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Tim great natlonnl numliintliiK conventions
are naturally attracting universal attention
in every part of the United States. In Its
Issue Mist previous to the rhllndelphla con
vention The lice presented Its readers with
a handsome portrait of President McKlnley,
who w.ih predestined to bn renominated by
the representatives of n devottd party. This
week Tho Ilee gives a frontispiece pngo with
tho photograph of William Jennings Bryan,
taken by Its stnff photographer for this pur
pose. Mr. llrynn lias already been nomi
nated for president by the populist national
convention, which met at Sioux Kails, and Is
as certain of a rcnomlnntlnn at Kansas City
at tho hands of tho democrats as was Presi
dent McKlnley at Philadelphia. Attention
Is nho called to the notable porles of Brynn
pictures Included In this number, which
show him m ho appears In thu various char
acteristic phiiHey of his life nl hi tuo nnd on
his farm at Lincoln.
(leneral MandlHon II. Davis of Sioux City,
who was unanimously elected department
commander for tho Department of Iowa of
tho Ornnd Army of tho Republic at tho
recent encampment at Davenport Juno 13,
has been a resident of Iowa since August,
180.. llo llrst resided at Fort Madison and
removed to Sioux City Juno 13, 187G, JiiBt
twenty-flvo years to n day prior to his
(lection as department commander. IIo lias
been a prominent lawyer In Iowa slnco his
residence and Is still ongnged in nctlvo
practice, lie enlisted as u pTlvatu In the
early summer of 1801 from tho atato of
Now Hampshire In Company I, First Now
England cavalry, the nnmo of which or
ganization win afterward changed to First
Ithodo Islnnd cavalry. Later tho New Hamp
shire battalion of that regiment was ro
crulted to be a full regiment and ho was
promoted to bo orderly sergeant of his com
pany. Ho served during tho entire war
In tho Army of tho Potomac excopt when a
prisoner of war. IIo was taken and held a
GENERAL M. H. DAVIS, SIOUX CITY, Ia
ELECTED COMMANDER OF IOWA
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC AT
DAVENPORT, JUNE 13, 1900.
prisoner for nno month In 1803 nnd was
again captured In November, 1801, nnd held
until released In Mnrch, 1805. Ho endured
tho miseries of prison llfo at Hello IbIo
and at Salisbury. Ills military scrvlco was
highly honorable and his comradcB of tho
war speak of it In very complimentary
terms. Ho has belonged to tho Ornnd Army
or tho Republic since Its organization, hns
been thrco times commander of General
Hancock post, Sioux City, nnd wns two
years commander of tho Northwestern Sol
diers' association. His enthusiasm for tho
order and his faithfulness to his comrados,
and espoclnlly to tho poor nnd unfortunato,
hnvo cnused him to bo lovod nnd rovored
throughout tho membership of tho stnto
nnd his wholo record has boon such ns to
fully Justify his compllmontnry solcctlon ns
department commnndor. In this position It
Is believed ho will glvo tmlvorsnl satis
faction. Will N. Honsloy, Jr., wns born In Colum
bus, Neb., October 18, 1SS2, nnd always
lived In tho city of his birth, graduating
from tho High school In tho class of 1809.
IIo took tho competltlvo examination for
tho cndotshlp nt tho West Point Military
ncndeniy Inst yenr and out of n class of
twenty-ono passed llrst in physical nnd
second In mental. Ho wns appointed Inst
wcok by Senntor William V. Allon from
nmong thirty-four nppllcnnts from tho stnto
at largo to n cndotshlp In tho United
Stntes naval nendomy nt Annpolls, Md. Ho
will enter upon his dutlos early In Septem
ber. Frank O. Carpenter In his letter this Week
writes nil about tho raising of hemp, tho
greatest nnd mast profltnblo crop of tho
MISS JULIA COHUHN AND HER PET
piece of paper. Photo inado with a lino
second oxposuro, tlmo 4 c. m., sunshine,
Louis R. Bostwlck.
Philippines. Ho tells how mo Mrms nro
managed, who owns them and their Im
mense profits. Ho nlso deals with the ques
tion of labor nnd gives an Interesting de
scription of the big hemp wnrchouscs of
Manila and tho human pressing machines
that seem so far behind tho times to a man
Hint has becomo accustomed to tho use of
nineteenth century Improved machinery.
About Noted People
Though Senator Morgan of Alabama and
both tho Connecticut senators nro older in
years than Senator William U. Allison of
Iown, tho latter holds tho record for service
In thnt houso thirty-six years and Is there
fore tho father of tho scnato, whero there
nro men who were mnturo when ho wns n
boy nt school.
Vlco Admiral Sir Edwnrd II. Seymour, IC.
