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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-11-14
IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS.
Treaties Made by Uncle Sam with
Foreign Countries
The Negotiations Preceding the Rough
Draft Are Ceremonious and Long
Winded. Very Often Consum-
ing Many Years.
Especial Washington Letter.

The newspapers have been filled with
sPeculations and inquiries concerning
the treaty obligations existing between
this country and Spain which stand in
the way of the recognition of the bel
ligerent rights of the insurgents. I'm
doubtedly the majority of our people
have earnestly sympathized with the
patriots there, and have desired this
government to interfere in the interest
of humanity and of patriotism.
President Cleveland has strictly OBJ
served the international law in such
cases, and mas also complied with the
treaty agreements between the two
countries. According to the comfy of
nations this country could not inter-
fere in Cuban affairs without ample
Provocation, because the other civilized
nations of the world might have some
thing to say on the subject. The pow
ers of the nations are well balanced,
and it is to the interest of every nation
to prevent the extension of arbitrary
power. Upon this principle the Monroe
doctrine is based. No power in Europe
shall extend its possessions upon the
American continent without the con-
sent of the United States.
Treaties are necessities of modern
civilization. When an occasion arises
the United States and any foreign
power, the minister or ambassador rep
resenting that nation at Washington
confers with our secretary of state,
under orders and directions from his
government. Immediately thereafter
letters are exchanged between the
diplomatic representatives of the two
governments, and everything is made a
matter of record. Moreover, accordin g
to diplomatic usage no typewriting or
printing is allowed, but all of the cor
respondence is carried on with pen and
ink.
After full correspondence, and a COM
plete understanding, the foreign min
lister or ambassador calls upon the sec
retary of state, and they two frame an
agreement which shall cover al, of the
points in controversy. This is called a
rough draft, and copy of it is sent to
the foreign country. Nothing is done
until the rough draft is returned; and
usually it contains amendments or
suggestions from the foreign govern
ment. If the secretary of state does
not agree to the proposed amendments,
the fact is communicated by mail; and
this natter of treaty correspondence
may go on for years before final agree
ment is reached. But usually within a
few months agreements are reached,
and then the formal treaty is written.
There are always two copies of the
treaty, one for this government, and
one for the foreign government. The
copy retained by the United States con-
tains the treaty in double columns, the
first column being in English, and the
parallel column in the court language
of the foreign power. A treaty between
the United States and Great Britain is
written in only one column. because
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-11-14

station have contributed their mite
towards it, the number of subscribers
aggregating over 100000. 1t is being
placed near the old Schloss or Royal
Castle, and it will show the old hero,
surrounded by symbolical personages,
on horseback. The space covered by
this monument. with it's foundations
and approaches. would suffice to build
whole block of houses on. AS to it's
artistic beauty opinions differ greatly.
The grandson of William l., the present
emperor, himself selected the model
from among those submitted to him,
and, as the young emperor is undoubt-
edly man of fine taste and artistic in
stincts. it may be that his choice will
nt. indorsed by posterity.
1t is likewise the present emperor
ho is now, out of his own pocket, car
ryIng out the vastest sculpturaI pro-
gramme probably ever undertaken by
a single ruler. 1t is nothing less than
an ancestral gallery in marble AMI
bronze. This will be placed along the
so-called Sieges-Allee, i. e., the avenue
running down in n straight line from
the column of victory to the Thiergar-
ten, and the gallery will consist of "a
Hohenzollern rulers more or less en-
titled to posthumous fame, together
&,
selves during their reigns. Each of the
"a. in fact, will be fianked by two
paladins. The last man ID this galley
will be, of course, William L. Four OF
'hcse groups are already near compile
ton, and the whole enterprise is to n,
concluded within ten years.
Among the public fountains of Ber-
lin three are particularly fine, the
cchiossbrunner. the Wrangel-Brunner
and the one in Victoria park, the latter
being really waterfall of some magni-
tude. The enormous fountain near the
Schloss was executed by Begas, and is
of oxidized bronze, with Neptune in
the center and a whole brood of nymphs
end tritons and mermaids around him,
sporting in the pellucid waves. The
project is now to put to other foun-
tains of similar size near this one, for
the square on which it is placed Is
large enough for the purpose.
But in the matter of public fouu-
fains Berlin has still much to do, for a
score of them could be advantageous
~ placed in different parts of the city.
In this, Us in other things that tend 10
Eeautify the city, the motto is, how
ever. mo rest" And thus it viii be seen
10 be included in the sketch like the
-,
had to be omitted.
WOLF Won sCHIERBRAND.
All That Was Lacking.
He had been away on a business trip
for quite long time, and had brought
his wife q handsome fan on his return.
Its just perfectly lovely, Harry"
she said. Its the daintiest and most
beautiful fan L ever saw"
I'm glad you like it," he returned,
with evident qualification.
How could L help liking anything
so pretty?" she asked; and then she
added with sigh: Il only wish 4
could carry it some time
why can't your he demanded
No gown to go with it," she an
swered, promptly. There ought to be
a gown to match, or at least one that
wouldn't look shabby beside it, if
She got the gown. He kicked HIM
self for two days, and ever thereaftef
bought fans to E.atch what she already
had.-Chicago Post.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-11-14
There We're Others.

