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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-12
THE COUNTY FAIR.

For month or more in Iowa the
county fair will demand attention.
CHANGING through the county paper one
finds that the local editor is trying to
do his duty by urging the people to
turn out in full force. 1t is certain the
fruits of plentiful year on farm and
in field will yield agricultural products
in abundance The big pumpkin and
the enormous ears of corn will be in
evidence everywhere, while the horse
race will afford the professional Jockey
the usual ample time to wear out the
good humor of the patient looker-on.
The old program will probably be re-
peated in all departments. with some
possible changes as the result of a
stirring effort to introduce new fea-
lures. Marshall county long ago aban-
lioned the county fair because it ceased
10 attract public interest, and 1t is quite
probable that it would be very difficult
| to revive it. The city of Marshalltown
has outcrown the period when such ar
affair proves an attraction. The county
itself as whole might be able to sus-
tain it in biennial or auadrennial dis
plays If strong effort were made. Thu
farmer would be required TO contribute
the greater part of the interest. Blu
.lfairs as given from year to year hav'
too much sameness and spectators ar
l|soon surfeited Even the state societ.
finds it difficult to maintain a state fai
5 for the same reason, although havinl
greater resources of attractions to pre-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-12
gurg rFsbIsas msrsaInu ,orus surds nnast II sao

find by consulting history that the
United States began under their own
party policy in 1903 to take territory
without the consent of the governed and
have repeated It. But, not abashed by
history or their own record, the demo-
Gratis set up a plaintive plea now mere
ly to attract the Disseminated to their
ranks. mo race is good enough to gov
ern another without it's consent" is the
statement which the Page county DEM
ocrats Incorporated in their platform.
The Shenandoah Sentinel took this up
ito administer several keen thrusts. ask
ing How about the negroes in the
south who are Systematically disfran-
chised by the southern democrats and
ruled without their consent? Why is
the sympathy Of democrats for negroes
away from home so much greater than
for those at home? If they do not want
to rule anybody without their consent,
why do they not permit the negroes in
South Carolina and Mississippi to gov
ern those states where they are in ma
jority?" The answers to these home
thrusts will consist of large chunks OF
silence.
The future will show that the people
of the Philippines will not suffer as
have the coiored men of the south. AS
we'll stated by the Sac Sun
The people of the United States dc
not have any desire to Cypress any peo-
lple under the sun. Where the flag OF
our country goes there will be a free
government, but even free govern
ment must suppress disorder or insur-
reetion by force, or it must cease to ex-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-12

threshed 2,110 bushels, an average OF
69x bushels to the acre. This return
was machine measure but as the grain
Is very heavy this year the actual yield
will be considerably in excess OF that
big figure.
Tama Herald: "A good corn crop could
be matured in south Tama without an
other drop Of rain.
Hampton Recorder: Some OF our
farmers whose oats were blown down
by the storm Tuesday of last week are
having serious time harvesting. as IN
many cases the cutting can be done
only one way, making two miles travel
for one miles cutting.
Odebolt Chronicle: The grain is eth
er in stack or shock, and threshing has
begun. Oats will be heavy yield and
will grade high. Wheat was injured tc
some extent by the hot weather be-
fore cutting time, but will be of fair
| quality and few pieces will run less
than twenty bushels to the acre, while
much will go twenty-five. Barley has
nearly all been threshed and is OF fair
quality, running from thirty-five te
forty bushels per acre. The acreage OF
| timothy was not as large as usual, but
l the yield per acre VIII De ABOVE tne
average. Corn is doing as well as pos.
sible, and If the frost doesn't come too
soon the crop will be heavy. All in all
this is a great year for Sac county
Farmers.
Ogden Reporter: These frequen
showers are very unfavorable for saw.
ing the harvested oats but they are
splendid for the corn, potatoes and pas
lures. Farmers are not kicking.
| Hartley Herald: Harvesting is pretty
we'll over and stacking being rushed
Oats and wheat are estimated at onl,
a half crop.
/ AclAiey Word: 1t is no longer ques
ton what the harvest in Iowa will be
The question bothering the farmer nov
is what it will be worth, there is sucf
an abundance of it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-12
NOW FOR THE CAMPAIGN.

