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The Meeker herald., 1897-12-04
THE RESERVATION INVASION.
sscretary Bliss L. TAkIng Decisive stsps b
Preveat Any Ssch Action.

Washington. Nov. 20.-Secretary
Bliss has taken prompt action 10 avert
n possible invasion OF the Wichita res
ervation In Oklahoma by whites with
the idea of forcing upon Congress the
opening of the country to white settle
ment. Reports have just reached the
department that certain persons are
declaring their intention to organize
n lnrge party in the state of Kansas
or elsewhere to invade the Wichita
lands with the object stated Instruc-
tons have been wired to all the agents
and inspectors in that section to make
Inquiries and ascertain as far as pos-
sible the truth of the rumors and re-
port the result here. The agents are
called upon to exercise great vigilance
to prevent any such invasion and in
case of necessity where the Indian no.
lice force is inadequate. military as
sistnnce will be promptly furnished.
This action is more of n precau,iou-
airy measure than in anticipation of
real danger. Officials. while taking
proper steps TO meet any contingency,
do not npprehend any serious disorder.
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-04

Proportional representation is be.
coming rather live question. IN this
country. The more the people invss-
tigate the idea the more favorable II
appears. What can be more Just thar
the proposition that each party be rep
resented in congress or elsewhere &C.
cording to its voting strength. This
present congress, for instance, is over
whelmingly Republican. Yet on thf
popular vote the Democrats polled
within half million as many votes as
the Republicans. Therefore TO proper
~ represent the wishes of the people
congress should be nearly a tie. The
Populists, Silver Republicans, Prohi-
bitionists, Nationalists and woman
sufYragists would also have represen-
tation according TO their proportion OF
the vote cast. Big majorities are al
ways dangerous to political parties
and therefore double danger
Gus to the welfare of the
whole people. Every congress tina,
has had big party majority has made
a bad record Every congress tina;
has had a small majority has done
we'll. Proportional representation is
bound to become a very live question
and that in the very near future.
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-04
THE SEAL QUESTION.
No Immediate Prospect of an Agreement
with Canada.

Ottawa. Ont. Nov. 2S.-The reply OF
the Canadian government to the prop
osition of the United States that the
Canadians should stop killing seals
for year. beginning January LIST. in
dicates that II is not possible to cont
ply with the proposal. as every Brit
ish subject has right to engage in
pelagic sealing unless prohibited by
imperial decree, which can only be Is
sued by authority of the imperial Par
lament. and Parliament will not meet
until February
The Canadian authority suggests
that the commission be appointed and
meet at once. when. upon conclusion
OF the negotiations upon the half dozen
questions AT issue. including the seal
ing question. action could be secured
from the British Parliament and the
suspension of pelagic sealing go into
effect in the spring.
II is authoritatively stated here that
the United States first proposed to pay
the Canadian government n lump sum
of money to extinguish ISelagic sealing.
proposal which Sir Wilfrid Iaurier
refused
Washington, Nov. 29.-The State De-
partmcnt declined to say anything to-
day respecting the answer of the Ca
madam government on the sealing
question, the details OF which were tel
egraphed 10 the press from Ottawa
last night. further than TO state that
no communication on the subject had
been received from either the British
embassy or from Ottawa.
The published report OF the confer
ence which took place between Mr..
Foster and the British and Canadian
representatives on the 10th Instant
shows that the proposition now re-
ported from Ottawa as having been
formulated by the Canadian govern
nent was proposed at that time md
definitely declined by Mr.. Foster 1t
was then distinctly stated that the
government of the United States could
not consent TO make the seal question
dependent upon the complex question
OF reciprocity. revision Of our tariff or
other matters. unless there should be
suspension of the slaughter Of the
seals while the negotiations and re-
snlting legislation We're pending. 1t Is
not likely the President will reverse
the decision of this government upon
renewal OF the proposition.
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-04

prices and receive them. I knew Of an
instance where private party sold to
miner sack Of -four for SIS and
bacon ut 81 per pound"
II. A. Ferguson said: THE situation
at Dawson was relieved by the exodus
to Fort Yukon. I doubt II there will
he any actual starvation there, but
there will be shortage. The Old-timers
hnve provisions enough to carry them
through The stores are practically
cleaned out All they would sell was
five pounds OF sugar to the man. Flour
could not be bought at all. One or two
sacks were quickly picked up at 500
n sack.
Wages are still SlJ day, but they
are sure to go down to IS by next sum
mer, and SO n day there is no better
than $50 a day outside"
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-04

