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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-31

The reasons assigned for new departure
this year and in favor of February con-
vention are briefly, first, the dos Inability OF
more protracted discussion of the issues
ot the campaign as the Bryanites claim to
understand them; secondly. tho difficulties
Incident to harmonizing tho several dis
c"rdant groups of Rryanites- Silver Demo-
Gratis, Populists, former Prohibitonists and
lukcwarm Gold Democrats calling them
selves conservatives and, thirdly, compli-
ance with the requirements OF the primary
election law In those States In which the
choice OF delegates Is no longer a party
function hut has become State affair. In
some States there is a specified primary
day usually in one of the autumn months.
on thisN Urinary day committeeman are
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-31
Dogs and DoRs.
NEW YoRK. Aug. 80.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suN--Sir: In his attack
upon the dog Mr.. II. W. Lake is very unjust
II 10 true that there are too many worthless dogs
in existence and that millions OF Thorn could be de.
stroyed to mans advantage 1t is equally true that
there are millions OF human beings who could be
spared with the utmost benefit to the rest of man
kind.
To great extent the dog 10 like his master, for.
like child, he initiates To great extent he In a.
man makes him. Tho remedy 10 not to destroy the
good with tho evil. but to destroy the evil and i'm
prove the good.
Tho dog Is more moral and more reasonable than
man. and when man. with his vastly superior intel
ligence. makes good use OF that intelligence m
tho dog does Of his the world will BIO better than II
10 at present. f. PowrRs
wEsTpoRr. Conn. Aug 20.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-31

indifferent to All Topics Until tho Strange,
Called AGuinaldo n Geychu

From 49, -
In was plain Il
with the short clhs p,pe auG the bent straw
hat, on the rear seat OF tho open car wa,
anxious to talk. Ho shifted about nervously
In his seat. spat tentatively ut marks on the 70.
ceding pavement several times. and then
eyed slantwiso tho sourlooking. side.
whiskered. cold-eyed. primly-dresscd man
alongside him.
Purity warm, amt it," he finally said
"Um-I don't feel warm" replied the sour.
looking man.
The man who wanted to talk dug penknifs
into the bowl OF his pine. and began again:
"Cert'nly arc putin It on that poor Dreyfu.
man. amt they?'
Don't know that they are probably he do.
serves all he's got. and more"
1t was somewhat remarkable statement for
a citizen of this country to give vent to. but
the fat-faced man who hankered to talh
want easily discouraged.
Bum ball team we've got amt it," he
II am not interested in ball. Indifferent or
The man with tho saved of pipe didn't say
gave a Jolt rounding curve he said:
Kind Of a rocky road Z Dublin: ain'ttt?"
been there" replied the sour visaged man o'''
The stout featured man wasn't downed yet
gifts back TO us, won't theyp"
Tn sure don't see why there should be-
was the choppy reply. Dewey lust did what
t. DO and ss PAID
The man with the pipe looked straight ahead
for awhile and then he opened MP again,
Think they'll put Bryan at the head OF the
ticket again2" he Inquired.
Dt mt know anything ABOUT It,"
,sEvsn y they 10. it looks like cinch for No.
ut doesn't bother me- one way or the others
Funny game. that little lO-cent Van Wyok
boom the Tammany ducks'Ie tryfn to put
through In New York, amt IT."
New York politics do not interest mo-"
Seem Z DO shapin' things up some down IN
Cuba. I spose you've noticed?"
haven't noticed anything OF the sort"
souelched for a while. but after the car had
gone few squares no opened up again
Seem e be havln' some trouble roundup IN
that cheap geZebu OF q blatherskite. Agunaldo
down there in the Philippines. amt they7'
The sour-visaged man brid led
hauehtiiy upon the fat-faced man. Yea don't
that whom the Iron heel OF the popular vote II
placed upon the neck OF the Adm inistration
that is responsible for this Infamous persecu
ton OF men struggling for their liberty that's
But the fat-faced man had reached his get.
tfng-on place. As he clutched the stanchlon.
preparatory to hopping OF. he looked the sour.
asked:
Hey: mister. how arc things up around Bos-
With which Parthian dart he got OF.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-31
Tho Date OF tho Democratic National
Convention.