1t has been announced by Chairman
Hancock that hereafter the headquar-
tiers of the republican state central
will be located at Des Moines
and that this falls campaign will be
opened in earnest by Sept. 1. The
greatest danger to be faced in year
like this. when there is so little opposi-
ton to republicanism in sight, is the
danger of Indifference. Thousands oil
republican voters who are busy men,
unless stirred up, will neglect to cast
their ballots in the thought that their
votes will not be needed and the result
will be that the rightful republican ma
jority that ought to roll up mountain
high Will fall far short of its just pro-
portions, with possibly few close dis
tricts, lost by default
These dangers the committee realize
and ii is their intention to wage such a
campaign that every voter will be
aroused to a sense of his Responsible
ties. Literature will be distributed no
orally, speakers engaged and every ef-
fort customary in years of close con-
tests Will be made to stir UP an interest
in the election. The committee how
ever, can not do the whole thing unless
each Individual voter is willing to ds
his duty. If every man would see tina
lone vote was cast the committees trou
bles would be Ger. 1t is the one grea
responsibility of American citizenshil
THAT every voter cast his ballot and TN
i veal. the duty is rendered more exact
ling by the added demand for som
slslight recompense for the unsual pros
Iperity which republican success ha
made it possible for American citizen
TO enjoy. The casting of ballot Is
slight effort, it is a duty of vital impor
tance, and is a cheap price to pay TO
the benefits that have been conferre
upon all voters by the republican party
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-12
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

mo wonder that Judge Sherwin wop
out. He was not only born in Ohio, but
he lives in Iowa and that combination
is one hard to beat. declares the Coun-
ell Bluffs Nonpareil.
Commenting on the Burlington Hawk
eyes statement that there ought to
be a humping big republican majority
on the state ticket this year., the Wat
erloo Reporter says: Yes. There will
be. too. Whether it Will reach the 100,-
900 mark, as some papers are claiming,
will depend on some things not yet de-
lter,nined. But 1t will be big enough to
4 is no question of results this year, only
| the size of the majority
/ The Newton Journal asserts that sit
is a fact that the roads in Jasper county
have been improved at least 100 per cent
] in the last ten years, and this improve
ment has been brought about by the in
fuence of the farmers.
The Sac Sun approves the proposed
constitutional amendment to provide
for biennial elections. am AYERS that
1.-THE change will reduce the expense OF
holding elections and in no way will af-
feet injuriously the interests of the pub.
4 lic."
The Tama Herald thinks that 'if the
devil himself We're to appear and say
something against expansion he coult
be sure not only of being extensivel,
quoted by the democratic press, but O
being editorially praised"
The Tama Free Press goes on recor,
: as assuring Marshall republicans tina
: lama republicans are ever ready an,
glad to reciprocate for any and all ia
} vors received at the hands of Marshal
J county,
The Audubon Republican observe
that ct is not very hard for any one I
understand the money plank of the re
: publican state platform. We shall Sc
= If the democratic platform speaks a
plainly. There Is no doubt but tn
people will make themselves understood
= on the subject Iowa is for sound NOR
q ey and the gold standard. by abor
100000 majority"
9 AS viewed by the odebolt Chronicl
d "the senatorial question did not entt
into the judicial contest. Gear an
y cummins men alike voted for Juds
- sherwin."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-12
give the Cbtidren q Drtnk

Called Grain-O. It Is delicious, appe-
tizing. nourishing food drink to take
the place of coffee. Sold by all grocers
and liked by all who have used 1t, be.
cause when properly prepared it tastes
like the finest coffee. but Is free from
all it's injurious properties. Grain-O
aids digestion and strengthens the
nerves. 1t is not stimulan., but u
health builder, and children, as well i.
adults, can drink 1t with great benefit.
Costs about one-fourth as much as cof-
fee. Fifteen and % cents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-12
HOIST By THEIR OWN PETARD.

