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THE REFORMER: BHATTLEBORO, VT., FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1896.
VOL. XX. NO. 51
("For Charity Sufferetb Long."
DEMOCRACY'S
CANDIDATE.
Sketch of William
nings Bryan.
Jen-
inn spocchcs with illustrations from tlir
classics or from the common occurrences
of everyday life with equal felicity
and facility. .Sonio passages from his
Orations arc gems und are being used us
declamations by hoys at school, But hin
crowning gift us an orator is his evident
sincerity. Ho 11 candor incarnate mm
thoroughly believes what he Hay him-
Hlf.
Tho personnel of tho young Nebraska
statesman 18 most, happily adapted to
ordered Kicked wTiilb counTiug"5""vwi
blo quorum. "
Bryan attracted littlo or no attention.
To the men even from tho west hit) abil
ity wus unknown. Ho wns lixiked upon
as one of tho accidents of politics, liko
Oeorgn Fred Williams, who seconded
bis nomination for the presidency;
Sherman Hoar and others, who canio
from districts never before and never
since represented by Democrat.
Ho was Rtjilty of the crime of being
THE MAN AND HIS RECORD.
Mrs. Laura C. Phoenix, nilwaukee, WU.
"Matron a Benevolent Home
and knowing the good Dr. Miles' Nervine
has done me, my wish to help others, over
comes my dislike for the publicity, this
letter may give me. In Nov. and Dec, 1893,
The inmates had the "LaGrippe,"
and I was one of tbe first. Resuming duty
too soon, with the care of so many sick, I
did noc regain my health, and in a month
Mbeeame mo debilitated and nervous
from sleeplessness and the drafts made on
my vitality, that It was a quest ion if I could
go on. A dear friend advised me to try
JDr. Milem' Restorative Kervine.
j I took 2 bottles and am happy to Bay, I am
, In better health than ever. I still continue
Its occasional use, a a nerve food,
as my work is very trying. A letter ad
dressed to Milwaukee, Wis., will reach me."
. June 6, 1894. Mug. Laura O. Phoenix.
An Eloquent Champion of the
Common People.
HIS WIFK, FAMILY AM) HOME.
Dr. Miles' Nervine Is sold on a positive
5 narantee that the first bottle will benefit.
II druggists sell it at II, 6 bottles tor to, or
It will be sent, prepaid, on receipt o! price
uj uui jt, miles meuicai IO, MKnare, uml.
Dr. Miles' Nervine
Restores Health
OUR MID-SUMMER
MARK-DOWN.
As usual the first of July linds
us with a lui-'re stock of desirable
Hats and Bonnets which we shall
sell at cut prices.
We shall also make
prices on the remainder
trimmed millinery.
We have more ot the muslin
Tiats and bonnets at 25c, 35c,,
45c., and 5Sc.
A great variety of Sailors,
walking hats and cloth tarns.
Look at our fancy belts with
jeweled buckles.
If you desire anything in our
line come in as we tire positive
wo can please you it given the opportunity.
special
of our
lie
km
MISS OWE WARNER,
Will give day and eveninj; lessons in short
hand and Type-writing during the Hiinmcr
mouths. Also book-keeping ami business
correspondence if desired. Custom and offic
ial work a specialty. No. S Spring St.. Rrst
tleboro. " '4litf
A Biniill Farm of W acres of good lami, plenty
-of fruit, good buildings, all in good repair.
Kulnng water to houao und burn. Also niy
water-power and property in the east village of
Guilford, consisting of new dam, grist mill, ear.
rlage shop, blacksmith shop and tenement, all
new acd in first-class running order, r'or par-.
Oculars enquire of II. X. Wlf.DKIt,
tltf Guilford, Vi.
Heir to
Is the man who carefully scans!
the security market and penitently ,
picks up well selected lots of good
' properties whenever the market I
shows a soft spot.
Tbe buying has already comiiieut-
I cd although small as yet, but soon .
. it will become more general and
when it docs we shall see the ma-1
I terlalization of a Bull Market the,
like of which has not been exper
ienced since 1802. t"l
I Everything Points Towards Higher
Prices. .
) JJ I V1UIIUUU (
flankers and Brokers,
Ames Building. Boston, Mass.
Ituv for cash or carry on margin .
socks, uonus, urnin ana rrovisions.
Write or rail for our man
ual for !, mailed free.