Am 1 the only woman you ever
loved ?' she asked.
''Oh, no. he answered promptly;
you are the SIXTH
"The SIXTH" she exclaimed, sud
denly relieving his shoulder of the
weight of her head.
"Yes." he said, coldly, "there were
I've before you-my mother, an aunt
and three sisters
And thereafter she endeavored to
he more specific when she asked ques-
tions.-Chicago Post.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-11-14
How It May BE Done.

She was inclined to be sentimental
He was nothing if not practical.
would that you could tell me how to
mend a broken heart" said she.
81 have known. of cases where it haa
been done by splicing" he replied.
That was the remedy tried in thia
case.-Chicago Post
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-11-14
Methed In Her Madness

Dashaway-Last night experienced
a novel sensation. Miss TwilIing in
vited me out to dinner as her guest,
and insisted on ordering and paying
for everything. ! wonder what she did
it for?
Cleverton - She probably wanted
something to eat.-HarIem Life.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-11-14
After DlnRer.

Maud never knew before that Mr.
Smithers lived in one of those horrio1
boarding houses.
Mamma-How cid you make the dis
covery?
Maud-Why, when he was passing
the prunes he shuddered until his teeth
Enthusiastically Life.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-11-14
A Hint for Professionals.

Photogra apner-That is certainly a
good picture tor an amateur; very good.
How did you manage to get such a
pleasant expression on the gentleman's S
face? ..I
Amateur told him l wasn't going
to charge anything.-Tit-Bits.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-11-14
He Was. Deceived

Spencer see that SkinIeigh is SUI
ing Luckton for obtaining lot of valu-
able stock from him under false pre-
lenses.
Ferguson-How did. it happen?
Spencer-Skinleigh sold it to him
under the impression. that it was abso-
luteIy worthless,-M. Y. World.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-11-14
Uncle Eben's Philosophy.

'sDoan spen' too much time playir
de banjo on1ess yoh's gwinter make u
business OBJ it," said Uncle Eben. DE
man dat pays too much 'tention ter
Eftle accomplishments aim likely ter
tract notice fob big achievements."-
Washington Star.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-11-14
GAVE THE SHOW AWAY.

Visitor-What are you children play
ing at?
Sister-We're acting like pa and ma.
Willie-he's pa-and he comes honie
and asks what there is for dinner, AMI
1 say "coid meat" and then he bangs
the table anG says: dash iti" and go..a
out.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-11-14
ApoIogizing.

Customer-You don't know how to
shave. You'd make a good butcheri
Barber-Say, do you know you are in
sulting me?
Customer-Am T? Well, I'll take that
back. You'd make bad butcher
Roxbury Gazette
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-11-14
Merely a Suggestion.
Town Topics.

Maggie-There's something the mat
ter with the dumb-waiter, ma am. l
can't raise it.
Mr.. Cook-You'd better go and see.
dear; perhaps she's put on it the apple
dumplings you made to-day.-Yonkecs
Statesman.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-11-14
a Wasted Ruse.

