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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-14
Acknowledgement Says Liberty
Of Thousands Depends Upon
Decision OF Court.
ARM OF LAW PARA II I ''E
District Judges Refuse to Try
Cases Until Supreme Body
Takes Some Action.
tBy Associated 1,rcss.)

WASHINGTON, y. c., December Ia
Argument was begun to-day 81, the STU
prerie Court OF the United States In the
case Of Bainucl II. Clyatt vs.. the United
States, IN which tho court Is called upon
20 deal with the question OF leonnge.
Clyatt is a resident OF Georgia. who IN
1909 was convicted in tho Federal courts
of that STATIC and aentenced to four years
imprisonment at hard labor on the charge
Of having held two negro men II, peonagc
on account Of debt, In violation OF sec
zion 552s 81 the revised statutes
Attorney William g. Brnntlcy made tho
first presentation OF tho case. He az
pcarcd for Clyatt, and claimed that the
record failed to establish the fact thhl
tho men were held In unlawful servitude,
tho apprehension being In tho nature
z OF an arrest Senator Bacon also appears
In tho case for clyatt while Attorney.
General Moody will Represent the gov.
eminent. y.
IN which he says, speaking OF tho impor-
lance OF lhcg case: Immediately upon
thu certiflcatIon OF this case TO- the Su-
Dremc Court several OF the district Judges
in tho Fifth Circuit. in which numerous
prosecutions for violations OF this statute
were pending,s refused TO try any OF wy
cases and postponed the same to await
the decision q the court IN. tlls cas- case
Ii Is therefore quite evident that the cx-s
cc,i,ive arm OF the law, 50 far. at least,
as the enforcement OF this statute Is
concerned, Is practically paralyzcd. Not;
understanding tho fact that several United
States courts have held this law to be.
constitutional. the government is power
less to compel It's enforcement or OBJ
servance, oven in the most typical and
1agrant cases. II We think we may truth
fully say that upon the decision OF this
case hangs tho liberty OF thousands OF
persona mostly colored, IL Is true, who
arc how. being held In q condition OF In
voluntary seryttuda, IN many cases worse
than slavery itself. by tho unla wful acts
OF individuals. not only in violation OF the
Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitu-
tio,. but In violation OF tho law which
We havo$ here under consideration
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-14
MOTHER AND. DAUGHTER
WILL ENTER j Convent N. / N
Large Fortune 70 be Turned
Over to Church Members
German Nobility

