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territory lying between its boundary and the
Paraguay river. and Brazil acquired Bolivia's
claim to the Acre region the northeast. The
latter territory being considered the more vau-
able. Brazil stipulated to pay cash indemnity
OF G2,O00,000 sterling.
These two treaties were of immense conse-
quence to Bolivia first in relieving her from
the old railway and mining entanglements;
ond. In securing the construction of the africa
La Paz railway; third. through the loan of Chi
lean credit in internal railway construction; and
fourth, in providing cash fund of G2.300000
with which to guarantee to begin the actual
construction Of the trunk lines
Following the ratification OF the treaties ne
gotfations were opened with prominent European
and American capitalists and on May 10, 1906
contract was signed with the National City
bank and Speyer Co.. of New York. The
tract was signed in La Paz by a representative
of the concessionaires and additional stipuations
were made on May %.
Under article III of the contract the conces-
sionares oblige themselves within period of
10 years to construct the following railway sys.
tens
ta) From Oruro to Viacha. with branch to
the river Desaguadero. connecting with the AFRICA
line.
tb) From Oruro to Cochabamba.
(c) From Oruro to Potosi.
(d) From Potosi to Tupizi by Caisa and Cata.
gaita
te) From Uyuni to Potosi.
~ From La Paz to Puerto Pando.
All OF these roads are 10 be one-meter gauge
except the last two mentioned. which. in the dis
erection of the concessionaires may be of rs CEN
timeters gauge.
The cost of the railways is estimated at f5,-
100000 sterling. including a1,200.O0O allowed for
the La Paz-Puerto Pando line.
The concessionaires authorized to issue
two classes Of bonds--first mortgage and second
mortgage. or income bonds. The first mortgage
bonds. which are a first lien. authorized to
the amount Of E3.70O.00O sterling. bear five per
cent interest and payable in 20 years. The
interest for 20 years is guaranteed by the gov
ernment of Bolivia
further issue of additional first mortgage
bonds to the amount of s2.OO0.0O0 sterling IL
authorized in the sum of 95,5O0,OOO proves
insufficient to build the lines. These bonds viii
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Eor Consideration.

All pertinent facts must be consid-
cred when you are dealing with the
great problem of prosperity. Would
you put the plus or minus sign before
the item that the county jail has a
great falling off in patronage?-De-
troit Free Press.
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Many Children Are sickly.

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Sample mailed FREE. Address Allen S.
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ton paid In large measure the expenses of gov
eEnment and with the loss of this revenue the
state was forced into consideration of the eco
nomic development Of the country in other lines
than gold and silver production alone.
The settled part Of Bolivia WAS then and is
to large extent yet. that high table-land one of
the most spacious and elevated plateaux to be
found on the globe, which lies between the west
ern and the eastern Andes. This table-land ex.
tends from about the Argentine border in the
south into Peru on the northwest. and is from
so to $50 miles in width.
- On the Chilean border the western Cordillera
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lines serve feeders to the Antofagasta line in
stead Of playing the part of competing lines
would have been the case had the original pro-
gram Of construction been carried out.
The Oruro to Potosi line of the original plan
would partly parallel the Antofagasta line. 1t Is
very probable that complete merger of the in.
terests of the Antofagasta and Bolivia Railway
be made.
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Strong Winds and Sand Storms
cause granulation of the eyelds. PETTIT'S
EYE SALVE soothes and quickly relieves.
All druggists or Howard Bros, Buffalo, N. Y.
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XH/ GHAQUL BOLIVIA

