West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-08-09
THE BREEZY
BUS TliNG WEST.
Another Interesting Letter From
Charles Washington Wolfe.
From Nebraska TO Minnesota with Notes
aud Comments.


When dst went to Nebraska made am
my mind TO v'si, Lincoln and call ON Col.
Bryan before leaving the State if possible.
The opportunity came ON the 10th when we
had four hour wait In Lincoln between
traius, and was fortunate in that nothinp of
any Importance was going on in the city. SO
that Col liryan was not busy.
lie lives ON 40" between 10th aud ,zth
ahoo, twenty blocks from the darlington
station where we got OF of the train and
close to the state House walked up SO as
to see tho city and II possible get come idea
of lis political complexion. which one can
do from the candidates pictures in the
windows.
Pictures of Mckinley abound On "R. %
street are several blocks where it seems as 4
almost every house has picture of "The
Advance Agent Of prosperity" Pictures OF
Bryan a'e NOT wanting, though they are not
nearly So numerous MS the Mckinley
pictures
On one block handsome mansion dis
plays the Bryan face behind the plate glass.
Beside IL Is small cottage OF one story and
three rooms with picture Of Mckinley be
hind the most conspicuous window pane.
Right across the street from Bryan's
house is Gnc home with pictures of Me-
Kinley in every prominent window, so il
goes all over Lincoln, you can tell the ci,y's
politics by observing lis windows.
When got in the neighborhood Of the
Colonels home was puzzled for moment
to know which house he lived in as did
not know his number, but presently saw
the Colonel himself standing ON the porch
talking TO two gentlemen who were lust
taking their leave. So | walked IN tfeeling
a little nervous must contest and gave
him my card but his frank aud hearty
manner put me at case in a moment.
We sat down ON the porch and talked for
half an hour on all sorts Of topics, and not
until had gone away did realize that
had been taking up the time Of William /.
Bryan, candidate for President Of the
United States. lie was wondering what his
chances for carrying w. Va. were going to
be this fall, and told him thought
he would he in need Of about 5000
more votes than he was likely to get there.
He laughed and said he'd have to come
down there and stir the boys ups bi, if he
could get time
lie looks much older than his pictures
show him TO be, for he IS almost bald and
what hair he has is getting pretty gray.
Then he looks tired and worn, but as he says
he has been working very hard and has
plenty Of Worries and troubles Of his own,
with more TO follow during the next few
months.
lcfl him with The conviction that NIr.
Bryan is sincere and conscientious man
even If he is fana i,al and socialislc in his
theories, as many Of ms believe him TO be.
Then went TO see Bryan's farm, for he
has farm sure enough, though no one
seems to have known it until this summer,
and indeed his farm only consisted Of five
acres, so they say say. until lately, when
prosperity has come his way and he has
added TO IT,. The location is a short dis.
tanee from the ruins Of the Lincoln Normal
College.
This was to have been the center of
select and nouHshng suburb Of Lincoln.
but The college burned and the boom burst.
Bryan came into thc ti,lc Of Gyc acre
tract in The subdivision some years age.
After the college burned the tracts reverted
TO farm property, Bryan bought four or i've
Of these tracts and thus came into existence
his farm"
a trolley car line runs near the farm and
continues on 10 The Seventh Day Advenus,s'
College aud village, where from 100 20 900
students are assembled yearly, and whcie
the doctrine Of rest on the Seventh Day
hnds strict observance Every kind Of work
mental Or physical, ceases az snndown ON
Friday Until Saturday night at sun.
down che community remembers the day
rcligously Sunday morning ends every
Adventist as busy as 10 the week was only
one day long instead Of seven. Every
clothes line carries The weekly wash while
"thc man with thc hoe" is in every
garden Obscryhnt people Of other faiths
say that Che amount Of work done by the
Advents's on Sunday is notably dispropor-
Tomato lo ihc other week days. It seems
to DC q part of thc belief 10 make Sunday IS
osiculatiouly as possible day Of secular
work.
Lincoln H prosperous and shows it every.
where, ncw paving going down add the
old wooden blocks are being torn up. The
locomotive works arc running foil time and
on large contract and the largest creamery
in Che world is g,iog day and night
So Bryan unfortunate in having his
place 9f residence in prosperous Lincoln.
where the Republican majority is SO great
that 10 leaves The prophet entirely without
honor in Dis own city Bl then Doc does
bot stay here much, calling Lincoln his
home Doe spends less time here ihan any
other citizen If thc place.
lincoln is as large as aI' out Of doors.
The founders who came 6ft planned for
vast population, and perhaps nowhere else
have 5000 people spread themselves 60
sa-h extensive mccs and bounds. a row
Of houses hardly known in the afchitcc
ime ai imcoin Mos, of ,he houses stand /
ou iosvayag from half an acre Co 1--WE a a.res. |
Between he ead3us addidous and Zoo the
midst of some of them stand corn fields. /
wheat fields and oats fields.
Vet it IS be brightest. cleanes,. and /
ehccr.cst looking city in au the West. So