Some members Of the Democratic National
Committee are reported as considering
seriously the idea Of holding the National
Convention OF 1900 two or three months
earlier than in former years There is also
some talk OF II meeting OF the committee to
be held in October, after Senator JONES
comes home from Europe, to discuss the
proposed selection Of WAsHINGToN's birth
day as the Convention date.
Heretofore Democratic National Conven-
tlons have been called to meet either in
June or July; usually in the latter part of
June or the eaTlierpart of July. These have
been tho dates since the close OF the war:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-31
" Fighting Bob

To THE EDrToR OF THE Sun Sir. desire
emphasize the sentiments expressed in your Ameri.
can paper in an editorial article Of to-day.
Evidently the Philadelphia TINES in it's condemnA.
ton of tho choice of Capt Evans as the naval ocer
represent the Government in its naval preparations
FOR Deweys reception exhibits gross indifference to
one of the finest types OF American naval officers
The "bluster" as referred to. Of Capt Evans, Il,
such as to cause uneasiness to any foe and should
draw out the admiration and full appreciation OF
any except enemies and traitors PpKyR
PoRr DRAM. N. j., Aug. 20.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-31

From the London DdiIv N.pG
Between and O'Clock yesterday afternoon an
eccentric person caused excitement to nearly two
thousand Of his fellow citizens on Westminster
Bridge. He threw his cap into the river, and then
nV dressed except as regarded his head. jumped
into the water. It was not case OF suicide ,or ba
could swim. nor was II attempt to display e1c.n
uonai skill, for he did not swim we'll he made f5r
the shore on the south side, but hammered with
ooos end CLOTHES aud BY strong tide he could NOT
have reached It without help. N 0"'u h''
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-31

FTom TIE Church Gazette.
"A bona hde Roman attended high mass AZ ST.
ADAMS holborn at tho earnest request ofa R,iual
nt'c friend. The music was the same az at home
inc Rehudections. incense vestmentS all SATISFIED
the Roman mind. As for the words inasm5Irh -
shey were inAudible they might have been Latin.
TOT all q listener might discover. After the rnr.
geous Aunir was over his Ritualisc friend inquired
whst MS opinion mi Sh. be OF the entire spectacle!
Ahd TINS was his reply: 1t is ali very magnificent.
81 the Roman Church."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-31

Col. BRYAN's plan Of licensing the Octopus
will make the faithful shudder and convicts
him OF Laodicean spirit. The Octopus with
q special stamp upon him would be the Octopus
still. vast and deadly and full OF Injurious feet.
No compromise with iniquity! Let hook be
put in the Jaw Of leviathanl Let the unclean
thing be removed! Let the sum OF all vllainies
be rubbed out! And let Brother BRYAN beware
lest he backslidel
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-31

1t is sad to see in special despatch from
Chicago to the Philadelphia Record the asser-
ton that the Democratic National Committee
is nnding 1t hard work to raise the wind for
tho next campaign. Is there no spirit of self
sacrifice lett in Democratic bosoms? Will
nobody smoke the Jefferson nve.cent cigar?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-31
The Democratic party fires in the air.

The report that the Hon. JOHN PETER ALT
GELD is coming East as a missionary of Demo-
cratic harmony drips with humor and must be
true. Having less harmony than any other
Democratic statesman. Mr.. ALToELD naturally
undertakes to contribute OF his abundance.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-31
Mr.. A. Spill See. n Spill.
From n. Raeksn,aes Record.

FROM me HdekeaSdck Record.
Aspill took place near A. Spills store on Hudson
street Yesterday The lady who foil FROM her wheel
was at the head ola crowd of cyclists and she was
picked mp in a dazod condition. though apparently
uninjured. for she mounted her wheel soon after
and rode on
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-31

Craftsmanship and oratory abound or soon
will. In Kentucky. Gen. CoxEY and tho Hon.
CYCLONE DAVIS are to stump tho State for tho
Populists. and 1t Is reported that the Hon.
HINKY DISK OF Chicago will take the field for
GoEBEL. This we doubt. Mr.. DINK is a
man OF liberal mind. but he knows where to
draw the line. There are things he cannot
stomach,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-31

The Hon. EWING WINsLow OF Boston and the
Hon. EDWIN BuRRITT SMITH OF Chicago have
decided to hold an anti Imperiallst conference
In Chicago and see II more antl-impsriallsts
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-31
Clean Up Washington, Lafayette and Fin
coin

