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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-09-07

"He certainly did not, II what we
have conjectured is true"
"why think so I will tell you. He
would never send me a message
through another person no more than
he would have come to the bank with
out coming home"
Mrs. Hamilton's confident assertion
carried great weight with her listener
until a doubt hurled from the regions
of nowhere struck against it. How"
asked the doubt, 'if he went away in
the company of another woman"
you seem to doubt ii, Tony?"
mo" he replied, for his mind had
already rallied from the shock on
thinking that he had taken his prem
lses on the belief of his complete inno-
cence of every charge, IL think your
reasoning is good. Mr.. Hamilton is,
believe, instead of being a victimizer
the victim himself, of circumstances
If not conspiracy"
Tony arose to go soon afterwards,
and Mrs. Hamilton said, gravely:
Il shall think over what you have
said, and it may be shall want your
assistance in following out some line
of investigation. May count on your
aid?"
"Yes, indeed, shall be most happy
to aid you if can," and Tony's boyish
face lighted up with pleasure.
Thank you. You are the only per-
son in Grovedale, besides myself, who
believes my husband to be innocent.
Even Uncle Carter does not" said
Mrs. Hamilton, with emotion, as she
shook hands with the young man.
Constance thought the matter over
deeply for twenty-four hours, and then
the following letter reached young
Osborn:
Friend Tony--I have decided to ask
of you the favor I limited at yester.
day. II you can get free from your
duties at the bank for a few days
should like to have you go to the po
lice headquarters in Boston, gain
personal interview with the chief, and
have him send suitable detective to
follow out the new clue furnished by
the cap found on the river bank. !
desire a man of great astuteness, for
such a man is needed, tell the chief,
and l am willing to pay we'll for the
service, and, of course, l shall REIN.
burse you for the time and money
spent in my behalf
Very truly yours,
Constance Hamilton"
Tony got his release without much
difficulty and soon reached the police
headquarters. Following Mrs. Hamil-
tons directions he asked for a detec,
tive of the keenest order, and such
one was furnished him in the person
of a small, alert individual by the
name of Swan. To him Tony recount
ed from beginning to end the bank
mystery with its varied complications
and the adverse circumstances sur
rounding it at the present time.
Ito be continued.)
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-09-07

breast. "Yes, it is his cap, his travel
ing cap. | made it myself, and he
took it away with him. Where did
you find it?"
Il found 1t on the river bank. where
1t lay as If tossed there by the freshet
or some person.
oh, then he was drowned He was
coming from the bank toward home
and he fell into the river. Was il
very dark that night, Tony? don't
recollect," said Constance, piteously
Rather dark; but consider, Mrs.
Hamilton, the unlikelibood of his walk.
ing into the river, a man in his senses
and who never drank"
True. Then what do you think
about it?"
1T is all conjecture, Mrs. Hamil.
ton,' said the young man. forbearing
to speak of the presence of the Ital.
ians, as he had done to Mr.. Hastings.
Il brought the cap for you to see and
Keep If you wish. thought you might
like to know that it was probable Mr..
Hamilton started to come here that
night"
oh, yes, thank you, Tony and !
VIII keep the cap. | was sure Vane
never would go away without coming
home. But if he did start and was
prevented, what was it that happened
TO him? 1t was something dreadful.
He may have been murdered and
thrown into the river" and Constance
Rlntnhnn q afr 20 l. A
from falling.
Let us hope that It is not so bad
as that. He may be in the tolls of
Ashley somewhere"
who is Ashley, Tony?"
Young Osborn saw that by his sym.
pathy he had been led into error. Evi.
IDENTIFY she knew nothing about the
suspicion entertained by Bruce and
others. He hardly knew what was
best but he decided to tell her about
it. This would introduce the hypnotic
theory, which might be in some sense
a comfort to her, as doing away with
the one point, hitherto regarded as in
senting in person the altered notes to
Low and to the other bank and re.
ceiving the money in exchange.
Constance listened to his account
of Ashley. of Bruces suspicious, and
Tony's own ideas based on Bruce's
account of Ashley's hypnotizing the
jailer.
Now, IL he could do that, Mrs Ham
iiton. why might he not have infiu-
enced Low to the extent of making
him believe he was the cashier of the
Groyedale bank?"
1T is bold idea, Tony. I wish |
could credit It fully. And yet, us you
say, II is no stranger than what be
did to the jailer, as alleged by Mr..
Bruce. Bruce then thinks Ashley and
Vane are one and the same"
Bruce is stupid old curmudgeonl
Couldn't track mouse back to his
hole"
Tony" said Mrs. Hamilton. sudden
ly, what do you think OF the letter
thrust under Mr.. Hastings door and
purporting to have been written by
Mr.. Hami ton? do not think he wrote
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-09-07
Could Not Be Out.

