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The Washington times., 1903-01-20
Congress Of Farmers

1t was while examining into the rea-
sons why the trainers Of the Con5titu-
ton selected March 4 that Mr.. Parker
discovered that farming had a good deal
TO do with the assembling of the first
Congress His discovery and paper on
the subject was deemed of such value by
the committee that it was ordered to be
printed and the text was made public
yesterday afternoon.
1t has been often suggested as a rem
edy." says Mr. Parker, that Congress
should meet in March following the cleo
ton The farmers love for his crops
made this impossible in the beginning Of
our nation, when Congress was made up
Of farmers More recently, and since
the Capitol was established at Washing
ton. Congress has also had to consider
the great heat of the weather In that
place in the late spring and the summer.
and for these reasons there has been IN
unconquerable repugnance to beginnins
the sessions OF Congress in March"
Mr. Parker shows that the Constitu-
ton itself was silent as to the date when
IL was to be put into effect. There was
stin more uncertainty and difficulty IN
der the terms OF the instrument about
the election OF the President. Each State
was TO appoint the electors in such man
ner as the Legislature might direct. and
Congress might determine "the time Of
choosing the electors and day on which
they shall give their votes, which day
shall be the same throughout the United
STATES -
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P0STOFFICE DEPARTMENT.

First Assistant Postmaster General
Wynne returned to Washington this
morning from New York, where he has
been on official business.
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Chief Clerk Bacon. of the Third As
sIstant's Office resumed work yesterday
after long siege OF typhoid fever
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CHAPTER XIII-Continued.

A Nd she shut the dining room door
- tightly and stood for an instant
L in the hall. Fer face set itself
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G. F. Stone. chief clerk in the Second
Assistants Office, says that the accepted
bids for the star routes IN the middle
West viii be published February I.
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Assistant Postmaster General Shenen-
berger. who has been i'll for the last feT
days. returned to his desk this morning
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Dates Shifted.

Congress then sat till March 2. 1871
being the first short session. and passed
a resolution that after March the first
annual meeting OF Congress should be
on the first Monday of October then
next. That Congress ordered that its
second session should be on November
3, 1892. and afteTward We find the meet
ings Of Congress on December 2, 1913,
November 8. 1874. December 4, 1895 and
1895. May Is. 1897. November 13, 1897,
December 8, 1873, etc
Thus the fathers of the Constitution
had intended that sessions should be
held at the date when Congressman took
Office, but the change from December to
March with the crops and Washington
weather we're too much for good inten-
tons The first Wednesday OF March
1889. happened to be on the 4th. and as
the Congress holds for two years and
the President for four years, the 4th of
March has become g fixed day without
reference to the day of the week, al
though in almost all the States gov
errors are elected for term OF years,
hut take office a certain week day OF
particular month. But Washington held
the first Presidency only from April 30
Or for a little over three years and ten
months, AID not Tor four years"
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

Treasurer Roberts reports an applica-
zion TO withdraw $1,000 Geo in bonds
pledged for circulation. No such sum
has been Withdrawn from circulation by
the banks for many months.
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in 0lden Times.

1T Is probable" Mr. Parker con
tinues, that the fathers Of the Constt-
tuition supposed that this procedure
would be continued to this day. They
had no dream that the old Congress
would SIT between election day and the
time when the new Congress would
have the right to take Office, and ex-
pected the new President 10 be sworn In
in the presence OF a Congress that had
been elected with himself. precisely as
the mayor of q city is sworn In in the
presence OF the board OF aldermen who
have been chosen at the same election
Possibly this would have continued to
be the course of practice II it had been
possible 10 hold elections in time for a
meeting of the First Congress on the
first Monday of December, 1888. instead
of March i, 1888
1T has been noted how Ioath the Sen
ators we're TO leave their farms before
the seed was in the ground. The Sen
ators from New Jersey, just across the
river. we're as late as any others. They
probably heard how many Senators we're
already in New York. and knew that
they could wait until a quorum was
likely to be assembled But ,he ques-
ton of the day of meeting Immediately
troubled the Congress. On September %.
after a long session in the city OF New
York, it was resolved that the next
meeting should be on the first Monday
in January, 1870. That Congress Of 1880
sat till July 16, when they ordered the
records sent to Washington for the first
Monday in December. 1890.
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0. M Maxam is acting chief clerk Ct
the Life-Saving Service.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-07-17