r : Z .
After careful consideration covering a
period Of several years Nine. Constance
Mailman and her accomplished daughter,
Marie, of Grymes Hill, Tompkinsvlle.
Staten Island, have decided to renounce
the world and devote the rest OF their
lives to the Roman Catholic Church.
Mother and daughter will enter convent
In the spring. & ii hi K
Nine. Mailman has been aaresident Of
Staten Island for many years, and her
large estate on Grynes Hill is one Of the
beauty spots Of Staten Island. -Four years
ago Nine Mailman surprised her nu-
1nerous friends by donating a large parcel
q 5ls 3s55 S M 4. i5{3i o. the iSisiars
Of the Visitation, a clustered order The
sisters had d convent al Jamaica, l.. l.,
but at once began the erection OF a con-
vent OH the property decided to them by
Nine. Mailman. Nine. Mailman at that
& time expressed her Intention Of entering
the convent with her daughter, but GER
Sand she abandoned the idea for the time
T The church and convent wore partly
completed when the sisters found that be-
ing a ScloIstered order thoy would be 5un-,
dannd the work Of erecting he buildings.
The property was returned to ~ me. Ma n
man. tE III
An this time the Rev. II. T.. Murphy,
N Il
delphia. was looking for place to es1ab-
5lish n church and college OF the Angus
btinlan order and selected 4 this property,
He purchased the land and half completed
buildings from Nine. Mailman and soon
completed tho buildings. 5i6
n Nine Mailman Is a member of the Ger-
man nobility and isiinirecept Ola large
Eincome from her estates in Germany. Her
Z beautiful daughter Marie, has shared
with her mother her devotion to re-
fllgion ana was rarely seen In society,
Nine, Mailman Is a strklngly handsome
woman of about fifty years. IIcr dauEh-
ter Is about twenty-five years old, Two
years ago burglars entered their home.
and after chkorofor,ning all the inmates
ransaoked the house: Nine. Mailman
and has been III at intervals since. It.
was her intention to onter the convent
several months ago but she suffered an
attack Yof pneumonia, and was Obliged to
postpone her entry. She Is now recover
ing and hopes to be +, q BILE to carry out
her plans early in the spring. Nh
It Is understood that she will turn over
her fortune to the church., Her mansion
on .4rymesS Hill is "a valuable property
Since tho burglary she has had armed
watnhmen stationed nh1u tho Mace at
night, and Visitors are warned away.
Mother and daughter 4aro rarely seen In
Y tho streets. ulsheUgll both are regular IT,
PENDANTS at the chnrch OF Our Lady Of
Good Counsel which la less than 100 feet
from their home 7ewl York Herald.
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suffer so much that their strength leavesS
them. they are SO Frustrated that It
takes days fol them to recover theis
strength OF course such periodic dis.
tress has its bad effect on the nervous
system, says Dr. Pierce In his g Common 4
Sense Medical Adviser The withered 1
and drawn faces the dark circles and 4
crows feet over the eyes, the straight
figure without those; curves which lend I
SO much to feminine beauty are the jun:%
mistakable signs Of wo,nanly disorder.
The young girl should stud how to-
make herself more attractive how to Z
overcome those bodil y ills that pull Shers
down sick woman cannot be a beau
!tiful woman. nor can she be any thing
but poor.spirited woman. A 81;
There Is every reason why she should
write. to a specialist. particularly to one
who has nude the diseases Of women
specially Tor third Of a century like B
4 DR.. r. v Pierce, found err Of the lnva-E
lids Hotel and 81 Surgical institute. OF +
Buffalo, N Us Il G All his correspond
is held sacredly conf dential. and heS
gives his advice free and with out charge.
Many are confined Ia 3 continual in.
door life because OF disease of the woin.3s
anly organs. To these Isl offered $500
reward IL they cannot be cured sot 81 .eu..;s
Ecorrhea Female Weakness. Prolapsus or
Falling Of Womb All Dr. Pierce asks I
lisa taii5and reasona bic. trial OF his means
of cure. $5 II; I'll n
No other medicine fol the cure OF l
woman = peculiar ailments as back ed BY
such a #remarkable5 guarantee as Doctor
Pierce's Favorite Prescriptio No other
medicine for woman IS ills is possessed Sof
the unparalleled curative properties that
would warrant its makers in publish
ing such an offer; no other remedy has
such record OF a third of . century Of
cures on which to base such remark
able offer. sBsss5s
II have found Or Pierce's Fayorite5
Prescription ofinestimablev alue,Dtwrites
Mrs. Ellen A Ina Bryan Treasurer Mem
phis5 Century Club .ot 1893 Vance Street,
Memphis. Tenn.,,5ia' is as 9 tonic tor over
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with general lassitude and an irrita BILE
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itrouble!is.3 was ad v1sed tol use it by5aS
member OF our Club and the effect on
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eat and sleep as have not been able TO 4
for months, my nerves became strong
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as well as the physical our medicine
has my. highest endorsement. "
9s Every woman, young or old should 1
}En0u, he,scL To arrive at this knowl-$
edge, secure a good doctor book, BY adj
dressing DR. r. Pierce, Buffalo N ~
uThe Peoples Common Sense Medical
Adviser can be procured by sending
twenty -one cents IN scent stamps
for paper-b bound volume. or thirty-onaE
stamps for 8 cloth, bound copy. 81
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-14
BERRIES UNDER CLOTH.
Shading Now. Employed Success

Shading Now Employed Success
fully as Is Size g: the Fruit,
3. Experiments In Ne%s X ork with growing
straw berries under shade show that the
plants develops abnormally under cam
vas. 9 si HI 1 {. NJ. x #
4 Tho matted rows " in the shade were
better filled because the plants made more
leaves and larger leaves and because no
plants under the cover were killed by
the drought, while some in the open were
killed and many were seriously weaken
ed AS the result Of heavy frost 1t was
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-14
J MIX OWN FERTILIZERS.
Much Cheaper and Results With

y
The New Hampshire Station has re-
Gently published the results of a series
OF experiments, mainly devoted to the
study OF the potato fertilizer problem, An
appuca ulon Of 1900 pounds FER acre Of
ready-rnixed fertilizer. was used in COM.
,parlson with an equal guam NY Of a home
mixed FERTILIZER. Both applications con-
5tained 3 per cent. OF nitrogen, e per cent
Of phosphorlc acid, and 10 per cent. OF
potash. "a 35.
Tho plant food elements in the home
mixed fertilizer were furnished in l5n
pounds Of nitrate OF soda 1925 pounds
Of sulphate Of ammonia, 562.5 pounds Of
bone black. and 500 pounds ofamuriate OF
potash, with the ady-mixed fertilizer
,279 1-3 bushels Of large tubsrs and 60
bushels OF small turNs were obtained
per acre. and with the home mixed. d 272
bushels of large tubers and 20 32-3 bushels
OF snra II tupers, the total yields being
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-14
YOUNG CATTLE IN WINTER
Many Are Lost Because OF the
Neglect Of Their Owners.