bear six per cent. interest and the in
terest will not be guaranteed by the
government. The second-mortgage or
income bonds run for 25 years. bear
five per cent. interest and are Sec
ond lien on the roads.
Under an agreement made in Lon
don in 1907 by the Antofagasta ana
Bolivia Railway Company. which IL a
British corporation. and Speyer &
Co.. the Antofagasta Railway Com.
pany agreed to guarantee the inter
est on the line from Oruro to Viacha
and in addition to make payment
to the concessionaires for majority
of the lines stock. This agreement
made necessary the law. mentioned
above. signed by President Monies
on December 1. 1908. The purpose
of this agreement is to make the new
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We Judge ourselves by what we feel
capable OF doing while others judge
us by what we have already done.
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DON'T NEGLECT THAT COUGH
It certainly racks your system and may run into
Something serious. Allen Is Lung Balsam will check
itQuickly and permanently For sale at all druggists
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clusively settle all the questions arising
therefrom. that on October 20. 1904. at San
tiago. plenipotentiaries of the two countries
signed the treaty of peace and friendship
which put final end to all disputes between
Bolivia and Chile and secured in addition
concessions to the former.
In the preceding year. 1903. was signed
the treaty Of Rio de Janero with Brazil.
Under this treaty an exchange Of territories
between the two countries was effected. Bo-
hvia acquired on the southeast the strip of
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Damn alton, sllsys palm, wind coiu 25c bottle
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The right kind of experience is
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to Bolivia is railways. This need was recognized
to certain extent prior to 80.
AS far back June. 1863. the national assembly
authorized the president to enter into contracts
for the building Of railways and in 1868 a con-
cession was granted to citizen of the United
States to build railway from Cobji to Potosi
with government guaranty OF seven per cent.
on the capital invested. In addition. the conces-
sion carried grant of land one league each
4de Of the line. number of other concessions
ere made in 1869, 1873. 1874. 1877, 1878 and 1879
h In 1904 the Bolivian national office of immi-
,ssl4tion and statistics issued volume of nearly
100 pages containing the acts, DEGREES and con-
cessions In aid of railways. covering the years
1880 to 1904 Every effort was made by the gov
ernment during this period to induce capital to
invest In railway construction in the country
Perhaps nowhere else in the world were such in
ducements held out by any country to secure the
end sought by Bolivia following the termina-
tion Of the war with Chile. These inducements
were offers OF land. mines. exemption from taxa
ton and customs duties. government guarantees
financial aid and exclusive privileges. But unfor-
tunately for Bolivia the offers were not made in
the right quarter. In its eagerness to secure re-
suits, concessions were granted to and contracts
made with the most irresponsible parties, in
many cases mere adventurers without capital or
influence. The net result was naturally to retard
rather than to help railroad construction.
In 1904 all that Bolivia had to show in rail-
ways result of 40 years. legislation and in.
Vulnerable contracts were the Guaqui and the
AntOIaGasta ROADS. Inc FORMER gave an outlet
from La Paz to Lake Titicaca. whence passengers
and freight were transported across the lake BY
boat to the Peruvian port of Puno and thence by
the Peruvian railway to Nollendo on the Pacific.
The total length of the road from Alto of La
Paz to Guaqui on Lake Titicaca was 81 kilometers
(64 miles). The gauge was one meter (3937
inches) and the rails weighed 1S Kilograms per
meter-about 12 pounds per foot.
The Antofagasta, Bolivia's first railway had a
total mileage OF 925 kilometers (573 miles). a
nj raf
weighing 17.40 Kilograms per meter. or about
II pounds per foot.
It was not until 25 years after the outbreak Of
the war with Chile and 20 years after the signing
OF 4he agreement of April A. 1884. which marked
th&Dclose of that war. although It did not con-
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Many man suspects his neighbol
as he suspects himself.
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c5/H71ON At PUZACA/Q BOZ/vIz

RESULT Of having lost its Pacific
seaboard province of Antofagasta. follow
ing the war with Chile in 1879. Bolivia
found itself shut of from the sea and de-
pendent upon its neighbors for an outlet
to the great world.
Great as was the blow to national
pride. for the Bolivians felt the loss of
Antofagasta more keenly than even the
French that of the Rhine provinces, and
serious as was the loss to the national
treasury of the revenues derived from
the rich nitrate fields of the lost province,
yet the blow was perhaps less heavy than
the Bolivians themselves then thought
It changed entirely the countrv,s eco.
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A cynic is person who makes a
specially of telling the truth.
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comic outview and pushed forward into lines of
veopment which in all probability would otherwise
have been delayed for Even prior 1879
the nitrate fields for the part by
Ngners the Bovians themselves being engaged in gold
and silver mining But the taxes from nitrate produc-
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50 AA AOo"y ACob q uOuuIdIH Tdu6o
than line of huge cliffs. The table
land is itself 10000 to 1900 feet
above sea level and slopes gradually
1000 or 5000 feet up to the crest of
the western hills and then falls away
abruptly nearly three miles down.
$4,000 feet. to the desert land lying
between the foot of this immense line
OF cliffs and the Pacific ocean. To
the east of the table-land lies the
high Andes. the CordIllera Real. ris-
ing In Illampu. Illimani. Ancochuma
and Sajama over $1,000 feet North.
east and south from the Cordillera
Real the land falls away to the great
Amazon and Parana plains. This
country. three-fourths OF Bolivia in
area. is but little settled. but is in
natural resources and soil ono of the
richest parts of the world.
1t could easily sustain an agricul-
tural population greater than the
whole present population of South
America.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-03-30
MILLERSBURG ITEMS.