Years ago there was a prominent
lawyer of Chicago who was one of the
quietest and most unobtrusive of men
II was said that he moved about noise
lessly, with his hands meekly c,aspcd
on his breast and seraphic and per-
petual smile wreathing his ccunte-
nance.
A hon mot at his expense was cred
tied to the late Emory Storrs, also of
Chicago. as brilliant wit as he was
an advocate.
1t appears that one day Storrs went
to the meek lawyers Office and was
informed that he was out.
But / know he is in" said Mr..
Storrs quietly.
Il assure you, sir" responded the
clerk, that he is not in"
Il know better" insisted Storls S.
"He must be in, for 1t is so still in
there. The Sunday Magazine.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-09-07

what know of him | am convinced
he would not go away again without
letting his wife know of his pres
ence'
"Ah Tony" said Mr.. Hastings,
gravely shaking his head. "The forces
of his nature, his motives. were all
unknown to us, and perhaps to him
self Habit keeps many man walk
ing the straight path, when, had he
been differently placed, he might have
been a thief from the outset. Look at
Spaulding of the Ayershire bank in
Massachusetts. Look at Caldwell OF
the Phenix. Were they not univer-
sally trusted? They had to be to fill
the positions they did Now, where
are they? Both in Canada, where
suspect Hamilton is. Bruce thinks so,
too"
"Strange. wasn't it, about the man
Ashley hypnotizing the jailer?' said
Tony
Eyes, It was. A man like that is a
dangerous man."
But Hamilton had no such power
that we know Of" said Osborn.
He would not be likely to let II be
known If he had. If Ashley and Ham
ilton are identical this business at the
bank here isn't his first piece of dis.
honesty"
II don't believe they are identical.
| believe that Ashley is another sort
Of man, who may or may not resem-
BILE hamilton, and who by Hypnotism,
or the milder forms of fascination
compels people to do his bidding. That
letter of Simon Lows, would you mind
reading again that passage where the
man presented the Bowles & Estes
note?"
No, here II is. When he entered
thought he was a stranger, but as
soon as he grasped my hand and
looked into my face saw that it was
Hamilton"
There II is, sir. thought so. AS
soon as the man grasped his hand and
looked into his face Low knew that
IL was Hamilton, though at first he
thought him a stranger"
Nothing strange about that, Tony.
People are frequently deceived in the
same way"
But IL it was Ashley. and he was
such man as he is claimed to be, 1t
would have been an easy matter TO
hypnotize Low and make him believe
what he wished"
"why, Tony, you frighten me.
Where might we not all be II there is
such power afioat as that?" said Mr.,
Hastings, aghast.
I'VE know there is, sir. l have seen
II manifested right here in Grovedale,
and II | am not mistaken, you were
present, too, when Dr. Major exhib-
tied his influence over the minds of
his subjects"
Eyes, | recollect, and, bless me, you
went forward. didn't yeu?"
Il did, sir, and they told me made
fool of myself; went around the
audience offering flowers 10 the ladies,
though had nothing Ia my hand but
my hat. Now, II Ashley possessed this
power Il would have been an easy
matter, having come into the posses
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-09-07
GREATEST BIRD MUSICIAN.
Song Sparrow Has as Many as Six
Distinct Motifs.

I'm one sense of the word the song
sparrow Is our greatest musician
among the birds" said c. H. Holman.
He changes his song apparently at
will In a half hour a song sparrow
has been known to sing six distinct
songs, The hermit thrush and the
wood thrush are our best singers, and
some of the bunting family are the
poorest A bird has an instructive
tendency to the song of the species
There is generally one dialect of song,
although the song sometimes differs
in different localities. There are five
distinct notes in snowbiyd's song
The cracking notes come when the
bird is startled, and the song is cali
ed the scatter song There Is a note
of anger when driving the intruder
on, and a smack when raising the
crest feathers. The smack is a note
OF alarm, not strong enough TO carry
on a flock but to put them on their
guard, There's also curious con.
Nersational tone on warm days and
ringing call notes"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-09-07
Profanity Allowed For.

