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ested spectator of the days proceedings,
occupying a front seat in the diplomatic
gallery
Mr.. Morgan made an appeal for care
ful revision OF the treaty so as to make
sure of the footing of the United States
iii Panama when the canal shall be con-
structed He urged that the treaty should
be SO amended as unequivocany to permit
the intervention of the United States IL
case of necessity He urged as q reason
for this suggestion his opinion that ulti-
nlately Panama would drift back into
union with Colombia unless held IN leash
by this country In this connection he as
serted that the Spaniards of Panama and
Colombia always would be found cooper
ating in all things in reprobation OF the
United States.
Mr.. Money declared that the Presidents
course in violation of international law
had been such as to render it indefensi-
bic. He was sure that this and other acts
OF the United States in connection with
the Panama revolt would deserve and re-
coive the censure Of history. But bad
as our course had been in Panama, he
said that it was no worse than our course
IN Hawaii and the Philippines had been.
He also contended that the President
had been wrong in his recognition of
Panama, but concluded that as he had
given it recognition its independence was
established and its rights as a nation
fixed and this status being fixed the new
republic had right to enter into the
treaty.
Nj. Money referred to the action of the
State Legislature of Mississippi request
ing him to vote for the canal treaty,
saying that that request had as much il-
flucnce with him as would a command.
He regretted that the vote for the treaty
on the Democratic side of the chamber
would not be unanimous, for he thought
such unanimity would be a very happy
circumstance.
Mr. Spooner declared it to be strange
that mon who had spoken with such feel
ING Of the condition Of Cuba before the
Spanish War should not nave had a word
to say for Panama.
In response TO question from Mr..
TiIlnan Mr. Spconer defended the or
ders of the government OF the United
States prohibiting the landing OF troops
within fifty miles Of the canal.
Mr.. Tillman said that the United States
never would have interfered in Panama
affairs if the canal had not been in
volyed and Nh. Spooner replied that the
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President had obeyed the acts of Congress
in all that he had done.
When Mr.. Tillman again interrupted
Mr.. Spooner the latter exclaimed rather
impatientIy:
"Oh If the Senator would only read the
declaration of the people OF Panama.
Il don't want to read any nanifestos
gotten up in New York;" responded Mr..
Tillman.
NO" replied Mr.. Spooner, "the Sena-
tor doesn't want anything but to have
his own way
Further replying to Mr.. Tillman, he said
that if the South Carolina Senator had
been in Panama he would have been the
chief conspirator there, and Mr.. Tillman
replied that his antagonist had paid him
a great compliment.
Mr.. Spooner took advantage OF this OPP
portunity to say that in making this ad.
mission Mr.. Tillman was conceding all
that he had himself contended. Mr.. Till
man would not. however, admit that he
had any high regard for the Colombians.
II have called 'em a NANCY lot,' he
said, ''and the Senator from Wisconsin
has made 'em out a mangier lot than l
haVe.'
Mr.. Spooner replied that Mr.. Tillman
was simply seeking to find opportunity
Tor an attack on the President, and in re-
Spouse Mr. Tillman declared that Mr..
Spooner was simply giving voice to his
own partisanship by such utterances.
Referring to the Presidents course, Mr.
Spooner said that no one need roll under
his tongue as a sweet morsel the conten-
ton that in recognizing Panama the Pres
ident had committed himself to the Sc
cession of the Southern States, which was,
he said, very different matter. That
would do for Confederate veterans daugh-
tiers meetings, but not for Confederate
veterans. themselves.
Mr. Culberson asked:
How about the Presidents Capon
Spring speech?" but Mr.. Spooner de-
clared that the doctrine of secession in
Continued on Page Thirteen.)
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Inside Port Arthur.
(By the Associated Press,

