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the supreme court appointed Justice
David Josiah Brewer. The fifth jurist
selected by the four already mentioned,
is Prof. Maertens, a Russian scholar
whose reputation as an authority on
international law is worldwide. He is
an official of the Russian foreign Office,
professor of international law at the
University of st. Petersburg and author
of "Maertens' Treatise" the standard
book of reference on all the treaties of
the world. Among the counsel for
Venezuela before the tribunal are ex-
President Benjamin Harrison and ex-
Secretary of the Navy j. +. Tracy.
Whatever the tribunal may decide is
final, and must be considered definite
settlement of all the questions referred
to it by both sides.
The following is brief outline of the
history of Guiana, the claims of Great
Britain and the arguments of Vene-
zuela:
Sir Walter Raleigh landed in Guiana
near the close of the sixteenth CEN
fury, and soon afterward the Neither
lands and France divided with Great
Britain the control of the country. The
English did not succeed in holding
their own in the newly-opened coun-
try, and when Raleigh arrived with an
expedition in 1916 to reassert British
power his forces met with disaster.
Upon his return to England the in
trepid explorer and colonizer was inn
prisoned and executed. During the war
between England, Holland and France
in the seventeenth century Guiana was
taken and retallen several times. What
is now Dutch Guiana was seized by
Great Britain in 1869, but was coded
back to Holland in exchange for the
Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam,
now New York. In 1903 the province
of British Guiana was acquired by Eng
land, but was not formally ceded by
Holland until 1914. The territory given
up by the Dutch government included
the provinces of Demarara, Berbice
and Esequibo, the river of the latter
name being claimed as the correct
boundary by Venezuela. However, The
boundary between Guiana and Vene-
zuela and between Guiana and Brazil
was never accurately established, and
this fact was the ostensible cause of
the dispute which is now being settled
by the Paris tribunal. incidentally it
might be mentioned that similar mis-
understanding, based on the same
cause, is now awaiting settlement be-
tween France and Brazil.
Nenezuela's claim that the Esequibo
is the legal boundary has been re-
peatedly acknowledged by England,
notably in 1871, when n British court
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GOAT FOND OF INK.
Nothing Satisfies BiIly's EpicureaD
Tastes Quite ms Much as Black
Writing Fluid.

A valued appurtenance of a Twenty
second lumber yard is an elderly goat
whose gastronomic propensities rival
the reputed accomplishments of his
comic paper prototype. Ink is the APP
petizing delicacy which appeals to the
not only eat newspapers and blotters,
but considers pads used for letter press
purposes toothsome morsels, provided
they have been long enough in use to
have become covered with the ink
soaked from copied letters. Every writ
ten thing has to be handled with care
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trees, and redevelops a similar back
afresh at the next breeding season.
Almost never do we find a device in
nature which occurs only once. The
unique hardly exists; nature is a
great copyist. At least two animals of
wholly unlike kinds are all but sure to
Lit independently upon the self-same
mechanism. So it is not surprising to
learn that catfish has invented an
exactly similar mode of carrying its
young to that adopted by the Surinam
toad; only, here it is on the under sur
face, not the upper one, that the spawn
is plastered. The eggs of this catfish,
whose scientific name is Aspredo, are
pressed into the skin below the body,
and so borne about by the mother till
they hatch. This is one of two in
stances where the female fish herself
assumes the care of her offspring, in
stead of leaving it entirely to her ex-
cellent partner.-Strand Magazine.
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THE PARIS TRIBUNAL
1t Will Decide the British Venezue-
Ian Dispute.
The Greatest Triumph of American
Diplomacy Events Which Led
Up to the Formation of the
Commission
[Spesial Correspondence