II there was anything the late Sen.
ator Hoar disliked more than he did
another 1t was profanity.
The story is told how much shocked
the venerable senator would be by the
infiammatory interjections of a GER
tain politician with whom ne frequent
ly was compelled to confer. But on
all such occasions he would refrain
from censuring the culprlt except IN
the mildest manner.
One day when the politician came
to the senator's eommittee-room on
a subject of considerable importance.
Mr.. Hear Indicated seat TO him, and
remarked:
Now, Mr.. Blank. before we enter
upon a discussion of this question, We
shall assume that everybody aud
everything is damned. Then We can
talk il over amieably. The sunday
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-09-07
"FOUGHT MIL SIGEL."
Germans viii Gather in st. Louis ir
Honor of His Memory.

eSiiHoHS WIN SdtNCT w 81.
Honor Of His Memory.
Germans from all over the United
States will gather in st. Louis next
spring to honor the memory of Gen.
eral Franz Sigel. the dashing cavalry
leader who organized four regiments
Of young Germans for the Federal
army in 1861, and saved Missouri
for the Union. The statue, for which
$4,000 was subscribed by patriotic
citizens of st. Louis, will probably
stand In Forest park. 1t is the work
OF Robert Cauer, a German-American
sculptor of Berlin. Cauer went to St
Louis last year and modelled the
facial likeness from original photo
graphs OF General Sigel at the time
of the war. Sigel is shown at the,
battle Of Pea Ridge. scanning the ap-
preaching enemy just before he made
the famous rally Of his German
boys" and turned seeming rout into
a glorious victory for the boys in blue.
1t was to this engagement that the,
famous humorous ditty, me Fought
Nit Sigel," referred.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-09-07
Saved His Own Sons.

Mayor Samuel Roberts of Norris
town, Pa. has put himself in line for
Carnegie medal. He was fishing
from boat in the Delaware river
when he noticed that two boys had
fallen off swimming raft and were
in danger of being drowned Mr..
Roberts rowed to the scene, and
plunging In the water without time to
take OFF his clothing. grabbed the boys
by the hair as they were going down
third time. When the mayor drow
them to the surface great was his sur.
prise to find they were his own child.
ron
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-09-07
Bit Into a "PonY.n

During an interval in the June ex
animation at Belgrade university, ac-
cording to the London Globe, pro-
fessor saw the boys buying cakes in
the playground. 1t struck him that
just bite or two between whiles
would not be amiss, so he. too, pur-
chased one of the same aids to indi-
gestion. At his first chew his teeth
met piece of paper, and on inspect.
ing 1t he found that 1t contained the
answer TO one OF the questions in the
examination carefully worked out.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-09-07
ACCORDING TO HoYLE.
Great Apostle Of Game Lies at ST
Mary lie Bows.


Mary lie Bows.
Probably few whist players have
any idea that their great apostle, Ed
mund Hoyle. who has been buried 1876
years, rests in the London church
yard of Old Mary lie Bow" said Il. w.
Chubb, Pittsburg. Il visited the
place last spring on trip 10 Eng.
land. 1t is curious old church, dat.
ing back to the days of Sir Christoph.
er Wren. who built IL after the great
fire in London. II stands in Cheap.
side, about an eighth of a mile east
of ST. Paul's. st. Mary le Bow was
the first church built in London with
stone arches. II dates back TO the
time OF William the Conqueror. and
the original stone arches are still
standing down in the crypt The
famous Bow bells are there, TO be
born within sound of which makes a
man a true cockney. Ii is an inter.
esting place 10 one who is up In the
associations, but the grave of DR..
Hoyle was the chief interest TO me.
an ameteur whist player"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-09-07
Matinee Hair In London.

A writer in the Gentlewoman is on
the track of new trouble. 1--WE hear. -
she says. "a great deal Of the matt.
nee hat, but what about the matinee
bair? One can, perhaps, ask lady
TO remove her hat, but one dare not
ask her to remove the hirsute OBJ.
struction as well; and yet, between
the hair worn according to the pres.
ent fashion and the matinee hat there
is little to choose, at any rate from
the point of view of the theatergoer
seated behind a lady"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-09-07
To Be An Italian kniuht.

Dr. Joseph Spencer Kennard is to-
have the distinction of being knight
ed by the King of Italy at the January
levee. Dr. Kennard recently removed
from Philadelphia to Tarrytown, N.
Y, and his novels IN the Italian
tongue have received larger royalties.
than any Italian novelist, save Cab.
rielle DAnnunzio.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-09-07
Places Made for Them.