(By the Associated Press.)
Yinkow Feb 20.-By means of a special
permission obtained from Major General
Plug. Viceroy AleXieff's chief Of staff, a
newspaper correspondent succeeded in
passing the lines under official escort and
entered Port Arthur which is closed to
all civilians. The correspondent gives the
following account of conditions.
Only thirty per cent of the population
remains at Port Arthur, and many of
these are leaving. The trains are crowded
with refugees. Railroad conditions are
excellent, and trains are running on SEIZED
uln time. There are only few unfin-
isfed sidetracks and one unfinished bridge
between Nv Chwang and Port Arthur.
The peninsula of Liao Tung is quiet.
ACE quate guards are maintained at all
culyerts and bridges, and preparations Tor
defense are being continued. The troops
in the vicinity of Yinkow are active. A
strong force is guarding the narrowest
sect on OF the peninsula
THE authorities have mitigated war
conditions at Port Arthur by fixing the
prices of foodstuffs The prices of other
commodities however, have advanced. The
authorities have taken possession of all
food supplies in the stores which were
They are providing. for siege by sending
wheat milling machinery to Port Arthur
and claim that there is a sufficient food
supply there for a resistance of two
years.
Japanese refugees, under the personal s,l-
pcrision of the Viceroy and General Plan
con. are leaving Port Arthur on released
slGps
Although the harbors on the Lao Tuug
peninsula have been re-opened, the au-
thorities do not expect further arrivals.
The Japanese fleet. which is sighted at
intervals from Golden Hill completely
controls the gulf. and under the imper-
feet police system all incomers are treated
as spies.
The repairs to the Russian feet are
preceding. The cruiser Novik has been
docked but the condition of the battle
shirs Czarevitch and Retvizan remains
unchanged Engineers say that the Retvi-
zan will be fioated in few days.
The official reports commend Captain
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Soph. Banquet at Davidson.
Especial to News and Observer.

Especial to News ana -ODSerNeI.J
Davidson, N c.. Feb. 20.--The Soph
class of 1906 celebrated their banquet last
evening in Stewards Hail. The hall was
tastefully decorated in red and green,
and in many pretty ferns and pot plants.
The tables were profuse in their decora-
lions of smilax and other evergreens.
POSTMASTER J. w. Moore presided with
dignity and grace. Caterer Dughi. OF
Raleigh. served a sumptuous dinner, which
has established a lasting reputation for
him at Davidson. Music was furnished by
the d. Orchestra
The following are the toasts and those
who responded to them:
Nineteen six, responded to by B. r.
Lacy, Jr.: The Faculty f. Il. Jackson,
Athletics. w T. Bailey: College Friend
ships A. L. James Jr; The Flunkers, Fl.
s. Richardson's; The Women, H. Irwin;
Loyalty, j. c. Mcdonald; Spence Castle.
j. l.. Moore; Those We Love the Best-our
Noble Selves, K f. Savage; In Futurum,
E. j. Erwin; Our Grub g. w. Lentz. Ad-
dress by Dr. A. T. Graham
The guests of the class were: Rev. DR..
Ora ham, Dr. Harrison. Or. and Prof.
Douglas from the faculty; M. A. Thomp-
son, 'O4; ]. B. Clark, 'O5; c. S. Hicks. OF;
Drs. Stokes Monroe Bowman and Brewer
of the Medical College
SOSict Alton, Distrlsr4taoshrdlueta
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SAYS HIS COURSE
IS |NDEFENS|BLE
Money on RooseveIt's
Acts as to Panama.
CENSURE OF HISTORY
This, Money Continues, the President
Will Receive. Three Speeches
are Delivered in the Senate
on the Panama Canal
Question.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, D. c., Feb. 20.-The Pan
ANA Canal was the subject of three
speeches in the Senate today and was the
Only subject of general Importance that
received any attention. Mr.. Spooner COM
pleted the speech begun by him on Thurs
day. and Mr. Morgan and Mr.. Money both
made brief addresses. Mr. Morgan spoke
in opposition to the treaty as usual, and
announced that he would not be heard
again on the treaty Mr.. Money announced
his intention to vote for the ratification
OF the canal treaty.
Minister Bunau-Varilla was an inter
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Chinese Refuse to Guard Railway.
(By the Associated Pross.)