To THE EDrroR OF The sus-Siy; Tho a,v h.,o..
DeweJ's arrivslsome one with authority should tnrn
the hose on Washington. LAFAYETTE and Lincoln In
Union Square. :"
know. ~ 'A' inquiries Shd you will
NEW YoRK. Aug. %. DOWN rowS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-31

UoVr friends vho favor Dith mdnu,erfpiifor pub
hedhon pish 10 have rejected articles returned they must
in all cases tend itdmpi for that purpois.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-31
American Sentiment About the rransvaa

American Sentiment About tho Transva al.
To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-!sir: II the old
order OF things were changed and abuse was
acknowledged to be argument should be per-
force obliged to admit that Mr.. Sangree was
amply qualified to pose as an advocate Of the
highest type.
However. as things are. II may not be termed
honest. in order to prove an opponent wrong
to attribute to him that which one knows he
never said. and Mr.. SanRree knows perfectly
we'll that never stated it in my opinion that
because English capital had opened up the re-
sources OF the Transvaal. that country should
belong to England. 1t is a sly method Of
abuse.
GUS johannesburg Englishman Engishman,
certainly. and glory in 1t, but not SO venomous
1 trust Nj. Sshgree out Beers the Beers.
l contest Mr.. SanRree's assertion that the
blacks in tho colonies have to wear
badges and provi de themselves with lcenses
in the Transvaal. 1t Is not so. But l will
tell Mr.. sangree hat in Cape Colony the col
bers Of tho Legislative Assembly. and this is a
privilege denied to the despised white Out
lander OF the Transvaal. This Is more than
Mr. Sangree dare DENY By way OF condoninR
Boer cruelty to the blacks. Mr.. Sangree makes
tho statement that In South Africa every white
man maltreats the natives. Mr.. Sangree's
case Is evidently desperate.
The majority OF Americans In Johannesburg
are certainly on tho English side in this mat
ter have associated with them to great OK
tent and know such to be the case
NEW YORK. Aug. 80. ]. MERnIcK.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-31
The Hone of Pence in Africn.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-iSir: Will you
allow one who. though born an EnRlishman
and having become an American. yet takes tho
deepest interest In the political welfare OF his
native country. to express his frank opinion on
the Transvaal question:
look on the outlook in South Africa as now
peaceful. President KRUGER appears to have
fully conceded Sir Alfred Miners 'irreducible
minimum" and the Cape Prime Minister. with
majority OF the Cane Parliament behind him.
has plainly said that the concessions offered by
the Beers are sufficient. The Cape Govern
ment has even refused to prevent the export OF
munitions OF war to the Orange Free State. al
though known to be for the Beers.
Even tho English JinGoes will pause before
going to war when the Cape expresses open
disapproval, and the real majority Of English
men are not Jingoes. In whose interests
would the war be made? Not for the enfran-
chisement Of the Uitlanders. for that has been
conceded. 1t could be only In the int crest of
Mr.. Rhodes and his Chartered Company.
NEW YORK. Aug. 80. q.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-31

Not tho Same to Everybody.
From ne Detroit Free Prsss.
Money talks
We'll. with me Il has always suffered"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-03
FEEDING DAIRY cows.
True secret of Success with Animals
Lies In the Farmers Ingenuity
and Ability.

Successful dairy feeding does not de-
pend wholly upon the kind OF food used
or the relative amounts of each KIND
fed, but it depends largely upon how
it is fed and when il is fed.
The successful feeder will study tho
wants of his cows just as much as the
successful caterer studies the tastes
of his customers. lie will try to give
them their food in as palatable "a con-
dition as possible, though not neces-
sarily in what may be termed fancy
style, which would be impractical. Ho
will also see to the comfort of his ami
mails. This point we consider as being
directly in connection with feeding,
for COW which is uncomfortable must
necessarily use more of her feed for
bodily repair than she otherwise
would. No dairyman would ever think
Of using "A milk bucket which leaked,
yet there are many dairymen who.
during single winter. lose milk by the
pound through the cracks of their
stable. Such conditions must neces-
sarily increase the expenses and hence
lower the profit. 1t is point which
we consider most directly connected
with the subject of practical and sci
entifie dairy feeding.
Regularity in feeding is another i'm
portant factor. IL cattle are fed ct
certain times of the day, and only at
those times as far as practical, they
will learn to expect it then and only
then. This will remove the uneasiness
often exhibited when persons enter
the stable or are working about them
at other times. 1t is also saving on
their digestive organs.
No permanent rule can be laid down
by which to feed dairy cattle. No one
feed, no one way of feeding, or no one
amount of feed will suit all conditions
or all animals. The true secret of sue
cess in the business lies in the ability
and ingenuity of the dairyman him
self lie must he capable of deciding
what feeds he can use and how he can
use them to produce the greatest
amount Of his particular product
milk, ctc.-of best quality and with
least expense. Unless he is in the
business for fun, his profits will be his
success, and so he must work for that
end Barnum's Midland Farmer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-03
THE FARM ICE CKUr.
How to Locate and Arrange Mod
erHtcIy Priced UNDERGROUND
Ice House.