VIII You kindly remove your hat7'. he
said.
Certainly not" said She
Il thought that maybe you wessld," he
said;
The price tag shows" said he,
And beautiful hat like that" he said,
Seems awfully cheap at three "
But she only said-though her face grew
red
You cannot play tag with me-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-11-14
An Important Point.

Professor = Erostrates igni.ed tn,
temple of Diana at Ephesus and
Isaac Goidheim (interrupting) =
Was it Observation-Disclosures de Poche.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-11-14
Kept Her Word.

"And yet to think that only one short
summer ago." he Missed, you vowed
to me that you would never marry for
eold."
The maiden smiled with the air OF
one who had lead-Pipe cinch. so 1
shall not, said she. His wealth is all
IN real estate.'-Cincinnati Enquirer
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-11-14
Balm for HI. Wounded Soul.

A certain rector in Suffolk village
who was dislil<ed in the parish, had a
curate who was very popular, and OF
his leaving was presented with a tes
timonial. This excited the envy and
wrath of the rector, and meeting with
an old lady enc day, he said: ''I am sur
prised, Mrs. Bloom, that you should
have subscribed to this testimonial"
why. sir" said the old lady, 'jf youd d
Din a-goin' I'd ave subscribed double -
Detroit Free Press.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-11-14
Which Was FalseS

Which Was FalseT
Jane, Jane, you do not look the same,
Z OF tresSes you have raised another crop.
Then she tossed her raven hair,
Saying: This is mine. L swear,
For my golden hair was purchased at the
shop"
Town Topics.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-11-14

"Now yoa are going again on long
journey, Carl, and will forget me en-
tirely, and won't love me any niore!"
why. my dear, the farther away 1
sm from you, the more l love you'll
Humoristische Batter
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-11-14
A Real Advantage.

"A heaI <AdVantage.
Il wonder why it is that young girta
like to marry widowers?"
1T is because they know that wlei-
owners have been cured of their fool
ish illusions about women."-Chica.ye
Record.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-11-14

When two gentlemen are introduced ,
bow is sufficient.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-01-16

my pocket. I began to believe I didn,.
care G. = Tor a ticket to Cairo after all.
Lets throw the galoot out sug.
gested the man who had advised Jim
my 70 punch me. knew that meant
s t)lmle more than was apparent on
the ne surface. One Of the men went up
TO the door and listened. Now. i am u
pretty #heavy man and pride MYSELF.
on a. considerable strength and agility:
pllt ! did did not like the looks Of the four
#tStgls who faced me. I could hear
the f RANT rumble of the coming train,
and then the whistle.
@ Quick, noWv shouted the man at.
the door. . 7.47 :. - - s
what happened next was all in two
minutes MIN p backed into a corner and
grabbed ' my heavy valise firmly. I
saw " one Of the men go down into his
MP POCKET, and something cleaned. I
dldn,t wait. [ mad ca rush. I heard q
sharp a crack, felt my shoulder Jingle.
ana ~ received heavy blow in the ribs.
But my yalise came down on the head
OF the man who had fired, and he went
d COW And against the red-hot stove.
TOO, tripping up his neighbor behind
n ~ Ihe old stove tottered, the pines
Tell, and the next instant the lights
We're out and the place was filed with
smoke; also with yells from the fellow
VINO had been burnt. But I bulled nv
way out of the place, and as I ran
Gown the platform toward the train,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-01-16
A Racing Skate.