When the victory of party deter
mines who shall be the governors OF 6
people, an overrullng Providence will
sometimes make the political choice {
fortunate one. The available mar
turns out to be capable man. Ir
more than one instance during the
history OF our country between 1856,
and 1865, untried greatness developed
where to human foresight promotion
was only an expedient. High quail
ties are not suddenly created. The,
sleep, but God knows where they are
In q grand crisis they leap to light
and men thoughtlessly say that cir
cumstances made them. Abraham Lin
coin, the Springfield lawyer, did no
put on any one else's greatness, or til,
greatness of circumstances. He simpl,
found his own when II was mos
needed. Mr. Woodrow Wilson, in hi.
admirable critical essay. says of thi'
remarkable man: He WAS not fit tt
he President until he actually becam,
President He was At then because
learning as he went. he found out how
much there was to learn. and had still
an infinite capacity for learning" II
is this capacity for learning" that ha:
raised many boy from floor-sweep
or to the headship Of nrm. and nttet
many an oficial novice for responsi.
bilities which he never knew until h.
was forced to carry them.
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-04

Judge Pryor of New York decides
that there is such thing as verbal
outrage. and that II need not neces-
sartly be attended with physical force
and accordingly grants woman's pc
verbal husband. With this precedent
established there are likely to be pc
utions from the other half of the do
mestic establishment. for the ability
for abusive yerbality is more largely
developed on the part of the weaker
than the other sex.
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-04
DOGS TRAINED IN WAR.
C.nlns Int.mlxence Employed BE- Meeri

Canine Intelligence Employed In Nearly
AL the Armies Of Europe.
From the Philadelphia Record: In
all the European armies save thak Of
Britain canine intelligence ia employed
in the role Of spies, messengers and
aids to the wounded. The Italian sen
tries in the Alps are always accom-
panied by dogs: the Dutch found tAem
in Acheen invaluable in preventing the
butchery of sentinels by stelathy foes:
the Russians employed them to some
extent In their last war with Turkey:
the French have used them in Tunis
and Algiers, and the Austrians utilise
them in the detection Of ambuscades.
The dogs employed by the Russians
are wolf and sheep dogs. and Q species
OF St. Bernard. and equipped with
packages of bandages around tAAr
neclrs and TASKS of soups or braAAy,
are taught to fnd the hidden WuanA-
ed, offer them restorattves, give tie
alarm, and afterward, IL necessary, to
draw them on little hand carts to the
hospital. The Germans use pointers,
Scotch collies, Pomeranians and short
haired sporting dogs. which are train
ed to march silently, indicating stsan-
gers by point or low growl, to car
ry messages some miles. to obey men
in German uniform and to halt all
others.
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-04
lust a FAMILY AFFAIR.
Tbs Umpire of tho baseball Cane 0s
Everybody Into Troabls.