HOIST BY THEIR OWN PETARD.
If the democratic party We're not
handicapped by it's own history and
record it might with some reason urge
its anti-expansion views and make it's
plea for oppressed Filipinos. Mr.. Bryan
claims to be at loss to know how a
nation which believes that a govern
ment derives it's just powers from the
consent of the governed can enter into a
colonial policy and govern the territory
of another people by force. But it is
unfair to assume that the republican
party proposes to continue a govern
ment of force. When order is restored
in the Philippines 1t is fair to predict
that the people will be given liberty
equal to our own and better guaranty
Of stability than they could establish
themselves. The whole history Of the
democratic party in the United States
however, is against the Consent of tht
governed theory which democrats nov
roll as sweet morse1 under theil
tongues. These democratic critics VIII
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-12

I Il
Igagement, In fear Of his life at tho
hands OF his men who had threatened
to shoot him In battle. Such instances
have not been rare, and are usually the
fault OF an overbearing officer. The
matter will be Investigated, as 1t should
be, and the truth Of this charge ascer-
tanned.
49,.
The added responsibility of "expan-
SION has been made apparent by the
terrific tornado in Porto Rico. Those
were our own people who suffered in the
storm. and their cries for relief were re-
sponded to quickly by our government
and further demands should be an
swered by the more fortunate Ameri-
cans on the continent.
/ 1t is not generally known that Sam
uel NJ. Jones, better known as 1.-The
golden rule mayor OF Toledo" is a ma
tive OF Wales, where he was born at ny
Mawr, on Aug. 3. 1916. 1t has been APP
parent for some time that he had some
foreign characteristics.
The crops on 100000 acres Of North
Dakota farms and on $4,000 acres OF
Minnesota were almost wholly de-
lstroyed by hail Thursday morning
One estimate places the loss of wheat
in North Dakota at 100000 bushels. In
all the storm-stricken section insurance
men assert that less than S per cent OF
the acreage was covered by hail insur.
ance, which goes to show that the
farmers might have saved themselves
great losses If they had needed the
learly lessons of the season.
sss
Gen. Gomez has made Statement
lclaiming that the differences in opinion
in Cuba have been exaggerated and
that independence" is the sole watch.
word there.
4 Des Moines is proud, as she has 8
4 fright to be, of her new Auditorium. The
lCapital coaches home pride by declar-
ing BY the sign OF the auditorium but.
ton should all Des Moines men BIZ
known
1t is cheerful prospect to note the
number of communities that are turn
ing to road building as municipal en-
terprise for encouraging trade. There
can be no more valuable improvements
than the building OF permanent roads
lard those communities who have tried
lit are more than satisfied with the re.
suits obtained.
49,
The pleasure of driving or buggy rid
ling as we are wont to call it is never
more appreciated than during the no
weather. There is no cooler or more
delightful diversion possible than {
pleasant drive along the beautiful sum
mer roads of Iowa during the twilight
hours,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-12
FRANCE, NOT DREYFus. ON
TRIAL