about four miles southwest of the
darlington plantation. These plan
tations were made on land so poor
that the railroad company could not
sell 1t. While the surrounding sec
tons were sold at $3.50 per acre,
these sections went unsold at five dol
lars. In no place was there over two
feet of good soil. In a larg-r part of
the plantations it was not to exceed
ten inches, and in places the subs oil
or gumbo came to the surface and
could only be plowed in tho driest
weather. These plantations we're
sadly neglected after the contrac-
tors turned them over; 2.720 trees
were planted per acre, or four by
four feet. The weaker trees were to
have been cut out when the trees be-
gan crowding. This, however, was
neglected for number of years
longer than it should have been. But
now. at the end of 81 years the gov
eminent has sent foresters who thor
oughly inspected the plantations. and
their reports are issued in bulletin
No. 81. The Hardy Catalpa." 1 take
the following figures from their re-
ports. The total cost per acre at the
end of 21 years for the Darlington
plantation is S124O6. This includes
cost of establishing as per contract
$50, rent of land p years at two dol
lars. s42; cost of thinning. CO cents;
estimated cost of marketing products
at one cent per post. S36.14; cost of
superintendent 81 years at rs cents
per year $3.50; total. $124.06. Basing
their estimate on what had been al
ready sold and estimating the re-
mainder the value of an acre who n 81
years old was s390.21, or S265.70 as
the net return on the investment.
The HONEYWELL plantation, planted
three years later than the above, av-
eraged a total cost per acre at the
end of IS years of $1,000. Timber
sold and still standing, $4,000 per
acre, or a profit of S266.10.
The Catalpa is grown from seed,
and is sold very cheaply by nursery
men. Unless one wants to make a
very large plantation this is the best
way to get the plants. At the Far
lington and Hunnewell plantations
the land was marked off crosswise
with a corn marker sat at four feet,
the trees being planted at the inter-
sections. Two men and one boy to
carry the trees would plant 1000 to
$500 per day. I would advise those
interested in Catalpa speciosa to
write to the forestry department. at
Washington for bulletin No. a.
Thomas H. Douglas, in Rural New
Yorker.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-07-17
Grip
Shattered My Nerv-
Gus System.
Stomach De a ng e d,
Liver Dormant.
DR.. Mile s Nervine Cured
Me Completely.

A slight cold in the winter with fever, head
ache, backache; when the nose runs and the
eyes water and soreness seems to permeats
the marrow of the bones; this is the begin
ming of Grips deadly grasp. The danger
follows in the shattered nervous system and
the arrangement of the heart or the digestive
organs as in the following case:
"The last week in January / contracted
LaGrippe and was confined to my bed for
five weeks My nervous system was COM
pletely shattered, stomach badly deranged
and liver in an almost dormant condition.
took treatment daily from my family ply
stefan, but could get no relief. My condition
continued to grow worse and as had often
heard of DR.. Miles medicines / decided to
try them. purchased bottle of DR.. Miles
Restorative Nervine and Nerve and Liver
Pills. When l began taking the medicine !
had no appetite, couldn't sleep and was
scarcely able to get around. My weight at
this time was one hundred and twenty-four
pounds. At the end of the second week !
was changed man, my appetite was beyond
control, my sleep was refreshing my strength
renewed and my weight was one hundred
and forty-two pounds. l never felt better In
my life than | do at this writing. | take
great pleasure in recommending DR.. Miles
Remedies to the afflicted. If anyone doubts
the above statement | am ready to confirm
IT'D. c. WALKER, U. S. Treasury Dept,
Washington, D. c.
All druggists sell and guarantee first bot.
tie DR.. Miles Remedies. Send for free book
on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address
DR.. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart Ind.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-07-17
CATALPA SPECIOSA.
Figures Calculated to show That For.
estry Can lie Made to he II Prof
liable Occupation.

There are two varieties of Catalpas
Indigenous to the United States.
One, Catalpa bignonioides. is found
along the south Atlantic coast, and is
not hardy north of the Ohio river
The other Catalpa speciosa, is d ma
tive of Ohio, Indiana and the south
west, and is perfectly hardy through
out Ohio. 1t is Very rapid grower,
and the wood is almost indestructi-
BILE. The wood is used for fence
posts and ties. 1t takes on fine
polish for inside work. AS it is
naturally a spreading-top tree i:
should be planted closely to force it
to grow upright. There has been
planted about GOO acres to Catalpa
speciosa at darlington. Kan. for the
Kansas City, Fort Scott e. Gulf rail
road, and about 400 acres for Mr..
Hunnewell, the president of the road.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-07-17
TAe yalue of Manure.

