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The Penn's Grove record., 1897-02-05
ALASKAN TREATY SIGNED.
Ambassador Pauncefote and Secretary Oh
ney Come to an Agreement.

Ambassador Pnuncefote and Secretary OLE
ney Come to an Agreement.
Secretary Olney and Sir Julian Pauncefote
have come to an agreement on o treaty es-
tablishing aportion of the Alaskan boundary.
The instrument was signed at the State De-
partment Saturday.
This treaty simply establishes the one hun-
dred and forty-flrst meridian. 1t Is purely
an astronomical problem, but its determine
ton is important as definitely locating and
dividing the valuable gold fields along Forty
Mile and Sixty-Mile Greeks, and other afi u
ents OF the upper Yukon. Great Britain has
hitherto exercised Jurisdiction over more or
less American territory west of the one hun
dred and forty-1rst meridian, through the
agency OF the mounted Canadian police.
The remaining boundary along what is
known as the Panhandle" Of Alaska, Is to
be thirty marine miles from the coast and
parallel to its windings. The American con-
tention is that this line shall be thirty miles
from the coast of the mainland, the British
that it is to be measured from the outer
shores OF the islands which stretch along the
coast. Under the American contention
Great Britain will have not a single sea port
north of Portland Channel.
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CHANGES N NE TREATY.
Foreign Relations conmittee Amends The
Arbitration Convention.

= rA-xaHn Hnl1Iluub 13AANAANNEG Amanda fyaA
Arbitration Convention.
The United states Senate Committee n,
Foreign Relations decited to report favor
ob,v. but in a considerably mangled condi-
lion the general arbitration treaty arranged
w., secratary OF state Obey with Lord saIis-
y Great Britatn's Eepresentative Tha
oammittee made O number of amendments Ia
tbo draft Of the treaty, as submitted. The
nrs+ and more important one amended ire
1rst article by insortinRthe following words.
isNo %nupstion which Affects the foreign or
domest}c Motley OF either OF the contractinr
nsrties or the %relationsof either with anv
other state or power bytrea,y or otherwise
shall be subject TO ARBITRATION under this
h amendment received the unanimous
srnnort Of the committee and means that
,,nder no pratpretext can Great Britain inter
Sara with the construction of the Nicarapnan
Tanoi that uuder no 1retext can abe ds.
mand Of rs that wo aroitrate any question
relative TO our attitude toward the Hawaiian
rennbIie or the CUBAN insurrecttop. II
means that we still mtintain and are rre-
pared to defend the Mnroe doctrine at all
hazards.
The other amendmea was the elimination
Of the name Of King Oscar OF Sweden and
Norway as the person Who should nominate
tbe final umpire in case the arblt rators
Jailed to agree. In place of naming the
King it was determined tc leavethe selection
OF the Anal umpire to lhe two parties to the
treaty. il such a seley ION should ever be.
come necessary. amendment was
adopted by a vote of o I, Senator Gray, Of
Delaware, voting no.
The surprise of the came when the
vote was taken on ordd3 ng u report OF the
.raa,v az amended, TIL kote 'was taken nv
to to' ordering to tho D Ended treaty re.
ported~sherman, of ono; Frye. OF Maine;
DAVIS, Of Minnesota; dullom, Of Illinois,
and Lodge, of Massachusetts,, Republicans,
Against ordering a fayjrable report. Nor
gan. of Alabama; Mills, 81 Texas, and Dam
lei, of Virginia, Democrats, and Cameron,
of Pennsylvania, Republican. Total, 4.
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rrrat Herelord CntIle.

Starting with a freak member OF his
herd OF thoroughbred Hereford cattle,
General w. W. Guthrie, of Atchison,
Kan, has established y breed OF polled
Herefords, now in the fifth generation.
Only two OF twenty.three calves
dropped last season had horns. His
will be the only herd of the kind in
this country or probably in any coun'
try,-New York SUP.
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tanning a depth of thirty.flve feet at low
water. 1t is estimated that such n ehanuel
1000 feet wide would cost 81, T40, 200. A
channel 1900 feet wide would cost 60, 272, 900;
1000 feet wide. "a, 1876, goo.
Representative Hurley, Of New York, has
introduced a resolution to appropriate $780,
900 as a contribution 10 the to
Revolutionary soldiers which the Sons and
Daughters of the Revolution are to build in
Fort Greene Park. Brooklyn. The resolution
proposes that 800. 900 shall be raised by
private subscription before the Government
appropriation is available.
Mr.. Cox (Dem., Tenn.J offered in the
House a bill which recites the circumstance
of Lees surrender at Appoma,tox and the
written guarantee that the artillery and cav
airy officers OF the Confederacy should be
permitted to retain their horses. side arms
and baggage. After the surrender the Fed
eral soldiers despoiled the Confederates of
these effects, and they were never returned
to their original owners. The bill appropri-
ates 5000, 900 as a compensation for these
losses,
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SarsapaYiIIa
un.B. n.lg. are the only pills TO take
H00uPS PiitS with Hoods Sarsaparilln.
yegetarianisms Eject Upon Nations.