New York Mail and Express
The cable brings US news that Capt.
Alfred Dreyfus, of the French Army,
is again on trial for high treason, upon
the charge of having delivered to for
eign power, either directly or through
its agents, documents explanatory OF
the national defense. The alleged stat
us of the affair at Rennes is farce. 1t
is not Dreyfus, but France, that is on
trial.
Dreyfus was acquitted when the arch
consiprator of 1894, Col. Henry. COM
mitted suicide. after having confessed
the forgery of letter intended to veri-
fy the Justice of conviction. He was
acquitted when the Infamous Ester
hazy. whose tool and partner Henry
was. fled from France in disgrace as the
self confessed author of the bordereau.
He was acquitted when Col. Picauart.
suffering imprisonment for his defense
of the conyict. was liberated by the
government with the Endorsement Of the
people He was acquitted when Gen.
MERCER, minister of war in 1894, suf-
fered absolute loss of prestige without
the slightest protest on the part OF the
people. He was acquitted when every
conspiracy against him was disgraced
and the country calmly witnessed the
| operation. He was acquitted when the
court of cessation. Investigating the
conviction on the plea of revision, prac-
tically recorded it's belief that Ester
hazy wrote the bordereau. He has beer
acquitted by innumerable developments
which have all centered in the single
L NJ hof ne hx,
cause the conviction of Esterhaz,
ry. and this in turn would have reflect
ed seriously upon the general staff, witt
every member of which Henry had in.
gratiated himself and which stood spon
sor for his integrity.
1t was a mistaken sense of self-pro
lection. coupled with an astounding alb
sence of moral balance, that led Mercie
and the officers of the general staff t,
supplement complaisance by crimina
4 participation and mpelled conspirac,
downward from bad to worse, honey
combing the chamber of deputies witt
corrupt motive and its mate, fanatica
championship of the army. topplin,
governments, inviting revolution an
holding France up to the scorn of civ
] ilization.
The leading conspirators have no
abandoned hope. They strut and fume
, and base continued effort at seif-pres
ervation upon the expedient of fres
perjury. 1t is no longer possible, in tn
, view of reason, that they can succeed
, Nevertheless. it is France. not Dreyfu
that Is on trial at Rennes. The ipnc
cence of Dreyfus stands revealed befor
the world.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-12
IOWA CROPS AND HARVEST.

Jefferson Bee: The only complaint at
present made about the Greene county
corn crop is that there are too many
ears on stalk. We believe Nature
understands her business and will take
care Of all the ears she puts out.
Waterloo Reporter: One Of the best
reports that have came from the
threshers at work in Blacknawk coun-
ty was brought to this city today from
the farm Of William McNellis in Lester
township. just north Of Dunkerton.
From thirty-two acres Mr.. McNellia
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-12
POLICY AS TO CUBA.

POLICY AS III W fj1A
Gen. Gomez does not desire it to be
understood that he has abandoned the
nolicy of Independence for Cuba. neither
does President Mckinley nor the repub-
lican party. although an effort is being
made by the opposition to create the
impression that they are not living up
to and do not intend to live up to the
nron,ises made to Cuba. The admins
t,ation has not wavered from its pur-
nose in Undertaking the performance of
this sacred trust, and all OF It's acts
I have been in line with the plan OF fully
restoring order, aiding the civil authori-
lilies TO establish themselves and xii
Imately to withdraw the military forces
from the island President Mckinley Is
proceeding with due caution, as ne
& should, and any delay that may lead
Fhot-headed critics to suggest doubt is
based on the desire of our government
ITO do its work faithfully. 1t is pointed
aIout that the military force in the island
lis costing the government of the United
1 states millions of dollars and that there
viii be no recompense save in the goot
will of the people, unless, indeed. by 3
voluntary act, the people should gen
orally and in majority force ask to be-
admitted as part of the nation. NJ
movement, of course. will be made b,
the administration to influence the PEG
pie in this direction. The troops nos
lin cuba would be of good use in tn
, Philippines just now, and for this rea
. son the government would be glad t
withdraw them, but it will remail
faithful to its trust despite this fact.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-12

Republican state Ticket.
For Governor
LESLIE NJ. SHAW.
For Lieutenant Governor
JAMES c. MILLIMAN.
For Judge Supreme Court
JOHN c. SHERWIN.
Tor superintendent Public Instruction
RICHARD C. BARRETT.
For Railroad Commissioner
EDWARD A. DAWSON.
Republican County Ticket.
For State Senator
j. B. CLASSEN.
For representative
THOMAS KIMBALL.
For County Treasurer
C. H. SMITH.
For County superintendent
j. MORRISSEY.
For County Sheriff
Il. j. SHOEMAKER.
For County Coroner
DIR. F. p. LIERLE.
For County Surveyor
WILLIAM PREMIER.
For County Supervisor
I. j. SHEARER.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-12

Poor INSTRUMENTATION Porto Rico
may well be glad that she sails under
the American flag. as the appeal for aid
for her 100000 homeless people vas
promptly responded to by the United
States. This will be new tie to ce-
ment the people Of that island to the
Stars ard Stripes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-12

