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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-27

to Salem after his nomination. Charles
w. Bryan is in business in Omaha and
is doing well. He is 20 years old
Next come Mamie, aged "a, who has
been private secretary to her famous
brother Mamie, the youngest of the
family, lives with Mrs. Baird, and has
the Bryan children have had the adj
tensive readers of good literature nd
are thoroughly posted on current
events
w. ]. Bryan was born in a modest
house located on Broadway, Salem
The house was originally built of logs,
hewn by Judge Bryan. The logs are
now sheathed in weather boards, and
the building presents a comfortable
and modern appearance. 1t was to
this log house that Silas Bryan took
his young wife, and here William J. and
several children were born The elder
Bryan had not finished the house when
sent to the senate, but did so on his re-
turn. A few years later he began work
on a substantial brick farm house
about a mile east of Salem. This was
the pride of Judge Bryan's life and 1t
stands to day as monument to his
energy and perseverance. Surrounded
by 600 acres of the finest land in Illi-
nOiS, the brick mansion stands 500 feet
back from the country road, and is ap-
preached by a private driveway lined
with six rows Of splendid naples, whose
foliage now arches the broad spaces
between the rows. There Is not a
prettier country place in Southern I'LL
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-27

the leaders of the opposition to debate
and won several victories on the stump.
He was elected to the state senate in
1852 the year in which he was ad-
mitted to the bar. and served two
terms, declining second denomination.
A greater honor was in store for Silas
Bryan. He was elected Judge of the
second judicial district of Illinois, and
served with distinction for twelve
years. A man of answering honesty,
he was loved and respected by every
citizen in the district. Many stories
are told of his plain, blunt manner
and his contempt for display or affec-
tation. One of his fellow-townsmen and
admirers is Thomas Merritt, for so
many years in the state legislature
In 1852 Silas Bryan married Marian
E. Jennings, who was born in Marion
county, near Salem, in 1884 This mar
riage proved happy one, and the
young bride did much to make the sub
sequent career Of Silas Bryan a pros
porous one. Israel Jennings was a
man Of indomitable will and persever-
ance. His son, the grandfather of w.
j. Bryan, had the same progressive
instinct and force of character, and
early in life was the owner Of a large
and valuable farm. Each and every
one of the children of Charles w. Jen-
nings did we'll Marian married Judge
Bryan, who became one of the great
men of his state. Another became the
wife Of Van Antwerp, a master
mechanic of the Illinois Central rail-
road. Another welded Captain Mole
man Of Centralia, a successful business
man Of that town. Another married
B. F. Marshall who has made a
fortune as banker In Salem J. A.
Davenport. a young and prosperous
doctor, and William c. Stiles, a brave
officer in the One Hundred and
Eleventh Illinois regiment, married
Jennings girls. Both have gained re-
noWn and a handsome competency.
The sons of these Jennings girls and
boys developed to the same degree the
spirit and determination to branch out
Tor themselves long before they were
voters. They are today all young men.
w. s. Jennings is a lawyer and now
speaker of the Florida house of
representatives. c. E. Jennings
mas been a successful lawyer,
and he has held a number of
county offices. Dwight Jennings is
young physician in ST. Louis.
The Davenport boys hav done ex-
certionally we'll So have the young
Antwerps. One of the Nobleman girls
married Captain S. L. Dwight, ard the
other Berthold Hassler, and both are
numbered among Centralia's most sue
cessfH business and professional men.
The Marshall boys have worked I'D 70
responsible positions In the Salem
bank. Thomas s. being its cashier and
o. s. a director
". J. Bryan has one brother and
three sisters living. Fannie, the eldest.
Is tie wife of j. w. Baird, a well-to-do
livery man and carriage dealer In Sa-
lem. They have pleasant home In
Salem. and 1t was there that Mr.. Bry-
an arst greeted his friends on his return
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-27
SRL6M, ILL.,, and THE BRYAN FhMILY
Gossip About the Birthplace and
{ &8szkzx2 Relatives of Presidential Nominee.

formed the native wilderness into one
Of the finest country places in the state.
He read with avidity every book
which could be obtained, and he never
forgot what he read. At an age when
most men would scorn to attend
school he took a course of instruction
and graduated at McKendree college
in 1S49. He was then 81 vars old.
While attending college he continued
work on the farm at such odd times
as possible, and did all kinds Of work
in order to pay his expenses and tut
ton. He graduated with honors, and
three years later was admitted to the
bar.
BY that time the people of Salem
and the surrounding country had be-
come acquainted with the ambitious
and aggressive young Bryan. He was
an eloquent speaker and could talk on
any subject. He was a Jeffersonian
Democrat Of the old school and in his
long public career never deviated in
the slightest degree from the tenets
of his political faith. He challenged
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es. This can be ascertained by the