Fresh fish and oysters at Proctor's.
Mrs. Wright, of Maysvllle, arrived
Saturday as the guest of her daughter,
Mrs. G. C. Chanslor.
-Messrs. S. K. Proctor and G. d.
Tackett have consolidated their bust
ness and the two butcher shops will be
operated after April in the property
occupied by Tackett.
General blacksmithing and horse
shoeing speciality. All kinds of wagon
and buggy work. Give us a call, we
are located in the old johnson stand on
South Main street.
JOHNSON & MADDEN.
Elder w. A. Gardner is conducting
a special meeting in Millersburg at
the Church of Christ. He is assisted
by DR.. Burroughs and the local sing
ers. Aside from the preaching the
musical program is made especially
interesting and helpful by new songs,
vocal solos and by the best cornetist
IN the State, barring none, Mr.. Gard
ner having played with the best band
IN the country. Meetings are we'll at
tended. Following are the subjects for
the remainder of the week:
Tonight, THE Heart" Wednesday,
fThe New Birth" Thursday, "The
Church Jesus Built" Friday, "Pre-
pare to Meet Thy God" Sunday morn
ing, 1.-The Second Coming;;" Sunday
evening, Christian Union"
Miss Virginia Hutchcraft, who is
attending kindergarten school at
Louisville, was one Of seven selected
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-03-30

social function ever given in the town.
1t was the first reception given sine e
the furnishing of the new building was
completed and it was carried out On an
elaborate scale.
The floral design and the touch of
lavendar and white in the parlors
showed the presence of the senior
class. while the red and green decora-
tions of the library told OF the junior
class. Dainty refreshments served
were in the class colors too. In the
offices. touch was given of the old
gold and black, the college colors.
Delightful music was rendered by
the Covington Y. M. G. A. orchestra,
Prof. E. S. t'ogg, leader. So far as
could be ascertained from the register
and otherwise, over three hundred
guests were present. Among the guests
from out of to vn were the following
Misses King, Mcintyre and DarnaIl,
of Carlisle; Misses Liver and Burber-
ry, of CIintonville; Miss Mcconnell, of
Danville and Miss..Thomas, OF Wilmore
Messrs. Atkins, Huffman, Campbell,
Becker, Talbot, Mcdonald, Wills and
Coons, of Lexington; Messrs. Howard,
Grover and Reese. of MaysIick
Messrs. Sharp and Wallingford, of
Maysvi;le; Mr.. Houtchens, of Chaplin
and Disher, of Winchester; Messrs.
Mcdaniel, Van Deren, Poindexter,
Foster and Cooke, of Cynthiana
Messrs Bacon. Butler, Turrel, Cats
kill, Arnsparger, Batterton. Weeks,
Upton and Lyon, of Paris; Messrs.
Redmon, Sledd, and Everman, OF
North Middletown; Messrs. Meng, w.
T. Bryan and j. c.. Bryan, of Little
Rock; Mr.. Mcclure, of Mt. Sterling
Messrs. Colllive~ and Strother, of Car.
Isle; Mr.. Bowden, of Flemingsburg
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-03-30
BLUE GRASS LEAGUE NOTES.

