for a mo-
mont left the room and returned al
most Immediately with a fine. hem
stitched handkerchief with an in.
tricate embroidered design in the cor
ner.
And what may that be?" asked the
puzzled detective. Her handker-
chief?"
Yes, she dropped IT in the hall as
she went out. One of the girls saw 1t
drop and called to her, but she did
not hear"
What is the name? 1t is Hebrew
to me-"
Mary"
an inward nature. Practically it had
been suspended for nearly a week,
and now affairs had taken a brisker
Then thought the detective, "the
woman is not likely TO be Lenora. and
Mrs. Hamilton may be right. Poe's
poems are haunting. certainly; but
somehow ! felt as if this woman was
the LenOra of his dream"
Perhaps you had better say moth
ing about my inquiries" he said TO
Miss Talbert upon leaving.
Very well. | will remember your
caution she answered, and she
watched with some curiosity as he
went down the street and turned the
corner He is going to the bank"
she thought; and she was right.
Arrived there, he found that the
business being carried on was all of
gait under the examinations of Bank
Commissioner Winch, who arrived the
day previous. He was very busy, but
stopped to talk with Mr.. Bruce when
he learned his errand.
Does it appear that Mr.. Hamilton
has fed with the funds?" asked the
detective.
There has been strange work,
strange work." said the commission
er. up to late date everything
seems to have gone all right; but
since then affairs have taken on a diff
ferent aspect"
What do you mean, Mr.. Winch?"
simply this: 1t developed this
morning that previous to the twen-
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ty-eighth of May, Hamilton altered a
note payable to this bank, making the
amount five thousand instead of five
hundred. and deposited the note with
he First National Bank of Boston, as
collateral for money. Whether he
las done so in more than this in
stance II is impossible to say"
"Of course Hamilton's bondsmen
will settle"
"Yes, they have signiied their read
mess to settle Mr.. Carter, and Hen
derson, too, say they believe that
dark as it looks, the matter will clear
up"
There must be a foul conspiracy
hack of II. then" said the detective.
Il .ooked at now. it is as clear a case
Of dishonesty as ever knew. Still,
recollecting himself, "a new phase Of
the matter may arise any moment.
Anything look like completely on the
part of Osborn?'
NO; the president found a letter
under his door this morning, without
any postmark 1t relates to Osborn,
believe
From Hamilton?" asked the de-
tective, with alert gaze.
The commissi ioher nodded. 1T pur-
ports TO be. can't tell You what was
in It, though. The contents have not
been made public except that ii ex-
onerates Osborn of any completely in
the matter of which he might be sus-
pected."
Bruce went directly to the presi-
dents house, found him alone, and
stated his errand, The president
showed him the letter at once. 1t ran;
MIR. Hastings: You are no doubt
afraid that the savings bank funds
are stolen, but such is not the case
as far as / know II on making. such
examination as you desire. you find
deposits not credited in the bank
books. you may rest assured if failed
TO make the entry II was mistake,
and il others have done IL know
nothing about it. As for Osborn. he
is as honest as the day. | am unable
10 return at present. but shall do so
as soon as can. Show this letter to
my wife"
"A curious letter" said the detec-
tive, staring blankly at the ceiling.
Yes, he must have seen the news
paper reports. What does the letter
mean, do you think2'
There seem TO be two meanings
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-08-17
ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.
Could Not Bear the Humiliation and
Torture Thrust Upon Him.

