Decatur Democrat, Volume 44, Number 17, Decatur, Adams County, 5 July 1900 — Page 2

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A b‘g r.sn with a big mtnu ana a big heart This is the impression William Jennings Reran mak.-s on persons »!.-■ ■i.'-.-g,: political views. A man of ideas and of ideals. Th;.- is the tribute of those who know him well. A great many people In this country have a personal acquaintance with Mr. Bryan. In his re-markable campaign of four years ago he traveled , over !•.-••• t- .les. Since then he has three years. His total mileage since times the distance around the earth. Those who bare met him once know

< J t j i A It ■I g *•' wwv ’* < cJaiL ;i WILLIAM J. BRYAN. — ———

the man altncst as well as if they had lived neighbors to him for years. His is not an erratic nature. He is not a man of moods. He comes as near to being stable as can any man whose character is mellowing in the summer rays of experience. • In personal appearance Mr. Bryan gives one the idea of rugged strength. He has a massive head, set solidly on square shoulders. He has a broad, high brow, and Lis hair is black and straig! t. His chin and jaw are eloquent of determination. In a large degree be Las what Is termed personal magnetism. Whether he is speaking from a public platform or chatting pleasantly in private, be gives the listener toe Idea that here is £ man who is thoroughly in earnest, who means what be says and who would say it even though he knew his words would shake down his own fate on his bead. But the chief charm of Mr. Bryan is in bis voice. It has been well described ’y an enthusiastic admirer In, these v. rds; It is strong enough to; be heard by thousands. It Is sweet enough to charm those least incline)] to rnusi . It Is so modulated as not to vex the ear with monotony cud can : ■ •. • serious or humorous. with the varying emotions of Its master." Besides being an orator, Mr. Bryan ! is always n student and a worker. For more than 20 j ears be has been adding to his store of facts concerning the struggle of man for liberty In all ages. All his education w-erns to have been along these lines; not that bls researeh- » w r.atut Hi ipplall history, all philosophy and even poetry to his purpose. His memory Is: like a well ordered storehouse. He can I quote poetry and statistics, Biblical texts and constitutional law with equal facility and at such length as to astonish his bearers. Jefferron and Jackson were dM models whom Mr. Bryan long ago chose to set up before him, and tbs g' d was in them be has faithful ly tried to pattern. It Is somewhat unusual to witness the survival of youthful Ideals, but the examples of these early statesmen seem to be as fresh before him today as when he was a young law student with bls future all before him and no disappointments to blur bls vision. In four years Mr. Bryan has matured rapidly. When be made tbatgtamons speech which swept the Chicago convention off Its feet four years ago. his face bad an almost boyish freshness about lt« Today there are lines about the nos--and eyes, the generous mouth Is firmer and the massive Jaw seems more solidly set. But he Is as fit,

- aiiy and mentally, as ever >n Llsg life. • A friend of Mr. Bryan who visited him at his home reel afterward: “I have known Bryan for ten years. I have been with him in several of his tours and bare seen him regularly every week since bis remarkable political career was Inaugurated, and I can assert that he is in better condition. physically. today than I bare ever known him. His voice has a ring to it that is surprising." Undoubtedly this is due to the two . * • His visit to Texas was a recuperative outing, and while be has beer at ' •

—.— . borne In Lincoln he Las gained wonderfully in L.rr About three uiiles from Lincoln be Las a 2i- acre farm, and on : this he has taken bis exercise. He Las a garden there in which be Las spent the morning hours of several weeks. He Las also taken much Interest in a large flock of chickens which be is raising. The chicken bouse is one which be built himself after his own I plans, and be seems to take much pride In it.

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1 < There is no affectation about Mr. 1 Bryan’s mode of living. He has always been used to a simple- life. When 1 be puts on an old straw bat, sticks the i bottoms of bls overalls Into top boots' ! and gore out with a Loe Into bls potato i patch, be Is doing nothing new. He' i was brought up on n fnrm at.d has} , gone back to farming whenever the op