In locating an underground ice
house. select knoll in "a dry place
which rises higher above the surround
ing surface than the ice chamber Is
deep. so that the bottom of ice cham
Der will be above the base of the hill.
This arrangement is shown by a sec
tional view in the cut herewith in which
is the hill. b ice-house, C drain, d
gentilator and e trap.
1t is necessary to maintain an ice
house as dry as practicable and TO ex-
clude all air currents from the ice. For
these ends the drain c is placed in the
bottom to convey away the drip and
the ventiator d at the top to carry off
apor and damp air. The trap in
drain prevents the entrance of arr
through bottom Of house. 1t is given
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-03
UNDERGROUND ICE HOUSE.

special care in construction, the clay
being well rammed in about drain TO
keep out air.
In construction the walls consisting
OF 2 by inch set on mud stills by s
inches are boarded up inside and out
with common lumber set close. The
space between is packed full Of saw
dust, tanhark or sand. Outside clay is
rammed down tight against the walls
for a thickness of 16 to 20 inches. The
floor is sloped a little toward the CEN
ter and loose boards are laid on the
ground with ends pointing to center.
One inch spaces are left between
boards 10 form channels 10 conduct
waste water 10 drain al center. The
roof may have gable ends or be hipped
Eafrers are celed up below with
matched boards. making a tight con
ncCtiOu with inside sheathing OF side
walls. AZ peak Of roof n trap door t.
formed. arranged to he opened and
closed from without: over this trap
door Is built The small vcutilator with
ohliquc Stats 10 freely admit mir. but
keep ont rain aud sun.
Eutluuce 10 ice chamber Is through
n trap door in roof: If veStibule IS built
over entrance II adds TO efficiency Of
ice-house. Eaves arc wide and fur
niShcd with CUTTERS 10 carry rain water
some distance clear OF ihr hmilding.
Before tilli'.' with ice. place six inches
OF straw O. no0r urT.r loo. cover ice
over on top after house Is fuN with 90
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-03
CHARM OF FARM LIFE.
The Rural Hnbitation is the Place
where Home Ties Are strong
est ana Purest.

No one pretends that farmers are
making money rapidly; they have their
veXations and discouragements as do
others. but they have several things to
he very thankful for They have good
homes in nearly every case, plenty Of
wholesome food and decent clothes.
They are not under tn, eye of the task
master. nor working under great nerv-
Gus strain. with every minute lost from
work counted against them when pay
day comes. They need not. in the Ian
cuage of the shops, "be afraid of their
iobs;" they are working for themselves
and arc sure of their pay even If il is
not as large as they might wish it to be.
The man who looks upon his farm as
machine from which dollars only arc to
he made. and does not value any others
of the numberless blessings il gives
him. will never cease to talk about hard
times. 1t is not alone for the money it
will produce that the farm should he
priced. ID should be valued because IL
brings men and women near to ma
lures heart and their children grow up
strong and stalwart, ready to meet the
trials of life with bodies strong enough
TO perform every task. The farm is
prominently the stronghold of the
home; II is the place where home ties
are strongest and where life is at its
best.
The average farmer and his family
live better in every way. have better
food. better clothes and better social
surroundings than does the family OF
the man who lives in n city on n salary
of 81, 900 year. The progressive farm
er of to-day lives in style that is not
equaled by the city man who earns So
900 a year. The farmer OF to-day has
frequent mails, an abundance OF litera-
ture, good facilities for travel. and is
able 20 enjoy more of the comforts of
life than the man in any otter calling
in life. If he looks at lis arm from
this point of view he will valre his farm
ut its true worth. and be contented, and
contentment is better than great riches
If farmers would remember that they
see but the outside show and glitter OF
city life and could see the darker side.
very few OF them would be willing to
exchange with the city man. The edu-
Gated farmer of to-day is the social peer
OF any man. while money is almost the
sole criterion Of social worth in the
city. As between the two the farmer
holds every vantage point.-Farmers'
Npice
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-03

