The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-10-16
ROUND THE WORLD WITH WILLIAM
JENNINGS BRYAN
IN ENGLAMD,S ANCESTRAL HALLS

AEg 9
,r rI,"n Visits Famous Shrines ami
Observation-Disclosures Hour in Lon.
.inu f~ Eight O'ciOcl<-BaliS Begin
.r.nt TN Until TWclye-H@autieS
.rtlht,lav Reids E,state-Statc-
lr oaks. N'eIl-Trimncd Hedges.
81 lioutful Gardens-lnheritanc Tax
In4l3leri-ilce Many Landholder9-
Mr. Erclcn Entertains Mr.. Bryan
oak Doors 800 Years Otd-E'am0uS
t.HutYy Place Of Lord Sacl<yislc-
Wc~t-tsoid- Embroidered Curtains
.ud satin Mattresses i'll Il Kings Bed
.uuHs-Nr. Bryan the Guest Of Lord
Hud Lady LcHoX-Wherc Charles Is
Death N1rramt Was Sioncd-!sc-
-pnu~ibiiities OF the ''Country Gen
tlrmun'-Ile Must i.oOi, After Wet
fare of Tcnants-A Great Power fOi'
GOOD O.. EVil-Ecudal Times Re-
called by DraWbrid9e and Moat-
paoeant ut Warwick Castle Attracts
Turnty Thousand NiSitOrs-En@
lands Law OF Primoeeniturc Finds
Little Opposition Among Youn9e"
~oue-Nhy American Way is Pref
t.rabIC-Intcrcstin@ Reminder of
NhakcSDeare-Iiome OF John Knox
ul dinburGll-8cautieS Of Scotch
and Irish LaLCs-An American Lake
That Need Not Fear ComDariSOn-
By Automobile to the Home OF
BuIn4-Sixty-SiX Miles i'll the Rain
scenes Enshrined in Literature-
lCor<rfsht, 1906, by Joseph B. Bowles
Copyright in Great Britain
All Rights Reserved.
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 10, 'O6.-He who
-r.- only the cities and villages of
Great Britain misses one of the most
interesting fea lures of English life.
Lsud tenure is so different here from
tenure i'm the United States that the
reader Will pardon q sketch of the old
fu~uioued manor. In England the
right Of primOgeniture Stil remains,
and the family home descends to the
oldest SON 1t not only descendS to
uim. but it continues its descent
rnruugh him to his son and his son $
SON. and is not subject to alienation.
It Was our good fortune to be invited
60 several of these homes, some OF
them rich III family heirlOOmS ana OF
historic interest.
Nur ambassador. Mr.. Reid, IS Occu-
lElu- one of the most famous estates
H England; it is known as Wrest
Park and is about 40 miles from Lon
4on During the London season many
Spend the "Week's end at their cOun-
rr. homes. and after a fOrtnights eN-
IrU.rure in London We could aDpfe-
e.utr he necessity for it, for the DIN
nDr hour is eight or SIS, while recep-
HHN- and balls begin at any hour from
f.N lo twelve. The house of commons
an.- not convene until three O'Clock
.n tu. afternoon. and generally sits
U I'll midnight. Little wonder that
'aoH- is an exodus on Saturday morn
Ne spent our first week end at
#u~0 Park, and We're shown through
~ -uacioUs grounds. The house 1t
..f is only about 70 years old, but
IH- land has been in the hands of the
....E for several centuries. The eS-
..I- consists of about 1000 acres,
nnsg of it in cultivation, but enough
is ..lt adjoining the house for woods,
.aEE~ lawns and gardens, and these
Hafe been laid out and Ornamented DA
.HI+cupc gardeners. There are walks
."trU With statuarY. green stretches OI
E-.|ot turf. miles of we'll kept hedges
"| holly and box lid cedar, stately
".N~. summer houses, tea houses
EE..unouSes and everything IN the
#"< of ornament that taste could dc
t~t. and money supply.
he gardens are especially attraC-
'Fa They we're shut in by high walls
1H AGAINST these walls fruit trees
VINES and flowers are trained with az
H~'.o effect. In the hOthOuse peaches
"'" lIrning before their season, anC
huge punches of grapes are growing
5u.Gtt. CucunberS tomatoes and
H"1e othrr vegetables, as we'll a.
fruits, which we grow out of doors
.." ii England raised and ripened un-
"el glass. The strawberries are OF
".grnous size and the gOoseberrles
49,. as Hrge as pigeon eggs.
"iuiU the house are SpaclOu:
l""u- hung with pictures of the no
u.rE ga4t have occupied the estate
.4a of I1lmbers of the royal fami!i
"'"' have Visited there. Tn library
'.a'a-os several thousand books ac
u.ataI through many generations
Not far from the house stands the
'""""f church, supported by titheS tht
""""r eff the estate usually selecting
." minister. in many places the "liE
ar it is called, has ceased to b,
't great value.
'uo nuelitance tax is quite a heaV!
""i""n uron the owners of these ts
"'~ and many of the land holder.
IT, $" impoverished that they are OBJ
10 Itut their estates in order t
INC money to meet the tax.
Air. Moreton FreWen, who contrib
~ many articles to the silver ltera
ln 1896 and whose wife is 6
iran birth. took us down to hi
Hrede, which is within sigh
a. "" battlefield of Hastings 1t is
'-d house with a splendid view
Sh" oak doors and woodwork, al
ISh 800 or coo years Did. are a
.' 'S new. on the way to Brede W,
.tl"n'I for luncheon AT Knot. an.
tE famous country place, owned %,
l...., "II1t family. The present occu
at..J. L"fd SackVille West, vas one
r',r..'asSador to America. 1t is {. his
st.j. H@ce. and has seven courts 5
Ways and 365 windows. TIL