"Of course used to play baae ball.
declared the old resident to the De-
troit Free Press man. Very few
healthy men have grown up In the
last forty years without indulging
more or less in the national sport and
I'm convinced that we're harder peo-
pie for having adopted it. Bat 1t has
its drawbacks and I'll be content for
the rest Of my days just to read about
some Of the most interesting games.
without making comments or Offering
an opinion. Last fall we had our fam
ily reunion. We are large relation
ship and nearly a hundred were pres
ent at the gathering. After few Of
the patriarchs had made their
speeches, telling stories and crlcking
foxes that We hear every year. some
of the young and middle-aged men
proposed a game OF baseball. NY
blood warmed right up and was -
eager to play as was my grandson, nut
they let me down by choosing me for
umpire. / was disappointed. but be-
ing rather an influential member OF
the tribe / accepted the responsibility.
giving fair notice that there should
be no appeal from my decisions. All
went merrily enough till called ono
Of my big nerhews out ON FOUL
bound. He was SO mad that he could
do nothing but sputter at first. but ne
finally got out the announcement that
l was about as unmitigated an OLD
chump as 1t had ever been his fortune
to encounter l insisted at hrst on
having him put of the grounds. but
there were difficulties connected with
this because of the backing that raj
lied to his support. l dropped the mat
ter after giving him and his supporters
q piece of my mind. few minutes
later called little grandson ont for
knocking the ball over the fence. He
talked 80 recklessly about the matter
that l took him over my knee. His
mther interfered. there was about ~
lively fve minutes as you ever saw.
the game broke up and next year there
will be no reunion"
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-04

The latest report Of DR.. w. 7. Harris.
United States commissioner OF educa-
tion, covers the year ending June 80,
1896. In the schools and colleges, pub
lie and private. there were then en-
rolled 1897 1871 pupils-an increase in
one year OF 30S,575. AS only 1881 .S26
OF these were in private institutions,
parochial and otherwise. the friends OF
public schools can contemplate the
situation with composure. But the
order OF the day which may still be
pressed upon the committee of the
whole people as urgent" is n steady
Improvement of our educational meth
DDS. The quantity looks handsome ;
the quality may be judged by the gen
eral character of our population.
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-04

The experiment Of putting a woman
in charge OF a part OF the street clean
ing work in Chicago pleases the sweep
ers. One Of them said. through an
interpreter, We like the woman. She
doesn't curse and swear at us. Man
foreman drive US around like slaves
and call us bad names. She
say, How do?' and other nice things
and then we do good work She see
1t and say so. That make us feel
good. and we work more" You can
get better work even out OF dumb
beast by being kind to him; much
more out Of man. as this woman 8
dealings with unpromising material
abundantly show.
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-04

The Prince of Monaco, who takes a
lively interest In deep-sea researches
has bean taking soundings between the
Cape Verde Islands and the Azores
From a depth Of more than twenty
nine hundred fAthoms. = little more
than three miles and = quarter, his
trap brought up peculiar amphipod
measuring nearly four and . third
inchss In length, with many smaller
oass. 1t had bssu supposed. fro0 the
Chal1snger's submarine discoveries
that NO such form Of 80 life could
exist At greater depth than twenty
seven hundred and Afty fatAoDs,
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-04
CHINESE SCHOOLS IN AMERICA
First One of Series to He Established in
san frAncisro at y Cost Of $4,000,


san Francisco at = Cost Of $4,000.
San Francisco. Nov. 29.-One of the
most important movements originating
with the new Chinese minister. WI
Ting Fang, to bring into closer rela
tiOns the whole people and the people
Of his own race is shortly to be con.
summn'ed in this city. The project
contemplates the erection of a school
building. the bringing of a corps of
teachers from China aud the education
OF the Chinese youth of this city and
coast In both the English and Chinese
branches. The Chinese government IL
prepared to expend not less than $4O,-
600 In carrying out this project and
providing for the permanent mainte-
nance of the school. Tuition will be
strictly free, but small charge may
be made for instruction In special
branches.
II the experiment proves success
similar schools will be established by
the government In other sections Of
the United States.
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-04
Cheers for Gladstone,