J ■ has been forced to do it. but beca ise I he takes a ke- .• ertion and has a genuine love for the ' country. As for Mrs. Bryan, she is an absolutely new species of woman among those who hare ever stood a chance of becoming mistress of the White House. She is a helpmeet to her husband tn i the fullest sense of the term. His Lfe • is her life, whether be works or plays, whether be weeds his garden or adi dresses a national convention. , In her husband's progress she has kept pace almost step by step. It Is a well known fact that they were schooi- » • r W...:: be was graduated from Illinois college, he was the 1 ' aledictorian of his class Mrs. Bryaa. who was then Miss Mary Baird. aigraduated from the same institution, nnd she was valedictorian of her class as well After they were married and Mr. Bryan took up the law she also took to !awl-».ks She was admitted to the t-ar in INS'When he entered politics, she informed herself about things politically. She helped him polish his’speeches. Night after night they worked together, she revising and suggesting as the pages of manuscript came from his pen. But for all this Mrs. Bryan is a home making woman and a tender mother. The Bryans have three children, the - ■ e been attending school in Washington. Si.e - 1.7 and alm st a young lady. William J. Bryan. Jr., is 11. and Grace, the baby of the Bryan family, is 9. They are bright, pretty children, and the Etemocraric candidate is never happier than when the family is all together. During bis campaign trips the younger children stay with relatives in Illinois. When Mrs. Bryan first went to Washington, a congressman, who had learned with surprise that she had been admitted to the bar. asked somewhat sarcastically with what line of law she was most familiar. "Domestic relations, sir.” came the answer, as sharp as the snap of a whip Mrs. Bryan Is a brown eyed, brown haired little woman whose bead comes Just about to her busband's shoulder. She has a pleasant, oval face and a trim figure. As might be suspected, she cans little for society. She has i bad no time for teas and functions, but probably she would enjoy a rational amount of social life if she bad the i leisure. She is certainly not unsociable. While Mr. Bryan was a congressman , be and bls wife lived in a small, quiet board’r.g house near the capitoL In these days she dressed simply In grays and browns and blacks. Her dresses were often of unfashionable cut. In I short, ate was snM to be old fashioned. I But today Mrs. Bryan is well dressed. While her gowns are as modest as ever In color and generally severely plain, they are well made and do full justice | to her trim figure. So during the present ■ amp:, gn. if you see a natty little woman with a shapely head of brown

hair, well gowned, well gloved and well booted—if you see such a woman on a public platform where the Demo- i cratic nominee for president Is speaking to a cheering audience or catch a glimpse of her in a campaign car. you ! may know that she Is Mrs. Bryan, and i you uiay be sure that those brown eyes are taking note of all that Is going on.