Vegetarianisms Eject Upon Nations.
In o recent communication to the
Societe photographic, in Paris, NJ.
Verrier treated of vegetarianism from
the point of view of its moral and in.
tellectual effect upon the nations who,
either from choice or necessity, are to
be classed as abstainers from animal
food. While fully recognizing the
dangers of q too abundant meat diet,
as well as the advantages of purely
vegetable nourishment, the speaker
nevertheless felt constrained to come
to the conclusion that nature intended
man to be carnivorous. The physical
constitution of the human race is SO
ordered that to insure the develop
ment OF their higher qualities its mem.
bers are of necessity compelled to be.
come to a certain extent meat eaters.
The attributes that make for dominion
and progress are but imperfectly
present among the eschewers of animal
food, and hence vegetarianism causes
the downfall Of dynasties and leads to
the enslavement of peoples. If, con
tinued NJ. Verrier, the Hindoos, in
stead of following an absolutely vege-
table regimen, had made use of meat
in q rational manner, perhaps the
British might not have found their
subjugation such an easy manner. His
argument was equally applicable to
the Irish, who lived exclusively upon
potatoes. As for the Japanese, with
whom rice was formerly the staple
food, The energetic nature of this
people could not be cited in subver-
sion of the rule laid down in his thesis.
The reawakening of the conquerors at
Port Arthur and the Yalu River was
coincident with the establishment of q
trade in butchers meat throughout
their archipelago. -London Lancet.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-02-05
WESTERN TRAIN HELD UP.

Robbers Blow Open the Express Car
Which Takes Fire and is Destroyed.
Train No. 10, northbound express, OF the
Southern Pacific, was held up at Shady
Pc. mt, two mil $ south OF Roseburg, Oregon,
by three robbers.
Two of the robbers lei the engineer to the
express car and u%ncoupled it. The engine
was then backed, leaving the express car
separated. Meanwhile the express messen-
ger left his car. The express car was blown
open with heavy charges OF dynamite. AID
two small safes looted.
understand getting into the big safe, and
consequently they could not have secured
much money. The mail car was also visited
by robbers and registered letters taken. The
explosion set fire to the express car. and
when the robbers left ii was a mass Of flames.
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SPAlN'S REFORMS.
Some Features of the Measure are at Last
Outlined,

Some Features OF the Measure are at Last
Outlined.
At a meeting of the Spanish Cabinet in
Madrid, the Ministers discussed for several
hours the scheme of reforms for Cuba pre-
pared by Senior Canovas aud Colonial Min
lister Castellano. The reforms include much
broader municipal and provincial admins
trative decentralization than the recently
formulated reforms for Porto Rico.
The principal feature OF the plan is the
creation of alocalassembly, styled the Coun-
ell of Administration, consisting OF twenty
one members, part Of whom shall be elected
by direct limited franchise and part by cor
porations aud commercial interests, In q
manner similar to that in which the Spanish
Senate is elected.
The powers of the Governor-Gen are
much developed under the scheme, but the
Cuban Chamber will bs empowered to make
a colonial tariff on the condition OF always
securing a high protection for Spanish i'm
ports.
Apart from this concession, the Chamber
will only nave the control OF local affairs,
the Cortes continuing to vote tho budgets
and conclude all legislative treaties. Tho
Cuban representation in the Senate and
Chamber Of Deputies will remain unaltered.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-02-05