The most startling of all Constants
revelations is that describing Ma.
poleon's attempt at suicide when
Mormout, Berthier and the rest left
him naked to his enemies. Constant,
in one OF his earlier volumes, describ-
ed a tailsman wrapped in silk AMI
leather which, ever since the Egypt,
ian campaign Napoleon wore round
his neck. II contained, according TO
Constant, the poison which the en-
perar took Immediately after his sig
Lature of the deed of abdication. He
then sent for Constant. and thus I'D,
dressed him: Constant, | am dylngl
could not bear the torture any more
and the humiliation of seeing m self
surrounded 10y foreign agents. They
have tsailcd my eagles through The
mire. Marmont has given me my
final blow. That Berthier should
have forsaken me cuts me to the core!
My old friends My old comrades in
arms!' However, either the weak,
ness Of the poison or the skill of
WAN. the doctor, saved his life
From T. P.'s Weekly. London.
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me most of all, for Hamilton seemed
thoroughly devoted to his wife, and
she is a splendid woman. But il APP
pears this Mrs. Anderson, or whatever
her name may be, met him like an old
acquaintance, and after stating at
the hotel that she was on her way TO
Coaticoke, p. O., went the next morn
ing south instead of north in the same
train with Hamilton. Read what
Libby says about IT,"
"They sat together and the woman
was talkative, but Hamilton did not
iay much at least when | saw them.
She bought ticket on the train to
Portland, but ! did not notice her
When | went my last rounds. The last
saw of Hamilton was at Portland
lepot, He did not appear to notice
ne, though | looked him full in the
face"
Where was the woman, I wonder?"
asked Mr. Hastings after listening
o the extract.
THAT may or may not be difficult
learn said the detective, rising
o leave. MIR. Hastings arose also.
MIR, Bruce, said he, "the notice as
reads now offers but $500 reward.
but | am empowered to offer $1,000
more, making the sum $1,000, though
for The present no change will be
made in The wording. unless you adj
wise it
Il DO not advise it, A change would
alarm Hamilton, showing that sus-
picions had been awakened. To show
that he is thought to have absconded
with funds of the bank would alarm
him directly and put him beyond our
reach. But be might even return if
he thought nothing was suspected, if
II should be autbentically stated by
YOU, for instance. that upon examina-
ton everything had been found cor
rect Still, he must know the AFFAIR
of the altered note would leak out
some time
"Yes, and there may be others OF
still larger onOunt, Mr.. Bruce"
True. One thing more | wish 10
ask you. Who presented the note and
received the money at the Boston
bank?"
MIR. Hamilton, himself"
Are you sure?"
Il have the written word of Simon
Low the cashier OF the bank, Low
has h>~" here mp-n han oace.f' re
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and which fatty contradict each 9th
er. He throws suspicion on Osborn,
and yet says he is as honest as the
day. If there is any completely on
the clerks part. it would be for Ham
ilton's interest TO have him thought
innocent. On the other hand, they
seem at odds. Hamilton hints at 9th
ers, and Osborn states that he saw
Hamilton enter the bank on the night
of the twenty-second."
"True," said President Hastings,
looking puzzled. ut is strange case,
taken in all its aspects"
"Mr, Hamilton was, near, men
much respected"
He was, and his wife still has i'm
plicit trust in him."
Remembering Mrs. Hamilton's man
ner, Mr.. Bruce could not perfectly
agree with him, but said nothing.
you are in her employ, are you
not?" asked Mr.. Hastings.
Il am. l reported to her this morn
ing"
Did she show you her advertise
ment of the reward she offers for in
formation of her husband?"
mo, perhaps she thought had seen
it."
The president handed him a jour
I nal and pointed to the notice. The
detective read:
$500 Reward rd-Vane c. Hamilton,
of Grovedale, n. H., has been missing
since May 10th, unless, as is stated
by one person. he was at the savings
bank the twenty-second. Mr.. Hamil-
ton is thirty-flve years of age; i've
feet ten inches in height; weighs
about one hundred and fifty pounds;
has a slight swinging gait light
brown hair, dark brown eyes; has no
beard but a heavy mustache. When
he left home was dressed in a gray
| tweed suit with sack coat, a light
black overcoat and black Derby hat.
The above amount will be paid to
anyone through whose efforts he is
returned to Grovedale, n. H.
MRS. V. c. HAMILTON.
Correspondence should be ad-
/ dressed to w. A. Hastings, President,
Grovedale Savings Bank"
Has this advertisement resulted in
any correspondence yet?" asked the
| detective.
"A letter from Conductor Libby
reached me this morning"
1t lay on the desk and he handed 1t
to the detective. who read it attent-
| lively.
There seems to have been a
woman with him, you see,' said the
| president.
What about this woman? If it was
an elopement, of course Hamilton
would fight shy of recognition"
But was it? confess that puzzles
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-08-17
THE MONTHLY TRIAL
HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, BEARING.
DOWN PAINS.
a Woman Tells How She Has Become Wen
and strong after Years OF TIisery
Due 20 Irregular Innctions.

