The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-05
BOY WHO DIDN'T LIKE HIM
Mrs. Bryan a Worthy Successor
to Mrs. Cleveland.
SECRETARY CARLlsLE'S FAMILY
The Dull August Hush and Sizzling
Heat Has Now Settled Down
Upon the Nations Cap
ital City.

with a sense OF grateful ASo'A "
the people of Washington. Inc hilu
summer Sundays are quiet ones mere.
AT old historic Saint Johns there was
q fairly good congregation to listen
to the sermon given by the assistant
minister. Mr.. Wood, and to join IN the
sin0ino of the beautiful hymns OF the
doy The little choir boys are away
now. taking their well-earned vaca-
+ion. and the choir consists OF Voluh-
teer corps of good voices, male ana
female, from the congregation.
Yes. the August hush has settled
down upon the city and to stranger
visiting Washington now it would be
hard to realize the bright, social, BUSY
place it is from November LIST to July
18th, and the principal resident streets
now present forlorn appearance, as
YOU pass block after block of closed
doors.
The bicyc1ers are the only relief
to the monotony. Every body who
can buy a wheel has bought one and
after sun set the beautiful streets are
filled with the vortaries ofthis eXhll-
irating exercise, without respect to
age or sex, or previous condition OF
servitude. And the riders, both male and
female, range from years old to &c.
The wife of the Secretary of the
Treasury can ride wheel, but has not
been seen on one since President Cleye-
land intimated his disapproval of the
ladies of the cabinet indulging in such
sport.
Secretary Carlisle and family have
remained in Washington for the sum
ner, taking aniy a few days outing
casionally. Their house is made the
vic of Mr. NJ
Carlisle and family, and the Secretary
is often TO be seen walking on X and
18th streets in close converse with his
interesting group of grandchildren.
At such times he seems to have LETT
the cares of his department and the
workings of the single gold standard
way away. and is all interest in the
prattle of his little ones. His hand
some Grecian face lit up with smile,
he is always, in summer, dressed in
suit of gray, with gray tile to match.
Mrs. Carlisle is a noted housekeeper
and within the last two years has
written and had published a book con-
tanning her many very excellent re-
ceipts. She also gives in this book the
most attractive receipts of the other
cabinet ladies' and some even from Mrs.
Grover Cleveland.
OF course the lady coming to the
White House after Mrs. Cleveland will
find at first that she is the subject
of much comparison with the wife of
the present chief magistrate. Mrs.
Cleveland through two administrations
has been the idol of the people, as
wife, mother and leading woman, fill
ing the several positions so acceptably.
Mrs. BRYAN, wife of the Democratic
hos
girlhood been firm believer in the
equality of woman's mind with
mans and very early began course
of study which has so eminently fitted
her to be the companion of her hus-
band. She is fair type of an ambi-
tious Western woman. But while Gull
tivating the graces of the mind Mrs.
Bryan does not forget the exercise of
the physical functions which bring
health to endure the strains of study
and constant application so that, like
Mrs. Carlisle, she, too, has learned to
ride a wheel and is very expert az TINS
accomplishment. While Mrs. Bryan
may serve for an example TO aspiring
young girls Of the new woman type
in the best sense in which that terri
is used, so may her distinguished hus-
bands career from early boyhood DE
emulated by our North Carolina lads.
BRYAN was a graduate of Illinois col
lege. located at Jacksonville, a town
of about 10000 inhabitants, in the
southwestern part of the State, and
was founded in 1929, when Chicago
was a little hamlet called Fort Dear
born, mainly famous for being the
worst mud hole in the State.
A coterie Of Yale graduates took
the initiative in starting the Illinois
college. and 50 able man as DIR. Ed
ward Beecher became its president.
Many distinguished men have been
numbered among its scholars, among
them is Hon. William M. Springer,
now United States Judge, and Hon.
John w. Ross, Commissioner OF the
District of Columbia.
But just at present, the best known
of it's men is VIM. Jennings Bryan.
His college mate, r. Fletcher Dennis,
who is a resident of Washington, and
Assistant Chief of the Board of Re
view, in the Pension Bureau, says of
him: Bryan was an all round good
fellow as boy. He had a strong heal
thy body and the same winsome face
which has done so much for him in late
years. He was a good scholar and ar
IDENTITY fond of all kinds of fun and the
unchallenged leader in the athletic
games. While he was in Washington,
a member of Congress, he more than
once recalled anincident of schoolda avs
There was a lad in school named Char
lie Curtis, q very bright fellow, who
was then and is now living near Wa
verify. Illinois. He was seriously IN
clined. conscientious youth, and for
some unknown reason, was not enam-
ored of Bryan. One day the latter
overheard him telling a group of boys
that his mother had taught him to
never speak of anyone unless he could
say something favorable, and for that
reason. boys he added, solemnly
when I am compelled to express an
opinion of Bryan, / always say he is
fine jumper How Bryan would
laugh when he repeated that
Most devoutly do we hope this jump
ing ability may attend him success
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