Bis Birth and Education Eloquent In His
Early Years His Career In Congress.
His Famous Campaign For Congress.
His Wife, His Home and His Family.
William Jennings Bryan, the Demo
cratic nominee for president of the
United States, is but 116 years of ago, a
year older than tho limit of eligibility
provided for by the constitution. But
he has tho appearance despite his
smooth face the ripe wisdom and tbe
experience in politics and business of a
man much older.
He was born on a farm just outside
the littlo town of Salem, Ills. , in the
year 1860. His father, a lawyer of high
standing, represented the Salem district
in the state senate for 8 years and was
oireuit judge for 13 years.
Judge Bryan had strong religions
sentiments mid a peculiar habit of
opening his court with devotional exor
cises, and at noon the court always ad
journed for prayer.
Dr. Hill says that Bryan was are-,
markablc child in his tender years, and
could read and write before he was 6
years old.
A Horn Orator,
His oratorical powers were developed
at a very early age. When but a mere
boy, he was accustomed to stand np be
fore his playmates at school and on the
street and pour forth words of eloquence.
This wonderful gift brought distinction
to him in his childhood, and when he
had reached his twelfth year his father
took him to a great Democratic demon- !
stratum in Centralia, Ills. , and there the
boy begun his political career.
After hearing addresses from the
most distinguished men in the state, tho
lad mounted the platform. Ho had pro
ceeded but a short time when tho audi
ence had becomo spellbound under the
sway of the boy orator's burning elo
Soon a ripplo of applause greeted tho
speaker; then the audience, catching up
tho enthusiasm of tho young hero, be
came tumultuous and he could scarcely
proceed because of the deafening cheers
which greeted every sentence.
It was a great triumph for the boy
orator and he was surround'-d by those
present and carried away on the shoul
ders of strong men. The wholo country
around Centralia was electrified, and
young Bryan was made one of the chief
attractions during the campaign.
Young Bryan was instructed at home
until 10 years old. Then followed five
years in the public schools; two years
iu Whipple academy at Jacksonville,
Ills., and two years at the Jacksonville
(Ills. ) college. He graduated from tho
latter institution in 1881 as orator and
valedictorian of his class. Soon after- I
ward he entered the Union Law college j
at Chicago, from which he graduated j
in 1883. .
He was connected with the law office !
of ex-TJnited States Senator Lyman j
Trumbull for a time, and later opened I
an office in Jacksonville, Ills. , but re- '
moved to Nebraska's capital in 1887 I
and began to gain prominence.
Ho was elected to congress in the I
First Nebraska district in 1890 over W. ;
Connell of Omaha, and was re-elected !
in 1892 over Allen W. Field of Lincoln.
In 1894 Mr. Bryan declined a third i
nomination, and was nominated by the
Democratic state convention for United
States senator by the unanimous vote of
the convention. The Republicans, how
ever, had a majority in the legislature,
and Bryan wa defeated for tho senator
ship. Since Mr. Bryan's congress term
expired he has given his time exclusively
to spreading the doctrine of free silver.
He first appeared in the political arena
of Nebraska in tho campaign of 1888,
when he stumped the First district for
J. Sterling Morton, nominee for con
gress. The same year he declined a
nomination for lienteiiant governor. On
his position as a leader in tho councils R young man. lie could not deny it. It
of his party mid in public debutes witn
opponents of his political doctrines. Ho
is of medium build, squuro shouldered
and of generally athletic proportions.
Ho is tho embodiment 1 of physical
health, his squaro head rests firmly on
his shouldorsaud his Ann, massive face,
noithcr flushed nor pallid, makes an at
tractive mark for all eyes.
His hair is black and recalcitrant
rather than docile, defies brush and
comb, and tumbles and tosses with a
method of its own. No board, no mns
tacho, has the freedom of Bryan's vis
age. Every trace is carefully mowed
away with tho light of each new day.
' The Manners of tho Man.
Ill manner ho is what is called mag
netic. Men liko him. Ho is pleasant to
the eye, to tho ear, and soothes by his
presence and never troubles. No man
ever saw him in a passion. He is cool
and of flawless temper. He is of good
was undcimiblv written all over his
smooth, clear cut fticej was revealed in
tiie sparkle of his dark brown eyes, and
was undeniably betrayed in his first
speech, flowery and spread eagle, which
was sido trucked to Tho Congressional
Record without being dolivcrod. Put
asido by the leaders, who deuy any lati
tudo to inexperience, he sat duy after day
in his seat, watching parliamentary
tricks and subtleties and mentally col
lecting knowledge of men and affairs,
which ho used with surprising tact and
force when his opportunity came.
