THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. JULY 16,1908, At Denver With Some Figures In the Con- vention—Judge William J. Gaynor of New York. | [3 the Democrats | National Committeeman Norman E. Mack -- The Youngest Bryan Genera- tion—-Augustus Thomas. | € | Treasurer O'Brien. Je EW vice > YORK'S presiden- candidate, William Jay Gay nor, one of the most Ju | rists in the United States, and his opin is eminent fons on public ques been widely quoted. He is a justice of the | appellate division of | court | York state | born at | stown, Onelda county, N. Y,, in He was educated at the Whites minary an n Bost and in was then the city | ng on Brooklyn and | kK papers and in the meantime | He was admitted to the | 1875. ¢ became judge advo McLeer, | ruard, in 18050 tions have supreme y New WILLIAMJ. GAYNOR. ane wos White 1851 town s« 1873 settled in wha of Brookl New Yo studying law bar in cate on Second brigade and shortly ally kno up rings witl and bh mn n the sta Creneral ¢ nation va for his ork in bre y party the convic aking | of election | proffers of | f appeals of | of | the | mayor ' ork and governor of re Gaynor has given study to the reform and has made on the subject subject of rai vay rate He support ed Mr. Bryan ifn his two prev ms ious campalg ed Miss Aum vera Judge Gaynor man Cole He dist: the Park § some and A! € " ar i Mayer an Se One the prominent figures at the n ition and Bryan's closest Mack, has occupied a lity in the party eight years » national committee proprietor i past NORMAN E. MACK NTWIE the D years | Mr in officia capacity every nat onvention of his IS02 and In inate ¥ po small influ Yor t ears h ence in the party William H urer of the O'Brl Democt nd le collected ¢ in the succeeded Helmont post last January Mr. O'Brien was chairman of the Democratic state committee of Indl ana for several years and Is utimate friend Thomas Taggnrt Lawrenceburg, p Ind, Is his resi WILLIAM ILO'BRIEN. goo and as he is a banker by occupation he Is con sidered to have the proper gualificn tions for acting as custodian of the funds of the committee. August In an Augustns Thomas, who prepared a most eloquent tribute to Mr, Bryan to deliver when the Intter's name was placed In nomination for the presi. dency at Denver, but who gracefully gave way to other orators, Is perhaps | argument for or {| from CANVARK that| than some better known as playwright politician. He has for been one of Mr, Bryan's most ardent admirers and will take the stump for him in the coming canvass, He was prominent in the given the Nebraska statesman on his homecom as Years welcome ing from foreign travel two years ago. | Playwriting Is his profession and poll ties hi In his latest success, “The Witching Hoar,” one of the lead ing characters newspaper and the true to life, for the playwright was once a reporter him self, Ilis first cess In drama was “Editha's Burglar,’ and a child played pastime is a report er, role Is S11¢ who baby pre(iy ftw) Ater on much | an many addresses | are Why, cuss against the hull bl med caboodle ™ y Denver t nm one Wy “Have cago years ol followed orator f of twelve Ye 5 1 n hoo ME, BRYAN 8 ORANDOHILDREN, BUYAN AND RUTH LEAVITT, many references tc the "boy orator” in this campaign. Mr. Bryan wears his honors as a grandparent gracefully He Is never happler than when trot ting on his knees Ruth and Bryan Leavitt, children of his daughter Ruth, now Mrs, Willinm HH. Leavitt. The two youngsters are nob. quite old enough yet to appreciate the honors thelr grandpa has received, but they are very bright and Interesting chil dren and are at present the most lively members of the Bryan family, and their popularity fs oot altogether bounded by party lines | Celebrations | promise | versity MILTON TERCENTENARY. In Honor of English Poet. of the the Great The tercentenary birth John Milton, which is being celebrated | this summer in England, serves to call attention to the difference in the fluan cial rewards of a literary career in the time of this great poet and in our own era. Milton received £5 from his publisher for “Paradise Lost” of £5 more when the have 1.300. Yot and a sales there should reached [ 18 perhaps no greater name Ig English literature In London on Dec but of the fincipal observances in nection with the tercentenary are tak Ing place this his. Milton 