The British-Venezuela commission
now in session at Paris, France, is one
of the most important international
bodies which has ever been con-
vened for the purpose of arrang-
ing amicably dispute which once
threatened to lead to war between
two great nations. In 1895 Great Britain
laid claims to vast tract of territory be-
longing to the South American republic
of Venezuela, and was about to take
forcible possession of the same, in de-
fance of all precedent and the protests
of the Venezuelan government. Presi-
dent Cleveland, through Mr.. Gresham,
his secretary of state, protested against
the proposed robbery, and suggested
that the points at issue between the two
countries be submitted to arbitration.
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Great Britain returned an impertinent
reply, stating that all territory within
the so-called Schomburg line was abso-
lutely hers and that she had nothing
to arbitrate" there. Claims west of that
line she was willing to submit to an in
ternational tribunal for adjudication.
Venezuela, on the other hand, insisted
that the Esequibo river was the recog-
nized boundary and that the Pumeron
river was, at all events, the extreme
limit of disputed territory. Secretary
Gresham's sudden death delayed the
American answer to the British note
declining arbitration, but when Secre-
tary Olney assumed the state portfolio
one of his first acts was the transmits
sion of this now historic document
which, together with Lord Salisbury's
answer, constituted the basis of Presi-
dent Clevelands message of December
IL 1895.
In it the president declared the
claims urged by Great Britain to be a
direct violation of the Monroe doctrine,
which he designated as an unwritten
disavowed all intention of wishing to
interfere with British rights in her
South American colonies, but at the
same time protested against the extern
sion of England's political system. In
order to avoid a clash he asked congress
to appoint commission to investigate
and determine the true boundary line
between British Guiana and Venezuela,
and then went on to say that when that
commission had made its report the
United States should resist by every
means in its power, as willful aggres-
sion upon its rights and interests, the
appropriation of any lands or the exer-
else of governmental jurisdiction over
any territory which, after investiga-
ton, we have determined of right be-
long to Venezuela" Continuing, he
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Struggle with n Cougar.

In company with an Indian Port Ar
thur (Wash.) man went fishing for
salmon in a rocky river. Suddenly big
cougar appeared at the entrance to Ii
cave, and with a roar crouched to
spring at the Indian. The white man
threw his fish spear at the cougar, while
the Indian ran for his life. The spear
entered the animals neck and ear, and
thus the man held him at distance and
tried 10 drown him. But the cougar
was too strong and agile for that, and
finally the spear came out of its hold.
For four long hours the man and the
cougar fought, the cougar walking
around and around, and every once in
awhile making a spring, which the
man every time repulsed with the
spear. The combat only ended when
the Indian returned, after a 12-mile
trip, with gun. His first shot wound
ed the beast in the side; the second
lodged in its head and killed it.
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HE TASTED THE INK.

to swell the quantity of literature which
has been devoured by this caprine gour-
mand.
One day last week small boy en-
ployed by a stationery firm entered the
lumber yard to deliver bottle of INK.
The youth was not aware of the peculiar
characteristics of the goat, and suspect
ed nothing when the animal shifted and
approached. Just before he reached
the office the boy felt himself perform
ing sundry aerial convolutions and
when he sat up he saw the goat placidly
licking the ink from the plank pave
ment near the brick wall of the Office
against which the quart bottle had
burst The goat greedily chewed the
sawdust and shavings which had be-
come saturated with the black fluid,
and smaclled his lips between bites
Chicago Daily News.
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spnrrows stopped n Clock.

