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Show BRYAN'S BIRTHDAY. This (March 19th) is the birthday of William J. Bryan, says the State Journal. The twice Dcm'ocratic can-didatc can-didatc for president of the United States, was born in Salem, III., March I io, i860. He was taught at home by his mother until he was 10 years old, pud he then attended the public schools until he was 15. He studied for two years at Whipple academy, Jacksonville, and then entered Illinois college, from which he was graduated in 1881. He studied law for two years, and upon admission to the bar legan to practice in Jacksonville. In 1887 Mr. Bryan moved to Nebraska, and soon afterward his political ac- tivitics were begun. In 1890 he was nominated for congress on a platform written by himself. In the house of representatives he attained his first general distinction by a speech in the course of a debate on the Wilson bill. He was returned to congress in 1892, f.nd declined a third nomination two ears later. In 1896 and again in 1900 i- Mr. Bryan, heading the Democratic ticket, failed of election as president. When not engaged in active politics he has devoted most of his time to lecturing and to his editorial duties. A year ago, with his family, he made r. trip around the world and was everywhere cordially welcomed. During the time Mr. Bryan was a W crndidate for president, he delivered Y " '' a lot of lectures, from the proceeds ' of which he was enabled to start 'a weekly newspaper. He also acquired a commission as colonel of volunteers, volun-teers, the governor of his state making mak-ing him the commander of the regiment regi-ment sent out to do battle with the Spaniards. In company with the Tor-tcy Tor-tcy Rough Riders and a few regiments regi-ments of infantry from the east. Colonel Col-onel Bryan and his command fought several strenuous engagements with irosquitoes and newspaper reporters fa Tacksonvillc, Fla. Having accumulated considerable money in divers ways, Colonel Bryan bought a farm, beat his sword into .1 pruning hook and bought a plow from a hardware store, also a harrow. Since then he has divided his time between be-tween tickling the sensitive soil, occupying oc-cupying the editorial tripod and dc- livcring more lectures, amusing him self between the periods of labor by I getting the delegates to the next con vention instructed for him, and un-srating un-srating national committeemen who Jk arc distasteful to him. He will be the next nominee, if he lives and as he has no small vices and is .1 good 1 feeder, he will live all right, all right of the Democratic party, and he vill carry several states, especially Mississipni, Louisiana, Texas, Alabama. Ala-bama. Arkansas and mavbc Missouri. Mr. Bryan is a good fellow personally, personal-ly, and was once supported for the If'fficc of chief magistrate by the act-tng act-tng postmaster of Ogden, although 1 lie never Mamcd the latter for his de feat. F is fond of music and gherkin gher-kin pickles, and believes in removing the tariff from soap and corn starch. Tf elected president he would doubt-to doubt-to rjL Uss raise more real, good, old-fasli-irned hades with the federal officers in this state than anybody, because Henry Pcery is national committeeman, committee-man, and Henry would sharpen his axe right sudden. Mr. Bryan is married and has several sev-eral talented children. He is also a grand-father and is proud of the fact. |