London, Nov. 27.-Mr and Mrs. Will
lam f. Gladstone started from London
for Cannes to-day. The general health
Of the great statesman liz good and his
neuralgia Is diminishing. The travel
ers We're loudly cheered when recoy-
nized on their arrival at the railroad
station. and there was a great outburs,
of cheering when the train drew out
Of the station.
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-04
NO HOPES FOR GOLD THIS vEAr
PrsssAs.t MeKi.isy Believes stili In ss..-
tor Wolcoat's Internatannal Ids>s


tor Wolcott's Intesnataonal Ideas.
New York. Nov. D.-The Herald's
Warrington special says: Currency
reform will have hard row to hoe In
Congress. The influence Of the admin.
istration would be q potent factor IL
1t could be e1erted tremendously, bot
the President and the secretary Of the
treasury differ very radically. Secre-
tary Gage advocates 4 frank adoption
Of the gold standard by making all OBJ
lIxatiOns Of the United States express
" payable in gold. President McKin-
ley, however. has been listening to
senator WoBcott Of Colorado, who still
believes 1t may be possible to accom-
plish something in the way Of inter-
national bimetAllism. The chief execu-
five. therefore, will not adopt the
scheme Of Secretary Gage. Either m
his annual message or In q special mes
ssee the President viii refer to his
hvpes that something may yet be &C.
lompaisbed in the direction Of inter
pstieaal bimetallism.
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-04

A striking illustration OF one OF .ht
changes that have taken place in thi.
country Is the fact that posse d
Cheyenne Indians has been trailing 4
band Of white train robbers in tn
West. Probably the red men have over
taken the paleface outlaws by this tim
and caused them 10 mediate on th
sometimes queer reversal of situation
through the advancement Of civiliza
ton.
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-04
a.pp, Australian sAop...,.r..

Shop assistants in Australia do not
have hard time of it. They work on
ly fifty hours per week. In Ballarat
every shop. excepting those of tobac-
conists, fshmongers and hairdresssrs,
close at p. m. for the first four days
of the week. on Friday at l p. M. and
on Saturdays at 10 p. m. The mAtori-
ity open at p. m. to be swept and
busted by the errand boys. the assist
ants arriving at $3.50 a. n.
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-04
Archb..hop Of New or,..,..

Rome, Nov. 29.-The Pope to-day a,,-
pointed the Rev. r. L.. ChapelIe, bishop
of Santa Fe. New Mexico. to the arch.
bishopric Of New Orleans.
The Rev. Father Fitxmaurfce, rector
Of the Church Of the Annunciation of
Williamsport. Pennsylvania. has been
appointed bishop ~ Erie. Pennsyl
vania.
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-04
COLORADO.

Many Greeks in Athens want to figl
Turkey. and some OF them have goi.
SO far az to begin to run in the opp
site direction.
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-04

church from all parts of the country
We're in attendance. The gathering Ii
the first of its kind ever held by the
Methodist Episcopal Church and is de-
scribed in the call as a conference Of
the younger men in the church on the
relation OF Methodism to current social
and intellectual conditions.
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-04

Infidels.-The man who persistently
casts doubt upon God and His word is
the most subtle enemy to peace. ar
raign such men and women as the
enemies of order and prosperity Rev.
Johnson Myers, Baptist, Chicago. III.
The advocate., 1897-02-17

seldom overcome In future life; but
however great these difficulties, this
law, as well as all others, must be en-.
forced, or the people will see to 1t that
such in6delity causes the removal of
these unfaithful stewards from Office
at the earliest possible moment. The
people Of Kansas are now compelled
to vindlCste and enforce law, or else
meet and bow tamely to q rebellious
mob, who, like those other inhuman
vultures, the great corporations,
whose domination of legislation now
theatens the overthrow Of civil liberty
this .defying mob must, ere long,
become the fundamentally In the
overthrow of all law and order in Che
State.
An administration conniving at the
violation Of law inevitably brings con-
tempt, even Of those whose vice is
winked at, because such conduct is al
ways seen to arise from cowardice.
w. M. GooDNER.
Larned, KSs,
The advocate., 1897-02-17
HJ, D.1V are the only pills to take