Matters will never be right in
farming until the manure produced
on the farm is regarded in the ma
ture of a crop. 1t certainly has a
money value-as much as hay, corn
or cotton. just as soon as we view
the case in this way we will aim at
making a big crop of manure much
as we would big crop of corn;
and then we will no more allow
part of the manure crop to 60 to
waste than we will part Of the wheat
or hay crop."-Barnum's Farmer.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-07-17
Rutland Railroad Co.
TIME TABLE
IN EFFECT JUNE II, 1908.
NORTHBOUND.

Newspaper train Sundays only, leaves Mid.
dlebury 1000 a. M, arrives Burlington II 30
q. m.
Daily. Daily except Sunday. Sun.
days only. Pullman Sleeping Cars attached.
Pullman Parlor Cars attached.
For detailed time tables consult folders.
GEO. T. JARVIS, C.B. HIBBARD,
Genl Manager. GenI Pass. Agent
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-07-17

Plums are coming again in fashion
as curculio decreases under scientific
treatment.
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Continued From Page ID
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.DUNSMUIR WILL CASE
Testimony Of the Preacher Who
Married the Late Premier
to Mrs. Wallace.

Victoria, B. c., Dec. lin the Hop
per-Dunsmuir win case today, Rev.
William C. Shaw, rector Of the Church
of the Advent. Oakland told Of per-
forming the marriage ceremony be-
tween the late Alexander Dunsmulr
and the late Josephine wallace, moth
er of the plaintiff, Edna Wallace Hop
per, which he was requested 70 do by
Miss Agnew. He met Alexander Duns-
muir at the Agnew residence, and
Messrs. James Dunsmuir, Low and
Taylor were there. He had heard that
Dunsmuir was addicted to drink and
had talked with him with a view TO
finding out his condition. Dunsmuir
talked clearly, distinctly and intelh-
gently. He was not under the infiu-
ence of liquor. The party afterward
drove to san Pedro, where the mar
riage was performed, and Dunsmulr
made the responses in a clear and dis
tinct manner. He was quite we'll
there being nothing strange about him
Mrs. Wallace was also in good health.
W.R Mighell Of the California Ship
ping company gave evidence relative
10 business transactions he had had
with the late Alexander Dunsmuir, his
evidence being for the defense He de-
posed that numerous charters were
made by Alexander Dunsmuir of YES
sells OF his firm. and Dunsmuir had
always impressed him as being able
to transact his business. In one in
stance he stated that had Mr.. Fritch Of
san Francisco taken Alexander DUns-
muir's advice regarding a certain
transaction Fritch would have made
money. He said DUnsmuir often played
nickel-in- the-slot machines He held
that Dunsmuir did not drink to ex-
cess.
Captain Freeman, pilot commission
er of San Francisco. had known AL
eXander Dunsmuir for many years;
saw him daily for ten years afterWard,
seldom during 1899. He saw him two
or three times a month. He always
talked cOhereatly to witness. who had
met him on the Oakland ferry often
ia 1888, when he spoke quite coherent
". In cross examination ne said that
what he knew Of Dunsmuir's excess
sive drinking he had learned while
this case was being heard.
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JAPAN DOES NOT
WANT TO AGREE
Determined to Oppose q Strong
Front to Russia.
ELDER STATESMEN CONFER
FURTHER NEGOTIATIONS ARE
NECESSARY.

Toxic, Dec. 1.-THE conference Of the
elder statesmen Of Japan. including the
Marquis Ito and the cabinet ministers,
yesterday, resulted, according to a
semi on1cial statement. in a determine
tion to oppose a strong front TO Rus
sia, in view of the latter's unsausfact-
DRY reply to the japanese proposals.
Another report says it is understood
that although the Russian reply was
considered highly unsatisfactory the
conference decided to make another
and probably last attempt to arrive at
a frieRdly settlement.
The situation is considered grave.
Even the most sober section of the
Japanese press declares it is high time
for action.
In addition to the Marquis Ito, Field
Marshal Yamagata, senior field mar
shat Of the japanese army, and For
mer Premier Count Matsukata, one Of
the greatest financiers of modern ia
pan, and twice premier of Japan; Count
Inouye, former japanese ambassador
to Korea and at one time a finance
minister Of Japan, and the Marquis
Oyama. field marshal, who distin-
guished himself in the war between
China and Japan, were among those
who took part in the conference yes
terday between the elder statesmen Of
Japan and Premier katsura, the fore
ign minister, the war minister and the
marine minister, lasting three hours
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Interstate Commerce Commission Secures Positive Proof
From the Agent Of Pacific Ocean Steam
ship Company.