II Is the amiable custom of the
house of lords to preserve, duly
"docketed," places in their cloak
room for young peers awaiting their
coming Of age. To show how thought.
full they are in this respect there is a
place reserved for the baby Marquis
of Donegal, against the arrival of his
21st birthday
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-09-07
Here Is Relief for Women.

Mother Gray, nurse in New York,
discovered q pleasant herb remedy for
womcn's ills, called AUSTRALIAN
LEAF. Cures female weaknesses, Back
ache, Kidney, Bladder and Urinary
troubles. At all Druggists or by mail
soc. Sample mailed FREE. Address,
The Mother Gray Co, Leroy, n. Y.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-09-07
Mourn an Albanian Princess.

All Albania mourns the loss Of the,
Princess Uirdltese. She died Of heart
failure, caused by the sight of the
devastation created by the earthquake
at Skutari. She was the best friend
of the poor. Her brother has been a.
prisoner at Constantinople for sixteen
years. as it is feared the Albanianss
might choose him to be their ruler.
People who know things know
them from imagination of their owp
concentration.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-09-07
CHAPTER WI.
Clews and Suspicions.

In pursuance of his first thought
Tony took the cap and went to Mrs.
Hamilton's with it in his pocket. He
hardly knew how to broach the mat
ter, but at last did so by laying it on
the table and asking quietly, WAS
that Mr.. Hamilton's?"
With a low cry Constance snatched
the cap and pressed it eagerly to her
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-09-07
King edward,s Gold plate.

King Edward is the owner OF a vast
store OF almost priceless gold plate,
the accumulated treasure Of success
sive sovereignties. IL Is stored in
Windsor castle, but is brought 10
London, carefully guarded. ON the oc-
casion of a court entertainment.
These treasures are ecualed only by
those OF the winter palace In ST. Pet.
ersburg.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-09-07

Those who deserve success rarely
fail to get It.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-09-07

Little things cleanly thought win
bud into greater things a great deal
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-02
NEWSPAPER EDUCATION.

Momentous Developments in any part Of the world
educational value Of the American
paper. Nothing of Importance happens anywhere
which the leading daiies do offer to their readers
complete reliable information, gathered all
bearing phase of the matter of
histories chronicles
the in great movement With the Of what
is being at the time pictures
life and conditions From all the knowledge at hand
probabilities future reasonable
accuracy
The newspaper is propaganda OF instruction:
mary modern life To keep America in
the world to nst knowledge and to cultivate
trotism, stops expense, effort rep
resented everywhere its disseminated with
marvellous rapidy to enlightened and apprecatiye
following.
become that is undoubtedly Of edu
cation. The educared OF this day is the who
carefully day the cher reviews in
the newspapers keeping informed affairs
in country and throughout the World
Instruction which the newspaper hzparts every
day. education be complete Periodicals supple
ment the work Of the but they could dis
pensed with; the newspaper the other hand
educational necessity Of the time
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-02

install municipal lighting plant with power supplied
by fall of from eight hundred to nine hundred feet
the reservoir to the city limits plan offers the
and cheapest solution the lighting problem and
Statesman has reason for believing being
favorably considered by city authorities
The stranger Quinan who soliciting cash subscrip-
for the establishment reading room to be
conducted by himself has connection with Y
makes preense of representing any organiza
any denomination but himself People who give
aim money must rely upon their judgment
and their faith Qunlans honest intentions
but skeptica people would prefer the
credentials and proof antecedens
before subscribing to his philanthropic project
According to employee Of the Lewiston light
plant city, the charged by the Northwest
Gas & Electric Light Company double
rates charged Lewiston The is is cents
kilowat while the rate is 80 Besides
the Walla Walla work overtime.
Lewiston plant is also owned by private corporation
but disposed to deal fairly with its patrons.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-02

For about nine thousand dollars enterprising little
town OF Milton has established electric light plant of
he own anu Is now lighting nearly all the dwellings and
business houses OF the town at rates appear
art cheap In Wala Walla- When city builds her
$2Soo0o gravity water system big reservoir fifteen
or twenty miles Mill be little trouble to
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-02

Copy Of change Of advertisement must be dehvef:d 70 an
b,siness Office by Of O'Clock insure insertion
In the issue Of date.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-12-13
NEST LAKE NEWS.

