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The Wife, Children and
With the one exception of Theodore Roosevelt, there
1b no man In the United Stntes whoso face and person
ality ore familiar to more people than n;-e those of Wil
liam J. l.ryan. The marvelous whirlwind campaigns
which he conducted afler receiving on two occasions
the Democratic nomination for the presidency, together
with his many lecturing tours find his writings, have
made hint known throughout the length and breadth of
tho republic. A poor man and but little known outside
his own State, he sprang twelve years ago into tho lime
light of publicity when he made his famous free silver
Bpeeeh In the Democratic national convention n speech
which made hint the presidential nominee of his party.
Slnco that time he has proved himself a marvel of tire
lessness on slump and lecture pint form. lie has visited
LOVE'S THREADS OF GOLD.
In the night she told a story,
In the night aiuljjl night through,
While tho moon was In her glory,
And the branches dropped with dew.
Twas my life nlio told, and round It
Itose the years ns front a deep ;
In the world's great heart nho found it,
Cradled like a child asleep.
In the night I Rnw Iter weaving
By the misty moonbeam cold,
All the weft her shuttle cleaving
With, a sacred thread of gold.
Ah ! she wept me tears of (sorrow,
Lulling tears so mystic sweet;
Then she wove my last to-morrow,
And her web lay at my feet.
Of my life she made the story;
I must weep so soon '(was told!
But your name did lend it glory,
And your love its thread of, gold!
Jean Ingelow.
His Social Fxperimcnt
"Well, that spoils the evening for
lie," observed Strong, gloomily linger
ing a note which said that the grip
would prevent a certain young hnly
trout attending the opera that night.
"Sorry Gladys Is sick no, confound It
If I nnt! These eleventh hour excuses
ire getting too frequent. 1 won't stand
for It. I wonder If Elizabeth Miller
will go," he mused, continuing bis
dressing. "No, I'll stay at home to
night. What right has a girl to make
a fellow miserable, nnyhowV I come
In."
"And here's your niendin', Mr. How
ard," said the young woman who en
tered. She addressed htm according to
a .custom in bis family before the
death of his parents had given him
Into an apartment bouse, where be had
found a position for the faithful ser
vant. "Thank you, Mary," said Strong,
without pausing lit his wrestling bout
with a collar button. "Mary, l have
a couple of extra tickets for the thea
ter to-night. Can't you get Pat to take
vou?"
"It's always Pat you're teazln' mo
about, Mr. Howard, and there ain't a
Pat not for me. 1 ain't pretty enough,
and then I'm M. Sure, It's many a
rear since I've seen a theater. All
Bur money goes to the doctor. I'd have
lo go alone."
"No, Mary; you must not be neg
lected In that fashion," be said, turning
abruptly from the mirror. "Let me
be Pat to-night."
"Oh, Mr. Howard, I couldn't It
wouldn't no, sir. Oh, Mr. Howard,
It's Jokln' you are, after all," she ex
claimed, as a Biulle spread over his
face.
"No, Mary, I never was more serious
In my life. I am going to give you,
Mary MclJinnls, the best time of your
life. Put on your best bonnet and be
ready by a quarter to S. You live
t T"
"On Third avenue, I'T"!?, back, three
flights up. But, Mr. Howard"
"No excuses, Mary. Now good-bye,
or we'll both be late."
Throughout dinner at the club that
Olsht Strong's face lepcatedlv rtlaied
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ut the oddity of the experiment. Its
uneonventionaliry did not worry him,
for the wealth nnd social position of
the Strongs put hint beyond the sting
of criticism.
"Opera to-night, Strong?" drawled
young Castlewood, whom he particu
larly disliked, dropping into a vacant
seat.
"No ; had planned to surprise Gladys
Hastings with that new play Man
ton's for a change, but site's sick.
However ."
"Well, you needn't waste nny time
asking Elizabeth Miller," laughed Cas
tlewood, "for I'm going to take her
myself."
"Oh, don't worry," replied Strong,
nettled.
"No offense, old man ; knew you
were Inclined In that direction, though
between two (ires at present. But, by
the way," he added, aiming a parting
thrust, "I bear that Count do Migny
arrived here to-day, en route for San
Pranclsco. Guess you've heard Gladys
speak of him. Keep your eye on him.
He's n clever chap."
"Smooth might better describe him.