The contract for the erection of the
grand stand and bIeachers on the Paris
ball park has been let to Geo. r. Min
ter & Son, of this city. The grand
stand is to be eighty-fOur feet lonp
with seven rows of seats and seven
boxes to have seating capacity of
something like five hundred, while the
two bleachers, one sixty feet long with
live rows high, the other sixteen feet
long and five rows high will have a
seating capacity of about three hum
dred. The contractors will begin the
work of erection Immediately.
The grounds at the Paris baseball
park have been laid off by Mqtty
Schwab, ground-keeper for the Cincin-
natl National League team, and he
predicts that Paris will have one of the
prettlest ball parks in Kentucky.
~
The contract will be let this week
for the erection of a seven foot tight
board fence around the entire grounds
OF the Paris baseball Park.
A; F. Frendberg. civil engineer of
the l.: d NJ, is assisting in the grad
ing OF the baseball park. it is busy
time at the park these days.
~
We are now able to give tn full LIST
OF signed men for the Paris Baseball
Club, which are as follows: Y
Pltchers-Dr. James O'DopneU. of
CInciHnati; W.T.. Robertson, of Spring
field, KY. Oscar Wagner, of Hagers-
town, Ind. Jesse Dupere, of Louis
vile. KY; Earl Swearingen, of Paris:
James Quinlin, of Auburn. Ind. Sim
McEIfresh, of Valonia, Ind; Ralph
Fleming, of South Carolina.
Catchers-J. G.. Elgin. Jr., of this
city Or. H. E. Graham, of Washing
ton, D. c.
InfieIders and OutfeIders-Wm. Par
rIsh. of Peytonia. KY. John Bardo. of
Newport, Ky; Geo. Hannigan. of
louisville. Ky; Sidney Keechle, of
Waverly, o.. J.P. King. of Baltimore.
Nd. Lindsey Key,of Louisville: Thos.
Bell, OF Baltimore, Md. ; 7. D. Put
nam, OF Pineville. KY. +; Carl Noon. of
frankfort. O.. L. M. Reed, of Har-
rodsburg, Ky. ~
Inc bunch Of pitchers will arrive here
on April for try out. and the field
ward
Rasty' Wright, the only pitcher in
the 6luegrass League who did not lose
a game last season, will play with the
Frankfort team again this year. so
Will Arthur Long, who was the crack
centerfielder on the Shelbyville team
last season.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-03-30
md Mr.. Gillespie. of Louisville.

ana Mr.. Gillespie, of Louisville.
THE Cry Baby" real comedy
drama, with a metropolitan company
supporting he-popular young charact-
er actor, G. Carlton Guy, will he the
attraction at the opera house for two
performances, matinee and night. Sat
urday, April 3. 1.-The Cry Baby is
great play unfolding story of heart
interest, laughter and tears, Sorrow
and joys.
Mr.. Webb Reynolds was taken
critically i'll Thursday night under pc
cullar circumstances. At supper time
ne seemed apparently well and enjoyed
hearty meal. About half-past seven
he left his room in his sock feet and
after being absent few minutes ms
wife went to look for him, but he was
nowhere to be found.
Becoming alarmed she called up her
nelghbors by telephone and acquainted
them with the situation. Mr.. Lindsay
Stewart was one of the first to arrive.
and after several had gathered a search
was instituted, which lasted about two
hours and half.
About 10 30 the searching party re-
turned 30 the home, and as they entered
the front door Mr.. Reynolds entered
rear door without shoes, coat or vest,
falling at ION the bed in his room
without uttering a sound.
DR.. Huffman was summoned imme.
diately, remaining with him until the
following morning. The medical ex-
animation revealed no evidences of an
attempt at foul play.
Abou. Z O'Clock Friday evening he
regained consciousness and is at present
resting comfortable, though his con.
dition is yet regarded as serious. There
is no indication of spinal meningitis as
has been published, nor did the attend
ing physician pronounce it such.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-03-30

last week to appear before the school
board and woman's club, of that city,
TO demonstrate the kindergarten work.
Miss Hutchcraft is preparing for a
teacher in this work. She is one of our
most popular young ladies, with null
titude of friends and admirers, exceed
ingly brilliant, having graduated from
the Millersburg Female College last
May.
The last number of the lyceum
course will be Gilbert Alice Eldridge,
impersonator, at the opera house Tues
day evening, March 80, at 8 o'clock.
Mr.. Eidridge comes highly recommend
ed and is pleasing in every particular.
Seats go on sale Saturday morning,
March II, at the drug store of Smith
& Wadell. General admission 35 cents
reserved seats so cents. Mr.. Eldridge
presents widely varied, artistic and
popular repertoire of costumed imper-
sonations of high order, changing
quickly from humorous to pathetic and
dramatic TO sentimental representa-
tions. He is today one Of the most
practically certain attractions on the
platform. During the last two years
he has filled more than two hundred
engagements and we have yet to hear
of an adverse criticism. His line of
work reaches all classes from those
who like the subtle humor of good OLD
David Harum' to the tragedy OF
Julius Caesar" We bespeak for him
that degree of consideration which we
know his merits deserve.
The reception given by the Senior
an ;dJunior classes of the Millersburg
Female College Friday evening has
been pronounced the most delightful
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-03-30
Removal Notice.