His years wore betrayed only in his
, face and his suppressed speech. He
looked the statesman and dressed with
' fitting dignity. Iu season and out, defy
ing the tropical sun of tho long August
days in the nation's capital, he appeared
in a long black Prince Albert, black
cravat and block trousers, which showed
uojrigus of tailor's attention.
i : 1
" "
privuf-V g-iin, wiil have losi" dtir r-nu-pntiou;
when f2u RiifftoiiM of p-tcrn-moil
twill bo equally dinlribith.d mid it
blessings likewise.
"Hail tlmtduyl When it ooniiis. to
use tho language of imothor, 'Democracy
will be king. Long live thn kingl' "
At tho cud of that speech the mem
bers of the hon-io no longer questioned
the ability of the young man just coiuo
among them. Natures that had been
prone to discount tho youthful inter
loper from Nebraska recovered from
their error with no further delay.
No ono sneered at Bryan after that,
and there were few who dared to risk
the discomfort of tackling the lithe
westerner who was so quick and nimble
on his mental feet.
All through thut congress tho Fifty
second Bryan was m;o of the most
prominent figures in the house, although
he was its youngest member. Ho do
voted limitless time to tariff reform,
and when he went hack to Nebraska it
was with tho knowledge that ho had
fought a good tight.
Children Cry for
Pitcher's Castorta.
and is very domestic in her inclinations.
When it wus discovered that she was a
lawyer, a congressman who meant to be
very ugroeublo inquired of her with
what lino of law she wus most familiar.
Mrs. Bryun's quick answer was:
"Dome -lie relations, sir."
If tho L'r.vans should como into the
White Urim many people would recall
and contrast the night of their lirst ap
pearance l line with Mrs. Bryan's pros
pect of HtandiiiR "t tho head of the re
ception lii:c.
Ir was fx.i after Bry::n's speech when
eveiTlni('v wanted to him and his
lawyer wife. Mrs. Bryan tipoared in a
high necked, long sl eved black cash
mere dress, not even fashionably cut or
made. Bryan wore his niaial Prince Al
bert coat and possibly it white lawn tie.
The nair stood about and looked lost
K1"' i .1.. ,.!.! tlt.i. vlin fl,
Ho entered the next congress to fight w"u 1'!"" . , J " uT"j
a now battle. Ho had joined the forces
of Mr. Bland's free silver warfare and
became the first lieutenant of the Mis
souri veteran. In tho previous congress
Mr. Bland's right hand man had been
Mr. Pierce of Tennessee, but ho failed
of re-election. Pierce was not a great
orator, but was an effective speaker and
a skillful and adroit parliamentary gen
eral. What Bryan lacked in tho latter
respect ho fully made up by his bril
liancy as a speaker, and in the silver
dobates of that congress he laid the
foundations for his political future.
Ho had sided with Mr. Bland in the
previous congress, but it was not until
now that he became an out and out sil- t
ver leader. Before that it had been
thought ho favored free coinage because .
f a supposed strong sentiment among
his constituents favorable to this legis
lation. - But now ho showed that his
heart and sonl were iu the cause.
His speech against tho repeal of the
Sherman silver coinage act was ono of
tho most remarkable ever heard iu the
house. For three hours he held the close
attention of tho largest audience, both
looking couple were, yet neither was at
all embarrassed. Both got more than a
little amusement out of watching the
prrrwds Thav went out. Vfrr ml''
Washington, and then ouly on official
occasions. Mrs. Bryan never appeared
in evening dress during their Washing
ton life and Bryan surely never has
owned a dress suit. They never attend
ed fashionable dinners and certainly
gavo none themselves.
Mrs. Bryan's head'is the most notice
able thing about her. It is very shapely
and the heavy dark brown hair is al
ways brushed smoothly back from a
very high, full forehead. Thn hair is
thick, soft and fine and simply coiled
into a mass on top .of the head.