I know absolutely that he's bogus," re
plied Strong.
"Oh, have your way," drawled Cas
tlewood, departing. Strong was be
tween two fires, and knowing It, re
sented all the more these Insinuations.
Which disturbed him more, the thought
of ('astlewood'sreeentmarked attention
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to Elizabeth or the arrival of the
count? He could not determine.
At first Mary was 111 at ease that
night with Strong, the luxurious car
riage, his evening dress and polished
manners being strange to her, but his
geniality soon put her at ease. On the
way he stopped at a florist's.
"These violets are for you, Mary,
and the roses for another nice young
lady who Is 111," he explained.
"Thanks, Mr. Howard, and It's the
lady with the beautiful eyes that is
sick? Oh, I am so sorry," she ex
claimed. "l'efl, she has beautiful eyes, Mary,
but where did you see her?"
"At the tea you gave iu your apart
ments last year. She thinks everything
of you, Mr. Howard. I could see that
platn, and If she grows up to lie as
fine looking as her mother, why, you'll
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Candidate for President.
almost every nook and corner of the United States; he
has made an extended tour of the world; he has con
ducted a newspaper, rim a farm, lectured and written.
And all tho time lie has retained his hold upon the admi
ration and confidence of hundreds of thousands of persons.
For these reasons, aside from any Interest felt in
themselves personally, the members of his family are
of more than ordinary Interest to the public. In the
above engraving we present In the upper row Mrs. Bryan,
who was Miss JIary Elizabeth Iiaird until she married
the coming statesman at Perry, 111., in 18S4, W. J. Bryan,
Jr., and Miss Grace Bryan. In the lower row are shown
Mr. Bryan's elder daughter, Mrs. W. II. Lcavltt, wife of
a Paris artist of some merit, and the handsome farm res
idence of the Bryaus, near Lincoln, Xeb.
"But her mother was not there," he
said, .coming to her rescue.
"Oh, yes, she kept saying Elizabeth
this and Elizabeth that. She "
"But I am not talking about Eliza
beth. These flowers are for Miss Hast
ings, the girl with the heavy auburn
hair," replied Strong amused.
"Oh, I remember her," she said dis
appointedly. "I am so sorry. I
thought It was I meant oh. I don't
know what I nionn. I'm an old goose,
Mr. Howard," she finally exclaimed,
much distressed.
They were now at the Hastings'
where Strong has ordered the coach
man to stop.
"How Is Miss Hastings?" Strong in
quired at the door.
"Why why oh, she's better," re
plied the well-drilled man, recovering
himself. Strong left the flowers and
returned to tho carriage with strange
misgivings.
Strong did not heed the many won
dering glances his friends cast In his
direction that night, for he was doing
his best to make It a red-letter occa
sion for Mary. Moreover, he was hav
ing a heart-to-heart talk with himself,
In which two young women prominent
ly figured. What Mary said and what
Mary did In a situation new to her Is
another story, but when it was over
she sighed as If waking from a beau
tiful dream.
''Hello, Strong, got here after nil, I
see," came to his ears as they were en
tering the foyer. Turning, he saw
Castlewood and Elizabeth Miller.
"How are you, Elizabeth?" he In
quired. "Miss Miller, let me present
Miss McGinnls; and Mr. Castlewood
Miss McGinnls."" Castlewood, gazing
in wonder, forgot to bow, but Eliza
beth greeted Mary cordially. It was a
friend of Strong's. That was sutli
clent for her. Soon, they passed on.
"Oh, Mr. Howard! That's the girl
with the beautiful eyes," exclaimed
Mary. "Ain't she handsome, though!
And you don't cart! you "
"1 have ttot said I did not care,
Mary," be said simply, but earnestly.
"An, oh, Mr. Howard, there Is the
girl with the auburn hair, too!" she
interrupted. "Why, I thought she was
tho sick one."
"Gladys Hastings," Involuntarily
came to his lips, as he followed Mary's
gaze. In a moment, he was opposite
her and their eyes met.
"Oh, Howard I I thought we I
thought you were going to the opera,"
she exclaimed Iu confusion. "You see,
the count came nnd I was so much bet
ter I couldn't disappoint him, as he Is
here In New York for only one even
ing. But pardon me let me present
Mr. Strong Count de Mlgny." And
then her eyes wandered haughtily to
Mary.