comes. This can be ascertained by the
sound; If in doubt look
The butter should now be like grains Of
mustard seed. Pour in small quantity Of
could water q pit. water to qts. cream) to
harden the grains. and give a few more turns
to the churn gently Draw off the butter
milk, giving plenty of time for draining. Use
straining- cloth placed over a hair sieve so
as to prevent any loss, and wash the butter
In the churn with plenty of cold water; then
draw Off the water, and repeat the process
until the water comes off quite clear
10 brine butter, make strong brine or
los of salt to 1 gal. of water. Place strain.
lng-cioth over mouth of churn, pour in brine,
put lid on churn, turn sharply half dozen
LINES, and leave from ten to fifteen minutes.
Ihen lift the butter out of churn into sieve
turn butter out on worker, leave it a few
minutes to drain, and work gently until all
superhuous moisture is passed out.
To dry-salt butter, place butter on worker
let 1t drain ten to fifteen minutes then work
gently till all the butter comes Together
Place 1t on the scales and weigh; then weigh
salt; for slight sailing Il o.. medium u o.:
heavy sailing, u OF. to the pound of butter.
Roll butter out on worker and carefully
sprinkle salt over the surface a little at
time; roll up and repeat till all the salt is
used.
N. B.-Never touch the butter with your
hands,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-27

Salem, the birthplace of William
Jennings Bryan, is a cozy, prosperous,
orderly and attractive country village.
Located on the edge of Egypt, it is as
progressive and modern as the aver
age town of 1000 people in the well-to-
do farming section of Ohio, Pennsyl-
Vania or New York. Beautifully shad-
ed streets, well-kept lawns and attrac-
tive residences are the characteristics
of Salem and its people are properly
proud of their little city and jealous of
its good fame and reputation.
Salem is just that sort of a town
that produces presidential timber. 1t
possesses the comforts and convent
ences of city life without the superficial
tiles of a metropolis. Reared in such
an environment the youth enters upon
the struggle for existence or fame
with a keen sympathy for the plain,
common people who nodded his char
acter and placed their imprint upon
him. Lincoln, Grant, Hayes, Garfield,
Harrison, Mckinley and others of
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The rigid enforcement of this rule
saved Mr.. Wellman much crockery and
undoubtedly postponed to some extent
the final settlement of some great pub
lie questions.
Seventy-four years ago Silas L.
Bryan, the father OF the Democratic
nominee for the presidency, was born
IN Culpepper county, Virginia. He OBJ
tanned the rudiments of a common
school education. The limited oppor
tunities of his native place did not
suit the ambitious young man, and he
cast his eyes westward. In the early
'4Os he made his way to pittsburg.
where he remained for short time.
and then took the stage line over the
old national road. and, after q seven
day ride, arrived at Cincinnati The
Ohio metropolis did not suit him. and
he made the journey to Vincennes.
Ind, where he worked for a time. He
then crossed the Illinois state line and
came to Salem, then a mere hamlet
Here he remained and after severe
struggles acquired fame and a fair
competency.
Silas 7. Bryan was one of the dis
tinguished citizens Of Southern Ill!-
nois, and his memory is revived by
those who knew his sterling worth and
character. Like Lincoln, he was
Fail-splitter and a midnight student
OF the law and Of political history. He
pre-empted a section Of land near Sc
lem, and 6y his individual Labor trans
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-27
Castor OIL for EIies

The castor oil plant has been found a dead
iy enemy to flies. A member of the horticul-
tural society at Limoges, NJ Rafford, expert
mented with this plant Ricinus communist,
Placing one in a room infested with flies, and
they disappeared as if by enchantment' He
found lots Of dead flies under the plant and
some clinging to the under side of the leaves
Evidently the plant exhales some toxic prin-
clple which possesses strong insecticide quail
tiles. In France 1t is said that castor oil
plants are much used as an ornament in
rooms, and they possess the excellent quail
ity OF resisting variations of atmosphere and
temperature. The French Journal dAgricul-
ture thinks 1t would be worth while to try
decoctions Of the leaves to destroy the green
flies and other insects which in summer are
SO destructive to plants and fruit trees.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-27