C. 11., who, It Is said, has taken chnrgo per
sonally of the Diitlah naval brigade, ro
ported to bu forcing Its way from Tien Tsln
to Pokln, la the conininnder-ln-chlef of tho
British nqundr n on thu China station. Ho
wns appointed to tlu post December 12, 1897,
when repoits were rlfo that Russia Intended
to gradually absorb tho Chinese oniplro.
Senator Dcpow hns tho reputation ntnong
his fellow-legislators of hclng tho bookish
member of congress, as ho is tho only mom
her of either houso who Is a regular visitor
to tho apartment sot nsldo In tho congres
sional library for members of congress. Two
rooms hnvo been fitted up luxuriously for
them, but have failed to tompt others than
Senator Depow, who keeps thu attendants
busy In supplying tho wants of his omniv
orous researches.
A portrait of tho loto Walter Q. Oresham.
socretnry of statu under President Cleve
land, is to ho displayed .with honor In tho
galleries of tho emperor of Japan. This
tribute coinca Indirectly through Japanese
authorities as a recognition of Mr. Gresh
am's services In successfully carrying
through tho treaty botween Japan and this
country which wns negotiated during tho
socond term of President Cleveland.
Dr, Henri Duniuit, who did so much to
humiuil.o wnr, Is living almost penniless In
tho licsplco of'Holden, In Appcnzoll, Swltz
orlnnd. Ho wns Instrumental In founding
tho Rod Cross Bocloty by a literary work
cnlled "Uu Souvenlrdo Solforlno," in which
ho described vividly tho sufferings of tho
wounded nnd aroused tho conscience of
Europe. The Geneva convention of ISO I re
mitted and tho neutrality of hospital and
ambulance scrvlco was established.
Sir Charles Tuppor," tho Canadian states
man, who will soon rctlro from public llfo
on account of ndvancod ngc, is tho last sur
vivor of tho organizers of tho dominion. IIo
Is by profession a physician, having taken
his degree In Edinburgh flfty-sovon years
ago, but entered upon a political carcor at
an early agu and rapidly went to tho top.
His knighthood nnd bnronetcy wore In re
ward for tils public Borvlces.
Alfred Relt Is as rich ns tho Rothschilds,
In politics he has allied himself with Mr.
Rhodes and has been ouo of tho greatest
'IMtli1 'I i .t ttumih t mi i.m Di.nj
DOQ "POPS" A seven-foot Jump for u
doublo anastlgmat lens, 1G stop, 1-100 of a
dhtnnco from machlno six foot. Photo by
workers for tho British cmplro In South
Africa. Yet by birth he Is a German. Tho
eon of a great Hamburg merchant ho went
to South Africa as n lad to study tho de
velopments there. Ho studied to such good
effect that ho inado millions, acquired a
predominant Interest in tho diamond trade
nnd secured a lion's share. In the gold fields,
General Cronje was unlquo among tho
Transvaal generals. Ho nlono ruled by
fear. A silent man, with stooped Bhouldcru
and hard, hunter's eyes, men were novor at
tracted to him as they wero to Lucas Meyer
and Louis Botha. Whip nlways In hand, ho
stood over them ns n harsh schoolmaster
stands over his boys In school. No weak
kneed burgher ever came to Cronjo for
leave to go home. At Paardoborg ho ha 1
no nmbulanco and refused Lord Roberts'
offer to relievo him of his wounded".
Pointed Paragraphs
Chicago Nows: Tho nobbiest thing In
shoes Is a bunion.
Tho poor shocmnker manages to hang on
to tho last.
A lean woman nnd a fnt one nearly nlwnys
envy each other.
Rocking tho crndlo of tho deep will not
hush tho ocean's squalls.
An Irish grocer advertises "quart palls of
all sizes for snlo cheap."
As n healer of domestic wounds the Jeweler
Is superior to tho physician.
Honoy bees nro winged merchants; they
keep stores nnd cell their honey.
Nublo thoughts ara Jewels that you should
wear In tho crown of your head.
No mntter how hnrd times aro employes
of tho mint mnnago to mnko money.
A wlso old lawyer says a cross-examination
should bo a good-nntured one.
It's easier for tho average man to run
Into debt than It Is for him to crawl out uf it.
Many a man who believes that tho earth
revolves on Its nxls also believes that ho Is
tho axis.
It's human naturo to sympathize with tho
undor dog unless you havo a bet on tho top
ono.
In order to succeed ns a political orator
a man must bo nblo to conceal facts behind
decoptlvo words.
No mnttor how insignificant n man may
be, ho llrmly believes thnt his superiority
will some day bo recognized.
If a man hoards riches and enjoys them
not ho Is a lit companion for tho donkey
that dines on thistles when grass Is plenty.
Fortune
Detroit Journal: Tho occasion being op
portune, wo venturo to voice n thought
which hnd long been near our heart.
"Why Is It," wo asked, "that as botween
n drunken man and a sober man, the former
Is tho Ices likely to ho hurt In an accl
dent?" Tho Inobrlnto smiled engagingly.