The ordinary farmer throughout the
Southern states would do well to give
young cattle better feed and attention
during the winter and early spring
months. It is well known that the regu-
lar catt.o feeders pay special attention
to their stock, but the general run OF
farmers are very much inclined to let
their cattle rough It and It is literally
roughing II. 6:
Tho calves and yenrlings that have been
running to pasture all the summer are
brought up in late November. put IN pens
or barn yards where they spend most
OF the time until the LIST Of April, subsist-
ing largely OH straw, corn stalks. shucks
and other rough feed with practically no
grain or roots IN consequence, cattlc
Of oil ages lose flesh until by spring. when
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-14
PROSPEROUS YEAR. n
Stockholders Of Capitol Building
.3.s and Loan Association Meet.

Tho twenty-second annual meeting OF
the stock holders of the Capitol Building
and Loan Association was held last eve
ming at their office In tho Merchants
reports OF the officers and examining
committee were submitted, showing the
condition OF the association to be excel
lent and the company In "a prosperous
condition. With bright prospects for the
future. The directors, Just prlor.4to tie
meeting. declared the usual dividend Ut
three per CENT, payable out Of he earns
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-14
Stable Manure. u Best.

Properly made manure brings results
which cannot be obtained IN any other
manner, hut these results are not MAXI
mum, and may be infinitely Increased by
d tudlclous combination with commercial
plant food, However, manure Is gaining
III favor. and Its proper appllca ton Is beng
lenTned by farmers geqlel'a . the ~
creased use Of the MANURE spreaders had
soma objectionable points, but these have
been, removed and Improved, until now tho
manure spreader Is almost essential as
q plom or wagon on some farms.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-14

observed that many Of the leaves and all
Of the buds q any size not under the
cover were killed. While underneath
the cover nonetfof8 the leaves were
injured. The injury to the buds
5of Wilson and Heyerland. varieties
was as follows: With Wilson only SO
per cent of,the shaded buds were Injured,
while SO per cent. Of those not shaded
were injured; with Haverland 65 per- cent.
OF tho shaded buds were injured. while
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-14
The Most Profitable Hog.

\ The most profitable hog Is probably
that one which Is narrowed early IN the
spring and marketed In the latter part
OF the same year. .A hog less than a year
old that can be made to weigh 900 to $50
pounds will he the protltable hog. i is
rarely profitable 10 keep "a hog over win
ten. unless the cond tons are tayoTa ble
hogs Following feeding cattle and brood
COWS being two, OF the exceptions,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-14
Raise Fall Calves.

IT SO often occurs that tho fall calves
are larger at six months of ago than
spring calves Of a similar age, and It has
been a mat ber. OF comment why this Ils so,
Some Of the reasons why It IL SO are that
the fall calf escapes flies, hent, scanty
pasture. sour milk. A box stall well
bedded is a moro comfortable quarter for
calves than a sunburHed pasture on a hot
day. where flies hayc absolute sway. d
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-14
Grateful for Aid.

Il Tho cast OF '.The Great Catastrophe, :
Is. 4 s.. Meade. Friday. December 9Th,
wishes to thank Atessrs. Christian Cosby
Jacobs and Levy and Luebert for the :
nj assistance to them. They wish
also to thank various friends for tho
5beautifying OF the stage, and last. but
not lenst. the splendid audience which
greeted them and helped to swell the
bank account Of The Sheltering Arms
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-14
+ Beware Of the Bull Calf.

En- Do not let strangers on hoys. play. with
tile h.lll calf Many deaths nnpui every
year from too much familiarity with this
animal. n OH may have conf dence In any
other live stock on THE place, but you
should never have any, 18th in tho prom
isse OF u bull The dangerous bulls are
tlloso With whom faanll larity Of the farm
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-14
Typhoid in the Cesspool..

Clesspools are dangerous, have had
two or three Of them, and have found
that unless certain conditions are pre-.
sent cd they should be given u wide berth
1t Is FAR hetteF5to empty sewage from
die house into a stream or In some out.
OF the way place soma dista nee from tho
house than 10 maintain q cesspool,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-14
Paws to Keep Bees.