both political parties who have at
tained greatness in public life were
reared in such quiet, conservative
towns as Salem. Once in great while
the metropolis produces a statesman
but the exception proves the rule
Surrounded by a splendid agricultu-
raj country, Salem derives it's support
from the farmers who do their trading
with Salem's substantial business men.
There are no factories in the little
town and as the young men arrive at
manhood they generally drift to other
communities and cut away from the
old home ties and associations. In
such community politics is the one
absorbing question. In Chicago, New
York and other large cities politics
is an engrossing subject of discussion
once or twice a year. The good peo-
pie of Salem talk politics twelve
months in the year and as election
time draws near the debate wakes
fiercer Mr.. Wellman, who owns the
principal hotel in Salem, realized this
fact soon after his arrival and was
compelled to recognize it. He there
fore displayed in his dining-room the
following sign:
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Notice is hereby given that bids will be
received by the Joint City Hall and Court
House Committee, of the City of st. Paul
County of Ramsey, State of Minnesota, until
2 o'clock p m.,. sharp, on Wednesday, July
20, 1896, for the cleaning and repairing of
carpets, painting and calciminng of walls
and woodwork, repairing of cutters and
roof. cementing areas, building private Of
flee in municipal court room, and providing
Iron doors and metal work for another lookup
in connection with said court room.
The committee reserves the right to reject
any all bids.
Plans and specifications may be seen In
the office of County Auditor of the Build
ing Inspector. Present all bids to the County
Auditor.
FRANK B. DORIAN,
Chairman of Committee.
July q.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-27
Simple Rules for Butter Making

issued in a revised form by the ROYAL Agri
cultural Society of England, and are printed
as follows in our English contemporaries
They are put in the following forcibIe man.
ner:
Prepare churn, butter worker, wooden
hands and sieve follows: ~ Rinse with
cold water; % scald with boiling water: "a
water.
Always a correct thermometer. The
cream when in the churn to be at tenn
perature OF 81 deg. to SO deg. in summer, and
so deg. to 81 deg in winter. The churn
should never. be more than half full. Churn
at number Of revolutions suggested by maker
of churn. II none are given, churn at forty
to forty-hve revolutions per minute ALWAYS
churn slowly at first
Ventilate the churn freely and frequently
during churning, until no air rushes off
when the vent is opened
Stop churning Immediately the butter
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-27

LewfstOWn Journal.
Two ladies were being shown the wonders
of the x ray recently by Prof Robinson, and
one was looking through the other with the
Horoscope, as 1t was my privilege to do in
the case of the Bowdofn senior.
a"Can you see thei ribs?" asked the polite
professor.
"Oh, yes verys plainly" the answer
tbut never knew before that they extended
up and down"
And then 1t was the duty of the scientist
to explain that steel corset ribs as well as
human bone ribsare disclosed by the merci-
less x RAYS.
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Where jackson Fought a Duel.

Adairville Banner. 5
During the Storm last week large red
elm tree in from of Tom Dardens house,
near town, was blown down. This elm was
perhaps the mostshistoric tree in the country
and was known as the f'Dckerson tree" 1t
was situated onafthe grounds wherein the
famed Jackson-Dickerson duel was fought,
years ago. and under It's spreading branches
Dickerson reclined 5awaiting medical atten-
ton after being zmortally wounded by Gen.
jackson. The trunk of this old tree meas
ures only four feet In length, while its
bran ches measure 100 feet across. Mr.. OAR
den greatly regrets the uprootins of this old
forest landmark
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-27

nols. Judge Bryan set apart a space
Tor a deer park, and at the time of his
death had a noble herd. He built a
sidewalk from the house to Salem. and
traces of it yet remain.
On this farm young BILLY" Bryan.
as he was then and Is yet called by the
Salem folk, spent the years of his boy
mood He has little recollection Of the
house in which he was born. having
left there when about 5 years old and
moved to the farm. Up to the time he
was lO years old he studied at home
under the tutelage Of his mother and
1ather. He then entered the "old COL
lege" at Salem, remained there a year,
and then attended public school.
TO the best of my recollection Mrs.
Cross was my first teacher said Mr..
with his sister, Mrs. Baird. 81 know
that it was at the old college had my
first and only fight with another
schoolboy. How did it come out? Mrs.
Cross separated us while we were
clinched and gave US a good scolding."
In the public school a Mrs. Lemon
was his teacher. At the age of Is he had
finished with the Salem schools and
went to Jacksonville, where he attend
ed college for six years. In vacation
time he would return to the old farm
and work with his father and the
hired help in the fields or around the
big barns. Some seasons he "hired OUT
to nefghboring farmers, and earned
spending money, which came handy
at the Jacksonville college On one
occasion after working all the day in a
harvest field, young Bryan, half ex-
hausted, lay in the shade of tree near
the farm house waiting for supper The
old farmer happened along. He looked
at the tired young man a moment
While you are resting. Billy" said
the agriculturist, you might chop a
little wood"
II made up my mind then" said Mr.
Bryan, that the life Of the hired man
was not SO enviable one as some
novelists had pictured it,
At the age of Il Bryan graduated at
Jacksonville, entered the law office of
William Springer, and subsequently
went to Chicago and continued the
study of law with the late Lyman
Trumbull. His later history is we'll
known.
Everyone in Salem knows him as
BILLY Bryan" and his sudden elevation
makes no difference to the people who
knew him as barefooted boy and later
as a student in a neighboring town.
The Bryan children are well known
in Salem. w. ]. Bryan, Jr... is six
years old, and until a week aR, went
barefooted. When his father visited
Salem the last week the young Billy
was compelled to wear shoes, and he is
glad the reception is over Ruth is the
oldest child, and Is burdened with the
weight Of II years.
BRYAN'S GREAT-GRANDsIOTH
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SITUATION IN LONDON.
Not Yet Effected by the PopuIist
Convention.