The Iowa boys displayed their heroic
metal in the last engagement in the
Philippines, where they engaged In
some Of the hardest fighting.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-12

1t is now claimed that Capt. A. r.
Burton. OF Company B. Fifty-first Iowa.
who is charged with cowardice in bat
tie in the Philippine campaign, and hid
ing In ditch In the rear during IN en-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-12

Des Moines is proud, as she has a
right to be. of her new Auditorium. The
Capital coaches home pride by declar-
ing by the sign OF the auditorium but
ton should all Des Moines men be
known
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-22
TWO FIRES BREAK OUT
in PERKINS BUILDING.
First Did Comparatively Little Dam
age, but Second Caused Loss of
Several Thousand Dollars.

box with a key he sounded an alarm
Watchman Ashton asked the man (tor
he happened 10 reach the box about the
time tne stranger did) why he had a
key and the stranger replied he was a
AZ CnltIl. Ile 1ncn returned 10 the pug
gy, IN which several other men were
waiting, and drove away. When Chief
GrisWOil reached the building he or
dered a second alarm. The firemen had
"a hard fight. Inc fire was between
walls, partitions and ceiling, beneath
floors and RAJ .ers and IL was necessary
10 .ollow 1t. which made the work slow.
The firemen finally conquered the blaze
and confined IL to that part of the
building in which ii started.
The building is said TO be worth $20,-
600 and the loss on II will probably
reach $4,000, insured for something like
$4,000. Mr.. flaming believed his entire
boss was close to $4,000, while the other
occupants lose much smaller amounts.
All the loss is covered by insurance.
No indications of incendiarlsm were
found, but the fact that the firemen
left the building apparently free from
fire would naturally lead TO the belief
that the second blaze was set. Howev-
er, aside from the man that sounded
the alarm nothing suspicious was seen
by those who were in the vicinity OF
the budding during the early part OF
the nlEnl.
In sliding down a pole In the station
of Hose on Richmond street. TO re-
spond TO the second alarm Fireman G..
Capron missed his hold ani FELL sus-
tanning a sprained ankle. In the excite
ment Capron never realized his inJur-
les and ~ was not until the blaze had
been extinguished and the firemen were
cleaning up. the building that the pain
he suffered caused him to quit work.
He was examined by an ambulance
surgeon and sent home in the ambul-
ance.
This morning when the matter OF
who gave the second alarm was in
vestigated. dt was ascertained that il
was sounded by Waldo Brown OF Truck
.. This dispes any reason for believ-
ing the second fire was anything else
than a sequence of the first fire. Ii Is
probable the fire had worked into a
partition where il could not be detect
ed i'm the search. and when IL was dis
covered 10 had attained such headway
that extinguishing it was difficult.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-22
Sl0CUM LIGHT GUARD.
Enjoyable observance Of The 47lh Anniversary oi
lis orpanhalon.

In wamsitta hall. Cranston and
Winter streets last evening a large
company was entertained by the MEM
bers of the Slocum Light guard, the
OF the organization of the command.
During it's existence the command has
made an honorable record for itself; a
record that will compare favorably
with that OF any organization of the
kind i'm America. During the rebellion
the company did grand service. and
while the method OF selecting the men
OF the volunteer regiment prevented the
acceptance Of the offer OF the company
10 enlist as "A body at the breaking out
OF the Spanish war yet the guard fur
nishei captain and thirteen men for
the First Rhode Island volunteers.
The entertainment last evening was
principally dancing. which was gener-
ally INDUCED in and greatly enjoyed by
all. There were present many former
members OF the company and quite a
few military men, many OF whom are
well known. The anniversary was ar
ranged by n committee consisting of
Sergt. 4. +. Williams. Corp. Charles
Aver. Corp. Robert Markham. Private
william Burroughs and Private l.. NJ.
Lincoln.
Those in charge OF the floor were
Floor manager. Corp. Aver: assistant
fioOr manager. Private Burroughs.
aids. Sergt Blalsdell. Corp. Markham.
Prlvates Hicks. Buxton. Young ani
Lincoln.