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The sun., 1903-10-15
Tho Meaning Of q Tamm any Victory

The success of Tammany at tho polls
this fall would have much deeper
significance than the moro defeat Of tho
ticket headed by Mayor Low. Tho
struggle is not between men, but be-
tween systems. If Tammany wins. the
verdict will mean that the Tammany
system is preferred by majority Of the
voters.
When the present city Of New York
was created by the Legislature the citi-
sens placed its government in every de-
partment In the hands of Tammany. For
four years they were ruled by the Wig
wan under the system which it had prom
ised would be put into effect if its candi-
dates were successful. The results of that
system were 80 unsatisfactory that at
the first opportunity the voters turned
out the Tammany administrators and
chose In their places men who promised
to manage the municipal business In a
radically different manner. ForPtwenty-
two months the anti-Tammany plan has
been in operation. Sufficient time has
not elapsed for the complete results OF
the new order of things to develop, but
the voters are called on to choose now
between it and Tammany.
For four years Tammany had its
way in the city government. At the
end of the forty-sixth month New
Workers were ashamed of the record
The police were the protectors of vice
and crime. The Health Department was
incompetent and corrupt. The city had
been looted in it's Dock Department.
The streets were not cleaned. The
Water Department was disorganized.
In every division of the city govern
ment neglect or worse had robbed the
taxpayers. The voters needed the cry
to turn Tammany out. Tammany was
turned out.
1t must be admitted that the record
of the present administration in almost
every department on the eve Of election
is far better than this. The Health
Department is competent and efficient.
The streets are cleaned as they never
were in Tammany days. The Water
Department has been reorganized. The
revenues of the city have been increased,
its expenditures managed for the benefit
Of the taxpayers, and not for the con-
tractors. Practically on every side
there has been improvement, the re-
suit Of which has been to the benefit Of
the public.
%, Tammany had four years in which To
demonstrate its system. 1t is incred-
lble that the voters, faced on the one
side by the memory of Tammany's
misdeeds and on the other by the prom
ises fulfilled OF better things by an anti
. 1ammany administration, should now
cast their vote against deoency and law
and order.
The sun., 1903-10-15
In Old Kentucky.


From the Harlan EnfsTpvS'
Th. population Of Harlan Is increasing very East
Mrs r. A. Burgan reports the arrival Of eight
Youngsters In the last four weeks
Henry Smith entertained quite number Of
friends Sunday, who enjoyed a nnc dinner
Burt Heesley and son Feldrn were trading
horses la town Monday.
Maud Corneu thinks SHE can attend school and
do her drawing at recess and noon.
John Cornett 1, d",ng nne In his logging business
John Mrtcalf hss told 30 many yarns about hunt
ing that he believes tnry are all true.
The little girl 0fc { Britain Of Pansy was badly
poisoned by something she eat In All apple last
Friday, A. last rnports SHE was much Improved
Bird Fleener found u haf bushsI Of corn In the
road here Saturday and ssys that " the owner
don't call for n he will 40 to mill next saturday.
Last week f.cc RAN discovered natural gns and
oil rAoodlng from the bed Of CBtr0ns Greek On his
farm about one and q half miles above town.
The sun., 1903-10-15
ASPECTS or THE CAMPAIGN.
Ne SestsPianism In Municipal Pelitass sr
in Any Politics.

To TIM EDITOR OF TIE SuN-Sir: have
read with great pleasure the letter OF Dr.
Singer on the so called Jewish vote. Last
week was invited by the chairman OF the
Republican State Committee Of Maryland TO
come to Baltimore and address Jewish Re-
publican club. which ! promptly declined
- do not believe in any seOtarian or color
Republicans or Democrats. As an American
citizen the right of being either one or the
other In enough to satisfy any ordinary per
son. but when IL comes to addressing them as
Jewish Republicans. or JewAh Democrats.
then It is time to ory halt. for In my opinion
such distinctions simply lead TO Unnecessary
friction and perpstuate prejudice and are
contrary to the very spirit and genius Of our
institutions: but especially do they mako it
possible for demAsogues and shystsrs to
impose upon the community with claim that
they have the balance Of power. The only
way to end the 10 called Jewish question and
Jewish vote IL to assimilate on Ill lines Of
civil and political life and emerge in oom-
mon American citizenship.
WARRINGTON. Oct IS. SIMON WoL1.
The sun., 1903-10-15
The Mint Julep Again.