Toxic. Feb. 20.-Adylces to the Japa-
nese government from Pckin say that
while at Mukden. Viceroy Alexieff asked
the Chinese troops to aid IL guarding the
railway, SO as to prevent the interruption
OF traffic. The Chinese refused and asked
tor instructions from Pekin. The Chinese
government told them to inform Alexieff
tEat as Russia had insisted that the
Chinese were unable to guard the railway
IN time of peace, surely Russia could not
expect them to guard it III time of war
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These are Being Transported From
Russia for Use in Manchuria. Move
ment Of Chinese Troops to Tsin
Chon and Kapangtse. The Only
Landing Made by the Japanese as
Yet is in Korea. Spain and Sweden
Preparing for Worst. Does a Cont
mental ConfIagration Threaten?
(By the Associated Press.)

ST. Petersburg, Feb. 20.-A dispatch
from Port Arthur today says the first lane
encounter occurred yesterday. A picket
OF Cossacks attacked small detachment
or Japanese troops on Korean territory
the Cossacks captured scme Japanese
prisoners, on whom they found maps and
papers.
The collision was presumably between
remembering parties. A general engage
ment is not anticipate Immediately.
A special Port Arthur dispatch says
tn, Japanese fleet was observed February
Is cruising off that port.
Reports from Northern Korea say the
Kcl cans are showing a decidedly friendly
attitude to the Russians.
The Manchurian railroad is conveying
troops without difficulty to the various
ports of concentration.
Native reports say that the Chinese
pirates. since the outbreak of hostilities
have been displaying such activity in
eastern Asiatic waters as almost to paral
we the coasting trade.
Major General Plug, the Chief of staff
of Viceroy Alexieff, telegraphed from
Port Arthur today as follcws:
THE situation at Port Arthur is I'M
changed.
"A sotnia of Cossacks marching from
VIII, captured a japanese major, Tat
saru, with five soldiers and two civilians.
1.-THE reports regarding the enemy are
generally contradictory and scarce.
1T is confirmed that troops OF Yuan.
Shai-Kai (commander-in-chi of the Chi
nese army. are being dispatched to Tsin
Chou and Kapangtse.
'All IS quiet in Manchuria.''
\ letter dispatch from Port Arthur an
ncGnces that by order of Viceroy Alexleff
an irregular volunteer corps is being
raised to defend that fortress. The men
viii be provided by the state with arms,
rations and the necessary clothing.
It is thought, the dispatch adds that
Japan regards foodstuffs consigned to
Port Arthur as absolute contraband of
war; and that she will undertake to com
pei the capitulation of Port Arthur by a
siege.
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Russian Scouts Reconnoitre.
(By the Associated Press

(By the Associated Press.)
Toxic. Feb. 20-Three hundred Rus
sian scouts accommodated yesterday in
Win and vicinity. They crossed the Yala
liver, entered the town and secuted
through the surrounding country. They
then recrossed the river and Joined their
main force.
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Sweden is Taking No Chances.
(By the Associated Press

Stockholm, Sweden, Feb. 20.-Unusual
naval and military activity is displayed in
connection with the neutrality measures.
The coast artillery has been ordered to
be in readiness, warships are being sent
to Gothland Island. and the coast defense
battleships and torpedo boats have been
ordered to be prepared for active service
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STILL HOLDS INGRAM.
Election of Officers. The Meeting of
Educators in Atlanta.
(Specia Ito News and Obserser.)

NpptCId IIU NUNS anu OU56I sCI.J
Greensboro, n. c., Feb. 20-The matter
of bringing Will Ingram here from Har
risburg, Pa, is still unsettled, but it looks
very much as if the Governor of Penn
sylvania is going to shield the negro.
Solicitor Brooks when interviewed about
the matter, said that if the Governor of
Pennsylvania chose to hold Ingram there
was no practical way to make him give
him UP. He added that he had been in
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Two of Our Cruisers Go to Shanghai
nv the Associated Press

(By the Associated Press)
Manila, Feb. 20.-The United States
protected cruisers Cincinnati and Albany,
o, Rear Admiral Evans fleet have sailed
for Shanghai.
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C., T. @. Worlds Fair Rates.