Mrs.' Bryan would sacrifice and en
dure anything once sho had made up
her mind that a thing was right. She
has ideals and will consider her hus
band's nomination as righteous and a
step toward what the Bryans maintain
is the correction of the wrongs of the
masses of the people. She has a sweet
and well trained voice in talking, and
The Labor
of getting
11095 Meals
confronts some one in eve-v
home each year. Whoever the (
woric devolves upon should tmL
know about
JfJSSS'It's nlabor-saver awomnn-sav.
MM er. Without the long and wen,-..
Sj Ing pooling, chopping, IkiIUiil-,
P seeding and mixing, a woman ran -
3) nulclcly make ml nee pie, fruit pud- ,1
tllng, or rrun coae mat win ne the de- u
llgllb OI lier iiuueniiuiu. mure OIIO
Much Is sold everywhere there Is no
more need of making. vourown in lure
meat tbanof making yourown yeast.
rry one package iu cents,
fake no substiUites.
. sfil .rear ftddmi, aiming (hi p,p-r. 4
win .van too imimt. 'Jir. run
khloi 'rninkigMn!,' byoneorth irmn
t poBiitr numorou, writer, ot lap 4tt
XEKRELlSorLe CO,
rracaac a. I,
B Tja 1
on tho floor and in the galleries, drawn ti,e men and women who penetrate her
to the capitol during that session. I no reserve apprecfate her honesty of pur-
oldest memls-rs of the house followed
tbe speech with even more respectful
interest than had been accorded to Mr.
Bland's sjieech a few days before, and
Mr. Bryan's more attractive personality
and his captivating eloquence fixed tho
attention of hundreds present who were
less lnterestou m tno issue discussed.
After Bryan had diliued a renoini-
nation for a third congressional term.
he became editor in chief of the World
Herald of Omaha, in which he was to
advocate tbe free und unlimited coinago
of silver, and incidentally, it was said,
to promote his candidacy for the United
States senate. Another feature of his:
management was to be a hostility to the ;
administration and all that part'iok of 1
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN.
NEW YORK WORLD
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newspauer published, and is the only iinpor-
utm ifDiiH-raiir --weekly' puiilishel In .New
York city. Three times as large as the lead
hie Itcpulilkan weeklv of Jiew York fit v. It
wtlll of iviH! aifrantie to you during
tue iVcMdcatiHl Campaign, as it is pul
lished every other dav. except Sunday, and
lias all the freshness and timeline, of a'dailv.
It combines all the news w ith a long list of
i tooting leiartnienti. unique features.
wtoonsand graphic illustrations, the latter
i--ine a specialty.
AM these improvements have hren made
-'vithout any increase in the cot, which re-
iiih ai one dollar per ytar.
.We oner this unequaleil iw-
". :toim kb toaet her one ear
Tbe reciilar subscription l
l- ner is 2JW.
KKFGMER and World f ir
jj Cets for six mootY
"t-.fr n', the
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THE BRYJJt HOME W MN'COLX, SEB.
July 30, 1890, he was nominated for
congress and wrote a platform on which
he ran. Nobody but himself thought he
could be elected. He stumped the dis
trict on the tariff issue and won fame
as a political orator throughout the
state.
He was a remarkable campaign ora
tor. Being a young man barely 30 years
Bf age, and a resident of the state but
thre years, and without money to use
in tho contest, he overturned a plurality
of 3,400 given his opponent two years
before and rolled up a plurality of 6,713
for himself.
In speaking of Bryan's power as an
orator, an admirer once said :
"Bryan neglects none of the acees
toriiM of oratory. Nature richly dowered
him with rare grace. He is happy in at
titude and pose'. His gestures are on
Hogarth's Ijne of beauty. Mellifluous is
the word that most aptly describes his
voice. It is strong enough to be heard
by thousands; it is sweet enough to
charm those least inclined to music It
is so modulated as not to vex the ear
with monotony, and can be stern or pa
thetic, fierce or gentle, serious or hu
rcnrous with the varying emotions of
its niastr."
1 iiere is evidence in every Jjprd be
itters that in his youth Bryan hod Mre
ul r lrcpjtioiiojx training. , He enrich.
poise and his emotions sit steadily, as
becomes the emotions of one who, with
care for himself, eats thrice a day, scoffs
at dyspepsia and sleeps sonndly of
nights.
Bryan is well, even highly, educated.
He has dug through books and Iran
ncled learning equal with any dusty,
musty college professor of them all.
More than lssiks, he has studied men,
! and their lives have been his lessons.