TWO poems, one IN prose ana tho Otner
In verse, have come to US from intelli-
gent and discriminating correspondents
interested in the great mint julep con-
troversy. One of these poems begins
with the assertion that The Sun, by ad-
vocating tho crushing of mint in julep.
betrays Virginia training, and the
other, the metrical poem, written by a
virginian, hints rather broadly that a
julep should be made without the crush
ing of the mint. Close on the heels Of
these poems comes a plain prose state
mont from Newport, tho home Of high
balls, champagne and clsret cup, to the
effect that tho writer Of it has made
juleps for eighteen years and that the
crushed mint way is the only way. He
intimates that it has made his friends
love him.
The question indeed is. shall the mint
be crushed in the julep or not ? This Is
no question Of State rights or privileges;
it is as broad as the nation. We refuse
to be cabined, cribbed or confined by
any geographical limitation Of tho mint
julep. The julep, to be sure, was born
in the South, and perfumed with the
south wind. 1t was Of the julep that tho
Southern poet sang:
% for . draushs of julep. that hath boon
Mixed with fresh mint from the brook edged
earth,
Tasting OF Fairfax and tho country green.
Dance and Virginia song and snnburnt mirth
o for beaker full OF the iced South,
Full OF the true, the blushful Hippocrcne
With fragrant mint sprays nodding at the brim
And ice encrusted mouth:
That nigh, drink and leave tho world unseen
And gently fade away into oblivion dim"
But the julep no longer belongs to any
State OF section. 1t is become national.
II touches the hearts OF men from New
port to New Orleans, from Albany to
Omaha. Neither the virginians nor the
Kentuckians were originally responsible
for the crushing Of the mint in the bottom
Of the glass. 1t was some crafty and
speculative Yankee who first expert
mented with the bruised leaf and learned
that by using 1t the simple beauty Of the
antique julep could be made to blaze
into the splendor Of glory undreamed
by it's indolent inventors.
Our poetic correspondent who de-
scribes the old Kentucky method Of
making and drinking julepe pictures the
planter as reclining under his own apple
tree and drinking Blue Grass whiskey
while he smelt the fragrance OF the mint
bed only a few feet away. win Marse
HENRY WATTERsoN stand for this?
What? Are we to drink whiskey and
smell bltters, and call that cocktall2
Our correspondent solemnly avows that
the mint is TO smell and not to taste.
Then why put tho mint in the glass?
a little learning Is . dangerous thing:
Drink right. or taste not the Pieran spring"
Put the mint in the glass with the
whiskey Not only do that, but see to it
that the mint mingles with the liquor,
distilling it's subtle juices among those
Of the rye, uniting in blessed marriage
two of the most adorable of the products
OF the bountiful earth. and giving to US
their admirable child, the real honest
mint julep, in which you can taste the
mint and learn that there is a way to i'm
prove the choicest growth OF the Blue
Grass region.
The sun., 1903-10-15

must have for the Innocent squeteag'ie!
Finally, our learned friend solemnly de-
clares that he is disposed to believe that
fish theorists speak csrelessly." Surely
some of them do, especially the advo-
Gates of pounds, for they must be IN
cluded among the theorists" and we,
too. are disposed TO believe that some OF
them write stupidity. Their line of argu-
ment often leads them into their own
trana
The sun., 1903-10-15
Jerome.

To THE EDITOR or The SrH-Sir: l had
written and was about to mail letter appeal
ing to you to urge the District Attorney to
jump in and repeat his illustrious performance
OF 1901. Jerome having jumped. or "butted"
In. l withdraw the appeal and substitute these
few lines Of thanks. through you. to him for
having jumped or 'butted" No more stag
nation in this canvassl r. l.. p.
NEW YORK Oct. L.
The sun., 1903-10-15
Proposed Degree Of Doctor Of Iudu,tr,

TO rBe EDITOR or rHg Sun sn. In repN
query A. 10 what degree should be ronferrrc
lhc manager Of great dry goods bus,r.s,
president Of n steamship company. would =, ,
thr honorary degree OF u, l. Doctor of A,
lhN would surely mean much more " rlgE
,'I""d ihhu 'hr NUMEROUS Ph D's scattered +
ri,i "s'r 'rr lpud u y
ts" = OHh. O,t ~
The sun., 1903-10-15

The Hon. r. FULTON CUTTING threatens
to publish tine nam ~ of all registered cleo
tors who neglect to vote this fall In 1901
over 1900 men who registered In New YORK
county did not vote. and among them were
several who might have made strenuous
objection to Mr.. CUTTINGS plan. There
may be some Of the same sort among the
non-voters this fall
The sun., 1903-10-15