"Because," ho said, "fortune favors tho
bo wiled I"
And this positively, ne If tho dictum ad
mitted of no doubt whatever.
W. J. Bryan at Home
William Jennings llrynn will spend tho
week of thu Kansas City conventl n nt his
homo In Lincoln. This Is In contrast with
hi a experience four years ago when ho was
a delegato to tho Chicago convention and
himself mndo tho speech thnt in reality
nominated him.
At homo Mr. Uryan Is decidedly domestic
In his habits. Ho spends most of his tlmo
with his family, with tho exception of n
few hours a day, which ho puts In nt his
so-cnlled farm In tho suburb3 of this city.
Mr. Hryan's house Is lecated In the resi
dence district. It la unpretentious In slzo
nnd appearance, but has been changed con
siderably by Improvements ndilcd during tho
past spring. Tho pictures of tho houso
published when ho was nominated four yeara
ago show a plain frame dwelling surmounted
by a square cupola, approached by a few
stairs at tho front door nnd another stnlrway
nt tho sldo door. Tho yard was then In a
dilapidated condition. A plank walk led
up to the carriage step with tho name
of llrynn Inscribed cn tho front, whllo
young trees wero growing on both sides of
tho main entrance.
Tho present nppcaranco of tho house
shows a new porch across tho entire front;
tho yard has been put In trim condition;
plnnk wnlks have been replaced with stone,
whllo tho trees spreading out with four
years' growth almost obscuro tho view
from tho street!. The Interior Is furnished
In a comfortable, but not luxurious, form;
tho main room, so far as Mr. Hryan Is con
cerned, Is that devoted to his library, In
tho center of which Is a largo square desk
on which ho does his literary work. Mr.
Bryan receives from 200 to 400 letters dnlly,
which nro supposed to bo looked after by
his brother, Charles Bryan, ns his private
secretary, but as a matter of fact nro
answered In great part by Mrs. Uryan, who
relieves him of much of tho routine of his
correspondence. Ono of the conspicuous
pieces of furniture in his llbrnry Is tho
typewriter, which Mrs. Bryan manipulates
with almost professional dexterity, writing
out replies to Important letters nnd sub
mitting them to her husband for his ap
proval nnd nlKiinturc.
llniiHc rilled with .Souvenirs.
Tho house Is naturally overstocked with
souvenirs of nil kinds from campaign nd
mlrcrs. Tho collection of canes, badges and
photographs would furnish a small museum,
whllo his daughter has gathered together In
ono bunch somo 300 odd photogrnphs of
babies of American nativity who boost of
her father's name. . This nnmesako collec
tion h still growing by constant additions.
The farm of which tho newspapers have
been making a great deal during the last
fow months Is hnrdly pretentious enough
to bo called n farm. It Is really a gardec
patch In the suburbs of Lincoln, which
has grown out of a five-acre plot purchased
by Mr. Bryan at tho time of thu town bocm
WILL N. HENSLEY, Jr., COLUMBUS, Neb.
APPOINTED TO THE UNITED STATES
NAVAL ACADEMY, ANNAPOLIS, Md.
,ith tho Idea that It was going to develop
Into vnluablo residence property. Slnco then
ho hns added to this nucleus two neighbor
ing ten-ncro trncts and another flve-ncro
tract, mnklng thirty acres In all. Tho farm
Is equipped with a few Improvements, con
sisting of n barn nnd a farmhouse and a
windmill. M
Mr. Brynu rides out to this plnco whon at
homo almost every afternocn on tho horso
which was presented to him somo thrco
years ago as n gift of ex-Governor William
J. Stone of Missouri. Tho horso goes by
tho namo of "Governor" nnd is a flno nnl
mnl, highly prized by Its owner. In theso
rides Mr. Bryan Is usually accompanied by
his son, William Jennings Bryan, Jr., who
is carried by a pony and who takes as much
delight In farming ns he would In n now
Jnckknlfo. They might easily ride out on
tho street car, which goos to within a short
dlstnnco of tho Bryan farm, but that would
not afford the exercise which Mr. Bryan Is
looking for.
llrj'iin hk it I'ii r in er.
Whllo this tract of land is In the hands
of a superintendent, who, with the assist
ance of a farm hand, does tho work neces
sary to ralao tho garden truck which it pro
duces, Mr. Brynn Insists en taking a hand
himself when ho Is out there. For thle
purpose ho dons n farm garb, consisting of
a coarso cotton shirt nnd a pair of well
worn trousers stuffed Into tho kneo hoots.