NEST LAKE, Dec: l1.-Gust Mon
son and Nels Johnson were at BEL
grade one day last week.
Eddie Nonson left for Minneapolis
last Tuesday to spend the week visit
ing with friends and relatives.
Mrs. Henning Olander, who has
been seriously i'll, is reported better.
We hope for speedy recovery.
Bengtson Bros. transacted business
at Wlllmar last Wednesday, buying a
new gasoline engine, aud are now MAX
ing arrangements for feed grinding.
Myrtle Monson is reported on the
sick list
Miss Edna Monson has been Dress
making at J. A. Olander's home the
past week.
Mrs. IA. 0]ander visited at Hem
ming olander' home Sunday after
noon. ~: Il
: Hezekiel Soderlund visited with his
brother at Colfax the first part of last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Freedmen and Mr.. and
Mrs. August Carlson and family visit
ed at Gust Monson's home Sunday
afternoon.
George Bengtson made his usual
weekly visit at Nest Lake Sunday.
Misses Mary and Freda Johnson en-.
tertained q few of their friends Sunday
evening.
G.. VI. Mon on from New London
was around last week buying. cattle.
He. will ship carload to: day Mon
day.. OLD MAID.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-12-13
Swedish Lutheran Bethel Church.

Services next Sunday evening. Z. .
The Ladies Society social will be
held tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon
in the church basement. Mesdames
N. o. Nelson and A. ]. Ekander will
entertain. Coffee will be served as
usual to all who come during the af-
ternoon or early evening The Y.
P. S. meeting last Friday evening was
we'll attended and proved very inter-
est'ng. The next meeting will be the
annual one, when officers will be elect
ed. The literary part of the program
will then be on, the subject Of Johan
Olof Wallin, the great Swedish poet,
and will consist of q character sketch
by Samuel Nelson, declamations of
favorite selections and singing of
some of the poets we'll known hymns.
It was also decided that an entertain
ment be given In the church soon after
New Years under the auspices of the
society, when it is hoped to secure
some leading ,Swedi sh- America an
speaker to make an address.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-12-13
Accidentally Shot Himself.

Arthur Otos, son of B. T. Otos, was
the victim last Saturday afternoon: Of
the accidental discharge of q eun while
going on q hunting trip! Forum ately
his injuries were not OF very serious
nature, the discharge entering his;
right foot and lacerating the flesh. ), {
Arthur and q companion had left
the house for a rabbit hunt and start
ed toward the lake. Each carried q
gun and also skates, the intention be-,
ing to do some skating besides indule-
ing In hunt. In some manner, Arthur
stumbled and, fell backwards. The
gun was q hammerless one and had
been safely set, but the force Of the:
fall was so great that one barrel was
discharged. The shots entered the:
ball OF the right foot, inAicting an
ugly wound, and badly ripped the:
front half OF the shoe, tearing the sole
entirely of. Luckily only the fleshy:
portion of the foot was injured Had:
both barrels OF the gun been discharged,
the young M Onld pdpnbtsdlys
have" lost his foot and he is congratu-s
.lating himself upon his narrow escape.
He bravely ran back to the house and
reached there in a bleeding condition,
presenting gruesome appearance ON
account of the great fow\of blood.
DR.. johnson was at once summoned:
and extracted the shots and properly
dressed the injuries, so that the patient
is now doing as we'll as could be ex-:
pected. - ! -. -
The accident gave Arthur such. a
scare that it will be long time before
he will handle gun again.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-12-13
kAMplvonI cuLLines.

..KANDIYOHI, Dec. l2.-George En-
blom was in Atwater last Friday
John Carlson did some: plastering
for Jones Bengtson last week. -
Charley Bengtson was in Willmar
one day last week. -
We understand that Elmer Aultman
Of Minneapolis has purchased the
John Lundquist store, and will con-
duct a general merchandise business
in the same. We wish Mr.. Aultman
success in his new business.
Our town does not seem to lack in
amusements, as q dance is given in the
hall every Friday evening. 1t seems
as though 1t ID too much of good
thing. "a -..~r -
Mr.. and "rs. s, B. Glader Of Atwater
visited at Peter Norman's place last
Sunday.
John Gabrielson has purchased the
Henry Kirby farm in town of Green
Lake.
Mrs. John Burns spent q few days
last week visiting with friends in Will
mar. - Nuke.