The appointment OF Mr.. GEORGE r. SHKL-
DON to succeed the late FREDERICK 8. GIBBS
as the New York member OF the Republican
National Committee was opposed by Gov
ernor BENJAMIN B. ODELI.. Jr., and would
seem to be, in consequence, a triumph for the
better element OF the party in this State,
The sun., 1903-10-15
The Faith Of dOpsrnirus,

Cuprnlcl' had lust ,'ullcd ,h" ,olar ,stcn,
nut urged the brw,ld rcd saecs what :,
your proof
"1nu Is casj 90 r"piird III" HNtr0uOnlcr Ifjou
srr II n 'nc sun. N : 80
uah" 10 IL hItc thls argument. ln,, yDldrd l
grudgIl- .A,gGt
The sun., 1903-10-15

Readers OF THE SUN leaving the city can have
the Daily and Sunday editions mailed to their sd-
dresses (which may be changed when necessary
for 10 cents month. Order through your news
arbler %, III. St'S 10 Nassau street
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-22
AN ACT OF CHIVALRY.
True Kindness OF Heart Depends
Neither Age, Education
Nor Social Standing

Altruism is pretty high sounding
word, but the feeling that it represents
is not all confined to the upper classes,
as the following, taken from the Bap-
fist Commonwealth, shows:
1t was a fatiguingly not day, and
only those whose business was urgent
were found upon the scorching hot
streets, Presently little newsboy ap-
peared in sight. He was not alert and
busting. as is the ideal newsboy; on
the contrary, he moved along as though
each step he took was painful to him
Meeting an acquaintance, he stopped to
exchange greetings under the friendly
shade of an awning.
What's the matter with you to-day,
Jack? You get along bout as fast as
a snail"
so would you, guess. Tim Raglan,
if your feet were full of blisters walk
ing on the hot sidewalk. Every time |
put foot down it's like to set me cry
ing" the other answered
Tim looked down at the bare feet
in question. and glanced at his own, en-
| caSed IN pair OF shoes that had GER
tainly seen duty, but which still af-
forded protection from the heat Of the
| dazzling pavement Quick as a flash
he dropped down on step, and the
next minute was holding out his shoes
! to Jack. Here, you can wear them
until tomorrow. My feet amt bis
tered. Take EN-, Jack, it's all right"
and away he went, crying: Three
O'Clock edition of the Post at the top
of his voice, seemingly unconscious
that he had just performed a brave
deed.
Undoubtedly.
HE seems to have been the victim of
| circumstances"
"How so?"
The jury convicted him on circum-
Stantial evidence Puck.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-22
CLEANING FRUIT FIELDS.
Work Done in Autumn Pays Grati-
flying Dividends in the Conn
ing Fruitiug season.

In many districts it is not until spring
arrives that the work of cleaning the
field begins, and then hurry ensues.
While the decayed weeds and grass COW
ering the roots of the plants may serve
as mulch and partially protect against
the severity of the winter, the question
comes up as 10 the cost. Apparently it
is cheaper to allow the weeds to grow
and remain, if they are valued as mulch
ing material, as no labor is required in
their use, but weeds are very expensive
and very costly if the matter be viewed
from an economical standpoint. The
storing of the material for the produc-
ton Of next years crop of fruit goes on
in the vines now, and the greater por-
ton of the effort of reproduction is when
the condition of heat and moisture are
most favorable. Some plants bear fruit
before the summer comes on, but it is
during the summer that the growth of
new canes and vines is greatest All
the elements of growth come from the
soil and as no plant will thrive as well
under competition as without it, 1t is
plain that the weeds simply rob the
plants not only of nourishment but also
of moisture. When they die in the fall
they do not return to the soil that
which is derived from it, as during the
process of decomposition much of the nj
trogenous matter is dissipated in the At
mosphere. The duty should be to cul-
tivate between the rows of Strawberries,
raspberries and blackberries, thinning
out the surplus plants and either hoeing
or hand pulling the weeds. If some kind
of winter covering be needed it is more
economical to use salt hay or some cheap
material that can be easily applied. 1t
is also best to cut back the tops of tall
canes. If growth is TO be made let it be
/ of laterals 1t is much better TO cut back
/ early than to wait until the plant has
wasted energy in producing vines that
/ must be removed in the spring. All the
/ energy saved now will be brought into
use next spring in the effort to produce
( fruit, which will then be of better quail
! ity.-Troy On. " Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-22
Farmers Buy Range Colts,