The chicken coop Is pointed to with spe
cial prldo as a piece of his handiwork and
moro recently ho has erected a lattice trellis
on which tho grapes nro to bo trained In
HUH
July 1, 1000.
tho vlneynrd, which Is located on the sldo
of a gently sloping ravine. In this chicken
coop Is a rising llock of fowls of various
descriptions, tho principal specimens be
longing to tho Leghorn and Cochin varlotles,
Ono big rooster In particular attracts at
tention. "I am taking especial pains In tho edu
cation of that rooster," remarked Colonel
Bryan. "I want him to bo able to crow
by next November."
Among other barnyard fowl aro a number
of prosperous looking turkey gobblers nnd
somo pigeons reserved as epeclal pets for
William Jennings, Jr.
Tho pictures which nro presented In ac
companiment of this nrtlclo wero mndo by
special appointment with Mr. Bryan nnd
his accommodating nature wns never better
displayed than when submitting to tho try
ing experiment of being focused with the
lens. Whllo preparing for ono picture he
was seized with a fit of violent sneezing.
"Perhaps you had better put on your coat
or you will catch cold," Interjected tho pho
togtnphcr. "O, I think not," replied Mr. Bryan; "what
Is hurting mo la the oxposures I am getting
nt the muzzlo of your camera."
William Jennings Bryan, Jr., on the other
hand, thinks It great spcrt to havo his pho
tograph taken, whllo Mrs. llrynn shares her
husband's accommodating disposition. They
all seem to recognize that they aro publlcv
characters nnd that the publlo has a right
to know how they look and to what they
dovoto their time.
At tho tlmo theso pictures were taken Mr.
Bryan's dnughters wero away from home,
nlthough the family group will bo completo
when ho receives the news from Knnsnf
City.
Love's Young Dream
Atlanta Constitution: "Will you havo this
hero woman to bo yor lawful wedded wife?"
"That's what 1 Mowed 1 would."
"Will you love, honor and oboy her?'"
"Ain't you got that switched 'roun',
parson," said tho groom.
"John," said tho brldo-elect, "don't you
reckon tho parson knows his busIno3s?
Answer tho question!"
"Yes," said tho groom; "reckon I'll havo
to."
Detroit Journal: liero tho hero's good
fairy camo and stood boforo him.
"I will causo you to disappear completely
from the tight of men," said sho. '
"Oh, thank you!" said tho hero. "By
waving your wnnd, I suppose?"
"Oh, no, by causing you to marry an
authoress!" said the good fairy.
Then sho explained that sho seldom re
sorted to magic thejo days, finding It bettor
upon tho wholo to take advantngo of exoteric
principles.
Chicago Post: "See here," ho said to tho
groom, "aro you tho man who put the
saddlo on Miss Jennie's horso?"
"Yes, sir. Anything wrong, sir?"
"It was loose, very locs. Sho had no
sooner mounted than tho snddle slipped and
If I hadn't caught her sho would havo been
thrown to tho ground."
"I'm very eorry, sir."
"But I did cntch hor," wont on tho young
man, meditatively. "I caught her right In
my arms, and Here's n dollar for you,
John. Do you suppose you could Ioivo tho
girth looso whon wo go riding again to
morrow?" Harper's Bazar: "I havo been rending
about the. falls of Niagara," romarked Mr.
Linger to Miss Frocks.
"That Is whero a great ninny bridal
couples go on their wedding J umey, Isn't
It?" Bho cooed.
"Why, yes, I bellove so," replied Mr.
Linger.
"I should so like to see Niagara Falls,"
tho girl said, In a low, thoughtful voice.
"Yes, they nro a wonderful spectacle. But.
whnt I was about to say was that tho an
nual report or tho United States geological
survey says that In 3,500 years tho falls will
be no moro, tho bed of tho river will bo dry
nnd the great lakes will bo emptying Into
tho Mississippi river."
"In how mnny years?"
"Thlrty-nvo hundred."
"So soon as that?" oxclalmed Miss
Frocks, "Let us go and seo them nt once."
"Wo will," said Mr. Linger, "nnd we will
go on our bridal tour."
And they wero vory happy ever after.
Baltimore American: A fair young girl,
perplexity written on her countenance, con
fronted tho pale young man. Ho returned
her gazo with tho lmpresslvo staro of one
who had never seen her boforo. Had ho?
Listen! What Is sho saying to him?
In a low, well-modulated voice, without
tho slightest trace of emotion or excite
ment, sho says:
"I want you, dear heart. I love you, my
honoy. Como back, my baby. Why did you
throw mo down? Tho latch string's always
hanging out for you. I'vo shook that other
man. You'ro tho only one I love. I don't
Hko no cheap man. I ain't seen no mosson
ger boy. O, promise me, and I'll bo truo to
you."
Was ho moved? No, his face took on a
bored expression and In n careless tone he
asked:
"Is that all?"
"Yes," sho half whispered.
"Two dollars nnd twenty-flvo cents,
please. Wo aro having a special salo on
nhect music and they nro reduced In price.
Thank you."
Thon they drifted apart.