a Woman Tells How She Has Become Wen
and strong after Wears of Misery
Due to Irregular Functions.
The fact that one woman is bright
eyed, rosy y-cheeked, strong and cheerful,
while another is pale, weak and de.
pressed, is duo more often than other
wise TO the regularity in the one case
and tho irregularity in the other Of the
functions that are peculiar to the sex.
When these are disturbed everything
goes wrong; pain and discomfort are
iclt all over the body the sensations are
often terrifying.
For four years. said Mrs. Davis re-
Gently, 81 suffered indcscribable misery
from sick headache every month, ac-
companicd by fainting spells, shortness
of breath and severe pain in my left side.
There were also bearing-down pains, at
times 50 acute that could not stand up,
and my head was full of ringing sounds.
1t seemed as if everything was going to
hit me in the eyes. was compelled to
lie down with closed eyes for hours to
get n little relief. When attempted to
arise everything would whirl around and
it would grow so dark that l could
scarcely see any object
"Coulln't your doctor help your"
Five doctors i'll all treated me, but ]
got no lasting benefit. Besides used q
lot of advertised remedies. The only
medicine, however, that lad the de.
sired effect was DIR. Williams Pink Pills
and they are truly godsend to women.
l did not have much faith in them when
| began to take them. | found myself,
however, so much better after using two
boxes that began to believe in them.
They checked right away the decline
into which / was going. My troubles
kept lessening and finally disappeared
altogether.
How long did it take for cure"
"After ! had used several boxes my
health was all right. l had taken on
flesh and was strong and hearty. feel
today in spirits more like girl of six.
teen than woman of my years
Mrs. @. III. Davis address is Carmel,
Maine, r. Il. d, No. 2. Dr. Williams
Pink Pills are confidently offered to
women for the cure of anamia, chloro-
sis, painful and irregular periods, and
all forms of weakness. They are sold
by every druggist.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-08-17
GOV. coee's APPLE BLOSSOMS.
Picked Before They Became Source
Of ANNOYANCE.


A story is told in Maine of Gov.
Cobb's boyhood and early school days.
The pupils of the town school were
in the habit Of bringing blossoms to
school and presenting them to the
teacher for her desk. In the spring
many apple and cherry blossoms found
their way To school which perhaps
were not always legitimately acquired
and this led the principal, Mr. Brad
bury, to talk to the children about the
development OF fruit from the bios
SONS and to caution them against pick.
ing the blossoms and thereby destroy
ing the fruit.
One fine morning, soon after, the
embryo governor appeared, bearing
an armful of fragrant apple blossoms,
which he presented to his teacher.
They are lovely" said she. but
don't you remember that Mr. Bradbury
said that II you picked the blossoms
there wouldn't be any fruit?'
'Yes'm, but | didn't get these on
Mr. Bradbury's place. | got them at
Deacon Esty's; and, besides, when /
come by there in the fall the smell OF
them rotten apples most makes me
sick, and | thought I'd just pick some
OF them blossoms now
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-08-17
knows Hamilton nearly as well as

knows Hamilton nearly as well as
do"
"a dark lookl"
Couldn't look much blacker. hey?"
mo; but am sorry for his Wife
said the detective. "It will be sharp
work hunting him up"
Mr. Bruce took his departure short
ly afterward, musing deeply over the
present developments of the mysteri-
Gus affair. for exceedingly mysterious
it seemed to him. In the whole course
of his calling he had known of nothing
like it, so puzzlins and complicated
with what appeared to be such ad
verse matters.
Here was a man universally es.
teemed. who for years had been guilty
of nothing worse than myst eriouS
yearly journeys (yet which were sup
posed to be innocent enough until
now devoted husband and father;
a member of the Congregational
church, of which he was deacon,
though young for the position; cashier
of the savings bank where the poor
people who worked at his mill de-
posted their earnings-this man, 1t
seemed, was defaulter, forger the
deserter of his wife and family. Worse
yet. it appeared also that he had left
his wife and went away in company
with another woman, though this did
not seem quite so evident
Confirmation, slight though 1t
might be. was waiting at the corner
of the street in the person of Miss
Talbert.
81 saw you" she began directly,
when you left the bank, and as ! had
given you a wrong idea felt bound
to set it right at once"
How do you mean?"
about the handkerchief. Mary,
our chambermaid. came in soon after
you left and asked If she might have
it, as it was marked with her name,
and she was the only Mary in the
house."
"I suppose you might as well have
1t, then said but how did you hap
pen to know about it?' Oh said
Mary, 4 handed it to Mrs. Anderson
when she first came. She was con-
tinually dropping things, and
noticed the name. She asked me
what it was, and | told her Mary.
She said she did not notice that it
had a name on it when she bought
it. Before she thought, Mary asked
her If it wasn't her name then, and
she said no, her name was Lenora."
The detective was startled out OF
his general immobility by the internal
workings of the matter. A develop
ment like that was startling, when il
would have seemed so much more
likely to have never come to the sur
face. But he managed to thank Miss
Talbert for her information and to
say, No wonder she did not recog-
nize the name herself. 1t looked quite
as much like a rosebush or a wheel.
barrow. You gave the handkerchief
to Mary, I conclude; Mary-what?"
Mary O'Neil. Yes. | gave it to
her"
l. -
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(To be continued.)
BUILT WITH SECRET DRAWERS
Hidden Compartments in All Up-to-
date Furniture.