Commencing on April 25, 1904, and
continuing during the continuation OF
the Louisiana Purchase Exhibit,
Worlds Fair, st. Louis, Mo-, the Ches-
apeake & Ohio Route will have on sale
from StauptOn, round trip excursion
tickets at rates and limits as shown
below:
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not later that Dec. 10, 1904.
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SID 90, on sale on certain dates, good
| returning not later than 10 days.
The last named rate will be on sale
only on certain dates that will be adj
vertised in this paper from time to
time prior to the dates on which said
excursions will be run. The ten day
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circumstances In the sleeping cars.
| All other rates good in sleeping cars
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For further information or for tht
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call on or address G. G. QUINN, Pas
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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-06-24
PIG FEEDING EXPERIMENT.
Conducted for the Purpose of Ascer-
tanning How Much Pork
Bushel of Corn Will Make.

The question is often asked, how much
pork will a bushel of corn make? We
have been making experiments last WIN
ter and have found that bunch OF rs
pigs made fully ten pounds gain for each
bushel of corn fed This is very good
showing when the fact is taken into con-
sideration that the test was made on pigs
that we were finishing. We have often
done decidedly bottAr than this on light
er hogs, but never made better gains
on heavy hogs.
It is no uncommon thing to make IA
pounds gain on light hogs running on
pasture. l might also say that the ten
pound gain was made during the very
cold weather of the past February.
These pigs had very good sleeping quar-
ters and were fed out of doors in an
open feed floor, with good protection
from the wind. No warm feed was fed.
It is needless to say that the pigs kept a
keen appetite in spite of the very cold
weather.
This is due, think, to the fact that
| they had run all summer on pasture and
had also been fed on pumpkins during
the fall months. Their stomachs had
thus been expanded and kept in good
shape.
| I have always noticed that when our
pigs have been fed literally during the
| fall months on pumpkins their ap-
petites remain good even if they are fed
| long time.
This is not all; by observation l have
l.noticed that their digestion is also much
better. This insures good gains for feed
consumed Northwestern Agricultur.
iSt
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Old Age.

Old age as it comes in the orderly process
of Nature is a beautiful and majestic thing.
The very shadow of eclipse which threatens
it, makes it the more priced. 1t stands for
experience, knowledge, wisdom and counsel.
That is old age as it should be. But old age
as it so often is means nothing but second
childhood of mine and body. What makes
the difference? Very largely the care of the
stomach. In youth and the full strength of
manhood it doesn't seem to matter how we
treat the stomach. We abuse it, overwork
it, injure it. We don't suffer from it much.
But when age comes the stomach is worn
out. 1t can't prepare and distribute the
needed nourshlnent to the body, and the
body, unnourished, falls into senile decay.
DR.. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery IS
wonderful medicine for old people whose
stomachs are weak" and whose d1gestlons
are poor It's invigorating effects are feit
by mind as well as body. 1t takes the sting
from old age, and makes old people strong,
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-06-24
SEEDLESS APPLES ON
BLOSSOMLESS TREES
HortIcuIturIsts Are Interested in Unique
Exhibit from Colorado at the Worlds
Fair.

HortIcuIturIsts Are Interested in Unique
Exhibit from Colorado at the Worlds
Fair.
Sharing honors with the wireless
telegraph, smOkeless coal and microbe
less water at the World g Fair is an ex-
hIblt of seedless apples. California
contributed some seedless oranges and
Florida seedless pear, but it remained
for Colorado to produce the apple with
out core.
Not only has this fruit an absence OF
seed, but the tree upon which 1t Is
grown is blossomless. Mr.. John +.
Spencer, OF Grand Junction. is father
of the species and he says that the SEED
less apple is also immune from the
ravages of insects.
Horticu}turists who visit the World s
Fair are greatly interested in the ex-
hibit, as the culture of the fruit is re-
garded as an important discovery.
Mr.. Spencer is now experimenting with
the various varieties of apples and he
believes that he can develop seedless
Winesap, a seedIess GanO and other ia,
vorite species. If be is successful 1t is
likely that other fruit growers will
follow his example.
1t ia claimed that the seedless apple
is not hurt by the frost because it has
no blossoms. 1t is a hardy grower and
thrlves abundantly in the Colorado
climate. These advantages in its be-
half recommend it to all orchardlsts.
The Spencer display is made in the
Colorado exhibit in the Palace OF Hor-
ticulture. Several bushels of the fruit
are in cold storage and the supply IS
constantly kept fresh.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-06-24
NUMBER SEVEN In THE BIBLE
MultipIes of the Fignre Recur Significant
Iy in the New Iesilment.