equally divided between the water line
and the railroad.
Does 10 not come to this then,
asked Chairman Knapp, that you
want the Northern Pacific road to car
~ hemp from Seattle to St. Paul for
81 ID cents when it is brought ever by
your steamers, but if brought over on
a tramp steamer you want them to
charge twice as much as their proper
tiOn2"
Mr. Waterhouse-If brought over on
a tramp steamer they won't take it.
Chairman Knapp-Why not2
Prohibitive Contract.
Mr. observation-disclosures they have
a contract with our line which prohib-
its them from taking it.
Chairman Knapp-You don't mean
quite that do you?
Mr. WaterhoUse--Yes Sir, I mean
that.
Chairman Knapp-The Northern Pa
cidc have an arrangement with you
under which they viii not carry any
hemp except that you bring it over in
your steamers?
Mr. Waterhouse-I mean they viii
not take il at the same rate. They
would not make the same through rate
to a tramp sailing snip or tramp steam
er that arrived in the harbor of Seattle
or Tacoma that they would to the reg
ular line.
This admission caused excitement
and General Counsel M. d. Grover of
the Northern Pacific and Great North
ern took the stand to explain the sit
uation.
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GRIMLY WAITING.
Russian Officials Refuse to Discuss
Late Reports.


Late Reports.
St. Petersburg. Dec. 1.-THE reti-
cience Of the foreign Office here has
increased since the dispatch of the
reply Of Russia to Japan, and the Of
fcials decline to confirm or deny re-
ports of the character Of the reply
printed abroad. The feeling In diplo-
matte circles today Is not quite so OPP
timistic as it has been, but possibly
this is only a reflex Of the opinion of
the foreign press as the diplomats
themselves admit they are very much
in the dark. It is believed the unfavor-
able impression apparently created on
the Japanese government by the reply
is due to Russia's unWillingness to
place the settlement OF the Korean and
Manchurian questions on the same
footing. Russia desires to cover only
the former with the treaty, leaving the
latter on a sort of understanding, the
exact character Of which is not deter
mined upon. Further negotiations will
be necessary if Japan insists with the
alternative of their entire suspension.
If the negotiations are broken off it
viii not necessarily mean eventualities.
On this point prominent diplomat
said:
''It seems to be forgotten that the
present negotiations were not under
taken to settle q pressing, vital issue,
the failure of which would precipitate
war, but for the purpose Of insuring
peace in the future by clearing up mis-
understandings regarding possible con-
ficting interests. Now, n the attempt
fails it VIII naturally leave a strained
situation. but war would only follow
an actual encrOachnent by one power
on one Of the supposed rights of the
other
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WEALTHY ENGLlSHMEN CONTENT TO
FOLLOW JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN

of Scotland; Sir Alfred Jones, presi-
dent of the Liverpool Chamber Of
Commerce.
A number of members Of parliament
also have accepted positions on the
commission.
The secretary Of the commission will
be William S. Hewins, director of the
London School Of Economics and Sci
ence. 1t is indicated that the commits
sion shall meet twice a week, begin
ming about the middle of January.
London, Dec. 1S.-In this mornings
issue the Standard enters a strong ed
itOrial protest against Mr.. Chamber
lains commission as involving a com
plete change of constitutional meth
DDS and being akin to defiance alike
OF the authority of the crown, the cab
met and the legislature. tt declares
that the members of the commission
are mostly wealthy protectionists.
hardly one of whom would be entitled
TO sit on a really strong royal COM
mission
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DEPART
From Oregon Short Line Depot. Salt Lake
Cty:
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ALEXANDRETTA AFFAIR LIKELY
TO CAUSE TROUBLE FOR THE TURK