1t is becoming quite custom now
among farmers of the west and north
west to buy range colts one or two years
old instead of raising them. High
grade, range-bred colts can be bought
for less money than it will cost the farm
er to raise colts of equal quality, and by
buying while young the difficulty and
danger of breaking them is reduced to
a level with that of homegrown ami
mails. Common or inferior horses grown
on the ranges find no sale, and to COM
mand fair price the breeding stock
must be of good size, form and quality.
The colts being grown on the range en-
tirely can be sold for less money than
it would cost the farmer to raise them,
giving shelter, grain and hay. Farm
Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-22

farmer to have. They should be made
10 inches square, and IA inches high,
which will hold nearly one bushel
heaped measure. The corner pieces
should be made of maple one and one
half inches square, cut in two diagonally.
The Stats should be three-eights by two
inches. preferably Of elm, and nailed
three-eights or one-half inch apart.
The top Stat should be at least five
Fights or three-fourths inch thick, and
the space between this and the Sec
ond Stat one and one-half inches wide,
to permit of getting the hands through
for lifting. The bottom Stats on two
sides must also be five-eights or three
fouths inch thick, to permit of nall
ing the bottom Stats. Such crates made
of good seasoned material and kept
under cover when not in use, will last
for many years.-Orange Judd Farmer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-22

-Four little girls, all in a row.
Before the blackboard ietty:
One little word they had to write.
They thought and thought with all theil
might;
Then r and l and T and f.
The first one spelled triumphautly.
And Good the teacher said said she
TO laughing little Lefty.
The second looked, and frowucd bit,
Although she wasn't fretty.
Should she begin with r? Instead
She wrote w at the head.
And Good again the teacher said,
To happy little Hetty.
Now to the third each little word
Looked very small and petty;
SO w r G. II r.
4 long, long word she wrote i'm g,ee.
And Good the teacher said said she.
To knowing little Notty.
Then. last of all, a little maid.
With blue eyes soft and pretty,
Took off the w left the c.
And wrote IT, r G II r.
And Good" the teacher said said she,
To bonny little Betty.
Four little girls all wreathed in smiles,
They left the blackboard ietty;
For here's the funny thing I've heard
About that very funny word
Though each ones spelling. as you see,
Was different from the other three,
Each wrote it r ! G H r.
From Lefty down to Betty.
youths Companion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-22
When to Wean the PIgIets.

A series of eight experiments recently
demonstrated the advisabiiity Of keeping
the pigs on the SOW as long as possible
consistent with the healthy and strong
condition of the mother The chief reason
for this is that sow and her pigs to-
gether will extract more nourishment
from given quantity of food than will
the weaned pigs alone The SOW and pigs
were weighed separately each week, and
any loss or gain of the SOW was deducted
from or added to the increased weight OF
the pigs. The pigs were allowed to re-
main on the SOW for ten weeks, then a
similar course of feeding was carried on
with the pigs for seven weeks. The SOW
and pigs consumed on an average 291
pounds of meal and 534 pounds of skim
milk in making similar increase.-Mid-
land Farmer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-22

from knots, solid and heavy. Inch iron
pins are driven in at each end. These
should have a good head, so that the
2X6 inch scantling, which is 21a feet
long, may be held securely in place.
chain about one foot long to hitch
horses to. Spread checks on team and
80 ahead. Cut the scantling longer
ct lower edge, and in going down hill
it will scrape on the ground and not
run on the team.-J. w. Stevens, in
Farm and Home.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-22
ROADS AT ST. LOUIS.
President of Exposition Outlines
Plans for Exhibits and Great
international Conventions