The woman in a fashionable furni.
ture store looked the new sideboard
all over, but seemed so Indifferent
that the salesman despaired of sale
He was preparing to accept the usual
will call again" when an idea oc-
Cured to him. Opening a cabinet on
the side intended for cruet bottles, he
touched a spring To the astonish-
ed customer was revealed a secret
drawer, large enough to hold a dozen
letters or so, bank book, and a few
jewels. The salesman closed the
drawer.
Now open it," he said to the Gus.
toner.
She tried in vain, She asked the
salesman to show her how He said
he would with pleasure if she bought
the sideboard, otherwise it was
against the rules of the house
This is an evolution of the secret
drawers in writing desks" he said
to an onlooker. 1T is not up-to-date
now to put secret compartments in
desks That is the first place anybody
looking for hidden documents is sure
10 look. But they never think OF
searching in folding bed or a dining
room sideboard 1t is the women who
run most strongly to this freak feat
, ure in furniture. A man has his fire
proof deposit vault or a safe place il
his Office for any papers he wants tc
keep out of sight. A woman seldom
has anything but desk at home, that
is as available to everybody else in
the family as it Is to her She never
knows what moment her cherished
little secrets may be uncovered and
laughed at. With such a compartment
as the one in that sideboard she
need never worry"
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WAS WILLING TO COMPROMISE.
Businesslikc Proposition Made by un-
fortunate Guest


The late Gov. Anthony Colby OF
New London, N. H., did not conhne
his charities TO mere giving, but
often invited the poor people of his
acquaintance TO his fine residence on
Academy Hill where he entertained
them
Among these recipients of his
bounty was simple minded old fel-
low named "Ozzy" Whittier who
lived with son Charles in an ad.
'ninng town, and who came once a
year for a visit OF two days. lie was
always given a present OF $40 upon
his departure.
During one momentous visit "Ozzy'
seemed marked with bad luck. He
tracked his cowhlde boots over the
freshly painted piazza let the colts
loose through gate open. and mar.
rowly escaped burning the barn whilo
smoking The climax came when he
sat down in the parlor to tell the
Governor how sorry he was and how
sorry his son Charles would be to
know IT,
No'NlhS ulo'piiooia''lS III " uiS ~ III
chair, he crashed into the center table
and overturned It with all its con
tents large astral lamp was de-
molished. and the oil went over the
carpet and some valuable books and
drawings with which the table was
loaded. "Ozzy" viewed the wreck in
dismay and broke out in fresh la
mentatious.
"oh massy me! Guv'nor, massy me!
What will Charles say?" he walled.
II tell ye what, Guvnor, il ye won't
say a word to Charles about It, ye
needn't give me but s. when go
home tomorrow"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-08-17
MYo sowman,s Discovery.

Myo Bowman, the noted baby mod.
el is now . years cd. and is living on
a farm up in New Hampshire. Not
long ago he visited Boston with his
mother ard at noontime they sought
for a nice restaurant. but most OF
them seemed TO be patronized solely
by men.
Little Myo spied one across the
street, and tugged at his mother. ex-
claiming: There. mamma. there's a
safe place. See. it has the word safe
on the window and be spelled II out
cafe, safe