The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-06-15
BRYAN AT HOME. !
The Democratic Candidate Has
a Penchant For Raising
Hens.
philadelphia Times.)

portion of the population Of the United
States is not aware that the Democratic
candidate for president is an enthusiast
tic farme~, his speciality being "aris-
tocratic chickens" Yet everybody that
goes to Lincoln drives over to see the
Bryan farm,
4 Mr.. Bryan accompanied your corres-
pondent from his home in Lincoln to his
farm, three miles southeast. He makes
the trip every morning in fair weather
and exercises Governor, the splendid
horse given him by Ex-Governor Stone,
of Missouri, when Col. Bryan organized
his Nebraska regiment to enlist in the
war with Spain. II must show you
Governor before you start" said Mr..
Bryan, and he led the way to the stables
in the rear Of the lot. II prize him not
only on account Of the donor, but be-
cause he Is such splendid animal. He
Is of fine stock and one of the best sad
die horses I ever saw"
Mr.. Bryan was busy with the carpen-
ters at the time. He is having broad
veranda of the plantation style built at
his town home and was himself dressed
for outdoor work. He took pitchfork
and tossed hay in the manger for Gov
ernor. Mr.. Bryan handles a pitchfork
very much after the fashion Of man
who Is accustomed to Its use, and, after
expatiating at some length on the many
admirable qualities of his pet horse, he
added in a jocular way: You see, Gov
ernor was with me in all the terrific
battles in which I fought during the
Spanish war;
The drive from Lincoln to Mr.. Bryan's
farm Is through magnificent ag-
ricultural district. The roads bear lit
tie evidence Of having been inspected
by the road overseer, but the natural
driveways of a prairie country can
hardly be improved upon when the
rains have been sufficiently numerous
to prevent the dust from forming and
not SO heavy as to produce mud. They
were in that condition that day. A
boulevard has been projected, which will
pass by the Bryan farm, and 1t is the
present intention Of the Democratic
leader to build a country home later
on"
AS the farm was approached Mr.. Bry
an said: II want you to pay particular
attention to the view which my place
commands. "The suggestion was timely.
The growing crops of corn, wheat and
oats in every direction as far as the
eye could reach, with forests thick along
the Antelope creek, which runs within
few hundred yards of the farm, and
neat country homes surrounded with
shade trees, formed an ideal landscape.
II bought the first five acres" Mr..
Bryan explained, "seven years ago. Mrs.
Bryan and had been driving and we
stopped here to admire the scenery.
We paid $3.50 an acre for the first five
acres. We figured 1t this way: The
scenery is worth 500 an acre, the clim-
ate s1O0 and the soil $50"
Since that time Mr.. Bryan has added
to his farm I'm 5 and 10 acre tracts until
he now has 80 acres. Having secured
the scenery and climate at the first pur-
chase, he did not have to buy 1t Sec
ond time, and the remainder Of his tract
cost him from 800 to $3.50 an acre.
Mr. Bryans farm Is not even separa-
ted from the adjoining ground by wire
fence. At present the farm house is oc-
cupied AN his tenant. 1t Is one story
and hhlf frame structure of the style
so commonly seen on the western prai-
rie. One room Mr.. Bryan has reserved
and in 1t he keeps the effects he collec-
ted as colonel of the Nebraska regi-
ment. Some. fifty feet in the rear is the
inevitable windmill with the drinking
cup made Of tin can which Is minus a
top. North and west Of the house is
the garden which Mr.. Bryan planted
and has partially cultivated and his
chicken house is at the rear Of the farm
house.
Mr.. Bryan strode to the front of his
house and viewed the landscape o'er."
To IN, hn af n
building some half mile toward the
southeast, which had been partially de-
stroyed by fire, and then swept the
country with one of his graceful ges-
lures. The view was magnificent. IT
find that a trip out here is the most |
restful trip I can make, he said. II
have travelled pretty generally over the
United States, but no section satisfies |
me like Nebraska does" But while Mr.. |
Bryan spoke of scenery, his mind was
evidently on chickens. A white Wyan- |
dotte hen strutted into view and called |
for the observation quoted regarding
animals. The Bryan hen
house is much the same as other we'll |
regulated country homes for hens, but |
Mr.. Bryan's chicken coop is worth more
than passing comment. Mr.. Bryan |
iC6dIuo tHC pPCCch hC ihdbC OAi tiiC
ey question while the Sherman repeal |
bill was up for consideration in the |
house as his best oratorical effort. His |
chicken coop is entitled to rank as his |
most successful handiwork.
Don't pass that coop by with such |
apparent Indifference" he remarked.
as the Times correspondent. ignorant |
of it's history, was making his way from
the hen house to the windmill. Mr..
Bryan surveyed his chicken coop with a
pride. "You will notice that |
1t has a sliding plank for door. Now,
can pull II out this way and the hen
can pass out, but can fasten her In by |
sliding the plank up So" AS he spoke.
Mr.. Bryan illustrated the working of his
Invention.
The garden on the Bryan farm has
been q success. Mr.. Bryan planted 1t
and has cultivated II. 1t has supplied
the Bryan household with some OF the
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