He has a memory like wax, and all he
has heard or read or seen abides with
him.
He is not so profound as quick, and,
with an intellect rather military than
philosophical, ho makes weapons of all
he knows, and every scrap of learning '
belonging to him is at prompt and ready 1
hand to be either defensive or offensive, ;
as his swift genius for combat may de
cide. When Bryan made his famous can
vass of his state, iu 1890, the old time
politicians took no interest iu the bat
tle, as they looked upon it as lost at the
outset, and they were more than nig
gardly in furnishing the sinews of war.
But the younger Democrats were more
than zpalous, and by their vigorous ef
forts fully made up for the lack of cam
paign funds.
Mr. Bryan was then, as now, a com
paratively poor man, and his campaign
cxis'iises were limited to less than (400.
But the greatest interest was aroused,
and Mr. Bryan's tour became one long
ovation. The Republicans had submit
ted a prohibition amendment to tho
state constitution, and the Democrats,
in their platform, had declared against
prohibition. Lincoln and Omaha, the
! largest cities iu the state, were in the
j district, and in them the Republicans
! lost lieavily on the temperance issue,
i A striking feature of the campaign
j was tho challenge issued by tho Demo- 1
; cratic committee to Connell to discuss
j the issues of the day iu joint debate I
I with Mr. Bryan. They did not really
expect that Connell would be rash
; enough to accept, but hoped to make
political capital out of his refusal. Con
nell, however, flattered by former suc
cesses in haranguing helpless juries,
accepted the challenge.
Mr. Bryan then showed that he was
not only his adversary's superior in orn
torv, but also his master in matters of
faot. Thoroughly familiar with the sub
jects to be discussed, he was equipped
with statistical and historical informa
tion and was ever ready to meet the
points of his opponent on economic as
well as political grounds.
From the outset his advantage was so
marked that Council's frieuds recom
mended him to find some exense to draw
out of the contest, but with more per
sistence than discretion he refused to
hearken to their advice, and when the
votes were counted it was found that he
had been snowed under by a majority of
nearly 7,000.
Bryan, an obscure, struggling lawyer
in a small Nebraska town, with small
income and gloomy prospects, came to
congress with the overwhelming Demo
cratic majority which recorded the
country's rebuke of McKinlcyism.
Of the hundred and nutre young mem
bers who then appeared :n cor.gress he
was among tne youngest. A tew month
previous he had celebrated his thirty
first birthday.
Next to the smooth shaven, boyish
Bailey of Texas he was the youngest
member of the house. He sat away
back near the rail with Kilgnre, who
CJeipefctedly acquired fame by kicking
CPIS Jhe main door, which Reed hod
Clevelandism.
Mr. Bryan toot hold Sept 1, 1894,
and all went well until the Nebraska
Republican state central committee
poso and sincerity. She despises shams
of every kind, and, above all, is natural
and unaffected.
Mr. Bryan lives well in aoouiniodious
dwelling in the fashionable part of Lin
coln. His family consists of Mrs. Bryan ;
Ruth, aged 11 ; William J., Jr., aged 6,
and ( trace, aged 5. The study, in which
both Mr. and Mrs. Bryan have desks, is
a very attractive room. It is filled with
books, statuary and mementos of cam
paigns, There are busts or portraits of
not-d men, and there are two bntcher
knives which Mr. Bryan used in tho
campaign with Field to refute the lat
ter's boast of the effects of high protection.
Last year Mr. Bryan was asked if he
no self consciousness in either action or
utterance. The words poured forth in
rhythmical volume, burnishing his ideas
and facts until they shone like di.
mouds. His topics, similes and meta
phors were marvelous. The whole
speech wus iridescent. The delegates
sat as "if enchanted, breaking into ap
plause at odd moments as though touched
by electric wires. It was a display of
eloquence pure and uudefiled, something
that recalled the days of Seargent 8.
Prentiss or of David Paul Brown.
"Henry Clay himielf could not have
created so great a furore. I shall not at
tempt to diwrihe it Prdo aud exhausted,
but with flashing eyes and a smiling
face, he was raised to the shoulders of
the Nebraska delegation, while the
guidons of three-fourths of tho states
were dancing around him. There was
an ocean of upplanso while it lasted,
those bearing tho guidons marching in
procession around tho delegates, shoot
ing choruses of satisfaction. It was a
tribute never before paid to living
orator."