What do they want? 1t Ia evident
that they want to try to keep the peO-
PIES representatives from doing any
thing that would chSnge present laws,
no matter how much they may need
reforming, They are great reformerH
but want it to come off OF the
other fellows. Now, have served In
public Office. l understood when
was elected what was expected Of me.
/ never found any necessity for com.
bination of Registers Of Deeds, al
though / was solicited to join and con-
tribute to a fund to keep lobby In
Topeka, to keep the Legislature from
changing the existing laws. There is
no necessity for any of the organiza.
tions Of County Clerks, Sheriffs, Reg.
listers Of Deeds, ETC., and the people
should speak out in this matter, and
give the men who are elected to Office
to understand that we expect them to
attend to their official duties as the
law requires. Ii they have money to
keep a lobby in Topeka, this is evi.
denCe that their salaries could be low
cred, l shall insist in all the conVen-
tions that / am interested In, that each
nominee be required to attend to the
duties which he is elected to perform.
l will not support those who take part
In the organization Of Hobbies,
w. p. FINGER.
Sawyer KAa
The advocate., 1897-02-17
FAST TIME SOUTH.

Winter Schedules OF the Louisville 4 Nashville
RSilEOad Greatly Improved.
Information comes to US that the sched-
ules Of the Louisville & Nashville railroad
to. Florida and Gulf Coast points, In effect
December 20, are faster than ever before
operated by this most progressive line.
This was the pioneer company to operate
through sleeping car lines from the north
to Florida points. and each year the sched-
ule and facilities are improved upon. For
the season Of 1867 The system is almost
perfect. Winter tourists taking this line
TO Southern points win have an opportunity
of visiting the Tennessee Centennial Expo
siti0n at Nash yille on their return In the
spring, Write 10 MIR. G. r. AtmOra, Cen
Gxal Passenger Agenl, LCuisyillA &y. tpy
M 20 sraasqnlf fs TnNS ,l1s
The advocate., 1897-02-17
Sawyer, Kas.

There is more catarrh in this section Of
the country than all other diseases put to.
gether, and until the last few years was
supposed to be incurable. For q great
many years doctors pronounced 1t a local
disease, and prescribed local remedies, and
by constantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced 1t itincurable. Science
has proven catarrh TO be a constitutional
disease, and therefore requires constitu-
ticnal treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by r. j. Cheney g. Co., To-
ledo, O., is the only constitutional cure on
the market. It is taken internally in doses
from ten drops to teaspoonful. 1t acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
Of the system. They offer one hundred
dollars for any case 1t fails to cure. Send
for circulars and testimonials. Address,
II. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, rs cents.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The advocate., 1897-02-17
The School Book Question.
Larned, Kas,

EDITOR ADvoCATE:-There seems
to be as much diversity of opinion
among our educational doctors as there
Is in the fold Of political doctors. So
far as the Legislature Is concerned, its
duty is to Sheapen the price Of text
books. It is no use to cite facts In
reference to the high price of books
being the cause Of non-attendsnce, for
this iE evidently known to almost
everybody. There are other causes
deterring enrolment In schools but
probably the inability Of parents to
procure books ls about all that can be
remedied at present. Districts should
own the books, because every teacher
knows how 1t works IL the parents
have to be depended upon to get
them. If they are produced at
all, often the proCraStination In
getting them is q detrlment to the
school. In view Of the general custom
of the county furnishing stationery,
and perhaps other things for the men,
berS of the bar, ETC., it looks little to
refuse to extend this grstuity to the
children Of the county.
The whole question Of whether
district, county or township should
buy the books hinges upon which can
secure the best terms. If the districts
own the books, 1t makes no difference
about county or State uniformity, be-
cause those families who move from
place to place can always obtain books
free. This question of uniformity is
dangerous one, and ought to be looked
into little more thoroughly than our
leading educators seem capable Of
looking. Thu Legislature should use
q little common sense In the matter.
There is too much of disposition to
drive the educational machinery In
the direction OF State and National
uniformity, and IL the people don't
wake up they will have form instead
of substance. The chief direction Of
school work to-day is toward an mex
orsble machine that will crush individ-
uslity and what little originality there
is left. Farmers want schools Of their
own where Q much better education
can be obtained than Is now afforded.
There should be no need to send their
children away to get an education.
If they are sharp enough TO see their
own interest they will cease trucking
to city graduation and be controlled by
their own common sense.
J. M. DAVIS.