a few days since, to the annoyance Of
yerybody. it was found that the town
clock had eased to toll out the hours
of the day. A jeweler was called, and
an examination made. Nothing wrong
could be found with the mecl lnsm of
the clock; everything seemed TO be
right, and no reason was apparent why
the clock did not run, but the old thing
would not tick. A further investiga-
tior revealed the fact that the sparrows
had built a nest on the face of the
clock behind the hands, and had car
ried sticks and straws there enough to
clog the wheels. A long fishing pole was
procured, the birds nest knocked out,
and the clock resumed its tick with its
accustomedr larity.-Pineville (Ky)
Courier.
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in Demarara recognized the South
American republics jurisdiction over
the Maraca river, which is located but
short distance west OF the Esequibo
river; and again in 1874, when a similar
ruling was made by the authorities of
British Guiana.
In 1871 the British government sent
Robert Hermann Schomburgk, Ger
man geographer and botanist, to the
South American continent to survey n
boundary line between British Guiana
and Venezuela. Without even the SEM
blance of authority, Schomburgk took
the mouth of the Orinoco as a starting
point, instead of the Esequibo, and ran
an uncertain line in a southerly direc-
ton, giving to the British colony 10000
or more square miles of territory and
the right bank of the Orinoco delta.
Venezuela declined to recognize the
survey made by the German botanist,
and protested vigorously against it. In
1914 a new British line was run from q
point on the coast east of Schom-
burgk's line, leaving the mouth of the
Orinoco in Venezuela, but detecting
far to the westward in the interior, SO
that the new claim covered really more
territory than the old.
The boundary established after
Schomburgk's survey is known as the
Aberdeen line. 1t started on the west
bank of the Maraca river and embraced
large tracts of mining country in the
southeastern section Of Venezuela. An
other survey, made in 1881, created the
Granville line" 1t added over 100
miles of coast line to the British claims.
Afterward, and until 1887, new claims
were filed by Great Britain, until, at
the beginning OF 1893, England includ-
ed all the territory on the right bank of
the Orinoco near its mouth and its
course southerly for nearly 300 miles
in her demands. This strip of land in
cludes the famous Yuruari gold mines,
whose riches, according to the reports
of prospectors, are incalculable. There
is no doubt that it was the discovery of
these mines which determined Great
Britain to demand of Venezuela n re-
linquishment of territorial claims
whose justice had never been seriously
disputed G. w WEIPPIERT
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Horse Defends n Dog.

Dogs and horses generally ret on well
together, but the following story from
Manchester proves that in some cases
the friendship is something more than
mere federation of each other. A car
riage horse, accompanied by his stable
companion, a retriever dog, to which
he was exceedingly attached, was drink
ing at trough near the exchange.
While the dog was waiting for his
friend to finish his draught large
mastiff picked quarrel with him
which ended in fight. The mastiff, as
may be supposed, had the better of the
battle, and the retriever waE severely
bitten. The horse, the moment he heard
his friends cry, broke from rhe man
who was holding him, hurried to the
reseue, and, after kicking the mastilf
across the street, returned to the
trough and finished his drink.
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JEST eRBOUT AS BIG AS ME-

There's a Teller Twin round here,
Somewheres, that I'm layin' fer;
An whenever / kin find him,
Let me tell yer, there'll be war.
He is always cuttin' rusties,
Always gettin' inter scrapes;
An the worst is, folks is always
Putin blame on me-Jim Mapes,
Cause he happens fer TO be
Jest erbout as big as me.
S'posin' pa should loos his hammer
(Sech things, somehow, will get losO
l viii hear him tellin' mother
When t was got an what it cost;
An he thinks boy has had it,
Jest erbout the size o Jim.
An the chances are fer findin','
He will say most mighty slim"
There it is agen, yer see!
Jest erbout as big as me-"
Mebbe mother makes some cookies,
Leaves 'em on the pantry shelf,
Where. the window bein' open,
They most says, Jest help yerself."
Course, | don't do eny countin'
But | don't eat more than ten
Though ma says they're most all taken
An I'm sure to hear agen,
Some young feller's been too free
Jest erbout as big as me-"
l would like to find that chap, sir,
An to find out what's his name;
Fer I've got sneakin' notion
That they think it's me to blame.
They don't say so when they're talkin'.
Course" they say, 'it wasn't Jim;
Must a-been that other Teller
That were apt TO take fer him"
But their eyes look kinder sideways
An they mean me all the time.
Oh. I'm goin' ter lick that Teller
Now, sir, yer kin bet dime!
He's no business to be
Jest erbout as big as me.
Cora Gaines Carrel. in Ohio Farmer
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Worth Worship.

Chicago Belle fear you do not real.
u and truly love me.
Ardent Suitor-I worship the very
ground you walk on.
Chicago Belle-Of course. It's worth
5000 front foct.-N. Y. Weekly.
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very Rare.

Stubb--She showed me some rare
paintings.
Penn-What did you think of them?
Stubb-Well, they reminded me of a
rare beefsteak.
Penr,--In what way?
Stubs-Not very well done.-Chicago
Daily News.
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Qua RIDING Babies in France.