"And let me Introduce the Duehess
of Kilkenny Miss Hastings and Count
de Mingy," said Strong gravely, though
smiling inwardly. The count's French
manners brought forth a low bow,
while Gladys scarcely nodded.
"And wasn't that the girl?" asked
the mystified Mary when they were In
the carriage.
"Yes," Strong replied, but he was si
lent for a long time.
"She was so uppish to me," Mary
finally ventured, "while Miss Miller
treated me as if I was a real lady."
"And you are, Mary; a thousand
times the lady that some one thinks
she is," he said seriously.
"But why dil you call me duchess?"
"That Avas a little joke on the bo
gus count," he replied, his face relax
ing. "That will make both of them
think a bit. But here we are at your
home. And you say your father Is too
ill to work, and you support the fam
ily? Well, you are a noble girl, and
I don't half appreciate the way you
look after me mid my apartments," he
said, as he assisted her from the car
riage and slipped a $50 bill iuto her
hand.
"Thanks, Mr. Howard," she said
gratefully, thinking it was her monthly
tip of f 5. "This will help father a lot.
Mr. Howard, you've given me the best
time I ever had. I "
' "Tut, tut, Maw. It's been a si'lfish
pleasure with me, I fear. I took you
as an experiment and a lucky one it's
proven. You have helped me open my
eyes to the true woman the woman
of my heart, I can never forget that.
Good night."
THE ART OF GARGLING.
Sot the Same Tiling as the Process
Usually Followed.
The proper method of gargling is
thus described by a writer in the Med
leal Itecord :
"The patient (at first under the guid
ance of a physician) should sit well
back in a chair, take a swallow of wa
ter lu the mouth and bend the head as
far back as possible.
"Now he must protrude the tongue
from the mouth (the tip of the tongue
may be grasped with a handkerchief),
and in this posture with protruding
tongue he must try to swallow the
water. The physician should control
the patient's yaiu efforts, for it is Im
possible to swallow under such circum
stances. "The patient has the sensation as If
he actually had swallowed the water.
Now he must start to gargle, to exhale
air slowly. One can see plainly the
bubbling of the fluid in the wide open
pharynx.
"After gargling thus for a while the
patient Is ordered to close the mouth
and quickly throw head and body for
ward. Thereby all the fluid is forced
through the choanoe and nostrils, wash
ing the throat and nose from behind
and expelling all the accumulations
that had been present with great force.
"This should be repeated several
times, as the first trial is not always
successful and satisfactory. It is an
act that must be learned.
"When properly executed the sensa
tion, as the patient will assure you, is
that of great relief not had by any
other method. It will be wise for the
practitioner to try the method first on
himself. Even small children who are
at all clever learn the method readily
and rather enjoy It."
OTITIC OFFICE DIIDI5S;
STEEl COOTI0lf5 CUM4X.
With the announcement from Ne
York that the Equitable Life Assurance
Society Intends to erect the tallest
building In the world arises the ques
tion how far architects and builders
will go before reaching the limit of
their efforts to pierce the clouds. A
few years ago the Masonic Temple In
Chicago and the World building In
New lork were looked upon as mir
acles. They are commonplace to-day.
The projected Equitable Life build
ing Is to bo sixty-two stories high aud
its top will be tK)0 feet above the side
walk. The flagstaff crowning this stu
pendous structure will be 150 feet above
the roof, making the height to the tip
of the pole 1,059 feet, or about one-
fifth of a mile. The Eiffel tower in
Paris Is seventy-five feet lower, being
t)S4 feet above the ground.
Following are the tallest buildings
and other structures in the world :
Stories. Feet,
Eiftel Tower 08
Equitable building (pro
posed) 62 000
Metropolitan building 50 003
Singer building 41 612
Washington Monument 555
Pyramid of Cheops 451
Se. Peter's, Rome 418
St. PauKs, London 3G4
Top of cross.
An Uncanny Plant.
On the shores of Lake Nicaragua lis
to be found an uncanny product of the
vegetable kingdom known among the
natives by the expressive name of "the
devil's noose." Dunstan, the natural
ist, discovered it while wandering on
the shores of the lake. Attracted by
cries of pain and terror from his dog
he found the animal held by black,
sticky bands, which had chafed the
skin to the bleeding point. These bauds
were, branches of a newly discovered
carnivorous plant, which has been aptly
named the "land octopus." The branch
es are flexible, black, polished, without
leaves, and secrete a viscid fluid.