SITUATION IN CHINA THE POWERS STILL CONCENTRATING THEIR FOR< I' AGAINST ORIENTAL INCAPACITY • THE BOXERS CONTINUE VIRULENT Diplomatic 0; ■ 9"> Gathct-ig Farce Thai het to a Cons t,or Which Contiaess Da-gsrousl) Meracrg. Tientsin. June •«?,». via Che Foo. July , 1. and Shanghai. July 3.--A courier : 8 ’ ?en- | ♦ A X and reports the situation d -perate. j All of the legations except t.-.e British. ' German and Italian have been destroy- i ed. The diplomats and mis<onaries| are in the British legati -n unuer rifle I fire, cannon commands the legations. s but they are not being used It is impossible to start relief at present. Capt. estimates'that '■>.<.•.« - -i-liers will be required to relieve the tnin:*’ i -rs in Pekin. • gt c»me yesterday from Admiral Kempff. raring the wont rtoriae which have emanated from China relative to I the • • nditi-jn- at Pekin and a feeling ' of -Lsquie’ was n- ro-vaM,- among administration officials and dipi -mau. The German embassy shows particular anxiety for information respecting i the sad end of Baron von Ketteler. and Secretary Herrmann of the em! assy paid a special visit to th- state depart men- • inquiro. M. T'...- *iut. the Charge of the Frencl embassy, also called in quest»of informati >n. it was said. These visits revived rumors that an -Sort is afoot to reach an tn--m-ii agreeneat resj*«-ting the conduct of the forces of the p«vwers tn China. There seems to be an unanimous agreement on the part of the powers to welcome with the ut- ' most cordiality Japan's offer to furnish reinforcements for the forecs l w operating along the P-i IL. river in the effort to reach Pekin a-> Japan, alone of the powers, is prepared to throw into China whatever number of troops may be needed. Th- news to that eff-et La- com- to tin state department from all directions and particularly from England Russian ami France. As far as the state d-part-ment is concerned. It had previously accorded Ja;>an a free hand in the matter of the number of troops to be empioyeil in China, upon a voluntary and courteous statement of the purpose of the employment of these forces. Some surprise is expressed here in well inforn-ed circles over the appari bined forces to move forward on Pekin It is felt that it a move is to be made toward .he capital it should be •lone promptly. “The note of alarm ha- been s- iin-ied." said a well known dipl'-ni •• "and something should be done immediately.” ALLIES AT A STANDSTILL The Advance On Pekin Delayed For Lack of Force Djndon. July 3. —The allies are not r anu<-un>ement to the house of com. mons by William St John Brodrick, under secretary of state for foreign affa.rs. was received with astonishment and dismay. Mr. Brodrick said the total allied force available is now about 13.issi as troops hs.ve been rapidly arriving, adding. ■We do not yet know what arrangements have been been thought poosible to attempt a further advance. The consuls have been in communication with the viceroys in th- laagtse region and they r ' < ■ . . . • • ...i' will be given them by her majesty's government In pr.-rving order.’ H is ob- * fives of the powers at Pekin should be consulted, as no communications are passing with them.'' “The situation here is desperate. Hasten. These words from the message of ton Bergen, a member of the German legation at Pekin countersign- 1 ed by Sir Robert Hart, lusiss-tor gen- 1 oral of customs, and dated nine days ago. are the theme of all private comment. They are prepare, tor news of frightful tragedy. Nine days ago the ammunition of the little garrison defending th*- foreigners was running low and their fotsl was nearly exhauated. while around them was a! • honle of ,-Kati Hu braves having at their — rvlee Krupp guns and re[teat-1 iug rifles. Pekin was in the hands of the revolutionists. While nothing but sinister news comes from northern China, southern 1 China is seemingly breaking away I from the empire, ah the provinces f'l'll oft: Y. Ut.w v> O- vice- , roys and governors maintain frieudly '■ !• * hroi .. th’,. /’distils have Ihs u Informally eonstt-' tut-. ii#o .. ■ t.f.-.i.-ru *>with Nankin as the capital. Adviees From Kempff. Washlngt. n. July 3.-Tbe navy departm.nt has n«eived the following: cablegram from Admiral Kempff Without (late: Cbe F*m>, (’liitiM Sw-rMary «f th* N'svy, Washington Runm-r from Pekin report, tegations are be.l-g.-d: prurlMoß. nearly . vh.u.t.sl; situ, •t " ' Onnai. miul.ter going to i Tsung Ll lnnien murdered by Chinese flier.. Ainerl.mn. Italian and Dutch leg. I r. O a‘i. U . r . , r 1 ' - •"'"ller. InTide I aufl 3tu«. out.tde Pekin; report.,j I bound f..r Tl-ntalu; still fighting at Tien 1 tai. . ..mmuul.atloa with Tlentlin by rUU aufl river lusucura. AkMPk'g, i