President D. R. Francis, of the st.
Louis Exposition committee, is an en-
thusiastic advocate of improving the
common roads of the country. He is
planning TO give good roads prom
inent feature of the exposition. In a
recent interview he said:
1T is the desire of the management
to discover the best material from
which roads can be made We shall
permit those interested in different
kinds of road-making material and the
different designers of plans for country
roads to display their materials and
plans in order that the people of all sec
tions may determine which are the best
materials and methods for making high
ways.
Eve hope. also. by having a great in
ternational good roads convention in
connection with the exposition to in
crease the interest which is felt in this
country and throughout the world in
the making of good roads. Anyone who
has been in countries where there are
good roads knows how much easier life
is there. | can remember when was
living on a farm myself The farm was
not on a turnpike, but three miles away
from it, and if we had been able to de-
vote to tilling the soil and looking after
the stock the energy and the time
wasted in traversing those three miles
of dirt road we would have been able
to pay so times over the interest on the
money required to build three miles of
good road
In travelling through Europe about
two months ago, in pursuance of official
duties, was impressed with the very
superior roadways of that continent.
Ours cannot be classed with them. 1t
is very ordinary circumstance in
France or Belgium to hear of Ameri-
cans who are starting out on tour
four vehicles and 20 to so people.
They spend large amounts of money in
the country through which these tours
are taken. What is left there by the
tourists who take advantage of these
good roads is itself sufficient to pay the
interest upon the cost of those roads.
ut is not only desirable from the
selfish standpoint of material interest,
to have good roads regardless of their
cost, but from the standpoint of our
own pleasure, the culture of COM
munity, and the enlightenment of the
individuals who traverse these roads.
1t is not only wise. but it is a duty to
remove an obstacle to advancement
which can be so easily removed as bad
roads"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-22
A Cluster Of Windmills

the pins head. Then, bending the oppo-
site corners of each square of paper
until they all rest over the central dot
marked on each (see Fig. ., force the
pin, with the flower on its head, down
through the five thicknesses of paper.
and drive it well into the wood of the
frame Be careful not to crease the
carved edges of the mills
The mills are arranged on the frame,
as shown in Fig. 3.
If you find it inconvenient to get many
colors of the paper Tor the mills, use
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-22
Easy to Get.

Pierpont, O., Oct. 5th.-Remarkable in
deed IS the experience OF Mr.. \. ). Tuner, q
man now over seventy zone years OF age, and
whose home i here.
For many years this old gentleman mad
suffered wiki d very unpleasant form OF Md
Hey Trouble, a Kind that very often bOta-
ers aged people. lie would nave to get up
four or i've times every niSUt, and this very
tiresOme disease was las wearing MIN
out.
Al last after having almost made up his
mind that ne would never be able To get re-
lief, he stumbled over medicine wAIch re-
lieved aim almost Immediately, and mas cured
ann permanently. 1t is so very easy o get
and 80 simple nat Mr.. Turner thinks every
one should know it. Every dealer in the
country naS il, and all you have TO do Is tc
ask for Dodd Kidney Pills. Mr.. Turner
SAYS
Il can heartily and honestly recommend
Dodd's Kidney Pills, ior they cured me. Sew
eral Others in the family have used them, TOO
and always with the best results. | think
they have no equal
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-22
Nantucket Rich in Names.

Nantucket, island and town, is in Nan
tucket county. Some of the places in
that county worthy of mention are
Coatue, Coskata, Nauma, WauWinet,
Pocomo, Squam, Quidnit, Quaise, Sa-
chacha, Sankoty Head, Pulpis, Siascon-
set, Pochick. Tom Never's Head, the ter
yitories of the late sachems Wannoch-
mamock, Autapscot and Potconet, the
Shearing Pens, Shawkemo, Shimmo,
Monomoy, Massasoit Bridge, Nopque,
Wannacomet, the Washing Pond, No
Bottom Pond, Saul's Hills, Gains Hill,
Folger's Hill, Hensdale, Popsquatchet,
Hills, Trot's Hill, Eel Point Madde-
quet, Whale House Lookout, Miacomet
Pond, the Haulover, Tuckernuck, Mus
keget, Abrams Point, Jeremy's Cove,
Wigwam Ponds, Egypt, The Gut and
The Pines.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-22
Stripping Fodder Doesn't P.x.

One asks about stripping folded. The
leaves of corn are more palatable and
digestible than the stalks, but the labor
involved in stripping and bundIing
scarcely pays. There is much nutri-
ment in the stalk, and if shredded or
cut stock will eat nearly all. We should
prefer cutting and shocking corn while
the plant has some green in it. The
grain will ripen and the whole plant is
thus made available. The chief point
to remember in harvesting corn is to
cut at the proper stage, not Too ripe nor
too green Rural World.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-22

Common soapsuds will go far towards
keeping plants, vines and bushes free
of scales and insects in general. On
washday the soapsuds may be utilized to
'douse" the leaves. With a common
sprayer one can wet the under sides of
the leaves thoroughly with the suds
Where it is possible to reach the leaves
the treatment may be easily done
Make soap lather and apply it to all
vines and bushes within reach by dip
ping them into the vessel. Or take one
handful of lather and with the other
hand draw the infested leaves through
it, so that the under sides are wet.-Mid-
land farmer.