Fan In Spare.
I dreamed last night that I was pres
ent at a committee meeting of the sun,
earth, moon and stars.
"I'm no coward," said the earth.
"No, but you have two great fears,"
said the sun hotly.
"And those are?"
"The hemispheres."
"You've forgotten the atmosphere,
put In the moon. And the comet who
had no business to be there, wagged
his tail with joy.
Conttdenco.
Jackson Heaven bless him! lie
showed confidence lit me wheu the
clouds were dark and threatening. Wil
son In what way? Jackson He lent
me au tiyUr:Ua. Loudou Telegraph.
Cultivation of Corn.
Corn makes a rank growth both above
and below ground, and for that reason
requires treatment somewhat different
from what Is given to wheat or oats.
Planting In rows Is necessary not only
to permit full development of the stalks,
but also to give plenty of feeding room
to the roots. Corn roots, If they have
a chance, will occupy every Inch to the
depth of from three to five feet, and
the yield of the corn, will depend on
the completeness of this occupation.
The feeding ground, or, in other words,
the corn root pasture, depends mainly
on the preparation and cultivation ot
the soil. It may be limited in many
ways, so that the farmer, instead of us
ing .from three to five feet of his field
as soil, will use only a small portion of
It If the land is not properly drained,
either naturally or artificially, the corn
roots cannot penetrate into the regions
saturated with water, for the water
shuts out the air. If hard pan comes
near the surface the corn roots cannot
reach Into that, and he may be culti
vating but six, eight or ten Inches of the
field as soil. If the land be heavy, and
ploughed wet, full of lumps on the sur
face or resting on the plough pan or
bottom of the furrow, the corn roots
cannot utilize these, aud hence his soil-
s limited. If he has ploughed under,
In a dry time, coarse manure, so as to
shut off the supply of water from be
low, the corn roots are again limited.
It is, therefore, about as necessary for
the farmer to understand corn roots
and their habits and ways as it Is for
the surgeon to understand the anatomy
of the system, where the bones He, and
where the arteries, veins, nerves and
muscles are hidden under the skin. '
The corn plant, It will be seen, has
no top-root. The first roots start out
from the seed grain and eo down.
DISTBIBUTION OP COBN BOOTS IN SOIL.
After this the roots are sent out In
whorls of from two to ten. As the Dlant
advances toward maturity, these whorls
rise closer to the surface. The first
roots thrown out immediately above the
primary roots run sideways and occupy
ren or nrteen inches below the surface.
These lateral roots throw out fibrous or
feeding roots, which run in every di
rection through the soil and oecttnv
every Inch within a radius of from two
to five feet. It Is evident, therefore,
that if we plough corn immediately
arier planting, or after it is first nn
we can plough as deep as we like, and
generally the deeper the better. When
however, the roots begin to rise and
occupy every square inch of soil within
reach, it will not do to plough deep.
Our cultivation must, therefore, be lim
ited to the surface, and with the end In
view of killing the weeds and forming
tne mulch of dry dirt which will shut
off surface evaporation, and spread out
the water which Is continually rising
from below within reach of the roots.
Tho older and larger the plant the
shallower should the cultivation be. In
fact if the ground Is well prepared,
ploughed deep when there is no dan
ger of cutting 'off the roots, the only
thing the farmer needs to do during
the latter period is to maintain the
mulch of dry dirt on the surface.
Farm Help Lea Expensive.
Farm labor Is cheaper than it was at
this time last year and Is pretty sure
to continue so for the season. There
has been some curtallmeut In manufac
turing throughout the country, the re
sult being that a great many men are
out of work. With this condition farm
ers find that they can get heln moro
readily now than they have been able
to for several years.
It Is ascertained that where contract
have been made In the Middle West and
Southwest for farm hands the rate of
wages averages about $5 per month low
er than that prevailing a year ago.
A common rate of pay for farm hands
at this time Is $25 per month, as against
$30 last season. Competent men with
experience in. special departments of
fanning will command more, but not as
much as In 1906 and 1907. Good live
stock hands receive $33 to $45, but
above this there are few men hired even
for fancy farming or the specialties who
are receiving more.