'rhe sheep farmer YsG at q loss to know
why moro farmers do not lseep sheep
The ayee kaeper la one the same boat as to
the farmer who does not keep bees, 4
few colonles can SO easily ~ kept that
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-14
FOR THE FARMER.

er, or farmers boys, breeds contempt.
Some day, In a moment Of Iungoverned
pnssion, he Will realize his power, and
then there IL danger of a funeral. There
IS never my confidence to DO placed IN q
bull, or in n man who cannot control his
lunlycr 1t Is hard 10 tell which Of these
IL tip, most dnngtFous. No man is safe
with either OF them.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-14
Only for Geese.

The congress Of naturallsts and physi-
clans which recently met "A at Breslau
strongly condemned the goose Step
which Is used In the German md Aus
trlan qrmles. One physician says that
thus r'd,rulous manner OF NJ alchinG ts to
fuQt tlollDlo 1R. the two armies, VI "A
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,,er AZ = ,hcsfdcs credIting q nice amount

ber Goth. besides credlung q nice amount
to the surplus fund. GO, Z. +, !.
THE following dlrcctors were elected for
the ensuing year VIZ: Messrs. = osePh =.
Cam pod on leo, 1 John G. Fitzgerald, J a..
Grasbergcr.s James Hartley. Dts 81:
Hinchman, NJ Kelly. j ohm Kelly, Thomas
u Sheehy and William Wilson
SI An OF the present officers were re-
elected as follows: Dr.5J. H. Hinchman n,
president: William Wilson, ice-president Z;
John B. Welsh. secretary and treasurer,
and Joseph b.. Welsh. j osepi StunpS and
Solicit or. 1874 ~ 80 ygSa biz
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,ad occurred to XIII the scale-insects II

had occurred to XIII the sca1e7insects IN
unusual numbers.
Tho results OF the second examination
OF twigs on June 20 arc somewhat dis
appointing. as an average Of 106 per cent.
OF living insects were found a terg one OF
the most severe winters known in recent
years. n spite OF the rather rge por--
centage OF living insects In this test, the
writer's believe that fall or early winter
spraying can and soon will be practiceG
by the growers. s .}s IN
A Mora than l0O, 900 trees in Connecticut
were SPRAYED last year, with uniformly
good results. FF5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Moon and chill
spending some time in this city, are N oW'
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. ", G.. White. Hard
ware Va, en- route to their home IN
Riycrn1ont, Lynchburg, Va
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-14

~ sHEADAcHEs FROM COLDS
+ LAXATIVE BROhIO QUININE removes
tho cause, TO got the genuine, COLL for
the full name q nd look for tho signature
or e. w. Grove 25c-adv. n
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-14
|New York
Horse Show
Twentieth Annual Exhibition
Of Famous National Organ
ization in Gotham

NEW YORK, Nov, ii-The TWEEN
tieth annual exhibition OF the Nation
al Horse Show association. the IA
nous Horse SHOW" which Is looked
upon as the beginning Of the winters
social season, opened today in Mad
ison Square Garden, the immense am
pitheater being gorgeous In orange
and black, the colors Of the associa-
tion. The entry list this year shows
an increase of more than 100 over
last year, thus establishing new
record. The list also marks the In
fusion OF lot Of new blood among
the exhibitors. for the newcomers are
more than in any previous year, ana
all have high hopes of winning blue
ribbons.
From early morning the big ring,
with its coating of fresh hemlock IAN
bark, and the stalls were scenes OF
activity. The work in the ring was
watched with interest by quite
large crowd OF horse fanciers, though
the main part of the horse show au-
dience will not be in evidence until
| evening, and until Saturday night the
show will be the attraction In this
| city, not only for the sporting element
and for the lovers of the horse, but
| for those to whom horse show week
| is marked with red letters as one oil
the most important Of the year The
| liss of boy-holders insures an attend
ance no whit inferior to those OF
former years.
| The program this year provides for
| many new features, and chief among
| them will be the contest for jumpers
| which will test not only the ability ol
the horses, but of the riders. 1t Is
the in and out jump. In which the
horse must come up to the first gate
jump it. go over the next, about the
width of country lane, turn, jumI
again and take the side bars into the
ring. Another feature is specia
prize for four-in-hands, ladies to drive
Almost all the old favorites In the
pony classes are shown, and there
are some new ones. Of which much II
expected The greatest increase IL
numbers is among the trotters ant
roadsters, forty-seven more entries
having been made this year. In th'
hackney class there Is also an In
crease In the number of cntries
among the lot being some new Eng
lish stock recently brought over.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-14