I had any aspirations looking to the
j White House, and he said: "No, I have
no wish to be a presidential candidate,
1 neither now nor in the years to come.
maao a contract uy wmcn usuou a con- My whole thought now is centered on
trol two columns in the editorial Dose. , , t
Mr.
He was punctual in his attendance,
sat throughout the long sessions and
then went home. The allurements of
society, the official functions, the sena
torial teas aud the congressional junkets
he put aside as pitfalls to be avoided by
a man who came from a district nor
mully Republican, wi,h probably only
two years to serve, and with every in
centive for a prudent man suddenly
raised from a yearly income of next to
nothing to $."i,o)0 to save enough so
that when ho got back to his dusty law
yer's desk, empty of briefs, he could
provide for his family until his profes
sion brought hiiu sulistantial returns.
wryan mnrle mends even witn Ills
great handicap of youth and iuexperi-
ence. He had a charm of manner that
i won him recognition and invited coufi
: deuce. Judge Crisp was impressed with
j the promise iu the young, smooth shaven
member from the valley of the Platte.
He had helped Crisp iu his canvass for
tho speakership, und Crisp put him on
tbe iniortaiit ways and menus commit
tee an exceptional honor, which, while
it gave him a standing, exposed the
speaker to much criticism.
The wisdom of Speaker Crisp's judg
ment in appointing the young Nebras
kn upon the ways and means commit
tee was shown when Mr. Bryan made
his first speech. It. was a brilliant plea
for tariff reform aud made the biggest
bit of the debate.
The house was iu confusion when he
began speaking, but in five minutes
every Democratic leader sat about him
listening intently. The Republicans
soon paid the young orator the same
compliment, the galleries began to fill
up and the crowed remained nntil he
had finished
Some of the Republicans sought to
take advantage of his inexperience by
interrupting him with questions that
migiit have pu.zled much older heads.
But Mr. Bryan brightened under this
i friction and forced one Republican after
i another into his seat, all of them find
ing the young Nebraskan more than
their match. He argued his case with a
dramatic directness that aroused not
only the enthusiasm nf the Democrats,
but won the applause of the galleries.
Flnt Itecoa-altlnn In ConcTMS.
The first cheers the young man won
from his fellow congressmen were elic
ited by a characteristic piece of wit.
"There whs once a time in the his
tory of Nebraska, " he said, "when
there was a sheep there for every per
son in the state. Bt now, if every wo
man in Nebraska named Mary wanted
a pet lamb, she wonld have to go out ot
the state to get it. "
The peroration of that speech is worth
quoting, for it shows tersely the stand
Mr. Bryan has taken on the tariff ques
tion all through his public career. It is
as follows:
"The country has nothing to fear
from the Democratic policy upon the
tariff question. It means a more equal
distribution of the great advantage of
this country. It means that the men
who produce the wealth shall retain a
larger share of it.
"It is for this reason that youug men
of this country are coming to the Dem
ocratic party. It is because we are
right, and right will triumph. The day
will come, and that atwai, I trust, when
wiser economir policies will prevail
than those to which the Repnblican
party is wedded : when the laws in this
country will be made for all and not for
a few; w!-"' 1 how who annually con
gregate alMint this capital, seeking to
use the taxing nnwnr for purposes of
mtr fumilv it, wl ,nv tfrrV.&i,kn en far nl
Bryan found that the Republicans ; , ,uirlln, 1iMi-MM n t WM
were using their space to publish matter' b " ht nn ;.. , ,, aD(1 r wish
mv children to have some of the same
detrimental to his senatorial project and ,
he made a fight in the court, which was '
decided in favor of his enemies.
When Bryan's aspirations were blasted ;
by tbe election of John M. Thurston to ;
the senate,, the silver to-igued young j
orator retired to private life as an "ex- j
congressman." f
Ho still continued, however, to advo-
rearing. They are now of the age when
they md a father's care, und I wish to
get into practice again, for I very much
enjoy the law, which has been neces
sarily abandoned during my four years
in Washington.