The phenomena of the figure Z al d
it's multiples occ curing in the New
! Testament have been touched upon by
Ivan Panin, Russian student OF the
Bible, who for number of years has
made his home at Grafton, Mass. This
significance of the ''seven" group will
not be lost even upon Interpretations
who are outside the pale of scriptu;
points. and, as Mr.. Panin has shown
them, their relations of their groupings
to the first eleven verses of the New
Testament must suggest that they
were scarcely chance.
For instance, in these first eleven
verses of Matthew, the vocabulary
consists of fOrty-nine words. or seven
sevens; of these words there are twen-
ty-eight, or four sevens, which begin
with vowels, and twenty one, or three
sevens, which begin with consonants.
"This distribution by sevens betwet n
vowel words and cOnsonant words
Justly might have been deemed ae-
cidental but for the fact that of the
forty-nine words forty-twO of them
are nOuns-six sevenS-and seven ale
not nouns,' is the comment OF
the writer. e'Of the forty-two
nouns there are thirty five proper
nouns, or five seyens, while seven are
common nouns Ofthe thirty five pro-
per names four sevens are male ances-
tors of Jesus and seven are not such.
Not only then is the distribution OF
the fortY-nine words of the vocabulary
of sewers as between vowel words ard
)nsonant words, but also as between
the parts of speech.
AS further and absolute proof that
these phenomena of the sevens are not
accidental, Mr.. Panin points out that
the forty-nine words of the vocabulary
show fourteen words that are used but
once, while thirty-fve of them, or five
sevens, are used more than once. HIS
conclusions after an exhaustive ar
rangement of tie ''seyen" features are
that mot even the choice of the Ian
guages in which the scriptures were
written was made without marked nu-
merical design at the threshold of the
subject. Tribune.
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Reckless Feeding of Grain.

Some men never feed grain to their
cows and some go to the other ex-
treme and feed too much, thus vast
ing high-priced feed material. Only
the man that is to some extent an ex-
perimenter can tell exactly where the
dividing line between profitable and
improbable feeding of grain is. 1t is
now pretty we'll established that the
men that have been feeding from fif-
teen to twenty pounds of grain per
day to their cows have been wasting
a good deal of money. When the
roughage is good hay and silage, from
| five to ten pounds of grain per day is
sufficient for all needs in winter, and
half of that quantity will do in sum-
mer. The feeding of too much grain
induces many intestinal diseases and
trouble in cows, just as overfeeding a
human being would do.-Farmers' Re-
| view.
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Worst of all Experiences.

Can anything he worse than to feel
that every minute will be your last !?
Such was the experience of Mrs. s. IL.
Newson, Decatur, Ala. For three
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and bowel trouble. Death seemed in
eyitabIe when doctors and all remedies
failed. AT length / was induced to try
Electric Bitters and the result was
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now I'm completely recovered" For
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troubles Electric Bitters is the only
medicine. Only SOC. It's guaranteed
by B T. Hughes, Druggist.
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PORTABLE SCALE FRAME.

and had it cut in pieces about II inches
long, bolted them to the bottom ends of
the upright and attached the roller to
the bottom just so the frame would clear
the platform by about two inches. Then
lay three well-seasoned oak planks for
a track, if they are obtainable. The
planks should be 3x12. Take the finger
from bundle carrier of an old binder
and strengthen the point, but leave the
bent ends next to the machine just as
they are Fasten these to the upright
with heavy staples so they will easily
slide up and down. Then bore hole in
the platform to match the ends Of these
pieces of iron to hold the frame in place
when on the scale so the stock cannot
roll the frame off. Holes should also be
bored in the outer end of the plank
tracks so the frame can be held in place
when off the scales. 1 have used a
frame of this kind for four years. One
person can push it on and off in one min
ute