A law has been passed forbidding
any one to give solid food of any kind
TO infants Of France. Owing to its
low and rapidly declining birth rate,
France has awakened to the fact that
she must take care of her babies. So
low has the birtn rate become that it
means an annual loss Of 10000 in popu-
lation
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and we are empowered to offer a prize of $50
to the individual who first supplies correctly
the missing portions of the letters. Bearing
in mind that some of our readers must possess
photographs taken by the same photographer,
and presumably showing the same signature
at the foot, we suggest that careful COMPARE
son of the above facsimile be made with the
printing at the bottom of any cabinet photo.
graphs each reader has, A chance of obtaining
the prize therefore lies in many hands.
This is no mere puzzle for passing idle hours.
A fellow beings life is perhaps dependent upon
the correct solution of the problem, and we
call upon the public of the United Kingdom to
help us to assist the ends of justice and pre-
vent an innocent man suffering dea..i for an
others crime.
Within four days 500, 900 copies Of
the paper were in circulation and at
least double that number of wiling
workers were assisting us.
The replies came fast and furious
from within an hour of publication, and
one of the staff and myself went through
each reply. The majority were of course
quite beside the point, and many utter
ly imbecile suggestions were offered.
Some looked plausible enough at first
sight, but very little investigation
served to show the senders had touched
up the fragments to suit their own con-
venience. Six hours after the publica-
tion of the paper wire was brought in
to us:
Rogers, Swansea, " are the missing words.
Letter follows. ROGERS
We tried to fit in these words to the
original, but could not do so, and put
Mr.. Rogers telegram aside, pending the
arrival of his letter, but regarded the is
sue of it as extremely doubtful. Then
we turned to the next replies that came
to hand and went steadily on, but with
no success. On my arrival at the news
paper Office next morning large batch
Of letters was awaiting us, but there
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replied. 'sTve known good deal come
from a slenderer hint Why not have a
few facsimiles made Of them and send
them to experts?''
/ l left the place with this suggestion
ringing in my ears, and as turned it
over in my mind it bore unexpected
fruit. Capitali 1t should be as he sug-
gested, but instead of few facsimiles
would have hundreds of thousands
struck off and carried the length and
breadth of the land. How? By enlisting
the popular press in my cause.
The next day managed to obtain a
letter of introduction to the editor Of
one of those weeklies which have go hit
the public taste that there is scarcely
one household in the country which
does not buy its weekly copy. To him
preached my plan, which was nothing
less than securing the services of his
readers to aid nae in my search. I asked
him to print facsimile Of the almost
erased letters in his next issue, with a
prize Of ESQ for the first correct addi-
ton Of the missing portions The ak
element which the murder had aroused
was still great. and the public were
following with scarcely abated interest
every fresh development Of the casa
The editor scented . big increase In
his circulation II his paper became In
any way identified with the mystery
that surrounded the case. But shrank
from exposing this last move to the
gaze Of the idle and curious, so stipu-
lated that for the present, at any rate,
the connection between the murder and
the problem offered to the public should
be kept q secret. @*a asf ss@
The editor was for long time I'M
willing to meet my wishes, but at last
compromise was effected, and the an
nouncement which appeared in that
weeks issue Of his paper read as fol-
lows:
FIFTY POUNDS REWARDi
In order that justice may be done to pris-
oner, now awaiting his trial, under suspicion
Of an awful crime, it is necessary that the all
but obliterated words given below be restored.
At present all that remains is
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"My name Is Brett-Duncdn Brett"
me. This man, Keighley Gates, owing
to whose casual talk at the Hotel Metro
pole suspicion had fallen upon George,
surely he might be Of use to us. had
heard Of the man, but had not met him.
He was great traveller, remembered.
Might he not have run up against Du-
rant in his wanderings? Even if he had
not met him he might have heard of
him, or, at any rate, be able to give US
some clew in our search. There was just
the odd chance that he might be able to
help us, and I could not afford to disre.
gard it.
It appeared that Mr.. Gates lived at
the Metropole, and as soon as obtained
this information I went there in quest
of him. AS luck had it, Mr.. Gates was
in the hotel when called, and was
shown up to his room.
As Mr.. Gates was not a permanent
resident there I was somewhat struck
with the luxurious way in which his
sitting room was furnished. There was
a total absence of the usual hotel furni-
ture, and in it's place was a variety of
articles that bespoke the catholic taste
of the owner. There were easy chairs
and lounges. covered with eastern rugs
and silks and curtains Of soft Indian
texture. On the walls was a display Of
curious and fantastic weapons-Damas-
Gus swords, Moorish daggers and genu-
inc Andrea Ferrara. There were few
etchings and on the mantelpiece
number of photographs, while on vari.
GUS cabinets was arranged goodly show
OF Bohemian and Viennese glass. My
eyes took all this in as entered, but my
chief attention was, Of course, conferred
in Mr.. Gates himself. He was a thin,
wiry man Of middle height, and ones
first impression Of him was of an eye
glass and row of yellow jagged teeth.
A second later one noted that he had
a pair of keen. piercing eyes and thin
very thin-lips. For the rest he was
square jawed and clean shaven. His
hair was becoming scanty over his
brow, and his nose was slightly colored.
Mr.. Gates was writing when the
waiter announced me. The keen eyes
looked fDQuiringly had almost said
distrustfully-at me.
The waiter had bungled my name, go
| fastened to explain who vas.
My name is Brett-Duncan Brett. |
You may possibly remember my name
in connection with poor Fenton's case"
Eyes, Captain Brett, be said slowly. |
II remember your name. Pray take a |
chair. This one, / think. is passably !
comfortable. Will you have cigarettef |
can recommend these. Import them |
myself from Alexandria. :,
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only child, too independent ioo-=
thing to relatives, too proud to let her
friends know what che was doing, set
about to earn her own living, at first by
the exercise of her talents, and, that
failing, by accepting the situation in
which / found her. At other times
thought 1t possible that an unhappy
home had driven her out into the world.
there to make her way az best she oould.
OF course. neither Of these solutions Of
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And what about Durant?'' l asked