COnstantinople, Dec. 1.-THE Ameri-
can vice consul to Alexandria, tele-
graphs that Attarian, the naturalized
American whose arrest caused Consul
Davis to leave Alexandretta, has de-
clined the transportation rendered him
by the authorities until the latter re-
fund him the money. amounting to
$500, seized at the time of his arrest.
Washington, Dec. 17--Frances B.
LOOMS, the assistant secretary of
state, has returned TO Washington and
is acting secretary Of state today in
the absence Of Secretary Hay. who is
recovering from an attack of grippe.
Mr.. LOOMS held a conference with Mr..
Adee, the second assistant secretary,
regarding the Turkish situation, which
became acute while Mr.. LOOMS was i'm
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c. A TRIP. c. T. & P. A
~ ". ID South. salt Lake CttI. Utah
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For particulars cali on or address
agents salt Lake Route, OF =. w Gil
lett. General Passenger Ascent
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London, Dec lit was announced
today that the following have already
accepted membership in Joseph Cham
berlain's commission which is to in
quire into the condition Of British
trade and report thereon, with the OBJ
ject of drawing up a tariff reform
measure.
Charles Booth. Of the firm Of Alfred
Booth & Co, Liverpool; Sir Vincent
Kalliard, president of the London
agency of the National Bank of Egypt;
Sir Arthur Keene. vice president Of
the Institute Of Mechanical Engineers;
Alfred MOseley; Sir William T. Lewis,
president of the South Wales Insti-
tute of Engineers; Sir Andrew Noble,
vice chairman OF Sir W. c. Armstrong,
WhitewOrth & Co, Ltd; Charles Par
sons, proprietor of the large eleCtri-
cal and engineering works at New
Castle-On-Tyne; Sir Walter Peace,
agent general of Natal; G. A. Pearson,
newspaper proprietor; Sir Charles
Tenant, chairman of the Union Bank
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LIVELY SENATE DEBATE
OVER PANAMA QUESTION

Continued From Page ID
'I made no such statement declared
Mr. Hoar.
2ir Foraker-Theu I hope YOU wiz
mako o. and stick TO a.
SIR. Hoar-f thought the senator was
always delighted 20 have me Interrupt
hiu.
"rbat is The way the senator always
Dos io set the better 0f his adVersaries.
remarked Mr. Foraker. Yes, / shall
always De glad TO be interrupted by him
Iiut wish the senator would tell me
- win Ten him." declared Mr.. Hoar.
E.th smile. "he was misstating one OF
well retorted 1Ir Foraker amid
general laughter THAT does not help me
any. IT, has made so many Of them
con know which one 30 was
AFR. Foraker concluded by saying that
taore was no real ground FOR criticism on
me course of the administration IN the
Panama matter. not even that the Demo
Gratis might take advantage Of He de-
nin-el the discussion Of the matter In
open session Of the senate. however
Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Alr Mitchell then made q speech in adj
11ta"y of the bin 90 aid the Lewis ana
f'a-S exposition at Portland. Ore He
tiu tnat almost hair Ga million dollars
Dad been raised D., the sale Of stock in
fno exposition company. and chat over
slno3 had been raised by different states
i1- total Of Sfl25.g0- of available money
for lhe enterprise He said that a mag
uifceut site of over 400 acres had been
secured ON the Willamette river, which
already had been graded and planted TO
shr=bs.
speaking of the event which the. ey-
position is intended 60 commemorate. Mr..
Mitchell said that ''uO other historical
event iu our natural existence Of an IN
cfNlduai nature has done so much toward
the Gevc iopmcrt of American occupation
"nd settlement. American commerce. do
nestle and foreign. and American civil
ization as has the geographical scientific
and military expedition across the then
trlckiess American continent by Cap
tnius McTiWctnCr Lewis and William
Clark hundred years ago
Mr. Mitchell made "a careful estimate
- show that the contributions % the
Oregon country 90 the national treas
ury exceeded tho amount expended there
IT. -lr extent of S31.0a90F He said That
if t1c United states could afford TO con-
tribute over SG000.000 to the s.. Louis
exposition it could afford 90 give one
third of t-at amount TO the Portland
exposition.
THE following bills We're passed. AU-
thorizing a change Of conditions IN the
sale of lands I'm FOrt Hall Indian reser-
walton iu idaho, repeating the law pro-
hibltiuE the employment or persons over
4 wears of age in lighthouses
At $50 b. m. the senate went into eEecu-
tive session, and at 5,25 adjourned.