r W VIOLIN AND SONG. Hs'.i o< aiag t«* hi » violin. Fd wthiag but toy »“«> B_- «« *r» vel when sties were bias Ard sunanes days wen J oog. Ax : wber. « rested by the badge The rebins c*®e t° w B. • they ted t- wr>. and win Wr.«r. <arly sprtag was coMv •'Ji* But the t.raera’ wives at eve Cime c at to bor T - * nire cjd tunes, the Jeer old tuM«; We couad n»ot Ran* kr lobj, . Z., " A • -.3 A:. - I ".' ' i ; ' '■ • -f’T* ■ • Our teme-rss waE<3*nr< down the Ur.es, It was done. • But ■ A ' w**: f•* ?v’»d or gtii. Fur be uses And for lune, TUi ycutn » sweet sprla< <rcwi bretm and sear Ar.d tort and beauty tine Wil. ne»«r knuw the joy of hearts That met witbeut a fear When you tad but yocr eioUn And 1 a eun<, my dear. —Exchange A FALSE ALARM, a ft Came at a Moat Inopportnne Time For the Pretty Angler. "And it all came from a little, petty, miserable, insignificant, nickel plated al-sr- « at a bargain sale!" exclaimed the pretty girl in blue, with flashing eyes, to her sympathetic friend. "I haven't the slightest idea why I bought it unless ! it was because It was so cheap, for goodness knows I didn't need It! But buy it I did and carried it home, where ; I bragged of my bargain all the rest of the day. It wouldn't run more than half the time, and finally I turned ft over to my little sister to play with. "You know the time I have had with I that eligible young man and how I have quarreled with every R'fl friend 1 know who has dared to look at him? But you don't know how many nights I have wasted sitting up planning a car .; ~ ,-n that ■.*» ..■! successful! “Well, he called the other evening, and I served notice on the rest of the family that we wanted the drawing room to ourselves that evening, for I felt sure that the supreme moment had arrived. I wasn't disappointed. We were sitting side by side on a divan, quite by accident, looking at s-?me engravings when he began, and 1 tried to look as if I was awfully surprised. But he hadn't spoken more than three words before that miserable alarm clock went off right under us. where my littk sister had left ft when she was through playing with ft "From the way th* young man jumped you would have thought that he I was a part of the Slcrm and always acted that wav when the alarm was sprung. He made for the door, mum- 1 bling something that I didn't catch on | account of the noise that the alarm » din cease! and gave me a chance to collect my wits. And to think that It was all caused by a little, miserable, petty”— The pretty girl in blue gave , ft up and burst out crying.—Detroit j Free Press. Poor Shota. All the principal correspondents at the front, among them Mr. Burleigh. Mr. Villiers, the war artist. The Dally News and The Times Mafeking corre- . spondents as well as Sir Howard Vin-1 cent have testified to the poor shooting I In unmistakable terms. Mr. Villiers' , experience was a particularly striking' one. While asleep In his*Cape cart on the veldt he was ineffectually potted at lot) yards off by three gentlemen in khaki, who mistook him for a Boer farmer. As be tersely puts it. “I never ' felt anywhere so safe as when under i my countrymen's fire." An analysis of the "withering rifle Are of the British | advance” shows that in very few I stances was a Boer hit more than once, I while many of our men had several! Mauser bullets through them, in some , instances as many as 12 and 13. English as well as foreign doctors In Boer hospitals report that almost all the I wounded Boers have come to their th- ■ juries by artillery fire. Dr. von Gernet states “that the British rifle fire is almost quite without effect,” which, If; the Instances I can cite of regulars ; who were hurried to the front who had never tired a service rifle in their lives be it all gcuvial, can hardly rouse surprise.—Nineteenth Century. China's Oldest Society. The oldest society in China Is the ! Triad society, known also as the "Sar. Hop Hui." It has Its lodges, and there j aro flees, banners and umbrellas count- - v. .th :K it l.olds regular meetings, and it forces influential Individ-1 uals to join Its organization if they are not amenable to persuasion. It has the power of life and death over Its members, who have their own signs and passwords. You can tell. It is said, whether a mnn belongs to the order by the way he enters a house. Their mot- | to is. "Drive out the Tartars," and one branch of the society dates back to I'J»M A. D., or twenty years after the conquest Why He Ate Salad. Mrs Greene -Charles, I was astonished at the way you devoured that salad tonight You know you always said you detested salmi. Mr. Greene—Yes, lore, but I didn't know that there was another way of making it than yours.—Boston Transcript. Fond For Reflection. “Food for reflection." observed the ' ostrich, with a certain rude wit. ns he swallowed the fragments of the mirror. —-Petrolt Journal. What has become of the old fashioned woman whose first thought in an emergency was to light the fire nnd put tlurkettie on?—Atchison Globe. * I never have seen any g.xxl manners, any real beauty, anything noble or. g outside of plain, simple natural-" I D ®ss-~Henry Norman.

