Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-07-29

frequent memories Of his coonelcy are nov grown rare
treasured of collectors. Here he is in evening dress He
is bland plausible with the look Of the artist who is about
to warble but evening clothes smack Of arsocracy and
are therefore Republican In the better days Of the re-
public and Joe Bailey-but behold this true efgy Of the
powman Of Farview He wears flannel shirt pants
OF presumabe jean corrugated into wrinkles Of infinite age
and tucked into boots sinGuaFy ll-Gtting; indeed why
shouldn't they be? They come, we informed BY the
old Homestead" out Of Blue Jeans. They plain
property They must hurt damnably the stout yoemans
legs but in the cause Of the producer he doesn't mind
little suffering, says the New York Sun
Those galuses, too We have seen them on the stage
The left cable behind nearly parted You amosr
smell the old Rialto as you Them Did the Hon Al-
gusus Thomas pose Mr. Bryan for this picture in costume?
The hat is the only weakness in it, 1t palpaby new,
ragged. full Of holes sieve and all bound round
with woolen string. We believe il comes from Fifth
avenue or Broadway halter. Ii is shame to play upon
the sympahies Of the wool hat" boys in this way Mr.
Bryan, be said to his credit his back on the spec
taors. Osensby he is looking at a wire meshed hen
house. Rsa beis grinning and has to hide his atudi-
nous smile
Let us see the worlds peerless plowman on his broad
ac echnica exprc for 1881 sBut first shudder at
and admire the bold bographer who tells US:
Every Of this farm Of Bryans has been buIded
up with the shrewdness Of the practical farmer under
the inspiration Of the soil loving that was originally
born in him.
That is cool and welcome in these cancuIar heats Mr.
Bryan, as everybody knows likes to wander from
his own farmside. and even when Chaauqang or dollar
dinnerng finds time to direct personally BY telegraph all
bucoics and georges Farview When actually in res
idence he gets up at a. M Then YOU have the happi-
ness Of seeing Bryan the farmer with an eye alert for
every hint Of from the anguor Of hen to the feel
Of wind on his own cheeks AS soon as he has put on
his rural suit he performs conscentousy and in order
these labors: the alfalfa brushes the bulls calls the
cows and counts the chickens before they are hatched
teaches the ducks SWIM the ensiage feeds
and fodders goes grass harows harnesses the horses
investigates the insects the Indian corn corn judges
the Jerseys. etc In short he plugs at the crops all day.
and registers his pigs rainy days. He receives 300-
600 letters year. Fairvew is the capital Of languages
written and spoken Let US leave him among his hen
houses and his platform the eager. happy tier as
Of old.
Still remembering the chickens WITH with new galu-
ses spread broadly shoulders that are padded
more comfortably but with his close woven more durable
farmers breeches tucked into the cowhides as Of yore
The galluses not new, have seen, but what
Of il if they keep up the illusion? We might give dol
lar receipt Of be duly published to his campaign
fund if He would milk before jury Of experts and
conEute those Of Satan who say that he mr. Bryan
is no farmer.