during the last year, reviewing the
legislative matters of Importance to
labor interests and making reference
to the strike OF the New England cot
ton spinners, the Colorado labor trou'
bles and other conflicts and disagree
ments between employers and EN-
ployees, Reference was made also to
the result Of the late election and to
the important part which organized
labor had taken In the campaign.
Numerous recommendation were
made in regard to safeguarding the
welfare OF the federation and its af-
filiated bodies and increasing their
strength and influence,
Though the proceedings today were
largely OF a routine character indi-
cations were not lacking that the con
vention has some lively debates be.
fore IL. The socialistic tendencies on
the part of considerable element OF
the federation membership is bound
to manifest itself In one form or an
other. and 1t is not improbable that II
will oppose the reelection OF Presi
dent Gompers, who has never taker
any pains to conceal his hostility tC
the socialistic movement Another
| matter that is likely to precipitat,
a lively discussion is the proposition
of President Michael Donnelly Of rh'
packing house employees to take step
to spread the Chinese exclusion act 81
that it will cover Japanese.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-14

termination Of the emperor 70 strug.
gle to the bitter end.
Big Battle Commenced.
MUKDEN. Nov 14.--Since yestor-
day signs Of serious engagement AK
ing place within a few days have been
increasing. The Japs are displaying
great activity eastward. Fears are
beginning to be expressed that the
railroad will not be able to bring suf-
ficient supplies.
Means to End the War.
ST PETERSBURG, Nov. 14--Of-
fetal announcement that tho emper-
or has approved Of the plan to double
track the Siberian railroad and that
$4,000, 900 has been assigned for the
beginning Of the project. IL greeted
with the heartiest approval sby the
press Of this city. The hope IL ex'
pressed that the work will be begun
Immediately and pushed to rapid
conclusion as one OF the surest means
'of ending the war
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-14
Britlsher Appointed.

LONDON. Nov, lA.---A dispatch to
IA news agency from st Petersburg
says that Vice Admiral Sir Lewis
Anthony Beaumont has been appoint
ed British representative on the North
sea commission to inquire into the
firing on the British fishing trawlrrs
by the Russian squadron. Admiral
Rojestyensky's squadron The dis.
patch says. had good voyage from
Tangler to Dakar where 1t Ia ntw
coaling from German colliees."
To Bitter End.
LONDON, Nov. IA dispatch
from st. Petersburg asserts tie en-
peror has decided to send out a sac
ond division OF Infantry guards az
soon as the troops already called out
shall have been dispatched to Man
churia. The guards are usually onl,
sent to the front when the monarch
or n grand duke Is In command, The
dispatch of these troops shows the d
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-14
November Thirteenth
In The WORLDS History

kettle found at the ruins Of nm Indian
house. This gave them seed for q
future harvest, and preserved the In
fant colony from starvation.
t647.
Battle of Knockinoss. In Ireland,
during the rebellion, when the Irish
army Of $500 strong. under Lori
Taafe and Sir Alexander MacDonnel.
were routed by $500 under Lord
Inchiquin. The Irish left 1000 In the
field OF battle The British parlia-
ment voted Lord 1nchiquin 1000
pounds for his conduct on the 0ccas.
ion.
17f5.
Defeat Of the pretender's forces at
Preston, and many persons taken.
among whom was their leader, Mr..
Foster
John Moody hanged at Philadelphia
as spy. He intended to have seized
the books and papers Of congress.
1905.
Bonaparte entered Vienna, the COM
mencement of favorite plan of his
TO dictate TO the conquered monarchs
of Europe in their own capitals
1918.
The junta, under the title OF ra.'
tional assembly, declared the inde-
pendence Of Mexico.
1882.
A French army of $4,000 men en-
tered Belgium and marched for Ant.
werp to assist In establishing the in-
dependence of the country.
1890.
Admiral G. Steedman died
1908.
The Venezuela arbitration tribunal
at The Hague adjourned sine de. the
arguments having been concluded.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-14

ering in point of numbers in the his
tory OF the big organization Presi-
dent Samuel Gompers delivered mis-
annual address to the delegates and
Secretary Frank Morrison and Treas
urer John B, Lennon presented their
reports for the past twelve months
A rousing welcome was given to vii.
liam Abraham, NJ. p. and j. Wignall,
the two fraternai delegates from the
British Trades Union congress The
address of President Gompers vas
listened TO with close attention II
dealt with considerable length with
the progress of the labor movement