i r.
And what about Durant?'' asked
my friend.
"Oh, Durantl He staid his lease out.
He seemed much cut up at Lady Flor
ence's disappearance and went out
very little afterward. ] did hear he
took to drinking heavily. He went
away at the beginning of March. I re-
member the date particularly, for the
great robbery at Glenmore took place
just before, and Durant's own place
was broken into as WE'LL"
"And what happened to him after he
left the DISTRICT"
"Can't say. He disappeared entirely
from our ken. Some say he returned to
Australia and others that he went to
the bad Anyway, he was never seen
again in our country"
''Have you any theory of your own
about Lady Florence's Disappearance"
The rector hesitated, and then said:
"Well, to tell you the truth, I have,
bus it seems SO unsupported by evidence
that it is nothing but theory, and
seemingly farfetohed one, yet have
never been able to shake off my belief
In it Ny idea is that Durant was In
some way implicated in her disappear
ance." s-g
I'm what way?'
"There. you have me. can't say. ]
have not the slightest tangible evidence
Cor my suspicion, but am firmly con-
WINGED in my own mind that If Mr..
Arthur Durant is alive he could tell
you great deal more about that mys-
terry than we now know"
Twas somewhat disconnected to hear
this had traced one person, only to
find that another was indispensable, and
the search for the second was probably
beset with the greater difficulties of the
two.
With this rather discouraging infor-
nation I returned to town. I made il
my first buEiness to engage private de-
tective to trace Mr.. Arthur Durant, but
from the little knowledge we had of
that gentleman, and the absolute igno-
rance we were in as to his present where
abouts, had little hope that we should
gain any information likely to be use
full on the fast approaching day Of the
trial
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CHAPTER VIII.

MIR. KEIGHLEY GATES SPEAKS OF DURANT.
was now at a complete standstill in
my Investigations, and in sober truth I
did not knoY which way to move next
Something, however, had to be done,
and that at once.
In my despair ! went again through
the evidence that was brought against
George at the police court trial and ran
over the witnesses who would appear
for the crown, and for the hundredth
time tried to find some flaw in the
chain of damning evidence that would
be adduced. Suddenly thought struck