Concerning his speech at the conven
tion which nominated him for president,
w u . ' , " "." 0"' Hon. Atuos Cummings says: "Last of
silver, ana maae irequent trips inrougn aI ,.mnB Bfll, H(, .rf1i,IiHtfir,l the
the west and south advocating it.
coup de grace to the rising hopes of the
Mrs Rhotlie Xoah of this place, wjs
taken in tbe night with cramping
paiiiB and the ne x't (lay diarrhoea set
iu. She took half a bottle of lijack-
berry cordial, 'jut got no relief. She
then pent to me to see if I had any
thing that would help her. 1 sent h(r
a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Choi
era and Diarrhoea Remedy and the
first dose relieved her. Anotntr ot
our ucighbors had been sick for about
a week nod had tried different rem
edies for diarrhoea hut kept getting
worse. I sent-hini this same remedy.
Only four doses of it were required to
cure him. He says he owes his re
covery to this wonderful remedy. Mrs.
Mary Sibley,Sidney,Mich. Kor salt- by
O E cirecne, druggist.
A Seeded Warning.
(From the Springfield Republican)
The intolerance, violence, abusiveness
aud passion of the moneyed clas$ nay
do more than anything else to inflame
sectional and class feeling the country
over. Don't make things worse tlinii
they are. I'se arguments, not epithets.
Conaiatent.
(From the X. Y. World.)
Lunacy having dictated the platform,
it was perhaps natural that hysteria
should evolve the candidate.
MKt. BRYAN.
Mr. Bryan's Wife.
Mr. Bryan's wife was Miss Mary E.
Baird, the only daughter of a prosper
ous merchant in Perry, Ills. Opinions
seem to differ somewhat as to whether
she is handsome or otherwise, but the
fact is, she H what wonld be called
really handsome and attractive. She is
withal a woman of rare mental endow
ments, is rather studious and very re
served. But she has an immense amount
of determination, and found no difficulty
in passing her examination for admis
sion to the bar. She does not care for
fashion or society and pays no attention
whatever to either.
At the time Biyaa made his famous
tariff speech in the house he generously
declared his wife deserved a share of
the praise he got for it Mrs. Bryan was
in the gallery nn A heard every word of
the ep?ech. She noted the volume of
tone reqnirvd to fill the hall, and by
means of signals communicated to r
husband until she had satisfied herself
that he had struck the most effective
tone.
Mrs. Bryan' can be very sarcastic
when sufficiently roused, and at any
time will say droll, witty things with
only a gleam of smile in her dark
eyes.
the is the mother. three, children j
adherents of the single standard. He
tripped lightly up the steps of the plat-
A Sad Might Have Brca.
( From the Charleston News aud i our
lero The gold standard lieonle could have
controlled the convention at Chicago had
they not permitted the partv primaries
to go against them bv default we may
be sure that after the demonstrations iu
Chicago this week they will not permit
the election m November to go against
them by default. The issue has been
forced upon them, and they will have to
meet it.
Who Have Done It!
From the N. V. World.
It is you. gentlemen of the gamhliiiK
exchanges, manipulators of money corn
ers, organizers of swindling trust?.
wreckers of railroads, shearers ot
lambs." tax dodgers and absorbers of
money that vou nevet earned, who have
done more than all the Ignorant blunder
ing at Washington and all the deinugoi.r
at the south and west to raise the
spectre of Anarchy and Populism at
which you now stand affrighted.
A Lament.
From the X. Y. World.
The democratic nartv of the nation
has deserved better tliiiiirs of the south
ern men than the Brutus-like blow they
have dealt at Chicago.
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Address, Allen S. Olmstead. I.e Hoy. S-V-
,
Ohio has substituted electrocution for
hanging by a law which also requires
murders to' be executed before sunrise
on the day set bv the court.
, Grac.
Kuth William.
THE BR VAX fllll.KltES.
form, as lightly as George Fred Williams
had done on the preceding day. As he
stood before the convention, pale, mod
est and unassuming, he looked the per
fect picture of Samuel J. Randall, a
real tribune of the people. Hi voice
filled the hall, apparently without effort.
His gestures were the acme of graoe as
be paced backward and forward in
familiarity with his hearers. There was
For
Bilious
Headache
"I tried a good ruaitv remedies
for sick headache and biliousness,
with which 1 was troubled tor a
a long time, but it was not until
1 begun taking
LnJ Cathartic Pills
that I received anvthing I"1;
nianetit lienelit. A single box ''
these pills did the work for me,
and I am now free from head
aches, aud a well man." Cu.v.
Ilm iiiNue, East Annum, W-
Medal
And Diploma
At World's Fair.