5c , at Gus R'-*nUar<th" j A gentleman m . P[iUv ®aci gave the folb.v. u „ 1 I some have none that w“ nt ''M we have meat and can “'“i but Dyspepsm Cure l>- thank* preparation will v . 1 Thi, » • ' The Auburn citv counei! i, idered that all ab,e found lagging rested for vagrancy and i?**' viction they shall be fi ; C «H w?r i. k t j. stn * ts uud « guta with shackles. 6 u «aai4 A good cough medicine n, , thousands havebee u rr , t , >' - and happiness bv the useoffha v j | lain’s Cough Remedy IfW with anv throat or lung troubk it a trial for it is certain t • prors'l PT# final. Coughs that haw- ro-i.2 other treatment for years have Z i ] to this remedy and ’perfe, t healthS restored. Cases that s-etne,i ' !ess ' ° f famou * Mb rewrts faded to benefit, hv* C permanently cured bv O s US(J p aaleby HofthotutJ &( The girl whose hair i- anT .Lu that justifies its l>-inz termed r-d should not. it is said, wear pink, u lor bright yellow under any eireiZ ; stances, as these color- accentuated ■ red tones tn her hair and ’ I unbecoming contrast. <>u the otl« hand, the auburu-hairod girl -navi. th-ru-h yg-dd tut Si,. t ;, t v wear light and nark shades oi b M and green, dark purple, gray, and a bluish cast of lavender.’ During last May an infant child of | our neighlaor was suffering fre® , cholera infantum. The doctors had : given up all hopes o f ro< v-rv. [t<4 ! a bottle of Chamlierlain's ColaCholera and Diarrhoea Remedy toth# house, telling them I felt sure it would do good if used according to directions. In two days time the child hid fully recovered. Th- child is not vigorous and healthy. I have recon, memded this remedy frequently and have never known 'it t ' fail.’ Mm Curtis Baker. Bookwaiter. ()hio. Sold I by Holthouse. Callow A Co. Commissioner of Pensions Eran | states that during the fi-cal year juet i ended 105.567 certificates f ; were issued, 15.000 m. re than v*re | issued during the year I'.*?. Os thi 40,637 were - rigioal issues. 4 . restorations and 00.57* were increas f ; Tl. ---. ■ ~. i that the adjudication - f the -ng-ttl I claims is practically up t date where the evidence completing the dabs has lieeu filed. Kokomo. Ind, Aug. 1". b.M. Pepua Si rop Co., Dear' Sirs ; ■ - past 10 years I was trc-nl >i»-J withmj stomach. About 4 year- go was tab I endown with rheumitism; was nod j able to do a day’s work f r 3 years. I A year ago I was advise.l t take Dt. j Caldwell’s Svrup Pepsin. I truly l» ' lieve I would have died but for tlm medicine. My rheumatisim is entire )y gone and mv stomach is in g-xd condition. It Las saved u.v lite aod I cannot recommend too highit : Yours respectfully, Elw ol McCraet- . en. Sold by Smith. Yager A Falk, j Several days ago Arthur Moon.wbo • resided on the PetHy farm eist of ton | undertook to exterminate the chicken I lice in an old box in which an old hen ' had hatched a brood of chick-. H« ! carried the box a short distance ft 1 ® ! the barn and applied a match to the i straw in the Ixjx and it was a sucre* ! The fire soon communicated t asniill barn, burning it tothegr inciud-1 ing a buggy and harues- and a pair of j bob sleds, and from thence t ti* woods, burning over twenty cords d, dry wood. —Plymouth News. Notice to Whelm; ,h * i fund Ibe money on a 25 -'ent b-w iof Henry A John- -u'* Ar ■ a: |ll ‘ Liniment, if it fails' to cure btin.ps ' bruises, scratches, chafe-, cut- j blisters, sore musles. sunburn chappwj hands or face, pimple-, freckles- « any other ailments requiring an el-. i tern a! application. Lady riders ajh ! especially pleased with An,caand Jt. Liniment, it is so dean aid n>‘* \ use. Twenty-five cent- a bottle; three times as large for 50ceiits Alackburn. Jerome Herff, the dem - ratio cau - date for treasurer of -tat-'. H» l ‘ ily. and Leopold Levy, treasurer state and candidate f- r r '” , ' and wife and daughter, u'tend'y w.siding >f Mi-- ll* 1 Sol Allman at Wabash last uuMThe ceremony was iM-rformeu Rabbi Messing, of 1:.; ' ' the Jewish temple at °l. ', IPu.-.folloivd by • « at Maccabee hall and a dauw Mrs. Lew was Jerome * l* i,r,! , the merry dance and Mrs. Hern pold's |>artner Plymouth no" # Mr. Tyler, of the laru* ■ « h "!/ if drug house of Strong. I <-bb X Cleveland, Ohio, say'- , ,' , u shall’s Lung Syrup i- a '/'f 11 ik•er.” The merits Jf which »ar J since Ixs-n realized by people. Nothing can '*4 llill ■ suits obtained from the use great medicine, its cun* are i B ratio with the number <’> ’ uj which it has been '**ed atu - -Hi give*! - trial, y-u g >,pnce yourself of itsti i" m*. 1 , • . ;• everywhere bv druggists 60, and SI.