Japan has one leather shos mill.
Names wooden mills are starting.
The Panama Cana employs 5000 men.
Hdfley wis. miners called on the Mayor
Oh the town to give them work.
More than 600. 900 women are in
engaged in the textile industries.
The printers uuion is the strongest ianor
organization in Washington. D. O.
The Boston (NIass,' Central Labor Union
wants the proposed Elevated railroad opet-
ated by tho city.
The Detroit Builders Exchange declares
that experienced mekhauics should compose
the Board of PublicWorks
W~oodworkers hav{ subscribed 5000 ior a
cooperative factory III Detroit, Men
Kansas labor Leaders want a law compeil-
ing the payment OF Yageyi in money and the
adjustment Of the kystem.
oraha (NeAN Id pers have prepared
a bill requiring heA lnation OF persons
Wishing to enter th patton.
About 200, 900 pes@ ere on strike dur
ing 1896 In Germ%. La largest NUMBER
since lSS9.90, whepH1rtEs 800, 900.
The Pennsylvani Legislature Labor
League, compose ~ atrial labor unions,
will have q comm" the Capitol during
the term =.
Washin{ med 10 become the
battlegroI ! great National
labor ocg KnIghts Of Labor
and the n lbor.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-02-05

The readers of this paper will be pleased t.
learn that there Is at least one dreaded diseaBs
hat science has been able 10 cure in all 1t!
btages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrf
Cure is the only positive cure known to tht
medical fraternity. Catarrh being q constitu
tional disease, requires a constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally
setting directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system, thereby destroying tht
foundation Of the disease, and giving the pa
tient strength by building up the constitution
proprietors have SO much faith in its. cnrativ;
powers III they offer One Hundred. Dollar.
Tor any case that IL fails to cure. send Tor list
Of testimonials. Address
T.. J.. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills arc tho best.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-02-05

The bill for the representation OF the
United States on anNinternational monetary
conference that may be called was finally
passed in the United States Senate py me
majority OF 46 to 4. lSenators Allen, feli-
grew, Roach and Vilaseast the negative votes.
The bill authorizes The President to appolnt
nve or more commissioners to any interna-
tionai conference, with u view to securing q
silver as money, by means OF a common ratio
between the metals With free mintage az such
ratio; and it also authorizes the President 70
call In his discretion, such Conference 10 as
semoie at such post Is may bs agreed upon
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-02-05
FOR FARM AND GAR3EN.


Whenever farmers begin a policy OF
crossing different breeds of fowls there
is q speedy tendency in their flocks TO
run ont. The reason is because the
cross-bred fowls are mongrels, and un.
less always bred to q pure breed OF
some kind, their progeny cannot be
depended on for either OF the good
qualities OF the varieties crossed. In
all cases where violent crosses have
been made, the males for breeding
should he pure bred of the breed that
seems to predominant in the first cross
Of chickens.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-02-05
ARslTRAToRs APPOINTED.
Justices Fuller and brewer Chosen b,
Venezuela.

Justices Fuller and brewer Chosen by
Venezuela.
Justice Brewer, of the United States su-
preme Court, practically confirmed the re-
port TINT Chief Justice Fuller and himself
had been selected as arbitrator On behalf OF
Venezuela in the matttr of the settlement Of
and Great Britain.
The selection OF Justice Brewer, who for q
year or so has been thf head OF the Commits
sion appointed by Hresident Cleveland to
make an investigation OF the boundary
question, is accepted as PROOF thar the con-
illusions reached by the Commission are that
Venezuela's claims ar$ we'll founded. II Il
were otherwise, it IS said. Venezuela would
traitor.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-02-05

The Missouri State Board of Health recon-
mends that all pupils of the public schools
throughout the State be given a course OF in
struction In the causes of consumption and
means by which it may be prevented. Pub
lie lectures and clinics open TO the public in
the more populous centres in corporation
with local health authorities are other
methods OF general instruction suggested by
the Board which are regarded as feasible.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-02-05
Pneumatic Postal Tubes.

The contract has been signel for furnish
ing pneumatic tubes between the postofaces
in Brooklyn aud New York. The tubes must
be competed within niue months from tho
beginning of work IN thsm. The contract
is for four years, and calls for the %inanulac-
ture of SAC 600 worth of eight-inch tubes
each wear,
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-02-05

The German Government is about to send
a special commission to Bombay to investi.
gate the bubonic plague which is raging
there with a Wow Of adopting precautionary
measures against the Introduction Of the
disease into Europe. DR.. Koch, the eminent
German bacteriologist, has been summoned
from South Africa to head the commission.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-02-05

One Of the results OF a Greater New York
will be the wiplng out Of fity-iour postmas-
terships, most OF which pay a good salary.
Probably mora men will be needed to handle
the mails in the same territory. but many
towns and villages will miss their old-time
political dlgnitary.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-02-05
Bayard Gives a Dinner.