Yes. the summer Is pretty. know.
With her birds, and her flowers and trees.
When the meadows are filled with the glow
or the sunshine or humming OF bees.
oh. it's fun in the bright days of fall
To shake the brown nuts from their
hoods,
When the hooking birds whistle and call,
And The squirrels frisk in the woods.
And the sprngtime is beautiful, too,
When the flowers all wake from their
sleep;
When the green OF the grass IL so new.
And the blue of the sky is so deep.
But old winters the season for me,
With his breath so frosty and keen.
A fellow so jolly as he,
SO merry. | never have seen.
He will pinch your cheeks till they're red
AS any ripe apple. and then
He will snatch your hat from your head
And dare you to get It again.
When the dark has come, and the cold
Wen coziy sit by the fire.
While wonderful stories are told.
Still piing the drlftwood higher.
There IL fun in the summer and spring.
There are jolly good times In the fall
But the joys of the winter l sing,
For lac is the best of them all.
Anthony Il. Anderson. in Golden Days
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-03
CHEAP CORN CRIB.

outside the cribbing as a stay when the
corn is put in. \ cen,er post is not
needed unless a larger crib is made.
Wires run just above the top of the sec
Ond tier of Stating from one post to
an' ther will make them perfectly
solid 1t is best TO have a board floor
laid on the ground though this is not
necessary in this state If the crib is in
Il well-drained place 70 assist in
scooping when the crib is to be emptied,
at least two boards should be laid from
the door through the center. The sec
ond tier need not he put on until the
first is filled with corn. thus doing away
with much high scooping in emp,ying
the wagons.
To provide for u door To remove the
corn, the fastening of the lower tier
should come by one of the posts, TO
which one end should be firmly fast
ened. The other end should he doubled
back two feet. where another post four
feet high is set firmly in the ground.
The cribbng is doubled around this
post and fastened there. TO close this
opening. have short pieces of boards
from two and half TO three feet long
to place crossways of the opening as
the corn is filled in the pressure from
the inside holding them in place. No
door is needed in the upper half OF the
crib.
When filed it should be well rounded
up, as the corn will settle more or less.
For n covering, cut willow or other
branches from six to eight feet long
and lay on the top, with the butts to-
ward the center. Fasten the butts TO
the center post, il any, or together If
not. so there will be no danger of their
blowing Off, On these throw a load of
long slough grass, if any is to he had,
or anything else. If not, that win turn
rain. Over this fasten wires from one
post TO another, binding the roof firm
ly on, There will be no danger OF
spoiled corn in this crib, as il will keep
perfectly dry.
When the cribisempty it can be taken
down. rolled up and placed out of the
way or can be used for pig or chicken
pens. The cash cost of the crib does
not exceed two dollars.--J. L. Irwin. In
Ohio Farmer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-03

three pounds of sllim-millk to one pound
o1 grain. Hogs fed on milk alone
gained very slowly, aud did not keep
in good health.
Our readers will get an idea OF the
extent of hog-feeding at western cream
cries, when we say that the feeding
pens are so arranged that one man
handles from 400 to 600 hogs. At one
creamery, one man was able to feed
1000 hogs, clean all the pens each day,
and draw the grain feed two miles.
Hogs AT these creameries nre purchased
when weighing from so TO 100 pounds
They are crowded hard so that in 100
days they gain from 100 to 1875 pounds.
The picture gives an idea of the in
terror of one of these creamery pig
peries. In the center aisle is a tank
into which the skim-milk and whey
run by gravity from the factory. Grain
is mixed In this tank with the milk
and whey. Directly underneath it is
large trough running the whole
length of the building. In feeding the
hogs, plugs which are shown in the
engraving are pulled up, leaving open
ings through which the milk and grain
run into the trough where the hogs
may eat it. A stream of water runs
close to and on both sides of this
trough, and by means of a rubber mop
the manure in the pens is scraped to
this water. which thus carries il away.
During the growing season, this wa
ter is used to irrigate the land on which
n crop OF hog feed is grown. This
seems TO us like remarkable saving
q labor, and gives us an idea of some
OF the large operations carried on in
the west.--Rural New Yorker.