LONDON, July 26.-The action Of the New
York bankers in checking gold exports to-
gether with the unceasing issue of new COM
panies and the coming Russon loan, combine
to keep money rates fairly steady. On the
stock exchange business has been very mod
crate, the greatest demand being good in
dustrial ventures investments Gas and
water companies breweries and hotels all
showed an upward movement Mines were in
active and dropping. American securities
were still falling. The nomination by the
Populist convention of Mr.. Bryan came too
late to affect the market but will probably
cause further fall next week. Gold bonds
maintained their prices we'll. Otherwise, no
confidence exists in the market in face of the
growing strength of the silver interest. Lake
Shore was / point better on the week. The
decreases were as follows: Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul and Erie Mortgage, Q; Cen
trail Pacific, Denver & Rio Grande preferred
ciic, III; Pennsylvania & Wabash, /; others
fractional.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-27
A Definition.

Washington Star.
The very positive man had alluded to some
body as "a crank" when his patient audi
ence Of one interrupted him with the In
quiry:
What is your idea of a cr0k anehow?'
"A crank Why, a crank sir, is some
body who insists on trying to convince me
instead OF letting me convince him.
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Cheese an4Aid to Digestion.

Hoards Dairyman.
well known medical authority says in a
recent work that cheese should be eaten at
least once a day. ut is the most valuable
animal food obtainable,' he says, land from
two to three times as nutritious as the same
money value of ordinary meat
To this we should add that we'll cured
cheese should be eaten in all instances. The
taste Of so many people to eat green, un-
cured cheese is very detrimental to digestion
Profs. Arnold and Engieman, of New York
once undertook to determine the digestibility
of cheese of different ages and stages Of cur
ing. By the aid of pepsin from pigs
stomach which strange as 1t may seem, is
the nearest to the human stomach, they
found that green cheese required three hours
and a half to only about half-digest, while
utes to fully digest The English people al
ways eat after a hearty dinner a little bread
and old cheese as an aid to digestion, while
the English workman considers his pound of
cheese more than equal to the same amount
of meat.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-27
Visit FrOntenac nm

Visit Frontenac and Rest Island.
Two beautiful resorts on Lake Pepin. two
hours from the Twin Cities, via Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway. Cheap ex-
cursion tickets Superior hotel accommo-
dations at low rates. Call at ''The Milwau-
kee" offices.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-27
Lacks In the Dairy Business.

Exchange.
But there is one thing lacking to my mind
in the dairy business. All striving not
only to see how much they can produce, but
how much they can get for it. Now, l think
they should try how cheap they can afford a
No. article. That is what all other man
ufacturers are trying to do, and that is the
best way to fight the cleo and filled cheese
trade-produce a.sgenuine article at a lower
price. l always pity any one that has to pay
more than Is cents pound for butter or s
cents for cheese. have had experience in
buying both, and have come to the conclu-
sion that when one has to pay more than the
prices named they are paying dear for their
whistle.
Now, 1 wish to say a word about cheese.
There has been great Improvement in making
butter in the ast1f1fty years, but cannot say
as much for cheese 1t seems as If the more
they experiment and improve methods and
facilities the poorer the cheese they make.
l am lover of good cheese but have not
been able for the last few years to find cheese
that l could eatL I have examined a good
many cheeses thes past season, and they were
so much alike they all seemed one make.
They were sour as swill and that was all the
flavor they had. "A good cheese should not be
sour, but have a rich. nutty flavor.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-27
LOCAL NOTICES.

The BOrton Liquor Cure.
Vegetable remedies, better than gold. In
stitute, $40 West Third st.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-27
DIED..

KERAN-In st. Paul, Mimi, Saturday, July
Is, Dwight, infant son of DR.. and Mrs. E.
F. Keran, 1920 Laurel avenue, aged thirteen
months. Funeral Monday, July 27, at 2:30
o'clock o. m
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-27
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

s MOS. INTEREST ALLOWED JAN. /, 1897,
on deposits made on or before Aug. 8, at
The State Savings Bank, Germania Life
Bdg., 4th and Minnesota SITS. Jul. NJ. Gold
smith, Treasurer. ~
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-27

To All Whom 1t May Concern: Pol
tiles and Religion Are Not Debat-
able Questions In this Diuing-room.
c. H. WELLMANN, Prom.
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BRYAN's OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

She Is "a Years Old, Lives In indiana
and Is q Republican.
KOKOMQt Ind, July A-On a high