One Of the most important among
the numerous articles now produced of
aluminium is made by New York
man. It is a racing skate that is very
light and at the same time strong
enough to Withstand the tremendous
pressure put upon them when skating
at railroad speed. The skate is com
posed Of steel runner eighteen inches
long, one-sixteenth inch thick and al
most as thin as the blade Of q knife.
This blade is supported by peculiar
shaped aluminium runner support, on
top Of which is a slight strip Of ma
hogany, making altogether a beautiful
and artistic skate, the aluminium re.
minding one Of FURNISHED silver. One
of the greatest problems skate manu-.
facturers had to contend with was to
produce skate eighteen inches long
with a knife-like runner, to be strong
and rigid, and at the same time light
in weight, SO as to make them practi.
cal for use.Aluminuna
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-01-16
NapO1eOn's First Child

The emperor Of the French was still
at Warsaw. The Polish capital was
gay and frivolous. New hopes had
awakened the spirit of folly in the
arlstocracy, and the 'liberator," now
at the very height of his physical
power, was often conspicuous in the
revels. In the intervals of his serious
labors Napoleon gave way to a life of
sensuality, and the women were prod
igal Of their charms. One of them was
the well known Countess Walewska. a
beautiful woman who while vet a
child had been forced into wedlock
with an aged nobleman. She was now
made to feel that the future OF her
country depended upon her captivating
Napoleon, for he had singled her out
as the most beautiful of all the crowd
Which pressed around him on his en-
try Indignant when the proposition
was first made, she finally listened to
the f1abby morality of her friends, and
gave an unwilling consent. It is
thought that her child was the first
born to Napoleon, and that this fact,
combined with his disgust for Jose
phine's incessant and inconsistent out
pourings of Jealous complaint as to his
conduct, had much to do with his at
titude concerning the political adYant-
ages Of the divorce. Such was the
young Polish noblewoman's eventual
devotion to . the father Of her child
that throughout his subsequent life in
Europe she ran every risk to be near
her idol, and actually followed him to
Elba. Century.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-01-16

SOHAclHlHS UleH"cu.1 .,.
now roaring down the grade, T looked
over my shoulder to see my late antag-
on1sts, one by one, slipping out of the
door and disappearing in the darkness
beyond the station
4. boarded the train and said moth
ing. In a few moments we were
speeding toward Cairo. But wished
afterwards that had drunk more of
that bad whisky, for I was laid up in
the Illinois city with as bad a case Of
FEVER as ever knew and nursed a
painful flesh wound in the shoulder
Tor many days" Washington Post.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-01-16

Another MOI Is Good Man Gone Wrong
81 First College Man How did they
come to leave Van Tackle off the foot
ball team?
Second College Maxwell, he hasn't
been attending to his work.
First College Man-How is that?
Second College Mani Don't know. ex-
actly. think he got interested in
chemistry or something Of that kind.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-01-16
Ebb of the boom In Rome.

It is ebb-tide in modern Rome just
now land the waters of progress have
subsidized to the lowest water mark,
leaving bare many things which have
long been hidden by the flood of poll
tics and local change. After a period
Of great and disastrous activity, the
sleepy Indifference of old times is set
Ting once more upon the city the race
for imaginary wealth is over, time is
a drug in the market, money is scarce,
dwellings are plentiful the streets are
quiet by day and night, and only those
who still have something to lose, or
very modest hopes Of gain, take an
interest in Rome, as one dreamed thir-
ty- years ago when all the clocks were
set once in a fortnight, to follow the
sun, and when we used to ask at what
time it would be midday, and We're
told itaWould be noon at 16 or II or 10
O'Clock, according to the time of year.
But, as the French proyerb tells us,
noon never comes as early as Il
o'clock.-F Marion Crawford.
~
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-01-16
AN ENGLISH JAIL. CHAPEL,