United States Ambassador Bayard gave a
dinner in London to the Prince OF Wales, and
among the other guests were Lord Salisbury
and Cardinal Vaughan. Toasts we're drunk
to Queen Victoria and President Cleveland,
and complimentary speeches were made re-
garIing each.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-02-05

Testimony in a recent suit in o Paris
court developed the fact that a fashion
able undertaker's charge for embalm-
ing the body of an American is $500.
The charge for embalming Dom Pedro
was $1,000, and for the King of Han
over $4,000.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-02-05
Made Bald by the x Rays.

The location Of a bullet in n Bellevue Hos
pital (New York City, patients head was re.
Gently found by means of the X rays, and the
bullet was extracted. The patient has re-.
covered, but the side OF his head which was
exposed to the rays is now as bald as the
proyerbial billiard ball.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-02-05

Frank Butler, the Australian murderer,
was arrested on the Swanhilda when she ar.
rived at San Francisco, Cal. He Is accused Of
many murders in Australia, where the claim
Is made that he can be convicted OF at leas,
uva
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-02-05
Anti East Demonstration Fails.

The movement stated by Colonel D. r.
Anthony editor OF the L~eavenworth Times,
TO hold mass meetingsall over Kansas on the
thirty-sixth anniversary of the admission OF
the Stale into the Unien. for the purpose OF
defending the State against the adverse crit
leism OF the Eastern pSess. was a failure.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-02-05
Young Amer.ea and Cuba.

Young American is suffering from the
Cuban war In Morristown, Ind, where the
calf of Leander Young's leg was torn by the
discharge OF a companions gun in a mock
battle between Spanish and Cuban soldiers
in which paper wads were fired.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-02-05
Bonnie. Sales In London.

1t is stated in a fashionable journal that
1000, 900 bonnets were sold in London dur
ing one week recently.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-02-05

Very often we give the wrong meaning TO
a word and thereby make serious mistakes
For instance, the true and literal meaning OF
the word rheumatism Is 'aches or pains OF
the muscles, bones and joints Of the human
body" 1t is general and not specific. Also
the word relief does net mean cure. Relief
may be but q short cessation OF pain. But
when we say ST. Jacobs OIL cures rheumatism
promptly and permanently, we mean 1t con-
1uers pain quickly with no return OF it. I'M
less the sufferer gives cause for a new attack,
and then it will cure again. 1t matters not
whetherit is chronic, acute or infammatoryi
It will cure. That is sure, he sure OF 1t.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-02-05

BUuHIy UT hdHKHTUU NUafpFs
The bounty on kangaroo scalps in Aus
;ralia is from W cents to twelve cents ca ch,
according to the locality.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-02-05

Over 100000 cured. Why not let No-To-Bac
regulate or remove your desire for tobacco?
Saves money, makes health and manhood;
Cure guaranteed. 80 cents and SLIGO, at all
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-02-05

FIrsstopped freeandp ermanentlycured. No
fits after frst days use of DIR. KLlNE's GREAT
EERyEREsToRER. Free : 2trial hottleand treat
ise. Send to DR.. Kline. 931 Arch ST., Phiia.,Pa.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-02-05
THE
Late Wholesale Prices Of Country Fro
duce Quoted In New YORK.

0 NIL AMI CREAM
The average price paid for the surplus on
the platforms has been 81, As a can ot4O quarts:
Receipts OF milk and cream at the different
railroad distributing points in and near tne
city for the week have been nS follows;
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-02-05

JUST try a Joe. box Of Cascarets, candy ca
htariic. finest liver and bowel regulator made.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-02-05

Germany has a population OF $4,000, 900,
according to her recent census.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-02-05

Losses by IRE were sls, 600, 900 less in 1891
than In 1895.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-02-05

Mrs, winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, sOftens the gums reduces
zion, aliays pain, cures wind collie. PC. a bottle
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-02-05

The West Coast Of Florida, the finest SEMI
ropical country in the world. illustrated de-
postage, ]. J. Farnsworth, Eastern Pass.
Agent, Plant System, 26l Broadway, N. Y.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-02-05

WHEN bilious or ~costive. eat q Cascaret,
candy athartic: cure guaranteed; loo, &c.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-02-05

Mexico claims a population of 10.
n nm
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-02-05

Ifafiicted with sore eyes use DR.. IsaaoThomp-
sons ye-water. Druggists sell at 25c per bottle
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-02-05

CAscARE1s stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken. weaken or gripe; 1Oc.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-02-05