As L have decided to move from my
present location, us Pleasant street to
o24 High street | take this method of
notltvlng the public and to thank my
patrons for past favors. | will conduct
a first- class boarding house at my new
location and respectfully. solicit the
patronage of the public.
~ st MRS. MARGARET SMART.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-03-30
Lion Book.

Call for Lion Book at all saloons, it
is conceded to be the best beer to be
had. Fresh car just received.
26 st I. F. BRANNON. Agent
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-03-30

Rasty" Wright, the only pitcher in
the Bluegrass League who did not lose
a game last season, will play with the
frankfort team again this year, so
Will Arthur Long, who was the crack
centerfelder on the Shelbyville team
last season.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-01-20
TO EXEMPT CANALS
Senator Cameron Is Recognized With
Appointments to Important Com.
mitteeS.

Exemption of irrigation canals
from taxation, rule which will have
considerable effect in Yakima county
where the irrigation companies have
large holdings, is embodied in law
which has been presented to the state
senate by Senator Whitney and will
be considered at this session.
Word comes from Olympia that
Senator Cameron has been recognized
with appointments on some of the
most important committees by Lieu
tenant Governor Hay. Besides being
named as chairman of the committee
on dairy and livestock, the North
Yakima legislator has been selected
as a member of committees on ap-
preparations, counties and county
boundaries, irrigation and arid lands,
roads and bridges, salaries and mile
age.
The appropriations committee IS
generally considered the most impor-
tant of the senate and the others on
which Senator Cameron has been
named are of special moment to Yak
ina and Benton counties.
Senator Cameron has returned
from Olympia to spend couple of
days in North Yakima on business.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-01-20

Frank A. Luse has been much inter-
ested in the report from Olympia
that Gov. Mead has decided to pardon
Craemer and to free him from Walla
Walla, where he has served IL years.
For three years before going to the
penitentiary Craemer was locked In
the county Jail of King county, maxi
ing a total of Is years that a man
now believed to be innocent served
behind prison bars.
1t was in 1896, just previous to
the date set for the hanging of Craze
mer, that Attorney Luse, then of
Tacoma, became interested in the
case. A mass of affidavits showing
that the police of Seattle had been
over Jealous in attempts to fasten the
crime on Craemer were secured, and
these were presented to the governor,
with the result that just one day be-
fore Craemer was to have been hung,
the governor committed the sentence
to life Imprisonment.
81 never did believe that Craemer
was guilty" said the North Yakima
attorney in speaking about the case,
"and have always felt that an inno-
cent man was being punished. Craze
mer was arrested for killing a wo-
4 4 M
house. Affidavits that we secured
showed that this evidence, to a con-
siderable extent, was manufactured.
With this information. I went to the
governor and he considered the case
and committed the sentence. Craze
mer told me that he would rather
hang than serve life term, although
his innocence"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-01-20
BIG ADVANCE IN REALTY
Deputy City Clerk Sells Corner Lot
t" Yakima Land Company for
Hotel Site.

Purchasing the lot at West Yaki-
ma avenue and Second avenue north
in 1903 for $500, Volney Taft, dep
uty city clerk, held the property for
five years and has Just closed bar
gain with the Yakima Land Co. by
which that company is to pay &c.
900, or practically that amount, for
deed to the lot. Probably no deal
in North Yakima in recent months
has been such clear indication Of
the city's progress as that in which
Taft has made such fine profit.
When the Northern Pacific depot
was located across Yakima avenue,
West Yakima avenue had not devel-
oped. But as soon as the building
was removed, Taft saw where the
trade was coming from and immedi-
ately made the purchase of the lot
He says he has never been sorry for
the deal, and his wisdom in the pur-
chase has been shown.
The Yakima Land Co., of which
W. w. Robinson of Ellensburg is
president and NJ. R. Galloway is man
ager, has also purchased from M. II.
Moffitt, the adjoining lot, making
total frontage on Yakima avenue Of
100 feet and 140 feet on Second ave-
nue. 1t is announced that the COM
pany will build a substantial hotel.