The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-03-19
GREAT G0MM9NER
48 YEARS OF AGE
The Next Presidents Birthday is Celebrated
-EIundredsof Congratulations-Skstch
Of his Career

Ia picture Of the White House in wash
ington, done il split straw by Al Tai
ian admirer
The books on the shelves run tn,
whole gamut Of literature. ancien
and modern with emphasis on ESSAY,
and economic subjects, and The aar
top desk massive affair. IS light,
burdened with writing material since
the bimetalist-he still is that-does
nearly all Of bis writing in his Office IN
the basement.
II me library as ia every other part
lof the house, there are beautiful and
curious irinkets. some Of them rare
land valuable. given 10 the Bryan's
VA foreign countries.
IN the billiard room upstairs Are
hosts Of queer looking contraptlons
given him by missionaries here and
there in heather lands. Among these
are samples Of hats worn BIZ various
peoples, and in these the Nebraskan
takes particular delight He dons
one after another, even to the weird
Readgear Of the Parsee widow, and
each timee he smiles a funny smile.
as If seeking some sort or expression
to fiji the toppiece.
Bryan, when at home gets up at s
o'clock every morning so as to write
.a while before breakfast, and from
that time until ten o'clock at night is
about as busy as any man in the coun-
try And the biggest Bryan is the
co-worker with Mrs. Bryan. who is
ms constant companion in everything
ne does. She studied law just after
they were married and was admitted
to the bar-not because she wanted
70 practice, but because she wanted 10
pc ? real help TO her husband in his
work. And that she is stilI.
Now that his work has resolved IT. |
self so largely into writing-writing
editorials, lectures, letters, books and.
articles for magazines she has learn |
90 TO use the typewriter, and beside |
MS big desk in the office In the base.
ment al Fairyiew is a little stand al
which she sits whenever he is there
taking dictation on the machine or
answering some Of the hundred or
more letters that are sent out 10 him
from the commoner ONCE every dav
All his mail is delivered to the Office
Of his weekly paper, which is Just off
ihe main street OF Lincoln and is sun
vlsed over by his brother, Charles w.
Bryan. Last year more than three
hundred thousand letters were receiy.
'd there addressed to William Jen.
llngs Bryan, with variations.
He seldom goes to the Office of his
weekly paper though he writes the
eading editorial for it each week and
'eeps a close eye on the proofs.
His home life is as somple as that
u the average weI to do farmer
hough it differs from the latter in
most ways.
n coy little frame house not far
rom Fairview lives hts farm superip-
endent, who looks after the stock and
he crops for Farmer Bryan seldom
las time from his desk to look after
ne actual running Of things He
.eeps close track Of how matters are
coming on" however and he knows
'ood corn and wheat and fine COW
lmost as well as he knows political
economy which is very well indeed
His exemplary life, which. in it's
noral aspects might well be accented
s a STANDARD by any young man. has
epaid him many fold for ihe few So
allied pleasures of which il may have
epriyed him AT As he is as freshly
lrong as a man half his years. and
nile 4S, he is by no means old Most Z
zen OF that age who had done half
le hard work Bryan has done would
far less fit Yet his side hair-be
as none on top--is iron gray.