ST. vitus Dance One bottle DR.. Fenncr's
Specific cures. Circular, Fredonia, N Y.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-11-25
First published in the Democrat Nov. IL, 1897. |
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLE
MENT

III EN- L.
State of Kansas, -
Barton County. 4 IS
In the Probate Court in and for said County.
In the Matter of the Estate OF Allen Clemens
Decea ed.
Creditors and all other persons interested in the
aforesaid Estate are hereby notified that ! shall
apply to The Probate Court, in and for said County,
sitting at he Court House, in Great Bend, County
OF Barton State of Kansas. the 9Th day of
December, A ID. 1897, for full and final settle
ment of said Estate.
JOHN JOHNSON, Administrator
of the Estate of ALLEN CLENoNs, Deceased.
Great. Bend Kansas, Nov. 10 4. D. 1897.
34-37.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-11-25
Fuller's Frolics,

Talk seuS Sc, or don't talk.
Give US another hunk of prosperity.
Count the odds, for odds always
count.
Watch the little things-they are the
counters.
Don't go in for chromos. They never
count.
A wise man never bets on majorities.
Don't get ratified. A cool head always
wins.
Don't worry. Worry cannot carry
very much of a load,
Hold fast with one hand. and reach
out for more with the other.
Always bait balky horse. That's
the politics that wins.
Let a mule have his way, and he'll
never think of kicking,
Keep still if you would have people
think you know anything.
They may go to Klondyke who will,
we propose to stay in Kansas.
The farmer pays the tariff. Who
pays the farmer? Echo please answer.
With gold standard and a promiscu-
Gus taxation. prosperity is simply out of
sight.
Never hurry, for steady man will do
twice as much IN a day as one who
hurries.
"Come let US reason together" was
never said by republican, for they
don't know how to reason.
Good morning, Mister Hannah.
Have you got next years wheat famine
arranged yet? We need another one.
Don't go anything on the experience
of others-hnd out for yourself 1t may
cost like everything, but experience is
always valuable.
Grant Shaw, of the Florence Bulletin,
who, by the way, is noted for his heart
OF flint, recommends that young men
marry snoring women. giving the
reason that a snoring woman isn't much
of talker. Now how in the deuce is
fellow to know that a woman snores?-
McCracken Enterprise.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-11-25

Just received, new stock of carpets,
mating, curtains, lace curtains, tapes
try curtains, and table covers that we
want you to examine and get our prices
We handle carpet and mating by the
roll now, and can sell you one yard or
a hundred. We have a few novelties
In furniture, pictures and so on.
Please don't fail to see US when you
want these goods All of these goods
nave gone up in prices, but we ale
till Sc ling them at the old prices. We
also sell table cloth. And don't for
get that we sell pianos and organs
cheaper for same grade than any travel
ing agent and will guarantee them as
good in quality and tone and fifty to a
hundred dollars cheaper. If you want
the kind they sell, we can get them
for you. Remember fifty dollars
cheaper. Yours very truly,
G.. n s. E. r. MOSES.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-11-25
HOiSINGTON.
Hs TX 1sEsSHGSGSS

From the Dispatch.
The city schools now have about
two hundred enrolled.
Ira Russell has purchased the
Whitton residence property for 1878.
Horse thieves I've been operating
in the vicinity OF i"nker Hill OF
late.
The piano recital at the Christian
church Saturday evening was largely
attended.
A birthday party was given Ella
Test at the home of her parents in
this city Saturday evening, The at
tendance was large and a merry
time was enjoyed by all Of them.
Some persons will often spend
more money foolishiy in half an hour
than county paper would cost for a
year, and when asked to subscribe
say they can't afford to do so.
Dave Gray's menagerie got loose
one night last week. One of the bad
gers got away with nineteen CHI ickens
fir Tom McMaban and had to give
up hts life as penalty.
j. & Jessup moved into his recent.
ly purchased property this week
Jas Stalker moved into the house &C
cupied by Jessup- and VIM. Patterson
moved into the Cone property that
has been occupied by Mr.. Stalker.
4 stranger in town last week said
the government had ntracted with
the promoters of the Cheyenne canal
for the transformation of Cheyenne
bottom to a lake tor the sum of $3.50
600. Did he know what he was
talking about
Four travelling doctors are working
Russell county people to finish
They are getting 5000 fees for cases
which in all probalIty they cannot
cure. The best way to do is to de-
pend on your local physician, or If
the case requires a specialist go to
some sanitarium that is known to be
and you can then depend on
getting the best service ohtainable