1608, than born some wins 9. cen month, Cambridge uni being the scene of vernal of the most Important. Cambridge is in timately associated with the name of Milton, for it wad at Christ college, Cambridge, that he studied the higher branches of leaping, and in a ven- erable, musty volume the entry of his name can still be found. In his honor the fellows and masters of the college planned this month the performance of the “Comus"” In the Fellows garden, which contains the f Milton mulberry tree to which so many have ide by ad day in the nbridge celebra tO the memory Wood wins passion masque 1 IMous pilgrimages been mirers of the | programme of t Mt One he Car as Ix tr devoted second wife, the Catherine to whom poet iy devoted and to whom he dedleat- cl COLLEGE, CAM — a ll VISCOUNT KATSURA. Warrior Front Once More In Japan Veteran and Statesman 5 intl i " GENERAL VISCOUNT TARO KATHURA military matters, and thus It came about that he had a great deal to do with putting the mikado's army on a modern basis. He rose rapidly unti be reached the rank of lleutenant gen. eral, and In the war with China com. manded the third division of the Japa. nese army, marching through Korea and Manchoria. His vame became A terror to the Chinese, who called his troops “the ever victorious army,” | of | | Ing his sire | ture's endowment | Presi‘ent’s Sons. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. and His Brother Kermit Ihe Latter's Luck In Being Invited on That African Trip. Je | after OST boys would think that got the brother obtaining the futher tn Africa aud help wild Roosevelt of his Theodore, In consent of his distinguished accompany him on that in search of lons and other big gnme. While to shoot Kermit best elder trip to elephn Keru or beasts in the jungles of the dur) tinent “Teddy junior capi con to will have crept to Ethel of water without KEEMIT ROOSRYELY dashed for « rd and threw water over the bea shouting: Id lazy booes get up™ Then, whea a g ny lifted from the pli dripping and slarm ed, the astonishment was mutual god the departure of the youngster instag taneous, withhut pitcher Kermit Is somewhat taller than his | brother Theodore, though both are well “put up” and bave followed their fa- | ther's plan of developing their phy- | siques 80 ns to make the most of na | Theodore is very manly and decisive In his looks and bearing. Kermit Is only a boy still, but a boy with an adventurous spirit like that of his distinguished sire, as shown by the fondness he has develop. ed for the rough life of the hunter's camp and the success he has wet In shooting bears. He showed some of the skill he possesses as a huntef and horseback rider when a guest over the Fourth of July at the home of Major W. A. Wadsworth at Genesee, N. Y, He participated in the sports of the Genesee Valley Hunt club and in the manikin race, which his father won fourteen years ago. He sustained a bad fall, but plockily picked himself up and went on with the sports, ambassador the Icy Gel up, 3 } head wag IWS his | Mrs, One of Hook's Practical Jokes. Theodore Hook forged 4,000 letters to 4,000 tradesmen and others ing them to eall on a certain day hour at the house of a wenlthy Tottenham, London, against celved a grudge These people request and widow, Berners street, had In whom he con to arrive soon daybreak. The rush continued | until nearly midnight. They fifties and hundreds There were 100 chimney sweeps, 100 bakers, fifty doctors, fifty dentists, fifty accouchers. There to ad began came by were pries is minister extreme dist ministers to There fifty con wedding cakes, fifty ui coffing, fifty shmongers of cod and lobsters quarreled and fought, were called out to prevent a riot. une gn and Metho- Of in#t prayers. fectioners with idertakers with with baskets They pushed, and the police Fi nally among the hoaxed ones came the go Bank England, the royal Duke of Gloucester and the lord mayor of thither by some cunning pretext, A police in- vestigation followed, but the perpetra- tor was not detected WE re 1 4) vernor of the of London, each lured KINGSFORD’S OSWEG Sixty-six Years Just the thing to go with all kinds of fresh or stewed fruit, eitheras a delicate sauce to pour over the fruit orasa blanc CORN STARCH of Superiority. mange or pudding to serve with it. 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