A View of the Prisoners at the Sun-
day Morning Service.
After breakfast nothing much hap
pens until the chapel hour. Now those
prisoners who have "gone sick" are
visited by the surgeon or his assistant.
and II the case is urgent are sent
across to the infirmary at once. There
IS no regular cell inspection, the gov
ernor or his deputy makes no round:
there is no taking Of reports" no adj
sJudlcatlon of pains and penalties for
misconduct. All this will stand over
until Monday; even those awaiting
punishment, unless it is for outrage
GUS acts Of violence or defiance. turn
out to go with their fellows to chanel.
About 9:3O the chapel bell rings for
the first service, that of the Roman
Catholics, who in large prisons are
usually located" or lodged in one part
OF the prison, near their own chapel.
The bell for the Church Of England
service follows at about 10 a. m.
Both on marching to chapel and
when seated within it the various
classes and categories of prisoners are
kept strictly separate from each other.
Males and females approach the chap
el by different roads, enter by differ
ent doors and occupy different divis-
ions, pews or places apart. Among
the males, too the convicted are kept
from the uncOnvicted, and the debtors
from both. The women are generally
seated first, behind screen or within
curtained-off, railed-in Enclosure.
Ihey are, of course, visible to the
chaplain, but to no one else but their
own officers. Except for their treble
voices heard in responses and hymns,
their presence at the service would be
unknown. Now and again, however,
an attempt to signal or communicate
has been tried by individuals of oppo-
site sexes; when 4 dry cough, persist
emily repeated, in the female pew,
finds an answer in another part of the
chapel, it affords a shrewd suspicion
that friends are trying to use some
code made up outside before imprison-
ment.
One other class is unhappily to be
found at times in the Jail chapel,
very distinct class, but seldom con-
tanning more than one representative.
This is sometimes a condemned man
in prison, one on whom the extreme
penalty has been passed, and who, by
the usual custom, is allowed stthree
clear Sundays" before the awful sent
ence is accomplished. A condemned
convict. although he is never left
alone, being associated day and night
with two Wardens as guardians, is new
er permitted to see or be seen by other
prisoners. Culver.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-01-16

Asked for a Manhattan
Just drunk enough to be ugly Don't
sell no tickets this time er night
Come, come, man. / said, trying
to keep my patience, I wanta ticket
An I say I won't sell yer no tick
et..'
Punch him one, Jimmy, volun-
teered a ysice from the rear II turned
and saw that two of the men had risen
and seemed inclined to take part in the
proceedings, while the others looked
on interestedly. It would have been a
remarkable feat for Jimmy to have
punched any part of me while on the
other side of that little hole, but I saw
there was likely to be trouble in store
for me. Soak him. don't let the dude
voices. remembered that / had care
give you any back talk, came a duo of
fully packed my revolver in my valise
just before starting; 1T was Impossible
b to unstrap and unlock it now. re-
melnbeled. with equal comfort, that
had a considerable roll Of money in
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-06-27

With their handkerchiefs peeping from
heir pockets. We three would see a
;hird man, having in his hand a red
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-06-27

E@ BaccaSh Spikes the Guns.
was almost caught, for his descending
hammer slipped and struck, not the
nail, but the metal of the gun, making
it ring loudly. Quickl y he flung him
self into the friendly heather, and
Wriggled out of the way. 1t was we'll
for him that he did so, for the sentry,
attracted by the noise, came to ex-
anime. Finding nothing apparently
wrong, however, he resumed his
march. NJ - .. '~. .., .
( n. Then, summoning up all his coura ge,
Fiefus swung himself astride of the
third t11r sIl1d drove a 11nif in its
touch-hole. The deed was done the
cannon spiked-and, carried away by
exultation, Pierous allowed himself to
remain longer than he ought in his
perilous position. AS he attempted to
slip from the. gun the sentry turned
and saw him.
Instantly a musket shot rang forth,
and the lame boy staggered backward,
falling over the side of the declivity
on which the guns had been posted.
Into the branches Of a great rowan
ash he fell, and thence rolled gently
to the ground. where, amid the furze,
he lay concealed, while overhead the
awakened English buzzed like a hive
Of bees.
In the gray of morning Pierus Bac-
cagh, bleeding from a shoulder wound,
struggled manfully into Conner village
and fell against his fathers door. Old
Lysaght, sitting, ready armed, by the
fire, was startled at the noise, and
went to seek it's cause.
.'Pierus!' he cried; twhat are ye
doin' here? Why are ye rot with the
Women?" .'.- = -.
I've spiked the Sassenach guns!
Hurroo for ould Ireland!' That was
all pierus could say before he tainted
in his fathers arms.
On the morrow, when the truth
came to light, and when the English
artillery-men, with their useless can
non, We're forced back over the noun
tains, the first hero in all Conner was
Pierus Baccagh and to this day the
name and fame sof the lame gun-spiker
is renowned in song and story among
those heathery highlands. s.'Ss
There after he was known not zs