Youths and Inexperienced hnmlsrants
are offering their services for from $13
to $20 per month.
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Concrete Ontdoor Cellar.
A simple method of constructing a
cool, outdoor cellar In localities where,
the common house cellars are too
warm for use during the summertime,
Is shown In the accompanying sketch.
It la a cellar made under the ;pump,
so that the water pumped by the
windmill has a very cooling effect
In places where It Is difficult to obtain
Ice, it will prove Indispensable to the
dairyman who keeps a few cows. An
other important item Is the fact that
a man does not find it necessary to
pull up all of the pipes every time
that he finds it necessary to repair the
pipes aud pump. It Is constructed of
concrete. The top Is re-enforced with
one-half-lneh steel rods placed one foot
apart each way and the concreta is
about six inches thick. The sides are
made by using a form and toe stairs
are also made of concrete and, ara re
enforced by small steel rods. The cosl;
OUTDOOR CELLAR.
Including the labor, amounted to about
?50. In the west and southwest it will
also answer the purpose of a storm
cave, which Is considered a fixture on
all farms. Farm and LTouse.
A New Swindle on Farmers.
An entirely new but highly successful
scheme to separate farmers from their
money has been worked in South Da
kota during the past few months.
An oily grafter calls on a farmer and
makes a bid for his land, .The figures
are absurdly low at first, but by de
grees are raised as high as $00 an acre,
and the farmer consents.
Then the visitor explains that he la
only an agent, but that he can sell th
land at the price named If the owner
will agree to pay for advertising at the
rate of 50 cents an acre.
The "agent" promises orally that the
advertising money will not be payable
until the land is sold, but this stipula
tion Is not contained In the contract
that the farmer signs.
In a few days he receives a copy oi
an ad and not overcourteous demanj)
ror money. v
It Is said that twenty-two agrlcufi
turlsts were caught with this bait in
Brown County and that one of them
gave up $320.
Thunder and Milk.
To many persons the curdllpg of milk
in a thunderstorm is a mysterious and
unintelligible phenomenon. Yet ac
cording to scientists, the whole process
is simple and natural. Their claim is
that milk, 1 llk most other substances,
contains millions of bacteria. The
milk bacteria that in a day or two,
under natural conditions, .wpuld cause
the fluid to sour are peculiarly sus
ceptible to electricity. Electricity in
spires and invigorates them, as alco
hol, cocaine or strong tea affects meii
Under the current's Influence they fall
to work with amazing energy, and in
stead of taking a couple of "days to
sour the milk they accomplish the task
completely In a half hour. With an
electric battery It is easy on the sam
principle to sour the. freshest milk.
Improved Shovel Handle.
In a scoop-handle for shovels, spade
and similar articles recently patented,
an Illinois Inventor claims that ho
uesigueu a aevico
for tools of this
kind by which the
weight of the load
can be more ef
fectually balanced
and the forward
hand of the opera
tor shifted in a
more convenient
manner to facili
tate the operation
BALANCES LOAD.
of the tool in scoop-
Ing and lifting.
The operator is also
relieved of the necessity of stooDlne so
low as he does In shovels of the or
dinary construction. He introduces a
supplemental handle, which is secured
to the handle of the shovel, the oppo
site end extending forward of the rear
end of the blade, being supported from
the latter by braces. The supplemen
tal handle is engaged by the forward
hand of the operator; the latter beln
thus greatly relieved of weight It
avoids the twisting strain of the body
caused by lifting a heavy load when
the forward hand is placed low down
upon the usual handle. The hand of
the operator can be readily slid back
and forth in the various manipulations
of the scoop, rendering it more con
venient and efficient In use, " adapting
it to be used with decreased Dower and
strain.
The Coddling Btoth.
About one-fifth of the first laving nf
eggs by the coddling moth is on the
fruit the rest being on the leaves and
branches. The young larva that
hatches from the egg is able to fel
on the foliage to some extent and mav
come, into maturity without entering
tne mat although it rarely does so.
ADout W per cent of the first brood
finds Its way Into the apples at the
calyx, while the rest eat In at other
points, principally at the stem. Onlv
about 28 per cent of the second brood
enters at the calyx, the others eating.
tn where the apples touch each other.
or a leaf at the stem end. The aver-'
age life of the adult Insect, or moth,
is about four days.